Well, it's been over 2 weeks since I've last posted to this blog...sorry about that. There's several reasons why: laziness, Ovi.com and others. There's been a few things happen since I last posted:
1) Nokia's Christmas Party - December 17, 2008
2) Moved into temporary apartment
3) Restaurants and some night life
So as you can see, I haven't been too busy. I'm still trying to get settled in around here, but that really won't be until I get my final accommodations. I have until March to get my own apartment so there's a little time, but I really need to get on that. I'll update the above 3 "big things" in their own blog as not to run this on too long.
Just a note I will not be including pictures until I get my account straight with Ovi.com. They've really upset me recently and unfortunately many end-users as well. In case you don't know, ovi.com is Nokia's solution for users to upload content, share files, synchronize your device and many other things. But what happened recently, Share on Ovi (picture uploading site) and Ovi.com use to require two separate logins and Ovi fixed that last weekend. But what happened in the meantime is if you have an account with Share on Ovi and Ovi.com with the same username (which I and a lot of other folks did) they had to change your username. And with the change of username, you may or may not be able to login. And, of course, with my luck I was not able to login. I am still battling to get this straightened out. Some of it is my fault for not having it fixed yet, but Ovi didn't make it easy to straighten out either. Ok...enough of my rant. But why that impacts this blog is I upload all my pics to Ovi and then link them to this blog. So once that is fixed, I'll have some pics to show.
Another rant I have is that my new bank, here in Germany, finally sent me my bank card a few weeks ago. Didn't matter at that time cause there was no money in there at the time. But now there is. AND I DON'T HAVE A PIN TO GET TO MY MONEY....AUUUUGGGGGHHHHHH!!!! I've got a telephone pin and on online pin but what good does that do me???? Geez. And to make matters worse, my banking contact is on vaca until the new year. So now I'm living off of my funds in the US that I had saved to take care of my house and other things. And this currency exchange is RAPING me. Last I looked 1 Euro = $1.40...OUCH!! So when things get settled I'll transfer some money back over to US and it will look like I've made money :-) (Hopefully)
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Ok - after the banking story - just freaking shoot me - I'd be ready to kill someone!!! I've got virtually NO patience for that kind of crap.
The adventure sounds quite familiar. Bear in mind,I bet you have figured it out yourself already,Germany is NOT a credit card friendly place at all. Everything's done by cold,hard,red/blue,crispy cash. Some can be done online but you need decent language skills and German common sense to make it through. My first couple of weeks were more adventurous,turned into an illegal ailen(yes,no work permit or residency permit),moved into an apartment which has bedroom in the attic,fridge,TV,Internet,telephone...all not working,got a German so-called "farmer's car" with 55HP and stick shift which forced me to shift all the way down to 2nd gear while going uphill on my way to work. Plus no cash for the first couple of weeks. If you are headed to the Citibank office in the square of Ulmer Münster,steer to your left. You can only do banking with a Citi card but not cash withdrawal at the Citi. Your best bet is to the left,at Deutsche Bank. There's no transaction fee charged when using my BofA card. Sweet. Btw,the pizza place,Joey's,across the street from Comfor Hotel,is not too bad. Inexpensive yet tasty.
Glad to see your settling in. I'm jealous that you were able to fulfill your opportunity to relocate overseas.
Keep in mind that the challenges are all part of the experience and make it a true adventure. Nothing worth having is easy.
- Tim
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