Archive for February, 2008

Mr. Putin’s occupation after the elections

Can you imagine what may happen with Putin’s vocation in case he will not be elected as a Prime-minister after the election which are on the 2nd of March 2008.

Continuare »

Nobel prize for every International student

Yesterday the City of Stockholm and the Stockholm County Council had the pleasure of my company 😎 at a reception with buffet at Stadshuset (City Hall).

City Hall
(this picture was attached to the invitation, so I suppose I have all the rights to post it on my commercial blog 😕 )

Continuare »

Sweden – motherland of rules

For decades, Sweden’s liquor stores were few and far. They closed by 6 on weekdays and never opened on weekends. Choice was limited and prices high. Bottles were displayed inside glass cases. Customers took numbers – and waited.
These measures were imposed to discourage the consumption of alcohol in a nation with a tradition of drinking to the point of drunkenness and a history of abuse going back to the miseries of 19th-century industrialization, when cheap liquor led to widespread abuse.

But piece by piece, Sweden is the motherland of rules not only regarding alcohol and anti-alcohol policies. Actually these rules and policies violate the European Union’s rules of fair competition. These kind of measures, rules, limitations I found not only within alcohol industry.

During my 2 weeks in Sverige I concluded that Sweets… sorry Swedes 😳 have many rules, too many – and maybe this is good in order to have a high level of living, respect in the society and bla bla bla.

Strange rules, restrictions and prohibition signs are everywhere, in front of the school, kindergarten, night clubs, below my bed, in front of my door and even in front of McDonald’s (which is supposed to represent the place of all possibilities) :

No Alcohol

Alcohol SSE

Continuare »

1 day & 2 events

As a recommendation from ClaraMy I will try to update my blog every day, but actually she forgot to specify every day of the week, month or year ?! 😛 .
I’ll try to do my best, but I think I need a qualified journalist for writing articles, so if you know somebody who meets the following qualifications let him/her to contact my personal assistant 😉 :

• Master’s degree with strong academic results
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
• Advanced technical skills
• Structured, accurate with ability to take initiative
• Able to take responsibility and work under pressure
• Flexible and good team spirit
• Fluency in English, Swedish, Malay and Khmer.
• Preferably blond relatives.

After I encountered some difficulties to spend my first scholarship I’ve decided to check for some student discounts at MPH – an exhibition with interesting cars and interesting prices in Nacka Strand.

Continuare »

Discounts for students at Bentley Stockholm

Finally I’ve received my scholarship from our lovely European Union and is time to do some shopping.
Maybe I’ll follow Gergelly‘s way of spending the first scholarship 😉 For this reason I’ve decide to visit the closest car showroom, which was Bentley Stockholm – a nice showroom full of German cars,ohh sorry British 😉 .

Bentley Stockholm

Continuare »

Swedes are like Sweets ;)

When asked about stereotypes about Sweden the first thing foreigners often think about Swedish population is blond hair and blue eyes, which actually coincides only with a small percentage of the population.

During the dinner organized by International Committee at Stockholm School of Economics we were advised not searching for many blond girls, because they represent a small percentage at the university and it’s better not to call them Swiss, because we are now in Sweden 😉 .

I believe Swedes are quite good at ice-hockey:

Kids on ice

Continuare »