How I haven't met Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson[yet]

Kaeri Ingvar Eg vill ad hitta og tala vid þig

I'm a movie geek and I do have penchant for Icelandic cinema in particular :) One of my dreams or maybe I'd rather say goals is to meet one of the most famous,versatile and talented Icelandic actor Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson. Since I'm educated to be a journalist it would be awesome to have this possibility of interviewing him. I figured out that there are two spots where I can bump into him. One of them is the swimming pool very close to my place and the other  is a pub Olstofan. So I tried my chances this weekend but unfortunately I wasn't lucky enough to come across him. In contrary to my friend who wasn't even aware of the fact she just saw him until our another friend, that she went to the swimming pool with, told her. Btw I've seen Angels of The Universe 6 times already!:) The movie is based on a novel, and I've been searching for it in the bookstores since I arrived and this Saturday voila I spotted in on the shelf in Eydmundson and of course I'm going to buy it soon.I spent this weekend in a very active way. I also attended a projection of a  movie Hadewijch within the frame of French film festival held in Reykjavik. Although the movie presented sort of a biased and tendentious image of Islam, the good thing about it was that me and my friends couldnt stop debating on it afterwards. I miss arabic countries. I'm not arabic myself , but at times I just feel as if I were kind of sponged with arabic culture. I'm definitely enamoured with it and actually right now I'm craving for a real Moroccan, mint tea. Iceland made me love buying things in second hands. I always wonder who was wearing those clothes before, what did they experience and why did somebody get bored of them. Ok I call it a day. Sjaumst!
                                

My new swag , made in Nepal! so oriental gotta love it

mer likar vel ad versla

Eg var ad versla með með vinkonu minni
og eftir fórum vid i skolann til ad laera islensku! :)
I must admit I'm a shopaholic so I couldnt restrain myself when I saw a special offer in Rokk og Rosir thrift store - 7 things for 10.000 kronas. So I took 4 and my friend Katya 3. This day hasnt started off so good. I'm really happy I attend Icelandic classes, because otherwise I would suffer from doing nothing

The winter is back.....

My first post in ICELANDIC

 Due to the fact that my keyobard is Polish and finding Icelandic signs is quite a hassle, pardon me if I made some mistakes :)

Ég heti Mónika og Ér frá Polandi! Ég tala pólsku, ensku, þysku, pínulitla : persnesku, arabisku, sænsku og frönsku. Ég er sjáfbodalidi  á Islandi. Ég vinn á Gedhjalp. Ég er ad læra bara íslensku  í skólanum núna af þvi að eg er með master  í stjórnmalafræði. Islenska er erfitt tungumál  .Eg er ennþá mjög feimin við að tala islensku. Eg held að eg er hræðileg að tala og að skrifa islensku. Mér finnst gaman ad djamma, lesa bækur og hitta fólk. Ég hef verið á Islandi i fimma manuði. Mér liður vel hér. 

islenskar peysur

If you will ever visit Iceland, the thing you have to buy is an Icelandic wollen sweater {peysa}. I've already got two of them but none of them looks very traditional. Mine are a bit gaudy, so I stand out. I bought my first peysa in a souvenir store on sale and paid about 6 thousands kronas what is very rare even in the flea market you can expect prices to be 14 thousands and higher. Another swag I got from a
second hand and attention attention - it was so inexpensive just 1,500 kronas and it's so beautiful!

I'm a repetitive complainer

The house overwhelms me with its size. The climate with its coldness. Sky covered with darkness. My mind jagged and dejected .
There is something disquieting about it.


I've seen "101 Reykjavik" for the second time . It presents Icelandic people as a bleak society, full of ignorance, duality, duplicity and superficiality. Very sad image. I'm looking forward to summer, traveling . It's so hard to supress the inner voice inside of you , who brings nothing but lingering doubts and the feeling of being lost in the maze. MUDDLE. You feel as if you were falling into decline. I'm trying to curb the demons thereby I write.

I was listening to this

and started drawing

I'm confused but it doesnt really matter

I wish I could fill this blog with fairylike pictures and illustrations of beautiful  Iceland but apparently it is my stepping stone also sort of a getaway from all of the negative energy the world and its people(including myself) transmit into the atmosphere. I'm sort of tired of living in Reykjavik, I definitely have some feelings for this city  but at the same time there is sth 'toxic' about our relationship. Today one of the 'guests,clients' [very clever one] looked at me and said " I have a hunch that you won't really leave Iceland". Well I'm not so sure. I wonder if I could find a job here since being a Pole its not an easy lot. Poland is not the most beloved country in the world. I would say nobody gives a shit about Poland unless we talk about people who are very bright and know sth about my country. I tried to speak some Icelandic today but I still find it so hard. Do you know that feeling when out of the blue youre just stressing out your hands are shaking and your mind goes blank? Its a symptom of fear of being judged. But it's only you who is judging. I'm insatiable for knowledge these days that's why I've become dilligent and turned into a nerd (not a fervent one though). I want to learn Icelandic. My language course has started . I like it it's not only an opportunity to learn the language but also to meet new,interesting people. I'm still confused about if I want to stay here longer or not. I don't have any idea. I can't picture myself living in Reykjavik, far away from my country, my friends and since the flights are very expensive I don't think I would be able to visit my homeland very often. In contrary to London If I'm to move there, I could go to Poland every now and then. Ahh I don't know I also don't like Icelandic boys . I need to admit I do find them attractive but the way they behave. So rampant and superficial no patience for them. Ok I picked them up to pieces. Sorry guys. Iceland is a great country when you're a tourist and you have possibilities to travel around. At the moment I don't think I could travel here because I do not hold a driving license....otherwise it's very expensive. I feel glued to downtown Reykjavik. I wish I could explore Iceland more because it's undoubtedly one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Looking forward to Summer! ahh and srsly I'm so tired of people being suprised I'm Polish.....Yes I'm and I'm proud of my heritage.

Once upon a time I was a buddhist

I've been writing a lot recently, but today I found out sth about myself. When I was younger I belived that there is somebody out there for me looking just as Gregory Peck(I'm single because he is dead) and being such a gentelman as he was but its not true. Nowadays people are afraid of commiting themselves to another person. Neverthless true love does exist - love that you feel towards your parents, animals, and the one you should have for yourself, siblings(I'm grieving over the fact I was raised as an only child - this is the only thing in life I regret not having). Love between a boy and a girl is just an insatiable desire sth temporary that sooner or later is doomed to fade away, because if you really carry a torch for sb just let them go, set them free. It's the main rule in Buddhism, I need to meditate more. Yeah and actually I should have been studying philosophy instead of political science. Anyway both names start with P letter as in Iran and Iceland ...Yes I was supposed to go to Iran. I WILL! *scrams*

half poetry half reality

I woke up the other day and rubbed my eyes immediately. Winter was back with an intense snowstorm. It was sort of a bad dream that turned out to be real. I made some mistakes, I stepped with my foot on a slippery ground and I fell down from a high place. Unsteady gait. I chalked it up to experience though. The film crew arrived today to shoot some scenes in the house including my own room. I realised how tiny Reykjavik is. In the winter it feels as if it was a small village in the middle of nothing ,the end of the world and you cannot really run away neither from your own bugs nor from your-own-self. I was just about to go out to get a bite, when my mobile rang. I whiped it out of my pocket and saw a text "Hi I'm in your house come and say hello". It was an actor that I got to know. For the third time a guy is coming to the place where I live in, without invitation. Reykjavik nothing is impossible, whatever happens.

Gleðileg nýtt ár!!

So the long awaited 2012 has arrived eventually. The new year's eve turned out to be a very generous night for me. I managed to end some things up , so that I could start new year off right. I'm back to square one. Game is on again. My new year's eve as mentioned above was excellent! At first we had a dinner in the house, where i live in. I was sort of responsible for preparing the main course, which was 'Coconut Cashew Crusted Chicken'. My grandmother was working in the Vietnamese restaurant for about 20 years, thereby I've been taught how to prepare some dishes characteristic for the Asian cuisine. Afterwards we made our way to Halgrimskirkja in order to see the epic fireworks. I can safely say that it was one of my best new years ever. I met a Czech guy Jan and we wished each other happy new year "szczęsliwego nowego roku (POL) šťastný nový rok(CZECH)looks so simiilar. Doesn't it- I love Slavic people :). Today I want to rant on two issues. First of all how easily I get bored. It's unbearable! Yesterday I've been reading the traits of my zodiac sign and to be honest I've never belived in horoscopes I would rather consider them as bullshit , but apparently after reading that characteristic I need to say it's all me! For instance :
Gemini Temperament:
'Gemini have the ability to react instantly to situations, and as a result, they have a very nervous temperament. They can be compared to a wound up spring as they attempt to absorb everything they can about their surroundings at once. The fact that they enjoy various situations and people add to their nervousness and that means they are almost constantly wound up. However, if they experience boredom and have nothing to survey, they get the same emotions, the need for excitement and variety. This is the Gemini duality, constantly conflicting emotions in one spontaneous, excitable package.'
It's so true Im in a constant rush for changes when I'm in the same place all the time I start craving for sth to happen. Feeling strangled is the worst of all. I'm a restless soul.
Gemini usually want everyone to think that they are always happy and doing wonderfully and stress never affects them. - no comment needed
Ok let's find sth to present me in a favourable light though
Gemini in a Nutshell:
Gemini people are many sided, quick both in the mind and physically. They are brimming with energy and vitality, they are clever with words. They are intelligent and very adaptable to every situation and every person. Gemini are curious and always want to know what's going on in the world around them. They are not one to sit back and watch the world go by, they want to be involved. This can sometimes make Gemini nosy, they do not mind their own business! This is because they really enjoy communicating, more so then most other astrology signs, they are the ultimate social butterfly. Gemini can talk and talk, but they have interesting things to say, their talk is not mindless babble. They have interesting opinions and thoughts on things and are not afraid to speak their mind. They are always in the know and are the one to see for the latest juicy gossip. Lacking perseverance, Gemini easily goes off topic to explore another thought or idea. Gemini are superficial, they will form opinions on matter without diving into them and exploring them fully. This can lead them into thinking they know everything, which they usually do but their mind is too busy to be concerned with fine details. Routine and boredom are Gemini's biggest fears. Gemini would rather be naive then know the depressing truth, they do not want anything putting a damper on their freedom or positive energy.
Ok let's switch the topic of my dissertation. "Icelandiv guys". An Icelandic journalist Alda Sigmundsdóttir in her e-book that is to become a book in may this year, wrote " Icelandic men have no talent for hitting on women. They just don’t. They’re either too shy or too drunk". I find this statement very true. Needless to say that can also be very lazy at times. Icelandic guys and their "Non-Art of Seduction". They never heap compliments on you, they just want to dragg you to bed whilst being on the binge. So tacky. Well though anyway I think I might be a bit harsh and nosy today and devious since I'm low in spirits
aa My icelandic course is slated for 16th of January. Wish me good luck. Let my second approach be successful!



I will be the first one to buy this book when it's released!