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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DOBER DEN! 

And Happy Holiday Season 

to all Bulgarians abroad 

and in the homeland! 

Oh, dobrei, so, since the Balkans are ONE - 

we'll throw in some Romanian underdogs as well...! 

And Vesela Koleda 

to all the gypsies, pumpkins & elves 

too!

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* Stray Doggy *

When I went to Bulgaria, I was struck by the number of stray dogs on the streets, even in the capital, Sofia. I looked at the abandoned animals and would try and think of something to throw their way - a piece of bread, anything - to appease their suffering if only for a second. On one occasion, at least, I went to the local version of a Price's Chopper (BILLA) to purchase sausages and I then distributed them to all the strays that I had seen on my way there, retracing my steps as not to miss a single one... The next time I travelled there, the joke was that all the stray doggies would be there awaiting me at the airport, in anticipation...

If I lived there, I would do this on a regular basis - considering the fact that, in my North American eyes, the prices there truly are chopped quite considerably... But, above all, I could not just walk by all these dogs, some of them so skinny (literally just skin on the bones) and not do anything at all, day in and day out. I simply would not be able to.  I figure that, once established in Bulgaria, I would set up a group that would just that - patrol the streets and feed those dogs. Maybe such a group already exists - I simply do not know of it yet... If it does exist already, all I can tell them is: please continue doing what you are doing there.

The stray dog problem has been a long-term dilemma for the authorities there: such a situation also exists elsewhere in Europe, but in Sofia, it appears to be the lack of willingness of devoting any time, effort or resources to possible solutions to this problem that truly plagues the capital - and country overall. The political situation in Bulgaria is well-known and I shall not go into details about it here - but, suffice it to say that, if there had been more capable elected officials, at all levels of government there, in the last two decades, this and many other problems would be at the very least being dealt with on a day-to-day basis already. There might be shelters for these animals - hopefully decent places where they would not be put down but rather treated and groomed for possible adoption, perhaps out of town, where guard dogs are still appreciated.  Alas, as it stands, the stray problematic remains one such without a foreseeable solution. Worse yet - now, some execrable, pathetic excuses for human beings are mistreating the animals. One such heinous act was reported on social media everywhere - and we thought we'd share this right here too, for all who happen to stop by here to read about it; either once again or for the first time ever...

 

Annabel Leonard-Schulz

‎*PLEASE SHARE, CROSS POST - DO WHATEVER YOU CAN DO TO GET THIS OUT THERE.
**HIS/HER LIFE IS ON THE LINE BECAUSE SHE TRUSTED A HUMAN BEING.
***PLEASE HELP THIS FRIENDLY STRAY GET THE URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION IT SO DESPERATELY NEEDS

BULGARIA'S WALL OF SHAME! STRAY DOG ATTACKED WITH ACID!

BULGARIA'S WALL OF SHAME! STRAY DOG-VICTIM OF ACID ATTACK HEARTFELT APPEAL!
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UPDATE ON SPIRIT, 16.07.12 - Our little hero has been admitted to the Central Veterinary Clinic at Sofia City. Blood and urine tests have been done. The results reveal that Spirit has anameia and his kidney's function is slightly compromised.His wounds have been treated and he has been stabilized. He was put on a drip wit

h several antibiotics and strong pankillers. In a week or so his vet will have to decide if an operation on his burnt skin will be necessary. For now, Spirits wounds are treated 8 times a day and he is fighting hard for his life. I am asking you kindly again to please donate for Spirit as much as you possibly can. The dog's treatment is expensive, he has to be on the best pain management and may have to be operated on. All that may amount easily to couple of thousands BGN, but we will know for sure in a few days. BANК ACCOUNT DETAILS: IN LEVA : Iban: BG31FINV91501015033370 BIC: FINVBGSF Iva Mladenova Cherneva PAYPAL: withlovetoanimals@gmail.com Or you could donate cash at the"Central Vet Clinic"-Sofia On behalf of Spirit, thank you! _____________________________ АКТУАЛНА ИНФОРМАЦИЯ ЗА СПИРИТ, 16.07.12Нашият малък герой постъпи снощи в Централна ветеринарна клиника в София. Направени са му кръв и урина тестове, от които се вижда, че той страда от анемия и бъбреците му са със леко нарушена функция.Раните му са третирани и за момента кучето е стабилизирано. Вливат му се флуиди, няколко антибиотика и силни болкоуспокояващи. След около седмица, лекуващия му лекар ще вземе решение дали да оперира раните от изгарянията. За сега те се третират 8 пъти дневно и кучето се бори за живота си. Обръщам се отново с молба към вас да дарите за Спирит каквото ви е възможно. Лечението му е скъпо, той трябва да е на скъпоструващи болкоуспокояващи медикаменти и операция може би ще се наложи. Всичко това много бързо може да натрупа 1-2000 лева, но ние ще знаем със сигурност след няколко дни. ДАРИТЕЛСКИ БАНКОВИ СМЕТКИ: В ЛЕВА: Iban: BG31FINV91501015033370 BIC: FINVBGSF Iva Mladenova Cherneva ВЪВ ВАЛУТА : Paypal: withlovetoanimals@gmail.com; ИЛИ НА МЯСТО В Централна ветеринарна клиника София От името на Спирит, благодаря! ____________________________ BULGARIA'S WALL OF SHAME! STRAY DOG-VICTIM OF ACID ATTACK HEARTFELT APPEAL! EN & BG This atrocity happened a couple of days ago in a provincial town of Bulgaria. A friendly stray dog, who was an easy target got burnt with acid! The wounds are potentially life-threatening and cover all of the right side of his body. The pain must be unbearable! The poor dog was taken from the streets by a local activist and received some basic medical help, but we were told that there is no vet clinic at his home town to admit him to. So, our dedicated animal rescue team Cvety & Iva from Animal Help Stara Zagora - Cvety & Iva jumped on their car and started the rescue operation: they drove to Dimitrovgrad to collect the dog and now, that he is with them, they are on their way to the Central Veterinary Clinic in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. That's about 490 km drive (both ways), during the night! I spoke to Cvety on the phone. She told me that the dog is adequate but clearly in pain and clearly needs urgent and expert medical attention, which is only available during the weekend nights at the Central Vet. Clinic in Sofia. Naturally, they decided to go there. Tomorrow, we will publish new photos and doctor's prognosis, regarding treatment and recovery. We also must chose a name for our new rescue and may be some of you would like to help with suggestions. The animal will need financial help. I am publishing Cvety & Iva's Paypal and please, donate what you can, every bit counts! As for the monster, who poured the acid onto an innocent dog, at this stage we know absolutely nothing about him/they. But, we will speak to our colleagues from Dimitrovgrad about find out who he might be and pressing charges. Please, help us help this poor dog -victim of unimaginable cruelty donating to PayPal: withlovetoanimals@gmail.com and SHARE THIS APPEAL! THANK YOU! __________________________ БЪЛГАРСКАТА СТЕНА НА ПОЗОРА! БЕЗДОМНО КУЧЕ ЗАЛЯТО С КИСЕЛИНА! Това злодеяние е извършено преди 2 дни в Димитровград. Приятелски настроено бездомно куче, по тази причина лесна плячка, е залято с киселина! Раните му са потенциално живото-застрашаващи и засягат цялата дясна страна от тялото му. Болката със сигурност е непоносима! Кучето е прибрано от улицата и му е оказана първа медицинска помощ от местна активистка, но в града няма подходяща ветеринарна клиника, в която да бъде лекувано. И така, нашият всеотдаен спасителен екип Цвети и Ива от Animal Help Stara Zagora - Cvety & Iva тръгнаха на поредната си спасителна акция: най-напред отидоха в Димитровград да вземат животинката и от там пътуват за Централна ветеринарна клиника, София. Това са около 490км път през нощта (отиване и връщане). Говорих с Цвети по телефона. Тя ми каза, че кучето е адекватно, но е повече от ясно, че изпитва силна болка и че има нужда от спешна медицинска помощ. При това положение, естествено, най-доброто решение е ЦВК. Утре ще публикуваме нови снимки и прогнозата на лекуващия лекар. Животинката ще има нужда от финансова помощ, за това публикувам дарителските сметки на Цвети и Ива и се обръщам към вас с молба да дарявате. В случаи като този всяка помощ е безценна! Относно чудовището извършило това зверство, за сега не е известно кой е, но ние ще разговаряме с колегите от Димитровград с оглед предприемане на мерки да се установи самоличността на престъпника и да предприемем законови мерки да бъде наказан. Моля ви, помогнете ни да помогнем на това куче - поредната жертва на безумна човешка жестокост. ДАРИТЕЛСКИ БАНКОВИ СМЕТКИ: В ЛЕВА: Iban: BG31FINV91501015033370 BIC: FINVBGSF Iva Mladenova Cherneva ВЪВ ВАЛУТА : Paypal: withlovetoanimals@gmail.com; ИЛИ НА МЯСТО В Централна ветеринарна клиника София. БЛАГОДАРИМ!

By: Giulia D. Stewart

July 14 at 8:24pm

We must help stop this - so that this remains only an isolated case. We must defend the defenceless.

No more inhumane acts. No more unnecessary suffering. No more unspeakable acts. No more.

Redorez votre blason, Bulgarie - je vous en prie.

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BG Jokes!

As found on the Facebook page "Снимки от почитатели на ВИЦОВЕ, МИСЛИ И КРИЛАТИ ФРАЗИ - НЕКА ДА СЕ СМЕЕМ ПОСТОЯННО С ГЛАС!"

Bulgarian humor is delightful as it is very self-ironizing and wittier than most others out there. It can be found to be as self-denigrating as Woody Allen, as whimsical as George Carlin used to be in his non-sacrilegious material, and as current and factual as the Smothers Brothers were, too! Truly, you get a little bit of everything with BG jokes...! Here are some samples...














Президентите на Америка, Русия и България се събрали на маса. От разгвор на разговор, от хвалби на хвалби президентите решили да проверят кой е най-могъщ! Който ограби съседната банка най-бързо, ще бъде признат за властелин! И така състезанието започнало...
Обама с най-елитните си американски тайни служби, обрал банката за 10 минути!
Медведев успял с помощ на най-опитните специални части да обере банката за 5 минути!
Влиза Първанов с пет циганета, а след две минути едното попитало: - Шефе, зe`aме и тапетите, нали?

HОВОТО МОТО на М-тел:

Животът не се измерва с броя изговорени минути,

а с месечните сметки, които спират дъха ти!

Всеки може да намаже жена с ягоди шоколат и сметана.

БЪДИ БЪЛГАРИН ! Намажи я с боб :)

На един му вървяло адски в игри. Пусне тото-шестица. Купи си билет от лотарията - печели.
Писнало му и отишъл за риба. И какво хванал? Точно така - златната рибка. Казал й:
-Нищо не искам - писна ми!
Тя казала:
-Измисли нещо!
Той се сетил:
-Добре - искам секс с индийка...
И индийката се появила, с точка на челото.
Той казал:
-Ама с точки са женените, май!
А рибката:
-Ами изтрий я де!
Изтрил човекът точката и видял надпис: "Печелите апартамент в Люлин!"

:-p

Venceremos!