I've written this text yesterday or the day before, but was too tired of posting it.
It's quite personal. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
Well, I think I should add a few things here. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
- I was not born in „The Summer of 69“ (Bruce Springsteen <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> ) , but a few months later.
- I’m almost deaf on one ear.
- School, the usual stuff.
- In the „elementary school“ I was fascinated by Dinosaurs and Fossils. Late in this school, I made a small exhibition of fossils. In a way, I was more scientifocally interested than most of us there.
- Theat lead into the others at the elementary school not understanding me. I wasashead of them, tossing things in my head they couldn’t understand and they began treating (and seemingly considering) me as an idiot.
- Upgrade to the Realschule. Had fun, until some older ones came into our class and believed they needed me as someone to tease. Mobbing.
- Close to psychical breakdown (severe depressions) (as far as I can remember this; I tried to forget everything so my memory about that time is quite blurred now) I got some help by the „Schulpsychologischer Dienst“.
- The class ended regularly at the end of the 10th class.
- Began writing (in 1983 or 84 , to be exact.)
- Around that time my sister was born (1984).
- I repeated that year in order to get a normal final exam done - which I needed to go to the Gymnasium - which I couldn’t do earlier.
- Upgraded into Gymnasium. Within the first few years arrival of other „bad guys“ trying to tease me.
- Repeated that year because of chemistry.
- The last years are still the „best years of my life“. I love absolutely everything about it. I could accumulate and discuss knowledge from all fields that were available to me. It was wonderful !
- Made Abitur. Could go to University now. Abitur subjects were : English, Biology, Philosophy, Religion. I still believe that this says a lot about me or even charactersizes me to a good part.
- Tried to fulfill my long hobby and began studying Geology / Palaentology. Again problems with Chemistry. Had to break University up.
- Meanwhile the late University years went into the Attic Forum, where I met most of the „oldbies“ who are now in the German-language section of this Forum.
- Begun training as IT professional. Still like it, but we made our training in the „Golden Years of IT Economy“. As we were finished, hell broke lose, everything went down.
- After a few interludiums, I’m still seeking a job as an IT professional. With the number of unemployed people here in Germany up to almost 5 Millions now, it’s extremely difficult to get a job. It’s insane here in Germany now. Especially since it’s typical German nature to complain about everything. Companies are firing people and at the same time telling their shareholders about the masses of money they gained in the last year(s).
- In the mid80s I've made my "bike-tours" with a group lasting about 2 weeks. 1984 the Netherlands, 1985 Netherlands / Belgium, 1986 Bretagne, 1987 France, Atlantic Coast. It left a big impression on me.
- Hobbies : Writing, Reading, Biking, Star Wars, Doinosaus not so much anymore , music (listening), and few other things.
I have seen a lot of things, without going much into the world. I experienced deep feelings that shaped me to what I am today.
Well, I couldn’t write everything down in the style as Tsel does, because I take things quite personally. I’m quite sensitive. That’s just the way it is.
Thare are a few things I still keep to my self, because I consider them to be too private to tell anyone. For example that i fart when I eat too much beans <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> , but also more serious things.
Alrik.
