Oct 28 2008

Reastaurant ideaPomysł na restaurację

Category: Life — Dunikowski @ 11:34

In the recent days I found out that I’ve got some gallstones. They will make me a customer of a hospital in a near future, where I will take divorce with my gallbladder. It was nice to know you, you painful @$^#^&!.

The incoming cholecystectomy doesn’t bother me. The thing that I have to be on a special diet bothers me a lot. No chocolate. No eggs. Absolutely no fried food. No fresh bread(!?) …and the worst of all – no strong coffe! I can only drink very light coffe from now on. There is much more of what I cannot eat now, but the list is too long to put it here. Anyway…

…what am I supposed to eat now?! :-/

And here comes the idea. I wonder if a restaurant having special menus for all people who are on different kinds of diets would survive on market? I guess there are very many people who cannot eat different things but they would like to eat something tasty and yet they have to do everything themselves.

Imagine such a restaurant – for example you got diabetes, you simply ask for a special diabetes menu and you can choose anything you like without worrying that it will make you sick. And it tastes well (hopefully).

I wonder if there is such a restaurant somewhere there.In the recent days I found out that I’ve got some gallstones. They will make me a customer of a hospital in a near future, where I will take divorce with my gallbladder. It was nice to know you, you painful @$^#^&!.

The incoming cholecystectomy doesn’t bother me. The thing that I have to be on a special diet bothers me a lot. No chocolate. No eggs. Absolutely no fried food. No fresh bread(!?) …and the worst of all – no strong coffe! I can only drink very light coffe from now on. There is much more of what I cannot eat now, but the list is too long to put it here. Anyway…

…what am I supposed to eat now?! :-/

And here comes the idea. I wonder if a restaurant having special menus for all people who are on different kinds of diets would survive on market? I guess there are very many people who cannot eat different things but they would like to eat something tasty and yet they have to do everything themselves.

Imagine such a restaurant – for example you got diabetes, you simply ask for a special diabetes menu and you can choose anything you like without worrying that it will make you sick. And it tastes well (hopefully).

I wonder if there is such a restaurant somewhere there.

Oct 26 2008

Not too bad…Stara, ale jara…

Category: Life, Reviews — Dunikowski @ 17:20

It’s been a while since I bought my Nokia E51 and it seems not so new and great anymore after iPhone and so many other mobile phones have been released. Well, I think it still kicks ass. When I was looking for a new cell phone I was mainly thinking of Internet browsing (using Wi-Fi), checking e-mails and reading ebooks. Nokia E51 does all these things and many more. Since it works on an open source Symbian S60 system, I can download and install (and I did) very many applications like movie player, mp3 player, internet radio (cool!), maps and whatever else comes to your mind.

To be honest, I almost don’t use mp3 player and movie player, I use internet radio from time to time, but I simply love the ebook reader I installed – MobiReader. When I tell people that I read books on my phone, they don’t believe and sometimes they laugh. In fact I find it much easier to read books on my mobile, because the screen is always well visible despite of the light in a room or wherever I am at that moment. It is also very light while big books tire my hand pretty fast. One may tell the screen is small (which is untrue) so the letters will be so little that reading them will tire one’s eyes, but you can amend the size of the letters. Let’s avoid too much talking. Look for yourself (click to enlarge).

What else? Nah, not much, so I will just throw some specifications:

Key Features are:

  • HSDPA
  • 100 Grams in weight
  • 16 Million colours, 2 inches 240×320 pixels display
  • WiFi with VOIP capabilities
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • 2 Megapixel Camera

It’s been a while since I bought my Nokia E51 and it seems not so new and great anymore after iPhone and so many other mobile phones have been released. Well, I think it still kicks ass. When I was looking for a new cell phone I was mainly thinking of Internet browsing (using Wi-Fi), checking e-mails and reading ebooks. Nokia E51 does all these things and many more. Since it works on an open source Symbian S60 system, I can download and install (and I did) very many applications like movie player, mp3 player, internet radio (cool!), maps and whatever else comes to your mind.

To be honest, I almost don’t use mp3 player and movie player, I use internet radio from time to time, but I simply love the ebook reader I installed – MobiReader. When I tell people that I read books on my phone, they don’t believe and sometimes they laugh. In fact I find it much easier to read books on my mobile, because the screen is always well visible despite of the light in a room or wherever I am at that moment. It is also very light while big books tire my hand pretty fast. One may tell the screen is small (which is untrue) so the letters will be so little that reading them will tire one’s eyes, but you can amend the size of the letters. Let’s avoid too much talking. Look for yourself (click to enlarge).

What else? Nah, not much, so I will just throw some specifications:

Key Features are:

  • HSDPA
  • 100 Grams in weight
  • 16 Million colours, 2 inches 240×320 pixels display
  • WiFi with VOIP capabilities
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • 2 Megapixel Camera

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Oct 22 2008

12 years long homeless commando…12 years long homeless commando…

Category: Life, Photos — Dunikowski @ 23:54

..at least it is what he told me.

I am trying to participate in some photo contests lately as they motivate me to do things I wouldn’t dare in other way.

This photo is for the contest called “People’s faces” or maybe “People’s aspects”?

Every time I see some photo contest topic, first things that come to my mind are the dark ones. For example there was a topic “Places worth visiting” some time ago. I imagine people would send images of beautiful places. I planned to go to dog’s shelter, slaughterhouse, dump.. I regret I didn’t do that after all, guess I am still little too shy and lazy for such trips.

This topic was easier. I had a man on my mind to ask for posing, but he was absent. I spent half an hour wandering around railway station and finally spotted this man on the market square in Krakow. I couldn’t make myself to talk to him and ask him to pose. I felt so embarrassed. I followed him for 20 minutes, watching him begging for money, taking food out of trash cans, waiting for the right time. Finally asked him to pose for me and he agreed.

He said he is homeless for last 12 years and an alcoholic too and that he used to be a commando. I regret I didn’t ask him about his age or more information about his life.

..at least it is what he told me.

I am trying to participate in some photo contests lately as they motivate me to do things I wouldn’t dare in other way.

This photo is for the contest called “People’s faces” or maybe “People’s aspects”?

Every time I see some photo contest topic, first things that come to my mind are the dark ones. For example there was a topic “Places worth visiting” some time ago. I imagine people would send images of beautiful places. I planned to go to dog’s shelter, slaughterhouse, dump.. I regret I didn’t do that after all, guess I am still little too shy and lazy for such trips.

This topic was easier. I had a man on my mind to ask for posing, but he was absent. I spent half an hour wandering around railway station and finally spotted this man on the market square in Krakow. I couldn’t make myself to talk to him and ask him to pose. I felt so embarrassed. I followed him for 20 minutes, watching him begging for money, taking food out of trash cans, waiting for the right time. Finally asked him to pose for me and he agreed.

He said he is homeless for last 12 years and an alcoholic too and that he used to be a commando. I regret I didn’t ask him about his age or more information about his life.

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Oct 19 2008

Mr and Mrs Swan with diamondsMr and Mrs Swan with diamonds

Category: Photos, Work — Dunikowski @ 10:57

In order to participate in a photo contest “Polish nature” I woke up on Sunday at 6 in the morning to shoot some swans. I couldn’t find anything really interesting around me and swans are always looking good. I decided to try making a strobist photo, with very strong flashes from short distance. I went to Vistula river, near Wawel castle and found a nice place where I could throw bread pieces on ground. Soon a couple of young, gray swans came, but they didn’t look very well. Finally some adult swans swam to me and I started to shoot for next half an hour. It took 10-15 seconds for my flashes to recover after each shot but all went good and I made few photos that look very nice.

In order to participate in a photo contest “Polish nature” I woke up on Sunday at 6 in the morning to shoot some swans. I couldn’t find anything really interesting around me and swans are always looking good. I decided to try making a strobist photo, with very strong flashes from short distance. I went to Vistula river, near Wawel castle and found a nice place where I could throw bread pieces on ground. Soon a couple of young, gray swans came, but they didn’t look very well. Finally some adult swans swam to me and I started to shoot for next half an hour. It took 10-15 seconds for my flashes to recover after each shot but all went good and I made few photos that look very nice.

Oct 11 2008

Motor accidentWypadek motocyklowy

Category: Life, Photos — Dunikowski @ 22:11

Yesterday I witnessed a motor accident which had happened, like, 100 mts from me. The guy on the motorcycle passed me driving around 60-80 km/h. I followed him with my eyes thinking “He is driving too fast, it is dangerous…” and next second I saw a car turning left from an opposite lane. The man in a car must have noticed him too late and was already crossing motorcyclist’s way. Quite fast, but still too slow. The man on a motorcycle broke in panic – too late, his motor-bike started to turn and slide, approaching its fate with deadly speed. So fast. Motorcycle hammered into a car, and the man rolled over it, crushing into car’s corner. The car was still in movement and the motorcyclist bounced 5 meters to the right like a mannequin. I froze for a moment, cursing aloud. Half second later man’s body lied with no movement. I was sure he was dead.

In seconds everyone was calling 112 and people started to run towards the body. I couldn’t decide what to do.

Probably a course of first aid would be a good idea… :-/. The only thing I remembered from classes was that one musn’t move the body in case of spine damage.

I could see the car, an opened airbag, and car’s interior full of smoke. I moved towards the place to see more details. I didn’t even dream about helping in any way – I wouldn’t know what to do. I felt shame.

A group of people were deliberating if the victim shall lay on his back or on his side. In the meanwhile the man recovered. Spitting with blood he asked to take his helmet off. I was surprised he was able to talk. I was surprised he was alive! He even tried to stand up, but a dozen of hands pulled him back.

He moved his legs (thank gods). He complained about the pain in his arm, probably broken…

The ambulance came in 6 minutes, fire fighters in 9 and police few minutes later. I went away.

I will never forget the moment he hit the car and flied in the air like a puppet… such a shocking view.Yesterday I witnessed a motor accident which had happened, like, 100 mts from me. The guy on the motorcycle passed me driving around 60-80 km/h. I followed him with my eyes thinking “He is driving too fast, it is dangerous…” and next second I saw a car turning left from an opposite lane. The man in a car must have noticed him too late and was already crossing motorcyclist’s way. Quite fast, but still too slow. The man on a motorcycle broke in panic – too late, his motor-bike started to turn and slide, approaching its fate with deadly speed. So fast. Motorcycle hammered into a car, and the man rolled over it, crushing into car’s corner. The car was still in movement and the motorcyclist bounced 5 meters to the right like a mannequin. I froze for a moment, cursing aloud. Half second later man’s body lied with no movement. I was sure he was dead.

In seconds everyone was calling 112 and people started to run towards the body. I couldn’t decide what to do.

Probably a course of first aid would be a good idea… :-/. The only thing I remembered from classes was that one musn’t move the body in case of spine damage.

I could see the car, an opened airbag, and car’s interior full of smoke. I moved towards the place to see more details. I didn’t even dream about helping in any way – I wouldn’t know what to do. I felt shame.

A group of people were deliberating if the victim shall lay on his back or on his side. In the meanwhile the man recovered. Spitting with blood he asked to take his helmet off. I was surprised he was able to talk. I was surprised he was alive! He even tried to stand up, but a dozen of hands pulled him back.

He moved his legs (thank gods). He complained about the pain in his arm, probably broken…

The ambulance came in 6 minutes, fire fighters in 9 and police few minutes later. I went away.

I will never forget the moment he hit the car and flied in the air like a puppet… such a shocking view.

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