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As I’ve done in the past, I am publishing here my resolutions, mostly for this blog and wish all my readers La Multi Ani, Feliz Navidad (better late than never, right?) and A Happy New Year!

Am descoperit ca exista un numar de chestii care atrag femeile tot astfel cum zgari-zgari atrage pisicile. Una are de-a face cu lama de ras; alta, cu exercitiile fizice

I have met quite a few Germans lately. One of them told me about his happy road trip through Romania and the Moldovan Republic, and I thought his story is worth sharing here.

A while back, in the “Hier spricht der FerienPunkt, Kostinesti!” article, I tried to figure out the song behind the “Radio Vacanta” generic was and I failed (nor could I find it elsewhere). If there’s one motto to my existence (or at least to my self-image), that’s never give up.

I just had today, on WhatsApp, a conversation with a former classmate, who posted some photos from Baile Herculane (Herculean Baths? – a touristic destination from Roman times with geothermal springs). The situation is dire. I advised her rather strongly to fight, to which she countered with the refrain I constantly hear in this situations: “you are disconnected from the Romanian reality”.

Dupa cum incepusem sa zic, succesele romanesti trebuiesc celebrate. Continui cu cateva cuvinte despre orfani romani adoptati de familii din Utah care se intorc sa-si vada locurile natale dupa 15 ani.

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.

I hesitated for one day before writing this article and telling you this story. Maybe that's cuz here in Canada we went back to regular time, "losing" one hour.

o noua sesiune Tlon zice si cere: de la inceputul anului s-au aratat Semne: pe 16 martie ard mormintele sacre kasubi, in aprilie cade avionul cu poloneji, din iulie belgienii preiau conducerea UE, pe 2 decembrie NASA prinde gandacul facut din arsenic, p-orma Assange distruge increderea in Democratie. e clar ca lumea asa cum o stim se va sfarsi in 2011. voi ce vreti sa primiti de la Mos Craciun inainte de Apocalipsa?

For the longest time I've been meaning to write an article about how youth is not a virtue in itself, but a time when you're actually pretty dumb, and though in your older age you might look back with regret, that does not (or should not) make youngsters gods.

Azi m-am ocupat de-o multime de tampenii. In primul rand, Lombardo avea chef de shopping, eu aveam nevoie de cateva chestii si n-am permis de conducere, asa c-am fost cu el la Walmart. Dar de fapt asta-i o simpla introducere pentru un rant (adica un monolog unde-mi revars dracii).

In a recent (semi-)transatlantic flight, while reading the airline magazine, I stumbled upon a bit on courage and machismo, which contrasted sharply with Andre Gide’s preface to an Antoine de Saint-Exupery (you know, the guy who wrote Le Petit Prince) book I was also (re)-reading. Let me present it for you.

Il citam nu demult pe Bendeac, care zicea c-a-nvatat "cum se face" de la Rocco. Eu am invatat de la mai multi, si-n special de la micul Prince. E usor sa fii sexy cand esti inalt, frumushal si o ai mare, functionala si-ti ia cel putin 1h sa termini. Ce te faci cand nu?

I have been staying away from the news of the moment, but this recent tragedy hits extremely close to home, whichever way a member of the Toronto Romanian diaspora (including myself) chooses to define that notion.

Stirile despre Romania din presa straina abunda, cand ochiul antrenat le cauta. Sa discutam povestea unui roman ajuns in Canada intr-un container din Italia.

Seeing that this Sunday is the Remembrance Day and finding myself in the vicinity of my first residence in Canada, I took a quick spazier through those places.

A while back, I wrote briefly about "Pippi Longstocking", a book I got as a gift from a German friend. It's famous in Europe - especially Germanic countries -

Ieri a avut loc concertul Thievery Corporation in Bucuresti. Maine e concertul NightLosers in Toronto. Eu ma gandesc la fomei si despartiri.

I have to admit, I don't quite keep up with Romanian music. My favourite groups are rather old, and I only hear about Romanian stars when they are too big and of dubious quality (e.g., Inna).

De ziua tatilor, m-am gandit sa fac o lista de clipuri muzicale cu, despre, de si pentru tati. Ar fi indicat sa incep poate cu melodia Timpuri Noi, dar l-am pus cand abia aparuse intr-un articol separat...