LESS sexi, MORE aggressive / menej sexi a agresivnejsia

So - as Christmas passed, I am back to being my "real" me -

got a hair cut last night and am back to being "less sexi and more aggressive" as once one of my friends said (well, what he said was that with longer hair I looked more sexi and less aggressive, from which I believe I can make that now, with short one, I am not it, but its opposite, hm?). Not sounding too good, but - that, I guess, is who and how I am. Lucia with short hair. I used to define it as free and careless. What others could think about it is their "problem" (via negativa) or "freedom" (via positiva).

BEFORE


AFTER
All the future photos then will picture me just so.

:-)

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And, I had a really weird dream last night.

Maybe things really are getting to move.

It would be sort of time... hmmm

pre OCKA

Tato fotecka je hlavne pre ocka!!

Po Stedrovecernej Veceri sme si pospievali a pofidlikali,

ako hviezdicky nam pod nozicky vsetky v rade svietili.

No, tak sa tie moje "skripki" napokon aj tak uzili, ako sa mali!

Bola som rada. Aj maminka.

Ahoj, tati!!!

This one is for my dad especially

VIANOCE Stedry Vecer 2007 / Christmas

V kuchyni sme sa uz od "rana" snazili poctivo. Vrcholom snazenia bola napr. aj tato KAPUSTNICA (mnam mnam mnam)!This one - our Xtmas sour-kraut (do you say it like this in English??) soup. It turned out - PERFECTLYYY...

Na margo: kolaciky sa tiez vydarili, ALE mali slanu prichut - pri peceni sme zistili ze v irskom nielen masle ale aj muke (a aj v cukre??) je - sol???

Nalada bola cisto vianocna... A vecerat sme mohli uz o siestej!!! Asi takto vyzeral nas Stedrovecerny stol. Pekny nie? This is our Xtmas table (bet you can tell) - looking almost as if we were at - home.

A takto vyzeral nas VIANOCNY STROMCEK... zatisie v obyvacke (s taniermi plnymi tych poslansich vianocnych kolacikov!!!) And this - our Xtmas "tree". Ready to celebrate...

A takto sme vecerali. A tesili sa a modlili a spominali - na nasich doma, na tych co nemaju, na tych co su daleko a tak. Ako treba. Here - we finally are ready to - EAT (lower level of being celebrating has got to be satisfied, too. As it is only in a healthy body that a healthy spirit, and soul, can abide... Well, more or less).

vylet k moru a cesta na Mesiac / the SEA and the MOON

Vybrali sme sa na vylet k moru. A to sme este nevedeli ze prvym, koho stretneme (a sa na, bude aj pacit!!!) bude Mesiac. Usmieval sa na nas uz na vlakovej stanici, hoci bolo len popoludnie... Our trip to the sea side. Started just like that. Ended up by - following the (star from teh East?) Moon...
Popri tom ako sme sa teda nan vybrali, sme dosli aj na plaz (nasa povodna destinacia... ) Podivny to ujko-pujko (mozno tiez tak trochu "lunatik") po nej pobehoval s v jednej ruke detektorom kovov, a v druhej s cimsi co sa podobalo na vidlicku... Hm hm hm, a tak sme si povedali ze ideme (na nasej "ceste na Mesiac") to zlato hladat aj my dve... A nasli sme... On the beach - we met many people. Apparently also following the Moon (maybe not...) One of them, an interestingly looking man, with a metal detector in one hand, and a small fork-looking thing in other, inspired us to - look for... gold??
... kamienky rozlicnych tvarov a farieb. Postavili sme z nich mohylu Dedka-Bedka, pofotili sme sa pri nej veselo a... we found instead a loooot of small (and bigger) pebbles and rocks etc. Not bad either, is it?
... a... s ostatnymi kamienkami v ruksaku na chrbte sme dosli do poslednej stanice - na Mesiaci :-) Zeby??
No - zeby??

Takto to tam vyzeralo - Mesiacik pri nohach, v dusi pokoj, radost z "nicoho" - a pobrali sme sa na cestu domkov... To akoze nam trebalo doupratovat pred Vianocami a - zajtra sa vari. B

Bude Stedry Den...

And this is how our Journey ended.

It was a nice afternoon-evening indeed. I thought of the sea, of peace in our hearts, and of a foreign country, far north and of two people exploring it, too, and hoped they, too, were happy.

It is Christmas tomorrow!

Xtmas SINGING in Grafton Street Dublin / KOLEDOVANIE

Last night we went out - caroll singing. Kay (young Irish lady who works at JPII Centre with me) told us about it and gave us a ride, too (which was too good of her!)

This is shortly after we arrived. Mum got her Xtmas hat and - looked marvelous, has she?

Vcera vecer sme sli koledovat do centra Dublina. Kay, ktora so mnou pracuje v JP II Centre nas pozvala a aj odviezla autom, coz bolo velmi dobre.

Na prvej fotke je maminka kratko po nasom prichode na miesto. Vyfasovala vianocnu capicu a - hajde do spievania :-)

These two young ladies are... just guess who?! It was a loooot of fun, the group of people we sang with was just - grand as they say over here in Eire.

We sang to support EnableIreland, one of Irish charities, and it truly was a great experience, for both of us! Youuupeeeee! Hoo hooo hoooo

Tieto dve mahulienky su - viete urcite velmi dobre kto... Bol kopec "srandy" (aj statocna zima - tiahlo od rieky, ale co tam po tom!), a ludkovia co s nami spievali boli mili a radostni a - jednoducho super!

Spievali sme na podporu jednej charitativnej organizacie, ktora sa vola EnableIreland, a bola to pre nas obe nova skusenost. (Velmi dobry,a zabavny, sposob ziskavania fondov. Zacneme to aj doma? Hm, preco nie?)

And this is afterwards - returned home around 9:30pm, hungry and cold, but - happy! And dinner tasted sooooo gooood!!!

No a toto je po prichode domov, fotene pred vchodovymi dverami. Dosli sme okolo pol desiatej vecer, hladne a vymrznute (hoci v buse sme sa opat zohriali), ale - vesele az az. A vecera bola veeeelmi chutna po tom vsetkom. Hi hi hi :-)

Vianocne PECENIE / Xtmas baking

NO -
a tak sme sa pustili (resp. maminka sa pustila) do vianocneho pecenia a - experimentovania. Mali to byt croissanty, podla receptu tety B. Mami hovori ze v nom nieto ani zmienky o oleji (teraz, zabudla to tam teta B. napisat, ALEBO je ten figel prave tam ukryty??). Akokolvek, maminka tam ten olej dala, a veselo sa rozmiesila a - rozvalkala...

"Valcekom" je sklenena flasa od paradajkovej omacky - pretoze inej, lepsej, veci na valkanie v mojom domceku nieto. Ze ci to funguje? Nuz - hej!

A toto je vysledok - mini rohlicky, plnene fasirkovymi "parkami" (to su take parky, ktore maminka predtym usmazila z mleteho hovadzieho masa, a parky ich volam preto, lebo maju taky tvar), a, az TRI z nich, plnene rebarborovo-zazvorovym lekvarom s klickami a orechmi. Co vam budem rozpravat - DOBROTA!!!

17th of this month - a few PICS :-)

Another trip to Dublin City Center / Dalsi vyjazd do Dublina - rozne.

A takto si tu zijeme!

Toto je nasa prva vecera - po maminkinom prilete do Dublina. Ako vidite - "zmikulasieva" sa!
Toto tu je nase prve posedenie v obyvacke. Este stale sa zmikulasieva, ale okrem toho sa aj "z-calivitieva" :-)
Nasa prva vyprava do Dun Laoghaire, za sekacmi a tak. Tato fotka je urobena pri stanici DART-u (Dublin Area Rapid Transport) v Blackrock-u. More je teda na dosah... A citit to najma vtedy, ked sa rozfuka...
No, a toto sme opat doma. Rozpad kurenia v cottage-i je v pokrocilom stave, a tak treba mysliet na alternativne sposoby zateplovania oblasti nasho obydlia. Zakladame ohen. A - viete ze normalne aj hori? A este k tomu ako?
No - presne TAKTO!!! Taha dobre, len nieto dreva. A co je najdivnejsie, vraj ani drevom nebudeme moct kurit, lebo to bude smrdiet a co ja viem, a ze s abudu susedia stazovat... No teda, Iri jedni irski, uz im je asi prilis dobre na to, aby sa rozpamatali na tie casy ked aj ohnik v krbe bol dobry a ked dym z komina vonal, a nie "smrdel"... Ved to nie je ziadny mega-krb, ci pecisko, len takyto mini krbik...

Vyjazd do Dublina

Dnes som narodeninovala... Den v praci - nic moc, co sa mohlo, sa pokazilo, ale - poobede to bolo o to zabavnejsie a krajsie...

Toto je fotecka co sme si s maminkou urobili ked sme vysli z kostolika na Clarendon Street, kde sme boli na Sv. Omsi. Photo taken after we got out of the Mass we went to - to give thanks for the gift of (my) life and of our family, and for the fact that we do have each other no matter what.

Vianocne "kvety" a ozdobnosti v pozadi

Toto je mamuliacka s kvetinarkou a vianocnou ozdobovackou v pozadi... Sa mi pacia farby no a hlavne - maminka!! This is my mum with some Xtmas decoratin "gagets" behind... Flowers, live and fake, but colours were truly something. So were the lights. And - obviously - we, the stars!!!
Toto som ja. Vidno mi takmer do zaludka (tie plomby teda urcite), ale napriek tomu - v pozadi opat kvetinarka a vianocna ozdobovacka (sa nam to zalubilo, pretoze to bolo take farebne a vesele. Presne take, ake sme boli my dve :-))) Lucia with some live/fake flowers in background.
No a toto sme uz doma (cesta busom trvala asi 40 minut, a to preto, lebo si autobusar zmyslel ze si trosku oddychne - neviem co to bolo ale akokolvek, mali sme pauzu asi 10-15 minut, a urcite to NEBOLO koli zapche... a potom este asi 10 minut pesi zo zastavky), po 22-hej hodine. Paradime sa...
A sme kocky, no nie?
A - oci mame rovnakucke...
A - ja som vazne cely "ockomaminka"...

December 13th 2007-my BIRTHDAY :-?

I am 34 today...

Veru, veru, dnes mam narodeniny, od zajtra nabieha 35-ty rok mojho zivota.
"Si uz dost stara na to aby ta ukrizovali?"

Hmmm...

It was my Birthday today. And tomorrow the first day of the 35th year of my earthly life begins. This past one was tough, maybe the toughest of all. Too bad, I though my memories of "when I was 33" will be nicer. And more "memorable". Hm, will just work on forgetting them (soon, I hope) :-? The TIME, best of all friends...

"are you old enough to be crucified?"

hmm...

A price for LIBERTY

what is a price for liberty?
a broken dream?
a broken heart?
a sacrifice?
or maybe a simple "yes" to all that has been and is?

sometimes even a simple "good bye" gives you the freedom you lost.

feels weird?

"The TRUTH will set you FREE"

(feels weird still?) it does - BUT - it is true...

feeling like TRAVELING?

Perfect link for those who want to travel and need some time (and/or) money before they can. This is to entice you/us all!!!
cfr.:
http://www.pbase.com/bauer/travel (Slovakia included!!)
For those who like photography, check out his general site:
http://www.pbase.com/bauer

Toto je web-link pre tych z nas ktori maju radi cestovanie, ale cas (a peniaze) nie su na nasej strane :-)
Kliknite, a preneste sa do tych najrozlicnejsich casti sveta... Sa zvdy len sama seba pytam, kde ti ludia na vsetky tie cesty (okolo sveta) beru cas??? Hmmm...

Dublin in c o m p a n y / Uz nie viac sama

This one is about me NOT being here in Dublin all alone anymore!!!

No, no new love (un-fortunately - ??? // though this best friend of mine that keeps me company and warm at night - talking about the hot water bottle, no worries, is better than nothing, sorry - noone), but - an "old love"... My MUM... (I can call her "love", can I?)

Arrived on Wednesday the 5th, she'll stay until sometime after Christmas (she'll stay until plane fares for Bratislava are low again, so I can fly home, too), to keep me company, to cheer me up when I need it (and boy, do I need it??), to cook for me and to - just b e w i t h m e ...

Being in a foreign country can be a very lonely business, and, strangely, being here in Ireland turns into such, who knows why...

Never felt this lonely before. And alone. Hm. And so - my mum is here now. And I shan't be feeling all that alone anymore (for some time)

:-)

No, tak tu uz v Dubline nie som sama.
Od minulej stredy (5-ho Decembra) je tu so mnou MAMINKA!!! TO je teda dobra zvest, co? Len som si vcera v noci, ked som sla spat, a pocula som ju kaslickat kdesi v dalsej casti mojho domku, uvedomila, ze ked sa spolu vratime domov (niekedy v Januari) a ked sa potom ja (opat sama) vratim do Dublinu, nuz - tak som si uvedomila ze mi bude mamul co? No predsa CHYBAT... A bolo mi z toho trosku smutno...
Ale - teraz a tu sme, a tak treba zit a tesit sa z toho, a pisat o tom, co je teraz.
Tak teda.
V stredu priletela. Vsetko OK (sli sme spat okolo 1:30am... typicke...)
Vo stvrtok - spime do - hm, asi do 11-tej... Potom neskore ranajky (ranajko-obed), kvakanie, kvakanie opat, no a potom, KONECNE (ked sa uz aj statocne rozprsat stihlo) - vydavame sa na prvu okruznu cestu. Idealny ciel Dun Laoghaire, ale, realny ciel - Blackrock Shopping Centre :-)) Pomotkame sa po obchodoch, nadobudneme extra termofor (dobra svest to pre mna!!!), pozistujeme ceny dazdnikov (tych velkych - a €23.00 za kus/hm, treba napisat ockovi nech nam ho posle radsej v baliku), ceny noznic (a €23.00 tiex - dalsia vecicka na prilozenie do balika...), no a potom sa popromenadujeme po Super-Quinn (potraviny), nakupime nejake tie doplnkove potraviny, a vyberame sa na cestu domov (asi 15 minut miernym stupanim, a proti dost prudkemu vetru/vetrisku...). Dorazame domov a sme rady ze sme rady... Hmmm... Este ze sa nam dnes kurenie nepsulo, a ze pekne kuri ako ma... Dalsia neskora noc, ako inak?
V piatok - spime do - hm, asi do 11-tej (zase), a potom opat neskore ranajko-obedy, a kvakame a kvakame, a - ako inak - opat sa vydavame na skusy pomerne neskoro, s tym istym idealnym cielom cesty - t.j. Dun Laoghaire. Tentokrat ciel dosiahnuty, a to okolo 16:30 (celkom vcas). Potulky po sekacoch (teda, po jednom sekaci), potom mo Penneys (nadobudnuta tepla bunda pre maminku, nech nemusi stale chodit v sice peknom a aj teplom, ale do dazdiveho pocasia trtosku dost nepraktickom to kozuchu, no a velky dazdnik za €4.00 - ockovi treba dat vediet!). Potom este dvojeurovy obchod, a viac nadobudnutych veci - medzi nimi aj set troch noznic za €2.00 (ockovi treba dat vediet ze noznice posielat netreba!). No a potom vlakom spat do Blackrock-u, a potom - pesibusom - domov. Dochadzame domov cele unavene a vyhladnute, papame (a to statocne a vydatne) no a potom kvakame a hovorime az do - noci...
Sobota - hadajte kedy sa zobudzame? Nuz, neskoro, ako vzdy (ale, naco sa bude clovek skoro budit, ked si aj tak musi oddychnut, a okrem toho - tych 15 stupnov Celzia nie je velmi vabnych, lepsie sa to preziva pod teplou perinou, no nie?). Neskore ranajky/obed, a potom vselijake mini pracicky - typu meranie okien, a chystanie na sitie zaclon a zavesov atd. Okrem toho aj prva ostrejsia debata na temu "buducnost" ale ostrejsia len preto, lebo som duri... Potom vyjazd do ulic - smer - kostol Sv. Terezie, za ucelom - spoved. Avsak - ciel dosiahnuty, ale ucel nie - knaz je uz prec, ked sa kostolnik dozveda ze cakam opred spovedelnicou. Hm, tak - opat az nabuduce. Vecer v pohode, medzi varenim (a jedenim) vecere, a rozhovormi. TV je dnes vecer - nema a hlucha. Hm hm hm. (Na moje velke prekvapenie, a na nestastie, si spominam ze bolo prave 8-ho decembra, Neposkvrneneho Pocatia Panny Marie, a mys me na to co? ZABUDLI... Ako na smrt... Sorry!)
Nedela - neskore vstavanie ale nie az take neskore, ako doteraz. Ranajky. Neplanovane, ale napriek tomu pekne a dobre cistenie okien, a naliepanie tesniacich materialov na ramy okien. Potom sitie zaclon a zaclonovanie. Uz sa to aj zacina podobat na pekne obydlie. Teda, mile to bolo uz aj predtym, ale teraz to vyzera este milsie, utulnejsie, a - domackejsie. No, ved maminky su na to - kde su mamy, tam je domov... (To zaclonovanie a zavesovanie sa zacalo uz v sobotu, ale pokracuje a dokoncieva sa az v nedelu).
Potom obed (samozrejme neskor) a potom este sitie a cesta do kostola. Omsa - meskame asi 5 minut. ALe - sedime. A vsetko OK. Prsi len trosku, tak, hoci mame dazdnik, ho mame len cestou z kostola. Potom vecera v teplucku, a neskora postel...

Dnes je pondelok, ja som v robote a mamul je doma. Spala hadam dost. A - ked som prisla na obed, bolo navarene... To je s u p e rrr!!!

about Lucia and how she plays (is to play) VIOLIN again

Well, this one is to be a short one -

the news is (a news that is almost 2 months old, by the way), that I got a second hand violin, and am now to start playing it again.

Before that happens, however, violin will need a few "salvific" touches, amongst which the most urgent one is getting its bridge a bit lower, as now, with it being so tall, sstrings hurt my fingers, especially when I try to play some accords etc.

And then, I also will need a few partitures (or how they call them over here), and then - the MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL THINGS - will need to start practicing again!

With my mum coming and staying for Christmas, and with Christmas itself coming, there will be plenty of reasons why I should be able to play "smoothly" by the end of this month.

Let me do it then!

Ho ho ho hoooo, "here comes the -Lucia!" :-))

Toto tu je o tom, ze asi pred dvoma mesiacmi som si zaobstarala huslicky, ako inak - z druhej ruky, no a teraz by som sa mala pustit do - hrania.

Kobylka je ale trochy privysoka, tak ju musim nejako znizit, potom mi treba pozhanat nejake tie noty, no a potom (alebo este aj pred tymi notami - stupnice sa daju cvicit aj bez not), sa uz len do cvicenia pustiti musim a - budu Vianoce ake maju byt!

Drzte paluchy!!!

about my HAIR / o mojich vlasoch

Hello there! One of my friends asked me recently how long my hair was (or better, how NOT long it was), so - to "answer" that question, I decided to show her. Dear Andrea, this is how long my hair now is, and will keep on growing until - at least Christmas...

Ever since I returned from the USA, keeping a long hair, for me, is equivalent of a will excercise (power-game). Usually what one would do (many ladies, and me, for sure), woudl be cut my hair short when something important happened (could be anything from a break-up, to a simple "I had enough, this ciuffo is making me crazy!/ciuffo meaning my hair). BUT - since, usualy, my hair is short, will excercise, in my case, lies in - keeping it long, right?

Ergo - up till Christmas, this is what my hair is like.

Ciaoooo