Congratulations!

My niece turns one today!
In Japan.
Hence, happy birthday to you over there in Japan.

Havsöringsfiske på Gålö

Jag fick ingenting, inte ett skit!

Jo, ett bottennapp fick jag! Och kaffe. Och tortellini. Med mat och kaffe i magen och med solen som sken från klarblå himmel blev det dock en väldigt skön dag. Jag provade lite nya drag, bland annat en rödsvart kustwobbler vid namn Vicke, den tror jag mycket på även om det inte blev något idag. En Rappala Glidin Rap som ser ut som en aborre (limited edition!) blev också blöt. Liksom en shad tail med vit kropp, grön rygg och röd stjärt. Som sagt, även om det inte blev någon fisk så var det en väldigt härlig dag.

I aktion

Den tilltänkta landningsplatsen...

Härligt väder. Trots att det regnat ganska mycket flera dagar i sträck var det inte särskilt kyligt i luften.

Mitt vapen; Niofots Shimano Alivio-spö med Abu Cardinal 504-rulle, 0.30 lina och Rappala Glidin Rap. Inte fan hjälpte det!



Robinson Gålö 2009 - hur ska det gå när T-spriten till trangiaköket tar slut?

Solen gick ner bakom horisonten runt 15:30

Swimming World Cup in Eriksdalsbadet 10-11 November 2009

"It is free!", my wife told me on the phone. "What is?", I asked. "The entrance to Swimming World Cup. let's go". So we went. Of course it was not free, it was 150 SEK per person; the trials were free but not the finals... Anyhow, Silvia managed to get in backstage, talked with some friends in the Brazilian team and got back with some VIP-passes. Nicely done!

It was fun to be there but hard to see any of the action, I guess you need to be by the side of the pool (or in it, with scuba gear!) to be able to see exactly what is happening. Some world records were broken and when that happened the crowd went crazy. Each world record has a 10.000 USD bonus and a Brazilian, Kaio Almeida won 20.000 USD yesterday. Congratulations. Maybe I should push my kids to take up swimming? Golf and tennis seem to pay off better though.

It was also fun to see the stars live, the ones you only see on TV normally; Therese Alshammar, Stefan Nystrand, Michael Phelps (he looked kind of tiny actually) and Fabiola Molina. Fabiola and Silvia swam together in the end of the 90's. Silvia gave up swimming but Fabiola continued and made a career out of it. We met with her after the competition and it is incredible the amount of time and dedication she puts into swimming; about five hours of training per day! Amazing. It helps that her husband is an elite swimmer also (Silvia and I do things together as well, we play Xbox 360 for example). Fabiola fought for Brazil in the Olympics, both in Sydney 2000 and in Beijing 2008.

The pools has 25-meter lanes

A lot of people in the stands

"These inflatable things are fun but do they have to be in my face all the time?"

Silvão with Fabiola Molina, olympic swimmer (fought for Brazil in Sydney 2000 and in Beijing 2008)

Parabens filho! Grattis på tvåårsdagen!

Parabens pra voce, parabens pra voce, parabens querido filho, parabens pra voce...

Uau, dois anos ja. Increivel. Parabens filho. Te amamos muito. Beijos e abracos fortes da toda sua familha!!!

Tiden flyger. Lillebror är redan två år. Stort grattis på födelsedagen önskar hela familjen!

Irma trabalhando

O resultado final

O bolo e o seu dono

Hora de abrir presentes!

I Abu Dhabi

Åter i Abu Dhabi. Det är riktigt, riktigt varmt utomhus. Och svinkallt inomhus; istapparna hänger på gardinstängerna. Kanske är det därför som jag har åkt på en förkylning?! För svininfluensan kan det ju inte vara, jag menar, Förenade Arabemiraten är ju muslimskt och fläsk är ju förbjudet här! Hohoho...

Som vanligt är maten otroligt god. Jag bor på Sheraton Abu Dhabi och frukosten är verkligen delikat; jag rostar nybakat rågbröd och lägger på rikligt med Hummus eller Tapenade. Det finns även en gucka gjord på torkade tomater, vitlök och olivolja som är helt fantastisk. Kaffe och apelsinjuice till. Det räcker. Det finns visserligen ett helt berg av kakor, sockerkakor, gräddbakelser, muffins och dough-nuts att välja och vraka mellan men, som bekant - jag bantar ju. Ibland kanske det slinker ner en California Roll, mest för att det är ett kul alternativ på frukostbrickan. Emellanåt har det även landat melonskivor, kiwi, dragon fruit, annanas, fikon och en och annan jordgubbe på brickan. Ostar finns det ett helt berg av men då har jag tagit det lugnt och bara smakat på en eller två, max tre sorter. Som sagt, jag bantar ju så man får ta det lite lugnt...

Utanför kontoret

Halloween party

My very own witch planned a Halloween party for last Saturday. I had been traveling about 20 hours from Jakarta via KL and Amsterdam (where I strategically bought some duty free hard liqour) and was quite jetlagged when I arrived home on that very same Saturday. I slept a couple of hours however and was in fine shape by the time the first guests arrived. I mean, it was Halloween and you're supposed to look like a zombie anyway, right?! Or, as in my case, Count Dracula.

It all became a blur. There was some kind of a competition and team 3 won but I do not remember why or how. It had something to do with singing Karaoke. And knowing that you should not have sex in horror movies if you want to live until the end.

Yes, I was slightly tired on the Sunday. Lots of watching TV. And drinking orange juice. Actually, the whole family stayed in the pyjamas until about 8:00 PM. About that time it was time to go to bed again though... A perfect Sunday, if you ask me.

Monday morning I woke up early since the taxi was picking me up 4:45 AM. Next stop Abu Dhabi.

The welcoming crime scene

Two scary (well), little freaks

Four scary freaks. The hippie was really scary actually!

More freaks, except for the handsome fellow on the far right

Those two little freaks again

"P-A, you need to work on that tan a bit..."

Em Jakarta

Estive em Jakarta pela primera vez na minha vida a semana passada. As minhas expectativas eram baixas e por isso virou uma surpresa tremenda; as pessoas são bem legais e a comida muito boa. Como sempre tive muito trabalho e pouco tempo para sightseeing e por isso não consegui ver nada mais que o hotel e o escritorio. Chato! Sei que tem problemas com bombas e terroristas mas não vi nada disso, gracas a Deus. Foi uma boa experienca.

"E preciso morar com estilo em Jakarta"

Comprei uma pijama da Indonesia pra o filho

Black pepper crab and more in Singapore

The food is very tasty in Singapore. I had some delicious Laksa with Dumpling soup, One important learning was that when the Laksa gets too spicy, you balance it with the soup.

One night we had a very nice dinner at a sea food restaurant called Long Beach, on the east coast. My absolute favourite was the black pepper crab, spicy and juicy. The chili crab was also delicious, especially when dipping the doughnut-like buns in the gravy! There were some stirfried garlic lobster tails, some delicious fish (that I never saw or tasted before) cooked with lemongrass and ginger, fried conch, crispy chicken and not to forget, the mango pudding for dessert.

By the way, I might add, I am on a diet...

The black pepper crab was outstanding

The conch was also very tasty!

Stuffed colleagues