It's 2005 already, folks, may all of us be blessed with a really good year this time – for a change. We've got ourselves a cool president, the government hit the ground running so we already have lower taxes and (like any self-respecting country with a somehow relaxed taxation) absolutely no winter in sight – all is good.

Speaking of no winter, Asia still is on my mind – and also because Lucian asked for a saturated picture to set us in the right mood, here it is one from Singapore's Sentosa, colorful alright.



Why on earth can't we begin painting some manhole covers in red, pink or magenta – or, yes, orange? Bucharest needs some color, badly!