Adventures
Nov
20
#Colectiv changes part of the Real Estate market
– “The politicians are thieves! The Parliament… the parties… Iohannis… I want them all replaced!” – “What happened? You usually don’t care about politics. Is it the “Colectiv” case that made you upset?” – “I will probably have to shut down my restaurant! It is not in the announced list of the restaurants that function [more]
Nov
13
Life lessons, 3: How much does your name cost?
– “For the others, Easter had finished, but for us, the route to Golgotha was just about to start… On Tuesday evening I was back… we gathered in the kitchen for dinner… your grandmother had prepared everyone’s favorite food and a carefully ironed white tablecloth was over the table… we sat down without talking to [more]
Nov
06
Relax, Romania will not collapse. Don’t confuse a country with its politicians
– “Everything has frozen, all the investors told me to stop and wait to see what is going to happen” – “It is absolutely normal, we need to wait for a few days, to see where we are heading to…” – “No, no, some of them say that they will cancel their projects and leave [more]
Nov
02
Colectiv, mentality and souls
– “Ilia, we were in one of the most luxurious clubs of the country. When one of us vomited, they brought us napkins (!) to clean up the floor…” – “They did not have the simple professional equipment to clean up?” – “No…” (10 more serious accusations followed up, including issues that risk people’s lives) [more]
Oct
09
Life Lessons, 2: The Real Romanian Dream
He opened the door, it was a heavy wooden one. “How old can it be?” he thought. He entered in the big room and walked to the chairs on his left. He knew the place… an impressive hall of a well-known Romanian university. The professors were sitting on his right. He looked at them, one [more]
Sep
25
“Mr Einstein”, the eternal perfume and 3 denials
First we secure an investment, then we seek for profits… When we invest in a project / business / property, we should make sure that we will not lose the capital, then search for profits. Otherwise… My secretary called me: “Your next meeting has arrived”. Even before to enter in the conference room, I could [more]
Sep
14
A life lesson 1: “Do you have bones?”
Judging by the looks can be misleading… The “central market” of Katerini was demolished in 1982. “In 6 months it will be ready again” the politicians announced, but this happened only in 1988. My family had a butcher shop there since the 1920s, but (despite the promises) we had to enter into the auction phase [more]
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#Colectiv changes part of the Real Estate market
– “The politicians are thieves! The Parliament… the parties… Iohannis… I want them all replaced!” – “What happened? You usually don’t care about politics. Is it the “Colectiv” case that made you upset?” – “I will [more]
Life lessons, 3: How much does your name cost?
– “For the others, Easter had finished, but for us, the route to Golgotha was just about to start… On Tuesday evening I was back… we gathered in the kitchen for dinner… your grandmother had prepared everyone’s favorite food and a carefully ironed white [more]
Relax, Romania will not collapse. Don’t confuse a country with its politicians
– “Everything has frozen, all the investors told me to stop and wait to see what is going to happen” – “It is absolutely normal, we need to wait for a few days, to see where we are heading to…” – “No, no, some of them say that they will cancel [more]