21st January 2011.
Living Abroad has been online for 1 year.
I must say that blogging, especially if you are like me - always wanting everything to be perfect and detailed, is not an easy job.
I have 5 blogs, 4 of which have been online for a while and 1 I just started a few days ago for my personal journal. I have not not decided whether I would make this latest blog online.
Of the 4 that are online, 1 is actively updated, 2 are updated as often as I can and 1 is a bit neglected.
Sometimes I have no news to tell. Sometimes at the end of the day I'm just too tired to write a (detailed) entry. Other time I just don't have the time.
It is hard work but I will keep on posting whenever I can and whenever there is something to tell because it is fun and it is a good writing experience. And I just want to share a few things with others.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Rambling thoughts
Earlier this morning when I woke up and started my day, I was engulfed with feelings of sadness and loneliness.
I just had to cry while sending and receiving sms's from my mother.
I missed a familiar face.
I missed my mother's familiar face.
I missed Kara's comforting gestures.
Her wanting to be as close to me as possible by sleeping in front of or in the room where I sleep.
Her licking my hand or face to wake me up.
Her greeting me in the morning as though she is very happy and is never tired to see me.
I missed Panda's stubborn acts.
Her carefreeness, no worries on her shoulders.
The wagging of her tail.
I just missed those familiar things.
I still am missing those things.
In the hope to take my mind off these things, I turned on the TV and watched a few episodes of Dog Whisperer.
I've thought of taking up another education but I just don't know which one to do.
Considering my passions, I feel that a study related to animals and/or travelling would be perfect for me.
After seeing Dog Whisperer and since I like animals, dogs in particular, why not consider something related to animals' wellbeing?
But I have my doubts.
I can help animals without having animals but would the clients then have faith in me?
How could I do something with animals if I did not have animals?
I could try.
Maybe I should just do it for the fun of it. For my own enjoyment without taking into account whether it would lead me to a job or not. But I just can not let the thought of doing something that would also help my future and not just for pure pleasure go. Not just yet.
A lot of other things have crossed my mind too in my times of feeling lost.
Some of these thoughts might be justified. Others might not.
I thought if I had a job, I would not have felt these things.
I thought that if I had a dog, I could go out and meet people. Even if I was shy by nature, the dog would help me break the ice. And if that does not work, at least I would be forced to go out of the house and to exercise by walking the dog and maybe, just maybe, I would feel less lonely.
This post may not make any sense to you, the reader. It does not mean to make any sense. It's just a post about my rambling thoughts.
I just had to cry while sending and receiving sms's from my mother.
I missed a familiar face.
I missed my mother's familiar face.
I missed Kara's comforting gestures.
Her wanting to be as close to me as possible by sleeping in front of or in the room where I sleep.
Her licking my hand or face to wake me up.
Her greeting me in the morning as though she is very happy and is never tired to see me.
I missed Panda's stubborn acts.
Her carefreeness, no worries on her shoulders.
The wagging of her tail.
I just missed those familiar things.
I still am missing those things.
In the hope to take my mind off these things, I turned on the TV and watched a few episodes of Dog Whisperer.
I've thought of taking up another education but I just don't know which one to do.
Considering my passions, I feel that a study related to animals and/or travelling would be perfect for me.
After seeing Dog Whisperer and since I like animals, dogs in particular, why not consider something related to animals' wellbeing?
But I have my doubts.
I can help animals without having animals but would the clients then have faith in me?
How could I do something with animals if I did not have animals?
I could try.
Maybe I should just do it for the fun of it. For my own enjoyment without taking into account whether it would lead me to a job or not. But I just can not let the thought of doing something that would also help my future and not just for pure pleasure go. Not just yet.
A lot of other things have crossed my mind too in my times of feeling lost.
Some of these thoughts might be justified. Others might not.
I thought if I had a job, I would not have felt these things.
I thought that if I had a dog, I could go out and meet people. Even if I was shy by nature, the dog would help me break the ice. And if that does not work, at least I would be forced to go out of the house and to exercise by walking the dog and maybe, just maybe, I would feel less lonely.
This post may not make any sense to you, the reader. It does not mean to make any sense. It's just a post about my rambling thoughts.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Water overtakes the Netherlands
After the snow comes the water.
Melting snow causes water to "overtake" the Netherlands.
Flood in Deventer (14 January 2011 at around 11:32):
Flood in Deventer (14 January 2011 at around 12:00):
Flood in Deventer, De Stentor (14 January 2011 at 13:00):
Hengelo (8 January 2011):
Sambeek (13 January 2011):
Boxmeer (10 January 2011):
Venlo (9 January 2011):
Maastricht (9 January 2011):
Roermond (9 January 2011):
Borgharen & Itteren being evacuated (9 January 2011):
Photo's:
Flood in Brabant
Melting snow causes water to "overtake" the Netherlands.
Flood in Deventer (14 January 2011 at around 11:32):
Flood in Deventer (14 January 2011 at around 12:00):
Flood in Deventer, De Stentor (14 January 2011 at 13:00):
Flood in Nijmegen (13 January 2011):
Flood in Nijmegen, NOS (13 January 2011):
Flood in Nijmegen (11 January 2011 at around 14:30):
Hengelo (8 January 2011):
Sambeek (13 January 2011):
Boxmeer (10 January 2011):
Venlo (9 January 2011):
Maastricht (9 January 2011):
Roermond (9 January 2011):
Borgharen & Itteren being evacuated (9 January 2011):
Photo's:
Flood in Brabant
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Year's Eve & Fireworks
The sky was lit up brightly:
It looked like they were trying to burn a lot of fireworks:
The result:
A firework shooting up into the air:
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)