TV signal

A big thanks to the government on focusing on the problem of the many highly educated people. Tomorrow they will lose their TV signal, because they don't have flat screen TV nor cable television.
The shift to digital television signals is just one of many examples of how in a most shameful way the government did fail the cultural life in Denmark.First it went beyond the experimental puppet theaters and regional theaters. And now, the population, who prefers DR2 Channel Saturday programs on child slavery in Sierra Leone rather than DR1's reruns of X-Factor, are punished for having a different flavor than that dictated by the lowest common denominator.

typical situation at home and at work

There are two way different types of people in this world.

Nerd Alert

Davids picture, with violin and in action, made it into the TeX nerd journal. So proud of him!
The rest of us made there as well, as usual.

Denmark and Oprah

Have you seen a typical Danish apartment according to Oprah?
Look at that: http://www.oprah.com/media/20091021-tows-stine-home-tour

Present to my sons 8th Birthday

Being a mean mum and forcing my kid to go to French School and actually speak French there. To play violin, including extra workshops and concerts. To go swimming and actually listen to be good at that.
Well, now I have finally signed him to Russian as a Birthday present. David can understand quite a bit but he doesn't want to speak it. So from next Sunday someone is going to have 45 minutes of his mums language. My mum and I will be SO pleased. And David will be SO annoyed.

Office and old thoughts

It was a peaceful Thursday morning. I was making tea while suddenly I got hit by a ball. The ball managed to hit my nose and ended up into that cup of tea. And all that was happening in the office. And no, I am not working in a sport shop but in a prestige place with people who are wearing suits and ties.

The other news.. I am finally going to Switzerland. I have always wanted to see it, and now I am getting an opportunity.
But I can still feel the roots of my old passports. The first thought I had, when I have found out that I am going there is... Do I need a visa...
Now I am trying to tell myself. No, No, No.

Eye surgery

I always found it funny to talk about Russian Health System. Well, now I have seen how Danish Heath System works and I am not sure if I should cry or should laugh.
I have decided to make an eye surgery, as I have been having an eyesight of -8 on both eyes since I was a kid. In Denmark if one has -6 and below, one considered to be eye handicapped and in that case the state pays all the expenses to the surgery. So one actually does saves about 50000 DKK (10000$)

The procedure is quite simple one you get to understand the rules of the game.

Step one: You go to your eye doctor and get checked. Then the doctor sends an information to the hospital specialized in eye surgery. And you wait.
Step two: You get a letter saying that you got a time at the other side of DK in 3 months.
Step three: You call the hospital and tell them that you can't wait so long and you choose another hospital, in your region. ( In DK there is a rule that if you have to wait for more then a month to be checked by the hospital you have an opportunity to choose another hospital. ) And you wait.
Step four: The second hospital contacts you and tells you, that they do not perform such kind of surgery and send you to your own eye doctor. And you wait again.
Step five: Your doctor contacts you and you agree on the time of treatment.
You see, no way you can decide on a time and place from the get go. You have to go via this circle in order to get the treatment. And every link knows that this is the way it is, and you can't do anything about that.