Things that I never suspected about me ...

Ca femeie, nu m-am manifestat niciodata "zgomotos" in bucatarie, am incercat sa trec neobservata prin preajma bucatariilor si sa fiu o persoana invizibila, sa nu aduc prea mult in discutie experientele mele [numarabile pe degetele de la o mana] culinare. Cert este ca niciodata nu am dezamagit in bucatarie, insa mama era omniprezenta in caz de esec, stiam ca ma pot bizui pe ea si pe sfaturile ei in orice moment. Sfaturile apareau chiar si atunci cand nu aveam nevoie. Ea mereu imi impartasea din experientele ei intr-ale bucatariei, tocmai de aceea acum cand am avut nevoie sa incep sa ma implic, am fost la inaltime [ca sa zic asa].

De o luna de zile am stat impreuna cu sora mea, departe de bucataria mamei. Colegii mei de la munca chicoteau atunci cand venea vorba de mancarea pe care o mancam la pranz. Colegele mereu strambau din nas atunci cand spuneam ca nu stiu ce am in ziua respectiva la pachet, pentru mine era mereu o surpriza meniul zilei respective [ii spuneam mai in gluma-mai in serios "Kinder cu surprize"]. Fetele mereu imi ziceau: "Las', ai sa vezi tu cand o sa pleci de la mama ta de acasa ... nu o sa mai fie asa fun, ai sa vezi cum e sa stai zilnic in bucatarie, sa gatesti, sa nu stii ce sa mai gatesti, o sa devina o corvoada ... mai vorbim atunci". Eh, uite ca momentul a venit, a fost, s-a intamplat, si am trecut cu brio de prima luna in care nu am mancat decat pe ici pe colo chestii facute de mama [ca de examplu: muraturi, snitele, chestii de care sincer nu m-as apuca chiar acum sa le experimentez].

Ma pot lauda ca deja am la activ [impreuna cu sora mea, care invata si ea alaturi de mine cum e prin bucatarie ;)) ] cateva feluri de mancare, plus o experienta "funny" - i-as zice acum privind in urma - in legatura cu un piureu de cartofi [pentru cei care nu ma stiu, as face moarte de om pentru o portie de piureu de cartofi] facut de pofta intr-o seara, pe care din lipsa ustensilelor necesare din bucataria sorei mele am ajuns sa il fac folosindu-ma de o banala furculita. Am descoperit magia artei culinare, ma simt mereu surprinsa de aromele care imi inunda simturile in timpul prepararii diferitelor feluri de mancare si a inceput sa-mi placa sa fiu acolo, "actorul principal". Nu ma pot declara o campioana sau o atotstiutoare in acest domeniu, in schimb am descoperit ca e usor, interesant, chiar ok daca te mai ajuta cineva [acel cineva care sa mai poarte o conversatie cu tine, sa iti mai dea cate o idee, sau pur si simplu sa se intrebe cu voce tare ceea ce tu ai avut curajul doar in gand sa te intrebi].

Asa ca fetelor, colegele mele, si voi cei care imi cititi postarile, va declar ca am inceput sa devin cineva in propria bucatarie, pentru ca nu am de gand sa apar pe la emisiuni de specialitate. Pana una alta, am de gand sa achizitionez o carte de bucate adevarata [urmaresc cu jind de ceva timp cartea lui Jamie Oliver, faimosul bucatar] si sa incep sa experimentez si alte feluri de mancare [chiar dulciuri] mai serioase sau mai pretentioase.

La un moment dat am voi lauda si [... poate daca voi prinde curaj] voi posta poze cu prima noastra ciorba [a mea si a sorei mele, evident :P ]. Nu ma priviti cu spranceana ridicata, stiu eu ce stiu. A parut dificil initial, dar rezultatul final a fost mai mult decat ok [mai ok decat ne asteptam chiar noi].

Acestea fiind spuse, sper ca v-am facut curiosi ... si pana una alta, fiti atenti la ceea ce mancati, cum pregatiti si de unde cumparati :)

Envy ...

Cateodata, simt acut lipsa simpatiei celor din jur. Nu am inteles nicodata [si cred ca nu voi descifra acest mister ever] de ce le este asa greu sa ma suporte, sau de ce ma invidiaza [mie asta mi se pare ca este - invidie]. Nu am nimic iesit din comun, la naiba ... sunt un om cat se poate de normal cu niste nevoi normale, nu-s frumoasa peste masura, nici norocoasa, nici bogata, sunt eu mai energica si vorbareata [poate un pic peste media normalului], si totusi ... simt ca femeile incearca sa ma ocoleasca, sa nu aiba de-a face cu mine .... poate e o chestie de imaginatie si totul este in capul meu, dar chestia asta nu-mi iese din cap si partea rea este ca devine o chestie obsesiva, paranoica ...

Am zis ca voi incerca sa imi dau seama on my own, dar singura modalitate de a afla lucrurile astea este sa intreb persoanele din partea carora simt aversiunea asta. Ideea este ca totul suna atat de simplu in vorbe, insa adevarul este ca ma inspaimanta gandurle lor. As vrea sa aflu, dar sper sa nu doara.

Intotdeauna am avut o idee idilica despre oameni, mi-au palcut oamenii [cu partile lor bune si rele], am incercat sa nu fiu atat de rautacioasa atunci cand descopeream ca ei nu sunt asa cum imi imaginam eu ca sunt, am incercat sa ma pun in locul lor atunci cand venea cineva la mine cu o problema spre rezolvare ... se pare ca nu tine, trebuie sa fi o leoaica in lumea asta rea ... pe mine ma epuizeaza de puteri rautatea, nu este o stare a firii mele [si nu cred ca va fi vreodata], imi place sa folosesc energia asta in alte scopuri: sa zambesc des [chiar si atunci cand nu am pentru ce anume sa zambesc], sa fiu o persoana optimista, care vede jumatatea plina a paharului [ chiar daca uneori nu pot evita sa nu fiu prapastioasa] ...
Ceea ce nu inteleg este faptul ca a fi un om ca mine nu este greu, nu inteleg de ce altii nu pot fi mai mult ca mine ... ce este asa mare filosofie ????

Oi fi eu prea naiva, right ?!

Incerc sa nu ma las prinsa in ideile astea negativiste, sa nu ma afecteze, uneori imi iese, alteori ma cuprindideile ciudate , ma doboara la pamant si ma tin K.O. cateva zile, timp in care sunt deprimata, nu imi pasa de nimeni si de nimic, dar nu pot fi asa pentru mult timp ... si evadez .... si redevin "the old me", cea pe care unii o plac asa, cea de care multi se feresc ...

Enough for today ...

Poate voi reveni la stari mai bune, pentru ca dupa cum ti-ai dat seama sunt acum K.O., la pamant si astept sa se termine numaratoare pana la 10 ...

Sick again ...

Ei, si cand credeam ca totul s-a sfarsit si sunt si eu un om sanatos, mi se demonstreaza ca mam cam inselat cand am batut trambitele victoriei. De ieri a inceput sa mi se umfle partea stanga a maselelor, pana sub ochi ... Sunt ca o mini gogosica, ce pot sa zic?! Am reluat anti-inflamatoarele si analgezicele [bine ca nu sunt alergica la ele, eu am ce am cu antibioticele] ... Luni ma voi duce la un dentist si voi vedea ce imi recomanda, dar pana atunci, inca 24 de ore de sufernta ..

Maine ar trebui sa invat, am un examen important marti, dar nu vad cum as putea sa ma concentrez pe treaba cu invatatul, chiar nu vad. Voi incerca ce-i drept sa fac un efort, si sa trec este chestiile esentiale, in speranta ca sunt si in test :)

Azi a fost o zi destul de ciudata, am dormit in cea mai mare parte a zilei si acum ca este seara, tot somnoroasa ma simt si parca as mai dormi un pic asa.

Nu im ramane decat sa va doresc "Noapte buna" si "vise pufoase", pentru ca stiu ca eu cu siguranta voi avea parte de asa ceva :)

Ants

I always wondered about those small creatures that live beneath the surface of earth, always on the astir - ANTS.

During my childhood period we learnt a poem that involved an ant and a cricket [Aesop's The Ant and the Grasshopper fable], and we always praised the ant for her diligence, industriousness and cooperative effort and blamed the cricket for his known laziness.



Today I received a link with respect to the ant colonies, and their subterranean megalopolis. I was so amazed, once again of these little creatures and their effort to build strong underground structures, small natural cavities to highly organised colonies which may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals. The family Formicidae belongs to the order Hymenoptera, which also includes sawflies, bees and wasps.
Here's the link.
They have colonised almost every landmass on Earth. Ants are found on all continents except Antarctica and only a few large islands such as Greenland, Iceland, parts of Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands lack native ant species.
Ants communicate with each other using pheromones. These chemical signals are more developed in ants than in other hymenopteran groups. Like other insects, ants perceive smells with their long, thin and mobile antennae. The paired antennae provide information about the direction and intensity of scents. Since most ants live on the ground, they use the soil surface to leave pheromone trails that can be followed by other ants. In species that forage in groups, a forager that finds food marks a trail on the way back to the colony; this trail is followed by other ants, these ants then reinforce the trail when they head back with food to the colony. When the food source is exhausted, no new trails are marked by returning ants and the scent slowly dissipates. This behaviour helps ants deal with changes in their environment.
Ants attack and defend themselves by biting and, in many species, by stinging, often injecting or spraying chemicals like formic acid [The word ant is derived from ante of Middle English which is derived from æmette of Old English and is related to the Old High German āmeiza, hence the modern German Ameise. All of these words come from West Germanic *amaitjo, and the original meaning of the word was "the biter" (from Proto-Germanic *ai-, "off, away" + *mait- "cut")].
What amazed me the most was the fact that many animals can learn behaviours by imitation, but ants may be the only group apart from mammals where interactive teaching has been observed.

I also wandered the wikipedia in search of other informations about them [technical infos] and got this. Hope you are also interested in my research and you'll have the curiosity and the patience to read this as I was.

Hope I didn't bored you to death with my curiosities and that you didn't fallen asleep while doing this, or worst scenario, you already closed the window containing my blog post ...

'Till next time, XO XO, yours one and only :)

Brands that make me happy

Am realizat astazi ca sunt brand-uri pe piata care ma fac fericita, despre care nu am decat cuvinte de lauda. Am incercat sa fac o lista cu brand-urile care ma fac fericita [mi s-a parut funny ideea asta], si ce-a iesit?

Ma trezesc cu sunet de NOKIA, imi incalzesc apa intr-un fierbator BROWN, beau ness NESCAFE Gold, deschid frigiderul - ARCTIC - , imi iau lapte FULGA (albastru) cu niste cereale (no name de la KAUFLAND), ma spal pe dinti cu periuta mea AQUAFRESH, folosesc paste de dinti BLEND-A-MED, ma spal pe maini cu sapun DOVE, ma sterg pe un prosop IKEA, miros a DKNY Be Delicious, ma "intolesc" in ZARA/MANGO/PIMKIE/KENVELO/DIESEL/NIKE/PUMA/FOX, ma incalt cu NIKE/REBOOK/FILA, ies pe usa si numar minutele si secundele pana la reintoarcerea acasa cu SWATCH.

Si ele sunt doar o parte din brand-rile pe care le folosesc intr-o parte a unei zile obisnuite din viata mea :)
Brand-urile joaca un rol imens in viata oricui, in ziua de azi multe brand-uri sunt considerate "out of our lead" sau chiar "out of scope", fiind prea des asociate cocalarilor si pitzipoancelor. Eu cred ca hainele sunt intr-una nume fel si ele trezesc astfel de remarci pentru ca sunt asortate chicios, cu prost gust, in jdemii de culori total aiurea asortate. Sie u sunt genul de persoana care foloseste in vestimentatia zilnica mai mult de 2-3 culori [daca ai ami mult de 3 culori pe tine esti asociata unui "papagal"], inca incerc sa le asortez, sau sa fie cat de cat complementare, sa nu irita pupila omului privitor, sa fie o incantare cand te uiti la mine, si nu sa intorci din gest reflex capul.

Dar, cred ca este la mare cautare vorba aia din popor: "Gusturile oamenilor nu se discuta" ... si ar mai fi niste vorbe din popor, dar nu merita mentionate, poate doare intr-o discutie particulara ...

Eh, 'till next time, take care and be careful whatcha wearing, when you'll wear it and how you wear it :)

P.S.: Pic downloaded from my mighty friend - Google Images. \m/

Things to look for when searching for a partner ...

I always thought that that special "someone" should meet some criteria before being around me for a long period of time.

Chemistry…

I should feel deeply in love with and attracted to my partner.

Communicator…
I should have someone who is good at talking and listening.

Sense of Humor…
I should have someone who is sharp and can enjoy the humorous side of life.

Verbal Intimacy…
I should know that my partner is sharing their deepest emotional thoughts and desires.

Emotionally Healthy…
I should have a partner who is emotionally healthy, and able to share a stable life with someone else.

Strong Character…
I should have a partner who is honest and strong enough to do the right thing.

Artistry…
I should have a partner who has a passion for music, literature, drama, art, and the finer things in life either as a spectator or participant.

Education…
I should have someone whose educational achievements match my own.

Exciting…
I should have someone who isn’t afraid to take a risk and who sees life as an adventure.

Patience…
I should have someone who can handle life’s frustrations or momentary setbacks with a patient, steady, demeanor.

Conflict Resolver…
I should have a partner who will work to resolve rather than win arguments or conflicts within our relationship.

Personal Habits…
I should have a partner who maintains high standards of personal hygiene, orderliness, and other personal habits.

Affectionate…
I should have someone who is comfortable giving and receiving affection.

Energy Level…
I should have someone whose energy level matches my own.

Intellect…
I should have a partner who is bright and can share my understanding of the world as well as enjoy discussing important issues.

Self-Confident…
I should have a partner who knows and believes in himself/herself throughout life’s ups and downs.

Able to Accept Help…
I should have a partner who is willing to accept outside help for personal or relationship issues that are serious and important.

Curiosity…
I should have a partner who is hungry for new information and knowledge and who strives to learn as much as possible.

Adaptability…
I should have a partner who is able to adapt to life’s surprises.

Kindness…
I should have a partner who is gentle and kind.

Organized…
I should have a partner who values structure in their life.

Attractiveness…
I should have a partner who is considered “very attractive” by most current standards.

Industriousness…
I should have someone who is willing to work hard at whatever they do.

Emotionally Generous…
I should have a partner who enjoys people and is generous with his or her compassion, attention, sympathies and love.

Unassuming…
I should have someone who is able to accept criticism, and even admit to being wrong sometimes.

Loyal…
I must have someone I can count on to always support me.

Values

Family Life…
I should have a partner who is committed to marriage, home, and family.

Style and Appearance…
I should have someone who cares about the way they look and dress and has a sense of personal style.

Shared Politics…
I should have someone who has political beliefs which are the same or similar to my own.

Spirit of Volunteerism…
I should have a partner who shares my willingness to volunteer and support community and/or social causes.

Autonomy…
I should have a partner who will give me space to be my own person.

Shared Interests…
I should have someone who is willing to share my interests and passions.

Sexuality

Passionate…
I should have someone who is willing to explore our sexual desires with passion and understanding.

Spirituality

Spirituality…
I should have someone with a similar deep commitment to spirituality, who shares my beliefs.

Spiritual Acceptance…
My partner should accept and respect my spiritual beliefs, whether they share them or not.

I always imagined how should I put my deepest thoughts into words, but this seems the right way. Not all of them will be met, this is a certain aspect for which I can bet [and I'm not a newbie], but some of them must be little boxes that should be checked while having a first, second and third look.

Eh, don't put my words in doubt, or give them credit, just want you to think about them ... I for sure wanna hear your critics/parises/whatever thoughts are corssing your minds on this matter ...

'Till next time, XO XO ... yours trully ...

Back2work :(

Acum ca mini-vacanta de iarna s-a terminat, am revenit "in forta" la birou, mai somnoroasa decat in mod normal. Un inceput de saptamana promitator: ninge iar afarica, expresso-ul savurat de dimineata inca nu si-a facut efectul si raportarea de MEC "merge" stand mai mult pe loc [ca sa zic asa] ... Fabulos, right?!

Ma tot uit pe fotografiile facute acum in cele 2 saptamani de relaxare. M-a apucat melancolia dupa timpul ala liber in care lancezeam in pat cu laptopul in brate, uitandu-ma la filme.

Eh, pana imi revin eu din starea asta, enjoy [ ma tot gandesc ce sa scriu si nu gasesc cuvantul] ...

Of course, foto by Spike :)

Buh' Bye 2009 - La Multi Ani 2010

A mai trecut un an, cu bune su rele, insa anul in care tocmai am intrat sa va fie mai bun, iarta ... zambeste ... exprima-te ... relaxeaza-te ... ajuta un batran ... accepta un compliment ... asculta-ti prietenii ... reia un proiect abandonat ... fii intelegator cu tine si cu altii ... uita-te la un album cu fotografii ... picteaza un tablou ... asculta tacerea ... aminteste-ti intotdeauna ca nu esti singur ... spune-le celor dragi cat de mult ii iubesti ... imagineaza-ti ca astazi nu ai nici o grija ... joaca-te cu un copil ... citeste o carte buna ... alege-ti o stea pe cer ... fii copil inca o data [daca nu chiar zi de zi ;))] ... da-ti voie sa mai si gresesti ... lasa-i pe alti sa te ajute ... renunta la ce nu-ti place ... indeplineste-ti promisiunile ... inchide ochii si imajineaza-ti ca esti pe o plaja tropicala/partie din munti ... priveste atent o floare ... cumpara-ti ceva ce iti doresti de mult ... spera ca ceea ce-ti doresti se va indeplini ... ajuta-i pe altii ... respira profund ... fa-ti un cadou ... iubeste ...

'Till next time, sper sa indepliniti cateva dintre aceste "to do" stuff si veti fi mai voiosi si mai impacati cu voi insiva ... XO XO

P.S.: Pentru o retrospectiva haioasa a lui 2009, click AICI.