http://www.friismoller.com/Blog Web and Travel Log Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:54:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en e of the mayor issues these days in Danish politics is taxes and welfare and with the upcoming election (hopefully soon) the lines have been drawn in the sand. For some reason the parties on the left, most of all the Danish Social Democrats, has gotten the idea that welfare ... http://www.friismoller.com/Blog/2007/09/10/unfair-tax-reliefs/ There are many rumours about an upcoming election in Denmark these days and today I found the first odds on the matter at Unibet. The odds on who is going to be the next prime minister are as follows: Anders Fogh Rasmussen - 1.35 Helle Thorning Schmidt - 2.75 Bendt Bendtsen - 18.00 Margrethe Vestager - ... http://www.friismoller.com/Blog/2007/08/22/the-odds-are-here/ A friend of mine gave me two tickets to a practise match between my favorite Danish team Brøndby IF and the giants from Chelsea (Thanx Kenny - Keep'em coming). The game was yesterday and I went with me girlfriend. It was actually the first match I have  been to since i got home from Singapore - the ... http://www.friismoller.com/Blog/2007/08/01/br%c3%b8ndby-if-vs-chelsea-fc/ A friend of mine send me this anti-speeding commercial today, and I have to say that it is one of the most effective I ever came across. If this does not have an impact they might as well just stop making speeding commercials right now. http://www.friismoller.com/Blog/2007/05/17/if-this-does-not-stop-you/ Those of you that know me knows that I am a huge fan of The Simpsons. Knowing this it should be no surprise that the most anticipated movie of the year is the Simpsons movie premiering the 7th of July 2007. Just to get you all in the mood for a ... http://www.friismoller.com/Blog/2007/05/09/a-tribute-to-homer/ I read a book some time back called “Økonomi og moral” (Economy and moral) by Karsten Laursen. In short the book describes the development of modern economic theory and criticizes the shift from a theory of moral towards a theory resting solely on the idea of the egocentric and rational ... http://www.friismoller.com/Blog/2007/05/02/economy-and-moral/ Today is my last day in Singapore this time around. Six months at the Danish Embassy is over, and the time has just flown away. Right now I’m sitting in the airport waiting to spend 16 hours on monkey class on a Lufthansa plane destined for Copenhagen. The plane will ... http://www.friismoller.com/Blog/2007/01/15/the-end-of-singapore/ The days left in Singapore are fast running out and I have for some time now been looking for interesting new challenges to engage in when I get home to Denmark. One of my goals was to participate at CEPOS University and to my great joy I got a letter ... http://www.friismoller.com/Blog/2006/12/19/accepted-at-the-cepos-university/ This Sunday morning at 6 am I set out on the biggest physical challenge I have ever set for my self: The 2006 Singapore Marathon. 42.195 kilometres in 30 degrees and a very high humidity. On top of that I had overstressed my knee and had not run for more ... http://www.friismoller.com/Blog/2006/12/04/singapore-marathon-5h-30m-26s/ As most people probably know Singapore is a small hub for the rich and trendy Asians and for some parts also the Westerns. You see massive cars on the streets. People are very brand conscious and you do not see a lady without either a LV or Prada bag hanging ... http://www.friismoller.com/Blog/2006/11/30/the-5-cs-of-singapore/