Today it's Halloween and I'm going to share my take on it with you.
You lucky bastards!
It's actually a watered down version of our Limburgian carnaval.
Don't tell any Americans though haha!
People dress up and go out to parades and parties. But it's just one night really. Sure there are pre-parties and so on but the celebration isn't as massive as Limburgians tend to do carnaval. You can easily escape Halloween if you want.
Just don't turn the lights on in your house or else you'll have kids trick or treating you all night hehe.
I'm going to a friend's house tonight to watch some movies. Probably horror movies.
DUH!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
családlátogatás
Most people in the US don't know this but I spent last week in the Netherlands to renew my visa.
I obviously also visited friends and family.
Some pics from my visit to my grandfather in his nursing home can be found HERE.
I must admit I didn't know how I would react to seeing him in his current state. The last time I saw him was in summer 2005 when he was still in good health.
But it felt good to see see him and grandma again. Despite the heavy stroke he suffered back in March 2006 he still recognized me and was laughing quite a bit.
He's half paralyzed, sitting in a wheel chair and can't speak much but he still understood what the other family members and me were talking about.
I obviously wish he would still be in his old good health but it's reality one has to face and accept. He's had a good life and I hope he'll continue to live on for quite a bit cause I would like to see him again on my next trip to the Netherlands.
One last note, I hope he doesn't hear anything about the current situation in Hungary. That would break his heart for sure and he can definitely do without that...
I obviously also visited friends and family.
Some pics from my visit to my grandfather in his nursing home can be found HERE.
I must admit I didn't know how I would react to seeing him in his current state. The last time I saw him was in summer 2005 when he was still in good health.
But it felt good to see see him and grandma again. Despite the heavy stroke he suffered back in March 2006 he still recognized me and was laughing quite a bit.
He's half paralyzed, sitting in a wheel chair and can't speak much but he still understood what the other family members and me were talking about.
I obviously wish he would still be in his old good health but it's reality one has to face and accept. He's had a good life and I hope he'll continue to live on for quite a bit cause I would like to see him again on my next trip to the Netherlands.
One last note, I hope he doesn't hear anything about the current situation in Hungary. That would break his heart for sure and he can definitely do without that...
Thursday, October 26, 2006
weeping for a nation
Though I'm only half Hungarian the country's sad history and continued misery caused by all its governments is something I can't shake off easily.
Last Monday, October 23rd was the memorial day for the Revolution back in 1956. Many Hungarians fled the country, among them my grandparents and their children, my mom being one of them.
However many Hungarian bravely stood up to the Russian communist giant who in front of the eyes of the whole world violently removed all revolutionary voices.
It's unbelievably sad that the entire world knew about this and actually saw it happen but nobody came to the rescue of the poor Hungarians.
What is even sadder is the current situation of Hungary. The government is led by a liar which has provoked angry responses from the people who feel betrayed. Despite the call for his resignation he stays.
In this country which has had more than its share of lies and oppression by governments the agony continues...
Budapest Riots - Oct 23, 2006 - Revolution part 2
Police brutality at Hungarian 1956 tribute
budapest 2006 - day 2 of the riots
Last Monday, October 23rd was the memorial day for the Revolution back in 1956. Many Hungarians fled the country, among them my grandparents and their children, my mom being one of them.
However many Hungarian bravely stood up to the Russian communist giant who in front of the eyes of the whole world violently removed all revolutionary voices.
It's unbelievably sad that the entire world knew about this and actually saw it happen but nobody came to the rescue of the poor Hungarians.
What is even sadder is the current situation of Hungary. The government is led by a liar which has provoked angry responses from the people who feel betrayed. Despite the call for his resignation he stays.
In this country which has had more than its share of lies and oppression by governments the agony continues...
Budapest Riots - Oct 23, 2006 - Revolution part 2
Police brutality at Hungarian 1956 tribute
budapest 2006 - day 2 of the riots
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Yale soccer tournament!
I'll post two e-mails here which sum up last weekend very well!
We went to Yale University to participate in their annual soccer tournament:
PICS
Guys,
I think this email deserves special attention!!! First of all, you'll be glad to know that Yale Medical won the tournament. If you look at the scores of their games, they beat some good teams pretty badly but only beat us 1-0... Much congratulations to all of us again for our performance!
Second, notice Katie's comments about us in this email she sent out to all the schools.. As we suspected, we made a pretty big impression on everyone!
Lastly, and on the same note, she sent out two pictures to everyone and they just happened to be the pics taken of us at the Yale Graduate Bar!! I guess CMU MBA's do have more fun...
Well, again, thank you all for making the trip and giving their all this past weekend. You all showed a lot of heart - playing through injuries and all!! This could be a great start to a long legacy of fun times that the "CMU Soccer Club" has. Yes, Session has already set the wheels in motion on getting an official club sanctioned by the school and there will be forthcoming meetings very soon to decide the matter. We'll keep everyone posted.
Additionally, stay tuned for more information on the UNC 7-vs-7 tournament coming up in November. We were invited this morning to come play in that "invite only" tournament and we are looking into getting funding, etc.
Again, thanks to you all. I know I certainly won't forget our first tournament in New Haven!
Regards,
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: Club-SOM United Soccer
Subject: Final Results
Hello Soccer Captains!!!
Thanks to all who participated in making the 17th Annual Yale SOM Soccer Tournament such a great success! A big congratulations goes out to the Yale Medical School who won the Cup in tough final match up against Wharton. The final score was 3-2 and there were some beautiful goals in that game!
I hope you all enjoyed playing, BBQing and drinking with us here in New Haven. We certainly enjoyed hosting you. We sincerely hope you'll return to our tournament next year. Special thanks goes out to NYU Stern for switching time slots last minute to accommodate a cancelled flight for the Fuqua team. Huge props to Carnegie Mellon team who partied like rock stars at the Toga Party, played with 11 players, then partied again on Saturday evening & played again Sunday. I'm impressed!
Below are the finishing results of the tournament for all of the games also enclosed.
Best wished to all,
The Yale SOM Soccer Captains
We went to Yale University to participate in their annual soccer tournament:
PICS
Guys,
I think this email deserves special attention!!! First of all, you'll be glad to know that Yale Medical won the tournament. If you look at the scores of their games, they beat some good teams pretty badly but only beat us 1-0... Much congratulations to all of us again for our performance!
Second, notice Katie's comments about us in this email she sent out to all the schools.. As we suspected, we made a pretty big impression on everyone!
Lastly, and on the same note, she sent out two pictures to everyone and they just happened to be the pics taken of us at the Yale Graduate Bar!! I guess CMU MBA's do have more fun...
Well, again, thank you all for making the trip and giving their all this past weekend. You all showed a lot of heart - playing through injuries and all!! This could be a great start to a long legacy of fun times that the "CMU Soccer Club" has. Yes, Session has already set the wheels in motion on getting an official club sanctioned by the school and there will be forthcoming meetings very soon to decide the matter. We'll keep everyone posted.
Additionally, stay tuned for more information on the UNC 7-vs-7 tournament coming up in November. We were invited this morning to come play in that "invite only" tournament and we are looking into getting funding, etc.
Again, thanks to you all. I know I certainly won't forget our first tournament in New Haven!
Regards,
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: Club-SOM United Soccer
Subject: Final Results
Hello Soccer Captains!!!
Thanks to all who participated in making the 17th Annual Yale SOM Soccer Tournament such a great success! A big congratulations goes out to the Yale Medical School who won the Cup in tough final match up against Wharton. The final score was 3-2 and there were some beautiful goals in that game!
I hope you all enjoyed playing, BBQing and drinking with us here in New Haven. We certainly enjoyed hosting you. We sincerely hope you'll return to our tournament next year. Special thanks goes out to NYU Stern for switching time slots last minute to accommodate a cancelled flight for the Fuqua team. Huge props to Carnegie Mellon team who partied like rock stars at the Toga Party, played with 11 players, then partied again on Saturday evening & played again Sunday. I'm impressed!
Below are the finishing results of the tournament for all of the games also enclosed.
Best wished to all,
The Yale SOM Soccer Captains
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