Legally Blonde. And Pink.

*drum rolls* my car is finally named.

with a name that I adore and was planning on calling future children but imperatorzlarp was totally shocked and against it... 

so in other words: my car's name is Pandora. (my car's a box with hope in it... :oP)

 Today's my first and only exam for this semester. All I have to do other than that is a paper and an essay. So should be fairly easy. But this exam... Argh! 

Anyways, here finally my car. Which I love. And which still doesn't have a name... Help? :o)

 Funny how I always turn up to write when I'm the most bored. Like now. I'm in a lecture about everyday life in Switzerland over the years. Shown in movies about everyday life. And sometimes commented. I think I know of at least 5 things I'd rather be doing right now:

1. taking a sunbath - it's such beautiful summer weather now
2. reading a book
3. watching the newest Glee and ANTM episodes
4. eating ice cream somwhere outside All in all, I love it. Even working from 5 am on (can you imagine how empty the streets are at this time? It's

 Another week, another post. Wow, I amaze myself! :o)

So, there are miracles in this world I think. Last week, I went to this job interview morning for the job I really want. (remember from the last post?)
There, they explained first the whole company with numbers and facts to the 7 applicants that were there. Then, they took us on a tour around the airport to show us, where we would be working possibly. Then there were the scheduled single interviews. While it wasn't our term, we were able to sit in the back of one of the booths at the check in and ask questions and stuff. It was really interesting. Then I had my interview which was almost an hour. There, they first checked what I actually remembered from the presentation about 2 hours earlier. Since I'm used to remember lots of stuff, I still had all the numbers and facts ready. Then, the interview was also for some parts in english (yay!) and in french (nay!). The french part was rather painful and I was sweating like crazy. But I got somehow through it. Only slightly feeling a bit stupid.
Anyways, I thought I was really convincing (again, except for the french part) and charming and they told me they'd call the next morning. So the next morning, I waited and waited, really anxious. And then, after lunch, they finally did call. She told me that my positive energy and charme won them over and that I have the job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will start at may 2nd. And I'm so excited.This is really awesome and I couldn't stop beaming and mentally jumping up and down. Of course not literally. Way too much work. :o)
Now I only need to get a car and I'll be set. Yay!

Yes, I'm still alive. And lazy. Or forgettful. Whatever it was that kept me from posting here. I guess both. And maybe even more.

But that's the past. I'm back and I hope I keep remembering to write here from time to time. :o)

So, I'm at university now and just had a very interesting lecture about persian paintings. I realy enjoyed it and will even enjoy holding a presentation and writing a paper about it. 

I'm a bit  a lot nervous about tomorrow. I have been searching for a part-time job now for quite a while and while after I had to take a course about applications and stuff (which was actually really good and taught me loads of stuff) I finally had some job interviews from the jobs I applied for. And tomorrow is an interview for a job I really really want. I mean really. It's at the airport and I would do check-ins, boardings, information, ... the like. 
It would be awesome since I really love to work in an international environment. And I love the airport. 
Now they want  of course really good english, which shouldn't be a problem, and conversational french, which is kind of a problem. I had french for I think 8 years in school. That was about 6 years ago. And I never liked it much. And I've almost never spoken it since. 
The guy inviting me for the interview told me that it will be from 8 am til 12.30 pm. First, there will be a presentation of the company, then a tour through the airport for the case that we'd work there after, and then individual interviews where (and I quote) they'll "check the language knowledge. Of course that shouldn't be a problem for you, right?". Eep!
I told him I'm a bit rusty when it comes to french and that I'm right now practicing again for myself. So, since last week when I got the call, I've been looking through my old french school books ever since, trying to convince my former knowledge to come back. And I thought myself a bit into a little tiny panic about them asking me to talk in french and nothing comes out or them asking me a question in french and me not understanding it for the life of me. So I really will have to think of some useful sentences in french which I can say if that happens. And I really need to stop panicking. And relax. I think that tomorrow I will be relaxed again, but right now I'm really nervous about it. Normally I try to avoid french. But I just might not be able to do so tomorrow.... Argh!!!
Anyways, did I mention that I really want that job? If not: I REALLY WANT THAT JOB !


And now I have to go and look some more at my french books. It might help after all... 

This is not a journal entry. 

( This is the Secret Santa for Jassanja. Merry Christmas!  )

So much has happened since my last post. But unfortunately we don't have Wi-Fi at school anymore. So I'm writing this from an internet cafe. That's why there's only gonna be a few pictures. It takes forever to upload them...
I'm not gonna go into more details now. Only this. I'll be home 2 weeks early on the 6th of September. More later.
Now a few pics...



Me in Galle on the Fort.



In a temple in Colombo.


More next time.

                                            

Dambulla. There they have the Golden Temple and the Stone Temple. Unfortunately we were there at 7 am and therefore they weren't open yet. So we just looked at them from the outside and took pictures.


    

My favourite place here. Sigirya. It has 1202 steps to the top and a breathtaking view.


 


The painted girls of Sigiriya. They're as old as the place itself. And still intact. And the entrance to the steps to the top level. Lion paws.




                                                   


A ruin in Polonnaruwa.  And the second one is from Gal Vihara (Polonnaruwa), the dying Buddha and our little girl Punidi.

More next time. (there's lots more)

Now some pictures.

 

The one in the middle is Maud, who left us again. And the one on the right is Dilini, who's now sick at home with chickenpox.

          

That was the way to the pool at the Owinka Lake Resort. Since it's an eco friendly resort, a lot of the ways are done with logs which looks very pretty.  The second one is part of the area at the resort. Isn't it absolutely beautiful?



All the AIESECers that came with us to the resort. The second from the right is Plamsi, who lives with me.



The little cutie we saw on the way. He's only a bit shy. :o)



Some of my students who come to almost every of my classes... they must like them... :o)

Where did I stop? Oh yeah, the intern from Holland. She's back in Holland. We somehow knew it from the beginning. After the first 2 days crying, she had an allergical reaction to mosquito bites. (she has lots and lots of allergies) So after going to a hospital here she called her doctor at home and found out that the medication that she got here don't match with her medication that she already has to take. So she booked a flight back. And then she eventually called the director of the school after the instructors told her she of course has to.
Anyways, we stayed up with her til 12.30 am (she was supposed to be picked up by then to be driven to the airport and first stay at an AIESECers house nearby so they only had to do one trip when bringing the new girl, Ewa, here).

At 1 am, she came into my room, crying and panicking and said she was scared because she was staying at someone's house she didn't know. In her panic, she called a friend in Holland and that one told her to stay put and not move to the other house. I could have hit that friend (which is about the same age like her mother...). She wanted me to talk with her on the phone and I told her I am not gonna do that. Then she told me that if she wouldn't send me a text in the morning, I should call that friend in Holland. I only thought WTF.
So, yeah, she's gone now. And another one came. From Poland. She's staying with Plamsi in her room. And she's as picky as Plamsi and Maud. She's been complaining about everything since she's here, even about work, although she only started today and didn't even know how it is before. I so don't like people like that. At the end of the week, there's another one coming from Austria I think. She'll be staying in my room. And then the next one in August. From Brazil if I remember correctly.

Now Saturday was our day off and we went with some other people to a nice hotel/restaurant with a pool. http://www.owinkalake.com/
Unfortunately, I forgot to upload the pictures yet. But I'll post them in the next post.

Here are some pics of different people I work with.



Kalpani and me.




Sudesh, also an instructor. He's very sweet and went with me to the immigration on friday to get my visa extended. He was sick for 2 weeks with the chickenpox. Also, now that almost everybody is back who had the chickenpox (tomorrow the last returns...), one of the girls - Dilini - has it now and is sick at home. Am very glad I had it already.



Beautiful sarees. I actually bought one myself (which was cheaper than a T-shirt in Switzerland...), but I don't have the shirt for underneath yet and I have no clue how to actually wear it. But Dilrukshi told me she'll show me. When I'll wear it to school, I'll take a picture and post it here of course. :o)

What I almost forgot: on Friday we'll go travelling for 3 days to the south with Dilrukshi. I'll finally meet my penfriend in Galle. After 10 years of writing. I'm very excited and curious about it. And in the middle of August we'll go to the north and see all the historical site. That'll be awesome. Then we'll go for a whole week. This month there wasn't time for that since on the 25th there's another Poya (full moon holiday) and there will be a free ice cream stand outside of our school so of course we're supposed to be there since it'll be a lot of fun...

Enough for now. I have a class very soon. Will put here some more pictures later.