if you don't know where you're going any road will take you there
Smile, spring, sea, beer, smell, friends, coffee, tea, pizza, fun, music, love, satisfaction, balance, taxi, travel, moon, people, places, planes, clouds, happiness, movie, easygoing, self acceptance, pics, magic, touch, emotions, tight, dance, sun, dalmatian…
Everything that happens to me recently makes a perfect positive combination. Ten millions little moments. And it’s good. And I want it to last. And I am happy.
The spring has fulfilled me with a great amount of energy. I got a big (but motivating) kick in my butt after leaving Brussels (yes, baby, time to spread the magic somewhere else). And being in Gdynia, working from home, enjoying the weather is extremely motivating. Trying to overcome my laziness and try and try and try… To have a good life, to give some joy to the ones around me by tiny little things. I went out of my shelter of arrogance and i-hate-everyone and i-hate-my-job attitude and i am trying to live the moment. Even though I am overworked and missing time and missing sleep, so far it’s going well.
I hope I will not get burned. Or my motivation won’t go off in flames…
Yeah, it’s spring babe, shall we do something about that!?!?!?
This one is dedicated to one Spanish Bastard and one Belgian Girl because of whom my stay in Brussels was such an amazing time. I will not even try to write how I feel about the time we had and how I felt leaving you. Even though it feels hard and cuts like a knife – life moves on. Time to spread some magic somewhere else!
Thanks guys. Much Love! And see you around!
Corporate Bitch
lyrics: Ignacio Lopez Ibanez and Szymon
music: Ignacio Lopez Ibanez
vocals: Ignacio Lopez Ibanez and Aurelie Neumann
Yesterday I entered the corporate world,
Everyone was smiling and saying hello,
people well dressed, expensive cloths,
gsm mobile phone, corporate toys.
I entered my office at the one hundred tenth floor,
and i put my wife´s picture close to the phone,
i read the new reports and analyze the stock.
business that´s all I want to do,
for you i give up my life now,
Loneliness who cares about you when cash flows,
stakeholders are my new secret love.
I start collecting business cards and playing the role.
I have a million miles but no place to go.
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Came to Gdynia Tuesday-Friday. I needed to see the sea. I was sick of the city view to the horizon, heavy air and rushing crowds. In Gdynia life goes slower.
Cause this is my city and I am from here.
On Friday going to Brussels for one week (this time it will be the last one – but I have already had one which was kinda-last-one, so I think I will manage). Can’t wait to see the Spanish bastard and the nasty Belgian girl.
And I am counting down the days to the Mexico trip. Damn – I am absolutely not ready. But there is still some time. Princess… counting on you!
And remember kids – LIFE IS THE BEST (especially when you are Szymon K. – screw the rest :P ).
I have to appreciate my life more. I am the fortunate one. So far everything is going perfect. My life is interesting, so is my job. I have wonderful friends with whom I share wonderful moments. I keep visiting amazing places and getting new experiences.
I have to travel more and see more. I have to smile and be more interested in others. I have to learn self acceptance. I have one million options everyday to be a better person – I have to take just a few of them. It’s so easy.
Symmetry.
Space ship has landed.
Visiting Lille (Ola, Natalia, Magda, Szymon, Justyna)
(Lille)
This guy doesn’t fit here. Tomek visiting Brussels.
Nacho as always super-polite. And Marvin – South African.
Prince charming.
This is what happens when people borrow your camera (Ivana’s farewell party).
Just love this street and the contrast of small narrow houses and big skyscrapers (close to the place I’ve always parked).
Visiting Brussels is fun!
Rue Royale – the most important street in Brussels (Szymon lives here).
(temporary shaving)
On the way home.
Be my Valentine.
Found my way to earn my first million.
Watched Fight Club on a plane after 2 hours of sleep. This cannot end well. Fucking tired.
Dear children,
I remember one evening in 2007. We were coming back at 2 pm in the middle of the night with some friends (Aurelie, Nacho, Cedric). We were quite tired (completely drunk). Suddenly we have noticed strange patterns on the Dexia building which was on our way home. Some psychodelic colors and figures moving on it. It looked as somebody was playing some crazy version of tetris on it. We came closer and noticed that this was happening for real, not because we were so tired (completely drunk). There was a control panel and you could control the patterns displayed on the building! But it was 2 am, so they were already closing.
We came there the following day. We were tired again but we made it on time. Using the big touch panel we painted the building in squares, lines, colors… It was awesome. We were playing like kids for a long time.
I remember that day clearly. This was one of the best days in my life.
Your grandfa,
Szymon
(Alps)
Things always get crazy at the end. First Ola arriving to Belgium for her Erasmus, so we have spent some weekends travelling with her and Magda and later on with Natalia (damn, Polish chicks is one of the reasons for not living in Poland… but they get you everywhere). Going to Lille to meet with Justyna and Geoffrey. Then Tomek coming for one week for a training and hanging out with him almost every night, spending the Valentine’s Day together (ending up on a drink in the red district). And of course hanging out with Nacho and Aurelie. Pink adventures. Breakfasts at the Turkish place. Evenings in Mapamundo or Delirium. Faro, Kriek and the Peanuts Wine. Amazing time. And the feeling of leaving which got me when I was walking the well-known way to pick up Aurelie from work for the last time during the last night in Brussels. It just hit me. Again leaving the place I started to love and, even worse, people I love. And I just can’t believe happened in just 2,5 months (2 months of leaving in a hotel don’t count). Great adventure and a big temptation of stability. I really loved the time in Brussels and it is fucking hard to move on.
The way back home is always long.
But… I am coming back there for one week in March!
:-)
And today I was flying via Zurich. I have seen Alps in the light of the sunset. There is hope. Can’t wait to see Himalayas. :-)
Lots of things happened recently. Really good time. Magic moments. Impossible to describe. So just some photos…
Staying in Brussels till the 20th. End of an era.
This week I am on a sick leave (fucking virus throat infection – screw you, Belgian viruses!) so I have time to do things that I don’t have time for usually. So today I was cooking… :-) But also I am really fascinated by Google Earth. Really amazing to look at the places I’ve been to or I wanna go to. Amazing piece of software. Anyway, here you have a sample of that. Currently I claim to be homeless. But the fact is that I have 3 homes.
The first one is in Gdynia. This is my family house, the one I was living since high school till the end of the studies. With a view on a gulf and a port. The second one is in Brussels – apartment I share with Ignacio – crazy Spanish bastard. Nice house with a garden in a not-so-good district but quite close to the center. For me – perfect.The third one is in Warsaw where I rent a room at Karolina’s place (my friend from high school in Gdynia). I have to have a place here because of my studies. So in fact I don’t have my own place on this crazy small planet. And not planning to at the moment. 3 homes but none of them is for real. Fucking homeless. Not my time to throw an anchor. Yet.
BTW – if you like Google Earth I would really appreciate if you sent me your places.
Really crazy road trip to the Belgian coast. Me and Ignacio. Evening. Can’t say anything more (in case my kids were reading). Living is bad for your health. 
Photo with an Indian (Ignacio claims he was a sailor, but I am sure he was an Indian).
New Year’s Eve (or Sylvester) was for me one of the biggest cultural experiences for me. And it was all because of visitors – Ignacio’s friends coming to Brussels for a few days – 4 Spanish and 1 French.
Being with them was really great (even though they spoke Spanish a lot and I couldn’t understand a shit). After some time I understood that comparing to the Polish people, we should be on a prosac all the fucking time.
On the 31 we went first to Eindhoven. Just visiting which ended up with a nice photo session (picture above).
The thing that amazed me most was… cooking. These guys were working on that like well-oiled machines, which ended up with a table full of food.
In Spain you start ny eve with food and start drinking/partying at midnight. In Poland at midnight you are already fucking drunk and you are half way to a hangover.
Then there were fireworks and eating 12 grapes for 12 prosperous months (Aurelie joined us after family dinner).
Then there was a big rain in Brussels.
Then we went to a pub.
Then we did a lot of walking.
And then we went to a party on a barge.
And then we went home.
I really enjoyed it! Perfect ny eve. And no hangover!
More pics here.
