Tell us Bridget...Why ARE there so many sigle women in their thirties???

I just got Jonesed today. I guess this is a legitimate word now, if you can get Lemoned as in 30 rock then you can definately get Jonesed. What does it mean? It means someone asks you the least desired question in front of everybody and every single person in the room shuts up just to hear you answer. Remeber when Bridget Jones is in that married couples dinner party and one of the neat husbands asks her, „Tell me Bridget, why ARE there so many single women in their thirties.“ Well I didnt get exactly the same question although I am single but not in my thirties yet. My question was, „When do you finallu plan to settle down in one country, what DO you wanna do with your life?“ This is the situation where you wanna say „I have no freaking idea and dont ever ask me you potato couch“ but you cant coz there is the whole crowd staring. So obvoiusly,  as every single and fabulous woman, I went to the offensive and made them laugh. I said something like, „I dont know, when I go through all the countries you DREAM off.“ OK, maybe a little mean but everybode was tipsy so they didnt notice.ha ha ha ha. Plus, what do you say when the room is full of people who have only been to the countries surrounding their country and dream of going to France or Canada. But instead they sit in the office since they were 18 and think of going abraod for a gap year. Until one day, when they realize they are too old for that. Dont be one of them, grab your dreams and do what you want and when you want it.

When did you get Jonesed, tell me about  it...

Take care and show us that gorgoeus smile

Babye

Allie de Rose

Secret online behavior (SOB)

Do you have a secret online habit you never shared with anyone?!? I do and I am about to spill it …

There are so many things one can do online. Everybody has this one thing, or more, that satisfies their needs when trying to literally kill some time online. We all know what most of the men do to kill some time online but that is not what I am talking about. Wanna know what it is for me? I look up how things are done or made. Silly,  huh. WHY? I don’t know, but I simply get fascinated by the story all the minor things have behind them before they make it to your place. Like a wooden spoon, or a sofa, or a toothbrush. Did you ever think how they are made??? I guess my obsession started when I watched the How it’s made/done on Discovery channel. They would show how random things are produced and I was amazed by watching those tremendously huge machines where things are just put together. You know where one machine colors the plastic, the other one shapes it, another on adds a logo etc. The thing is, I never told anyone this is what I enjoy because I find it really … well STUPID. I can not explain what interests me about it so much but it is my thing.

What is yours, do you have any secret online behavior (SOB)?!! Let me know …

Take care and keep smiling

Babye

Allie de Rose

How to cheer up a friend ... ONLINE!!!

Ok, those of you who read my previous posts know that I work and travel and that means meeting a lot of people from different countries. The first time I had to say goodbye to those guys, I was devastated. I promised to keep in touch and all those things, but most likely and it almost never happens. Over the time where I met and left people, I just got used to saying goodbye to people I was friends with. However, there are some people that just stick your heart and even though you no longer exist in the same town, country or continent, you still remain great friends. Im talking about two girls specifically who made my life in England very enjoyable ... we just clicked from the beginning and when that happens you can never be prepared to let them go. That is why we meet once year, some place that is conveniently close to all of us and some place we can explore a little. I love this one saying which reads “Friends are like stars, you don’t always need to see them to know they are there!“ That is how I perceive my friendships and that is the feeling I want my friends to have when they think of me. Something like, even though I’m not sitting next to you, you can count on me .

So let’s get to the point, which I am sure many of you who have international friends, have experienced. How to cheer up a friend over Internet!?!  You can’t give them the comforting tap on shoulder, hug them and say “Everything‘s gonna be OK!“ So how DO you do that, how do you comfort your friends when you can’t be right there for them. Well, believe it or not, you can. HOW? It’s simple, show how much you love them and how much you appreciate them. This is something you don’t tell your friends on everyday basis … plus, at least for me, it is so much easier to write it rather than say it. I feel like it should be a super precious moment if you wanna tell this you friends face to face. Like a wedding or their child christening etc.  When my friends are down and depressed and they write about me it, I wanna cheer them up. They don’t ask for it, but I just wanna be there for them somehow. I always encourage them to look at the things they have rather than pointing out things they don’t have. And I encourage you to do the same in your life. Write down a list if you want to and ad one thing everyday. Put down all the things you can think of, things that make you proud of yourself … and if you run out … think of things that other people compliment you on. Little things like “perfect eyebrows“ count as well. When you are down, have a look at the list and read it over and over. Sounds silly perhaps but it does help. Don’t believe it??? Try it and then judge ... When you are trying to help out your friends, start the list for them and send it to them. Put down things why you like them and what is special about them. BE SPECIFIC!!! Everybody likes hear or see some compliments about themselves.

Do YOU have any tricks how to maintain international frienships??? Post them in the comments and we can discuss them. Inspire the rest of us with your tips and tricks ...

Take care and be happy

Babye

Allie de Rose

Random thoughts > WOW is upside down MOM

A random thought that crossed my mind …

The other day I was reading a blog from one of my favourite bloggers Kandee Johnson (check her out, kandeej and kandeeland) and she is about to be a mom.  So I read the blog and the things she needs to have done before the baby comes and as the word mom appeared in her blog quite often, I was overwhelmed and thought wow to myself. And then it just hit me. MOM is WOW … only upside down.

LOOK

Isn’t that amazing?!? I can’t think of any other word that would just describe the word if it when you turn it upside down. Can you??? Let me know …

Babye

Allie de Rose

River cruise ship... aka LIFE ON BOARD

Hey world!!!

I mentioned in my previous post that I worked on a cruise ship ... hm, river cruise ship that is. There is a huge difference between working on an ocean liner and river cruise ship. Its not only the size and locations but also other things, I'll get to it later.

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So, what it is like to be a crew member?!? I think I'd better start from the very beginning. You get the position and start to be all excited about you new job which sounds promising as far as the travelling opportunities go. It's all new which means exciting, at least for me. OK, it was March and I started my new job in a position as a Program Manager. Wow, it sounds like a fancy position but to be honest with you, it is just the name which is fancy. I embarked the vessel in Germany and talked to my boss in the loby of the ship. Due to the fact that I was in the hotel department my boss was basically the hotel manager NOT the captain. My boss, let's call him Mr B, is a nice guy and let me to walk around freely and get familiar with the environment. So, I walked around, looked in every corner and let myself be blown away with my new work environement. I was the first crew members to board the ship and the only guys I met where from the nautical department. I met the captain, the second captain, chief engieneer and some sailors. As a coincidence, they all came from a country which is a neighbouring country to mine. Conveniently enough, theri langauge is not my native language but since my dad comes from the same country, I happen to speak their language just as good a native. I was relieved and glad to see that there are people from my cultural background. What I did NOT know was that me bonding with the nauticals and especially the captain was gonna my curse for the rest of my work period. Mr B could not handle the fact that he does not have the ultimate responsibility for the ship but the captain does and the fact that within an hour I was speaking very casually with the captain simply put me to a list of people who are ... let's call it "not the nice guys". I know it is rude to speak a foreign language when there is even one person in the room who does not understand that particular language, but what you gonna do if there are many guys talking to you and joking and stuff. Well apaerantly, Mr B had zero understanding for people talking other language than his native language in his presence. And that's how I got my boss to dislike me BIG time within one hour of my being on the ship in less then half a day. YAY, well done ... I'm being sarcastic here, for those of you who think I'm cheering ... I'm not ... ha ha ha.
As we started to talk, I could sense his irritation so I excused myself and went to my cabin (I will totally get back to that later, you need hear about the looks and size of the crew cabin). The rest of the crew was scheduled to come in the evening, on a train that I thought would arrive too late. Obviously, none of the other 40 people cared about coming to their new job at 10 PM. They all came from the same direction so they met up on the train and talked and made friends. And then there was me, the one who came half a day earlier, made friends and enemies at the same time and felt as an outsider among a crowd that already seemed like folks who grew up together.

I don't wanna give at all away at the beginning so stay tunned as I tell you about the hard work of preparing a ship to a season opening ... and most importantly ... crew members: characters, rumors, relationships and so much more ...

Take care and don't forget ... you too have a unique story, share it!!!

Babye
Allie de Rose

Welcome to my blog

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Hey World!!!
So this is my blog where I will be telling you about my life. Random things that I like, things I think about, things that make me laugh or upset me, things that interest me ...
To give you a little idea about who I am ... I am a 27 year old , I like travelling, foreign languages, doing make-up and many other things ....I just cant list them all ... that would be too long ... not because they are unpublishable ... ha ha ha ha
I have a Bachelor Degree in Business but I have not really entered the coporate world yet and I have chose to work and travel. I worked in UK, France and then on  a river cruise ship. I guess the last one will deserve a loooooooooong posting coz the life on a vessel is really something. So keep on coming back for more news.
Thanx
Allie de Rose