we don't need Russian oil, we have rape!

Thanks to scandal with Russian gaz and oil in the beginning of the year Belarusian governement started to look for some alternative ways to get petrol, for example. One of the solutions is to grow rape and process it so that there will be alternative petrol at the end. Hmm, it sounds interesting. I just wonder if it will really work.

3 arrested in EU corruption probe

After visit to all those EU-EC intitutions I started to follow news about them. And now something like this happens!

Authorities have arrested an Italian businessman and two European Union officials in a corruption scandal affecting EU delegations across the world, Belgian justice officials said Wednesday. The suspects' names were not released.

BusinessWeek.com
Though I could suggest that corruption exists on every level, but sometimes one wants to be an idealist, don't you think so? :)

SkyEurope offers!

I really want to go to some sea side! Urgently, or at least in few months! I can not wait!!! So I've checked even some possibilities and I found few with price level at 38 EUR! It's amazing! The only thing which is left now is to find good company to go with! :D

Monro in Belarusian style

She just wanted to sing, but she wasn't carefull with choice of her dress, wheather and place. While people were protesting during Day of Liberty in different parts of Minsk, she was supporting official regime. He he he, it could be a good illustration to movie about our regime. LOL!

Anonymous Email

Do you think sometimes that it would be nice to send a funny joke to friend, but so that he/she doesn't realise who sent it? Anonymous Email is actually quite real with nowadays technologies. So, whatever you want to send anonymously you can. What can it be? I guess my valentines letters, some claimes to customer services, some nice surprises. Well, it's not exactly my way of sending email, but for certain situations, I guess, it might be useful.
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Spring and exams

Have you ever have a feeling that you want to sing and walk, and just to enjoy sunshine... But then you realise that you can only do it if... and then long list of things to do. Damn, it's really too bad, when you can't do what your soul wants to:)))

How do you create cosy house?

I had an interesting discussion yesterday. We came to the conclusion that women create atmosphere and cosiness in the house. From male point of view, women should care about curtains:) But, I think it's not the most important thing to think about. So what? Light! You really have to think twice where to put all your chandeliers and where not. Then you should think about some romantic spots, some places for reading and working, some shiny places as well. And all this you can do with the magic of light! Amazing!

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Nice surprises of this spring

It was international women's day after all:) Though it seemed that people forgot. In fact they did, but it doesn't matter:)

I was going to write a long post about crazy people, about one I know which loves to copmlains, but I don't want any more.

I could also write about our teacher which was using methods of punishment from old soviet primary school times with shared responsibilities of whole group for a mistake of one person... but it's not that fun. These two fact made me a bit upset and tired. BUT!

It's all about balance and harmony. Sth you give and sth you get. Sth bad happened and then immediately there is sth good coming:))) I met by total coincidence a friend I've not seen for few years tonight in the city. And it brough me a lot of positive energy, so I can even go back to my German homework... :P
Spring, welcome back!

I love elefants!

I found great album with photos from India, you can see it here: http://www.fotka.by/?p=sa&a=29298

My picture in France!

Today I got this email and I am really surprised and exited!

Dear Photographer,

Your image was shown in the Musee de l'Elysee's exhibit ‘We are all photographers now!’ in the last few days. Enclosed you will find an installation view of your image that shows it in the wall.

The visitors to the exhibit are fascinated by all the different photographs that are being shown from participants like you from all over the world. Thank you again for participating and please feel free to upload more images to the site allphotographersnow.ch.

We also sincerely hope you will visit the museum. The dates of the exhibition ‘All photographers now!’ are from February 8th, 2007 to May 20th, 2007.

WTO rules and laws

Who on this Earth invented all these law books? I have to study WTO cases not but it goes sooooo slowly. I am not very motivated to read all these papers and books, but I have no choice and I have to do it... :( It's a bit said, but on the other hand it might be useful in future ;)

The Prague Tribune

It seems that I found a new source of information about Prague and Czech Republic! The Prague Tribune covers the variety of aspects: economy, IT, politics, society, fashion, architecture... So now I don't only learn Czech (it actually even more fun than I expected) but I also have a chace to get to know about Czech Republic in English.

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Belarusian diplomatic service

I've read one more interesting article. It describes salaries of Belarusian diplomats. So minimal salary is $2100 in Azerbajan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgistan, Armenia and maximus salary have ambassadeurs of Belarus in UN (3100 EUR) and in Switzerland (same 3100 EUR), then goes UK (2950 EUR) and Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Sweden (2850 EUR).

What is The Central European Initiative?

From the website (it doesn't support Firefox by the way) of this orgasatisation:
One of CEI’s objectives is to bring the countries of Central and Eastern Europe closer together and assist them in their preparation process for EU membership.
Actually, I was a bit confused to find out that we are members of this organisation, I hear for the first time about it's existence. So it's the tool for Belarus to cooperate with whole Europe since this country is not a member of EU and even to of CoE.

Gazprom is worried again

It's becoming more and more difficult to understand what is going on in the Gaz industry between Belarus and Russia. These days for example Gazprom is worried that they will get Beltransgas when it will be at the situation of buncrupcy. The idea behind is clear, but is it really the aim? Ok, Belpalivagaz (Beltopgaz, or maybe Beloilgaz in English?) wins as it gets gaz at lower price, but Beltransgas has lower income due to Russian and Belarusion gaz policies. So negociations are taking place at the moment... And president decree is needed, he he he. It's so funny that for Gazprom president decree is a garantee.

Bulgaria is in red and white colores!

Today my Bulgarian collegues are wering red and white strings as it's a traditions in Bulgaria on the first day of Spring. So they are supposed to have it till the moment when they see some stork! It's really interesting custom.

I've read an article also about this custom and goes back to some old African traditions...

Spring

First day of spring! I am so happy it's spring now! I used to love winters but now I prefer springs!