TOP EVENTS OF 2008

January – Presidential elections in Georgia, protests of opposition, inauguration of Mikheil Saakashvili

-      Meeting Eidvis in Tbilisi

March – Hunger of opposition leaders in front of Parliament

-      First time skiing from Didveli (Bakuriani)

April – Buying new Laptop

May – Travelling in Svaneti and Racha

-      Parliamentary elections, protests of opposition, some parties staying out of parliament

June – 18 days of reserve army

July – Finishing University

-      Playing at tennis tournament

August – Travelling in Tusheti

-      Travelling in Ukraine

-      3 gold medals at Olympics

-      War between Russia and Georgia

-      Debut at radio Palitra

September – Live chain in Tbilisi, Summit in Brussels

-      Disco in Digomi

October – EYP mini-session in 51^st school, being president

November - Travelling in Baltics, meeting Marcius

-    “BZIKEBI” won Junior Eurovision

New era of internet

European Internet in Georgia :-) Now i feel that. Thanks to Caucasus Online, who provided Varna-Poti optical-fiber line I can download from foreign torrents up to 350 KB/s speed.

But not only Caucasus rulez. Now I have wireless internet in the whole flat thanks to Alta :-) 95 GEL and i can use my laptop in all rooms :-)

Winter begins

I have such mood now

Sunday, 12th October

It was quite uninteresting day for me. It began with complain from editor Tamar, coz while I was going at work (I entered 10.22) Mr. Irakli Tevdorashvili checked how many journalists were in the office. Then there were some stupid informations from Chechnya, Ukraine and even EYP (this one not stupid) after which I left for interviews. There were quite nice kids, not all of them could speak English, and once more I saw that level of English in the schools is not good even in nice schools. Who was speaking well, was from Byron school or some other.

We decided not to merge committees, in spite of there were less than 21 children. Vakho and Oto will be president and co- of session. Nana, Tamta and Tamar will be chairs, Teo, Giorgi and Tornike – co-es. Mate and Ia will help us – that is list of session participants.

All children were satisfied I think and some of them will get guaranteed places at the national session. And it will be so bad I possibly won’t attend session.

I told Gio about possibility of Dubai, but even he understands Mzia has more chances. What about “Euroline”, I should wait call from them on Monday.

I lost in Hattrick first game of the season (1-3 with Madagascari).

Thinking about possible things I will buy in UAE. It’s bicycle (or moped), clothes, mobile, shaving machine……….

Saturday, 11th October

Morning began at 11.30. It’s so cool to sleep how much you want. Weather was not so good. What will be in the evening? Game is at 8.30 I suppose. On Wednesday it’s more interesting, because Bulgaria will come, but Cyprus has also a strong team nowadays. For EYP session organizing this week-end is important. Yesterday I already arranged 3 people’s coordinates, who participated in NC. Also 3 persons sent applications by mail I was informed.

Yea, I prepared some presentation about session and everybody liked it. What if Dubai will be delayed for 1 week? L I was going to be a journo at session J

We bought tickets (Shelia was with brother-in-law) and then decided to meet Ilona. She proposed to see Andrei Drujinin, so we went to him. Aunt Ira was very hostful, and we had some nice informal meeting, speaking about school, our current activities and future plans. Shelia is going to work in IRAO, Ilona wants to go in Russia, and Drujinin – in Bremen. Then was football, 1-1 with Cyprus (Cypriots had missed penalty, Georgians with Hector Raul – few 100% moments, including one at last minute). Bulgaria drew 0-0 with Italy, so on Wednesday it will be difficult to play with Bulgarians. At Dinamo stadium there was Jozeph Blatter.

In the evening I contacted 51^st school boys and girls and invited them for interview. There will be enough people for mini-session.

Also Eka Beridze was disappointed by me, but I told nothing bad to her L I promised to buy some gift for her in Dubai, if I go there.

Friday, 10th October

Day was very usual, without any sensations. It began just a little bit later, than usual. What about informations, there was Oni cascade, some auctions from newspaper, electricity export-import, “Euroline” and Ukraine with Timoshenko’s temperature.

I bought for 80 LV ticket Riga-Tbilisi for 30^th November J And now only some super power will not let me go in Riga and Vilnius then.

Teona and Nana went to 51th school, and I hope everything will be ok with session. Vakho spoke with Mr. Lagvilava about budget, but don’t know what was the answer.

Ikk called, but only about work L then IT answered some SMS, but I still don’t like something. Now I’m still waiting.

My flat looks little bit better, but still don’t know when it will be finished. Harry comes at 9 and goes at 21. I almost don’t use internet at home, same as don’t watch TV.

So tomorrow is football. Wait, I will ask Shelia if he wants to watch.

But the main thing happened in the late evening. “Euroline” told me they are going to take journalists in Dubai, including IPN’s journalist (probably, me) and photographer also J It’s so cool, because 3 days in UAE will be so great.

From beginning I even was going to say NO because of EYP, but then, after Vakho and Ann spoke with me, I think that nothing is better than to go in Dubai. Ikk told, ITS president is cool guy and likes clubs, swimming pools and restaurants, so this everything will be there. Let’s see what Eka and Baia will tell, but I will feel a little bit confused because of Inga. But when will I have such chance once more?

Will I reach countries number I visited till 8 this year?

Thursday, 9th October

Sandwich with ketchup, problems with internet at my laptop – that’s how my day began. Then were news from Canargo and IMF, which were successfully stolen by business.info (I will call them on Friday), article about selling of GSE in “Rezonansi”, press-conference of Gugava about that, Reuters’ comment from Lejava, whom I called later. Then I was laughing at Pirveli. Their first information was “Ministry of economy denies privatization..”, and second “GSE will be sold. As we were known, PM Gurgenidze in Washington..”.

Timoshenko is ill, and it’s not clear what will happen in Ukraine till the end of the year. But it looks like Badri Bitsadze will soon or late leave border police. Why I wrote that now by the way?

Let’s change the topic. Ikk didn’t contact me whole day, but now tells something about love. I propose to begin everything from tomorrow. Let’s see.

I was at one event today – protest of “Etaloni” TV-project, which was closed at Public Broadcasting. About 20 young persons were standing in front of parliament, waiting for Mr. Tkeshelashvili. His 3 daughters were among protesters. My photographer’s new friend – I suppose working in KUD, liked one of them – Tiko. I could ask her phone, in spite of somebody told she has BF. But I can use that phone myself J She was quite beautiful. I was even going to tell her everything, but she has no skype J or she lied a little. Gio made me angry by the way, not because of that.

There was deadline for EYP topics, and I changed some prepared topics. Tornike was little bit disappointed, don’t know why.

Another small but still exclusive will be tomorrow – Oni HPP cascade was added in list of big HPPs, supposed to built in Georgia.

Also weather is worse every day. Today I felt little bit cold few times.

Wednesday, 8th October

These days I feel a little bit proud, making some exclusive informations. Today it was probable privatization of Georgian State Electrosystem, shares of port of Poti and some other state assets, as Georgian Post and so on. It was written in some 150 pages document published at IMF site, which nobody except me, of course, read (I mean journalists). So after case with Lebanon representative of IMF, today I discovered this topic. For tomorrow I had already prepared some statistics from same IMF, which was embargoed today. GBC by the way again stole my information, and of course didn’t mention surname of person who “discovered” this document.

Irina came back at work after rest, but Ann Zhvania left us, because of MONO case L Bela bought cool phone, and also got gift from SONY (video-camera).

I was whole day at office, after 7 were cycling. Meeting with Ilona and Shelia was scheduled, but Ilona wasn’t at home and we cancelled that one. Then I was waiting for Ikk, but IT told IT was at radio and didn’t know when would come back. That made me angry, especially when I was cycling near ITs home. Of course I did some mad things today also while cycling, for example, went to mountain I like not far from that mentioned house. No important EYP developments today. Am going to analyze my financial situation and watch some film. Won first match of season in Hattrick also, first-leg cup match. On 11^th is Georgia-Cyprus by the way, with whom can I go there?

At 23.00 I read news about dismissal of Ukrainian Rada. Tamar was still at work, but I sent her home J and put 2 news at site.

Tuesday, 7th October

Wake up call was different today – Greek song which begins slowly and continues rockly. Harry was also part of the morning program, as well as making bicycle’s wheel. Till 12 I made some IMF report’s information, also “Telasi”, and then was at “Irao”, where Potrjebrskaya provided new advertisement, as well as red wine. Some time doing nothing, and Bela did make us happy, speaking with policemen. Her phone, she bought 5 years ago, was stolen. And the story was revealed only when Bela put her card in Nodari’s phone. So Bela told policemen, she will return phone only if her money will be returned. She paid for phone 515 laris that time, and now .. its price will be few hundred laris J So the policemen was shocked I think, when from Bela’s side was such kind of aggression J

About 4.40 I left work and went cycling at Turtle’s lake. It was one of my last chances to do that, and I did. It was very warm, and I went up by traditional rope-way. Up, when I ate something, one guy asked me to cycle. I didn’t say “no” J Then I came back at work, where some accident because of Gori info happened with Goga, and soon after went in 51th school. Before EYP meeting began, Lu saw me, and we managed meeting soon after EYP. What about EYP, I want to be journo J As head org, I don’t know will I be session president, or not.

On 12^th for me will be interesting experience, as we have meeting with participants.

Now I am in the bed and want to sleep and am thinking what else happened today. I told for example that D on INGA is occupied, and I am going to free it (yesterday at Inga’s proposal, that I should prepare to go from computer, I answered, that I will be ready and will go till October 10 ).

Monday, 6th October

Day was quite usual. Began with Harry, cycling at work, preparing some infos. It was day of Egyptian smiles, as Tutberidze told us people from that country always smile. Goga’s stories about Yerevan were interesting, but not for Inga. If we will believe to Goga, he spent 2 nights with different girls (he also mentioned he had met some other friend), and had not enough condoms from Tbilisi, and there are less Apothecas in the Armenian capital.

What about me, I Attended Armenians event in Ria-Novosti, in the evening met Inga and Maia in People’s. There was pizza and exotic fruits ice-cream. Ikk told again IT can’t. And at 1.30 in the night Lu wrote a message, that everything is not as it looks and just time is not so much nowadays. Cycling in Red park was the end of this day, same as skyping from mobile. Tomorrow is EYP meeting, but I don’t want to do anything.. Mchedlidze scored for Palermo by the way. And we got our salaries also.

Sunday, 5th October

Saw some nice dreams at night, but don’t remember them already. One of them was action .

Morning began with “Boston”, coffee, two breads with beacon. Then work, sitting whole day in the office. Among exclusives – president decrees, Lado Gurgenidze’s interviews in “Telegraph” and “Financial Times”. Ate very less, and coming home realized that nothing is here also. Financial crisis is not only in whole Georgia, but in my pocket also. Just till Monday. Also crisis is in private life (little bit funny formulation). And couldn’t make this stupid bicycle. Maybe now? I have 4 more hours of Sunday.

Yeah, this 4 hours were enough for preparing first race of Autumn season. 45 minutes long trip by bicycle was first after much time. My favorite place – hippodrome - looked almost same as always.

And coming back I decided to do something like ingushetiya.ru (now – Ingushetia.org) did for Mr. Ziazikov. From today I will remind myself every day what I should do. First few things I missed previous months were – Garsia Marquez and BP journal. I didn’t forget Doing Business as well. See ya tomorrow.

P.S. Maybe 50 new English words will be useful for me.

Saturday, 4th October

Woke up at 12 PM. A little bit strange to sleep at home for so much time. Could do more, but had EYP meeting, first time as mini-session head-orga. I like to be some kind of leader by the way. Meeting was quite nice. Many matters were discussed. Probably I will be the president of session, but this is not decided yet. Could be chair, but topics are not mine – Human rights, Education and Youth. Tornike Metreveli is quite active and interesting person, but not sure about his role in session yet. I was happy Irina, I invited at meeting, became member of team so soon. So not as official orga yet, but she will help up for session. For me best experience should be October 12^th, when we will speak with candidates for session.

Meeting was almost finished, when I asked Lu if IT could meet. IT told IT was buying laptop, as later I knew, Sony VAIO. I still not sure if IT was serious yesterday telling IT wants so much to see me J Ikk and LvLvLv are still ill, last one seems not so much wants to meet me. Ikk I met later, but story will be continued later.

With Gio Chitidze and Irine Alianshivi we discussed Latvian visa issues, but nothing is decided yet clearly. I hope everything will be ok and on November 21th we will be in Riga. We ate ice-cream in Turkish bat at Rustaveli, then met Dato (from Batumi) and then me and Irina travelled by bus to our home Saburtalo. But instead of real home, I visited second home – IPN. Not being yet there, I chatted with Ani, and told were missing her veeeerry much. She was surprised, especially when I told her that couldn’t spend day without her. She was even going to call her husband later I think J But I just spend 20 minutes at work, chatting in Skype and writing mail about meeting details. Then Gio told he was ready to meet me, and near Sela I saw him with some girl, whose husband works at Rustavi2 in the night. Gio thinks he has chance to be with her during that nights J Then we walked a little, Ikk called me and I saw him. Ikk tells, he is going to die. At home he still has somebody.

Later we drank beer and I came home. Had some other ideas about evening, like meeting Inga and Maia, Lu or LvLvLv, but evening was finished with Prison Break, chatting with EYP team and American Pie №65276263.

In Georgia was war :-S

Tbilisi-Kiev

So once more in Kiev. Not sure how nice it will be, but it shOULD be best summer in my life..

Tusheti emotions

Yea, everebody feels like that here, but its really great... And you should stay here maybe few months to feel that.. Tushetoba in Alvani and invitation in Girevi for festival.. Border with russia also

Summer-2008

so active summer season for me began... It was second time in aquapark, this time for 1,5 hours and thanks to Mr. Kiria. This evening also was concert dedicated to win in Jurmala..

Green water

Route changed

So Route changed, and now consists of 2 countries. See at map

2-3 and chance

I lost all of 3 games, but still liked it... Maybe next year:-)

Something like this

Maybe my stile is not as Nadal's :-) But i hope i will play as well as he plays, in compare with my rivals :-)

So i play 3 games tomorrow, and hope to promote in play-off...

So first tournament and surprise prizes :-)

Kabali HPP

Kabali Small Hydro Power station was opened with my participation. In Kabali you can find good nature, such fontain, men with horses..

I still think I should see all villages in Georgia. But not as I saw Kabali :-)

Mtskheta and Aragvi

First time in Kazbegi

Cold, but not impressive. Of course just first time now

EYP Georgia in Zedazeni

Tournament

I will participate in tournament among journalists, organized by Prime Fitness company :-) good luck Sandro

Ukraine and Lithuania in August :-)

EYP - Georgia

So EYP second national session took place in Tbilisi State University. I provided (quite successfully) PR of event, while 4 TV companies provided their journalists for event. I wasn't elected in EYP national commitee, but got 8 votes from 17 persons... So hope next year will be elected :-) and while age of 25 - in real parliament :-)

Bolo dge

Bolo dgem mshvidad chaiara, gvaric shecdomis gareshe damaweres, shemdeg gamodzaxebaze formaze dakerili damxvdeba..

Varjishi riukzakebit

Dilit varjishi riukzakebit chavataret. Dasja cekvistvis ki gushin daiwyo,roca ar mogvces neba italia-safrangetistvis gveyurebina. FORZA ITALIA

Am suratis gamo damicheren

Bazaze akrdzalulia sxvadasxva obiektebis, iaragebis da operaciebis gadageba. Am suratze magalitad mitxres rom sheidzleba damichiron. Tunelebis gadagebac magari ikneboda,magram bnela:-)suratze sabchota kavshiris amierkavkasiis dajgufebis shtabis yofil shenobashi darchenili rukaa, sadac samxret frontze omis shemtxvevashi mokmedebata gegmaa agnishnuli.

Gza Qoroğlu-dan

 

Qoroğlu

Rac wesit dasjaa, exkursiashi gadaizarda... Yvelam vera, magram sakmaod bevrni avedit Qoroğlu-s cıxeze. Dıstancıa-daaxl. 5 km, amunıcıa-forma da avtomati.

Darcha 7 dge

Cota gaciebuli var.. Albat pirvelad momiwevs ekimis monaxuleba

Nisli

Vis axsovs rom zafxulia....

Zachistka

Meekvse dges viswavlet shenobis gawmenda, rac sakmaod msxverpliania omshi.. Rezervis erterti dziritadi amocana swored jaris mier agebuli kalakis gawmendaa. Meshvide dges shenobis shignit mokmedebebi ikneba ganxiluli..

Srolebi Vazianze

Titqmis 2saatiani gza iyo vazianis poligonamde. Visrole 44 tyvia, saidanac 100metrian mizanshi moxvda 12. Mets velodi, ramdenimem 30s gadaacharba. E.w. 'suxoi paioki' turkuli warmoebis turme 40 dolari girs. Mand tevzebi, daje kishmishebi iyo. Suratze- amerikeli tyveebi erayshi:-)

Brdzola tyeshi

Iyo pirveli gasrolebi fuchi tyviebit, brdzola tyeshi. Gaumjobesda sachmeli es 2-3 dge, dges dilit iyo shemwvari katami, mani qashi :-), mawoni, grechixa, puri da chai.. Xval igegmeba vazianis bazaze gasvla...

Dge meotxe

Banaoba, avtomatis awyoba da interpresniusis informaciebis kitxva...

1975 wlis kalashnikovi

33 wlis iaragi, rogorc amboben, chveni sakutreba ikneba da yvela gamodzaxebisas swored am iarags mogvcemen. 20shi sachvenebeli wvrtna gvekneba, romelsac kezerashvili da amerikis samxedrn atashe daeswrebian.

Dge meore

Dilit sasiamovno burusshi da daaxloebit 5 gradusshi virbinet. Sasiamovno amit shemoifargla... Iyo aseve ficis dadeba,bevri dgoma da sisxlis analizi

Formashi

Kojori. Dge pirveli

Pirvel dges gansakutrebul arafers velodi. Bevri lodinis da rigebis garda arc iyo araferi. Sadac tavdacvaze weliwadshi miliardi lari ixarjeba, principshi uketesi pirobebis shekmna sheidzleboda. Gafuchebul kamrebtan isic gvitxres, kveyanas uchirs, turketshi yiduloben da turkebi kide uxarisxos ushveben. Me jer ar amigia kamari, tu gapuchebuli ikneba movatanineb imas vinc amomigo chantidan saxlshi.
Oficialuri naxvis dge ar aris, aseve rogorc gauukmebiat 30kilometriani manevrebi.:-)aba droebit

My new friend

Even here

Even this street can be full of people..

Opposition Trip. Day 3

Oni and Ambrolauri

Opposition trip. Day 2

Mestia

Opposition Trip. Day 1

Ozurgeti, Batumi

Cup of nations winners

Not every day see team getting cup of nations. But was it cup? :-) not...

Baloon with Magti

Sleeeping

Signagi

Trekking. Location 1 - turtle's lake

me, Daji and right's Irina :-) trekking near turtles' lake and kojori forest. was nice.. see ya later this spring

R-ori

Palitra

There are moments sometimes, you feel like you reach some new height.. i also feel something like that in journalistics.... Article about road in Javakheti looked like simple one, but wasn't such. Hope will reach new heights soon. But now should think what will be later.. I was born as a journalist by the way :-)

End of hunger

Save our hyppodrome