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The Signing at the Starbucks
Everything started about 9 month ago, when I decided at living in company housing was not what I wanted for the foreseeable future. This was triggered partially by the long commute time to work but foremost by the long distance to to the living place of my girl friend Silver. The ideal place would…
Read moreCook Your Flag
Das neue Jahr (2015) hat soeben begonnen und ich will gleich etwas aus dem vergangenen Jahr posten um meinen Rückstand abzubauen. In meinem Freundes- und Kollegenkreis gibt es ja eine Vielfalt an Herkunftsländern. Dementsprechend finde ich mich wieder zwischen Deutschen, Chinesen, Polen, Bulgaren u…
Read moreGermany in Spring 2014
After the year started off very stressful, with a mid-term review at work and the weeks leading up to preparing for it. Our team had nailed the presentations and this lead to some followup things. A meeting with my former working place at BMW Research and Technology, was scheduled on a short notice…
Read moreBerliner for NYE
When being in Germany, I usually have some Berliner for a new year’s eve party and I always wanted to try to making some myself. Since I have a baker in the family, this was never necessary but now it is. A short instructional Video(~135MB) tells the story. Spoken word is in German. …
Read moreMini Cheesecakes
This year’s christmas called for some new cake ideas. Where last year’s cake was a somewhat asianized version of a traditional German cake — Singapore Kranz, this year called for an all-time favorite. Since I know that the host David likes cheesecake, I decided for mini cheesecakes. T…
Read moreHiroshima and Osaka
Die nächste Station auf meiner kurzen Reise durch Japan war Hiroshima. Allein aus geschichtlichen Gründen kann man sich einen Besuch nicht entgehen lassen. Wo ich in Kyoto noch in einem Gästehaus untergekommen war, habe ich mir in Hiroshima ein Hotel geleistet (#YOLO). Mein sehr kleines, aber de…
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