da steckt einiges an Wahrheit drinnen ;-)
I am a travel agent.... I have the advance degrees in accounting, public relations, marketing, business building, computer science, civil engineering and Swahili.
I am a travel agent.... Of course I remember the reservation you booked six years ago, even though you don't have a confirmation number and you think it was made under a last name that begins with a T.
I am a travel agent.... It's no problem for me to give you seven connecting non-smoking poolside suites with 2 king beds and 4 rollaways in each, and yes, it is my fault that the hotel does not have a helicopter pad.
I am a travel agent.... I speak all languages and have visited every destination.
I am a travel agent.... It's obvious to me when you book your reservation for Friday, you really mean Saturday.
I am a travel agent.... My company has entrusted me with financial information, and yet I can't tell you why your hotel bill for March 1989 had a 50p phone call because, of course, you shouldn't have to pay for calls.
I am a travel agent.... I understand that Joe Blow Ltd. is a vast empire and will make or break my agency.
I am a travel agent.... Yes, I am lying when I say there are no seats left at the lowest price.
I am a travel agent.... No, it's not a problem for me to quickly construct several more guest rooms at the hotel you want, and this time I will not forget the helicopter landing pad!
I am a travel agent.... I am capable of checking fares for three people, taking five reservations and answering fifteen calls simultaneously.
I am a travel agent.... I always know where to find the best vegetarian, kosher, and Mongolian barbecue restaurants.
I am a travel agent.... I know exactly what to do in all cities without spending money.
I am a travel agent.... I take responsibility for airline food, traffic jams, rental car flat tires, weather, hotel locations, and the national economy.
I am a travel agent.... Of course I can fit you into the hotel at the special corporate rate because you are affiliated with the Blackburn North Lawn Bowls club.
I am a travel agent... I am never offended when I spend 10 hours researching a 12 day Europe itinerary only to hear you say you "booked it yourself over the internet and saved £30!" I also never gloat when you call back to say the rate was sold out or that you are stuck in the middle of nowhere since they cancelled your flight and you cannot "call" your internet provider to be re-protected on another flight.
I am a travel agent... I love when people walk up to me at parties and out of the blue expect me to know the latest airlines fares from Melbourne to Ibiza via Byron Bay, the Maldives and Nairobi "off the top of my head".
I am a travel agent... I love that everyone assumes I get to travel everywhere for free and when I do get to take advantage of a perk people act like it is a sin against nature. If you ask me to get you the rate at my "travel agent discount" I will kill you.
I am a travel agent... Don't bother telling me any dates or cities since I'm a mind reader and already have the reservation in my crystal ball before you can tell me.
Besides all above; I smile, empathize, sympathize, console, cajole, up-sell, down-sell, cross-sell, perform, sing, dance, make coffee and fix the printer..................
So lautet einer der Sätze, der mir vom gestrigen Poetry Slam in der ARGE Kultur im Ohr geblieben ist. Was ein Poetry Slam ist und Beispiele dafür hab ich hier ja schon mal gebracht. Jetzt wars endlich Zeit für meinen ersten Slambesuch. Nach dem Motto "grade noch in meinem Blog und schon in meinem realen Leben" stand ich dann auch mal neben Sebastian 23.
... die mein Herz berührt hat, als ich glaubte es könnte durch nichts erreicht werden.
Wenn ein Zufall zum anderen führt ist das Ergebnis meistens schöner als wenn alles geplant ist. So hat eine kleine Kette glücklicher Zufälle dazu geführt, dass ich mir am Wochenende das Muscial Rudolf gleich zweimal angesehen habe. Wie oft kriegt man schon an 2 Abenden hintereinander einen Platz in einer der Logen des Raimundtheaters? Die Wahrscheinlichkeit soll angeblich sehr gering sein und trotzdem haben wir es geschafft. So konnte ich zweimal hören, wie sich Drew Sarich in der Rolle des Kronprinzen Rudolf fragt wohin sein Weg führt. Eine Frage, die ich mir selbst immer wieder stelle und einfach keine Antwort finde.
"Blöde frage, aber wieviele seiten hast du mittlerweile?" wurde ich grade über Skype aus Wien gefragt.
Die Antwort:
Blog,
Studivz-Profil,
Facebook-Profil,
Xing-Profil
Myspace-Profil
Last-FM-Profil Flickr-Account (Foto-Community), Twitter-Account (brauchst net verstehen), Youtube-Account
div. User-Anmeldungen in Foren
und eine Homepage, die ich seit Frühjahr 2005 nicht mehr aktualisiert habe.
Dazu kommen vermutlich unendliche Profile, E-Mail-Adressen und sonstige Anmeldungen, die ich alle schon lange vergessen habe.