Thursday, September 18, 2008

Mandatory Overtime In Philippines

I. Observations from Norway

here I'll try write a few observations from Norway, we have not yet had time to notice. These are mostly things that are beyond the "classical" thinking. (I marked by Slovak real). Maybe it will help someone who is going here.

People gregarious:
People here are good. And in principle, believe in it, and that the others are good. For us it's just the opposite. In principle, we have a tendency not to believe others. One must convince us that we began to trust him. Here you first disappoint people to change their good opinion of you. (Not that we have experienced). Things here are everywhere around the home without fences. Boats parked at the lake with the engine based. On site at night leaving almost all tools out there. There is a problem encountered in self-service retail kiosks. Especially now, when the fruit season. When traveling caravan stands, there are apples-packed in bags about dvojkilovýh. A notice: 40 dollars for one bag Throw into the box. Possible in Slovakia? I would not believe until I see it.
On the other hand, people are rather quiet, politely demure. Rarely (actually never, so when I think) to speak first. This behavior changes radically when you drink. Especially the younger generation. Then some of nevydržanie.
almost all drink coffee. A lot and everywhere.

Transport:
difficult to embrace the Central European conditions. Highway network minimum. On the road, the maximum speed of 80 km / h. Sometimes (often) reduced to 70, 50 and even 40 km / h. Norwegians generally comply, even though police is named. At least here in our country I was lucky police should be displayed only once on the road. There are also automatic radar. Are placarded "Automatik trafik control" and there is indicated length of time. Norwegians are driving calmly and transport is relatively smooth.
Interestingly marking corners. Almost every bit sharper than a similar mark on us. Looks like it supposedly is going to turn some terrible and they are cool can let go and seventies. One should get used to.
burn time is required here. And winter tires. In winter, when permitted tires with studs. Attention will be given to the reindeer. Gasoline costs
around 12 to 13 NOK (about 50 SKK). Often prices vary. From day to day. It is usually cheaper on Sunday. Sometimes the crown (Norway).
with similar systems such as the self-service sales of fruit, we met and when paying for parking.
railway network is quite good. Trains are modern and clean. And expensive. It pays to buy tickets in advance through internet. On the train guides say only reservation number.
We have experience with line autobusmi.Máme experience only from the trip to Haukeli. Of course there is coffee and toilet on board.

further observations are collect ...

Miro

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Malyin Monroe Piercing

fire, beavers, trip, disco

So after a long break next dose contributions. We were outside the week and the week before we did here a little neglected. So let much in order.

We saw fire, as the name spat. But do not worry, not us, but neighbors in the adjacent hut. Specifically, a boy from Nepal. As a good Buddhist in the evening lights the incense sticks. However, he left them unattended and fell into a naughty full trash. The minute the fire alarm sounded. We did not pay attention to it initially, after But now we realize that it's probably somewhere pretty close. When you catch up with the Nepalese girl looking capita exposure to the rooms so we knew is wrong. I grabbed hasičák from our hallway and we fled. Jingly residents stood outside the house, alarm tingle so hard that the man did not understand his own words. We ran inside. Room from which dymilo was closed. Popýtal like someone a credit card trick as the American films I opened the room. Flush smother. Could not see the window on the other side. Trash was quite šlahali flame and combusted at the door. Unlock I hasičák nicely cause foaming and all corner rooms. It was after the fire. Just smoke was already nevydržanie. After a while, catch up with quite a large audience of curious, because the alarm still "felt" the smoke. In the distance was heard a siren from the fire engine. Someone called the fire department is proactive. It seemed that some can not find the scene. After a while they came fully equipped. Ambulance behind them. Tetušky ambulances from me asked, whether I have long been exposed to smoke. All eventually went well, today got a Nepali man fiery letter from the police that he was guilty, but will not be fined.

Earlier this week we have seen on the river beavers. It was a night trip. Started on the eighth and ended before the eleventh. Motor boat, we sailed up and down for quite a large river. Strong light is shone on a river. One beaver was seen at a great distance, until we managed to be closer to the sink and sail. When it started raining and we returned to port, suddenly appeared on the port side of a beaver. We almost crashed it by boat. He was so on the meter, meter and a half by boat. Was probably more surprised than us. We saw him again when surfaced and then finally lost in darkness.

On Friday we had a field exercise here called "field trip". We have already examined the ranger Lifjel site. Us again stole 20 NOK per lot. This trip was nice, the weather came. We learned alpine plant species.


Arvid Odland in explaining

Saturday We have a student look at the local disco bar KROA. This time I was driving and I broke the Zdeno. We met two Polk. They were sisters. I was pleased to hear that some famous speech. One lived in Slovakia last year. We Potrénovali little Polish and potancovali. That was pretty good, except for one thing. At the end we were wet with beer. People here have a strange habit of dancing with a glass of beer in hand (if it can be called dance: D). And here and there, or even frequently happens that the beer neustojí dancer. I've had such wet feet in sandals from the beer on the floor, the pants I poured beer guy who primotal the way and that Zdeno into it accidentally drgol. I also had a wet t-shirt on his back. In this case the offender is unknown, the case is postponed. And the end I was already wet hair and a beer. Thanks to the Spaniard María. A Zdeno jacket stinks so far: D. Perhaps it is the other mind, but I that I was driving (and that means not under the influences of) it does not come to such ridiculous. Enough complaining, the evening ended quite well.

Miro