Land of the rising Son
We took advantage of the brilliant weather in Tokyo and spent a lot of time in the various gardens. There’s a ton of them and while a lot of things had already settled down for winter, maple leaves still gave off a beautiful glow in the winter sun. Lovely, they definitely know how to do…
The far East
Believe it or not, flying First seems to be the best means to counter jetlag I’ve found so far. A shame that I can’t afford it usually. But where do I start? BA managed not to mess up my flight this time. That alone is a small miracle. And the cabin crew was very friendly,…
Life is Good
No, this not an advertorial for an Asian electronics manufacturer. Although I’d be happy to do that, of course. *g* A bit more than a year ago I decided to quit my job and do something different. There were some other reasons besides just wanting to do sth else, but I’m not going to put…
Science and Politics
I always found the realtionship between Science and Politics very fascinating.On the one hand, at least in Germany, a lot of scientists claim that is very important for them to be independent of politics. Which was for a lot of them never really true – most university salaries are paid by the state, a lot…
Random Rants, pt I
A.C.A.B. Ich war positiv schockiert, am Samstag dieses Titelbild bei der ansonsten so staatstragenden Boulevardpresse zu finden. Aber warum nicht? #greenwhitewonderwall Was war das gestern für ein Blast. I had been paralysed for days, barely able to work. Monday afternoon and evening was especially bad. Horror. Angst. German Angst. But then, this incredible explosion, the…
Stuttgart muss sterben, damit wir leben können
Auch ohne jeglichen Bezug zu Fußball ein grundsätzlich begrüßenswerter Slogan. Aber gerade heute noch mal doppelt so wahr. Bin schon den ganzen Tag wie paralyisiert. Angst. Angst. Angst. Wenigstens haben meine alten Kumpels Optimus Prime und der Captain ihre Unterstützung zugesagt. Hell Yeah! #greenwhitewonderwall #nurdersvw #TeamCap
Hello Singapore, again, pt II
Singapore was nice, as usual. We returned to stay at the Parkroyal on Pickering hotel, only that I’d managed to get a junior suite this time. I think I’ve raved about this wonderful hotel enough already last May, so I’ll keep it short and simple: perfect. Building, staff, room, food, atmosphere, 10 out of 10,…
Hello Singapore, again
Our last two days will be spent, again, in Singapore. Which means food, food, food for me. ☺ On Thursday we drove to Auckland, stopping for ice-cream (surprise, eh?) and a nice lunch at The Farmer’s Cafe (or similar) at Papamoa. Then on to the big smoke, chilling out in the domain in the afternoon…
Back in Paradise
The whole concept of Islamic suicide attacks has always been a mystery to me. Why would you need 72 virgins? Just imagine, 72 women constantly around you, I bet you’d wish for your suicide vest rather sooner than later. Anyway, it’s all useless rubbish, because you don’t need to commit suicide by killing kaffirs, all…