Dneska je nejaky tezky vzduch. Ani svou oblibenou denni prochazku jsem si moc neuzila. Mozna proto, ze se po mesici konecne trochu oteplilo a nebo proto, ze napjeti kolem zadosti o viza vrcholi.
Zitra mame povinnou zdravotni prohlidku, o ktere, nevim proc, mam silne negativni pocit.
Take musim rict, ze jsem si to psani Cesky predstavovala mnohem jednoduseji. Ted se zastavuju u vyrazu typu "medical check", "medical clearance", "abdominal breathing"...
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Hezky česky!
Po takove odmlce je vzdycky tezke zacit psat znova, aspon pro me. Nevim, kde zacit.
Kazdy den se deje tolik, o cem by se melo psat.
Samozrejme se nase denni aktivity ted toci hlavne kolem zarizovani visa do Angoly.
Nechci tady vypisovat cele seznamy vsech dokumentu a papirovani. Nema to smysl, navic bych musela hledat, jak se tem dokumentum vlastne spravne rika v Cestine.
Aha, pisu ted Cesky, teda aspon se snazim,i kdyz samozrejme bez diakritiky. Kdysi jsem zacla psat kdysi tento blog v Anglictine. Zili jsme tenkrat v Kalifornii, takze jsem to brala hlavne jako trenink v cizim jazyce. Taky krome toho, ze jsem to povazovala za takovy neutralni jazyk, kterym mluvi vetsina mych kamaradu, a psat trojjazycne jsem ani tenkrat nestihala.
Musim rict, ze mam celkem problem psat ted Cesky. Ne, ze bych zapomela svoji materstinu, ale v podstate ji pouzivam hlavne v komunikaci s Maartenickem, takze zadne bohate povidani. Takze ted zase po letech budu vyuzivat svuj blog nejenom k zapisovani svych zazitku, ale taky k znovuobjevovani sve krasne materstiny.
Takze tady ted kostrbate placam nesmysli na rozehrati, misto abych vubec napsala, co je noveho.
Taky je celkem mozne, ze slovosled nebezi tak jak ma. Bohuzel, to je vysledek 15 let "mezi cizaky".
Jeste bych mela poznamenat, ze diky nasemu eventuelnimu stehovani do Angoly se budu muset ucit dalsi jazyk, Portugalstinu! A to navzdory tomu, ze jsem se zarekla, ze v tomhle zivote uz se zadne dalsi jazyky ucit nebudu. Bohuzel, bez aspon zakladni znalosti Portugalstiny se v pry v Angole tezko preziva. Takze doufam, ze co nejdriv muzu zacit.
Tim jsem vlastne chtela rict, ze to je taky jeden z duvodu, proc ted budu psat Cesky. Kolikrat se me z tech jazyku uz pekne mota pusa. Salvatore?
Jsem moc rada, ze Maarten zatim ty jeho tri jazyky zvlada vyborne, i kdyz Anglictina samozrejme trochu upadla, a z Holandstiny je Vlamstina, nebo spis Gentsky dialekt.
Ale dulezite je, ze ty jazyky nijak nemota dohromady a vsema se dobre domluvi. A ani se z toho nezblaznil, jak kdysi mnozi sugerovali.
Ted nam k tomu tedy jeste pribyde ta Portugalstina. Jeste nevim, jak to budou resit ve skole, myslim, ze jsem pochopila, ze si muzou vybrat mezi Portugalstinou a Spanelstinou, nebo snad i Francouzstinou? Francouztina by byla asi nejlepsi volba, vzhledem k tomu, ze i tady ve Flandrech ma Francouztinu 3 krat tydne ve skole.
Nas Maartenicek Nejlepsi, (jak se on sam uz nekolik let nazyva, nemam tuseni, jak na to prisel)si sice uziva prazdnin naplno, ale i on se stale pta, kdy prijde leto.
Ja se bojim, ze uz neprijde. Tady v Belgii uz je urcite mesic pocasi jako nekdy koncem rijna. Me osobne to nijak nevadi, i kdyz o trochu tepleji by byt mohlo.
Maarten jde z tabora do tabora, silene si to uziva, i kdyz porad vedou Bobrici. Tam se mu libi nejvic. Myslim, ze to je jedna z mala veci v Belgii, po ktere se nam bude v Angole styskat.
Taky bych ho uz konecne chtela odvezt na Moravu, na jeho vysneny pobyt u babi, ale diky tomu nekonecnemu zarizovani se to proste porad nehodi. Ale uz ted vime, ze driv nez koncem srpna visa na predbeznou navstevu do Angoly nedostaneme, tudiz zrejme nas skolak zameska zacatek jeho prvni tridy. To me silene mrzi, ale co delat, kdyz ho s sebou vzit nesmime a tady se nam o nej nikdo nepostara. To radeji nebudu dal komentovat, abych se nemusela zbytecne rozcilovat.
Bylo fajn, ze minuly tyden babi navstivila Zdenku v Naardenu, takze jsme se jim do vseho jeste prichomejtli my s Maartenickem a bylo moc veselo. Kluci radili, dokonce i nejmladsi Rubinek vi, jak na to.
Nejak si myslim, ze to na rozehrati staci, ted jeste najit odvahu to publikovat. Na to je nejlepsi to po sobe uz necist a rovnou zmacknout oranzovy knoflik. Tak!
Kazdy den se deje tolik, o cem by se melo psat.
Samozrejme se nase denni aktivity ted toci hlavne kolem zarizovani visa do Angoly.
Nechci tady vypisovat cele seznamy vsech dokumentu a papirovani. Nema to smysl, navic bych musela hledat, jak se tem dokumentum vlastne spravne rika v Cestine.
Aha, pisu ted Cesky, teda aspon se snazim,i kdyz samozrejme bez diakritiky. Kdysi jsem zacla psat kdysi tento blog v Anglictine. Zili jsme tenkrat v Kalifornii, takze jsem to brala hlavne jako trenink v cizim jazyce. Taky krome toho, ze jsem to povazovala za takovy neutralni jazyk, kterym mluvi vetsina mych kamaradu, a psat trojjazycne jsem ani tenkrat nestihala.
Musim rict, ze mam celkem problem psat ted Cesky. Ne, ze bych zapomela svoji materstinu, ale v podstate ji pouzivam hlavne v komunikaci s Maartenickem, takze zadne bohate povidani. Takze ted zase po letech budu vyuzivat svuj blog nejenom k zapisovani svych zazitku, ale taky k znovuobjevovani sve krasne materstiny.
Takze tady ted kostrbate placam nesmysli na rozehrati, misto abych vubec napsala, co je noveho.
Taky je celkem mozne, ze slovosled nebezi tak jak ma. Bohuzel, to je vysledek 15 let "mezi cizaky".
Jeste bych mela poznamenat, ze diky nasemu eventuelnimu stehovani do Angoly se budu muset ucit dalsi jazyk, Portugalstinu! A to navzdory tomu, ze jsem se zarekla, ze v tomhle zivote uz se zadne dalsi jazyky ucit nebudu. Bohuzel, bez aspon zakladni znalosti Portugalstiny se v pry v Angole tezko preziva. Takze doufam, ze co nejdriv muzu zacit.
Tim jsem vlastne chtela rict, ze to je taky jeden z duvodu, proc ted budu psat Cesky. Kolikrat se me z tech jazyku uz pekne mota pusa. Salvatore?
Jsem moc rada, ze Maarten zatim ty jeho tri jazyky zvlada vyborne, i kdyz Anglictina samozrejme trochu upadla, a z Holandstiny je Vlamstina, nebo spis Gentsky dialekt.
Ale dulezite je, ze ty jazyky nijak nemota dohromady a vsema se dobre domluvi. A ani se z toho nezblaznil, jak kdysi mnozi sugerovali.
Ted nam k tomu tedy jeste pribyde ta Portugalstina. Jeste nevim, jak to budou resit ve skole, myslim, ze jsem pochopila, ze si muzou vybrat mezi Portugalstinou a Spanelstinou, nebo snad i Francouzstinou? Francouztina by byla asi nejlepsi volba, vzhledem k tomu, ze i tady ve Flandrech ma Francouztinu 3 krat tydne ve skole.
Nas Maartenicek Nejlepsi, (jak se on sam uz nekolik let nazyva, nemam tuseni, jak na to prisel)si sice uziva prazdnin naplno, ale i on se stale pta, kdy prijde leto.
Ja se bojim, ze uz neprijde. Tady v Belgii uz je urcite mesic pocasi jako nekdy koncem rijna. Me osobne to nijak nevadi, i kdyz o trochu tepleji by byt mohlo.
Maarten jde z tabora do tabora, silene si to uziva, i kdyz porad vedou Bobrici. Tam se mu libi nejvic. Myslim, ze to je jedna z mala veci v Belgii, po ktere se nam bude v Angole styskat.
Taky bych ho uz konecne chtela odvezt na Moravu, na jeho vysneny pobyt u babi, ale diky tomu nekonecnemu zarizovani se to proste porad nehodi. Ale uz ted vime, ze driv nez koncem srpna visa na predbeznou navstevu do Angoly nedostaneme, tudiz zrejme nas skolak zameska zacatek jeho prvni tridy. To me silene mrzi, ale co delat, kdyz ho s sebou vzit nesmime a tady se nam o nej nikdo nepostara. To radeji nebudu dal komentovat, abych se nemusela zbytecne rozcilovat.
Bylo fajn, ze minuly tyden babi navstivila Zdenku v Naardenu, takze jsme se jim do vseho jeste prichomejtli my s Maartenickem a bylo moc veselo. Kluci radili, dokonce i nejmladsi Rubinek vi, jak na to.
Nejak si myslim, ze to na rozehrati staci, ted jeste najit odvahu to publikovat. Na to je nejlepsi to po sobe uz necist a rovnou zmacknout oranzovy knoflik. Tak!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Off to summer camp
Last Monday Maarten left for summer camp, all happy and hugely excited. It’s always hard to say good bye for me, but hopefully Maarten have never noticed that.
Today I got caught in the rain on my “daily” jog. I got wet in 5 seconds, totally soaked! And it’s still raining cats and dogs.
Maarten’s camp is located on a beautiful meadow adjacent to the shallow Lesse river, a lovely setting. But with this heavy rain I truly wish their tents won’t be washed away.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
It's happening!
We are filling in forms and the mandatory pre-assignment trip to our possible future home is about to be scheduled.
As Angola is a so-called hardship location we have the possibility to visit in advance to reduce culture shock and better understand what it is like to live and work in Luanda and Soyo.
Ooh yes, we can still refuse it. But honestly, I hope that won’t be necessary!
Getting vaccinations and arranging visa is probably going to be a next week’s challenge and we also need to arrange a caregiver for Maarten during our travel. This pre-assignment visit is seemingly offered to the employees and spouses only.
To be continued.
As Angola is a so-called hardship location we have the possibility to visit in advance to reduce culture shock and better understand what it is like to live and work in Luanda and Soyo.
Ooh yes, we can still refuse it. But honestly, I hope that won’t be necessary!
Getting vaccinations and arranging visa is probably going to be a next week’s challenge and we also need to arrange a caregiver for Maarten during our travel. This pre-assignment visit is seemingly offered to the employees and spouses only.
To be continued.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Bever zijn is fijn!
It's fun to be a Beaver!
But getting the dry dough out of hair just takes more effort than expected.
Even a good, sudsy soak and a lot of conditioner won't remove the hard tiny dumplings even after multiple washes!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Happy 10th anniversary!
After the exhausting birthday party yesterday afternoon Maarten woke up in warrior mood. His shell still hasn’t produced pearl from the little stone he put in it; therefore in anger he destroyed several of his best drawings displayed on a bulletin board in the kitchen.
Then we got totally soaked by a heavy rain on our way to school and our cellar is flooded.
What’s next?
Then we got totally soaked by a heavy rain on our way to school and our cellar is flooded.
What’s next?
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Awaiting a job offer.
As I've mentioned before something has started to happen already during our ski vacation in March.
Rob's boss and the boss of his called several times to confirm our interest in possible overseas relocation.
I spent several sleepless nights mulling over all the details while taking a decision between Perth and Houston.
Not necessarily, since a few days later Rob got recommended for a totally different position. This should be more suitable and accordingly more challenging and in a totally different part of the world, indeed!
Couple of weeks later an interview followed and couple of months later we finally got to know that they are actually busy with an official job offer.
Rob's boss and the boss of his called several times to confirm our interest in possible overseas relocation.
I spent several sleepless nights mulling over all the details while taking a decision between Perth and Houston.
Not necessarily, since a few days later Rob got recommended for a totally different position. This should be more suitable and accordingly more challenging and in a totally different part of the world, indeed!
Couple of weeks later an interview followed and couple of months later we finally got to know that they are actually busy with an official job offer.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
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