The Coat of Arms of Malaysia
Malaysia’s administrative capital is Putrajaya (2º56’N 101º42’E)
While its legislative capital is Kuala Lumpur (3º8’N 101º41’E)
The National anthem of Malaysia is “Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu” which translates to “Unity is Strength” in English and also very true.
PSYCH! It’s got nothing to do with Hamburg! It’s BURGER NIGHT!
(left to right) Nikita, Adam, Rayan, Gary and Max begin assembling the burgers of the future we all deserve. Beyond space, time and flavour.
(left to right) Ivan, Richard, Aleksei and Kevin coming in for seconds!
(left to right) Rayan and Gary get ready to construct the best burgers they’ve ever had the pleasure of eating.
(left to right) Nikita talks a big game as he ladles on the sauce while Adam gazes off camera is something that couldn’t be more important than the freshly assembled burger on his plate.
(left to right) Nikita, Toma, Imanali, Alexandre, Boris, Kirill and Rayan tuck on into another lovely in-house dinner!
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It always takes time to get good at anything. That’s always been true. Some look at the time and dedication it might take to get truly good at something and feel like it’s not worth it but with passion, time is no object. When you’re working on something you love, it doesn’t cost anything at all.
Unless you’re getting good at duelling others with bananas, in which case it might earn you a lot of fun, but might cost you a little dignity, no matter how many times you win.
Aleksei has just started playing guitar, taking lessons here at CDL.
Iyowuna’s musical skills are stuff of legend around here.
Leo and Davyd have only just started pointing bananas at each other but they’re getting very good at it.
Practise makes perfect, everybody!
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(far left) Our man in the mountains Murat can be seen decked out for another glorious day of shredding powder on the slopes in Verbier.
(from far left) Christiaan, Davyd and Maksim make up for some mis-steps over the past week by lending a hand to the community service detail. Much like their acts, they will be cleaning up the school grounds through an intense battery of litter-picking and general camaraderie and bonding. Hard times, but good times.
Aleksei styles all over everyone with his refined billiards skills.
NOT SO FAST! Mr. Jakob styles in an even more impressive radius with his untested billiards skills! Somebody call the Swiss Sporting commission and have him taken to sports jail!
After a tough hour on the community service detail, Davyd births some cosmically sick tricks into the world. Amazing. All while dead asleep. What a legend.
Aoto and Ryunosuke chop up chocolate in aid of making some brownies on a fine Sunday morning. Some applause for our masterful bakers! Unless Sr. Xavi and Mr. Jake don’t get any. In which case, what they are doing is reprehensible and totally boring and dumb.
Wenyan and Kaishu are hard at work on the Cooking activity. The most important part of the cooking in the mental preparation which neither need that much of seeing as their culinary intellect practically powers the lights at Olympus.
Masafumi and Christiaan get onto baking some pudding in the throes of the Cooking activity we hold in the Eiger kitchens and dining hall.
Another successful weekend filled with relaxation, learning and good clean fun!
Except for those illegal billiards moves by Mr. Jakob. The authorities have been contacted.
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Step 1: Up
Step 2: Down
Step 3: Repeat Until Godlike
Is it that simple? No, you also have to hydrate, take regular breaks and remember that progress takes time.
Stay fit!
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In order to enter the ‘Pizza Face’ competition, Olympus gathered the resident culinary mad scientists of Leonid…and no others, for none can match Leo’s genius.
‘Pizza Bae’ (2022) by Leonid
His name is Giorgio
We ate him, later. Though he was delicious, we are filled with remorse.
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We love and appreciate Aleksei here at Olympus and so should you!
Looking As Fresh as the Fruit He Bestows upon Olympus
Comfortable Footwear is the key to many closed doors.
Did you know that ‘Happy Birthday’ was the first song sung in space?
Tony is given Birthday Tickles by his co-Olympians while Adam is carried by Max in the traditional Swiss celebratory manner.
The very happiest of Birthdays to Tony and Adam!
Like so many of life’s defining moments, one of the most defining virtues of Olympus Boarding House remains the food. So many positive interactions and communal development happens in us sharing a meal together.
(left to right) Azamat, Iyowuna, Christiaan, Murat, Mr. Jakob and Cool David sit together during the mountain weekend, enjoying the cuisine of the La Moubra Hotel
Boris gives us a Hollywood smile as he ladles more of his fabulous cooking onto his plate as Toma demonstrates lacklustre table manners.
It means so much when the boys get together to make a meal. It feeds the body as well as the spirit. It’s the universal gift.
(left to right) Bruno, Raya, Toma and Boris enjoy a meal together in yet another wonderful communal moment here in Olympus
(left to right) Maksim, Nikita L and Ryunosuke share another communal experience. So much interaction between the boys happens here, in the kitchen. Much like the literal pots that are on the stove, this area of Olympus truly is a cultural melting pot.
Pass it on. Share a meal. It’s not the case in Olympus, but it might be the case somewhere else that the food isn’t the best, but the company can make up for almost all of it.
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“When the moon hits your eye like a big Pizza pie,
That’s Amore!
When you swim in the creek and an eel bites your cheek,
That’s a Moray!”
Imanali poses with Pizza as we haul them from the kitchen back up to Olympus.
“Ayu Ready To Rumble!?” Our boy Ayu plows ahead with the bulk of the delivery. Don’t let his slight frame fool you. When it comes to Italian food, there’s few as motivated.
pizza…
Pizza.
Pizza!
PiZzA!
…not pizza…