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Lieu : Belgium

8/20/2007


482 – June 15, 2007 – Center of Brussels – Grand place’s sunset.



481 – June 15, 2007 – Center of Brussels – Craving to Ice cream!



480 – June 15, 2007 – Center of Brussels – Free concert, free music, free dance and free time.



479 – June 15, 2007 – Center of Brussels – Hairy and cutie dog!



478 – June 15, 2007 – Center of Brussels – Stressed and tired faces before our big day. They need electrabel energy!



477 – June 15, 2007 – Center of Brussels – European Wind Day – It was just a short escapade for us to go to the Center, when we saw free concert! Free time and free from stress.



476 – June 15, 2007 – Center of Brussels – Giant Beth! Big like the buildings in Brussels.



475 – June 15, 2007 – Kraainem – Welcome toast with Wing-wing.



474 – June 15, 2007 – Kraainem – One of my favourite tree in Brussels.



473 – June 15, 2007 – Kraainem – Visiting the streets near to our place while remembering our volunteer year with our cross.


472 – June 15, 2007 – Kraainem – Man and his bestfriend.


471 – June 15, 2007 – Kraainem – Overview of the lake.


470 – June 15, 2007 – Kraainem – One of the beautiful house near in the lake.



469 – June 15, 2007 – Kraainem – Smart duck in the small lake.



468 – June 15, 2007 – Kraainem – Cook with Wing. She just arrived from Germany that afternoon yet she wanted to replace me as cook in the house. Thanks Wing! By the way, before her arrival, I am so excited to prepare some kind of Filipino food for her however Wing told me that she used to cook Filipino food in her Filipino community in Germany. Yes, I am stress to prepare Belgian food for her! Huh huh.



467 – June 13, 2007 – Kraainem – simple smile!



466 – June 13, 2007 – Kraainem – Capturing Genevieve’s position while taking picture to her two kids.



465 – June 13, 2007 – Kraainem – My niece on her favourite way of appreciating food given to her.



464 – June 11, 2007 – Brussels – This band played well especially with their violin and piano but most are sad songs.



463 – June 11, 2007 – Brussels – The overview of the Center.

8/17/2007


462 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – “And now Dom is looking at me with his moustache!”



461 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – They are serious now, to celebrate with the food!”



460 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – “Cheers of friendship that they extend to us. Thanks guys for this one of wonderful, memorable and meaningful moment with you!”



459 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Cheers of joy and cheers of love!


458 – June 10, 2007 – Atomium Brussels – “With our friends and with my in-laws!” (Trivia: The monument behind us build from 1958 has become the Eiffel Tower of Brussels. The Atomium is the visual representation of the concept of an "atom". It symbolizes an elementary iron crystal with its 9 atoms and magnified 150 billion times. - details taken from the website of Brussels)

8/14/2007


457 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels– Final laugh! “I don’t know what to say but really this is so meaningful moment to us!”



456 – June, 10, 2007 – Brussels – “With our best smile and with our identity! In our own flag, in our own culture, in our own country and in our own colors.”



455 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – “Ooops! Where is Beth? Yes! I found him! He found me!”



454 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – “Where is Dom?, where are the boys? Yes, I have to find Dominique in the middle of the crowd through looking the Philippine flag”.



453 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – With their best efforts to accompany me.



452 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Ready to march with the Belgium flag.



451 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels– “Burning of the panty! Welcome to the world of married life! "It was windy which we have to use the flag as our background".


450 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – “My finish product!”



449 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – “With the nice talk with Aurelie-Ann who is encouraging me to take art lesson”.



448 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels– Challenge No. 3 – Pottery session (Future talent!) to copy the face of Dominique through using clay.



447 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Challenge No. 2 – Cooking time! Teaching me how to prepare Chocolate cake.



446 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – “Looking to the scrap book that they made for me with their creative work. I was so flattered how they really welcomed me in their country–Belgium and knowing my country. Thaks guys for this wonderful scrap book. By the way, this is my first time taking the tram.”



445 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Challenge No. 1 – Go, go Beth! Learn the French song! “…vent frais, vent du matin… and Go, go Belgian ladies! Learn the Tagalog song! “Bahay kubo, kahit munti…”My sister-in-law is teaching me the melody of the song as well as the pronunciations. Thanks Gene!


444 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Row, row your boat… with their nice smile!



443 – June 10, 2007 – Atomium in Brussels – Dom’s barbeque stand. Beside of him is Francois who always in his helpful attitude.



442 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – The new statue of Belgium!



441 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Challenge No. 4 – Dom has to sell 1 kilo carrots inside the metro. (Trivia: He is able to sell the 1 kilo carrots in 20£ plus.)



440 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – One of the best picture of Dominique on his challenging moment.



439 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Dom’s new look with moustache.



438 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Challenge No. 3 – Ask the lady to shave his hair leg.



437 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Challenge No. 2 – Swim the lake.



436 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Ready to the next challenge.



435 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – With their individual bicycles.


434 – June10, 2007 – Brussels – Challenge No. 1 – Ask the Muslim lady…



433 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Dom is preparing of his first challenge.



432 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – On the Go!



431 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – No, no surprise and kidnap! This should be a surprise for Dom but on our way home, Dom and I saw his cousin going to the place of Nicholas, Dom exclaimed “There will be a party for the two of us!



430 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – The Latina and the Cyclist.



429 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Dom’s all purpose bicycle!



428 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Dom in his cycling outfit! He was an adventurous person to go anywhere by using his bicycle. He even did bicycling to Ghana alone!



427 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – Rules of the party – color coding! I have to wear clothes that signify to Belgium flag colors and the girls have to wear clothes that signify Philippine flag colors. What a nice custume!



426 – June 10, 2007 – Brussels – The girl’s party (Brùlage de culotte – Burning of the panty) or shower party! “Yes, its time now to meet the Belgian girls in Saint Michel Church. I was so surprised how they prepared of that party for me before the day of my Wedding”.