Diario #2 episode 7

It will be last episode for this season and that’s why maybe a bit long :-)

Today was nice day. It was like déjà-vu. I began day in the present and finished in the past. In the middle there was sweet recent past. But let me tell the full story.

There was dull morning, with no news, walking up and down at work. Oops, there was something different – I drank orange juice in the morning instead of coffee :-) Then was program, conversation with Dabi Group’s representative to make WI-max news about new company at telecommunication market. Oh, remember how it was first time? Searching difference between Wi-Fi and WI-max? Can’t imagine what kind of internet we will have in 10 years, or in 2029 :-)

Misha said he will stay till 2013. Opposition said they will picket governmental buildings. I didn’t want to go there today. Don’t know why.

Misha didn’t resign, but I did go at Zero’s place. I didn't go there to restore something, or to say something I think about. I simply repeated well-known road. It was like nothing happened - good old times. I ordered pizza.ge-s pizza and spaghetti carbonara. Was trying not to think about such things, but sometimes there was wish to hug. It wasn't kind of hope for me as it acted. We were sincerely speaking and that was the main.

Then I went at IPN’s office. There is still mobilization, in spite of Marriott rooms’ reservation was cancelled J I asked chief if I can work tomorrow, but they needed help today as well, so I automatically began writing news. I was really happy while doing that. Yes, some can tell I am crazy.

I wanted (and still want) to be at Rustaveli avenue during protests, because at the moment it’s the most important place. I like to be in the epicenter, I don’t like to miss moments important for country and society. It was Bush in Tbilisi, November 7, almost all elections and so on. I wasn’t here during the war and will much time care about that.

I usually thing about some great people – who is alive and whom I wanna meet. But I understand that they are old and I won’t be able to meet them. I can tell the names of Gabriel Garcia Marques, Fidel Castro. I wish I could know closely Sofiko Chiaureli and Kote Makharadze before they died.

But let’s return to IPN. I wrote some informations from TV (protests and Bakradze’s live interview), helped in communicating with journalists and so on. Even found some news for Capital in newspapers. One more well-known road was while I was coming back home. Now am listening to Arsenium, feliz’s library and folder “nuovo”.

The story looks like unfinished, but it shouldn’t be. Tomorrow I am going in IPN for the whole day. It’s possible I will check Zero’s new wall. See ya.

P.S. During days I was publishing diary, my blog’s rating was high – especially when I was describing my emotions (#1) and protests in Tbilisi streets (#2). 

Diario #2 episode 6

08.45 - Internet came, can update blog.
09.12 - Dad called and asked if I am going today at Rustaveli. I replied 'sure' and got answer 'you are working at state tv, you remember about that?'

09.15 - I am just Sandro. He is still watching my program? Or we lost one spectator? Day before yesterday was the first time as I remember - more people watched us than Courier.

09.37 - I am in bus and there are only 2 ladies there except me.

09.45 - They don't stop cars near Imedi's entrance.
11.00 - President Saakashvili and opposition leaders gathered in front of parliament in memory of April 9, 1989 events.

11.30 - People began gathering in front of parliament and in 4 different places.
13.05 - My voice was put at Fady Asly's sinchrone.
13.10 - Maestro showed special forces entering 1tv. Today's Capital sucked.
14.10 - Lots of people at Rustaveli. I liked Imedi's videos. I can't go there till 6.

15.10 - At 4 opposition will read statement towards president. 150 000 people are at Rustaveli, - Interpressnews reports.

15.45 - It's raining a bit. French ambassador came in Imedi to check broadcasting.
16.40 - Some protesters moved in front of 1tv. Impossible for everybody to stay at Rustaveli and listen to statements of opposition leaders. David Magradze adressed president and called him to resign. 24-hours term was given to him to reply.

17.31 - Outside is windy and quite cold. I will leave work soon and go there.

18.12 - There are not much people left at Rustaveli. Alasania told leaders will stay at night in front of parliament. Tomorrow 3PM is deadline for Saakashvili.
19.45 - I am in Marriott now, in IPN-s room. There was briefing of Zurabishvili, Davitashvili and Abashidze. They told nothing new, just that Misha should resign.

20.30 - I am in the epicenter. It's cold, but I wanna stay for some time. There are few thousand people still, road is closed. Maisashvili is speaking. Roma and lots of other journalists I know are there.
21.32 - I am at home. Bought some food in the supermarket. To summarise this day, was expecting bit more. But more will be, and weather will be better as well :-) Don't know what should I do at work tomorrow. IPN didn't need my help today. I will work hard at week-end I think.

22.19 - Tomorrow should be last day of diary. But let's see. maybe term will be changed :-) Some time ago I was few times thinking about compatibility of protests and my relations. Now situation is changed. And soon I hope I won't mention that in blog. For somebody maybe its easy to cut hair and to forget everything, but not for me.

22.25 - That's it. I will take shower and sleep. Everybody was afraid of today, but nothing happened. I think I didn't forget any important detail of my day. If I did, you can comment :-) Misha isn't reading my blog?

Diario #2 Episode 5

Part 1.

Even less people in the mini-bus I connect now with tomorrow. Everybody is still waiting, but what for? I am sure events in Moldova, when youngsters didn't try much to enter president's palace, won't happen here. What about Moldova, i support protester's pro-vestern views, but why they want to become part of Romania? What about Georgia, I propose Saakashvili to change constitution, to announce he is the last president, and I will personally let him to stay till 2013 :-) Parliamentary elections should be announced as well. Why so much politics this morning?

Politics and April 9 is discussed everywhere by everybody. Somebody tells "nothing will happen", some is waiting for violation... In TV-s tomorrow I don't wait for some special broadcasting, that's why I wanna be there, in the epicenter. What about we can speak in "Capital", I don't know. We still thinking about possible guests.

Japanese embassy is something unique. I would have arranged Barack Obama's interview more easier than interview with ambassador. So it is one more time delayed.

Yes, there was one more event today - small detail but still cool. Journalists at press-conference, People Bank's staff and director and you say... "daiwyeT, pirdapir eTerSi xarT".

They block Ilia II-s comment? :-( I wonder what situation will be in TV these days.....

Part 2.

Our guests in tomorrow's program will be Mr. Kakha Bendukidze and Mr. Demur Giorkhelidze. I went with Khronika in Alasania office, then has been as well at Rustaveli

avenue for some students' small protest "against violation". I decided that won't help Imedi, but IPN. It will be more interesting for me. By the way IPN is preparing for tomorrow very nicely. They even rented Marriott room to have possibility for making photoes from there. There will be 2 videocameras (!) as well to put videos on theis site. I will be at Rustaveli as soon as we finish working on Thursday, I hope we won't have program on Friday, and on week-end I am there surely.

Inga invited me to drink coffee and eat some cake. She has very small, but cosy room. There I knew about Turkish Airline's Boing landing in Vaziani airdrome instead of Tbilisi Airport - "by mistake" :-)

I watched football - Barca - Bayern. Didn't support any of them, but some italian players were still there./// Barca won first half 4-0, when I decided not to watch second and sleep. I was watching match on NTV+ and decided to remember old times and to write some phrases of Mr. Utkin - great commentator. So here they are:

Все синхронно и взаимопонимабельно

Роль табло перешла от Месси к Алвесу (счет 2-0, а у Алвеса номер 20)

Сквозь чужие ноги в атаку

К тому же весь первый тайм Уткин развивал теорию, что настоящих футболистов Баварии заперли в номере, играют их двойники, а из-за дождя фарс раскроется, так как у них спадут парики

After football was trying to find some interesting political program to sleep watching it, but could't. In program "Sakani" (prison cell) there was nobody interesting, just I mentioned that Ucnobi knows everything what happens in the country. He told that government was waiting for Okruashvili from Istanbul, that's why it was landed in Vaziani. Then he reviewed topic of internet switched off by Caucasus (as we see internet is working already). Spoke about Patriarch's speech, which was shown not fully by all central TV-s.

I asked Zero if was waiting for me yesterday, the answer was yes. Then I asked if today was expecting for same - there was no answer, just strange smile :-) Yes, I won't go there until Misha is president (kind of joke :-), maybe not). Maybe later also won't go. Just idea of being iMer #2 is not the best.

And just today I was thinking.. Why I am writing Zero Assoluto? Is it really 0?

Just one week

The week I missed my work maybe was my last at IPN. Now I should try to begin in Capital and I hope everything will be OK. Season in Bakuriani began as well and I have some ideas about becoming guide, opening cafe, cinema, hostel and so on...

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……….

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.

First time in Kazbegi

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

Dge meotxe

Banaoba, avtomatis awyoba da interpresniusis informaciebis kitxva...

January 31

So. Woke up at 9. Two hours were in the bed:-) then tsu. Good mood because of 89 points in exam. Meeting with Vio, which looked like cool guy. Then parliament, new government.. Tchoporti's way, when partly being in the air because of ice. Then lake which couldn't see, boys which dissapeared are still missing.. Khinkali in Witelsofeli, Irakli's car and his stories about cars, works and women. Budget project approved. N@tt's promise to meet. And Inga Grigolia in the end. See ya tomorrow:-)

hii

so many questions... so many doubts...

yea, i forgot to tell i began to work @ IPN

what else.. don't like to tell much about me..