Nokia UK Promotion Scam in Albania
Today I got a SMS on my cell saying: Congratulations, your cell phone has won 500,000 paunds in the onging Nokia UK prom. For claims Email: coordinatior.nokiaprom”at”live.com or call +447024038551 Well, being acquainted with different scam schemes I went directly online and searched for “Nokia UK Promotion Scam” to immediately find out that this was [...]
New Year’s Dinner and My Family’s Turkey Tradition
The New Year’s Dinner tradition continues to be one of the major times of the year when Albanians like to eat a lot and gorge themselves on all sorts of foods and drinks. Though it has diminished somewhat, I have to admit that this is true in my family as well. But most importantly, recently [...]
It’s my Birthday! Wish me in a different language.
Yes, I was born on November 24 and today it’s my birthday. I love the messages that people send me and each one of them makes me more appreciative for the great family and friends that I have here in Tirana, in Albania and around the world. Speaking about the world, a good friend of [...]
Earthquake shakes Tirana at 11:50 PM
The night of Sunday, September 06, 2009 at exactly 11:50 PM an earthquake shook the buildings in Tirana. It was not strong enough to destroy anything, but it could definitively be felt on the 4th floor of the apartment building where I live. To me this was my first experience aware during an earthquake. The [...]
Finally I got my ID card
The other day I went to get my new ID card. Oh boy was I happy – not really. Anyway, I applied for it about a month ago and had to wait 4 hours in line, then when I went to get it luckily the line was short and it took them only about 10 [...]
Share, Sync, and Back Up Files with DropBox
Dropbox, is a service that lets you back up files, share them with others, and sync them with other PCs. I have been using Dropbox for close to one year now and so far I like it very much. It allow you to create a folder in your computer to store your files, which can [...]
Concerns over the Albanian Online Bookstore
On Thursday (12 Feb.), the Albanian Online Bookstore – ShtepiaeLibrit.com was unavailable for almost the whole day. This was very worrying to me because the problem was rather technical and the decision was made by the technicians of the hosting company. It took a few exchanges of messages to clarify the situation, before the issue [...]
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