seegers says...

A lot was going the last few days, so here is a small wrap up. After finding out that mail was apparently deliberately not being delivered to me, I called up the service of the postal comapny and registered my complaint with them. But there would be no feedback to me unless I complain a second, only then a written statement will be issued. So I have been thinking a lot about hoe many letters might have gone missing and who I should be contacting about all this. Really a headache. At least today I got the documents from C.-Bank. And I know of two other non-commercial mailings that should be here tomorrow or the day after. On the one hand I do not want to miss these, but on the other hand if one of them is not being delivered, I would have a reason to get a written statement from the postal service. It kind of bugs me that there is will not be an official reply about the reasons of the initial returned letters.

The night before yesterday I also had been sleeping very little, only about two hours and I had to return to Bosch again for my first day of work. Luckily this day was still a bit slow settling back in can getting aquainted with my new and old responsibilities. At least now I get a discounted lunch there.

Then in order to unclutter my life a little more, I try everyday to put two things online on eBay and try to sell them there. I have a lot things accumulated and a lot of books that I haven't looked at for years. And even if I get just one Euro out of these things, I will be happy. Especially all the books that are difficult to sell. But I suppose the books that still have some value are better sold on Amazon. On eBay only the auctions that start at 1 Euro are free to set up, so you run the risk to sell your book for only 1 Euro. On Amazon you can set any price and it is a lot easier to set up than eBay, but they do charge a higher commission for their services. So if you have the time and do not want to risk selling your stuff too cheap, it is better to choose Amazon.

And since it is cold, wet, cold and slippery outside and thanks to my foot, going for a run to exercise is a bit risky for me these days. I have become an even greater sloth. Well, in order to something about, I am trying the training schedules from
Hundredpushups.com and Twohundredsitups.com. Maybe I can stick to this and put a badge or two on my blog in about 6 weeks. Wish my room had a little more space though. Besides the bed, there is not much space to get down and do the exercises...

Oh well, time to sleep, got classes this weekend again.

Now there is also a Working Holiday Programme in Singapore: Contact Singapore WHP

At the moment it still seems to be vry open and flexible, but it is limited to students from Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, the UK and the US.

But I really do wonder if the pay of the typical working holiday jobs can offset the cost of living in Singapore. Anyone in need of a qualified IT Butler?

Waking up to see that it has snowed overnight (oh well, Aprilweather) and that the sun was shining brightly. But with my exam coming up, I'd be staring at my papers and my screen anyway all day long.

But oh wait... forgot to change my shift, luckily my calender went ding and reminded me. And I was actually busy so no time to study. And now I am home and the internet is down.

Hope Murphy is using up all his energy before my exam starts...

I was home over the easter holidays and for my mum's birthday and now I am on my way back to Tuebingen. After my next exam I will start working with a company and write my small thesis at the same about my work there. Can't say too much about it, since the contract is not signed yet and I am not sure yet how confidential my work will be. But in anyway, I am looking forward to it. No more lectures, no more seminars, but finally some good useful work.

Last friday I had my last lecture for this semester. While many students are now going home or on vacation, I will be studying for my exams and looking for a way to consolidate my 3-4 jobs (2 contracts, 2 projects and another joboffer) into something that is easier to manage.