Doamne ce bine m-am simtit ieri!! A fost o zi roz si pufoasa. Am ajuns acas’, am inceput sa cant, ”4 zile de scoalaaaaa”, si iata c-au ramas doar 3. And say yay for Bratislava! Chiar daca gandurile negre privind niste proceduri legale ma bantuie, eu stiu ca totul va fi bine foarte bine si ca o sa ma urc in autocar si o sa plec peste rau, si prin padure!

O luna de vacanta bai frate! Bijoux for the win!

Tot ieri am vazut mult-asteptatul Saw 6. Monstruos, ca de obicei. Am vazut primul film din serie din curiozitate, prin august, apoi le-am vazut pe toate in vreo 2 saptamani. Si whoa, cat am asteptat 6-le intr-o calitate decenta! A fost sangeros, as I said. Cea mai naspa faza… taiatul mainii. M-a scarbit pana la limita. x_x Ma rog, au mai fost faze naspa, ca doar e Saw. Dar nu ai cum sa-l lasi. In concluzie, Saw for the win!

Astazi a aparut clipul oficial la ”Brick by boring brick”, al 2-lea single de pe albumul ”brand new eyes”, al formatiei Paramore. O sa public si o recenzie a albumului cat de curand si pe blog. =) Clipul imi place foarte mult, merge in paralel cu versurile, formatia canta o poveste prin clip. Nu as fi insistat daca eram in locul lor, puteau sa gaseasca la fel de bine o alta idee totusi, dar totusi, ei sunt Paramore si orice clip Paramore trebuie sa fie minunat! Asa ca asta este. Povestea unei fetite ce-si construieste o lume magica, pentru ca viata ei reala este tragica, nu se incheie cu happy-end, groapa sapata de Hayley Williams si Josh Farro o prind asadar la timp ca sa se salveze. Este primul clip Paramore cu Hayley blonda, si primul clip Paramore in care membrii formatiei nu apar cantand la instrumente. De fapt… membrii formatiei apar foarte putin in clip, exceptandu-i pe mai sus amintitii Hayley si Josh! So, Paramore for the win!

Paramore – Brick by boring brick (official video)

Asa, si am de gand sa mai cant niste cantece. Am descoperit, cu tot cu vecinii mei cred, ca am o voce foarte faina in bucatarie. : ))

Nici ziua de azi nu a fost rea, pentru ca m-am gandit tot timpul, 3 zile, 3 zile! Profa de engleza m-a intrebat dac-am baut ceva; eram foarte flower-power-head-in-clouds haha. Am dat lucrare la economie, cui ii pasa?! O mai vad abia la anul! Pana la anul mai e mult. Hahahaha, astazi ma gandesc ca viata e frumoasa. Dar ma intreb, cate zile o sa mai gandesc asa. Imi place de Gabi-cu-capul-in-nori destul de mult totusi.

Acum ascult un cover Paramore facut dupa o anume Loretta Lynn, la piesa ”You ain’t woman enough”. Si ma binedispune al dracului de mult.

You ain’t woman enough (to take my man)

Super. Ar lipsi sa ninga. Cum va place viata?

Later edit: Am avut dreptate cu Oprescu, Geoana si Basescu, din postul alegeri. analist politic ma fac. :>

xoxo, emergency.

Mein harter Zusammenprall mit der Sanften Revolution: Die Berliner Mauer war offen, aber in Bratislava zeigte das Fernsehen die Hohe Tatra und Kurorte. Der Autor Michal Hvorecky erinnert sich an den November 1989. Heute in der F.A.Z.

24.11.1989: Václav Havel feiert mit Alexander Dubcek den Rücktritt der tschechoslowakischen KP-Spitzen. Foto: AP

Sheraton will soon add Slovakia to the list of their five-star hotel locations. Sheraton Bratislava will welcome its first guests on February 24, 2010. It will be located right on the bank of river Danube, inside a new development by Ballymore Properties. Sheraton in Bratislava will include 186 rooms and 23 suites, Business Centre with 7 meeting spaces and 800 meter squared spa center with a swimming pool.

Bratislava is the Capital of Slovakia. The Sheraton Bratislava hotel will form part of Euroveaˆ – new development by Irish company Ballymore Properties, which will include premium apartments, office spaces and Central Europe’s most sophisticated retail mall. The hotel will be situated right in front of the new building of Slovak National Theatre.

Book cheap hotels in Bratislava.

Nitra (population 85 000) is located at the edge of the Danube plain, at the foot of the Tribeč mountains. It is the capital of Nitra district, population 164 000.

Nitra from the north, public domain image by Igor Marhevský

Nitra is linked to the Bratislava – Žilina rail line, by a branch from Leopoldov, which enters Nitra from the north. There is another branch line from the south, from Nové Zámky on the main Bratislava – Budapest line. This is convenient for Budapest – Nitra journeys, but not from Bratislava.

The solution is a new link to Nitra, from Šaľa – 61 km from Bratislava, on the Budapest line. This proposal assumes upgrading of the Bratislava – Budapest line, for speeds of 200 km/h and increased capacity. This is a classic example of a ‘missing link’ in a rail network: it is obvious to anyone who looks at the map. Probably, it has been proposed many times before. In combination with a new line east, it would also allow re-routing of the Bratislava – Zvolen route through Nitra. (The present route via Šurany and Levice is indirect, and Nitra is the only regional centre between Bratislava and Zvolen).

The new line would start just east of Šaľa, where the rail line crosses the Váh river. From there it would turn north-east in a straight line to Nitra. The straight line would take it neatly past the edge of the fertiliser plant Duslo Šaľa and the village of Cabaj-Čápor (population 3500). It would join the line from Nové Zámky , about 2-3 km from Nitra station. The new section would be 20 km long.

Nitra would then be about 85 km from Bratislava. With two stops, at Senec and Šaľa, inter-regional services should take about 45 minutes.

Nicht nur in Paris dreht sich zurzeit alles um die Fotografie, sondern auch weiter östlich; in Bratislava. Noch bis zum 30. November werden hier zahlreiche Fotografieausstellungen im Rahmen des „Monat der Fotografie“ gezeigt. Der ursprünglich aus Paris kommende „Mois de la Photo“ (oder „Month of Photography“) findet mittlerweile in ganz Europa statt: Von Paris über Wien, Berlin, Rom, Luxemburg, Rom, Moskau und eben auch Bratislava fokussieren alles Städte in einem bestimmten Zeitraum das Thema Fotografie.

Monat der Fotografie Bratislava: Petra Bosanska

In Bratislava finden derzeit insgesamt 34 Einzel- und Gruppenausstellungen aus 17 Ländern statt. Über 2000 Fotografien werden in den verschiedenen Galerien und Museen präsentiert. Das thematische Spektrum ist dabei sehr vielfältig: In der Ausstellung „World Press Photo 2009“ werden preisgekrönte Pressefotos gezeigt. Die jungen Fotografen beeindrucken mit ihrer Experimentierfreude, die etablierten Fotografen glänzen vor allem mit Werken der Dokumentarfotografie. Aufgrund des diesjährigen Jubiläums thematisieren viele Ausstellungen selbstverständlich die politische Wende 1989 mit interessanten fotografischen Positionen; vor allem aus den ehemaligen Ostblockstaaten.

Bratislava Altstadt

Ein verlängertes Wochenende in Bratislava lohnt sich in jedem Fall! Suchen Sie sich eine Unterkunft in der hübschen Altstadt von Bratislava, dann können Sie alle Galerien und Ausstellungen bequem zu Fuβ erreichen! Der Eintritt allen Galerieausstellungen ist frei, in den Museen wird ein geringes Eintrittsgeld erhoben.

Ausführliche Informationen zum Ausstellungsprogramm erhalten Sie unter der Webseite: www.sedf.sk.

The Jesus Christ,
The Interminable beer of the trip Praha-Bratislava,
The Fucking food of the Train Station,
The 61th Bus to the Airport,
The Meeting with other Spanish posh people in Bratislava Airport,
The Flight,
The Taxi Plan,
The Wait,
The Sleeping time in Bergamo,
The Fucking delay of Milano’s Bus,
The Crazy bus driver,
The Arrival to Milano centrale,
The Run to Milano Porta Garibaldi,
The Run,
The Run,
The Fucking ticket machine,
The Run,
The Scary train to Chiasso,
The Sleep time,
The arrive to Chiasso,
The Run,
The probably penalty of the train to Lugano (80 CHF),
The Scary,
The Tiredness,

At the end… We had arrived to Lugano at 7:50.

Great.

I wanna show you few pics of me clothed REALLY RIDICULOUSLY!

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Muahahahhahahah…

I even had GOLDEN SOCKS….:

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…and HIDEOUS LACY GLOVES (srsly, sometimes I don’t understand the things they sell at H&M Divided):

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..oh yes, and that BLONDE WIG….but it does fit me in some weird way, doesn’t it? xD

This is THE STYLE.

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Beat it!

Shorts – from Malaysia ; Leggings & bra – H&M; Tank top, golden socks & horrible lacy gloves – H&M Divided; Wig – my friend’s …although I wish it was in the disgusting mullet style!

What a party. I think I like dressing up! ^^

Take advantage of your visit to Bratislava any time between December 18, 2009 and March 28, 2010 to visit the Slovak National Gallery’s Esterhazy Palace along the Danube River, which plays host to the Renaissance exhibition, the first in a series of shows examining ‘The History of Slovak Fine Art’ from the 15th to the 20th century. The Renaissance exhibition comprises artworks that originated from this territory or abroad but were related to Slovakia, between the Gothic and Baroque periods.
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Acts 13:47 “For so the Lord has commanded us, saying ‘I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles, so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ “

1.  Kosice Mission Station, Slovakia  – [Needs an IMT partner] – We ask for prayers for the mission work in Kosice. We started Sunday services in this big town in eastern Slovakia and would like to plant a church here. Please pray that the mission worker Maria and others who are responsible find the right ways how to approach people and may the Holy Spirit prepare the hearts of those who will hear the gospel.

2.  Jablonne Mission Station, Czech Republic – [Needs an IMT partner] – We have almost finished replacing a roof of our church building and are grateful for that.  We pray for people who heard the good news during our summer services in the park, for new people who started to attend the church and for the children in the orphanage.  Rev. Jiri Simek

3.  Protivin UMC , Czech Republic – [IMT Partners First UMC, Brighton , Michigan and Sandbridge Community Chapel, Virginia Beach , VA ] – We pray for regular activities in the church – adult Bible study, women’s meetings, Sunday worships, and for preaching places in Tyn and Bechyne.  We are thankful for good cooperation with the municipal authorities and for the newly established ministry for children and youth.  Rev. Filip Jandovsky

4.  Tachov UMC, Czech Republic – [Needs an IMT partner] – Please pray for our town, for people who would come to the church, find God’s love and decide to follow Jesus, for the youth in the town and for their schools.  We prepare a Christmas program for the public – a worship service in the square.  Please pray for blessings.  Rev. Milan Mrazek

5.  Trebon UMC , Czech Republic – [IMT partners First UMC, Denton, TX and Monticello UMC, Monticello, IL] – Please pray with us for the people in our church – the youth, mother’s club, ill persons, as well as a reconstruction of the kitchen and utilities in the church house. We pray for the preaching place in Ceske Budejovice , for those who lost their jobs and for students of the Disciple Bible Study.  Rev. Richard Novak

The divisions between NATO members are illuminated in this FT column.  General McChrystal’s briefing made the headlines, the important message from the Bratislava NATO meeting lay hidden.  >>>

Nato suffers existential crisis in the face of Russian muscle

The Financial Times, October 27, 2009

Aghanistan is grabbing all the headlines within the Nato alliance these days – understandably. That is where Nato troops are engaged in their first expeditionary…unwinnable war is an even bigger question: what is Nato for?That was the issue lurking in the background…

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Wednesday morning, our sojourn in Slovakia was rounded off by a short meeting with foreign minister Miroslav Lajcák at the Slovak MFA who together with Director General, Mr Radomír Bohác, spoke candidly on relations with Asia as well as explained Slovakia’s relations to Russia.

Mr Lajcák had joined us for dinner at Crowne Plaza hotel the night before when the Czech president’s Klaus non-signing of the Lisbon treaty was one main topic of discussion.

The whole group in front off the hotel before we set off to the Czech Republic.

Tuesday morning, we were briefed by “Mr Euro”, Igor Barat, on the smooth transition to Euro in Slovakia, which is quite unique in the new EU-member states. Patrick Daniel, Editor in Chief of Singapore Press Holdings gave Mr Barat a singaporean coin and note as a token of appreciation. In the background, Press Director, Igor Skocek who had also worked intensely on this briefing.

The Slovak state secretary Diana Strofová was highly popular among both male and female members of the group.

Coming back, a bit rushed from the president’s office I unfortunately hade little time to speak to her. While we had been meeting the president, the rest of the group had enjoyed a folklore performance of the children’s group Klnka and also,

a display of the Slovak traditional instrument “fujara” which is a world heritage on the UNESCO – list.

After an exquisite lunch at the Slovak MFA, we went by bus to Peugeot Citroen in Trnava where we were briefed by the CEO and shown around in the manufacturing hall. Slovakia is the biggest producer of cars by capita in the world.

After a marvellous dinner, hosted by Mr Korbacka, the owner of the Crowne Plaza hotel, there was still time to see Bratislava by night…

Arriving at SARIO, we unfortunately missed the minister of Economy by just a few minutes. We were, however, given an excellent briefing on investment and business opportunities in Slovakia by the two competent and charming ladies Barbora Miklosková and Marcela Töröková.

Kad osjetite da netko ima dar, a taj dar nije dovoljno eksponiran, poželite mu pomoći da jače zasjaji. Izgleda kako mi je to uspjelo, jer je Sla nastavila pisati s još većim žarom.

S nadom da još više putuje, piše i fotografira, možda negdje čak skupa sa mnom, od srca joj želim sretan rođendan.

Kal

Kao poklon pojavljuje se njen novi putopis, koji je ovaj put, uredio netko drugi: Bratislava

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Alle nye tegnestuer burde få samme medvind som PRIMUS Arkitekter får i disse dage. En opringning fra en fornuftig bygherre i Slovakiet har lige landet en kontrakt på et boligområde med 200 enfamiliehuse, i alt ca 24.000 m2, i Bratislava i Slovakiet.
Projektet rummer en gentænkning af de rumlige muligheder i enfamilieboligen og en nyfortolkning af tæt-lav traditionen. Herudover tegnes café + butikker og en aktivitetspark. Byggeriet udføres som lavenergibyggeri og forventes igangsat medio 2010

Primus blev startet i 2008 af David Bülow, arkitekt MAA, og Per Appel, arkitekt MAA

Written by SU Strasbourg’s Justin Cole.

The end of midterms signals a euphoric, or should I say Europhoric, response for abroad students. Not only are we finally relieved of the stress of papers and exams, but it also means that Fall Break is here!

Fall Break is infamous in the hearts and minds of abroad students, as droves of college students are released to spend 8 days and 7 nights anywhere they please. Students here in Strasbourg were no exception, and destinations included such far-away places as Morocco, Budapest, Vienna, Athens, Berlin, and London, just to name a few.

Elizabeth Nagle, a senior biochemistry major at Syracuse, decided to travel south for her break to the historic city of Athens and the breathtaking island of Santorini.  Four days and three nights in Athens was surely not nearly enough time to enjoy all of the city, but Liz and her two fellow travelers were able to see the major sights and attractions such as the Parthenon, the Acropolis, and the flea market neighborhood of Monastiraki. For all you girls out there (or guys…I shouldn’t assume), many of the locations in the movie “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” were shot here in Santorini.  Google the city (like I just did) and the first pictures you come across will feature the characteristic white stone buildings with blue domed roofs that Elizabeth said were absolutely incredible. While the buildings were nice, Liz said that by far her most fun and exciting experience on the trip was renting ATVs to travel around half of the island of Santorini. While it was rainy a couple of days, it didn’t dampen their spirits. But I mean, when you’re watching the sun set from Oia, the most famous village in Santorini, you’ll find it tough to complain much about anything.

Justin Welch, a sophomore International Affairs and French major from CU Boulder, also went south for his break (do we see a trend?) but instead of changing countries, he changed continents.  After a journey that required at least six connections and the usage of nearly every mode of transportation thinkable, Justin’s group arrived for 4 days in beautiful Barcelona. La Rambla, one of the busiest streets in Barcelona, proved to be one of Justin’s favorite places of the entire trip. His break also took him to the beautiful city of Marrakech, Morocco in Africa.
Justin’s a pretty well-traveled guy, but even he admits that the country’s use of the barter system to purchase goods and the interesting techniques used for meat preparation proved to be a bit of a culture shock.
“We went to this market where if you wanted chicken, you’d choose the live chicken and they’d slit its neck and let it bleed out right in front of you, then they’d pluck the feathers out and hand it over to you.”
Justin and his two fellow travelers made sure to make the most of their time in Morocco, traveling to the nearby High Atlas Mountains and rode camels up and down the mountain.  Plenty of sun and fun made Justin’s trip a memorable one.

Finally, my trip brought me and two of my friends on a whirlwind tour of central Europe. Starting our journey in Budapest, Hungary, we were treated to a beautiful panorama of the city from atop a nearby hill and admired the parliament alight in the red, white, and green glow of the colors of the Hungarian flag. Our trip there coincided with a national holiday recognizing the unsuccessful Hungarian Revolution of 1956.  We were disappointed to find out on our last day in Budapest that all of the aboveground museums were closed, so we did what any reasonable person would do and descended to the subterranean expanses. Our day was filled with spelunking in a nearby cave and traversing through a vast labyrinth that ran beneath Buda Castle.

Next up was Vienna, Austria and we were soon aware that we did not budget nearly enough time to explore this magnificent city, although we did take a half-day and explored Schonbrunn Palace, a 1400 room palace that served as the seat of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. We then departed for Vienna’s twin city, Bratislava, (named as such because it is also a capital and is a short 40 minutes away) where we were treated to the cheapest meals (no more than 5 euros for an appetizer, entrée, and drink) and a surprising amount of Halloween decorations. A day excursion to the High Tatras Mountains in northern Slovakia to the tiny town of Poprad-Tatry rounded off our journey, as we took a dip in the thermal baths and visited the Old Town’s beautiful square.

I never thought I’d say this, but all of this traveling has really worn me out.  A much-needed weekend spent here in Strasbourg will help me recharge for next weekend; that’s right, on to Stockholm.