Despre mine
- Alexandra Nicolici
- Eu sunt eu şi tot eu voi fi până nu voi mai fi eu.
miercuri, 30 decembrie 2009
Mary and Max
luni, 28 decembrie 2009
Banut pentru Sufletel
miercuri, 25 noiembrie 2009
In cautarea Omului Frumos
Azi am avut aceeaşi dorinţă...
Suntem atât de prinşi în centrifuga cotidiană încât ne este aproape imposibil să ne detaşăm puţin şi să privim lumea cu obiectivism şi o atitudine neutră. Ne pierdem în detalii mărunte şi lipsite de importanţă, dar pe care le transformăm într-o realitate absolută. În final, ajungem să trăim într-o lume denaturată cu priorităţi absurde.
Nu mai ştim să privim, să ascultăm, să iubim, să împărtăşim un sentiment, să vedem ce e cu adevărat important. Devenim sintetici şi ne dezumanizăm. Nu vedem mai departe decât propriile noastre dorinţe care depăşesc mult limita normalului şi cad într-o lăcomie ridicolă.
Consecinţele le suportăm cu toţii...
... Sofia, ce nume frumos! Odată lumea cunoştea însemnătatea lui...
sâmbătă, 21 noiembrie 2009
Procesul propagarii informatiilor in salile de asteptare
Va aduceti aminte de "telefonul fara fir"? Jocul acela in care ne tot sopteam diverse, primind informatia din stanga si dand-o mai departe in dreapta, iar la final iesea cu totul altceva decat cuvantul pornit initial in cursa? Da, sunt sigura ca stiti despre ce vorbesc. Ei, cam asa ceva se intampla intr-o sala de asteptare.
Era vreo 11 jumatate, trebuia sa ajungem acolo pana in ora 12. Destul de multa lume, o coada cam de vreo 7-8 persoane, restul, vreo 25-30, erau care pe unde - unii pe scaune, altii pe afara... Ne-am asezat la rand si intre timp am aflat ca vom primi un numar de ordine de la doamna casiera.
"Stiti, am notat numele meu de fata pe hartia asta, pentru ca e mai greu de inteles", i-a spus prietena mea.
"Spuneti intai poezia si de abia apoi ajungem la nume!", s-a auzit o voce sictirita de dupa geamul casieriei.
Intuitiva cum e, prietena mea a inceput sa spuna "poezia", desi nu primise tema pentru acasa sa vina cu ea invatata... nici macar nu stia ca exista vreo poezie. Eh! Totul e sa prinzi din zbor. Apoi a platit si a primit numarul de ordine - 92. De abia intrase numarul 50... Aveam ceva de asteptat.
"Vreo doua ceasuri am stat", ne-a marturisit un domn care era pe picior de plecare.
Uf! Era ceva de stat, dar am hotarat sa nu plecam, sa nu cumva sa pierdem randul. Dintr-o data lumea a inceput sa se adune in fata celor 3 usi magice (dintre care doar doua erau functionale), in spatele carora se eliberau diplomele.
"Ce se intampla?"
"Nu stiu, dar ceva se intampla."
Se deschide o alta usa si iese o doamna care cere, in ordinea numerelor, buletinele si chitantele.
"S-or fi gandit ca asa va merge mai repede."
"Probabil o sa caute diplomele mai de graba in felul acesta", se auzira voci.
Mai, asa o fi, ne-am gandit si noi.
Afara era cald si soare, starea noastra de spirit era dominata de zambete, inca. Am intrat in vorba cu vecinii din fata noastra de la rand, am glumit si am inceput sa privim diverse reactii. Timpul trecea destul de incet. Nu stiu cum se face, dar sistemul implementat cu cateva zeci de minute inainte, parea ca nu functioneaza. Parca trebuia sa asteptam si mai mult, chiar daca buletinele si chitantele fusesera deja date.
Era trecut bine de ora 13. S-a inchis gemuletul de la casierie si a iesit doamna, traversand incruntata sala de asteptare. Traversand-o din nou in sensul opus, expresia fetei i se schimbase brusc: "Merg la o tigara, fata. Lasa-ma ca nu mai pot!"
Era deja alt om. Trecusera 8 minute si isi terminase tigara. Se intorsese in spatele gemuletului, dar nu inainte de a mai lua cateva buletine si chitante. Importanta pozitiei crestea din ce in ce.
Ghinionul a facut ca tanarul cu ochelari sa ajunga 3 minute dupa si nu stia miscarea cu buletinele. Tinea numarul 75 in mana. I s-a raspuns ca intrase numarul 67, dar ca buletinele si chitantele fusesera date deja. Nedumerit, tanarul a intrebat ce sa faca.
"Deci, fii atent tinere! Din cand in cand, doamna de la casierie iese si cere buletinele si chitantele, iar atunci o sa le dai si tu."
Dintr-o data, un fapt intamplator s-a transformat intr-o informatie concreta si sigura. Faptul ca doamna de la ghiseu, in drumul ei de la tigara spre gemulet, a mai luat cateva buletine, s-a tranformat in "din cand in cand, doamna de la casierie, iese si cere buletinele si chitantele."
Siguranta si increderea cu care fusese transmisa informatia ii dadea un fundament destul de solid, asa ca nu era de pus la indoiala in vreun fel.
"Oare ce se intampla in spatele celor doua usi? Cat de mult dureaza sa semnezi in 2, 3 locuri si apoi sa primesti diploma?", erau intrebarile care se auzeau din ce in ce mai des in sala de asteptare.
Glumele incepusera sa prinda o tenta ironica, iar minutele prindeau din ce in ce mai multa greutate; se miscau de parca erau de plumb. Treceau incet, unul dupa altul. Nu erau grabite si nici nu aveau de gand sa isi modifice ritmul. 1, 2, 3, 4... 57... 123...
"A intrat prietena dumneavoastra", imi spune doamna de alaturi.
"Am terminat!"
Ma uit la ceas: 13:47...
Afara era la fel de frumos. Noi am mers mai departe, dar sala de asteptare tot acolo a ramas si va ramane...
duminică, 1 noiembrie 2009
The Riddle of the day - 5
No one ever saw me, nor ever will,
And yet I am the confidence of all
To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball.
What am I?
marți, 27 octombrie 2009
The Riddle of the day - 4
I am slim and tall,
Many find me desirable and appealing.
They touch me and I give a false good feeling.
Once I shine in splendor,
But only once and then no more.
For many I am "to die for".
What am I?
Left and Right Brain

Left Brain, Right Brain
I'm creative and he's analytical
Have you ever thought why some people can paint beautifully, but have difficulty adding two and two? Or why some people can understand the intricacies of calculus effortlessly, but struggle to write a one-page essay? It's all about which side of your brain dominates - the left or the right.
The human brain is bifurcated down the middle into two parts, popularly known as the left brain and right brain respectively. We know that different parts of the brain control different bodily and mental functions. Over the years, a theory that has gained in popularity is that the right brain and the left brain are responsible for different modes of thought and that the way in which a person thinks will depend on which side of his brain predominates.
Left brain vs. right brain
People who rely more heavily on the right half of their brain tend to be more imaginative and intuitive. They see things as a whole and are interested in patterns, shapes and sizes. The right brain is associated with artistic ability like singing, painting, writing poetry, etc. Left-brain dominated people may find their thought processes vague and difficult to follow, for they are quite opposite in the way they think. Left-brain dominated people tend to be more logical and analytical in their thinking and usually excel at mathematics and word skills. But this does not mean that a person who is left or right brain dominated does not use the other part of his brain. For most people, the two parts of the brain work in tandem to enable them to function as well-rounded personalities.
The right brain absorbs new information in chunks, but it is the job of the left brain to sift and sort it in an organized fashion. However, there is no clear-cut definition of the functions of the two parts of the brain. Each can do the other's work, just not as efficiently. Most people have a tendency to lean towards using the left or right brain while thinking or learning. For instance, right brain dominated people are often poor spellers as they tend to rely more on their intuition rather than actually studying the order in which the letters in a word occur.
Academics and thinking
At the time of their birth, babies are not predisposed to be either left brain or right brain thinkers. Unfortunately, our education system with its emphasis on rote learning and exam syllabi is more tuned to encouraging left brain activity, often to the detriment of right brain creativity. School examinations are designed to test left brain activity and encourage conformity in thought. There is a possibility that if right brain skills are not exercised, they may not develop sufficiently.
When it comes to academics, left brain dominated children do well at school, as they are more likely to respond to formal learning. They exhibit greater responsibility, are quite content to study by themselves and have greater concentration. Right brain dominated children, on the other hand, are less likely to perform well academically. They prefer to study with company, cannot sit still for very long and are more responsive in informal settings.
Convergent and divergent thinking
Right brain and left brain dominated people can also be categorized as divergent and convergent thinkers respectively. A convergent thinker has a systematic approach and plays by the rules. He analyzes everything and reaches a logical conclusion. Thus, scientific and mathematical activities are more up his street. Such people do very well on straightforward question and answer type tests.
Divergent thinkers, on the other hand, are creative and tend to throw the rules out of the window. They are artistic and always looking for ways to express themselves. They do much better in exams that require essay-type answers.
There is no such thing that it is better to be left brain dominated or right brain dominated. You need both kinds of thinking to function well. While a person may have a dominant style of thinking, it would be interesting to see how the other half works and even learn to develop the skills that you lack.(http://www.indiaparenting.com/raisingchild/data/raisingchild060.shtml)