Hi Arkangel,
Good evening, last week has been so busy in my end as well. My final exams are getting closer, so it's an intensive studying about medical stuff. After April 11 i'll be more relaxed and at ease as this particular exam really stressing me out, lots of material and not enough time to study. i have no idea how doctors go through this, the human body is so very complicated.
Thank you for the link of the 24 hour museum, i was browsing through it for a while yesterday. What kind of work do you do exactly in there? it looks very interesting.

I'm glad you enjoyed the clip from Modern Times, i haven't seen this particular detail you have mentioned, i'll have to watch it again. I really like the part in this movie where Charlie is a waiter and tries to bring food to an angry guest in the restaurant while trying to navigate through a crowd of dancing people, so unfortunate and very funny.

My family came from Russia 30 years ago and i was born in Israel, i really am not that interested in the Russian country, culture. i guess since it has never been part of my life as i was raised in the Israeli culture and way of life. I do find interest now in learning the language as my mom is mostly speaking to me in Russian but nothing more. My mom doesn’t miss it, she always recalls how life in Moldova (where she and my dad came from) was difficult, i don't think she will be thrilled to visit it as well.

I was born and raised in Tiberias, my brother is living very close to my mom and me and my sister lives close to Tel Aviv. Tiberias is growing a lot lately, it's funny that after the war, the tourism went up and people are coming here even more. My family in the USA resides in Arizona. Very nice place to be in, i really enjoyed the weather there as it reminded me a lot of the weather in Israel in the summer. Do you remember the place you were staying in while being in Tiberias? Was it Tabcha by any chance?

I think i'll leave sheshbesh to people who actually know how to play... like you :). the only game i'm good is Damka, i can get very competitive in this game, so you better watch out.

i really enjoyed watching the short film you made, it's very sweet and heartwarming. the area looks really nice, makes me wish i could come to London now even more.

Now to music, I had to share my new music discovery with you, his name is Mika and he is fairly popular in the pop music world. I am amazed on how he can sing in such a high note, and his voice reminds me a lot of Freddie Mercury's voice (who's music i miss very much). I'm lately going through a pop music faze, i usually don't like to listen to those catchy tunes but all of a sudden i am just can't get enough. Mika is one and then comes Robbie Williams....he is very talented i think, too bad he is such a troubled person.

You are absolutely right about music influences in an emotional way, to me it’s something indescribable, when you hear a song that is connected to a place you come from…it’s just something I can’t put into words. I had a discussion with a friend on a message board I’m part of regarding a similar effect. We were discussing about different kinds of music and how the lyrics and the melody can inspire you to do things or to think about things in different way, it’s like food to the mind, in a way.

I must admit I haven’t watched Casablanca yet. It’s a bit of embarrassing as it’s a classic movie and I should have watched it.

So Matt Lucas is a family relative, is he? That’s very cool, I find him to be a brilliant comedian and with David Walliams (who I like a bit more) it’s a perfect combination. I watch a documentary on them last week called The South Bank Show, it’s really interesting to learn where and how people or celebrities such as them started their way in showbiz and grew to be famous, there is so much luck involve in this and not so much people succeed to get their 15 minutes of fame as Andy Warhol once said.

Right now I’m reading a book called Jephte’s Daughter written by an Israeli writer called Naomi Ragen. i have just started reading it and it is very interesitng book about religion.

I have read most of John Grishem's books, i'm also a Stephen King reader. Dan Brown's books are interesting though i wish it didn't had the same pattern of a mysterious writing that needs to be solved before someone will be killed. I really enjoyed The Da Vinci Code- the book that is. i thought the movie was one of the worst i've seen, the only good thing in it was Paul Bettany- fantastic actor.

Have a nice weekend

Mici