Verdun Cathedral
18 11 2009Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: lorraine, verdun
Categories : Living in France
Black and White
12 11 2009Surrounded by coniferous forests are two scenic crater lakes in the Vosges, the Lac Blanc and the Lac Noir. These 2 crater lakes are linked together by a pipe line and the water is used to generate electricity.
I’ve never seen anything so beautiful. It was already snowing in the Vosges and I love it, even if I hate cold weather.

I was lucky enough that someone went down beside the lake. I was able to capture the greatness of the lake because of that person. He looked so small standing there.

I guess it’s pretty obvious that the photo above is the Lac Noir. The mysterious fog creates a dramatic effect and doesn’t the house look hauntingly creepy?
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Tags: Alsace, France, Haut Rhin, Lac Blanc, Lac Noir, Orbey Valley, Vosges
Categories : Just Nice, Travels
Through the Fog
24 10 2009One morning, we woke up and there was a heavy fog settling in over the courtyard and the garden. It was so beautiful.

I realized a lot of things then – the most important of all is that I should stop complaining about everything, especially complaining about the place where I live in. For someone who grew up in a big city, I am used to all the action, excitement, danger, and all that. When I get hungry during the night, I know that MiniStop is just around the corner.
Moving to Paris was also not what I expected it to be. Sure they say it’s the City of Lights, but everything goes dark around 3AM. The metro stops at around 1AM and then if you don’t have a car, you’re stuck, unless you take a velib or a taxi that will burn holes in your pocket. But still, there’s a lot to do in this city.
I decided to learn French again and to be really fluent when I leave France, even if it means paying for expensive courses in Alliance Francaise Strasbourg. It’s never a waste when you pay for something that will make you learn. It’s time to stop being bored and to integrate myself into the Strasbourgoise lifestyle.
Hopla. Nichts mehr.
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Tags: Alliance Francaise Strasbourg, Alsace, Strasbourg
Categories : Living in France, Ramblings
Chrysanthema
19 10 2009The Chrysanthema is a three-week long floral exhibition in Lahr, Germany, which takes place yearly during the autumn season. It is visited by thousands from all over Germany and neighboring countries and features a tremendously decorated centre ville.
I’m not much of a flower person, but I appreciate the decorations.





This little boy came alone with his flute. He set his money container on the ground and began to play his flute. I guess it was OK, his music didn’t really move me but he was courageous. People found him cute and dropped some coins in his money container.






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Tags: chrysanthema, Germany, lahr
Categories : Travels
Kun for mig (Only for me)
15 10 2009As soon as you get on a plane, buckle up your seatbelt, and then the plane takes off, you forget where you’re from and what you do and you focus on your destination – the excitement, the adventures, and the newness of it all.

I love Copenhagen – it’s so beautiful. People are beautiful and I can eat the street hot dogs every single day.


Nyhavn – the most touristic and expensive area of Copenhagen. It’s pronounced as Nyu-hawn. Danish language is like music to my ears.

I was excited to see The Little Mermaid Statue. Going there was a treat – the wind was blowing in my face, causing me to get chapped lips. It was so cold.

I thought I would see a grand statue of Little Mermaid. When I saw the statue, I thought – that’s it? But duh – she was Little mermaid after all.
A man told us that from April – November next year, she will be in China to be used in an exhibition. They will also send some Danish seawater to China so Little Mermaid will not get homesick.

I forgot the names of the places in Copenhagen. I did go to a very cool museum with palm trees inside and a cozy cafe which reminds you of old London times (borrowed these words from Val).




Copenhagen is a b(v)iking city. Full of beautiful people riding their bikes even on cold weather. It’s a very green country. Friendly, laidback, fashionable.

Obama was also visiting Copenhagen when I was there because of the Olympics 2016. Chicago, Madrid, and Rio de Janeira were candidate cities. Rio de Janeiro won.
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Tags: copenhagen, denmark
Categories : Travels
Autumn
12 10 2009I’ll be cold again from October til May, but hopefully just til January…
The good thing about autumn is that the colors of nature are softer and more pleasing to the eye.











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Tags: Colmar, Hunawhir, Kayserberg, Little Venice, Route du Vins d'Alsace, Strasbourg
Categories : Just Nice, Living in France
Cheap Drunk
24 09 2009Remember those high school days when you use to cut class and go to a friend’s house and buy a bottle of gin, mixed it with pomelo juice, and then drink just to have fun?
High school days – the best days of my life.
If only this has been released 15 years ago, or 10…it’s 6PHP per sachet. One sachet = 1 shot glass. Great for cheap drunks!
Only in the Philippines can they think of something super like this.

gin in a sachet
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Tags: gin in a sachet, Ginebra San Miguel
Categories : Just Nice, Living in the Philippines
Happy Feet
20 09 2009After a few months of walking like a penguin…

My good friend, Kala, has given birth to a beautiful baby girl. I’m very happy for her and her hubby. My bf dreamed of having a baby girl after seeing a pic of her baby.
And I am dreaming of vampires, fairies, and shapeshifters… and happy feet.

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Tags: happy feet
Categories : Just Nice
I ♥ NY
13 09 2009

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Tags: Empire State Building, New York, Statue of Liberty
Categories : Just Nice, Travels
Clocks
6 09 2009Here’s an old fashioned way to tell time…complete with daylight saving, months, and zodiac signs – Aries on the leftmost.
It’s 11AM during the summer when I took this photo.

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Tags: tell time from the sun
Categories : Just Nice




