Shanghai Exchange , 10 students from my school travelled to China to experience the East. Here is my diary entry from the begninning of this adventure.Enjoy!
[Diary Entry from my Shanghai Loggbook ]
Day 1
Dear Diary,
"The journey began traditionally in Gothenburg’s airport. we flew from Landvetter to Helsinki and it was calm. Then we walked through to gate 30 to catch the flight to Shanghai. We watched movies and it was very uncomfortable. The air was thin and it was impossible to sleep. The food was disgusting but you had to eat.. Now we are landing in the morning and I feel the immediate Chinese air. It was very humid and I could really feel the difference in the humidity and polluted air. We went with the maglev and speed up to 300 km/h . Everything is very modern here and to the top. Västtraffik should really feel Threatened .haha.
Arriving to the Underground (Subway?) that will takes us to "People Square".. The importance of staying close really appears. I get the order to quickly get on the train unfortunately they have a system so you only have a few seconds before the doors close.. I see Marlow’s and the others’ faces through the window and they energetically articulate the destination : "Ren Men/ People Square !".
When we decide to take the metro in to shanghai the door closes on me and I am alone in the train with my big suitcase standing holding onto the pole so that I don’t fall over and it feels like all the chinese people stare at me! It must have been funny seeing me tryna read of the signs full of chinese, desperate to find English and "normal letters"... I count the stops to People Square finally arriving I decide to try to sit and wait for the others on a big stone outside, there I observe the buzz and people stressing ,running errands.. I now have time for contemplating since I naively thought I could sit and wait for the others.. Time went past and I got restless, Finally realizing that it would be pointless for me to just feel sorry thinking that Id find them outside the gate I decide to do something..
SO I made up my mind telling myself that I had to find my way to the hostel no matter being on my own.. But it seemed like an eternity.. so I looked to my right and there stood an American with a Chinese lady so I thought " why not ask him where to go?". I headed towards him and he had a map. The lady beside him wrote the address in Chinese so I followed her directions until I met someone else who could guide me(a Chinese man that spoke no English.. he just used his body language and CHINESE but he was kind and smiled). It was exiting in a way because I really wanted to find my way no matter being alone- the adrenaline flowed through my veins and I didn’t have time to think how heavy my 17 kg suitcase was or the lack of sleep...
I met an Australian family (Parents with a grown up son. The mother had a map and they were very nice) later on two French ladies walked passed some minutes later and directed me further telling me to go in this direction ..I find the sign saying ”Yunnan S and N”. I walk and walk, and I have butterflies in my stomach thinking for myself how this all could happen with a smile: knowing that I am closer to the target.( For myself I think of how Daddy always needs a GPS, and here I am alone doing perfectly fine.) Not much time past after landing and something so thrilling is already happening to me! Finally I see the group and I shine, pleased to have located myself back to the collective, everyone is revealed and I receive hugs from Tania and Marlow; exited I try to tell everyone how I got here as fast as I could and the questions hit me from the others. It was a nice feeling to have been able to locate myself on my own, another experience filed in my memory .
We now checked in in the Phoenix Hostel which is very centrally located. I share room with Matilda Green and we liked our room, with a nice hard bed each, pillow and a medium sized bathroom. Everything becomes sticky in this town, the clothes and other belongings becomes smelly etc. A lot of stores and tea shops are located in our districts and it is always something going on. The traffic is outrageous and here they only have "recommendations " if the man is green you still should look twice before walking. It is very fierce.
The jetlag we had was terrible.. we had been awake for more than 24 hours so the first night felt like someone had knocked you over and then when you eventually woke up you were so rested. In the beginning I truly felt like a zombie, no joke!"
--So now Yall Know the real story behind gettin lost.. So many questions I had to answer.hheehe. Oh and I forgot to write about all the other days.. But That is not so important... for now:D
måndag 4 januari 2010
Kan politiker förändra världen??
Man måste gå tillbaka i historien och svaret blir ja. Det finns gott om exempel på enstaka personer, grupper av personer, som förändrat historien. Vi tänker kanske i förstahand på ”goda” politiker eller personer som av egne kraft pekat på orättvisor i samhället och som fått genomslagskraft. Ett bra exempel på detta är Nelson Mandela eller Ghandi. Både Mandela och Ghandi blev företrädare för en majoritet av folket.
Jag utgår från ett visst mått av demokrati eller folkvilja. Det finns många exempel på erövrare som lagt under sig stora riken med vapenmakt. Alexander den store, Dhjingis Khan i modern tid Josef Stalin, men dessa hade inte folket med sig även om de var sin tids politiker.
Det finns exempel på politiker som valts av folket i demokratisk ordning, som senare visade sitt rätta ansikte, behöll makten och förändrade världen. Adolf Hitler är exempel på en politiker som blev vald och senare startade andra världskriget med kanske 60 miljoner offer. Han var en ond ledare i motsats till Mandela och Ghandi. I modern tid finns exempel på Balkan med hänsynslösa politiker som blev krigsherrar.
Vad är det som gör att människor väljer ledare. Vad är det hos en ledare som gör att han eller hon får folket med sig. Jag tror att det är ledarens förmåga att inge hopp. Att inge framtidstro. De ledare eller politiker som lyckades med detta i en demokrati får väljarnas stöd. Men hur kan onda politiker bli valda. Hitler fick folket med sig för han gav hopp om ett bättre liv. Han lovade arbete, arbetslösheten var stor. Han ingav folket nationell stolthet. Han satsade på ungdomen, och han var en lysande talare och han blev vald. En katastrof för tyska folket och mänskligheten,
Nelson Mandela i kraft av sin person ingav hopp och framtidstro åt
Sydafrika, men blev också en symbol för hela världen. När man tänker på ”goda” politiker, ledare, är det ofta Nelson Mandela som fokuseras. Ghandi på samma sätt. Båda var förespråkare för passivt motstånd och försoning. Barack Obama blev vald, fick dessutom Nobels fredspris innan han egentligen började sitt arbete, därför att han inger hopp, framtids tro på förändring för många människor. Han blir en symbol för ett nytt Amerika.
Jag utgår från ett visst mått av demokrati eller folkvilja. Det finns många exempel på erövrare som lagt under sig stora riken med vapenmakt. Alexander den store, Dhjingis Khan i modern tid Josef Stalin, men dessa hade inte folket med sig även om de var sin tids politiker.
Det finns exempel på politiker som valts av folket i demokratisk ordning, som senare visade sitt rätta ansikte, behöll makten och förändrade världen. Adolf Hitler är exempel på en politiker som blev vald och senare startade andra världskriget med kanske 60 miljoner offer. Han var en ond ledare i motsats till Mandela och Ghandi. I modern tid finns exempel på Balkan med hänsynslösa politiker som blev krigsherrar.
Vad är det som gör att människor väljer ledare. Vad är det hos en ledare som gör att han eller hon får folket med sig. Jag tror att det är ledarens förmåga att inge hopp. Att inge framtidstro. De ledare eller politiker som lyckades med detta i en demokrati får väljarnas stöd. Men hur kan onda politiker bli valda. Hitler fick folket med sig för han gav hopp om ett bättre liv. Han lovade arbete, arbetslösheten var stor. Han ingav folket nationell stolthet. Han satsade på ungdomen, och han var en lysande talare och han blev vald. En katastrof för tyska folket och mänskligheten,
Nelson Mandela i kraft av sin person ingav hopp och framtidstro åt
Sydafrika, men blev också en symbol för hela världen. När man tänker på ”goda” politiker, ledare, är det ofta Nelson Mandela som fokuseras. Ghandi på samma sätt. Båda var förespråkare för passivt motstånd och försoning. Barack Obama blev vald, fick dessutom Nobels fredspris innan han egentligen började sitt arbete, därför att han inger hopp, framtids tro på förändring för många människor. Han blir en symbol för ett nytt Amerika.
söndag 3 januari 2010
Underlying Reasons for the Iraq War..
MIDDLE EAST vs UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.... No wonder there is a complicated matter.. check out some of the facts and opinions..--->
The development until 1980.
After world war one the Ottoman Empire comes to an end.
League of Nations decides that the three provinces from the Ottoman Empire; Mosul, Bagdad and Basra should be a nation called Iraq under British supervision.
• 1921 Prince Faisal is chosen to become the king of Iraq.
• 1932 Iraq becomes an independent state.
• Several military coups during the 30’s (occurred seven times)
• 1958 Iraq becomes a republic under reign of Abdul Karim Kassem.
• 1963 Abdul Karim Kassem is overthrown and executed. The Bath Party grows in numbers.
• 1968 The Bath Party takes the power
• 1969 Saddam Hussein takes over the power.
• 1980 war with Iran.
Saddam Hussein invaded Iran and started a war that lasted for eight years. Hussein worried about the Islam fundamentalism, which was lead by Ayatollah Khomeni he also wanted to take control of Iran’s oil supply. The war was backed up by USA and the administration of Reagan. USA delivered weapons and helped out with military advisors. USA had had good relations with Iran during the shah period. The supply to the oil was the main point.
USA supported Iraq even with the knowledge that Saddam used chemical warfare agents both against Kurds and against Iraqis. He was a ruthless dictator.
USA also gave Iran military support even though they backed up Iraq. USA sold weapons to Iran and the profits was delivered to the “Contras” in Nicaragua. (Iran Contras affairs)
The war ended 1988 with truce and both sides nominated themselves as winners. The war had been devastating for Iraq because 150 000 were killed and 750 000 injured on top of this the economy was equal to zero. Saddam Hussein attacked Kuwait 1990. He then claimed that Kuwait was a province of Iraq and that the oil belonged to Iraq.
UN wrote a resolution that condemned the invasion of Kuwait and made economic sanctions to Iraq. This resulted in starvation, high rates of dying children, but Iraq refused to leave Kuwait.
In the beginning of 1991 under American management a war to pull out Iraqis from Kuwait took form. The war ended when Kuwait was liberated, but they didn’t invade Iraq. In the meantime the Shia Muslims in the south and the Kurds in the north revolts against Saddam Hussein. Both revolts were knocked down, the economic sanctions against Iraq continue and the people suffer. Saddam agrees on trading oil for exchanging food and medicine, he also agrees that the UN weapon inspectors are allowed to search Iraq if it has nuclear weapons.
The 11th September 2001 World Trade center was attacked in New York. USA, George Bush then announced war against “terrorism”. USA also demands a change in the ruling system in Iraq.
However, USA could not prove any connections between Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Hussein was against fundamentalism but USA claimed that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and proceed that it is a threat to the world peace. Together with England they prepared the war. The war began 2003 and Iraq was occupied and Saddam is executed. They did not find any mass destructive weapons. The war started with weak evidence. USA believed that if Saddam Hussein was overthrown they could build up a new democracy after a western model in Iraq. It is not that easy, democracy in the world has grown under a long period time. In Iraq there are tensions after Saddam Hussein disappeared. Shia Muslims, Sunny Muslims, Kurds wanted access to land and oil supply.
USA had no idea on what should be done after the war was won. Through their actions they have turned the world community against themselves and the war has created Muslim hatred towards USA. They have not had any success in the war against “terrorism”. Osama Bin Laden continues to operate from Afghanistan and Pakistan. The solution on the Palestine issue has not happened yet. The hunt for oil has been shattering.
The hope now depends on the new American president Barack Obama.
The development until 1980.
After world war one the Ottoman Empire comes to an end.
League of Nations decides that the three provinces from the Ottoman Empire; Mosul, Bagdad and Basra should be a nation called Iraq under British supervision.
• 1921 Prince Faisal is chosen to become the king of Iraq.
• 1932 Iraq becomes an independent state.
• Several military coups during the 30’s (occurred seven times)
• 1958 Iraq becomes a republic under reign of Abdul Karim Kassem.
• 1963 Abdul Karim Kassem is overthrown and executed. The Bath Party grows in numbers.
• 1968 The Bath Party takes the power
• 1969 Saddam Hussein takes over the power.
• 1980 war with Iran.
Saddam Hussein invaded Iran and started a war that lasted for eight years. Hussein worried about the Islam fundamentalism, which was lead by Ayatollah Khomeni he also wanted to take control of Iran’s oil supply. The war was backed up by USA and the administration of Reagan. USA delivered weapons and helped out with military advisors. USA had had good relations with Iran during the shah period. The supply to the oil was the main point.
USA supported Iraq even with the knowledge that Saddam used chemical warfare agents both against Kurds and against Iraqis. He was a ruthless dictator.
USA also gave Iran military support even though they backed up Iraq. USA sold weapons to Iran and the profits was delivered to the “Contras” in Nicaragua. (Iran Contras affairs)
The war ended 1988 with truce and both sides nominated themselves as winners. The war had been devastating for Iraq because 150 000 were killed and 750 000 injured on top of this the economy was equal to zero. Saddam Hussein attacked Kuwait 1990. He then claimed that Kuwait was a province of Iraq and that the oil belonged to Iraq.
UN wrote a resolution that condemned the invasion of Kuwait and made economic sanctions to Iraq. This resulted in starvation, high rates of dying children, but Iraq refused to leave Kuwait.
In the beginning of 1991 under American management a war to pull out Iraqis from Kuwait took form. The war ended when Kuwait was liberated, but they didn’t invade Iraq. In the meantime the Shia Muslims in the south and the Kurds in the north revolts against Saddam Hussein. Both revolts were knocked down, the economic sanctions against Iraq continue and the people suffer. Saddam agrees on trading oil for exchanging food and medicine, he also agrees that the UN weapon inspectors are allowed to search Iraq if it has nuclear weapons.
The 11th September 2001 World Trade center was attacked in New York. USA, George Bush then announced war against “terrorism”. USA also demands a change in the ruling system in Iraq.
However, USA could not prove any connections between Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Hussein was against fundamentalism but USA claimed that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and proceed that it is a threat to the world peace. Together with England they prepared the war. The war began 2003 and Iraq was occupied and Saddam is executed. They did not find any mass destructive weapons. The war started with weak evidence. USA believed that if Saddam Hussein was overthrown they could build up a new democracy after a western model in Iraq. It is not that easy, democracy in the world has grown under a long period time. In Iraq there are tensions after Saddam Hussein disappeared. Shia Muslims, Sunny Muslims, Kurds wanted access to land and oil supply.
USA had no idea on what should be done after the war was won. Through their actions they have turned the world community against themselves and the war has created Muslim hatred towards USA. They have not had any success in the war against “terrorism”. Osama Bin Laden continues to operate from Afghanistan and Pakistan. The solution on the Palestine issue has not happened yet. The hunt for oil has been shattering.
The hope now depends on the new American president Barack Obama.
lördag 2 januari 2010
Så Mycket skit man hittar under storstädning!
Sonneten jag skrev i 8:an när man var tvungen och skriva dikter..... . Olycklig kärlek, eller en annan synonym för huvudvärk = energy consuming SHITE)
Mellow, crawling up so.... Creepily
You stand there so dull
with no choice to choose freely
I keep knocking on my so called "skull"!
Turning my feelings so messy
the entrance is already passed
my thoughts become all fuzzy
all bad in me just ran away fast.
You make my day
beautifully you fullfill me and say: "Come closer to me."
You smile confidently and you quickly take me to the glowing bay.
Walking on flowers you embellish my sight
turning my head to catch a glimpse of you
unfortunatly you're not mine and I was right
You have a chick on your arm and tell her "That's my boo!"
Full of hate I fall down in an endless blend
you played me well until the rotten end.
You know looking into my eyes what I so badly want to send-
A bitter sweet lullaby consisting of the most stingfull revenege!
Outta The Blue
Hej alla där ute,
Sitter i sängen och har precis inskaffat en blogg. Aldrig att jag skulle tro detta. Men ett nytt år e framför mig , så varför inte?? haha , Känner mig helt vilse.. Vad gör en bra blogg egentligen? Men men vet inte vad jag ska skriva mer nu..
Kan berätta lite om min nyårsafton, den firdade jag ute I Åsa m ett gäng goa bullar:) Mina bästa vänner ni är guld värda och jag vet inte vad jag skulle ta mig till utan er...
Sitter i sängen och har precis inskaffat en blogg. Aldrig att jag skulle tro detta. Men ett nytt år e framför mig , så varför inte?? haha , Känner mig helt vilse.. Vad gör en bra blogg egentligen? Men men vet inte vad jag ska skriva mer nu..
Kan berätta lite om min nyårsafton, den firdade jag ute I Åsa m ett gäng goa bullar:) Mina bästa vänner ni är guld värda och jag vet inte vad jag skulle ta mig till utan er...
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