and I woke up at 6 am with stomach pains. It was that kind of unknown cause. I couldn't sleep as it hurts. So I got up and had pain killers and some breakfast. Then after a while I went back to sleep again. I feel very sleepy still as my whole day has been shattered by waking up so early and going back to bed. The whole Wednesday it has been snowing and during the night there was some heavy wind outside.
I was using my free ticket at cinema yesterday as it was the last day for using it. I saw Avatar and it was worth going. I didn't know if I would make it on time before they aired it as I had a interview to take care of and then discussing whether the applicants are what we need. Luckily everything took us 40 minutes and I ask one of the other girls if she was driving downtown and she gave me a ride. So I made it on time and even had time for dinner. Today I'm going to try to write again. But this annoying stomach pain won't go away when it's lunch time.

And it started good for me with sunshine and maybe a little hint of the cold weather will go away. But the news about this weekend about a snowstorm is coming, my mood dropped but the thought of the upcoming events make my mood go up again. I will attend a fair where there will be seminars about café trends for businesspeople which I look forward to. I love going to food fairs as I learn new things in my field and can actually expand my experience. The next few days I will try to write a home exam about the essence of experience and connect it with literature and using my past experience as starting point. It sounds easy to write about it but make your memories like it comes from the book and more academic isn't that easy at all. Wish me good luck!


Today is Tuesday and I had to grocery shop for a couple of days and print out a document as I needed to study before going to a work interview. I was part of the group seeking the right person for the chair as student council president and vice president. There will be a huge change and challenge for the new organization since the government cutting the payment for higher studies for the student council with more than half, meaning from 4 full paid employed to manage the change to only 2 persons. Seeking the right person for the right post is not the easiest as half of the students at our university are not living in the city and taking bus/train for the classes and also the lack of newer students who are willing to volunteer for different projects are not making the task easier. Talking about the applicants is not ethical as those things are confidential so I won't say a word about it.. After the meetings I went home and started to work on my things. After a while I took a break and did a quiz and here is the result.

You Are Tomato Soup

You are open minded and curious about the world. You can help but learn as much as you can about things. You are introverted, intellectual, and introspective. In other words, you have a big brain... and you use it. You are a bit of a culinary expert, and you are an excellent cook. You know how to balance delicate flavors well and can whip up a mean bowl of soup.

So much has happened and I'm way behind with blogging and school. I failed to get enough credits to actually continue with my gastronomy education last semester but I will take 2 minor courses during spring term and maybe work with other things to get me going. Spring 2010 I will invest into speech, into translating what I have done and sharpen my CV a little bit. In one way I'm sad not being able to graduate as my class mates but on the other hand I'm need a break. School has been tough and I feel very exhausted from studying. I have been in the university for 4,5 years. On 2011 I will hopefully graduate. Before all that I hope I can actually find a subject to write and take my driving license.

My family bought a Chinese restaurant with a pub. The pub is separate from the restaurant but connected through the kitchen. It's located in a village near where we live and has quite a large development potential. Now I'm planning on something for Valentine's day as we just opened up and there are lots and lots of paperwork to go through and somebody gotta think out those kind of fun events.

To end this entry I'm taking a quiz, I stumbled upon this one which was pretty coincidence.
  

You Are Dumplings

You are cute, polite, and considerate. You are well known for your generosity, and you truly love to share. You have a real style and presence about you. You know how to take the simplest thing and make it look chic. You tend to order carefully and conservatively off the menu of life. Simplicity is your motto, and you don't like to take on too much at once. You are the type of person who does one thing at a time, really immersing yourself in the moment. You detest multitasking.

My previous journal entry is quite old. So much fun things happened last week. Shall tell later when it's not so late when I blog.

Anyway I discovered a new foodie on bravenet. Say welcome to

http://abettercook.bravejournal.com

I have now added to my friend list. But beware, going there when it's bed time is dangerous

I had a sore throat for 2 weeks, what a pain when I needed to use my voice and be social. I feel like when I have no friends left here, it's really empty. It's my first year having no friends and still need to struggle with school work. I feel like I wanna give up and just do soemthing different for a while. I guess I'm still depressed from not having any friends here, the amount of work piling up on my desk and tired for chasing friends to get them to call me.

And I felt good, I managed to post away the things I should do. I went to exercise, swimming to be more precise. I swam 650 metres and afterwards I had muscle pain. Before going to swimming I walked all the way to the swimming hall, which took me 30 minutes. One day done, 6 more days or should I say 5? Today I feelt so sleepy so I skipped the swimming. Instead I focused on the studies.
Today I had a lesson about political meals and there was a picture about Thanksgiving and George W Bush photgraphed in Bagdad on Thanksgiving 2003. I remember I asked the teacher about the meaning of Thansgiving from the beginning. And now I took this quiz, i didn't look for it, more like I clicked on RANDOMIZE QUIZ

Thanksgiving Horoscope for Taurus

You're the sign most likely to leave in disgust if your family starts fighting. Your signature dish: Gravy Your signature dessert: Apple pie This holiday: Make sure to get your downtime, or else you'll be a grumpy bull!

This week in my course we had speech training and theory. I managed to deliver 2 out of 3 speech. The last one I had trained on it but just 1 hour before the speech my throat got worser and I caught and caught and still my throat didn't get better until 3 hours later.

This week has been crazy, I have been working on the coffee break concept for Scanian Food Academy annual day and still I managed to screw some cookies. Yes, I fail at baking. Cooking is so much easier.

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This weekend I have been studying, cleaning my room and managed to finish something. Then I wrote something for my  friend Cara, the time we spent together came back to me and I had to grab my old journal to go through everything again. My time in England marks the beginning of the journey I took, from shy and always lived in my own little world into a more open minded and not to shy to speak my mind. Now I'm going to indulge myself into the journal and just enjoy. I wish everyone a good start on the new week. Stay safe. Just before I end this entry I shall post a funny quiz result.

You Should Travel to Paris

When you travel, you demand the best. You desire total luxury. You want a vacation full of pampering, delicious food, and the ultimate in comfort.. You should travel: To any Four Seasons hotel Via a luxury cruise To world class cities like Paris and London To any five star spa or resort Via a private jet

When I went to China during summer, I went to Hainan which is situated in southern part of China. It's a island with tropical climate and I had one of the best experience ever. I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, the food and the simple joys of simplicity. So when I saw this quiz I couldn't stop myself from taking it and here is the result.

You Are an Acai Berry

You are an intense, fascinating person with a very strong personality. You don't shy away from controversy, and you're incredibly independent. You are cultured, knowledgeable, and worldly. You have a deep understanding of things. You are lively and healthy. You believe your body is a temple, and you treat it as such.

The school started this week. I had two lessons only. It looks to be a good course. I have communications with food and meal right now.
Also we took a task beside school work to make something for a Scanian Food Academy organisation when they have their annual day where there will be seminars, handing out scholarships to some students and teachers. We are doing a coffee break concept but so far it's a secret what the theme is. One of my classmate won one of the scholarship. It's a great honour somebody from our school winning such thing as we are so small university and cannot compete with the famous Lund University.
So this is a great as we can show that a smaller university college like Kristianstad can compete with the bigger ones.
Anyway I have been busy with a home exam lately and now I have some time to blog. I found two quizzes to fill out. Here is the result:

You Are Peach Iced Tea

You are easy going and very friendly. You are happy to make every occasion a social event. You need lots of people in your life. You feel lonely and bored when no one else is around. You are a generous and caring person. You are emotionally involved in many people's lives. You may come off as overly sweet, but you can't help it. You're a naturally sweet person.

Your Soul Is Connected to the Spring

You are an optimistic, eternally hopeful person. No matter how dark things get, you always see the light. You are open-minded and always up for a fresh outlook on life. You don't cling to ideas or beliefs. You are sweet hearted and have good intentions. Even though you've seen a lot in life, you remain innocent. People see you as playful and even a bit airy. You feel free to be yourself, and that's a beautiful thing.

I woke up today much later than I would but on the other hand I can always go back to my student room and clean it another day. A friend of mine who left Sweden suddenly is coming back to clean out her things so I'm going to help her as I'm going to clean out what my former room mate left me. So for the past weeks since I arrived back to Sweden I have been doing absolutely nothing. But I guess I'm in the middle of deciding which way I'm going to take this autumn. Definitely I will get back into exercising and spending less hours in front of the computer. During my China trip I have realised what I have known for many months now. Computer has taken over my life and my wish to decrease the hours over something else has grown bigger. So now I will try to read more books and spend less hours in front of the computer. I took a quiz to have something to blog about, I don't know if everything appeals to me or not. Oh, well try your yourself what it says about you.

You Are A Thoughtful Idealist

You are scared of new experiences. It's hard for you to break outside of your comfort zone. You like to think that people see you as dramatic and fascinating. You do your best to seem mysterious. You are a very romantic person. You can't help but see the world as it should be. Right now, stress occasionally makes you feel trapped in your life. You usually have a clear perspective on things though! Overall, your life is calm and steady. Not much stirs you, and each day is full of joy. You are extremely optimistic about the future. You feel like things are always getting better.