Patrick' s World

Patrick's Hobbies

In my sparetime I do a bunch of things. Obviously I spend a lot of time at the computer, play, surf the net, look at other people's pages and work on my own one. See what I like and what I don't.

Then I like travelling quite a lot. This also includes moving from one place to another in general. For shorter distances Iprefer cycling, inline-scating (Rollerblades only!) or running. For larger distances I prefer driving, especially with my true Honda Prelude. Yes, I'm particularly happy that I found such a great car, because I'm a bit special with cars.

I definitely dislike public transportation like trains and trams. Always late, going too seldom, much too expensive ... . Hope that one day the Transrapid, a great and super-fast magnetic levitation train will take off. But then again, I like planes and flying a lot.

Meeting my friends is important, no matter wherever they live. I do a some reading, mostly magazines, but also some books. Music is essential, especially the one of the boss of the bosses, Bruce Springsteen. I love going to the movies, too. Action, Science Fiction and the like.

About sports: Yes, I mentioned running. before, that's my basic sport. My favourite distance is 10k road race, but cross-country races and distances up to half-marathon are fine with me. In 1997 I ran my 1st Marathon in Köln, persuaded by some friends, and really made it, finishing in 4:11h!
I also do squash, canoeing, volleyball, table tennis, skiing and rambling. Not everything at the same time, of course.

Oh, now I forgot to mention Ultimate Frisbee.

After all this workout of course one shouldn't forget to relax a bit and enjoy eating nice things. When I am in England, British Breakfast is one of my favourites. And Fish & Chips with cider are great, especially after running. I also shouldn't miss mentioning my most basic nutrition, chocolate.

When it comes to being creative, I like painting, blu-tak-art and taking pictures.