Waaaaaa! ... whining
Which country in the world has fireworks at 12:30am? Today is, well was, January 13, old New Year's Day, and I'm guessing that was the reason for ALL THIS RACKET! I really have no clue what's going on in the city. I’ve been hibernating like a bear. It’s damn freezing out! I don’t recall winter being this cold in Yerevan. It's pretty much been at the same damn temperature for the past month AND ... winter’s not even half way through. What happened to the occasional sunny days when the snow would melt and we'd look forward to another beautiful snowfall? Wait ... should I mention the horrible internet connection? It took me 2 days to get into my email account. Sure, more supermarkets are open this year than last year, but why do they sell expired milk? It seems that all local juice, egg, and milk production companies are on an extended vacation. I should quickly finish this blog before my electricity goes out for the 10th time today.
Anyway, I'm not usually this grumpy ... it's my S.A.D. Déjà vu, this was last year's excuse for my whining.
A couple of weeks ago I took a trip down south to a place my parents have been pressuring me to visit for years. I went to Syria with a few friends. Both my parents are from there. We spent most of our time traveling throughout the country, and celebrated New Year’s Eve at the Aram Manukyan Hall with a few hundred "akhpars" listening to 10% Armenian music, 90% Arabic. Man, I had forgotten how it feels to hang out with that many of us. Aleppo was diiiiiiirty! Most Armenians I spoke to were complaining about how they were slowly becoming nothing in the business world. Once a reputable class of business-minded skilful hard workers, they are quickly losing their valued status in society. Blah, blah, blah. Quite depressing actually. I really hope we’ll see some big positive changes in Armenia this year. Most people I spoke to on the trip were asking me about living in Armenia, how much it costs, doing business in Armenia, etc, etc. Let's just pray for the best. I can't stand when diasporans move here and complain 24/7. LOL, sounds like me. Naaaah, just joking. I love it here! I'll love it even more when this summer I install gas in my apartment so that I don’t spend close to $80/month on electricity like this year.
Anyway, I'm not usually this grumpy ... it's my S.A.D. Déjà vu, this was last year's excuse for my whining.
A couple of weeks ago I took a trip down south to a place my parents have been pressuring me to visit for years. I went to Syria with a few friends. Both my parents are from there. We spent most of our time traveling throughout the country, and celebrated New Year’s Eve at the Aram Manukyan Hall with a few hundred "akhpars" listening to 10% Armenian music, 90% Arabic. Man, I had forgotten how it feels to hang out with that many of us. Aleppo was diiiiiiirty! Most Armenians I spoke to were complaining about how they were slowly becoming nothing in the business world. Once a reputable class of business-minded skilful hard workers, they are quickly losing their valued status in society. Blah, blah, blah. Quite depressing actually. I really hope we’ll see some big positive changes in Armenia this year. Most people I spoke to on the trip were asking me about living in Armenia, how much it costs, doing business in Armenia, etc, etc. Let's just pray for the best. I can't stand when diasporans move here and complain 24/7. LOL, sounds like me. Naaaah, just joking. I love it here! I'll love it even more when this summer I install gas in my apartment so that I don’t spend close to $80/month on electricity like this year.
posted by Der Hova at 12:58 AM
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