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Posted By Marlene on July 29, 2010

Tonight is the night! iPhone 4 aficionados will definitely be in queue to grab this much awaited phone. It must be the only phone that mobile operators love to start selling at a premiere night. And people flock as early as possible till late at night like there’s nothing left of the phone the next day. That’s how charming iPhone is. Love at first night. Laughs!

Despite the news of an antenna problem, some people seem to be not affected by this and go on possessing one. It doesn’t matter, it’s an iPhone – so what others might have thought. I wonder how the first users felt about the problem and if the free case have helped solve the reception problem in a way. I wouldn’t know how I hold my phone during a call. If I am holding it the right way or the wrong way, I could’t and wouldn’t think about it. I don’t have an iPhone anyway. But if I would buy one means I should start thinking about how to hold it or calls would cut-off. I told hubby before that I wanted to have this iPhone 4. But now I’m not so sure anymore because of the antenna problem. And what would I have it for if it can’t make calls complete. My phone is working perfectly so I’ll wait for more user-experience reviews after the premiere night.

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Tags: Iphone, mobile phones, touch phone

Posted By Marlene on July 28, 2010

I have not taken a closer look what the pots of these huge potpourri of plants are made of but they always change places everytime I pass by this place. I call them the mobile pots and whoever moves these from one place to another must have a gigantic stature. That is, if a forklift or any kind of lift is not used. The place is big with the statue of Gustav Adolf at the centre so these pots can be everywhere around too. They were closer to the court building when I took this pic. Sometimes they’re closer to the statue.

the mobile plant pots

The last time I was in the city centre was when I went out with my friend, probably three weeks ago. We passed by this place but it slipped my mind to see where they were placed that time as we were both eager to see the wheel. Tourists flock to this place especially to take photographs of the statue of Gustav Adolf. Now it reminds me to take a photo of it too. I am always more attracted to these pots of plants than the statue. Maybe I will be interested when they move that statue from one place to another too. Lol!

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Tags: Gothenburg, plants, wordless

Posted By Marlene on July 24, 2010

It was more than three years ago when I started blogging and my very first post was a photo of a man doing bungee jumping. I thought it would be appropriate to post additional photos of it since it’s high time for doing such a jump. Adventurous and hobbyists must be making most of the short summer going bungee jumping but for me who’s a hobbyist but not into this kind of adventure would enjoy to be on the ground and watch the jumpers hang upside down.

bungee jumping in Gothenburg

hanging upside down

It’s been long since the last time I saw bungee (bungy) jumping here though I know this is a popular hobby in the summertime. This gantry crane on Eriksberg in Gothenburg has bungee jumping in the summer. It’s somewhere here the Swedish Ship Götheborg was built. A walk at the harbour is popular all year round to catch a sea breeze while watching ships and yachts pass by. It was astonishing to see bungee jumpers hang upside down in a flash with those yachts on the water. It would not be a good sight to see one hit the head on the yachts. I can’t imagine more worse than this.

This week’s  theme – Hanging

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Tags: adventure, bungy jumping, hobby, PhotoHunt, Sweden

Posted By Marlene on July 20, 2010

My friend and I had the opportunity to go onboard this peculiar ship when it docked at the Stenpiren harbour for viewing. It seemed as though it was a favorable chance for us since we didn’t know it was there and we were out that day for a summer stroll in the city. With full stomach after taking our lunch at a Chinese restaurant, we decided to take a walk from there not knowing how far or near it would be to the city centre. When we saw the ship from the distance we didn’t recognize at once that it was the historical and phenomenal Ostindiefararen (the Swedish Ship Götheborg). We took a closer look of the ship and finally knew that it was. Even if we live here in the city where this ship originates we have a hard time seeing it at a close range, moreso going onboard is out of the question. Then finally day it was open for public viewing and touring for a minimal fee. Well, we could have paid lower than we did if we did not pretend as tourists. I was shocked to hear the ticket seller spoke to us in English when normally most speak Swedish first before switching to English if they needed to. We joined the group with an English-speaking guide and that’s it! The fee was higher than a group with a Swedish-speaking guide. Duh! But it was worth for a random chance like that.

The Swedish Ship Gotheborg

This ship is a revision of the original one built in 1738. After three successful trips to China, it sank when it was approaching the Gothenburg harbour. The new ship was built with traditional methods and same raw materials as used before. The ship made its historical expedition to China in 2005 and returned to the home port in 2007.

Inside the Swedish Ship Gotheborg

I found out later that this Swedish Ship Götheborg would stay by the Stenpiren harbour here for seven weeks. Then its summer ending trip will include a trip to Sail Amsterdam and Sail Bremerhafen.

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Posted By Marlene on July 17, 2010

He walked around the living room moving his eyes in every corner as if he was looking for something. He had the box of Toblerone in his hands. I had no idea what he intended to do with it. I just sat and watched him in that state. After a while, he asked, “where should I hang this?”, lifting the Toblerone in his hands. “What hang, put it here on the coffee table.” I said while holding back to laugh. He persisted that the ribbon handle showed it should be hanged. I laughed at his serious gaze at the poor chocolate. Then he looked constantly around until his eyes delved into something. I knew he was joking but I didn’t count he would really do what’s in his jest. I could have finished this chocolate in one sitting but…

A Toblerone box hanging on a mic stand

I couldn’t because it has been hanging on my microphone stand since we came from our trip. Without hesitation, he made it a point to hang it there and my poor microphone stand has got a sweet embellishment. I was curious how thin the chocos were so I took it. It’s not as thin as the other chocolate we like but this for sure tastes heavenly too.

Triangle Toblerone Thins

My first post for PhotoHunt (badge in my sidebar). This week’s theme is Triangle.

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