Kölle Alaaf - its carneval time again

well this is the other side of being abroad - you are sooo far away to home and the special time of the year. Its carneval back home. and this is when i suddenly feel homesick. Well guess that the way it goes - unfortunately i cant just go home for 5 days. But in my mind i am partying with my dear crazy friends back home. Just good that there is web-radio nowadays so i can listen to my dear carneval songs here in cairo in 25 Degree - at least as long as my flatmates aint home. So going through my pics i found these ones here and post them in memory of last years carneval.

With this i send a big KÖLLE ALAAF home...

Please pity me!!!

Yes i am still sick - and now for once it is official - i went to the doc (germanspeaking - which is very luxorious) and he told me that i have all kind of infections - starting with a middle ear infection, a sinus (Nasennebenhöhlen) infection as well as a infection in the respiratory tracts. damn a wonder i am still alive - all the holes in my head have an infection (Ears, nose, mouth). So aint that a reason to pity me??? the thing is - that my body doesnt feel sick at all and as long as i am not tired i feel okay (until it suddenly hits me and i feel soooo sick - like now hihi).

so apparently me being sick doesnt stop... arghhhh hopefully this will change once the weather gets warmer again.

Ready to get married???

Well, being home at the weekend has the advantage that one starts cooking for oneself and the flatmates. And this is what I did. I have been exercising on soups for a while - too spicy, too peppery, too salty, too watery, ortoo thick - but for sure one day I will be perfect in doing soups. My favourite right now is doing potatoe-broccoli soup. The Minestrone aint bad either. Considering that I had this bad cold - soup was just right.

Well and today Paula (my Portuguese flatmate) and I proved ourselves worth marriage. We made a superb chicken in the oven. I even had to take out the inner parts of the chicken and cut of the neck. uhhhh... sometimes I wonder how our mothers learned to cook so perfect like they do. Well after 2,5 hours we finally presented our tasty chicken with sautéed vegetables and grilled potatoes to Shady - who ate without any complaints. Honestly - it was a perfect Sunday dinner (except that it is Saturday). So, any marriage proposals to be seen? - nope not yet - but will keep you posted if anything pops up.

Should you fancy some delicious soup or a lovely Sunday chicken - please do not hesitate to call or pop over;o)

Ahhh yeah - by the way - the soup is doing its magic - I am feeling much better now and my cough is slowly but surely disappearing. Sorry mum - wont go to the doc anymore