The Real Germany, Shock Absorbers and Saverio's Birthday

Well, not wanting to be a bit hasty, but last week a certain somebody else from Madrid celebrated another year on this earth (as opposed to the other one?). Yes, Javi became one year older on March 7th (not the 4th, like somebody thought...). So hope he got what he wished for...

Now onto some news. People never seem to believe me when I recount tales of things that happen on a regular basis here in Germany (like trains always being late - well, my ones anyway). So it was good to see another reporter found out for himself exactly what's going on here when he came over to visit Cebit in Hannover. Read his article (here) and then you'll get to know the real facts.

Now for something a bit light-headed (well light, something, anyway). Ever thought of the best way to market a sports bra? No, I didn't think so. Well someone has done it, and to what effect ! Take a look at the "interactive" website here. Amazing ! And who said that marketing types were all boring...

Other things happening around the world at the moment: In Colombia the Congressional Election is under way today, of course not without a huge amount of criticism surrounding the paramilitary involvement (despite offically being disbanded now). The presidential election comes a couple of month's later...

Next up is Castro, who has decided on a bit of luxary for when he flies over to visit Bush, sorry, that'll never happen...but he has just received two new planes from Russia. Take a look inside them here. Good to know the people aren't going hungry...

Apart from that, Valencia is currently being rocked by a set of blasts on a daily basis. But don't worry, it's not a terrorist attack, rather the opening of the Fallas that every day sees the mascleta go off...
For those who can, get over there and party.

So, another week gone by, another reel of news seen and read. Nothing left to say, but see you soon...

Congratulations

As always at this time of the year, there's a birthday in toe. This time it's Lou's. She celebrated her ### (-edited) year yesterday. So happy birthday to you !

Something else spectacular happened yesterday. I was online when I came across someone I hadn't spoken to for a while. He was having a computer problem (why does everyone I know have a computer problem?). Helping him out, he told me that he had just managed to access the results of his spanish diploma (nivel superior). I can't think of another word to describe this, he was ecstatic! He couldn't stop talking (normally a trait associated with me) and was obviously over the moon. Who could it be you may be asking? Well, if it wasn't obvious by now, it was the main man - Luca !! (of course, I'm expecting Laurent to come out of the jungles of Angola with a certificate in portuguese any moment, but this day solely belonged to the italian). So without further ado, well done Luca !!!

And that's about it for the moment, except to state that after certain adventures of 12 hours in Atlanta Airport and a delayed suitcase full of clothes (the one with presents in arrived safely) Olgui is now contemplating how to put up with the speed of life in Colombia, after the hectic that was here in Germany before her Vordiplom exam (which, of course, she passed).

Well, that'll be it for now, except maybe you might want to check out a test site for my new photo albums. Not recommended for non-DSL users (bit bandwidth hungry), but try it out, and tell me what you think (click here).

That'll be it for now then, sleep tight.