Real Estate Adventures
“I earn 5.000 euro / month. I will buy an apartment and pay installment of 4.300 euro / month” You should be arrested…”
I come from Katerini, a medium sized Greek city, so I think I understand all these Romanian people who come to Bucharest from a smaller home town. I tend to know their psychology and maybe even their approach to life. Maybe this is the reason why I have several friends belonging to this category.... »
Cand am fost prea las pentru a cumpara
un teren vis-à-vis de… Palatul Parlamentului (!)
Partea a 2-a (pentru prima pare faceti click aici) Versiunea romaneasca a lui “Mr. Big” Intreaga situatie parea sa nu aibe o solutie, cum se intampla de obicei atunci cand faci afaceri cu intermediari neseriosi. Pana intr-o buna zi, cand mi-a sunat telefonul. “Domnule Ilias, dumneavoastra sunteti?” mi-a vorbit o voce din trecut care care a... »
When I was too coward to buy a land
opposite the… Parliament Palace (!)
part 2 (to read part 1 please press here) The Romanian reply to “Mr Big” The whole situation was leading to a dead end, as it usually happens when you mess with unserious intermediates. Until one day, when my telephone rang. “Mister Ilias, is it you?” I heard a voice from the past, waking up memories... »
Cand am fost prea las pentru a
cumpara un teren vis-à-vis de… Palatul Parlamentului (!)
(Partea 1 pentru partea a 2 a apasati aici) (Sau atunci cand atat de multe persoane inteligente, sincere si serioase incearca sa pacaleasca “un strain naiv”…) Privelistea oferita de gradina din spatele cladirii undea aveam biroul era incredibila. Tocmai ma mutasem acolo (Septembrie 2006) si dupa o saptamana de impachetat, mutari, despachetat si organizare, ma hotarasem... »
When I was too coward to buy a land
opposite the… Parliament Palace (!)
(When so many intelligent, honest and serious people try to trick a “naïve foreigner”…) The view of my office’s garden was marvelous. I had just moved there (September 2006) and after one week of packing, moving, unpacking and organizing, I decided to invest 15 minutes of my life sitting on a chair, with my legs... »
Dl. “GatDeAur”, un Bentley fals
Si o fabrica pe Dealul lui Dracula
(partea a 2-a, pentru prima parte faceti click aici) “La doar 5 minute cu masina de aici” M-am uitat in jurul meu in piata, o piata centrala a acestui oras secundar. Atat de multi oameni o traversau, unii dintre ei intorcand capul sa se uite dupa nebunul imbracat la costum si cravata in mijlocul verii. Am... »
Mr “Goldneck”, a fake “Bentley”
and a factory up on Dracula’s hill
(part 2, to read part 1, please press here) “Just 5 minutes drive from here” I turned my head around the square, the central one of this secondary city. So many people passing by, some of them turning their head to see the crazy guy dressed in suit and tie in the middle of the summer.... »
Dl. “GatDeAur”, un “Bentley” fals
si o fabrica pe dealul lui Dracula
(prima parte) “Un alt client care sa cumpere o proprietate industriala importanta? Ce s-a intamplat?” Ma aflu in Romania din 2004 si au fost perioade care durau si luni cand nu aveam nicio cerere pentru proiecte industriale importante in afara Bucurestiului. Si in acel moment aveam doua! Colegele mele se pregateau sa ma omoare avand... »
Mr “Goldneck”, a fake “Bentley”
and a factory up on Dracula’s hill
(part 1) “Another client for a major industrial property to buy? What happened?” I am in Romania since 2004 and there were periods of months when I did not have any request for major industrial projects out of Bucharest. And that moment I found myself having two! My colleagues were ready to kill me, as... »
“Cine este George Soros?
Gata cu criza! A luat sfarsit”
Cine este George Soros? Ce stie el despre criza? Uitati de George Soros, Nouriel Roubini si de toti ceilalti “guru” din domeniul economic la nivel mondial. Lasati-i sa anunte ca vor urma zile grele, ca preturile vor fi blocate ani la rand si ca un al doilea val al crizei ne va prinde din urma.... »
