Comments on: Meddling with Budapest’s Grayness—Um, I Mean Business http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/ Call them what you want--I call them thoughts Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:08:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: ayulittleone http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-155 Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:41:54 +0000 http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-155 Haha nggak jelas juga tuh. Yang pasti jumlah turis di Budapest tiap tahunnya tetap aja berlipat-lipat kali dibandingkan yang datang ke Indonesia. Memang dih, dari dalam gedungnya di Budapest juga nggak sekucel dari luar hehe, tapi mungkin belum bisa dibandingkan dengna Tokyo kali ya. Haha nggak jelas juga tuh. Yang pasti jumlah turis di Budapest tiap tahunnya tetap aja berlipat-lipat kali dibandingkan yang datang ke Indonesia. Memang dih, dari dalam gedungnya di Budapest juga nggak sekucel dari luar hehe, tapi mungkin belum bisa dibandingkan dengna Tokyo kali ya.

]]> by: siwoer http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-154 Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:03:48 +0000 http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-154 kalo ngeliat picnya emang lebih cocok "menjual" kata exotic or unique drpd modern. Kota semodern tokyo pun masih menjual exotic-nya ala kuil-2 era meiji, atawa pasar ikebukuro. emang sih biarpun diluarnya gedung-2 or kuil di tokyo dibangun abad lampau, but fasilitas dalamnya sudah sangat2 modern. malah lebih modern dr kota jakarta. Then, mo kemana arah tujuan kita "menjual" sebuah kota utk tujuan wisata? Modern or Unique? :) kalo ngeliat picnya emang lebih cocok “menjual” kata exotic or unique drpd modern. Kota semodern tokyo pun masih menjual exotic-nya ala kuil-2 era meiji, atawa pasar ikebukuro. emang sih biarpun diluarnya gedung-2 or kuil di tokyo dibangun abad lampau, but fasilitas dalamnya sudah sangat2 modern. malah lebih modern dr kota jakarta. Then, mo kemana arah tujuan kita “menjual” sebuah kota utk tujuan wisata? Modern or Unique? :)

]]> by: ayulittleone http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-153 Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:01:39 +0000 http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-153 Oh, I forgot to answer about the bird flu. They have found several wild swans died in several places, including Budapest, because of the virus. There has been no case for human though. The government announced a few months ago that they had found a vaccine against it and I heard that even Indonesia wanted to buy from them. But since then they haven't said anything else...but personally it doesn't affect us. I mean we still eat chicken and stuff. Well we have no choice. What else can I eat? lol Oh, I forgot to answer about the bird flu. They have found several wild swans died in several places, including Budapest, because of the virus. There has been no case for human though. The government announced a few months ago that they had found a vaccine against it and I heard that even Indonesia wanted to buy from them. But since then they haven’t said anything else…but personally it doesn’t affect us. I mean we still eat chicken and stuff. Well we have no choice. What else can I eat? lol

]]> by: ayulittleone http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-152 Thu, 02 Mar 2006 07:36:02 +0000 http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-152 Aaron: Well I think it's always different to live or only visit a place. I'm sure I'd be more than happy if I were to visit this city as a tourist. Kinda exotic, eh? I just hate the bureucracy and stuff. With so many visitors come to town each year, I'd think the government should pay more attention to the city. Potholes are very annoying, really. Not to mention that garage is a luxurious thing. If you checked on the links above you might find lots of cars in front of the flat. Why? Because it's their garage. We park our cars on the pavement next to the street because there is no parking lot/garage whatsoever. During my staying here, we got somebody broke our car window twice. I wonder whether the government had ever thought about building underground garage for people---but under our buildings, I'm not sure if that's a good idea :-( Like I said, I have no problem with the architecture or the antiquity of things here, just please take care of them. Hartini: lol yeah I think Europe is just about the same everywhere--except that Germany is a lot cleaner than our lovely Budapest. The other day my hubby Zsolt watched the news and told me that trains in the Netherlands runs at 300 km/hr lol pretty much the same like Formula 1 cars. What made him laugh is because trains in Budapest are alot slower--and we are both in European Union. He thinks that even Indonesian trains are better than Hungarian. I kinda agree. Once we watched a documentary on Kuala Lumpur. He instantly fell in love: so green, so clean, exotic yet sophisticated. He bet he wouldn't find piles of dogpoo or other waste matter (there alot here) on the street there lol. But then again, he always falls in love with South East Asian cities :-) except maybe Bangkok. Aaron: Well I think it’s always different to live or only visit a place. I’m sure I’d be more than happy if I were to visit this city as a tourist. Kinda exotic, eh? I just hate the bureucracy and stuff. With so many visitors come to town each year, I’d think the government should pay more attention to the city. Potholes are very annoying, really. Not to mention that garage is a luxurious thing. If you checked on the links above you might find lots of cars in front of the flat. Why? Because it’s their garage. We park our cars on the pavement next to the street because there is no parking lot/garage whatsoever. During my staying here, we got somebody broke our car window twice. I wonder whether the government had ever thought about building underground garage for people—but under our buildings, I’m not sure if that’s a good idea :-( Like I said, I have no problem with the architecture or the antiquity of things here, just please take care of them.

Hartini: lol yeah I think Europe is just about the same everywhere–except that Germany is a lot cleaner than our lovely Budapest. The other day my hubby Zsolt watched the news and told me that trains in the Netherlands runs at 300 km/hr lol pretty much the same like Formula 1 cars. What made him laugh is because trains in Budapest are alot slower–and we are both in European Union. He thinks that even Indonesian trains are better than Hungarian. I kinda agree.

Once we watched a documentary on Kuala Lumpur. He instantly fell in love: so green, so clean, exotic yet sophisticated. He bet he wouldn’t find piles of dogpoo or other waste matter (there alot here) on the street there lol. But then again, he always falls in love with South East Asian cities :-) except maybe Bangkok.

]]> by: hartini http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-151 Thu, 02 Mar 2006 03:06:29 +0000 http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-151 Thanks for the pix! I was laughing when u mentioned "airbrush" *LOL* The buildings remind me a lot about Germany and Den Haag, The Netherlands. I guess that's the flavor of Europe. And Den Haag had that tram running around too, when I was there 5 yrs ago. They're probably still there. Potholes *LOL* Plenty in JB, Malaysia too. But if you ever move out here, u won't be able to find one. Thanks for the pix! I was laughing when u mentioned “airbrush” *LOL* The buildings remind me a lot about Germany and Den Haag, The Netherlands. I guess that’s the flavor of Europe. And Den Haag had that tram running around too, when I was there 5 yrs ago. They’re probably still there. Potholes *LOL* Plenty in JB, Malaysia too. But if you ever move out here, u won’t be able to find one.

]]> by: Aaron http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-150 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:20:17 +0000 http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-150 Personally, I kind of like these kinds of buildings -- sort of creepy, gothic and really interesting. There's nothing even close to that here in America. I'm shocked to find anything older than the 1700s here. I think you're really lucky to live in such an interesting place. I was surprised that Evita was filmed there. It made me wonder which other films were made in Budapest, so I checked the Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com) and was shocked to see so many porn films on the list! By the way, there have been a lot of news stories here about bird flu problems in Hungary. Is it really such a big issue or is the media being over-dramatic about the whole thing? Personally, I kind of like these kinds of buildings — sort of creepy, gothic and really interesting. There’s nothing even close to that here in America. I’m shocked to find anything older than the 1700s here. I think you’re really lucky to live in such an interesting place.

I was surprised that Evita was filmed there. It made me wonder which other films were made in Budapest, so I checked the Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com) and was shocked to see so many porn films on the list!

By the way, there have been a lot of news stories here about bird flu problems in Hungary. Is it really such a big issue or is the media being over-dramatic about the whole thing?

]]> by: ayulittleone http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-149 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:25:53 +0000 http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-149 lol Um, well classic absolutely fits the town more than modern :p lol Um, well classic absolutely fits the town more than modern :p

]]> by: Apples http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-148 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:55:43 +0000 http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/meddling-with-budapests-grayness-um-i-mean-business/#comment-148 Very nice place! Classic.... Very nice place! Classic….

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