A respected boss.

On the 29th of January, there was an interesting interview (unfortunately in german only) in the german newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) with Lufthansa's former boss Jürgen Weber. He is now the chairman of the board of the airline and as such gave an interview. The most interesting he commented on for me was his statement about salaries of top management: he thinks even top managers should not earn more than 100 times the average of the companies' employees salaries. I think that's reasonable. He says we can't take America as an example anymore and I agree on that, they simply went crazy there with the giant salaries for even failing managers. He is a simple modest man who worked his way up in the company and that's what I admire about him. He is realistic, he knows the problems of the small employee in the company as well as he sees the whole picture of the airline in the competitive business. He has a lot of respect between the employees I think. He was very popular when he was still the boss of the airline. He is the kind of boss I have respect for. Too bad today's modern, younger managers don't have his style anymore.

Youth memories

Sometimes it pays when you go from one blog to the next and further to another one: that's what I did tonight when I followed a link to the blog La pastilla roja. I was attracted by a too familiar logo that appeared as a still in a youtube video, as seen below: Falcon Crest! It was my most favorite of those typical american soaps of that time and I really loved it. And I guess that was partly because of the beard of one of the main actors... god, I'm so predictable... :-P In any case, I loved the series and also the main tune and you can listen back to it down here. If you want to know more about the series, follow the link to the blog as the author has an interesting post with more details about the series. 

I wonder if many of you liked this series too or which of the famous ones was your favorite? Was it Dallas, Denver (as Dynasty was titled in Germany) or Falcon Crest? I don't know Santa Barbara, I can't remember that we had it back then in Germany. 

A warm cuddly hug for you. 

Thank you.

First of all let me apologize to you that it has been quite a while now since my last post. But for me the christmas period was  kind of busy and I also did not always feel like posting something. You all probably know the feeling that there is something to say but you don't know really how and in that case I rather prefer not to say anything than something stupid. I asked my lilbro for some tips on how he always manages to write something, with the precision of a swiss clock. So I will try to use those tips in the future. 

However, I would like to thank my beloved lilbro for something beautiful he did to me. I feel very honoured and at the same time even a bit ashamed as I feel I did not deserve it: he awarded me the "I love your blog" prize! Thank you so much Dani, it means a lot to me. But let me assure you that I don't think I deserve it but I appreciate what you express with it to me. That truly made me happy, so thank you once again. I felt very insecure and - as I said - a bit ashamed and actually did not really know how to react, whether to ignore it post wise or comment on it. In the end, as you now can read here, I decided to express my appreciation publically. I usually don't like these chain-things and I still don't really know how to react and what to do with it, what the appropriate way to react would be. So, all I can say is thank you very much I guess. I know and understand why you gave this prize to me, Dani, and that truly makes me happy and very proud and thankful.

A very tender kiss, my lilbro, for being the way you are and doing what you do to me.

Congratulations to all other awarded winners who truly deserved their prizes, I am happy for you. Hugs to you all.

P.S.: I hope to soon post more often again. In the meantime, why don't you check my flickr pages where I post regularly about me and my life in pictures?

Miracle

Today, I would like you to listen to the title song of a dutch movie. It's in dutch cinemas at the moment though I haven't seen it as the plot did not look very appealing to me. 

In contrast to that is the title song which I like very much and which I purchased on iTunes. It's called "Miracle" and is sung by no less than famous dutch singer Ilse DeLange and can be found on her album "Incredible". I did not find a video of the song though there is a youtube version where you at least can listen to the song (which is what I want you to, after all). ;-)

Someone put a lock on this old door

It's been beaten up and used and more

It's been kicked a hundred thousand times

Keeping all the memories behind

If you read the lines between the paint

Look beyond the cracks that store away

It's hidden in the windows of the walls

Right behind the eyes that saw it all

Given all the facts of circumstance

I did not believe that a romance

Would show itself in all this dark and blue

That's the only place I ever knew

You put me outside my safety-zone

Outside all the lines that made my home

To find out that no one really lives

Without giving what it is you give

A miracle looking in my life

A mirror-ball showing me all these faces

A miracle looking in my life, after all

A miracle looking in my life

A mirror-ball showing me all these faces

A miracle

I've been living underneath my skin

Everything I felt I kept it in

It carried all the words without a sound

It got me, it almost got too loud

But now that my arms are holding on

To someone as sacred as a song

To the one who wants to be my own

I have found that blood can come from stone

A miracle looking in my life

A mirror-ball showing me all these faces

A miracle looking in my life, after all

A miracle looking in my life

A mirror-ball showing me all these faces

A miracle

A miracle looking in my life

A mirror-ball showing me all these faces

A miracle looking in my life, after all

A miracle looking in my life

A mirror-ball showing me all these faces

A miracle looking in my life, after all

A miracle looking in my life

A mirror-ball showing me all these faces

A miracle

Someone put a lock on this old door

It's been beaten up and used and more

It's been kicked a hundred thousand times

It's keeping all the memories behind

I hope you like it as much as I do, I think it's really beautiful. As mentioned before elsewhere here, I'm a big fan of soundtracks, I just love these kind of songs and music. Yeah, I agree, it's a typical song for me to like, kind of romantic... after all, I'm hopelessly romantic and always a dreamer... a tender hug and kiss for you.

Ciao - a movie.

Today I came across a trailer of a gay movie that fascinated me the moment I read the story. I can't wait to see it. Here's the synopsis from the official site of the movie:

A man dies very unexpectedly and leaves behind two men: Jeff, his best friend, and Andrea, an Italian he’s been corresponding with online. Jeff informs Andrea of Mark’s passing; Andrea writes back to express his shock and sympathies. On a whim, they continue their correspondence and a rapport grows between them. They eventually meet, where they extend their e-mail exchanges into more personal and intimate conversations. They talk about their respective countries, their jobs, their families, their lives. Mostly, they talk about Mark. What began as a tragedy that linked two strangers from different ends of the world becomes a deeply realized friendship that may change their lives forever. 

There is a group on facebook about the movie: CIAO movie | Facebook

and an official movie site: http://www.ciaomovie.com

Have a brilliant weekend everyone, hugs.