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Silvio 4 President

2008-11-07T13:27:00.009+01:00

ha, haha, hahaha! Listen Italians, you've got this great comedian that I have seen on TV. What was his name... I don't remember... Silvio something. Whatever, he's a real talent. He makes me laugh! Political correctness is really tedious. He knows it and that's where he gets inspiration for great jokes. Like yesterday. Seriously, he's hilarious! "He's young, handsome and has a nice tan."

Singing in the rain

2008-07-20T14:29:00.001+02:00

This year has so far been the worst ever weatherwise. Dark heavyrainclouds follow me wherever I am. So at the moment raindrops keepfalling on my head in Hamburg, a city with an awful reputation for itsclimate. People think about bad weather when they hear Hamburg. Thetruth however is that the weather here is very inconsistent. And thetrick is that it applies to both ends. True that the sun rarely

Uncool deluxe

2008-07-07T20:07:00.005+02:00

They will probably kick me out for this but then: The heck with it! I am talking about asmallworld, an invitation only online community for the famously richy-rich beautiful or whatever. They have quite strict rules how you can approach other members and there's a NDA on other members or something like that. I stumbled upon a membership a couple of years ago but never quite got the point of this

Gli Altri Fighi aka the Italian Barcampers

2008-07-07T19:18:00.009+02:00

If you check out http://barcamp.org/ you will discover that despite the relatively low internet penetration, Italy has a very high level of activity when it comes to barcamps. It was someone from Germany who first introduced me to this concept. From what I understood, they were meetings where geeks and freaks meet and where young startups give presentations on their business ideas because VCs and

Racktime Annie

2008-06-30T10:38:00.006+02:00

Who says nothing works in Italy? After just one year, I got the magazine rack I wanted in my office alright! Here is a little instruction how you can climb the heights of efficiency also in Mediterranean countries: So, after you order, let's say a magazine rack so you can show visitors all the beautiful Magazines your company produces, of course, nothing will happen for a while. You need to ask

I Fighi aka Italian Internet Startups: H-Farm

2008-06-27T01:13:00.006+02:00

Strictly speaking, the H-Farm is not a Startup but an Incubator that "seeds" and "grows" Startups. I paid them a visit in a beautiful green setting in Venetian countyside a couple of days ago and was absolutely flashed by all the creativity and can do attitude I encountered there. And it was funny to have a deja-vu sensation from my short days in a

Paramedics brave and strong...

2008-06-26T10:07:00.010+02:00

...Up before the break of dawn Putting poker faces on Broken bodies all day long... Next time I need a paramedic, please don't call the red cross guys. They might have better abs, but absolutely no sense for a lady's style. I definitely wanna be saved by the "pink and baby blue cross" people! (Click on image to enlarge and see that fabulous logo!)

The Truth about me, ...schlaaaaand and the tifoso

2008-06-25T09:31:00.002+02:00

I have to make this statement in case paparazzi pictures of me dancing on the table wearing the original DFB (German Soccer Association) Shirt will go around the globe tomorrow: I couldn't care less about soccer! The shirt I have won as a surprise present for winning the boats race of the G+J Future Management Programm which in itself is a small wonder: I was always amongst the last loosers to

Bamboccione

2008-06-23T22:32:00.001+02:00

Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, I was riding in a cab through rainy Milan. You need to know that whenever it starts drizzling there will be a complete traffic breakdown in this city probably because people here have never seen rain before or at least that's how it seems. So the ride became a prolonged business and my limited ability for Italian conversation probably

The first Interview

2008-06-23T20:32:00.001+02:00

Pocahontas: Dear Pocahontas, please tell us, why Pocahontas? Me: There are a lot of reasons. Well first of all, I had to find a name I can remember in the many web sites and online social communities I have registered for, didn't I. But then I was quite surprised to find that I was actually the first one to use that name in a lot of cases. Now it has become a bit of a race for me to be the first