De ce aveți nevoie să savurați "Ardei iuți" de Nicoleta Beraru? Aflați aici în superba recenzie scrisă de Monica Tonea. Iar dacă vi s-a făcut poftă și sunteti prin Bruxelles, puteți să degustați "Ardei Iuți" la prezentarea cărții, vineri, 1 martie 2018, 18:30, în Clos de Parnasse 11E. Mie una mi s-a deschis apetitul.
The American
My husband can’t stand John. He seems too raw, foreign, bizare and blunt. But for some reason I always get drawn to him, to this John. He labels himself as American, although a mix of other cultures can be found in him. He definitly has a bit of French look, although some mediteranean touches are …
În mod “downsizing”, adică nu doar mut mobila în casă ci o VÂND
Casa. Masa. Pat. Scaune. Canapea si biblioteca. Scrin. Etajere. Masute. Cosuri. Dulapuri. Cuverturi. Cearceafuri. Farfurii. Cosuri cu flori. Jardiniere. Perne. Si cate si mai cate. Pe toate le-am schimbat. De cateva ori, de-a lungul timpului. Cand ne-am mutat impreuna, pe vremea cand eram doar “boyfriend si girlfriend”, eu si sotul meu am adus in apartament …
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Ozzie si Karamel petrec weekendul impreuna
Unde se duce Karamel, hop si Ozzie. Karamel vrea sa stea singur, Ozzie vrea joaca. Karamel maraie. Ozzie latra sa il incurajeze la joaca! A intrat o musca in camera. Ozzie alearga sa o prinda. Se impiedica de o jucarie si cade pe Karamel. Karamel maraie, Ozzie continua sa alerge dupa musca. Karamel vrea un …
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Do you really need me in your meeting?
I work with people living in different time zones than me: US, India, Asia. Sometimes I need to stay late at the office in order to meet some of my colleagues during the conference calls. I am ok with this as long as I get some notice, so I can arrange my schedule. But it …
I transformed my balcony into a small garden
Ever since I moved to Belgium, I started paying attention to flowers, plants and potting. At the beginning I suppose it was a way to feel closer to my family and especially of my mother who loves flowers. I started noticing the blossomed trees, the beautiful flowery round-abouts and the abundance of the flower …
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Why do I still love Zakynthos?
Despite a long, frustrating and painful conflictual situation with a renown jewelery seller from Zakynthos, l actually remain a big fan of the Zakynthos island. This beautiful Greek island, third largest in the lonian see, has so many things to offer. Here is why I love Zakynthos: The beaches have such a fine sand and …
Those simple little things
It is a glorious morning. Sun is shinning, making everything look more beautiful. The grass seems always greener in the spring, especially if the sun is shinning. It is starting to warm up. It feels warmer, both outside and inside, in my heart. At work, whilst taking the elevator, I met the jolliest employee ever, …
Zakynthos’ broken ring affair: Why it affected me so much?
* Because my wedding ring, symbol of my union in Church, got broken only 6 months after the religious ceremony and on top of that, the jeweler was accusing me of not taking care of it. * Because our wedding was so beautiful and the only thing that stained it was the memory of missing …
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Instead of diamonds, I found my silver butterfly
This morning I left home in a hurry. I was late. And beside that I was not feeling well. I was dizzy and with nausea. I got to the office, switched on my pc and immersed in the daily work items. I was having a soar throat, so I kept my scarf around my neck. …
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Plutesc si zambesc
Acum catva timp simteam ca plutesc fara directie. Mare lucru nu s-a schimbat intre timp. Inca plutesc fara directie, inca nu am obiective clare sau vreo misiune anume, inca nu stiu incotro ma indrept. Insa de data asta nu ma mai tracasez atata ci doar ma bucur de moment. In loc de nori gri ploiosi …
Unde imi e locul?
Simt ca nu imi gasesc locul. Simt o presiune pe piept care ma impiedica sa respir in voie. Nu stiu ce caut. Nu stiu unde ma indrept. Plutesc pe loc. Nu stiu in ce directie sa o iau si oricum simt ca nu am cum sa ma indrept, caci doar plutesc. Nu e pamant de …
What annoys me when driving in Belgium
Is there a roundabout? Most of the Belgian drivers that I noticed in roundabouts do not indicate when they leave the roundabout. And to annoy me even more, recently a Belgian policeman told me that in Belgium it is not compulsory to indicate left when you drive around the roundabout and you intend to take …
Michalopoulos’ surrealistic customer care: The outraging story of a wedding ring found on the beautiful island of Zakynthos
Little did I know that morning that the trip to Zante town would conclude with my wedding ring. It was our second year we were back to Zakynthos island (Greece). We were so happy to be there, continuing our holiday from where we left it a year earlier. I don’t know why I started to …
Adminisitratia belgiana – Ce placere!
Cu ce placere ma duc de fiecare data la commune, adica la primarie! Doar ca sa reinnoiesc cartea 'de riverain' am mers deja de doua ori. M-am prezentat zambitoare la primarie, optimista, neimaginandu-mi ca ceva ar putea sa fie anapoda. Aveam la mine actele care imi fusesera comunicate prin telefon. Ce mai, totul va merge …
Consultant sau contractor = resursa de aruncat la cerere sau la nevoie
Unele companii lucreaza cu multi consultanti sau contractori pe care ii angajeaza pe perioade determinate ca sa lucreze pe diverse proiecte (in general IT) unde au nevoie de resurse cu profile de lucru specializate. E si cazul uneia dintre companiile pentru care am lucrat. Am remarcat multe discrepante intre consultanti si angajati, consultantii primind uneori …
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22 martie: a doua nunta. Chris cu lacrimi in ochi si Gaby cu inima in gat
Venise si ziua de sambata, 22 martie, ziua in care deveneam sot si sotie si in biserica si ne dadeam verighetele. Chris a dormit la hotel in noaptea de dinaintea nuntii, ca sa fim cat de cat in traditie. Acasa eu am ramas cu mamele. Dis-de-dimineata, am plecat cu mama spre coafor (caci ca sa …
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15 martie: Prima nuntă cu emoții însângerate și cununie civilă aproape ratată
Ce ți se poate întâmpla la nuntă?
Cum am ajuns sa facem ‘trei nunti’ in loc de una?
Fotografii realizate de Adrian Cotiga si Monica Juganaru Data petrecerii de nunta la Foisorul cu Flori fusese batuta in cuie – 19 iulie, insa nu stiam exact cum vom face cu partea legala si cea religioasa. De fapt, nici nu stiam prea multe despre ce trebuia sa facem pentru a ne casatori in religia ortodoxa. …
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Povestea nuntii(lor) noastre – Inceputul aventurii
Acum mai bine de un an de zile, prin luna mai, am venit cu Chris in Romania in cautare de locatie pentru nunta. Intai am cautat in Bucuresti, vizitand mai multe locuri printre care Palatul Ghica, Hotel Epoque, Ambasad’Or si ajungand pana la Mogosoaia. Fiecare loc avea farmecul lui, insa ori lipsea natura ori atentia …
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Baby present contribution dilemma for twins … 5 or 10 euro?
One of my colleagues became a father for the first time. His wife blessed him with twins. As usual, my colleagues want to congratulate the father and make a nice gesture by buying and signing a card and raising some money for a small gift for the newborn(s). Since there are two babies instead of …
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Nu vin, nu dau la cadou! Contributia colegilor belgieni la cadoul de nunta.
Nunta la belgieni este pentru mine o controversa. Cu atat mai mult, cadoul pentru colegii care se casatoresc. Diferentele culturale sunt clare si ma tot frapeaza, desi dupa atatia ani, ar fi trebuit sa ma fi obisnuit. O colega de-a mea se casatoreste, si precum se practica in echipa i-am anuntat pe ceilalti colegi ca …
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Wake up, woman! Grow up!
The more I was listening to her complaining about her miserable life, the angrier I was getting as I could see how much she was digging herself into sorrow and covering herself with shit. I wanted to slap her, to shake her really hard and yell at her - "Wake up, woman! Stop whinning! "Your …
Obiectez si ma revolt!
1 - Aschia nu sare departe de trunchi O vorba din popor spune ca "aschia nu sare departe de trunchi". Eu adaug ca trunchiul ar trebui sa fie mandru de aschia sa si ar trebui sa o incurajeze sa ajunga mai departe. E dureros totusi cand trunchiul e in competitie cu aschia si ar face …
Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?
1) At the gym, a rather corpulent guy (so I don't say fat) was doing some cardio on the cross-trainer. While he was exercising, he was watching a program on food. It was one of those shows where some guys cook all kind of tasty-looking like dishes that make you crave them and that you …
>A venit primavara!
>A venit primavara! Deja se simte! E mai mult soare, aud din ce in ce mai multe pasari cantand, natura gri pana mai ieri isi schimba incet-incet hainele si devine mai verde, mai colorata.De-abia astept caldura, culoarea, energia, sa incerc bicicleta care ma tot asteapta in garaj, sa ies mai des.A venit primavara!
>Queuing on the police office stairs to get a new passport
> I went to Romania for almost two weeks. Excepting the two days in Bucharest during which I attended Alina's wedding and visited a wonderful museum that I strongly recommend (Romanian Village Museum, located in Herastrau Park, Bucharest), I spent most of my time in my home town- Focsani. I was quite busy with doctor …
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>Time management eficace cand sedintele dureaza cu orele si computerul intra in greva subit
>De la o vreme, mi se tot reproseaza intr-una ca nu imi gestionez bine timpul. Nu stiu cum se face, dar ma regasesc cam des la birou la ore cand nimeni nu mai e prin imprejur sau, mai rau, acasa, in timpul we-ului, cu dosare si timp alocat pt lucru la nu stiu ce proiect. …
