Living in RO Colors

1. Have a picnic or barbecue every Sunday.
2. Go to the beach every other weekend.
3. Start to improve my home at the beginning of the summer, not at the end; thus avoiding to miss the Indian summer.
4. Go to the drive-in-cinema with my husband and daughter.
5. Buy more plants for my balcony.
6. Wear more dresses.
7. Buy 1-2 dresses to renew my wardrobe.

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The other day I was watching Animal Planet and a new documentary begun, about Europe’s animals. Nothing exciting, but I watched it anyway. Why? Because of the narrator’s voice!

And what a voice it was. I loved it instantly. The credentials said that the narrator was Mr. Sean Pertwee. I’ve never heard of him, until now. And I realized that his voice is familiar, I’ve heard it before in other Discovery Channel documentaries. So I watched the whole piece, just to listen to that voice. In the end I learned something new about Europe, but I couldn’t get that voice out of my mind. It is a soothing, captivating, calming and engaging voice; very professional. »

I thought I have something better to do but I was wrong: I didn’t so I went to the movies to see New in Town. Now, I wish I’ve tried harder to find something else to do, like reading a book or a magazine. »

Yesterday I saw the movie Yes Man.  I really enjoyed it. Even if it was in the middle of the week, it felt like the weekend for a few hours. The mall was very crowded and so was the cinema, but this is the magic of Orange Film – happy hour at the movies on a Wednesday night.

I’ll start with the conclusion: Yes Man is worth your time and attention. It is a comedy that goes beyond smiling - it made me laugh, especially the chicken factory part.  And it is definitely better & funnier than Meet Dave. »

I’ve heard a rumor that said that there will be a new Sex and the City made this year and released in 2010. Not Clothes and the City, but sex. Because in 2009 is all about relationships and less about shopping. We don’t have much money left to spend on fashion anyway.

To support this idea, the creators of SATC decided to take a new approach:

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If you don’t know who Mihai Eminescu is, Wikipedia will tell you (almost) all about him. Too keep it short, I can tell you this: he is Romania’s greatest and my favorite poet. On January 15th (the day he was born) every year, we celebrate his work and contribution to our linguistic legacy.

From all the literature I studied during school and high-school, only one poem stuck to my mind. It is a short and sweet Eminescu poem about love. Maybe that’s why I still remember it.

The poem is called “And if …” and I’ve found a pretty good translation for it (courtesy of romanianvoice.com). If you have a girlfriend or boyfriend which can read in Romanian, dedicate her/him this poem, in its original form, on Dragobete (our very own Valentine’s Day) and she\he’ll look at you in a whole new perspective.

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Yesterday, thanks to Orange Film and my friends, I saw the movie Australia. My friends picked the movie and bought the tickets, so I just said: “OK, I’ll be there.” A haven’t read any reviews about the movie but I’ve heard on the radio that it is a big ad for touristic Australia and too long for a love story. Even so, I enjoyed it.

The movie is long indeed - 165 Minutes – but I didn’t get bored. If you read some reviews and are still searching for some reasons to see this movie, here are 3 of them: you’ll see beauty (beautiful people and places), you’ll be reminded that war sucks big time and you’ll get in the mood for a vacation in the sun (here, in Romania, the winter is at its peek, brrrrrrr.)

Everyone talked about Ms. Nicole Kidman’s and Mr. Hugh Jackman’s performances, but no one said anything about the character King George. »

Azi am primit de la o prietena (multumesc Adriana ) unul din acele mesaje cu glume si lucruri interesante pe care le citesc la sfarsitul zilei pentru ma bine-dispune.

Daca stai pe ganduri si nu stii sigur daca sa ii iei iubitului / iubitei cadou de Mos Craciun, se pare ca unii mai intelepti (sau care pur si simplu nu au ce face) au rezolvat problema; o serie de ecuatii care duc la o concluzie de mult stiuta: Viata e mai frumoasa impreuna!

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AXN Romania is presenting every Monday to Friday evening the Late show with David Letterman. The show starts at 8 PM, just in time to watch it during dinner time. Originally, the show is on in America at 11:30 PM ET, so it’s really a late show. In Romania, nobody would watch it so late because we have to be fresh for work the next morning. After watching the yesterday show, I decided to share with you my thoughts on this. »

Romania was well represented at the 5th World Choir Games that took place in Graz, Austria this summer and brought home 1 gold medal and 5 silver medals:

• JUNIOR VIP Children Choir (from Cluj-Napoca), conducted by Anca-Mona Marias, won the silver medal at the “Children’s Choirs” category;
• SOUND Choir of Romania, conducted by Voicu Popescu, won the gold medal at the “Mixed Chamber Choirs” category and  the silver medal at the “Folklore” category;
• CONSONANCE Choir (from Bucharest), conducted by Lacramioara Pauliuc, won the silver medal at the “Mixed Youth Choirs” category and the silver medal at the “Musica Sacra – open category” category;
• CARMINA TENERA Choir (from Bucharest), conducted by Constantin Popescu, won the silver medal at the “Folklore  - open category” category ;

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