19. Sensitive or sensible ...

When I first got to Canland I was staying in a guest house ...
After the first couple of weeks the landlord asked me to change my room and go to a basement bachelor, which seemed good, as I would have my own kitchen/service ...

But it turned out to be a nightmare ... the smell of neighbors cooking, the noise of people walking upstairs, as well as the screaming washing machine and central heating was unbearable ...

One day that I was so mad with all these nuisance ... I called the landlord and told him I cant take it any more ... he showed up with an air refreshener and him and his partner tried to convince me that I'm too sensitive and they cant hear any thing.

Sensitive or sensible ... I knew I had to move quickly and I did. I saw one of the other guest in that house in gym couple of nights ago, which made me jot these lines.

18. Laundry room romance scene ...

One of the agents who showed me apartments told me that she actually knew people who put on their best cloth to pickup their laundry as romance blossoms in that confinement.

Yesterday ... I saw a couple setting a date in the laundry room ... so it is true ... but not exciting as the couple were part of the contemporary history.

In their conversation ... that the old lady told the old guy not to come to her apartment after 9:35 as she falls sleep that time.

I felt so bad ... as some nights that I get back from work I sit in front of my TV till I fall sleep too.
I should find a cure of laziness as gym or alcohol have not helped.

17. Caribana ...

I guess the reason that I don't like these type of festivals is that I don't know how to dance myself and worse I don't appreciate a good dance.
My dancing skills ...
before 5 pints = slightly better than a robot
after 5 pints = exactly like a corp

By the way, according to a new study, the top 3 all time best table dancers were:
G from Tuscany ... M from Cornwall ... and T from Finland.

But the Caribbean festival seemed a good excuse to head down to downtown and so I did with B.

16. Niagara ...

I apologize for the quality of the photo as I don't have enough zoom on my camera.
I found this quite funny, the shower has three positions: 1. spray, 2. massage, and 3. ...



The last position is called NIAGARA ... another sign to be sure I'm in Canada when I get out of the bed every morning.

15. The View ...

Many have told me that I am paying more than what the place is worth, because of its location.


When I moved into the apartment ... the first thing that I bought was an armchair to put in the balcony ... and I spent the first couple of nights drinking on the balcony as there was nothing else to do.


Things have changed and that the apartment is less empty now ... but I still spent many nights on the armchair. Why? I simply adore the open view from the window ...

The downside of it is that I keep loosing my socks, which I have left on the drier in the balcony.

14. Toronto or Munich ...

A long list of interconnected parameters made me to go to work the day Germany trashed IKEA. The job was messy that day, forcing us to use masks and gloves.
Of course, the contractors only wanted -but never used- the required protection.

This was my view that day in Toronto ...

Which could have been this instead, if I was in Munich ...

Bad or good, we will face the consequences of the decisions we had made in the past.

13. Tall Iranians ...

Luiz Felipe Scolari:
I liked the Iranian team.
They have very good players.
They are physically very strong and very tall.

There is a difference between being able to jump and being tall:

Iranian player height: 167 cm
Portuguese player height: 184 cm

Unfortunately being tall is not enough to win a match ... I get back to my booze ... its time to let go.

12. The Phoenix Arises ...

No matter what team you support in this world cup ...
No matter who is your favorite fan ...

No matter how much you know (or agree with me) about the level of Argentina and Serbia's football ...
Just remember that trashing Serbia 6-0 is a significant achievement ...
The Phoenix might have been already arisen from ashes!

Do you agree Juan?!

11. Where I work ...

I was asked by many how my job is different from my studies.
Sneaking through Dr. Jones's web page, gave me this idea to use this link to answer your question.

The picture above shows my old school ... the below picture is of the place I am working now ... the comparison up to you.

10. Trainspotting ...

Choose life.
Choose a job.
Choose a starter home.
Choose dental insurance, leisure wear and matching luggage.
Choose your future.

But why would anyone want to do a thing like that?

... Trainspotting ... a great movie