The Rifat Mirror, tales of foreigns once in Belgrade -since 2002-

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I really like it when I open up kommunikation and see messages from all of you. We are “communicating”...
How did all of this started? The know the name kommunikation sounds a bit strange (except for Erik because it means communication in swedish)... the story is this: I have a friend over here in Mexico who is a writer; he’s written a book and goes for the second one now. He’s had a blog for over a year and a half, and more less a year ago he pushed me to open my own, so I decided to write what was happening in Belgrade... Those days, what was going on? Well, check the very first posts! Chakiron was buying a 50 Euro “Soviet” clock, and saving one Euro by sleeping on the floor in Budapest... Also Marco started to call me hybrid because one day I asked him if he noticed something different on me... those days... yeah, exactly one year ago we all were sharing less than 2 x 2 square mts rooms... now, kilometres of distance! But, thanks to the internet, we can still share thoughts, memories, and friendship.
One year ago I was discovering Apatinska pico and a few weeks later the infamous plastic beer... so cheap... so good... so many nights we shared at the corridor...

I’m so happy that we’re still here
Giovanni

Posted by giovanni at 6:35 AM | Permalink | Comments

Hi everyone!

It's time I write here again yeah! I'm currently in Karlskrona (where my parents live) Yesterday my grandmother turned 85 and whe celebrated her. Very nice, she was happy, and I got to meet all my cousins and aunts and so on! :) I had written a poem to my grandmother and I read it and cried a bit..... Anyway, it was a nice party!

As you said Marco, one year ago. Exactly one year ago I was in that temporary hostel close to the parlament with Yoav and Jagosh. Remember when Alexandar followed me back to Studentski grad. We walked through the centar and I was soooo confused and lost in this "big" city, hahahaaa! I think about you guys and Belgrade a lot you know. And I can still recall the feelings from back then, so nice!

Yesterday I said goodbye to my Love Sara. She's leaving to study up north... 1500 km!!!!! F******CK!!! Oh yes, still in love...deadly... So happy but so sad right now... I think that's why I'm so sentimental these days. Can you believe I had tears in my eyes when Carolina Kluft from Sweden got a white flag on her last chance in longjumping in the WC in France earlier today! But you gotta keep up the good spirit right?! Things will be good in the end no matter what.

Tomorrow I'm going back to Malmo to finish the last touch on my degree. Guess what it is? Oh yes, the good old Java... I'm fuckin haunted guys!

Future? Hmmmm, we'll se... Nema problema!

No me and my brother is going to a market! No gipsys, but still nice I hope ;)
Ok, boys and girls: (and any possible hybrids who got lost on the internet)
Take it easy where ever you are!
Peace, love....and flowers!
Erik

Posted by Erik at 1:26 PM | Permalink | Comments

H everybody, Marco's writing...
How r u? August is close to the end, and more or less one year ago I was leaving to beograd, where I met all of you. One year is passed, but i remember every little thing that happened that day. I remember Bananaman when he entered our room, I remember Yoav and Giovanni at the canteen (how bad was the food!!!) and then one by one I've met u all. Chanida, do u remember when u knocked at my door? Do you remember when we all went together to the gipsy market? Those were the best days of my life!
So, monday i'll go back to work, and that's non so bad, even if i'm a little bit sad that holysdays are over...
Well Giovanni has already been here for 2 or three days, Maru and Ane just came here a weekend, but I'm w8ing all of you, just e mail me, and u'll see how beautyfull is mandello (the place where I live)
Well, Alma's calling me 4 dinner, have to go...
A hug, miss all of u
Marco

Posted by Erik at 8:29 PM | Permalink | Comments

hello people....

its been a long time since i was here but nothing actually happened so far.
i am so so so so bored of my diploma you cant imagine.it takes so much time! and its crazy coz everybody have summer,ok maybe they work but after this they can do whatever they want and i have to do this project.makes me crazy!!!!!

and it wouldnt be so bad if somebody would pay me for hours i have been spending on this but.....nothing like this happens!!!!

but its not so bad. i am partying too :)
IAESTE students came :) , some from Belgrade :)
so we have traditional evenings at least once a week.with traditional food, drinks and music.
that is fun!

take care everybody!
magda

Posted by Erik at 3:05 PM | Permalink | Comments

Sawasdee ka (Hi^.^)

How's everyone????????? I've just started my new job couple of days, still on the training. It's been great though. Anyway, it's a working atmosphere around here, can you feel that? :) We're getting older, of course! I mean we can see each other's growing up; studying->working->then having a lovely family, this would take for a decade to go on :p :)

I have to go now. Keep going, Rifat!!!!! ^.^

love,
Chanidaaa

Posted by Erik at 7:47 AM | Permalink | Comments

Hey! how's going everything over there??.... why nobody write... smth?? :P... where's Yamil, Erik, Chanida, Magda, Fabian, Marco, Caren, Yoav, Giovanni, Anelise & Kapila???... hey! we should write, shouldn't we?... well i'll start :P

It supposed i should be nervous to next Friday, but i'm not maybe because it's just a ceremony to be a 'real' Engineer... i'm not gonna show any project or smth like that, just some teachers'll say smth for me, i'll say smth, maybe my parents & friends will say smth & that's all.. anyway, i'll be officially a Engineer & i'm not nervous.. ha! everybody's invited...

Finally last week, after more than one year, i 'famously' returned to my basketball team in a game which left me almost disable to walk, to breath, to run, to laugh even to move my arms, next day... ha! not nice! :S anyway i realized i've gotta do at least some excercise before i start to play...

I haven't got a job, i'm working temporaly in a school (2 classes in a day) w/ teenagers... i hope i can find smth better, in fact i need to find smth better urgently!!...

Also my stomach is getting better, now i can eat my 'loveling chillis' in breakfast time... ha,ha,haaaa!!... maybe my stomach's missing those "delicious" jacked potatoes i used to eat, or maybe those potatoes w/ cheese?, or those potatoes w/ tuna?, or those potatoes w/ vegetables? or those potatoes w/ butter?... aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!! God give me back my stomach!!!!!!!...

Well, for the moment that's all folks... take care everybody & plz let me know how u r...

/*Maru*/

P.S. I'm still thinking when i'm gonna finish to develop 30 films i've got left... :O one day i'll post some pic's... cheers!

Posted by Erik at 7:32 PM | Permalink | Comments

Pictures of the Roma-Necaxa game...



This is Totti, one day before the game in the Sports complex. We was really pissed of because there was no hot water in the showers. My brother saw him there and took the picture.



This is a side of the brand new stadium. Only three games have been played so far.



This is a pic of the game. I took the picture. it ended 1-1

Posted by giovanni at 7:46 PM | Permalink | Comments

OH!!!! This is so cool! Tomorrow I'll go to a soccer game in my hometown, Aguascalientes. It will be: Necaxa (local team) versus AS ROMA!!!!!!!!!! Yes, the Roma is here!!!! And yes!! Totti is here as well!! Actually my brother went to the training and got a few pictures with the stars, Totti included!!! Our local team is new and so they're bringing Pro's to induce people to soccer... The only bad news is that given that I'll be buying a new computer tomorrow or the day after, I could only afford the cheapest ticket... however I'll take pictures of the brand-new stadium and of the game. This is so cool! Viva Mexico and Forza ROMA!!


This is our team


This is Totti

Graaaaaaazie Roma.... che ci fai piangere e sentire ancora...... grazie roma....

Posted by giovanni at 4:33 AM | Permalink | Comments

Hiiiiii!!... how r u??... finally i'm here but not in Irak, just here in Mexico...

After one month travelling w/ Anelise around Europe, meeting Aleks & Erik in Sweden, Marco in Italy, Noelia and Ana in Spain and knowing so many wornderful places and so many persons; Ane & me separated in Barcelona to: Ane go back to Munch and collect her luggage there and on 21st of July fliy to Sao Paulo... and me, go back to London, collect my luggage and on 22nd fly to Mexico City.. and here i am... in my loveling Mexico after oner year and one month abroad...

So weird, u know... meet my friends again, say the same history to many persons, talk, laugh, cry, holidays in the beach before i came back to my city (Leon), not money, not job, many parties :D, chat here... chat there, an interview on Tuesday to work in General Motors (i don't know if i'll get it.. i hope so...) anyway.. re-adaptation...

And.. that's all... so many things and nothing at the same time... just trying to find my way and putting all my ideas in the right position... maybe next year, i can meet some of u... again...

Take care everybody!...

Miss u,

/*Maru*/

Posted by Erik at 7:38 AM | Permalink | Comments