Yeah, a bit stressed... Tomorrow is a big day

My presentation is prepared and I am starting to get anxious...
I could have used my friend to tell my speech to him,
but if someone calls you "beautiful" and "pearl",
a friendship is in doubt,
so I decided to speak "to the mirror".

A pic is from www.google.nl

Sunflower field on Sunday / Saulėgrąžų laukas sekmadienį

To Sunny, Neringa and all who love sunflowers!!

www.delfi.lt

I thank You that I can put my head to rest on Your shoulder
Ačiū, kad visuomet galiu priglausti pavargusią galvą ant Tavo pečių

I thank You that I can put all my worries and needs into Your hands
Ačiū, kad visada galiu sudėti savo rūpesčius ir poreikius į Tavo delną

Bless everyone I care for
Palaimink kiekvieną, kuris paliko pėdsaką mano širdyje

...

That's not too personal for others to know :)

Inspired by J. Upton's song "You are not alone"

A pearl? What about it??

I was recently told that my name in Arabic means 'a pearl'. Pearl associates to me with something beautiful, rare and precious. It's a nice meaning, I like it.
But actually... EVERYONE OF US IS A PEARL IN GOD'S HAND & SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT!
Love,
Lora

Psalm 138

"I give You thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;
before the gods I sing your praise;
I bow down toward your holy temple
and give thanks to your name
for Your steadfast love
and Your faithfulness."

I thank You for the gift of life
and that You provide all we need.

P. S. I've never seen banana harvest before. Now I know a bit more about the fruit which according to my father, "tastes as soap".

I part

A bird wakes up the morning. The hanging whispers. The window rustles lazily. An orchid winks its eye. The body stretches. Smile paints the face: "GOOD MORNING, THE WORLD, GOOD MORNING, LORD!" Steps rush down, water cooker's complaint. What a bright morning is showering from the sky! Coffee. A spoon of honey. Lips gently touch the clay cup. Glazed with love. Irreplacable. Radio interrupts. A song. Shoes. Coat. "That's enough, gotta run." Whistles the key. A bicycle enjoys human graze. Winding road. A big title: "UNIVERSITY".

Doors open courteously. Looks follow her silent steps. Copy machine. A known voice. Known set-up. Speaks, tempts, provokes. As if innocently makes jokes. She replies, chats, but feels "no". A known voice offers coffee and invites for a friendly dinner. She doesn't know, she is seeking, she is open. That's why she says "yes".

A picture by Joe.

II part

Chattering dishes. Showering wine. Light has died. Neighbours out of town. Kitchen dimness. Male voice calls for assistance. Female hands come to help. Proud dinner. Pleasure for tongue. They speak: a man and a woman. Pushed button. Opens the window to the world. Senseless film. Never ending talk. Strange glances. Where does it lead? The kiss (planned) flies down from nowhere.

A picture is done by Kim.

III part

Roses - trophy of a girl. The calls never stopping. The search for victim. Empty pleasure. Escape. Darkness. Promise? Responsibility? Truth? The skies fall down. Surround the woman. The birth of a star. A burning candle. Heart's prayer. THE LIGHT COMES. AND BRINGS THE DREAM. To believe in. Warms with itself. Hands dial the number: "I am sorry, I can't. My dreams will die if I stay with you."

A picture is designed by Joe.

The idea beneath 3 part prose

The main idea of this essayistic prose is that "You should stay true to yourself and to God".

The difficulty expressed is that when you are young, you are impatient and what you want, you want it today. if not today, then tomorrow. :)

If you don't receive it today, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, you might get disappointed and start doubting if you will receive what you want. You begin being realistic and compromising your dreams.

That's an easy trap to fall in, but I AND YOU / WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF LIGHT, DAUGHTERS AND SONS OF MIGHTY, BOUNDLESS, SENSITIVE AND LOVING GOD!

We shouldn't look through the eyes of man and estimate what is realistic, WE SHOULD ALLOW GOD TO STRIKE WITH ALL HIS WONDERS!!!!!!

Magnolia: Enschede: done by me.

Ruins from the past

It is very open and very personal what you will read. The reason I put it in public is that maybe someone of you can be blessed.

As Jason Upton (Christian worship leader) said:
"Rejection influences us much more than we can imagine. It's like a veil surrounding us."

This night God revealed to me that rejection still had impact on me, though I thought I have left it far behind.

I realized that my disappointment and attitude "don't expect to be loved" stems from rejection.

It's enemie's attack to my weak point and I can assure you, he was having victory for a long time! But God is amazing, He showed to me, especially this year that I WAS, AM & WILL BE LOVED (not only by God), but also by people and that special guy, whom I will call my man.

Lord opened my eyes to see how "I don't expect to be loved" thing hurt the people I care for. Now I would like to turn back the time arrow and change what I've said and done! The essence is that I had good intentions, but in certain circumstances I was blinded by the veil of rejection from my past.

If you find this real story touching you, I recommend you to visit Jason's website and hear what he says about rejection. It's really powerful because it's from the Spirit!!!!!!!!!

www.jasonupton.net/com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=545

Check One Thing KC (worship)

Part 2.

Thanks, TJ, for this discovery!

Brangiausias santykis = Most precious relationship

I am grateful to God for so many things. It's too personal and
I see no need to put them all here,
but today my thesis was finished, printed and brought to the authorities
(sealed and delivered :).

I was so excited to finally put a dot and see the result in flesh!
God is so majestic:
He always provides me with bread and shelter,
friends and family
no matter how far I am from home.

My testimony today is only one sentence:
The relationship with God is
the most amazing thing
in my life!

A picture is created by Joe.

There's no one, but the wind

Last night I remembered that 6 years ago I wrote a poem "There's no one, but the wind", put it in the site www.poetry.com and it was published somewhere in the USA and has been travelling for some time on the other side of the globe...

I remember only the first lines: "Lie down and fall to sleep, there's no one, but the wind" I wonder what people have read my poem and how it touched them... The wind in this case represents the touch of the Holy Spirit. I will not lie I want my life to be important, I want to make a difference, I want to add to creating a more beautiful world, to inspire people to be better and more responsible for their actions...

A picture is made by me: Brugge

Why does every guy want to be my boyfriend? I need only one!

About a year ago one guy I liked a lot, has hurt me. So I told to myself: "Give me a break. From now on I look at guys as only at friends".

I prayed to God to give me guys-friends to better understand their world-view. And He gave to me friends who took good care of me. Hallelujah! :)

It is true that I needed to rest in peace and treat guys only as friends. That was what I needed. So I did it. I truly enjoyed those friendships!

But what I did not consider was that a friendship between a guy and a girl is a very risky path. I didn't know that a line between friendship and relationship can be so thin... It might sound naive, but sometimes I really don't know my impact on guys. I am not a guy, so it's forgivable! :)

I've read the results of one interesting research: they showed that guys perceived girls' friendly behaviour as interest in them. Probably that's a part of explanation what happened.

If I close my eyes before some event, the event remains, ha? ;) So I was blind to see where "sincere communication" can lead to. Of course, the level of closeness differs with everyone. From my point of view, I was not too open and I did not show interest in the guys who asked me to be their girlfriend. Maybe this is where the girl's and boy's world-views mismatch :)

What I want to say is that my treating guys as friends didn't prevent them from treating me as a girl :) To sum up, I learned to be more careful with friendships with guys... Though I don't know how to put it in practice...

III dalis.

Rožės - merginos trofėjus. Netylantys skambučiai. Aukos paieška. Tuščias malonumas. Pabėgimas. Tamsa. Pažadas? Atsakomybė? Tiesa? Debesų nusileidimas. Moters apgaubimas. Žvaigždės užgimimas. Žvakė uždegta. Širdies malda. ATEINA ŠVIESA. ATSIVEDA SVAJONĘ pažįstamą. Sušildo savimi. Rankos surenka numerį: "Atleisk, aš negaliu. Mano svajonės mirs su tavimi."

II dalis.

Barškantys indai. Besiliejantis vynas. Numirusi šviesa. Pabėgę kaimynai. Virtuvės blausa. Vyriškas balsas prašo pagalbos. Moteriškos rankos skuba į talką. Besididžiuojanti vakarienė. Malonumas liežuviui. Jie kalba: vyras ir moteris. Klikteli mygtukas. Įsijungia langas į pasaulį. Bereikšmis filmas. Nesibaigianti šneka. Keisti žvilgsniai. Iš niekur planuotas atskrenda bučinys.

Nuotraukoje vaizdas iš mano virtuvės balkono, Enschede,
Olandija

I dalis.

Paukštis pažadina rytą. Sušlama veriamos užuolaidos. Pravirksta langas. Akį atmerkia orchidėja. Kūnas išsitiesia, pasiražo. Veidą nušviečia šypsena "Labas rytas, PASAULI, labas rytas, VIEŠPATIE!" Žingsniai žemyn, arbatinuko skundas. Pletkai kunkuliuojančio vandens. Koks šviesus rytas krenta iš dangaus! Kava. Šaukštas medaus. Lūpos švelniai priglunda prie molinio puoduko. Glazūruoto su meile. Nepakeičiamo. Įsiterpia radijas. Daina. Batai. Paltukas. Gana. Trakšteli raktas. Apsidžiaugia dviratis rankų paliestas. Vingiuotas kelias. Parkas. Širdy daina. Masyvus užrašas: "Universitetas". Rikteli spyna. Paslaugiai atsiveria durys. Jos tylius žingsnius palydi žvilgsniai. Kopijavimo aparatas. Pažįstamas balsas. Pažįstamas stotas. Kalbina, gundo, vilioja. Tartum nekaltai juokauja. Ji atsako, bendrauja, bet jaučia "ne". Pasiūlo kavos ir žada draugišką vakarienę. Ji nežino, ji ieško, ji - atvira. Todėl atsako "taip".

Kreta.

Breathe. unto. me.

Breath.
Of.
Eternity.
Time.
Beyond its ken.
Dwells.
Into.
Your.
Face.
Boundaries.
Disappear.

Crete.

Kvėptelsiu. Tavęs.

Amžinybės.
Dvelksmas.
Nepažįsta.
Laiko.
Alsuoja.
Tau.
Į.
Veidą.
Ribos.
Išnyksta.

Nuotraukoje - Kreta.

:) Resting from rational :) visiškai neracionalu (:

"Kalėdų naktį tylią
Tavęs vienos aš lauksiu.
Kalėdų naktį tylią
Duris praverk nebyliai".

"Tą naktį, tą naktį, tą naktį,
Kai sniegas už lango žibės
Aš noriu, kad tu man uždegtum
Žvakutę ant mano širdies".

It's a beautiful Lithuanian song,
touching my heart at the moment,
2 a.m. :)
It's from CD, created to me by my sis.
Sometimes I get confused
and get into the same behavioural patterns
with different people.

That makes me wonder
and know myself better.
I start understanding how enemy deceives me.
But God is amazing, He forgives
and embraces me when I come back.

"Svetimi - ošia ežero bangos,
Svetimi - aš dabar jau kita,
Svetimi - šaukia aklas praeivis
Svetimi - verkia ryto rasa".

A quote from another song,
which was written by a young person from my home town
Ukmergė and who made a suicide at the age of 25.
I was living in Ukmergė at that time,
ironic, but his poems and songs became
famous after his suicide...

Hm, I have to get used... I am loved.

Kąsnelis mano svajos / A bit of my dream

I am living the life that suits me. I have enough challenges and support. I am grateful to God for making my dreams coming true,,, for sowing dreams in my heart and nurturing them... like flowers :) He is my Gardener...

I dream of the job where I can communicate with people from different cultures, be able to use my talents best and constantly develop myself. I dream of travelling a lot.

But a bit closer, I dream and pray to finish my last improvements in several days and stop focusing on my thesis. Otherwise, I can always find what to make better. It's 83 pages with Appendixes now. I finally told mysel, it's enough.

The voice like a tender breath carries me away "Don't focus too much on things which are not that important".

I dream of the full hall during my presentation, I dream that the people I want to see, would be there for me!

A picture by Kim from Ladies' evening

A dreamer with the broken dreams

I used to have many dreams and many ideas,
And it was good.
Where are they now?
I don't believe in my dreams anymore.

It's been a while I don't draw anymore,
I don't write anymore,
I don't live my dreams...

I have become a dreamer with the broken dreams.
I accepted to live an ordinary life like everyone does.
That was not my dream.

From today I am breaking all the bondages
I will dream again and go for my dreams.
I will be who I am,
Who God made me to be.

Look what I found while resting // Štai ką radau laisvu laiku nuo magistrinio

Kasmetinė šokolado madų šou Niujorke. Neįtikėtina, ar girdėjote kada apie tokią??
Ko tik nesuprekina tie amerikiečiai?

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What you see is the model in the annual CHOCOLATE MODE SHOW in New York!!
Have you ever heard about it??
The mask she is holding is chocolate!
Unbelievable: those Americans commercialize everything!!

www.delfi.lt

Aukščiausias žmogus pasaulyje // The tallest man in the world

It's the tallest man Chinese Xi Shun
I hope he is not standing on the wooden sticks :)
But of course, the honour of the tallest population
goes to you, Dutch guys!

www.delfi.lt

The situation in Iraq + Palestine-Israel conflict = Situacija Irake ir Palestinos-Izraelio konfliktas

My friend, who used to study politics and international relationships, once told me "that relationships between countries are the same as relationships between people".
Well, as I studied psychology, I know that relationships between people are a bit more personal & complex, but in
some sense, I think, he is right.

We all know that relationships between countries are based
on what one can gain from the other.
So this Bush's talk about peace
is only the political campaign
and his main interest is oil in Iraq.

Furthermore, if pacifists take military actions,
they are not pacifists anymore no matter what they claim.
Thus, they become no better than the ones they fight with.

So, what is the result of USA invasion in Iraq?
Instability, deaths, heightened rage to USA & its allies?
Is it not deepening and widening of the conflict after 9.11?

***

A very intellectual Lithuanian politician A. Čekuolis
named the actions of some countries "a state terrorism (valstybiniu terorizmu)". Thus, there are not only terroristic groups, there are also terroristic states as terrorism is a certain act.
What Israel has been doing for some time is being a terroristic state, deciding on the national level to kill innocent people
in order to frighten and get the enemy.
Yesterday again civil people were killed,
of course, the press didn't reveal if
the members of Hamas were also victims, but
among others there were children exploded into pieces.

What I am trying to say is that "get them before they get us" is the path that Israel is taking.
But the consequence is that this path strengthens
hatred and desire for revenge from Palestinians.
It also distances other world countries
from Israel
as EU and NATO condemn his actions.
This is a path of strengthening the conflict
instead of solving it
and it is on the big scale.

But this situation very clearly shows to me
why God teaches
to love your enemy and forgive!
Because this is the only way to solve the conflict.

A picture is from www.delfi.lt
Stored a long time ago :)

Let's pray // Melskimės

It was -15 in Lithuania, it's cold even to think about it :)
But that's not what I wanted to share!
I invite you to pray for the situation in Iraque and Israel-Palestine conflict.

The Baltic Sea, Lithuania - I can't trace back where it is from.

Svarbiausias santykis = The most important relationship in your life

A quote from dr. Phil (a psychologist): "The most important relationship in your life is the relationship with yourself".

Based on my psychology studies and reflection upon what is happening, I agree with him.

My conclusion is that your relationship with yourself shapes all the other relationships.

That's how it works no matter if you want it or not. Let me present you some examples.

When a person is in peace and harmony with him(her)self, people are drawn to him, everyone wants to communicate and hang out with this person.

When a person is not satisfied with him(her)self and demands a lot of him(her)self, (s)he demands a lot from the other people, especially close people. This is happening either consciously or subconsciously, meaning that a person can realize what (s)he is doing or (s)he can be totally unaware of the cause of his(her) actions.

Well, it is not easy to put in words such complex phenomena, but I hope you get the point.

What I learned is that to maintain good relationship with myself, I need God.
To me personally, the close relationship with God is what teaches to love myself, to forgive the others and myself, and to accept the vulnerability and imperfection of my own and of the others.

A picture is from www.delfi.lt

Mano tėvai išgyvena keistą laikotarpį / Strange time for my parents

Vakar kalbėjau su mama. Ji papasakojo, kad tėtis kelis kartus buvo labai arti mirties.
Kažkaip kraupu buvo klausyti. Pirmą kartą jis nukrito nuo kompanijos, kurioje dirba, stogo.
Bet, ačiū Dievui, liko gyvas ir nieko nesusilaužė. Antrą kartą jis smarkiai krito nuo laiptų namie, bet išsisuko tik su keliomis mėlynėmis. Aš tai matau kaip Dievo globą ir apsaugą. Ačiū, Viešpatie.

Mamai darbe nuolatinis didelis krūvis užkraunamas. Nežinau, ji tubūt už du žmones dirba, taigi vos ne kasdien turi pasilikti po darbo. O priežastis labai kvaila, bet kartu labai sunkiai išsprendžiama: vadovės pavydas. Todėl vakar vakare meldžiausi už juos. Ir jus kviečiu pasimelsti už mano tėčio saugumą ir mamos situacijos darbe palengvinimą.

Aš pati stengiuosi gyventi paprasčiau ir ramiau, be didelių ambicijų ar svajonių. Mokausi priimti ir dėkoti už tai, ką turiu šiandien ir atiduoti visa į Dievo rankas. Tai nėra lengva, nes aš turiu savo planus, norus, svajones...

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Yesterday I talked with my mother. It is a strange time for them, especially for my father.
First he fell down from the roof of the building he works in. It is a miracle that he is alive and didn't have serious injuries. Then he fell down very hard from the stairs at home. We are all glad that he is alive, didn't break his spine and has only some bruises!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My mother is constantly overloaded at work and this is happening because her manager envies to her a lot!!!!!!!!!! Unbelievable, but that's how it works...

So, I ask you to join in prayer that my father would be safer now :)
and my mother's overload would be solved somehow...

As for me, I just take it easy and let myself be happy. To my mind, Winnie was absolutely right that "sometimes when we ask God for something and we actually get the package, it can be packed not as we expected." That's why it can be difficult to be grateful and accept what you received.

Būti tavo avele = To be Your sheep

I must accept what is happening.
Today I was observing sheep.
I understand more and more
what it is to be Your sheep
and allow You to be my shepherd.
I must unconditionally
trust You.

The Baltic Sea in the picture

Informuoju jus apie savo pažangą // Letting you know about my progress

68 puslapiai išraityti su priedais.
Tvarkau, tobulinu pagal vadovių komentarus
Ir šią savaitę priduodu galutinį variantą.
Lapkričio 17 d. ginuosi savo magistrinį.
Man tai labai džiugi žinia.
O šį savaitgalį taip pailsėjau,
buvo labai gera ir smagu.
Visa prasidėjo nuo penktadienio moterų vakaro,
kuriame žaidėme bingo ir šiaip smagiai leidome laiką.
O šeštadienį vakarieniavau pas Li, draugę kinietę
su jos tarptautiniais draugais.
Valgėm kinietiškus koldūnus ir juokėmės iki ašarų.
Sekmadienį draugas man paruošė vakarienę
ir prisipažino meilėje... lietuviškai :)
Aš nesupratau.
Tai buvo staigmena,
nes šiaip pagal planą turėjom tiesiog dėlioti trijų dimensijų
dėlionę - pasaulio gaublį.
Taigi, gavau glėbį oranžinių rožių, kurios
labai gražiai dera mano kambaryje...

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Thus, 68 pages I've written so far (together with appendixes).
This week I have to incorporate the last improvements
and finalize my paper
for next week on Friday
I am presenting my thesis.
But this weekend I was mainly resting.
And it feels so good.
It all started with lady's evening on Friday,
It was fun, especially when we played bingo.
On Saturday we made Chinese dumplings at my friend's and groupmate's place.
Li invited her other international friends
So we were 7 people
having great fun.
That's why it was difficult to say goodbye and
go home though it was getting late.
On Sunday another friend of mine made dinner for me.
We've had a good time.
We were busy making a 3-D puzzle of the world globe.
Really cool, we've done every continent and islands, only water remains. :)
He also prepared some nice surprise for me
Which I will not share :)~

In a picture you see Nida's beach, Nida is one of the beautiful resort towns.

Gražiausia pasaulio kalba arba menkumo kompleksas = The most beautiful language or "the littleness complex"

Linkėjimai iš snieguotos Lietuvėlės :)
Man patinka kalbos
ir be galo įdomu pažinti kitas kultūras,
Jeigu anksčiau būtumėte manęs paklausę,
"Kuri kalba tau gražiausia pasaulyje?"
Aš nedvejodama būčiau atsakiusi:
"Prancūzų, italų, ispanų arba makedoniečių".
Niekada nebūčiau pasakiusi "Lietuvių".
Labai keista, bet tai būdinga daugumai Lietuvos piliečių:
žvalgytis ir mokytis iš Vakarų
pamirštant savo šaknis ir
nuvertinant savo kilmę.
Tai - labai liūdnas ir "nesveikas" požiūris, sakyčiau.

Vakar mane pribloškė suvokimas, kaip aš myliu
lietuvių kalbą,
kaip gera ją girdėti ir ja šnekėti...
Taigi, nesumeluosiu, kad MAN
GRAŽIAUSIA PASAULIO KALBA YRA MANOJI-
GIMTOJI LIETUVIŲ KALBA.

Aš nusipurtau mažos ir sąlyginai nereikšmingos valstybės
tarptautiniame rate komplekso
IR AŠ DIDŽIUOJUOSI ESANTI LIETUVĖ.

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Greetingz from the snowy Lithuania!
I like to hear and learn different languages
I am curious to know other cultures
I am very flexible and open
in these issues
As the majority of Lithuanians
This seems to be an advantage,
But sadly enough,
I think, many of Lithuanians
have forgotten and devaluated
their roots, their culture and their language.

As I told you before,
Lithuanian is the oldest Indoeuropean language that remained,
therefore, linguists from all over the world
come to study it,
but we, Lithuanians,
asked what is the most beautiful language,
would speculate:
"Italian, French, Spanish, Macedonian (in my personal case)".

It struck me yesterday to understand,
that: "No, it is not true! I love hearing Lithuanian language,
I LOVE SPEAKING LITHUANIAN,
IT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE
TO MY EARS!!"

Lithuanians are great people, but they have suffered too much
and after the exhausting and dehumanating suppression by Russia,
it is natural that they have turned their sight
to the capitalistic Western countries
to take them as examples
how to live now.

But the problem is that
the history of events
has taught us to feel the burden
of relatively small and insignificant country
in the international context.

Therefore, young and middle-aged people
devaluate Lithuanian culture and language,
which is a very "unhealthy" and dangerous attitude, I think.

A picture is done by my friend and ex-roommate Dalia near our student house in Vilnius.

I have many sisters, but this is my only one - turiu daug sesių, bet tik ši tikra

Oh, how I missed my "blood sister". Check out how many words in Lithuanian can mean "zusje".

Pasiilgau savo
1. sesytės,
sesutės,
seselės,
sesužės,
sesaitės,
sesužėlės,
sesutėlės,
sesučiukės,
sesutaitės,
seserytės,
sesužytės,
sesužaitės,
13. seseraitės.

Still, I can't be sure if I named it all!
You see, how rich Lithuanian language is!

Lithuanian grammar is one of the most difficult ones

because Lithuanian language
is considered to be the oldest
Indoeuropean language,
the closest to the extinguished one.

Palaimink mus visas = Keep on blessing us all

Kim is well,
Sunny is busy & well,
Roxana is having a bit difficult time now,
Gema is also experiencing difficulties,

I thank You, God, for true friendships
and keep on blessing us all...
Answer to each one's personal
needs and dreams.

***

Su Kim viskas gerai,
Sunny šiuo metu labai užsiėmusi,
bet gyvena gerai,
Roksanai šiuo metu sunkus metas
Kaip ir Gemai,

Aš dėkoju Tau, Viešpatie, už išliekančias draugystes,
ir laimink mus, laimink ir toliau...
Išgirsk ir atsakyk
į kiekvienos iš mūsų asmeninius
poreikius ir svajas.

DIEVAS myli MANE - tai REALybė

But the good news remains the same. The promise keeps firm.

GOD LOVES ME,
is not just a learned phrase,
IT IS REALITY.

A picture is from some website about Nida - an amazing Lithuanian sea beach town.

It's hard to me to imagine these things happening

Purvo nuošliauža Turkijoje nusinešė 32 žmonių gyvybes, tarp jų buvo ir vaikų.

32 people died, among them some children, during the mud slump in Turkey.
Not that I am afraid of death, but it is funny in how many different ways it can strike you...

A picture is from www.delfi.lt

The record of the fastest car

You are not interesting at all, no one even tried to guess.

So, SuperSonic car, the fastest so far, can reach up to 1227 km/hr on the land.

P.S. Talking about travelling, I think, I still need to visit Rotterdam, Maastricht, Verfmolen, Zaandam, Zeeland and Walliby.

A picture is taken by Joe.

100 % effective diet // Dieta absoliučiai užtikrinta

"Take 3 stones as big as your palm, put them into a pot
and put your children to bed so that they could see
you stirring the pot,
constantly repeat that dinner will be soon ready
until they fall asleep".

It is a 'no food diet, indeed people get very slim:
12 year old kid might look at the age of 6.

In fact, 25 000 people die from this diet every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In total the Earth is inhibited by 6.5 billion people. Hm, an unimaginable number for me.
But what I am trying to say, there are so many to give a helping hand to the people who can not help themselves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's our duty (my and yours) to care and do something about it,
especially when it is as easy as just to
dedicate a very small amount of your
salary every month.

Such small that you would not even feel,
But it can save someone's life!
JUST THINK ABOUT IT,
JUST FEEL WHAT IT IS
TO LOVE THE LITTLE ONES.

Taigi... A conclusion

In conclusion, I must graduate as soon as possible, most probably on the 28th of November and I will search a job in:

A. the Netherlands,
B. England,
C. Ireland,
D. Lithuania.

My first apartment in NL, in the university campus.

Šiandiena // Today

Though the temperature is different, it almost feels the same cold as in Lithuania.

Anyway, to the ones who are interested I want to share the current situation of Lithuania in EU
and the current situation of Loreta in the Netherlands.

Thus, it seems Lithuania's situation is different from the old EU members' positions.
Lithuania including other 9 new members joined EU in May 1, 2004.

The eight new members from Central Europe were given 2 year trial period in the Netherlands.
As a result, from 1 May 2006 the residents of those countries do not need
to apply to labour market test anymore.
Talking simply, it means that if someone wants to hire a person from Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and so on, the employer does not have to prove
anymore
that there is no supply of such employee in The Netherlands or old EU countries.
This is the good news!

But the bad news is that the residents of new EU countries still need work permit
though the regulations for it are not that strict anymore
and we only have to wait for 10 days to get it
instead of 5-6 weeks.

And now, my situation:
I need a work permit to work
and I can only work 10 hours per week
because I am a student.

What I don't like is that I have asked all the agencies before I started working
about my working conditions
and they told me:
"YOU DON'T NEED WORK PERMIT,
YOU CAN WORK AS MANY HOURS AS YOU WANT".

Only when I started working, then my employer found out
that I am not illegible to work
From the same IND where I have asked!!!!!!!!!

So, most probably I will not get paid for 15 hours that I have worked
and I can not work anymore
though I badly need money... now.

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Nors temperatūra ir skiriasi, šaltukas griebia beveik vienodai Olandijoje ir Lietuvoje. :)

Šiandieną norėjau papasakoti jums
dabartinę Lietuvos situaciją Europos Sąjungoje
ir dabartinę Loretos situaciją Nyderlandų Karalystėje.

Taigi, pasirodo, Lietuvos padėtis skiriasi nuo senųjų ES narių padėties.
Kaip žinote, Lietuva kartu su kitomis 9 šalimis
buvo priimta į ES 2004 m. gegužės 1 d.

Taigi, gera naujiena yra ta, kad Lietuvos piliečiams
supaprastėja sąlygos gauti darbą Olandijoje
kadangi darbdavys
nebeprivalo įrodyti, kad nėra darbuotojų paklausos
Olandijoje ar senose ES valstybėse
prieš priimdamas darbuotoją iš naujų ES narių.

Tačiau nepaisant to, mes vis dar privalome gauti darbo leidimą,
nors jo gavimas taip pat palengvėjo.
Darbo gavimo prašo darbdavys
ir dabar jis turėtų užtrukti 10 dienų,
kuomet anksčiau darbo leidimo išdavimas trukdavo 5-6 savaites.

Dabar mano situacija:
aš galiu dirbti tik 10 valandų per savaitę
ir tik gavusi darbo leidimą.

Nors pinigų man reikia skubiai.

Žiemužė mano Lietuvėlėje = Winter in my Lithuania

There has recently been a storm which badly injured one lady and totally damaged five cars in the port city Klaipėda.

But now it is real winter as you see :)

I love winter, I love the pure whiteness all around and playing with snow...

Therefore, when all the Dutch people were terrified by the never ending snow for three days last winter, I was rejoicing peace and beauty of snow... But that's another story.

At the moment God sends me many revelations what might sound cool, but it actually means non-sleep nights. :)

So no matter how beautiful and fresh winter is, it is cold. And cold is something I am very uncomfortable with. Thus, Lord helps me understand that almost all my childhood and teenage I was in winter. Spiritual winter, coldness generated by the closest people.

No matter that God heals, as my closest people were constantly letting me down, it had left a deep footprint. God assists me in tracking down how it affects my current expectations and behavior with the people whom I consider close to me.

A picture is from www.delfi.lt