Friday, December 5, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Neighbours
Israeli guy: Hello! I am XY and I want to know more about this event …..
Parparush: The event will take place on Thursday, XX of November, at … pm … … …
Israeli guy: When did you came to Israel? … Wow and your Hebrew is so beautiful … Where do you live? In Tel Aviv? Where in Tel Aviv? … Do you like it here? … How long will you be here in Israel? … How old are you? … What is exactly your job here? ….
Parparush: Would you like to give me your email address so that I will send you more details on this issue?
Israeli guy: Personal or official email address?
Parparush: Official.
Israeli guy: Ok, Parparush, here is it.
Parparush: Thank you. … What is this (ending of the address)?
Israeli guy: ….. 11th floor
Parparush: What 11th floor?
Israeli guy: Take the elevator for 6 levels and come to have a coffee together.
Parparush: I am afraid of heights.
Israeli guy: I will come down then!
Parparush: Ok, if you come down, then I will not send you the email.
Israeli guy: No, send it. How will I know your email address?
Parparush [shakes hands with him before he leaves]
Israeli guy [holds my hand]: Don't forget: 11th floor! … Nice meeting you and I would love to have a coffee with you some time.
Parparush [pretending not understanding Hebrew]: Shall I call to offer you a coffee now?
Israeli guy: No no. I must go. Have a nice day! Bye!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Fata moșului și fata babei
How many of us remember the first book borrowed from the school's library?
I do.
It was "Fata moșului și fata babei" (The old man's daughter and the old woman's daughter) by Ion Creangă - a big-size book, thin, lot of pictures, very coloured ...
I can even remember that day - how I went to the library for the first time, the smell of old books and dust, the librarian - a nice young lady - and how happy I was to be finally registred at the library.
I do.
It was "Fata moșului și fata babei" (The old man's daughter and the old woman's daughter) by Ion Creangă - a big-size book, thin, lot of pictures, very coloured ...
I can even remember that day - how I went to the library for the first time, the smell of old books and dust, the librarian - a nice young lady - and how happy I was to be finally registred at the library.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
How a day of work ends ...
Since early childhood I have been told not to run for two rabbit at the same time.
But this applies for elevators too? Even for 4 elevators?
Imagine you leave your office and you are calling the elevator at your floor. And you wait ... you wait ... you hear colleagues from the building getting impatient ... in a few seconds we see them running down the stairs cursing the damn elevators ... 4 elevators and none of them stops at any floor ...but you try over and over again pushing the button ... and you wait ... and you don't feel like rolling down the stairs, you're just too tired ... and when you hear suddenly the beep of one of the elevators, you run faster and faster to catch it ... you think that you are lucky ... you think it's a miracle ... finally, you are in front of the open doors and you want to jump inside ... but hey there are way to many people inside ... crowded ... the smell of another tired people at the end of the day it's too much to bear ... and you quit ... you go back to the spot in the middle of the corridor ... no air conditioned ... you breathe hot air ... you feel helpless ... and then you feel you are happy again ... another elevator stops ... again you run ... but again other people all crowded inside and you don't feel like sharing the place with them ... and again you return to your place and wait for another elevator ... and when you think you should roll down the stairs, here comes the third elevator ... EMPTY!
But this applies for elevators too? Even for 4 elevators?
Imagine you leave your office and you are calling the elevator at your floor. And you wait ... you wait ... you hear colleagues from the building getting impatient ... in a few seconds we see them running down the stairs cursing the damn elevators ... 4 elevators and none of them stops at any floor ...but you try over and over again pushing the button ... and you wait ... and you don't feel like rolling down the stairs, you're just too tired ... and when you hear suddenly the beep of one of the elevators, you run faster and faster to catch it ... you think that you are lucky ... you think it's a miracle ... finally, you are in front of the open doors and you want to jump inside ... but hey there are way to many people inside ... crowded ... the smell of another tired people at the end of the day it's too much to bear ... and you quit ... you go back to the spot in the middle of the corridor ... no air conditioned ... you breathe hot air ... you feel helpless ... and then you feel you are happy again ... another elevator stops ... again you run ... but again other people all crowded inside and you don't feel like sharing the place with them ... and again you return to your place and wait for another elevator ... and when you think you should roll down the stairs, here comes the third elevator ... EMPTY!
Saturday, August 23, 2008
The new Orbit Professional
picture one: "Every thing has two sides"
picture two: "Orbit Professional in a new package which can be opened from both sides; cleans the teeth in such a manner than you can really feel it!"
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Guess how much I love you ;-)
I grew up with stories like The Red Ridding Hood, The Sleeping Beauty or Snow-White ... and, of course, Romanian stories.
Have you ever thought what stories do children read nowadays? I took a peak at the shelf with children's books and I have discovered a very beautiful book called "Guess how much I love you" by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram. And this tiny book has brought me more happiness than the other two books of short stories by Etgar Keret which I bought today.
So, guess how much I love you ...
Have you ever thought what stories do children read nowadays? I took a peak at the shelf with children's books and I have discovered a very beautiful book called "Guess how much I love you" by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram. And this tiny book has brought me more happiness than the other two books of short stories by Etgar Keret which I bought today.
So, guess how much I love you ...
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