My wish for all you developers out there "Let Therion rock your code today" and to start you day

Therion - Black Fairy




this song has nothing to do with code or development per say, but it will surely improve your mood, thus improving you coding desire and speed.

have a good one my friends

Every body knows this poem, this is the original name, but can also be know in English as "Die Slowly" or "Dying slowly" or in Romanian as "Moare cate putin" or "Cine moare" and probably ten more other translations, in each language. Oh, come on of course you know the poem, it that poem that everybody loves and worse everybody knows that it is Pablo Neruda's poem. Well maybe not everybody, but most people do, and it is wrong and i don't like it. Plus it takes something (a lot) away from the real writer.

SO, once and for all the writer of this poem is Martha Medeiros, a Brazilian journalist and writer.

Oh, what poem you ask? Well here it comes

( Original version )
Muere lentamente quien se transforma en esclavo del hábito,
repitiendo todos los días los mismos trayectos, 
quien no cambia de marca, 
no arriesga vestir un color nuevo y no le habla a quien no conoce.
Muere lentamente quien hace de la Television su guia.
Muere lentamente quien evita una pasión,
quien prefiere el negro sobre blanco y los puntos sobre las "íes" a un remolino de emociones,
justamente las que rescatan el brillo de los ojos,
sonrisas de los bostezos, corazones a los tropiezos y sentimientos.
Muere lentamente quien no voltea la mesa cuando está infeliz en el trabajo,
quien no arriesga lo cierto por lo incierto para ir detrás de un sueño,
quien no se permite por lo menos una vez en la vida, huir de los consejos sensatos.
Muere lentamente quien no viaja, quien no lee,
quien no oye música, quien no encuentra gracia en sí mismo.
Muere lentamente quien destruye su amor propio, quien no se deja ayudar.
Muere lentamente, quien pasa los días quejándose de su mala suerte o de la lluvia incesante.
Muere lentamente, quien abandona un proyecto antes de iniciarlo, no preguntando de un asunto que desconoce o no respondiendo cuando le indagan sobre algo que sabe.
Evitemos la muerte en suaves cuotas, recordando siempre que estar vivo exige un esfuerzo mucho mayor que el simple hecho de respirar.
Solamente la ardiente paciencia hará que conquistemos una espléndida felicidad.

Hmm, does it ring a bell, not sure, well maybe the English version will help more

( English version )
Dies slowly he who transforms himself in slave of habit, 
repeating every day the same itineraries,
who does not change brand,
does not risk to wear a new color and doesn't talk to whom doesn't know.
Dies slowly he who makes of television his guru.
Dies slowly he who avoids a passion,
who prefers black to white
and the dots on the "i" to a whirlpool of emotions,
just those ones that recover the gleam from the eyes,
smiles from the yawns, hearts from the stumbling and feelings.
Dies slowly he who does not overthrow the table
when is unhappy at work,
who does not risk the certain for the uncertain
to go toward that dream that is keeping him awake.
Who does not allow, at least one time in life, to flee from sensate advises.
Dies slowly he who does not travel, does not read,
does not listen to music, who does not find grace in himself.
Dies slowly he who destroys his self love,
who does not accept somebody's help.
Dies slowly he who passes his days complaining of his bad luck or the incessant rain.
Dies slowly he who abandons a project before starting it,
who does not ask over a subject that does not know
or who does not answer when being asked about something he knows.
Dies slowly he who does not share his emotions, joys and sadness,
who does not trust, who does not even try.
Dies slowly he who does not relive his memories
and continues getting emotional as if living them at that moment.
Dies slowly he who does not intent excelling,
who does not learn from the stones of the road of life,
who does not love and let somebody love.
Let's avoid death in soft quotes,
remembering always that to be alive demands an effort much bigger
that the simple fact of breathing.
Only a burning patience will lead to the attainment of a splendid happiness.

See, now that's better. And you read a poem today and also learned something new. And also at the end of the post you will find an interesting thing about the Romanian version.

And for my Romanian readers, in case you still didn't figure out that poem i was talking about, well here it comes.

( Romanian Version )
Moare cate putin cine se transforma in sclavul 
obisnuintei, urmand in fiecare zi aceleasi 
traiectorii; cine nu-si schimba existenta; 
cine nu risca sa construiasca ceva nou; 
cine nu vorbeste cu oamenii pe care nu-i cunoaste. 
Moare cate putin cine-si face din televiziune un guru. 
Moare cate putin cine evita pasiunea, cine prefera 
negrul pe alb si punctele pe "i" in locul unui 
vartej de emotii, acele emotii care invata ochii sa 
staluceasca, oftatul sa surada si care elibereaza 
sentimentele inimii. 
Moare cate putin cine nu pleaca atunci cand este nefericit in lucrul sau; 
cine nu risca certul pentru incert pentru a-si indeplini un vis; 
cine nu-si permite macar o data in viata sa nu asculte 
sfaturile "responsabile". 
Moare cate putin cine nu calatoreste; 
cine nu citeste; cine nu asculta muzica; cine nu cauta harul din el insusi. 
Moare cate putin cine-si distruge dragostea;
cine nu se lasa ajutat. 
Moare cate putin cine-si petrece zilele plangandu-si 
de mila si detestand ploaia care nu mai inceteaza. 
Moare cate putin cine abandoneaza un proiect inainte de a-l fi inceput; 
cine nu intreaba de frica sa nu se faca de ras si 
cine nu raspunde chiar daca cunoaste raspunsul. 
Evitam moartea cate putin, amintindu-ne intotdeauna 
ca "a fi viu" cere un efort mult mai mare decat simplul fapt de a respira. 
Doar rabdarea cuminte ne va face sa cucerim o fericire splendida.
Totul depinde de cum o traim... 
Daca va fi sa te infierbanti, infierbanta-te la soare 
Daca va fi sa inseli, inseala-ti stomacul 
Daca va fi sa plangi, plange de bucurie 
Daca va fi sa minti, minte in privinta varstei tale 
Daca va fi sa furi, fura o sarutare 
Daca va fi sa pierzi, pierde-ti frica 
Daca va fi sa simti foame, simte foame de iubire 
Daca va fi sa doresti sa fii fericit, doreste-ti asta in fiecare zi... 

In a strange way the Romanian version is longer, it has 9 more verses (the non-bold ones) that i could not find in the original version(s) - i would really love to know/read which is the actual version the writer wrote - , nor in the countless English translations. What is strange is that i love the poem the way it is, but these last verses make it so much nicer and i didn't know, when i heard the poem the first time, that they are not part of it. I am far from being a poet so i will just try to translate them word by word.

"It all depends on how we live it...
If it were to heat up, heat up sunbathing,
If it were to cheat, cheat you stomach,
If it were to cry, cry of happiness,
If it were to lie, lie about your age,
If it were to steal, steal a kiss,
If it were to lose, lose your fear,
If it were to feel hungry, feel hungry of love
If it were to wish for happiness, wish for that every day...."

Have you ever wondered what is the original song of a certain commercial? well i have, many times, and it was always a challenge to find it. the other day i was searching for the song from "Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Clusters Ad" and couldn't find it...but when i will find it i'll let you know. today i was searching for the song of the ad in the title and, well i found it. so, to make it easier for the next guy/gall here it is:

Radio Maliboom Boom! Malibu Snowflake commercial original song  Iwer George - Seasons

Song of the day.

Just listen to the lyrics....

cleared security and starting a new adventure.on my way to the netherlands,for the next 3weeks.but first...some coffee

So, for those of you who want to help I found out the Radu needs help

[RO] pentru aceia din voi care nu-l citesc pe Groparele am aflat de Radu ca are nevoie de ajutor

You can read his story here

[RO] puteti sa ii citit povestea aici

But I believe there there is no need to read the story, it is just a little kid who needs help and ohhhh, those photos speak for themselves. It takes 5 minutes of you busy schedule to open your online banking account and send something for this kid to get a life.I am sure any small contribution will be appreciated and a good thought will be returned to you. So please help him.

[RO]Dar cred ca nu este neaparat nevoie sa citit povestea, e doar un copil iar asta ar trebui sa conteze cel mai mult, si ohhh pozele aceal vorbesc de la sine. Cred ca o sa va rapeasca doar 5 minute din timpul dumneavoastra bine dramuit si programul si asa plin ca sa va deschideti contul de online banking si sa trimite-ti ceva, orice, oricat. Acest oricat stim cu siguranta ca va fi bine-primit iar in schimb dumeavoastra veti primi un gand bun. Asa ca va rog ajutati.

For those of you who want to help. Here are the details.

[RO] Pentru aceia dintre voi care vor sa ajute. Aici sunt detaliile.

Bank: BRD

Branch: Agentia Romancierilor

IBAN: IN EURO - RO20BRDE410SV69441714100

IBAN: IN LEI - RO39BRDE410SV57748954100

Mother's Name ([RO] Numele mamei) - Account holder : Popescu Laura Adriana

BIC: BRDE sau BRDEROBU

- or / sau-

Bank: Commerzbank

Account holder: Carina Marinoiu

Account No ([RO] Nr. de cont) : 280437500

Bank Code ([RO]Codul bancii) : 57040044

IBAN: DE84570400440280437500

BIC/SWIF: COBADEFFXXX

So, what are you waiting for?

[RO] deci ce mai asteptati?

great day today.watched rugby&football,installed Win7 on work comp(not all done yet),cleaned the house&now dinner at nice French restaurant

great day today.watched rugby

after watching a pretty disappointing Ireland loosing against France,now at the movies."up in the air"...hope no disappointment here

at the cinema...tonight "the edge of darkness"...well it's mel gibson,i know but i really liked the trailer