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Introducing Also Sprach Zamo.ca NG!

2021-11-01T14:40:00.005-04:00

Ladies and Gentlemen, Badisori si Badisoare, am decis sa incep un nou blog, in principal din motive tehnice. This new (am numit acest nou) blog Also Sprach Zamo.ca NG, unde NG vine din New Generation in limba engleza si inseamna Noua Generatie.Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Octopus vs nanaUtolo

2021-04-28T01:00:00.007-04:00

There was a recent showdown in Oscars documentaries between Colectiv and My Octopus Teacher. I rooted for Collective and it reminded me of a long running Italian TV series from my childhood, La Piovra. Caracatita a castigat si traducerea in romana pe FataCarte.Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

CIP by Electronica and Speccy Games

2021-04-09T17:30:00.009-04:00

The reason why I always felt “at home” with computers is my first homecomputer, a “CIP”. Which was my first, back in the late 80s.Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

DW documentary on Romanian children beggars

2021-02-20T23:34:00.003-05:00

#atatsaputut: As busy as one gets, occasionally there is the old "something wrong on the internets" feeling, and that was triggered by this Deutsche Welle free documentary about Romanian Roma kids begging on the streets of Paris as well as in the Parisian Metro (subway / tube) and how the French and Romanian authorities are dealing with it. Ca de obicei, versiunea in romana a acestui articol pe FataCarte.

It's not a lot, but “atat s-a putut”.

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Duolingo and Teatru Radiofonic (2?)

2020-12-16T17:31:00.006-05:00

Duolingo (invite) sent me a new report placing me in top 1% users, which is a great opportunity to once again look at Romanian radio drama or theatre or teatru radiofonic. Traducere in romana in curand pe pagina de fatacarte Zamolxis.Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

That XVIII Century Romania Map Error

2020-08-04T01:00:00.001-04:00

A while back, we looked at a map that placed Romania South of Bulgaria, and Bulgaria in Romania’s place, in a kind of “castling” or “rocada” (cf Romanian) of the two countries. A relatively newer map, picked up somewhere on Facebook (fb below in Sources), makes the same “mistake”. Are the quotes around the word mistake warranted?Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

#COVID19 austerity and bosom vs tits

2020-04-01T01:00:00.001-04:00

There are many ways, these days, to celebrate April Fools Day. I'm going to share with you a James Joyce poem along with the story of having sent it. (If you’re looking for a more conventional April Fools celebration, check out 2009.) Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Romanian Movies in Toronto

2020-03-14T01:00:00.002-04:00

I just learned of two significant Romanian movie events in Toronto: Porumboiu's Whistlers is having its (wide?) release and TIFF a "survey" of 50 years of Romanian Cinema. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

1989 + 30 = documentaries

2020-01-29T01:00:00.000-05:00

A few weeks ago we celebrated 30 years (10x3 years, man!). A lot of documentaries and retrospectives and I hardly kept up with them. But I did watch a few and learned (or refreshed my memory with) facts I either did not know or had forgotten. I will first list, and then, time-permitting, summarize them. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Viorica Dancila. A Love Story.

2019-11-25T16:00:00.007-05:00

There is open season on Viorica Dancila, the losing presidential candidate from PSD and former prime-minister of Romania. Today, Monday, she has even renounced the leadership of Socialist PSD, until not long ago the main Romanian party. For a contrarian such as myself, this is the perfect moment to announce my undying love for this misunderstood and not very presentable "prezidentiable". Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Expired Romanian Passport Shenanigans

2019-11-10T12:00:00.000-05:00

I happened to be in the area so I decided to pay the consulate a visit, not expecting to be able to vote, but hoping to learn more info about my programmed visit for my passport renewal. I didn't waste a lot of time, but in typical Romanian fashion, someone managed to use my time with info that is likely useless. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

The Fake Presidents or Prezidentiabilii

2019-11-09T10:10:00.007-05:00

Although I already said I’m not voting, due to atrocious bureaucratic hurdles at a time when it was supposed to be as easy to vote as possible in the most expensive election so far, I’m having second thoughts. Voting is an opportunity to give some unknown hopeful a chance, so I will have a quick look at the lesser known candidates who are worthy of a second look (apart from frontrunners). Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Danci Dancila–is CTP hacker or troll?

2019-11-08T15:33:00.004-05:00

Our favorite former SF author, CTP, is back with another seemingly antiziganist or racist controversy, again on former PM and current PSD candidate for president, Dancila. He made fun of her family name etymology (likely Romani or Gypsy) and an anti-discrimination group / person entered the fray. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Iohannis :) Birchall

2019-11-08T01:00:00.004-05:00

I noticed recently how the mere mention of Birchall, in a positive manner, by President Iohannis, has caused backlash in PSD and there is even talk of excluding her from that rapidly disintegrating party. One could say that he likes her, but is he just mouthing it? To me, this is symbolic of PNL encroaching in PSD’s home turf and, in some instances, replacing it. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Electronic Vote or Nu Votez

2019-11-06T01:00:00.010-05:00

I probably won’t be voting this year. I’m telling you about my failed attempt to register for “vote by correspondence” or “votul prin corespondenta” as well as my passport application. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Repatriated Romanian from USA at Hotnews

2019-10-28T01:00:00.001-04:00

Hotnews has previously interviewed Romanian diaspora people, which we covered, and we have also been profiling others in the diaspora ourselves. This interview is somewhat new in that the interviewee is "returned" - and we expect to be many more like him in the coming years. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Cumpanasu at OUS Diploma Mill

2019-09-25T12:00:00.011-04:00

Recently, a new candidate for Romanian presidency, Alexandru Cumpanasu, has finally undergone more media scrutiny after having had to make some candidacy-related disclosures. We look into some of the claims made by this individual (whom we strongly dislike) and track down the most likely “university” he is attending, linked below in sources. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

TIFF 2019 - Romanian Movies

2019-09-11T01:00:00.003-04:00

I haven’t been able to find many movies with by Romanians or about Romanians at TIFF 19 (Toronto International Film Festival) I thought I mention them before the Festival is over. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Top 3 reasons #BiancaRising is still on your mind

2019-09-10T12:00:00.005-04:00

@BAndreescu_ (#BiancaAndreescu, ofc) catapulted herself so fast to stardom that I am having difficulties forming a mental picture of her. And so are most of her new fans, attracted to her rising star like loving insects to the blinding light. I’ll be giving you 3 reasons, not counting the intro, but if you can only remember / have time for one, remember creative visualization. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

debating Roma reparations

2019-09-07T01:00:00.010-04:00

The most important debating tournament in Romania took place at the “Mihai Viteazu” high-school and the reporter summarized a debate with a BIRT on whether the Romanian government should provide reparations to the Roma community for the Holocaust. This is worth a discussion. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Romanian Journalism

2019-08-31T01:00:00.003-04:00

A few worrisome events shed a sick light on press freedom and “deontology”, as journos like to call the ethics of their profession. In short, those in power do not respect or understand press freedom, while quite a few “journalists” and self-described bloggers do not get their role. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Caramitru Fat Frumos vs Gheo-Sido-noaia

2019-08-28T01:00:00.007-04:00

The very recent new USR scandal featuring Andrei Caramitru and the Vice Romania “journalist” Sidonia Bogdan is both disturbing and funny. I don’t consider myself “journalist” but as a blogger I’ve asked candidates questions, with mixed results, and as a political candidate I often had to deal with incredibly idiotic interactions on Facebook, so I sort of see where Caramitru the Young is coming from as well. Let me explain. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

Horia Constantinescu, ANPC director and Savist Interloper

2019-08-27T12:00:00.008-04:00

A former CNSS (Sf Sava National College / High School) classmate sent me a link to an article about Horia Constantinescu (curi-interlop), asking me if I remember this guy being in our class. In Romanian, “interlop” is used to mean shady/criminal while in English it means “unwanted, persona non grata”. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

USR: Voters, Buna Seara (Andrei Caramitru)

2019-08-26T00:00:00.002-04:00

I should’ve written “Guten Abend” instead of “buna seara”, but I don’t mean to torture my readers more than necessary. I’ve recently learned about Ion Caramitru’s prodigal son Andrei having returned from Switzerland (bmr-icstory), much like the older Ion Ratiu, to give Romanians Nestle candies in exchange for votes. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »

USR: MEP Cristian Ghinea Libidinosus vs Mariana Rada

2019-08-25T12:00:00.001-04:00

A Paris-dwelling potential (?) USR member posts something about a supposed transgression of a USR MEP in a USR private forum, the screenshots are leaked to the media, and the tabloids are milking it for all that it’s worth. The complainant tries to have it both ways, claiming some kind of allegiance to the party and desire to keep the story private, while maintaining the right to “privacy”. Read mo' - Ceteşte (şî dă) mai diepartie »