spring is here

The spring is here again, the city is full of flowers and green trees!I had a walk in my favourite park near the lake.. I was all alone but it didn’t matter. There was a lot of time to think.
Isn’t Hangzhou a fantastic place on Earth? I’m sighing now. Yes, it is… If only I knew how to fully appreciate and cherish those unique moments of my life!

motivation

I didn’t have too much motivation to write anything special here, even non-special! Life goes on. I traveled to Spain (Barcelona), then went to Poland to spend Easter with my family. Barcelona was so great! To see that overwhelming architecture, those breath taking paintings, those gorgeous churches… my god, it was just a dream come true. And then Poland… too chilly at that time of year! It supposed to be nice and warm, but the temperature was low. It’s always good to see the family. I spent there only a week, maybe too short…
Left Poland after a week, bought a lot of books to read in China, flew back to Shanghai… Then took a train to Hangzhou, where I felt really bad. First of all, it was too hot. Second of all, thousands of people were waiting to take a taxi, and I was one of them. Thirdly, my suitcase, which supposed to be lighter on the way back, was superheavy again! Damn. The traffic in Hangzhou was terrible. I spent more time on the taxi than on the train from Shanghai! That’s ridiculous! 

I’ve already been working for almost 2 weeks, quite busy actually! My contract needs to be resigned, my visa needs to be renewed, that’s why I needed to get a health check. It turned out that I am very healthy, I’m in my prime… hahah. No problems with health and I even managed to gain some weight!

My cat missed me a lot. When I came back home, at first he was scared, like he forgot who I was. Then he started meowing really loudly and wouldn’t stop! It sounded like a complaint: “Why did you leave me alone for such a long time!!” It was heart-breaking. I guess he has changed, he has become more loving and eager to hug. It’s a good change.

Billy is a new friend of mine. He’s a Vietnamese boy working in Hangzhou, quite lonely. It’s nice to talk to him. Jack,. another friend, is a waiter in my favourite Japanese restaurant. Whenever I go there, he sits and talk to me, although his English is really just so-so. I don’t care, I can feel he is a nice boy and it’s great to see his friendly face.

Jill is still sweet. I guess she will always be like that. We meet regularly for dinners, and this week we went to the cinema. Yes, have I mentioned that I like watching movies? Not DVDs, not on the computer, but at the cinema… We saw “Titanic” in 3-D version… Was it good? Well, to tell you the truth, I forgot that it was a 3-D version. Haha, maybe because it’s an old movie? Well, who would think that we will describe “Titanic” as an old movie.

Jason Mraz has released his new album, “Love Is a Four Letter Word”. How exciting!

Kent are releasing their new album next week! Even more exciting!

Madonna, Sigur Rós… what a beautiful spring, many of my favourite artists are sharing their new ideas. Wonderful time. So.. why am I still sad? I wish I knew how to be happier.

the freedom song

Hitlist #581
April 23rd, 2012

1. 2 (6) JASON MRAZ, The Freedom Song
2. 1 (4) KENT, 999
3. 3 (9) X-5, Dangerous
4. 8 (5) ARCTIC MONKEYS, R U Mine?
5. 4 (5) THE RASMUS, I’m A Mess
6. 5 (6) MADONNA, Girl Gone Wild
7. 7 (5) AIR, Parade
8. 14 (2) 林俊杰 (JJ LIN), We Together
9. 10 (6) KEANE, Silenced By The Night
10. 6 (12) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 迷魂曲 (Mihun Qu)
11. 18 (2) ROXETTE, It’s Possible
12. – (1) SCISSOR SISTERS, Only The Horses
13. 9 (4) MAROON 5 FEAT. ROZZI CRANE, Come Away To The Water
14. 15 (3) GARBAGE, Blood For Poppies
15. 13 (16) JASON MRAZ, I Won’t Give Up
16. 11 (10) MOBY, After
17. – (1) CHARLIE WINSTON, Where Can I Buy Happiness?
18. 12 (7) FUN. FEAT. JANELLE MONAE, We Are Young
19. – (1) KEANE, Disconnected
20. 16 (2) ED SHEERAN, Drunk

3rd week

Hitlist #580
April 16th, 2012

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1. 1 (3) KENT, 999
2. 4 (5) JASON MRAZ, The Freedom Song
3. 3 (8) X-5, Dangerous
4. 5 (4) THE RASMUS, I’m A Mess
5. 2 (5) MADONNA, Girl Gone Wild
6. 7 (11) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 迷魂曲 (Mihun Qu)
7. 6 (4) AIR, Parade
8. 14 (4) ARCTIC MONKEYS, R U Mine?
9. 12 (3) MAROON 5 FEAT. ROZZI CRANE, Come Away To The Water
10. 9 (5) KEANE, Silenced By The Night
11. 11 (9) MOBY, After
12. 10 (6) FUN. FEAT. JANELLE MONAE, We Are Young
13. 8 (15) JASON MRAZ, I Won’t Give Up
14. – (1) 林俊杰 (JJ LIN), We Together
15. 20 (2) GARBAGE, Blood For Poppies
16. – (1) ED SHEERAN, Drunk
17. 15 (17) THE KOOKS, Rosie
18. – (1) ROXETTE, It’s Possible
19. 13 (11) AVICII, Levels
20. 16 (13) SEAL, Wishing On A Star

999 Kent…

Hitlist #579
April 9th, 2012

1. 1 (2) KENT, 999
2. 5 (4) MADONNA, Girl Gone Wild
3. 2 (7) X-5, Dangerous
4. 4 (4) JASON MRAZ, The Freedom Song
5. 7 (3) THE RASMUS, I’m A Mess
6. 9 (3) AIR, Parade
7. 3 (10) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 迷魂曲 (Mihun Qu)
8. 12 (14) JASON MRAZ, I Won’t Give Up
9. 13 (4) KEANE, Silenced By The Night
10. 6 (5) FUN. FEAT. JANELLE MONAE, We Are Young
11. 14 (8) MOBY, After
12. 16 (2) MAROON 5 FEAT. ROZZI CRANE, Come Away To The Water
13. 10 (10) AVICII, Levels
14. – (3) ARCTIC MONKEYS, R U Mine?
15. 11 (16) THE KOOKS, Rosie
16. 8 (12) SEAL, Wishing On A Star
17. 15 (13) MOBY, The Right Thing
18. 17 (9) ED SHEERAN, Lego House
19. 19 (6) NORAH JONES, Happy Pills
20. – (1) GARBAGE, Blood For Poppies

traveling

Hangzhou to Shanghai. Spent a night at the airport hotel.

Shanghai to Zurich. Transferred at the airport, such a beautiful airport, surrounded by mountains!

Zurich to Barcelona. Spent 5 days there, going around the city. Big fan!

Barcelona to Warsaw. Had dinner with Ula and headed to the railway station, took a train at midnight.

Warsaw to Solec! Arrived at home! Spending Easter here, with the whole family.

999

Hitlist #578
April 2nd, 2012
Barcelona

1. – (1) KENT, 999
2. 1 (6) X-5, Dangerous
3. 2 (9) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 迷魂曲 (Mihun Qu)
4. 4 (3) JASON MRAZ, The Freedom Song
5. 10 (3) MADONNA, Girl Gone Wild
6. 5 (4) FUN. FEAT. JANELLE MONAE, We Are Young
7. 17 (2) THE RASMUS, I’m A Mess
8. 6 (11) SEAL, Wishing On A Star
9. 15 (2) AIR, Parade
10. 3 (9) AVICII, Levels
11. 9 (15) THE KOOKS, Rosie
12. 7 (13) JASON MRAZ, I Won’t Give Up
13. 14 (3) KEANE, Silenced By The Night
14. 8 (7) MOBY, After
15. 19 (12) MOBY, The Right Thing
16. – (1) MAROON 5 FEAT. ROZZI CRANE, Come Away To The Water
17. 11 (8) ED SHEERAN, Lego House
18. 18 (10) SNOW PATROL, In The End
19. 16 (5) NORAH JONES, Happy Pills
20. 12 (9) MADONNA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ AND M.I.A., Give Me All Your Luvin’