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Friday, December 14, 2007
And Another Tag
Bogdan tagged me a long time ago. But I failed to complete this tag due to well, time related issues and then completely forgetting about it. I'm catching up now :D
BEST 1. Male friend: Ryan and Chief at the moment 2. Female friend: Cristina, Cristina, Ana, Trisi, Mig, Mishu, Oana 3. Vacation: those I had this year - Turkey, Greece, the Netherlands 4. Age: 25 5. Memory: Loads of them, it would take ages to write them down.
WORST 1. Time of day: 13.00 - I get back from lunch, am extremely tired and would only want to run home and sleep 2. Day of the week: Monday, quite a cliche in there 3. Food: Fish, any kind of it 4. Memory: my breakups, deaths of loved ones, loosing friends
LAST 1. Person you saw: My colleagues from work 2. Person you talked to on the phone: Some guy wanted me to sponsor an event 3. Hugged: My D 4. Text messaged: Same as above 5: IM: Cristina
YESTERDAY 1. What did you do: Work, incredible Dance Party that I will post about in the weekend, more work, dr. House, sleep 2. Who were you with: coworkers, friends, D 3. Bad/Good day: Excellent Day 4. Lose something: Not this time 5. Fall out with someone: neither
TODAY 1. What are you doing now: Working/blogging 2. Today in general: Working, more work after work :D 3. Wearing: blouse, jeans, snickers, pretty sporty dress code 4. What did you eat for lunch: Nothing interesting, I feel bad because of it :) 5. Better than yesterday: nope
TOMORROW 1. Is: Saturday 2. Got any plans: handle some bills, go to see mom, go to see dad and wife, shopping for winter shoes as it's snowing and I'm still in sneakers. 3. Getting Lucky: I sure hope so, it's the weekend 4. Dislikes about tomorrow: I also have to work a lot... 5. Do you have work: 2 white papers and some funnier things
FAVORITES 1. Number: 3 2. Song: Supergirl 3. Colour: Red 4. Season: summer 5. State: the Netherlands, Turkey, Romania and many more. Would actually prefer to move around.
CURRENTLY 1. With someone: Yup, taken 2. Missing someone: A lot of people actually 3. Mood: a bit tired 4. Wanting: For the weekend!!!
Ali and her mom have invented a meme which fits a weekend entry perfectly. Which are the rules to the game?
If you had the opportunity to do a 1-year internship in a company or field completely unrelated to your current career or specialty, what would be your top 5 choices?
Tough choice, don't you think? Well, here are mine:
1. Professional photographer 2. Tango Dancer 3. Movies script writer 4. Something related with Ballet Planning for the Opera 5. Working for a Formula 1 Team, Ferrari if possible :P
As the tag is open on Ali's site, I tag anyone feeling inspired to write an entry on this topic.
Three bloggers have tagged me with the Thinking Blogger Award. I cannot begin to tell you how flattered I feel! So thank you Ilya, Mig and Om Luji (in the order of their tags). I am really grateful for even considering my blog!
So, which are the rules?
Should you choose to participate, please make sure you pass this list of rules to the blogs you are tagging. The participation rules are simple:
1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think.
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme.
3. Optional: Proudly display the 'Thinking Blogger Award' with a link to the post that you wrote.
As I have been tagged 3 times, I will name 15 blogs! Easier that way, as there are many great blogs to choose from. Task no.3 will be done as soon as I get more time to play with my template.
1. Bart's Daze of our Lives - I always leave his blog with a new perspective. Sometimes it only takes him an image and a few words to make you ponder on a certain issue. And his comments have the same nature as his posts, they always make room for more thinking.
2. DCS - a world of media, education, politics, social affairs, it is all laid down before your eyes. Her entries always spark debates. She has not been posting that much lately, hope to see her back in business soon enough.
3. A Message from Within Haal - this historian Scorpio's blog was one of the first I've read. It's been two years since I first found it and I still read every little entry she posts. She was a gateway to a new side of the blogosphere and she is the "person to blame" for most of the Egyptian bloggers you see in my blogroll.
4. Irene - unfortunately for some of my readers, her blog is in Romanian. She has a unique style, taking her readers in a world where fantasy replaces reality in day to day life. It is a great getaway from the numbness and routine our repetitive lives sometimes generate.
5. LouLou's Renderings - An Arab, African, Muslim, female take on this fast-changing, ever-evolving world, as she describes it. I'd say it is genuine, loving, honest, passionate, powerful writing, and the list could go on.
6. Mihaela Lica (Mig) - eWritings - When Dio told me I should visit Mig's blog, I had no idea she was Romanian. That was a great surprise. An even bigger surprise was her blog. Besides great posts from specific fields, interesting weekly recommendations (she is one of the most up to date blogosphere readers) and interviews with blogging gurus such as Liz Strauss and Diogenes, Mig is one of the best moderators I've seen. Although focused, her blog is never limited to a specific range of topics, and that's what I love most.
7. From Cairo, With Love, Mohamed. - He hasn't been blogging that much in over a year. Therefore each update of his surprises me. I still recommend reading his archives. And yes, I still hope you'll one day blog again, at least on a weekly basis :)
8. Journey to Naomi - a journey through life's sorrows and joys, a place breathing so much optimism after she has faced situations that would turn most of us into bitter, pessimistic creatures. A place where to seek refuge and hope.
9. Om Luji's Edge of Reason - There's an interesting quote on her blog: "The world we have created is a product of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking." Albert Einstein. And that's exactly what she's doing: trying to broaden views, to change ways of thinking when they are narrow minded. And she does that wonderfully.
10. Omer's Over a Mile - Some take great photos. Some are good with words. Omer turns photography and words into a perfect mix. Each of these mixes tells a different story, you can never think you've seen or heard it all.
11. Safiya's Outlines - Where should I start? Well, she describes her current status perfectly: "Mid twenties Muslim convert lady". It is only part of all that she is and all that she can be. Yes, she has to fight prejudice, lack of tolerance and down right bitter comments most of the times. She does a great job in keeping her path and trying to influence others for the best.
12. Sarah's Mumblings - This is her third blog. She has had her blogged hacked into and taken over twice. She never gave up speaking her mind, proving to be strong and determined. She's smart and cute too and you can easily tell that from reading her blog.
13. Shirazi's Light Within - well, this is what I call a blogging guru. First he turned his blog into a successful one, then he attracted other bloggers in this project. He updates other blogs on different themes and is an excellent travel writer. He also writes for different online magazines and keeps a full time job. I have no clue how he can handle all this! He's one of my blogging heroes really.
14. Ryan's Debate Channel - This is a very new project of my "little brother" Ryan. And I think it's a wonderful idea, as I have said before. There's always a Q in curiosity, and Ryan is determined to find it, describe and debate it. I am sure this can turn into a wonderful experience, with a little input from all of us.
15. Tota's Mystic Contemplations - She sees life as "a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end". That is only one small glance at her wonderful way of thinking. She is going through a very rough time right now so she needs all of our support.
All those mentioned here can consider themselves tagged. Take your time in completing it! I am sorry I had only these few number of people to nominate.
BTW, did you notice Mig's new cool template? :P Congrats on that
Some of you might know the story of the Gold Fish who was once caught by a fisherman and granted him three wishes for being left alive. Well NetBoy has tagged me to tell you what my three wishes would be.
The first one would be world peace, but as I understand it: no conflicts whatsoever. No wars between countries, no internal conflicts, no family wars, no fights between neighbors, just a peaceful and constructive environment. Yes, it sounds lame, but it's what I need to be happy, knowing that while I am enjoying expensive coffees and buying clothes or perfume or a sandwich, no one gets killed. If there are no wars, we can then concentrate on fighting poverty and disease and whatever else keeps making us unhappy.
The second wish would be a career to keep me happy and allow me to do all the things I dream of doing: to see the world, be a photographer, keep writing, maybe publish a novel one day, help out people who need some help etc.
I would then wish for the family I always wanted. A boy and a girl would be a must, in that order if possible. If I get more kids, no problem with that. According to my calculations, which are far from being scientific, I am pretty sure I have a strong chance to have twins, so...
That's that. I tag everyone inspired by this meme.
Bloggers: The blogosphere is coming to an end. You have one last post. What is it going to be? What is the final summary of your blog? What is the one last gem that you want to leave with your readers?
Urban Monk has created this very interesting meme as he needs entries for a good cause. For each link back he gets he will put one dollar aside. The moment he reaches 500, he will donate the amount to a charity. Mig (Mihaela Lica) has tagged me with this one.
Dear all,
This is a sad moment for all of us and especially for me, as I am so attached to this blog for all that it has brought to me. It's been over years since I have created Words of a Broken Mirror and I still come back here with great joy every day.
First things first, I have to say a huge thank you to George. Besides teaching at my faculty and being quite good at it, his was the first blog I've ever read. His blogroll pointed out my first steps in the blogosphere and after a few months of reading, I decided I should have my own blog. I still check his blog daily.
So thank you all for sharing this experience with me, for your thoughts, experience, comments, views, emails, chats and conversations. The Internet will definitely be a lot duller without your contributions to the blogosphere.
P.S. All of you mentioned here can consider themselves tagged. And I remind you, this is for a good cause.
Yes, I did. I was always among the best in my class, or the best during the years when I needed to prove something. For example, in high-school, I was the first in my class, as I felt that needed proving. I had been taken from a mostly-boys class to an all-girls class and that was a big shock for me. I did not care about outfits or gossip or boys that much! I was mostly reading, taking Karate lessons and stuff like that. The next two years, I kept a low profile (second in my class) and in the last year I was first again just to prove I still could. Olga, the girl I allowed to be first, well, she was getting to comfy and to proud and acted like she was better than me. Yes, I am extremely competitive and challenges do motivate me.
2. What were your most loved and most hated subjects?
I loved them all, but when faced with a teacher I hated, it all changed. Let’s take Latin for example. In the 8th grade I was an average student, just because I stopped trying. My teacher favored boys. Being a boy granted you higher grades. In the first year of high-school however (that is 9th grade), I fell in love with my Latin teacher. She was simply great and amazing. That led to a lot of Latin contests, national and international.
3. When young, what did you want to become?
A writer. Write novels and be famous. My colleagues were all reading my “works”. I used to write them on paper, you know, with a pen and all, so the pages were randomly spread around our classroom. I also managed to finish one of my novels, the rest were abandoned. My Romanian Literature teacher reviewed it. She thought it was good and I should try to get it published. I…I thought differently. I did not seem good enough anymore. I still have not given up this dream.
I found this meme on Liz Strauss' blog. It got me inspired, so here goes my list of goals:
Read a lot more
Taking my license exam sometime this century
Making my trip around Europe (well, part of Europe anyway) happen
Visiting every little country in the world
Go dancing more often and taking some dancing classes (I would kill for Argentinian Tango!)
Learn something new everyday
(One day) Being able to speak the following foreign languages: English, French, Spanish, Turkish, Arabic and Italian and...dunno, open list here
Writing the vampire story that haunts my mind (I don't care if some of you may find the topic lame or something like that, this is a story I have to write as I'm tired of it haunting me)
More adventurous happenings
Improve my photography skills
Being able to help those close to me every time they need help
Keeping my mom proud and happy
Getting on that nice balloon next time I'm in Istanbul
When traveling, I want to meet bloggers I know in the area I happen to be in
Tagged by Mihaela and then by Dio. The meme created and described here.
So, these are the rules: "Compose a new blog post listing the top 5 to 10 things that you do almost every day that help you to be successful. They can be anything at all, but they have to be things that you do at least 4 or 5 times every week. Anything less than that may be a hobby that helps you out, but we are after the real day in and day out habits that help you to be successful."
I wouldn't call myself successful, not just yet, but oh well, here goes nothing:
1. First and foremost, I should mention the little things behind my doing everything that I do every day (work, school sometimes, blogging and other projects): coffee, tea of many different flavors and countries of origin, 20-25 minute walks before and after work, email/YIM jokes.
2. Communication: with everyone in the office (development, testing, tech support, sales, they all have some useful piece of information to share), with people I know working in the same field or in different areas of expertise.
3. Reading a lot: books, articles, news (online mostly), blog posts and forums. The sites focusing on Linux or Linux software, IT&C news etc are a must for me.
4. I am my harshest critic. I am hard to please and impress when I am the one who's trying to please and impress. I set demanding standards for myself and try my best not to disappoint myself. It sometimes turns into hard core perfectionism, but I can keep it in normal limits most of the times.
5. I always enjoy the company of those that I work with. As we spend so much time together, we become quite close, so the actual working process becomes extremely pleasant. It makes little mishaps easier to handle. If I am not really compatible with those I work with, I doubt I could do my best. It has not been the case up to know. All the companies I worked for were a perfect fit at the time. And I am still friends with most of my ex-colleagues.
6. I am quite competitive. Which works in my advantage most of the times. For example, if someone uses a condescending tone when speaking of my needing to learn a bit more about Linux, that will make me try hard enough to learn all I can in the shortest possible period.
7. I've never been afraid of new and blurry things. That's how I managed to get into IT, technical support even. And then moved on to be a technical writer for a Linux/Unix/BSD- based software. It also has something to do with my seeing these two jobs as challenges (see above).
SECTION 1 - Last 1s? 1. last beverage? Black Tea 2. last phone call? Mon 3. last instant message? D/A, which ever initial he prefers without feeling offended 4. last cd played? A CD containing part 2 of the Tango Lesson 5. last time you cried? Monday evening 6. last text message? Spam from Orange
SECTION 2 - 6 Have You Evers: 1. dated someone twice? Yeah, big mistake. 2. been cheated on? Yes 3. kissed someone & regretted it? Yes 4. lost someone special? Yes 5. been depressed? Yes 6. been drunk and threw up? Yes
SECTION 3 - List 3 Favourite Colors 1. RED 2. ORANGE 3. YELLOW
SECTION 4 - This month have you 1. Made a new friend? Yes 2. Fallen out of love? No 3. Laughed until you cried? Yes 4. Met someone who changed your life? No 5. Found out who your true friends were? I know that by now 6. Is there something you want to tell someone? Yes 7. Would you kiss anyone on your top friends? On the cheek, yes 8. How many people on your top friends do you know in real life? Most of them 9. How many kids do you want to have? 2, a boy and a girl, but I wouldn't mind more in special circumstances 10. Do you have any pets? No, unless my cactus Kimmy counts. 11. Do you wanna change your name? Nope, not really. Not even my surname 12. What did you do for your last birthday? I celebrated it on 3 different days :P 13. What time did you wake up today? 8 am 14.What were you doing at midnight last night? Sleeping. 15. Name something you CANNOT wait for? My Europe trip this summer 16. Last time you saw your father? begining of February 17. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? Just one? Myself, to be less lazy. 18. What are you listening to right now? The sound of my programmer colleagues debating. 19. Have you ever talked to Tom? I will never admit to that :D He's just a cartoon character... 21. Have you ever talked about someone behind their back? Yes 22.What’s the last piece of clothing you borrowed from anyone? A jersey from Silviana 23. Who’s getting on your nerves right now? Right now, no one! I should really cherrish it. 24. Most visited webpage? AXIGEN (www.axigen.com) 25. Coke or Pepsi? Coke! Pepsi is poisonous! 26. Have you kissed or been kissed by anyone in the past week? Umm...Depends on how you define kissing 27. Mac or PC? PC for now
I tag Ryan who never has ideas for new posts on his blog. And anyone else who likes the meme.
Name: Alina Home: Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania About Me: "This is my church. This is where I heal my hurts". It's also where I feel free and my preferred means of expression. See my complete profile
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