What will happen economically with Albania in 2013?
This past weekend I meet with a close friend of mine to talk about stuff. It started out as a casual chat over a cool beer, but it got serious once we started considering how the country would fare economically this upcoming elections year. He was reasonably concerned over the economic stability of the country [...]
Happy 100 Years of Independence Albania!
It started out as a cloudy and windy day, but it is did not feel so to the many thousands of people gathering around the center of Tirana and in all the other cities in the country for the 100 year anniversary of Albania’s independence. Albanians everywhere celebrate this centenary anniversary of our mother country’s [...]
The Greek “diplomatic incident” with our flag
Update: Just released, the Greek foreign minister apologized for the incident. I heard about it yesterday but only today I was able to read a bit more into the “diplomatic incident” caused with the upside-down Albanian flag during the joint press conference of the Greek and Albanian foreign ministers in Athens yesterday. This “incident” did [...]
Why I think that our political system needs maintenance!
The other day I went to get my car’s electronic system checked by a technician. There were some errors appearing on the dashboard that needed to get fixed. In fact those errors were nothing new to me. The car’s electronic system is such that every so many hundred kilometers it requires you to do a [...]
Fatos Nano
There was once an American, a Russian and an Albanian. The American says: – Our science is very advanced. We are now able to attach a severed human hand. – That is nothing – says the Russian! Our science is so advanced that we have attached a severed human head. The Albanian bounces forward and [...]
Compare your baby’s poop to our photos!
Ah, the joy of being a young dad! I get these regular emails from BabyCenter and while checking out one of their latest newsletters, one of the titles caught my attention, so I used it as a title for this post as well. In the past several weeks my son has started checking out all [...]
Albania’s local elections, people glued at their TV!
If you’ve been wondering what Albanians have been doing since the May 8 local elections, this picture tells it all. People have been glued to their TV sets and continue to follow the prolonged counting procedures. It seems as though all else has been forgotten!
What will happen economically with Albania in 2013?
This past weekend I meet with a close friend of mine to talk about stuff. It started out as a casual chat over a cool beer, but it got serious once we started considering how the country would fare economically this upcoming elections year. He was reasonably concerned over the economic stability of the country [...]