Bunica si cu mine/ Me and my Grandma

Ultima zi a primului an / The last day of the first year

E ultima zi a anului 2007. Ultima zi a anului in care m-am nascut. Fiind un prim bilant pentru mine, m-am gandit sa va rog sa imi scrieti cateva vorbe. M-as bucura sa imi scrieti cine sunteti si cu ce ganduri legate de mine intrati in 2008. Scrieti-mi folosind optiunea Comentarii - o gasiti putin mai jos. Asa construim impreuna o amintire. Multumesc.

It's the last day of 2008. The last day of my first year. And since this is a first for me, i was hoping you'd like to share some thoughts and some wishes with me, using the Comments button just under this post. It'll be great to build some memories together. Thank you!

Salopetica mea cu robotei / My new little robot pants

Colinde de Craciun / Christmas carols

Cateva colinde din 'tarile' mele.
A few carols from my two countries.

O ce veste minunata (What a wonderful news)



Linu-i lin (no translation, sorry)



Deschide usa, crestine (Open your door, you Christian)



Silent night (Sfant lacas, tainic lacas)



Joy to the world (Bucurie in lume)



And, two excellent Romanian jazz players - Johnny Raducanu and Teodora Enache. Must absolutely check them out.
Si, in fine, doi artisti romani de exceptie - Johnny Raducanu si Teodora Enache. Nu-i ratati daca va ies in cale.

Ce iesire minunata: aventura de Craciun la Art Park / What a lovely trip: the Christmas Adventure to the Art Park

Cei mai 'cool' tati din oras/ Two coolest dads in town

Prietena mea, Zoe (viitoare coelga de formatie) / My friend Zoe (future band-mate)

Mama si bunica mea / This is my mom and grandma

Scaunul meu nou / My new chair

Despre nume - Luca / About Luca - the name

• The name Lucas is a male firstname of German, Greek, English, Irish, Danish, Portuguese, Spanish or Dutch origin.
• It is pronounced as Loo-kus n English, Luy-kahs in Dutch and loo-Ka in French.
• The name Lucas is the Latin form of the name Loukas, which is roughly translated into English as the common masculine first name Luke. It is an alternative spelling of the name Lukas.
• The name has 12 variant forms: Loukas, Luc, Luke, Lucas, Lucian, Lucien, Lucio, Lucius, Luck, Lucky, Lukacs and Lukas.
• It has two meanings. One meaning of Lucas is light, and the other meaning of Lucas is a person from Lucania (region of Italy).
• Biblical: Saint Luke, a first-century Christian, called "the beloved physician" who travelled in the company of Saint Paul and is patron saint of doctors and artists; wrote one of the four Gospel accounts of the life of Christ.
• In popular culture, the most famous Lucas is the last name of the American film director George Lucas. He is known as the director of two of the world’s most famous Hollywood franchises, namely the Star Wars series and the Indiana Jones series ("Star Wars" character Luke Skywalker). Actors Luke Perry, Luke Wilson

13 decembrie in istorie / December 13 in history

• 2003 American forces capture Sadam Hussen outside of Tikrit
• 2000 Al Gore concedes presidential election, George W. Bush named president
• 1993 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), lands
• 1991 Both Koreas sign an accord calling for reconcilliation
• 1990 President De Klerk of South Africa meets with Mandela to talk of end of apartheid
• 1982 Earthquake hits Northern Yemen; 2,000 die
• 1981 Polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists
• 1978 Susan B. Anthony dollar, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman, issued
• 1976 Longest non-stop passenger airflight (Sydney to San Francisco 13h14m) \
• 1975 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R.
• 1974 Malta becomes a republic
• 1966 1st U.S. bombing of Hanoi
• 1966 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 1962 Relay 1 communication satellite launched
• 1961 Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein
• 1950 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial
• 1944 Japanese kamikaze crashes into U.S. cruiser Nashville, kills 138
• 1938 Los Angeles freezes at 28 degrees F
• 1934 Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St. New York City
• 1928 Clip-on tie designed
• 1928 George Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York City)
• 1920 League of nations establishes International Court of Justice in The Hague
• 1918 U.S. Army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany
• 1916 Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hours in Tyrol
• 1913 Mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre
• 1903 Italo Marcioni patents ice cream cone (NJ)
• 1895 1st complete execution of Gustav Mahlers 2nd Symphony \
• 1889 Belgium rules on women/child labor law
• 1843 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published, 6,000 copies sold
• 1759 1st music store in America opens (Phila)
• 1642 New Zealand discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman
• 1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around world
• 1570 Sweden/Denmark signs Peace of Stettin

Noua prietena a lui Luca/ Luca's new friend

Un mic cadou de la verisoara Alexia / A little gift from cousin Alexia

Draga Luca,

m-am gandit ca ti-ar place sa ai cantecelele mele preferate de cand eram de varsta ta. Le gasesti in meniul din dreapta. sper sa iti placa. abia astept sa te vad, dar pana atunci iti doresc un prim craciun si un an nou minunat!

Alexia

Dear Luca,

I thought you might like to have some of the songs that I used to love when I was your age. You can find them in the menu on the right. i hope you like them like i did. I can't wait to meet you, but in the meantime I wish you a wonderful first christmas and a happy new year.

Alexia

Si un somnic buuuuuun/ And, then, a goooood nap...

Cina in familie / Family dinner

Bebelus in actiune / Luca, the action baby

O baita buuuuna / A gooood bath

Alte poze / Other photos

Asta e mama. O cunoasteti toti. Taaaare ma mai iubeste....
This is my mom. But you know that already. Boy she loves me...

Aici sunt eu cu bunica. Imi pare draguta ....

This is me with my grandma. She looks kind...

Si un prim plan cu mine. Nu, doua.

A good closeup. Nope, two.

Si, in sfarsit, taticul. Si, in fine, bunicul (din America)

And finally my daddy. And, last but not least, my (American) granpa.

Primele poze/ First pictures

13 decembrie / December 13

Buna tuturor. M-am nascut. Si n-a fost chiar asa usor cum ati crede... Asa ca pentru moment o sa o iau mai usurel, dar va mai scriu mai incolo cu poze si alte informatii. PS. inca n-am o poza cu mine - direct, asa ca pentru moment va trebui sa ne multumim cu asta. (nu-i frumoasa mama?!!)

Hi everyone. Here I am, though getting here was not quite as easy as I'd have imagined. So i will take it easy for now, but I'll be back soon with more info and, of course, with photos. PS. I haven't got a more direct photo of myself yet, so right now we'll have to do with this. (isn't my mom beautiful?!!!)

Luca