Australia / Germany / India - what's next?
After a long announcement, promises numerous adjournments and now comes the [hopefully] long-awaited video of my birthday. birthday e! clean up around midnight, the first calls and text messages, sleep poorly, get up early the day by planning an under hundreds of BWL'ern in the lectures, be anonymous, calls and SMS to organize all day, party room and prepare, StudiVZ before swells wishes of [virtual] friendships, parties, and (be) drink, wishing that all will soon, with neighbors [allegedly having trouble loud music], clean the next day, the stall completely and for the rest of the week are completely finished with the nerves. Or so run from the birthdays each year in Germany!
Why should it be there in India different? Yes, this is IN India. And here of course true some things are different, apart from low organizational effort, the birthday wishes (again many thanks to all well-wishers) to the respective Community Boards, and here and there a little stage fright.
Luckily, I had no other than Hindi course lectures, which, however, for some time anyway feel neglected and, therefore, to have a clear conscience fail, can. was celebrated in Office FSA (Foreign Student Association), in which any "foreigners" of JNU is a member. Normally does not drink alcohol on the campus partying allowed in university buildings. It was celebrated anyway! Just because we are here in India, and all either on relationships, Backchich or "eyes and go" mentality and "who asks stupid get stupid answers" to work.
now could begin! The guests streamed peu à peu, at the beginning or somewhat timid and out of time in Indian tradition, in, watch the action from the side and waited to see what the German would do at any moment. After hearty courage prompting to food and drink, where they were admired by all, what the Germans but for "significant" engineers had (beer bottles without opening bottle opener ...), lost its initial reluctance and Party began. 
an important tradition, if not the absolute tradition is to get paid a cake. Okay, nothing special, given away in Germany you put here and there a cake, but ... yes, as always, the devil in the details. Important here is that the cake is extremely rich in fat and creamy. For the "birthday boy" distributed to each guest a piece cake , he pushes come hell with your fingers (really important, right hand!) something in the mouth and myself it will be a face " elegant "decorated. 
that all great fun preparing, can certainly imagine any myself. Since it does not help at the countless lectures about the connection between play and eat "from his childhood . Remember 
That one is pleased with all the gifts is of course clear. However, I would like to highlight two particular. So I got a Tibetan " Khatak ", a "ceremonial silk scarf" to a ceremonial silk scarf made from the finest German craftsmanship. And all good things come in threes, a [Children] surprise eggs Trio - I hope this is nothing about my character ...
some point it was then concluded and it was the other guests get home safely, which represented but by the countless Rikshaws no problem .
And the next day? cleanup? Hangover? Stress? Far from it. Guard After a brief morning walk to the FSA office, a short telephone call from (each building has at least one "security officer" - probably for insurance reasons, but that's another blog entry ...) arrived also my personal cleaning crew. The only thing I still had to make was to watch and a glass of Coke to take care of the leftover drinks. Simply wonderful! In the evening it was the same, at a etepetete evening event at the German House, with dumplings, noodles and sauerkraut, served with Paulaner and a real wine from Aldi continue. As with all things to do that first time in his life, one does not want to miss this day and will never forget him. For who knows not see that in 1969 Neil Armstrong entered as the first man moon?
What happened in the world away from the trouble just getting 12th birthday November ?
- Russia will again be world power
- "love wall started to be in the movies, and apart from the fact that Mr. Emanuel Small demonstrated around himself wildly into the crowd, the film with a score of 37% is not recommended
- pension at 67 [k] a question?
- India is struggling with diabetes because increased sugar-containing foods are consumed
- 1848 was at the Frankfurt National Assembly first established the colors Schwarz-Rot-Gold as a national symbol of the German navy and merchant flag
- 1929 is Michael end, one of my great childhood authors, born in Garmisch, all his stories (Momo, The Neverending Story and Luke the Engine Driver) deal a world that is in the imagination and humanity disappearing - a highly topical issue in the modern age and financial crisis
- 1944: the Tirpitz (largest German battle ship) Norway by British bombers capsized
For those of us who still do not know the one who actually is this Small ? The aim is to help with this! Thanks again times for all the nice letters, emails and requests. It was and is really moving.
One or the other will have all the time asking what all this will have to do with rain ? It's easy, contrary to expectations, it was my special day in cool, rainy and very typical German November weather, but quite unusual for India. Since it is rather dry here, it's something special when it rains or trickles down. And if this still happens to your birthday or your wedding , you are one of the few persons to whom fortune favors. Incidentally, also in Tibet, Nepal and Iran. And the eaves ? The symbolic rain gutter, which is full of refreshing waters? Well, they (men) can just celebrate once in India, or before you know it is one under her thumb and it may rain for the second time ...
In this sense: " Humor is the button that prevents us was the last straw. "Ringelnatz
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