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Happy New Ostavka... er... Year, Bulgaria!

Courtesy of Yanne ''Ostavka'' Golev

And may the new year 

bring about the 

OSTAVKA 

we have been waiting for -

for 200 days now 

(and counting...!)

Dreams... of MORE violence?!?

This guy apparently has them in spades...!

Who Wants To Be A Troglodyte?

This guy takes the cake, really: 

with some kindly help from ''Motherly Russia'' 

he instigated a bunch of senseless scuffles 

(most notably in a restaurant in Brussels, of all places, 

on a Lufthansa flight as well as during prayer time 

all around the capital, Sofia, 

right at home hence 

but in the company 

of equally rude and boorish 

neo-nazi friends...!)

and, he does it all in the names of 

nationalism and patriotism! 

The lunatic is, after all, 

leader of a bonafide political party; 

a party aptly named ATAKA...!

(It would be such a great name for a 

Portuguese party, or simplest of slogans: 

''Vamos Ataka!!!''

Atacar, quer dizer... Em *bom* Português...!

É assim...)

Needless to say... 

You don't have to read or speak 

Bulgarian in order to grasp 

the virulence behind the concept 

and ideology of this party! 

Just when you thought you'd seen 

and heard it all...

!!!

VIOLENCE - but there is hope on the horizon...

Lurking, there, right on the spot itself...!

Maybe the best video yet 

in this entire series of 

''Ostavka! BG Protests''...

And Also Remember... The 17th Of November!

Today, we remember a marquee match-up during FIFA World Cup qualification history: a game which decided who would move on to play for the World Cup, and who would, as the Frenski say, mordre la poussière!  As it turned out, and quite fittingly enough, on the 17th of November 1993, it was Team France that did, bite the dust - and Team Bulgaria moved on to bigger and better things!

France and Bulgaria are flat out dead even in international competition as it stands now; however, back in 1993, it was the most memorable victory for Bulgaria over those damnable Frenski for it came amidst an incredible run for Team Bulgaria - one that saw them come just a little bit short of actually winning it all! One commentator was so elated, he exclaimed, with this 2-1 win sealed and delivered, ''God Is Bulgarian!'' - nothing less!

Let's watch THE DECISIVE GOAL:

Gotta love that ''EUROSUCRE'' ad-banner - priceless! 

Emil Kostadinov played for FC PORTO, I hear...? 

Épa - Portugalia! ;) 

Bulgaria would go on to be in the Final Four subsequently. They stood toe-to-toe with all the elite teams left in the competition at the time: Germany, Argentina and Mexico in the 1994 World Cup. And, even though the magical run would have a bitter ending (gorshivo?) ultimately, this is remembered as the most impressive display of team unity and execution on the field ever put on by the national selection - something that made the entire country of Bulgaria immensely proud! 

Viva Bulgaria! 

Remember, Remember, The 10th Of November...!

It was today that the people won -

and oppression lost! 

It was on this very date, yes, that 

the dictator abdicated - 

ushering in a new age 

for all the land...! 

It was on this day 

that hope shattered 

the dismal grey firmament 

that had permeated the atmosphere 

for decades of insufferable, 

inept and inane communism. 

Aye, it was today, 

November the 10th - 

back in 1989.

On this day, 24 years ago, the official start of the transition in Bulgaria was given, as Todor Zhivkov, the general secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party, was discharged from his position.

And today, 

November the 10th,  2013 

we can hope anew. 

For, if communism is like a mythical hydra 

with a thousand heads 

- you slay one 

and ten more spring forth - 

Bulgaria does not lack sharp blades 

and fancy swords... 

Although, 

we all know that 

the pen is mightier...!

And a single word suffices:

#OSTAVKA! 

We can do it - again!

And, HEY, YO - NO, the colors of the flag are NOT upside down!

They're in the proper order of priorities required for the task at hand now! 

À Bon Entendeur, Salut!

Or rather... 

Zdrasti!

;-)

#occupySU

The whole world means *us* - too! 

Somewhere in-between London and Nottingham! 

Did you spot us?

;-)

Music: that beautiful immigrant song 

about a little white cloud 

being the messenger... 

A trifle more classical arrangement 

- kudos to whoever did it! 

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Say Zdravei To The Foundation...!

Ostavka Man was there... 

and The Foundation simply never knew...!

Dobrei...!

What a fine concert it was, still; 

full of raw emotion, nostalgia aplenty 

and great rock! 

Five -count'em, five!- Bulgarian artists 

of immense talent: 

Kiril Marichkov (“Shturtsite” - The Crickets!)
Ivan Lechev (of “FSB” renown)
Doni (one half of “Doni & Momchil”)
Slavcho Nikolov (of “BTR” renown)
and drummer Venko Poromanski (“Te”)

Five representatives of different groups 

united to bring Bulgarian music to Bulgarians abroad! 

Beautiful! 

They went on a sort of mini-tour across North America 

performing in Seattle and Toronto 

before landing in Montreal - 

basically, everywhere that there are, now, 

flourishing Bulgarian communities!

The songs they performed were familiar to me, too; 

all the hit songs that inspired 

generations of Europeans 

to reach out for their dreams 

and deepest aspirations. 

And not just each other's various hits 

but other bands hits, too 

(such as the quite emblematic now Kukla...!)

However, for the partly-Canadian Barbarian observer, 

appreciative of the sounds, beats, emotions 

but only -possibly- of a fraction of the lyrics 

(hey - it's all Greek to me, okay?)

it was like seeing the most compelling assemblage 

of diverse musicians ever assembled on one stage: 

imagine attending a show featuring 

Geddy Lee (it was good Doni looks and sounds like him;

and not like Donny of Donny & Marie!) 

André Rieu (Ivan Lechev can give André a run for his violin...)

David Crosby (Kiril projects the same aura -

he doesn't just sport the same hairstyle!)

Robbie Robertson (Slavcho is another Robbie, methinks...)

and Nir Z (of Genesis renown) on drums...

That's what The Foundation looked like to me! 

And that is, admittedly, a great foundation 

to keep on building upon, 

indeed!

Bravo! 

Viva Bulgaria! 

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Thanks, Joro! 

;-)

OCCUPY-SU!

OCCUPY - NOW

OSTAVKA -

soon!

Hopefully! 

#occupySU

#ostavka 

#DANSwithme

Ruski Dreams...?!?

Are Bulgarians dreaming of being... Russian? 

Have they ever dreamt of such a thing? 

(No offence meant here: I'm just asking...!) 

If so, maybe these are the dream songs to listen to...

Before migrating north... nyet? 

Watch the show then, where many of them tunes
were gathered, for your listening pleasure...
(Nota Bene: if there is no screen below, here,
check it out at ru.tv itself!
After all, as the Americans say,
the show must go on...!
No matter what...!  ;-) 

Playlist subject to complete inability to play or even embed and exist, here -
as we hinted before; after all, it is made in Russia...
 And, like everything else made in Russia
 (fridges, stoves, cars...)
 it is by sheer miracle that it works, at all...!
 Ask Bulgarians - they know...!
Da!

:!

Independence Day - Força, Bulgaria!!!

Once again, we protest...!

And, once again, 

many thanks to the ingenious use of cowbells 

from one Petar Bonev, 

bagpiper extraordinaire 

from Bulgaria, 

making up the musical background,

which is much of the soundtrack 

for these videos and slideshows 

(part of our *Protestite Series*)

when there are no chants of ''OSTAVKA!''

nor inspirational speeches 

from ''Ostavka-Man'' 

to be heard and enjoyed!

Merci!

Konsolidatsiya - Consolidação - Unity!

How better to solidify a nation 

than to refocus upon the common struggle that it faces? 

And how better to drive the point across 

than by underlining the bond between nations 

(Bulgaria and Portugal, in this particular case -

why? 'Cause I say so - and am it!) 

with style, substance and panache 

and doing so with sub-titles, to boot - in a third language!

For I've said it before, and I state it again, here:

Bulgaria and Portugal have a ton of things in common! 

Not only do they share virtually the same national colors 

(the only closer match would be Hungary and Bulgaria!) 

but they also share a similar long, hard-luck type of history 

that made them who they are now, 

drove them to roam and conquer the entire globe 

(in different ways, granted - as in different eras too)

and shaped their nations for things to come soon... 

Their crests are astonishingly close (as they should be)

Their flags, as we said, obvious brothers of the E.U. 

And what can we say about the uncanny similarities 

that exist between the people, too?

Two countries:  two similar struggles! 

Inept governments are a fad all across the globe, 

don't you know? 

And so, having driven all that across to you, 

it is time to present our 

FEATURE PRESENTATION:

Thus, only one thing remains to say here, indeed...

And that is  

OSTAVKA!

ÉPA...! 

JÀ!

Ostavka Man's Message To Bulgaria...

Dobrei...

Never mind that...

Blogger boogers!

Here...

Have a look at this:

Da! 

Ostavka Man's Message from Luciano Pimèntel on Vimeo.

And always remember...

ostavka man 

is watching 

you!

;-)

Hey, Bulgaria!

Three Years Ago...!

Ostavka Man!

Behold the coming of... Ostavka Man! 

Drawing upon the fortitude of ancient kings, 

Ostavka Man swears to keep a vigil 

until the evil Oligarchy is no more! 

Even as most other protesters 

seem to have lost interest... 

All but the Radiant One, that is! 

With she by the side of Ostavka Man, 

all of Bulgaria can rest at ease -

they've got some big-time back-up there! 

Back-up that they sorely need, too... 

But that's another story!

Let's watch the clip now...

Music Credits: 

Гайдарят с чановете - Петър Бонев 

Uploaded to soundcloud.com 

by one Boyko Gargov - 

which prompts us to say: 

thank you, Boyko!

Ironically enough...

Tis a sampling of the wondrous work 

of one... Petar Bonev!

Uncle Peter would be proud...

I think!

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Bravo Bojkov

Live-streaming of all that has been going on in the streets of Sofia during these days of defiance has been assured by one man - one blogger - Yvo Bojkov, whose flawless Frenski is evidenced here in a special report on the situation that explains the entire situation - complete with German subtitles!
Numer Ein!

It sure wasn't going to be B-tv that was going to provide all this footage...!
(Certainly not anything on the re-enactment of the wall of Berlin tumbling down - or even the live staging of a very famous painting by Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix on the subject of Révolution...! For once, Bulgaria will benefit for real in borrowing from the Frenski there...!)

Is Bojkov the new Botev?

We are sure Yvo wouldn't mind that - as long as the ending is decisively different there...!

Join Yvo Bojkov and all of Sofia now and chant (and dance!) with us:

OSTAVKA!
OSTAVKA!
OSTAVKA!

Az stoya zad protestite! 

;-)

Pause Dégustation Durant La Manif...

NO WALNUTS 

AND NO PUMPKIN - 

PERFECT!!!

OSTAVKA!

OSTAVKA!!

OSTAVKA!!!

Many thanks to all the protesters who showed up, 

of all ages, levels of ''fed-upness'' and more, 

to George Lucas for the rebellious inspiration, 

to Commie goofs for the material 

with which we can knit our laughing stockings, 

to the Notre-Dame Basilica of MTL 

(for the background it provided, 

the atmosphere it created as  

for its Parisian flair - and envy) 

And to our musical guest, 

 Volodja Stoyanov 

(a Bulgarian with a Russian name 

who hails from a Macedonian region 

and musical background - actually!)

whose song enhances this new slideshow  

(his masterful ''Nazad Nazad Mome Kalino'' 

is sampled here - and it, once again, 

delivers the right tone and rhythm 

for this 2nd mini-epic luminous production! 

Buy Volodja Stoyanov CDs 

wherever good Bulgarian music is sold - too!) 

Merci! 

Ostavka - Luminous-Style!

We promised you more chants of this nature - and here they are! 

As we continue to appeal for... heck, to clamor for... 

no, make that to demand that those buffoons in power 

abdicate pronto - and once and for all... 

We decided to take to the streets once more 

and so we stopped by the moribund grounds of Old Montreal 

in order to make it clear - once and for all! 

Since it is Montréal, we've got to make it clear in Frenski too...

So here goes... 

Nous semonçons le gouvernement Bulgare actuel 

d'abdiquer le pouvoir acquis de manière frauduleuse 

et à l'encontre de la volonté réelle du peuple - 

nous encourageons celui-ci à ne pas lâcher prise 

et à vous talonner jusqu'au bout, 

pourritures communistes et autres crapules assorties, 

qui ne pensez qu'à vous enrichir aux dépens 

d'un peuple trop bon pour hésiter encore 

à vous faire déguerpir de force...!

For those of you wondering what the hell is being said 

in the above video: it's, quite literally, 

''Yo, Bulgaria!  Az Stoya Zad Protestite! 

Ostavka! Ostavka! Ostavka!''

In other words: 

''Hey, Bulgaria - it is me who is behind 

all of those protests - yeah! 

Resignation! Resignation! Resignation!'' 

That certain corrupt political clod 

who thought he had it all figured out 

certainly never saw THIS ONE coming...!

Many thanks to the 18-second director, George, 

and his loud and crystal-clear ''cut'' in there... 

And to our Macedonian friend to all, 

Volodja Stoyanov 

whose song enhances the slideshow part 

of this short luminous presentation 

(his masterful ''Makedonsko Devoiche'' 

is sampled here - and it delivers the right tone 

for this mini-epic luminous production! 

Buy Volodja Stoyanov CDs 

wherever good Macedonian music is sold!) 

And to end on a colourful note, 

let us quote another songman,  Billy Joel: 

we didn't start the fire - 

it was always burning 

since the world was turning... 

Sure... 

But we can always add fuel to it! 

;-)

Ostavka - Lubomir-Style!

Ostavka / Оставка from Lubomir Petkov on Vimeo.

And also CYRILLIC-STYLE... as it is! 
Cyrillic - and epic! 
A trailer worthy of the greatest 
cinematic event...! 
However - this isn't cinema.
This is REAL! 
And reality is always stranger than fiction! 

From one LP to another -
bravo!

;-) 

Ostavka - London-Style!

Forget about Gangnam Style - that's so passé... merci! It's all about Ostavka now - and, for starters, we shall serve it here... Londonian style!

London says - OSTAVKA! from Yordan S. Chichikov on Vimeo.

In Yordan's own words, and as seen on his Vimeo channel, here is a succinct summary of what is going on in Bulgaria - and abroad, amongst Bulgarian communities everywhere but, most particularly this time out, of course, in venerable good old London... 

Londoners have something to say to current Bulgarian government and MPs.

Bulgarians have been protesting against their current government for over a month now. Against the Oligarchy. Against the Mafia. Against the post-communism. Against the lack of moral and humanity in people with power and money.

I thank once again the people who raised their voices in support of the Bulgarian cause!

Go to #ДАНСwithmeGlobal and #ДАНСwithme to learn more and follow the events!

NOTE: Every participant in the video knows what the meaning of the words they speak is! They also have knowledge on the situation in Bulgaria and reasons for the protests!

What can we add to that at this time (much, much more - later on! But as for right now, it will only be one word... The buzz word...)  ---  ostavka!!!

;-)

Wowee Bulgaria!

Wondrous things are happening in BG and throughout the world amongst all the Bulgarian communities (thanks to that other wondrous thing called Social Networking) right NOW: there have been protests, rallies, chants calling for the immediate resignation of the corrupt-to-the-core communist-imbued government (and, as far as corrupt or inept governments go, we know what it is like, BG, over in Canada, the USA, the U.K. overall, Spain, Greece, Italia or Portugal - basically all of the countries that we are linked to here, on the TLB Prime Network - but that is another story... Da!)

As recently seen on that famous bastion of social networking: 

Corruption aficionados still got the message, I'm sure of it - 

kudos and highest regards to whoever it was that put it together; 

your grasp of the English language is better 

than my grasp of the Cyrillic Alphabet! 

But that is another story, too...

Most recently, thus, right after their joyous July Morning, the organizers of such rambuctious coups d'éclats have staged a massive blockade of parliament - meant not to end until all of the corrupt clowns have effectively abandoned their foolish claim to power...

Boiko The Clown - more than any other of these clowns - must be feeling the sting of this as he had dreamt that his many machiavellian manoeuvers (taught to him by his mentor, The Dic-Tater) had successfully landed him right back on top of things... After he had relinquished power, a while back, in the vain hopes to achieve notoriety as a ''good guy'' with the ignorant foreign media, he had ascended right back into the pole position following some mockery of the elective process - yet again...

That was pure folly on his part and on his party's part - to ignore that BG News has been spreading the truth about them worldwide, despite their attempts to keep their own people in the dark about all of their (many - oh-so-many) flaws and outright hideous aspects...

And now - the whole world is joining, as all Bulgarian communities around the globe are clamoring for the resignation of these clowns, joining their voices to the ones who remain back home, in BG, protesting right outside of the parliament building in Sofia...

We will be joining one of those protests abroad - one of these early days of July... Da!

Onwards, Bulgaria - you may have allowed the re-election of the Clown and his cronies but, unlike the USA and their Dubya years ago, you are reacting to the aberration!  You are righting the wrong! GREAT!

Onwards Bulgaria - to LIBERTY!

Merci!

One Last July Morning, Everyone...?

За тази година!

Merci! 

:-) 

Voda - Da!

What's this we hear about Macedonians 

claiming that their cultural heritage was ''stolen'' 

by Elitsa and Stoyan, when the pair released 

one of their greatest songs ever

and eventual Eurovision claim to fame 

titled... VODA?

Dobrei! 

So now then, 

as this non-controversy has been cleared 

once and for all, 

let us enjoy some more VODA...! 

God, I love this Voda song! 

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Dobrei! Back To The Dream Part - Dobrei!

In all honesty, I suppose that it would not be exaggeration to say that I've neglected the ''dreamy'' part of this chunk of the blogosphere - to strictly focus upon the less pleasant aspects of Bulgaria, lately.  It is nearly impossible not to do so, with all the political turmoil going on in that country - the farce and mockery of justice that all the usual players have made of it, playing their own people like fools...   Let it not be said that I cannot still see the beauty of Bulgaria - and the paradisical aspects that it undeniably possesses, when we can somehow avoid peeking at certain of these individuals in the backdrop...

And so here we go - BACK TO BULGARIA!
Back to its very best advantages and assets - unequaled virtually everywhere else in Europe and certainly in the United States and its dumb cousin - Canada, eh? 

For, in Bulgaria, drugs are dirt cheap - 

and antibiotics can be obtained 

over the counter, 

without any prescription whatsoever!  

*You* prescribed it to yourself -

you go out there and get it! 

It's as simple as that!

All that - and RAKIA too!
  
Oh yes, without a shadow of a doubt, 

Bulgaria *is* a paradise...!!!  

Viva Bulgaria!

дистанционното...!

Къде ми е дистанционното...?!? 

Where is my remote now...?!? 

;-) 

избиране 2.0

Dearly Departed Bulgarians Of Yesteryear...

Pray For The Bulgaria Of Today -

For They Know Not What They've Done. 

A-aaaaaaa- Mìn! 

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избиране

I can't believe it, Bulgaria  -

you've repeated the same mistake. 

You're no better than the USA: 

you've re-elected a clown. 

As they say, and you can repeat now, 

(call it Englenski 101) :

fool me once, shame on you 

fooled me twice, shame on me. 

And truth be told (or blogged, really) 

Bush a.k.a Dubya 

wasn't all that much worse 

than the Pumpkin a.k.a 

Boiko The Clown...!  

You want to keep those bozos on 

as your bogus heroes, Bulgaria? 

Keep them then! 

We wash our hands of this! 

The rest of the world 

-not merely the European Union- 

washes its hands of this! 

Live with the consequences 

of your choices... 

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Dobrei!

It is odd that a Bulgarian would think that...

After all, his forefathers were most likely communists.

And communists are masters at ingeniously finding ways 

to take pauses while doing nothing...

Da! 

наистина 

! 

Now That Is A Nice Dream

May all such dreams come true -

when the time comes 

as the song says...! 

Честит Трети март!

Be it the Day of Liberation or the Day of Independence (I understand that the debate is still on about that) - today is the celebration of FREEDOM, by any other name, for all Bulgarians! 
And to all freedom-lovers and freedom-seekers there an abroad, I wish thee a GREAT ONE!  
For the time of oppression has to come to an end: Boiko The Clown and his array of pumpkinheads have to disappear, once and for all, in order for TRUE LIBERATION TO COME, AT LAST!  May it be a total and complete liberation indeed: one from the tyrannical remnants of communism, from a system that is rotten to the core, from the corruption lying under its underbelly, from the organized crime and the unsightly Whore...!  Moreover, may it be a liberation from the hideous side of oneself: and may only the beautiful aspects of Bulgaria live on and thrive on after this wave of changes and gust of fresh air that is about to sweep the nation from Vitosha to the Black Sea!  And no commies, no gypsies, no mafiosos and no pumpkins can stop it now!  

VIVA BULGARIA - LIBRE!  

;-)

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Post-Bloggum - How ironic this is, that they staged so many protests against the awful austerity measures reminiscent of old communist regime tactics; protests with record numbers of participants, in 20 different cities to boot, all across a country that appears to have more and more ties with Bulgaria as time goes by... Portugalia!   And how ironic that all these protests were staged very nearly on the same day (okay, give or take less than 24 hours; still pretty much the same day) of ''liberation'' for Bulgaria, the dormant lion of Europa, days after and before Bulgaria's own wave of protests too!  Portugalia and Bulgaria are linked through many very distinct traits: and it is not just because the Bulgarian government was, most recently, before the Pumpkin's resignation, willing to buy old  fighter jets from Portugal for hundreds of millions...!  Thank you for contributing to the reboot of the Portuguese economy, though - merci!   It could really due to the many similarities found in the respective cultures, traditions, folklore and even language and idioms. What about the rakia and agua ardente: are they close cousins or what! But no, the real reason is this, of course: the king and queen of Europa, married in Sofia and exiled... in Canada? Yours truly - and she!  No need to involve the Canadiana tis time out, though - however, to further this line of *luminous connections* we strongly encourage all to drop y our sister site/brother blog... Portuguese Dreams!   Muito Obrigado!  :-)

Venceremes! 

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Dream On, Bulgarians!

Bulgarians, like many others throughout the globe, 

aspire for better pricing for everything -

it is especially true when your country knows 

what horrendous torture the hazy shade of winter can be 

and when that sentiment is tripled 

by collusion between the only suppliers 

of electricity in your country...

So, yes, dream on Bulgarians: 

keep on dreaming of better prices 

for your heating bills; 

for it could be worse...

Your country could be stuck 

in a provincial subdivisional system 

that subsidizes a monopolistic regime 

of electricity distribution... 

(Hmm... Canadian Dreams, anyone?)

Nota Bene: Canada welcomes all Bulgarians...!

Португалката Сузана и българските светулки

Поли Златарева ни разказа един репортаж за португалката Сузана Жезус - 

инженер-геодезист в Европейския център за ядрени изследвания ЦЕРН, 

дошла в България, в село Брестово. Вижте видеоматериала.

бнт TV reporter Polly Zlatareva told us one heart-warming story 

about Portuguese dame Susanna Zhezus - an engineer surveyor employed by 

the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN 

who came to Bulgaria to set up her home in the village Brestovo. 

The primary cause of this: the fireflies. 

And she is fluent in Bulgarian, too!

See the video - here.

Comments left on бнт's own website were few 

(considering that over 9000 had read the article, 

at blogging time here) 

but enthusiastic and impressed 

with the interest of a foreigner 

for one of their old beaten up village  

such as Brestovo there... 

In fact, sometimes, the comments were just 

oddly enthusiastic... 

Here they are now - 

accompanied with my comments:

30.01.2013 / 05:53 

Nevena

Wonderful story, I am very excited!

What's that excitement all about, hmm? 

Is Nevena with the hots for Susanna here...? 

Ok - maybe it's just a poor translation 

(again) automatically generated 

by my browser here...

01.29.2013 / 01:53 

Kalina

A true Bulgarian! I hope these people come over

If she's a true Bulgarian, 

then I'm a true Italian mafioso, too! 

Hey - maybe she's in cahoots with the mafia, 

too? Isn't the mafia in control 

of everything that goes on, in Bulgaria? 

An engineer from Portugal 

defecting like this; 

makes a hell of a lot more sense 

if it is for mafia money 

rather than for little fireflies 

and a garden!

But that's just my theory...

28.01.2013 / 23:50 

Milan Rashevski

Thank you Suzanne, thank journalists of бнт Television. 

I bow to people brave enough to seek what makes them happy. 

Unspoiled, tranquil and beautiful soul 

deserves the best support and respect. 

Saudações de Sofia!

Aww... Milan is a charmer! 

He's got the hots for Susanna, too!

Nice touch to go as far as learning 

the salutation format in PT - 

reminds me that, for my part, 

I really do have 

SAUDADES 

de Sofia! 

But that's just me! 

28.01.2013 / 02:42 

Milen

Susanna is awesome, BRAVO! Great story. 

There are many Bulgarian values ​​that we can be proud of. 

And one of them is our hospitality and rich spirit ... despite adversity. 

Thank you for this wonderful meeting 

with a Portuguese lady, charming and so real! 

Obrigado, Susana!

Namesake Milen is right: 

Bulgarians can be hospitable 

- that is, when they're not busy 

being envious, rude or worse! 

Just the fact that everybody 

says ``dober den`` to each other 

(on the mountain, anyways) 

is awesome - 

but then, on the city streets, 

any argument can see 

them gang up on you!  

And not letting up! 

Something to be proud of...? 

I don't think so! 

On another front here, 

Milen also has the hots for Susanna! 

And speaking of which...

01.26.2013 / 12:54

Ivan 

How can I get in touch with Suzanne? 

Incredibly broadcast! I want to meet her! 

I have a great desire to share something with this woman, 

something very important! E-mail me, but: "esidor@abv.bg". 

If someone could contact her let her pass it to 

send an e-mail address where I can write it. 

Thanks in advance!

Whoa, Don Ivan! 

Hold back your enthusiasm there! 

We know you want to share with her - 

she prefers the company of the fireflies, 

capisce? 

01.26.2013 / 22:39 

Tsetsi

Incredibly good for a story, an amazing woman

Yeah, us Portuguese are good 

natural-born storytellers... 

Com toda certeza! 

01.26.2013 / 19:31 

Nikolai D.

Bravo for the story - twinkle light in the darkness in which we live ...

Probably the best, most telling comment of all - 

Nikolai here says so much 

with just one single sentence.

So, Susanna would be like a firefly herself; 

twinkling in the night 

of Bulgarian hum-drum existence...? 

Is her last name truly... Zhezus? 

(Or was that another glitch 

from my browser's translator bot!) 

If so... 

Please don't crucify her, Bulgaria. 

The Jews loved Jesus too, at first... 

(And, since we're on that subject, 

don't crucify me either,  

you Bullies, 

for telling the TRUTH... here!)

01.26.2013 / 12:01 

Boris Tashkov

I admire the fortitude of Susanna! 

Tya has made a faithful conclusion to come to Bulgaria 

because of the thousands of people knew that 

Bulgaria is heaven on earth, 

so we are born and the oldest civilizations in the world 

with BULGARIAN Neolithic "Hamangia" and Vinchanskata culture 

(6th to 3rd th millennium BC), 

with the great Neolithic culture "Varna" (fifth millennium BC) 

and ezerskata culture of the Bronze Age culture 

with Karanovska giving chronological system Neolithic 

( Neolithic and Eneolithic) on the Balkan Peninsula! 

Congratulation for Susanne, who really has chosen heaven on earth, 

which is known for thousands of years our land, 

the land of big (Ball) ruler (Khan)-Balkans-era: 

Neolithic "Hamangia" and Vinchanskata culture (6th to 3rd th millennium BC), 

the great Neolithic culture "Varna" (fifth millennium BC) 

and ezerskata culture of the Bronze Age culture of Karanovska 

giving chronological system Neolithic 

(Neolithic and Eneolithic) on the Balkan Peninsula. 

The earliest inhabitants of the Balkan Peninsula are the Thracians, 

who come from prototrakiyski people 

from the local population and the Indo-European peoples, 

living in more than 80 different tribal groups to around 500 BC 

when King Teres involves most them under the management 

of Odrysian kingdom conquered by other warlike Thracian tribe 

Edonoi in the early 4th century century BC, 

later conquered around the first century - the Roman Empire. 

After the Romans to fourth centuries, the Goths imposed.

All right, all right, Boris - 

thank you so much for the spontaneous History summary! 

It is undeniable, of course, that the country 

has enormous amounts of history and tradition...

However, your emphasizing so much that Bulgaria

can be purported to be ''heaven on earth'' 

makes the overall intervention seem ''fixed'' 

- and ''Boris'' appear to be no more 

than a propaganda agent 

dispatched by the Pumpkin...!

01.26.2013 / 11:43 

Lyubomir Nikolov

Wonderful story that fascinates and makes us think.

Think on, Lyu - or as I say on my twitter 

''think it through''...! 

26/1/2013 / 10:18 

marvitch

A unique find, unique story. 

Very strong, very provocative, very human. 

Good for Zlateva. Respect to you and Susanna 

for your humanity and spirituality.

Thought-provoking, maybe:

but hardly ''provocative''...? 

Don't use the excuse now 

to get Susanna down 

and kick her while she's down 

three at a time, 

as you do others...!

01.26.2013 / 09:07 

Ivanka Doncheva

Congratulations to Polly Zlatareva! 

A great story about an amazing woman - Susanna Zhezus! 

Susanna made Polly's career - hurray! 

Me, I'm thinking through something else...

What were the odds with these names: 

one's a Zhezus...

And the other's a Polly - in Bulgaria? 

Wow.

28.01.2013 / 1:54 

Iordanka Buyukliyska

I do not know Susana, but I know the philosophy of life 

of the peoples of the peninsula Iberiyskiat. 

They are very warm, friendly and dedicated spiritual friends.

 If you are sincere and good man, 

so that from their blood group 

Adding that has a male profession 

and gets a zavladiyavashto vsepokoryavashto girl. 

I do not know why everyone is surprised by the spiritual power, 

so it is normal for people around the world, 

but sadly disappearing in our country. In fact, the need to learn.

Very hard to decipher comment, this last one; 

the automatic translator had a rough time with it, 

quite obviously...

We'll abstain from commenting! 

Here is the original comment -

maybe someone else can comment...?

Iordanka Buyukliyska

Аз не познавам Сусана,но познавам философията на живота на тези народи от Иберийскиат полуостров. Те са много топли, душевно чисти и всеотдайни приятели. Ако си искрен и добър човек,значи,че си от тяхната кръвна група Като се прибави и това,че е с мъжка професия се получава едно завладияващо и всепокоряващо момиче. Не знам защо всички се учудват от душевната мощ, та това е нормално за хората по света ,но за съжаление на изчезване по нашите земи. Всъщност на това трябва да се поучим .

Eu sò espero que nâo te arrependes desta mudança, 

Susanna - é sô isto...!

Cuidado. 

Que Deus Te Protege! 

A ti - e os pirilampos também! 

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