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January 31 IMHOMy Polish friend Chris (yes, yes, another Chris! but this one is chris975
 ) created a messageboard - a forum where everybody can write what they are interested in. The messageboard is mainly about music (but not only) and mainly for Polish people.. but there's one place for speaking English only. So if you have time and will, please register (in Polish it's "rejestracja") on the following website: http://imho.mojeforum.net. The English forum is here.I hope it's not too complicated to register. Haha, Polish is easy!
And... I have a question: what does IMHO stand for?  Yes, yes, everybody knows it, at least I hope so.January 30 shoppingI bought a washing machine yesterday. I decided to do it because I want to feel fully independent here. So far I had to wash clothes in my hands or to use Wind's washing machine. She's so nice to help me but I guess it will be better if I learn to use it by myself. I'm already a grown-up, aren't I?
After I had bought it I noticed a fridge, small fridge, exactly the one I wanted to have. I told Calvin (he helped me yesterday) that since I'm already doing shopping, I can buy also a fridge. But what was amazing - I couldn't do it because the shoplifter told us that she didn't have it on stock!! I was so disappointed and confused. Why, the hell, do they keep products on display that they can't sell? In Europe it would be unbelievable... If we want to buy something, we just do it, that's simple. If there's a demand from a customer, the factory will meet his requirements. Well, I live in China and I still have to get used to many weirdnesses. China is different and there are strange rules here.
Last week I started to teach some private students. They are a Christian group in Hangzhou, they are all very religious and positive in thinking. They need an English teacher to improve their listening and speaking skills. So.. here I am! If they like my lessons, we will have 2 hours every week. Thanks being a teacher I have so many opportunities to meet people... people whom I would never have met in different circumstances!
I always try to find a bright side of everything I do, everywhere I am and in everyone I meet. Sometimes there are moments of doubts and low mood but they happen to everybody. The whole world deserves to be noticed.
January 29 did you forget to take your meds?"I was alone,
Staring over the ledge, Trying my best not to forget All manner of joy All manner of glee And our one heroic pledge How it mattered to us, How it mattered to me, And the consequences I was confused, By the birds and the bees Forgetting if I meant it Baby did you forget to take your meds? And the sex and the drugs and the complications" [Placebo, Meds, Meds]
Hitlist #308
January 29th, 2006
January 28 photosI added some new photos as the internet finally is faster.
These are photos from recent parties in KTV - Kevin has just graduated from WEB and organized the dinner and KTV-singling for friends. And I was also there!
Nice event, wonderful people and the head full of cigarette smoke... and beer.
Enjoy. January 27 I wishWhat can I say..
Internet sucks.
See you when I'm better.
There are only moments of sunshine.
Feeling good? Haha, I wish.
This week I was listening to Polish blues-rock band called Dzem (it's like Jam). They have the most beautiful songs about loneliness and crying - and they are so real.
... samotnosc to taka straszna trwoga
ogarnia mnie, przenika mnie
wiesz, mamo, wyobrazilem sobie, ze
ze nie ma Boga, nie
nie ma Boga
... czasem placze, bo
chce mi sie plakac
wtedy czuje, ze
uchodzi ze mnie zlosc
Don't ask me to translate the lyrics. I don't think I want to do it.
One more song fits to my present mood: it's "The World Is Black" by Good Charlotte, hehe. It's so awful day.
I have a dream. I won't tell anybody about it. It's only mine. Tschuess. January 22 knights of cydonia"No-one's gonna take me alive
The time has come to make things right You and I must fight for our rights You and I must fight to survive" [Muse, Knights Of Cydonia, Black Holes And Revelations]
Hitlist #307
January 22nd, 2007
January 18 enhanceI started to worry about my company. I feel like they totally forgot about me. Nobody contacts me during working time, nobody's online, I have no replies to my emails. I've done everything I could, now I can only wait. It's a strange feeling, and not very good. You may say that I could be happy and take some rest - but I don't think like that. I want to work, I want to get a sense of achievement.
I talked online with Oliver yesterday night. I couldn't fall asleep... I told him that I sometimes I feel lonely... especially recently. Calvin went to USA for business trip, Oliver works in Linan (not so near to Hangzhou city), Jack works in Ningbo (another city in Zhejiang), Lili is preparing for her exams and studying very hard, Joyce... has her own problems. So many people went somewhere, they are all busy everyday. I also want to be busy.
I had dinner with Ben yesterday. Ben is my frequent reader, he often writes interesting comments to my blog. You may check also his blogging! Just go to http://ben20021959.spaces.live.com - he keeps on writing in English, very promising for future.
And today I met Wind. We chatted for some time and she invited me to her friends' English salon. That's so good when people are willing to organize something within their surrounding. To improve your personality, to enhance yourself everyday is very humanistic, isn't it?
Be active in your lives - that's crucial. January 16 KTVI'm having quite busy days, not only for working and teaching. I had a wonderful dinner on Sunday evening - together with Chen Chen and his parents. We went to the Japanese restaurant. Wow, the food was so delicious and I was so full!! The evening was very nice because Chen Chen's parents are so charming. I didn't feel any distance in front of them. They'd like to invite me more often...
I've been in Webi everyday since I came back to China. I told my students about the time I spent in Poland, I showed them the pictures, I even demonstrated them how to play the flute! Haha, it was so interesting and it seems they liked me playing some Polish songs.
Kevin invited me to KTV yesterday. He will graduate from Webi soon and he will go back to Shaoxin where his parents live. I feel sad about it but I know the life is like that. Anyway, yesterday we celebrated! There were quite many people with us. We drank.. Polish vodka. Yes, yes, we bought it in China! It is called "Wyborowa" (what means "choice" or "excellent"). Oh, I was so drunk! Drinking, singing, dancing - I had a great time.
And today I woke up at 2 pm... January 14 empty streets"The city feels clean this time of night
Just empty streets
And me walking home to clear my head
I know it came as no surprise
I'm affected more than I had guessed on what was said
If the smile's not meant to be
If the heart's not ready to open
If we make it I won't see it's broken"
[Late Night Alumni, Empty Streets, Empty Streets]
Hitlist #306
January 15th, 2007
January 12 againI'm in China again. This time I travelled via Helsinki, and it turned out that it was a very good choice. The journey was shorter and there were no procedures at the airport - not like in London, where I had to go through many time-taking things.
I landed in Shanghai yesterday morning and I found a bus to Hangzhou. Yes! I found it by myself! In huge Shanghai airport! I guess I got some more experience in travelling.
I came to Hangzhou in the early afternoon; Kevin and Stephanie were waiting for me, oh, it was so nice of them. I noticed that it was colder than in Poland, what is rather unusual... It is still cold today. And raining!
I'm happy to be here again. The only thing that bothers me is Internet. The service doesn't work smoothly because of the December-2006's earthquake in Taiwan. Well, at least I can keep you updated in this website.
Best regards for Agnieszka and Darek who accompanied me in Warsaw before my trip. It was so good to meet them. And they helped me a lot. January 09 time to say goodbyeIt's time to say goodbye to my family, and my friends in Poland. Tomorrow I'm flying back to China. The weather is rainy - just like the day I left China. My brother took a lot of pictures with me.. I'm going to show them to my students during the first lesson. It will be on Sunday afternoon - I wonder how many students will come! I hope they remember me as well I remember them.
On Friday I went to Toruń - I met Milena (gorgeous girl from my university, she lives in Ireland now) and Magda... It was my first meeting with her, she found my blog in Internet and we started to write to each other. It turned out that she studies at the same university as I did. The world is small.
You can check Magda's space and try to be her friend: http://madziorek.spaces.live.com.
I'll be in China on Thursday morning, and in the early afternoon I hope to be at my home in Hangzhou. Who likes to say goodbye??
Goodbye Poland. Welcome China. January 08 you know my name"Arm yourself because no-one else here will save you
The odds will betray you And I will replace you You can't deny the prize it may never fulfill you It longs to kill you Are you willing to die? The coldest blood runs through my veins
You know my name" [Chris Cornell, You Know My Name, Casino Royale Soundtrack]
Hitlist #305
January 8th, 2007
January 05 ambassadorI started to feel very excited about my trip. Wow, I'm flying on Wednesday! My colleagues from the office told me that's incredible that I'm so happy to go. They say: how come that I'm going far away and I won't see my family for so long time - and I'm full of joy. For some people it's hard to imagine to move out from their hometown, homecountry, to leave sweet home and Mummy's dinners. I can, I want to do it and I'm glad that I have a chance to realize my dreams, to fulfill my expectations.
I sent Jay Chou's "Qi Li Xiang" to some friends. And guess what: they like it! They say that they can't believe it's not English or American artist because it sounds so good. I know that the good song can be composed anywhere - it's a moment of magic to create a piece of music. If Jay becomes popular in Poland, it will be my merit!! I became an ambassador of his music.
Oh, if he was popular... January 04 routineDaily routine.
6:10 am - wake up, brush teeth, wash face, dress up
6:25 am - drink tea, don't eat anything - never eat breakfast in Poland
6:45 am - go to the office
7:00 am - sit in front of computer - boring, and this is called "work"
 10:00 am - eat breakfast
3:00 pm - go home
3:30 pm - eat dinner
4:00 pm - watch "The Bold and the Beautiful"
 and other stuff like that - this is called "entertainment"6:00 pm - meet someone, talk, try to kill time, read
7:00 pm - watch news, news and news
8:00 pm - eat supper, prepare to sleep, days are still short and dark
Life became dull.
Next week will be better!
January 02 welcomeWelcome to new year. I believe it will be good. I didn't use to complain (at least not often!) and I try to look on the bright side of life - that's the citation from Monty Python... "The Life of Brian", isn't it?
The future is bright.
I spent the last night of 2006 with my older brother and his wife and their friends. I invited Ania, just like previously, in 2005. We danced a lot - remember that I love dancing? In China I don't have many possibilities to dance, I don't like to dance alone - and not many Chinese like it. The party ended after 3 am - enough to greet the year 2007 with respect. Fireworks in the sky! Champagne in the glasses! Joy in our hearts!
I'll have one more New Year's Day. In China it will be on February 17th! Great news! There'll be another occasion to celebrate! I hope I can spend it with my friends...
My dear all, only one week left for me in Poland. I'll have the flight on next Wednesday, I'll be in China on Thursday morning. January 01 land of a thousand words"This is the land of a thousand words
But it seems so few are worth the breath to say Except I'll be looking after my own world And you just keep on saving the day I'll try to stay but it's in vain when you're far I'm on the run to wherever you are" [Scissor Sisters, Land Of A Thousand Words, Ta Dah]
Hitlist #304
January 1st, 2007
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