Gabi's Narnia

Constituency

 I'm relieved. The second time in a row the election poster of this man on the left has been 'graffiti-ed' on. First time a swastika,  and recently his face was sprayed on.

I live in one of the most conservative districts of the capital and it blessed my heart to know that the extreme right is not welcome around here. 

G'a'y-ey!

Now, this is more than a controversial issue and I won't even attempt to outline all aspects of my take, but I am going to highlight why I think being a ga'y might mean you haven't properly dealt with issues in your life. And it has to do with emotional collapse that has not been addressed, at least in some of the cases and for that matter all the cases I have had a deeper take on, just recently.

Yes, I am not going to get into the Torah says it's a capital sin, nor won't I bore you with biological and procreational blatancies. Let it suffice to say those are valid points to argue, but for the time being, outside my interest.

What I do care about is that I've just heard about the second lady in a row who had extremely unfortunate experiences with men, got hurt/abandoned/abused/divorced and the whole ordeal left her (them) emotionally unstable... when the right "girl" showed up and initiated a ho'mose'xual relationship and it came to fruition if that's an appropriate word to use.

None of these cases imply necessarily that the "seducer" is an evil vulture, to the contrary, they are the understanding sweeties these girls had craved for beforehand. Honestly, it drives me mad that one of these girls used to be a very close friend to me and it was my mother, who said about 16-17 years ago that this girl is one whom she can imagine marrying rather soon, then having a bunch of children and living a home-maker's life. And my Mom is and was true, that was the biggest craving of this girl, to be romantic, to have kids and a family and be embraced by strong arms and kissed by a man with a bristly face. I recall objecting passionately and telling her off for being so unearthly, for living in romantic dreams that have nothing to do with reality and that she should study instead of daydreaming.
I would have never imagined such a turn of events.

Now, when I faced another case, the question was obvious: what led these girls to this point?
My old friend had a series of unfortunate relationships, one funkier (worse) than the other when finally she married a real jerk with whom they divorced in the end. The second girl's case is not all that different, either.
Could these, maybe temporary lifestyles (only on their part) have been prevented by proper emotional and spiritual care? Before you start the 21st century bullsh'it about me being narrow-minded and I should accept that some people happen to be ga'ys and that is genetic blah-blah-blah, please, bear in mind that I have other ga'y, male friends whom I love, appreciate and respect even though I might not agree with their sexual preferences (oh, and how good-looking, intelligent, fine they are, a loss for me and the female society!) I'm condoning all other aspects, apart from the "emotional hurt might have propelled such turn" opinion.

If you also have ga'y friends and know their stories and if you could confirm or argue my case, although I am absolutely aware that this is a multi-layered, not necessarily scrutiny-friendly topic, I would be happy to hear both validating and annulling comments. But I am not interested in stories where the lady/man was obviously interested in the other gender from extremely early on, but those who had other se'x relationships and then turned to hom'ose'xuality. Eager to hear from you!

PS: this week(end) is the Budapest Pr'ide.

Techies & a fresh start

Alright, because of the communication I have had over the last year with people from literally all over the world, who have been following my blog and lamented its discrepant continuity, I have decided, once again, to take up blogging, once again.

Although I am fairly aware that my innocent openness back in 2004 is not that easy to resuscitate. Somewhere along the way I have been exposed to the negative undercurrent of sharing too much. At this point I'm more like into giving it an informative rather than a personal flavour, which of course is going to change from the second post on... :) However, this time I am committed to return to objectivity and make it work, simply because it means something to some people, who don't have to do anything else, just click an update button on their links of rss and there is an old friend, right in their inbox.

In order to make it more viable, I am adding a Facebook share - feature, so if there are things that might prove to be of wider public interest, I might go ahead and post my rambling over there, too.
Haven't decided whether that will be a constant feature or should make you work a bit more later on, those who are reading it could tell their preferences :)

And along the same lines, have been very seriously considered Twitter but I am yet a bit hesitant. Shall purchase a PHONE, I know, I know, sometimes I myself wonder that it still works, but... as soon as the new phone comes in (anticipate early next year, hopefully) then I might become a twit Twitter.

In the meanwhile I am happy for all of you, even though you might be only "Kukkoló" (Voy'eour, but not as strong as in the English) as we defined the silent observer on the Judapest.org site. Stay tuned!

Better Hungary?

Now, that the Jobbik (English official site here) received almost 15% of the votes at the European Parliamentary Elections, and that we learnt that Hungary hasn't become a second Palestine, it might be worth for my foreign friends to watch what kind of a group is about to enter the Parliament and most probably the government next year, at the 4-yearly Hungarian elections.

Pay extra attention to the analogy he draws between the early set-up and self-organisational skills of the fledgling Christians Church and the 'awakening' that are both needed and is happening at this hour. Huhh? The early church was a life or death game, with extremely high threshold standards of entrance. You had to prove in the long run that you were both committed to the cause and willing to endure humiliation also from the people you desired to join and the wider society, of which you have already crossed the safety boundaries of at that point already. Plus, Spiritual awakening is never a counter-reaction of the conceived present economic oppression in the first place, but a turning towards God and repentance of sin both on the individual and collective level, identifying with the sins of the leaders of the country. I await the moment when any political leader falls down on his/her knees and weeps for the sins of the leaders who screwed it up.

Another issue is worth mentioning... "Protecting the land". As far as they have shown, their intention to do so is by deploying the Hungarian Guard on missions, in arms, to threat the poop out of people. The other line is by fighting the nasty capitalists who give jobs to many thousands of young people (and to most of my friends), all of whom are fluent at least in two foreign languages, earning at least 3 times as much as a less fortunate ordinary worker, a cashier let's say. And to the grin prospects that we have, SMEs won't pay for the bank loans of all these thousands...

Of course one can anticipate what order they shall pursue. First propaganda against the Roma, then the Jews and then those Christians who speak up against them. Hopefully there will be many.

ECI press release

from my friend, Tomas:

Press release

 

European Coalition for Israel stands by Czech EU presidency in supporting Israel ’s right to self defense

 

Brussels, January 6, 2009 – The European Coalition for Israel wishes to express its support for the current Czech EU presidency and to the many European leaders, in particular German chancellor Angela Merkel, who in the last few days have reiterated their support for Israel ’s right to self defense. 

 

Since 2001, Palestinians in Gaza have fired over 10,000 rockets and mortars into southern Israel.  When a 6-month cease fire between Israel and Hamas ended last month, Hamas rejected its renewal and immediately escalated its missile fire.

 

No sovereign nation would allow itself to be targeted in this fashion without seeking to defend its citizens. 

Israel is finally exercising this basic right of self defense and has launched a military operation designed to end the rocket fire from Gaza.  Israel has pinpointed its attacks on Hamas, a terrorist organization that does not recognize Israel’s right to exist and is backed by Iran.  Israel has gone to great lengths to minimize civilian casualties.

 

During his recent visit to Sderot also incoming US president Barack Obama stated that ‘no country should have to live under the threat of daily rockets attacks.’

We would also like to draw attention to similar statements made by moderate Arab leaders who acknowledge that it is Hamas who have caused the Israeli military operation by continuing to fire rockets in to Israel .

 

ECI likes to reiterate the main objective of Hamas which is the complete destruction of Israel . In trying to achieve its goal it has shown no respect for human life, and has used its own civilian population as human shields against the Israeli army. These actions constitute the gravest crimes against humanity and must immediately be condemned by the world community.

 

It is of utmost importance that the European Union and the world community at large ensure that Gaza will cease to be a platform for terrorist activities and help rebuild a society free from hatred and violence. The best way to end the current military operation with innocent suffering on both sides is for Hamas to stop firing rockets and mortars into Israel and commit to living in peace with its neighbors.

What is good about Christmas

Maybe I can fully and only concentrate on the positive. No, I won't be able to do that, but let's start with the joyous part.
In the right order:
#1 the beautifully lit city. Indeed, the inner districts should have sticked to the "only the trees" decoration style. Click on the first picture to view the album
#2 kürtöskalács and mulled wine. The kürtöskalács is made on real coal, not in these funky grill-machines!
#3 its full coinciding with Hanukkah this year

The rest is obvious: people earning much less than most of my friends still spending huge amounts on gifts and taking on even more loans!!! Family trouble, every year a different colour, oh yeah!

Human Rights Doc Film Fest

The 5th Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

Verzio brings you an extended film program, from November 4th - 9th at Toldi Mozi and Cirko-gejzir Mozi. Expect powerful thought-provoking films from across the globe, all shown in English. A festival pass costs 4,500 HUF.

HT: Funzine, the best.

Monsoon country

We turned into a monsoon country, with massive rainfalls and storms that take about 3 hours to get here from Vienna. No problem that I spend every other day at least 20 minutes watching the lightings around 1-3AM and drag along the following day...

But today :) Once again I had delicate footwear on (some orange sandals) which I wanted to protect from the heavy afternoon rain so I crossed the Vérmező Park barefoot (again). It is an awesome feeling when the hot concrete is warming your sole as the refreshing rain is pouring down from above. It makes you feel energised and alive. And out of the box. How refreshing, before the 10 year high school graduation reunion tonight... :)

Can't believe my eyes...

For one reason or another I haven't checked the exchange rate for the US dollar in the last couple of month. Anyway, in Europe it's mostly Euro that we use.
Because of some prospective trips I was confined to do some calculations and look what I found... I couldn't believe my eyes!!! 8 years ago to the date the American dollar was worth 270 Forints and now it is only 159 Forints! Gosh, and it used to be even higher! I can recall 330 HUF/USD rates which means a 50% drop in the standard of living for people spending dollars in my country.
We won't have that many shouting American tourists walking around in their trainers this summer at least! (I do have prejudices after all) I feel sorry for anyone who is not a shouting American and who can walk more than 30 minutes every day without experiencing near-heart attack symptoms!
Yes, it it and was expected and I am fully aware of the economic and socio-political course of events and implications, but I wanted to take a moment and think about the ordinary day of a family, may it be missionary or a businessman whose money is tied to this plunging currency.
Wonder why I don't hear more fussing on the American companies' part... repatriating profits might not be worth at all!

The extreme right is put to shame

Jews are said to be standing together. It wasn't only Jews, but conservative politicians, public figures, artists, historians, TV celebs etc. who were present at the anti-Nazi peaceful protest yesterday afternoon.
If you are interested in videos/pictures click here. Pestiside says it here. It is amazing that extremists were outnumbered in far greater numbers than anyone had anticipated. Gosh, am I becoming a real activist or what? I prayed a lot, mostly in tongues.

Off: And I'm dancing around... for this...and of course for that of yesterday's... a velvet ethereal caressing. The power of music keeps me thrilled and in awe.