The never-ending wars and conflicts
1914, it may seem like a random year I name, yet, it is not. 1914 is a very well known year because of the Christmas…
Song Translation: Boef – Sofiane
I know this artist is classified as controversial in the Netherlands, but hey, I could be the same in my own country based on my…
Song Translation: Schlafes Bruder – Amadeus (Falco Cover)
When it comes to dark culture, musical project “E Nomine” is one of the most well-known names. However, in 2005, suddenly silence reigned, and it…
Orphans and their problems in Ukraine and Russia [2018 version]
The problem for orphans in Ukraine and Russia When you hear Ukraine and Russia in 1 sentence, it is most often about the ongoing conflict…
A good life is not a flawless life
You may know people who say they have a good life, as do I, as I am one of those people who say so. Which…
Trump and Migration: His acts oppose his words
When it comes to (Donald J.) Trump, there is a lot of ridiculousness. Like how he called for building a wall that already is there……
Behind closed doors
It’s one of the moments in my life about which I say “wow, how lucky I am that it happened to me”, the moment I…
A closer look: deinstitutionalisation of child care systems
When we look at campaigns like the ones of Lumos, Disability Rights International, Family For Every Child, and even my beloved ChildFund, you would suppose…
My opinion: Gender Inequality
[Blog posts starting with “My opinion:” are based of my complete honest view about a certain subject. Unlike most other blog posts, they are not…
Supporting Russian children from outside of Russia (Version 1)
[Project is on-hold because of a serious lack of time] This is a work in progress and will be updated every Saturday evening (based on…
My opinion: Facebook and the 2015 Cambridge Analytica data breach
It has been a few years already since it happened, as it happened in 2015, and only now it’s reported, the scam that lead to…
Not so different after all
Unless you live in the USA, Canada, or Western Europe, you probably are aware of that ancient old bias, how citizens of Western Europe and…
Twitter is dying and it only has itself to blame
In 2016 I offered my services to prevent botting on Twitter. Having been a bot-user myself, it was something I knew, and know, how to…
Song translation: Индиго – Папа рядом
Foreword Do you want a translation like the one below of a song of your liking? That’s possible, if there’s no lyrics available of the…
Protected: Being autistic or aspie – Why the difference DOES matter
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Words are the problem
As my blog is kind of an extension of my Twitter profile, it is likely that you have read the following Tweet: My mind has…
Beyond what is regular
Don’t take this the wrong way, but did you know that a needle could be used as a replacement of scissors or a knife? Probably…
Song Translation: Unheilig – Schutzengel
Foreword Although I did translate the song, Universal Music Group(one of my employers) holds the rights of this song and translation. I would kindly ask…
The forgotten way: Syncretism
The first time I noted being a syncretist, people were surprised, some even not actually aware of what it means. Syncretism is the practice of…
Song transcription: Анастасия Чешегорова – Дождь
Never decided to publish the lyrics and translation of this song as the agreement about translations of Anastasia Chesherova and Studio Indigo’s songs came to…
Song translation: Ірина Лончина – Мати-емігрантка
Found this while cleaning my folder of unfinished blog posts. I have no clue why I never ended up publishing it. Possibly it has mistakes,…
Social Media and its Bot Epidemic
Bots, bots, and even more bots! That’s actually what social media platforms are about. Just look around you for a moment and you will see…
We were born to learn, but remain ignorant
Ever heard of that saying that we were not born with ignorance, but we were taught to be ignorant? That saying kind of shows ignorance…
[RANT] The term Orphan
Urgh… I hate it when I as a non-native English speaker have to educate native English speakers… In this case, made even worse as the…
Contact information update and Happy New Year
As the year is coming to a close, there is still an update regarding my blog. Somehow it has been requested a lot of times,…
Have a safe Cyber Christmas
As it’s Christmas Eve, it’s likely people are creating beautiful memories, memories some may want to eternalize with photos. I am going to keep this…
Song Translation: Shiri Maimon – Snow in a Heatwave
Song Original Together with IDF orphans (Exclusive version, nowhere else available. Without English subtitles, but with English annotations.) Original lyrics בשוכבי ובקומי בחלוני בחלומי בכאבי…
Random Mumblings: Languages
When looking here at my blog, you would likely not realize I am not yet the age of an adult. Neither possibly while looking at…
The American Adoption Problem
Earlier today I posted on Facebook my surprise, frustration, and annoyance of something I discovered through an American friend working at an adoption agency. The…