Looking back at SLDF 2010

The return

It's official - a Lanka reunion as almost so close, I can feel it. In three days, I will be in Colombo once again.

Excited, to say the least !

I will be returning the familiar surroundings, as I will be staying with Michelle again, for which I am more than glad - just feels a bit like home in CMB.

Starting Monday, I will be having my first day at AOD, where I will be working until early December. Sri Lanka Design Festival (http://www.srilankadesignfestival.com/) is almost here again, and at the time of writing, I'm pretty sure, it'll be in connection with this, I will be putting my energy and efforts - pressing the repeat buttom now; Excited, to say the least!!!
First, though a minor packing to do (or maybe not so minor!).

I will try my best to keep coffee-ladies, friends, familiy and loved ones up-dates through the blog.

See you in the blistering cold of mid January!!! Can't wait ; )

January....February....March....

And soon awaits having a real life again... Time is racing by, and soon - the 4th of April to be precise - the more or less dreadded Thesis will be ready to hand in!!! Well, handed in - yes! Ready.... Hopefully : )
It has been a long process. Fun at most times (especially for the first few months, when it brought us back to Lanka twice!) Since January, it's really been TOUGH, and I guess the last few weeks will just have to grit our teeth and endure. It's not up-hill per se, but tough for sure.
Anyways, I know, what will come out of it, will fill me with a great sense of satisfaction, because I know, we've put all we have in it.

Spring officially came on March 1st, but so far we havn't seen much of it IRL. Personally, it hasn't really bothered me, since my everyday has involved just about nothing but; my lap-top, Sandra, our notes and information from SL - PERIOD! (well, a few displacement activities too, but exaggeration furthers understanding, right)
On Sunday, we returned from a weeks stay in my parents holiday home on the coast of North-East Jutland, which did allow for some time to stroll the beach, and eventhough, it was cold, it was still a beautiful sight : )

All in all, I guess, I'm just really looking forward to putting closure to my time at CBS and hence the thesis. I have to admit though, that it is too a bit frightening. What to do next ??? Find a job, and act like a proper adult, most likely... But which job, and even more importantly WHERE to find that job....
I will have my work cut out for me in doing some proper research, and hopefully find a shelf that's right for me. But first things first !

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Would really just like to recommend this guy to anyone with an interest for photography! Enjoy : )

Dreaming of a white Christmas ?

- Then come to Denmark..... : ) Took a walk in my parents neighbourhood this afternoon, and was truly in the midst of a winter wonderland within minutes! Eventhough, I would choose the tropics any day, I love the snow and cold, at least from the 22nd until the 25th of December! I wonder what the chances are of blasting heat on the 26th ???? Slim to none, I would say.... Anyway, enjoy the cold from a distance <3

2010 - drawing to a close...

And a white one it seems to be !

Ever since I returned from Sri Lanka late November, the surroundings in Copenhagen have been more or less constantly white. Does snow beat the the pouring rain....? Beats me!

All I know, is that it was quite the rude awakening to return to temperatures well below zero, boots, coats, mittens, skarfs, sweaters, beanies..... You name it, and I'll be wearing it!

On the 'bright' side it does add a certain christmassy feel to the everday life, which otherwise does not exactly ooze christmas. We are well busy trying to deal with all the information and empirical data we collecting in Sri Lanka during SLDF 2010. It is offical though, that Sandra has written almost 30 pages of our Thesis, which honestly, is a bit surreal!!! But nice : ) I've been trying to grasp and come to terms with the ever lovely Foucault and other entertaining theories, which we are pondering on using. Monday, we have a meeting set up with our counsellor, and hopefully he'll be telling us that we are on the right track..... We are making sure though that ALL communication is handled on-line, when we're are not meeting up face to face. No need to get our selves into further....let's say...awkward situations!!

I would say that my life atm bears quite the resemblance to Bill Murray's in 'Ground hog Day', but I guess, it'll be like that until the 4th of April 2011, when we are, hopefylly,able to hand in our test piece!!! What a day that'll be : )

We are quite the pair by now though, Sandra and I, so I'm sure we'll be able work through it with our heads held high (most of the time at least!).

Apart from that time is just passing... My mind wanders off daily to Sri Lankan skies... Despite the unreasonably amounts of rain you've seemed to be 'blessed' with for the past month. Crazy, is what it is! But still, I'm pretty sure temp's are still pleasent, curries harry rasai, and what not :)

This New Years will undoubtedly take on a different form than last years spent at Wijaya's (this year two of my girl friends are spending theirs the exact same place - am I JEALOUS ? NOOOOO, not ONE bit!!!!). I have no plans yet, I reckon something will come up. All that is fixed is a short x-mas holiday with my parents starting from the 22 until the 29th. I'm looking forward to a bit of family time, though. Due to my time in Lanka last year, it has been awfully long, since I've seen all of my family, and as much as I enjoyed my x-mas last year, I did miss all the family traditions that x-mas involve, so this year I'm going all in ! : )

I guess along with the year waning, so is my time as a student and well, other things, leaving 2011 open for new beginnings and adventures.

Only one thing left to say:

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

Ps: I was lying, when I said, I wasn't jealous ; )

Embraced by the Sri Lankan warmth once again

How lucky can one be ? At the time of wrting, we have just returned from a lazy Sunday by the poolside....First lazy day to have made it to our somewhat busy schedule, I might add : )

We've been in Serendip since late Monday, and has practically been on our feet ever since. Already we have learned a lot, and both the breadth and depth of our understanding has increased tremeandously. We've been interviewing some very interesting and different people from the industry, and there's no doubt that what we'll bring back home, will be of great value to our thesis.

But, formalities and academia aside.... We have been busy doing other things (eating lamprais, which might not look all that tasty, but REALLY is, is one of them)

I really hadn't spent much time pondering on my return to Lanka, but how wonderful it has been. Time really is an odd size - on the one hand, it seems to a long time since I had my daily life, but on the other it's like I never really left. So, as you can imagine the return was a great one : ) All the people and places have been greatly missed, and we're trying our best to make time for it all. Of course, this stay is just a little less than a month as well as jammed packed with obligations, but we're making the most of it.

The coming week will be an exciting one. We're starting a four day tour of MAS production facilities, and judging from our itinerary, we'll have to prick up our ears !!! We really are super excited to see for ourselves, listen and learn from the people involved with running a 45,000+ apparel producing company !

Anyhow, just a short up-date from the heat (yes, 30+ inspite of a now overcast sky!) Hope all is as well in DK, as it is here in the heart of Colombo.

Oh yeah, before I forget.... We won't be doing any shopping this time around. All we want to bring back home, is the outrageously adorable little man on one of the pictures !!!!

His name is Ethan, and sadly, he already has a very sweet mother. Her name is Nirmala, she works for Michelle and she brings around this lettle fellow every day to work ! He jst gor himself to very odd-looking white aunties, that's for sure : )