| Phew !!!!!! |
Jun 30, 2008 3:50 pm
1002 Views |  | I finally finished my private lessons with my graduates. Next week they are sitting for their entrance exams. So now in the evenings I'm preparing only dinner but no more exercise papers for the next day, no, no
I found TWO women to take 24-hour care of my mum (my savings, ouch !) and next week I'm leaving for a rest at a spa centre. Ptu, ptu, hope a black cat doesn't cross my path. 
I need a break, a change and some time only for me.
Today the sea was so smooth and warm, 27*C/80*F,
that I finally managed to leave the bridge behind me by swimming and neared a flock of newly hatched seagulls, nestled on the water. Wow, I almost had the feeling of being in the wild !
So, what are your plans for the summer ? 
Picture shows the bridge of Burgas and the sea waves gently kissing the shore at one of those quiet sunsets.
Love,
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| Did You Watch It ? |
Jun 30, 2008 3:13 pm
774 Views |  | 1. There was a concert two days ago in Hyde Park, London I watched two days ago, dedicated to Nelson Mandela's forthcoming 90th birthday on July 18. The concert was named 46664 after his prison number. It was grandeous. The lawn was full of standing people - smiling, affably applauding the singers, following the rhythm of the songs with their bodies...The day was gone and the projectors lit the stage. The viewers were still there on their feet, still affable and smiling...
We, Bulgarians, wouldn't stop grumbling for the lack of chairs to sit on, I thought.
"Even the most jaded and cynical politicians tend to melt in the presence of Nelson Mandela.
On the cusp of his 10th decade, this stooping, shuffling man, who can barely walk without a friendly arm to grasp and to deliver his speeches, has probably become the most admired human being on Earth.
His visit to London shows yet again the power of his moral authority. No one who has met Mr Mandela can fail to be moved by his aura of principle, courage and stubborn optimism."
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2. Tonight I watched live the procession of the Spanish footballers through the streets of Madrid with the precious European Cup. OMG, what a great performance it was ! The team players didn't get tired of jumping with joy, with broad smiles, vibrant, so boyishly (or may be in a Spanish way?) natural...and handsome ! 
And at the moment I'm watching the rock concert (on TV again, alas) at the central beach in Burgas, dedicated to July Morning, it will go on the whole night. So those of you who are going to meet the sunrise on the beach, have fun and take care !
HAPPY JULY 1 !!!!!!!
Love,
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| The Longest Day of the Year |
Jun 24, 2008 3:56 pm
1024 Views |  | It was the longest day of the year in Bulgaria today/yesterday, June 24, the day of the Sun in my country and as a sunlover I'm a bit excited. It's only a pity that from tomorrow every day will begin to diminish again with a minute and a half.
There is a belief with us that the herbs collected early in the morning today are the most curative. I wish I were in the mountains, I miss the fragrant green, the carpets with flowers and the scent of the pine trees.
Another belief of ours is that if you were healthy today, you will be healthy all the year round.
So I want to wish you with this post a lot of health and much sun in your eyes !
I'm posting here a pic of a mountain so that you can see that we have mountains also, and very beautiful ones, not only a sea
Love,
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| For Your Sunday Smile |
Jun 21, 2008 3:56 pm
1074 Views |  | Here is something I read and liked for you. I'm sure it will make the girlies snigger and you'd better take notes, guys ! 
Words Women Often Use :
1. Fine:This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
2. Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
3. Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.
4. Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
5. Loud Sigh: This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing.)
6. That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a woman can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
7. Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you're welcome.
8. Don't worry about it, I’ve got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking "What's wrong?" For the woman's response refer to #3.
I know I'm not blogging much lately but I'm busy
preparing some of my graduates for their admission university exams in July - teaching privates/tutors during the day and preparing exercise materials for them in the evening...and going to the beach in the meanwhile !!!!! Summer is in full blast here - about 30*C/87*F and the water is already 22*C/70*F, I'm finally happy!
I continue getting cranky e-mails but instead of answering, "Sorry, our profiles are not compatible!" or "I don't think I'll click on you !", I just don't answer.
I learnt - Silence Is Gold !
Do you like my pic? I love it when the moon rises on the horizon before the day has gone completely, so I can have them both.
And I'm in my 6th smoke-free month ! Wow, to me !
Happy summer solstice to all ! See you on the beach, lol !
Love,
SL
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| Who Needs a Spiteful Sweetie ?.... |
Jun 11, 2008 3:13 pm
2296 Views | Yesterday I gave a polite negative response to a guy explaining that there was no compatibility between our profiles. Today he wrote to me that my English was lousy because I had addressed him with "hallo" instead of "hello". LOL !!!
Is there any difference between "hello" and "hallo", my native English buddies, because my only guides are the dictionaries....
Aaaah, as I have already said, you'll get to know a person better when he's hurt than when he's loved...
I had my second swim today, and this refreshed me more than coffee or sleep ! The water is still coldish, but when your skin is heated up in an air of 28*C/80+*F, it simply sizzles in the coolness of the sea. Yammi!
Have a nice rest of the week !
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| The Pyramids of Giza (2600 - 2500 B.C), Egypt |
Jun 7, 2008 2:03 pm
1665 Views |  | Well, I saw that there was some interest among the readers to my previous informative blog, so I'm rolling on the next one
The Pyramids of Giza are the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt. These massive stone structures were built around 4500 years ago on a rocky desert plateau close to the Nile.But pyramid building soon waned as the power and prosperity of the kings of Egypt weakened with the end of the Old Kingdom.
The people of ancient Egypt believed that death on Earth was the start of a journey to the next world. The embalmed body of the king was entombed underneath or within the pyramid to protect it and allow his transformation and ascension to the afterlife, and a place among the gods. The pyramid shape might have represented the sun's rays which the dead king would use as a ramp to the celestial realm. Or, it may have symbolized a primordial mound from which the Egyptians believed the world was created.
It seems likely that the Pyramids of Giza were not built by slaves but by paid laborers motivated by a faith in the divinity and immortality of their kings. Exactly how the pyramids were built is unclear. It is likely that a sloping embankment was built up to or around the pyramid. The huge blocks would then have been hauled on sledges with the aid of rollers, papyrus ropes and levers. Although most stone was quarried locally at Giza, some had to be transported to the site along the Nile.
Originally, the Giza Pyramids were encased in lighter limestone that must have gleamed in the harsh Egyptian sun. Unfortunately, this was plundered long ago to provide building materials for Cairo. The pyramids became obvious targets for tomb robbers as well. The Giza Pyramids were plundered long ago of the bodies and anything entombed with them, despite the almost superhuman efforts of the Egyptians to protect the remains of their kings.
The Pyramids of Giza, the oldest and only Ancient Wonder still standing, are testimony to perfection in art and design, never subsequently achieved. They were built by planners and engineers purely to serve their earthy rulers - who were also their gods. After careful consideration, the New7Wonders Foundation designated the Pyramids of Giza - the only remaining of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World - as an Honorary New7Wonders Candidate. Therefore, people could not vote for the Pyramids of Giza as part of the New7Wonders campaign. The Pyramids are a shared world culture and heritage site and deserve their special status as the only Honorary Candidate of the New7Wonders of the World campaign. The 7 New Wonders of the World where chosen by the people across the globe from the remaining 20 New7Wonders candidates.
Well, it was a pleasure for me to read and learn but to share it with you is like the pleasure of sharing a bottle of fine wine with dear friends ...
It is still cool and windy here to renew my swimming but I enjoyed a walk today in the sea park instead. The breeze was whispering sweet words to the trees and they were flirtatiously tossing green curls. Mmmm, I love to listen to the breeze...
Wish you a most relaxing Sunday !
Love,
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| About The Finalists for the N7W Again - Stonehenge (3000 B.C. - 1600 B.C.) Amesbury, United Kingdom |
Jun 3, 2008 1:47 pm
1830 Views |  | Hi, Hi all,
I watched a documentary about Stonegenge on TV today, and it came to my mind that I have fallen behind with my informative posts. So here we go with some information about a manmade wonder that has always filled me with awe.
Stonehenge is a prehistoric and mysterious circle of upright stones in southern England. Construction on the great monument began 5,000 years ago; the famous stones that still stand today were put in place about 4,000 years ago.
One of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. They are aligned almost perfectly with the sunrise on the summer solstice, and it is almost unquestioned that Stonehenge was built as a spectacular place of worship.
With each stone weighing around 50 tons, it is regarded as a truly amazing feat of engineering. and has been speculated that it was either a temple dedicated to the worship of ancient earth deities, an astronomical observatory or a sacred burial site.
Erected at a particular site of terrestrial energetic power and celestial significance long known by the peoples of the region, it was an astronomical observation device used to predict, in advance of their occurrence, those particular periods in the annual cycle when the earth energies were most highly influenced and charged by the sun, moon, and stars.
New archaeological evidence indicates that Stonehenge has also served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains found that burials took place as early as 3000 B.C, when the first ditches were being built around the monument.
Did you like what you read ?
I WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE WHEN THE FISRT SUN RAYS SEEP THROUGH THE HUGE STONE COLUMNS AND FALL ONTO MY FACE ! WOOOW, I GOT GOOSE BUMPS ON MY SKIN !!!!
Wish you a sunny week !
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| World's No Tobacco Day |
May 31, 2008 2:25 pm
1829 Views |  | It's World No Tobacco Day
And I Wanna Say
Hey Buddy !
Jus' Quit the Butt
And Stay Forever
Hale 'N Healthy !
I Know You Can Do It !
I had my first swim a couple of days ago and realized once again that life is worth living...
Enjoy a Smoke Free Sunday !
Love,
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| Why Did I Feel Good That Night ? |
May 26, 2008 3:51 pm
2271 Views |  | Because I Had Positive Emotions !!!!
May 24 is the Day of the Bulgarian Script and Culture. It's the day when high school graduate students have their graduation balls and after that begin to prepare for entrance university exams.
I had my last graduation party with my last 12th grade students because as you know I took an early retirement as a state teacher. It was music, music, dances, dances, pictures for memos, and happy smiles. 
One of the occasions when students show their gratitude to us, teachers, , aaah, after so many tough days with them.
It was nice...my last students' graduation ball..I've posted a pic of me with two of the many beauties that night. Let's wish them all graduates a succesfull start in life !
Wish you a week full of positive emotions !
Love,
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| The Mars Phoenix Lander landed on Mars on Sunday !!!!!!! |
May 26, 2008 3:23 pm
1652 Views | I caught up on this news on the computer today and listened about this great event on TV tonight again ! Sharing with you a resume of what I read.
"The landing on the Red Planet's arctic plains -- which ended a 296-day journey -- was right on target. The landing - dubbed the "seven minutes of terror" - was a nerve-wracking experience for mission managers, who have witnessed the failure of similar missions.
The Phoenix's 90-day mission is to analyze the soils and permafrost of Mars' arctic tundra for signs of past or present life.
The lander is equipped with a robotic arm capable of scooping up ice and dirt to look for organic evidence that life once existed there, or even exists now. "We are not going to be able to answer the final question of is there life on Mars," said principal investigator Peter Smith, an optical scientist with the University of Arizona. "We will take the next important step. We'll find out if there's organic material associated with this ice in the polar regions. Ice is a preserver, and if there ever were organics on Mars and they got into that ice, they will still be there today."
"Follow the water" has become the unifying theme of NASA's Mars exploration strategy.
In 2004, the rover Opportunity found evidence that a salty sea once lapped the shores of an area near Mars' equator called Meridiani Planum. Astrobiologists generally agree that it's best to look for life in wet places."
I'm holding my breath in excited anticipation for any potential 'finds'.
And wishing you a nice week with finding new challenges
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