30 March 2009

Bright Week (2)

Guard at Guengbokgung Palace, Seoul.

Temple in Seoul.

29 March 2009

Bright week



'Concrete and Honey' came up with this brilliant idea of hosting a Bright Week , so here are my photo's of some gorgeous flowers in New Zealand.

27 March 2009

Taconcubano needs (according to Google)

Taconcubano needs not to wait too long. Taconcubano needs not to go on forever weighing up the pros and cons of these decisions.

Taconcubano is enjoying good health. Taconcubano needs not to worry about a few tiny 'irregularities' in this sphere. That is how it is when Taconcubano gets older.

So yes, Taconcubano needs a hug. very badly.

Taconcubano needs to turn 2 more or gain 26 more Vampire points to reach the next level: Vampire Temptress! Taconcubano should get out there and bite some people!

Taconcubano needs some flowers!

Taconcubano needs not to always be afraid, sooner or later, there will be a triumph over difficulties! Yes, Taconcubano is strong enough to get over this.

24 March 2009

Musical chairs

When you want to pursue a postgrad degree, say a PhD or DPhil or whatever you want to call it, the trouble is not to get accepted into the degree, nor is it to get a free RTS place at the uni. The biggest problem is to find a desk to call your own for the duration of your studies. Although the uni is obliged to provide each doctoral candidate with a desk, a computer (that works), a cabinet that can be locked (with the key) and access to a printer (again one that actually prints stuff when you want it), this is not as easy as it sounds. There are no free desks and everybody that has one allocated to them holds on to it as desparately as if we were playing musical chairs. Yet the irony is that most postgrad cubicles seem to be empty most of the time. Uncluttered, though dirty, they show there yellow surfaces to the passers by: no papers or books anywhere in sight and the happy deskowners are nowhere to be seen. So why oh why can't I get one of these nice deserted cubicles, pronto? I'll clean it myself!