Category: C’est la vie

Thirty six degrees »

Summer is emanating its irresistible charm on me. There are blue skies to warm the heart and ice cream to cool off the heat. Plenty of juicy red strawberries to sweeten the days and succulent cherries to tease the senses. The ecstasy of feeling cool water on the skin in the pool under the scorching [...]

Forever, together »

I was to be the maid of honour of a best friend’s wedding. It was wonderful, a day filled with tears of joy and laughter. The night before the wedding, I was looking for a poem to dedicate it to the newly weds. I googled up in the Internet and found this one from Goethe [...]

Sunny side up for summer »

It’s funny how with just a little extra dose of sunshine can work wonders. Cities and towns all over the country are bustling with life and everywhere around Germany, people are in the mood for celebration. Once come spring and summer, you can find all sorts of celebrations and festivals going on all around the [...]

My stroke of luck »

A couple of days ago,I was traveling to Frankfurt by ICE, a kind of high speed train in Germany. As usual, I bought my train ticket online, which is normally cheaper (yeah, train ticket in Germany is pretty expensive). However the online ticket is only valid when you have your credit/debit card along with you [...]