Sunday, 28 December 2008

Barcelona trip

Just came back from Barcelona for a Christmas trip. Amazing city! I had the sun, the rain and some snow. The sea and the mountains. A complete landscape. When you get bored you can just walk on La Ramblas. It is always something happening there. The city looks like it was built for the pleasure of the eyes. All the buildings have something different and the hand of Gaudi is everywhere. I really liked the Gothic neighborhood with its narrow streets. It almost felt like I could see the carts with donkeys walking around with people screaming and selling stuff. And nothing is better than a walk on the beach, even if it's December. Now I will wait for the Sagrada Familia to be finished in 2026, to visit it. Great city!

Tuesday, 9 December 2008

Picasa pics and fails

New hobby: Tagging failed face recognition made by Picasa. :) New pics from Freiburg:
http://picasaweb.google.com/iursu04/Freiburg#

Monday, 20 October 2008

Just a thought

Could it be that the only place where you might find what the people around us think about you is in a court of law? Is there anyone truly honest with the others without being pressured? Just a thought inspired by Camus...

Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Our times

In these times of recession I happily remember the lyrics of a song dear to me called "Back to the primitive" by Soulfly. I think it describes quite exactly my thought about the consumer society. Here are some bit and pieces:

Back to the primitive
Fuck all your politics (we all agree with this)
We got our life to live (we should not be governed by our commercials, but by our true needs)
The way we want to be (do we really need all this artificial BS around?)

Back to the primitive
Fuck all your bullshit
Were back to set it free
Confronting the negative (strong will guides strong men)

Back to the primitive
Fuck all you wannabes
You don't mean shit to me
Let it bleed (this is for all the banking systems and all of its leeches; may you die in peace)

Back to the primitive
Fuck all your politics
How it used to be
Check your reality (wake up!! think for yourself!)

Now, wasn't this quite refreshing? Guide your life according to some principles of your own, not according to the TV, banks or other fucked up institutions. Think!

Tuesday, 7 October 2008

Conditional love

It's like standing in front of the window and not being able to touch the object of your desire.

Friday, 22 August 2008

Romanian post - De ce?

De ce ai da acelasi loc la 2 oameni intr-un autobuz care nu e plin?
De ce ai cauta scuze puerile pentru a lungi cursa de taxi, in calitate de sofer (eg. E agomerat pe acolo!, Vai, am uitat sa fac stanga aici! etc.)?
De ce Romania e singura tara din lume unde se plateste taxa foto la muzee si cladiri istorice (care urac uneori la 30 de RON)?
De ce la poalele muntilor sunt mese si scaune pentru picnic, dar nu exista nici un cos de gunoi?
De ce site-urile de prezentare ale oraselor turistice nu sunt si in engleza?
De ce in gara Predeal exista scaune doar afara si nici un scaun in incinta garii?
De ce avem atatea statui dedicate soldatilor si razboiului intr-o tara care nu a castigat niciodata vreun razboi?
De ce trebuie sa ajungem cat mai repede peste tot?
De ce trebuie sa fii cel mai bun?
De ce nu se fumeaza in aceasta unitate?
De ce nu poti primi banii inapoi pe un serviciu care nu l-ai folosit (eg. daca pierzi un tren)?
De ce nu pot comanda savarine la ora 10 seara la cofetarie (in speta, la cofetaria Select in Iasi)?
De ce ai strica marcajele pe un traseu montan?
De ce cand oferi un loc unei mame cu copil ti se raspunde cu "DA", in loc de "Multumesc"?
De ce nimeni nu incetineste cand esti aproape sa treci pe trecerea de pietoni?
De ce ai face un centru de informare turistica DOAR in limba romana in Iasi? Pentru cine?
Mai revin cu alte intrebari cand ma intorc de la mare...