My sound recordings were published by BBC!

Ain’t that a nice surprise for a birthday.

The only sounds representing Toronto on the AUDIO MAP OF THE WORLD, a BBC World Service project, are mine…

Rural Transylvania

Dad’s residence is fabulous, ideally located for visitors who want a taste of rural life, but don’t want to give up the urban comfort.

Hometown – Transylvania (4)

You thinking deep? Meditating?

Neh…Just watchin’

Hometown – Transylvania (3)

Bety’s kitchen…

Hometown – Transylvania (2)

Traffic…

Hometown – Transylvania (1)

My neighbourhood is bound by tall hills leading to mountains.

Lots have changed from early seventies, my childhood years, but the hills are still there.

Hot Romanian cinema @ Toronto International Film Festival TIFF 2009

There is a decent sample of Romanian movies this year at Toronto International Film Festival.

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I warmly recommend all of them. These young directors/actors/camera people  are truly able to turn a regular story in powerful cinematic moments.

You will laugh and cry, and understand more on why your Romanian buddy at the office never stops talking about life behind the Iron Curtain.

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A simple “Romania” search on festival’s website returns this:

America needs Ceausescu

What America needs to pay its debt is… Ceausescu. The  dictator had an obsession with paying Romania’s foreign debt.
America needs a ceausescu of her own. Imagine:

Lake Ontario beaches

Some of the Lake Ontario beaches around Toronto are easy to reach and well worth spend the day at.

Here’s a reminder and a few shots taken recently. Enjoy your time there!

Currently on my mp3 player (August 2009)

There is an incredible amount of good music being published this year.

That doesn’t even let me revisit my “2008-best-of” list.

The Mars Volta - live at Bonaroo (June 2009)