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Friday, 31 July 2009

One more

Whilst my last blog contribution was retrospective, this one should somehow reflect my future - it was my birthday yesterday. I have become one year older. Gosh! That's sad. Every year at the end of July - since I was 24 - I fall into despair about my birthday. Do I suffer from birthfobia?:-)

Monday, 13 July 2009

Retrospective

We all dream. We dream about what is going to come and forget to look back to brush off memories that were crucial for us - either good or bad. Almost every negative experience is later melted into a positive one. There are not many memories of this kind and only few of them become life-difining. I also posses a memory of this sort. In fact it is a first important experience in my life. It is a year I spent in a foreign country where I was thrown into a school life amongst kids I was not able communicate with and barriers were present on all fronts - because communism didn't make life easier anywhere. A year in Russia has been source of funny stories since we returned home (in 1989).
Last week my idea of visiting Russia came over again as my Father returned from a business trip to Moscow and Tver. Through his camera I virtually saw again our block, our kitchen window, my courtyard, my school, Volha River, my favourite beach, a cinema, bridges, a shop, main boulevard...and I came to conclusion that nothing has changed. Quite opposite - everything got even older and shabbier and noone is going to fix it. 20-year difference shrinks to a few moments only. But for old times sake, I want to see it with my own eyes again anyway.

Sunday, 5 July 2009

Being a Mum Nanny:-)

My employer cut all benefits costs including those for teambuilding activities. Two great colleagues of mine are smart heads and organized a teambuilding weekend for some of us...Brno teams, some guys from Prague, even SK buddies. It turned out to be a great time. We stayed in a holiday camp, slept in small garden houses, had BBQ (awesome bbq with beer), played volleyball, had a swim, played guitars, sang songs and played a game "O Skřivánkův Samopal" - sort of game similar to Fort Boyard TV show. It was great fun and I must appreciate my colleagues invention and verve. Bravo!
This weekend was a "----sitting" one. My Father flew to Russia on business and left me and Mum here with all our memories to one year we spent in this country. I wish I were there with him now too. So we. me and Mum, planned load of activities and had a great time...cat is not at home, mice can play:-). Saturday was a cleaning day - we cleaned my flat and the windows (I admit that I haven't cleaned them for year and a half....shame on me!) and went to a shopping mall and Ikea. Ooops! Where did all the money go? Fortunately, I found out that I wouldn't fit the TV stand in my little car so we didn't buy it. However, I bought some rubbish again:-). So typicall. Sunday was a cottage day. We went to see our grandparents and had a bbq too. Familly weekend, all over.
And what upsets me is that I have to go to work tomorrow. Poor me! Mercy!