I was all set to publish today's lighthearted post but am overwhelmed by all the sad news in the Pacific Rim. Typhoons in Vietnam and the Phillipines, tsunami in Samoa and now a massive earthquake in Indonesia. Those poor people. At this moment, survivors are happy to be alive, even if they've lost all their possessions. It's unthinkable the feelings of those that have lost loved ones.
Well, here goes the rest of the post that I had started writing yesterday which now seems so irrelevant:
Cathy's Capers posted a great joke, called 'Granny Funnies'. I loved it.
My friend Japra is in the Netherlands learning Dutch. Have a listen to the Dutch Happy Birthday song she just learned here.
Adam Lambert’s (the American Idol) upcoming album has climbed to #1 on the Amazon.com bestsellers list after it suddenly became available for pre-order on Sunday without any publicity. Ok, then I pre-ordered my own copy as I am a big fan myself! I also ordered 'How not to act old' and a new organizing book by Helen Buttigieg.
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I'm feeling so horrible for those poor people in Samoa. We were braced for that tsunami here in Hawaii for a while, too. Our mayor, Mufi Hanneman is from Samoa and has family there. I believe people in Hawaii are starting to mobilize to send help across the ocean.
ReplyDeleteOh Christine, I am with you. I was watching the CBC and they were giving a lot of detail. It broke my heart also. My prayers go out to them and their families.
ReplyDeleteHello Christine
ReplyDeleteLooks like we both had similar feelings - see my last post
Thanks for the mention and link
Take care
Cathy
I hope the whole world feels overwhelmed like you and I do Christine.
ReplyDeleteSuch sadness, I can only imagine the pain and suffering they are feeling.
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Peggy
Hope more help arrive at the disaster site soon...real sad!
ReplyDeleteGreat minds think alike, Cathy!
ReplyDeleteKay, SoccerMom, Peggy and Pete...it's good to have your feedback and know that others feel just the same concern
Yes, so SO sad about all of the terrible natural disasters of late. So many tragedies. :-)
ReplyDeleteHave you memorized the Dutch Happy Birthday song yet? It keeps replaying in my head. Here's a Dutch band that I just found today. They're called Abel and their song is Onderweg (On my/your way).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WNo6YdN8u0
I like it and will see if I can find the CD. Maybe use some Dutch while I'm at it ;-)
Japra, thanks for the link, great song. So interesting to hear a song in an unknown language, talk about a 'foreign' feeling.
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