Friday, September 18, 2009

Watched latest movie by Daft Punk - ELECTROMA. The presentation of it was arranged by it's distributor in Czech Republic - Atlantis Entertainment. Movie is very psychodelic. It was a movie to remember by it's simplicity. It would be a great movie for the visual effects at the party, yet I would not recommend to people paying for watching it at the cinema.
With Iva listened to the music concert of Goran Bregovic at Staromestske namesti on Thur, 17th at 19.30. It was free. Many people came. My understanding of the main message and objective of event was a "Thank you!" by "South Slave" people to people of Czech Republic, which became a 2nd home to many immigrants people of Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia, Albania, Bosnia&Herzegovina after the Yugoslav conflicts. Music was fantastic and energetic, yet the atmosphere among people at the concert was quite intense, probably because the event was packed, some people came drunk, there were few "not mentally adequate" homeless people in the crowd and also was lack of visible security around the area. I believe it is the security issue was a major draw-back in organization that maid some people feel uncomfortable. Yet no complains for music. KALASHNIKOV-KALASHNIKOV!!! ;-)
A small revolution in my neighborhood. Some 100 squatters attempted to capture the building. My windows on the 5th floor facing the building were the action took place. Lots of police. ~70 people temporarily arrested and ~20 who broke into the building were captured by the police in the morning and brought into custody expecting trial.
With Iva attended and saw a great performance - music and martial art (taekwondo) presentation of Korean culture at Municipal house/Obecny Dum on Tue, 15th Sept. It was attended by both Mayor of Prague and Mayor of Seoul. Great and impressive show. I remembered best traditional music (Haegeum Concerto "Bangataryung", with national Korean music intrument haegeum, performed by Eun-li, Kang) and martial art.
Attended a great international mix of people at the cozy home warming party on Sat, 12 Sep - arranged in honor of new flatmate Dan found and moved in with Jen to share a great apartment at Zizkov, near Jireho z Podebrad aquare/metro station.
Parrot exhibition at Botanical Garden of Prague - Greenhouse zone - is over for this 2009 year. Now it is going to be a bit quieter at 5-7am and 6-7pm. I will miss those loud "bastards"! ;-)

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

The best of Kiev experience in August 2009:
  • Melody of this summer:
  • Caffe Cafe de Paris - new opening since 2 months, great place on the 2nd floor or at the terrace.
  • Pub Fidel - new opening, great place to meet talk with friends and realx, you may even spend time chilling and play games.
  • Cafe "Камышовый кот" / "Jungle cat" - near Kontraktovaja square, st. Frolovskaja 7, review.
  • Beginning of new study year - flatmate co-share search add at Kiev-Mohyla Academy- pure fun!
  • My photo gallery of August in Kiev.