More Snowy Places

As I've promised on the earlier post, here are some pictures of more snowy places...

The first two pictures were taken on early January 2008 after a snow storm in Montreal. The snow piling up on the road and pavement. Pedestrian needed to walk on the street together with cars and other vehicles since the pavement had not been cleared yet. For car owners it was not so nice way to exercise and build muscles.


Look at the white car covered by snow below...At that time, some cars got scratched by snow remover truck since they were not visible to the truck driver. It was not the driver's fault though..the car owner should move the car before the street was cleared out, but they did not do it.


The next four pictures were taken in Mississauga, ON during our Christmas holiday visit. It's at my in law's neighborhood.





It is spring time now in Montreal..however the weather is weird..two days ago we still had some flurries all day long. Fortunately it did not stay on the ground. We are expecting more warmer days and greenies to come...hopefully we are not going straightly to the next winter!

A Cold Windy Day in Quebec City

During Easter long weekend, Christian's parents came visiting us. They came over for spending some mutual times with Bianca, our daughter. They arrived on March 22, 2008 early in the morning. It was quite cold morning in Montreal.



Since they were in town, we wanted to entertain them and as they have been familiar with city of Montreal already, we decided this time we're gonna take them for a ride to Quebec City.
So we left on Saturday morning, we did not expect that Quebec City could get so cold on this time of year. When we got there, cold and strong wind welcome us. We could not bear the cold, thus we took a short walk to a cafe and stayed inside for sometimes. Apparently it was a wrong choice since the foods are so expensive there. None of us order food, except me..lucky me, pregnant woman..I got a privilege of ordering main menu, and I had fetucini alfredo, shared it with Bianca whilst every body else just got a cup of coffee.



After warming up, we took a walk again to take some pictures, but I could not stand for cold too long. We did it quick and the results are not that great. We went back to our car and headed back to Montreal. My father in law said that he wants to visit Quebec City again during summer. And yes...it's a great idea..Quebec City is a nice place to visit especially when it is a little warmer.
At the end...enjoy the not so great pictures!

Laugh Our Way

Simply Irresistible
After a party, as a couple was driving home, the woman asks her husband, "Honey, has anyone ever told you how handsome, sexy and irresistible to women you are?" The flattered husband said, "No, dear they haven't." Then the wife yells, "Then what the hell gave you THAT idea at the party tonight?"


from: conectique_newsletter@conectique.com
Wednesday April 2'2008

Tag From A Friend

Got this homework again from Febrie...

I'm Passionate about :
1. My little happy family
2. Cooking
3. Blogging and internet thingie
4. Singing and Music (I let my hubby playing the music..)
5. Fashion and shopping

Mostly I say :
1. Babe, Daddy, sayang...all of the dearest-soft voices call for my hubby and my lil princess
2. No... with my serious expression to warn Bianca
3. Mesti kok gitu...kalo lagi sebel sama sesuatu
4. Hello, thank you, please, bye...on the phone
5. Good morning sayang...pas Bianca bangun tidur
6. Ati-ati daddy...pas suami brgkt kerja

I've just finished reading :
1. Our daily bread
2. Today's Parent
3. A card from good friend

Before I die, I want to :
1. Pleasing God
2. Buy a house
3. See my kids grown up and have good education and life
4. Traveling around the world

I love listening to :
1. Lighthouse Family
2. Josh Groban, Charlotte Church, Andrea Bocelli
3. MLTR
4. Kahitna, Glenn Fredly
5. Jim Brickman
6. Praise and Worship
7. David Archuleta (the 2008 American Idol top ten finalist)
8. and many more...

What my friends like about me :
I am a good listener and never judge people easily, and generous...

Last year I've learned :
1. Not to take everything so serious
2. Not to trust anyone easily
3. Keep all of what I heard just for my ears
4. Not too sensitive
5. Indonesian living overseas is more into gossip than anything else..so be ware!
6. Not to get close to some people I noticed that have potential ruining my own life
7. That PhD is not everything and family should come first


Now I would like to throw the ball to Judith, Melanie and Tutut...love you gal!

You Have My Heart Award

Another award I've got from Deetha..
Thank you dearie...

Award From A Friend

Febrie gave me these two awards. And I have to convey it to my other friends. What a nice circle of friend we have!

And I am gladly giving it to Endah, Ayu, Judith, Melanie, Elyani and Deetha. You go girl friends!!

Humor of the Day

courtesy of: www.cartoonstock.com

The Nice Husband
Bernie was invited to his friend's home for dinner. Morris, the host, preceded every request to his wife by endearing terms, calling her Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, Pumpkin, etc. Bernie looked at Morris and remarked, "That is really nice, that after all these years you have been married, you keep calling your wife those pet names." Morris hung his head and whispered, "To tell the truth, I forgot her name three years ago!"

from: Conectique_newsletter