01. Swedes like to drink (a lot of) alcohol, although it's expensive.
02. Swedish people are handsome/pretty...and innocent, to quote Sofia. For more information about that, contact me ;)
03. Nightlife is quite different - most Clubs (in Karlstad) close at 2 o'clock. Going to the club is just something you do to kill time between the Pre-/After-party.
04. Personal number. That's all you need to survive in Sweden.
05. Moral Courage is very important here. People expect others to behave.
06. Moose don't just walk around on the streets and you can't find them in every corner of Sweden.
07. Swedes love their Schlager. For a country that has such a good reputation when it comes to music (Mando Diao, The Cardigans, The Hives,...ABBA...!) they have a surprisingly "bad" taste when it comes to partymusic.
08. Swedish TV rocks! Nothing is dubbed, everything is shown as it should be - in the original language. And they show all those cool TV Shows that you can't see in Austria. And Swedish TV Shows...great! (well, not all of them...)
09. Paying with your cash card is very common - even when you buy a coke at McDonalds you don't need to look for money - just use your cash card.
10. Sweden Rocks!
Maybe some of those things sound as if I don't like it here - but the opposite is the case! I really DO enjoy living here and I want to come back...
It's a bit too early to get sentimental, I know...but Carl and Ilana are leaving in a few days and I realized that I'll be in the same situation in some weeks...2 more months, then I'll go back go Austria.
Anyway, there are much more reasons why I like it here...maybe I'll post a "TIHLISSF part 2" (Things I Have Learned...) in some weeks.
Well, what else is there to say? I'm in Stockholm over the weekend and I'm so looking forward to that! I guess I'll write a report when I'm back. Until then - bye :)
PS: Some clever clogs surely realized that I stole the title for this entry - shameless as I am. The original title is "things I have learned in my life so far", by austrian art designer Stefan Sagmeister.
2008-03-26
in the sea there is a fish...
a fish that has a secret wish; A wish to be a big cactus; With a pink flower on it... (from "Tree Hugger" by Antsy Pants)
Don't know why I start this post with this line...well, one explanation could be that I'm just listening to the Juno Soundtrack (which is genius and I recommend it to everyone - this kind of music gives you a funny warm feeling inside, exactly what you need on a cold day like this ;) and WATCH THE MOVIE!).
However, I had my swedish exam today - and I think it went ok. I know that I did some (stupid) mistakes, but I hope/beg/pray that it will be positive. On Friday we have the "Hörförståelse" (listening comprehension) part for which I can't prepare anyway. So I finally have some days off...
Yesterday we had the presentation for the film course (we had to analyse a short movie - an avantgarde short movie, which made everything a bit harder ;) ). It went well, I guess. Could have been worse...
But as always - I have to wait for the results before being happy and start partying ;)
So, what else is there to say... On Monday we had a really nice easter dinner at Jonathan's place and there was so much food it was impossible to eat everything. Köttbullar [meat balls], potatoes, sausages, meat pie, vegetables, tomato/mozzarella salad, asparagus, brownies and milk tart - it was delicious, but I couldn't move afterwards. The picture just shows a small selection of the food ;)
Tomorrow we'll continue with our "eating marathon" and have a pancake breakfast (you could say it's "pancake 2.0" since it's the second time we do something like that). Pancakes with all kinds of things - Nutella (mmmhhh), jam, honey, ice cream, cream, vanilla cream,... I'm so looking forward to feeling sick all day - but well, that's worth it ;)
So, that's it for now...not too exciting, but I thought I should update my Blogg more often ;) Feel free to leave comments ;)
bye,
manuel
Don't know why I start this post with this line...well, one explanation could be that I'm just listening to the Juno Soundtrack (which is genius and I recommend it to everyone - this kind of music gives you a funny warm feeling inside, exactly what you need on a cold day like this ;) and WATCH THE MOVIE!).
However, I had my swedish exam today - and I think it went ok. I know that I did some (stupid) mistakes, but I hope/beg/pray that it will be positive. On Friday we have the "Hörförståelse" (listening comprehension) part for which I can't prepare anyway. So I finally have some days off...
Yesterday we had the presentation for the film course (we had to analyse a short movie - an avantgarde short movie, which made everything a bit harder ;) ). It went well, I guess. Could have been worse...
But as always - I have to wait for the results before being happy and start partying ;)
So, what else is there to say... On Monday we had a really nice easter dinner at Jonathan's place and there was so much food it was impossible to eat everything. Köttbullar [meat balls], potatoes, sausages, meat pie, vegetables, tomato/mozzarella salad, asparagus, brownies and milk tart - it was delicious, but I couldn't move afterwards. The picture just shows a small selection of the food ;)
Tomorrow we'll continue with our "eating marathon" and have a pancake breakfast (you could say it's "pancake 2.0" since it's the second time we do something like that). Pancakes with all kinds of things - Nutella (mmmhhh), jam, honey, ice cream, cream, vanilla cream,... I'm so looking forward to feeling sick all day - but well, that's worth it ;)
So, that's it for now...not too exciting, but I thought I should update my Blogg more often ;) Feel free to leave comments ;)
bye,
manuel
2008-03-22
Glad Påsk!
Happy Easter, everyone :)
I hope you have a nice easter weekend :)
Well, I'm stuck in Karlstad, but I have enough to do anyway, because I have a swedish exam on wednesday - and the final seminar of the film course on tuesday.
On Monday we'll have an easter meal at Jonathan's - that's basically all I've planned. Maybe going out tonight, but it's too early to say that for sure ;)
Anyway, happy easter weekend!
Manuel
PS: I love this song, it's very springlike...Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (new Version) [not released in europe yet *grrr*]
I hope you have a nice easter weekend :)
Well, I'm stuck in Karlstad, but I have enough to do anyway, because I have a swedish exam on wednesday - and the final seminar of the film course on tuesday.
On Monday we'll have an easter meal at Jonathan's - that's basically all I've planned. Maybe going out tonight, but it's too early to say that for sure ;)
Anyway, happy easter weekend!
Manuel
PS: I love this song, it's very springlike...Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (new Version) [not released in europe yet *grrr*]
2008-03-19
Music makes the people come together...
Hi again :)
I thought it's time to introduce you to some swedish music (except Kent, Abba, Roxette, Ace of Base, Mando Diao, Sugarplum Fairy,...). Here's a small selection - the last 3 ones are definitely not everybody's cup of tea, but I like them. Feel free to give me some feedback ;)
Some more radio friendly songs will come later this month or in April.
Enjoy :)
Säkert! - Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
A nice pop-song - but there are better songs on her album ;)
Lasse Lindh - Varje litet steg
A live-acoustic version. I like his CD - a lot :)
oh, and THIS SONG (click) was on the Soundtrack of the Korean movie/series(?) "Soulmate" (Hello Matthias ;) )
Familjen - Det snurrar i min skalle
Nice electro-pop (at least for me it sounds like pop). He was the opening act for Kent.
Lo-Fi-FNK - Steppin Out
Another electro song...quite catchy :)
Slagsmålsklubben - His morning promenade
And one more electro song...or let's call it BlipBlop. Reminds me of the old SuperMario Adventures on my Gameboy ;) btw - Slagsmålsklubben means "Fight Club"
I thought it's time to introduce you to some swedish music (except Kent, Abba, Roxette, Ace of Base, Mando Diao, Sugarplum Fairy,...). Here's a small selection - the last 3 ones are definitely not everybody's cup of tea, but I like them. Feel free to give me some feedback ;)
Some more radio friendly songs will come later this month or in April.
Enjoy :)
Säkert! - Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
A nice pop-song - but there are better songs on her album ;)
Lasse Lindh - Varje litet steg
A live-acoustic version. I like his CD - a lot :)
oh, and THIS SONG (click) was on the Soundtrack of the Korean movie/series(?) "Soulmate" (Hello Matthias ;) )
Familjen - Det snurrar i min skalle
Nice electro-pop (at least for me it sounds like pop). He was the opening act for Kent.
Lo-Fi-FNK - Steppin Out
Another electro song...quite catchy :)
Slagsmålsklubben - His morning promenade
And one more electro song...or let's call it BlipBlop. Reminds me of the old SuperMario Adventures on my Gameboy ;) btw - Slagsmålsklubben means "Fight Club"
2008-03-18
welcome to the world of...
Hej!
Once again - sorry for not writing. But as always - not much has happened.
I went to university, met friends,...the usual stuff.
The two most exciting things that happened since my last entry - Jonathan, Ilana, Sofia and I made chocolate fondue. Very tasty and very improvised, since we don't have a real "fondue dishes" here. We melted the chocolate in a bowl, put the bowl in a hot water bath and put it on the table. It was delicious :P I hope we'll do it again soon.
Next time we'll try to make cheese-fondue, which will be a bit harder to do, since the cheese shouldn't get cold.
Anyway...the second exciting thing that happened - I did something, that I never wanted to do. Or let's say - now I'm the kind of person I never wanted to be. An "Apple Guy"... I never had or wanted an iPod. In fact, I was quite happy with my Creative Zen MP3 Player...but then, on a boring
afternoon Jonathan and I went to the Apple Store in Karlstad. Just to look at some programms and check if they have the iPhone. But we ended up playing with the iPod Touch - for more than 1 hour.
Jonathan wanted to buy one - and in the end I wanted to have one too. We went back home and thought about it. I checked my money (I had enough) and read some reviews on the internet (all of them were positive). I slept - and dreamed of the iPod Touch. I know, it's a weird thing to do, but well...I imagined how nice it would be to move my fingertips over the touchscreen and watch videos/hear music with it.
Well...as you can guess - I bought one. Now I'm in the oh-so-cool circle of Apple-iPod users. Welcome to the world of Apple.
I still think that the earphones are bad (really bad) quality and it was one of the first things I changed (so now I'm an Apple Guy without the stylish [and bad] white earphones...). But everything else is just amazing. The built-in browser (Safari), the player, videos,...and after the software update I even have Google Maps (so cool!) and e-mail on it...(and some other programms). Really cool. I'm impressed.
Anyway - that's it. The most exciting things that have happened since my last entry. I hope that Easter will be more exciting ;)
Bye
m.
Once again - sorry for not writing. But as always - not much has happened.
I went to university, met friends,...the usual stuff.
The two most exciting things that happened since my last entry - Jonathan, Ilana, Sofia and I made chocolate fondue. Very tasty and very improvised, since we don't have a real "fondue dishes" here. We melted the chocolate in a bowl, put the bowl in a hot water bath and put it on the table. It was delicious :P I hope we'll do it again soon.
Next time we'll try to make cheese-fondue, which will be a bit harder to do, since the cheese shouldn't get cold.
Anyway...the second exciting thing that happened - I did something, that I never wanted to do. Or let's say - now I'm the kind of person I never wanted to be. An "Apple Guy"... I never had or wanted an iPod. In fact, I was quite happy with my Creative Zen MP3 Player...but then, on a boring
afternoon Jonathan and I went to the Apple Store in Karlstad. Just to look at some programms and check if they have the iPhone. But we ended up playing with the iPod Touch - for more than 1 hour.Jonathan wanted to buy one - and in the end I wanted to have one too. We went back home and thought about it. I checked my money (I had enough) and read some reviews on the internet (all of them were positive). I slept - and dreamed of the iPod Touch. I know, it's a weird thing to do, but well...I imagined how nice it would be to move my fingertips over the touchscreen and watch videos/hear music with it.
Well...as you can guess - I bought one. Now I'm in the oh-so-cool circle of Apple-iPod users. Welcome to the world of Apple.
I still think that the earphones are bad (really bad) quality and it was one of the first things I changed (so now I'm an Apple Guy without the stylish [and bad] white earphones...). But everything else is just amazing. The built-in browser (Safari), the player, videos,...and after the software update I even have Google Maps (so cool!) and e-mail on it...(and some other programms). Really cool. I'm impressed.
Anyway - that's it. The most exciting things that have happened since my last entry. I hope that Easter will be more exciting ;)
Bye
m.
2008-03-02
Födelsedag
Hi everybody!
First of all - thanks for all the congratulations via
phone, facebook, studiVZ, mail,... I really appreciate it and it made me really happy :)
I had a great birthday here in Sweden and in fact, the whole birthday celebrations started on thursday, when I went to my first Hockeymatch. Färjestad (wearing black) played against Mora and it was quite good. The first 40 minutes were a bit boring, but in the final 20 minutes it got really exciting.
We had standing tickets, so we were standing in the centrum of the die-hard Färjestad fans (Färjestad is Karlstad's team) and the crowed was really into it and never stopped singing and cheering - although Färjestad lost - which was quite surprising, since Mora is second last in the League and Färjestad is a really good team which has won the championship several time.
However, after the match I went to Arena, which was really cool. There were quite a lot of people, the music was...OK (Arena music, so what do you expect? ;) ) but I had a good time there.
On Friday afternoon I bought some stuff for the Party in the evening. As I wrote in my last entry, Jonathan decided to make a small Party at his place. It was my "official" Birthday-Party to celebrate into my 22nd year on this planet. The party was really cool, everybody seemed to have a good time. It wasn't a huge party, just a small get-together with some friends. Talking, playing SingStar, eating the delicious snacks Jonathan had prepared,...and at 12 o'clock we celebrated my birthday. Shortly before 12 o'clock the police showed up - it was the real police, no strippers or so ;) - apparently we had been to loud (while playing SingStar ;) ), so that someone called them. But gladly it wasn't a big deal, they just told us to keep it a bit quiet and went away. Afterwards everybody sang/whispered "Happy Birthday" ;)
I had fun at the party - thanks everyone for coming :)
Yesterday afternoon I went to a football match with some friends (it seems this week has been my "Sports week" - first hockey, than football...) and afterwards some people came over for some birthday-apple-pie. In the evening I went
to see the kent-concert, which was really cool. I must admit - I was a bit surprised that their concerts are that good. I enjoy their CDs, but they are even better live. The crowed was wild and jumping, screaming, singing...that's how it should be on a concert ;) The stage, the visuals and the lights were great..I was really impressed and I'll definitely go to another kent concert if they play somewhere near again.
So, that was a short summary of the past few days/my birthday...I kept it short, because I don't want to bore anyone ;)
Last but not least - some pictures of the past few days:
Hockey and football - if you want to see some Swedes doing sports ;)
Birthdayparty & Arena - if you want to see some embarrassing pictures of people (incl. me) singing.
KENT - if you want to see some nice concert pictures.
CU & thanks for reading :) I'll write again next weekend, hopefully.
PS - one of my favourite Kent songs which they played yesterday:
First of all - thanks for all the congratulations via
phone, facebook, studiVZ, mail,... I really appreciate it and it made me really happy :)I had a great birthday here in Sweden and in fact, the whole birthday celebrations started on thursday, when I went to my first Hockeymatch. Färjestad (wearing black) played against Mora and it was quite good. The first 40 minutes were a bit boring, but in the final 20 minutes it got really exciting.
We had standing tickets, so we were standing in the centrum of the die-hard Färjestad fans (Färjestad is Karlstad's team) and the crowed was really into it and never stopped singing and cheering - although Färjestad lost - which was quite surprising, since Mora is second last in the League and Färjestad is a really good team which has won the championship several time.
However, after the match I went to Arena, which was really cool. There were quite a lot of people, the music was...OK (Arena music, so what do you expect? ;) ) but I had a good time there.
On Friday afternoon I bought some stuff for the Party in the evening. As I wrote in my last entry, Jonathan decided to make a small Party at his place. It was my "official" Birthday-Party to celebrate into my 22nd year on this planet. The party was really cool, everybody seemed to have a good time. It wasn't a huge party, just a small get-together with some friends. Talking, playing SingStar, eating the delicious snacks Jonathan had prepared,...and at 12 o'clock we celebrated my birthday. Shortly before 12 o'clock the police showed up - it was the real police, no strippers or so ;) - apparently we had been to loud (while playing SingStar ;) ), so that someone called them. But gladly it wasn't a big deal, they just told us to keep it a bit quiet and went away. Afterwards everybody sang/whispered "Happy Birthday" ;)I had fun at the party - thanks everyone for coming :)
Yesterday afternoon I went to a football match with some friends (it seems this week has been my "Sports week" - first hockey, than football...) and afterwards some people came over for some birthday-apple-pie. In the evening I went
to see the kent-concert, which was really cool. I must admit - I was a bit surprised that their concerts are that good. I enjoy their CDs, but they are even better live. The crowed was wild and jumping, screaming, singing...that's how it should be on a concert ;) The stage, the visuals and the lights were great..I was really impressed and I'll definitely go to another kent concert if they play somewhere near again.So, that was a short summary of the past few days/my birthday...I kept it short, because I don't want to bore anyone ;)
Last but not least - some pictures of the past few days:
Hockey and football - if you want to see some Swedes doing sports ;)
Birthdayparty & Arena - if you want to see some embarrassing pictures of people (incl. me) singing.
KENT - if you want to see some nice concert pictures.
CU & thanks for reading :) I'll write again next weekend, hopefully.
PS - one of my favourite Kent songs which they played yesterday:
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