An anodyne year (for me).

There’s not been so much interesting this year for me. So much work and no holidays, more spare time but less motivation to do other activities, more tranquillity but less social contact (call it solitude). Now I should establish new targets but I think probably that’s useless because you can’t control destiny so it could be better be flexible and take new challenges and opportunities.

Now I don’t know if I will be able to take some days-off in order to do some tourism because I must do job-hunting. I can’t stay at home doing nothing. So it’s the same story as last September.

2008 can be a new opportunity for improving my situation in all orders and it’ll be changes.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Elgaine de Balliers.

Christmas 2007.

For many people, Christmas starts after the Constitution’s holidays but I think tomorrow’s the real beginning with the big lottery day. Between these two weeks there’s only marketing, unsubstantial purchases and no much more. Besides, tomorrow’s the beginning of holidays for students so you’ll be able to see them in many places with red Christmas hats, funny wigs, masks, foam sprays, strong firecrackers (and other fireworks) and overall alcohol in all forms. However, this year’s ambient seems to be more frugal (probably because of the current downturn of our domestic economies).

Although you were believer or not in this Christian celebration, I think everybody should enjoy this part of the year. I know there is a lot of nostalgia of people or of other “better times”, or other people hate the huge consumerism we practice during this special period but this is useless. “Carpe diem”, enjoy it with your family and friends, don't eat and drink so much and see ahead: there’s a promising although uncertain future, new challenges and targets, new people and jobs. Life’s not easy but can be better.

And a final message: my best wishes for everybody and don’t give your dreams up (our illusion is our motivation).

Merry Christmas.

Uncertain future.

Like World, my future is in the air. I have an interview with my HR technician for I don’t know exactly what (probably a mere evaluation). I don’t have any faith in getting something useful from it but in any case I must do it overall if I want to do another job substitution. I don’t like this situation but it could be useful for me to take some experience on banking and stay in a unique company for almost a year.

I have also thought in to search job abroad but it’s a more difficult and risky task but more enriching. And things are getting worse in the whole World because the crisis so probably the best it’s to wait for a sign.

For these cold days, a surprising and delicious soup made of veggies (from Mark Bittman, the minimalist cook of the New York Times).

Anyway, I’ll write my last movements.

See you guys,

Elgaine de Balliers.