wow. that's all I can say.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Akko day!
yesterday was the Akko open day, to celebrate the recognition of the Baha'i Holy Places and gardens as UNESCO world heritage sites. as Bahji was open to the public to wander around and see the beautiful gardens, we were asked to help out as ushers to make sure people could get directions and help, answers to their questions, and everything else that might happen. there were some exhibitions, children's playing area and more. unfortunately I don't have any pictures from the event, but I'm sure there will be something coming up here and there soon. it was a really beautiful day, and it was really enjoyable to be standing around watching people come.
as a source of encouragement, we were given this quotation to read:
as there was quite a bit of free time at first (we made sure to be on our posts ahead of time), I had the time to learn this quotation by heart. and it very much served as a reminder during the day, whenever someone came and asked anything, I tried to remember the "let him do some good to every person whose path he crosseth". hopefully I did!
I also figured out why we went to daylight savings yesterday and not tonight, as (in my mind) would make more sense. it started raining a little bit at approximately 4.30, and then about 10-15 minutes later it got heavier and heavier. the program was supposed to continue until 5, but with this we had to close down everything and start packing up. had we not gone over to daylight savings but waited a day, we would've closed another hour earlier, which would've meant less people coming...
already looking forward to next week, open day in Haifa! :)
as a source of encouragement, we were given this quotation to read:
Be ye sincerely kind, not in appearance only. Let each one of God's loved ones centre his attention on this: to be the Lord's mercy to man; to be the Lord's grace. Let him do some good to every person whose path he crosseth, and be of some benefit to him. Let him improve the character of each and all, and reorient the minds of men. In this way, the light of divine guidance will shine forth, and the blessings of God will cradle all mankind: for love is light, no matter in what abode it dwelleth; and hate is darkness, no matter where it may make its nest.
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá
as there was quite a bit of free time at first (we made sure to be on our posts ahead of time), I had the time to learn this quotation by heart. and it very much served as a reminder during the day, whenever someone came and asked anything, I tried to remember the "let him do some good to every person whose path he crosseth". hopefully I did!
I also figured out why we went to daylight savings yesterday and not tonight, as (in my mind) would make more sense. it started raining a little bit at approximately 4.30, and then about 10-15 minutes later it got heavier and heavier. the program was supposed to continue until 5, but with this we had to close down everything and start packing up. had we not gone over to daylight savings but waited a day, we would've closed another hour earlier, which would've meant less people coming...
already looking forward to next week, open day in Haifa! :)
Monday, March 23, 2009
someone has way too much time on their hands
I just got this sent to me... utterly hilarious, check it out:
Thursday, March 19, 2009
absolutely beautiful site
and yes, it's even better actually being here... :)
Monday, March 16, 2009
a good description
nerd:
1. someone who is boring and unfashionable
2. someone who is extremely interested in computers
hits home on both fronts with me ;)
1. someone who is boring and unfashionable
2. someone who is extremely interested in computers
hits home on both fronts with me ;)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Monday, February 09, 2009
the beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I usually don't do this kind of stuff, but I'm bored, so here goes nothing...
It's harder than it looks! Copy to your own note, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag ten people. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real - nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question.
1. What is your name: borna
2. A four Letter Word: born (is that boring?)
3. A boy's Name: bob
4. A girl's Name: bernadette
5. An occupation: beatboxer
6. A color: blue
7. Something you'll wear: boxers
9. A food: biscuits
10. Something found in the bathroom: brush
11. A place: bed!
12. A reason for being late: (I wanna say bed, but that's not allowed, so...) books
13. Something you'd shout: BOOOOM! or BUUUUUFF!!! (can't make up my mind...)
14. A movie title: black adder (it's a series, but come on)
15. Something you drink: banana shake
16. A musical group: black eyed peas
17. An animal: bear
18. A street name: ben gurion
19. A type of car: bee em double-u
20. The title of a song: bumbro!
It's harder than it looks! Copy to your own note, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag ten people. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real - nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question.
1. What is your name: borna
2. A four Letter Word: born (is that boring?)
3. A boy's Name: bob
4. A girl's Name: bernadette
5. An occupation: beatboxer
6. A color: blue
7. Something you'll wear: boxers
9. A food: biscuits
10. Something found in the bathroom: brush
11. A place: bed!
12. A reason for being late: (I wanna say bed, but that's not allowed, so...) books
13. Something you'd shout: BOOOOM! or BUUUUUFF!!! (can't make up my mind...)
14. A movie title: black adder (it's a series, but come on)
15. Something you drink: banana shake
16. A musical group: black eyed peas
17. An animal: bear
18. A street name: ben gurion
19. A type of car: bee em double-u
20. The title of a song: bumbro!
Sunday, February 08, 2009
the wayfarer
I'd heard about this one a long time ago, even talked to one of my friends who helped edit it, but just never had time to watch the trailer... you should do it:
The Wayfarer (promotional trailer) from Jess Firth on Vimeo.
The Wayfarer (promotional trailer) from Jess Firth on Vimeo.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
a happy, crazy, laughing farewell
one of the challenges of being here, and something that one simply has to get used to, is people leaving. all the time. last week I went to the airport to drop off a friend, and this week again. but this time it was different... we had fun. lots of fun.
as we reached the airport, we decided to go to McD, grab a bite, hook up his laptop and watch some football. he goes to check in, after about 30 mins I get a call from him - they're going to check through all his handluggage and carry-ons and stuff. so we pack it down, go there and while they're going through all his stuff, we're just standing talking to each other and laughing all the time. they must've thought that we're rather crazy, instead of worrying about what's going on we're just cracking up and having fun. somewhere halfways through all this checking his mom calls to make sure everything's okay, and he hands over the phone to me, having me relay what they're saying to each other. it turned quite interesting when he had to walk away to have his shoes, clothes, belt and stuff checked... I kept on talking :)
the best was yet to come though... since they were going to escort him through the security and everything, there was always a security girl with us, to make sure I didn't give him anything that they hadn't checked. so as we're going to say good bye, he wants to make sure that it's okay for us to hug and say good bye. how he asked could perhaps have been put a bit better though: he turns to the security girl and asks "are we allowed to touch each other?"
at this point, all three of us simply cracked up... I turned around and walked back a few meters, he doubled over, and the security girl was laughing quite a lot too. she gave permission, we hugged, and also asked her to take a picture of us:
as I left, I was smiling and laughing... have never had a better good bye!
as we reached the airport, we decided to go to McD, grab a bite, hook up his laptop and watch some football. he goes to check in, after about 30 mins I get a call from him - they're going to check through all his handluggage and carry-ons and stuff. so we pack it down, go there and while they're going through all his stuff, we're just standing talking to each other and laughing all the time. they must've thought that we're rather crazy, instead of worrying about what's going on we're just cracking up and having fun. somewhere halfways through all this checking his mom calls to make sure everything's okay, and he hands over the phone to me, having me relay what they're saying to each other. it turned quite interesting when he had to walk away to have his shoes, clothes, belt and stuff checked... I kept on talking :)
the best was yet to come though... since they were going to escort him through the security and everything, there was always a security girl with us, to make sure I didn't give him anything that they hadn't checked. so as we're going to say good bye, he wants to make sure that it's okay for us to hug and say good bye. how he asked could perhaps have been put a bit better though: he turns to the security girl and asks "are we allowed to touch each other?"
at this point, all three of us simply cracked up... I turned around and walked back a few meters, he doubled over, and the security girl was laughing quite a lot too. she gave permission, we hugged, and also asked her to take a picture of us:
as I left, I was smiling and laughing... have never had a better good bye!
Thursday, January 01, 2009
me, me, me, me version 2009
I started my annual "me"-wikipedia update last year. here's today's results:
Borna, a town in Saxony, Germany - maybe I should go visit myself? :)
A part of Bahretal in the Sächsische Schweiz district, Saxony, Germany - has apparently changed owners quite a lot...
Borna disease, an infection neurological of warm-blooded animals caused by the Borna virus
Borna Bartolović, a Croatian breakdancer - this article is empty right now [no update 2009]
Borna of Croatia, a Medieval Slavic Prince of Dalmatia - wow!
A Persian word meaning "young." Can also be used as a name. - yupps, that's me
and the new entry of 2009:
The Rabha name of Channa amphibeus - apparently a rare species of snakehead
and the new entry of 2009:
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