Violets are blue
I promise I didn't
Forget about you
So here's a blog
Dedicated to thee
Where you can find pictures
To steal from me!
Enjoy! :)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Ode To R.O.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I promise I didn't
Forget about you
So here's a blog
Dedicated to thee
Where you can find pictures
To steal from me!
Violets are blue
I promise I didn't
Forget about you
So here's a blog
Dedicated to thee
Where you can find pictures
To steal from me!
Making Progress!
Here are pictures of the changes I made to the kitchen last night:
Watchoutta... Total Makeover: Tent Edition!
Watchoutta... Total Makeover: Tent Edition!Check back for more updates coming up soon! :D
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Weekend in Pictures
This weekend was filled with activities due to the 3-day Congress held annually by various churches throughout the city. It was awesome, especially the music... here are a few pictures of the event.
With the Meiodias
The Deaconesses
Fiddling away
Kamona and Ana, my dad's cousins
With the Meiodias
The Deaconesses
Fiddling awayKamona and Ana, my dad's cousinsSlowly but Surely
So I've taken a teeny-weeny step towards painting my place: I covered the ugly strip of tile in my kitchen with masking tape and painted over the tape so that it's all a solid color (instead of some ancient-looking intricate flower detail). Before, it used to look like this:
Then I came along with my sneaky plans:
Now, it looks like this:
Well, actually, I forgot to take a picture of the whole kitchen as the finished product... but you get the idea, heehee...
Next, I'm going to paint the division between the living room and the kitchen. Hopefully I'll have the time and energy to do that when I get home tonight :)
I can't wait til I can get some free time to paint the rest of the kitchen... hopefully when I get back from Nigeria...
Monday, August 9, 2010
Great Way to Start the Day
Friday was an interesting day...
I needed to make some transactions at the bank so I made a trip there before work. On my way, I encountered two different commotions for two different reasons:
First, about half a block from my apartment, I noticed a small crowd staring up at an apartment building while pointing and telling each other to call 113 (Angolan version of 911)... I looked up and saw that a large apartment on the 3rd floor had smoke coming out of the windows, and the plumes were getting thicker by the second...
The crowd kept getting bigger too, and pretty soon it seemed like everyone on the street had stopped on their tracks to stare and comment loudly on the situation. I saw several ppl on the phone, and one lady was talking to the fire department describing the situation, so after a few minutes I continued on my merry way.
Fast-forward to a few blocks later, right in front of the bank, and I found ANOTHER crowd staring up at a building, commenting loudly and causing a commotion. I stopped and looked up: This time it was a man at the top of an apartment building, threatening to jump. Suicide is a very unusual occurence here, so people were having all sorts of reactions... some people were scared of what might happen, some people were skeptical that he would dare, some people were outright amused and laughing at how ridiculous they thought the man was being. I asked around a little bit and found out from neighbors that he lived in said apartment building, was known to mug people frequently, and had recently found out his girlfriend was cheating on him... so he had gone on some sort of mad rant and told his mom he was going to the roof and was going to kill himself, at which point the mother called the police (we could see the mom accross the street crying and panicking... it was so sad). So now the police was at the bottom of the building and the man was leaning way over the top of the building just contemplating when to jump...
I had my camera with me, and was tempted to take pictures of the whole scenario, but then I would feel bad if he jumped and I captured the event of a man's death... so I just left it in my bag.
After a while, the man backed away, out of our view... That's when the police raided the building to try to find him. A few minutes later they came out with him handcuffed, placed him in the patrol car, and took him away. Rumor spread that they had found him in his room, getting dressed, acting as if nothing had happened.
I shook my head and continued on my merry way... after all, my day was barely getting started.
I needed to make some transactions at the bank so I made a trip there before work. On my way, I encountered two different commotions for two different reasons:
First, about half a block from my apartment, I noticed a small crowd staring up at an apartment building while pointing and telling each other to call 113 (Angolan version of 911)... I looked up and saw that a large apartment on the 3rd floor had smoke coming out of the windows, and the plumes were getting thicker by the second...
The crowd kept getting bigger too, and pretty soon it seemed like everyone on the street had stopped on their tracks to stare and comment loudly on the situation. I saw several ppl on the phone, and one lady was talking to the fire department describing the situation, so after a few minutes I continued on my merry way.
Fast-forward to a few blocks later, right in front of the bank, and I found ANOTHER crowd staring up at a building, commenting loudly and causing a commotion. I stopped and looked up: This time it was a man at the top of an apartment building, threatening to jump. Suicide is a very unusual occurence here, so people were having all sorts of reactions... some people were scared of what might happen, some people were skeptical that he would dare, some people were outright amused and laughing at how ridiculous they thought the man was being. I asked around a little bit and found out from neighbors that he lived in said apartment building, was known to mug people frequently, and had recently found out his girlfriend was cheating on him... so he had gone on some sort of mad rant and told his mom he was going to the roof and was going to kill himself, at which point the mother called the police (we could see the mom accross the street crying and panicking... it was so sad). So now the police was at the bottom of the building and the man was leaning way over the top of the building just contemplating when to jump...
I had my camera with me, and was tempted to take pictures of the whole scenario, but then I would feel bad if he jumped and I captured the event of a man's death... so I just left it in my bag.
After a while, the man backed away, out of our view... That's when the police raided the building to try to find him. A few minutes later they came out with him handcuffed, placed him in the patrol car, and took him away. Rumor spread that they had found him in his room, getting dressed, acting as if nothing had happened.
I shook my head and continued on my merry way... after all, my day was barely getting started.
As Promised Part II
Raquel's (aka Kassova) daughter
Lydia's daughter.... sooo cute!
Saco's son kissing his grandma (Tia Sara)
Tony (Tia Sara's son) being a dork
The giving of the hand in marriage
Mother of the bride crying because she's handing over her daughter!And just for fun, here's a little video of Tia Esperanca grooving to the music at the party, lol...
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