Blog Some updates, some shows, movies and games Here is the article for the week. And given that the last two articles have been in Germany and more or less about the same important topic, let's go back to English and what's going on and important. Maybe I am writing here a bit like
Blog Weil es mich nicht loslässt: Hier noch ein letztes Mal zu dem Thema, denn die Bereinigung meines Freundes- und Bekanntenkreises ist wahrscheinlich noch nicht durch. Es beschäftigt mich seit dem Vorfall in Chemnitz jeden Tag. Erst gestern Abend hatte ich wieder eine lange Diskussion mit einem meiner sehr guten Freunde und selbst da mangelte es
Blog Traurig Ich bin ja ein ein grundsätzlich fröhlicher Mensch und ich liebe es wieder in meiner Heimat dem Erzgebirge zu leben. Es macht mich jedoch todtraurig was in Chemnitz geschehen ist und welches Licht die Geschehnisse auf Sachsen werfen. Irgendwann hatte ich auch einmal über den 'Schock' geschrieben, als
Blog This time in English... ... and I honestly am not sure to continue this blog in either German or English, maybe I should make a poll. Both English and German is definitely a bit too much work as I translate everything by hand and would start in either of the languages and add some specific
Blog Angekommen/Arrived Das hat ja ein wenig gedauert. Doch wie versprochen hier Neuigkeiten von mir. Es sind etwa 5 Monate (fast 6) seit der Ankündigung der Pause vergangen. 5500 Kilometer Luftlinie wurden überwunden (was auch weiter die Distanz zu meiner Freundin für eine Weile bleiben wird, was aber durch moderne Technik erleichtert
Blog I'm taking a break a.k.a. The Countdown It's going to be less than 1 week before I head back to Germany. For good. For a long while at least and I am going to make this my base of operations. I have mentioned this before, that yes, when you are living abroad, you learn more
Blog Conquer ...says the poster of Arnold Schwarzenegger right above our bed here in Shanghai. CONQUER: successfully overcome (a problem or weakness). It's just one word and unlike many German words doesn't explain in length of the word or through diving down into the heritage of the word
Blog Walking Yesterday has been the first day since the surgery I walked a substantial amount (with a leg brace on and another 2 weeks of this thing). And while walking, I realised that I have to write about how much I love to walk. It's my favourite physical activity.
Blog The best movie from my childhood When I was 12 and a pre-puberty kid with a Beatles haircut I had sleep-overs at friend's houses. One friend lived far out the village (possibly 10 kilometres out there) right in the mountains and woods. So we used to recreate and shoot our own 80s movie renditions:
Blog Cooking Shows I'm really into cooking shows. I mean who isn't? It's food, it's fuel and you can learn something most of the time. Gordon Ramsay's shows are the crown jewel to me, because I find him so likeable and authentic though
Blog New Year's Resolutions I had none. Zero! Nothing. Nichts. And yet, this is so far the biggest change I have had in my life since coming back to China in October 2011 with 1 pair of jeans, 3 shirts, 2 pairs of shoes, some socks, some underwear and a job that paid really
Blog Some movie reviews of movies I have recently watched I deserve an award for this creative title. Let me start this of by saying there have not been a lot of movies I have watched 2017 that really left an impression on me. There is no spoiler in any of these short reviews, so knock yourself out. 'Justice
Blog Ohrwurm of the week 05/2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKS-N2AaxRE Being As An Ocean - Dissolve My Sundays are 'holy' again, meaning I use this as a day to really calm down, relax and do things I really enjoy doing. It's also the day where I allow myself to
Blog Self-improvement is masturbation... ... is a great quote to think about from both the book 'Fight Club' (by my favourite author Chuck Palahniuk, it's not my favourite book by him, but possibly my favourite movie) and the movie of the same name. When I was younger this movie was everything,
Blog Holy Guacamole and Hello World 2018 This was seriously stressful, but here I am, back again! I haven't posted in ages, as you might have noticed. For reasons. The main reason was that in October 2017 I have made a big decision. The decision to return to Germany and leave China for good. It
Blog Aus gegebenem Anlass einmal auf Deutsch... ... ich bin geschockt. Eigentlich aber nicht. Auf der einen Seite könnte ich mich schämen aus Sachsen zu kommen, dort geboren worden zu sein, aber dass habe ich mir nicht herausgesucht. Das ist auch ein Grund warum ich Nationalstolz oder selbst Patriotismus nicht verstehe. Das geht für mich soweit dass ich
Blog Ohrwurm of the week 38/2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8O674Nn1rw Atreyu - Blow Man, what a band! Hailing from Orange County in the U.S. they bring back memories of sensational times. Of times where I went to a small hardcore club not far from my village super close to the Czech border
Blog Ohrwurm of the week 37/2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvWbcK3YQ_o Architects - Doomsday This hit harder than Floyd Mayweather! Architects: possibly my favourite UK metalcore outfit. At first they almost where completely foreign to me with their Math Metal like sounds on their first album. More and more I grew attached to
Blog The customer (or consumer sometimes, as a lot of stuff is free) is always right! Nope! I have been a customer and wrong at the same time. I consume a lot of media, a lot of free stuff too and you won't hear me complain about the free stuff a lot apart from banter or if I really care. It happens to the
Blog What's new and why aren't you writing a lot? So there has been some silence and here is why: I hurt my knee again. After a great dinner with friends I fell off my bike, not even fast or with style or so that one could laugh about it, just ran into an oddly parked shared bike (in the
Blog Ohrwurm of the week 30/2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPPs897BANo Make Them Suffer - Let Me In I actually had to look through my post history to check if I haven't posted this one and was surprised to find, that I haven't. Make Them Suffer is an Australian Deathcore
Blog Your taste will inevitably change, so you might as well embrace the new Again we are coming to the meaty article of the week. This topic is going to be something, I find to be meaningful and for the lack of a better word deep. Change. Nothing is as inevitable in life as change. There is also this fear we all have with
Blog Ohrwurm of the week 29/2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBtJpVY7NkE Low - Especially Me LOW is a indie rock band hailing from Minnesota, some call them a Mormon band - 2 members are practicing mormons. They are currently touring with the fantastic Mono, that I love to listen to on long flights. They
Blog Recipes and Punk Cooking With 6 years in China and more specifically Shanghai food plays a big role. I came here weighing around 75 to 78kg and currently am at 88 to 90kg with a bit more muscle but also a bit of a belly. For the first 3 years I was basically not
Blog Ohrwurm of the week 28/2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCR0y84-06U Oceans Ate Alaska - Escapist This week we are going a tad softer than last week. Polyrhythms and blast-beats do make a return but we have something fresh sprinkled in and some clean singing. Oceans Ate Alaska are a metal core outfit from
