whodunnit!

I got back from the university one day and found something unusual at home. As I opened my apartment door, a cat came running down and stared at me with her killer eyes! Now, none of my flatmates have a pet cat and that one also didn't have a band around her neck. For a moment, I was scared of my sudden encounter but thankfully, she decided to bid me goodbye and went outside. Quickly, I shut the door behind me!

Over with one problem, I saw another one. Well, not exactly a problem but a welcome finding that everything around the living area, kitchen, bathroom, etc. has been cleaned and properly arranged. I don't think the cat could have managed to do that. Not that my apartment was in a horrible shape when I left in the morning, but it was still a cat. My flatmates also were out of town with their families for holidays. Was it the Concierge and was he so annoyed to see the apartment that he decided to clean it himself? A remote possibility but it still gave me shivers when I thought about the prospect of receiving a bill and a hate mail from him. I kept my apartment very clean for the next 3-4 days just in case the Concierge or the cat or that kind soul of someone else decided to pay me a visit again. Then, a friend of mine told me that the cleaning was a service provided by the housing agency and I needn't worry anymore about it. Oh! How relieved I was!

some politics at last...

After about 3 months of my stay here, I got my first political news! Well, not exactly something to cheer about but still its a deviation from the usual festive news that you hear all the time. One of the major political parties in Switzerland, UDC, pasted its posters all around showing three white sheep kicking a black one out of the country. The stated reason being the crimes committed by the black one. And they claimed that they have received a huge support from the people for this campaign. On top of this, they want Switzerland to pull out of a UN charter that lays down rules against racial discrimination. All this in a country which holds half the UN conferences! Having spent quite a bit of time here, I can surely say this is not the spirit of fun loving Swiss people and it is definitely not something funny. Obviously, it kicked a huge uproar against the party by the opposition as well as the common people from all backgrounds. Having myself seen the posters, I can say that not all people support this as you can see graffiti on these posters saying shame on UDC. Later, I learnt that the leader of this party is being tried for his racist campaign. Thats the way to go. Thumbs up from me!