I learned to read at the age of three, thanks to my grandmother. The first thing I read after the alphabet was Russian folk tales. I still love to read, although I read less than I did when I was young. Right now I'm reading Joe Dispense's Getting Out of the Habit of Being Yourself. In the Russian translation it is called "The Power of Subconsciousness", which reflects the essence of the book much more fully. Do you like to read? What book are you reading now? If anyone is…
I was visiting friends who rent an apartment on the 19th floor. The view of the city from above is amazing! And what was the highest floor you were on? (The mountains don't count, I've been to the mountains, too :))
As a kid I tried to imagine what the 21st century would be like. It seemed to me that there would be peace all over the planet, that people would explore other planets where they could fly as easily as we travel from city to city. Back then, I dreamed of becoming an astronaut and visiting other planets. But now, the 21st century has come and now it is unclear what we should expect next, whether our descendants will fly into space? What do you think?
When the day flies by at the speed of light, all that remains is to give our readers a flower from India (does anyone know what it's called?), wish them a good evening, a happy week, and say goodbye as they go about their evening business. And how do your days go? Do they drag on and on, or do they fly by like mine?
What could be better than an early morning by the sea? When the beach is empty and the sea is as warm as fresh milk... And when you dive into the sea, it envelops you in its kind waves and rocks you like in a cradle. Have you ever been to the sea? You should visit it, if you haven't! The sea is happiness! Have a nice day, everyone! Pictured 6 a.m. in Anjuna, Goa, India, 2017.
This photo best reflects the end of winter, which is April in Siberia. It's still snowing, but the temperature outside during the day can be +5 or even +10. The sun is already beginning to warm the ground, but winter doesn't just give up. But I'm glad that we survived another winter and warm days are coming soon. I hope that we will also survive what is happening today in our country's foreign policy, where it has been dragged by U.S. policy. Everything will be fine! Peace…
Visited the 15th floor of the new house today. It's part of my job to drive around and look at different houses in the city. I've gotten to know my city more in the six months I've been a realtor than I have in the 20 years I've lived here, ha-ha. How well do you know your town? By the way, post what city you live in and I'll look it up on the map and send you a ray of happiness there!
Russia has finally abolished the compulsory wearing of masks in public places. It was stupid and useless for almost two years. I wish Russia would withdraw from the World Health Organization so that it would no longer fool its population with the need for useless vaccinations. Do people in your country still wear masks?
Found an old photo. Promoting my old cryptoblog in 2017. Back then I made $10,000 in six months, which I then used to go to India and Nepal. I used to get $100 for one post, it seemed like it would be forever, but then, in 2018 bitcoin collapsed and dragged other cryptocurrencies with it. Consequently, my $10,000 turned into $2,000, even though I was living on that money at the time. It was a fun time. What year did you start buying cryptocurrency? By the way, here's a link…
Soon it is the middle of April, we have +4 in the afternoon, and the snow has not melted, so we can say that winter is not yet receding. Ha ha! Welcome to Siberia! Drove around town a lot today, had a lot of work, and I can say I didn't have a day off. And how did you spend your weekend? Did you have a good rest? Have a good week everyone! Be happy! The photo shows Novosibirsk today, 10.04.2022.
People who live in the city are unlikely to understand those who live in the countryside, because they are unlikely to have an alarm clock in the form of such a bird that starts its screams at 4-5 in the morning and does not let you sleep neither in the morning nor in the afternoon. We have to get up early, along with the sun, and start our day without regard to the desire to finish our beautiful dreams. This rooster lives in the Indian state of Goa and probably keeps waking…
In this photo is Yuri Gagarin. A citizen of the Soviet Union, on April 12, 1961, he was the first to go into space, circling the globe. It was a big breakthrough in science. And it is customary to celebrate this day every year as Cosmonautics Day. As a child, I also dreamed of becoming an astronaut, but alas, somehow it did not work out. What did you dream of becoming as a child?
In 2013 I visited Dhaka, Bangladesh, with friends from Calcutta, India. I remember being struck by the money changers sitting on the street with wads of money on a box. Amazing, - I thought, - there must be no theft or robbery in this country. That's hardly possible in our country. What about your countries? Isn't it dangerous to keep stacks of money in plain sight in your country? Ha ha :)) Original Pictured: Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2013.
Yesterday we took a lot of walks around the city, went into the yard, and there is still snow. Also yesterday, there was a concert by Yulia and Sasha in that house where the snow is lying. Julia sang and Sasha played the drums. The concert was held in the artists' workshop. It was a lot of fun. Found their 2015 performance on youtube if anyone is interested. Do you guys go to concerts? 2015 https://youtu.be/thrwN1KOwus 2017 https://youtu.be/hp05P-9sV8U - winter in Siberia!
A view of Mount Kilimondjaro. In 2012 I visited Africa at the foot of one of the highest mountains in the world. I wanted to climb it, but it turned out that I had to pay $1,000 to do so, which was very expensive for me, so I was content to climb only 1,000 meters of that mountain and come back down. At the hotel, I took a picture with a local. Tanzania, 2012.
The Altai Mountains. They are about 500 kilometers from my home. I took this photo in 2012, when I went there with friends. In those ten years I have been to several countries in Africa and Southeast Asia, I have been to India five times, three times to Nepal, I even went to Kyrgyzstan, but I never got to Altai, which is only 500 kilometers away from me... The paradox of the traveler - we don't appreciate what's near, we look for what's far away. Do you travel to your native…
Photo of the house where my older brother lives. I stopped by today to wish him a happy birthday. It's April 18 and we still have snow. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Do you communicate with them! Say hello to them from Siberia!
Back in the 90's I read an ancient prophecy of the American Indians who said that there would come a time when no one could buy or sell unless they had the Bear sign. When that sign showed itself, a great war would begin. For a long time I couldn't figure out what that sign was, until the barcodes showed up. Are there any ancient predictions in your country? Can you tell us about them?
There is a story about a man who, as a child, was walking down the street and suddenly saw a wall with a green door in it ("The Door in the Wall" is a story by H.G. Wells). He opened it, it gave way easily, and he entered and saw a garden, a beautiful garden as he had never seen in his younger years; marvelous flowers grew there, wonderful animals played, extraordinary birds sang, and women of extraordinary kindness greeted him. And, as if in a dream, he left there - he so…
I took these photos in Laos in 2013. They are posters in the style of socialist realism, of which there were once many in my country of the USSR. They depict the people who are the backbone of the country - laborers, doctors, teachers, police. This is only possible in socialist countries. Where there is capitalism, we are forced to be heroes of promiscuous television stars, silly shows, rich people boasting of their wealth. But the main treasure of any country is ordinary…
The photo was taken on April 24, as you can see, we still have no snow to melt. It was a Sunday when Orthodox Christians welcomed Easter, the Resurrection of Christ. While Catholics' main holiday (am I not wrong?) is Christmas, Orthodox Christians' main holiday is the Resurrection of Christ, Easter. And now it's a bright week, when we say to everyone, "Christ is Risen! We go out to visit and hardly ever go on the Internet. Happiness to you, friends! May all be well with you!…
Problem. Third time I try to publish a post, they tell me it's spam, but what kind of spam is it if I just use the translator and copy what it translates into English to paste here. Ow, technicians, this is my original text!!
W H A T` S T H I S ?
Something was going on with the platform, at first I couldn't load my post, then question - what is it? I kept getting told - spam and refused to post. The next day when I reopened the page, was amazed - a bunch of my posts with the question - what is it?) Some kind of hallucination of the system, as we say. I hope all is well now. You could consider this a test post. Has something like this ever happened to you?
And this is a picture of a typical evening in Goa, my favorite place on this planet. Sometimes I think that when I'm a grandfather, I'll go there and smoke a pipe on the beach, watching the sun sink into the gentle waves. Where would you like to live? Or do you like where you live?
I don't know what to make of that. The day flew by unnoticed again, evening came, and soon it would be night. And again a sunset photo in Goa, where I was last in 2020, before the world reset with the imposition of controls, the mandatory vaccination of mankind with experimental genetic drugs, and the U.S. and NATO war with Russia in Ukraine.
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