tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25941740.post4641503094250240106..comments2013-09-16T04:40:45.389+02:00Comments on Born for biking: Many MeetingsManuelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14530096452462356702noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25941740.post-43169002628608081752007-12-04T22:00:00.000+01:002007-12-04T22:00:00.000+01:00Hehe, Kendo has already saved me from several unwe...Hehe, Kendo has already saved me from several unwelcome engagements, too. It's just a nicely simple, easy and above all truthful way to say "I can't. I have Kendo." (while I'm secretly glad because it's usually stuff I wouldn't want to do even if I had time) :DManuelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530096452462356702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25941740.post-5537709323926503502007-12-04T00:45:00.000+01:002007-12-04T00:45:00.000+01:00I know what you are talking of. My colleagues know...I know what you are talking of. My colleagues know that I occasionally go by bike - and so they tried to persuade me to join our "bike-events" this year. All of them were kind of preparation for the one, big tour to the Großglockner.<BR/><BR/>Crazy guys! But I had no time - not even once! It just depends on your priorities. For me kendo is more important - and saved me ;-)<BR/><BR/>Good night,<BR/>CwBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25941740.post-35228832286237307462007-12-02T02:35:00.000+01:002007-12-02T02:35:00.000+01:00Biking is good too. But not for going to work - it...Biking is good too. But not for going to work - it would take the same amount of time, but being tired out before I even start to work is not a good thing, and a lot of the way is uphill. AND if I showed up by bike, my colleagues would expect me to join their yearly bike-pilgrimage to Mariazell.<BR/><BR/>And strange looks are a good thing. I love getting strange looks. Because I AM strange.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157735832371014418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25941740.post-62785094303029411142007-12-02T00:08:00.000+01:002007-12-02T00:08:00.000+01:00Hm, bad connections are annoying. In Salzburg it t...Hm, bad connections are annoying. In Salzburg it took me 45 minutes to get to uni, but with only one change (incidentally, it took 50-60 minutes by foot, so you're often really better off by bike rather than public transport ... just that you can't read).<BR/><BR/>In the end, I guess it comes down to what you're used to. If I started going by car I think I'd find using public transport inconvenient, because I'd have a better estimate of how much longer it takes. But since driving never felt right to me, I'll probably never really know the inconvenience of public transport - just trying to make the best out of not having a choice ;)<BR/><BR/>But bogu is a bit of a problem here, yes. I do get a little bit of enjoyment from all the people who are giving me strange looks or asking if I do Aikido when I'm traveling through half of the city, though, and I don't have such a tight time schedule yet, so I fortunately can still afford the slow route.Manuelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530096452462356702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25941740.post-78244542724779729032007-11-30T20:29:00.000+01:002007-11-30T20:29:00.000+01:00Humpf, yeah. Now I know, why it takes me so long t...Humpf, yeah. Now I know, why it takes me so long to read a book - because <B>I go by car</B> ;-)<BR/><BR/>But there are two reasons for doing so:<BR/><BR/>- It takes me just 15 minutes to reach my work. I have to admit I do not have to scrape the ice of the front window in the morning. When taking the bus the distance would be much longer and I would have to change several times. <B>Bad connection</B> :-(<BR/><BR/>- It would be difficult to take my kendo-bogu with me four days a week. That is of course a major problem ;-)<BR/><BR/>I never had to go a long distance by public transport regularly. But I remember some longer journeys where I was reading a book or having a nap in the train. This was a nice experience!<BR/><BR/>In summer I go to work by bike on every day without kendo-training. Unfortunately I am even then not able to read a book...<BR/><BR/>CwB,<BR/>bookworm-wanna-beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25941740.post-23153160670218499202007-11-29T21:58:00.000+01:002007-11-29T21:58:00.000+01:00Oooh, yes, reading on public transport is great. N...Oooh, yes, reading on public transport is great. Nowadays I get most of my reading done on the train to Salzburg (at least the reading for pleasure ... all of my time at home is spent reading for my thesis right now).Manuelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530096452462356702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25941740.post-58934876406469992652007-11-29T18:44:00.000+01:002007-11-29T18:44:00.000+01:00I read pretty much anything I could get my hands o...I read pretty much anything I could get my hands on at that age (still do, as a matter of fact), from comics to newspapers and my parents' books. And it's not as if I read the whole book - just enough to remember we had it, so I could go find it when I needed it.<BR/><BR/>And not having a car in winter is definitely an advantage. Every morning I sit in my warm bus with my nose in a book and laugh at the people who have to scrape the ice off their windscreens and then freeze their backsides on their icy seats. AND they don't get to read. Hah.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157735832371014418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25941740.post-20570463327664074102007-11-29T03:19:00.000+01:002007-11-29T03:19:00.000+01:00@magpie: Wow, seems like you came into contact wit...@magpie: Wow, seems like you came into contact with Tolkien at quite a young age. I wasn't even that much of a bookoholic at 12, not to mention reading biographies (only started reading a lot when I was 14/15 and biographies in the last year or two). That's great :)<BR/><BR/>@CwB: I pretty much stopped watching TV when I moved to Salzburg and had no TV access during the week. Having no access to a TV four days a week did wonders for my weekend watching habits. Still, I replaced TV with the internet, which is not that much better. My last tries to cut it down were unfortunately only marginally successfull...<BR/><BR/>I don't go skiing either - too stressful for me, with all the children almost skiing into me in overcrowded skiing areas. But I love the look of winter. And when my clothes are warm enough, going for a walk outside in some quiet area (preferably not urban) is very peaceful and calming and gives me time to think. Plus, since I don't drive a car, I don't have to start cursing the icy roads when it begins to snow (as most car owners I know do) and can fully enjoy the change of season ;)Manuelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530096452462356702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25941740.post-9956531402219591182007-11-29T00:30:00.000+01:002007-11-29T00:30:00.000+01:00TV shows suc*, that's my opinion. But a very inter...TV shows suc*, that's my opinion. But a very interesting interpredation of talk- and court shows you offer here!<BR/><BR/>For my part I try to avoid seeing them at all. I am quite successful as far as this is concerned, but watching TV I suppose is my biggest vice...<BR/><BR/>Although I get annoyed with these corny commercials every time it is so easy to switch this bedevilled thing on just to relax when coming home from work - or kendo ;-)<BR/>So I am doing it instead of reading a good book, doing sports or something else to relax!<BR/><BR/>Books... I suppose you know Tolkien's works very well - and so it is interesting to get to know more about this topic...<BR/><BR/>It is also true that every topic we know much about is interesting for us - otherwise we would not know so much about it ;-)<BR/><BR/>And finally: yesss, winter is approaching! I like the snow and all although I do not go skiing at all. I just love the feeling when you enter a cosy room - maybe heated by a tiled stove - after a freezing stay outside. *G*<BR/><BR/>Trying to get into my cosy bed now - I am cold now after I have imagined that freezing stay outside. Body and spirit are linked together so much!<BR/><BR/>CwBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25941740.post-80149722324981592462007-11-27T19:04:00.000+01:002007-11-27T19:04:00.000+01:00I loved the Tolkien biography. I think I first cam...I loved the Tolkien biography. I think I first came across it when I was 12 or so, before I'd even read the Lord of the Rings, and later on used it for a book presentation on the Silmarillion and my special topic for the Matura. Haven't read it since, so I don't remember much, except for a few things that made me laugh.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157735832371014418noreply@blogger.com