Archive for December, 2011

2011 – The Year That Was

| 31 December 2011 | 2 Comments
2011 – The Year That Was

Year 2011 is about to end and instead of pondering over some New Year’s resolutions for the year to come, I look back on the events I remember that took place in 2011. I asked myself if there were things worth telling to the growing youngs of the future. I might not have recalled all [...]

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Let Them Become Raisins

| 28 December 2011 | 2 Comments
Let Them Become Raisins

I left these grapes in a bowl for later indulgence but it seemed I left them for a long time until they looked dry and shriveled. When hubby saw what was in the bowl, he asked me if I was going to make a raisin out of the grapes. I said I had no intention [...]

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Boxing Day Holiday!

| 26 December 2011 | 4 Comments
Boxing Day Holiday!

I bet some of you are going back to work today with reluctance. I, on the other hand, being a teacher, am having a holiday break for about three weeks. It’s indeed gratifying to have such a benefit. But for other line of work, today is just a normal day, though not really if it’s a day after Christmas [...]

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Blue Lights Lit Up The City

| 21 December 2011 | 5 Comments
Blue Lights Lit Up The City

These blue lights in the city remind me of holiday seasons when they’re being lit, normally on the first week of December. Just thinking about it is a stress. Not only the gift-hunting that’s nerve-racking but the pressure of preparing for holiday meals and treat as well. Ugh! And oh, please be nice to my image below. I [...]

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Mind Your Own Ringtone

| 15 December 2011 | 8 Comments
Mind Your Own Ringtone

I wonder how impossible it is to recognize ones ringtone and how likely it is to have the same tune with others. If you make a ringtone that’s different from others then you would know if it’s your phone ringing in the public or not. But if you’re using your phone’s signature melody as a [...]

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St. Lucia Church in Syracuse

| 12 December 2011 | 2 Comments
St. Lucia Church in Syracuse

We’re celebrating Santa Lucia day tomorrow, though it’s not a holiday the schools and offices have their own way of showing high regard on this day. Special hot drinks called glögg, ginger cookies, a bun called lussekatt are traditionally prepared on the table. In the city, the search is on for this year’s Lucia. Some [...]

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