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Archive for October, 2007
Who was that?!
Oct 31st
He was Poseidon.
Picture was taken this summer at Rotterdam’s yearly (street) Summer Carnival.
People from Rotterdam and nearby cities were lucky to have a sunny weather that day. Thousands of people were already lined up the long streets where the Parade was to pass and me and my husband were among those who patiently waited. It was a festive mood that, more that I ever expected. Maybe because it was my first time to attend it and I really didn’t know what was in store for me.
I enjoyed using my camera that day. I saw the local media covering the event, interviewing people and both young old. I also saw professional photographers taking good spots…funny thing was, they were all checking out each other’s camera. they were checking me out too, so I kinda felt I was one of them guys, *lol*
Anyway, follow up photos on my next entry.
Rockin' Girl Blogger
Oct 31st
I would like to take this chance and say THANK YOU to ROSE of revolutionmotion.com for giving me this Rockin’ Girl Blogger Award. While she thinks am-a rockin’ girl blogger, I feel that she is one of the true rockin’- bloggers out there who rocks her visitors’ mind with her endless questions that nobody can seem to give answers to. But not only that. I have been Rose’s fan for 4 years now because of her wonderful web designs! Continue to rock on, Girl!
This award was created by Roberta at Blogging Made Devilishly Simple. Roberta created this to create a community of rockin’ girl bloggers. Such a cool idea!!
Thanks again Rose, I enjoyed this award :cute:
I’m awarding this to Sofie, another quiet but rockin’ girl!
Weekend Snapshot #4
Oct 29th
The Netherlands is popularly known for its windmills, cheese, clogs (wooden shoes), delftware and gouda pottery, dikes, tulips, BICYCLES, and social tolerance. A Parliamentary democracy, the country is also known for its somewhat liberaldrugs, prostitution, gay rights, abortion, and euthanasia.
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Weekend means an “us” time for me and my husband. The only two days we have to enjoy each others company at its fullest. It usually begins with a trip to Rotterdam which is a city next to ours. We like going there simply because it’s a lot livelier than our small city. Rotterdam Central bustles in weekend. Shopping centers are full, weekend market is up (where I always buy my flowers, vegetables, fruits and sometimes fresh seafoods), you’d also see street performers and fast food grabs.
Anyway, we would always park the car by the water (river), which really looks like a canal because it’s rather smaller than that of the famous Rotterdam harbour. Aside from seeing boats and small ships docked , which I love to look at , BIKES and sometimes shopping carts are also popular in the area. But these bikes and cart aren’t standing on the ground but rather tossed in the water by thieves who have no “further use” for them.
Incidentally, I posted an entry about this shopping cart last week (see image below) I have seen it (then) for 2 weeks in a row, and last weekend was the 3rd time. The shopping cart was still there and this time, with more ‘companions’. At the right side you’ll see a yellow bike.
a shame that this bike was just tossed away
another casualty
all these bikes and cart were still in good condition….. just a few meters away from each other.
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Those beautiful thatched english cottages!
Oct 28th
One of the places I (together with my 2 girlfriends) have visited in England was Bath , a lovely English City full of beautiful historical monuments. While we were there, we also joined a 2 days-trip that brought us to cities nearby. One of the many wonderful things I’ve seen (aside from the Stonehenge, that entry) were small and big cottages with beautifully thatched roofs. My first time to see such and I found them pretty and interesting. Thatching simply gives houses that rustic look that’s hard not to admire. Our tour guide even said that a small roof could cost an easy 20,000 British pounds, that is why it is also a status statement among the English. I asked our tour-guide if his roof is thatched, he said no, he wanted to but couldn’t afford it.
How I wish I own this lovely lovely cottage!
I found this wikipedia thatching article:
Thatching is the craft of covering a roof with vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge, rushes and heather. It is probably the oldest roofing material and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates. Thatch is still employed by builders in developing countries, usually with low-cost, local vegetation. By contrast in some developed countries it is now the choice of well-to-do people who want their home to have a rustic look. The word Thatch is also the name of an imaginary chacter from the Lifeteen retreat. He is a vegertarian and enjoys salad from applebees. Where Thatch came from is a mystery, but it is thought that he was born on march 24 the year is unknown. The full name is Thatcher Robert Latch, and he often sits on the toliet eating a salad while he cries because he is so very moved by praise and worship. To learn more, go to www.lifeteen.com or go on a St. Vincent retreat.
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Glorious Autumn
Oct 26th
I guess for people who live in countries like The Philippines that doesn’t experience winter, it’s unimaginable what freezing temperature means and what it could do to your body (like mine that is built for Asian temperature) I said to a friend in Asia who asked me about how cold it gets, I said imagine yourself inside a freezer, but still that wasn’t enough. I guess one has to experience it to truly understand it.
I am not fond of the winter temperature simply because every year it seems like my muscles (or maybe the lack of it) gets more painful, back, neck and shoulders are aching. On the other hand, I love the sight of white snow! When everything is covered in white, when children are pulled by their moms and dads in sleigh…it’s just wonderful to see.
But another wonderful sight is what happens before winter. Autumn! This is the time when green leaves start to turn into yellow, to brown, to gold or even red. I don’t know else where but in Holland when the sun shines or we’re having a clear sky, looking at those beautiful trees make my heart skip a beat. Especially the first time I witnessed the season change.
In the past, being ignorant about autumn (and winter) I felt sorry for the trees, I thought it was a shame that they were dying! But silly old me learned fast enough that they undergo the change to accommodate the coming cold.
I marvel at how wonderful we all are, was created by The Creator. Everything has its purpose. I have a purpose. Weather and changing of it have a purpose. Trees have their purpose. Everything has a purpose!
I’m thankful I’m given a chance to experience these all. Even if it means an aching body.
No guards at the palace!
Oct 23rd
“Don’t forget to see the changing of guards at the Buckingham Palace” were my husband’s words reminding me of what to see in England. So off we (w/ my 2 friends) went to the Palace to witness the guards changing. But guess what we saw when we arrived there?
arrgh!!
but of course we wouldn’t let that setback tarnish our ‘tourist mood’ …so my friend and I started to ‘swing’ instead of feeling bummed *LoL!
But really! They could have at least let me see Prince Harry! *wink*
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Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. The palace is a setting for state occasions and royal entertaining, and a major tourist attraction. It has been a rallying point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis.
Originally known as Buckingham House (and often colloquially referred to as Buck House), the building forming the core of today’s palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 and acquired by King George III in 1762 as a private residence, known as “The Queen’s House”. It was enlarged over the next 75 years, principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore, forming three wings around a central courtyard. Buckingham Palace finally became the official royal palace of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. The last major structural additions were made in the late 19th and early 20th century, including the present-day public face of Buckingham Palace.
The original early 19th-century interior designs, many of which still survive, included widespread use of brightly coloured scagliola and blue and pink lapis, on the advice of Sir Charles Long. King Edward VII oversaw a partial redecoration in a Belle epoque cream and gold colour scheme. Many smaller reception rooms are furnished in the Chinese regency style with furniture and fittings brought from the Royal Pavilion at Brighton and from Carlton House following the death of King George IV. The Buckingham Palace Garden is the largest private garden in London, originally landscaped by Capability Brown, but redesigned by William Townsend Aiton of Kew Gardens and John Nash. The artificial lake was completed in 1828 and is supplied with water from the Serpentine, a lake in Hyde Park.
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WeekEnd Snapshot #3
Oct 22nd
Charlie my pug is my most favorite subject. If most mommies are proud of their kids, I am of him. This weekend while watching television beside him (he was asleep) I saw my husband putting on his jacket for a usual ‘walk’ with Charlie, and since I knew what would happen next, I just grabbed my camera …
my husband calling out….
those big questioning eyes…
the ‘leave me alone’ look
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Wonderful Eye
Oct 20th
My friends and I visited England early this year. It was my first time in UK thus made the trip exciting. But I will not talk about the trip all together, I will rather divide it per entry.
When we took a boat ride at the Thames River for our Jack The Ripper trip (I will share this in my future entry), the river itself was wonderful enough to see. With British Airways London Eye standing on its bank, that makes it even more a breathtaking view…at least in my opinion (the tourist in me.)
History
Since opening in March 2000 the British Airways London Eye has become an iconic landmark and a symbol of modern Britain. The London Eye is the UK’s most popular paid for visitor attraction, visited by over 3.5 million people a year. A breathtaking feat of design and engineering, passengers in the London Eye’s capsules can see up to 40 kilometers in all directions.
The London Eye is the vision of David Marks and Julia Barfield, a husband and wife architect team. The wheel design was used as a metaphor of the turning of the century.
British Airways is the main sponsor of the London Eye and up until November 2005 were joint shareholders with Marks Barfield Architects and The Tussauds Group. British Airways also privately funded the London Eye project from the early stages of conception.
The British Airways London Eye is now operated by the London Eye Company Limited, a Merlin Entertainments Group Company.
I did not experience riding a capsule (ticket should be purchased in advance) but I just had a good time photographing it from under.
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