Hi Folks
Today is a good day. I'm currently just about 25 hours away from leaving this hell hole of a hotel. just the pure thought of gives me shivers. for all of you who have been here will know exactly what I'm talking about. This place is REPUGNANCE at is best.
When I get home to my lovely and beautiful wife the first I'm going to do, is to give her a kiss and tell her I LOVE YOU. Second would be to say how much I've enjoy our marriage, wich at that point would be two years old, not to forgot the 5 years prior to us getting married. Then I will spoil her with gifts, kiss her again and tell her once more that I LOVE YOU. Then go to sleep, so I can wake up early and make her breakfast in bed, kiss her on the forehead and say : Skattie I'm Sorry I'm Sorry I'm Sorry.
So good things wait for me at the end of the tunnel that leaves away from hell.
lördag, september 17, 2011
lördag, september 10, 2011
Today I cried
Hi Folks.
Not every blog entry is fun or sarcastic, sometimes they are sad and hard to write. This entry is one of those. My Father rung me today to tell me he had bad news. His brother, my uncle is dead. My father was of curse devastated and I tried my best to comfort him, didn't really help that much. But I tried. Now a few hours later it hit me and I'm crying now and feeling lost.
Not every blog entry is fun or sarcastic, sometimes they are sad and hard to write. This entry is one of those. My Father rung me today to tell me he had bad news. His brother, my uncle is dead. My father was of curse devastated and I tried my best to comfort him, didn't really help that much. But I tried. Now a few hours later it hit me and I'm crying now and feeling lost.
We all now dead is a part of life and is unavoidable, but with it hits, it always hurts.
R.I.P Kurt Rasmussen
fredag, september 09, 2011
Back in Analya
Evening Folks
Never thought that I should say this, but I'm back in Alanya. WTF even though I swore that, I would never set my feet here again. But what can you do when duty calls. Only good thing about Alanya is that my good swedish friend the artfulslacker himself is still here.
Everything here is at it's usual, so when I arrived there was of curse booked a hotel room for me. NOT!!! So I waited for a couple of hours, believing that the production would sort out their mistake and get me a room. Well they did, but not at the Oba Star Hotel, but at the next door hotel or so I thought. Because when I went in there they checked me in to their system, getting my passport and everything. Only to send me away with the bell boy to another hotel, where the whole passport routine started over and I finally got a room or should I say small apartment. Very fine little place with loads of space and all the same racket as Oba Star Hotel. So I guess it's okay.
Never thought that I should say this, but I'm back in Alanya. WTF even though I swore that, I would never set my feet here again. But what can you do when duty calls. Only good thing about Alanya is that my good swedish friend the artfulslacker himself is still here.
Everything here is at it's usual, so when I arrived there was of curse booked a hotel room for me. NOT!!! So I waited for a couple of hours, believing that the production would sort out their mistake and get me a room. Well they did, but not at the Oba Star Hotel, but at the next door hotel or so I thought. Because when I went in there they checked me in to their system, getting my passport and everything. Only to send me away with the bell boy to another hotel, where the whole passport routine started over and I finally got a room or should I say small apartment. Very fine little place with loads of space and all the same racket as Oba Star Hotel. So I guess it's okay.
And now two days later I'm back in the hell hole. OBA STAR go Fu.. your self. Got almost the same room this time, only different thing is the bed and now 4th floor. when I got the room I asked strait away if they got another room, because I could see on the number that it was facing the street and all the noise. The manager replied, what's wrong? It's a nice room with a big bed and I said yes but there is a lot noise! Her reply to that was Yes and then nothing. WTF?? Guess that turkish service for you.
So I'm very happy to be back in this mood breaker of a town. NOT!!!!!!
tisdag, september 06, 2011
Rock and Sunset
Hi Folks
Been real slow with the blogging. But I've been working and all sorts. So here is just a couple of pics to keep you going.
Been real slow with the blogging. But I've been working and all sorts. So here is just a couple of pics to keep you going.
Sunset Monday night
Tha Champ!
Fire Sky.
Battle ring.
Fighter!
Mr Statue!
You said WHAT?
Building for the Wife!
Done!!
That's All for now!
söndag, augusti 28, 2011
One Side or the Other???
Evening Folks.
After a weekend with very strange weather and lots of rain, decent amount of Sun. Raging Winds and hot or chilly Temperatures . I'm confused to where I actually live and WTF is going with the global warming thingy.
After a weekend with very strange weather and lots of rain, decent amount of Sun. Raging Winds and hot or chilly Temperatures . I'm confused to where I actually live and WTF is going with the global warming thingy.
This is Saturday morning at 0615, crazy sulfur yellow sky and about 30.000 lightning stikes within a few hours.
Also Saturday morning.
Same Saturday but about 3 hours later and now going into Sunny weather, wich didn't quite happen. But close.
And now Sunday evening I'm left with a difficult choice!!
DO I go for the Pot of Gold at the end of the Rainbow??
Or DO I go for the Sunny weather that seems to be coming on the other side??
Hmmm Can't choose...
torsdag, augusti 25, 2011
Some days are....
Hi Folks
I've been awfully quiet on this side on the keyboard and haven't really been in any mood to write anything or think about anything to write and a clever person once said that If you don't have anything smart or clever to write don't do IT! So that's why.
Still don't have anything to say! But just wanted to say that this day has been a little better then other days. I started out this morning with a drive to Snekkersten to drop off some equipment to a customer in need. Found out that the customer was an old friend, so I got a warm hug and a smile. Always nice. Then heading back I decided to enjoy the little sunshine there was and took the Coastal road homewards. Halfway down the line I realized that I was very close to the cemetery, where my Mom is buried. So I swung the car in that direction and paid my Mom a visit. God knows I miss Her!!
I've been awfully quiet on this side on the keyboard and haven't really been in any mood to write anything or think about anything to write and a clever person once said that If you don't have anything smart or clever to write don't do IT! So that's why.
Still don't have anything to say! But just wanted to say that this day has been a little better then other days. I started out this morning with a drive to Snekkersten to drop off some equipment to a customer in need. Found out that the customer was an old friend, so I got a warm hug and a smile. Always nice. Then heading back I decided to enjoy the little sunshine there was and took the Coastal road homewards. Halfway down the line I realized that I was very close to the cemetery, where my Mom is buried. So I swung the car in that direction and paid my Mom a visit. God knows I miss Her!!
Everything looked nice and I felt much better. So all in all this day has been good.
See You all..
måndag, augusti 08, 2011
Pork Festival!
Morning Folks..
Back in Denmark and enjoying a bit of fresh air and rain. Who would have thought that rain was something you could miss, but sad as it may sound I missed i a bit. But what I missed the most or second most after being in a muslim country for little over six weeks is PORK!! So Sunday I proclaimed that is was Pork Festival and started the morning with frying up some Danish Bacon accompanied by a bundle of soft boiled eggs, Danish, fried mushrooms, Coffee and a glass of Milk. SOOO Goood!
Sunday afternoon I started the Pork Festival Stage two. After I did all the house cleaning things I needed to do, such as the laundry, changing the guinea pig, washing the dishes. I started on the FRIKADELLE making.
Back in Denmark and enjoying a bit of fresh air and rain. Who would have thought that rain was something you could miss, but sad as it may sound I missed i a bit. But what I missed the most or second most after being in a muslim country for little over six weeks is PORK!! So Sunday I proclaimed that is was Pork Festival and started the morning with frying up some Danish Bacon accompanied by a bundle of soft boiled eggs, Danish, fried mushrooms, Coffee and a glass of Milk. SOOO Goood!
Sunday afternoon I started the Pork Festival Stage two. After I did all the house cleaning things I needed to do, such as the laundry, changing the guinea pig, washing the dishes. I started on the FRIKADELLE making.
Ist'n that just a sight for soar eyes?? Pork slowly frying in butter!!!
Ummmmm!!
Final Result! How can You say no to this?? Regardless of religion!!
lördag, augusti 06, 2011
Going home.
Hi Folks.
Today I'm a happy camper. I'm sitting in Antalya international Airport waiting on the plane home. Can't really express the feeling I'm having right. But good it is!!
Even my housecleaning lady was in a good mood and made this for me.
- Posted by Dyeremose another artful slacker.
Today I'm a happy camper. I'm sitting in Antalya international Airport waiting on the plane home. Can't really express the feeling I'm having right. But good it is!!
Even my housecleaning lady was in a good mood and made this for me.
- Posted by Dyeremose another artful slacker.
måndag, augusti 01, 2011
Alles Früchte
Evening Folks.
A couple of weeks ago The Artfulslacker and I was going for a walk and we saw that there was a local market. Wich we now know is a market that is there every monday from early morning to late night. Well that monday we where just wondering along and looking at the crap and clutter and billions of unusefull things they were selling. Among all this stands, where a giant fruit market as well. And here is where it begins to get interesting, all the usual suspects was here, there was cheese and olives, spices, fresh produce and so on. But there was one thing that caught our eyes.
A couple of weeks ago The Artfulslacker and I was going for a walk and we saw that there was a local market. Wich we now know is a market that is there every monday from early morning to late night. Well that monday we where just wondering along and looking at the crap and clutter and billions of unusefull things they were selling. Among all this stands, where a giant fruit market as well. And here is where it begins to get interesting, all the usual suspects was here, there was cheese and olives, spices, fresh produce and so on. But there was one thing that caught our eyes.
This one! We were both looking at each other and said WHAT IS THAT??? So we tried to communicate with the turkish lady who owned the fruit stand. As all Turks her english was practically nonexistent. And she tried with her best german to explain what is was. All we could understand was Alles Früchte. So we asked how does taste, she replied good. Okay good how? Is it sour or sweet. She said alles! Okay! so we tried a bit harder. WHAT IS IT FOR? Alles she said!
Okay. If you know The Artfulslacker and I, you would know that our imagination is a bit far fetched and can run a bit wild. So here is a couple of examples of how you can use The Alles Früchte :
A Phone?
A Soldering Iron?
A Lighter?
A Door Key?
A Patch?
A Scripter?
A Sound Engineer?
The possibilities are endless....
Fat People??
Hi Folks
Just a little thing. Last night My good friend The Artfulslacker and I needed something to cheer us up from being miserable puny men that miss our girls, who are back home. So we decided that a little Brit called Ricky Gervais and some freshly brewed Starbucks coffee would the correct and best cure for our puniness. So we watch his show called Science and had a really good laugh, I mean really good one. But one thing stuck a bit more in my memories of the great laugh and especially after what I saw this morning at the breakfast buffet. If you take in more calories then you burn off during the day you get fat!
Just a little thing. Last night My good friend The Artfulslacker and I needed something to cheer us up from being miserable puny men that miss our girls, who are back home. So we decided that a little Brit called Ricky Gervais and some freshly brewed Starbucks coffee would the correct and best cure for our puniness. So we watch his show called Science and had a really good laugh, I mean really good one. But one thing stuck a bit more in my memories of the great laugh and especially after what I saw this morning at the breakfast buffet. If you take in more calories then you burn off during the day you get fat!
Yes that is a BOWL of Nutella!! And all I could hear was Ricky Gervais going on about fat people. and to top it all off I went to Nutella's home page got this quote :
Nutella is a delicious hazelnut spread that contains quality ingredients, such as skim milk and a hint of cocoa, that moms can serve as part of a balanced breakfast....
WTF I mean come on people are you that stupid???
söndag, juli 31, 2011
Happy Days
Hi Folks
So today My Wife ordered the flight tickets for South Africa this christmas, where we are seeing the whole family. Wich I'm looking very much forward too. But and this is going to sound very strange. What I'm looking forward to the most is actually the flight back. And why you might ask is he looking forward to that. Good question, but I'll show you why:
So today My Wife ordered the flight tickets for South Africa this christmas, where we are seeing the whole family. Wich I'm looking very much forward too. But and this is going to sound very strange. What I'm looking forward to the most is actually the flight back. And why you might ask is he looking forward to that. Good question, but I'll show you why:
I GET TO BE ON THE BIGGEST PASSENGER PLANE IN THE WORLD. This has been a dream of mine ever since the stupid thing was launched and now I'm freaking gonna fly with it. YES YES YES YES. What can I say. I know I'm a nerd, but I'm a HAPPY nerd!!! And here comes the really nerdy thing. I already know where I'm going to sit. Ailse seat 48J Can't wait!!!
HAPPY DAYS FOLKS..
fredag, juli 29, 2011
Stars
Hi Folks
Feeling lazy and not in the mood to do anything. But still I don't wont to cheat you guys out there for a little something. So here is a thing I did the other day. It's not perfect, but I like.
So what do you say??
For a better quality go here YouTube
Oh yeah Red got some new friends the other day. He is becoming really cocky and things he is a A-list kind of penguin now.
Feeling lazy and not in the mood to do anything. But still I don't wont to cheat you guys out there for a little something. So here is a thing I did the other day. It's not perfect, but I like.
So what do you say??
For a better quality go here YouTube
Oh yeah Red got some new friends the other day. He is becoming really cocky and things he is a A-list kind of penguin now.
That's all for now...
måndag, juli 25, 2011
Hotel Classification
Evening Folks
Today I want to indulge you in the world of hotel classification by stars. This idea has sprung to my head because I'm right now living at a 4 star hotel. Now most of you would now be filled with envy and thinking what a little prick and what the hell is he going on about, complaining while he lives in luxury. And this would be so true and very much justified, if it wasn't for the fact that the so called 4 star hotel was situated in Turkey of all places.
So let's take it slow and from the beginning. According to the all knowing and always right Wikipedia this is what a 4 star hotel should provide as a standart to get their stars, by the way a 4 star hotel is classified FIRST CLASS. But here is a quote from Wikipedia :
In addition to the comfort star (***) hotels: - Reception opened 18 hours, accessible by phone 24 hours from inside and outside - Lobby with seats and beverage service - Breakfast buffet or breakfast menu card via room service - Minibar or 24 hours beverages via room service - Upholstered chair/couch with side table - Bath robe and slippers on demand - Cosmetic products (e.g. shower cap, nail file, cotton swabs), vanity mirror, tray of a large scale in the bathroom) - Internet access and internet terminal - "À la carte"-restaurant
Right let's see. A reception that's open 18 hours, no way. Oh and to get their third star the staff in the reception has to wear a three piece suit. HA and be bilingual (german/english) if that means trouser and short sleeve shirt and speaking a mix of german and english, then CHECK.
24 hours beverages via room service, nope that's nonexistent at my hotel where the serving of beverages stops at 2300 sharp! Bugger when you want a nightcap.
Upholstered chair/couch with side table. HA HA HA HA please stop my from laughing. Here is a picture of my so called chair!
Today I want to indulge you in the world of hotel classification by stars. This idea has sprung to my head because I'm right now living at a 4 star hotel. Now most of you would now be filled with envy and thinking what a little prick and what the hell is he going on about, complaining while he lives in luxury. And this would be so true and very much justified, if it wasn't for the fact that the so called 4 star hotel was situated in Turkey of all places.
So let's take it slow and from the beginning. According to the all knowing and always right Wikipedia this is what a 4 star hotel should provide as a standart to get their stars, by the way a 4 star hotel is classified FIRST CLASS. But here is a quote from Wikipedia :
In addition to the comfort star (***) hotels: - Reception opened 18 hours, accessible by phone 24 hours from inside and outside - Lobby with seats and beverage service - Breakfast buffet or breakfast menu card via room service - Minibar or 24 hours beverages via room service - Upholstered chair/couch with side table - Bath robe and slippers on demand - Cosmetic products (e.g. shower cap, nail file, cotton swabs), vanity mirror, tray of a large scale in the bathroom) - Internet access and internet terminal - "À la carte"-restaurant
Right let's see. A reception that's open 18 hours, no way. Oh and to get their third star the staff in the reception has to wear a three piece suit. HA and be bilingual (german/english) if that means trouser and short sleeve shirt and speaking a mix of german and english, then CHECK.
24 hours beverages via room service, nope that's nonexistent at my hotel where the serving of beverages stops at 2300 sharp! Bugger when you want a nightcap.
Upholstered chair/couch with side table. HA HA HA HA please stop my from laughing. Here is a picture of my so called chair!
WTF!! In my world that's a STOOL/ TABURETE!! And for the side table, I'm still looking without any luck, but who knows I might still find it in my humongous room (approximately 10 square meters)
Bathrobe and slippers and demand. Yeah right I don't even think that the guy at reception with his waiving arms and legs knows the expression On Demand and as for the cosmetic products I've got a small tube with orange contents, that should simulate shower gel.
The internet access is more or less there and the internet terminal is across from the street called Internet Cafe' and don't get me started on the A la Carte Restaurant, where everything seems to come out of a can and if it can't be bought on cans it's boiled in oil and steered together to one big mesh. Ughh..
So my conclusion is that this hotel only deserves a maximum of two stars! So I've now ordered a 40 foot ladder and will as soon it arrive go in the dusk of dawn and brutely remove to two stars that the hotel so not deserves and hang them on my wall as a token of a mission well done.
So Oba Star! Stop your false advertising and get a grip with reality!!
söndag, juli 24, 2011
Sad!
Evening Folks.
Today I had to say goodbye to my Wife, who is going back to Denmark where duty calls. Been such a great thing to have her here for a week. So now it's back to being a cynical and Grumpy Old PRIK! So keep a good eye out for my next block. REPUGNANCE will PREVAIL!!!
Oh I found the perfect place to put ignorant Turks, that doesn't listen and start every sentence with : My Friend!
Not So Happy Days....
Today I had to say goodbye to my Wife, who is going back to Denmark where duty calls. Been such a great thing to have her here for a week. So now it's back to being a cynical and Grumpy Old PRIK! So keep a good eye out for my next block. REPUGNANCE will PREVAIL!!!
Oh I found the perfect place to put ignorant Turks, that doesn't listen and start every sentence with : My Friend!
Not So Happy Days....
lördag, juli 23, 2011
Red
Hi Folks
Happy as a Goldfish at the moment, so there isn't that much sour mesh to report on at the time so here is a couple of snaps of my companion who follows me thru thick and thin!
So until next time: Happy Days
Happy as a Goldfish at the moment, so there isn't that much sour mesh to report on at the time so here is a couple of snaps of my companion who follows me thru thick and thin!
So until next time: Happy Days
tisdag, juli 19, 2011
The Wife
Two nights ago my wife arrive to Alanya to visit me here during production for a week. So after working a lot of days strait I've managed to scrape together some off days and what joy it has been to be with the wife. To see everything thru her eyes has been wonderful and giving me time to reflect on this god for saken hell hole of a tourist trap.
Somethings here you gotta love though. Like this Neon dealership, wich by the share the same name as our taxi company. Ufuk Taxi. Say it quickly and you know.
So two days in the hands of the Misses is coming to the end and tomorrow will bring business as usual, but who gives a flying ufuk, when you will sleep in the arms of your loved One.
fredag, juli 15, 2011
Cave, Cornetto and Hamam
Hey Folks
Things down here has been going okay, taking the Turkish standart in consideration and only a few power failures. So Jonas the Artfulslacker himself and I decided to take up on the offer that the production had put out there a coulpe of weeks ago. A free Hamam package. The Hamam is more commonly known as a Turkish Bath. So yesterday day we drove to the new marina in Alanya where the spa that provides this Hamam is located. Excited likes little kids on Christmas morning, we were chatting about how good this was going to be and how much we needed something like this to get our moods up. Arriving at the Spa we got a shock. CLOSED FOR THE DAY!!! Bugger!! Now disappointed like the same little kid on Christmas morning that got a knitted sweater, instead of the Transformer he wanted. We drove off again towards our hotel. Swearing and honking at everyone on our way.
All of the sudden I got a idea! Let's do something touristy and knew exactly what it should be! Searching my memory banks I recalled that there was a nice cave in a mountain just outside of town. So the curse was set and we flashed by the hotel and strait out of town towards the mountain. On our way up the mountain we drove on this little road with gravel here and pavement there. Getting more and excited, because there wasn't any tourist in sight. Yet again we got our hopes up to early! Because at the parking lot at the foot of the staircase leading to the cave was the TOURISTS and loads of them. Bugger Bugger Bugger! But what the hell we thought, we are already here so let's do it. And so we did to our big joy. Caves are and will always be interesting and somewhat magical.
After walking around in the cave I got a urge I haven't had in years, well 18 years approx. I wanted a ice cream, shocking myself with this urge we went to ice cream parlor and he had exactly what I wanted or almost that is : A Cornetto with raspberry. Much to my surprise I actually enjoyed it a lot! And we drove back to do some work at location.
The next day we were still a bit moody about the Hamam and decided to try again. So off we went and they were open! Yes Yes! To describe how that was would be a very difficult task and my vocabulary isn't near to justify it by any means. All I can tell you is that it was a over the moon experience. And as they say a picture says a thousand words. So feast your eyes on this :
So as you can see, we were very relaxed and are now fit for fight. So come on Alanya!! BRING IT ON!!!
By the way : We GOT our Transformer!
Things down here has been going okay, taking the Turkish standart in consideration and only a few power failures. So Jonas the Artfulslacker himself and I decided to take up on the offer that the production had put out there a coulpe of weeks ago. A free Hamam package. The Hamam is more commonly known as a Turkish Bath. So yesterday day we drove to the new marina in Alanya where the spa that provides this Hamam is located. Excited likes little kids on Christmas morning, we were chatting about how good this was going to be and how much we needed something like this to get our moods up. Arriving at the Spa we got a shock. CLOSED FOR THE DAY!!! Bugger!! Now disappointed like the same little kid on Christmas morning that got a knitted sweater, instead of the Transformer he wanted. We drove off again towards our hotel. Swearing and honking at everyone on our way.
All of the sudden I got a idea! Let's do something touristy and knew exactly what it should be! Searching my memory banks I recalled that there was a nice cave in a mountain just outside of town. So the curse was set and we flashed by the hotel and strait out of town towards the mountain. On our way up the mountain we drove on this little road with gravel here and pavement there. Getting more and excited, because there wasn't any tourist in sight. Yet again we got our hopes up to early! Because at the parking lot at the foot of the staircase leading to the cave was the TOURISTS and loads of them. Bugger Bugger Bugger! But what the hell we thought, we are already here so let's do it. And so we did to our big joy. Caves are and will always be interesting and somewhat magical.
After walking around in the cave I got a urge I haven't had in years, well 18 years approx. I wanted a ice cream, shocking myself with this urge we went to ice cream parlor and he had exactly what I wanted or almost that is : A Cornetto with raspberry. Much to my surprise I actually enjoyed it a lot! And we drove back to do some work at location.
The next day we were still a bit moody about the Hamam and decided to try again. So off we went and they were open! Yes Yes! To describe how that was would be a very difficult task and my vocabulary isn't near to justify it by any means. All I can tell you is that it was a over the moon experience. And as they say a picture says a thousand words. So feast your eyes on this :
So as you can see, we were very relaxed and are now fit for fight. So come on Alanya!! BRING IT ON!!!
By the way : We GOT our Transformer!
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