New year, new challenges, new adventures but still on the low key

Par Kolka

Yes yes, happy new year. Didn't feel like writing it in a FB status- although every other person on the planet seems to have done so! My new year moment was spent comforting my two year old who suddenly has become afraid of alot of things (but of course,...

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Learning new jargon

Par Kolka

Not sending so many applications these days. That is because I got a project. Where I go to a special place at the same time every morning, do things during the day and bicycle home when the sun goes down. Oh and hopefully get a paycheck at the end of...

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I have cool friends

Par Kolka

Its cool to say you have cool friends. Because somehow that makes you cool as well. Its even better when its true (because many might say it but they might be lying, even worse, not realize their friends are lame). Rest assured Im not lying, so see for...

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Gender (t)issues

Par Kolka

Should we laugh or cry? in 2010, A report from the United Nations tells us that women are still far, far behind men when it comes to power. That's where the dog lies burried (! as we say in Icelandic). And something needs to be done. According to the...

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Cover letters

Par Kolka

They are a pain and everybody hates doing them, yet a cover letter is a must these days. I did one for an advertising agency (No name) that told me politely to sod off, my application would not even be considered since I don't have a British passport....

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video or not, that is the question

Par Kolka

....and I chickened out, for now. I can't decide whether the video blog is the new black or not. Granted it is easy and fun (when you get past the technical bit so things do not look totally deformed) but perhaps my love for the written word is just too...

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test video

Par Kolka

HAHAHAHA something proper: Watch misses mumintroll HERE instead for the smallnose version... but seriously, I have a dream and when I get past the technical hurdles, how knows, you might live it with me...this blog might become more interesting than it...

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Inspiration

Par Kolka

I feel inspiration is coming to me again. And as usual it is coming through meeting people. New and old. Friends are always a good source of information and good advice. Therefore having visitors here in the city of the happy people has lifted my spirit....

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The death of the blog - now official

Par Kolka

The blog is dead. I know I have mentioned this before now it is official - all my "blog friends" have died. They have either de-activated their pages or just simply stopped writing, without even saying goodbye. It makes me sad. I will admit I am realizing...

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Cultural differences : Flower scents vs. chemical fruit smells

Par Kolka

Two months since I last wrote a blog! I wish I could say " I was away on holiday", which I was, but in this day and age that is hardly an excuse since you are connected all the time (not least through the phone, but as I have mentioned before, blogging...

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