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Good memories

2007-09-25T17:08:00.000+02:00

Adam and Dave... again
I spent yesterday afternoon with Dave and Adam again. First we went to a cafe called (directly translated) "Books and booze", where we found a 50 year old Mens Magazine! I didn't know they existed as far back as that, so it was a surprise. There was one picture of a lady in a bickini, otherwise it was about fishing, hunting, electronics etc. Basicly what we have today, only we have more women with less clothes.

Then we ate in a greek resturant called Akropolis in Stavanger. Very good food, stories, jokes and company! They are great guys, and I was happy I could see them one more time before they were on their way back to England.

Vaccine shots!
Although my arms are hurting right now, it is still considered a good memory in my book (blog?), since it reminds me that THE TRIP is getting closer.
I took four vaccine shots today, but I still have two times left to make it last longer. The doctor said that I now have every vaccination they have avaliable :)

Good memories of the weekend

2007-09-23T22:30:00.001+02:00

Spending time with Dave and Adam
Well, the whole weekend is a good memory. I meet up with Dave and Adam who contacted me through couchsurfing.com and asked if I wanted to meet them for a drink or something in the weekend if I had the time. Well, a drink request turned out to become a two day "trip" visiting Preikestolen and I also brought them home to my hometown and family in Karmøy.
We had a really good time, and it was really good to see them so thrilled about things they saw and experinced here in Norway (they are from New Zealand and England). Definetly two guys I want to meet again!

Good memories of the day

2007-09-21T22:15:00.000+02:00

An email from a new friend
If there is one thing I love in life, it is to meet new friends that you can talk to about everything and that makes you feel good and happy about yourself and life. I meet one of these persons in Copenhagen this weekend. We talked alot about motivation this weekend, and getting good friends is definetly one of my biggest motivators.

Spending a day in Copenhagen looking for weird danish people (yes there are several) and just walking around looking and observing was just great, and I can't wait until I'm in New York doing the same.

I sent my application for a visa to the Indian Embassy
Today I posted my application for a visa into India. We are going there on our trip (me and Magnus), so there are some things that needs arranging. I'm just happy to check this thing of on my list over things to do.

Day 2 of Summercourse, Viking day

2007-08-14T08:45:00.000+02:00

Well, the first full day is over and we are about to begin the second.

Yesterday started with a late (10 o'clock) welcome lecture, where Jon Kleppe gave some information about NTNU and the participants introduced themselves. It was followed by "Introduction to Petroleum" by Kleppe, "EMGS - short presentation" by Nils Arne Øksendal and "Introduction to Integrated Operations" by Jon Lippe.

We are lucky that the institute is sponsoring us with lunch at PTS, it was really good, and all of the participants liked it. We even got cake! We are having lunch here every day, so we are very happy about that!

Afterwards we had a tour around campus, and the participans got to spend sometime on the internet. Since it was raining a little bit today, we ended up going back to the school, where the participants could relax a little bit before the viking party.

We also took the ones who wanted to a trip to the Fortress when it was sunny.

The Viking party was a big success, with baked-potatoes for dfinner, women-carrying-drinking-contest, beer/wine-making and a bapthism where every participant got their own viking name :)

That was about it I think... we are looking forward to another good day :)

Summercourse 2007 - Arrival day

2007-08-13T09:48:00.000+02:00

So it is time for the BEST summercourse 2007 in Trondheim. This year it is about petroleum and integrated operations, with the title "Integrate your operations: cooperate across borders".

Yesterday was arrival day, and I must say that it went very good. Of course I was a little bit stressed, but all the participants are accounted for (one girl is arriving on wedensday). There were some delays in flight, for a while we didn't know if one girl had arrived or when she was arriving (she arrive early this morning), but no big problems.

We invaded the Singsaker Elementary School at 21.00 (there were someone there before us), and started cooking food, so that the big train-group (counting 12 persons) would have dinner when they arrived.

Dinner was followed by get-2-know-games and drinks, but the party ended around 02.00, because people were tired and going to bed. I think I got about 2,5 hours of sleep, but that's normal during a BEST course :)

The last participants were picked up this morning, and now everything is ready to being the first lectures (even pick up 40 condoms for the welcome package this morning).

Today itinerary is introductions courses, a campus tour and lessons on norwegian history and language, followed by a Viking dinner and party where we are going to teach them how to make beer, and how to carry their wives (kvinnfolkbæring).

Wish us good luck! I will try to updated every day! BESTspirit!!!!

- jarle

Be quiet!

2007-03-25T15:19:00.000+02:00

Hey.

Well, it's been a long time since I've done any blogging. 3 months to be exact.

What has happened since then?

- I've become 23 years old... Had a great birthday party :)
- ISFiT came and went in February.... had a really good time, and made many new friends
- I travelled with Magnus and Simon to Belgrade and Budapest... a really really good trip :D
- I started the preparations for the BEST summercourse that I am main-organizer of together with Ina.... I think it will be great :)
- Had a visit from iceland this weekend :)

What's happening in the near present?

- Me and Magnus is joining Karl Terje, Silje and some others at Hovden for the easter... then me and Magnus is going back to Trondheim to work with school
- Currently looking for a summerjob
- Me and Magnus is thinking about taking the next year off to travel the world (mostly South-America and Asia)

That's about it.... I should be studying fir a mid-term right now, but I can't concentrate enough to do it :(

@ Torp on the way home

2006-12-19T16:36:00.000+01:00

Right now I'm sitting on Torp Airport in Sandefjord waiting for my flight home to Karmøy. Been living at Magnus' place in Tønsberg since friday, so now it's time to go home to see the family.

Have had a really good time in Tønsberg with Magnus. Relaxing down in his basement for the most part, but of course other things as well.

On friday and saturday we slept very much, tired after the train from tr.heim and after the examperiod. Didn't feel like doing much, although we went a trip to the city on both friday and saturday.

On sunday we, of course watched when Norway won the European Championship in Handball!!!!! :)

Yesterday we went to the cinema to see Borat. Very good movie, but kinda "scary" to watch when he is making a fool of himself and others. Spent more time under my jacket on this movie than on a scary movie. Well, well.

So now it's time to go home... do some chistmas shooping, see the family and meet friends :)

Have a merry merry christmas!!!

1 hour until the exam!

2006-12-14T13:50:00.000+01:00

One hour until the final exam before christmas! Five hours until the holiday starts!

I'm actually looking forward to spending 10 hours on a train down to Tønsberg where Magnus lives. It will be great to just do...nothing!!! Imagine that! Nothing!!!!

We will probably go out on town in the weekend, go see a movie, watch television, shop christmas presents... the regular stuff.

And I of course will be annoying Magnus the whole time... we will have so much fun!!! :)

Wish me luck! (I'll need it)

One exam left....

2006-12-10T20:42:00.000+01:00

Three exams down, one to go...

The exams has gone okay so far. Had an oral exam yesterday which I thought went really really bad, but it must have gone okay since I got a B in the subject. I felt very miserable afterwards and just wanted to die, thinking I had fucked everything up. But then I started reading a book, and everything in my head just vanished.

It is amazing what a book can do for you. Just dreaming yourself into another world where exams and tests and school doesn't exist and everyone lives happily ever after. Okay, maybe not happily ever after, but at least it's a different ever after then here.

In a few days I will have had my last exam, and will be travelling to Magnus in Tønsberg to stay there for a few days. Actually looking forward to the 9 hour trainride!

-Jarle

I'm alive!

2006-12-05T16:33:00.000+01:00

I thought it would never happen, but guess what? I actually went running today also, this time with Magnus, Bjørg and Marit. Simon and Kaja was also supposed to come, but will have to make up for it another time.

Feeling rather good about myself. Cooking some dinner now, and then it is off to school again to study :( it is not so bad actually.... when you can have it social and also study it is very fun. The BESToffice is a good place to have fun :)

Simon tiped me about a great site with quotes from chatrooms... here a goodie:

i8b4uUnderground - d-_-b
BonyNoMore - how u make that inverted b?
BonyNoMore - wait
BonyNoMore - never mind

:D

I'm hurting!!

2006-12-03T12:28:00.000+01:00

My legs are hurting after yesterday! I feel like I can bearly move!

But it's a good feeling afterall, feeling like I did something useful :)

Yesterday was a good day at the office. The BEST blog got a lot of new posts :)

http://org.ntnu.no/best/blog

Today I'm just tired...

Jogging!

2006-12-02T14:03:00.000+01:00

Well... I finally did it! I joined Magnus for a jogging session. And you know what? I wasen't in as bad a shape as I thought! I was thinking I had to turn around after like 1km, but I managed to go very far. Proud of myself!

When I came home I wrote a message to Simon saying "I'm alive!". He then replied to Magnus: "Kill! Kill! No mercy!". Tullekopp!!!

Now it is back to studying :(

Say cheese(cake)!

2006-12-01T22:02:00.000+01:00

I will try to post some of my pictures I take during the year.

I have to learn how to take more interesting pictures eventually. Maybe I should read the manual to my camera? Not a dumb idea!

If you want to see some pictures of what I do in my freetime, just look at the BEST Picture gallery from LBG Trondheim:

http://org.ntnu.no/best/gallery2/

Exam-period

2006-12-01T16:28:00.000+01:00

The exam period has started :(

Studying, studying, studying..... did I mention studying? Well, the days are not so bad. Usually I sit at the BEST office together with Ina and other BESTies that drops by (simon, magnus and marit).

Studying + socializing is a good thing. The days are actually fun! That's because BESTies are wonderful people! ( http://www.best.eu.org )

Right now I'm at home. Have to do some laundry also from time to time.

Looking forward to x-mas holiday.... why? I can give you several reasons:

- after the last exam I'm going home to Magnus in Tønsberg to stay for 5days. Just relaxing and having fun.
- Karl Terje and Silje is coming home from USA the 23rd of december!!!
- I'm partying with my family on the 23rd!! (old tradition)
- Marit is coming to me the 28th to stay until the 7th of january
- Magnus is coming the morning after :)
- João is also maybe coming to spend newyears with us
- After newyears we are going to visit Simon!!!

So much to look forward to :)

Happy studying!

Now I'm gonna wokka wokka wokka

One funny story from Singapore

2006-12-01T10:55:00.000+01:00

It's about Magnus (of course). When we were in the pool, me, Audun and Magnus contemplated on how nice it would be to get upgraded to first class on the plane.

Magnus said that if he and nobody else had gotten upgraded, he would have gotten one of the crew to deliver us a message. What it would say? Well magnus said:

"Haha in Norwegian!".... (in norwegian!).....

The worlds greatest pick-up "line"?

2006-03-30T03:16:00.000+02:00

Last saturday was the "world famous" Get-Drunk-Before-6pm-Party here in Trondheim. Some of us started drinking at 12 o'clock to make sure we managed this, and the result was therefore inevitable, several of us don't remember all to much of the evening.

But a friend of mine took the price, coming up with one of the worst pick-up scenarios (EVER?).

He managed to get drunk before 6pm, but after that it went a little downhill. So far downhill that in the end he ended up stretched on a couch looking rather sick (or so he wanted us to believe).

After a while I went over to him to ask him if he was okay. The response? He shushed me, and told me to go away!

Why? Because he was trying to get sympathy from girls at the party!! Maybe the WORST pick-up scenario ever, or am I right?

(If you wondered, it did not, suprisingly, work!).

H for Hiroshima

2006-03-27T09:00:00.000+02:00

Me and some of my friends are going travelling with the school. 7 days in Singapore, then 12 days on our own in Malaysia. Today I called AirAsia to see if a reservation I made earlier was booked (something went wrong in the bookingprocess online, so I was unsure). I have tried to call several days, but has not got an answer.... until today.

The booking I had tried to make earlier was not valid, so I had to book another. The nice lady one the phone asked if I would like her to book if for me. Okay I thought, this time I was going to get it right.

So she asked for the date, from/to etc. Then she begun asking about the passenger names (we are a total of 6 persons travelling together). I start giving my name... Jarle... I have to spell it out for her. "J", I say. "J for Japan", she says, and this countinues with all the characters in every name! ALL the characters in every name!!!! I start regreting ever letting her book for me....

But after a while I get into it... "Germany - Russia - America - Norway - London - Yokohama" (Yokohama was the only thing I could think of). Names of places and countries comes like gunfire out of my mouth! "Russia - Double Iceland - Singapore"...etc. I thought I was doing rather well!

Then I get to a person with an H in their name. "Brazil - Russia - Double America - Thailand - Hiroshima......".

Yeah... Hiroshima, the MOST logical thing to say when booking a flight with AirAsia!

Stupid, stupid, stupid!

Litt diverse

2006-03-24T18:26:00.000+01:00

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

Jørn : Når går flyet ditt a?

Meg : 19.45 ( 3 kvarter etter Jørns fly! )

Jørn : Kanskje det er samme fly da!

( Jørns bortforklaring var at SAS regnet med 3 kvarters forsinkelse på sine flyvninger! ..... joa! )

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

Dørvakt på Samfundet da Magnus ble kastet ut for å være for full:

"Du har ikke bare drukket alkohol idag, har du vel?" ( han hadde bare det, holder oss unna sånt anna! )

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

Eirik tippet riktig på når Sverige gikk over til høyrekjøring i Det Store Norske Spørrespillet ( uten ledetråd og alternativer!...... svaret var da 1967 for de som lurer.

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

Øyvind sitt svar da vi ble spurt om "Hva skjedde 22.februar i 1984?" i spørrespillet Kokkelimonke:

Jørn ble født og gjennomsnittsvekten på spedbarn i Norge gikk opp med 4kg.

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

Melding jeg sendte til Audun: (syns den er veldig genial selv)

"Nå må du komme snart på festen, ellers så kommer ikke Magnus til å huske du har vært her engang!" (Magnus hadde da hatt en tendens til å bli veldig full over noen helger)

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

Melding jeg sendte til Odde når jeg skulle kommentere på hvordan jeg trodde han hadde reagert på en skrekkfilm:

"Vedde på du hylte som ei stukken ku!"

Hmz..... vet nå kje heilt kos ei stukken ku hørres ut da...skulle nok vært gris dr ja. Men var litt full for anledningen akkurat da.

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

Da jeg og Magnus besøkte Karl Terje og Silje i Bergen spilte vi kortspillet Opp-Og-Ned ( amerikaner lignende spill der du skal melde stikk og det finnes trumf. Men litt annerledes,så det er glupt å ikke røpe hvilke type kort du har mye av å sånt ). Er jo greit å ha litt pokerfjes i kortspill,men Magnus dreit seg ut en gang han fikk utdelt gode kort da han sa:

"Tippe det er bare en ting som kan bli ruuuuu..... trumf!" ( hmz.... kan det vær at Magnus hadde mye ruter eller?? )

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

Odde i bilen da jeg kjørte ham hjem en søndag etter en tur på byn:

"Irritere mg kofor dei ikkje har Minutten (gatekjøkken) i Lillestrøm. Dei e bara rundt kysten liksom. Kofor?"

Minutten er da et gatekjøkken i Tysvær, som er i gatekjøkken-kjeden kalt... ja nettopp.. Kysten Rundt! (good one odde)

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

Odde (senere samme bilturen) :

"Om påskeferien gjelde for heila landet?"

Ehm....ja odde.... trur alkoholen tok knekken på et par hjerneceller hos odde kvelden før!

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

Karl Terje: Har du isbetar?

Meg: Ja.. eg har nettopp lagt de i ovnen.. (jojo..hadde vel d)

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

Meg: Du, du, du..! Har du hørt om d nya så har komt?.. Sånn, sånn svarte cola.. (ikkje spør mg kor eg fekk d fra)

tragisk jarle.. du drikke så ei hora! <--- kommentar fra kamerat...

Eg hadde då drukke en del kan eg vel sei i mitt forsvar, selv om noen vil ha det te at eg bara hadde drokke 4 rusbrus!

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

Ann Elisabeth utrope på ein fest (å detta va heilt uten sammenheng me nåke aent så blei diskutert akkurat då):

"Det va akkurat så den eine gongen eg va hos tannlegen!"

Ergo så blir hu mobba me......: This one time.... at the dentist... it was like SO funny!

Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

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Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha Mohaha

My friend m@gnum

2006-03-24T17:45:00.000+01:00

m@gnum is maybe the person in my group that gets the most beating about things he do. Although he has most of it coming, we tend to take it a little further than he deserves, but thats whats friends do, right?

This blog may be descibe incidents a little over the top, but that is what makes it funny to read, so you may want to keep this in mind if you read it.

Enough of that, lets get back to my friend m@gnum :)

... where to start....

- This one time (...at bandcamp :P ...) we were sitting down to look at a movie, a French movie. Well, at first it was dubbed to english (this is of course bad!), so we tried to change it to French, but this movie had several different French soundtracks (don't ask me why). Why was a French movie dubbed from French to French?

Well, m@gnum had this great idea.... "Maybe it is dubbed for the deaf!". :) (nice one!)

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- This other time we were walking home from a friend we saw the Coca-Cola truck (it was around X-mas). It was standing in the street, not moving, with the lights one and everything, next to a 7eleven.

m@gnum then (clevery) said "why has it stopped? maybe the driver is buying a hot dog or something?".... the answer from my friend "It is standing in an intersection! It is a RED light!".

Should probably mention that m@gnum does not have a driver license! (thank God!)

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As you may guess, I have a lot of material on m@gnum.... there is something new everyday... and that is why it is so fun to live with him. More will come :)

The first post :)

2006-03-23T22:51:00.000+01:00

Well.... after endless thinking I finally made up my mind, and started this blog. It was about time that the world of blogging got to hear about my friends.

We all have little things that makes us the person we are. Take me: I am maybe the most "mommy" person in the group. Misplaced the keys? Ask ME!... and well, my friends have some fun with this.

One of my friends has this thing that he walks up stairs really HEAVY. Nobody walks up stairs like this guy! It is as if he is afraid that he will not get a good footing and will slip or something. I sense a scary childhood staircase-drama can be the cause. "Hate the stairs, hate the stairs!".....

These are the things that I thought, well... maybe the world will not be a better place if it is published, but at least it will be a little bit funnier.

Enjoy!