Fiasco Weekend

I went to watch the Ice Hockey game between USA and Finland at Sanna's place. After amazing dinner and great company as always we sat down in hope to watch some game. After very short 15 min the game was over ! USA was unstoppable and Finland was just playing into their hands with a complete blackout. Though I do not understand why Finns are so ashamed! Finland can still get bronze and be part of the 3 best countries, Isn't that something to be proud at?

Another fiasco that doesn't want to die and get more and more complicated is the Dubai story. Now Australia got involved into that story and it seems that too many assumptions are being made with no proves. I don't know who did it, might be the Israeli Mussad but might not. That's why proves are needed and countries should be more careful to my opinion. I won't say it's right to use fake passports but who are we kidding? It's still a secret service and done by spies, That's what it's all about!

That's it. Not really a busy weekend but sure was relaxed one. Vacation week is on and hope to finish the report on Namibia and get that part over with.

Reports

Reports are part of the studying experience and it's for sure needed in the working life but sometimes doing it over and over again forms some routine which kills your spirit and the will to live.

I like the laboratory work. After the practical training in Eilat its more clear about what you should know and learn. It's interesting and I consider it important since most things i would like to do in the future working life considering activated sludge, composting and other waste treatments methods.

Two more months, few more reports, one final thesis and its over! I do feel ready to start my life now and can't think of a better way to start them than by joining Becky for the rest of my life.



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Passion and Life !

Me and friends had some discussion about our football teams and to how you actually pick them or how they stuck with you to the rest of your life.

When I was little there was an amazing player, Moshe Sinai, the legendary number 7! maybe one of the best players ever played in Israel. Sinai started his career in Maccabi Yafo (Jaffa) and a year later moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv where he played till the end of his Israeli career (he played one year in Bevern, Belgium) except one year - 1989-1990 when he played for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.

Bnei yehuda won the only Championship in the club's history. Sinai got back to Hapoel the following year while I got stuck with Bney Yehuda. Funny how the worlds treat you, huh?

Bnei Yehuda represent a small neighborhood in south of Tel Aviv. I won't bother you with the Jewish Israeli etnicity culture but there is absulutly no connection between the Kibbutz i was grew up in and that neighborhood. Totally opposite.

During the 80s and 90s Bnei Yehuda had the ability to fight the big teams from Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa though when the money started to get bigger and more important the influence of the crowd and the atmosphere reduced as well, Bnei Yehuda faced the reality which many small teams faced in the 90s. From top league team in start of the 90s, Bney yehuda found herself fighting for survival each year until end of the milenium.

In may 2000 Bnei Yehuda relegated after 25 years in the Premier League. Everyone thought that this was the end of the club. Bnei Yehuda wanted to prove differentlly and in the following year promoted back to the top league. Bnei Yehuda qualified twice to europe games, once back in 2006 when they did it through the Israeli Cup and the second one was during the last year when they played in the Europa League qualifications from first round and was only team who pass to the last qualification there they lost to great PSV Eindhoven 2-0 at the end of the two games.

Bnei Yehuda proved that even a small team can survive in the modern football and that money is imported but its deffinately not everything. And I got stuck with Bnei Yehuda for the rest of my life, For better and worse! Thats what football and sport is all about, Thats what makes us happy ! at least sometimes...

Time pass fast

Was talking with a friend today about hair styles today and later on found myself looking at some pictures of mine from past years...

Ahhh, I can't believe how different I can be!

If you don't know me for long time or never really looked at my pictures in FaceBook or in Couchsurfing you might find this funny. Maybe even if you do...

Here it is, Enjoy!

2004, Snowdonia, Wales. Beardless !


2005, Alma Cave, Northern Israel.


2006, Bodom lake, Finland.


2007, Tampere, Finland. Winter beard?


2008, Arbel Mountain, Northern Israel.


2009, Eilat, Israel.

Making the desert bloom

During the last few months I have been experienced a bit the different perspectives and culture in the world. In October 2009 I went to Namibia as part of my final thesis research of waste management in two local municipalities.

Today there was a documentary on Israeli Channel 10 about the tribes in south Ethiopia and their way of living in the modern world. It wasn't very new images though I think that my visit to Namibia had some sort of influence on me.

I can understand the argument says that modernized society has many negative influence as many other tribes and countries experienced all over the world. I can agree that you can't just provide that to the people and expect instant change.

I do not agree to the idea that these tribes do not deserve a better life. Yes, BETTER life. These people live in a world where food depends on the environment mercy. Many people die due to hunger, diseases and tribe wars. It is definitely a world that can be much better. The tribes did accept modern changes though unfortunately it was the acceptance of assault rifles instead of spears.

I don't support the destruction of their way of living but providing your people food and safety for me is the first thing that will be always in the top of the priority. I always take Israel as an example. In the start of the 1900s there was nothing really there. The Jewish immigrants who came to Israel saw it as their promised land and therefore made it to be one.

David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel, with his amazing leadership moved to live in the Negev desert, in Kibbutz Sde-Boker. By this move he was trying to make young people to follow him and fulfill his vision: making the desert alive and blooming. By looking 50 years backwards, I would say we relatively did it.

When a change is welcomed and worked for it will come. If you wait for others to do it for you, well, It won't. Whether African people will do it, that's totally in their hands.

Winter

I joined today to my friend Sanna and her guest Meaghan for a walk to Pyyniki tower for a coffee and of course donuts. The weather got nasty in last few days and from -5 degrees, sunny and windless its -15 cloudy and terribly windy...

Pyyniki is always a nice place to go to, specially if it's your first time. I don't need more than just sit for coffee with friends, I love it!

Studying is getting better, maybe its the fact that i just don't want to stay outside? Trying to get to uni everyday bring results and hope this productiveness will go on till end of April.

Headache...

Today was a weird day...

We had waste water laboratories until 4pm and than had nice coffee.
On the way to go home I was forced to go to Globe's meeting... OK, maybe not really forced, but it wasn't planned.

It was nice, heard some details about Permaculture from Mari and talked about different issues AND had some more coffee :)

When I finally got back home I got a terrible headache which 2 bottles of water and two 500mg pain killers did the work for making it go away. It was tough, I even missed my sauna this week (maybe will go there on Saturday...). I went to have a shower and now after this had gone I can sit and enjoy my free time.

So looking forward for tomorrow! another meeting about Namibia Thesis and in evening some board games evening at Vilhelmiina's place! sounds FUN!