Locuri noi descoperite
1. Bratislava: Pe 23 ianuarie m-a invitat un prieten la un meeting de proiect, organizat de el, in Bratislava. Ne intalnisem in Lund la finalul doctoratului meu si am aflat unul de altul in toamna anului trecut. El intors acasa la Bratislava, dupa alte cateva stagii de post-doc la universitatile Oxford si Linköping. Acum, castigator a unui grant ERC ce-i asigura finantarea activitatii de cercetare pentru cinci ani de zile. Bucuros de revederea cu el, incantat de calitatea prezentarilor si a oamenilor intalniti. Invidios (in sens pozitiv) pe facilitatile de laborator pe care si le stransese de cand revenise acasa. Bineinteles ca oamenii sfintesc locul, daca cel putin cei responsabili de distribuirea finantarilor isi fac treaba cinstit! Dupa meeting, am avut inca 2 ore timp sa ma invart prin oras, sa urc pina la castelul de pe malul Dunarii, sa admir privelistea unui oras supravecheat de farfuria UFO (locatia unui restaurant construit exact in varful pilonului ce sustine podul peste Dunare). Chiar credeam ca nu mai este mare lucru de vazut, si cand colo, in spatele unor cladiri sterse se afla orasul vechi. Mi-a amintit de Sibiul nostru. M-a facut sa inteleg de ce ardeleni spun uneori la suparare ca nu au prea multe lucruri in comun cu ragatzenii. Este clara influenta Vienei (la numai o ora cu trenul), care s-a extins pana la Brasov. Precum, de altfel este omniprezenta atmosfera detasata a estului Europei! Care-i asemanarea cu Sibiul? Aceleasi stradute inguste, cu magazine cochete, cu cladiri de epoca, cu multe, foarte multe restaurante incantatoare (loc de revenit la vara). O arhitectura incantatoare, boema. La plecare, trebuia sa mananc ceva. Nu sunt fun burgeri, dar m-a lovit curiozitatea o inscriptie "home made burger", ca sa nu mai zic de miros. A trebuit sa astept vreo 20 de min, fiindca tipul nu putea sa faca mai mult de trei bucati in 7 minute. Poate nu avea productivitate, insa era artist! Numai sa vezi procesul in sine ... cum rumenea individual sunculita, si prajea ceapa exact cat era nevoie pentru cei trei burgeri per sarja, cum picta chifla doar rumenita cu kechup si maioneza. Ce sa mai spun de carnea de burger, care era atent presata la grosimea dorita si tinuta sub greutati standard ca sa se rumeneasca uniform. Finalul apoteotic! Parca nu mai mancasem de trei saptamini. Stiu de acum unde si ce maninc in Bratislava: home-made burger la Minerva, in centrul vechi!
2. Ginziger si WeinerWald: un fel de Montmartre la poalele Kahlenberg-ului, la limita orasului, inconjurat de podgorii de vin si dealurile Wiener Wald. Iar sus pe deal, manastirea Leopoldsberg, amintind de locul unde cazacii trupelor lui Sobietzki (imperiul polonez se intindea pe atunci pina la jumatatea Ucrainei de azi) i-a salvat pe vienezi in 1683 de asediul turcesc. Nu am prins vreme buna pentru fotografii de ansamblu, dar privelistea este ideala pentru o panorama a Vienei, impreuna cu podurile peste Dunare. Asteptam primavara si revenim cu detalii!
Sunday 2 February 2014
Tuesday 14 January 2014
The last weekend deserves a post...
... at least, as the introduction for some future posts derived from this experience.
Saturday and Sunday, 11-12 January 2014, were absolutely fabulous! It started with a 30 min running (yap, I just restarted my "Bewegung") and at midday I went in a sunny Vienna.
The first objective was to get the vivid colors of market-products from Naschmarkt. Absolutely an enjoyment, especially in the gray days of the winter. Fruits from all-over the world, from India, Colombia (fruits I mean!), Marrocco, China, etc.; olives from Greece, Spain, Italy; cheese from Egypt, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria, Austria (of course!); fishes and see-fruits served with sparkling-wine in the proximity of well-known oriental shops selling kebab and shaorma; fruits-juices in all the combinations and colors; seeds and peanuts; bread from Italy (ciabatta) or from Persia (it sounds better as from Iran, isn't it!). You name it! But believe me, just fabulous! I took pictures from almost all the opened shops. I came then to the question, where are the Romanian food specialties? None! Big disappointment. So, from culinary point of view, we do not exist! :-( Do not tell me about the "sarmale" as Romanian food, since I just learned myself in Turkey that the word has its etymology from Turkish verb "to roll". Halal!
This observation remained valid for the food-market, and, even more disappointing, it was contradicted by what was in the old-market, as Romanian product for sale. Among few other orthodox icons from East Europe, it was the one from next photo. So, this we sale in West!? I felt like living a soul-hemorrhage. How long do we still let it in waste?
After two hours, I escape to Ra-Min for a big bowl of hot Chinese noddles soup. Perfect energizing for lunch! Shortly jumping then in the caffeeshop-library "Phil"! This is a place filled with books to read on spot or to buy for continuing reading at home. The whole cafe is arranged as a comfortable and warm living room, furnished with sofas and floor lamps. A place in the city where you can feel at home, as the perfect location to read a book or to chat with friends! ("Do not put me in a category, but read me. I do not have a gender!"-was written on a bookshelf!).
Next on the list was KHM. Yap, it is famous as well! Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien! I was lucky to get last year, as a present, an annual entrance ticket to seven museums in Vienna, including the Museum of Art and History! Shall I repeat myself? Then, FABULOUS! I was asking myself how could I be so ignorant and not to be there in the first three months in Vienna. As the first step in Paris I made it at Louvre (a visit in Paris promised to my old Volvo car to roll her down on Champ-Elysee; this is another story for another post), the same I should have not ignored this museum in Vienna! One big advice for you, my friend! Once you are in Vienna, visit KHM! A MUST! I did not have art classes and I did not have access to painters catalogs in my childhood. I am a pure amateur in recognizing various artists. But I had one passion as child: to collect stamps, among which, at most, I liked the various famous paints and painters collections. I shall confess that I was shocked to find out at KHM the big copies of my stamps of paintings ( :-) ): Rubens self-portrait (in fact two large rooms only for his paints), his "The four Continents", or "Babel Tower" by Pieter Brügel, the same painting reproduced in my schoolbook for History, or "The Children's games", or "Art of Painting" by Johannes Vermeer (the same one who painted "Girl with one earring"), or Tiziani, or Caravaggio, or Velazquez (his last paint, "Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress")... I will write few personal amateur impressions about some of them in the following posts. Convince yourself at the first visit! WOW! A place to return for the whole year in the raining weekends in Vienna!
I left then, at around 17:30, directly to StaatsOpera for Don Giovanni. Lucky enough to get perfect central standing places at galleria for a sublime spectacle.
I reached home at 23:00 o'clock, completely exhausted, but lighted in my ignorance!
On Sunday, a rush at 11:00 o'clock to St. Augustin church for Schubert's "Große Messe in B-Dur, during the religious service, and directly after that, back to KHM since it was the last day of Lucian Freud's exhibition! I was visiting this exhibition before, but much more as a run through the gallery. So I returned for an in-depth understanding about the display of so many "naked people" painted since 1966. I was convinced! He said that he did not paint the nudes (therefore are also called "naked"), but particularities of people beyond the clothes, unbiased by the added (and most of the time, laying) first impression of a dressing style. What convinced me, it was the "Red Haired man on chair", about which Freud said "When I paint clothes, I am really painting naked people who are covered in clothes". I liked this idea, to get the person in his essence, unbiased! Until 2011, when he passed away, he was regarded as the biggest artist, alive, of our time. One little detail which might not by a coincidence for his masterworks. Lucian Freud was the nephew of Sigmund Freud.
In conclusion, a very intensive cultural first weekend in Vienna, in 2014! A marathon, I would say! And therefore, it shall be remembered with this post and some photos on FB. But not today, since tomorrow I will travel to England and it is already so late... that I have to rephrase it: "Today I will travel to England". Do you see, Razvan, why I post so rarely!? It takes too much time. But it gives me, in return, the joy to share some nice moments with you!
Saturday and Sunday, 11-12 January 2014, were absolutely fabulous! It started with a 30 min running (yap, I just restarted my "Bewegung") and at midday I went in a sunny Vienna.
The first objective was to get the vivid colors of market-products from Naschmarkt. Absolutely an enjoyment, especially in the gray days of the winter. Fruits from all-over the world, from India, Colombia (fruits I mean!), Marrocco, China, etc.; olives from Greece, Spain, Italy; cheese from Egypt, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria, Austria (of course!); fishes and see-fruits served with sparkling-wine in the proximity of well-known oriental shops selling kebab and shaorma; fruits-juices in all the combinations and colors; seeds and peanuts; bread from Italy (ciabatta) or from Persia (it sounds better as from Iran, isn't it!). You name it! But believe me, just fabulous! I took pictures from almost all the opened shops. I came then to the question, where are the Romanian food specialties? None! Big disappointment. So, from culinary point of view, we do not exist! :-( Do not tell me about the "sarmale" as Romanian food, since I just learned myself in Turkey that the word has its etymology from Turkish verb "to roll". Halal!
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| Cafe Phil |
After two hours, I escape to Ra-Min for a big bowl of hot Chinese noddles soup. Perfect energizing for lunch! Shortly jumping then in the caffeeshop-library "Phil"! This is a place filled with books to read on spot or to buy for continuing reading at home. The whole cafe is arranged as a comfortable and warm living room, furnished with sofas and floor lamps. A place in the city where you can feel at home, as the perfect location to read a book or to chat with friends! ("Do not put me in a category, but read me. I do not have a gender!"-was written on a bookshelf!).
Next on the list was KHM. Yap, it is famous as well! Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien! I was lucky to get last year, as a present, an annual entrance ticket to seven museums in Vienna, including the Museum of Art and History! Shall I repeat myself? Then, FABULOUS! I was asking myself how could I be so ignorant and not to be there in the first three months in Vienna. As the first step in Paris I made it at Louvre (a visit in Paris promised to my old Volvo car to roll her down on Champ-Elysee; this is another story for another post), the same I should have not ignored this museum in Vienna! One big advice for you, my friend! Once you are in Vienna, visit KHM! A MUST! I did not have art classes and I did not have access to painters catalogs in my childhood. I am a pure amateur in recognizing various artists. But I had one passion as child: to collect stamps, among which, at most, I liked the various famous paints and painters collections. I shall confess that I was shocked to find out at KHM the big copies of my stamps of paintings ( :-) ): Rubens self-portrait (in fact two large rooms only for his paints), his "The four Continents", or "Babel Tower" by Pieter Brügel, the same painting reproduced in my schoolbook for History, or "The Children's games", or "Art of Painting" by Johannes Vermeer (the same one who painted "Girl with one earring"), or Tiziani, or Caravaggio, or Velazquez (his last paint, "Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress")... I will write few personal amateur impressions about some of them in the following posts. Convince yourself at the first visit! WOW! A place to return for the whole year in the raining weekends in Vienna!
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| KHM restaurant |
I left then, at around 17:30, directly to StaatsOpera for Don Giovanni. Lucky enough to get perfect central standing places at galleria for a sublime spectacle.
I reached home at 23:00 o'clock, completely exhausted, but lighted in my ignorance!
On Sunday, a rush at 11:00 o'clock to St. Augustin church for Schubert's "Große Messe in B-Dur, during the religious service, and directly after that, back to KHM since it was the last day of Lucian Freud's exhibition! I was visiting this exhibition before, but much more as a run through the gallery. So I returned for an in-depth understanding about the display of so many "naked people" painted since 1966. I was convinced! He said that he did not paint the nudes (therefore are also called "naked"), but particularities of people beyond the clothes, unbiased by the added (and most of the time, laying) first impression of a dressing style. What convinced me, it was the "Red Haired man on chair", about which Freud said "When I paint clothes, I am really painting naked people who are covered in clothes". I liked this idea, to get the person in his essence, unbiased! Until 2011, when he passed away, he was regarded as the biggest artist, alive, of our time. One little detail which might not by a coincidence for his masterworks. Lucian Freud was the nephew of Sigmund Freud.
In conclusion, a very intensive cultural first weekend in Vienna, in 2014! A marathon, I would say! And therefore, it shall be remembered with this post and some photos on FB. But not today, since tomorrow I will travel to England and it is already so late... that I have to rephrase it: "Today I will travel to England". Do you see, Razvan, why I post so rarely!? It takes too much time. But it gives me, in return, the joy to share some nice moments with you!
Monday 6 January 2014
This was the end of 2013!
The last day of 2013! A year that started as a "Bombardier" in Berlin and just shortly afterwards it let me as the bombarded Dresden, crashing me hard at the time when I finally spread my wings. I was rescued from the ashes thanks to YOU, thanks to understandings of my kids and my parents, thank to the company of my colleagues at the German course and not last due to those few friends who remained with me in this time. I refocused my mind on the procedures to obtain the German citizenship. As a first positive achievement, two months later after my first email to authorities, I became Deutscher via an express procedure. This gave me the freedom of movement and thus I could look too for alternative jobs outside of Germany.
I took in consideration the application for a EU Marie-Curie scholarship. After a promising first month of discussions with Oxford, just before starting to prepare the application, I was again dropped down due to topic-considerations. As emergency, plan B came in action and in less than three weeks, a completely new hot-topic was prepared with BOKU-Vienna.
Thus, the vacation in Romania was suddenly transformed in a race for preparing a whole new project. I could not make it without the involvement of my parents in arranging nice daily activities with Andrei and Vlad, without full support and understanding from my kids. Andrei was asking me daily if I succeeded to finalize the project. The application was completed with less than 50 min before the dead-line on 14th of August 2013. The acknowledge of submission gave me a very good feeling of accomplishment! Yes, I still can do it, to dedicate for work in full concentration, at the highest level, up to its final line!
Then, after one year of unemployment, I could afford two days of vacation in Romania, in Brasov and the mountains.
It followed the memorable time of Vlad's first day at school, of Andrei's first day at gymnasium and shortly afterwards my first day of work at DirectSense GmbH in Vienna. I lived again the happiness of being back in the chemistry lab, making again things to function, putting the bases for new scientific successes. I was again in contact with optimistic and enthusiastic colleagues. I was again surrounded by a positive atmosphere.
I started after many years to play again tennis (thanks Daniel for being such a challenging player!). I let myself fascinated by the fabulous new home, Vienna, a place of living history. I discovered its charm, as the cross multicultural epicenter between Occident and Orient. I really felt that I came half way between Germany and Romania, not only as distance, but as mentality too. Maybe this is not accidentally, but in fact it might really be the point of inner balance, where I can balance my new German identity, with my Romanian roots. In Vienna, I found myself fascinated by the boheme life of the city of Music, especially in my favorite place - Staatsopera Wien, with the spectacles Don Carlos, Der Rosenkavalier, Madame Butterfly and La Boheme (twice).
But the success (fulfillment) has to be judged only in respect to the costs of reaching it. The price meant to be away from my kids and faraway from you. I could made it in the last three months of the year only by frequently traveling back to Bonn-Bochum. In addition, a short, surprising visit in Romania, at my beloved parents, was the sweet sign for the coming winter holidays. I still have the pleasure and resources to GIVE happiness. This is probably the biggest achievement of this year 2013! I shall restrength myself and to give back to those who fully deserve it!
Yap, I dont hide it! 2013 was the year when I turned 40 years old... in the company of new people around me, in Vienna! This was like a second reborn! Many thanks to those few who remembered my BD in the absence of FB reminders! And thank YOU for much more then the nicest tort I ever got! I know that I still have much more love to offer, much more achievements to accomplish. I just have to be more critical and careful how and with whom I spread my inner-resources.
Other meritorious moments of 2013 (which would have deserved a post in 2013):
* Some medical issues reminded me the approach of the prefix-change;
* I went three days skying in Winterberg;
* I took my B2 German proficiency exam (C1? a story which deserves to be forgotten);
* I revisited Amsterdam (with illusion that Romania might make a great football evening there);
* Andrei turned 10 years old (since he slept his first night one my chest in Lund Hospital);
* I met my "Swedish"-friends at Bran;
* I went again in mountains, in Romania;
* I met my high-school colleagues in a lovely evening in Moreni;
* I have seen, even for one day, the Romantic-Rhine from Loreley to Boppard;
* I have seen Pink Floyd in concert in Düsseldorf, in the day when Roger Waters turned 70 years old!
* I met Placido Domingo and Angela Gheorghiu in Vienna; (or they meet me :-) )
* I got a "plastic" surgery of my nose. Now I am eligible for further aspirations! :-))!
For all of these and much more, I promise a photo album for 2013!
Stay next to me, my friends,
The best is yet to be!
I intend to transform the 2014 in the year of reaching again the Balance! To find it, to refocuse on priorities, to regain the joy of doing science at its best. There is only one condition: I want to secure the future next to you!
Bye-bye 2013! Take with you all the hard time and let us the joy of living!
Happy New Year, my dear friends!
PS: At the end of November, I got back the evaluation of my EU-project application. The result was 81 points out of 100. Most probably not enough for securing its finances. One criticism of reviewers was that I "did not mentioned my personal contribution to my own scientific articles". For this clarification, I let my main co-authors to specify it!.. despite the fact that this time will not help. Another "serious" comment pointed that I "did not mention how I will properly disseminate via newspapers and TV my expected scientific achievements". I am sorry, but those channels are occupied by Mrs. van Staden (alias "cancer sensor in 6 min"). I prefer to restrict myself to the scientific journals and audiences. I did not expected that PR-factors will disqualify in this extend the solid science proposal. But this was just a battle! One more reason for looking with hopes from 2014!
I took in consideration the application for a EU Marie-Curie scholarship. After a promising first month of discussions with Oxford, just before starting to prepare the application, I was again dropped down due to topic-considerations. As emergency, plan B came in action and in less than three weeks, a completely new hot-topic was prepared with BOKU-Vienna.
Thus, the vacation in Romania was suddenly transformed in a race for preparing a whole new project. I could not make it without the involvement of my parents in arranging nice daily activities with Andrei and Vlad, without full support and understanding from my kids. Andrei was asking me daily if I succeeded to finalize the project. The application was completed with less than 50 min before the dead-line on 14th of August 2013. The acknowledge of submission gave me a very good feeling of accomplishment! Yes, I still can do it, to dedicate for work in full concentration, at the highest level, up to its final line!
Then, after one year of unemployment, I could afford two days of vacation in Romania, in Brasov and the mountains.
It followed the memorable time of Vlad's first day at school, of Andrei's first day at gymnasium and shortly afterwards my first day of work at DirectSense GmbH in Vienna. I lived again the happiness of being back in the chemistry lab, making again things to function, putting the bases for new scientific successes. I was again in contact with optimistic and enthusiastic colleagues. I was again surrounded by a positive atmosphere.
I started after many years to play again tennis (thanks Daniel for being such a challenging player!). I let myself fascinated by the fabulous new home, Vienna, a place of living history. I discovered its charm, as the cross multicultural epicenter between Occident and Orient. I really felt that I came half way between Germany and Romania, not only as distance, but as mentality too. Maybe this is not accidentally, but in fact it might really be the point of inner balance, where I can balance my new German identity, with my Romanian roots. In Vienna, I found myself fascinated by the boheme life of the city of Music, especially in my favorite place - Staatsopera Wien, with the spectacles Don Carlos, Der Rosenkavalier, Madame Butterfly and La Boheme (twice).
But the success (fulfillment) has to be judged only in respect to the costs of reaching it. The price meant to be away from my kids and faraway from you. I could made it in the last three months of the year only by frequently traveling back to Bonn-Bochum. In addition, a short, surprising visit in Romania, at my beloved parents, was the sweet sign for the coming winter holidays. I still have the pleasure and resources to GIVE happiness. This is probably the biggest achievement of this year 2013! I shall restrength myself and to give back to those who fully deserve it!
Yap, I dont hide it! 2013 was the year when I turned 40 years old... in the company of new people around me, in Vienna! This was like a second reborn! Many thanks to those few who remembered my BD in the absence of FB reminders! And thank YOU for much more then the nicest tort I ever got! I know that I still have much more love to offer, much more achievements to accomplish. I just have to be more critical and careful how and with whom I spread my inner-resources.
Other meritorious moments of 2013 (which would have deserved a post in 2013):
* Some medical issues reminded me the approach of the prefix-change;
* I went three days skying in Winterberg;
* I took my B2 German proficiency exam (C1? a story which deserves to be forgotten);
* I revisited Amsterdam (with illusion that Romania might make a great football evening there);
* Andrei turned 10 years old (since he slept his first night one my chest in Lund Hospital);
* I met my "Swedish"-friends at Bran;
* I went again in mountains, in Romania;
* I met my high-school colleagues in a lovely evening in Moreni;
* I have seen, even for one day, the Romantic-Rhine from Loreley to Boppard;
* I have seen Pink Floyd in concert in Düsseldorf, in the day when Roger Waters turned 70 years old!
* I met Placido Domingo and Angela Gheorghiu in Vienna; (or they meet me :-) )
* I got a "plastic" surgery of my nose. Now I am eligible for further aspirations! :-))!
For all of these and much more, I promise a photo album for 2013!
Stay next to me, my friends,
The best is yet to be!
I intend to transform the 2014 in the year of reaching again the Balance! To find it, to refocuse on priorities, to regain the joy of doing science at its best. There is only one condition: I want to secure the future next to you!
Bye-bye 2013! Take with you all the hard time and let us the joy of living!
Happy New Year, my dear friends!
PS: At the end of November, I got back the evaluation of my EU-project application. The result was 81 points out of 100. Most probably not enough for securing its finances. One criticism of reviewers was that I "did not mentioned my personal contribution to my own scientific articles". For this clarification, I let my main co-authors to specify it!.. despite the fact that this time will not help. Another "serious" comment pointed that I "did not mention how I will properly disseminate via newspapers and TV my expected scientific achievements". I am sorry, but those channels are occupied by Mrs. van Staden (alias "cancer sensor in 6 min"). I prefer to restrict myself to the scientific journals and audiences. I did not expected that PR-factors will disqualify in this extend the solid science proposal. But this was just a battle! One more reason for looking with hopes from 2014!
Wednesday 18 September 2013
Hello, is anybody out there?
Am redeschis iar contul de blog. Uitasem pana si cum sa ma logez. De fapt uitasem si ca mi-am facut blog. Daca eu am uitat, ce pretentii sa mai am ca si-ar aminti cineva de blog... sau de gandurile mele? E drept, ca nu sunt multi cei ce si-au mai aplecat urechea la vocea mea interioara. Si poate ca important este ca macar eu sa o mai ascult.
So, is anybody out there? Still?
"Hello?
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?
Come on, now,
I hear you're feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain
Get you on your feet again.
Relax.
I'll need some information first.
Just the basic facts.
Can you show me where it hurts?"
Doar ce a trecut prima saptamina de lucru in Viena. Afara, un oras imperial. Inauntrul meu mizerabila depresie a mutarii departe de tot ce imi mai apartinea. Dezradacinare completa! De acum pot chiar sa invat si sa zbor. Inca ma mai leg wireless de lumea draga. Distante fizice taiate prin intermediul telefonul, a skypeului. O lume digitala care devine o dulce legatura cu realitatea departata, mult dorita. Foarte interesant cum un mic-dejun prin skype devine o atat de mare bucurie, sora cu realitatea palpabila. Totusi, evidenta virtualului (sic!) devine clara atunci cand tanjesti dupa aroma de cafea din partea cealalta sau cand incerci sa degusti din inspiratia culinara a ceiluilalt.
Oare de ce atata zbatere? Este ca si cum ai canta nimanui o simfonie sublima, si fara sa o poti pune pe partitura. Nu, nu imi mai (in)cant de mult mie. Am ramas la fel de surd precum vestitul predecesor care a plecat tot din Bonn inspre Viena. Is anybody out there?
Is anybody in here?
Just echoe...
The virtual echoe!
So, is anybody out there? Still?
"Hello?
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?
Come on, now,
I hear you're feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain
Get you on your feet again.
Relax.
I'll need some information first.
Just the basic facts.
Can you show me where it hurts?"
Doar ce a trecut prima saptamina de lucru in Viena. Afara, un oras imperial. Inauntrul meu mizerabila depresie a mutarii departe de tot ce imi mai apartinea. Dezradacinare completa! De acum pot chiar sa invat si sa zbor. Inca ma mai leg wireless de lumea draga. Distante fizice taiate prin intermediul telefonul, a skypeului. O lume digitala care devine o dulce legatura cu realitatea departata, mult dorita. Foarte interesant cum un mic-dejun prin skype devine o atat de mare bucurie, sora cu realitatea palpabila. Totusi, evidenta virtualului (sic!) devine clara atunci cand tanjesti dupa aroma de cafea din partea cealalta sau cand incerci sa degusti din inspiratia culinara a ceiluilalt.
Oare de ce atata zbatere? Este ca si cum ai canta nimanui o simfonie sublima, si fara sa o poti pune pe partitura. Nu, nu imi mai (in)cant de mult mie. Am ramas la fel de surd precum vestitul predecesor care a plecat tot din Bonn inspre Viena. Is anybody out there?
Is anybody in here?
Just echoe...
The virtual echoe!
Friday 31 December 2010
A Happy New Year 2011!
Dear friends,
you there... now is going to end a very difficult year 2010. I know! I was less present, I was less in contact with you, I did not find always the resources as long time ago to cheer you up, to get in touch with you. It was probably a very self-fish year. I had to stay in contact to myself, to strengthen my mood and to save me as you know me.
But I am of course thinking about you. You, my friend, you gave me the power to keep going and I felt your support even when the words were too difficult to be articulated. I deeply thank you that You exist... Yes, plural! Because I am rich. You make me feeling rich. I do have many friends. I shall start a long list, because I am lucky:
* you there, in Sweden, making my feel always at home: Cata&Micky, Nelu&Manuela, Alin&Ibi. And of course, also in Sweden, my great mentor, Lo Gorton. Many, many thanks Lo for your nice words for Christmas and cheering me up for better times!
* those of you also from Sweden, who return to Romania: Mada&Cata (I keep my fingers crossed that the problems will vanish and it will find your extended family close together and healthy), Szylvi&Costinela-take good care of your son, Robert, who soon would have his 1 year cellebration (Happy Birthday!). We had a fantastic evening there in Herastrau, as among old friends; Thanks also to Flo&Adi!
* My former high-school colleagues, Generatia_NoiDoi (Radu, Anca, Florentina, Razvan B, Monica, Mihaela, Robert, Dana, Alex... and all the others who are mostly reading our emails), keep going to meet each other at least as it happened until now. No, I did not forget Iulia, she will always have her special place, far more than the group list. Many thanks Razvan for sharing your equilibrium among us! I wish you to get the title for mountain-bikes next year!
* Yes, you my former uni colleagues. We met in 2009 and it was fabulous! Especially after arriving saved at out cottage! We shall repeat our reunions! Cheer up Stefan!
* and you: Emma and Auke, Alina and Dan; Kathrin&Indra- ich danke dir für die Einladung!; Many thanks Sebastian for your true friendship and always finding the best time to ask me how I am;
* and I do have my friends at work too: Bettina-I had in you the friend to talk to and to get always the emergency help that I need it. A Very Big Thank!; Yvonne& Marco- let the year that is coming to find both of you more and more happy; thanks for friendly talks and challenging tennis games;
* and to you, Wolfgang: despite the fact that sometimes the boss position is not always entirely compatible with friendly sharing thoughts, I indeed regard you as my friend. The one with huge experience to share, the one from whom I learn that the action is always the solution instead of complaining, even if the consequences are not always easy to stand to them. I hope that 2011 would find us speaking more,and sharing more time together... Many thanks!
* and of course, to you my friend!
I wish you all a Happy New Year 2011
PS. The family is never forget it! This I am MYSELF, starting with my kids and my beloved parents, and continuing with my aunts and uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces. I fully rely on you all!
Friday 12 November 2010
E randul tau Radu! :-P
Si ca sa vezi cum am ajuns sa-mi fac si blog... strans cu usa de provocarea lui Razvan la Radu. Acum, asteptam mutarea lui Radu. Sa facem un pronostic pentru cat timp ii iau lui Radu sa se decida sa-si faca blog? Hmm, eu zic ca destul de mult... nu ca i-ar fi greu, tehnic vorbind sa si-l faca, insa, sa il provoci pe Radu sa ia decizii care nu vin 100% de la el, este ca si cum ti-ai dori sa iti faci urmatoarea vacantza pe Luna. Dar cum turismul spatial se arata a avea potential in viitor, tot asa zic ca sunt sperantze sa-l aducem si pe Radu in lumea bloggerilor.
Acum, nici de la mine sa nu aveti pretentii de a posta prea mult aici. Dar poate, cu timpul, ma voi imprietenii cu propriul blog si veti afla mai multe despre mine. Poate chiar eu voi afla mai multe despre mine scriind aici. Deci, sa inceapa balul...
Leo
Acum, nici de la mine sa nu aveti pretentii de a posta prea mult aici. Dar poate, cu timpul, ma voi imprietenii cu propriul blog si veti afla mai multe despre mine. Poate chiar eu voi afla mai multe despre mine scriind aici. Deci, sa inceapa balul...
Leo
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