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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/04/it-helps-to-read.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-5004701250849441309</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-21T23:36:12.097+02:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">stuttgarter frühlingsfest</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Stuttgart</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">spring</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">expat life</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">events</category><title>Stuttgarter Frühlingsfest 2012</title><atom:summary>It's raining, it's pouring... The first day of the Stuttgarter Frühlingsfest 2012 began today with dark, cloudy skies, scattered rain showers during the day and a downpour in the evening. The  But they say rain promises good things. Perhaps it is true since weather forecasts for next week indicate that beginning Wednesday, there'll be more sun and it will be warmer. Gott sei dank!





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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/04/longer-days-are-here-again.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-1207491669323212656</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-17T18:48:26.563+02:00</atom:updated><title>Vertically Challenged</title><atom:summary>We Asians are not really tall people so that compared to our European neighbors, one can say that we are "vertically challenged". But what we lack in height we compensate for our being big-hearted. Don't you agree?

In my country, I have average height. Not tall and not short. But here, I am considered a "shortie". And yes, there have been challenges, especially if you are mixed in a sea of tall </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/ew1mk6VkmtY/vertically-challenged.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z5bgDn4e0R7wWrZtGylaB-7Ft3w/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z5bgDn4e0R7wWrZtGylaB-7Ft3w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/04/vertically-challenged.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-7830060264239725610</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-17T18:32:48.487+02:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">travel</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">destinations</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Germany</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">expat life</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Insel Mainau</category><title>Insel Mainau The Second Time Around</title><atom:summary>Looking for a place to go to this Spring? It is always a good idea to visit parks and gardens at this time of the year because it is the time when tulips are abundant. Growing up in a country where hibiscus and orchids abound, I have always wanted to see tulips and be able to enjoy its beauty even at my own home. Since Keukenhof Garden is a considerable six hours from Stuttgart, we opted to visit</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/dZh95KaYBHk/insel-mainau-second-time-around.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XbiA8bgdpTKs1yh9_XOHZFRuARE/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XbiA8bgdpTKs1yh9_XOHZFRuARE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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Image Source: edelstein-koenig.de

One could easily associate it with a gem of the same name but it is more commonly associated with color. Turquoise or türkis (in German) is a color with a blueish tone of light green. Seeing this color alway reminds me of pristine, shallow waters of white sandy beaches.



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An effective marketing tool.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/O-2Oh03Rg0w/say-it-with-car-magnets.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zsxDeIL993XO-S7gNZ6hJX6c4F0/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zsxDeIL993XO-S7gNZ6hJX6c4F0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/04/say-it-with-car-magnets.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-333031558187919152</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-08T15:50:17.439+02:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tips and tricks</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">health and wellness</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">home ideas</category><title>Dry or Wet?</title><atom:summary>HUMIDITY. We all hear this word every now and then. We hear of it almost always being mentioned in weather forecasts. In industries, process engineers have to deal with it. I personally had to deal with this word for one or two semesters. Then there's the label that says: "Store in a cool, dry place." We don't realize it but it affects our health as well. No, this is not a lecture. It's just that</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/ORnguIvErz4/dry-or-wet.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CrOrjJ3BmELuiXIsskiNPWOI3lQ/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CrOrjJ3BmELuiXIsskiNPWOI3lQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/04/dry-or-wet.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-8148058799032323204</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-03T10:48:56.615+02:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">classical guitar</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">music</category><title>Of Pedals and Stompboxes</title><atom:summary>I do not come from a musical family but I do love music. Although I love music, I do not know how to play a single musical   instrument. Thankfully, my husband is into classical guitar playing. For three years now, he has been self-practicing and then found this online forum where he gets to have free lessons. He has made a lot of progress and is almost at the end of the "first year". I know he </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/DJDH1R16Rrc/of-pedals-and-stompboxes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mfgpdgP9tZ90M9tDFInRYWv81Hk/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mfgpdgP9tZ90M9tDFInRYWv81Hk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/04/of-pedals-and-stompboxes.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-7211534185911465258</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-03T10:52:47.477+02:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cultures and traditions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">easter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">spring</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">seasons</category><title>Spring Brings New Life</title><atom:summary>Spring is here... And I love how everything comes back to life again... The flowers begin to bloom, the trees begin to grow their leaves again, the birds begin to sing in the crisp, morning breeze, squirrels begin to scuttle from tree to tree again. Yes, everything is coming back to life. Perhaps that is why they call it SPRING... to spring back to life.




But Spring has another significant </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/3O-HvNx1UBU/spring-brings-new-life.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uSEOl3sgNhsWzGySJf0P3n_tZec/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uSEOl3sgNhsWzGySJf0P3n_tZec/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/04/spring-brings-new-life.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-6540085928579730598</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-03-30T12:18:33.081+02:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">musings</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">seasons</category><title>Cold Again and I've Got Some Things To Do</title><atom:summary>The weather is kind of chilly today. The sun seems to be resting behind the clouds. We have been enjoying sunny days until today... I guess it means I have an excuse to just stay home, relax and just while away my time looking for cool stuff on the net. Not a bad idea since I need to find some  leather wallets. I just realized that my hubby's is too worn already when he asked me to take out some </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/W-6bXZF2GtI/cold-again-and-ive-got-some-things-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EPgU9nJIywxqQ1vYczsJqSTKwKw/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EPgU9nJIywxqQ1vYczsJqSTKwKw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/03/cold-again-and-ive-got-some-things-to.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-2123681965605159482</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-03-30T07:25:47.877+02:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sam</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fashion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">photos</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">photobook project</category><title>Model For A Day</title><atom:summary>
So the photos are out, on Facebook I mean! And I want to share them with you guys too! Thilo Bruehl (our kind and very accomodating photographer) gave us a CD of all the raw photos in JPEG format plus an edited 40cm x60cm fine print that is yet to be collected at the studio.



These photos are fresh from the studio. And when I say fresh, it meant unedited. Well, except for the part just below </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/Ety5duhzOkg/model-for-day_28.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p8QWOtE99oSodM_yn75RXMkNUAg/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p8QWOtE99oSodM_yn75RXMkNUAg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kikamzpera/mdQB?a=Ety5duhzOkg:ZPIOz8hFOZ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kikamzpera/mdQB?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kikamzpera/mdQB?a=Ety5duhzOkg:ZPIOz8hFOZ4:qj6IDK7rITs"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kikamzpera/mdQB?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kikamzpera/mdQB?a=Ety5duhzOkg:ZPIOz8hFOZ4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kikamzpera/mdQB?i=Ety5duhzOkg:ZPIOz8hFOZ4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kikamzpera/mdQB?a=Ety5duhzOkg:ZPIOz8hFOZ4:V_sGLiPBpWU"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kikamzpera/mdQB?i=Ety5duhzOkg:ZPIOz8hFOZ4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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I have been in the "dormant" when it comes to blogging so I haven't been blogging much in the past few months. But this giveaway, well, I just can't resist... It is indeed a good way to start the year and the spring season right!




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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/03/hello-spring-cash-giveaway.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-608265793567514654</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-03-23T11:39:10.546+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">family life</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sam</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fun</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">photos</category><title>Model For A Day</title><atom:summary>
We bought a Groupon gift certificate last year for a kids photoshooting. I was able to have an appointment for my little princess yesterday and since it was her first time to be shot by a professional photographer, hubby and I took the time off and accompanied her. Since it will be her first time for a photoshooting with a professional photographer, we told her that if she did very well and </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/xzDsUe95Bmg/model-for-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2QeckPpRUAIvrbfAbxn6LrvSAc/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2QeckPpRUAIvrbfAbxn6LrvSAc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/03/model-for-day.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-7211349864595435739</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-03-19T08:15:11.021+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">health and wellness</category><title>Just Sweat It Out</title><atom:summary>I decided to sweat it out today... for a CHANGE. I walked and ran on the thread mill for 30 minutes and decided to do some zumba basic exercises afterward. It was a wonderful feeling... I was able to sweat more than I normally do, especially now that it is still cold. It really felt good to feel my body cooling down after the exercises.

I don't know if I will be able to sustain this activity and</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/-Oqpo_PJ83A/just-sweat-it-out.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>6</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lmPC1SLz9qODMuYicqXktmxT3cI/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lmPC1SLz9qODMuYicqXktmxT3cI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/03/just-sweat-it-out.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-6553145195636860407</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-03-13T12:01:18.527+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">the frugal in me</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">careers and opportunities</category><title>Earn Some Extra Money From The Home</title><atom:summary>No matter where a person lives or who they are, chances are they find the idea of making extra money from home attractive. They may be looking for more funds in order to save money on home insurance, or they may simply wish to have something set aside for a vacation. By looking at the ideas below a person will realize that they have a few options. 

1. Sell Crafted Items 
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/03/earn-some-extra-money-from-home.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-6194025575336296243</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-03-12T07:44:16.839+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">travel plans</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">travel</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">destinations</category><title>A Good Place To Stay on Getaways</title><atom:summary>Me and my family love to travel. We see to it that we get to travel somewhere at least once in three months. You might think it is an expensive way of life but it is not. Once you know where to stay, that is.

A very good idea when travelling with the family is staying in holiday homes instead of staying in hotels. Not only is the accomodation rate lower compared to hotel rooms, you feel as if </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/cA4a2HJly7Q/good-place-to-stay-on-getaways.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R8Tctlx89ncXf__4GNMvxoTfBMw/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R8Tctlx89ncXf__4GNMvxoTfBMw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/03/good-place-to-stay-on-getaways.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-2698871050057101350</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-03-09T11:46:55.818+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sam</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">celebration</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">birthday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Gratitude</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">family traditions</category><title>Thank You!</title><atom:summary>My daughter had her 4th Birthday celebration here at home last Saturday, the 3rd of March. Our friends gathered at our house for a simple celebration and to pray the rosary since it was also the first Saturday of the month. My daughter was so excited, because she knows that she will be receiving lots of gifts on that day. She got more than what she expected.



Time to blow the candles on the </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/1UFfSi9sSkA/thank-you.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R4aLfxOxposPQEkGZy1GfbhFGWg/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R4aLfxOxposPQEkGZy1GfbhFGWg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/03/thank-you.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-5886681012863995346</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-03-09T11:26:48.508+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">spring</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">seasons</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">expat life</category><title>Spring Is Here</title><atom:summary>I love the winter season... I love it most when it snows because everyhing is blanketed in white. I feel so blessed to have the chance to experience this season. I don't mind the chilly weather and the very cold nights, thanks to electric blankets that keep us warm at night.

But it is about time to say goodbye to winter. I know in the mountains, it is still very cold and people can still go on a</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/k8fKeeVumgQ/spring-is-here.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lmiv1votaFSY3az4u31sNza6oMY/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lmiv1votaFSY3az4u31sNza6oMY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.kikamzpera.com/2012/03/spring-is-here.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951306761724894393.post-2538283939489691073</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-26T18:07:58.408+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">classical guitar</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">friendship</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">feature</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">music</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">events</category><title>Triple Fret</title><atom:summary>Let me introduce to you a friend and classmate of mine in high school. Her name is Jenny de Vera. She is cool, she is talented, she is very gifted when it comes to music. Back in our high school days, she can already play the guitar very well, playing popular songs even without a guide. I guess the term to use is "kapa", which means the ability to play the same tune just by listening to it. I was</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kikamzpera/mdQB/~3/lFRQIwBKTzA/triple-fret.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a--Uy6qUmGiUe76MFWFUWKXo-J4/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a--Uy6qUmGiUe76MFWFUWKXo-J4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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