1 "They told me at the blood bank this might happen."
2 "I wasn't sleeping, I was trying to pick up contact lens without hands."
3 "I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!"
4 "Amen"
5 "This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time management course you sent me to."
6 "Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper"
7 "I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work related stress."
8 "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!"
9 "Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off!"
10
"Darn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem."
TOP TEN EXCUSES FOR FALLING ASLEEP AT YOUR DESK
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Waking Life
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
My favorite independent film ever!
Many of you have probably already seen it, but those who haven't should definitely do their best to get to watch it.
It's amazing how they managed to create the lucid dream atmosphere.Full of philosophical dialogues, 'Waking Life' won several awards and is one of my favorite movies ever.
Dove:Real Beauty Campaign
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Sorry to be posting about the same campaign, but this ad is extremely touching.
My own online Travel Agency
Monday, July 23, 2007
As you may have noticed, I posted a link on the top right part of the blog.
That's a really cool website for booking plane tickets, all inclusive tours, last minute tours, etc.
Please use it if you are in search of cheap and good quality vacations.
That page is mine, so if you decide to use it, please use the link posted here!!
Thanks a lot!
ps: Send any questions about the tours at liy_z@yahoo.com
German Class 1
So if you ever want to visit Germany, I feel it's my duty to help you with the basics, as I know how it is to arrive here and not be able to say:
HELLO = HALLO/GUTEN TAG
BYE = TSCHUESS[tschews]
PLEASE = BITTE
THANK YOU = DANKE
EXCUSE ME = ENTSCHULDIGEN SIE
WHAT IS YOUR NAME? = WIE HEISST DU?
HOW ARE YOU? = WIE GEHT'S?
DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISCH? = SPRECHEN SIE ENGLISCH?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND = ICH VERSTEHE NICHT
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? = WOHER KOMMEN SIE?
I DON'T SPEAK GERMAN = ICH SPRECHE KEIN DEUTSCH
I AM HUNGRY/THIRSTY = ICH HABE HUNGER/DURST
WHERE CAN I FIND...? = WO KANN ICH ... FINDEN?
HOSPITAL = KRANKENHAUS
HOTEL = HOTEL
COULD YOU HELP ME? = KOENNEN SIE MIR HELFEN?
That's it for now.Let me know if it helped.
Women in Art
This is the way western artists painted women over a period of 500 years. Observe the changes in style, it's amazing. Great job!
Real Beauty Workshop
This makes me wonder.. how can they teach us to be self-confident, to feel pretty and attractive, if beauty has become something as artificial as this...
Any thoughts?
I lived in...
Brad(Thank you for the photo, Bogdan)
Deva
Timisoara
Darmstadt
The lovely harbour of Soller, Mallorca
The crazy Arenal, Mallorca
Worms, simple, ancient, welcoming
About me...
Maybe you've come to know me a bit from my previous posts, but don't know any details yet(if you're not one of my friends yet).
So let me enlighten you a little...
I was born in Transylvania, Romania on a cold winter morning, 22 Dec 1986. I have lived in Brad(my native town), Deva and Timisoara, where I also finished highschool.I miss all my classmates a lot and hope to see them again some day.
After highschool I moved to Darmstadt, Germany where I went to a few language schools to learn the "lovely" german language...I met a lot of cool friends and Darmstadt and I miss them all!!If you guys are reading this..know that I didn't forget you.
After half a year in Germany, I already felt something was fishy about this country...kidding.So I decided to try out Spain, which proved to be waaay better for me.I spent 5 months in Mallorca, working, dancing, swimming, having loads of fun. All that ended one September morning, when with teary eyes I embarked on the plane back to Germany.
I started studying Tourism and Travel Management in Worms(it's one of the most ancient towns in Europe, so no Name-mocking is allowed) and everything started to get better. I met new people, new friends, my boyfriend which I totally love and yeah...I don't regret coming back from Mallorca anymore:)
Now I live in Worms with my boyfriend, we have 2 guinea pigs that are simply adorable.They're called Cartman and Metallica:)
We eat a lot of tacos and spend just too much time online, but life has been good to us, no complains.
Any questions?
Pon di River - Steps
One of my blog's main ideas is encouraging readers to live a healthy life, so for example once you quit smoking you can start enjoying other constructive and pleasant activities, like DANCING, any kind of dancing.
I personally like dancehall, so here are the steps of a very well-known dancehall video of Elephant Man, Pon di River...
I hope you enjoyed it. Have fun practicing!
Quit smoking Strategies 1
Sunday, July 22, 2007
I started smoking at a very young age, no idea why…maybe peer pressure
I never was a heavy smoker, thank God, but I never had smoking breaks.The bad news is that I have recently started feeling the effects of smoking and decided to quit.
Now…to quit smoking …honestly I have no idea what you need, especially if you enjoy it.
I personally did enjoy it, I loved having a smoke with my friends, my father, even my grandma.
Besides, there’s nothing like smoking after meals…..and then there’s smoking while you drink.
I think that’s where it gets vicious.
From what I’ve read drinking and smoking are a “great” combination: they work together to damage your brain!!?!
Have a look at this:
"As chronic alcohol drinking and chronic smoking more often than not co-occur, researchers have begun to realize that the brain effects previously attributed to alcohol drinking alone may in fact be the result of both drinking and smoking. This realization may have consequences for how we look at treatment for alcohol-use disorders."
Now think about it…don’t you smoke more when you drink alcohol?If you’re a non-smoker thinks about your friends/relatives that smoke..
So…to prove to you that it’s true..let’s see the results of a study the Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research at Duke University Medical Center developed.
The study was simple.They had some people smoke and drink and observed the changes in the amount of smoking, depending on the amount of alcohol they drank.
"Smoking-urge ratings were higher after consuming four versus two alcohol drinks, and increases were not observed after consuming a placebo beverage," said study co-author Andrea King of the University of Chicago. "These findings were observed in a nonsmoking environment, which may indicate that alcohol directly produced these effects and they were not due to direct smoking cues triggering cigarette craving. In other words, the greater the alcohol consumption, the greater the urge to smoke."
Maybe that should give us food for thought and make us reconsider our ‘quit smoking’ strategy.
After all.. it’s difficult to enjoy a cold beer if you’re not smoking, but it’s worth it.
Please give me some feedback on whether or not this was helpful and any ‘quit smoking’ strategies that you have tried, that did or did not work.Thank you!
PS:Try drinking green tea!(see my post on the “Asian Paradox”)
A super Invention!
Maybe all that discrimination against women driving has its advantages.
Wouldn't it be just great to have something like this?It's very practical, easy to use, it does all the work for you..What else could you ask for?
Vietnamese Recipe
One of my best friends comes from Vietnam.I'm very interested in her culture, her lovely country...their food..but..WOW!
BON APETIT!
Living in Germany...with germans
I moved to Germany about 2 years ago...
I loved it at the begining...I would've never left it
What did i love and still love about Germany?
- Everything's a lot cleaner than in Eastern Europe
- People are very efficient
- You feel safe walking at night
- There are many FOREIGNERS (that's what I most love about Germany, and Western Europe for that matter)
But...Is it true that germans discriminate?
When I moved here, I would have argued and debated on this theme till I was too tired to go on speaking...DEFINITELY NOT!
But now...I've been starting to wonder..Why have people who have lived here for a way longer time than me come to think that?
In the last months, since I started spending more times with germans I realised that most of them are not very keen on making contacts with foreigners, except for:
-foreigners that were born in Germany or speak perfect german
-Latinos, which germans are simply obsessed with..
Is Germany becoming saturated with foreigners?
Are they afraid we will take over?
Do they feel frustrated, envious, threatened?
What do you think?? Please send me some feedback on this..I am really interested in other opinions.
Amazing Romania
Imagine a World without Romania...Maybe Romania is famous for unpleasant things,but let us not forget our contribution to the development of today's technology, art, sport,etc.
Try to visit Romania..see for yourself..It's simply amazing!
Most ancient European towns Network
The following towns are the most ancient towns in Europe.
It would be quite an interesting itinerary...a new kind of Europe-Trip..don't you think?
Argos (Greece)
Béziers (France)
Cádiz (Spain)
Colchester (UK)
Cork (Ireland)
Évora (Portugal)
Maastricht (Netherlands)
Roskilde (Denmark)
Tongeren (Belgium)
Worms (Germany)
Wow...my blog is becoming popular!
Thanks to you all that already visited the blog..!!I hope you liked it and will look at it again..Don't forget to give me some feedback...comments..suggestions...critiquesI will try to post more pictures of me ,my friends, the places i visited and to keep you posted with news.
Mallorca
This is me in mallorca last year...I miss the sun,the beach,the sea...the unbearable heat..Why is Germany so cold?...even in JULY??!!??
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