Treat

Seeing them reminded me of my own experience as bass player in school wind band & a choir-- donkey years ago! I couldn't even recall how to play the intrument :p
Anyway, the photo was taken last night at pre-new year's eve concert given by our very own Wind Band and Mixed choir. Listening to them, I understand now why they are widely popular locally and abroad. Too bad I have no clips of the concert to share.. but what a delightful treat before the year end ..I hope you're enjoying your weekend , HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

PS - I know i'm terribly late with my postings. Don't really feel like sitting infront of computer. But see , I'm posting early for Sunday ;) Don't forget to scroll down for saturday's photo, okay ?

Seeing blue

I'm never tired of reflection shots. Here's one before the the year ends;)
Notice how blue the water is on the other side of the bridge? strange , huh?

3-2-1

The only street vendor at the main road selling party supplies for new year's eve. The essentials to celebrate good time?

Zúzmara

Zúzmara, zúzmara, zúzmara, zúzmara, zúzmara ; or "frost"

that's the word I learned today. Lovely word isn't it?

well, its high time it arrived!

Staying focus

This photo reflects the street scene of yesterday. I think it sort of represents the summery of 2006 for me i.e. I haven't been focused with the goals set earlier this year. 2006 is another year slipping away.. hence, I'll carry forward the same resolutions for 2007 :p with a little more effort, I'm sure I'll achieve (most of) it ;) .......How has this year been for you?

Another day as DP blogger...

I'm reporting from the central part of the town. Fine morning, it was. Wonderful sun shinning. Things are still pretty quiet, as you can see. In this photo this man seems to me is standing in the middle of the street, paused in time...don't you think?
hehe, i think i'm watching too many tv fiction, Heroes .

sunny christmas

towards the end of rush :)

Confession, I'm one of them flocking to nearby 24-hour mart 2 hours ago. Not too "mayhem" thank goodness. No more shopping after this..yeah! You know what I'm looking forward to? the food, carolling (if i can find any) and of course, the family gatherings.

Peace to you and be merry!

Rush hour II

Rush, rush, rush at the bus terminal

Are you travelling home this holiday?

I wish you a safe journey!

Time for giving

What are these 2 young ladies up to? Not protest, for sure!
see for yourself ok, the photo was crappy, the sign reads Free-hugs. Their action didnt seem perculiar to me, 'cos I first read about it at Barcelona DP.

At the time of the photo, I didn't see anyone coming forward for a hug though. Anyways, bless the two for having the courage and put the cause into action. Never underestimate the power of hug, someone will surely benefit from it. Let's see if i'll bump into them again today. Fingers crossed!

Find out more about Free-Hugs

ps. am finally up to date with my post...cant tell you how relieved I am!

Here's a season to be jolly

Snow seems far away from Szentes but we had a good sunny morning yesterday and continued with clear sky today. At least these kids weren't performing in colder weather then it is. .

You must see the larger version of the photo here. I wonder what that boy in the middle was doing that gave the girl's reaction?..that to me is a kodak moment :) Lucky me, i was unaware of this special programme until this morning. Tomorrow is the last day of the children's performance, hopefully i'll get some more shots.
One of them spoted me :p and waved , he must be the cheeky in class! :D

Capoeira

Lets take a rest from the christmas talk..quite frankly, I'm bored of my own photos lately, so bare with me. Hope you don't mind that I dug up this one from the archive taken in Sep.
These guys were demonstrating capoeira , a relatively new sports for us, i think. If not for the sumersaults and acrobatic moves, I would be signing up for the class..see a demo. clip here (scroll down), you may be interested ? Psst...that guy with long hair was sleek, really wowed us ;)

Few hours ago...

Hunting, we go
a pair of shoes, he needs
a pair of trousers, I want
with lighter wallet, We went home

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listen to this tune, I insist !

- thanks, Maiylah for sharing! -

still on 2 weeks ago....

cold water
ripples past reeds -
the lights are on

words by : Mandy

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..many thanks, Mandy! simply love the words you provided.

sorry guys, have been neglecting my blog and yours. Another translation dateline due tomorrow, on top of that still need to finish off my christmas shopping. yikes!

2 weeks ago....

awaiting snow
foggy day foggy night
its starting to get to me

Counting down

Was out to buy some parsley and quickly caught this scene for you. Lots of activities on the Kossuth street counting down to christmas. We haven't even put up the tree. Have you?

excuse me, have to clean up the kitchen :)

Legacy

am very late with homework!! needed to do some research ;)

I believe he, Lajos Kossuth a freedom fighter, was the most named-after person in Hungary. Initially, I wanted to search for the numbers of streets in his name in Hungary. But at the top of the hits was a link to US web site!! Do you know that his legacy is also widely honoured in the United states? There are about 20 streets/avenues/roads named after him around the US. read here.

Decor. around town III

A simple lit stars decor. on window of mobile phones shop. Upon taking a closer look, I was "wowed" by the mechanism inside the "stars"..
Feeling kind of bored lately, nothing much to add but please do enjoy the following lyrics ...

When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires will come to you

If your heart is in your dreams, no request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star as dreamers do

(Fate is kind, she brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of their secret longing)

Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you thru
When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true

Writer: Leigh Harline; Lyrics: Ned Washington

Decor. around town II

Baby Jesus crafted by primary and kindergarten students of St.Elisabeth Catholic School. The students must be so proud of their wonderful work. I just want to pinch that little button nose of baby Jesus. Wish I can show you another photo of wider angle but flickr is not co-operating this morning :)

Here's a wider angle

Decor. around town I

click here for larger version

Gone for 3 days, came back to to find a christmas market all set up at the town's square. I like that the decor. is kept to a minimal. This arch is particularly elegant to me and am quite satisfied with this shot especially that I didn't spend time composing it..may be should make it into postcard?

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Hello, miss you guys ! sorry, no post yesterday 'cos modem out of order. Thank goodness that our internet provider was efficient to bring us a new modem by the evening!

Be back on Monday!

The modem is acting funny..also, i'll be away and be back on next Monday. Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

Gastromy : Pudding tasting

On the scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate the appearance of this pudding?

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Mine, would be 1 as it simply doesn't appeal to me. I put off tasting the pudding as long as since I moved here. Last Monday, I did it! I finally gave it a chance..and all I can say is beauty is only skin deep!

The pudding, csíramálé or wheat germ pudding, is made from wheat germ, sweetened with honey. I was told that the 100 year-old pudding is a specialty of our town and the surrounding areas. As the name suggests, the pudding contains loads of health benefits ; however, it is still not widely known in other counties (states). Zsolt, have you tried / seen this?

Day of Miklós

I found this decor. rather amusing! May be its because we first saw it from this angle . To us, it seems Santa is stranded rather than climbing! hahahaaha.. Pardon me, am not trying to be rude on Day of Miklós (Day of Nicholas... Santa?), just documenting our first impression.

You may have read from Budapest DP that children can expect lots of chocolates/candies for the day. In fact, I myself collected 2 bags full..bye bye diet, again!!

ps. Today is the final day to edit the translations we're working on, after that woohoo!! will catch up with you guys soon!

Irony

I see lots of cables, while I also see no lights.. Ironic ?

We are pretty good at saving energy, a habit really. That's why you hardly see lights switched-on at every household, compared to what you may see in other countries. Take ourself for example, the only light source in a room is coming from a tv or a computer monitor, so who needs a bulb?!

ps. have to meet translation dateline again....so, can't reply to your comments and visit around just yet, sorry!

Nice or otherwise?

My first impression of these scriblings on a public wall were "cute!" . Guess I was imagining some kids playing teacher or found a creative way to practice maths., nevermind the vandalism.

That made me realised how my level of tolerance changes towards different kinds of graffiti. Example, unappealing ones = crap & eyesore, where as if I see more colours, slightly artistic graffiti, I'd say more please! How hypocrite of me.

So tell me, which category do you belong to?

Just another day

I woke up on the wrong side of the bed (not a good sign for scorpios!) ..thought I get some fresh air out at a residential area. Boy, was I surprised to see the scene above. Goats, sheeps, chicken roaming freely. What a wonderful scene! You have to see for yourself.. Then, this particular white goat seems smiling at me, that immediately cheered me up! You have a good day, too!

Young love

Time to share theme day's reject. On weekdays the bus station is buzzling with students travelling to and fro schools, of course. You are bound to find young lovers (large shadow), they just locked eyes with each other and mostly don't care what happens surrounding them. That's how i got the shot!

me, have to go shop for gifts. Enjoy your weekend everyone!

DP Theme day : Homage to Bob

Since you can't see most of the action, I'll summerise
They look promising
They played hard
They thrown in some fancy footwork, ooooh
They lost, 73 to 75 , ouch!

To Bob,

with love

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