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Yes, it’s been half a year… but now, finally, I’ve made some time to go through the pictures taken on the slopes, on January 3rd. I won’t try and explain why it took me so long. It could be that I was postponing it for a reason, it COULD be that I wasn’t happy with my photos, but let’s just say I was just lazy and leave it at that.
Anyway, here they are.

PS:There is no link between the song and the photos except for some weird one in the dark corners of my mind, so just don’t worry about it.

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About a week ago I was done reading Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment”, while listening to a playlist dominated by the two newest CDs I got, Tom Waits’ haunting chords from “Alice” and Itzhark Perlman and John Williams’ “Schindler’s List” soundtrack. Having finished this amazing novel, I’ve now decided to write a post I’ve been planning for a long time.

Places or things I would want to see before I die:

1. Jerusalem - the holy city for over 50% of the world’s population. The city that more people died fighting for in the history of mankind than any other (and the conflicts continue). This is something I must see with my own eyes.
2. Aurora Borealis/Australis - the Valkyries await only the brave
3. The desert (any desert) - “Every man, woman and child alive should see the desert one time before they die. Nothing at all for miles around, nothing but sand and rocks and cactus and blue sky. Not a soul in sight. No sirens, no car alarms, nobody honking at you, no madman cursing or pissing on the streets. You find the silence out there. You find the peace. You can find God.” (25th Hour)
4. The Pyramids - a tomb built over 4 millennia ago that still stands. Need I say more?
5. India - after so much reading and hearing, this country continues to amaze me. Asia in general is of great interest to me, but India seems to top the list. Japan comes a rather close second though, then China.
6. Oxford - ever since I read Pullman’s books, I felt an incredible urge to see this place, walk its streets, see the buildings and the people. Specifically, I want to find THAT tree and THAT bench he mentions at the end of the book, somewhere in the Botanic Garden. Sit down there, on a Midsummer’s Day, at the same time as Will and Lyra.
7. Mount Athos - being born a man, I have the possibility of seeing this place; so I feel I must honor this chance that I’ve been given
8. Auschwitz - we must see the horror in order to be sure we will not forget it
9. Africa - the cradle of human life is a must see
10. Sagrada Familia - when it will be done (if ever or during my lifetime), it’s worth paying a visit. Several visits actually..

There’s always more, but this is a top 10. The order is really more random than anything else, except for the first three which are really interesting to me. Feel free to share yours

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If you have 16 minutes to spare… it’s well worth it

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What a day… Wow.

So, Euro ‘08 first. We have Romania - France : 0 - 0. Quite an ugly game on both sides, but at least we survived it well. On the other hand, a beautiful show of football (yes, football, DEAL WITH IT!), The Netherlands just blew Italy way with an amazing 3-0. Wow, kudos to the Dutch, superb counter-attack! Now, I am anxiously awaiting the Romania - Italy match on Friday, a decisive game for either team. Good luck guys, you’ll need it!

On the other hand, back in the geek world, we have WWDC and Steve Jobs presenting the amazing new iPhone. I must say, if I immediately fell in love with the interface of the first iPhone, but in the end decided against buying it for lack of features and an unjustified price, this one is simply irresistible (yes irresistible, meaning that I’m trying to resist it but I CAN’T). Add the new and exciting MobileMe technology (finally SOMEBODY heard our screams of anguish and found a solution for syncing and backing up stuff nicely) and the price tag that is just blowing the competition way (not to mention MY MIND) and you have yourself a little marvel. Sure, it has its bugs. It doesn’t seem to be able to record video and Mr. Jobs didn’t share with us exactly how quickly the battery will die if you dare use both 3G and GPS. The material is probably inferior quality (replacing metal with plastic is never a good idea), I’m sure some stuff will not work exactly as advertised, the test results might be a bit exaggerated, but honestly, I would not want to be Nokia’s or RIM’s CEO right now (wouldn’t mind having some stock in Apple though). Suddenly, I understand how and why one could camp out to buy a gadget the day it comes out. Steve, I admit it publicly, you’ve captured my heart with a plastic box in a way I thought only beautiful women could. As much as I dislike many of Apple’s policies, I must say, it’s slowly but surely becoming my #1 choice for products. Keep it up for as long as you can and the sky is the limit!

If everyday of my life had this much excitement in it, I would probably completely quit energizing drinks!
Who needs caffeine when you have news like that?

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