Michal's blog

Tomas heading home...

2006-05-03T19:34:00.000-07:00

Tham, Tham..the Thime has come. Our only married, with less then month old boy, Matej. Enjoy the real life and see you soon in Prague!

Tais unplugged

2006-05-03T19:18:00.000-07:00

Tais from Brazil, performing at our place. Broadcasted thru webcam, and group chat with ex-trainee Smita from India thru MSN... Extraordinary evening, let me tell ya.

Quiz: Who doesn't like Becherovka? (find answer below)

Chicago's Bean

2006-05-03T18:42:00.000-07:00

Sculpture in Millenium park, massive mirror that reflects city of Chicago.

Trip to Kraft Plant in Naperville

2006-05-03T18:28:00.000-07:00

Field trip to Kraft Biscuit and Cereal Plant in Naperville, IL. Veryy interesting. How about warehouse where cars have no drivers, loud production of cereals and triscuits, and of course discussion with plant manager and our tour guides. Looking forward to our next trip. Enjoy our photos!

Trip to Washington D.C.

2006-04-15T14:56:00.000-07:00

"Bad judgement!" That was my boss reply, when I told him that we are planning road trip to DC and back - all in one weekend! We left Friday evening, drove for 11 hours and got back Monday morning, ready to work that day. But I had a good time! Check out the pics!

Here is our crew (two vans)

(Karol, Nicole, Christoph, Deniz, Indre, Marcin, Me, Tais and Katya)

WHY IS the WHITE house WHITE?

It has nothing to do with the burning of the house by the British in 1814, although every schoolchild is likely to have heard the story that way. The building was first made white with lime-based whitewash in 1798, when its walls were finished, simply as a means of protecting the porous stone from freezing. Why the house was subsequently painted is not known. Perhaps presidents objected to the dirty look as the whitewash wore away. The house acquired its nickname early on. Congressman Abijah Bigelow wrote to a colleague on March 18, 1812 (three months before the United States entered war with England): "There is much trouble at the White House, as we call it, I mean the President's" (quoted in W. B. Bryan, "The Name White House," Records of the Columbia Historical Society 34-35 [1932]: 308). The name, though in common use, remained a nickname until September 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt made it official.

"Mom u there? Or Dad is that you?:-)"

Washington Monument with food court below. Or am I wrong?

NBA: Bulls vs Magic

2006-04-01T07:00:00.000-08:00

Oh, what a terrible loss. Bulls had 3 quarters easily in their hands, but they suck in the last and most important one. At least I saw good performance of Argentinian player Nacioni with career's high 26 points, Bulls guard Heinrich really have to practice free throws.

Reporter: "Going into 4th quarter, the Magic had a different look... The Magic looked like a team that believed they could win a game. Any game. And tonight, it was on the expenses of Chicago Bulls. " And I agree. Final score 93 -97.

Looking forward to my next game against Pacers.

Practice, practice, practice!

Final seconds...

VSE Students

2006-04-01T06:52:00.000-08:00

Too bad I did not take many pictures from my trip to Prague and London, but for some reason I found this funny one. These students just have too much fun under Johnny's supervision. Evicka and Miska are at least pretending their interest... Good luck with your exam !

Lunch in Chinatown

2006-03-19T17:52:00.000-08:00

Different world and different culture, smaller people and funny language... Where am I?

Chinese immigrants did not start arriving in Chicago until the 1870s, after the completion of the transcontinental railroad. By 1970, Chicago had the fourth-largest Chinese population in America.

Even though Chicago's Chinatown is a small enclave (consisting of eight blocks only), it's a very popular place for Chicagoans, just like me:-)

Czech Restaurant in Chicago

2006-03-19T17:41:00.000-08:00

Few weeks ago, few of us, few beers and great meal! Where?

KLAS Restaurant, the largest Czech restaurant in US, www.klasrestaurant.com

Dody's farewell party

2006-02-07T07:42:00.000-08:00

Dody getting ready for his adventure in Egypt, but there is one more thing he has to do... let's have last one... last one shot of tequilla with his friends!!

So long!

Cheers everyone!

Kaushik (India), Cochi (Argentina), and Karol (Poland) enjoying shisha and peace in their mind...

Deni (Mexico), Karim (Egypt) and Amalia (Romania) feeling alright...

Ice-fishing in Wiscoinsin

2006-02-05T08:45:00.000-08:00

Have a look at some pictures from this little adventure. Particapants are my HR collegues. Ice-fishing - what a lesson for me!!

Hey, hold on! Before we go, what do we need?
Make sure you get:
5 gallon bucket (to sit on)
Bait bucket
Fishing License
Ice scoop
Jigs and spoons and hooks
Mouth spreader

(to take the hook out)

Tip-ups

(a type of line-holding device used in ice fishing that indicates a strike)

Good Food and Slovak plumbrendy of course!!

And here is our story....

2006-02-04T13:10:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone and welcome to my new blog!

From time to time I will post few articles and pictures from my trips or other events. I'll keep it very international, and so don't blame me if you don't understand other language :-)

You know what? ...let start right away - switch!

"Hura, tak nachvilu pekne po slovensky. Vitajte na tejto jednuchej stranke, ktorej ciel je jediny. Vypisat sa. Nie vyrozpravat, ale vypisat. Clovek ma obcas chut podelit sa o skusenosti ci zazitky bez toho, aby musel prehovorit. Tak to skusam tiez. No co mam robit, vy za oceanom - chybate mi!"

Greetings to all of you from Chicago!

Always yours,

Michal / Miso / Kapor / Carp/ Chobot / Bonsaj