Again Jais...

Jais is back in track everyone... this time with a more mature sound and catchy lyrics. This is one of my favourite songs from them- Impreuna!
Listen to it and let me know what your opinion is.



Jais- Impreuna
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Jais- Împreună/ Together

Suntem din nou amândoi/ We are together again
Trebuie să fie bine/ It has to be Ok
Suntem din nou amândoi/ We are together again
Parcă soarele şi luna sunt cu mine/ It’s as if the sun and the moon were with me

Nu ştiu cine ar putea/ I don’t know who could
Nu ştiu cine ar avea curajul/ I don’t know who would dare
Să spună ceva, să se bage-n viaţa mea/ To say anything, to enter my life
Să nu-mi dea pace, să-mi stea în cale/ Not to leave me alone, to stand in my way
Să mă caute peste tot/ To search for me everywhere
Să-mi numere paşii/ To count my steps
Să ne afle drumul n-am să-l las/ I won’t let him find our way
De-ar fi să ne ştie orice pas/ If it were to know our every step
Îi spun s-o ia de la început/ I tell him to start all over again
Să vadă şi el prin ce-am trecut/ To see what I’ve been through

Suntem din nou amândoi/ We are together again
Trebuie să fie bine/ It has to be ok
Suntem din nou amândoi/ We are together again
Parcă soarele şi luna sunt cu mine./ It’s as if the sun and the moon were with me.

Nu cred că s-ar putea,/ I don’t think it would be possible
Nu cred că ar mai avea curajul/ I don’t think she would dare
Să vină acum să intre-n viaţa ta./ To come now and enter your life
Să te ocolească, să nu îndrăznească/ To avoid you, to hesitate
Să vrea să te ia înapoi, să îţi întoarcă paşii/ To want to take you back, to turn your steps around
Să ne afle drumul n-am s-o las/ I won’t let her find our way
De-ar fi să ne ştie orice pas,/ If it were to know our every step
Îi spun s-o ia de la început/ I tell her to start all over again
Să vadă şi ea prin ce am trecut./ To see what I’ve been through

Suntem din nou amândoi/ We are together again
Trebuie să fie bine/ It has to be ok
Suntem din nou amândoi/ We are together again
Parcă soarele şi luna sunt cu mine/ It’s as if the sun and the moon were with me.

Tot împreună, din nou împreună…/ Still together, together again…

1st of May Week- End

Though not celebrating Labour Day on the 1st of May, I did benefit from the extended week-end and departed on a little trip together with "my 2 friends"- as I like to call them- Dragos and Mylo.

Interesting experience come to think about it, especially as I had to share the same room with them because of the poor booking capacity in the Busteni aerea. On Saturday afternoon we arrived in Brasov, too bad that the weather was a bit gloomy, had a stroll in the city center and then left for Busteni where we put up a bit of a fight to find some accommodation.

Next day we failed to give it an early start (you know how these guys are!!!! :))and by the time we reached Cota 1400 (= altitude of 1400 m) it was somewhere close to 11. Again, the weather was not on our side so instead of reaching the Sfinx and Babele we had to make do with a bit of a mountain climbing until we reached the 1730 m height.

Next, we also thought about visiting Peles Castle, amazing piece of architecture, where I learned that the Peles Castle was the most modern castle in Europe, being equipped with its own heating system, air conditioning, electricity, electrified elevator and many many more. I just couldn't get it why the Ceausescu couple (back in the days) didn't really like the castle. I thought it was amazing! :)

Finally, on our way back home we also stopped in a town called Rupea, home of a magnificent but abandoned and degrading fortress- The Rupea Fortress. What an amazing scenery!Unbelievable! It was almost as if I was re-living the 14th century, I was imagining how that place used to look like some over 6 centuries ago. It is here that I encountered one of the deepest wells I have ever seen in my life. It is 59 m deep. Imagine falling in it... upsy!!! we don't want that, do we?! :)

Take a look at some of the pics! All in all, super cool week-end, super cool company (and I mean those cute squirrels I saw, not you two guys :))- just joking!)

Top 20 Best Romanian Songs

I thought about making a Top 20 Best Romanian Songs of all times as we also have quality music and it's not necessary for us to sing in English to sell records. Just listen how beautiful our language sounds when combined with music.

This is Adriana's Top 20 Best Romanian Songs (Enjoy!!!)

20. Mirabela Dauer- Ioane, Ioane (1977)


Mirabela Dauer - Ioane Ioane
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19. Eva Kiss- Puterea Dragostei


Eva Kiss - PUTEREA DRAGOSTEI
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18. Madalina Manole- Fata draga


Madalina Manole - Fata draga
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17. Jais- Stai


JAIS - STAI
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16. Ilie Micolov- Dragoste la prima vedere


Ilie Micolov - Dragoste la prima vedere
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15. Stela Enache- Ani de liceu


Stela Enache - Ani de liceu
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14. Loredana Groza- Suflet drag


Loredana Groza-Suflet drag
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13. Iris- Floare de Iris


Iris-floare de iris
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12. Gheorghe Gheorghiu- Unde dragoste nu e


Gheorghe Gheorghiu - Unde Dragoste Nu E
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11. Vama Veche - Nu am chef azi


Vama Veche - Nu am chef azi
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10. Catalin Crisan- Daca pleci


Catalin Crisan - Daca pleci
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9. Taxi- Jumatatea mea


Taxi - Jumatatea mea
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8. Phoenix- Andri Popa


PHEONIX == ANDRI POPA
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7. Compact- Mi-e tare dor de tine


Compact - Mi-e tare dor de tine
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6. Paula Seling- Timpul


Paula Seling - Timpul
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5. Holograf- Dincolo de nori


Holograf- Dincolo de nori
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4. Laura Stoica- Nici o stea


Laura Stoica - Nici o stea
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3. Gil Dobrica- Hai acasa


Gil Dobrica - Hai acasa
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2. Loredana Groza- Buna seara iubito


loredana groza buna seara iubito
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1. Gheorghe Zamfir- pastorul singuratic


Gheorghe Zamfir - Pastorul singuratic
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If you have a favourite Romanian song which was not included in my Top 20, I am more than open to suggestions.

A World Without Romania

Well, will you look at that?!

Hitchhiking

I was surfing the Internet this morning and came across an interesting Romanian site. I didn't even know we had such a site really. It's an online Portal aimed at the "thumbing up a ride" fans not only from our country but from the entire Europe. You can both subscribe as a car owner willing to pick up hitchhikers or as a passenger who wants to travel up to a certain destination. The required fields which need to be filled in include such preferences as air conditioning, smoker/ non-smoker, favourite music and destination.

Surprisingly enough, there are lots of offers for external destinations like Venice or Brno. You just need to be the right person at the right time. :) I think I will give it a try once I need to go somewhere. This is the address --> maybe it will also prove useful for you : www.123autostop.ro

What is more, I know about this concept and I was so determined to try it... it's called Jailbreak. Basically it's a competition between teams of youngsters. They have to get as far as they can from the starting location without spending any money on travel. It would be great if I could find some interested people and organize such a competition this summer in August, when I have my 15 days holiday.

Women's Day Party (made by E.ON)

Last night I went to the Women's Day Party which was organized by the company I am working for. I didn't expect it to be that pleasant actually... from the first insights not many people subscribed so I thought to myself this party would be a fiasco but eventually it proved to be quite all right. I even had some quality time at the restaurant we all met. The afterparty was held in Avi-Cola, of course! So crowded!!!! Unbelievable! I felt as if I was dancing in one of those old Romanian train carriages. We were all rubbing against each other, dancing like crazy and enjoying the 90s tracks. Returned home at around 3 a.m., had a few hours of sleep and came at the office at 8 a.m.... so I am curious about how this day is going to unfold, so far I hang on pretty well but at a certain time I might collapse :D.
Just a few pictures for you to get the general feeling of the party!
All in all, thumbs up for E.ON!

By Any Means

I did mention some time ago about the Long Way series staring Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman, well mates, they've done it again... This time Charlie, Russ and a cameraman, Mungo, departed from Wicklow (Ireland) aiming to reach Sydney (Australia) some 4 months later, using any means of transportation on the way. One of the main conditions was to use local, traditional means of transport, specific for the countries they are cruising through, avoiding as much as they can the use of a plane.

The expedition started on April 12th 2008 from Boorman's father house in Wicklow. What a better way to start off the journey than by riding classic motorbikes? :) Next came the Routemaster buss, a type of double-decker which Charlie actually drove till the crew reached Dover. After reaching and driving through France in a Citroen DS, the guys took the Venice Orient Express, spent some time in Venice, then took off for Poreč, Croatia. In total, the team passed 24 countries using 112 modes of transport in 102 days.

I will not go into details too much, just to keep that suspense to the maximum. What I can tell you after seeing all the episodes is that I was not only surprised (in a good way) to discover what a great, sociable, friendly person Charlie has proven to be, but I also found it extremely interesting to learn so many things about different cultures and places around this wonderful, diverse Big Blue Planet.

To see the show, just search it on Youtube, you have all the episodes there and if you are from Romania, the show also plays on National Geographic, Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. It's really worth it! It left me lingering for such a trip to be honest... anyone interested?! :)