…Up to date post will come as soon as I find out if my reality life demanding lost the battle to my world wide web …beam out…

Whoaahhh…..Where on earth am I for the last two an half months:?: Thank GOD, I found myself still be around the globe but not in other side of the globe where the sun always shine for 365 days and people speaks my mother tongue or in the Island of Gods which most people knows its name and its beauty better than to the country where it belongs to. Well, still clueless about the country and the island I meant? I definitely sure I did mention about it in one of my posted caused we were there last year to visit my family and friends but NO,NO…for my two an half months absents we were not in Bali or in my country Indonesia where Bali island belongs to but Thank GOD, we have a chance to visit it again this year and in the next three months we are counting the days The result is as every year, EXCITING:!: hmm, so what then that keep me quite long absent to post something…daily life demanding as a devoted house wife which I enjoy so much and there are some time which bored me and just wanted to be around my Plants and TV or do some of my hobbies. Oh Yeah, Plants…my Elvira rose is doing well but she is not in a good shape right now, I think she has had too much diet on water since when there is a diet on water an absolutely my big excuse I left her twice more than a day the first was on our anniversary that we celebrated in “BIG APPLE” and the second one was for summer holiday in this SUNSHINE state at same time celebrated DH’s birthday that’s why no post about DH’s birthday like I did last year;…saved time…and…saved money aand…the Orchids are doing well, too they just opened their -should I say “bud”- for the summer but not with the oldest one, I am afraid to say, it is “disable” now but hey, at least I’ve been proved myself that taking care of Orchid is easier than other flowers which needs more water. One thing that still “available” in Cologne and will always there every year but there were no chance for me to post about it like I did last year was the Christopher Street Day, an important family gather was held on that date and it was not in Cologne but nothing to loose not to see it as 2009 will come after 2008 BUT one other Cologne’s annual event which we did enjoy as usual and it was a lucky day for everyone caused the rain get bored to keep pouring and the midnight in Cologne end it up with the beautiful spectacular Koelner Lichter 2008…..Enjoy it!

Last month when I was on one of my housewife activities which was groceries shopping. -Hmm…it is not only a housewife activity,is it? – My eyes wondered around to a rack of flowers and I didn’t plan to buy any plants or flowers since I have decided not to have many flowers at home as I feels guilty when they have been neglected caused I was not at home for quite long. Even though I have a very nice friend who never mind to take care of them during my absent but still I feel bashful to ask for favor too often close to always. Beside I think in this case my responsibility side speaks lauder then my friend kindness. I just simple think when I knew that I often be absent then isn’t it better not to be greedy to have plenty flowers which definitely needs care and responsible. I wish that this thought never cross on my best friend mind but when it is then I deserve it caused of lack of responsible awareness in me. But last month I lost to fight against my human side which is temptation. Should I blame myself or the beauty of the flowers Well, back to a moment when I saw a rack of flowers. First, I thought only to have a look caused they are so fresh and beauty as always and for quite long nothing came cross on my mind to purchased them and I can hold to this wise thought as the song of a reason not to have more flowers at home was play on my mind. But when I keep doing the round my eyes caught on one of the favorite flowers of mine which is orchid and I didn’t expected on this rack where I made my whirl would be also orchid there and my eyes were more ball when I saw the price tags that was discount price suddenly the nice song of a reason not to have flowers anymore just stop like magic and another song start to play on my mind. How about if I give some pals to my old orchid, she must be lonely after 4 years alone as she was my birthday present from my parent-in-law best friend and who knows with new friends after so long she will start to ornate again (it’s almost a year she doesn’t put any make-up on) because she get motivate by the young ones or when she could tell that she is he then now on this picture he has girlfriends on the left and on the right sides. What can he ask for more accept my service to keep them alive and him too One thing for sure, I’m happy that his girls have a beautiful face, please spare your time to have a look how beauty they are in close-up format.

What a glorious morning this morning I got up with the beautiful soft white thing which falling from the sky well known as SNOW…It’s so beautiful but in March …. something that not only made your morning surprise balls your eyes. I was expected that this year would be no snow fall at all in Cologne which something that could be possible as I’ve had mention that Spring came earliest this year. Beside live on Cologne is not a place where you can often witness snow fall. This white beauty is something that Cologne inhabitants would be always happy for. Especially,if it can make everything turned to white because when snow falls happen in here usually can be seen on the air only and melted already when landed on every surface. So,as a happy Cologne inhabitant, I loaded my self quickly because I knew very,very well how short it will last. Here’s my great moment hunted result surrounded at our place…..

from our bedroom (in “My Excited Monday” this photo posted) and here’s the BEFORE and AFTER of cheery blossom which I’ve posted also in here

Now is the result of how short is the beautiful white called SNOW last in Cologne…….Zoom out of our cheery tree

To day for five years ago, I have decided to take steps in my life with my little feet but only this time was not just a small or medium one that I used to do. I’ve decided to expanded my feet territory to not only have some spaces in my beautiful, beloved country Indonesia but also to have some spaces in old beautiful Europe where a man whom now made me proudly and blessed to carry a title as housewife lived…and come what may…..(next title I meant). Plenty of good memories for the last five years which made me can’t even reversed what was the bad one. Should I mention about the boredoms side of winter in Europe? But I can still see some excited side with the white soft thing which falls from the sky well known as snow OR the nasty cold, wet rain Well, no sin at all to complaint for a while but HEY! Guarantee Spring and Summer will come Isn’t it something worth to wait for? Hmmm, I think I would prefer to take out the harder part of the last five years which was the language. Came with very less German close to none made me felt like lived inside English cereal box caused that was the language I can speak beside my mother tongue Indonesia. Thank GOD, I was born just like others with choices. So, I chose to joined a German course and less my worried to putted in practical way as I live in its origin country. So, now I can buy and eat German cereal Talking about food, I can’t believed my eyes at first impressed lived in Germany. Gosh, I was in my naughty thought when I saw for the first time plenty of sort of breads which some I thought for throw someone to dead caused It’s huge and hard as rocks. Even I thought about to multi-task it as pillows in case hungry in the middle of the night, don’t need to slither in the dark with half opened eyes to the kitchen instead you had a bread right down your head and all you needed to do is just open your mouth and no need for the eyes Another impressed things which still last until now are flowers and all the blossoms beauty. First time landed five years ago was different compare to the same month of this year. All trees were still in its winter sleep but this year seems like the mother nature getting younger. My favorite tree, Magnolia is blossoming in March already. For five years ago the magnolia started its beauty blossom in late April. Luckily, the beauty is not getting less for the early waken up like us humans Please, CLICK HERE to see how beauty our mother nature is. Well, let’s left behind about the impressed things as I don’t want to loose the smile that I’m having now on my face YES! I’m thinking about the silly and stupid things that had happened for the last five years and before without intention it skipped out of my mind I better begin to write. A bit needed German language knowledge thou…It goes like this: House is Haus (German), it was easy for me “piece of cake” but since I think most of the time in English made me most of the time also forgot that German read like it’s written down. Because I applied some methods (my own one) to help me learn the language which in my believed would be faster such as tried my best not to depend on Dictionary but catch the vocabulary from daily life, keep it in my mind and ask my hubby in the end. I red a book to practice my awareness to read like its written down and found a word “Rathaus”…..piece of cake to remembered and a piece of cake for me to translated it,too *Proud* mode-on. When hubby back from work I proudly began to asked my proudly, confidence, understood and translated about “Rathaus” and started to asked him how come you guys have a “Rathaus” in Germany. Of course, he was confused and asked me where did I found that information. Yeah, yeah…I laughed my silly and stupidness after his explanation because what under my understanding was “a house of a rat” in German means a “City Hall” …..Oh, I love my silly stupidness so, let me give another face exercise….one day, we visited my parent-in-law who lived about 2.5 hours drive from Cologne where we lived. On the highway, I saw a big sign of “City Hall” (in German,Of course), for a while I was not so curious because I knew what it meant now but how come it was quite plenty of City Hall sign during our drive on the highway as usual, I began to asked my curiosity to my beloved hubby and for sure he confused and I assured him that I did saw the sign which I will point out to him for the next one to come. He laughed and said, you’re correct but this time is not a “Rathaus” but it is a “Rasthaus” with “S” in it and that place is where you can stop-by on the highway for a while when you need to go to toilet or to have some food & beverage or even just to take a rest from your long drive journey…..Oh,my,my…what a long five years journey with full of magnolia and cheery blossoms, Thank GOD, no RAT-Haus in Germany