Portokallia Show may be considered one of Albanians’ favorite TV shows. One that has distinguished itself for its good fun skits and variety of entertaining elements, with often relatively fresh material that can produce “good” laughs. It is probably one of the most watched shows for Top Channel, not only in Albania but literally [...]

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Last night I watched the news telling two stories of Albanian young people who threatened to kill themselves by jumping off or tried to kill a fellow roommate with a headphones cord. Which to me sounds just, crazy!!!The first story regarded, as I said, two young men, who were stopped by the police while traveling [...]

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I’m not a smoker and honestly I hate it. That is why when the government through the Ministry of Health announced that it would enforce the anti-smoking law, I was very enthused as it would finally allow me and my friends to spend more time in closed bars where otherwise it would get unbearable after [...]

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Tirana, Albania: Despite the fact that cell phones service rates in Albania are the most expensive in the region, Albanians are definitively in love with them and our sense of community (or chit chat culture) is very much being supported by the escalating cell phone mania trend of anyone who has one.
More and more as [...]

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Tonight is the night of inspiration for me. Anyway, as I was reflecting on several things, one of the things that dawned on me was the idea of how ‘distances’ do affect the relationship experience of a couple. As I cannot speak much about other people’s experiences, but also as I have had plenty of [...]

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Tonight I watched a movie named Antwone Fisher, telling a true story about a person raised without roots, who suffered much because of it.
Because he did not have his real family, he had to stay with a foster family who abused and denigrated him. As a result, he suffered through much of his youth until [...]

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