Thoughts...

30 Ways to enjoy life

2010-04-14T21:57:00.001+03:00

Do you want to live a happy life? If you say yes like most people do, then it’s important to learn to enjoy life. Some people may think that they can only enjoy life when they already have a lot of money or have a successful career. But that’s not true. You can enjoy your life where you are with what you already have. You can enjoy your life now.

Here I will share with you how to enjoy life. But before that, I’d like to share two tips that are essential to live a happy life. The first one is to be grateful. I can’t emphasize enough how important it is. No matter how many pleasant things you do, if you don’t learn to be grateful you will always see things negatively.

The second one is to slow down. Life has a lot of simple things you can enjoy. But if you move too fast you will overlook most of them. So don’t be in a hurry. Don’t move too quick. Slow down and pay attention to the world around you. Most of the ways I’m about to share will work well only if you slow down.

With those two tips in mind, here are 30 ways to enjoy life. Pick the ones that work for you:

Enjoy your meal. Don’t just eat. Taste it and appreciate its richness.
Learn to cook.
Feel music and not just listen to it.
Play music. More than just listening, playing music allows you to express yourself.
Sing.
Gather with old friends.
Take a walk in the park.
Go hiking.
Read a novel.
Find and watch a movie you like. IMDB’s recommendation engine can help you find movies you may like.
Give yourself a lazy day.
Play board games with your friends.
Have a candle-light dinner with your spouse.
Play mini games.
Read comics.
See beautiful pictures.
Read inspiring quotes.
Learn to paint.
Read a classic book.
Exercise with friends.
Watch funny videos.
Play with kids.
Play a mind game.
Have a cup of coffee.
Get a massage.
Go to a museum.
Go to a theater.
Watch sunrise.
Take pictures.
Browse your photo album for your treasured memories.

By Donald Latumahina, from here.

Coming back?

2010-04-04T23:30:00.002+03:00

Actually this is just an impulse of writing... I don't really have much to say right now :)

I guess I was missing my blog... it's hard to get back to it after so many months. But who knows? Maybe this is "Adela's coming back" :)

So enjoy Easter guys and girls, enjoy the holidays, the get aways, the nice weather (...), the company of your dear people, the huge meals (be careful with this one!!!), and all the rest!

Yeah... I was missing this!

Harder and harder...

2009-07-24T21:15:00.002+03:00

... to say goodbye...

A picture says it all :)

2009-07-03T17:28:00.009+03:00

The Best Team ever! (EMEA Delphi Indirect Purchasing)

10 chicks on the beach! (2 are missing)

Ladies in Barcelona (The trip of my internship!)

Portofino, just incredible

Dora in Paris

Dey and Bobo visiting me

1st of May home, in Romania

Fun on Pont des Arts

Picnic with my friends

Coming back to my... blog :P

2009-04-26T00:22:00.024+03:00

A few days ago I received an email from a newie from AIESEC Cluj (Adriana :P) asking me about my eXchange XP :) My first thought was that I can give her the link to my blog and there she will find all the answers... but my blog wasn;t updated in a long time so... I couldn't do that... instead I wrote her a looong mail about random things from these 7 months (did they help, Adriana? :P), and I just realised I never posted thoughts like that here... Maybe I will start doing this... :P Maybe!

Till then... well, still busy, still full days, still no time for breathing... sometimes I feel like I am in an exam session period, and I am waiting for the end to get some rest, to sleep all day and recover myself... but then I realise I will still be having the same life style for at least 4 months and the worst part is that I like it!!

So let's see...
- the girls going to a football match.. pretty important one (France - Lithuanie, qualifications for the World Championship) for both teams. Hmm... a boring game (only France scored once), but great atmosphere on Stade de France! Incredible feeling, thousands of flags on a stadium of 80.000 people (almost full... 79554 people!!)

- living with 2 crazy Brazilian girls for 3 weeks (our bathroom was being renovated, so we had to move out of the flat)... Great time! These Latinas... Oh My Gosh! They would dance all the time, laughing, having fun permanently! And they speak so loudly!!! And I love them both! :P
- Clubbin' a lot... with pre-drinks of course... always drinking something in someone's house... cheaper and more fun for sure!
- having my parents and my sister in Paris for almost a week! A lot of fun and a lot of walking around! They loved Paris!- going to an ice-skating show, Stars sur Glace... where all the champions of France (including Brian Joubert!!!) made a hell of a show!! I just loved it!!!!
- Romanians go on a road trip to Bretagne, a very cool region of France! 3 days of visiting great places, and speaking Romanian all the time! Hehe! Coolish!
- Romanians and Mexicans visit Scotland for Catholic Easter! Edinburgh is an incredible city! It doesnt't even look like a capital city! So quiet, relaxing, with a lot of history behind! And the people always having fun, drinking (whisky or not :P), smiling and making fun... Don't miss it!!! AA... and the kilts... hehe :P

- Romanian Easter in Paris.. cooked salata de boeuf, snitzele, painted eggs (they turned out great!!) and made a huge picnic with the other trainees, teaching them to say Hristos a-nviat and fight with the eggs!

And other crazy weeks are coming... as always here in Paris! A lot of visitors on pipe, a lot of trips waiting for us... and good weather hopefully! You never know :P

Updates from Paris

2009-03-09T00:13:00.013+02:00

It's been a while since my last activity around here... I guess there were some busy times passing :) And what can I say? I am enjoying my traineeship as much as I can and.. it's working! :)

- walking and enjoying Paris (La Bourse)

(French sweets - irrestistible!!!)

- spending a great weekend in Italy (visiting Milano and Torino - very nice cities!!)

- having Alex and Cata visiting us in Paris!
- visiting visitins and again visiting... this will never end!

Saint Germain en Laye castle

Tea in a little cute French town (Marly le Roi)

- climbing on the top of Notre Dame de Paris - excellent view, so much better than the one from the Arc de Triomph! Definetly worth seeing!! :)
- living for 2 weeks with 2 crazy Brazilian girls, Clarissa and Juli! I tought them bad words in Romanian and they did the same in Portuguese :) Interesting experience, as Juli cooks all the time, so I am getting fatter :)) Brazialian sweets (Brigadero), chicken pie, cheese pie, chocolate cake, etc.. :P I like Brazilians! :D

- clubbing with the Delphi trainees (of course, first there is the cocktail!!!)
- having Dora visiting Paris as a great surprise for both of us! :P (she missed the connection to Copenhagen, so we had time to visit Paris in the night :P) - no pics available for online distrivuitn, we were too tired in them - but they exist! :P

- visiting another Castle, Chateau de Chantilly - I just love this place!! The interesting part was the hitch-hiking at the end, to come back to Paris... otherwise we should have waited for the train for 2 more hours! But it was nice :P Me and 3 Brazilian girls... I don't know how and what I do, but I am always around Latinas :P

That's about it for now! :P Tomorrow is a new day! :P

Leapsa :)

2009-02-09T21:29:00.002+02:00

I got a leapsa from Mili, but I just read it! :) So here it is:

1. Go to the 4th folder in your computer where you store your pictures.
2. Pick the 4th picture in that folder
3. Explain the picture
4. Tag 4 people to do the same!

So this picture was taken in Brasov, when one day, Jeny and me decided to go "shopping". So we were on the train from Fagaras to Brasov, enjoying the nice day, remembering the good old times and making plans for the next summer days! :) Great memories! :)

And to forward the leapsa further... Let's pick Ili, Alex, Roxi and Silvishor!

Sayings...

2009-02-04T23:52:00.002+02:00

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”

“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”

“If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything.”

“The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.”

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.”

“The most important things in life aren't things.”

“Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see Life with a clearer view again.”

“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.”

“Don't worry about life, you're not going to survive it anyway.”

Lately..

2009-02-02T22:07:00.008+02:00

We are visiting candies shops...

Watching the Chinese New Year's Parade

Having fun in the metro stations (this one is Montparnasse) :P

Eating sushi whenever we have the chance! (love it!!)

Climbing the Arc de Triomph!

Ice-skating and enjoying the ice!

Till next time! :P

Viteza ucide!!!

2009-01-11T20:07:00.002+02:00

O veste socanta si deloc placuta m-a impins sa caut statistici despre accidentele de masina in Romania. Si asa am aflat ca 2 romani mor pe zi din cauza vitezei!

In primele luni ale anului 2008 au avut loc 2100 de accidente, care au avut ca si consecinta 341 de mori si 3171 de raniti! Astazi un cunoscut de-al meu a crescut penultimul numar. Si se pare ca nici nu a fost vina lui.

Asadar, apel catre cei care practica soferia! Grija mare pe sosele, pentru ca ce-i mai rau se poate intampla oricui! Si partea si mai proasta e ca viata noastra nu depinde numai de noi, dar in mare parte da!

Take care!

Proud of my girls

2009-01-06T18:28:00.006+02:00

Yes, very very proud!!

Today I found out that Silvishor was selected in the EB 09-10 of AIESEC Cluj! Congratulations my dear! I trust you;re going to do a great job for AIESEC, and it's going to be a hell of term for you also! :P

And then I realised that all my 3 girls, all my 3 team-leaders from the second part of my term have been or are vicepresidents in AIESEC Cluj! And I couldn't be more proud of them, because I know that each of them has lived AIESEC to the full so far!

Therefore my dears, I wish you all the luck in the world in the next year, whatever you choose to do! Remember to track the chocolate coins, and I wish you to eat them all till 2nd of April! By the way, how many do you still have?

Lots of kisses!

Happy New Year!!!

2009-01-06T18:22:00.010+02:00

And just as I expected, 2009 started very nice for me:

- surrounded by my dearest friends and family, both the ones from Fagaras, and the ones from Cluj

(New Year's Eve dinner! And "Mosu" was also there! :P)

(we were playing canasta at 6 am in the morning! ADDICTED!!)
(craaazy girls!)

(carol singing on 24th of December! Cos and his girls! :P)

- snow everywhere (on 1st of January), and even in Paris, now that I am back (the only thing is that people are crazy now with this weather and they cancelled flights, the traffic is affected, etc..)

- with many plans and wishes for the next period

- with great news even from the first days!

(this is just a funny picture of Pusy! :P Isn't she cute? :) )

So yes, I really think this year is gonna be incredible (remember the song? :P)

My birthday in Paris

2008-12-16T12:53:00.004+02:00

So far and yet, so close to my friends, and to the people from home! It has been a very nice birthday, and its celebration lasted more than one day :P

The first thing was a really nice breakfast with the Indirect Purchasing team here in Delphi, with cookies, juice and coffee. All day long people were coming into my cubical to wish me “Happy Birthday” and at 4 pm (this is a reference hour for the trainees in Delphi), I had a really nice surprise from my dear stagiaires, who came and brought me a very funny present (sorry, no pictures of the present allowed… it’s a secret :P)! After a looong day at work, Miha prepared a surprise dinner party in hour house, inviting Andra and 2 French guys (her flat mates), cooking some fondue du fromage (delicious!), drinking champagne and speaking in French (it’s so easy to do that after some scotch mixed with wine! :P)
(The picture is a plittle bit dizzy.... but so were we :P)

This is what happened on the 10th of December :P But the big celebration was on Saturday, when we had a “soiree” (as Miha likes to call it) in our house, where all the trainees from Delphi were invited, plus some other friends, and together with Ada (her birthday is also on 10th :P), we prepared some crepes francaises, sandwiches, and of course, we didn’t forget the wine, punch, beer, in order to make everybody “happy”!
Le Cab was our next destination, one of the fanciest clubs in Paris! Even though we didn’t spend too much time there, it was really nice, we enjoyed ourselves a lot!

So how was my birthday? Weird at first, because I was used to being surrounded by my friends every time, either the ones from Cluj, or from Fagaras, or a mixture of the 2 groups… but it was always them. Now… a bunch of great persons, but people that I’ve met 4 months ago. And on one hand, I was happy to be here with all of them, because they really made my day be incredible, but on the other hand, I missed my friends back home!

Still, I couldn’t believe how many messages I received during that day! Therefore:
- Thank You Iulia and Alex, Michelle, Peng, Lucki, Harald, Hush, Ciuci, Ioana, Ana, Reka, Iulius, Andrei, Herny, Galebu, Aylin, Coditza, Alessandro, Nikka, Romeo, Radu, Jani, Alex from Iasi, Mili, Mada for your wishes!
- Thanks my girls for the skype conversation surprise that you organized for me!
- Thanks Mali, Dora, Jeny, Cos, Bobo and Silvishor for the mails and phone calls
- Thanks Iuli and Bebe for calling me, it was a really nice surprise :P
- Thanks all my dear friends from Paris for what they did during the entire day (and on Saturday :P)
- Thanks Ando for appearing at my door in the secret day! :P
- Thanks Miha for organizing that crazy dinner :P

I am totally sure I forgot some persons… thanks guys! :P I just realized that I sounded like an Oscar Winner, :P, but who cares? :P Still miss you all!

PS: 4 more days till I come back home!
PPS: the craziest girl Ioana Muresan will come in Paris, as trainee in Delphi! We will work in the same company!!!! :P Congrats! Can’t wait to see you here! :P We will be 4 trainees coming from the same LC! :P
PPPS: I am sooo very excited about the New Year’s Party!!! Even if Alex makes me bring French food! We’ll see about that :P

Long time no see

2008-12-08T23:13:00.012+02:00

Why? Well, because after you stop writing, it becomes more and more difficult as the days pass... and then you need to be a really brave person to start again. And here I am, being brave :P

A lot of things happened of course (we only have one life, right? :P), and I will make a wrap up as Ale would say, or speak in bullets... it's more efficient, isn't it, Silvishor? :)

1st of December in Paris. We celebrated it on 28th of November actually, because the Embassy of Romania in France decided to organize a dinner for a part of the Romanians from here. I was lucky enough to get an invitation and, to be honest, we ate soooo much! They served sarmale, salata de boeuf, chiftele, fasole frecata, cozonac (which was more like a panettone), Romanian wine (Feteasca, Cotnari) and even tuica :P We laughed a lot and in the same time it was pretty strange to hear only Romanian around me for 3 hours. But for sure it was worth going!

Then Ale visited us in the same weekend. I think she liked Paris (she was pretty enthusiastic), even if the weather was not the best one (of course, it's a Parisian weather!!). We walked a lot, we ate Crepes Flambees (the waiter almost put the entire table on fire... he was probably intimidated :P), we went to the Eiffel Tower (Ale loved it!), etc... Very enjoyable time!

Then the next weekend (meaning this last one), another Ale visited me, also called Jenyfer :P Perfect word for this period: RELAXATION! :) walking, talking, partying, cooking (spaghetti and papanasi - delicious!!!), shopping for an entire day, watching stupid movies and wishing this weekend never to end (but it did... damn!)!

Christmas Party with Delphi trainees! It was like in AIESEC Cluj (well, some parts at least), with a Secret Santa, with little presents and games, with paper snowflakes and Christmas decorations, with a lot of traditional food (Iranian, Ukrainian, Polish, Mexican, Romanian, Brazilian) - so taaaasty!, pictures, music, carols...

And that's it... Monday came [again!!!]! Sorry Ili, but I will never like this day... maybe during holidays, but I doubt :P

PS: 11 more days!

One of the perfect weekends in London

2008-11-13T23:24:00.007+02:00

Was between 7^th and 12^th of November :) Yeah, it wasn’t really a weekend, but for most people in France it was a long one (some bank holiday again). So we chose to spend it in a England , as I haven’t had been there before and I always wanted to do this.

Why perfect? Because of three reasons:

- I met Dora there, after 4 months of not seeing each other

- I met Adina, my friend from Fagaras, after 1 year and 2 months

- I had enough time to get to know this London city, a little bit :)

I don’t even know from where to start. We did a lot of things, we walked a lot (my muscles still hurt after 2 days), we visited the National Gallery, the British Museum , Tate Modern (this is an exposition of contemporary art… the most stupid thing I have ever seen in my life!), we saw the London Eye, the Westminster Abbey, the House of Parliament, Big Ben, etc. What else? Well, we also had a LOT of fun at Madame Tussauds (the museum of stars made out of wax) – now I have my picture with Tom Cruise (and many others :P)!

We ate a lot of sushi (even cooked some at home, which turned out to be really tasty!!), chocolate waffles in the Camden Market (OMG!), celebrated with Martini our meeting in a very nice city, took a lot of interesting pictures (especially the ones in the tube), tried to get used to the bad weather in England (it was raining almost all the time… yack!). We went shopping (I bought boots!!!), and also visited some shops (this was the purpose… I wish we could have another one): Hamley’s (toys shop…. Huuuge, 5 floors of toys, games, Barbies, etc.) and Harrods – the most expensive mall in London – you could find here everything starting with Gucci, Armani, Prada, Dior, Versace, Valentino, Switzerland watches and chocolate, French cheese and boulangerie, etc… ANYTHING!

How is London comparing it to Paris ? - this is the question that I heard most often since I got back. Well, it’s different! They have very few things in common, but I really like them both. Paris is more romantic, more artistic, the architecture is older and the style is older (which makes is really special). The atmosphere is more relaxed, even though it is more crowded than London . The people are more divers and more open from what I heard and noticed. On the other hand, London is very cosmopolitan, it has a lot of huge buildings (modern style), especially a part of it called Canary Wharf . It looks amazing with so much glass and the Thames around the buildings. Excellent! The center is very chic, with those British pubs, always full of people (if they couldn’t fit in, they were drinking their beer in front of the pub) that don’t care about what’s going on around them :)

Other impressions:

- I was almost hit by cars several times, because I was always looking in the other direction (it’s hard to get used to cars driving on the other side of the road)

- the train that we were taking to get to the center has a really nice itinerary between the big glassy buildings, crossing the water (Thames) several times, then passing through a rally cute neighbor of small houses

- British people are very diplomatic and you can see this even in the way they dress, or on their faces

- There is no point in having an umbrella in London, because at a certain time you get tired taking it out of the purse and then put it back (because the rain stopped), and then repeat the process… so, better off without it! :)

Other type of impressions:

- I thought it will be a little bit weird to meet my friends after so much time, but no, not at all. It was so normal to see them, as if I saw them yesterday and the day before. It’s true that we were talking a lot, catching up, but it was like time has stopped during all this period. And this is good!

- We changed a lot, all 3 of us. And I think it is in a good way. I can’t say it about me (it’s subjective), but Dora and Adina are different from what I used to know. They are more mature, and I must add more crazy, thinking about the future, planning, making decisions (running for MCP or not, career directions, objectives for the future, new ambitions for everybody), etc.

All in all, it was a really enjoyable weekend! I wish I could say I rested a lot, but nope, I am more tired than after 2 weeks of work! And I like it: P I had the chance to take a break and to reset my priorities.

Next move: Lisbon, Paris or Copenhagen! :) Can't wait! :)

Craziest day in Delphi so far

2008-11-02T23:10:00.004+02:00

It was Friday! The day started at 9 sharp with a "Petit dejeuner Pot de Depart pour Thomas" (Goodbye party as Breakfast), with croissants, juice, cookies, candies and chocolate. A lot of guests, jokes, we laughed a lot with the managers and the girls, they are really crazy people :)

Then there were 2 hours of work, and then lunch. Veeery funny one, with Dominique (my manager), Baharak and some other people from our team. We talked about the difference between France and USA concerning companies being customer oriented or not. Lovely :)

Then one hour of work and party again. This time it was Genc's Pot de depart, after 3 years spent in Delphi. He started as a trainee, then got hired and now... changing the direction :) This was more of a trainee party, with food and champagne, stupid jokes and talks. But it was fun :)

And then, when the day should have finished (it was already 17:30), for us it actually started. We had to do everything that was on the agenda for the day, and this was not little. So we started working, very efficiently, and it was crazy. At 18:00 everybody was gone, but our team. Indirect Purchasing was working, eating the cookies left from Thomas, and having fun :)

And tomorrow's another working week. But this one is shorter :) And the next one will be even shorter! :) Stay tooned! The best is yet to come, as someone used to say :)

News from Paris

2008-10-29T00:30:00.005+02:00

Full weekend again... I can;t seem to be able to have a weekend for resting and that's it. Maybe when I arrive home for holidays. Who knows?

This weekend I went at Versailles with Anya. A very nice place indeed, as everybody says. I liked it a lot, especially the gardens, that are more visited than the castle itself. The only regret I had was the weather... it was soooo cold! So the gardens are huuuge, and they have flowers everywhere (even on this weather), fountains and trees in amazing orders. It's a place that is worth seeing for sure.

The castle.. well, we had a really interesting surprise when we got there. We had no idea about this modern art exposition presented in the rooms of Versailles. So we were stunned when seeing the Lobster coming down from the ceiling, Michael Jackson holding Bubble (a monkey) - a statue made of porcelain, a Bear talking to a policeman, or the Pink Panthere held by a Barbie (or whatever that was). The artist is called Jeff Koons and his work is for sure surprising.

A very nice Sunday

2008-10-19T22:41:00.004+03:00

Walking in Bois de Vincennes was the best choice for this Sunday. The parc is so huuuuge, the lake is full of boats and swans, the kids were playing, people were laying in the sun, playing cards or just reading, other kids were riding the poneys, roller skating or riding the bikes... and nobody cared about anything.

This is for sure my definition for a great Sunday!

Spaghetti Curieux

2008-10-19T22:29:00.004+03:00

Everybody knows that Paris is an expensive city... and it;s totally true! But sometimes you just have to go to the right places and everything is really cheap! Spaghetti Curieux is a bar, right next to the Centre George Pompidou, which has a Happy Hour(s) between 6 and 8 pm. During this period, you can buy a coke with 3 Eur, or a Mojito with 6 Eur and eat as much as you can from what they serve: pizza (3 types), salads, pasta, vegetables. Plus, the music is really really nice, and you can also see some interesting people around :P

(this is us in front of Delphi, waiting for the bus to go home)

Today we had fun :)

2008-10-14T20:26:00.010+03:00

We took pictures, we laughed of stupid conversations at lunch, we had coffees together we the other trainees, we exchanges photos... I felt like it was Friday. Yet, I also solved a lot of things hat will help me a lot in my future work. So yes, it was a really nice day. Now I'm watching "Friends" in French (while wirting this email :P), there are 2 episodes every day, and they are pretty funny (not as good as in English, mais... ca marche.. :P)

Some of us, the trainees, in Delphi parking (Alberto and the girls :) )

Adriana from Iasi and me, waiting for the others to go to lunch

Lunch, with Anya

After lunch... no energy left

Delphi, and the trainees going back to work

Thomas, one of the managers in our team (the cute one :P)

With Militza in my cubical... on Baharak's desk

My desk.. in the morning :)

New blogger :)

2008-10-09T00:59:00.002+03:00

Miha has a new blog! Check it out... looks promising! :) Here's the link :)

http://mihaela-alexandra.blogspot.com/

What made my day today :)

2008-10-08T14:17:00.002+03:00

I ate sarmale at lunch! It was so funny to see them there! :) The only thing that was not the same as our traditional sarmale was the shape... these were like a sphere, but the taste was very good! :) How cool is this? :)

My favorite song

2008-10-08T12:57:00.003+03:00

I got a leapsa from Mili, therefore here it is.

Well... my favorite song changes every time I get tired of listening to it. So, what I've been obsessively listening to these days is Bryan Adam's Cloud Number 9. It's a really nice song, pretty old, but I just love it!

So Ale, what's your favorite song?

Around

2008-10-08T12:48:00.004+03:00

These last days were pretty crazy… I wanted to take some time to rest, but all I managed was to get myself even more tired. Great, ha? I have the impression that weekends are soooo short that I don’t know when they pass. One moment I know it’s Friday (TGIF :P), and the next one I wake up and realize it’s Monday. Not fair!

This weekend was very… productive! We cleaned a big part of our house (you should have seen Miha and me getting nervous, but also laughing about… anything and everything), while talking to Mali on skype :) I was in the kitchen, Miha in the bathroom and Mali on the fireplace. It was fun to hear us yelling so that she could here what we were saying and reverse J

On Saturday night there was “La Nuit Blanche”, meaning that some museums were opened during the entire night, there were art exhibitions in the main squares, an Indian movie was being shot live, and everybody was out on the streets. It was a really nice atmosphere, with people laughing and enjoying themselves at 1 am.

Then, on Sunday we went to the Longchamp Hippodrome. It’s the biggest in Paris. I couldn’t have missed the opportunity to see the World Cup – Qatar Prix Arc de Triumph. Lots of horses, poneys – free riding for little children (grrr!!) and also a… hat competition! Yes, this was the place for the ladies to show off their splendid hats and fancy cloths. Plus, if you had a hat, the entrance was free for you! (or if you printed the invitation from the web :P)
No, we didn’t bet… actually we bet between us. My horse (Milanaise) was the second, grr! But it was fun :) The horses’ names are so funny: Pur Sucre, Again, Go Away, Sea of Marmara, No Striking, etc. :)
Now it’s half of the week. 2 more days (excluding this one) and it will be weekend again. Can’t wait! I miss walking around through the city… yes, this is an objective for the next weekend.

Another random thing: I’m reading now Sex and the City, in French. Apparently, first it was, and then the serial [and then the movie]. It’s pretty funny, but it has few common elements with the serial. Anyway, good thing to do on the train to and back from work J

Enjoy your last 2 days of the working week! :)

My weekend in Italy

2008-10-01T11:19:00.005+03:00

Actually it was a really sudden decision... but I like it when I'm impulsive :). It was a really nice one, I needed some relaxation out of crazy Paris! :) So yeah, we went carting (I was on the first place, of course!!), walked in Savona and visited the port, laughed with the other 2 Romanian guys. Plus, the weather was great! on the passagiata in Genova it was so sunny, and the sea was so great, people were scubadiving, or "canoeing", sailing, reading stories to their kids on the benches in the park, or just laying in the sun! So peaceful! :) Have to do this again :)

Last week

2008-09-18T20:36:00.010+03:00

was full! 2 birthday parties: one for the Grand Arc in La Defense (50 years) and the other for Militza, my Mexican room mate. Then Miha and me visited Musee d'Orsay (free entrance in the first Sunday of the month), walked in the Jardin de Tuilerie (I love that garden.. I dont; know why) and checked the stores on Champs Elysees. Loads of fun, lots of nice people, a very nice time!Crazy girls: Romania, Iran, Mexico and Turkey! (at Mili's bday)Trying to drink a huuuuge mojito

Alessandro - Italian from Rome. He will cook Italian food for us!
Renault store on Champs Elysee

Orsay

Jardin de Tuileries

Living Museum of the Horse - Chateau de Chantilly

2008-09-16T22:54:00.010+03:00

Special dedication to Andreea :P

Statues of different breeds of horses

This is how the stables look like

Dressage demonstration - very interesting

He was performing the Spanish Step

At the beginning of the contest

The poney show - specially dedicated to kids. The little one is Louki :P

Disneyland est magique!

2008-09-15T15:18:00.008+03:00

It’s fantasy, it’s adventure, it’s both princesses and pirates, it’s both Mickey Mouse and the Beast, it’s both kids and 50 year old persons… its’ great!I had the great opportunity to go there this Sunday and I think it was the best thing I could choose for 14th of September. Beautiful day, crazy girls ( Ada – Romania, Baharak – Iran/Canada, Militza – Mexico), a morning train… this is how the day started.
Disneyland is just as they say: crazy rides, funny games, all the Disney characters taking pictures with kids and not only, Cinderella and her Prince dancing on a scene, Pluto playing the guitar, phantoms scaring people, Minnie ears on people’s heads, people laughing, screaming… enjoying! We did everything that we could do in the parks (there are 2: the Disney studios and the Disneyland Park):
- pictures with Goofy and Mickey Mouse
- Carrousel, Small World ride (it’s a boat trip through the world; dolls dressed in traditional costumes, dancing and singing: P Very very cute: P). Tea Cups spinning (I think this was the funniest – we were spinning so hard and we were laughing in the same time… so my head was dizzy even after 10 minutes after the ride)
- Studios Tour (they presented the special effects that they use in movies – for example it suddenly started raining (Ada got entirely wet J ), or there was a fire, but also the earth quake (very funny!!)
- The Pirates of the Caribbean and the Phantom House - they were supposed to be scary (actually they really were, for little kids), but we had a lot of fun almost being hit by different bones, or brooms, or seeing ourselves in the mirror with a ghost above us J
- The Adventure Island in which you get lost through caves, floating bridges, great views and a lot of laughter!
- Then there were the hardcore rides, basically 4 of them: Aerosmith (we started the day in this one), The Tower of Terror (craaazy!! Free falling… I felt the stomach in my mouth a few times), Big Thunder (we liked this one very much, it’s funny and hardcore in the same time… so we did it twice :P) and Space Mountain (OMG! The hardest one, it can get dangerous if you don’t keep your head against the chair… But it’s just crazy! My knees were trembling when I got down… still, I would do it again J ) - And at the end, there was “The parade”, where all the Disney characters present dances, come and greet you, take pictures with the people, etc… sharing big funny boats that just make you dream

Conclusion: going to Disneyland is mandatory for every person alive, because it’s just great!
PS: Happy Birthday, Disneyland Paris, on your 15th anniversary! :P

Chateau de Chantilly

2008-09-15T14:49:00.002+03:00

On Saturday I had the great chance to visit one of the places that make France what I imagined it to be! And this is a castle near Paris, actually it is a huuuge domain, called Chantilly. It is an old castle, owned by Conte de Chantilly, and entirely dedicated to horses. The domain includes a hippodrome, the Living Museum of the Horses (this means that they also have real horses that people can visit, besides all the pictures, paintings and objects related to horses), the Dome in which poneys and horse perform in shows, courtyards also designed as show scenes and this week, it also included France Grand Prix Jumping Competition. This weekend all the big champions in horse jumping were present in Chantilly, trying to win the Grand Prix. So much beauty, so much class and style there… very enjoyable! The contest was really nice, and also the 2 shows that we say in the museum.

In one of them 5 little poneys (Louki, Chiquito, Kefir, Romain, and I don’t remember the last name:P) presented us interesting and funny things that they could do (poney are really smart! :P)… oh, and also the Serafim Donkey J This was a show for kids mainly, but adults also had a lot of fun J It was a good lesson for us, because we learnt a lot of things (for example the fact that horses and poneys eat 5 times a day because their stomach is very little and there is no other way :P). The second show was a dressage lesson – how to train your horse to walk “au pas, au trop ou au gallop”, to do the Spanish steps (very graceful!), and also how to do pirouettes. Very very interesting.

Therefore I will go back there. I want to see them again, and plus, I also want to visit the castle (there was not time to do that this Saturday). So if you really want to see a quiet, beautiful, entirely French place, definitely go to Chateau de Chantilly!

From the serial: humour in Delphi

2008-09-15T11:00:00.002+03:00

Improving Communication/No Swearing at Work

Dear Employees,

It has been brought to management's attention that some individuals throughout the company have been using foul language during the course of normal conversation with their co-workers.Due to complaints received and our efforts to improve communication, this type of language will no longer be tolerated.We do, however, realize the critical importance of being able to accurately express your feelings when communicating with co-workers. Therefore, a list of 16 New and Innovative "TRY SAYING" phrases have been provided so that proper exchange of ideas and information can continue in an effective manner.

1) TRY SAYING: I think you could use more training.
INSTEAD OF: You don't know what the f___ you're doing.

2) TRY SAYING: She's an aggressive go-getter.
INSTEAD OF: She's a f___ing bit__.

3) TRY SAYING: Perhaps I can work late.
INSTEAD OF: And when the f___ do you expect me to do this?

4) TRY SAYING: I'm certain that isn't feasible.
INSTEAD OF: No f___ing way.

5) TRY SAYING: Really?
INSTEAD OF: You've got to be sh___ing me!

6) TRY SAYING: Perhaps you should check with...
INSTEAD OF: Tell someone who gives a sh__.

7) TRY SAYING: I wasn't involved in the project.
INSTEAD OF: It's not my f___ing problem.

8) TRY SAYING: That's interesting.
INSTEAD OF: What the f___?

9) TRY SAYING: I'm not sure this can be implemented.
INSTEAD OF: This sh__ won't work.

10) TRY SAYING: I'll try to schedule that.
INSTEAD OF: Why the f___ didn't you tell me sooner?

11) TRY SAYING: He's not familiar with the issues.
INSTEAD OF: He's got his head up his a__.

12) TRY SAYING: So you weren't happy with it?
INSTEAD OF: Kiss my a__.

13) TRY SAYING: I'm a bit overloaded at the moment.
INSTEAD OF: F__ it, I'm on salary.

14) TRY SAYING: I don't think you understand.
INSTEAD OF: Shove it up your a__.

15) TRY SAYING: I love a challenge.
INSTEAD OF: This f___ing job sucks.

16) TRY SAYING: You want me to take care of that?
INSTEAD OF: Who the f___ died and made you boss?

Thank You,
Human Resources

New places in... Delphi

2008-09-11T18:33:00.002+03:00

Yesterday I had the chance to go downstairs in the garage of Delphi. Actually, this is the popular name of Batiment D, the place where all the cars that we produce or modify are held. And I saw a lot of them, mostly BMW, Mercedes, Peugeot and Audi. The coolest one was an Audi R8 that really got me! It's a beaautiful car :) Unfortunately people from corporate don't have access to go to the garage anytime, but yeah, it was a nice visit :)

Sa fiti fericiti!

2008-09-07T12:07:00.003+03:00

Multi pupici din Orasul Iubirii! :)

Some more humour inside Delphi

2008-09-04T15:11:00.001+03:00

Thank God It's Friday

A business man got on an elevator in a building. When he entered the elevator, there was a blonde already inside and she greeted him by saying, "T-G-I-F" (letters only).
He smiled at her and replied, "S-H-I-T" (letters only)."
She looked at him, puzzled, and said, "T-G-I-F" again.
He acknowledged her remark again by answering, "S-H-I-T."
The blond was trying to be friendly, so she smiled her biggest smile and said as sweetly as possibly "T-G-I-F" another time.
The man smiled back to her and once again replied with a quizzical expression, "S-H-I-T".
The blond finally decided to explain things, and this time she said, "T-G-I-F, Thank Goodness It's Friday, get it?"
The man answered, "Sorry, Honey, It's Thursday."
:) :) :)

Looong Weekend

2008-09-01T17:19:00.002+03:00

(I think there was a movie called like that...:P)

Miha arrived to Cluj on friday, and since then, we're out of time continuously. We've been in a hurry for 2 days, even though it was a weekend. We went to make the bank account, then we went to make a Navigo (this is a Metro Pass), then to buy something, then to take some pictures (there are not many sunny days left in Parsi), to take Miha's luggage at the "monastery" - as she calls it, then to eat back at my place, etc...

But all in all, it was a nice full weekend. We did a lot of things and the time spent together was great. We even went on a "cruise" on the Seine, at a French concert and in a suspect neighbourhood (we arrived there by mistake... not a very nice experience). I'm really glad I have another Romanian friend around, it's fun doing stupid things together :)

But this is a new week, with a new Paris I'm just getting to know. Today everybody started school, work, university, etc. People are back from vacations, metros are packed, streets are full of cars and people... I was really wondering if Paris is a capital city or not... apparetly it is, from this point of view also. But it's part of its magic. Let the work season begin!

Some pictures to make you wanna come here: )

2008-08-31T23:13:00.011+03:00

La plaine du Pont Neuf - a small park on the Seine

(Militza is the Mexican girl I'm living with for now)

On Pont Neuf, one of the most famous bridges in Paris

Notre-Dame Cathedral, with Miha and Militza

(Miha, my friend from Cluj... the one I'll share the appartment starting with October)

In a park, just besides the cahedral

On another bridge...

With Miha, fooling around

At Corina's goodbye sushi party :) With some other trainees from Delphi

From the serial: strange things in Paris

2008-08-29T15:43:00.002+03:00

This time concerning food:
- MOLE is a mexican food, made out of chicken with sauce. Nothing strange so far... till we get to the sauce... which is made out of: chocolate, peanuts and chilli. Now there's a strange taste!!! A, this is a Mexican food.
- Desperado - a beer (don't remember where it is from) which is actually a mix between beer and tequilla. Great taste!

If not a new place, why not a new activity?

2008-08-29T14:23:00.005+03:00

Well.... this time I chose not to visit a new place in Paris, but to be part of what turned to be the funniest evening-night so far. Together with some crazy crazy persons from here (Militza - my Mexican room mate, Virdiana - my Mexican colegue from Delphi, Gabriele - Virdiana's Italian boyfriend, Alberto - another Italian trainee from Delphi, both of them from Venice, Anya - a Ukrainian trainee and Francois - her French Parisian boyfriend), we went on Pont des Arts, one of the most beautiful bridges over Seine to have a picnic. Now... picnic in France has a pretty different meaning than the ones in Romania... here you can have a picnic everywhere, in the gardens, on the bridges, in the squaresm, ... all you have to do is get a blanket, by some stuff to eat from the supermarket (sweet stuff, or salty, or sandwich ingredients :P) and take care of your mood. The thing that MUST NOT miss is a bottle of winem because you can not call that a picnic if you don't have wine.

So we did all this starting from 6 when we left work till 11:30 pm when we couldn't stay anymore beucase it was freezing. The funny thing is that there were many picnics around us, and everybody was freezing, but we all stayed till that hour. We laughed a lot, I found out things about the French people (and the Mexicans), we compared cultures, a guys came to ask us if we had any cannabis to sell to him, etc. The most important points in the output though, are:

- French girls are such a pain in the ass, that boys are better off without them. This is why the gay community has become bigger and bigger every year.

- The maire of Paris is gay, so parisian people call him "Notre Dame of Paris"

- French people always tell the truth without any "vrajeala". Francois' example was: " You're fat, but I love you!" :)

So after picnic we decided to go on Champs Elysee (only Militza and me) to look for a camera, because the stores there close only at 12 pm, some of them even at 1. Francois and Anya joined us for a part of our "trip", telling us many interesting things about Paris (that only a person who lived there for his entire life could have known or notice) - like the difference between a French, an English and an Italian garden, that all the big monuments in Paris (the Arc, the gate in les Tuileris, the Arc in La Defense and L'Obelisc) are in a perfectly straight line, details about Formula 1 hotels, etc.

So this was it with last evening. Now I'm tired as hell and can't wait to get home. Today Miha is coming!! Yey!

Some humour in Delphi

2008-08-28T16:37:00.004+03:00

HOW TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITY IN THE WORKPLACE
Some tips when you get bored in the office ;) (this is the type of mails that are distributed in the company :P)

Send e-mail back and forth to yourself engaging yourself in an intellectual debate. Forward the mail to a co-worker and ask her to settle the disagreement.

Send e-mail to the rest of the company telling them exactly what you're doing. For example: "If anyone needs me, I'll be in the bathroom."

Make up nicknames for all your coworkers and refer to them only by these names. "That's a good point, Sparky." "No, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to disagree with you there, Cha-cha."

Find out where your boss shops and buy exactly the same outfits. Wear them one day after your boss does. This is especially effective if your boss is of a different gender than you.

Put a chair facing a printer. Sit there all day and tell people you're waiting for your document.

Hang mosquito netting around your cubicle. When you emerge to get coffee or a printout or whatever, slap yourself randomly the whole way.

Every time someone asks you to do something, anything, ask him or her if they want fries with that.

Put your trash can on your desk. Label it "IN."

Put decaf in the coffee maker for three weeks. Once everyone has withdrawn from caffeine addiction, switch to espresso.

Send e-mail messages saying there's free pizza or donuts or cake in the lunchroom. When people drift back to work complaining that they found none, lean back, pat your stomach and say, "Oh you've got to be faster than that."

This time... Champs Elysee

2008-08-27T23:00:00.006+03:00

and this is... WAAAAW!!! These are the times when I realise I am in Paris! Champs Elysee is mooore than I expected! Full of stores, each and every one of them very visible and huge, whenever you enter one of them it's like getting in another world. I entered 6 worlds and this was because I couldn't handle more (plus some others were already closed, as it was in the evening):

- Disney Store (for 30 minutes - the time I spent there - I wished I was a little girl again; all the Disney characters, starting with Mickey, Donals, Winnie the Pooh, and Ale's Tampi :)... printed on cups, T-shirts, towels, school-bags, magnets, shoes, pillows, plus little characters and toys); Virgin Library (a huge field of books - I couldn't help it and I bought 3 books);

- Mercedes (a show room with their latest models - I entered this one because I love Mercedes cars);

- Peugeot (they had some weird models and I wanted to see them - one of them had normal wooden chairs instead of car chairs :).. plus some other interesting ideas :P)

- Renault (they had the last 2 F1 models presented in the showroom, very nice... it was the first time I saw an original F1 car)

- Yves Rocher (a 2 levels store, with very narrow corridors that leaded your way into small rooms full of cosmetics... the walls painted in light colors... it fealt like a sunny island, with cool blue water and a perfect sandy beach)

- Virgin Library (here I couldn't help it and I bought 3 books that I am very proud of :P)

But by far, the most impressive one was Louis Vuitton - wide, high, full of light, and a great design. I couldn't enter this one because it was closed :(.

So this is Champs Elysee... famous stores, many people, expensive perfumes smell everywhere, a very cool Ard de Triumph at the end of it. It's nice that you can go on the Arc... it must be a great view there... Alex and Ciuci, my dears, all my thoughts were at you when I was walking on this avenue... For you I can garantee that you'll love it! :) But no one can remain indifferent to its magic... that's for sure! :)

Till next time!

Everyday something new

2008-08-26T22:03:00.007+03:00

Yes... I hope I can do it :) Today I saw the most beautiful garden (aka park) so far, it's called Le Jardin de Luxembourg. It's not very big (comparing to others in Paris), but it's absolutely magic. The perfect green, the perfect trees planted in a great order, the children that were running and playing, the people that were reading or just spending quality time on the chairs around the fountain, the flowers that smelled excellent throughout the entire garden, the little poneys that entertained the kids or the youngsters that were playing tennis in the tennis courts... then there is the lake and the fountain that seem like a corner of heaven and the imposing building of the French Senat situated in its center. Yes, this place fascinates me!

After seeing this place, I decided to walk home (I couldn't... it was too far, but still...). On my way I saw other 2 famous things that were not planned: University of Sorbonne and the Pantheon. Both of them are huuuge and I'm really sorry I couldn't see them on the inside also... but there is plenty of time to do that.

In the right place, at the right time

2008-08-25T15:23:00.006+03:00

Yesterday evening I went out for a walk, looking for the famous Shakespeare bookstore (it is very close to Notre-Dame). I found it.. it's a very small place, full of books in English (all kinds), and some in French... small, but in the same time, very overwhelming, because of its history and the way it is decorated. Inside, one can hear French music, and from time to time, someone plays the piano. After a while I decided to go home, and passing beside the Notre-Dame, I noticed that the doors are wide opened, welcoming people inside (normally, you have to pay an entrance ticket, and plus, you have to wait at a huuuge queue to get in). My curiosity dragged me in, of course. I was surprised to see the presentation movie of Notre Dame projected in the cathedral. For one hour I watched the history, the art, the reason of it being famous. Very beautiful and interesting! The moral is... sometimes you just have to be in the right place, at the right time! :)

La cite de l'amour

2008-08-25T14:49:00.007+03:00

And it is... if you take into consideration that everything that it has, the way it is built and what it provides to its cititzens and tourists lead to that. Paris has green places (parks, jardins, forests), a very nice and well taken care of river, la Seine, which has very romantic bridges, enlightened during the night, cruise boats for the tourists to meet Paris by sailing, monuments and buildings filled with history and art that put you in a specific atmosphere and mood. All of them are so imposing, so big and perfectly built and preserved, that you want to watch them for hours.

This weekend we saw Paris from the top of the Roue de Paris, we were amazed by the size of the fish in the lake in front of the Eiffel Tower, we stayed on Ile de St Louis and enjoyed Seine and its ships full of tourists, laughed of the ducks in the fountain of Jardin de Tuileries. Lovely day, extremely enjoyable time!

The world proves to be small again

2008-08-25T00:19:00.003+03:00

Who would ohave thought that I can meet Viviane in Paris? Viviane is a Brasilian girl who used to be a trainee in Targu-Mures. I met her at Peninsula (if I remember well), then she was a our LTS, and now I'm meeting her almost everyday at the cantine in Parc des Expositions. She's not working at Delphi, but we ea in the same place, so... :) Yes, it's a small world!

Delphi's coolest people :)

2008-08-19T17:53:00.003+03:00

The girls :) - this is on our way back from lunch :)

Representing (starting with the back, left side): Slovacia, Romania (Corina), Mexico, Slovacia, Mexico, Mexico, Iran, Italy, Ukraine (blond girl in green), Ukraine, Romania, and me :)

The French system...

2008-08-19T17:37:00.002+03:00

... is not my favorite one! Today I opened the bank account... at Societe Generale :) It's the closest to delphi, so it should have been easy. Well... we stayed for 1 entire hour there, and there were 2 people that actually worked for it! And my question: is it that difficult to opne a bank account? At lunch (our networking hour every day) I talked to some trainees about it, and they are already used to it... apparently in France you have to contact 10 people to get a procedure done, even though one person could do it without any stress. I guess people need work here, and therefore, they make sure everybody has something to do... but still!!!

A reaaaallly cool day!

2008-08-18T22:15:00.001+03:00

My God! Paris is big! Et Paris e simplement magnifique! J Today was my first day at work... and because my boss is coming to office only tomorrow, I did all the administrative things I had to do (they are a lot, starting with the “mon navigau” – this is the metro card -, “mon cantine card” – I’ll tell you later what is it with this cantine, my badge for entering the company... without it I’m dead, because every door can only be opened with this badge and the papers for my bank account, which is going to be finalized tomorrow morning)… and then I got out… there was nothing to do for me anyway.

The office is pretty far from the city, it’s actually at about 30 km from the centre, and this is why we have to change the metro. But it’s ok, because we get there in 30-40 minutes, and this is close in Paris. I have my own desk, with a computer, phone and I share my cubical with Baharak, who is a girl from Iran (originally), but she comes from Canada. She’s a really cool girl, who has helped me a lot with the guidance around Delphi (and believe me, there are a lot of things to learn there!). Today I met almost all the trainees from Delphi (there are 12 at the moment). Most of them are from Romania (4), 3 from Mexico, 2 from Ukraine, Baharak from Canada, and… I don’t remember the others. All employees are working in cubical spaces that they share with other 2 or 3 persons (including the managers – there are 4 managers in a cubical), and this is really cool, because it makes them very approachable.

At 12 we went to lunch at the cantine. It is very cheap for the interns, because the company pays 50% of the meals, and the interns don’t pay the taxes. Therefore, a pudding was 0.41 Euros, a fruit salad is about 50 cents, and a meal (soup and something else) is around 3 Euros. The problem is that I really couldn’t eat it all, so it’s even less! Plus, the cantine is absolutely great! Lots of food of many kinds, it looks and tastes incredible! No wonder they say French cuisine is delicious. Yes, I confirm it with all my heart! J

So I left the office… and there was still time from this day and I went to visit Paris. Believe me when I say that there are no words to describe this city. It’s just what I expected, and more! La Seine, the bridges over it, le Louvre (which is biiiiig!!!), le Tour Eiffel, Notre-Dame… everything! And every place is so romantic, it’s like Paris was built for people to love it (and love each other :P). On each side of the river there are people that sell old pictures of Paris, old books, souvenirs, etc. This is a really dangerous place for me, because I just can’t help buying something. They are really cheap and really cool. Today I bought my first book; actually it’s a 400 pages album about Louvre. It contains everything in the galleries, history of the museum, descriptions, explanations, art history, etc. Can’t wait to start scan it!

Ok… I lost my inspiration. Corina and a friend of hers are fixing the towel support in the bathroom, and they just messed up all the tools in his box (like cuie, suruburi, bla bla…) and everything is on our floor J They are really funny trying to sort them out, and put each of them in its little box… hope they’ll finish soon J.

Stick around for more J

My first post from Paris

2008-08-17T19:35:00.007+03:00

I've been here for 3 days almost and it's great! Paris est vraiment incredible! :) The first really cool thing I did here (besides visiting Sacre Coeur - which is just beautiful! and crowdy!) was to have a tour of Paris on rollerblades (or roller skates). Imagine 300 people on rollers enjoying the 10 km around the centre of Paris! It's just unbelievable! I was asking one of the persons from the shop I've rented the blades from what is it with this tour, that is taking place every week. Her answer was: rollerblading is a very respected sport in Paris, everybody has rollerblades! And it's actually true! Because there were not only youngsters or children taking part in this tour, but people of 40-50 years and it looked like they were doing it forever! Plus parents of small people who were pushing their babies in the baby carriage. Some would say crazy... I say sweet! (and a little bit dangerous for them).
Another cool thing is that the police was with us... on rollers! :) They were blocking the streets that we had to pass through and all the cars had to stop and wait for the 300 people to pass.... nobody was angry, or in a hurry! I really liked that!
Yep, it was a great afternoon, I'm tired as hell right now (I look more tired than those older people... grrr).. I'm going to sleep like a baby!

PS: I saw today Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, Pont Neuf (this is it), Place de la Bastille, Sena... but only passing by... I'll get back there and actually SEE them :)
PPS: Enjoy the pics, they're taken with my webcam :P

These last evenings....

2008-07-29T23:21:00.002+03:00

... I've been talking to very many friends of mine, people that I haven't heard from in a long time! It's really nice, and I'm realizing more and more every day why I love skype (actually I knew it before this also :P). And I also realized it's very important to me to have my friends close, and to keep contact with them, wherever they are. A
And it's funny... because I'm doing this 2 weeks before I leave... better late than never!

Talking to my "international" friends...

2008-07-28T00:28:00.002+03:00

Today I realized that in 18 days I'll be in Paris. 18 more days! And counting! It's a very cool feeling, but in the same time, it's pretty scary :) Today was the day dedicated to my away friends! :) I've been skyping in Italy, Denmark, yahoo-ing in Spain, facebooking in England and Belgium. It was nice taling to you guys and girls again, and I hope to see you all sometimes soon! Wit a little bit of effort, I'm sure we can make this work!

Coolest holiday in Italy!

2008-07-25T21:27:00.008+03:00

For more, click pics :P

... 3 days in Genova

... 1 day in Pisa

... 2 days in Florence

... 3 days in Rome and Vatican

... 1 day in a cool water park (La Caravelle)

... over 1000 km driven on the highway and not only

... tens of tunels in North Italy

... over n stuff visited

... refilling the bottles of water over and over again

... at least 2 culture infusions :( (Uffizi Galleries in Florence and Vatican Museums)

... the sea and the mountain in the same place - climb the mountain and see the sea on your other side

... great 10 days spent together with dearest persons

... visited 2 countries in one

... eating pizza for lunch 3 days in a row - this means I liked it

... cooking Italian pasta

... listening Madonna at the radio (love her new song - Give it to me)

... falling in love with Italian Ice-Cream (gelata)

... seeing Romanian people on the streets

... sun, sea, palm trees, people, fun!

Bottom line: I'm definitely going back there! :P

Who said Romania is not incredible???

2008-07-07T10:03:00.009+03:00

Yesterday I was in a one-day trip with my family and Alexandra on the mountain. We crossed the Transfagarasean, stopped at Balea (both the waterfall and the lake), Vidraru Lake and then on the other side of the mountain we visited Curtea de Arges Monastery.... driving back on Olt Valey :P

The landscapes were great, the mountains... just as I knew them! Fresh air, snow spots at 2000 m, lot of people, people from Bucharest (who were obviously too used to their 40 degrees) dressed in "slapi" slipping on the snow :) Yep, it was funny! :)

Vidraru is a "wwwwwaaaaaw" thing! I saw it for the first time yesterday and I was speechless! Definitely the best thing I saw in Romania!

So if you have the opportunity of going in such a trip to see our mountains, make sure you don't miss it! Believe me, not many countries have something like this!Balea Waterfall - in the back... too sunny for our camera :P

Just the mountains... one of the 100000 stops on hthe road just to takepictures

On top of Transfagarasean

Balea Lake

Vidraru Lake (it's huge, it has 14 km and you have to drive along it to reach the barrage)

If you want to see more great landscapes, check: http://picasaweb.google.com/ade.popa/RomaniaTransfagarasean

Great afternoon! :)

2008-07-01T18:41:00.006+03:00

I had no reason for writing on this blog lately... till now, when I got these pictures that I absolutely love! :) They are taken on a therace in Cluj, Havana. Yep, I was there with Dora after walking and chatting in the park for 3 hours! I'm gonna miss these afternoons.... a lot!
Enjoy the pictures!

Shocked to find this in Piata Mihai Viteazu :) Anyway, I think Paris looks better! :)

Which Sex and the City Character Are You?

2008-06-26T11:57:00.000+03:00

Uuu :)

You are Charlotte. Fairytales were made for you. You've had your share of heartbreak, but that doesn't stop you from opening your heart to others and searching for your happily-ever-after. To some, you may appear naive and your romantic ideals far-fetched, but you know that someday, your Prince will come.

Next year in... Paris! :)

2008-06-23T20:32:00.000+03:00

4 years... that come to an end

2008-06-19T13:29:00.004+03:00

,

My 2 last weeks were really crazy, with a lot of things going on! But I enjoyed them so much!!!

First there was my graduation festivity. I don't know how it was for the audience, but I felt really good. I liked what the professors and students said and I had a very nice time on that stage. Basically what made me feel happy were not the speaches, or the diploma, or the flowers, but my friends that were there, people from home (high-scool and family), the dearest persons, and also the AIESEC gang, who were "Foaie Verde, Adela!!!" me!

Then there was the graduation party (aka Banchet :P), at Chios. Veeery enjoyable! Lot of dancing, lot of laughing and spending time with faculty friends!

And last but not least, there is my graduation paper, that I'm happy to say.... it's finished! Tomorrow at noon I'll be giving it in, so I'll be over with it also!

And now... holiday!!!!!!!!!! Till 30th of June at least, I'll be sleeping till noon, watching Dawson's Creek, going out, having fun! So who wants to join me?

Oh, almost forgot! Latest news: Dora is the new MC VP Finance in Denmark!!! Congrats dear!! See you in Copenhagen! :)

Till next time!

Live from Ili's home

2008-06-01T13:31:00.002+03:00

We're here for the last time probably... She's leaving to Budapest and... I can't believe it... I don't think I realize it, I don't think she realizes it, but the thoughts of not studying for our stupid exams together, with clear and strict schedule, not eating "mancare de bebe" like crazy, washing dishes or just talking and watching movies seems really weird and not real in the same time....

And this is just the beginning... Mali is already in the Dominican Republic, Ale is leaving to The Netherlands, now Ili... Dora and me are in the middle of the process... It's strange to see your best friends leaving, knowing you'll only talk to them on skype or by email.

Got to go now... we're helping her take the suitcases in the car... :((

3 down, 2 more to go!

2008-05-30T12:59:00.003+03:00

2 more exams and faculty is over! Waw!! When I put it this way, I'm almost sorry for not having exam sessions anymore... but when I think about the stupid articles hat we have to read for the Monday exam (Globalisation) ... nope, I'm not sorry anymore!!

I'm at Dey's right now... she's reading, at least trying... I'm full, need a break! So.. why not checking the blogs, facebook pictures, news... and that's it??!!! Yep... back to work!

Quality time

2008-05-20T10:58:00.005+03:00

Besides of the takeover, we also had time to walk ... actually not exactly walk, but drive to the cave and walk on the bridge :) Suncuius is a really nice place. I really enjoyed being there after 5 years. We were in the same place me and Adina used to climb the rocks and surprise surprise... everything was exactly like in 2003.

Apart from this, we spent en entire night with our friends in AIESEC. We laughed a lot, we danced all night, we were surprised of some things that happened (eg: going to sleep in the same bed with a person, and waking up with another one, missing black shoes, etc..), enjoying the ride home.

Next meeting... will it be in Santo Domingo? Or in Budapest? Or... I'm open to suggestions! :)

Last thing in AIESEC...

2008-05-20T10:16:00.003+03:00

... was the Take Over! This is a very nice evening gala, when the Executive Board 2007-2008 officially gives the confidence of running AIESEC Cluj-Napoca to the EB 2008-2009.

It was a very enjoyable night, remembering a lot of crazy things that we did (these are also in this little movie) in the last year; it was our last night together as EB, we had fun, and we were proud of the people that we left behind us. And another year is ahead of s. Who knows when we'll meet in this formula again? Who knows where we're going to be in the next 6 months? 3 of us are going in eXchange, Ili in Budapest as National Committee member, Dey is the new Regional Coach for AIESEC Sibiu, Alex works at Foreground, Vlad is the President in AIESEC Cluj for the next term.

What I know for sure is that "Stirile de la ora 20:00" will last for a long time.

Can't wait to see what's next!

Big Sisters in action!

2008-05-11T23:41:00.009+03:00

Today I realized 2 of the greatest people I met in the last years, 2 of my best friends are leaving soon. Mălina is staying one more week with us, and then she’s on her way to the Dominican Republic for 1 year and 4 months. Who knows if we’ll meet again during this year? Will this pass quickly or not? Ili has 3 more weeks in Cluj and then she’s starting her MC term in Budapest... 1 year. She’s closer to us, but still, who knows when we’ll meet again?

Also today Ili and I were scanning some pictures that we took while we were in AIESEC. In most of them there are 4 persons: Dora, Dey, Ili and me... the Big Sisters. This really made me smile. Because there were almost 3 years in which we were together at conferences, at parties, doing stupid things, cooking, living together, etc.

How it all started... It started randomly. Because this is how we all are: random! J We were having an internship at BRD (this is how we looked like in our first day of work:P) and we (Dora, Dey and me) needed a place to stay for that month. We asked Ili if we could stay at her place, and she said YES. Of course, she had no idea what she was talking about, she was really enthusiastic about us coming, even though she hadn’t been thinking about what this will mean. Yet, it was to late to say NO! :P The next thing I know is that we called Ili’s house The Big Sisters’ House (BSH). It was a crazy month, we were going at BRD every day („LC meetings” at BRD in my office :P), tuna salad as lunch almost every day, people coming and visiting us, playing Mafia and cooking spaghetti and pancakes, going out. Yep, it was definitely a crazy month!

After some time all 4 of us had made it into the EB. We were so excited to take part at EB meetings! Being in the same EB with 3 other people that I knew pretty well, with at least 3 friends I already had made things more easier to me. We had no problem in having fun, in making our work excited and crazy, in doing stupid things to other people (and to us), in endless discussion night after night, day after day... and after getting home still having topics for online chats, underfucking all around. It is so natural to me to hear statements like: „Are you coming to the mall today?” , „Did you see that post?”, „Let’s go the pool later! I got asleep too late last night!”, „Are you coming over tonight?”, „But this time we ARE REALLY WORKING!!! We’ll stick to the schedule!”

And as another friend of ours would say, „si acum tot 4”! After 2 years from the creation of BSH, we’re still meeting to have spaghetti at Ili’s, to see a movie at Dora’s, to study in the exams period, to write our „licentze” (this is a 2 sides thing: we have to meet one hour earlier for „ending” – they never end – our stories and drink our coffees, and only after that we can start working). And it is so great to feel like home with your friends the way I feel with them, to know you can count on them at any issue, or that you can call them in the middle of the night and tell them you want to meet at 3 am in a „bomba” and them to be there for sure!

Who knows what will be next? All we know so far is that Ili is going for a year in Budapest, Dey is staying in Romania, Dora will probably be in Lisboa (and then...) and me... I’ll be in another country (not many chances to be Portugal, Hungary or Romania). We’ll be in 4 different places on this planet, after at least 2 years of seeing one another almost daily.

And yet, I’m sure I’ll have even more pictures starting from now on! My album is not complete yet!

The world changes...

2008-05-11T03:02:00.003+03:00

... and so are we. Things that used to be white in high-school were green maybe in AIESEC times, and now are red. People that were most close to us in 8th grade are in other corners of the world, and our connections have been lost in time. Activities that mattered the most in high-school are no longer there...

It's so weird waking up after 1 or 2 years and realize that your perceptions are changed, that you have changed, that your dreams and wishes are completely different from what they used to be 3 years ago. And you wonder WHY? What were those things that made this happen? When did this happen? What was the moment?

What scares me the most is the fact that I see life passing, I can feel it, and I'm afraid I won't relive these moments again. I will never be on 11th of May at 03:08. Am I living this moment or wasting it? Maybe that's why I like taking pictures and films wherever I go, at whatever party or trip, etc. I enjoy those moments very much, and probably, subconsciously, I hope I'll relive them by watching the pictures. Of course it's not possible, but at least I have something to remind me of them!

I've been rereading an email that I received from a dear friend of mine... Yep, he was really right: "fiecare a luat-o pe drumul lui, un drum pe care si l-a facut independent, diferit. Ne-am maturizat, vedem altfel lucrurile, avem responsabilitati, iubim....Adevaru e ca timpul trece, si la fel si amintiri, si ne indepartam incet incet de la ce a fost. "

And my remaining question is:

Do you have enough memories of the years that pass? Do you have enough life in those years? Is it ever enough?

How well?

2008-05-11T02:54:00.003+03:00

I was watching "Dawson's Creek" today (finished the first season in a day - it really got me!), and a question keeps popping into my head:

... How well do the people in your life know you?

... How many people/friends really know who you are, why you act the way you do, what you want to do in life, what are your favorite sports, movies, books, cartoons?

... How many people can read your feelings just by looking at you?

La multi ani!

2008-05-05T22:37:00.003+03:00

La multi ani Cos si Vuli!!! Multumim pentru gratar! Demult nu m-am mai simtit asa de bine la un chef intre colegi! La un moment dat mi se parea ca sunt iar in cls. a IX-a, la Sambata, sau, mai tarziu, la Dejani la Iuli! (apropos, Iulicutza, multumesc pentru promovare! :) Sunt curioasa de efect :P)

1 Mai... muncitoresc! :)

2008-05-03T14:12:00.008+03:00

La Vistisoara!

Multa lume, gasca mare, gratar, cartofi prajiti, o cerere in casatorie (Roshu se insoara!!! Felicitari!), mini foc de tabara, chitara, vin cu Cola, inghetata cu iaurt de fructe de padure... prieteni!

Visual DNA

2008-04-21T14:53:00.000+03:00

http://friends.imagini.net/@2417858-535c - excellent test!!!

Personal DNA

2008-04-21T14:32:00.001+03:00

http://www.personaldna.com/report.php?k=svuOurnbqTUuQYR-OK-DADAD-6660&u=330d7fdbc8ae

A really interesting test! Take the chance!

You are a Leader

Your solid grounding in the practicalities of life, along with your self-assuredness and your willingness to appreciate new things make you a LEADER.
You're in touch with what is going on around you and adept at remaining down-to-earth and logical.
Although you're detail-oriented, this doesn't mean that you lose the big picture.
You tend to find beauty in form and efficiency, as opposed to finding it in broad-based, abstract concepts.
Never one to pass on an adventure, you're consistently seeking and finding new things, even in your immediate surroundings.
Because of this eagerness to pursue new experiences, you've learned a lot; your attention to detail means that you gain a great deal from your adventures.
The intellectual curiosity that drives you leads you to seek out causes of and reasons behind things.
Your confidence gives you the potential to take your general awareness and channel it into leadership.
You're not set on one way of doing things, and you often have the skills and persistence to find innovative ways of facing challenges.
You are well-attuned to your talents, and can deal with most problems that you face.
Your independent streak allows you to make decisions efficiently and to trust your instincts
You tend to do things on the spur of the moment, not sticking to a set schedule.
Generally, you believe that you control your life, and that external forces only play a limited role in determining what happens to you.
If you want to be different:
There's more to life than the practical - take some time to daydream and explore the aesthetic sides of things.

how you relate to others

You are Animated
You are outgoing, comfortable with others, and up for anything, which makes you ANIMATED.
Some people find crowds and parties exhausting, but not you! You are able to be yourself in many situations.
Sometimes it is hard for you to understand why others feel the way they do, but that doesn't stop you from trusting them or having faith that they are good people.
You know the world is complicated and that there is often more than one side to a story, so you are careful not to make judgments about others too hastily.
You would rather experience the world than sit back and observe it—you are not one to sit on the sidelines.
You are an independent thinker and don't get too worried about how others might perceive you—you are not self-conscious about being the active, engaged person that you are.
Although you have a keen understanding of different people's life circumstances, you occasionally have trouble seeing why people get so upset and emotional about things—they should just lighten up and have fun!
In addition to having faith in the world, you have faith in the people around you—you trust others to do the right thing and to be honest.
If you want to be different:
Remember that time alone can be just as fulfilling as time spent with others—take some time for yourself and you might find that there are many things in your inner world that are just as compelling as the world outside your window.
Your open-mindedness about the ways of world gives you an understanding of people's differences, but that knowledge doesn't always translate into sympathy. Don't be afraid to let your trust and understanding influence your feelings.

12 aprilie 2008 - Veeery nice day!

2008-04-13T21:38:00.001+03:00

Ieri a fost ziua lui Bebe. Si... ceea ce a fost un plan nebunesc intr-o noapte pe messenger, a devenit realitate. Inca nu-mi vine sa cred cat de usor poti sa pui in practica ceva, daca vrei sa faci asta cu adevarat. Acesta e un exemplu micutz si nevinovat, insa sunt convinsa ca nu exista dificultati nici in cazul visurilor mult mai marete.

Vorbeam cu Ruxi pe net intr-o noapte... nu mai vorbisem cu ea demult. Si ne gandeam noi ce-am putea sa-i facem lui Bebe, ca sa fie special... pana cand ne-am hotarat ca ar fi tare sa mergem in Fagaras si sa aparem in barul unde el da de baut prietenilor:... Surpriza!!! :)

Insa, mergand mai departe cu gandurile, construind pe ideile noastre (cum s-ar zice in AIESEC), am ajuns sa ne hotaram ca-i vom face un Suprise Party in clasa noastra din liceu, ca-i vom face un tort (nu-l cumparam! Nu nu! Il facem noi! :) ) si un mic ppt (hmm... se vede un "pattern" aici? Dap... logic... si Ruxi a fost in AIESEC! Am avut chiar si agenda pentru acest improvizat "Opening Plenary"!). Ne mai gandeam sa adaugam pe-acolo si un roll-call, si Bebe sa intre in sala pe o melodie, noi pe scaune aplaudand impreuna cu ceilalti colegi, insa am decis ca ar fi un pic prea mult pentru el... :)

Si uite-asa am ajuns noi sa plecam spre Fagaras intr-un weekend neprogramat, sa facem un tort Tiramissu, sa ma mai joc in movie maker (nu mai facusem asta de vreun an), si sa si ajungem la timp la scoala.

Ne-am distrat foarte fain! Ne uitam la Bebe cum urca scarile de la cancelarie, tinut de mana de Mircea, si sacait de Cristi, radeam de ne prapadeam pe dupa colturile liceului, am stat la usa pana cand s-a uitat el la filmulet cu ceilalti prieteni, si la sfarsit.... tortul! Intrare spectaculoasa cu un tort cu 23 de lumanari, Bebe cu o expresie a fetei pe care nu si-a mai sters-o decat dupa.... mult timp! :) Dap, socat, surprins, cu intrebari de genul: "Da tu ce cauti aici? Parca erai in Cluj!", incepea sa faca si el conexiuni, cum a ajuns acolo, cum am complotat, etc... Oricum, simpatic!:)

Sampanie, suc, tort, cate-o tzigara pentru unii, toate astea la 9 seara in clasa noastra! Am facut-o si pe asta! Apoi o bere in fata la cetate pe banca (like old times), apoi un club pana la 3, apoi un vin la "piscina" (asta-i un bar, singurul deschis la ora aia), apoi somn!

Mi-era dor sa ne vad impreuna, mi-era dor sa mai stau la povesti cu Ruxi (de fapt n-am apucat sa facem asta prea mult, not enough time!), nu-l mai vazusem pe Bebe surprins asa de 2 ani (anul trecut am ratat ocazia), am mai ras un pic cu Mircea si Taflan (the same crazy guys :P)... it was fun!

Si pentru asta, special thanks to:
- Mircea, pentru ca a acceptat sa comploteze cu noi, chiar daca i se parea un pic ciudat si nu a inteles neaparat ce vrem sa facem. A, si pentru ca l-ai invartit cu masina prin tot orasul legat la ochi ca sa nu se prinda unde opresti! :)
- Dl. Director Postolache, pentru ca ne-a descuiat scoala sambata seara si ne-a lasat sa stam cat vrem noi acolo
- Ionut, Alina, Cristi, Mitza - pentru ca s-au bagat in asta si au pastrat secretul! Hai ca a fost amuzant!
- Ruxi, doar pentru ca a fost fain sa facem asa impreuna! Missed that! (ne-am dat seama ca acesta e un alt lucru pe care l-am invatat in AIESEC - ne-a fost foarte natural sa organizam asa ceva, si nu ne prindeam de ce ceilalti au intrat in atmosfera putin mai greu)
- Bebe, pentru ca s-a lasat legat la ochi intr-un final si nu i-a facut foarte multe probleme lui Mircea! :)

A, si La Multi Ani, Bebe! De-abia astept anul viitor, sa vedem ce ne mai poate mintea! :)

Licenta stuffies

2008-04-05T11:17:00.002+03:00

De cateva zile ne-am pus pe treaba. Cu program, ca in sesiune, la Ili acasa, incercam sa fim cat se poate de productive (deocamdata doar noi 3 - Ili, Dora and me), ca sa terminam cat mai repede. Si eu zic ca se invarte roata, mai facem spaghete la pranz, mai mancam mancare de bebe, mai povestim (vineri am facut asta cam mult!!), dar... quality time!

O sa-mi fie dor de zilele astea! Cine stie pe unde vom fi la anul? Cu siguranta pe vremea asta in 2009 nu vom mai sta toate sa ne uitam la 3 filme in paralel. But I trust it will be even better!

Great girls and their dreams!

2008-02-19T13:00:00.007+02:00

Moscarici candideaza maine Director in AIESEC International - anul trecut si pe mine ma bantuiau ganduri din astea (imi faceam planuri pentru urmatorii 4 ani, astfel incat totul sa duca la Director in AI)

Ciuci candideaza peste 5 zile VP X in acelasi AI.

Masli, MCP Republica Dominicana 0809.

Pe mine m-a lasat masca acest curaj si dedicare pentru AIESEC de cand am aflat ca vor sa candideze, si sper sa nu le paraseasca in viitorul apropiat. Sunt mandra de cine ma inconjoara!

Multa multa bafta in Macedonia! Tinem pumnii fetelor noastre!

Last days :) Happy ones... Full ones :)

2008-01-29T08:57:00.000+02:00

Saptamana aceasta au avut loc mai multe evenimente (pentru mine eveniment inseamna orice chestie la care am facut poze… I love pictures!! They are so cooool!! J)

Leadership Gala

.... sau Alumni and Partners Night din trecut. O adunare foarte faina in care am pus la un loc membri AIESEC (cam putini, doar EBurile si OCul), alumni (n-am vazut in viata mea atatia alumni la un loc) si cativa reprezentanti de la companiile partnere.

S-au dat premii, am celebrat o noua generatie de Alumni ( a fost ciudat, pentru ca erau prieteni foarte buni de-ai nostri, care au intrat tot in 2005 in AIESEC... acum ei sunt alumni, noi inca lucram pe mandate ... nice :P), am stat la povesti cu oameni pe care nu i-am mai vazut de un car de ani, am mancat, am baut, tort, prajituri, etc...

Toata lumea a plecat cu cun sentiment placut de-acolo, feedback-urile au fost numai pozitive, si din cate ne-am dat seama, alumni de-abia asteapta urmatorul eveniment de genul asta... Cool, ha? :)

Ziua Dorei

Pe 25 ianuarie a fost ziua ei, asa ca am fost prezenti la eveniment. Un “gathering” de vreo 25 de omuleti de prin AIESEC, de toate varstele si din toate generatiile. Am ras (de sensul giratoriu din Fagaras, de “Sicilia, Palermo, CUGIR!!!”), am dansat, am sarit in pat.. adik pardon, am dansat in pat :P, ne-am uitat la concertele lui Robbie Williams (si ne-am promis ca vom merge in 2009 la unul... pana atunci nu mai are turnee, din pacate) , si.. . am mancat+baut! :)

Super faina seara, asa ca Dora sa ne traiesti! :)

Un nou inceput

2008-01-15T02:58:00.000+02:00

Ieri s-au incheiat alegerile in AIESEC... un noue EB, o noua echipa, o noua provocare pentru ei. Dutzu, Alec, Roxi, Ela, Lupo, Emil si Vlad... va doresc sa aveti parte de o experienta unica, sa va distrati si sa va simtiti bine impreuna, sa duceti AIESEC Cluj-Napoca acolo unde trebuie sa fie, si acolo unde a fost dintotdeauna.

Multa multa bafta! Si chiar vorbeam serios ieri seara cand va spuneam ca va doresc sa ajungeti in stadiul in care suntem noi acum.... si nu o sa spun mai mult :)

Felicitari inca o data! Si... spor la treaba!

Acasa de sarbatori

2007-12-28T12:55:00.000+02:00

Yes, it's good to be home indeed! :) Sa te pui la somn la 3-4 si sa te trezesti la 11-12, sa mergi la patinoar cat de des poti (daca vrei in fiecare seara, then so be it!), sa patinezi pana nu mai poti pentru ca nu ai ora de inchidere, sa stai la taclale cu fostii colegi si cu prietenii din liceu, sa canti la karaoke in Cover, sau sa ai 100 de intentii sa joci Catan dar sa-ti gasesti de fiecare data altceva de facut si sa uiti de el :)...

... sa mai asculti o melodie faina, sa te uiti la un film fain, sa iei o cina tarzie (la 12 noaptea :P) cu 3 prieteni buni, sa incerci sa mergi la baluri in satele din apropiere dar sa nu-ti iasa pentru ca ele sunt deja inchise la 3 a.m. ... si astea toate dupa o noapte de colindat tot orasul, si a propriu si la figurat :)

Yeah, it's good to be home :)

Morning??

2007-12-28T03:32:00.001+02:00

Adela, in the morning, you're Ready to Face the Day

Sure, you've had your share of lazy Sundays, but for the most part, we'd guess you greet the day with enthusiasm and maybe even a smile. Morning people like you probably have your own internal alarm clocks, and it often makes morning the best part of the day.Getting to work or appointments on time has probably never been a problem for you. In fact, you're usually at your most productive during the a.m. hours. So, if you've got a big presentation to give or a test to take, your best bet is to schedule it before lunchtime. Go get 'em!

Whaaaat??? no way!!!

Yellow

2007-12-28T03:29:00.001+02:00

Adela, the brightest color in your aura is Yellow

Contrary to popular myth, auras are actually multi-colored energy fields that can be divided into seven primary layers. Having Yellow as your brightest color means that the third layer of your aura is the most vibrant. You have exceptional abilities to engage in logical, concrete thinking. You tend to be particularly open-minded and enjoy exposure to new ideas, which positively impacts your attitude toward life.

L.A. :)

2007-12-28T03:15:00.001+02:00

Adela, your city style match is Los Angeles

Hooray for Hollywood! Like LA, you've got a big, bold personality that attracts admirers everywhere you go. You're outgoing and social and don't have a problem being in the spotlight. In fact, that's probably where you really shine.From the Sunset Strip to Rodeo Drive, you'll be right at home with your cool and trendy style. Fashion-forward, you keep up with the latest trends and add your own unique twist to them. With accessories, unusual accents, or interesting fabrics, you're not afraid to mix things up and make an impact. No matter what you wear, rocking your own style is always cool. You go!

This is a funny one :)

Balanced Brain

2007-12-28T03:10:00.000+02:00

Adela, you are Balanced-brained

That means you are able to draw on the strengths of both the right and left hemispheres of your brain, depending upon a given situation. When you need to explain a complicated process to someone, or plan a detailed vacation, the left hemisphere of your brain, which is responsible for your ability to solve problems logically, might kick in. But if you were critiquing an art opening or coming up with an original way to file papers, the right side of your brain, which is responsible for noticing subtle details in things, might take over. While many people have clearly dominant left- or right-brained tendencies, you are able to draw on skills from both hemispheres of your brain. This rare combination makes you a very creative and flexible thinker. The down side to being balanced-brained is that you may sometimes feel paralyzed by indecision when the two hemispheres of your brain are competing to solve a problem in their own unique ways.

Systematic

2007-12-27T21:11:00.001+02:00

Adela, your secret to success is to be Systematic

You, more than others, tend to be disciplined and efficient when performing your work. Chances are, you also prefer to think about concrete information rather than fantasize about the "what-ifs" of a given situation. Your instinct is to work with what's in front of you and extrapolate from there and there only. You have a stronger need for structure than many and likely enjoy being known for your organizational skills and ability to get things done. You feel that you produce the best work within a structured setting.Your systematic approach also speaks to a practicality that serves as the basis for many of your actions. Let other people daydream about the money they'll make or the professional accolades they'll earn. You'd rather look at the world in a realistic way, plotting out your path to success methodically.

Long time no hear

2007-11-12T21:10:00.001+02:00

Everything is more than ok!... and this is more than enough for this post :)

Going out :)

2007-09-25T18:54:00.000+03:00

Aseara am fost pe deal... mi-era dor sa vad Fagaras-ul de sus, luminat... erau si cai, ne-am speriat putin de ei, ca ne-am trezit cu ei in fata, brusc... dar mi-au placut...

Nice moments... It felt good!

ROCK ME... a turning point...

2007-09-25T15:07:00.000+03:00

Foarte aiurea ROCK ME-ul asta... si foarte fain in acelasi timp... dar nu stiu care din ele m-a afectat mai mult...

ROCK ME 2007 - trebuia sa fie conferinta in care X-ul in Cluj este premiat... asa mi-am zis in ROCK ME 2006, cand s-a intamplat acelasi lucru... am avut aceleasi senzatii, doar ca mai puternice... Ei bine, mi-am ratat si eu sansa... Stiu ca eram aproape, stiu ca OGX champio ne-a fost in mana , stiu ca ICX champion a fost ratat ca nu am pus Property Shark pe realized la timp... We were so close...

A fost fain totusi... sa tinem trackul de X, sa vad cum creste cultura pe X in AIESEC Romania, sa vad ca membri isi doresc sa creasca partea asta in AIESEC. A fost fain sa stau la povesti cu Alex si Dora, sa-mi dau seama ca trec prin aceleasi chestii prin care am trecut si eu acum cateva luni... A fost fain sa stau cu Codi in camera, si sa palavragim despre EBurile din Cluj si Galati, si multe alte chestii...

Ma intreba lumea daca voi candida la anul in MC Romania.. Luiza a fost foarte draguta si mi-a zis ca as fi un MCVP bun :) It feels good to hear those things :)

Gata si cu ROCK ME... mai avem o runda in toamna asta, si ni s-a dus si mandatul asta! Trece timpul, nu gluma...

La multi ani!!!

2007-09-16T00:04:00.000+03:00

La multi ani, Ale!! Ce tare-i chestia asta: fostul si actualul presedinte AIESEC sunt nascute la o zi distanta!! :)

Coolish! Sa fii fericita si sa te bucuri de ce-i mai fain in viata!

Pupici

La multi ani!!!

2007-09-15T23:53:00.001+03:00

La Multi Ani bai!!! Inca un an Ciuci, mai sunt multi inainte! Profita de ei, ca o viata avem! :)

Sa ne traiesti multi multi ani fericiti! :)

Te pup!

Roller skating!!!!!!!!!

2007-09-15T23:43:00.000+03:00

Azi m-am dat cu rolele! Doamne ce dor mi-era de asta! 2 oameni m-au facut fericita azi: Iuliana - ca mi-a imprumutat una din perechile ei de role, si Ando - ca a venit cu mine sa ma plimbaresc... si n-a fost scurt drumul :) 10x guys! :)

Key learning points: In Parcul Central nu e drum de role, in Grigorescu e perfect, de-abia au turnat asfaltul, prin centru e ok. De pe Napoca pana la Mira acasa faci 10 minute (invers ai face 7 minute), e un mijloc de transport foarte eficient.

Cool, ha? :) Me happy now!

Changes..

2007-09-15T00:37:00.000+03:00

.. are needed in one's life... Si e o chestie de care am nevoie acum... nu stiu ce fel de schimbare, nu stiu in ce arie a vietii mele (departament :P), dar trebuie sa se schimbe ceva... Si asta cat de curand!

Sunday afternoon :)

2007-09-09T20:36:00.000+03:00

... si suntem in sediu... azi ma plictiseam pe-acasa si, dupa ce am mai facut cateva chestii de AIESEC (intre timp mai stateam la o poveste cu Ilinca si Bobo pe messenger), am decis sa merg in Hasdeu... am ajuns dup-aia in Cora la o plimbareala... ne-a prins si radarul (4 puncte pe carnetul Ilincai...)... asta e, depasire de viteza (aveam 82,4 km/h in loc de 50)... but we had fun. Am citit un raion intreg de carticele amuzante ("Degeaba vrei sa canti ca o vioara, daca arati ca un violoncel" - asta era dintr-o carte care te face sa uiti de batranete :P)...
Si uite-asa am ajuns tot in sediu, mancand o crema de vanilie cu fructe si dulceata de capsuni cu fetele... Acum transferam poze de pe un laptop pe altul, ne uitam la filmulete de la EB team building, si... mergem imediat acasa cu Piso :) sau... Pusy :P

PS: si e o vreme groaznica, ba ploua, ba e soare... la Cora am vazut curcubeul :P

Limitare si constrangere sau gasesti solutii pentru orice?

2007-08-27T09:47:00.000+03:00

Postul acesta e legat de unul dintre principiile mele cele mai "desavarsite" si anume "Daca vrei neaparat un lucru, cu siguranta il vei obtine, atata timp cat te zbati putin sa-l obtii."

Zilele trecute-i auzeam pe ai mei discutand ca ei nu au timp sa mearga intr-un concediu de cateva zile, ca s-au dus vremurile bune cand mergeam in fiecare an la mare, sau la Geoagiu, sau la Vama Cucului, sau mai stiu eu unde.... Vorbeau de parca aveau 80 de ani, si nu mai pot iesi din casa; stateau si se complaceau in ideea asta, ca n-au timp, si daca tot le trebuie acum masina, nici n-ar fi bine sa mai de bani pe un weekend undeva aproape... dar nici un minut nu i-am auzit incercand sa gaseasca o solutie pentru asta.

Alaltaieri seara eram intr-o vizita la Cos cu ai mei, si ne-am susprins vorbind despre excursiile noastre la mare, cand mergeam impreuna... ne-am dat seama ca asta se intampla cand noi aveam 10-12 ani... adica acum 10-11 ani... de-atunci, Cos si cu mine am tot mers cu prietenii si colegii, iar ai nostri n-au mai prea mers... ca aveau prea multe chestii de facut, si nu si-au facut timp pentru asta. ???????????????????? What?? Ce-i asta? Si intreaba-i acum ce-au facut in fiecare vara de cativa ani incoace... raspuns: serviciu, acasa, Grid, acasa, iar serviciu, etc...

Si cu asta cum ramane: "It doesn't matter how many years have passed in your life, but the life in those years!"

Si de ce se intampla asta? Pentru caesti prea comod sa-ti bati capul cu solutii, sa te gandesti cum ai putea face asta totusi, cum poti scoate apa din piatra seaca... pentru ca e mult mai usor sa zici ca nu poti face o chestie si sa invoci cel mkai evident motiv care-ti iese in cale, pentru cae mult mai CONVENABIL. Si apoi stai si-ti dai seama ca ai ratat o chestie super tare, pe care puteai s-o ai poate, fara nici o problema. Dar nu-i nimic. Iti spui ca .."there's always a next time". Si "next time" faci la fel... ca iarasi ti se pare mai usor... pana cand asta devine un sil de viata. COOL!!

Si trec anii, si-ti dai seama ca tot ce ai facut in 3-4-5-6 ani de facultate a fost sa stai in fata calculatorului, sa citesti presa online si sa stai la povesti pe messenger. Si te-ai ales cu ce?

Asta e rezultatul unei plimbari lungi cu Adina aseara in oras... intotdeuna ajungem la discutii de genul asta... Avand in vedere prietenii nostri comuni care nu reusesc sa iasa din starea asta (nici nu stiu daca vor macar - ca le e bine asa) si luptele pe care le ducem sa-i scoatem in oras (nici macar atat!!!)... astea erau concluziile pe care le trageam papucind Fagarasul in lung si-n lat.

Adina pleaca peste 2 saptamani in Anglia cu o bursa... sta 4 ani acolo si ia facultatea de la capat. Zicea ca vrea sa exploateze anii astia de facultate la maxim, si pe parte profesionala si sociala, sa scoata sucu din ei :) Ma gandeam daca am facut si eu asta cu anii mei de facultate, si mi-am dat seama ca puteam sa fac mult mai multe... dar bineinteles ca m-a cuprins si pe mine sindromul comoditatii... but anyway, there's still another year :)

La cetate

2007-08-21T14:17:00.000+03:00

Aseara am facut ceva ce mi-a adus aminte de liceu... am fost la cetate cu Alexandra, Bebe si Alex, am stat pe-o banca si am povestit pana la 3 jumate. Despre ce? Nici n-as sti sa zic... despre orice, despre liceu, relatii, vizitele noastre in Cluj, Timisoara, despre colegi... tot ce ne venea in minte. Alexandra era disperata ca trebuia sa duca masina acasa, Bebe avea o problema ca el ajunge prea repede acasa daca plecam atunci, fiecare cu gargaunii... dar cred ca de-asta mi-era doar... de copilariile noastre, de gasca, sa mai iesim la un gratar...
Dar s-au cam dus vremurile alea... din cati eram in grupul nostru, zilele astea ne-am mai adunat 5-6. Restu ba si-au mutat domiciliul in Mangalia, ba stau in Bucuresti aproape tot timpul, s-au angajat, in Timisoara, pe oriunde... ne vom mai intalni toti peste 7 ani la intalnirea oficiala.

Vorba lui Bebe... macar acum zilele astea sa ne mai intalnim si noi, ca apoi iar ne intoarcem in Cluj, Timisoara, Bucuresti si nu ne mai vedem pana la Craciun. Yep... asa e...

Revelatii..

2007-08-19T22:14:00.001+03:00

Azi a fost ziua revelatiilor... ziua in care mi-am dat seama de niste chestii, mi-am dat peste cap niste idei cu care am trait cativa ani buni... si ma bucur ca am ajuns la concluziile astea. Cred ca atunci cand esti pus intr-o situatie care te scoate din zona ta de confort, incepi sa te gandesti la lucruri... Duminica asta mi-am petrecut-o cu verii mei si piticii lor, si de-asta am inceput sa ma gandesc la cum vreau sa fie viata mea din acest punct de vedere.

Azi mi-am dat seama ca nu mai vreau sa locuiesc in strainatate. Povestisem si cu Dora la TRIX despre asta (ea e total impotriva acestui lucru), dar nu ma convinsese. Avea argumente bune, dar nu mi se parea destul. Azi insa, am vazut efectiv de ce ar trebui sa raman in tara. Am fost la strand cu verii mei din Brasov: Cristi si Lau, cu sotiile lor si bebeii: Larisa si Eddie. Au venit in Fagaras la noul nostru strand, Laguna Albastra (foarte fain, btw:P). Apoi au venit pe la noi, am scos toate jucariile, ne-am plimbat prin casa cu Eddie de manutza, pana incepe sa mearga singur, ne-am jucat prinselea cu Lari, ca ea e deja fetitza mare :)

Si mi-am dat seama ca si eu vreau asta pentru mine, pentru copiii mei. Vreau sa pot merge o ora cu masina si sa ajung in vizita la cei apropiati, la prieteni. Vreau ca si copii mei sa-si cunoasca bunicii, verisorii, si nu sa-i vada 3 zile la Pasti si 3 zile la Craciun.

O alta revelatie pe care am avut-o a fost tot din cauza lor, a picilor. Mi-am dat seama cat de mult te poate schimba un copil, un copil al tau. Ii cunosc pe Cristi si pe Lau de cand eram mici, de cand ne jucam ascunselea prin Grid si saream in fan de sus de pe grinzile din sura, de cand aruncam cu struguri in oalele agatate de gard ca sa o speriem pe bunica, de cand ne urcam in pod sa cautam pisicii, si multe alte chestii... Si azi nu-mi venea sa cred ca-i vedeam cu Lari si Eddie in brate, cu biberonul in mana, facandu-si griji ca laptele din sticla e prea cald, grabindu-se acasa ca le e somn la copii, etc... Pentru mine a fost un soc sa-i vad casatoriti la cat de smecherasi erau in tinerete, apai sa ma aiba si copii... it's way too much!:) S-au schimbat atat de mult, si totusi au ramas la fel de nebuni. Inca mai merg in club daca-i apuca cheful, ies in oras, vacante, gratare, stranduri, la mare... tot ce le trece prin cap. Probabil ca depinde de tine cat te schimba o chestie de-asta si cat nu, cat lasi tu sa te schimbe... dar cert e ca rau nu-ti poate fi.

Sunt fericiti, si sper sa ramana asa:) Si sa mai faca cel putin cate un copil :)

18 august, 02:02

2007-08-18T02:01:00.000+03:00

Acum m-am intors din club. :) N-am mai fost intr-un club de nu mai tin minte, n-am mai dansat de nu stiu cand... mi-era asa de dor de asta, incat numai la dans m-am gandit ieri si azi. Asa ca s-a adeverit chestia aia cu..."when you want something... :P" Partea faina e ca eu iesisem din casa pentru un concert de-al lui Ducu Bertzi, dar se pare ca va canta numai maine. Foarte bine, am motiv sa ies si maine :)

Si-asa am ajuns in 5th Avenue, care in mod normal e bar, dar azi a fost Red Party (trebuia sa te imbraci in rosu - very nice, toata lumea era in rosu, alb si negru... clubul arata mortal, mai ales ca aceasta combinatie mi se pare teribil de sexy :P ). Muzica faina, fostii colegi de liceu, Bebe rezervase o masa, Sangria din partea casei, o maimutzica animatoare pe bar de care ne-am distrat toata seara ... ce mai? Exact ce vroiam... am uitat si de umflatura - despre care am aflat ca e furuncul -, dar acum a inceput sa ma doara iar... sper sa fie ok totusi....

Mi-era atat de dor sa fac asta, mi-e dor de dansurile alea sportive dintr-a 11-a.... asa le-as face din nou... dar, vorba Dorei... cine stie... poate la anu'... :)

Pana una alta, ma simt foarte impacata! :)

Art, flexibility, beauty

2007-08-17T15:51:00.001+03:00

Dance like nobody's watching :)

Welcome :)

2007-08-17T03:40:00.000+03:00

Probabil esti socat de noua imagine si de multitudinea de posturi de pe noul meu blog :) Si eu sunt :) Dar na... stand asa mult pe-acasa, la un moment dat te plictisesti... si nici Fagarasul asta nu e el asa de mare... asa ca incepi sa ai tot felul de indeletniciri... pe langa tv-links.co.uk, pe langa o carte, sau vize pentru trainee.

Il am de cateva zile bune... nu stiu de ce ti-am "dat invite" azi... cert e ca e ora 03:40 AM si n-am somn... deja simt ca sunt prea odihnita, si nu pot sa-mi consum energia din cauza unei "umflaturi ciudate". Asa ca... de-asta. :)

PS: azi am citit multe chestii despre delfini (inteligenti de mama focului si ei!) si cai - m-am uitat la Samsung Super League care s-a desfasurat zilele astea la Dublin. Au castigat nemntii, Irlanda pe locul 3, dupa SUA. Foarte fain :)........ De-asta apar atatea poze si filmulete cu delfini si cai :)

De-a dreptul incredibil!

2007-08-17T02:51:00.000+03:00

Te lasa fara cuvinte... nu-i de kirare ca-mi plac asa demult! Dansul combinat cu echitatie - it's my dream! Sit back and enjoy! Andreas Helgstrand si Blu Hors Matine din Danemarca fac spectacol la World Equestrian Games 2006.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQgTiqhPbw&mode=related&search=

And a funny one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De0vL53EDgU&mode=related&search= :)

Si pentru ca nu m-am mai putut opri..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVWYMl2yg1E

Inteligenta, gratie, noblete, farmec... te cuceresc pe loc:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ugFO71cVdY&mode=related&search=

Some things...

2007-08-16T20:06:00.000+03:00

Citeam azi blogul Ilincai, si parca mi-a declansat un chef sa citesc si mai multe citate, "wise stuff", asa ca, prin Google, am reusit sa fac asta. Am gasit multe lucruri interesante, si mai ales adevarate:

Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor.

To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away. (this is a fuuny one! :) )

Never be afraid to do something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark; professionals built the Titanic.

Oricat m-as chinui....

2007-08-15T22:43:00.000+03:00

... sunt chestii pe care nu le inteleg, si pe care n-o sa le inteleg veci pururi. Na, asta e... oameni sunt oamnei, si sunt diferiti... poate ca m-as plictisi sa fie toti la fel... but still!

Citind in zodii.. :)

2007-08-15T20:36:00.000+03:00

Aseara am stat pe skype si in acelasi timp navigam pe tot felul de site-uri citind zodiace, compatibilitati intre Sagetator si Pesti. Foarte tare era ca nicaieri nu erau super pozitive predictiile, dar toti le "indulceau" cu diferite chestii... "se completeaza", "sagetatorii sunt niste aventurieri, pestii sunt mai linistiti", etc... Apogeul insa a fost cand Ando a gasit pe un site ca Pestii sunt cei mai desavarsiti amanti ai zodiacului, nu degeaba Casanova si Don Juan erau nascuti in zodia Pesti :) Foarte tare oricum :)
O alta chestie pe care am constientizat-o, e ca femeile sagetator nu se potrivesc cu nici o zodie; unde mai era o urma de "potriveala", exista si un "dar". Super! Solutia lui Ando: Si tu si Malina ar trebui sa mergeti in sihastrie! Acolo e de voi! Yep, probabil ca nu s-au inventat inca zodii care sa ajunga la acelasi nivel cu noi... ce sa faci... trebuie sa intelegem ca suntem putin deasupra... asta e, Mali...

Sagetator - Pesti

2007-08-13T12:51:00.000+03:00

Amandoi pot fi fermecatori si acest lucru ii poate face sa se indragosteasca foarte repede. Mai tarziu, cand vraja mai dispare, ambii se privesc si se intreaba in sinea lor ce cauta unul langa altul. E una dintre acele perechi care trebuie evitate de la inceput. Sagetatorul are un fel franc si candid de a fi, care e greu de inteles de catre Pesti, cu atat mai mult de acceptat. Prin natura lor, Pestii sunt usor de influentat de circumstantele exterioare, ceea ce ii face sa fie o zodie foarte complexa, pe care Sagetatorul o va intelege foarte greu. Pestele il va exclude efectiv pe Sagetator cand se retrage in lumea lui interioara pentru a-si rezolva singur problemele personale. Nu e foarte bun la a lua decizii, ce vor fi luate tot de Sagetator; acesta ar trebui sa evite acest lucru, dar Pestele este pur si simplu prea indecis. Este un pesimist, pe cata vreme Sagetatorul este un optimist incurabil; un element in plus care ii deruteaza si creeaza neintelegeri, iar aceste incompatibilitati ii vor face sa inteleaga ca nu prea reusesc sa-si faca fata unul altuia. Sexul este important pentru amandoi si acest lucru i-ar putea tine impreuna pentru o vreme, dar o relatie bazata exclusiv pe fizic nu poate rezista mult. Ambii ar putea sa-si caute foarte curand alti parteneri. Foarte putin probabil ca o legatura de acest fel sa dureze.

Cand citeam asta, zambeam in sinea mea... nu stiu de ce, poate pentru ca mi se pare o tampenie mare :) Eu citesc horoscopul (sau il ascult la radio) daca-mi pica in mana, daca zice chestii faine, bine... daca nu, iarasi bine :) Oricum, interesanta concluzie :)

http://eva.ro/horoscop/compatibilitate/index.html?zodie1=Sagetator&zodie2=Pesti

Despre Nimic...

2007-08-12T22:54:00.000+03:00

S-a dus si saptamana asta... cu o intalnire de planificare cu NEXT-ul, si cu Functionala de Recrutare de la BV. Faina saptamana... fain sa fii faci la o conferinta nationala, you just feel good... ai alt statut, and you're enjoying it :P

Am fost la Cristi si Anca, am stat cu Larisa, am fost prin oras, am prins un mic concert randomly pe strada (dar foarte fain), am stat la povesti cu Mo, cu Ciuci (mi-a fost dor de asta), am mai avut discutii cu Dey asa cum aveam noi demult demult (in alte circumstante... :) ), am pus tara la cale.

Apoi a venit Dey in Fagaras, am dat o tura pe-aici, si apoi skype. Dar un skype mai impotriva mea cred ca nu s-a pomenit.Erorile cele mai mari (care necesitau o reinstalare) apareau una dupa alta... si uite-asa...

Mi-a placut la Bucuresti, atmosfera faina in sediul MCului, atmosfera faina in echipa si apartamente, stiluri diferite de lucru, dar fiecare cu farmecul lui, nebunie de pe lume cu toata provocarile aparute din cauza conferintei, apoi mai pica un partener important, te mai streseaza niste studenti Leonardo, mai anchilozeaza Mo, Gabelu se mai isterizeaza ca cineva nu a sters apa din baie dupa ce a facut dus, era sa pierdem trenul spre Brasov (=> nasul...)... si tot asa. Cu siguranta nu m-as plictisi intr-un MC ca asta :)

Dar deocamdata hai sa zicem ca am alte ganduri in ceea ce priveste anul urmator...

Nerva Traian, nr 18

2007-08-07T01:00:00.000+03:00

What a day! Mi-era dor de o zi asa de plin cu multe chestii de facut... am cam somat in ultima vreme in ceea ce priveste istovirea personala :)

12:30 - Sediul MCului - a cazut locatia functionalei. Variante (dupa cautari indelungate): Brasov, Braila, Amara

13:30 - NEXT stuff: evaluare, planificare, proiecte, strategii, search tool national (asta ne-a omorat, a fost de-a dreptul criminal!)

23:00 - Gata! No more search tools!! Skype chat!

23:30 - Still doing that stupid search tool

00:30 - Incep sa ma uit la un film pana termina si Codi partea ei, ca sa ne apucam apoi de profilul hard pentur recrutare

01:00 - Mo si Oana Triff (Sora Ilincai Triff) pleaca din sediu... un dus si ne apucam de profilul hard.... daca reusesc s-o mai tin pe Codi lipita de calculator.

Inca mai am senzatia aia... dar am eliminat un domeniu de care ar putea tine: Ando. Nope, it's not him... am vb, he's ok, in afara de aschia care i-a umflat degetul :)

It was a long day... am ras de m-am prapadit pe-aici cu cei din MC... cu Codi... am stat la povesti cu Mo.. i-am zis ca ies din AIESEC si si-a inceput strategia de convingere ca alea si alea... "Cate zile mai stai in Bucuresti? Aha... deci mai am 2 zile in care sa purtam discutii" :) She's cute... si chestia asta nu poate decat sa ma bucure... inseamna ca are un motiv pentru care face lucrurile astea... dar nu cred ca e destul...

Oki, Codi's back... getting to the profile!

Leaving.. again

2007-08-06T07:00:00.001+03:00

E 6:53 dimineatza... m-au trezit mai repede pentru ca ei plecau la servici... peste o ora am trenul spre Bucuresti (NEXT planning pentru urmatoarele 6 luni, R&R - TF de MC si NS, pregatirea functionalei si... functionala la Olanesti). De-abia astept sa ajung si sa facem chestiile astea... asta e unul din lucrurile care ma tin in viata in @.

Pana una alta, inca mai am senzatia aia, m-am trezit cu ea si acum... ceva se intampla. Si nu stiu cum, de unde sa aflu, nu stiu pe ce plan, nu stiu...

S-a stins din viata

2007-08-05T16:23:00.000+03:00

Florian Pittis

Activităţi artistice

A lucrat la Teatrul Municipal "Lucia Sturza-Bulandra", colaborând cu regizori de renume precum Liviu Ciulei, Andrei Şerban sau Alexandru Tocilescu.
În domeniul muzical, s-a făcut cunoscut într-un trio cu Anda Călugăreanu şi Dan Tufaru, iar mai târziu în Cenaclul Flacăra. În anul 1992 întemeiază, alături de Mircea Baniciu şi Mircea Vintilă, formaţia Pasărea Colibri, la care activează până în 2001 şi împreună cu care înregistrează câteva albume. Semnează cronică muzicală in diverse publicaţii, iar după căderea regimului comunist devine directorul Canalului Tineret al Radiodifuziunii Române, urmând ca apoi să devină director al postului de radio Radio3net.ro, ce emite exclusiv pe Internet. A adus o contribuţie notabilă în popularizarea muzicii pop-rock, prin realizarea unor emisiuni radiofonice în cadrul seriei "Pittiş Show".
În afara activităţii artistice, Pittiş a fost membru al Clubului Aristocratic al Rapidului, fiind susţinător al acestei echipe de fotbal.
La 30 iulie 2007, Pittiş a fost internat în stare gravă la Spitalul Oncologic Fundeni. Deşi familia a impus medicilor să nu dezvăluie amănunte despre situaţia pacientului, surse din anturajul său au declarat că acesta suferă de cancer la prostată.
Pe data de 5 august 2007, actorul şi cântăreţul Florian Pittiş se stinge din viaţă.

Discografie

În căutarea cuibului pierdut (1995);
Ciripituri (1996);
Cântece de bivuac (1999);

Teatrologie

(ca regizor)
Cum se numeau cei patru Beatles;
Câinele grădinarului;
Black and White

Filmografie

"Veronica se întoarce" (1973, regia: Elisabeta Bostan);
"Mama" (1977).
"Maşini" (Regele, versiunea în limba română)
"Gioconda fără surâs"
"Adio";
"Dragă Nela";
"Înnebunesc, şi-mi pare rău;

.... "Sunt cel mai frumos din orasul acesta"

Florian Pittis era parte din Pasarea Colibri... fara el parca nu e la fel... Cat ne mai distram in fiecare an la Cavalcada (Sarbatoarea Calului) in Fagaras, la cetate, cand fredonam melodiile impreuna cu ei... In nici un an nu au lipsit, si erau toti: Baniciu, Vintila, Pittis, Covaci... Cate drumuri pana la Brasov, Sighisoara am facut ascultand in masina CDul lor neincetat... De cate ori a cantat Mircea melodiile lor la foc noaptea la munte sau in Selig si noi impreuna cu el, care cum puteam, cu o sticla de vin sau bere langa...
A fost un om care a stiut sa se faca placut, cu o charisma incredibila si o priza la public pe care nu multi o au... A fost Florian Pittis....