So it is not as it appears: even in Switzerland there are riots. In the latest days it is eas to read about it in Basel, Chur, Zurich. But I didn't notice anything strange close to me. Maybe because I don't get all the discussions, even if I 'm often on the train or the bus.
It looks also that Switzerland is not new to the riots, as it has happened in the past. I found this reportage really interesting, but I don't have time to look more depply to understand the reason of those riots.
It seems that a famous school (ETH) was moved from a place close to the Hauptbahnhof of Zurich to another place as a consequence of some riots happened sometime in the past.
For me it is strange to here about it, as I always think of Switzerland as a peaceful land, so I can say that Swiss people have a character as well as the rest of the world.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Monday, 1 November 2010
Next episode
Hiafter my leaving from Italy this is my next episode I 'd like to talk about in my beloved blog.
Today I was in Zurich as I daily do since 1 months, and I was going to have a "Kaffee Creme" in Mc Donalds during a break ( I can tell you ... it is even better than an extremely expensive coffee in a bar in Zurich ). Just before Mc Donalds, in the middle of the street, but in a pedestrian area, there was a dog, a nice and sweet puppy.
No dog in Switzerland walks in a street alone so the only possibility was that someone had lost him. He came towards me and I stopped him to cross the road. He obeyed and was so sweet!! Then he started running towards a young boy just to play with him but the sweetest scene was seeing the boy and some other people taking care of him. They kept him and made a call, probably to police in order to get the identity of the dog and then the owner's address.
I stopped a while and I just looked at that scene and I thought : "How lucky is that dog? He is absolutely safe! People, who don't know him, a dog, takes care of him". I smiled and I felt full of positive energy, and I thought that Switzerland is really amazing.
It is amazing breathing positive feeling and looking at smiling people when you are on the train, on the street or in a shop. It is amazing how much patience Swiss people have in listening to my "schlecht" (horrible) German and answering so politely!
And finally amazing is how people enjoy a sunny day at lake's river, by reading, talking, or simply relaxing. I enjoy as well that and I can tell that sometimes this helps me do not miss my sea.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
What is missing?
Hi my favourite wall,
from day to day I think that I want to write this or I want to write that on the blog. I should arrange a good terminal so that I can soon write what I have in mind, so do not loose my thoughts...
Anyway for sure something is in my mind since days, and I thought how to write it here, as a story? as a poetry? as a simple post? How to be general as I usually am in my blog? let's try.
Happy to announce that I 'm going to leave my country to start a great (the greatest one life can offer ;)) adventure abroad! Feelings? I 'm Excited, Scared, Curious ... Optimistic and Longing to win (or at least survive ;)) and grow personally, professionally and what else is possible to improve!
Of course melanchony, homesickness, they will come soon or later. But a friend of mine asked me: "what exactly is tying you up?" ... well good question!! Key question I'd say! Let's move this question on : "what do you want?", "what do you expect from life?"... too serious? Maybe it would be easier to look at life, how short it is and how big is the set of opportunities in the world! and then, here is the answer : GO!
Still preparing myself, friends to the departure, but I 'll keep this blog up to date! Not too far from the departure date! Good luck to me!
Rossy
from day to day I think that I want to write this or I want to write that on the blog. I should arrange a good terminal so that I can soon write what I have in mind, so do not loose my thoughts...
Anyway for sure something is in my mind since days, and I thought how to write it here, as a story? as a poetry? as a simple post? How to be general as I usually am in my blog? let's try.
Happy to announce that I 'm going to leave my country to start a great (the greatest one life can offer ;)) adventure abroad! Feelings? I 'm Excited, Scared, Curious ... Optimistic and Longing to win (or at least survive ;)) and grow personally, professionally and what else is possible to improve!
Of course melanchony, homesickness, they will come soon or later. But a friend of mine asked me: "what exactly is tying you up?" ... well good question!! Key question I'd say! Let's move this question on : "what do you want?", "what do you expect from life?"... too serious? Maybe it would be easier to look at life, how short it is and how big is the set of opportunities in the world! and then, here is the answer : GO!
Still preparing myself, friends to the departure, but I 'll keep this blog up to date! Not too far from the departure date! Good luck to me!
Rossy
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Time to learn.
Hi there,
thanks to FB or because of FB, posting on blog is always postponed and for sure omitted since months! But my blog remains my favourite place :).
A lot of thoughts I left on FB wall, that is because of lazyness in writing a post, or of willingness to share with FB friends ... I don't know.
I didn't write (but wasn't my intention) about the beautiful show I assisted some days ago in Syracuse, "Phedra", at the greek amphitheater. My first participation to that kind of representations, what a beautiful feeling. Pathos...the correct word to express how your soul is involved! Great interpreters, I felt every word they pronounced. Wow!
That's is only a few of what I did and I'm doing in the latest months.
Since some months, I have more time for myself and I can tell you it is not easy to get use of this but I 'm learning slowly how to use this time for myself, for my interests..but I lost what are my interests, my hobbies.
I put them apart some years ago, sometimes they came back, randomly, for a short period, not enough to be again part of my daylife.
But I try.
For example biking, I can also find some old (very old) post talking about it, well! I can use bike in Catania! And I 'm doing it! This is toll (as they'd say in German)! I 'm working to make it my main transport mean at least in the Stadt (again German ..) . I'll post some picture if I'll survive in a couple of months! :D.
thanks to FB or because of FB, posting on blog is always postponed and for sure omitted since months! But my blog remains my favourite place :).
A lot of thoughts I left on FB wall, that is because of lazyness in writing a post, or of willingness to share with FB friends ... I don't know.
I didn't write (but wasn't my intention) about the beautiful show I assisted some days ago in Syracuse, "Phedra", at the greek amphitheater. My first participation to that kind of representations, what a beautiful feeling. Pathos...the correct word to express how your soul is involved! Great interpreters, I felt every word they pronounced. Wow!
That's is only a few of what I did and I'm doing in the latest months.
Since some months, I have more time for myself and I can tell you it is not easy to get use of this but I 'm learning slowly how to use this time for myself, for my interests..but I lost what are my interests, my hobbies.
I put them apart some years ago, sometimes they came back, randomly, for a short period, not enough to be again part of my daylife.
But I try.
For example biking, I can also find some old (very old) post talking about it, well! I can use bike in Catania! And I 'm doing it! This is toll (as they'd say in German)! I 'm working to make it my main transport mean at least in the Stadt (again German ..) . I'll post some picture if I'll survive in a couple of months! :D.
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Thursday, 17 September 2009
La politica .. e il senso della misura (corriere.it 17 sett 2009)
Questo articolo pubblicato oggi dal Corriere della sera mi è proprio piaciuto.
Ritengo che parecchie persone oggi credono di essere superiori ad ogni altro essere umano e la cosa è spaventosa, e tristemente simile alle basi che portarono estremismi come nazismo, apatheid ...
Tutti gli estremismi vanno combattuti, per fortuna abbiamo una mente per eleborare e un cuore per provare sentimenti. Essi lavorano insieme, e producono ragione e sentimento. Per fortuna.
Ritengo che parecchie persone oggi credono di essere superiori ad ogni altro essere umano e la cosa è spaventosa, e tristemente simile alle basi che portarono estremismi come nazismo, apatheid ...
Tutti gli estremismi vanno combattuti, per fortuna abbiamo una mente per eleborare e un cuore per provare sentimenti. Essi lavorano insieme, e producono ragione e sentimento. Per fortuna.
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Sunday, 10 May 2009
World Press Photo 2009
I 've just been to the World Press Photo Exhibition 2009 (currently hosted in Zurich).
My impression about it? I felt not the same emotion I felt the first time I saw it, I 'm little bit disappointed, I am not expert but I didn't get such a special emotion in front of the photo, as usual happens when you see a special and well-done photo.
What I liked a lot is, as always, stories they want to tell. From American mortgages crisis to immigrates tragedy, and so on. You can have a look at the site it reports a nice gallery.
Ross
My impression about it? I felt not the same emotion I felt the first time I saw it, I 'm little bit disappointed, I am not expert but I didn't get such a special emotion in front of the photo, as usual happens when you see a special and well-done photo.
What I liked a lot is, as always, stories they want to tell. From American mortgages crisis to immigrates tragedy, and so on. You can have a look at the site it reports a nice gallery.
Ross
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Back to my beloved blog
I 'm back to my blog...my loved and secure blog..far away from futility, curiosity, useless links, suspicious eyes...in other words FB!Here is the place where I like to share my impressions, idea, feelings and so on..
Wishing to be active blogger again!
Rossella
Thursday, 30 April 2009
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Monday, 16 March 2009
Monday mood
Is it due to "Report" about Catania?Or is it due to the eagerness and current impossibility to create my own life-space?
Or is it due to the calm at the office?
Whatever is the reason of this mood...it is a bad Monday.
Ross
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Internet e leggi .. interessante
Mi pare interessante questo punto di vista sui social network. Mi piace linkarlo nel mio blog.
http://zambardino.blogautore.repubblica.it/
Ross
http://zambardino.blogautore.repubblica.it/
Ross
Monday, 12 January 2009
Desperation ..
This morning I was listening to the radio and driving office. It was raining and the highway was quite dangerous due to the rain and the limited visibility.
Suddenly I thought how should be the morning in Gaza. I thought about a person there, starting the day like me this morning, not sure he had slept, looking at the world around him. How did he feel? Desperation, desolation, hopelessness ... destruction, death, fear of living.
I stopped radio and I thought to say everyone to stop and think to him just for one minute. Think of him, as war is real, is there, men, women, children there are living the war.
I hoped at least one person in Gaza can listen to music for ... 5 minutes ... to make his mind away from there, to make him maybe calm for 1 minute.
Sadness, impotence, anger ... war.
Ross
Suddenly I thought how should be the morning in Gaza. I thought about a person there, starting the day like me this morning, not sure he had slept, looking at the world around him. How did he feel? Desperation, desolation, hopelessness ... destruction, death, fear of living.
I stopped radio and I thought to say everyone to stop and think to him just for one minute. Think of him, as war is real, is there, men, women, children there are living the war.
I hoped at least one person in Gaza can listen to music for ... 5 minutes ... to make his mind away from there, to make him maybe calm for 1 minute.
Sadness, impotence, anger ... war.
Ross
Friday, 19 December 2008
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Tasse sui biglietti aerei....curiosità.
Visto che oggi pomeriggio non ho molto da fare, faccio finalmente il biglietto di ritorno da Parigi.
Pagato il biglietto su Internet di un volo Meridiana, controllo per filo e per segno che tipo di tasse pago :P. E noto che :
Lo sapevate l'unione europea ha lanciato la tassa di solidarietà? "Una tassa dell' Ue sui voli, per finanziare gli aiuti ai Paesi più poveri colpiti dall' Aids".
Grazie al mio biglietto allora l'AIDS viene combattuto ... voglio crederci...
Interessante anche la tassa "Crisis surcharge" : "È un supplemento che copre i costi dei maggiori controlli di sicurezza ritenuti necessari dopo gli attentati dell'11 settembre 2001 negli Stati Uniti." Quindi quelle file interminabili e i controlli di sicurezza che io eviterei perchè mi sembrano assurdi, hanno costi coperti dal mio biglietto!
E chi lo sapeva..da oggi avrò un atteggiamento diverso quando decido di fare un viaggio :D!
Ross
Pagato il biglietto su Internet di un volo Meridiana, controllo per filo e per segno che tipo di tasse pago :P. E noto che :
| tariffa(il prezzo indicato è comprensivo di IVA 10%) | 116.00 EUR | ||
| Tasse e supplementi | QX - Controllo passeggeri | 8.91 EUR | |
| FR - Tassa locale francia | 13.55 EUR | ||
| IZ - Tassa di solidarietà | 1.00 EUR | ||
| YQ - Crisis surcharge | 6.00 EUR | ||
| Prezzo | 145.46 EUR | ||
| Diritti amministrativi e di emissione(inclusa IVA 20%) | 3.00 EUR |
| Totale pagato | 148.46 EUR |
Grazie al mio biglietto allora l'AIDS viene combattuto ... voglio crederci...
Interessante anche la tassa "Crisis surcharge" : "È un supplemento che copre i costi dei maggiori controlli di sicurezza ritenuti necessari dopo gli attentati dell'11 settembre 2001 negli Stati Uniti." Quindi quelle file interminabili e i controlli di sicurezza che io eviterei perchè mi sembrano assurdi, hanno costi coperti dal mio biglietto!
E chi lo sapeva..da oggi avrò un atteggiamento diverso quando decido di fare un viaggio :D!
Ross
... e l'Italia è tecnicamente in recessione!
Bene .... sembra ufficiale : qui!
Se si tira troppo la corda ... prima o poi si spezza, si sa. E così dopo che per strada e per anni si sente parlare di prezzi che aumentano senza alcun controllo e di stipendi che rimangono fermi..adesso tutti i media si svegliano e dicono ciò che per molti è ovvio. Una buonissima parte degli italiani non arriva a fine mese, vendite in calo in tutto il paese perfino per pasta e pane! E certo, la gente è indebitata fino al collo!
E ora? Cosa si fa? Staremo a vedere!Sembra che ancora si stia parlando della scoperta dell'acqua calda,vediamo quando si passerà ai fatti, quelli veri!
Io intanto penso bene di emigrare, per adesso l'Italia e soprattutto Catania non mi offrono nulla di positivo!
Ross
Se si tira troppo la corda ... prima o poi si spezza, si sa. E così dopo che per strada e per anni si sente parlare di prezzi che aumentano senza alcun controllo e di stipendi che rimangono fermi..adesso tutti i media si svegliano e dicono ciò che per molti è ovvio. Una buonissima parte degli italiani non arriva a fine mese, vendite in calo in tutto il paese perfino per pasta e pane! E certo, la gente è indebitata fino al collo!
E ora? Cosa si fa? Staremo a vedere!Sembra che ancora si stia parlando della scoperta dell'acqua calda,vediamo quando si passerà ai fatti, quelli veri!
Io intanto penso bene di emigrare, per adesso l'Italia e soprattutto Catania non mi offrono nulla di positivo!
Ross
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