being rethroactive...

2 Dec 2006

In ton de Iggy Pop si-n sunet de pe vremea liceului, in nebunie de ratacitor fara casa, in ceata unei lumi fara culoare si fara savoare… am gasit un ghem de bucurie, ce-mi adduce un zambet ascuns pe buze, un zambet numai al meu. E bucuria trairii unei prietenii. Nu mi-am dat seama niciodata pana acum cat de mult inseamna sa vezi un prieten dupa lunga vreme, nu mi-am dat seama ce inseamna acea prietenie unica pe care o atribui unei singure persoane, acel statut de cel mai bun prieten, care inseamna toti prietenii la un loc si mai mult. E si asta un sentiment ratacit, nesavurat la adevarata lui intensitate, asa, zi de zi, poate ca de aia l-am simtit acum de multe ori mai puternic pentru ca mi-am dat seama de lipsa lui atata amar de vreme. Stiu ca de data asta timpul si-a pus amprenta asupra prieteniei mele, asupra felului in care interactionez cum prietena mea, ne-a adus schimbare in prioritati si maturitate, mie mi-a adus acelasi deliciu al regasirii si o umbra de frustrare ca timpul petrecut impreuna a fost prea scurt si ca lumea graviteaza in jurul prietenilor asa cum ei graviteaza in jurul lumii si nasc noi prietenii. Cred ca sutn geloasa… asa, o unda de gelozie ingenua ca nu pot fi in permanenta in apropiere, ca pot pierde un loc prioritar in ordinea impartasirilor… dar e o gelozie platonica, asa cum este si afectiunea ce-mi tine prietenia vie si adevarata. J

I should say HAPPY BDAY ROMANIANS all around the world, feel good, be happy and put a smile on as many faces as you can, because you are ;lucky people, or at least you should take a moment to reflect and realize the good things, the luck hidden behind some of your sorrows… I say it on behalf of yesterday: Happy bday Romanians, from Bahrein with love, anywhere you are!

And if I mentioned Bahrein, I will start getting factual and visual and share a bit about my last 4 days – bouncing in between two of the controversial countries of the Gulf: Kuwait and Bahrein…
I don’t remember if I mentioned before, but one of my biggest frustrations for the last two months of my life was that, although I have enough money and I even managed to get days off from work in a very loaded period, I couldn’t travel outside Kuwait. I wanted so much to visit three dear friends in the neighboring countries: Mada in Bahrein, Dri in Qatar and Antonio in Dubai… and I was facing the irreversible and impossible to change situation of being stuck in this God forsaken country called Kuwait. Eh well, 4 days ago the situation changed! Not without challenges of course, but myself and my best friend, we are change agents J and this proves that if you want bad enough something, there’s nothing impossible!!! So, to make a long story short Mada got me a visa to Bahrein through a friend’s father and I finally flew to visit her and after some more adventures in NO MAN’S LAND (in between the borders, literarily in no one’s territory) I entered the long desired country and met Mada, and surprisingly went back in time a bit to the @times, with old people and new ones, with fresh childish spirit and matured empowering vibe, back on the motivational waves and ambitious aspirations of future leaders talk, dreamers land! I missed that… I was thinking what if I wouldn’t have walked away from @ and stayed a bit more to joggle with training and people development and talent management and leadership and making your dreams happen. But then I come back with my feet on the ground and look up to the sky I’m presently under and figure out new dreams and new challenges and realize that making the old dreams happen brought me to where I am now, and will bring me even further just keeping the same spirit and adapting it to the new situation. Self motivational, ha? I found a way out of the “gray” non color mix I had landed and I just hope I’m going to stick to it J

So, the last 4 days I spent them on Bahreini territory, driving around, sight seeing a bit, working a bit, hanging out a bit, meeting a few new people, remembering how it is to run a conference in @. Chill, full, happy, close to Mada 4 days. I am really grateful to faith for these, because although I can’t believe I got away from the conservatory boundaries of Kuwait and didn’t enter a club and didn’t have a zip of alcohol, it really lifted my spirit and I returned with a new energy, enough to keep me going at least until Xmass I hope. The way things look right now, I will be lucky to get out of here for Xmass, but I’m optimistic and energetic and empowered to make things happen… after all, tomorrow is another day J today I have to unpack, wash – both myself and clothes – pack all my things to be ready to move at anytime in the next 48 hours, rest a bit, wake up tomorrow at 5am to go to work, finish work in store and catch up with the office, check whether my holiday was legal, my visa is ok, my accommodation can be worked out without major issues, my assessment will be rescheduled ahead of time, my travel to Dubai will happen before the 15th of Dec., my holidays for Xmass and Newy Year’s are still happening, find a flight to get myself home by that time… and what else??? Uhuuhuhuh…at least next week looks as busy as it could get, both professionally and personally …so …don’t get bored reading more of the stuff I write, just keep fingers crossed and wish me luck!!!

I wish myself nighty night and a week exactly how I want it to be, and even more!