Wednesday, March 05, 2008

New pics

I added pictures from the second day in Olomouc. In my photoblog. Enjoy :)

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Good ol' Sweden

I went out with Lida and Olga V. last night. I haven't seen Olga for over 2 years! It was great to see her and discuss all the gossips about people from Sweden. Good fun! And some very interesting information! Fortunately, we were good girls so I don't have a hung over and my training went well (oh, I was preparing it for some time). Now I'm getting ready to leave and for spinning. Need some good exercise! And on Monday we're going skiing! I'm scared to death so keep your fingers crossed that I won't die. I have never skied. But I will have an instructor so hopefully it will go well.

BTW I'm on the Facebook now :) Don't hate me for that Robi :)

Monday, March 03, 2008

To answer your question...

No, I didn't get waisted. I spend the evening on the couch (and the armchair). I didn't do anything this weekend - the weather was awful. We had a hail storm on Saturday and rain all Sunday. So I stayed the whole weekend on the couch and read.

Friday, February 29, 2008

No, no, no!

This week has been terrible! I am annoyed with the job and I really do not want to do anything. Actually, I would like to do something but what I am told to do, I do not want to do. There is a new position open and I am really interested in it. I was just told that I will probably not get it! I guess we need to move to Scotland fast or I should start looking for some other job here. And of course, the way I was told that I will not get it was extremely nice: "We know you are great and we know you would do great in this position but .... no." As usual, I was told how great I am and that took at least 5 minutes but at the end the explanation why not was so confusing that I have no idea what they meant. Oh, f**k it!

I am just really happy that it's Friday and now I want to either go to bed or spend the whole evening on the couch (reading or preferably watching movies, as silly as possible) or go out and get totally waisted. I have not decided yet which one I will do.

Have a great weekend guys!

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Olomouc

I posted some pictures from Olomouc here. I will post the rest when the home computer will be available (meaning when Robi will not be at home, so probably Monday or Tuesday).

Come closer and see...into the trees

Koncert byl cudowny!!! Grali trzy godziny, glownie klasyke, dobre stare kawalki. Zagrali moja ulubiona piosenke, ktorej normalnie nie graja (Kyoto Song). Teraz katuje ich plyty. I co chwile odkrywam jakis nowy swietny kawalek. Przyznam, czasami dzialaja depresyjnie, ale warto. Byl to jeden z najlepszych koncertow na jakich bylam.

A poza tym... Ksieciunio dostal oferte napisania czegos, co oznacza, ze znowu musze sobie zaplanowac weekend :) W sumie mi to nie przeszkadza, tylko chwilami bym chciala, zebysmy cos razem zrobili. Tym bardziej, ze pogoda sie robi sliczna i chcialabym gdzies pojechac, chociaz na pol dnia. Ale coz, najwyzej pojade sama.

Dzisiaj rano dostalam cudowna wiadomosc na naszej-klasie znalazly mnie Joanna i Mariola :) Pewnie nikomu z Was nic to nie mowi. Jezdzilysmy razem na oazy. Stworzylysmy wspanialy trojkat. Moglysmy gadac i smiac sie godzinami. I do tego razem bylysmy w Czechach :) W lecie w Karlovych myslalam o dziewczynach. Niestety, szybko stracilysmy kontakt, jak to bywa z listami. No i trudno we trzy pisac listy, a tu o to chodzilo, ze bylysmy trzy. I pamietam Joasi rotwailera. Byloby cudownie, gdyby udalo nam sie spotkac. Albo przynajmiej nawiazac kontakt. Bo ze spotkaniem... ja oczywiscie mam najdalej. Nic to, zobaczymy.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

The spider man is having you for dinner tonight

This day started brilliant! I got the ticket for The Cure!!! I'm soooo excited!!! The concert is on Thursday and I probably got the last ticket available for the standing area (I checked a moment after I paid and there were sold out). I can't wait to see them. The only problem is that I do not know their music all that much, so now I'm on youtube all the time listening.
I have also another idea, something I wanted to do for many many years: Roskilde Festival. I mentioned this to Ade and he said he would go. Maybe we could get a group of people and go... this would be amazing. It's the biggest music festival in Europe, at least the biggest playing rock, indi, metal and that kind of music... Ok, I shouldn't focus on that. The chances are quite small. Especially that I haven't spoke to Prince about it. And I am not that sure that he will be interested.

Oh, we also had a nice weekend. We went to Olomouc with a bigger group (7 people). It was fun except for the fact that it was crazy-ass cold. We walked around the old town, it's really beautiful. They call it "Little Prague" for a reason. We also spend quite a lot of time in pubs and restaurants and brewaries, because it was impossible to stay outside for too long.

Friday, February 15, 2008

The FINAL

Robi is in the final of the RPG Superstar! His adventure proposal is posted online. So log into the site and vote for the Twilight of the Phoenix!
And we are off to Olomouc. Actually we're leaving tomorrow morning but we need to pack and do all sorts of stuff!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Finally clean

We have a new wasching machine! It's beautiful, it works great, it's smaller (but taller) than the old one. The only problem with it is that it does not have an English instructions. But we will work around this. So I did a load yesterday and Robi this morning. I will probably do another one this evening :)

I went out with Andrea yesterday, just for a moment. She is pregnant! And very happy. She's also very funny. She is a heavy smoker but now it's not good for a baby so she limited the number of cigarettes from 25 to 10 per day and she switched to lights. She also told her husband that she smokes only 3 per day. It's so Andrea like!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Tax, laundry and entertainment

So... First of all I appologize for my absence on the blog for so long. I was either busy or too lazy or/and tired to write anything. But here you are!

The most important thing is that Robi is in the FINAL!!! You can check it out here. The deadline for the adventure proposal was yesterday and you will be able to read it on Thursday evening (9pm Prague time). So read it and vote for it!

The last week or two was quite busy and I have some interesting stories. One is that I visited tax office for the first time. The reaso was that the Czech government introduced changes to the tax system. Unfortunately, it was not perfect (what is... especialy about taxes; the whole idea is just wrong). Foreigners working here would not get amount free from tax (2070 kc a month) unless they claimed the tax domicile in the Czech Republic. Here comes the interesting thing: you can claim it only for a current month. However some tax offices recognize the idiocy in the law and give it for the whole year. But just some...and you need to apply to the one according to where you live. So my HR person called the one for Prague 2 (that's where we live) and they said that it's ok, I just have to come there with my contract, flat lease and application form. I did it the same day (they are open only twice a week and that was one of the days). The office was nice, quite modern, all the people nice. They looked at my documents and said: "Your lease says you live in Prague 1." And I thought: "I'm such an idiot. I live there for over 2 years and I don't know where I live!". It didn't sound right but I tent to belive what I'm told. So I went to Prague one (just around the corner from where we live). It took me around an hour to find the right room, where they told me that in fact it is Prague 2! There is a mistake in my lease; it says the flat is Prague 1. It was too late to go back, so I decided to go the next time they will be open. I was soooooo tired after running around (I was also wearing high hills this day, which made my feet hurt terribly). The next morning I received an email from the HR department, that it is all solved, we don't need anything and we will get the 2070 kC like all the Czechs do! Two hours waisted!
So that's my tax office story. I am still happy that it was not all that bad, just tireing.

The other thing that happened is our washing machine broke. It was a little over a week ago. It started leaking and stopped rincing. We called our landlords, the man came on Monday evening, looked at it and said that he can't do anything (of course!). The next morning he came again. His wife called me later that day to tell me that he and Robi was on the floor trying to figure out the serial numbers. It may not seem funny to you, but imagine 65 years old Czech man with white beard and glasses, speaking hardly any English and Robi laying on the floor under the washing machine. They found one of the numbers and the man came on Friday to look at it. He wanted 3,500 kC for the repai which is quite a lot, half of a price of a new wasching machine, so the owners promised to buy us a new one. They did it yesterday and today we're getting it! So I'm expecting it when I get home. My laundry basket is full! Oh, and the owner called me this morning to my work phone. I was still on the way to the office, so he got my voice mail...twice. The first time he said: "Ms Piekarska? Is there Ms Piekarska?". The second time he only cursed in beutiful Czech: "Do prdele!" I guess he is not used to the VM :) But he made my morning with it.

You may be already bored with those weir stories, so here comes some fun stuff. Weekend was great, I hardly spend any time at home. Friday we went to the opera to see Aida. It was very good. As you probably know, I don't know classical music too much. And I've never been to the opera before. So it was fun except that I was confused for the first act 'cause for some reason I thought that Aida is and Egyptian princess. And at the end I was waiting for the last act, when Robi told me: "That's the end, they are dead!" Ehm...
The rest of the weekend Robi was writting so on Saturday I went with Ade to the hudge vietnamese market full of all sorts of crap and some delicious food. We had Pho there which is amazing! I never had it before and totally felt in love. If only I knew how to make it! I also got some food unavailable anywhere else like lemon grass or Thai ginger and on Sunday I made Thai curry. It is quite good!
After the market I went home for like an hour and then off we go for a jazz concert. It was great! I liked them so much that I bought a CD. We all were very impressed. We also got quite drunk. I did not have that much to drink but Ade really wanted to get this mixed drink called Disharmony. You can imagine how it was based on the name. It included tequilla, slivovice, rum, fernet and a tiny bit of pine apple juice. I had to get extra glass of the juice but it didn't help al that much. It was still disguisting! And it made us very drunk very quickly, so we ambled home, popping for a delicious gyros in Chez Amis. It was a great day! And on Sunday went to church, then shopping, then for a coffee and then I cooked the curry. I have to say that I really liked the weekend, because I did lots of different things. It could only be better if Robi could enjoy it with me. But you know, it's not easy to be a RPG Superstar finalist.
And this weekend we're going to Olomouc! I'm really looking forward to getting out of Prague. The only problem is that they said it is going to snow! And the last two or three weekends I was running around just in a sweat shirt! Oh, well... I still hope for some sun.

Monday, January 28, 2008

RPG Superstar round 6

Next round is open for voting!

This time it is "Monkey Goblins Attack!!!" Check it out and vote for it. It's the best!

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Christmas pics

Hi,

So many people were asking about our Christmas traditions, especially the big dinner on Christams Eve, that we decided to take pictures of all the 12 dished. Here it is.
Enjoy!

PS More will follow, probably on Monday.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Dzien po

Wczoraj mielismy firmowa impreze noworoczna (za swiateczna, ktorej nie mielismy) i oczywiscie skonczylo sie jak zwykle. Wrocilam do domu o 3 nad ranem, ale Robi mi powiedzial, ze chyba nie bylam tak bardzo pijana, bo bez wiekszych problemow trafilam do lozka i tylko raz zaklelam ("Jezusmaria"), bo nie moglam sobie rozpiac koszuli. No a Robi juz lezal w lozku i nie moglam go poprosic o pomoc :)
Impreza byla przednia. Glowna czesc wieczoru miala miejsce w hiszpanskiej restauracji. Objadlam sie krewetek i innych pysznosci, opilam sie wina (z niewielkim dodatkiem tequilli) i wytanczylam wspaniale. Do tego pogadalam sobie, ogolnie bylo fajnie.
Za to dzisiaj, jak mozna bylo oczekiwac, jestem okropnie zmeczona i chyba pojde do domu (jest dopiero wpol do czwartej, ale juz tu nie wysiedze). I tak pracowalam tylko przez pierwsza godzine, bo potem juz nie mialam energii :)

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Superstar Top 6

Rob advanced to the next round!!! He is now in Top 6. Now, he is going to design an encounter. I can tell you already, that it's going to be great!



Thank you all who voted for him! It was a difficult round, the most difficult so far, so your support was very important. Thank you!

Monday, January 14, 2008

Time to vote!

Superstar round 4 is open for voting until tomorrow, so vote people! Of course for Rob's Ooze Empire!
Remember:

CHOOSE OOZE!

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Polska cz.1 - torba

Tym razzem bedzie po polsku, bo tak sie jakos czuje w polskim nastroju. Chyba dlatego, ze tym razem jakos tak bezbolesnie przezylam ten pobyt w Polsce, nie denerwowalo mnie, ze wszyscy mowia po polsku itp. Byc moze powolutku dojrzewam do powrotu...?

Caly pobyt w Polsce byl cudowny. Podroz okazala sie o wiele mniej meczaca, niz oczekiwalam. Tym razem jechalismy pociagiem i chyba przestawie sie na koleje na dobre, bo jest o wiele wygodniej. Niby traci sie dzien, ale mozna go spedzic na czytaniu, mozna sie przejsc do wagonu restauracyjnego i zjesc obiadek albo napic sie kawy. Jedynie podroz powrotna byla odrobine gorsza, poniewaz musielismy wstac przed czwarta rano, zeby zdazyc na pociag do Warszawy o 5.15 i potem zlapac polacznie do Pragi o 9.10. Do tego towarzyszyla nam wielka grupa Mongolow jadacych do Olomulca albo do Ostravy (nie pamietam gdzie wysiedli), z wielkimi walizami, prawie calym dobytkiem. Wygladali, jakby sie przeprowadzali na dobre. Podziwiam tych ludzi, taki szmat drogi od domu, podejrzewam, ze jechali calkiem w ciemno, nie znajac jezyka (ani czeskiego, ani angielskiego). Przynajmniej w duzej grupie, zawsze to razniej.

Do Lublina dotarlismy w piatek 21.12 poznym wieczorem, wiec tylko cos szybciutko zjedlismy i do lozeczka. Trosze byly perturbacje ze spaniem, bo lozko w moim pokoju nie jest przystosowane dla pary i bardzo niewygodnie sie na nim spi we dwie osoby. Na pare nocy spalismy u mojej siostry, ale z tym z kolei bylo zamiesznie, no i Ksieciumio musial przenosic komputer itp itd, co mu sie zupelnie nie podobalo. W kazdym razie jakos znalezlismy rozwiazanie.
Wiekszosc czasu spedzilismy albo w domu, siedzac z rodzinka, po prostu gadajac (i z tlumaczeniem nie mialam az takiego problemu, chociaz Ksieciumio czul sie chwilami opuszczony i ignorowany, niestety; musi sie nauczyc polskiego). Pare razy wybralismy sie do miasta na zakupy, oczywiscie wydalam kupe kasy :) Jak zawsze. W kazdym razie kupilam sobie torbe, a nie bylo to latwe. Zobaczylam ja u mojej siostry, ale ona kupila ja na poczatku grudnia i obawialam sie, ze juz nie beda miec i rzeczywiscie, w pierwszym sklepie nie mieli, ale poradzili pojechac na drugi koniec Lublina (nota bene do centrum handlowego, ktore wybudowali pod naszym dawnym blokiem). Nastepnego dnia pojechalam. I nie znalazlam, i zaczelam wpadac w panike, ale zapytalam sie ekspedientki, ktora udala sie na zaplecze w poszukiwaniu tego skarbu. I zginela tam na dobre 15 minute. Niestety, wrocila z pustymi rekami i poprosila, zebym wrocila pozniej, gdy bedzie kolega, ktory podobno bylby w stanie pomoc. Na szczescie nasza rozmowe uslyszala druga ekspedientka, chyba wyzszego stopnia (hehe). Poprosila o dokladniejszy opis i znalazla torbe, aczkolwiek w innym kolorze: zoltym! A ja chcialam fioletowa i tylko fioletowa. Zolty nie wchodzil w gre pod zadnym pozorem. Do czego ja bym takiego pisklaka zalozyla. Moze jedynie na Wielkanoc, bo pasowalaby tematycznie. Takze wyjasnilam pani, ze ja na prawde chce fioletowa i jak bardzo mi na tej torbie zalezy. Ona na to, zebym poczekala 15 minut. No to ja sie zdecydowalam przejsc po centrum, bo tym sklepie znalam juz kazdy szczego na pamiec! Wrocilam po 15 minutach i jest! Widze ja w rekach ekspedientki! Coz za radosc, jakbym co najmniej odkryla nowa wyspe albo znalazla jakis dawno zagubiony, starozytny skarb. Okazalo sie, ze torba caly czas wisiala na wystawie, a ja minelam ja co najmniej 5 razy! W kazdym razie kupilam torbe!

Ach, coz za opowiesc!!! Musze chyba na chiwlke zerknac na prace.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Wazne sa tylke te dni ktorych jeszcze nie znamy

Just a quick post as Im sitting in an internet cafe and really should be going now.

We had a great Christmas with all the family and all the 12 dishes (I will post pictures when we'll get back home). We had even better New Years Eve: big party with Adam and Agnieszka (my cousin and his wife) and their friends. I had a wonderful time, it was trully magnificent way to start the new year. Hope you all had an equally good time!

And now back to Prague and work and normal life.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!

Friday, December 14, 2007

Discoveries

Some time ago I started going to the gym, to spinning. I noticed that when I'm going back people look at me funny, especially at the metro station by the gym. I was wondering why but I couldn't figure it out. I always change my clothes, I don't think I smell so much... so why? And on Tuesday I discovered. After spinning I went to the bathroom and I looked at myself in the morrow. I scared myself! I looked terrible: weird colors at my face, kind of white but red at the same time, very dark eyes and around (partly because that day I had dark make-up)... overall, I looked terrible! Now I'm not surprised when people stare at me.

The second thing I noticed is that how hard I work out depends on the music a lot. Before, when I was going just from time to time, I just thought it's because I'm in a bad shape. But this week I was going every day and yesterday I had the best prove. I was going not so fast and not so hard, and still I felt tired. But when they played Rammstein I got a extra powers suddenly! It was great!

Thursday, December 13, 2007

RPG Superstar round 3

Robi made it to the next round! He is in top 16!!! I'm so proud!
To see his name click here.

So now, he is going to create a villain. And an initial idea was mine ! :) But I'm not telling anything until he publishes it. This also means that I will be without boyfriend for a week. If he had an office or a basement, I wouldn't see him at all. At least we have one room being living room, bedroom and office so I will still see him. And maybe we will even have some dinners together :) But honestly, it doesn't matter, it's just a week and this contest is great and I'm so happy that Robi has an opportunity to show his talents.

So, vote for him! All of you!!! It's very easy to register and you can vote!!! For Robi!!!