Love

Once Ivana told me that love is something irrational that we cannot influence. It is basically impossible to decide to fall in love with specific person. Even if you know that the guy is perfect, you cannot force your feelings and behave rationally in this matter.

It is a pity in some way. It would be so easy then. But probably this is "it" what makes it so precious and beautiful. This is the reason why we are so happy when we find the true love. And we never know, when we come across it.

Saying good-bye

I did not write for quite a long time. I was a bit busy at work as well as in the evenings. I finished my bachelor thesis, thanks to Vašek it is already at the secretary and I even got the opinions of the opponent and my professor.

My life in several points:

• I went to stagiaire's party - just great, I was dancing the whole night
• I did perfect shopping :-))
• I went to Strasbourg for plenary session (I met Jean Cyrille after 5 years)
• I spent the weekend in Luxembourg
• I went to the concert of Modest Mouse
• I am in the house alone with 8 Slovenian guys that came for two nights (it is actually quite fun with them :-))
  
• Jaro, Fabrizio, Lea, Jack and Eva are leaving...

It is so sad to say good-bye. People are coming and people are leaving. That is so bad about Brussels. You think you have found friend, but at the end everybody goes back to his/her reality. And these two worlds are not really compatible.

After stagiaires party ...

... I have this song in my head and even after quite a lot of time, I am not able to get rid of it ... (the party was held in Claridge on 15th June 2007 and I am posting this on 30th August 2007 but with old date)

Can't Take My Eyes Of You

You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.
You'd be like Heaven to touch.
I wanna hold you so much.
...

Ticket back home

I just bought my ticket to go back home... I feel so weird about it. I will not see the most of these people anymore??? Now they are part of my life, I share with them my thoughts and ideas, my emotions and I have already dedicated them place in my heart. I really hope to stay in touch with some of them.

Is this called "zakon schvalnosti"?

For the first time since I was here in Brussels I did not mark my ticket in the bus. It was not because I have forgotten or I did not want to. It was just because I get on by the last door and the machine is just at the first door. The bus was too crowded, I was not able to get to the front and to mark it.

For the first time since I was here in Brussels I met the controller...

Perfect Saturday (9th June)

On Saturday we prepared lunch together with Petra. Rosala joined us, we had really fun :-)) Then Adrian came and we were supposed to have again Hungarian and French lesson. But we just relaxed in the park and were too lazy to study :)) Then we went to Havana to dance. I was really in a mood to dance, but I felt so tired. I hardly came home.

Perfect Friday (8th June)

The whole day I was preparing one speech for my boss. It was hard to focus on it after so many things that happened to me these last days. Finally, I had opportunity to call my mum and Aďka and we talked a bit.

I got to know one guy that works at the same floor as I do. His name is Fabrizio and he is Italian. We decided to go for a coffee in EP on Monday. Then I was told that I can be off on Monday. I was thinking how to manage to meet him, when suddanly somebody called me. And it was him!!! Renatka met him in the corridor and gave him my number. She had quite a good fun from that :-)) But still, it was a bit weird, cause then he wrote me that meeting me was the best thing that happened to him that day... isn't it too early for saying that??

In the evening I was supposed to meet with Bernardo, he promissed me to show me photos from Bratislava. He had also some photos from Argentina and Slovenia. Seems to be beautiful country. Then we played table tennis with the others. Of course, I never won. I should work our more on that :-)

Perfect Thursday (7th June)

I picked my group in the hotel, we spent the morning in the parliament, and later left for a coffee and the mass. I was so happy to tell them goodbye :-)) I really needed some relax. I felt so free in the evening. It was nice to be with them, to talk to them and to observe them, but still, it was really tiring.

All of them were deeply catholic people. All couples had at least four children. One couple had eight sons!!! Imagine that!!! And it was really nice to observe them and to see this mutual respect and love in their relationship. I wish one day I would feel the same...

In the evening we went to celebrate Roberts birthday - he chose karaoke bar for that.

Perfect Wednesday (6th June)

We visited Atomium, MiniEurope and Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate with the group. Now I know how it is to be responsible for the group of 20 persons :-))

Later, we had dinner with my boss in the restaurant situated at Grand Place. I left quite early, cause Lubo called me and told me that there is some party at Place Lux, beer and food for free :-)) I met him there and I really enjoyed it. Hoegarden is such a good beer!!! Ehm...I have stolen one glass with me :-))

Perfect Tuesday (5th June)

In the morning I picked up my group from the airport. They seemed to be really nice. We went together to the hotel and I left them there. I was suppose to go for lunch debate with my boss. It was really interesting, even if the topic did not seem so. We had such a delicious food!!!!! Apart dropping my knife, everything was perfect and I tried to behave as a real lady :-))

After that I did some work in the office and left in the afternoon to meet my group again to meet with Ján Fígeľ, the Slovak commissaire in European Commission. It was nice meeting, my group was quite happy about it. In addition, he showed us his office and some other offices of people working for him. Interesting.

Then my boss decided to invite the whole group to his place for a glass of wine (the most of them are his friends for many years). I was not really very enthousiastic about joining them, but well, I saw at least the appartement of my boss. In the evening I met with one new stagiare. He was quite depressed, but I tried to give him some hope that beginnings are not easy and after few weeks everything will be better :-))

Perfect Monday (4th June)

I woke up at 7:26 am full of energy. I decided to look beautiful that day. I let my hair free and I wore my special sexy stockings. At work I was asked how it is possible that I have such a shiny eyes that day. I did not know, I just felt very well.

Finally, I managed to go with my boss to commitee meeting. I was so happy about it. It was quite interesting. In addition, on my way I met Bernardo and we had such a nice and funny talk :-))

Later in the evening, I left for the meeting of our Social working group from Stagiares Association. Jan was so nice to me. After that, quite tired, I had to find the exact location of the hotel, where our group of visitors was supposed to stay. I was lucky, it was not so hard to find. The young guy at the reception invited me for a drink (he told me that I seem to be tired after quite long walk :-)) I hesitated a bit, but then I decided to have one Kriek. Oh, I liked it.

After that I left home and I talked to Vašek about my thesis. I was so afraid that my professor would not like it. But it was OK, luckily :-))

Perfect Sunday (3rd June)

We had Hungarian (yes, I started to learn Hungarian, no kidding :-)) and French lesson with Adrian. He used to be stagiare in EP, but his stage is already over. Then we decided to go to Tentacion, but we were too late for salsa lesson. We went to this famous place just in front of Jeanekken Pis and ordered special beer with apple taste (it was delicious!!) .

Then it was up to Adrian to choose bar for the next beer. We were walking around unable to find some nice place, not the touristic one. And at the moment, when we wanted to give it up, we stopped for a while, looked around and there was it, just in front of us. I have never been to such a perfect place. Probably it is mysterious café that only those who are looking for it can find :-)) From outside it looks as a shop with antiquities. Inside it has several rooms with comfortable sofas and intime corners for couples desiring romantic atmosphere. Waw, just perfect.

We had two beers, talked a lot and then left for night discovering of Brussels. I showed him places that I like, and he showed me nest next to the lake, where I pass every morning.

I went to bed at four o'clock in the morning, happy.

Trip to Blankenberge

We went for a trip yesterday. The night before I could enjoy the full 6 hours of sleep :-)) I was not sure about the place, but Bernardo gave me great idea - Knokke. It is at the seaside, one hour and half by car. So we met with Jaro at ten o'clock at my place and decided to go to the seaside.

Actually, in Belgium there are two well-known cities at the seaside - Osteende and Knokke. As I have already been to Osteende and Jaro to Knokke, we decided to stop in Blankenberge, which is somewhere in between. We had great time, enjoying the sea, taking pictures, eating bread with cheese and tomatos, strawberries as dessert :-) It was so relaxing. One of the best trips since I have been here.

Jar*

Once, surfing on the Internet, I found website for Slovaks in Belgium. There was one article written by very sad girl. She was complaining that she has no friends here in Brussels and feels lonely. I read discussion under this article. Few people were talking about organizing some kind of meeting. One guy (Jaro) left there his email.

I decided to write him :-)) Well, I do not feel lonely and sad here, but still it is always nice to meet new people. He wrote me back after some time, then called me and we decided to meet also with one of his friends and his wife.

We spent one afternoon together, drinking beer in the pub where you can choose from more than 2000 brands :-)) Quite enough, isn't it? We had nice talk and I felt really good afterwards. Finally, I met somebody who is satisfied with life in Brussels and even like the city. The most people here are fed up with this place and they see just the bad sides ...

Stagiare's conference in Council

During past two weeks I did not have so much time to take care of my blog. Yellow week (assistants are basically off during this week and deputes are supposed to spend it in the region where they were elected, but basically they are off, too/ just stagiares stay in the office) was perfectly quiet in EP, I had enough time to work on my bachelor thesis. On Thursday night I sent it to Vašek and later on, he brought it to my professor. I felt so good to finish this first version. That is why I had time on Friday to participate in stagiaire's conference that took place in Council of European Union. I was really excited about it, 'cause it was first time for me to enter the Council. It is pretty nice place, quite different from EP, but it was maybe just the first impression.

The main topic of the conference was "Why EU values?". It was quite interesting. There were four speakers talking about the necessity of respecting values. The first one was really great. He was talking about really interesting things. On the contrary, the last one was horrible. In Prague we would call him "uspávač hadov" :-)) Imagine, even the first speaker fell asleep ... hihi ... the people sitting next to him had to kick him softly :-))

The next week I am going for another stagiaire's conference, this time to the Commission. This one will be followed by reception :-)) Quite curious about it :-))

Busy week ==> I am so happy

I had really busy week (details later), it was filled with the huge amount of wonderful moments. I do not know, what I did that I deserved to have such a wonderful time. Thanks for that, I really mean it. Probably it was the sign from somewhere there that in spite of all problems and sad moments, life is just beautiful and worth to live :-))

Three hours and 24 minutes of sleep

Today I woke up after three hours and 24 minutes of sleep and I decided that it is time for a change. I put very sexy stockings - Robert told me that it looked gorgeous and provocative at the same time. I did not put any elastic in my hair (after so much time), I just let it fly all around.

At work my boss told me that I have some kind of special spark in my eyes.

It is really strange that in spite of lack of sleep I was full of energy. I really believe that if we decide to feel good, we CAN manage to feel so. Of course, it is not so easy, sometimes it is really hard. But at least a bit of motivation, or great evening spent with really nice person can make the next day beautiful. And positive thoughts attract positive moments. I really believe in this - this day was perfect example of it :-)

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There is one sentence from yesterday's meeting that I cannot get out of my mind.

"Do not loose your illusions!" Promised, I will not :-))