Have a picnic or barbecue every Sunday.
The other day I was watching Animal Planet and a new documentary begun, about Europe’s animals. Nothing exciting, but I watched it anyway. Why? Because of the narrator’s voice!
And what a voice it was. I loved it instantly. The credentials said that the narrator was Mr. Sean Pertwee. I’ve never heard of him, until now. And I realized that his voice is familiar, I’ve heard it before in other Discovery Channel documentaries. So I watched the whole piece, just to listen to that voice. In the end I learned something new about Europe, but I couldn’t get that voice out of my mind. It is a soothing, captivating, calming and engaging voice; very professional. (more…)
Yesterday I saw the movie Yes Man. I really enjoyed it. Even if it was in the middle of the week, it felt like the weekend for a few hours. The mall was very crowded and so was the cinema, but this is the magic of Orange Film – happy hour at the movies on a Wednesday night.
I’ll start with the conclusion: Yes Man is worth your time and attention. It is a comedy that goes beyond smiling - it made me laugh, especially the chicken factory part. And it is definitely better & funnier than Meet Dave. (more…)
I’ve heard a rumor that said that there will be a new Sex and the City made this year and released in 2010. Not Clothes and the City, but sex. Because in 2009 is all about relationships and less about shopping. We don’t have much money left to spend on fashion anyway.
To support this idea, the creators of SATC decided to take a new approach:
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If you don’t know who Mihai Eminescu is, Wikipedia will tell you (almost) all about him. Too keep it short, I can tell you this: he is Romania’s greatest and my favorite poet. On January 15th (the day he was born) every year, we celebrate his work and contribution to our linguistic legacy.
From all the literature I studied during school and high-school, only one poem stuck to my mind. It is a short and sweet Eminescu poem about love. Maybe that’s why I still remember it. :D
The poem is called “And if …” and I’ve found a pretty good translation for it (courtesy of romanianvoice.com). If you have a girlfriend or boyfriend which can read in Romanian, dedicate her/him this poem, in its original form, on Dragobete (our very own Valentine's Day) and she\he’ll look at you in a whole new perspective. O:-)
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Yesterday, thanks to Orange Film and my friends, I saw the movie Australia. My friends picked the movie and bought the tickets, so I just said: “OK, I’ll be there.” A haven’t read any reviews about the movie but I’ve heard on the radio that it is a big ad for touristic Australia and too long for a love story. Even so, I enjoyed it.
The movie is long indeed - 165 Minutes – but I didn’t get bored. If you read some reviews and are still searching for some reasons to see this movie, here are 3 of them: you’ll see beauty (beautiful people and places), you’ll be reminded that war sucks big time and you’ll get in the mood for a vacation in the sun (here, in Romania, the winter is at its peek, brrrrrrr.)
Everyone talked about Ms. Nicole Kidman’s and Mr. Hugh Jackman’s performances, but no one said anything about the character King George. (more…)
Azi am primit de la o prietena (multumesc Adriana @};- ) unul din acele mesaje cu glume si lucruri interesante pe care le citesc la sfarsitul zilei pentru ma bine-dispune.
Daca stai pe ganduri si nu stii sigur daca sa ii iei iubitului / iubitei cadou de Mos Craciun, se pare ca unii mai intelepti (sau care pur si simplu nu au ce face) au rezolvat problema; o serie de ecuatii care duc la o concluzie de mult stiuta: Viata e mai frumoasa impreuna!
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AXN Romania is presenting every Monday to Friday evening the Late show with David Letterman. The show starts at 8 PM, just in time to watch it during dinner time. Originally, the show is on in America at 11:30 PM ET, so it’s really a late show. In Romania, nobody would watch it so late because we have to be fresh for work the next morning. After watching the yesterday show, I decided to share with you my thoughts on this. (more…)
Romania was well represented at the 5th World Choir Games that took place in Graz, Austria this summer and brought home 1 gold medal and 5 silver medals:
Starting from July 1st, 2008, the cigarette packs sold in Romania have to carry pictures on them depicting the consequences of smoking: premature death, lung cancer, premature ageing and impotence. Other pictures tell us that children should not be exposed to cigarette smoke and their mothers should not smoke during pregnancies.
Romania is the second country in European Union to insist on pictorial warnings. But there are other countries in the world that implemented the use of graphic warnings to prevent this vice to spreading to future generations: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Brazil, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Great Britain intents to adopt this measure in short time.
I think that people who already smoke and do not want to quit will not be scared by this pictures. But the teenagers will have a hard time starting to smoke, since these pictures take away the coolness from smoking and make them realize that smoking is not worth your health. (more…)
Romania is among the countries with the smallest number of holidays entitlements. It is not something to be proud of, but we are doing OK: any opportunity to celebrate, be it a football championship or kids’ school shows, is taken for shortening the work day (if taking the day off is not possible).
If I think about it, we are a people that enjoy having fun, relaxing, living la dolce vita with any occasion and celebrate the holidays properly.
So, the Romanian working people have 28 legal non-working days, spread like this throughout the year:
Working in Romania? Our weaknesses are better known that our strengths and not many people will motivate you to come to work and travel in Romania. This is because, in my opinion, they do not know how things have changed.
I’ll give you a few reasons to consider Romania as a country to work in, at least for 2-3 years period of time:
The spring is coming closer and closer and we need to let it enter in our homes too. The spring cleaning – which is a must -- is a great opportunity to pay more attention to your plants and flowers.
It is the time for your plants’ rebirth, and the time spent with them this spring will be paid back by the beauty and health of your plants in summer.
For those who have no plants at home, it’s time to buy at least 2 or 3, from the easy to maintain types of plants. The plant market has a lot to offer and the effort is worth: the plants beautify the house, purify and keep the air humid and bring positive energy to those around them.
To ease the job of caring for your plants, I've created this document (in excel format) to keep record of them. You can save it on your pc, print it or give it to a friend who has a passion for house plants.
The information needed to write on the spreadsheet can be taken from websites, for accuracy; they refer to ordinary caring of house plants. In this way, you’ll get an overview of your plants that you’ll guide your caring for them.
In the second part of the document, you’ll find a spreadsheet for plant and flowers you wish to buy. You can fill it in every time you have an idea and print it when you go shopping.
Hoping that this information is useful for you, I want you feedback for improving these spreadsheets. Good luck on taking care of your plants and enjoy them as much as you can.
Yesterday evening I saw the last Oscar movie: “No Country for Old Men”. Motto: “There are no clean getaways”. It was mind blowing and all that violence and blood made me seek. I didn’t understand a thing before the end and most part of the people form the theater thought it was horrible.
NCFOL is definitely not an easy movie. I started understanding it as I re-played it again and again in my head and talked about it with my husband and friends.
As all things in life, this movie has its haters and lovers. The haters are hating is for shallow reasons (bad haircut, too much violence, the good guy died off screen, only 2 soundtracks etc) and the lovers are loving it for the meaning those shallow reasons are giving to the hole story and point of the movie. (more…)
{{ It´s important to carry a good umbrella. I always say, "Men who carry a high–quality umbrella will move up in life. Women who carry a high–quality umbrella will be showered in happiness." It´s the truth. The umbrella above your head, the belt that goes around your middle, and the shoes you use to trod the earth, if those three things are of high quality, you can´t go wrong. The people I´ve met in my life, pretty much all the men are of good status, and the women are happy. It´s a funny thing, though, isn´t it? Umbrellas and life are connected. It´s really very deep. }}
These are the words of Mr. Kitazawa Yoshihiro –– an old umbrella craftsman from Nagano, Japan. It makes your heart skip a bit and wonder what on earth are you doing, right? These words make you think what you have done lately to improve the life of the people you interact with. Life, not business.
After all, I think that leading a simple life really un–clutters your point of view and purpose in life. It makes you appreciate the real value of thing around you and the value of the things that you build.
The moral: Put a little bit of soul in every piece of work you do and the world WILL become a better place. I believe it.
If you are interested, read the rest of the interview with Mr. Kitazawa Yoshihiro.
Dear Vilmos Loo & team,
Congratulations for the medals and prizes won at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics. I am very proud to be a fellow citizen of such bright teenagers.
I am sure it was a real challenge for them, having in mind the lack of resources and motivation in our present education system. Bravo for these students that they followed their ambition and didn´t listen to the pessimistic and good-for-nothing comments.
The details of the competition:
- The IOAA (International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics) 2007 took place in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 30th Nov – 9th Dec 2007.
- It is the first competition of this kind
- 21 countries (the distribution map is very interesting!), 86 students, 41 Leaders and 7 Observers
- Our team:
7.5 million tourists visited Romania in 2007, 27% more than 2006. Hotels and motels had been built, renovated and marketed. The offer is wide and unique: beaches, the Danube delta, mountains, and spa resorts - all four seasons have something interesting to offer.Almost everyone is making an effort to redefine the Romanian tourism and discover its strengths:
- the hosts are improving the quality of their services
- the authorities are branding the "fabulous spirit" of Romania
- the agencies are marketing their offers
I invite the foreign tourists to share their stories about visiting Romania on a news blog created especially for you: TravelNotes.ro. Create an account in seconds and start sharing pictures and comments about Romania. Here are a few hints:
- What part of the biodiversity caught your attention: the relief, the fauna or the flora?
- Which cultural event brought you to Romania or interested you?
- What do you think of the Romanian people you encountered?
- Did you enjoy hiking and discovering the nature around you?
- Which Romanian tradition caught you attention?
- How does the food you had in Romania differed from the one in your country?
- Which tourist destination from Romania would you recommend to your friends?
Share your travel notes, eve if you have a blog or profile in a travel community - we want to know about it and let others learn from your experiences.
Bottom line: We want to know what the foreign tourists think about Romania. The simple truth, so we can learn from it.
Living in RO Colors este un blog lansat în 2008 cu recomandări de mici schimbări în stilul de viață ce ne ajută să trăim mai frumos, mai echilibrat și în armonie cu Mama Natură. În fiecare zi de Luni, Miercuri și Vineri te aștept cu articole interesante, inclusiv faimoasa rubrică Revistele Lunii.
Mulțumesc pentru timpul și atenția ta! XOXO
