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29-Something life: Am I too old for Music Compilations?

A Column Remember those days back in elementary school when everyone was hoping to get his first CD player or even – wait for it – a DISCMAN for Christmas? Gone were the days sitting in front of your cassette tape recorder, listening to the radio for hours and hours with only one…

What to wear: Waterloo Sunset

“Every day I look at the world from my window. But chilly, chilly is evening time, Waterloo sunset’s fine. Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station, every Friday night…” (Waterloo sunset, lyrics by the Kinks, 1967) If one was ever wondering what Julie would wear nowadays whilst waiting for Terry in the chilly, chilly evening time, the…

Places: Singapore

Tropical nights at Singapore Where to find the best Hainanese Chicken Rice in town, a great place to hang out with your friends and enjoying the most astounishing view. A perfect day in Singapore can be spent in many ways: Shopping, getting lost in the Botanical Gardens, taking a boat trip to Pulau Ubin and…

Living Abroad: Reverse Cultural Shock

A Column Spending some time “abroad” in my home country is always awesome: The fresh air, the first days of spring and meeting friends: What else to ask for? However, I kind of felt like a stranger in my birth town all of a sudden, realizing that what I’ve always considered as “normal” suddenly turned…

Playlist: Chill Baby, Chill! #2

Chill Baby, Chill! #2 It’s Friday – time to chill, reading a good book and listening to some good music: 1. Beach House – Norway 2. Thundercat – Heartbeats and Setbacks 3. Detroit Swindle – Figure of Speech 4. Wolfram (ft. Holy Ghost) – Hold my breath (Agebjörn & Shapiro Rmx) 5. Nina…

Career: Death by Power Point Vol. 1

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What to wear: Fedora & Cape

The fedora hat celebrates its big revival and creates a perfect match together with another evergreen: the cape! Not a hatface? Short legged? Yes, these kind of trendpieces cause quite a lot of controversial discussion amongst fashion lovers – but take a walk on the wild side and simply give it a try (…the next…

Places: Lima

Lima – About Saints and Sinners The capital of Perù has a lot more to offer than just being a stopover on the way to Machu Picchu: Where to get the best Pisco Sour, commiting a real sin and enjoying one of the most creative dishes worldwide. Miraflores, probably the most well known district…

Living abroad: I am an alien, I am a legal alien

A Column Above all, packing all your stuff and moving to a new, yet unknown culture and country means leaving your comfort zone, making certain sacrifices (see “living abroad…and long distance friendships“) and amplifying your horizon by getting to know this beautiful and complex place – the so called planet earth – a little bit…

Playlist: Chill Baby, Chill! #1

Chill Baby, Chill! Playlist #1 The best Chill Out songs for travelling into the sunset (with my ficticious Cabriolet), hanging out on the balcony…or simply doing nothing. No more explanation needed, just listen: Marc DePulse – Westbalkon feat. Boe (Alex Q Remix) James Blake – Limit To Your Love (Daniel-Bortz Edit)…

Trial and Error: The perfect Curry

I have been a huge fan of Asian kitchen ever since and especially after my time living abroad in Singapore, I am desperately trying to figure out how to cook the perfect homemade curry. No master ever fell off the sky, hence figuring out how to do so cost me a lot of trial and…

Living abroad…and long-distance friendships

A Column Friendship. Unlike for many other “things” in your life, there isn’t a guarantee for a livelong, “holding-hands-and-jumping-together-happily-through-the-green-green-grass” friendship. From a legal point of view, a guarantee is defined as”a written promise that something will be done or will happen to repair or change a product or service, that develops a fault within a…