Me, Kryšpínka and Karlštejn in the background. I'm having a perfect weekend.

St. Wenceslas Day

Svatý Václav (St. Wenceslas) lived in years 907 - 28.9.935 when he was murdered by his brother. He was the duke of Bohemia and nowadays he is the patron of our country.
During important events like revolution or winning the ice-hockey championship Czech people gather by his statue on Wenceslas square.

He is supposed to lead us in difficult times. However lately it seems he kind of fails. I guess there is something wrong with his horse.

I've seen two veiled girls today :)
Yes, I am still in Prague. No, it was not in the centre. Both of them were on Chodov (and they were not together!)
Are Czechs converting to Islam or what?

I still regret that I went to Egypt. Not because it was waste of time / money / energy... all these I already declared sunk costs. It is about something else.
For most of the people I know, Egypt is a country full of history and mystique. For me these romantic images are gone and I don't have enough good memories to replace them. Egypt can never be a dream country again and that's a pity.

BTW this is my last post about Egypt. My classes started yesterday so I already have enough of other inputs what to bitch about :)

But yeah, one more thing: it might seem that I spend my days slandering Alex but it is not true. Actually, after all the stories I told my mum she thinks that I had the best summer ever :) I don't know how it happened, but I want her to keep this impression. She wants the best for me and she is happy now.

I'm curious if LC Alex already realized that I left the country. Yes right, I didn't say good bye to them. But hey, I am not the only one! Esin did exactly the same a few weeks ago. At the time I didn't really understand it but now I know that they really deserve it.
There is something about these people. When I think of them, being evil and devil-ish brings feelings of happiness and satisfaction.

I am back!

Well, I certainly know when to come back to Prague:

"The government received information from representatives of the security services and police of an increased risk of a terrorist act on the territory of the capital, Prague, related to increased security risks of similar character abroad."

"This is the first time that the Czech Republic is facing, in such a concrete way, such a concrete heightened risk of a terrorist act."

Security was stepped up at dozens of locations in the capital, including the Ruzyne international airport.

Fun fun fun

I still can't really believe it happened but I had a great time three weekends in a row. First one was partying and chiling in Cairo. It was sooo much fun to have some people around. Another one we spent in Sharm el Sheikh - swimming pool, beach, snorkeling by the coral reefs... It is really not like the rest of Egypt. I could even wear a top without sleeves and men were not staring. And the last one we went to the oasis of Siwa - sand boarding, sleeping under the stars in the desert, jeep ride in the sand dunes, swimming in the hot and cold springs...

You can read the full stories and see some pictures at Nay-Nay's and Mustafa's blogs.

Home.........

Believe it or not, I have my own desk today. First day since my internship started. And further more ... I have a computer that is running on Windows and it is online !!! No, nothing has changed in the company. My coworker didn't come to the office today. Most probably she will not come at all because there are not many ways how to get 25 km far from Alex if you don't have a car.
And now the best news ... this is my last day here :))) I am truly proud of myself that I survived. There were many moments when I wanted to leave with a lot of fuck you's in the air and slamming the door. Actually now I know I should have done it already a month ago. But I always hated those trainees who gave up their traineeships and I didn't want to join this club.
And to make things even better - Bahaa is coming from Poland tomorrow. Can't wait to see him again.

Several days ago I decided that the only way how to survive this shit is simply being drunk. I bought the whole pack of beer. I didn't really counted them but at the beginning it looked like 25 Heineken cans in my fridge. And hell, I am having fun. (Need to do another shopping soon, the fridge is almost empty again.)

I think I was wrong

…when I said that this colleague wants just to get me in his bed. When we talked for the first time I didn't feel very comfortable. He kept inviting me to his beach house for the weekend and stay there overnight. I mean, when someone asks me five times in ten minutes if I will spend weekend with him, then I am really cautious. I immediately put him in the category of people "do not get in car with him alone". But since then a lot has changed. He is my hero of the week now. His behavior significantly changed since he found out in what kind of deep shit I am here in Egypt and he tries hard to help me in any way possible. He definitely allows me to abuse him too much. Last week:
- he found a new apartment for me and Nay-Nay
- he rescued me from work twice when I was doing nothing (again) and took me back to Alex
- he helped us move all of our stuff (I have to invite him for a dinner for this one, he carried all the heavy suitcases)
- he took us to Cairo by car
- he takes me to work every day by car that I can have some extra sleep (hey, I get up at 7:10 now :)
- he is recharging my mp3 player at his laptop right now (our DOS computers don't have USB plug-in)

I am really lucky to have him. Definitely. Hero of the week. Soon he might be upgraded to the Hero of the month ;)