Meeting on December 10th (Moscow)

Today I was on the meeting:

The Japanese service (日本のサビス)

In Japan I had a task to change the currency from USD to JPY. This quest I called "The Japanese service".

Khakas trip

In the beginning of this year I was in a business trip on Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydro-Electric Powerplant. So, how it was




All photos are here.

台風

The saying exists: "The man closer to the God in time when rain is going".. Typhoon is going with the great rains on this land, wounded by earthquakes and tsunami.

Yes, I like here, but it is not because of the people or the social values. It is something another, something sitting deep inside the subconscious, something that was born a long time ago. It is something absolutely like lake Baikal - you just know that it is yours.

A year ago I saw the typhoon. I remember myself watching through the wet window of a bus and thinking that I will change everything because everything is possible. You just really have to want it.

Tokyo (Shinjuku)

The first free day in Tokyo I spent on doing nothing. I just was walking, making photos and nothing more. So, how it was:

About the joy and sorrow things

Sometimes we meet different crippled people - someone without hands or legs, someone feeble-minded, someone blind or deaf, someone with such another illness. Before I had pity and compassion for them, now - sometimes irritation (mostly because of gipsy mafia that use crippled people for begging).

But in any case we (I mean healthy people) even can't imagine how potentially we are happy with ability of hands, legs and vision. I can stand up and go anywhere, I can earn money, I can climb the mountain.. I'm omnipotent in comparing with them.

In the spleen times when I feel myself in the lower depths, I'm thinking about them. And it works. "Children of Africa" is far and in present time this phrase doesn't mean the real children. But these people here, around us..

First dreams

4 stragger bodyes came from the taiga on the federal road. They all are wet till under and trembling. Faces and hands till the elbows are in scratches, legs till the knees are in one big bruise, feets are in great blisters and wounds.

There are no warm and rest in close future for them. But you can read on thems faces: "I did it!!"..

Karelia

In the middle of June I had a trip to Karelia that I had planned a long time before. The company as always was of me and my girls :) How it was:




All the photos are here.

Outcome

Not long time ago I wrote a post about the upcoming changes in my life so this is the outcome.

Life is a continued moving. You can fall or rise but not to stand still. If you became standing so you are a deadman. And I'm trying to plan my life in accordance with this principle. And in fact every step in my life is like a challenge up to myself (it always be that).

It started 9 years ago when I got a business idea and came with it to the business owner. Then it was my unexpected moving to Moscow, the first limitas troubles and then in the end - my current job where I'm working for 6 years.

The one important thing. The last year to my own surprise I went to the Japan for a week. And after that event everything changed in my life. I began to study the Japanese language and seek contact with people with the same interests.

And now I'm making a big step into a deep uncertainty. I won't tell about all events before this decision, but now there are material changes in a field of my activity. I'm trying to combine my work, hobbie and the interest to Japan. Maybe you'll tell that it's impossible, but I've done it (maybe I'm a lucky one or I'm just wanted it so much) and God, please, help me..

After the 3 weeks I'm going to my annual Baikal trip for 2 weeks. Then, after a few days after returning, I'm flying to Japan on business trip for a month. After that I'll stay there for 2 weeks on my vacation. And then I'll begin a new life..

Once again..

So, in any case, it's my fault.. Every time when I have a business with official services, after all I'm vowing not to do this more. These guys certainly will cost you dear but make the job poor (in most cases). First time I was note that with my car servicing, the last time with the photolens repair.

The full cost of repair (with materials) they valued at the half cost of a new lens (repairing was whole month). Three weeks ago I took it out and went to Karelia. After the returning I've found two dusts under the first lens (most likely I didn't found them when took the lens from service). A few day ago I came to them with the warranty event and what do you think?! These insolent refused me to remove the dusts for free because (as they say) it is not due to the repair works they've done and that I did it. For 1.5 years no one dust and for two weeks the two? No way!! I left them and I'm sure forever.

P.S. Before that case I've asked them about the matrix clearning service and the cost was 4500 rubles ($150). In the ordinary service I've done this work for only 900 rubles (with the perfect quality). I'm not ready to pay only for brand!!

Homemade

I was played a little with my cam. How it was:



All photos are here.

Vorgol rocks

A week ago me and my friends had a pleasant trip to the Vorgol rocks. How it was:

9-th company

Today I was watching the "9-th company" movie. A film about the Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan. And I like it at most.

The major thing I like is how the director (Bondarchuk, Jr.) showed hazing (in a good sense) as an important factor in formation of the military brotherhood. It was a difficult task and I like as he showed it. At the same time I did not like how he showed the battle scenes (the last part of film) - everything was looking too unreal and even foolish. In this part, it is still very far from the mastery of his father (Bondarchuk, Sr.).

As I said, the film is good at most and I recommend you to watch it.

Lake Baikal 2010: Khamar-Daban mountains (Weather Station) - Arshan - Warm Lakes

The previous posts were about our arrival and wandering around the Weather Station. By this post I'm finishing the long story about our trip to Lake Baikal that was in summer 2010. How it was:




Previous days:
Moscow - Irkutsk - Khamar-Daban mountains (Weather Station)
Khamar-Daban mountains (Weather Station - Chersky peak - Weather Station)

All the photos are here.

Euphoria

Euphoria!! I hate this fake omnipotence feeling. This suspends your mind and tickles the body, like a sip of alcohol or a puff of strong tabacco smoke. But most of all I'm scare of the thought that everything will end inevitably and you'll find yourself sitting in the heart of desert.

Lake Baikal 2010: Khamar-Daban mountains (Weather Station - Chersky

In the last post I was telling about how we got to the altitude of the Weather Station. Now I'll tell what happened next. How it was:




Previous days:
Moscow - Irkutsk - Khamar-Daban mountains (Weather Station)

All the photos are here.

日本

I'm watching the film about the autotravel in Japan. Oh, as well there as I want to go back. Tears dropping from my eyes... Counting the days..

Waiting for matriculating

Yesterday I was whatching a new 3d-shooter trailer. The graphics was so perfect that it is very close to reality.

I think that soon humanity eventually will owe to devise a matrix. There are many people who'll want to connect. Moreover maybe I'll be the first because this realistic anthill is bored to death!

Russian bathhouse

Yesterday with my friends went to a Russian bathhouse. It was in the middle of Moscow in the AREC park. Inexpressible impressions and I completely forgot about my illness.

Lake Baikal 2010: Moscow - Irkutsk - Khamar-Daban mountains (Weather

What a shame!! But people who knows me for a long time didn't surprised of my behavior.. Oh, what am I mean? I've already finished my photos from the last trip to lake Baikal on August 2010. How it was:




All the photos are here.

Language exchange

Today in a sub the foreigners asked me how to get to the station they need. I shown and told, of course, but now I'm understand that my knowledge of the language is far from perfect.

私の毎日

私は毎朝6時に起きます。それから運動をします。6時半に朝御飯はパンと紅茶。7時に自動車で会社へ行きます。会社は9時から6時までです。昼ご飯は濁堂やカフェでを食べます。8時に内へ帰ります。8時半に晩御飯を食べます。それから日本語を勉強します。12時に寝ます。
土曜日と日曜日働きません。土曜日は遠足する。日曜日は休みます。

Off-season

Today it is snowfall again. All the streets became white and it's not believable that yesterday was a spring. I want summer..

Friends

Today I watched my old and present photos. I saw many people I know. And you know what I think? I'm very happy man because there are so many wonderful people around me.

And how about you?

Vodka-selyodka

Yesterday on the evening I was thinking about the supper. And what I've done? As a result we have 0,75L of vodka, soft salted cucumbers and sauerkraut. Russian traditions is a great thing I think!

Cost saving

Globalisation make the local countries economics dependent from condition of the world situation.

The last crisis shows the strength of global relationships. And I think that cost saving more or less has affected every employee in the world.

But I can't understand one thing. A week ago I went on a business trip to Abakan city (5 hours of flight). The cost of econom class ticket was about 15000 RUR ($500). And inspite of this I never saw so poor dinner on a board. I chose a fish and when opened the package I found the fishcake of 4x4 cm and 3 little pieces of cauliflower.

Now I'm coming back and this is another airlines. But what do you think? The dinner is the same poor (maybe a little bit better)!

I don't understand this kind of economy. How much did they save by that way? $3-10? In that case I'm ready to pay $510 for a ticket!

And the major thing is that we have no alternative here. You don't like something with our airlines? So go by the train for a 5 days.

Big country - big troubles. Hate that!!

Hi

So, I'm russian and trying to make my english better. Also I know ukrainian and begin to study japanese.

This is the first post in my english blog. Hope this is a good idea and it'll help to raise my speaking level.

またね！