Lost In Translation

So true...

2011-04-26T15:24:00.001+01:00

FINALLY I CAN BE THE TALLEST ONE OF THEM ALL!

2011-04-26T15:04:00.001+01:00

me like like like....

The little things...

2011-04-04T17:31:00.002+01:00

Þetta finnst mér sjúklega sætt.... Cute and simple.

Ölþing-Bölþing

2009-08-26T17:14:00.003+01:00

Ok Sigmundur Ernir fékk sér í glas... Hverjum er ekki sama? Þetta lið er hvort eð er allt vanhæft upp til hópa. Margar góðar ákvarðanir hafa verið í teknar í glasi! Það lærði ég í mínu námi! :) Au revoir

2009-08-25T16:28:00.002+01:00

pirruð pirruð pirruð .... ekkert að gerast.... þoli ekki hversdagsleikann!

komin útúr skápnum á íslensku...

2009-08-06T17:28:00.003+01:00

Já ég ætla að byrja að blogga aftur... Mér finnst það skemmtilegt og þó að enginn lesi mig þá kem ég alla vega einhverju útúr systeminu hvort sem það sé um þjóðmálin , ástarmálin, húsnæðismálin, fjármálin og öll hin málin sem koma uppá í mínu daglegu lífi...
Og viti menn :) ég ætla að opna aðganginn og hætta að vera svona paranojuð. Ef maður er að blogga á annað borð til hvers að hafa það lokað og læst eins og ég hef gert undanfarna mánuði...(ár)
ok so ...
Higlights í dag: seldi helling af auglýsingum, Fékk nýja kúnna á blaðið, keypti mér nýja skvísuskó, borðaði juicy grænmetissamloku sem klikkar aldrei, heyrði lagið með Páli Óskari í dag þegar ég byrjaði daginn "ég er eins og ég er" og varð svo glöð yfir vera ég sjálf.
Downers í dag:hmmm kannski bara hvað var geðveikislega heitt í vinnunni... YO PEOPLE TURN ON THE BLOODY AIR CON...
over and out
Krumma
p.s Skórnir mínir eru svipaðir þessum en samt ekki .. Chanel rip off :)

Heba & Hyde

2008-02-28T01:29:00.004+01:00

Once a good man said to me :, I had the same elements in my mood as in the Icelandic weather. You never really know if you should dress up or dress down.
I think he was a little bit right...
I had a heated discussion on msn last night and it's hilarious afterwards , because when you get irritated on msn , you start to push the keyboard even harder (as if the person will ever know about that aggression in your body-language).
So it's actually kinda funny to be irritated on msn , cause how are you showing the person your irritation if you can't do it with body language and the tone of your voice??... Well you start writing less lovely words, and shorter sentences. Then a classic is to say " OK FINE" if you don't want to continue the ridiculousness of an irritated msn conversation.

It's 8.30 am in Shanghai China, weather is sunny but chilly, I'm listening to Nina Simone at the office and getting ready for todays challenges.
It's exciting to see where we will go to do field work today and to hear about the groups research from yesterday.

My mood is good , i had the best beginning of today calling Iceland via skype. I miss that place a bit.
Once an Icelander ALWAYS an Icelander...

Take care , i'm having coffee . see ya

Cultural differences..

2008-02-27T06:14:00.003+01:00

Yesterday i was walking home with Sara Wallen after work and we decide to stop in a supermarket to buy some breakfast for today. We pick up some yoghurt, milk , coffe and then i really wanted some fruit in my yoghurt and i tear 2 bananas of a pile of maybe 15 bananas.
We come to the register, everything is going well until the woman freaks a little bit out because of my 2 bananas.
I get all stressed as she keeps pointing to the pile and trying to communicate something to me in Chinese that i did something wrong.Then Sara informs me that apparently here in China, you have to buy the whole stack of bananas.
You cannot just want one banana or two.... NO ... Here it's about quantity.
So i feel a bit embarrassed and return the 2 bananas to the stack , as i had no need for 15 bananas last night nor today.
Then it's the beauty of street markets, there i could go for 3 bananas instead of 15.
I slept on the hardest bed I've ever tried in my life last night.
It actually wasn't as bad as i thought waking up in the morning on that wooden board with a blanket over it.
Maybe us Westerners have it all wrong and are ruining our backs with too soft beds?

I'm researching on the fashion industry today , and on a apartment hunt as me and Camilla decided to look for something else then we have already found.
I'm also going to try to find a good acupuncturist here in Shanghai , as i belive it could help me quit smoking, and balance the CHI (life-force) in my body:) SO it's a little bit of this and that for my afternoon agenda, i'll be posting more later on.
kys fra Kina

Keywords-

2008-02-25T08:29:00.002+01:00

-Raining
-Waiting
-Irritating
-Interesting
-Testing
-Reacting
-Homeless
-Tired but happy....
That's about how i feel today and what i'm facing....

East meets West

2008-02-24T12:33:00.003+01:00

This is weekend chill.. Red wine,Vogue,Starbucks,Learning Mandarin,Tourist Map, and some Chanel make up :)

I had a blast last night... Camilla and I went to Barbarossa for cocktails, showed off and laughed our asses off when telling our funky China experience stories to each other.
After that we jumped into a Taxi and headed for LOGO to listen to Greger's tunes and see Nicklas's visuals. Some of our team members were already there and we rocked that place.

Rambling on..

2008-02-23T10:16:00.004+01:00

I've been out and about today and have started to hate my Chinese phone-number, it's just not working and i can't seem to find any China Mobile service around.
So i haven't contacted my favorite gay guy in the city (it really follows me everywhere my ability to attract gay guys in to my sphere of friends.) Hopefully I'll be able to hook up with him tonight , we'll see:)

On another more positive note..
I went to an antique market today and OH MY! Shanghai is no place for a girl with a budget smaller then her dreams.
I really have to tell myself many times a day , NO HEBA you really don't need that, nor does anyone else of your family,friends, or distant relatives...(I tend to have a long inner dialogue with myself seeing the positive things about buying all kinds of crap , just because you can't get it in Iceland and someone might enjoy it).
If you are just buying to buy something the magic also goes away! With that said i might as well admit i bought a few things today. Very pretty notebook, so i could keep a diary over where i go,what i see and maybe more importantly who i meet. I bought a gift for a special someone in Iceland, I bought myself a silver statue of Hare Krishna (i have a thing with religious artifacts). I bought 3 monkeys , "See no evil, Speak no evil, Hear no evil" only because i thought it would be fun to bring into my group-work on Monday as i'm facilitating a feedback session early Monday morning. Hmmm did i buy something else.... NO not really, take away coffee later on, so this was a piece of cake day.
It really drains me to be yelled at all the time "Hello Hello Lookie Lookie" at the same time i know these people are only trying to make a decent living so i really can't blame them and smile back and say "No" in my most polite way.

Now i'm back at the hotel , as i had a skype date with my son, and no one seems to be answering the phone so i'm guessing they went to the pretty little summerhouse over the weekend....AAAAAAhhhhhh wish i was there with them.

New agenda is coming up..
-Shower todays pollution of my body and out of my hair (one day I'll dedicate a whole post in this blog about my hair and how it feels in Shanghai)
-Check out what some of my classmates are up to , and try to seduce the gay guy to have dinner with me at Barbarossa which is one of the most beautiful restaurants I've seen so far.
Moroccan style and placed in the middle of a huge beautiful Chinese park in the middle of the city. Skyscrapers all around but still so much nature. In fact it reminds me a bit of Central park in New York, just smaller.
That's it for now...
I'm gonna lookie lookie into what the night will bring me ...
Au revoir... (saying it in french is so much more glamorous then if i try in Chinese)

Sunny Shanghai days...

2008-02-23T02:25:00.002+01:00

The temperature is finally picking up here in Shanghai and that makes everything so much easier. Before it was so cold, i didn't feel like exploring the city so much and felt i was missing out on the adventure.
Today i'm gonna stroll around the city , check out galleries and have some good coffee somewhere. The french concession is an area unseen by me, and i've heard so much about it from my classmates.
Plan of the day:
Brunch and smoothie at vaga's
Metro to the Bund
Check out some galleries
Hook up with my favorite London Fashion designer Setal
Have dinner in a Morroccan place in Peoples Park
Go out dancing at Logo as my dear Gregers will be the DJ tonight.
Enjoy life to the fullest and this experience i'm having...
Hope you are enjoying it just as much as i am...
BTW: this is Amelia and me having fun in Shanghai...

Shanghai

2008-02-21T16:44:00.002+01:00

Yes here i am lost in translation in the oh so amazing Shanghai .. Who would have known?

A food for thought

2007-03-02T13:20:00.000+01:00

What do you value most in your life ?
What would you like to be remembered for ?
What difference would you like to make in your own world if you could?
What is your biggest fear right now and how can you transform this to your advantage?

hmmmmm.... think about it

this is it ...

2007-03-01T22:05:00.000+01:00

Now i think it's time too share my thoughts in english since i'm in an international school.
I haven't decided if i'm gonna destroy my other icelandic blog, only time will tell.

Oh but they are brown...

2006-10-28T10:20:00.000+01:00

Your Eyes Should Be Brown

Your eyes reflect: Depth and wisdom

What's hidden behind your eyes: A tender heart

What Color Should Your Eyes Be?

There are never enough self tests on the internet

2006-10-27T12:28:00.000+01:00

You Are 10% Left Brained, 90% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning.
Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others.
If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic.
Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet.

The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility.
Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way.
If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art.
Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

Are You Right or Left Brained?

BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

2006-10-26T21:58:00.000+01:00

What Your Soul Really Looks Like

You are a wanderer. You constantly long for a new adventure, challenge, or eve a completely different life.

You are a very grounded, responsible, and realistic person. People may not want to hear the truth from you, but they're going to get it.

You believe that people see you for how you are, not how you look. But deep down, you know that's not exactly true.

Your near future is all about change, but in very small steps. The end of the journey looks far, but it's much closer than you realize.

For you, falling in love is all about the adventure and uncertainty. You can only fall in love with someone who keeps you guessing.

Inside the Room of Your Soul

in love with....

2006-10-22T14:02:00.000+01:00

my new life...
and thought i'd share it in english as well as icelandic...
More to come...

*Lost In Translation*