Travels in Germany
Reading Justis' current blog entry about learning German made me think about the time I spent in German during my vacation to Europe in 2000.
While I was there the only German I learnt was "travel" German. I knew that zeit = time, gate = gatter, bahnhof = station, hauptbahnhog = main station, eingang = entrance and ausgang = exit. The last two being the most important. I even came up with a way to remember which was which. All I had to remember was that eingang started with an "e" just like entrance starts with an "e". It made complete sense in my mind.
That was until I got home. After explaining this memory trick to one of my friends he replied "but doesn't exit also start with an "e"". I was foiled. My brain had tricked me into thinking I was so smart when really my memory trick was flawed. From that point on I've never trusted my brain :)
The Swan
You know that FoxTV show called "The Swan" (no link since I don't feel like promoting it)? I think it should be called "The Spawn" because it is the evilest show ever created. Stupid Fox TV.
Prof. in Critical Condition
You never think it could happen to someone you know. One of the Mechanical Engineering profs at my University was shot in the head in Trinidad over the weekend. He is in criticial condition in a Trinidadian hospital. I guess he and group of Canadians were on their way back to the hotel when they were robbed at gun point. The robbers ran away and Rob, the professor, flagged down a vehicle to take them to the hospital. The vehicle ended up being the robbers get-away car.
I can't believe it. My prayers are with him and his family.
