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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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