Sunny sunny Days!

Well.. I shouldn't be complaining too much about sunny weather since I was so depressed over the miserable and cold Winter.

It is the second day in a row that we are getting sneak previews of the coming Summer weather. I told everyone back home in Singapore and everyone couldn't believe that Croatia can have similar scorching weather as Singapore. Yeap we are experiencing the 30's here!! Hot!

At least we can jump into the sea sometime soon. Can't wait! Travel plans this year include the nice Croatian beaches and islands! Yipee!!!

Another strange phenomenon (which is no longer strange for me) is the Croatians' need to suntan when the sun's out. Oh gosh at this burning rate, I wonder why many here have skin cancer?! In Singapore, you will be considered insane if you want to suntan anywhere. We avoid direct exposure in the sun as much as possible. Probably that's the biggest difference between Europeans and Singaporeans? We get dark naturally and there's no need to hit the solariums. Eekks.. no way.

So take care of your skin in the sun.. while I continue to hide in the shade of my computer.

Oh no.. not again!

That was the complaint I heard from my fiance and his mates when they saw the news report last night. Yeap.. the price of petrol has gone up *yet again* for the countless (we lost count) times this year. Forget what the politician said about no increase in petrol prices.. what crap.

I can't really remember the exact prices of petrol. I knew that petrol is about 9,5 kn (about 2,74 Singapore Dollars) per litre. That's really expensive. My fiance used to comment on how cheap petrol prices are in Singapore relative to Europe. But hey.. cars are astronomically priced in Singapore!!

Oh and not to mention, diesel costs more than petrol now!

Time to tie up our purse strings and travel less.

Total peace

Who cares if it's pouring or sunshine out there? My cat is too happily sleeping. He understands the meaning of True Peace. Have a good weekend!

English words in Croatia 2

Well as if the Faxiranje is not enough to amuse an English speaker like me... you can also SCANIRANJE your documents at the same location!!

If you are hungry, why don't you pop down to the fast food joint for a ČIZBURGER (Cheeseburger)? Sounds delicious to you?

And of course the most common swear word in every language has the Croatian version of IDIOTSKA (pardon my language)! Fantastično!

Be back for more!

Croatian version of English words (1)

Hm.. hope you'll find this little section interesting. I constantly amuse myself reading all the words that I thought were originally English but given a whole new meaning in Croatian.

Here are a few today:

Faxranje : Faxing service

Hardver / Softver : Hardware /Software (pronounced in Croatian)

Kompjuter : Computer

All right... stay tuned for more words!!

Sretan Majčin Dan!

To all the lovely majke in Croatia and worldwide, have a happy day!!!

Don't forget to get down to your local supermarket before it shuts at 1500 for you Mother's day special offers! Probably your son might be on his way home from the woods plucking flowers for you right now. In the meantime, enjoy your žuja!