Lemback Blog http://www.lemback.com The Potpourri of Ramblings blog of Marlene and Leif Lemback Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:21:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 lembackcomhttp://feedburner.google.com The Fall Of The Wall http://www.lemback.com/2009/the-fall-of-the-wall/ http://www.lemback.com/2009/the-fall-of-the-wall/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:21:12 +0000 Marlene http://www.lemback.com/?p=1571 It will be 20 years tomorrow since the Berlin Wall was torn down amidst the protest of the east side for freedom.  My morning newspaper is making a big deal of the history of the Berlin Wall, with ten pages of stories and illustrations from the day it was built, torn and how significant it is now for the people.  Darn, I wasn’t born yet when the east side of Berlin started to build the wall in 1961.  And by the time it was razed in 1989 I was already in college studying to be a teacher.  But my mind was not completely focused on the event when the people shouted in jubilation because it was the same year when my beloved father died.  A month and a few days after the fall of the wall, my father succumbed to death. Not because he was devastated or overjoyed about the event, I wouldn’t know he’d feel about it but he died due to prolonged illness.

I didn’t think of relating this event with my father but somehow, reminishing the fall of the wall has led to another event to be reminisced.  I was trying to remember where was I and what did I do during that time when the year 1989 suddenly poked me and I exclaimed in the back of my mind, “Oh, my God!” and started to recall the days that were.  How ironic how the fall of the Berlin Wall reminded me of my father when today is also Father’s Day here.  Jesus Christ!  How all these things just popped in my mind while writing.

Anyhow,  back to the Berlin Wall,  part of it is still standing in the city and tourists visiting there can imagine how thick and high the walls that used to divide the city of Berlin.  Now it’s there to remind the history behind it.

The Berlin Wall in the background

The Berlin Wall in the background

Ruins of the Berlin Wall

Ruins of the Berlin Wall

 That’s how the ruins of the wall looks now.  My father could have seen me with these pics if he’d still be alive.  But I’m really surprised how that year gave me a back-to-back memory of the past, both of the world and of my life.  How about you?  Where were you and what did you do when the Berlin Wall was fallen down on November 9, 1989?

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Now let me give you a tour. I should tell you, Fall is one of my favorite seasons due to it’s wonderful display of colors. I love going to work every day driving along tree-lined roads filled with colorful leaves such as this:

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Then below is the big tree infront of my house which has all turned yellow. As of this writing, most of the leaves are already down the ground. I love it! Except for the mess it makes of course. My car can definitely attest to that. More so my poor yard!

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Let’s hop on over to the main City center of uptown Charlotte and give you a little glimpse of what it’s like. I don’t go there a lot except when I need to. The “one way” roads and tight traffic is enough to drive anyone nuts. I guess if you live in the city, it always is the case! Do you love football? Well, I do a bit and our state team is the Panthers which sadly is doing really awful this year. Yeah, imagine all the fans wanting to squish our quarterback! But we’re hopeful nonetheless.

City of Charlotte

City of Charlotte

So, going back to Fall, I bet you have the same wonderful display of colors in your side of the world. I wish I can see them. Well, I’m sure I can if you visit me one of these days and show me the way to your world. How does that sound? Well, I should not take the rest of your time now. I hope you enjoyed this little peek into my world. I will leave you with this picture, it’s one of my favorites. This is a view from the window in my office at work.

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And Thank you to the graciousness of our lady of the house for letting me take over her blog today and engage you with my ravings. Like I said, feel free to come visit me sometime. I would like to get to know you more. Or better yet, you’re more than welcome to invite me over to host your blog and give you a break some time. So with this I say, Happy Fall everyone!!!

~ MARICRIS ~

ABOUT MARICRIS:  Maricris shares her journeys in life through her personal blog Zen MamaVentures, her views on being Asian in Toasty Brown, her insight as a working mother in Working Mother Magazine, and who’s creative side can be found at Golden Flower Creations.

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Planes in standby mode?

What is really wrong with these planes hanging on poles.  Looked like the aviators had missed the runway and landed on poles.  They must have jumped out of the plane.  I saw these when hubby and I drove to Linköping on the southeast.  They look like mere roadside embellishment and if I was the one driving that day, I’d probably have skidded the car to a stop.  It’s not a normal view to see planes on poles by the road, is it?  While most of the time I see wind turbines when we’re driving on the south, the opposite direction has a different view to offer to passers-by.  Once, I saw a car being lifted too by poles but it’s not unusual because it’s used to display the kind of cars being sold in an automobile shop.

Ready to fly?

Ready to fly?

I’ve been pulling your leg up there.  The city of Linköping wants to assert that SAAB’s warplanes manufacture is there, thus, the planes on poles.  It’s a way of showing that they can make those planes fly, and they believe they can.

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Amazing Blog Award

Amazing Blog Award

Many thanks to Life Ramblings for giving me this award.  Her blog is truly amazing, too.  The photos from her travel and daily life experiences make her blog interesting and you can’t just drop by without leaving a comment.  She participates in photo blogging sites like Wordless Wednesday, Photo Hunter, etc.

I would like to pass this award to some amazing blogs to:

Diabetis – he blogs about his being a diabetic patient and how he deals with it everyday. I follow his blog because I know I’d learn something from his experiences. Hubby once thought he was diabetic so Diabetis’ blog might help us with this problem.

S. Pradeep Kumar -  his blog focuses on tech news, blogging tips and tutorials.  He has written guest articles to many tech blogs.  I’m glad to have a future A-blogger like him who leaves comment on this site from time to time.  I am proud and grateful that he recognized me as one of those female commenters on his blog.

Shanker Bakshi -  his blog gives information on how to make money online.  I have known Shanker since the first time I started blogging and it’s amazing how his journey to blogging changes for the better.  He had met and interviewed some A-list bloggers and shared relevant topics on his blog.

Willie -  he shares his expertise in photography.  I really admire his amazing photographs, be it a personal portrait, plants or architecture.  His blog is indeed a photo blog which I recommend if you want to hone your photography skills.

One Lovely Blog Award

One Lovely Blog Award

Many thanks to Amy of Earnest Parenting for imparting me this award.  Her blog is one lovely blog, too.  A teacher by profession, Amy used to teach at the middle school level.  Her blog is about the parenting journey – the success and failures and funny stories about parenting.

I would like to give this award to the following lovely mother-bloggers:

Amor - has a son whom she loves to blog about.  She designs blog themes on her spare time, in fact, she made this blog’s theme for me.  Amor and I have been virtual friends for four or five years now.

Honney - has also a son and another baby on the way.  She shares her travel experiences and daily rants on her blog, though like me, she could not update her blog regularly.

Maricris - is a mother to her precious daughter.  A creative blogger, she creates and designs stuffs like jewelries, bags and other accessories.  She shares his thoughts, views, discoveries and journey on his blog.

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