LAKE BALATON

Lake Balaton
Originally uploaded by Lyceum.

Lake Balaton - The Hungarian Sea.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION

My New Year's resolution is to achieve values in the following areas:

• Career

Finish my education in project management (international project coordinator) in May 2005. Find a new job somewhere in Europe, and eventually achieving the long-range goal: my return to the Land of Opportunity.

• Hobbies

Read plenty of books and improve my thinking skills. Intensify the work-out and training schedule.

• Relationships

Continue to search for a romantic partner. Maybe I will find the right one during my future trip to the United States of America?

BOOKS BY P. G. WODEHOUSE

I got plenty of nice X-mas gifts. For example, I got two books (The Adventures of Sally and Piccadilly Jim) by P. G. Wodehouse. The books are from an antiquarian bookshop. I have added the titles to my media list.

PAPA JOE'S

Papa Joe's is a steak house in Sopron.

SOPRONI CABERNET SAUVIGNON

Soproni Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 by Iváncsics-Roll Pince won a bronze medal at the international wine competition (Challenge International du Vin) in France. I purchased the bottle for HUF 2000.

KADARKA

Here is an interesting combination of "east meeting west":

Kadarka wine together with salami sausage and tortilla chips and salsa dip!

CARMENERE

Last weekend I went to a tasteful wine tasting. I have to make a note to buy a bottle of Tarapacá Carmenère 2002 in the near future.

UPDATE 10/11/04: I had a hard time to pick out the different wines at the blind test, so maybe John Cleese could give me some help at the next wine tasting. Would you buy a "wine clip"?

LET'S DANCE

My interest in learning how to dance has increased a great deal after watching the movie, Shall We Dance?

UPDATE 03/07/05:
Read Scott Holleran's interview (Steppin' Out) with film director Peter Chelsom.

CAFE SPICE NAMASTE IN LONDON

Cafe Spice Namaste
Originally uploaded by Lyceum.

Great Indian dinner @ Cafe Spice Namaste.

VISITING M&M "DOWN UNDER" IN LONDON

Monica & Matthew
Originally uploaded by Lyceum.

Monica & Matthew: Thank you very much for your hospitality! What's up with this stuff called Vegemite?! ;)