Life as it is...

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2009-11-16T12:44:00.000-08:00

Hey!

Here is a funny video!!! For those of you getting an email please click here and you will be redirected to a youtube page. For others, just enjoy

Hungry? Why don't you chew a blanket?

2009-10-03T12:12:00.001-07:00

Hey!

So, I have this stupid habit of putting the blanket or the linen in my mouth and trying to kinda chew it a bit. My girlfriend noticed that, so now whenever I am hungry she says go chew a blanket!

Take Care~

Roma

Back !!!!

2009-08-30T06:22:00.000-07:00

Hey!!!

I am back after exactly 106 days!! YEAH!!! So what are we gonna talk about today? Well guess what? We are gonna talk about stuff!!! LOL . If you ever get bored at work I suggest you to read the Fuck My Life website! Those are true short life stories! Here is one of them :

Today, my boyfriend and I were at his house having sex. After about 30 minutes, his mom came home and was knocking on the door asking "What are you doing?" Thinking I might have a chance to sneak out, I got dressed real quiet. Then my boyfriend answers, "Zoe. I'm doing Zoe." FML

For my birthday I went to the sea, and it was cool.

And I have to admit, I am now 25, fuck fuck how quickly did this happen!!!!!

Keep you posted!

Roma

Oh Well

2009-05-16T01:12:00.000-07:00

Hey Hey Hey!!!

I am back!!! Did you miss me yet? As you may have heared I got a job, so I am done with the first week! The work is kind of hectic and I have to learn accounting! Life is so busy when you have job, there is even hardly any time for me to stay online! But I hope to stay in touch more often!

Take Care~

Roma

Life goes on

2009-05-04T12:25:00.000-07:00

Hey!

From the recent news:

Made a flood in my home and neighbors home; My home is fine, neighbors not so much, have to pay for damage. Will negotioante with uncle tomorrow;

Went for a trip to a small city near by. KICK ASS PARTY TIME!

Started digging in the summer house! Need to plant scallions!

Keep you posted!

Roma

Big News

2009-04-18T08:50:00.000-07:00

Hey Reader!

Finally, I got a job :)))

I'll keep you posted,

Roma

Quality time is nothing but plain bullshit

2009-04-08T09:46:00.000-07:00

Hey Reader!

Glad to have you back!

I still don't have a job but I guess every day I am one day closer to getting one...LOL!

Anaway, today I would like to explore a popular phrase: "Quality time". Apparently it is a very popular saying that means having some good time with your loved ones. But what surprises me is this quote from wikipedia : " The opportunity to experience quality time, or the actual time available to enjoy quality time is often limited". Now after reading this I have a big question if there is some person you love why can't you find time to be with them? I know , I know work, own life, friends.... etc.... But still people who created this quality time term, you are pissing me off! I feel they only call it quality time cause there is no other time they can spend with that person! So, the term "Quality time", Congratulations!!!! from the Life as it is... blog you are officially recognized as:

So, I'll keep you posted!

Roma

The Lost Horse Story

2009-03-31T13:34:00.000-07:00

Hey Reader!!!

Today I am gonna tell you an ancient Chinese story which I became aware of through my cousin Niko (Wang Han). So here it comes:

Near China's northern borders lived a man well versed in the practices of Taoism. His horse, for no reason at all, got into the territory of the northern tribes. Everyone commiserated with him.

"Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a blessing," said the man.

After a few months, his animal came back, leading a fine horse from the north. Everyone congratulated him.

"Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a cause of misfortune," said the man.

Since he was well-off and kept good horses his son became fond of riding and eventually broke his thigh bone falling from a horse. Everyone commiserated with him.

"Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a blessing," said the man.

One year later, the northern tribes started a big invasion of the border regions. All able-bodied young men took up arms and fought against the invaders, and as a result, around the border nine out of ten men died. This man's son did not join in the fighting because he was crippled and so both the boy and his father survived.

So whats the deal on this one: Well we never good what is really good or bad for us, so lets just try to be happy and accept everything that we get!!!

I'll keep you posted!

Roma

Dreams Come True

2009-03-26T06:56:00.000-07:00

Hey!

So, this great day finally came, I got the package I told you about in the last post. So, what was is in it? No one commented on it, but I assume you are still interested. Here it comes:

As always, I'll keep you posted!

Roma

Secret Package!

2009-03-24T07:37:00.000-07:00

Hey!

Finally, dreams come true, guess, what I got in the mail ?

Delivered

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T.SUMEDRYKY

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Mar 20, 2009

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Mar 23, 2009 3:50 PM

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KIEV UA

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NEEDHAM, MA

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NEEDHAM, MA

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Shipment information sent to FedEx

I'll keep you posted! Expect picture of what I got in the next post!

Luo Ma

Back from skiing

2009-03-19T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hey Reader!

I am back from skiing in Bukovel, the place that claims to be the number one skiing resort in Ukraine. Well what can I say about that? The hills are long and with no bashes but they are not so sloppy. Also, the food is taiguile (too expensive) and not so good. By this means I officially claim Slavsko to be "The number one skiing resort in Ukraine". Now let's not waste anymore time and get right to the pictures from the trip. First some goofy pictures of my girlfriend:

Me in the woods:

Me and my girlfriend with a guy who is wearing tradiotional Western Ukraine cloth and playing a musical instrument Trembita:

And now the most fun part we met a couple from London. They were on the bus and I told my girlfriend: "Look there is a Chinese girl, lets meet her". And we did, but guess what she was born in UK, so here they come A&D:

I'll keep you posted~!~!

Luo Ma

P.S. If you want to see a bigger picture simply click on it :) Njoy!

Good news and not so good ones!

2009-03-13T02:30:00.000-07:00

Hey Reader!

I have some good news and some not so good news. Lets start on the latter part. I had and interview and the company asked me to perform a test assignment! I did, but they don't like it. So my status is still the same - unemployed, lol! Now on the good side is the fact that I am going skiing today. Here is my plan, it is pretty crazy:
Friday
19.40 Overnight Train to Ivano-Frankivsk (West of Ukraine)
Saturday
7.00 Arrival to Ivano-Frankivsk
7.30 Mini Bus to Bukovel (skiing resort)
10.00 Arrival to Bukovel
10.00- 17.00 SKIIIIIING!!!!
17.30 Leaving back to Ivano-Frankivsk
20.00 Arrival to Ivano-Frankivsk
20.30 Meet my girlfriend's grandma and stay in her house for the night
22.00 Sleep
Sunday
6.00 Wake up
7.00 Bus to Bukovel
10.00 Arrival to Bukovel and skiing
17.00 Take bus back to Ivano-Frankivsk
19.30 Arrival to Ivano-Frankivsk
20.00 Overnight train back to Kiev
Monday
9.00 Back to Kiev!!!!! Continue job search!!!!

Please expect photos from the trip!!!!!!!!!
I'll keep you posted!

Luo Ma

Saving 150 Bugs!

2009-03-06T12:18:00.000-08:00

Hey Reader!

I want to share a small story! When I was flying to Ukraine I had to take two flights, first from Boston to NY and then from NY to Kiev. So I was able to check-in two of my bags in Boston and they were successfully transferred to Kiev. So I was left with 2 carry on items, which I took with me. After I arrived to NY I went to check-in again.

Representative(R): Hello! How many baggages will you be checking in?
Me: 0.
R: You have to carry on items!
Me: Yes.
R: We only allow one bag.
Me: Ok, I will put one bag into another on. (And I did)
R: Please put it on weights!
Me: Ok.
R: You baggage is over the limit, you have to separate your bags.
Me: Ok, What should I do?
R: You should check-in one bag!
Me: Ok.

So, what happened here is that I checked in the 3rd bag without the representative knowing that I checked-in two bags before. And hey, I didn't lie, she asked , how many bags do I want to check in, I said 0. So 150 bugs saved!!! Hhahahaah!!!! Cool!
I'll keep you posted!

Luo Ma

Epic fail

2009-02-26T04:53:00.000-08:00

Hey Reader,

Today I went for an interview, and it was an epic fail, lol! Why? They have started asking some simple technical questions, which I forgot the answers to, since I learned them 3 years ago :( So now I am back home reviewing my materials! Wish me luck in my job hunt!!!!

I'll keep you posted!

Luo Ma

Dude, what a drag!

2009-02-18T14:57:00.000-08:00

Hey, yo Reader!

I gotta go back to Ukraine, oh well I guess that is not so much of news... But anyway as I said earlier I am partly sad/happy to go back. The funny thing is that some of my friends envy me in a way that I am going back and I envy them in a way that they can stay. It is a trade off and no one knows which way is the right way!

Another short story is also here. While flying to NY I have a weight limit of 50 pounds per piece and some carry on options. But when flying from NY to Kiev I have a limit of 60 pounds per piece and only one carry on. Dude, what a drag!Can't all airlines establish some kind of compliance program? Although they all might have different airplanes so it might be difficult. So, I will have to repack in NY, I just hope I can make it without paying extra. Also I have so much stuff that I mailed some of it home and still everything can't fit , have to throw away some stuff. Stuff I will miss you :(((((

Well I'll keep you posted, soon I will be in Ukraine! So Wukelan Jian!(See you in Ukraine)

Take Care,

Luo Ma

What's Next?

2009-02-11T22:50:00.000-08:00

Hey Reader!

Here is my brief traveling/life history since June 2006:

Kiev->Michigan->Kiev->California->North Carolina->Kiev->Massachusetts->Hangzhou(China) ->Massachusetts->Kiev(soon)

So what's next, any bets?

I'll keep you posted,

Roma

Anniversary Release and Big Change

2009-02-05T20:49:00.000-08:00

Hello Reader!

I am glad to tell you that today's post #47 is an anniversary release.Why? Because starting today the number of visitors to this blog exceeds 500!!!! WOWWOWOWOWOW!!! Donno about you but wo hen gaoxing (I am very happy).

Also today, I have to announce a big change. On February 19 I will go back to Ukraine. Is this good or bad for me? Wo bu zhi dao (I don't know). Career wise (or let's say salary wise) it might not be the best move, but having no job here at all sucks even more. Part of me is happy to see my father, grandma Shura, grandpa Vasia, other relatives and the last but certainly not the least my girlfriend(who by the way does her best to ignore this blog, lol). However the other part of me is sad to leave Boston. My life has been established here, things like browsing internet, calling home on both phone and skype, hanging out with Friends, playing Fifa with W, trips and sleepover in Lawrence became important part of my life. And now I feel sad to let them go :'(

Anyway lets add more joy to this post. My roomie got PS3 so now I play a lot and by the way the girl who ignores my blog gets jealous that I play a lot. Oh, even PS3 became and integral part of my life and life without it just wont be the same. Oh well I tried to add more joy to this post but it just doesn't seem to work out.

I'll keep you posted!

Roma

P.S. This is probably the most personal post ever.
P.P.S Let's meet before I leave ?
P.P.P.S I will arrive to Ukraine on Friday, February 20 at 11.25 AM.

Is Computer Male or Female ???

2009-02-01T20:02:00.000-08:00

Reader, today we are gonna look at computers,so without further waiting here it comes:

A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.
- "House" for instance, is feminine: "la casa". "Pencil", however, is masculine: "el lapiz."
A student asked what gender is 'computer? Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether "computer" should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.
The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of the feminine gender because:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic;
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else;
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval;
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ("el computador", because:
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on;
2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; and
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.
The women won.
(Guys, that's a joke!)

I'll keep you posted!

Roma

How do unfriendly people get friends?

2009-01-31T09:24:00.000-08:00

Hey!

Ever wondered how do unfriendly people get friends? It just doesn't make any sense to me, they are unfriendly by definition, where do their friends come from? I donno, I just don't get it!!!! What do you think?

Roma

Another Video

2009-01-29T20:18:00.000-08:00

Yo, Reader!!!!

Whazzz up? Today I am gonna post another video. Here it is:

The idea of the video is great and well done with help of computer graphics and the song is nice and easy! So What do you think?

As always, I'll keep you posted,
Roma

Peter Nalitch - Dacha (Summer House)

2009-01-23T15:23:00.000-08:00

Hello Reader!

Today we are gonna talk about Peter Nalitch who is a relatively new Russian singer. Initially he became famous by posting a youtube video made with an amateur camera, which has over 1,750,000 views. Today we are gonna talk about his song called Dacha (Summer house). Here is the clip and the lyrics are also below. Believe it or not part of the song is in English. So video first:

tears are running, heart is burning,
cause you are leaving for a better living,
while i`m staying---na na na na na,
i`m staying sying....

na na na....

посмотри я едва не плачу,
я хочу поехать на дачу,
признаюсь тебе в чувствах своих,
чувств этих много, много их.

look... my self.... me so gay and lucky
me so shy-aaaaa-y me fucky
one can take me to very good years
when i loved you and you loved me, yes.

пам пам парараааа
пам пам парараааа

мы с тобою никогда не растанемся
мы с тобою на даче останемся

Got interested? Here is the most famous song Gitar . Can't get enough? Get the whole album here. As always, I'll keep you posted!

Roma

Why does it have to be like that?

2009-01-21T08:37:00.000-08:00

Hi,

Well first things first, my computer is back, so I will keep you posted more often! Surprisingly enough this time the whole repair process took only a week! WOW! I am amazed!

So today I wanna talk about relationships. Lets look at friendship first. Whenever you have a friend, it is pretty cool to hang out with and you might invite other friends for it to be more fun. Or you might pick a new friend and your old friend will also become friends with the new friend. So basically you can have a lot of friends and everything is cool. Now lets look into dating and marriage. Surprisingly(for me) the same rules do not apply here, although the nature of the relationships is very similar! Having one girlfriend and picking up one more at the same time sounds like trouble and not something good to do! Now I wanna know why? Why is it ok to hang out with many people but not ok to kiss with many people? Please don't get me wrong, I do think, that one should only have one girlfriend at a time, but I don't understand, why? Why does it have to be like that?

Your suggestions are very welcome!

Roma

Buying Groceries

2009-01-15T16:37:00.000-08:00

Hello!

Today we are going to explore cultural differences while buying groceries in USA vs Ukraine. Two things come to my mind.
In Ukraine: Lets say, you want to buy salami and there is about 400 grams(1 pound) left then you will not be allowed to buy 300 grams (10 ounces) because the remaining 100 grams (3 ounces) could not be sold to anyone! So it is either all or nothing!
In USA: you can buy as much as you want and most of the time if you want to buy half pound the deli guy will politely ask whether 0.55 pound is ok or not.

In USA: I was pushing my cart and accidentally push the stand with gums and a lot of them fall on the floor and it made a big mess. One of the guys immediately came and said he will take care of this.
In Ukraine: If this was ever to happen in Ukraine I am sure you would be shouted at and explained what an asshole you are.

Stay in touch!

Roma

HP Sucks!

2009-01-13T11:31:00.000-08:00

Hi!

Sorry guys I know it has been a while since I my last post but I do have an explanation, although it is not such a good one :( My computer is broken, again for the third time since September. I still have the warranty from HP, but that is a 90 day limited warranty, that they give after the repair. Because of that HP won't replace my computer, so I have to wait until it will be repaired again! What a hassle, life is sooooo boring in the USA without computer! Also no offense but calling HP support to India sucks! The connection is not good ! I spent 40 minutes talking to them (mostly on hold) and no result, in the end of the day I am going back to Staples they will take it and send to HP!

P.S. I am writing this post as I am on hold with HP and using computer in Bentley library!

I'll keep you posted!

Roma

Giant iPod

2009-01-05T22:32:00.000-08:00

Hi!

With Mac World going on here is their new invention, now I personally think it is dumb, it is like a laptop with a giant wheel, which makes it a huge iPod. How long will you spend to type something, scrolling that wheel is not fun! So here it is (if looking from email click on the blog):

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

What do you think?

Roma

SquarO

2008-12-31T20:13:00.000-08:00

Hey,
I found a new game!! Try it out, pretty cool, click on the rules button to find out how to play! Njoy!

By the way, Happy New Year!

Roma

Similarities & Differences

2008-12-29T19:43:00.000-08:00

Hi Reader!

Believe it or not but eating chocolate can be educational! Below you can see the message :

"Share our similarities, celebrate our differences"

I think it is a great quote! We all feel warm about people who are similar to us:

being in the USA, we feel happy when we meet people who are from the same country or speak the same language
when we meet people who are the same major as we are
we feel happy with people who share the same interests like sports, gaming or reading, etc.
the list can go on and on...

However, so far I haven't been able to leverage the differences. I just disagree, feel it is weird or even worth - fight. How do you handle differences or similarities ? Tell me!

I'll keep you posted!

Roma

Merry Christmas :)

2008-12-25T10:17:00.000-08:00

Hi Reader!!!

Christmas is here, so I wish you happiness, joy and whole bunch of luck, cause we all need it.
Oh by the way in Ukraine we celebrate Christmas on the night of 6th to 7th of January! Well, let us all be happy and enjoy this day. Merry Christmas! Here is the card, don't forget, you have to periodically click it , to keep it going! Take Care,

Another Fun Day

2008-12-23T22:24:00.000-08:00

Hi!!

My days now are so cool, it makes no difference whether it is weekend or no! Just wake up and play with my niece and eat or go buy some stuff! Today I bought jeans, tracksuit, jacket and a shirt!!! Ha ha! Such a joyful day! My niece is enjoying talking to my girlfriend on Skype, sometimes she comes and says: "Where is Mariana? Let's talk to her".

I am planning to make pictures with my new cloth and post them so look forward to them !

Take Care,

Roma

Back to Charlotte

2008-12-22T20:17:00.001-08:00

Hi Reader!!!!

I didn't post for couple days, so I hope you missed me.... Well anyway, I did miss you :) So I am in Charlotte for the next couple weeks. As I was falling asleep last night, some deja vu thoughts came across my mind. The previous time I was here, was about 2 years ago or in Fall 2006 to be more precise. I remember, I was dreaming about getting my MSIT degree from Bentley and I thought that would never happen. Well I have good news!!!! I just got the grade for my last class, so I officially passed! SO DREAMS COME TRUE :)))

Well, I never thought that I would get degree from Bentley or that I would come to USA again and stay for so long, or that my Mom would die in 2007. All of that simply seemed impossible to me, but now it all has happend. So now I have to take on more challanges, like looking for a job. But, what I keep wondering about is where will my life take me next??? Which country will I be in after one year? What job will I have? Or more simple one, will I have an iPhone, lol???? Or even do I need an iPhone?

Stay in touch! :))))))

Roma

The Bolt Bus

2008-12-19T23:35:00.000-08:00

Hello Reader!

Today I am going to tell you about new bus service in the USA. So, what makes this bus different?

"More legroom - we’ve taken a standard coach configuration and removed seats. This adds about three extra inches of legroom per seat
Internet - our buses are equipped with wi-fi hot spots. This technology is new and there are spots on the trip that the service may be unavailable. We also do not advise downloading large files as the speed will be relatively slow. The wi-fi service is free of charge… enjoy.
Power plugs ins - Located throughout the coach are standard 110 volt plug ins. To make the trip more enjoyable plug in your laptops, Ipods and portable DVD players and enjoy yourself.
Standard amenities - restroom, air-conditioned, panoramic views, the normal coach accoutrements"

Next time when I am going to New York, I am sooo taking this bus! Think for yourself : extra leg room, plug ins and internet!!! WOW!!!! Sooo cool!!!!!
To find more info about the bus, click here.

Take Care,

Roma

Trip tp Charlotte, North Carolina

2008-12-18T21:55:00.000-08:00

Reader!!

Great News!!! I am heading to see my relatives in Charlotte, NC for couple of weeks! Also I got one of the grades for my classes and it is 3.7 (for those of you who are not familiar with US grading system, maximum is 4.0), so I am happy! Now I am just one class away from GRADUATION!!!! So happy!!!!

So what's your plan for Christmas/ New Year???

I'll keep you posted!!!

Roma

What is the most watched video on youtube?

2008-12-17T20:23:00.000-08:00

Welcome back!

First of all let's thank Internet for letting us share this conversation...

Today we are going to see the most watched youtube video in the world... What is it?? I bet you can never guess. Just try guessing by leaving your comments first and then watching the video. Here are some hints, this video has over 110, 000 000 views and it was produced in the USA. The embedding is disabled for this video, so click here to see it.

The presentation during my last class went really well, so I am looking forward to getting grades. Once that will happen, I will officially graduate from Bentley University!!!! YaY! I plan to have a small break between now and New Year, and I plan to stay home and do nothing. So if you want to invite me somewhere, feel free to do so! Oh I should put my effort into getting a driver's license and someone had agreed to help me in doing so!

Stay in touch,

Roma

Last Class at Bentley University

2008-12-16T21:05:00.000-08:00

Hi, Reader!

Today I told my roommate that mouse and rat are two different animals, he was really surprised and got excited about it. If you want more info on this topic click here.

So, tomorrow is my last class at Bentley and it is very symbolic that President of Bentley - Gloria Larson will be there. We have a final presentation about our analysis of the information privacy practices of Boston Urban College. As Bentley's President is a privacy lawyer, she was invited by our teacher to our presentation.

Hopefully I will do a great job tomorrow and finally I will be able to graduate :) Well it is past midnight, I better sleep, cause tomorrow is kind of a big day :)

I'll keep you posted!

Roma

Falling asleep in class? Blame biology

2008-12-15T20:46:00.000-08:00

Hey!

I just read a CNN article that claims that high school students feel sleepy in classes because they don't sleep enough. The research was conducted by the University of Kentucky in Lexington and they have some "amazing" findings. Here is a quote:

"Research conducted at the University of Kentucky in Lexington found that when Fayette County high schools delayed their start time by an hour, the percentage of students getting at least eight hours of sleep per night jumped from 35.7 to 50 percent.The study, published Monday in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, surveyed 10,000 students in the Kentucky county before and after their schools changed the start time from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m."

Now, Excuse me how many researchers and people with PhD degrees does it take to figure out that by changing start time from 7.30 to 8.30 more people will be able to sleep more???? Duh, they made a "research"... Now , I bet if you make the starting time at 11, the percentage of people who are able to sleep at least for 8 hours will increase even more.

I hope researchers can also answer my question. Whenever I play with my computer throughout the day(sometimes I even stay up till 4 am) I hardly feel sleepy, but when I go to classes I honestly feel sooo sleepy like I haven't slept at least for a day. So whom can I blame for feeling so sleepy in classes? My classes are from 5 p.m. to 7.20 p.m. Can I blame biology also?

So, what is my conclusion? World is full of bullshit. Here is one more example, whenever I email my papers to certain professors they claim that they have never received the email or they just forget... Are you serious??? Email is a very reliable technology, if you didn't get the message that your email bounced then you can be 99% sure that it was delivered.

I'll keep you posted, stay in touch!

Roma,

P.S. I cant believe no one commented on the previous post - an awesome story about Ian Usher! If you haven't read it check it out, it is AMAZING!!!!

P.P.S I know my blog is very random, but that is how I like it! LOL!

Sell your life on Ebay -> Fulfill your Dreams

2008-12-14T20:39:00.000-08:00

Hey Reader!

I am glad to have you back! As I promised today we will talk about a guy who sold his life on ebay. So in June 2008, an Australian immigrant Ian Usher sold all of his possessions: house, everything in the house, car, jet ski, trial period on his job and an introduction to his friends. After the break up with his wife Ian was very sad and he decided to change things! Ian said that after the sale is done he will walk out with wallet in one hand and passport in another hand. His life was sold for $384,000. After that Ian has 100 goals that he wants to complete in 100 weeks. And his goals are just his dreams! Isn't that amazing, you get to complete your dreams for the whole 2 years?!!!! All I wanna say is "WOW, Bravo Ian". I wish I could take at least a year and do something random!

If you want to know more info about Ian, here:

Fox news article about the sale
An official site promoting the sale: A life 4 sale
What is Ian up to, after the sale: 100 goals in 100 weeks
Video about Ian in Ukrainian
Video about Ian in English

If had money this is what I would like to do:

Visit Niagra Falls
Drive on US Route 1, it is a beatufil view in California along the ocean.
Drive from LA to Boston
Live with a native American tribe for 3 month
Teach English in China or Japan for 6 month

So what would you like to do, if you had money and time?

P.S. We have 2 new subscribers: D and O. So welcome :) As always feel free to invite more people!

Roma

Exciting changes to this blog + Riga Sprats

2008-12-12T20:37:00.000-08:00

Hi!!!

IT IS THE WEEKEND!!!!! SO I wish you HAPPY WEEKEND! Perhaps I shouldn't bother you with my blog on the weekend. But Monday I will be back, for sure, with exciting story about the man who sold his life! Anyway, what is your plan for the weekend?

So what are the exciting news for today? Well I have found new script that allows you to comment on my blog without entering your google id. From now on all you need is to enter your email! I hope this will result in more comments :) Also if you haven't signed up yet for my updates please do so by entering your email in the box that is on the left hand side! (For all of you who have already signed up I am sorry that you guys have to read this message. It is just we only have 9 readers so far, so I want more :)

Well, I will tell you one more exciting story! Today I bought Riga sprats(шпроты). This made me very happy as it reminded me of my country! Besides I bought them at Shaw's right near to my house!!! And the price is ok, just $ 1.99 So here they are (Рижские шпроты):

If you haven't tried them, you should, they are good! Once again, have a great weekend! Stay in touch!

Roma

USPS Insurance Hassle

2008-12-12T00:10:00.000-08:00

Hi!

Today we are going to talk about United States Postal Services(USPS)! So let's say you have decided to mail a package with USPS and lets say the package has something that is really valuable. Well in that case you need to buy insurance. Why would you ask? Well apparently USPS is not responsible for any loss or damage if you don't get insurance. Now how is this even possible in the USA? So basically if I don't get insurance I am paying someone money to potentially lose my package? Comes to mind the following quote from Everyday Regular Normal Guy 2 (youtube it if you are interested):

She really hurt me,

She called me stupid face,
How is that even possible?
A person can be stupid ,
But a face, that's impossible!

Now let's get back to USPS. So you have decided to get an insurance for your package. For a small fee you can get pretty good coverage. But hold on, don't be so happy! If your package will be lost you have to present bill of purchase, proving the value of lost item. Now what about that tea that I bought in China? Or what about something personal, like it is not worth a lot of money but is very precious to you? Should one just lie and insure for a higher value and present a bill of purchase for something else, which was purchased earlier? Or just hope it will not get lost and insure for a small value, or don't insure at all? Well I'll let you decide on these issues.

Take Care,

Roma

What is an inflatable package?

2008-12-10T21:21:00.000-08:00

Hi Reader!

This is my first video post ever! Enjoy!

Roma

It all crashed...

2008-12-09T21:49:00.000-08:00

Hi Reader!

What a weird day today!

First of all, my Chrome (the new internet browser by Google) had stopped working. It can no longer display any page, it says page is not available. As an IT person I tried to troubleshoot and followed Google's advice on it, but failed.

Secondly, my QIP (a client based on ICQ) had also stopped working. The thing is, ICQ has changed their protocol and I guess QIP couldn't keep up. However they did release a new version of QIP, which I tried but still failed. Later on, I installed ICQ 6.5 but it doesn't work as well. So I guess updating the protocol was to much even for ICQ. Ha ha.

Lastly, I was playing with my Firefox and disabled navigation bar, so I couldnt get access to browser's menu. What a hassle, out of 3 browsers that I have two became useless on the same day. However, thanks to IE I was able to get the navigation bar back, so Mozilla is now up and running!

Finally, why do things have to crash on the same day! I noticed this kind of stuff happens within a small period of time and then it will not happen at all for a while. It is like if you are waiting for an email and it doesnt come within one week then next week there will be two emails that are of equal importance on the same day. Or if your blog didn't have any visitors for 10 hours , you might get 4 visitors in the next hour! This whole thing is sooo weird! Does this happen to you 2?

Let me know,

Roma

The Heating Game...continued...

2008-12-08T21:43:00.000-08:00

Hello Reader!!!

Today I will give you the latest updates about the heating game. So, today morning at about 9 am I woke up because it was cold, of course by then the heating must have been off for about 2 hours or so. So I grabbed another blanket and went back to sleep. Later I waked up and left the houae, leaving the heating system off, as my roommate suggested. As there was no one in the house for the whole day the heating system was off. The outside temperature was about -10 C, so by the time I came back, about 8 pm, it was freezing cold. Of course the first thing I did was to turn on the heating to maximum! After feeling cold for about one hour I had no choice but to take hot shower. So finally I felt warm, felt like I was home...

Now lets get to the cool stuff, today we are gonna look at 2 videos. The first one is about 200 people doing weird stuff in Grand Central Station in NY and the second one is about computer animation. So click here if reading from email.

Grand Central Station Freeze:

Funny Animation:

I hope you guys like these videos, cause I do! Feel free to comment!

Roma

Cooking Chinese Food

2008-12-07T19:55:00.000-08:00

Hi!

2day I cooked (with help from my roommate) my first Chinese meal. Well it was not all that Chinese, the thing is I only had onions and chicken and these two don't make a Chinese meal! But I cooked it in Chinese style! I have to admit it does taste different. What I want to learn is how to cook fried rice. That stuff is sooo good I always get it in the Chinese restaurant, but it is really different from restaurant to restaurant and it sucks sometimes. So the first steps toward Chinese cuisine were taken lets see how it will go! Well since it is Sunday I won't hold you here for much longer! Have a nice Monday, although I know that Mondays suck sometimes, hahahah

Roma

Childhood Memories...

2008-12-05T23:08:00.000-08:00

Hello Reader!

Today I want to talk a little bit about my childhood memories. Since the weekend is coming up, I am not gonna make you read a big post. So what I do, is before I go to bed I put my blanket on the heating system, so that it would get warm. I remember (or at least I remember my mother telling me) how she used to put my cloth on the heater so that it would be warm when I wear it! It is an awesome feeling, especially socks, like seriously, when you were them HOT right of the heating system your feet feels so good! I just love this feeling. Try it out.

Happy weekend!

Roma

Finally... New Appearence

2008-12-04T21:19:00.000-08:00

Hi Reader!!!

I am very happy to let you know that lately this blog had a lot of comments, so I am excited. You guys actually do read my stuff, so it is cool! Ha ha ha! Let's get to the point. Here is the new promised outlook:

The total price for both items is 44.58, which is very decent I believe. Both items feel really soft and fit me well, although I bought them online.Now let's get into more philosophical part. Today I asked to people whether they want to see what I bought. They just said : "NO." That is so mean I believe. However, I am not offended, it is just weird. If someone asks me :do you want to see what I bought? I would definitely say yes. Why? First of all I am interested, I am curious to know what people buy and especially curious about good deals. Secondly, even if I don't want to know what he or she bought, I would still say yes, cause if someone wants to show me something then I will look. I believe there is no harm, is there? So today's question for discussion is: What would you say or do if your classmate offers you to see what he or she just bought?

Let me know. As always I'll keep you posted!

Roma

P.S. Don't forget to comment on my new outlook :P

Living with roommates

2008-12-03T21:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Reader!

Today we are gonna explore the topic of living with roommates. Well living with roommates can be fun, but it can also be boring and annoying. Like seriously, after I came back from China my cup and my plate were gone. I asked everyone, they all the said: "I didn't take it". So who took it, I was in China so I couldn't have possibly done it myself... The cup was really precious to me, since it was my and my Mom's favorite cup. Oh well, gotta move on...So guess what, after one month my teaspoon was missing.... What's worth is that couple days later my big spoon went also missing.. No seriously, how can that even be possible, who would want them??? When your stuff suddenly disappears it is real pain to get new stuff, not to mention the fact that most of my stuff came from Ukraine with me and I was kind of emotionally attached to them.

Now on the good side, my ex roommate gave me a new cup :)

Also, I used to have a plastic cup that I kept sugar in, but, as always, one day (about a week ago) it was gone missing. Why??? Do you have any reasonable explanation? I don't, feel free to comment....

Since I don't know how to get my stuff back, this post is official search mechanism for my missing stuff. Lets start with a spoon. Here is the picture (as always if reading this post from email click here):

As always I'll keep you posted, stay in touch,

Roma

How do you chat?

2008-12-02T20:06:00.000-08:00

Reader!!!!

Great news, the subscription link actually works, so go ahead put in your email and subscribe!!!! So what is up with me today? Nothing really, another good day. Our today's topic is gonna be differences in chatting styles, we are gonna look into Indian , Chinese, American and

Ukrainian/Russian chatting styles. For the reasons that not everyone can read in Russian we will only describe differences in chatting while using English language. So let's begin(поехали, kai shi ba).

Indian: "Hw z d nw garl?" Now what one Earth is that supposed to mean? haha it stands for "How is the new girl?" Quite confusing I guess.
Chinese: "==" or "88". Stands for please wait and bye bye respectively. How would you ask? Well apparently phonetically the == and 88 sounds the same as English words for wait and bye.
American: Sup, newb? C ya l8r or Gr8! Alright what is that you might ask. First is whats up newbee? Then see you later, followed be great! Hm
Russian/Ukrainian: Lets look into my id - rromo4ka. Does this make sense to you? Well it does to me. The thing is the number 4 sounds like "chetire" in Russian, so we use 4 to represent the first sound of chetire that is the ch sound. Additionally if you want to make your name more sweet you add 4ka ending. So since my name is Roma, I wanted to register for romo4ka, but it was taken so I got rromo4ka. This way I can use the Rrrrrrr sound a lot! I love it by the way!!! haha

And now the promised new outlook, that you are all expecting (if you are reading this in the inbox you probably can't see the picture so head to my blog):

Well it is not quite the outlook yet, but you can see it is coming to MA soon , so this means I should get it soon too. So get ready it will be awesome (I hope so!). Well today's post was quite long, so I hope you got something out of it.

I'll keep you posted, Take Care,

Roma

Another Happy Day

2008-12-01T20:46:00.000-08:00

Reader Hi!!!

Please expect to see my in my new outlook from American Eagle, I will be wearing pants and hoodie! So expect pictures! But for now to make life more fun for you here is a new song by The Rasmus called Living in the world without you! I love this song, I know, I know you might think this song is too pop but whatever I like it so don't care! Here it is:

I am really excited today, for two reasons! Firstly, I have improved my grade for one of my assignments for .7 so now I am really happy with my grade!

Secondly, I have configured my blog using feedburner, so reader exciting news, now you can subscribe to my blog and get my new posts directly to your email! Isn't that amazing, you no longer have to check periodically my blog to see new posts. Although you are welcome to do so to leave comments! So go ahead don't waste your time and subscribe!

<---Right here enter your email and click on the subscribe button. You will receive an email from feedburner and you will have to click on the link to activate it and you will be all set!! This is great news!!!! I spent about one hour configuring and researching this stuff, so you better sign up! Attention, who will be the first one to sign up?? It is a race so hurry up!!!! Ha ha!

As always feel free to comment and don't forget to subscribe to receive my updates!

Take Care,

Roma

Along came winter...

2008-11-30T11:26:00.000-08:00

Hello Reader!

Sorry, I didn't post for couple days, as I mentioned in my previous post I was not home. So tomorrow is December 1, so please welcome winter. It is a beautiful time of the year, cause you can ski and play with snow. But for some reason most of the girls don't like winter, they say: "Oh, I have to wear a lot". Whatever, I think winter is cool and awesome , everything is white and beautiful (piaoliang).

Now lets get to the fun part. US has this awesome day called "Black Friday". It is always the Friday after Thanksgiving. It is famous for awesome deals and huge lines. The term Black Friday originated in Philadelphia to represent the heavy traffic. However, most recent use of this term represents the turning point for retailers, the point where they start making money. On this day most of the stores are open at 5 am on this day, while the outlets are open from midnight. This year, I have personally experienced this US tradition. Me and my friend wake up at 2.30 am and drove to Circuit City, a major electronics retailer, which by the way has filed for bankruptcy not so long time ago. So we got to the store at 3 am, and hang out there until 5 am. Hey it was fun, we got coffee and bagel for Dunkin Donuts. I only regret that we

didn't take camera. Oh well, I guess we are gonna have to do it again next Thanksgiving.

On Thanksgiving I bought this awesome mp3/mp4 Sony player . All I paid was 79.99 that's an awesome deal for an 8Gb player and that is about 40$ less than the amazon price for it. On top of this, no sales tax was paid as we were shopping in NH.

Now let's go back to "Black Friday". Here is a funny thing that I found, Friday from Robinson Crusoe in depicted as a person of color in some movies. So isn't he, the true "Black Friday"?. Here see for yourself (the following picture is take from here):

What do you think? I personally find this coincidence very funny, even hilarious. Ha ha! Feel free to comment.

Sincerely,

Roma

Black Friday tips

2008-11-26T20:22:00.000-08:00

Hello Reader!

I am in Lawrence, MA, staying over at my friends place! Well I wanted to tell you reader Black Friday is coming so here is some useful (if you are in the USA) info:

Check out blackfriday.ifno you can find cool deals.
Tomorrow, Thursday the 27th Visit American Eagle, great store @ ae.com and enter code 47596384 . You will get 25% of holiday collection and free shipping.
Apple store online will have their sale on Friday the 28th. But I don't expect much of them.

So I hope my advice has been useful for you! And as always please promote my blog!!! Gotta go,

C ya!

Roma

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving!!! Thank you all for reading my blog and supporting me! Special thanks to my followers the morning Sun and Rae! You guys rock! :P

The Madagascar Penguins

2008-11-25T13:33:00.000-08:00

Hello Reader!

Today, I would like to share with you an awesome cartoon. I know, know, you probalby think that I am too old to watch cartoons, but whatever, I just love them. This cartoon is about penguines from the Madagascar movie. This is a Christmas cartoon, I know Chirstamas is not here yet but Thanksgiving is almost here, so I thought it would be a nice occasion to share it with you. The cartoon takes only 10 minutes, so without further words, here it comes. Enjoy:

Feel free to comment on what you have liked the best about this cartoon. Below are my comments...

Good luck!

The turning points

2008-11-24T20:45:00.000-08:00

Hello,

I am back! I bet you missed me! So today I am happy to report a major accomplishment - Rae is the first person who I have forced to become a follower of my blog! So now you can be in the top 10 or even the second one. So hurry up, click on the FOLLOW button.

Now the second turning point (я бы даже сказал переломный момент). Thanks to Jasmin I purchased a Bentley Goes Red tshirt. This campaign helps fight AIDS in Africa. But guess what, for the first time in my life I had to buy a large size, usually I buy medium. Did I really become so huge? I donno, here check it out:

My shoulder, why is it so big here?? I guess it is just the picture. By the way I am wearing my new tshirt you can see the Africa, and the small AIDS sign. So, hopefully my donation made a difference, by that I could also help that I made a difference. Well at least a tiny one. However I have to admit that the primary reason I bought this t-shirt is because I wanted some Bentley cloth. Bad bad boy! Anyway it is 2 minutes before midnight, so gotta sleep soon.

Take Care Reader

Bye

Пока

Zai Jian

WG&HG

2008-11-24T16:56:00.000-08:00

Reader Hello!!!!

Now that we have accomplished some comments, we have a new objective. Be the first one to follow my blog! Click on the FOLLOW button on the left hand side and sign up with your Google id.

So you are probably wondering what on earth is WG&HG?? Well it stands for Window Game and Heating Game. So, kai shi ba (let's begin, поехали).

The WG.

It is a classic game that we all play in our lives. Originally the main particiapants of this game were me and the Always Positive Guy, here and after APG (он же пройдоха), while Glamour is the creator of the game. So the game is very simple the bad girl (Glamour) attepmts to always keep the window open, even though it is winter, which means -20C( -4 F). So Glamour was winning most of the time by opening the window and freezing me and the APG. But once we had a historic moment... Glamour fell asleep without opening the window (the reasons for doing so are not clear, but you can guess). So the next morning it was warm, and for once me and the APG were happy.

The HG.

This game is far less sophisticated and includes only two participants: me and the Seaguy. The Seaguy attempts to reduce or even turn off the heating, while I am doing my best to max it and make the room warm.

Conclusion.

So why am I even mentioning all of this??? It is very simple, if Glamour and the Seaguy were ever to live together, they would definetly have a great life. Think for yourself, you turn off the heating and open the window!!!! Woudln't that be awesome (hao ji le) ? Not really. Not for me.

Take Care,

Roma

Рома

罗马

P.S. All the particiapnts are welcome to comment, as well as all the readers.

Are you going to be the first person ever to comment?

2008-11-23T07:38:00.000-08:00

Dear Reader,

I am happy to report that yesterday we had 2 viewers: one from California and one from Massachusetts. But reader we still dont have any comments, so go ahead take the sofa spot and be the first one to comment on my new blog!!!

Anyway I just woke up and about to have my regular breakfast - toast and tea. So there is not much exciting things to say, so I guess I will be ending this post!

I look forward to comments :p

Roma

Saturday/ Суббота/ Xinqi liu

2008-11-22T21:28:00.000-08:00

Hey Reader!!!

Welcome!!! Today was a pretty cool day for me, basically I did nothing, I mean nothing that was very useful! In fact I planned to study but then I got kind of lazy! In the afternoon I played a bit of soccer, which ended up kind of tragically...

However, earlier in the day I fried some tudou (картошка). I know, you would say, whats the big deal about fried potatoes? But here is why it is important:

fried potatoes are really good, like one of my favorite meals ;
fried potatoes take long time to cook, so when you make them it is special.

So after soccer I was taking advantage of my new cell phone plan with T-Mobile. Basically I have 600 minutes + free nights (after 9pm) + free weekends for just 44.58 (including tax). So for me calling (unfortunately it is only within US & Canada) is like unlimited now! So awesome, I wish there would be more people to talk to! Ha ha! Anyway reader I look forward to comments! And feel free to promote my blog among your friends, the more readers I have the better!

Take Care,

Roma

Luo Ma

Рома

G-Speak computing

2008-11-22T09:39:00.000-08:00

Hello Reader!!!

Welcome to my first post on my new space. Firsl of all, feel free to sign up for updates I would love to have a lot of readers! I will do my best to put some stuff in Russian, Ukrainian and Chinese so that everyone would be entartained! So to sign up for RSS feed click on the follow button on the right hand side. You can log in using you google account, so no need for registering another account, which would obviously be a pain!

So today I want to share with you this amazing new computing technology. It is from the movie called Minority Report. By the way if you haven't watched it you should. So click here and watch the video. You won't regret, I promise!!!!

Take Care Reader,

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