Today next year
Posted: December 21, 2011 Filed under: about me, English, some thoughts of mine | Tags: 2012, 2012 Maya Calendar, 2012 the movie, Apocalypse, The end of the world 1 Comment »Would we still be here today next year? According to Maya calendar the world would come to its end at 21 December 2012. There are numerous interpretations of this phenomenons. Some are based on religious beliefs, some on scientific grounds, some on nature catastrophes and some on what really had happened. As I assume you know/read about this matter, I won’t explain how it is cause I am no 2012 expert.
World AIDS Day
Posted: December 1, 2011 Filed under: Dutch Affairs, English, some thoughts of mine | Tags: AIDS Awareness, Freddie Mercury died of AIDS, Rock Hudson died of AIDS, Rudolf Nureyev died of AIDS, Stop AIDS Now, UNAIDS, World AIDS Day, World AIDS Day 2011 3 Comments »First time I heard about AIDS was when news broke that Rock Hudson died of it. It was somewhere in 1985. As a young girl I wondered how bad this disease could be for humans. In early 90′es AIDS took another well-known victims: Queen’s lead singer, Freddie Mercury and Russian ballet dancer, Rudolf Nureyev
The 21st night of September
Posted: September 23, 2011 Filed under: about me, English, entertainment, music | Tags: Earth Wind and Fire, Kirk Franklin, September Earth Wind and Fire 2 Comments »I should have posted this 2 days ago. It is about a classic song of Earth, Wind & Fire, one of my fave bands: September. Call me old-school I don’t care. Everytime I hear this song, I can’t stand but moving to the beat.
Summer Holiday part 4: Candidasa, Bali
Posted: September 17, 2011 Filed under: about me, English, Photography, some thoughts of mine, Sport, Travel | Tags: Candidasa, East Bali, Sate Lilit Bali, Snorkling and Diving Candidasa, Tirtagangga Water Palace, Where to stay Candidasa 2 Comments »Leaving Yogyakarta in the morning with the first flight to Denpasar, Bali. Apparently I was still asleep otherwise I would have taken pics of the majestic Merapi volcano as soon as our plane took off. It was beautiful to see it. After arrival we were picked up by a van we hired during our stay in Bali. It took us 1 hour and 15 minutes to reach Candidasa from Ngurah Rai airport.
Summer holiday part 3: Yogya
Posted: August 22, 2011 Filed under: about me, Dutch Affairs, history, Indonesia, Travel | Tags: Argo Wilis train, Bandung Yogyakarta by train, Borobudur, Kotagede, Malioboro streets, Prambanan, Ramayana ballet show, travel tips Yogyakarta, Yogya, Yogya trip, Yogyakarta 2 Comments »The third stop this summer holiday was Yogya. There are various spellings for this city: Yogya, Jokja, Djogja, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta hadiningrat (its official name according to Javanese) or DIY an abbreviation of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (Special Region of Yogyakarta). Read the rest of this entry »
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