Friday, December 12, 2008

Custom Lacrosse Heads

departure in 30h

Time for a little summary on the first 4 months, and there are still some things from the past few weeks to report!

Let's start with the Shanghai marathon, all I have not run there, but at least the "Healthrun" of 4.5 km. What was not always easy because there are so knows how to stand the revolving Chinese also just on the street on the phone, or otherwise are simply unpredictable. But it has been fun to walk by the closed off city and finally to see again that the buses stop for a (If you come to visit, "Have respect for the buses that stop NIE for a pedestrian to the front of them the road crossed! Cars are more likely.)

Let the Christmas season to match the activities of the germans School Shanghai. On the one hand there is a Christmas Bazaar at both campuses with mulled wine, waffles and sausages, and some performances of a stock company. Parents have crafted beautiful things that you could buy then. The proceeds will be funded include a box for my Mindstorms NXT AG, THANK YOU!
was on campus last Friday € Jingle Bell Run, teams of two, 20, 30 or 60 minutes to run alternately on the sports field is always a round. There are then mulled wine and crepes, a beautiful event, as candles line the running route. Yesterday we had
still a school-based Christmas party with children and parents, each class resulted from something, my ethics course of the fifth class had written a Christmas play and performed it was a great success.

Last weekend Alex and I at the chocolate buffet at the Shangri-La Pudong. Really fantastic, what was being offered, in addition to a selection of hot food without Kelin chocolate pralines gave it in different flavors. This then still a harp and a flute player, very Christmassy ...

On Sunday there were finally once again Feuerzangenbowle we prepared with colleagues while also saw.

On Tuesday was the annual dinner Inner Circle Shanghai, we were seven of eating Peking duck, there was still about 20 other dishes, including fried scorpions. A delicious snack, but the Peking duck was fantastic.


we come to the résumé of the first four months in Shanghai.
both professionally and personally, I can only say that I am very glad to have this step done.
What is experienced is difficult to put into words, it is so different than what you know. And how can it then try the people who have been left back in Germany to explain? I think many would incomprehension, if not commented with allegations. I can only say: It's different, come and it looks to you, but also in 2 weeks vacation, you can not understand this city, this country. I feel still like I do not understand this so much. If I'm on dme Fakemarkt and have finally negotiated a normal price for something, the seller comes to me like the next piece back with an absurdly high price.
When I click on a four-lane road in the morning at seven am going I do not understand how there is in the middle of the street a Pelon and a concrete worker returns from the road, without notice. Life is different here, very much different. And it is important to know that life is only here, and you are in Germany again behaves differently. But here, in Shanghai, to behave very differently.
I can not even believe I'm sitting on the plane home tomorrow night and I expected a German order and, above all, peace. No street vendors to sell and there is fried rice. The fact that all but one people understand all at once.

I am pleased to see many of you again!
you can reach me on my old phone number and the landline of my parents.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy (Yeah, I'm Langeoog :-))

And here is an example for China's attempt to do a favor for us Westerners, the tree stands in the foyer of my house:

Monday, December 1, 2008

Hows To Start Sareebusiness

Karting


So, already a week ago, and the report I have not written yourself. Therefore, excused the one-sidedness of the report, but where I usually put so on objectivity value :-)

Here is the report

Clear Plastic Auto Seat Covers

Advent in Shanghai

Now it's already time again. Advent begins, Christmas is coming and it is to be contemplative. OK, last week was the Christmas crafts at school, that would be ticked off before. I would like napkins lamination as wind light, but napkins can be found with Christmas motifs in Shanghai an impossibility (yes, it was also at Ikea none). So it was rescheduled at short notice houses and lights in my class getting creative. Now the school is decorated beautifully, and at home is a light house :-).
What else is missing? Of course, the Advent wreath. Even standing here in the apartment, Alex has put me a * happy *.
even designed a couple of felt parts of Germany, and you feel like you are in Western Europe. Oh was no, since even the Christmas tree to my left by the previous tenant in the wardrobe. The words brought out, plugged in and get the first views nen bit of a shock. Blue light, flashing in different intervals.
This needs to be topped for now. It was also the whole, there are also with colorful lights ...
was on Saturday before Advent in both campuses of the DSS Christmas market, too bad, because then one could only see what their school so everything is on offer. In Pudong, the sausages, mulled wine, chestnuts, soup, Advent wreaths, made by parents and others were hand things. The general entertainment brought before some working groups such as choir and Dynamic Moves examples of their work. A really nice market, I heard that the market in Puxi was well worth seeing.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Edu Science 600 Power Reflector Telescope

The everyday life

time two short episodes or one episode and a picture without words.

The plastic handle of my moped battery is broken (yes, Made in China had a new ...), so forth, this time from metal. Fortunately, we herein every 3rd Road to a metal factory (OK; garage would also be an appropriate term). After various materials were examined by the henchmen then has a metal band at the length abgeflext. Since there still was a little narrow, he took a hand to flex and flexes on the narrow side for about 3 mm derLänge after. Of course, without a safety glove, with the normal woolen glove.

At a price of 10 RMB (1.10 €), I had no motivation to act. When I wanted but then replaced the second grip they had gone, the metal, ie "meio". Well, you can not do anything, I must soon be time . Stop by

And here's a nice picture, just faster with the excavator is thriving (Unfortunately, cell phone camera):


Ah, but still 2 events of the last two days on the way to school:
4spurige Street , left on the trail stops at a scooter rider, because he has to call.

This morning, three-lane road: a sudden traffic jam, the cars leave the middle lane. A car with hazard lights on stands with the track, the woman is on the phone ... Can you believe
on Shanghai's streets

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Shaw Fireclay Farmhouse Sink

The German Ball




So, once again a gesellshaftliches Event in Shanghai, which we really wanted out. I dance at a ball with? Yes, well that was then somehow irrelevant and we also have 2x practiced before, but this later. About Alexandra's roommate, we went a week before the Ball to the (by us) coveted cards and then read the dress code "Black Tie" and the slogan "Black and White".
Well, tuxedo I had even brought from Germany, had only a little change. The dress I thought was more difficult to find, but the fabric market gave us a wealth of images, "I can copy", so that the dress was tailored perfectly within a week. The Stofmarkt is already a subject in itself, one would like to try again with every new let a new suit or jacket or shirt sew. Is indeed cheaper than in Germany in the store, and so far I've always been lucky. Well, dress was not a problem, then the shoes of the lady but rather, size 40 is almost impossible in China to get, then they had to spend the night in 39.
After we were piloted for the first time by half the Hyatt (people holding the signs seem to be cheaper than signs), we finally arrived at the correct input and received a welcome drink.
went after the obligatory entry on the score board, the opening and the opening of the hall doors are calm and relaxed (as unusual for China) in the ballroom.
After the opening dance (which we unfortunately did not dance), it immediately went wrong with party music, the band played everything from Abba to hit.
The buffet was great, but the starters could be done amicably, they ranged from antipasti to oysters caviar. For the main course there was a lot of lamb or fish and pasta. An absolute highlight was the dessert buffet with an ice bar (in both senses), fresh waffles, pancakes, just what the heart desired.
was in between dancing again, and the good food there were also excellent wines.
were interesting, of course, the other person to watch, as was it of foxes on the shoulder to Chinese double-D all.
In the draw, when it was to include a business class trip to Europe LH, we were unfortunately not among the lucky ones.
All in all a successful evening, which cries out for a repeat next year!

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Do You Have To Charge The Lumix Battery

trip to the Organic Farm

After the issue of vegetables, fruit and healthy eating "was completed, we left it We do not take, nor to go to a Biogemüseplantage to see where the vegetables are really her. Through our bus manager Michael we could short notice to get a bus that brought us safe after 1.5 hour drive to the farm. There we were Eva, expected of the only German employees and taken immediately to a tour through the fields and the greenhouses. At the very beginning we were able to grow and we see Chili Peppers were also allowed to pick some for ourselves. Most children want to plant the seeds at home even to open her own chili plantation. One may be curious . Shortly
for us was prepared soil and pots to plant Chinese spinach. The pots were allowed to take the children and are now trying to nourish this up at home. In the next greenhouse carrots were planted, also could harvest the children and the Green
... ... Yes, that was great of course, they were allowed to feed carrots to the green of the incarnate goats. Since there was nothing more that no football to play was there, the goats have surpassed all expectations.
Finally we were allowed to have a look at the packaging hall, throw and go shopping there for organic vegetables at home.
All in all it was a very nice trip, one can only recommend it!

Monday, November 10, 2008

Badger Baby Balm Columbus Ohio

class trip!

On Monday, 3.11. went there for all second-graders for the first time on a school trip. Target was the water towns of Suzhou and Mudu. After a nearly two-hour drive we arrived at the silk factory in Suzhou. There we had a fascinating tour that found the children exciting. Among other things, stated that the cocoon consists of a 1km long silk thread. After the silk factory we went to a delicious buffet, which gave it everything that a child's heart could desire. OK, no fries, but there was this evening. "The good behavior" of children was raised by the other restaurant guests often, thank you  for the preliminary work of the parents.
After a good meal and a short catch games on the bus we went to Suzhou, where we did a very nice boat ride on one of the channels. After the visit of a was more than 500 year old house finally put it to the hotel for room allocation. short time later it was called "Action on the big meadow". As spring ball, jump rope, soccer against the teachers and so many more were played. Fully managed it went into the shower and fix dinner, which was quite marked Chinese (apart from the fries) and was very tasty. After a short night hike and the reading it was also very tired to bed.
The second day saw the first sunshine as well, so after breakfast we went on the road to go in two very nice parks. The children were able to fly a kite and on the playgrounds . Play In the evening there was again a night hike and it was continued reading from the Sams. Before we went home on Wednesday, we took a short boat ride in Mudu, only to be introduced to Chinese calligraphy. Each child could provide a fan with Chinese characters, a great souvenir and gift from the class trip. Quite exhausted we returned to 14:45 then go back to school, where parents have longingly awaited their children!

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Friday, October 17, 2008

Does Edu Science Make Good Telescopes

travelogue Yunnan

So, after a long break a new record. were 2 weeks ago here in a fall break (one week) and I used the time to 4 ladies and a friend from a trip to take D to Yunnan. Located on the western border with Tibet, very rural, although it has some (Chinese) small cities with 3-4 million inhabitants.
From Shanghai we flew to Kunming, where we watched the Stone Forest.

On the way back we visited a tea factory then (yes, much like in Turkey, the carpet rides). went
evening it straight on the night train to Dali. We had booked Soft Sleeper but the fear of Chinese people in a compartment to be. This proved fortunate as not, we had a VIP cabin and three a four compartment in which a Frenchman, a bed was booked for his luggage (the family we saw during the entire trip, as well as another family of the German school). Fortuna we continued to hold, so that was a three-compartment was empty and we thus make the triple and the four units, each a one compartment.

The beds were short, but comfortable, the bathroom facilities rather then getting used to, similar to the pieces of silver from D. In the room there were ne wash bowl and water in the thermos.
In Dali we looked at it early in the morning (before the Chinese tourists) the old town at. Of particular interest here was purely business in the only match boxes with all possible and was also against all Dinegn impossible or motives. After that brief check in, then a short hike on the mountain. The Chinese leaders wanted to stop us, and made strong wellenähgnliche movements, but the road was completely flat and well developed on the mountain along. In the evening there was good food in a restaurant with a cockroach on the wall - you get used to everything. The next morning we went
further Lijian, a larger town with a big old city. Full noon, in the evening really crowded, you get a bit like what the Mallorca As for restaurants. We were able to drink ginger tea on the first night, a really tasty drink and from then on every time on a restaurant bill. First we went but explore the old town, the girls bought scarves and later wanted to get attention to a mountain, and Alex gave me but the rain on a lake, so I pasting the end view of Lijian. Well, yes you can see the photos anyway :-)
The next day we drove to a small town where Joseph Rock, an Austrian or Australian who has lived and has translated chinesish. With him it was his cook. The 15 RMB entrance, we gave us, while important, was again not now. Then we went to a monastery with many insane Motion detectors, where we went, at one time sang any women or a man playing the harmonica. Did you continue the "music" stopped again. Then we took a long walk through the Allgäu (one might think, at least by air, landscape and cows). It ended with Dr. Ho, the most admired man in the world. He said for me to see any damage, except for occasional back pain. But he then gave me a powder with which I mix with alcohol and should be rubbed in. I'm excited, I hope it can try this weekend. The next morning we drove
to our hiking starting point, about 1800m above sea level.
Before us was a strenuous Mountain march, which should take us to 2600m above sea level. Was then stayed in a guesthouse, which was very comfortable and prepared above all tasty food. The view on the hike on the Yangtze was really beautiful.
The last 2 days we spent in Shangri-La, where we include the second largest? Monastery in Lhasa saw. On the last night we ate nor Tibetan hot pot and had fun at "white wine" and SchnickSchnack schnuck play with the Chinese, who were in the same restaurant.


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Friday, October 10, 2008

Answering Machine Messages For Business Example

advertise ..?


Well, what are to come to her?

time:
mayonnaise!


I would not get the idea. But the company also produces jam, as the baby is too it.

mayonnaise is here purely in the hot pot, a cross between soup and fondue. Or as pure salad dressing ...

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Fotos De Desnudos Accidentales

Everyday life

plays no pictures, only text like the life here as a teacher (and students) designed.

to the top a few facts about the German School Shanghai (DSS). The real German school is located in the far west of the city and has about 1,000 students http://www.ds-shanghai.de/ together with her French school in the same building, which has about 1,000 students (including respective kindergarten, primary school up to class 12 and thus graduation) is.
The school where I work is in the east, on the other side of the river (Pudong "east of the river"). It houses about 150 children and was opened in school year 2007/2008. http://www.pudong.ds-shanghai.de/
start of school is placed at 8:00 in the morning, the children with school buses to school. I come with the Staffbus holding at 7:15 in front of my compound. Travel time is approximately 20 minutes.
The allocation of hours of my second Class is as follows: German 6h, 5h math SU 3h, 2h art, ethics 2h, 2h sports, music 2h, 1h library, 1h computer.
is after the first two hours it a 25 minute break, then three hours at a stretch followed, interrupted only by 5 minute breaks. After the 5th Hours followed by a one-hour lunch break, eat in the students in the cafeteria for lunch.
The elementary school students have after working groups or homework help, on Wednesday they have classes until 15:00 clock. The secondary has always offered lessons to 15:00, be it for some days AGs from 15-17:00.
I teach myself in my second Class, along with more art in the same class, and ethics in the 5 and math in the 6th Class.
I myself have often school until 15:00, then leaves the Staffbus back, or you just have conferences, training, etc. What one knows precisely and from D.
will eat lunch usually in the cafeteria, or next door in the street / fast food Chinese restaurant nearby. In the evening it goes either to the other side of the river to dining out with colleagues, or it will just briefly what brought on the road, a tasty version. My kitchen has not been used ...