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A recent Op-Ed in New York Times seems to have caused a fair amount of consternation in both Romania as well as among my diaspora friends. Ion could equally be Ion Iliescu, recently green-lighted to be re-investigated in the “Mineriada” file, Adrian Nastase, the suicidal former premier and failed presidential candidate who had become the first test case of prosecutorial overreach in the case of an elite aparatchik, or even Patrick Basham, not afraid to confront the warm, fuzzy racism/scepticism/antiziganism-fuelled consensus that Romania is “doing something”.

Desi am mentionat cat de dificila este cultivarea orezului in comparatie cu graul, nu cred c-am fost suficient de clar si-am decis sa ma docomentez. Si-apoi voiu a va spune si despre limba chineza.

LE: Rice consumption has now been associated with increased exposure to arsenic (see inbonobo).`

Luiza care i-a adus in Toronto si pe Nightlosers vrea sa-i aduca pe Timpuri Noi. Care erau trupa mea favorita si pe care nu i-am vazut de-un car de ani.

Being a dreamer has its perks, such as happiness and fun. Making money first is a tad more difficult, but it results in a better match, later on, with the aforementioned two desiderates. And since one of the most important conferences for entrepreneurs and business people will take place December 10-11, it's worth taking a look at who we'd like to see there.

Now that the European results are known and Euroscepticism discussed, after a short detour through Canadian visas for Romanians, we will finally take a look at the Romanian politics.

Today I met another European woman. Originally from Spain, she told me she worked in the Czech Republic for a while as a translator. Upon learning I'm Romanian, she also felt the need to share with me that there were "a lot of Romanians" in the Czech Republic who wanted to come to Canada but couldn't, because there is no visa treaty. When I told her that there were some problems here with Czech Roma getting visa through fraud and the visa had been suspended, her reaction was to remove her Czech work experience from her resume, out of fear that “Czechs now had a bad name.”

Mercurul e unul din subektele carora demult vreau sa le inchin un articol, nu neaparat pe acest blog. Si cum s-a brodit sa zica un blog pe care-l mai citesc din cand in cand ceva in tema, am zis sa-i dau rapid cu cateva idei.

Mai demult, cand abia scrisesem articolul cu moartea soricelului, cineva m-a acuzat ca n-am suflet ceea ce, chipurile, n-ar fi cool. Si s-a iscat o conversatie.

Putine sunt mancarurile din Romania pe care nu le pot gasi aici. Stateam de vorba cu cativa prieteni, majoritatea moldoveni (eu culegeam si mancam ciuperci mai mult in Bucovina), acum cateva zile si ei ar fi vrut sa mergem la cules ciuperci. Dar ciuperci gasesc la Costco de toate felurile, de la Porcini, Portabella, Shiitake si pana la Nametake (galbene) si Hiratake (oyster). O singura chestie-mi doresc si rar apuc: mancare de urzici cu usturoi si mamaliga. Dar pana acolo, hai sa vedem ce-i cu ciupercile.

One of my long-term fantasies has been to write the Romanian baccalaureate (aka “bac” / “bacul” / “bacalaureat”, a comprehensive exam you write before the high-school diploma). I haven’t had the time, but I’d like to.

Deseori, cand mi-e lumea mai draga, una dintre cele mai scabroase imagini ale copilariei mi se isca in minte, poluandu-mi mo(nu)mentele. O relatez, sperand sa ramana aici, in aceste pagini si sa ma lase-n pace (sick, twisted & disgusting imagery – viewer discretion is advised).

Am inceput cu ciupercile si-a cam sosit mementul sa termin cu urzicile (nu-i vorba de almanahe, ci de succesuri bio-culinare). Adica sa-ti spun cum le-am venit de hac.