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The initial motivation in starting this blog was telling a number of "origin" stories. Some I have already told, some I left for later, but for the most part, telling these stories is the main raison d'etre for this collection of characters (i.e., letters, numbers and strange people – the constituent parts of this blog). One of them is the story of my last year or so in Romania, a time when I lived on my own in my Drumul Taberei / Favorit apartment.

Incepusem sa povestesc in seria PocRrrom despre patania mea cu Scarlat, un tigan care si-a trimis cateva flegme, din senin, pe dovleacul meu, pe vremea cand eram pusti de scoala generala. Si cum m-am resemnat (mai mult sau mai putin), dar i-am povestit totusi povestea lui Bamo.

Continui sa ma esprim despre Bamo in amintirile mele despre copilaria mea drumtaberiana centenaronovaseptista. Ma apropii de episodul cu Lux si sper s-apuc sa intru-n ea. Adica in el, in episod.

Eroul nostru - adica eu - intra in Consultatul Roman, dupa ce s-a-nvartit prin alte parti, fiind in intarziere din motive multiple cum ar fi vina sa, mai precis o adanca incapacitate de a prognoza timpul real necesar chestiilor care nu-i plac. Oare mai si iese? Citeste si afla!

Traind intr-o societate mai mult sau mai putin civilizata, mai devreme sau mai tarziu ajungi sa vezi daca nu atitudini, macar evenimente care nu-ti plac. Si-atunci te-ntrebi: merita sa-ncerci sa faci ceva, sau e preferabil sa ramai in continuare spectator pasiv la viata care se scurge in jurul tau?

Today [or, more precisely, a few months ago when I re-started this article] I’ve seen the first real professionally done Romanian TV news segment on Roma. It seems to belong to Carmen Avram, Antena 3 undeva-n Ardeal. But rather than describe the atrocious conditions Roma people live in, I’d much rather tell you a small part of my own experience growing up in Bucharest in the 80s.

In caz ca nu stii ce-nseamna „per pedes“, da-mi voie sa-ti explic, folosind wikipedia germana. Zice ea: (deutsch: zu Fuß) ist eine lateinische Redewendung für „zu Fuß gehen“. Es stammt vom Ausspruch per pedes apostolorum (zu Deutsch in etwa „zu Fuß wie die Apostel“), der vom Aussendungsauftrag Jesu herrührt.

Am vrut sa testez aplicatia de puoze-colaj a unui concitadin – Vince Cheung. Am pus poze din Bucurestiul vechi, poze de la liceul si scoala mea generala, poze din Drumul Taberei..

I don't work for Google nor do they pay me in any way, but when I recently learned about their Google Earth Pro for Free promotion, I jumped at the opportunity to take yet another trip to my primary school and what would be the second instalment of my ”Home Alone in Bucharest” series.

When discussing history (as anything else), my primary source of “inspiration” is not Wikipedia but rather my own memory. I look up Wikipedia to find supporting evidence, however, as it can easily be accessed by anyone who’d want to verify or learn more. And in all this, the “go to figure” in my memories is the history teacher, Georgeasca.

In primul rand, cu ocazia zilei femeii, La Multi Ani tuturor cititoarele (si necititoarelor, desigur, dar ele n-au cum sa afle). In al doilea rand, rezultatele concursului...