Define "Beauty"

How many of us can actually define beauty or can admit that someone is truly beautiful?
Is beauty supposed to be sexy?
Is is an inner glow?
Is it just an image?

What is beautiful for you?

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"Jake Sully: Sooner or later, though, you always have to wake up.

I know I'm one of the last people on this planet to see Avatar, but I'm still going to write something about it. I was honestly not expecting the movie to be this good. It was fantastic! amazing! Filled with action, but also with tearful moments. And, my God, I cried. I was expecting something very military and not so detailed. I must say that the movie has an almost perfect story and the characters were great. It was strange that, even if the characters were not..real or human, I still felt for them. I'm also talking about the forest, which I was very fond of and I didn;t wanted anything to happen to it. Some things , of course, were not so perfect, but still, the movie felt so...fresh. And the 3D , the images , the colours were mind-blowing! Definitely, a movie to see!
One of the best movies I've ever seen!

"Grant my last request and just let me hold you"

This really is the perfect song to listen on a cloudy morning. I found it by accident and completely fell in love with it and the guy's voice.

There's nothing more sweet than this live session, really.

Now I'm here!

Well, I've been so busy lately I didn't get the time to write anything, so unfortunately I neglected my blog. But now, I'm back with some news. I've been doing quite some stuff.


1. Got my Cambridge CAE(CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED ENGLISH) results today!

After so much waiting and studying, everything finally paid off and I got an A, which cannot be any better. I'm very happy with myself because English is my thing and I love it!

2. Celebrated my birthday


Festive times are to be shared with family and friends. I shared it with both and it was more than I can ever ask!


3. Had a school play....

.during my English class. I wrote the script and everything went more than great. I was the smooth criminal and had so much fun.
What can I say? People love killing me and I love playing with (toy) guns.


4.Embarked on a journey..
..to get my driver's licence. I've got a lot to study.

5. Finished another semester.
School will be over for a week soon and I need a break so bad... Thank GOD I managed to get all the right grades I needed.

Eighteen

A big day has finally arrived. I love my birthday, but who doesn't?
Now I'm an adult and I have all the papers to prove it.

Seventeen has been quite a year and I've grown so much, just like I was supposed to.

For the future, I'm eager to see how I will cross my own boundaries. Of course, I want to learn as much as I can about things I adore and work on my art more.


I wish to thank everyone (my friends, my family), for making this day special, for supporting me and for sending their wishes.

All the love!

A new her

To be honest, I never expected to write about this. We all know that Rihanna has released her last album in 2009 and it's called "Rated R". It didn't get very good reviews because everyone was expected to see her back the way she used to be, oh so sweet pop you can dance on at a pretty little party.

However, she is changed and she has an entire new perspective over life. It is just natural that her work would also change.

After the first audition, when you're like "oh, God, she's gone suicidal, she's nuts", the songs grow on you and some are really good. I really like the concept of the dark Russian Roulette and Hard but also the emotional pieces such as Te Amo and Stupid in Love. In fact, all of the songs are highly relevant when it comes to her own life experience.

The album is intense, and I like the fact that it's something else, it's loaded with emotion and feeling. So long pretty-pop.

The videos are darker, also. She's definitely wearing less and is so much more daring and bold. The best part is that she can pull this off. She has the right attitude and body to wear those revealing outfits (imagine how fast you'd run if you'd see Lindsay Lohan in those clothes) and it works for her. Again, it's something else.

By far, the best improvement of all is her live performances. I've heard her live before and she sucked big time. Now, it's almost like she has this...force inside her and she is singing with so much heart and soooooo much better.


Just listen to this amazing performance of Russian Roulette.
(It gets better and better from 1:50.)

And even if sometimes it is too much, isn't it how it's supposed to be?

After the holidays...

....I must say that I felt quite tired, really. Of course I am sad that it's all over but I still have something to look forward to in the near future: My birthday. Oh, yes, I'm turning 18 and it feels quite surreal that time has passed so fast. It seems like it was yesterday when I first entered my highschool, I was so young...Well, I believe that you can be young at any age and the prospect of getting old it's not very frightening (at the moment). However, this is an important step in one's life, being a legal adult. I was intending (my mom was, actually) to throw a big party but I let the concept go because I wantsomething more...private and also because I'm visiting Paris in the spring so some extra cash are more than welcomed.

As a new year resolution , I hope I'll learn more about things I love, that I'll spend more time on my art and that I'll soon figure out a way of painting in my room without making any mess.

So a Happy New Year to all of you kind enough to be reading this and see you more often in 2010!

The crazy shopping....

"Once again we find ourselves enmeshed in the Holiday Season, that very special time of year when we join with our loved ones in sharing centuries-old traditions such as trying to find a parking space at the mall. We traditionally do this in my family by driving around the parking lot until we see a shopper emerge from the mall, then we follow her, in very much the same spirit as the Three Wise Men, who 2,000 years ago followed a star, week after week, until it led them to a parking space."

David Barry

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7,8,Nine

By the director who also did "Chicago", "Nine" seems to be quite a movie, especially because of the cast that includes Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Sophia Lauren , and many other stars who will be dancing and singng in glamorous costumes(or underwear). In theaters on December 25th. Will you be seeing it?

Don't you just love Christmas?

It's my favorite time of the year and it;s getting closer. Here's why I love it:

• Family:

I spent Christmas with my grandparents in the south of the country ever since I was born and it's sweet. Literally. We all love sweets and good food, in general. Everyone cooks, everyone drinks warm wine and everyone sings carols cheerfully. It wouldn't be Christmas without my loving family. It's all about everyone! Try helping them out.

• The Lights:
  

From the city lights to my own, personal twinkles in my room, it's all about decorations and when to be festive if not during the winter holidays? I hang garlands in my room and in my grandparents house. Oh, and I decorate the outside of the house with lights too. Don't they make you feel...warm?

• The Smell:
  

yes, mainly from the amazing dishes prepared but also from the Christmas tree. It's my favorite thing to lay down under the tree with my head under the dangling globes. You should try the perspective.

• The Presents:
  

I enjoy getting them, but giving is so much fun. Seeing the loved one's expression on their face when they open their presents is priceless.



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On a Tuesday morning

Fortunately, no school today, owing to the fact that I have my CAE exam tomorrow. I was so into English these months that I sometimes I can't find my words in Romanian.

It's cloudy outside, I'm having a cup of tea and listening to some smooth songs. This one's very cool:

Love and Happiness by Al Green.

Trying to concentrate on some vocabulary stuff.
Warm and cozy.
I'm thinking of warm hands.
What are you think of?


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How sweet it is....

...to sing for someone "La vie en rose". Jack is wonderful.

Dashing, but only after 3PM

Kim Kardashian, an American reality star best-known for....um...I have no idea, is very good-looking. Too bad she is like that only with her make-up on. Very natural beauty indeed.






Oh, and did you used to envy Eva Longoria's looks? Well, now you have a reason not to.