Company Christmas Event

 

Bernried (Deggendorf) - Christmas Event

Being part of this company for such a short period has already taught me a lot about the way things can be we the people are good.

Good as people and good as in “we’re in this together so let’s make it happen for all of us”. I confess it has been unreal all this experience with this company, and from one end to the other, from the best to the worst I have seen enough to make my decision to stay “forever”. 

I had previously mentioned they emanate a good vibe I had not felt for a long (professional) time. This is like having a group of friends you can depend on. Until now it has been the best and I cannot regret this new relationship, and not all has been good, as some of my closest friends and family already know… far from that…

But as another proof that this is another reality I had the greatest experience with the Company’s Christmas Event. We drove 350 km (+400 km back) to be with our new friends and it was just great. I am not referring to the 4-star hotel with the superb food, the pool or the sauna. I mean the feeling was great and it felt like… a dream. All friends, from different countries and speaking different languages but joined together to… in fact to have fun and to enjoy this cultural exchange.

Those who know me best can confirm that I love to work, If motivated or being given a good challenge I can work long hours day after day, and when I feel this about the people that hire me I feel like giving back all they deserve and make them happy with their choice to trust me and my capabilities.

Not that I owe them anything because this has been a great effort for me also, but in the end it is because of this balance that I keep going everyday and trust when everybody tells me: “… be patient, it will come to you, you just have to be patient”, it must be a sign, when people of all ranks tell me this…

Lately I have relied on these “signs” as if I was not the most non-religious persons I know. I am super-rational! I don’t believe in any kind of gods or super-powers but I trust that I have a path to follow and I take what life offers me. I usually say: “I take what life offers me, but I tend to force my destiny.” and it brought me here… and it’s been quite a ride!

I am (quite) happy, I am (almost) rich, I (don’t) have (yet) a great job, and I am (moderately) healthy!

Therefore, I can’t complaint too much…

 

Bernried (Deggendorf) - A child in the snow

Geburtstag

00:00 – My wife and daughter sing me Happy Birthday! I love them, they make me happy.

07:45 – I wake up late, skip shaving. Take a quick shower and think: “This will be over very soon.”

08:15 – I sit in my car, had no breakfast, no caffeine and can’t manage to configure the iPhone bluetooth, damn, time to go!. At least the garage remote is now working (I disassembled/fixed it last night). On my way to work, no traffic jam, everything is covered in snow, just perfect and white! I dream the whole way, make it in less than one hour.

09:15 – No parking, I parked on the visitors parking space (I hope the car is still here when I leave later tonight).

10:00 – Jeez, when will this be over. I think my face shows what I feel. I feel like… this isn’t going to work. When will this be over?

12:45 – Time for lunch after an “Excel”lent morning of work. I wonder what’s good to eat. I could eat a small farm animal. Had fish and boiled potatoes. I ate a Magnum, I deserved it, and It is now the high point of the day.

13:15 – Back to work, I wonder when this will be over. This is not the way I should be spending my (birth)days.

14:00 – Jeez, what am I supposed to do? Maybe I will leave at 16p.m.

16:00 – Still here, I will leave at 17p.m.

17:00 – I am leaving… in a moment, something important came up.

18:00 – Time to go. The car is still here, I feel relief. I sit in the car and try to configure the iPhone and can’t make it work (while driving)… Better leave it alone. No 60-euro-refuel-damn-oil-prices-day. It is not snowing today. No traffic jams. I’m thinking there’s no way I will keep this for much longer, I plan my weekend and make a quick assessment on the past events, it was a week full of decisions and finally I can see some good in the future ahead (not sure where or when though…). It will be a nice evening with my girls and I feel excited about tomorrow’s event.

19:30 – I made it home. The remote still works like a charm (I must be some kind of engineer).

20:00 – Ordered chinese. Heard from my dearest friend and shared my best with my girls. Glühwein for a good night sleep.

22:00 – Packing for tomorrow. We’ll drive 3 hours till the mountains for the Christmas event, I should be a blast. I am really excited for my daughter, she will love the snow! And the Spa… let’s see…

23:00 Time’s up. I made it, I am now 33!

PS: I thank my family for being there for me even at a distance. I thank my friends that never forget, they are better than I am.

First Snow

Time for starting the weekly “lessons learned” post.

This was a week of firsts and of different feelings. My first week of work by a German company. In this multinational project I have the chance to meet even more realities throughout Europe, not by traveling to other countries but having contact with persons from other places. Until now it has been… all new, and I am really hopping for the best. It is hard to put the work in first place when I have other (maybe even more important) issues to take care of, but, so far so good.

The house hunt has gone nowhere and it is not easy to make the ride to work and back every day with a smile knowing it also means my other goals are still on-hold.

First Snow - 2008

Later this Friday on the way to Stuttgart the winter finally arrived and the first snow came down on us to make it an interesting weekend, and making the winter tires worth the (ridiculously big) investment! The packed highway suddenly slowed to a common pace and we felt like driving in the clouds, surrounded with flying white particles it all seemed like a dream.

Woke up to a white striped landscape and I have now the first snow on my car to clean up.

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