Living with HIV- ( f.ex. travel...)

You think living with HIV is easy.. particularly when you come from the western world -the rich countries?
Well, it is not.. still you're right, it's not problem to go to a doctor or get your drugs but new studies shows, that a lot of them can't even afford a healthy lifestyle because they simple earn to less money and so to buy the right food is simple not that easy or likely no chance ....
Many get depression, to less friends and also it's not easy to find a job which is not to bad for your health not to talk about how to say it or more possible you'll never get the real chance to say it... not even if your job does not bring any danger to others when your positive.. no matter if the drugs are workin' or not...  Last time I talked with nurses... people we think they should not have a problem with that... the truth is, they are the same afraid if not more than the most of you... 'cos as long you never get contact with people who are infected you never learn to lose your fear and fear is a thing without logic... 
Recently I was curious about the chances of a HIV positive to make holiday in another country or to work in a foreign country and if you think about it, we remember most HIV positive comes from poor countries...

So this is what I found...:
These countries will kick you out.... 1. Ägypten 2. Äquatorial Guinea 3. Armenien/ Armenia  4. Bahrain 5. Bangladesh 6. Brunei 7. Indien/ India 8. Irak 9. Jemen 10. Jordanien 11.Kasachstan 12. Katar 13. Kuwait 14. Malaysia 15. Moldawien 16. Mongolei 17. Nordkorea 18. Oman 19. Panama 20. Russische Föderation/ Russia 21. Salomonen

22. Saudi-Arabien 23. Singapur 24. Südkorea 25. Sri Lanka 26. Syrien 27. Taiwan
28. Turkmenistan 29.VAE Arabische Emirate / United Arab Emirates 30. Ungarn/ Hungary  31. Usbekistan

These countries will never let you in .... 1. Bahamas 2. Brunei 3. Äquatorial Guinea 4. Irak 5. Jemen 6. Jordanien 7. Namibia 8. Papua Neu Guinea 9. Katar 10. Russische Föderation/ Russia 11.Singapur/ Singapore 12. Salomonen 13. Sudan 14.Suriname 15.Südkorea 16. Vereinigte Arabische Emirate/ United Arab Emirates

These countries will obviously not let you in with a positive status, even if it's for less then 3 months.... 1. Ägypten 2. Äquatorial Guinea 3. Bahamas 4. Bhutan 5. Iran 6. Irak 7. Jordanien 8. Kirgisistan 9. Libyen 10. Namibia 11.Papua Neu Guinea 12. Katar 13.Russische Föderation / Russia 14. Salomonen 15. Singapur 16. Sudan 17. Suriname 18.Taiwan 19.Turks und Caicos Inseln 20. Usbekistan

Well since 2010 it is allowed to travel to USA and China.... 
But think... before this change as a citizen of the USA you could not come back into your country when you get sick outside and they got to know it... crazy.. your own country did not let you in...

.....and the list is not surly complete... the hole truth does not know anyone... but out there are people working to make you know and also to fight for the right to travel for everyone...
But above this... with other words and for the next years... this is another reason to make save sex...  or... isn't it?

LOVE & LIGHT

Some things are better left unsaid..?

Greetings from Russia

Sometimes it seems that some things are better left unsaid for good, but then sometimes it's a law who makes you think about that.... Like in Russia this time... St. Petersburg.
There is a law which say it is not allow to say the word gay or to show a picture of that, or that a man kiss a man on the street or two woman kissing.... it is also not allowed to say something similar, which means gay... first... it's a big surprise that they say yes to this law, cos I read that St. Petersburg is the hometown of russian culture... was I wrong? 
Second, do they not have better things to do? I mean they have a lot of problems which may need more lightning then to say to the gay.. make Love just at home and don't tell about it, don't write about it.... I mean part of a culture is also the press.. but with this law, no gay press is able and no parade... no sign of pride to be who you are.... 
Are the gays the next jews?
'Cose the jews had to flee after the german wall was broken and so the culture in Europe changed.... Seems not always in a good way. To be true this is sad...!

But you know what is crazy and on the other side no surprise... I read that a newspaper ask over one thousand people about the law and whether they have ever seen advertising for gay and the answers were: 94 % never saw anything like that but 84% think that the law is right...
Something which seems familiar. 
How? Well let's take a look to elections... the highest scores for right parties are to find where the less numbers of foreigners are. The more foreigners the people know- the less vote for the fascists. 

But there is a right which should be able to live everywhere... it's the freedom of speech... 

I read from a russian woman here in Germany that the german should not meddle in foreign affairs.
Right we have our own problems but after so many years Russian told us what to do and especially the people in east germany... ( the USA did this with the west part of Germany too) I think we have the right to say and the need to say and look what is going on, 'cos maybe we have learned what the russian seems to have forgot... The way to democracy is no easy way, but I don't tell you to do it exactly like we did, but I tell you to think about what you do... 'Cos gay and lesbian are people to accept and to live together with... they are no criminals and that is another thing why I am so up.... the law put gays on the same level like the pedophile! THIS IS SIMPLE A SHAME! ' COS THE GAYS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH PEDOPHILES!!!!!
Well it's o.k. not to like seeing people kissing each other on the street but this is a thing we have to live with in a free world, in a world of peace - if you want to have a world in peace- Love is a pure thing and you can only live it but deny it you will get sick... that's a common truth and something we will learn sooner or later in our lives. But it's a stupid thing to say I don't like kissing gays but do like heterosexual  kissing each other... So before you forbid- get to know them and learn... those gays are very much o.k. if you let them... and crazy people are everywhere... this is nothing which has a sex.

So my hope is that the rest of the country sees that and that the law will be destroyed with wisdom and the knowledge of the common things we have together... but be sure me and many of my friends will never stop lookin' at you till you learned the lesson and till open your hearts... and minds.... 

LOVE & LIGHT

What Genaration are we talkin' about?

Yes we can be heroes! But who are we?

Yes, what generation are we talkin' about when we write about them?

I mean, let's face it... we read in newspaper and blogs about the new age generation, the Mac generation, the generation of '69... and so on... but when I think about it, the meaning is hard to keep... I mean, we used to say it about everything but it was always clear in the past, that one generation was the generation of our grandmothers and fathers, the next generation was our parents, and then came we, but here we are and.... time has changed so fast that it seems every five year we have a new generation.... well then... this is not exactly true... because the experiences we have are very common and in the same time so different.. isn't like that? I mean I grew up in a system, five year younger can barely remember, but they grew up in that old system too, but today they just know what they heard or read about the system... or let's look of the view of the future, how we see it... the 30-something till 50 use to see it very flexible... but our search for a better thing is more than ever and we fight... for better times... we do not only believe in money... we never did... but many of the 20 something are more conservative then the 30+..... you know, and then with the technics... in "old" times it was always the youngest with the newest but today... Facebook has a problem with under 25 year old... you're out when you're on Facebook, but then some of my oldest friends have Ipad and Iphone and all the modern stuff I don't even have or dream of to have... who is the new generation, who is in and out? How can we talk about a Mac Computer generation if it's not about age now, because it all mixes up together...? How can we talk about the generation who sees the world future negative... ? My classmate and I -we saw it not so positive in the beginning of our live after school, but many of us changed their mind...

Or if the papers write about the generation of the 90's.... today I see many kids in the age of 25 till 30 doing the same way of living as we did that time.... are they the new 90's?

But all together we now have started to fight agains bad things in the world or in our country...

How can you call this one generation...?

Do we need a new name? Or do we just call it like it is? I mean, call it what we do... people who.... not generations....

I know we like to put everything in a drawer.... it seems to make the things easier, but nowadays we are a generation of people who no longer can say they don't know that things are more complicated...

Maybe that's the only one thing we can call it with the word "Generation"- We are a generation who no longer can say, that they don't no the causes and effects and that they don't know what happened when they act or don't... we all know the history and we all know the mistakes and what had happen, we all know where to look for answers and so no one, really no one can truly say: " I did not knew what I was doing!.. What I have caused."

WE are the well known generation, the generation who is connected to every part of the earth. WE KNOW....

But yes I know we like to look away.... much too often.... but it's getting harder to do... and this is something good... :-)

LOVE & LIGHT

Art in houses....

I have a friend who live in a house, which was ones no other then the most, but then they rebuild the house and made it new in many ways and started to include art.... the art is changing from time to time, but the idea isn't that new.. like you can see on old houses, also in old houses too.... I like the though, that art is part of your live, because it can enjoy you for a moment or make you think about it... the next pics shows modern art..obviously ..... would you like it to have it too in your house? Going up the stairs and see some interesting things?

Wouldn't you?

Berlin 2000-2012

LOVE & LIGHT

DR. WHO

BEAUTIFUL DiSASTER

When you first meet him
there's nothing special within
then when you walk with him
you may first think how thin
he is so skinny, but smart
oh so funny with two hurts
he's talkin so fast all the time
you can't barely follow in time
you can't barely understand him
but you seem to enjoy every word
though it feels absurd
though you never knew...

he could be your beautiful disaster
something you're lookin' after
a beautiful disaster
you'll jumping after
wishin' it all never ends
now and then
this beautiful desaster

he's coming to our world
lookin' for a boy or girl
traveling through time and space
knows each and every race

it says he's a complete disaster
leavin' you alone when the chaos is gone
which comes every time he's by your side
but seems he only goes when all is done
it says he's a complete disaster
and death is always lookin' after

it says without you as his companion
no one will life and die as a champion

though it feels absurd
though you never knew...

he could be your beautiful disaster
something you're lookin' after
a beautiful disaster
you'll jumping after
wishin' it all never ends
now and then
this beautiful disaster
he could be your beautiful disaster
something you're lookin' after
a beautiful disaster
you'll jumping after
wishin' it all never ends
now and then
this beautiful disaster

beautiful disaster
beautiful, beautiful disaster
oh beautiful disaster
that's what you're lookin' after

when you met him you learn to understand
to change your live the world needs only one man
you learn you only have to find out
what you're lookin' after and about
you learn you can do and reach everything
you just get to know the name of the thing

....my beautiful disaster
something I've been lookin' after
but you and I know
all things have it's end
no matter how long to the end
you have to leave in some way
tomorrow or today
you're ways are going apart
maybe far away
and this will maybe break a heart
oh my beautiful disaster
so let's travel to the things we're lookin' after
through time and space to see live and a new race
in your blue box, like a hunting fox
sharing your laughter my beautiful disaster
oh beautiful disaster
beautiful, beautiful disaster
beautiful disaster
that's what you're after

'cos you can get what you want
can get what you need
can get what you believe
as long as you know what you want

'cos you can get what you want
can get what you need
can get what you believe
as long as you know what you want

'cos you can get what you want
can get what you need
can get what you believe
as long as you know what you want

'cos you can get what you want
can get what you need
can get what you believe
as long as you know what you want

'cos you can get what you want
can get what you need
can get what you believe
as long as you know what you want

'cos you can get what you want
can get what you need
can get what you believe
as long as you know what you want

'cos you can get what you want
can get what you need
can get what you believe
as long as you know what you want

'cos you can get what you want
can get what you need
can get what you believe
as long as you know what you want

@Tom (S.B.) Berlin; Okt.'11/ März'12

once again a goodbye to a gem

My dear Readers..... the apple of LOVE

COMES FROM THIS PLACE

Well, sometimes we have to say good bye to something we learnt to love for a while. I know things change from time to time and often, we see it coming, but always we hope till the last moment it won't... so it's not such a surprise but it makes you get a tear in your eye.

I Love art and so I buy them too at galleries.

Those little galleries are very important for the culture of a country... particularly, if they sell not only expensive art.

Pictures, paintings can be buyable - yes and it's such a great thing to have home to enjoy and live with. The power of art is underestimated.

We know that color can make your day and so the motive of a pic.

And yes, it makes you feel special and creative...

and so your country a land with a soul, with emotions... once again...

The gallerie I went too was on the place about 20 years now and sold art from artist from east part of germany, which only a few do.

I am happy that the gallery owner has a future but her around 36 artist, mostly painter have to find a new home for the work they made and will make.

This is the sad thing, because for them a gallery is not only a place to sell your work. The owner helps a lot to spread the word and to find the right price, to bring the art to the people and also is the owner some kind of mother and father, a friend and a good counselor.

He makes art some kind of a celebrating thing. Shows emotional ways of seeing, living, touching, feeling...

Yes, how do they survive now... one of a few questions I have... still I hope they find a new home and place, because if an artist is to sell his own work by himself he has less time to do art and to be creative. What a pity. What a shame for us, if they are not able to give us the talent they have to make a gift we like to have for our soul to lay in peace...

And then the gallery I write about is in the centre of Berlin in a backyard, an oasis just.

It's hard to find places there you can pay the rent and survive by selling the art of others. Not to tell about, how hard it can be this time...

The house is an old house, the garden very quite, a place not often to find in the centre and some tourist said once that these kind of places are nowhere to find anymore in other towns... Sad, isn't it?

But we knew, because the run of getting richer and richer is going on, we knew that one day this old house will be sold... now for over 1-2-3- million Euro... no matter how much, all have to move away, and the changing of the building and the place are to come, no matter if we like it or not but surly, this place is now history... one less in this world... one less we loved and now will just only be able to talk about....

'Cos money still rules the world.

I know, everything has a chance inside and I hope for the better for all of the invited.

So I leave this place with a tear in my eye and also with a smile.

LOVE & LIGHT

sexy easter eggs... want some?

................and so it begins...

this time in Berlin on the Alexanderplatz...

havin' fun.....

Do you want some sexy, sexy eggs for your easter party or just for a romantic hour....?

Well then actually a friend of mine is to find on a easter market in Berlin and there he sells self made easter eggs... Well not only for easter... they are made of real ostrich eggs.... he has a very god hand for makin' them dreamy, nice and lookin' romantic....

Well if don't find what you like but have an own idea, just tell him, write him... he can make it and send it to every country....

His webpage is: http://EI-Licht.de/

But if you are in Berlin, go to the Alexanderplatz and say hello and watch them... but yes.. here are some pics I made of them... ENJOY

Sexy as hexy... said Lexy...

LOVE & LIGHT

Künstler- Susanne Knaack und Eike Laeuen

EIKE LAEUEN

Ein junger Künstler, dessen Webpage ich gerne empfehlen möchte, da er sehr vielfältig in seiner künstlerischen Arbeit ist und dabei so ideenreich und individuell in seiner Malerei, welche sich eher in moderneren Gefilden bewegt, wenn es um unfigürliche Motive geht, die aber wenn es sich um Portraits handelt, sehr realistisch und doch dabei leicht und anders ist, als Portraitmalerei für gewöhnlich bekannt ist. Seine Portraits sind lebendig und doch ruhig, leicht wie eine Grafik und doch gezeichnet. Stimmungsvoll, obwohl weisse "Lücken" von ihm gelassen werden, welche sich aber als farbiger erweisen, wenn man die Bilder auf sich wirken lässt. Wer also ein besonderes Portrait von sich haben will, sollte diesen Künstler ansprechen.

Seine Zeichnungen sind vorwiegend in s/w oder s/w in Kombination mit blau, die eine Leichtigkeit und Frische haben, die beschwingt, aber auch den Blick herausfordert und entdecken lässt. Die Motive, mal mehr, mal weniger ruhiger im Geschehen, sind nie langweilig und sowohl von nahem, als auch aus der Ferne ein Blickfang, der sich lohnt. Man sollte allerdings einer expressiver Ausdrucksweise etwas abgewinnen können, wenn man sich den s/w Zeichnungen nähert.

Den farbigen Bildern, die mal blumig erscheinen, mal wie ein Faschingsball, oder einem Frühlingshauch, sollte man unbedingt sein Augenmerk etwas länger schenken, denn sie bewegen sich und laden dadurch zu weiterer Betrachtung und zum Lächeln ein.

http://www.eike.laeuen.de/Home.html

Susanne Knaack....

deren aktuelle Arbeiten sind in der Ausstellung von der Semjon Contemporary Galerie zu sehen... Schröderstrasse 1 in 10115 Berlin, Di.-Sa. 13-19 Uhr

Eine Malerin von gross-, als auch kleinformatigen Bildern, allesamt in schwarz/weiss, jedoch dabei so farbig und lebendig, so stimmungsvoll und einladend zu entdecken, das man vermeint, man möchte sofort eines davon kaufen.

Erste Einblicke können über die Website der Galerie genommen werden... : http://semjoncontemporary.com/news.php

Die Galerie stellt und verkauft viele Künstler die sich vorwiegend in der Modernen Kunst tummeln und dabei aber immer noch soweit interessant und auch ästhetisch sind, das man diese Werke sich auch gut und gerne für das eigene Heim vorstellen kann.

Die Bilder der Susanne Knaak sind Landschaftsbilder, welche ineinander fliessen... wo Himmel und Erde im Horizont verschmelzen.... sich die Wellen, Berge, Formen zu einem gemeinsamen Tanz vereinen.

Selten so warme und bunte Bilder gesehen und erlebt, die eigentlich "nur" in s/w gemalt sind.

mein Tipp für einen Spaziergang in der Berliner City!

LOVE & LIGHT

Atomic enegry

Do You Remember Fukushima? It's not that long ago, but do you still remember?

Did things change after that tragedy?

Not so much like I must say when I look around.

Well, I live in Germany, where most people are against atomic energy and where people start changing the origin of their energy for the washer at home, the dryer, lamps and so on....

You did not read about that, not about our fights for a world without atomic energy?

Well, I do no wonder... it's not what the industry want's you to know, to hear to read...

Why we are doing it..?

'Cos it's still too dangerous and if we put a thousand protective shields over the buildings, it's still not save...

But what can we take then.. where does it comes from...now?

Water, Gas, Lignite, Wind- wheels or Biogas... or Solar- energy?

Well it all sounds way better, but what is best? Is there a better one?

Let's see.. as we normal people see it... water is gooooooooood, but then we know it can destroy a lot of nature, bringing people to dead or make them moving away against their will... but also I know about projects who work with the tides, the waves of the oceans the seas... but too less do this this time... still too less...

Then we have solar energy... cost a lot of money and doesn't give that much as we need and mostly on the way from the solar to the people we lose energy.. what sad, but this we do in most ways, no matter we produce the energy.. we still lose too much on the way to our homes...

And then to produce the solar panels it needs oil... yes, to get the stuff we need to make the panels and then what is about the production self? It is toxic. Yes it is and so the problem with old solar panels or broken one, what to do with them? There is still no plan how to deal with toxic wast. The same problem with the wind wheels... no plan, toxic and oil is needed in production and place is needed and now... Now what?

Oh, there is a new project to build the wheels on houses or between them.. sounds well and is worth a second view, because if this will function, the lose of energy on the way to the house is very, very little then.

Gas is going out and biogas is better but has much the same problems like water and panels.. -we need place, we need oil in the production...

Lignite is out of question, should be out since a lot of years, but still gives a lot of work to people and money transfer and bad air for all people... and is going out too- so not much left.

So once again.. what now.. what to do?

Change to the better, if not best way and then try to be economical, don't waste energy, help the water project on the seas... say let's go away from atomic energy and save the planet... use the tram or more people drive in one car... heat your flat up the best way... read the books and do the works in sunlight as long as you can...

Take a bicycle and make the dryer go round ... yes this is possible and you do some sport in the same time.... and last but not least let's watch out for a better way of getting energy...

LOVE & LIGHT