Archives for: 2008

Go Chic!

12/18/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Cyprus notes, Thoughts, Travel, Romanian, USA

Go chic! sau… “La Chic-a-go cu noroc de World Business Class”

(din seria “To the land of the brave")

Somn putin, dush rapid revigorant. Nemancat (nu-I o problema), necafeinizat (un pic de problema, viciu placut tatuat pe rutina mea matinala de noptile de ros cursuri la poli) - bag viteza pe autostrada. Se pare ca am zburat suficient de jos incat nu m-a luat nici un radar.

Mi-am parcat masina la parcarea aeroportului - o mina de aur pentru posesorii afacerii (ca si Dali in Bucuresti de altfel, dar despre Dali va spune mai multe Badea zis Fratili-tau), jaf pe fatza pentru client 3 metri patrati costand 11 auroi pe noapte. Bai, astia cu parcarile tind din ce in ce mai mult sa se asemene cu peshtii traficanti de femei - si la preturi si la tipurile serviciilor oferite :) (una scurta, una pe toata noaptea, etc. - la parcari ma refer, depinde ce si unde parchezi :) )

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The Shoe Attack

12/18/08 | by zveriu | Categories: News, Thoughts, English, Romanian, World

I like the idea of shoe attack… It is simple, yet so powerful… Unharmful, but devastating… People rising in a whole country because of a pair of size-10 shoe…

I find it very illustrative, so that I decided to make myself a so-much-meaningful T-Shirt. If you need large scale prints to make your T-Shirt, drop me an email and we’ll manage.

Shoe Attack supporter T-Shirt
Shoe Attack supporter T-Shirt

This “president’s most bizarre incident", this sign of protest, this simple yet so powerful gesture generated subcultures and mini-industries overnight…

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How crisis changes things :)

12/18/08 | by zveriu | Categories: News, Thoughts, World

How crisis changes things :)

The Job (of an ex-executive)

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Sponsor an Executive

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Crisis Rebranding - cool list of branding images for crisis days

Apple

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Motivational video fragments :)

12/08/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Thoughts, Language, English, Multi-Lingual

“Trainspotting”

“Choose life”

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life . . . But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life: I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you’ve got heroin?

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"Alter Ego"s of Andrei Costin (Andrei Kostin, Андрей Костин)

10/26/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Thoughts

It is always interesting to find out other “incarnations” of yourself, be it a twin-looking individual, be it a similar-named individual…

I have found several similar-named individuals, though I like most the below two coincidences ;D

“Very niiiice :)… I lika” (© Borat)

TAGS: Andrei, Costin, Kostin, Андрей, Костин

Problema de fizica prescolara

10/23/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Thoughts

In aceeasi linie de idei ca si problemele haioase de informatica, a aparut o problema de fizica mecanica prescolara in timpul unei discutii nocturno(fus RO)-defazate(cu 7 ore fus US):

Irinuca freaca menta,
in timp ce Andriesh freaca duda,
iar Gigel freaca buca.

Cine o freaca mai cu spor sau in termeni mai academici - al cui randament este mai mare la aplicarea fortei respective de frecare?

De asemenea, sa se calculeze puterile totale si medii-patratice disipate daca se considera conditii fizice ideale, adica:
- menta –tinde–> “iarba”
- duda –tinde–> duda :)
- buca –tinde–> buca unei tipe beton.

Argumentati si dezvoltati.

Raspunsurile clasei - va rog in comentarii.

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Job (again) in Romania?! Neah...

10/20/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Thoughts, English, Romanian, Romania, USA

PROLOG

Recent cica m-au sunat aia de la Sony-Ericsson Romania. Astia stiu sa ma prinda doar cand sunt plecat din Cipru in State unde fie am probleme cu roamingul, fie am costuri de roaming de-mi sparge banda magnetica la card…

Am reusit (cu mare greu - mdea :-S) sa-mi iau un prepaid in USA - stupid, trist, frustrant, dar ADEVARAT… in SUA nu poti sa cumperi un SIM prepaid de la orice chiosc cum se face in Cipru, Romania, Moldova - na, adica tzari de lumea a doua si a treia cum se spune…

Dupa lungi proceduri de luat IMEI de la telefon, luat date personale de pe driver’s license in sfarsit am numar de americoshi (temporar desigur). Bine ca nu mi-au luat amprente si scan dupe retina ochiului. Puii mei parca m-ar fi arestat si nu vandut un kko de SIM. Yo brother, it’s the BigBrother =))

Offtopic. Ghicitoare: statul Maryland unde sunt e abreviat MD, carnetul de conducere din Moldova are numar MDAxxxxxx. Intrebare: ce intreaba americanul de rand care lucreaza in service si iti ia date din driver’s license (fie ca e firma de telecom, fie ca e firma de inchiriat masinin, etc)? Raspuns: Ohh sir, you have a Maryland State Department driver’s license!!! (???). Concluzie: trebuie sa-mi mai fac ceva permise de conducere prin tari necivilizate care sa aiba numere gen FBIxxxxxx sau NSAxxxxxx.

IDEEA IN SINE

In principiu nu sunt un cautator activ de job, dar e mereu bine de stiut ce cauta si ce ofera piata :). Astia m-au gasit singuri. Astia adica Ericsson Romania cat si o agentie de recrutare Intelsol. Multa insistenta din partea amandurora. E si de inteles, pentru ca aveau un proiect urgent si ghici ce - nu gaseau oameni :)) hahhah (Romanica, “Viitorul suna bine"?!?!).

Fix la 8 dimineata (diferenta de fus) m-au sunat (macar m-au trezit din somn - tot e un serviciu numai bun cand te culci la 2 noaptea, damn mzfk).
Cautau evident sclavi :), ca na:

  • unu - e mare corporatie
  • doi - e filiala a unei corporatii in Romania, iar dupa cum stim in Romania micul corporatist in devenire e gata de sclavie oarba numai sa fie perceput ca fiind tare de ceilalti…

Ce ofereau (asta mi se pare cel mai haios din toata povestea asta :>>):

  • card de sanatate la centrul medical Unirea - wow, chiar? bine ca nu imi interzic sa fiu sanatos, ca oricum prin lege sunt obligati sa aiba toti angajatii asigurati. Macar daca imi spunea ca e o asigurare pe o suma X (X>1000 EUR) pe an pentru serviciile medicale A, B, C care sunt 100% decontabile, etc. Asa - toata lumea are carduri la toate porcarille. Si ce? Se simte mai sanatoasa sau mai protejata?
  • leptop, mobil si card internet 3Ge/GiPiArEs - ce cool as fi, as putea sa ma dau pa net (cu pronuntia si diacriticele de rigoare va rog) cand vreau eu si sa ma rasfat cu leptopul de firma cand stau la un bar, cafenea, restaurant cu prietenii in oras, totusi ce cool as fi… aaaa, era sa uit - era o steluta din aia mica si invizibila - leptopul, mobilul si internetul mobil sint pentru fiecare din alea 2 saptamani din 4 in care trebuie sa fii disponibil 24/7 pentru suport. adica nu sa lucrezi 24/7, ci doar sa fii disponibil. si desi tanti incerca sa ma convinga ca e doar faza de disponibilitate si ca in realitate nu apar prea des probleme la care sa te vrea clientul in toiul noptii (poate exact in momentul in care tu vrei pe altcineva si acel/acea altcineva chiar se lasa vrut - asta ca sa ma exprim in termenii de constrangere CNA in stilul lui Badea =)) ), din propria experienta de 2 ani stiu ca: clientul fie e prost, fie e mofturos, fie amandoua SI e gata sa te suna 24/7 si pentru simplul fapt ca softul tau ii da cu un cent/ban mai putin pe factura decat trebuie…
  • bonuri de masa - dat fiind faptul ca un bon de masa e vreo 8.31 lei, iar un pranz (nu pun si micul dejun si cina) cat de cat ok in cazul in care ai o cantina in sediul luminoasei corporatii este vreo 20-25 lei, ar trebui sa-ti dea vreo 3 bonuri pe zi doar pentru pranz, adica vreo 60-70 bonuri pe luna de munca. Hmmm, ma cam indoiesc ca-ti dau astia atatea bonuri. Plus ca mai vrei sa rontzai ceva in timpul zilei. Inteleg daca ziceau mancare asigurata all-day-long la birou - mai era un beneficiu atractiv
  • cam atat, s-au terminat beneficiile…

Le-am dat un email in care le ziceam cam ce salariu m-ar motiva ca sa revin in Romania de la job meu curent (sa zicem ca le-am zis ceva in jur de ~3000EUR)… Nu au mai dat nici un semn, au fost ca si un OZN - nevazut, neauzit.

Cred ca i-am jignit cu nesimtirea mea de IT-ist needucat ce sunt - sa cer atatia bani pentru cunostintele pe care le posed si pe care le pot oferi, ei neoferindu-mi nimic.

Banii aia (~3000EUR) pot sa zic ca sunt aproape minimul la care m-as atepta in Romania din considerentele de mai jos:

  • o masina in Romania e vreo 5-6 mii, in Cipru imi iau una bine mersi cu 2-3 mii
  • in Romania ca sa ajung la o mare/munte tre sa induri multe, sa ai servicii nashpa si sa dai o caruta de bani pe ele (nu mai zic de marea NEAGRA :D) - deci iti trebuie ceva bani in plus pentru un concediu normal
  • o chirie in Bucuresti ajunge la vreo 400-600EUR doar pentru un apartament cu 1 sau 2 camere, pe cand in Cipru poti sa inchiriezi cu 700EUR un apartament cu 3 dormitoare, adica 4 camere si doua bai
  • si tot asa mai departe…

Cam asta e cu joburile in Romania la marile corporatii… Fabrica de sclavi doritori sa ajunga repede pe varfurile piramidei :)))…

Limba romana - e grele dom'le

08/05/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Romanian, Paintball

Bine ca stim sa scriem Bucharest, dar nu stim sa scriem Piata Unirii |-|

“Plaza onirri in front of Mc Donalds and Volksbank”

Bine ca nu e Plaza Onanismirii… ;D :oops:

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Proiect in Armenia - doritorii sa ma contacteze!

07/23/08 | by zveriu | Categories: News, Travel, Romanian

Art Perspective va invita sa participati la un schimb de tineret care va va avea loc in perioada 13-22 septembrie 2008 la Lusakert, Armenia.

Persoanele care doresc sa se inscrie pentru preselectie trebuie sa indeplineasca urmatoarele conditii:
- varsta: intre 18 - 25 ani;
- o motivatie serioasa pentru participarea la proiect;
- interesul pentru tema proiectului;
- engleza: nivel conversational bun;
- dorinta de a se implica pe viitor in activitatea desfasurata de Art Perspective in Romania

Prin proiect se asigura:
- 70% din costurile transportului international;
- costurile vizei pentru Armenia (Atentie! Cetatenii din Republica Moldova nu au nevoie de viza!)
- cazarea si masa sunt asigurate de organizatia gazda

Persoanele interesate sunt rugate sa trimita un CV (in romana sau engleza) insotit de raspunsurile la intrebarile de mai jos pe adresa art.perspective@yahoo.com sau gsorina@yahoo.com

Chestionar:

1. Care este motivatia de a participa la acest proiect?
2. Descrieti proiectele internationale la care ati mai participat, mentionand tipul proiectului, perioada si rolul pe care l-ati avut in cadrul acestora.
3. La ce proiecte locale organizate de Art Perspective ati participat (denumire, perioada, locatie)?
4. Descrieti o idee despre un proiect local pe tema dialogului cultural/diversitat ea culturala pe care sa-l organizati prin implicarea tinerilor din Romania. Detaliati tema, obiective, perioada, metodele de lucru.
5. Explicati ce contributie ati putea avea in cadrul Art Perspective pentru derularea activitatilor pe plan local

Daca aveti orice intrebari, nu ezitati sa contactati la adresele de email de mai sus.

Astept propunerile voastre de candidatura, Sorina

Trentemoller

06/28/08 | by zveriu | Categories: News, Thoughts

Pentru le connaisseurs, Trentmoller :)!

Apropo, Trentmoller vine in Bucuresti pe 11 iulie. Detalii aici…

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George Carlin Tribute - R.I.P. 1937-2008

06/24/08 | by zveriu | Categories: News, English, World, USA

Sad, but true… George Carlin is no more… he expired on 22nd June 2008… :(

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About Truths: Part 2 - Water

05/01/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Thoughts, English, Multi-Lingual, World

Prolog

(…or skip to the section below directly)

It’s been a quite a long time now since I started to write an article inspired mainly by the following facts: broadening my vision over some things that are happening in the world, getting a more mature mentality, following some chain of banned/unaired documentaries, etc. However time is ticking away and the article, consisting of multiple parts, is still in draft. This is why I decided to post some drafts of each part before the entire article is ready.

Please take some of your precious time to read/view the links posted, since these reveal some details about few main things in our lives that we omit or are unable to see either because of our “routine blindness” or because of blinding interest of some circle. And please - don’t just be fucking comfortable with yourself, with your current life situation and position; don’t be just a dumb-ass consumer, corporate worker, etc. - critically think and analyze things in perspectives (whatever you like - religious, creationist, fatalist, conspirational, etc.). Because if you don’t, very soon you might find yourself in the democratic slavery of capitalism - yes, slavery you were running from towards democracy and capitalism - nothing but a big fancy pink present-box full of bullshit… Explore, search, read, spread the word and links - at least send them as a mass message in your mails/messenger instead of some fun & entertainment thrash…

While going over this information, never forget about the tactics of all old imperiums - “divide et impera” (ALL, absolutely all, hot-for-war and CONFLICT REGIONS in the world are purposely created, maintained and financed), “bread and entertainment for all ordinary people” (bread is the MASSIVE CONSUMERISM created, imposed and developed to the level of human reflexes or even genome, whereas entertainment is the MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT and BRAINWASHING with fabricated news by the media corporation and dumbification of the people with less and less critical and intelectual entertainment TV programs).

For the moment - enough introduction.

Watch, read, explore and judge for yourself.

Let’s rock-n-roll…

Water

Needless to say that water is essential for human life. It’s even more important in our modern and civilized world. However, there are interests and forces that want to control it, control that is wanted to be unnoticed for ordinary people.

Imagine a day or even a week without running and drinking water in your very own apartment? Will your home appliances, cola & beer stocks help? I doubt it as well as you might doubt it… And I am also pretty sure, if your imagination is rich enough, you don’t to live by yourself you imagery…

Now, there can be generally speaking two causes for running/drinking water shortages or water price rise - natural ones (for simplest example island of Cyprus in consecutive low precipitation years) and on-purpose ones (like water privatization for obscene profits or for disturbance provocations).

And just to let you know (yes I know that privatization of some sectors to some degree is beneficial to any country, market, nation), there is a continuous struggle of corporate and highly influential interest forces to pass laws (yes, real laws imposable even by the means of force in case of mass disobedience) in more and more countries on a continuous basis. Check this fragment out:

And as documented facts check this Bechtel Water Privatization Facts in Bolivia. Now, someone trying to tell me that making “Families living on the local minimum wage of $60 per month were billed up to 25 percent of their monthly income” is a good for that nation through privatization, instead of mass extermination of those living there? Yes, it’s not a fast, forceful extermination by using force or bombs (since yeah democracy is against uses of force), instead it is an attempt to get last money from a mass of people which would have a nice, slow, dirty, full of diseases death…

It is needless again to say who is a major interest holder in Bechtel corporation (among many, many unknown and hiding ones, George W. Bush is there). And by the way, Bechtel is making also money in Romania by building a stealth highway - eating tax payers money and producing *shit*… Do I need to encourage it with: “Go Bechtel, yeah!"?!

Other more recent attempt to re-initiate conflicts in a peaced-out region and to literally enslave population by water privatization is Paraguay:

Now, important to read next page - a VERY VERY nice social experiment with water, which might awake you a little bit.

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About Truths: Part 1 - Money

04/29/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Thoughts, English, Multi-Lingual, World

Prolog

It’s been a quite a long time now since I started to write an article inspired mainly by the following facts: broadening my vision over some things that are happening in the world, getting a more mature mentality, following some chain of banned/unaired documentaries, etc. However time is ticking away and the article, consisting of multiple parts, is still in draft. This is why I decided to post some drafts of each part before the entire article is ready.

Please take some of your precious time to read/view the links posted, since these reveal some details about few main things in our lives that we omit or are unable to see either because of our “routine blindness” or because of blinding interest of some circle. And please - don’t just be fucking comfortable with yourself, with your current life situation and position; don’t be just a dumb-ass consumer, corporate worker, etc. - critically think and analyze things in perspectives (whatever you like - religious, creationist, fatalist, conspirational, etc.). Because if you don’t, very soon you might find yourself in the democratic slavery of capitalism - yes, slavery you were running from towards democracy and capitalism - nothing but a big fancy pink present-box full of bullshit… Explore, search, read, spread the word and links - at least send them as a mass message in your mails/messenger instead of some fun & entertainment trash…

While going over this information, never forget about the tactics of all old imperiums - “divide et impera” (ALL, absolutely all, hot-for-war and CONFLICT REGIONS in the world are purposely created, maintained and financed), “bread and entertainment for all ordinary people” (bread is the MASSIVE CONSUMERISM created, imposed and developed to the level of human reflexes or even genome, whereas entertainment is the MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT and BRAINWASHING with fabricated news by the media corporation and dumbification of the people with less and less critical and intelectual entertainment TV programs).

For the moment - enough introduction. Watch, read, explore and judge for yourself. Let’s rock-n-roll…

Money

In this New World Order (NWO), do you actually know what is money exactly? You think it is only the nice crispy banknotes in your fancy wallet and the heavy change coins in your pockets? How about loans, mortgages and interest rates? How often did you study money and monetary sciences at school, college, university? How many books, videos, articles have you seen which explain in deep details who, where, when, how creates the money and how much of it they create?

Got a loan or a mortgage recently? It is possbible that you might be in a shit of relative deepness. Why? Normally it would be a win-win (you and the creditor) situation to get these loans. However the first law of creditors is to get back the loans and interest rates as soon as possible - either in form of money or the property you mortgaged. Now, when they want it back fast guess what - they tweak the entire system to get you in the failing position (economic recessions, financiar depressions - all these are planned and of course speculated)…

Now, questions to ask yourself or your friends or your government or God or Google or…

How much you know about Federal Reserve Bank/System? You think it is a statal/governamental institution? - Wrong! It is a group of largest banking corporation who owns your money and give them to you already with some interest rate.

What about mortgage crisis in USA, Spain and foreclosure of those properties? You think entire countries are insanely incapable and fail the mortgages? - Of course not, but it is all planned and played as a screenplay.

What about refinancing loans and mortgages? Sounds nice and sold on the market even in a more nice fashion! However it is BULLSHIT. Why? How do you expect to get rid of the debt (which in fact limits your liberty - be it financial or any other form of liberty) if for the first debt with interest rate you borrow another debt which is again with interest rate? So come that from 33% up to 50% credited romanians are calling for refinancing (according to ProTV news). Isn’t it weird?

What about failing dollar, the fact that it is not backed with gold since 70s and the new Amero currency? - Interesting bets can be set.

And why these things happend? Because as you already should know - IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY!

Things to watch for start, then start digging and follow the related links you encounter:

Money as debt

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1. Corrupt Banking System - Cartels Robbing the Public

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2. Corrupt Banking System - How “Money” is Created

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Out of office a.k.a In Vacanta

04/16/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Cyprus notes

Sint in vacanta! Detalii dupa ce revin.

Intre timp, enjoy cateva poze pe care le-am facut azi (carcasa subacvatica isi merita toti banutzii :D!!!)

Maasalaama :)!

Ambiguitati lingvistice

04/11/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Thoughts, English, Romanian, Multi-Lingual

Ma duceam azi la pranz. Din lift au iesit in intimpinarea mea cateva tipe dragutze de la HR :D ;D. Dintre acestea o tipa din Romania, iar restul din Cipru.

Erau binedispuse :>>. Primul motiv evident era ca veneau de la pranz. Dar mai era un motiv, care pe unele le-a rumenit la fata, pe altele le-a facut sa aiba ochisorii luciosi ca sticla cu priviri pierdute spre zare-mare, pe unele se citea entuziasmul….

Am prins cu (virgula) coada urechii cel de-al doilea motiv - era vorba de cuvantul puţin (care se mai translitereaza putsin). Se pare ca tipa din Romanica, ii zisese in lift unui alt roman “Stai puţin…” (sau ceva de genul asta - ca asa le explica).

Acest puţin sau putsin, a fost inteles de celelalte tipe tinerele, vorbitoare de greaca si engleza drept… “Puts in” :))>:XX

Va indemn sa testati reactia tinerelor vorbitoare de engleza de prin preajma - vorbind cu cineva in romana sa insistati asupra cuvantului puţin combinat cu o expresie corespunzatoare a feţei - ;) sau B) sau :oops:

UPDATE (mersi Luiza): va indemn sa mai scrieti in mailuri interne ale multinationalelor, unde limba oficiala este engleza, fraza cheie de genul “cum face [numele unei tipe care nu vorbeste romaneste] video cu telefonul mobil” de exemplu “cum face Carla video cu telefonul mobil” - dupa care sa va straduiti ca acest carnat de mailuri cu diversi indivizi in CC sa ajunga la HR sau la vreun manager nevorbitor de limba engleza :)

Stop Tibet's destruction!

04/09/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Thoughts, Romanian, World, HotNews

Prolog

Trist, trist ce se intampla un lume! :no:

Profetii zic “Vremurile de apoi", pesimistii zic “Sfarsitul lumii", optimistii zic “Schimbarea spre bine e aproape", democratii zic “Libertatea cuvantului si a gandirii, drepturile omului", anti-globalistii zic “Totalitarism si dictatura mondiala", criptologii zic “Teoria conspiratiilor"…

Toti zic… mai ca toti fac ceva… lumea totusi se misca in inertia ei spre neant…

Eu zic ca un reboot al civilizatiei ar ajuta :crazy:, doar ca nu traim intr-o lume virtuala…

Main

Ajuta lumea sa se departeze de prapastia razboaielor inutile si stupide!

  • Trimite acest link la prietenii tai.
  • Acceseaza si trimite linkul de mai jos:
    FREE Tibet!
  • Plaseaza banner la tine pe blog/site:

    Code:

    <a href="http://www.freetibet.org/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.freetibet.org/image/logo_x95.jpg" alt="FREE Tibet!" title="FREE Tibet!" /></a>

Nu fi indiferent! Un razboi stupid poate ingenunchia intreaga omenire!

Earth Hour 2008 - Arata ca-ti pasa

03/28/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Thoughts

“Earth Hour 2008 - Arata ca-ti pasa. Stinge si tu lumina!”

Sloganul unei campanii interesante de constientizare in masa a populatiei prevalent si aparent inconstiente cand e vorba de consumerizm excesiv si nerational in toate privintele.

Nu sint un fanatic extremist al unor astfel de actiuni, dar pentru ca imi place ideea flashmob-urilor interesante&destepte si ma enerveaza ideea consumeristilor nepasatori si iresponsabili - DATI LINKUL LA BLOG sau LINKURILE DE MAI JOS MAI DEPARTE DACA CHIAR ITI PASA SI CREZI CA POTI SCHIMBA CEVA!

Resursa din Romania (via Mada)
Ora Pamantului 2008

Resursa Globala (via Rijkin)

Ganduri colaterale la tema

In general vad o crestere masiva a miscarilor “Go Green!", in special in cadrul corporatiilor si multinationalelor (cred ca multi ati vazut in emailuri FWD-ate semnaturi pentru salvarea copacilor :) )

Sincer, este apreciabila o astfel de miscare, dar din pacate eu deocamdata o sesizez ca o campanie mai mult cantitativa (referitor la cuvinte si slogane) si mai putin calitativa (referitor la actiuni si ratiuni cu adevarat ajutatoare).

In mare parte, din propria experienta si perceptie a actiunilor de care stiu, astfel de corporatii se impart in doua mari tabere privind scopul final al acestor campanii:

  • tabara pentru reducerea ascunsa a costurilor totale de operare (asa numitul TCO) - adica mai putine pahare din plastic achitate, mai putina hartie consumata la imprimanta, mai putina energie consumata la stingerea controlata a lifturilor, etc. (li se asociaza sloganul “Go GreeD!")
  • tabara pentru reducerea deschisa a poluarii, a incalzirii globale, a consumerismului excesiv, etc. (li se asociaza sloganul “Go GreeN!")

In concluzie…
Parafrazand un status de messenger a unei veche si bune prietene

“Tu ce fel de GoGreen-er esti?”

Mare tzeAPA - Ciprul fara APA!

03/28/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Cyprus notes, Thoughts

In timp ce unii se lupta cu globalizarea si G7/G8…
…altii protesteaza contra NATO si sint arestati ca poarta plancarte la intrarea in Romania

Unii nu printeaza o foaie ca sa salveze paduri intregi de copaci…
…altii nu folosesc pahare din plastic (PVC/PS, adica PolyVynilChloride/PolyStyrene) pentru ca-s facute din ulei petrolier si se duc razboaie pentru petrol

Unii orbesc prin auto-vointa la becuri economice fluorescente pentru ca becul cu incandescenta nu mai e eco-friendly…
…altii se spala mai rar, nu mai trag apa la WC ca sa opreasca incalzirea globala (asta e chiar bred! IMHO XX()

Ciprul e in razboi… cu natura… nu pentru aurul negru-petrolul… ci pentru aurul transparent-apa

De maine - in Limassol apa cu portia la talon: Limassol Water Board

Deci, in astfel de situatii incepi sa apreciezi si unele avantaje ale traiului pe insule exotice si frumoase:
- tzeapa pentru cei care nu se pot trezi devreme sa fac un dus racoritor dimineata - te duci duhnind, transpirat si neras la servici :-/
- tzeapa pentru cei care vor sa doarma mai devreme - tot omul venind seara de la servici va pune masini de spalat haine si vase in functiune maxima sa recupereze :|
- un corolar al tzepei de mai sus - oare sa fie posibila la astfel de ore de seara sa pice si curentul din cauza numarului concurent de oameni harnici :>?
- tzeapa pentru cei care lucreaza intr-o firma mare (de genul ~ 800 oameni) - fara apa curenta va fi o adevarata placere sa te afli la birou (mentionind faptul ca unii amici si asa nu se prea salutau cu apa cand aceasta venea prin teve 24/7)

Si inca ceva - o lege interesanta, de altfel mi se pare oarecum corecta in conditiile naturii dezorientate de catre omul explorator de features-uri ale universului: Water Saving Law

O zi cat mai… apoasa, fili mou!

Kalispera-sas

Happy Valentine's - Trash Love Editions!

03/27/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Cyprus notes, Thoughts

Liebe… dumped

Trash Love
Trash Love

PS: un alt post mai extremist in opinie :) - click aici

Gandul Matei

03/27/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Cyprus notes

Gandul Matei in concert la Bucuresti - AZI 27 Martie 2008 Ora 21:00, Fabrica Pub

Informatii:

Gandul Matei - In Profil

Gandul Matei (poster vechi)

Cine se duce - sa-mi trimita si mie niste comentarii/poze/live recordings :) - Multam!
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Technological insomniac

03/25/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Thoughts

Deep in the bosom of the gentle night
Is when I search for the light
Pick up my pen and start to write
I struggle, fight dark forces
In the clear moon light
Without fear… insomnia
I can’t get no sleep

I used to worry, thought I was goin’ mad in a hurry
Gettin’ stress, makin’ excess meth in darkness
No electricity, something’s all over me, greasy
Insomnia please release me and let me dream of
Makin’ mad love to my girl on the heath
Tearin’ off tights with my teeth
But there’s no release, no peace
I toss and turn without cease
Like a curse, open my eyes and rise like yeast
At least a couple of weeks
Since I last slept, kept takin’ sleepers
But now I keep myself pepped
Deeper still, that night I write by candle light
I find insight, fundamental movement, uh
So when it’s back this insomniac take an original tack
Keep the beast in my nature under ceaseless attack
I gets no sleep
I can’t get no sleep

I can’t get no sleep
I can’t get no sleep
I need to sleep, although I get no sleep
I need to sleep, although I get no sleep

… bang… deschizi ochii instant si te trezesti mai treaz decat intr-o dimineata racoroasa de vara… realizezi, desi cu greu, ca e inca noapte, dar simti ca simturile de trezire te-au tradat…. stii sigur ca nu visezi pentru ca esti perfect constient, dar totusi nu intelegi… nu poti sa-ti aduci aminte ce anume te-a trezit, desi ai in minte acel “ceva” cum de altfel ai pe limba cuvintele “fcuk, abia e 3:47″… o rasucire la 180′ cu fatza in perna in speranta ca poti schimba ceva, dar in zadar… stai intins in intunericul camerei cu ochii deskisi spre tavanul care incepe sa se intrezereasca… numeri, numeri in minte incet “unu, doi, trei…” in speranta ca adormi iar, pentru ca asa te-au invatat parintii sa te induci spre somn si sa adormi cand erai mic si stii sigur ca te ajuta atunci…

… nu te-a ajutat… fie nu ai numarat suficient de lent, fie nu mai stii sa numeri pe timp de noapte, fie nu mai esti la fel de copil ca sa poti sa crezi in acea putere a auto-inducerii… dai la o parte patura calda de pe tine cu un gest de dezaprobare pe care doar intunericul il vede si doar tu il simti… te regasesti din ganduri deja in bucatarie cand te izbesc in ochi ca niste pumni invizibili neoanele mult prea albe si mult prea dure… de altfel neoanele le urasti prin definitie…

… frigiderul, care poarta mereu lumina in suflet (mai mult la propriu, decat metaforic) - e prietenul de noapte a oricarui insomniac sau a oricarui bantuitor de noapte prin casa… dupa un scartait specific a magnetilor-en-gomme ca in semn de salut, “prietenul” iti ofera acelasi pahar de iaurt pe care i l-ai oferit seara inainte de somn - ti-l ofera ca semn de recunostinta ca nu ai uitat de el… il bei cu placere, pentru ca e un pahar racoros de iaurt, capabil chiar sa te faca sa mai lasi din supararea trezirii nocturne…

… deschizi calculatorul, care de zor ("De ploua, de-i frig, de bate vantul Trofimash…") trage constant si iremediabil de pe torenti, sta singur pe messenger si comunica in tacere cu alti messengeri lasati porniti in noapte pe alte calculatoare la fel de insomniace ca si calculatorul tau, si la fel de insomniac ca tine de altfel…

… iti pui castile sa asculti ceva, citesti niste bloguri doar ca sa treaca timpul, fie chiar scrii pe propriul blog ,technomaniac si internetoman irecuperabil ce esti… uite asa, trec cateva ore care te fac sa realizezi ca e timpul sa stingi lumina… nu, nu ca sa dormi, ci pentru ca cea de afara e deja prea puternica si o orbeste pe cea din modesta ta odaie…. da, orbeste pentru ca e dimineata deja care ar vrea sa-ti sopteasca “Buna insomniaza, noptianule!”

Happy Birthday

03/13/08 | by zveriu | Categories: News

Natasa Bikbaeva - С Днём Варения :)!

Сэ крешть маре ши куминте - пентру аста цие ун тортик (де бэут пуй кынд не ведем ;) ) :))

Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!

Episodul "English sau...", Serialul "Pohojdeniya moldovan na Kipre"

03/10/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Cyprus notes, Thoughts

English sau…
English, motherfucker! Do you speak it?!”
(“Pulp Fiction” Must-See Movie)

Prolog:
“Zis iz a pensil” – de altfel foarte natural si bineinteles in old URSS area, poate sa fie inteles cu totul altfel in alte dialecte ale universalei limbi engleze :)

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Episodul "Mamaliga si Udatul mashinii", Serialul "Pohojdeniya moldovan na Kipre"

03/10/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Cyprus notes, Thoughts, Litrbol

Episodul “Mamaliga si Udatul mashinii", Serialul “Pohojdeniya moldovan na Kipre” (Vineri, 27-Oct-2006)
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…e vineri seara :)… la servici :(

Voi stiti cum este, stiu si eu… toti stim… “Vineri seara” si “serviciul” - pentru mine (un “workaholic” inrait :D - cine ma cunoaste sa ma contrazica :P) sint ca doua persoana care incearca sa se evite de la o posta, doi oameni care alearga in directii opuse si care au scopuri cu totul diferite. Din mine filosof ca si traktorist… - de fapt de ce nu traktorist?! :)))

Ceasul merge ca de obicei, nici mai repede, nici mai incet…. dar e vineri… ochii tot mai des asteapta ora 18:00, iar mintea e deja demult ajunsa pe la ora 20:00 :D (oofff mintea asta in ce departari ne poate duce - ma rog sa nu mi se propuna job atractiv in Antarctida ca mintea mea shustraya……)

…Mintea stie ca azi e o zi speciala :P hehehe - ziua de “udat” mashina (khy-khy, nu… aproape masina :D - vedeti poze si tushitzi shi voi “khy-khy"… foto 050.

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Socializam sau.... ne f(u,t)=E(m) "a-la Web 2.0"?

03/10/08 | by zveriu | Categories: Thoughts

Prolog
Daca nu ai timp/chef de citit, sari direct la Epilog :) - ideea e acolo… in filmulet. Poate iti apare si cheful de citit ;)

Socializare
Nu pot sa judec cat de sociabil sint - despre asta posibil sint in masura sa judece cei ce ma inconjoara. Totusi nu pot sa zic ca sint o persoana izolata, insa tendinta web-ului de a te socializa te fac (poate si au intentia asta, don’t you think?) sa crezi ca ai nevoie de prieteni, ca trebuie sa te inregistrezi in cercuri sociale (mdea, la fel ca si Social Club de la firma la care lucrez), sa socializezi, sa socializezi, sa so…. s-o….

Mereu primesc mesaje cu:
- “you have been invited to join Hi5 and 48736242398409324097324 millions of other FRIENDS of you”
- “don’t miss your 847598459485947509374 friends on facebook”
- “you don’t have MySpace? You mean nothing. 9580934850943850353 people already ENJOYING MySpace”
- “you have been tagged by X-ulescu” (iar eu la randul meu sa-l f… pe X-ulescu ca ma tagguieste/taggeaza si ca ma si spameaza)

Voi nu primiti? Va plac? Socializati? Wonderful world…

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Site Birthday!

02/17/08 | by zveriu | Categories: News

In sfarsit am prins si eu o duminica frumoasa cu soare si +20′ de sfarsit de februarie ca sa fac primul post in legatura cu lansarea siteului :). O mare realizare pentru mine :)).

PS: anuntul meu “cumpar timp liber” inca mai e valabil - cine are vreo schema de marketing pentru asa ceva, accept spre analiza propunerile :)

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