I went to Sinaia (a mountain resort in my country) this weekend. it was the town's birthday so it fellt really festive. I never saw the town so full of people. All traffic in the city was stopped so the main street was full of little shops and places to eat barbeque.. everything you might want!
it was great!

p.s.: reffering to my previous post... i got in!

well, yesterday was my birthday. yes, august 13th :)

also, it was the first time i've celebrated it in an office type environment. Since it's my first year being employed, I was pretty nervous about it even though almost everybody is on vacation and not a lot of people ar here i still felt it as a big deal and tried my best for everything to turn out as best it could... :) in the end it was fun, people liked the sweets i brought and we had some good laughs.

I initially wanted to wait 2 more weeks till everybody got back so i can drink some champagne with all my colleagues but i decided against it at the last moment. i thought that i want my birthday to feel like my birthday and i'd be kinda weird to receive congratulations after two weeks and i would have felt bad receiving congratulations from the people that were there and not inviting them to have a drink with me (since this in the custom in my office and i'm new here, i really don't want to do something that would label me as anything but a team player.. ).

What can I say, there are advantages and disadvantages, to being born in August.

well, as the french say, que sera, sera.. or something like that :)

all and all, good day! p.s.: i'm now 22 years old :P

there has just been an earthquake.


it was an 5 on the Richter (in the epicenter) but only  a 4 where i live. it was pretty light, even though i felt it.. well everybody did. all the telephone lines are dead now coz every single person in the country is trying to call somebody. i don't see why but .. anyway.. there was an earthquake.

i just finished   "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience" by Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi. Great book, worth reading.

that is all.

I'm so nervous right now, it's crazy! i had my first job interview today, at 12:00 PM and they just called like an hour ago that they'll hire me. I still can't believe it! My first real job (and unreal), omg! I have to go buy new clothes! i have to ... AAAHH! this is so unbelievable to get it from your first try.. and they had like 200 or so applicants (which is not so many but still). and i'm still a student so... :) i'm so nervous! what to do, what to do, what to do...  I (unfortunately) told my father and he started to tell me how incredibly busy and tired i'll be and is so not helping ...   well, i'm just very excited.

i FINALLY have my internet connection back!  incompetent internet providers kept me one week without preciousss... ... lol
oh well i guess it wasn't that bad, it gave me a chance to catch up on.. life :) exams and shit being around the corner and me still having some papers to turn in ... :D

i may be busy as hell, but at least i'm busy with internet wow! :D

cheers for shiny distractions that keep us from doing the work we're supposed to! :P

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!

hope you get all your wishes fulfilled :)

Santa came early this year and i got another cat :)



actually, hes not only mine but ..... :P
He's name in Tink Leo (which is a compromise between Wolfram [the name i wanted] and Biluta [my mom's idea - it means something like little ball] and since dad was biased we just fought it out.) and he is 2 months old.  He's our second cat, the first one is now in his 12th winter of life and the officially acknowledged master of the house. They are both very sweet kittens and hopefully they'll soon get along.

Anyway....i wish you all a very very happy Christmas and i hope you all have a great day with your loved ones!

*waiting for Santa to bring her presents * - and, no you are never too old for that!


later edit: the cat's name is now Leo

I lost and found (same day) my phone again yesterday. :) Yes, again, as in this isn't the first time. It's less dramatic though.

Actually that hasn't happened in a while, and it doesn't happen a lot either. It reminded me of the time (4 or 5 years ago) when i lost my phone (for the first time) in a park. It was winter time, so there was snow everywhere. Anyway, i actually found it 3 days later, covered in snow, with no battery life, struggling, but alive :).
I had that phone for one more year since then, when it gave in due to a rather violent encounter,  with the ground.

 

It’s been so long since i updated i almost forgot I have a blog.

This is just something that was on my mind the other day; actually it was triggered by something one of my teachers said. You know, when you get recruited into the army (till not long ago army service was mandatory in my country) you have to take a bunch of tests, both psychological and physical.
My teacher was pretty funny coz he answered as weirdly as he could in order not to get recruited. Anyway, that wasn't my point. I remember my father telling me that during the physical exam they can determine if you're gay or not and if you are you're not allowed into service.

A lot of countries have this 'no gays in the military ' thing so I’m not going to get into that either, nor am i gonna comment how stupid and pointless this mentality is :). Personally, i was just thinking... 'gay' isn't something  that's written on your forehead so I’m pretty sure i know which 'segment' of the gay population gets singled out... sorry to say this guys but, those aren't  the gays you should be afraid of! :))

side note: my teacher got recruited all the same. Did i mention his subject is "The psycho diagnosis of the human personality"? I'm guessing, if he tries he can pretty much answer like a psycho in any test, so the fact that he got selected is like wtf? You don't let gays in but you let psychopaths? you people need a serious revaluation of priorities!

They weren't kidding when they said the Chinese will rule the world! This has got to one of the most amazing things I've ever heard of. It's so amazing i can hardly imagine it without thinking it's right out of a SF movie.

The Girl Effect

It's amazing how little can be done to make a difference in someone's life, isn't it?

What Laura Means

You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are a very lucky person. Things just always seem to go your way. And because you're so lucky, you don't really have a lot of worries. You just hope for the best in life. You're sometimes a little guilty of being greedy. Spread your luck around a little to people who need it. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

:)) that sounds like me :) minus the classic Type A personality. i think they might have meant Type B because Type A is slightly cotradictory with everything else.

The opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics simply blew my mind. I can't believe the minds that came up with such an unbelievable concept! I only wish i was there, it all seemed perfect. :)

China Seriously Rules!

School starts again tomorrow and it's such a pain 'coz i was so getting used to lazying around. Society is such a bitch :P



Btw this is my cat :) We call him Master (because he rules the house and we're not afraid to admit it!)

I just saw "4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days" by Christian Mungiu. God, it's so rare that a movie has the ability to shake you up so much that you can't stand to see it through till the end... The fact that this movie has a reality behind it that my parents lived is just mind blowing. I seriously can't grasp the idea that that can be real, i just can't. I is a really good movie, just very hard to watch.

In other news I've been grounded to my house by the Summit and I'm taking the opportunity to catch up on my Japanese, reading and movies :) During the Summit most of the central part of town will be off limits and there's no school either (to lighten the traffic) so it's like a mini vacation. There's actually a greeting going around - "Happy Summit".

I had 2 morning courses that i slept right through. Granted i feel a little guilty but that was such a good nap i'm prepared to overlook the guilt :)

My cat keeps screaming wanting to be petter (it just stands in the middle of the hallway  till somebody comes to pick it up and pet it, spoiled little beast).

My self-defence class started again today, thus i'm very happy :) i know it's so cliche to have a crush on your teacher but, well you haven't seen MY teacher! :-X
I think i've been single for too long and it's beginning to show.

ps: I love my Jon and Stephen icon. Would you believe i only saw the Oscars to see Jon! :))