Life example…
Posted on | October 22, 2009 | 3 Comments
This is what a cat does when it’s betrayed. That guy got an earful!
A Tribute…
Posted on | October 22, 2009 | 4 Comments
Professional dancing meets Michael Jackson. Nothing new here, but I do love their interpretation. Oh, I really do miss dancing…
You can find Michael’s albums on amazon.co.uk. Check out my widget 
Wanted: Personal Assistant
Posted on | October 20, 2009 | No Comments
…and not just for anybody. A Gerorgetown undergraduate seems overwhelmed by all the work he’s got to do for himself (e.g. schedule a haircut) that he needs a personal assistant to do it for him. That-a boy. For 12$/hour, I wonder if he got any responses…
I am a Georgetown undergrad student and part time employee in the financial services industry. I am looking for someone to take care some of my everyday tasks for 1 hr a day, 5 hrs/ week, $12/hr. I live on campus which would make things very easy convenient for a Georgetown student. The normal pay per week will be $60 ($300/month), even though on occasion it will be possible to work additional hours and/or receive bonuses at my discretion.
The schedule is completely flexible because I do not need to be around when you do the work. You can even spread it out over the course of the day. As my PA you will receive an email once a day by 9:00 am with a task list for that day and a time estimate for each task. Important tasks will be bolded on the list and must be done that day (even though everything on the list should theoretically be finished on a daily basis). At the end of the day you will send me an email telling me what tasks are incomplete or that all tasks have been completed.
Tasks such as doing laundry that involve a lot of waiting around (time when you could be doing other tasks or doing your own stuff) will be counted for the approximate amount of time it would take to do the labor involved. For instance, laundry will be counted for half an hour even though a laundry cycle takes 1.5 hrs to complete.
Job Requirements:
PA example tasks -Organize closet -make bed -Drop off / pick up dry cleaning -Drop me off / pick me up from work -Do laundry -Fill up gas tank -bring car for servicing -schedule appointment for haircut -Pay parking tickets -manage electronic accounts -shopping and running errands -other random tasks.
Preference will be given to applicants who are comfortable with city driving (car will be provided) and who are available when I need to be picked up and dropped off for work. Preference will also be given to Georgetown undergrads for convenience.
Available Openings: 1
Hours: 3.0 to 7.0 hours per week
Compensation: $10.00/hour to $12.00/hour, Occasional Bonuses
Start Date: Immediately
End Date: End of School Year
Time Frame: Academic Year
Quite the entertainer, isn’t he? 
The Ugly Truth
Posted on | October 19, 2009 | 3 Comments
You have to be two people. The saint and the sinner. The librarian and the stripper.
I wanted sooo bad to see this movie. I was waiting for it with all hopes up, of course, since there were Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler involved. Disappointed? No. Could’ve been better? Hell yes.
The movie is your classic hate-becomes-love romantic comedy. Katherine Heigl – Abby – is a control freak, efficient, tidy woman, with a million bullet-point lists and to-do’s that help her organize her life to the very least detail. She is a smart, beautiful TV producer, top of the game at her job, but not so much when it comes to her love life. On the other hand, Mike (Gerard Butler) is a good looking, I-don’t-mince-words playboy, who has been recently hired as co-host for Abby’s show. He is proud to show The Ugly Truth to women, giving them hints about what men really want (a job and a blow, apparently).
At first, as you’d expect, the two hate each other. She despises his way of being, he laughs at her lonely life with her cat. And then decides to help her get the man of her dreams, oh-so-attractive Colin, a doctor who lives next door to Abby.
Sorry for the Spanish subtitles, I couldn’t find a better one 
And this is when the games begin. She is trying to find the romantic guy, he is telling her there is no such thing. She’s wearing turtlenecks, he shows her the magic of a nice cleavage, and so on and so forth until, obviously, they fall for each other. I may say there was no big surprise there, as they even didn’t seem to hate each other that much in the beginning. There’s an obvious spark right from the moment they meet, so I really don’t think they had that much trouble falling in love.
All in all, it is a funny movie, full of sexist kind of humor and hilarious scenes (don’t miss out the vibrating panties scene!) and gets you to laugh even if the actual story is not the best. Easy going, funny, cute. Best seen with your better half or girl friends (since i don’t imagine guys would actually ever see it on their own or with their buddies). Yeah, it’s a chick flick. But it’s a chick flick with a twist
We Weren’t Born to Follow
Posted on | October 19, 2009 | No Comments
Brand new Bon Jovi video! Can’t wait for the new album 
. Yes, I am a Jovi-freak, don’t need any reminders. Right now I’m enjoying the fact that they are celebrating 25 years of career and all the goodies that come with that
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah ohhh Yeah…
P.S. You can pre-order Jovi’s new album as well as the documentary film they’ve been working on from amazon.co.uk. Check out my widget on the right
La Fondue :)
Posted on | October 19, 2009 | 7 Comments
Or melted cheese with bread. I have come to know that Swiss people don’t really like to cook for hours in the kitchen. And I think they are right. Why would you spend all your time cooking, when you can have a glass of wine on the balcony? I mean, it’s quite cold now, but if you dress up ‘accordingly’ you can always enjoy a full five minutes of lake view .
So, the Swiss ‘traditional’ food I am presenting you now is fondue: bread and cheese and wine…all in one pot. I mean, you first put the cheese and the wine, then you dip the bread in it. Simple as that. Preparation time is virtually non-existent. You bring everything to a boil and..ta-daaah, you’ve got yourself a high calorie but oh so nice to look at dish. And if you are preparing it for two, it’s downright cute. I love my new caquelon!
With this weather, it works like a charm. And I am looking forward to making chocolate fondue as well. I need to get myself a gym subscription asap!
Yum!
P.S. That’s not champagne, it’s wine, but someone broke all of our wine glasses…
I don’t think so…
Posted on | October 18, 2009 | 5 Comments
This is what I came across, while surfing in the beautiful blue waters of the world wide web…
A Modern Fairy Tale
Once upon a time
In a land far away,
A beautiful, independent,
Self-assured princess
Happened upon a frog as she sat
Contemplating ecological issues
On the shores of an unpolluted pond
In a verdant meadow near her castle.
The frog hopped into the princess’ lap
And said: “Elegant Lady,
I was once a handsome prince,
Until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.
One kiss from you, however,
And I will turn back
Into the dapper, young prince that I am
And then, my sweet, we can marry
And set up housekeeping in your castle
With my mother,
Where you can prepare my meals,
Clean my clothes, bear my children,
And forever feel
Grateful and happy doing so. ”
That night,
As the princess dined sumptuously
On lightly sauteed frog legs
Seasoned in a white wine
And onion cream sauce,
She chuckled and thought to herself:
I don’t fucking think so.
Don’t you just love it? Wish my mom told me that story when I was young…
Why I Moved Here…
Posted on | October 16, 2009 | 3 Comments
Well, this isn’t a post about me stating my reasons for moving to another country. I don’t even know yet if it’s for good. I don’t even know if I will still like it after a few months. I’m taking it all in, tiny bits at a time, waiting to see what it’s like.
What I like? The people, oh so friendly and nice to you, even if maybe you can’t always find your words, even if you can only speak a little French and much more English, even if you can’t find the right coins (and they do have a ton of coins!), even if you can’t make up your mind about the kind of cake you want to buy. I’m definitely not saying everyone is perfect, you get the occasional bored saleswoman and the angry driver, but you just let them go. Because it’s not worth it.
I also like love their chocolate, all creamy and nice, even if it’s one of the cheapest. Actually, I have come to notice food here is quite good quality, even if it’s the cheapest you find. Then again, their cheapest is quite expensive. Unfortunately. I know prices in Romania are rising through the roof, but they have yet to match the ones here. Especially when it comes to food. And you can’t replace that. I mean, I could always use a diet, but I don’t realy think this is the answer.
I like that we work hard at the University, that I feel I work hard for my grades, that if I study hard I can make something I am really proud of. Not that I wasn’t proud of my University studies in Bucharest, ’cause I worked hard for those too. It’s just that no one but me knows that. But I’m really not going to start writing about this.
I like the people I met here, colleagues and Erasmus students, international students, Swiss students. All hardworking, though a lot of fun after classes. I wasn’t expecting much, but they are really awesome!
This is not, however, the reason of this post. I wanted to post some pictures from Auvernier, a beautiful little city near Neuchatel, where you can actually go to on foot. It’s tiny, smells like wine (it’s harvesting season) and has an amazing park. You can see swans, ducks and other birds, you can just walk by the lake, meet the most beautiful cat in the world, then go home to warm up. I think this is actually why I moved here. For the sightseeing )
First, to get to Auvernier, you need to pass by these beautiful, ripe vineyards…
Then you get to these charming little streets…
You get to the lake…oh, I love this lake…so beautiful and ever so changing…
With its swans and ducks (the grey ones are ‘ugly ducklings’, future beautiful swans )
And then, THEN I met the most beautiful cat ever…
I wanted to take her home so bad, I wanted to just run away with her and make her mine…I just loved her…
Although she was a bit Garfield like … (but she was not annoyed, even if she seems so )
We found some beautiful birds as well (no idea what it’s called) in the sky…
And we ended our evening by the lake again…
So yes, I think that’s why I moved here…
Enjoy!
Back to You
Posted on | October 14, 2009 | No Comments
For the one that keeps coming back…
Order any Bryan Adams video on amazon.co.uk. My personal favourite is ‘Best of Me’ ———————————->
The Day I Ate a Green “Gateau”…
Posted on | October 13, 2009 | No Comments
…also known as carac. Despite its ‘interesting’ appearance, it is in fact quite yummy, with a nice, rich chocolate filling. The green top doesn’t have any flavour, just fondant with food colouring in it. Yummy, I may say, and I will have to try it again, maybe from a patisserie, since this one was from nice and simple Coop.
I dare you try it anytime you come to Swiss Romande (to visit me, of course:P)!
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