Remembering Dave Clark Five...Because
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Saturday, 22 March 2008
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008
About Wisdom and Stupidity
Homes are made by the wisdom of women,but are destroyed by foolishness.
A fool´s pride makes him talk too much; a wise man´s words protect him.
Without any oxen to pull the plow your barn will be empty,but with them it will be full of grain.
Conceited people can never become wise, but intelligent people learn easily.
Why is a clever person wise? Because he knows what to do.Why is a stupid person foolish? Because he only thinks he knows.
Laughter may hide sadness.When happiness is gone,sorrow is always there.
Sensible people are careful to stay out of trouble ,but stupid people are careless and act too quickly.
Peace of mind makes the body healthy,but jealousy is like a cancer.
Wicked people bring about their own downfall by their evil deeds,but good people are protected by their integrity.
Kind words bring life,but cruel words crush your spirit.
Hot tempers cause arguments but patience brings peace.
What a joy is to find just the right word for the right occasion!
Friday, 14 March 2008
Strawberries forever
Had this before breakfast
Biggest piece
My Reserve
Two kilos of strawberries cut into pieces for the preparation of my strawberry jam.Like to make my own home made jam Sorry i forgot to take photos of the finish product...but the result was a total of 4 jars weighing 500 grams each came out of it.
Have a nice week end to all!!
Wednesday, 12 March 2008
PROVERBS, for a change
Found this cloth today while cleaning our closet.It was a piece that we brought from Dubai and has been with us since then.Dont know actually where to hang and do with it, so i just put it aside since then.
ARABIAN PROVERBS
1) Money lover has no lover. Money despiser has no despiser
2) Dont intermediate between a wolf and a lamb,the wolf knows you´ll kill him while the lambs knows that you´ll eat him.
3) An egg to a hungry man gets a loud "Thank you" than a chicken to a well to do man.
4) If you lend him, you lose.If you dont,you lose him.
5) Words are hornets.Deeds are bees
6) The colour is yellow as gold,but the metal is imitation,from the outside merely decoration,from the inside deterioration
7) A nation without knowledge is a ship in the middle of the ocean overcrowded with people who know not navigation
8) Cloudy sky does not mean that the sun is not there.
9) Dont build boats in a town with no harbour,dont light candles in blind people´s parlours.
10) Benevolence is not so noble,motivation is.
11) The word "I wish" married the word "I hope",their offsprings were "If" and "May be"
12) No matter how much you repeat that you have a bull,the fool will insist that you should milk it
13) Your head is your house,furnish it
14) To a fool,good advise is a comb to a bald man
15) Deep water fish care nothing about surface gales; so is the wise,when foolish voices rise.
16) Since the head of the family is a drummer,why blame his family for moving on rythm.
17) What can be done at night is scandal by daylight standards.
18) Why blame the wolf for eating lambs;Dont you?
19)Date fruits go to waste on top of a high slippery palm tree.so is the miser´s money
20) Ants are not aware of human civilization,unbelievers are human ants.
So,what do you think about these proverbs?
Sunday, 9 March 2008
Beach Hopping
The region of Algarve consist of 16 municipalities and one of them is Lagoa where we visited several beaches.
Praia de Marinha and Praia de Albandeira were the first 2 beaches we visited,as you can see even the rock formations has added its own beauty to the scenario.
The Praia da Marinha was also clasified as one of the 100 most beautiful and well preserved beaches of the world.
It was a beautiful day and i was dying to go down to the beach cafe and just sit back and relax.
The municipality of Lagoa has created a strategy with regards to its environmental concern.It has resisted the invasion of disorder by preserving its coastline and maintain a harmonious conjugation between the old and the modern habitat wherein building construction is equilibrated without any environmental impact and high rise buildings has no place on it.
Vila de Carvoeiro once another small fishing village situated about 5 kms from the city of Lagoa.As you can see in the photos, most beaches in Algarve offers clear water and fine sands.
I always apreciate this view of neat whitewashed houses and buildings.As you can see,Algarve has so much to offer.
Note: Pls click the photos to enlarge.
Praia de Marinha and Praia de Albandeira were the first 2 beaches we visited,as you can see even the rock formations has added its own beauty to the scenario.
The Praia da Marinha was also clasified as one of the 100 most beautiful and well preserved beaches of the world.
It was a beautiful day and i was dying to go down to the beach cafe and just sit back and relax.
The municipality of Lagoa has created a strategy with regards to its environmental concern.It has resisted the invasion of disorder by preserving its coastline and maintain a harmonious conjugation between the old and the modern habitat wherein building construction is equilibrated without any environmental impact and high rise buildings has no place on it.
Vila de Carvoeiro once another small fishing village situated about 5 kms from the city of Lagoa.As you can see in the photos, most beaches in Algarve offers clear water and fine sands.
I always apreciate this view of neat whitewashed houses and buildings.As you can see,Algarve has so much to offer.
Note: Pls click the photos to enlarge.
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Sunny days in Algarve
Algarve,South of Portugal,a popular tourist destination because of its fine beaches and mediterranean climate.
The apart/hotel where we stayed for 4 days
The last part of Portugal to be reconquered from the moorish rule.More than five centuries (8th to 13th century) of Moorish influence has left their mark in the region,beginning with the actual name "Al Gharb" meaning The West.The long Moorish occupation can still be noted in the name s of the towns and villages and so with the architecture of monuments,the lacework pattern of the balconies,roof,terraces and chimneys or the typical whitewashed house in the villages.
Typical houses in small village
It was a 3 hour drive from Lisbon,hubby likes to drive calmly and always try to stop once or twice for a coffee at the service stations along the way to stretch and relax our legs.
Arriving in Algarve at about 2:30 pm, we stoped at a roadside cafe restaurant to ask for direction and to know if they still serve lunch.The owner said they have only one dish to serve which is "Atum a Algarvia" (Tuna steak the Algarve way).Hubby look at me,raised his eyebrow and i nodded. We sat on the table,munched on the olives that was on the table,ate a piece of bread with butter and drink a glass og wine while we waited for our tuna steak to be serve.
This was the big plate of Tuna that i had for lunch.Had to share part of it to hubby as i cant eat it all!
It was a well served lunch and we ate very well! And you know what? GOOD PRICE TOO! We only paid 17.50 euros for 2 servings of tuna,a jar of a good local red wine,olives, bread,caramel puding for dessert and 2 cups of espresso.We could´nt believe the price we paid for all that!
I noted the interior decoration of the restaurant,it is something different from anything that i have seen before,very original!!The ceiling and parts of the walls are decorated with differnt kinds of old tools used in the old days.
We stayed in an apart/hotel in a quiet area known as Nossa Senhora da Rocha (Our Lady of the Rock) at Armação de Pera,which was originally a small fishing village where tuna used to be caught and brought up onto the "Praia dos Pescadores" (Fishermans Beach.)
After resting for a while,we decided to go for a walk nearby up to the small romasque chapel of " Senhora da Rocha" (Our lady of the Rocks)where the fishermens go for prayers before setting of for night fishing.It was also said that there was a vision of the virgin Mary.
Overlooking the chapel is this small beach which is only one of the many small beaches in the area.You can also go on a boat trip along the coastal area to see the beautiful rock formations,caves and grottos.Algarve is a wonderful place for taking photographs. I will show you more on my next post.
Note: Pls click on the photos to enlarge
The apart/hotel where we stayed for 4 daysThe last part of Portugal to be reconquered from the moorish rule.More than five centuries (8th to 13th century) of Moorish influence has left their mark in the region,beginning with the actual name "Al Gharb" meaning The West.The long Moorish occupation can still be noted in the name s of the towns and villages and so with the architecture of monuments,the lacework pattern of the balconies,roof,terraces and chimneys or the typical whitewashed house in the villages.
Typical houses in small village
It was a 3 hour drive from Lisbon,hubby likes to drive calmly and always try to stop once or twice for a coffee at the service stations along the way to stretch and relax our legs.
Arriving in Algarve at about 2:30 pm, we stoped at a roadside cafe restaurant to ask for direction and to know if they still serve lunch.The owner said they have only one dish to serve which is "Atum a Algarvia" (Tuna steak the Algarve way).Hubby look at me,raised his eyebrow and i nodded. We sat on the table,munched on the olives that was on the table,ate a piece of bread with butter and drink a glass og wine while we waited for our tuna steak to be serve.
This was the big plate of Tuna that i had for lunch.Had to share part of it to hubby as i cant eat it all!
It was a well served lunch and we ate very well! And you know what? GOOD PRICE TOO! We only paid 17.50 euros for 2 servings of tuna,a jar of a good local red wine,olives, bread,caramel puding for dessert and 2 cups of espresso.We could´nt believe the price we paid for all that!
I noted the interior decoration of the restaurant,it is something different from anything that i have seen before,very original!!The ceiling and parts of the walls are decorated with differnt kinds of old tools used in the old days.
We stayed in an apart/hotel in a quiet area known as Nossa Senhora da Rocha (Our Lady of the Rock) at Armação de Pera,which was originally a small fishing village where tuna used to be caught and brought up onto the "Praia dos Pescadores" (Fishermans Beach.)
After resting for a while,we decided to go for a walk nearby up to the small romasque chapel of " Senhora da Rocha" (Our lady of the Rocks)where the fishermens go for prayers before setting of for night fishing.It was also said that there was a vision of the virgin Mary.
Overlooking the chapel is this small beach which is only one of the many small beaches in the area.You can also go on a boat trip along the coastal area to see the beautiful rock formations,caves and grottos.Algarve is a wonderful place for taking photographs. I will show you more on my next post.
Note: Pls click on the photos to enlarge
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