Pflücken ?? and PFucken !!!

One day I just try to read the word from the green board during my German language class. My teachers forget to write “L” in the Pflücken. I read a novel “NICK HORNBY- A long way down” in that week only. The word Fuck comes at least 3 times in a single page. I was really wondered, while she spells out the word Pflücken. But she wrote on the board Pfucken .I thought that Pfucken means Pluck in German language. It sounds different for me!!. After some time, one student in the class mentioned to the class teacher that she missed the “L” in word Pflücken. And the teacher apologized with …sorry and sorry for next 2 minutes. (May be, she did not read that Novel by NICK HORNBY- A long way down). After read the Novel , I started reading every word starts with “ F” in to Fuck.!!!!!!!! What a great “F” impact.

One leg on the GROUND and one leg on the TRAM

I started my journey to office very late on that day. I have take 2 trams and not able to run because of my knee pain. On the previous day, I had a run in the middle of Wild Park. I have crossed almost 2.4 km. After that, I missed my way and direction to get out of it. So, I tracked back the same route again. I have to run again 2.4 km. My knee started paining because of the basket ball shoe. I suppose to wear running shoe instead.
It happened just on the tram station. I saw my tram but not able to run and catch. I just entered one leg inside and one leg outside. The tram door started closing and I took back my leg again. It happened just near the tram driver’s door. I hope, the tram driver knows pity well and he only operates the door. No mercy for not being run to catch the TRAM. My goodness that time I got mix of angry. Even then I am able to remember the good lines from William penn.

"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore , there be any kindness I can show or any goodthing I can doto any fellow being, let me do it now and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again". By William penn(1644-1718).

Gehen nach Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland)

It was really a great experience with the mighty nature. Around 16 international students joined together and the tour was organized by the Wilma (http://www.wilma-leipzig.de/ ) Leipzig international student club .
It was so wonderful to know more about their country and culture during the trip. The group consists of students from Russia, Poland, India, France, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, England, Germany and Bulgaria. We took DB train (Deutsche Bahn - http://www.db.de/site/bahn/en/travelling/offers/dauer__spezial/dauer__spezial.html)from Leipzig and reached Dresden. From there again took another train to reach the place called Rathen (http://www.kurort-rathen.de/index.php?template=index.html&pid=3301&SID=YUYac4LYf1LslDC2zDuf ) The DB has special offer like 26 euros for one full day for any train for 5 persons. That’s sounds great. We all walked around the mountain peaks of rathen and Königstein Fortress for the full day. We returned back to leipzig only at 22.20 hours. At the end of the day, I got a wonderful friend from poland with the same frequency of my thinking and interests. I am very much looking forawrd to meet again the good soul with the Wilma.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxon_Switzerland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nigstein%2C_Saxony

Consequences is MUST

I had missed so many options with in a month period just because of my laziness and poor time management. In the first day, I had opportunity to go for a part along the friends from international students. I have paid 5 euro for the barbeque and the party. But I forget to remember that particular day and sat in front of the computer. I realised that I missed the party only on the next day. My second experience was really a funny one. In the next week on Friday evening, My Prof. gave me some research materials and asked me to photocopy for the future reference. I could have finished it on the same day. I though, I can do it the early Monday morning before I go the “ Bitterfiled visit” a small place near city of Leipzig along with the international scientists. I am not able to finish my work before the scheduled time.so, I missed the tour again. And my third one was really a comedy of errors. I suppose to be there in the common meeting point at 8.00 am. I came late to the place. All my friends left to Berlin with out me. In my fourth attempt, the stars favoured me. My friends aske me to come to the railway station at 8.00 am to go to Sächsische Schweiz( Dresden). I reached only at 8.45 am. But, still able to catch them on the way to the train…Late but not too late…………… Opps…………….

My Berlin tour (gehen nach Berlin)

One day my friends together want to go Berlin by car. So, we all sat together had a beer and prepared a plan with Smokey Puff.. It was agreed by all to go on the week day by bunking the college .Any way, the week end is always free, even then the thrill is more when bunking the college and moving out in the week day . Four guys from four different parts of the city asked to come to one centre place. I am the only one from Asian country. We are very famous for KEEP inthe TIME. i am just joking , because i am always LATE to classes and appointments. Even my first german class, i went half hour LATE with BIG SMILING face; same thing happened again in Germany also. i got appointment at 15.00 hrs to meet the bank staff regarding my new account opening process. As usual, i went late by HALF hours and i am having BIG SMILE on my face with so sorry.) So, I want to be on time to the tour programme. We all earlier decided to start the car at 8.00 am from the place. I came to the place very early with some curiosity some time around 7.00 am. I am not able to see any one near the place. So, I made a phone call to my friend. He was sleeping still and asked me to come again at 7.45 to 8.00 am. I have one hour in my hand. I don’t to how to kill one hour in the early morning. SO, I entered in to the PUSKIN café shop and started reading a novel by “ NICK HORNBY- A long way down “.
I went out of space and time. I have no cell phone in my hand. After some time, I look at the clock. It shows some time around 10.45 am. God damn it. I went to the public telephone booth and rang up to my friend. He started scolding me. Why don’t you inform me that you are not coming today? I don’t whom should I blame ME or NICK HORNBY. Pissed off with novel and F......k off from the place................

The Friends I meet daily

Rosa Luxemburg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Luxemburg )
Karl liebknecht ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Liebknecht )
Friedrich Schiller ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Schiller )
Sebastian bach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach )
Goethe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe)
Clara Zetkin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Zetkin )

These are the people; I use to meet daily at once. The first day in the city, I have to get my enrolment letter from the University office from Goethe straße.Then afterwards, I came to know more about Goethe.On the second day, I have to take tram to reach my university through Rosa Luxembourg straße. She also becomes so close to me now. I met a girl near karli lebnicknect straße , then I cam to more about Mr.Karli than the girl. Now, Mr.karli becomes one of my close friends. One of the great Karl max follower along with Lady Rosa Luxembourg. Then the days pass by slowly, I often meet Fredrick Shiller and Sebastian Bach during my daily walking around the city streets.( I love to walk around the streets with green trees side by side). Still, I need to know more about Clara. (The park where, I went umpteen numbers of times within one month period.)
Looking for more friends to talk……………….with my Arms and Eyes wide open………..!!

Under the Green Wood Tree

Thankx to the photographers. i am acknowledging the wonderful works of the owners.

Under the green wood tree and William Shakespeare

It’s wonderful to wake up and see the sky at early in the morning. It is most joyous experience to see the quarter moon (like the angels nail, after she cut and throw in the blue sky) in the river bank with thick forest green cover.

(How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank. Here we will sit and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night become the touches of sweet harmony. …..thanks for the author. So romantic lines).

I never have been there in the thick forest like in the above 3 photo graphs. Source all acknowledged. I feel these bring me the William Shakespeare’s lines once again to my little mind, which afraid to read the English. Fear of my english vocabulary.

East 2 West (Chennai to Leipzig)

I am from India. I came all along to the new place and a new continent called Europe. I was just thinking myself that one east roaming around the WEST. Now, I am in Leipzig, Germany.
I took my second flight journey in my life from Chennai international airport to Frankfurt international airport by Lufthansa. It is really a fun because I met two beautiful French girls. It was good journey in all sort of way. I asked more question to the French girls about their perception on Chennai, India.

I frequently use to open the window to look around. Because I have seen umpteen number of time the remote sensing imageries as I come from the same field. But I never have seen the cities and the clouds from the higher altitudes.

I don’t have the habit of wearing watches. So, it was so fun to loose my self in the SPACE – TIME.
Then, I landed in to Frankfurt airport. I was bit confidence of my two levels of german language. But, I realised that my German two levels of learning is not enough to mange now at the airport. So, I switch back to my English ( Indian + English = indisch). In german language indisch means Indian.

I was just imagining my Chennai international airport while I am in Frankfurt. I have no idea. Where I have to go and what I have to do now. I got connecting flight from Frankfurt to Leipzig. I am not sure, whether I have to get the entry stamping here in Frankfurt or in Leipzig. I went to enquiry and got the direction from the beautiful girl.
I crossed the different levels and reached the domestic flight. I was bit early for the next flight. I sat in the lounge and started looking around any thing and everything.
It was a wonderful flight journey in the small aircraft towards Leipzig. Once I landed, I have no idea. I was prepared already from India itself to reach my college on my own. I had lots of print out of whole airport entry and exit plans. My goodness my Prof has come over there to pick me up. While travelling the car the question I asked to her was this. Where can I see snow here? She was surprised and told me that you came in wrong season. So, the first day went for me the formalities and the evening I went to supermarket and bought some stuff to keep my soul alive. The first one week gone so fun, but all alone me and myself. I was put up in a multi-storey flat where my other 3 flat mates are all girls. I was really double and triple happy with the flat and the flatmates. But the only sad point was that I met them only on the very first day after that I never met them. Because, I use to get up at 9.00 am and back home to sleep again at 20.00 hours. They all leave the home early and return back home early. Above all No other secret in this differential timing.

I had a Dream!!! in Germany

I am dreaming that I met an angel and it some how took me to some where. Some where to the corner of the world. It took me from East to West. Then, angel started speaking with me slowly day after day. After a month or so I am able to understand her language. It sounds good. But, my human understanding is limited. One fine morning, I realised this is the day the angel is going to leave from me. Truth pricked the heart. I have learned slowly to swallow the truth.
Then, I took my mental flight to reach the west to meet the angel again. My goodness, I met the same one again in the streets of West. Then after wards, the whole week end went on by drinking and talking in the green Park. I don’t know how fast the day goes here only.
I felt angry some time, why the time goes so fast, when I am with the angel. I am still looking forward to meet the angel again! Keeping my fingers crossed and not losing the Hope!!!
When will the week end come again!!

World environmental day – june 5

Every year june 5th is celebrated as world environmental day by the united nations to inculcate and stimulate the life around us. We can live with out the environment. As we say very often “life is like ICE cream, taste it before it melts”. The same concept sounds different here now.

As we are celebrating the world environmental day this June 5th, the slogan is this. Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?.......all the polar caps and the Himalayan mountain ice are melting day by day due to umpteen number of reasons. But in all the reason, there is human activity behind this knowingly or unknowingly.

I lived and ended my life in a beautiful and wonderful environment. How I am going to present or pass this beautiful environment to my future generations. That is the prime questions we should ask ourselves in this fine day.

Do we spend some fraction of seconds to think in that line…….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every year june 5th is celebrated as world environmental day by the united nations to inculcate and stimulate the life around us. We can live with out the environment. As we say very often “life is like ICE cream, taste it before it melts”. The same concept sounds different here now.

As we are celebrating the world environmental day this June 5th, the slogan is this. Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?.......all the polar caps and the Himalayan mountain ice are melting day by day due to umpteen number of reasons. But in all the reason, there is human activity behind this knowingly or unknowingly.

I lived and ended my life in a beautiful and wonderful environment. How I am going to present or pass this beautiful environment to my future generations. That is the prime questions we should ask ourselves in this fine day.

Do we spend some fraction of seconds to think in that line…….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

India + Germany

• Friedrich Max Müller (December 6, 1823 – October 28, 1900)
• born in Dessau, the son of the Romantic poet Wilhelm Müller
• 1841 he entered Leipzig University
• The Goethe Institutes in India are named Max Mueller Bhavan
• translate the Upanishads for Schelling, Sanskrit ; first systematic scholar of the Indo-European languages


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_M%C3%BCller

Jokes I enjoyed in Germany

SPACE - TIME
I met one Portugal guy on one fine evening. He just asked me the travelling time from India to Germany. I replied to him that I have no idea. He was so surprised. I said to him that I came by Lufthansa with some beautiful airhostess and more over my two adjacent seats were occupied by tow beautiful French girls. So, I have no idea about TIME and DATE. But one thing, I can say that. I have reached Germany so soon. I might be enjoyed, if the journey took some 3, 4 days or even a full week to reach Germany with the beautiful French girls.( Einstein’s theory of relativity- if you wait for a girl for one minute. It will look like one day. If you talk to the girl for one full day. It will look like one minute!!!! )

GLOBAL WARMING
It is good to see the temperature rise in the city with the same proposition to the dress reduction among girls. But the TEMPerature of all the guys shoots up normally. So Shaden!!
Global warming!! (Yet to read the G8 meeting reports……….Oops) www.g8.de

Long and short SKIRT
One engineering division had a warning message board for their female employs. The message goes like that “Those who wearing LONG skirts BEWARE of machines running over here “. After some distance, there is another message board. The message goes like that “
Those who wearing SHORT skirts BEWARE of roaming Engineers”.

My Breakfast with William Shakespeare

One day my professor send a mail to have break fast together in the office. I was so happy, I can eat some home made foods from my friends. I understood afterwards that every one should bring the food on their own (BYO- Bring Your Own food). While having a breakfast, we colleagues discussed about the Shakespeare’s famous lines from Mac beth.
My dearest partners of greatness,” and “Under the greenwood tree”

I never read before the lines and never attempted to read the Shakespeare writings also. Just fear of my English.
I found after wards Sir Thomas hardy also wrote some famous novel under the title of “under the green wood tree”
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/greenwood/hardy.html
“ My dearest partners of greatness,” writes the Thane of Cawdor in Mac beth .

Under the Greenwood Tree By William Shakespeare
1564-1616
Amiens sings: UNDER the greenwood tree, Who loves to lie with me, And turn his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat, Come hither, come hither, come hither: Here shall he see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun, And loves to live i' the sun, Seeking the food he eats, And pleased with what he gets, Come hither, come hither, come hither: Here shall he see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Jaques replies: If it do come to pass That any man turn ass, Leaving his wealth and ease A stubborn will to please, Ducdame, ducdamè, ducdamè: 563864 Gross fools as he, An if he will come to me.

Tamil Nadu + Germany( Halle)

• Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg (June 10, 1682 - February 23, 1719)
• born in the village of Pulsnitz in Saxony on June 10, 1682 ; studied at the University of Halle
• member of the Lutheran clergy
• first Protestant missionary to India ; Dänisch-Halleschen Mission
German missionaries, Ziegenbalg and Plutschau and Grundler in Tranquebar, Schultze and Gericke, Fabricius and Breithaupt in Madras, Schwartz in Tanjore, Kiernander in Serampore

Dictionary, grammar in Tamil of the New & Old Testament up to the Book of Ruth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomaeus_Ziegenbalg

Important quotes I come across

Points to ponder over
I met so many Indian and German friends during my 40 days Leipzig city life. I am able to look at some thought Provoking words or lines during the casual talk with my friends. I feel all the sentences are having a waited philosophical meaning behind it when I think alone. I can say that known lines and unknown points.

Just be you are..! Don’t forget who (m) you are ..:! ( core values are more important where ever you live)
You should select what you want! (Aspire in life and don’t satisfy what ever come in your way with out hardships)
Don’t be silly (don’t try to imitate what all of them do in common. Good for all may not be good for one self. )
What’s mean by freedom (internal or external )


Water is life - one of the guy in the party told after we get drunk well and he really rally mean it (I can feel and understand after the vomit. No other funny reason behind it. Just had mixture of all the alcohol in the party. I really felt in that situation, the water is the life. But the important point is that we should think from the World Bank reports. After some decades most of the countries in the world is going to suffer acute portable drinking water problem. )
When you read good books, sometimes you can recall so many things from the personal life…( if you read really a good book. One can judge character of the person by the way of his reading habits….)

Failed Indian example

I was invited to a birth day party of one German friend. That was great because, all them spoke very good English to me. I met one German girl. She was so crazy to visit India and she knew lot about India. She smiled and talked well on the first day of the meeting at birthday party. When I met her second time, she did not talk much. I did not understand the reason. After a week, one of her friend told me that she had very high impression about Indian guys. She believed up to that day, Indian guys never drink and smoke. After she saw me in with all sorts of things. She really reduced talking with me. After knowing this information through friend of her. I was really ashamed for being a failed Indian example. Because, I not able to live up to her expectations. (I told the friend of her to convey this information. Normally, the Bad Indian guys will come out of the country, at least the rest of good guys maintain the culture of India. Government of India always sent out the bad guys to USA and Europe to maintain the culture. Any way, I told to her just for fun. I am rally so happy inside to see the PROUD Indian CULTURAL VALUES.