People who know my non-blogosphere persona well enough can confirm that I am one of these people who constantly have at least three balls up in the air at once. Setting priorities? Naw, not for me, dude. There’s just too much interesting stuff out there that has to be explored.
Arriving in Berlin, exhausted by a [...]
So we witness Berlin’s hottest spell (37-39 degrees in the shade, anyone? Anyone?) evvaa. After its coldest and snowiest winter since 1947. But c’mon Berlin. Is that all you’ve got? I am not impressed.
Because although in many regards I am a middle-of-the road person, neither prone to extreme emotions, crazy ideas (apart from jumping out [...]
Admittedly, my knowledge about football doesn’t go much further than knowing it includes two teams of … 15? So why do I find myself fascinated by this year’s World Cup, and even writing a second post about it? Hmmm, it might have something to do with the fact that for the first time in my [...]
It’s confession time. I was blissfully unaware of this term until I entered the Berlin sphere. But now I know. Gentrification (in short: the up-grading of inner-city areas with redone buildings, restaurants, bars) is bad. Baaaad. It is so evil that everybody I hear talking about it has a thoughtfully furrowed eyebrow, and this concern [...]
Yesterday evening, Germany won the Football World Cup 2010. Or so you would think, because within seconds after the final whistle in Durban, SA, all hell broke loose on Ku’damm, Berlin. Until the small hours, it was a pandemonium of cars, flags, horns, and burn-outs of whatever had wheels on them, celebrating a towering 4-0 victory [...]
Summer has arrived in Berlin, fully fitted with lobster-faced tourists and a cosy blanket of warmth in the streets that doesn’t even lift at night. Even many inner-city boulevards were deserted as the grilling meat shelf of our local supermarket on this Sunday morning. Only one place seemed to buzz with activity and produced long [...]
Three and a half months into my time in Berlin and I am not disappointed. This city is a fertile ground for the writer in search for inspiration. Berliners never fail to surprise me with either being more friendly than expected or biting your head off in these abrupt outbursts of anger they seem to [...]
Write in Berlin-readers that spent time with me between ‘07 and ‘09 might be familiar with the story of when hubby and me tried to get our broken washing machine fixed. If not, you can either request a full 60 minutes-account of the events leading to destroyed computers, hysterical breakdowns, catatonic resignation and – of [...]
Sounds a bit like a disease, I do admit. Nevertheless one of Berlin’s most (in)famous boroughs is the place where I have now found a new home, at least professionally. Thanks to the world’s favourite search engine I found out about a co-working space called “Raumstation” (space platform – providing room and roots for free-lancers [...]
Contrary to popular belief I do appreciate that not everybody in this world cares about advertising and its little pitfalls as much as I do. But this one is just too cute not to share:
To make their point of eternal youth, a botox/non-invasive lifting surgery regularly put flowers in their windows. Great idea! As long [...]
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