tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918828530750216132011-10-20T15:34:47.130+03:00Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744076097417362767noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191882853075021613.post-82519651368677178702008-04-12T20:07:00.011+03:002008-04-26T00:25:17.239+03:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ln4mMyu6Oc/SAD-ZyrS0JI/AAAAAAAAAEE/0unzXnTZoD0/s1600-h/JPD2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188426489784357010" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ln4mMyu6Oc/SAD-ZyrS0JI/AAAAAAAAAEE/0unzXnTZoD0/s200/JPD2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="justify">Origami,caligraphy and japanese food! 美味しい!!<br /><br />Today I could say was the Japanese Day.<br /><br />The Romanian-Japanese Studies Centre organized, together with Hayashi Sensei and her friends, a great event. We made origami, we tried to write some kanji words using a caligraphy set and we ate some delicious Japanese sweets (the bread with nut filling was especially exquisite) made by our very talented Japanese guests(.... we brought the drinks...:).<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ln4mMyu6Oc/SAD94CrS0HI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_oJrT4Dx6EI/s1600-h/JPD1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188425909963772018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ln4mMyu6Oc/SAD94CrS0HI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_oJrT4Dx6EI/s200/JPD1.jpg" border="0" /></a>What more can I say, it was a super day!<br /><br /><strong>Many thanks to all who made it possible!!!</strong><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ln4mMyu6Oc/SAD-BCrS0II/AAAAAAAAAD8/KWdTuj4ciSo/s1600-h/JPD3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188426064582594690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ln4mMyu6Oc/SAD-BCrS0II/AAAAAAAAAD8/KWdTuj4ciSo/s200/JPD3.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="justify"><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><p align="justify"></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/191882853075021613-8251965136867717870?l=laviniaiosif.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744076097417362767noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191882853075021613.post-31428354711398947752008-04-02T22:26:00.008+03:002008-04-02T23:39:48.764+03:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ln4mMyu6Oc/R_Pr2GbQ8vI/AAAAAAAAACk/zu38-HsP-xk/s1600-h/concert,%2520spectacol%2520de%2520foc%2520-%2520preeveniment%2520International%2520Romani%2520Art%2520Festival%2520-%2520Timisoara1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184746910704005874" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ln4mMyu6Oc/R_Pr2GbQ8vI/AAAAAAAAACk/zu38-HsP-xk/s200/concert,%2520spectacol%2520de%2520foc%2520-%2520preeveniment%2520International%2520Romani%2520Art%2520Festival%2520-%2520Timisoara1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>1. Put your music player on shuffle.</div><div>2. Press forward for each question.</div><div>3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn’t make sense. NO CHEATING!<br />4. Bold the questions and with the answers, give your own comments on how it relatesto the questions</div><br /><div><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">1. How are you feeling today?</span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Duelling Violins - Michael Flatley - "the rythm is right!"</span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">2.Will you get far in life?</span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">M'agapas S'agapw poli (Greek for: Do you love me? I love you so much) - Lefteris Pantazis - "it's all about love..."</span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">3. How do your friends see you?</span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">La vie en Rose - Richard Clayderman - "I wish we all saw life that way..." </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>4.Will you get married?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Chiquitita - Richard Clayderman - ABBA - "dear me! :)"</span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">5.What is your best friend’s theme?</span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">One way ticket - Eruption -"hope not!" </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>6. What is the story of your life?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">All the things she said - Tatu - "SHE who??"</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>7. What was high school like?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Holiday - Mad'House - "oh yeah!! got that right! - didn't cheat, honestly!" </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>8. How can you get ahead in life?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Waiting for tonight - Jennifer Lopez - "great, so I'll just wait and see :)"</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>9. What is the best thing about your friends?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Hijo de la Luna - Loona - "they all are hijos de la luna - that's great!"</span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">10. What is in store for this weekend?</span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Don't let me be misunderstood - Joe Cocker - "hmmmm..."</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>11. What song describes you?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Tu m'as promis - In Grid - "well... if he promised!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>12. To describe your grandparents?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">N'oublie jamais - Joe Cocker - "I will never forget!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>13. How is your life going?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Jeanny - Falco - "I will always dream because there is someone who needs me"</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>14. What song will they play at your funeral?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Careless whisper - George Michael - "it's only a whisper is a sea of silence"</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>15. How does the world see you?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Woman in love - Barbara Steisand - "really?!?!?" </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>16. Will you have a happy life?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Tell me what you like - Jessica Jay - "that's all I need to know!" </div></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>17. Do people secretly lust after you?</strong></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Wherever you go - Richard Marx - "didn't know that! :)"</span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">18. How can I make myself happy?</span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Kiss from a rose - Seal - "I have to find a rose!"</span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">19. What should you do with your life?</span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Take my breath away - Berlin - "maybe I'll just go and visit Berlin!:)"</span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong><br /><br />Great fun, great game! Care to try? :)</strong></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/191882853075021613-3142835471139894775?l=laviniaiosif.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744076097417362767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191882853075021613.post-56086091432228439312008-04-01T18:15:00.001+03:002008-04-01T18:20:08.395+03:00<embed name="widget" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" src="http://dna.imagini.net/friends/swf/widget.swf" width="340" height="240" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal" enablejavascript="false" quality="best" bgcolor="#000000" flashvars="i1=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_43E105EB.jpeg&amp;c1=Naturally...&amp;i2=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_-244E413D.jpeg&amp;c2=It%26%23039%3Bs%20all%20about%20living%20it&amp;i3=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_-1AF73F11.jpeg&amp;c3=Green%20tea%20and%20something%20sweet&amp;i4=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_23F0F190.jpeg&amp;c4=Freedom%20means%20jumping%20naked%20in%20a%20lake&amp;i5=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_-396C1EDE.jpeg&amp;c5=No%20comment&amp;i6=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_60BD8C5F.jpeg&amp;c6=Love%20is%20a%20soft%20touch&amp;i7=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_-5BFB07FF.jpeg&amp;c7=oh%2C%20chocolate...&amp;i8=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_-63B0E5ED.jpeg&amp;c8=Big%20dreams%2C%20calm%20sleep&amp;i9=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_-68DE05A9.jpeg&amp;c9=Thare%26%23039%3Bs%20nothing%20like%20it&amp;i10=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_-45A19707.jpeg&amp;c10=Everywhere%20is%20anywhere&amp;i11=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_494EB337.jpeg&amp;c11=Relax...&amp;i12=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_17D8F487.jpeg&amp;c12=Comfort%20in%20a%20glass&amp;i13=http://dna.imagini.net/i/RESIZE_-1B4C950E.jpeg&amp;c13=Mountains%20meet%20vast%20waters&amp;bgcolor=##000000&amp;habitslabel=NEW%20WAVE%20PURITAN&amp;moodlabel=DREAMER&amp;funlabel=CONQUEROR&amp;lovelabel=LOVE%20BUG&amp;userhome=http://friends.imagini.net/@2341407-74fe"></embed> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(150,150,150) 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 340px; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; HEIGHT: 25px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)" href="http://friends.imagini.net/@2341407-74fe">Read my VisualDNA</a><span style="font-size:10;color:#cccccc;">™</span> <a style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)" href="http://imagini.net/">Get your own VisualDNA™</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/191882853075021613-5608609143222843931?l=laviniaiosif.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744076097417362767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191882853075021613.post-78972749732840460392008-03-30T19:21:00.007+03:002008-04-02T11:30:50.273+03:00<div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ln4mMyu6Oc/R-_DL2bQ8kI/AAAAAAAAAAo/Ct1EwdmF3EU/s1600-h/Earth+Hour+2008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183576304482579010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ln4mMyu6Oc/R-_DL2bQ8kI/AAAAAAAAAAo/Ct1EwdmF3EU/s200/Earth+Hour+2008.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000099;">We turned off the lights on March 29 for one hour. Well, it might have been an hour and some minutes... </span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I live in Bucharest, capital city of Romania and I am sorry to say that on my street, in my neighbourhood, lights were on everywhere. Not much publicity was made for this event and given the fact that here, if people are not told every second something, they hardly take the time to react, not many people joined the initiative...</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Still, I turned off the lights, the computer and didn't use the microwave. From time to time I felt the impulse, or even the reflex, of turning on the light whenever I entered a room, although I had the candle in my hands.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">We have some four or five blackouts here in Bucharest per year, so staying for one hour in the dark was not that unfamiliar. What was indeed strange was the fact that I could have switched on the TV any second and I didn't. I could have surffed the internet and I didn't. I could see no futher than the strech of my hand and the candle light and I didn't turned on the lights. </span></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ln4mMyu6Oc/R-_FZmbQ8oI/AAAAAAAAABI/tjF1gpO7Pk8/s1600-h/Earth+Hour+2008+at+home.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183578739729035906" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ln4mMyu6Oc/R-_FZmbQ8oI/AAAAAAAAABI/tjF1gpO7Pk8/s200/Earth+Hour+2008+at+home.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">And it's such a great thing... being able to do all these and choosing not to do them.</span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And now imagine that some 20 years ago, in Romania people were living in the dark without having a choice...hmm...</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/191882853075021613-7897274973284046039?l=laviniaiosif.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744076097417362767noreply@blogger.com2