Hi all,
I feel like it has been a year since I posted something on my blog. But, I promise that all the news from Singapore, KL and Western Oz. I promise, I promise. I am still alive and kickin...I just have NO time!!!
Peace for the holidays,
JBW
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
Diwali Trip to Kerala!
Note: No photos will be accompanying this posting! I'll have to try and post at school. The email we have at home is too slow....
Hi everyone!
Just returned from a 5 day holiday (Friday thru till the next Tuesday) that we had off for Diwali and Eid here in India. For those of you who don’t know, Diwali (or Deepawali) is a festival that is akin to New Years in the west. It is a ‘fresh start’ and celebrates good triumphing over evil. Everyone worships the goddess Lakshmi (sometimes Laxmi) and does a whole bunch of poojas (ceremonies) and stuff to bring them good luck. They also set off a lot of fire crackers (which make me jump!) Which are mostly ‘all sound, no show’ types of firecrackers (grrreeeeaaat to try and fall asleep to!!) Anyway, we left Friday, cause we couldn’t get a flight late enough Thursday night. Cheryl came too. We flew Air Deccan (the autorickshaw of the air!!) to Trivandrum and then had a half-blind, slow driving taxi driver take us to Varkala.
Now Varkala is perhaps one of the most amazing, special places in India. Some of you may remember my shots from our trip last year- the amazing red cliff with the beach at the bottom, the cliff lined with seafood restaurants, little shops etc. Yep- it’s awesome. So- we stayed at the same place as last March- this kitschy little place called the Kerala Bamboo House, which is basically a little village of bamboo huts decorated with Indian paper stars, crazy Kashmiri furniture and gaudy Indian fabrics. We love it there. At first we were worried going to Kerala because there have been a few isolated outbreaks of a dengue-like disease called chikungunya. But luckily the isolated places were in Allapuzha and other places in the backwaters...not where we were going. We were also careful and used bug goop and the mosquito netting. However, as we found out- the little biters that carry this disease aren’t even night biters, they are day biters...so if fate had it that we were gonna get bitten- so be it! Anyway.....so the first night we had the BEST meal- marlin tikka which is basically chunks of marlin on a skewer done in the tandoor oven with pieces of tomato, green pepper (capsicum) and onion. YUM! You eat it with Indian breads like chappathis. And this place had the best mojitos too- heaven! John continues to get the better end of the deal by choosing Kingfisher beer everywhere...it always arrives at least 20 minutes earlier!
The next day was a great beach day- sunny and hot. The funny thing was- the big wide beach that we swam at in March was almost totally gone! I guess the tide moves in and out every moon cycle (28 days,) so for 14 days there is a big, wide sandy beach and for 14 days-ish there is a tiny part with huuuge waves crashing up around you. So- we tanned on that teensy patch of dry sand for a bit- then met up with Cheryl to go to the Black Beach. Now, on the black beach the sand is black (go figure!) from the granite that randomly starts up along that coast sometimes. I liked the way my purple metallic toenail polish showed up against the black grains :) So- when we were sufficiently blasted (as Johnny likes to say) we went back and changed for ‘lupper’ (lunch and supper!!) where we again had some delicious fish- pollichathu (the Keralan speciality of masala fish done in a banana leaf over coals) and some fish sizzler (like a fajita plate) and curries galore!
That night we had our nightly rainstorm/lightning storm which was cool to watch. It rained all that night and all the next day, which we didn’t mind as we just shopped and got massages!! Now my massage was awesome- the best I’ve had in India. John was whisked away on a 100cc Honda motorcycle to have a 'standard' Ayurvedic massage at their other site. I had a ‘foot massage’ which isn’t where they massage your feet, but is where they use their feet to massage (and sometime sort of step!) on you. But you get excellent pressure which is what I liked, because I often find Indian massages too light and fluffy and not deep into the tissue and muscles. So- that place was a good find on John’s part. As for shopping, I was pretty restrained. I got one purple striped skirt which is like the teal one I have because I love my teal one so much...and I got a toe ring and a Ganesha wall hanging. John did more shopping than me, believe it or not! He got the COOLEST moveable elephant ring, four gauzy cotton longsleeve shirts perfect for the beach, and four lungis (sort of the Indian version of a sarong, but men wear them.) He got two in the Kerala style, and one in the special Kerala green (kind of a beautiful deep kelly green) and two others. Oh- and I got two little gifts for some people, but I can’t tell you till you get them!!
The next night we tried barracuda and tuna tikka which were equally as good. Barracuda tastes a little gamier than the tuna, but is similar. The third day we had some sun as we were heading off to Kovalam (another beach town south of Triv airport this time ...) By the time we got to Kovalam, it was full-on sunny- so we quickly chose a hotel and got to the sunning. Kovalam is very different from Varkala. It is not on a cliff to start- and it is definitely more of a local beach place than a retired hippie trippie hangout like Varkala is. It is also hilly in a kind of SanFran/Quebec City kind of way. John and I went immediately to a little beach near our hotel, where there were maybe 10 people. Lots of big waves again, but not as much undertow as Varkala....still, you have to be careful. Then, we proceeded back to our hotel to go out for ‘lupper’ again, only to find rows of tiny ants crawling all along the floor in our room and in a straight diagonal across our bed and into the clothes I had laid out. So, we freaked out, packed up and asked to be switched. We were going to leave that guest house entirely but the guy’s boss had already taken our passport numbers and the worker was afraid that the boss would think he did something wrong/had pocketed the money etc. So- he showed us another room that we checked thoroughly for ants (we ended up having a few anyway) but we decided to stay. Cheryl and Michelle Cuadra (who was in visiting from Saudi Arabia!) found an even cooler place for the same price, so me and Johnny were jealous, but oh well. We know where to go next time! Our place was called the Mini House. It was in the Rough Guide to India but not in the Lonely Planet. Cuadra ad Cheryl's place was Varmas. Go figure.
Anyway- it was great to see Cuadra. She is her same hilarious self...but she is sad not being in India with us. Her life in Saudi sounds verrrry controlled to the point of being scary and Stepford-y....but she does make the big bucks and she does have a Cinnabon right down the street! John and I ate that night at a place along the main, local-y beach called Café de la Mer. I had a shrimp sizzler and John had more pollichathu. As the guide book said, food is more expensive in Kovalam....thanks to the German and British tourists with big bucks. We walked along and then went to the hotel for bed. We thought the sound of crashing waves at our window would be soothing, but it was just pretty darn LOUD! Luckily I can sleep through anything, but John had a pretty restless sleep. But, hey- you are on the friggin’ Arabian Sea, so who can complain, really! The next day we had brekkies at a great place called Fusion...great because it served all kinds of coffee- from Bodum pressed coffee to espresso and cappuccino. Yum. Then, we hit the beach one last time. It was one of those hazy days where the sun isn’t really out per say, but you know you’re getting sun nonetheless. I chose not to wear any sunscreen and paid the price on my forearms and back later. My redness has now faded to a deep golden brown though. Jealous anyone?! I heard it’s grey and cloudy in Canada. Okay, not rubbing it in...at least you guys didn’t have ants in your pants!! Heh. All four of us went to the airport at around the same time to share cab fare- and it turned out that my flight was delayed an hour, so we all left at basically the same time. We played speed scrabble (Bubba and Mom and AP- I HAVE to teach you this game!) and ate at the airport restaurant and then boarded our planes. We were on Jet Airways coming back- and it was so much nicer and just happened to be 1000 rupees less than the Deccan flights! We got fresh cool towels and the whole shebang...so we arrived in B’lore fresh and ready to get home to...well, wash our stinky clothes that were wet and sweaty and slightly fishy smelling.
Too many details? Too bad! In India we learn to share all the gross details :) It is now Wednesday night and I am again, up too late. But I had yoga, so that always takes 3 hours out of my night at least- with all the travel time. Two more days to go until the next weekend and then we don’t even have a full week the next week!! We have school Monday/Tuesday, then a state holiday Wed, then school Thursday/Friday. Hard life, eh?! Then come the real work weeks.....5 full days. I don’t know if I can handle it! Just kidding :) Hope this little (big!) email was entertaining. I’ll post some pics on my blog which I haven’t updated in forever, and then send you all the link. Hope all is well with all of you. Peace.
Jessie
Hi everyone!
Just returned from a 5 day holiday (Friday thru till the next Tuesday) that we had off for Diwali and Eid here in India. For those of you who don’t know, Diwali (or Deepawali) is a festival that is akin to New Years in the west. It is a ‘fresh start’ and celebrates good triumphing over evil. Everyone worships the goddess Lakshmi (sometimes Laxmi) and does a whole bunch of poojas (ceremonies) and stuff to bring them good luck. They also set off a lot of fire crackers (which make me jump!) Which are mostly ‘all sound, no show’ types of firecrackers (grrreeeeaaat to try and fall asleep to!!) Anyway, we left Friday, cause we couldn’t get a flight late enough Thursday night. Cheryl came too. We flew Air Deccan (the autorickshaw of the air!!) to Trivandrum and then had a half-blind, slow driving taxi driver take us to Varkala.
Now Varkala is perhaps one of the most amazing, special places in India. Some of you may remember my shots from our trip last year- the amazing red cliff with the beach at the bottom, the cliff lined with seafood restaurants, little shops etc. Yep- it’s awesome. So- we stayed at the same place as last March- this kitschy little place called the Kerala Bamboo House, which is basically a little village of bamboo huts decorated with Indian paper stars, crazy Kashmiri furniture and gaudy Indian fabrics. We love it there. At first we were worried going to Kerala because there have been a few isolated outbreaks of a dengue-like disease called chikungunya. But luckily the isolated places were in Allapuzha and other places in the backwaters...not where we were going. We were also careful and used bug goop and the mosquito netting. However, as we found out- the little biters that carry this disease aren’t even night biters, they are day biters...so if fate had it that we were gonna get bitten- so be it! Anyway.....so the first night we had the BEST meal- marlin tikka which is basically chunks of marlin on a skewer done in the tandoor oven with pieces of tomato, green pepper (capsicum) and onion. YUM! You eat it with Indian breads like chappathis. And this place had the best mojitos too- heaven! John continues to get the better end of the deal by choosing Kingfisher beer everywhere...it always arrives at least 20 minutes earlier!
The next day was a great beach day- sunny and hot. The funny thing was- the big wide beach that we swam at in March was almost totally gone! I guess the tide moves in and out every moon cycle (28 days,) so for 14 days there is a big, wide sandy beach and for 14 days-ish there is a tiny part with huuuge waves crashing up around you. So- we tanned on that teensy patch of dry sand for a bit- then met up with Cheryl to go to the Black Beach. Now, on the black beach the sand is black (go figure!) from the granite that randomly starts up along that coast sometimes. I liked the way my purple metallic toenail polish showed up against the black grains :) So- when we were sufficiently blasted (as Johnny likes to say) we went back and changed for ‘lupper’ (lunch and supper!!) where we again had some delicious fish- pollichathu (the Keralan speciality of masala fish done in a banana leaf over coals) and some fish sizzler (like a fajita plate) and curries galore!
That night we had our nightly rainstorm/lightning storm which was cool to watch. It rained all that night and all the next day, which we didn’t mind as we just shopped and got massages!! Now my massage was awesome- the best I’ve had in India. John was whisked away on a 100cc Honda motorcycle to have a 'standard' Ayurvedic massage at their other site. I had a ‘foot massage’ which isn’t where they massage your feet, but is where they use their feet to massage (and sometime sort of step!) on you. But you get excellent pressure which is what I liked, because I often find Indian massages too light and fluffy and not deep into the tissue and muscles. So- that place was a good find on John’s part. As for shopping, I was pretty restrained. I got one purple striped skirt which is like the teal one I have because I love my teal one so much...and I got a toe ring and a Ganesha wall hanging. John did more shopping than me, believe it or not! He got the COOLEST moveable elephant ring, four gauzy cotton longsleeve shirts perfect for the beach, and four lungis (sort of the Indian version of a sarong, but men wear them.) He got two in the Kerala style, and one in the special Kerala green (kind of a beautiful deep kelly green) and two others. Oh- and I got two little gifts for some people, but I can’t tell you till you get them!!
The next night we tried barracuda and tuna tikka which were equally as good. Barracuda tastes a little gamier than the tuna, but is similar. The third day we had some sun as we were heading off to Kovalam (another beach town south of Triv airport this time ...) By the time we got to Kovalam, it was full-on sunny- so we quickly chose a hotel and got to the sunning. Kovalam is very different from Varkala. It is not on a cliff to start- and it is definitely more of a local beach place than a retired hippie trippie hangout like Varkala is. It is also hilly in a kind of SanFran/Quebec City kind of way. John and I went immediately to a little beach near our hotel, where there were maybe 10 people. Lots of big waves again, but not as much undertow as Varkala....still, you have to be careful. Then, we proceeded back to our hotel to go out for ‘lupper’ again, only to find rows of tiny ants crawling all along the floor in our room and in a straight diagonal across our bed and into the clothes I had laid out. So, we freaked out, packed up and asked to be switched. We were going to leave that guest house entirely but the guy’s boss had already taken our passport numbers and the worker was afraid that the boss would think he did something wrong/had pocketed the money etc. So- he showed us another room that we checked thoroughly for ants (we ended up having a few anyway) but we decided to stay. Cheryl and Michelle Cuadra (who was in visiting from Saudi Arabia!) found an even cooler place for the same price, so me and Johnny were jealous, but oh well. We know where to go next time! Our place was called the Mini House. It was in the Rough Guide to India but not in the Lonely Planet. Cuadra ad Cheryl's place was Varmas. Go figure.
Anyway- it was great to see Cuadra. She is her same hilarious self...but she is sad not being in India with us. Her life in Saudi sounds verrrry controlled to the point of being scary and Stepford-y....but she does make the big bucks and she does have a Cinnabon right down the street! John and I ate that night at a place along the main, local-y beach called Café de la Mer. I had a shrimp sizzler and John had more pollichathu. As the guide book said, food is more expensive in Kovalam....thanks to the German and British tourists with big bucks. We walked along and then went to the hotel for bed. We thought the sound of crashing waves at our window would be soothing, but it was just pretty darn LOUD! Luckily I can sleep through anything, but John had a pretty restless sleep. But, hey- you are on the friggin’ Arabian Sea, so who can complain, really! The next day we had brekkies at a great place called Fusion...great because it served all kinds of coffee- from Bodum pressed coffee to espresso and cappuccino. Yum. Then, we hit the beach one last time. It was one of those hazy days where the sun isn’t really out per say, but you know you’re getting sun nonetheless. I chose not to wear any sunscreen and paid the price on my forearms and back later. My redness has now faded to a deep golden brown though. Jealous anyone?! I heard it’s grey and cloudy in Canada. Okay, not rubbing it in...at least you guys didn’t have ants in your pants!! Heh. All four of us went to the airport at around the same time to share cab fare- and it turned out that my flight was delayed an hour, so we all left at basically the same time. We played speed scrabble (Bubba and Mom and AP- I HAVE to teach you this game!) and ate at the airport restaurant and then boarded our planes. We were on Jet Airways coming back- and it was so much nicer and just happened to be 1000 rupees less than the Deccan flights! We got fresh cool towels and the whole shebang...so we arrived in B’lore fresh and ready to get home to...well, wash our stinky clothes that were wet and sweaty and slightly fishy smelling.
Too many details? Too bad! In India we learn to share all the gross details :) It is now Wednesday night and I am again, up too late. But I had yoga, so that always takes 3 hours out of my night at least- with all the travel time. Two more days to go until the next weekend and then we don’t even have a full week the next week!! We have school Monday/Tuesday, then a state holiday Wed, then school Thursday/Friday. Hard life, eh?! Then come the real work weeks.....5 full days. I don’t know if I can handle it! Just kidding :) Hope this little (big!) email was entertaining. I’ll post some pics on my blog which I haven’t updated in forever, and then send you all the link. Hope all is well with all of you. Peace.
Jessie
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
More b-day pics
Cayls, Sarah and Me at The Mod Club where we went dancing after dins on my b-day. I look super short when I'm next to those two tall girlies :)
Me and my great friend Sarah from Queen's. She's at the Fac of Ed right now. The next day we had lots of fun wandering around Kensington Market.Here is a cute pic of me and Johnny at my birthday dinner at terroni's restaurant in TO- yummy pizzas and pastas!
Here I am with the amazing fuschia roses my Mom and Dad have me for my 25th birthday. I just happened to have on matching fuschia lippie....a coincidence? You be the judge!! Makes my teeth look white anyway.....(ps. Man, I look pale- I need to get back to the India sun!) For those of you who know my Mom's cool painted stones she makes...she's still doin' em and you can see some in the background.
Monday, September 25, 2006
My B-Day!
Here is one pic from my very fun b-day celebration in Toronto. Blogger is slow right now and won't let me post the rest, so there will be more pics coming soon. I have decided I actually like Toronto a lot and could live there at some point...Thanks to all who came out to help me celebrate :)
Jess
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Old art and new art
And a close-up of me!
This one is of me when my little brother was born.
I'm posting some pics of some of the paintings I did in highschool and one I did just now while home in Canada (Lady with the red hat). I love Andy Warhol- see my 'Marilyn'!!
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Perhaps a Princess once more...
I have good news: the Ottawa people got word today that their visas are IN!! That means we should be hearing on Monday. Perhaps I will get the chance to be an Indian Princess once more......I'll letcha all know...
Friday, September 15, 2006
Great Big Sea!
Oh My God,
Last night I went to the best concert I have ever been to in my life!! Great Big Sea played the Western Fair- and it was sooooooo good! They played all my fave songs: Lukey's Boat, General Taylor, Patty Murphy, Ordinary Day- and everyone else's fave songs too! They must have played 23 songs or so.....2 encores totalling 4 songs. Man it was good. They have such energy and they just get everyone clapping and waving their hands in the air. I wore my Roots Canada shirt to show National pride. It was so cute- at one point this little girl handed the lead singer a card she had made in crayon that said 'I Heart Great Big Sea' and they sang a song just for her....it was so cute. Anyway, if you ever get a chance to see GBS live, SEE THEM- even if you don't know a lot of their songs, they put on a phenomenal sh0w. Peace out.
JBW
Last night I went to the best concert I have ever been to in my life!! Great Big Sea played the Western Fair- and it was sooooooo good! They played all my fave songs: Lukey's Boat, General Taylor, Patty Murphy, Ordinary Day- and everyone else's fave songs too! They must have played 23 songs or so.....2 encores totalling 4 songs. Man it was good. They have such energy and they just get everyone clapping and waving their hands in the air. I wore my Roots Canada shirt to show National pride. It was so cute- at one point this little girl handed the lead singer a card she had made in crayon that said 'I Heart Great Big Sea' and they sang a song just for her....it was so cute. Anyway, if you ever get a chance to see GBS live, SEE THEM- even if you don't know a lot of their songs, they put on a phenomenal sh0w. Peace out.
JBW
Monday, September 11, 2006
A Hard Life...
Staying smart by playing Trivial Pursuit at Kurt's house!
Kerschl's barn on his family's property in Welland, ON
Yep...hard life here in Canada with the hot tub parties and all! At Kerschl's for a 'comiserate' party resplete with wine and a BBQ!
Johnny surveys the goods!
Oops- this pic is here twice....
Me and my fave wine to the upper right- Geuwertzraminer!
Well, as you all know- I have been 'stranded' here in Canada for the past few weeks. So, this past weekend a few of us decided to get together to 'comiserate.' Remember, as good as this looks, I'd still rather be slaving away at work in India....is something wrong with this?!First, John and I travelled to Niagara on-the-Lake (NOTL) Friday night. We stayed at a cute B & B called Whispering Winds (see me and Johnny above..) It had an 'Indian' (from India) theme, so I liked it. We went for dinner Friday night and went out Saturday morning to wander the shops in NOTL. Then at around 1:30 we started visiting some of the many, many wineries in the area. Some we visited were Riverview, Sunnybrook Farm Estates, Peller Estates, Reif, and more. We ate at Hillebrand Sunday night- yummy!! After the wineries, we drove to Kurt's family house in Welland (about 1/2 hour from NOTL) It is a beautiful area and Kerschl's family has a lovely property and a cute doggie, Suma (see pics) We had a delicious BBQ dinner there and melted our visa cares away in the hot tub :) We sure live a hard life over here in perpetual 'wait land'! The next day we just hung around and ate and played games till 5pm-ish. Then John and I left to go to Hillebrand. After Hillebrand, we stayed overnight at the Hilton in Niagara Falls and John took me back to Aldershot train station the next morning! What a fun weekend!
Friday, September 08, 2006
Soundtrack to my Life....
Here are some tunes worth rockin' out to....
- 'Catch My Disease' by Ben Lee
- 'Romeo and Juliet' by Dire Straits
- ' Closer to Fine' by The Indigo Girls
- ' Sugar In Your Gas Tank' by Less Than Jake
- ' When the Night Feels My Song' by Bedouin Soundclash
- ' Ordinary Day ' by Great Big Sea
- ' Hollaback Girl' and 'Underneath It All' by Gwen Stefani
- ' Something More' by Sugarland
- ' Thank You' by Alanis Morisette
- ' High Tide or Low Tide' by Ben Harper (with Jack Johnson)
- ' Where Is the Love' by The Black Eyed Peas
- ' Lost Together' by Blue Rodeo
- ' Pour Some Sugar On Me' by Def Leppard
- ' Green Apples' by Chantal Kreviazuk
- ' Teach Your Children Well' by CSNY
- ' I'm Not Ready' by The Dixie Chicks
- ' I'll Be' by Edwin McCain
- ' A Good Man' by Emerson Drive
- ' My Front Porch Lookin' In' by Lonestar
- ' The Outdoor Type' by The Lemonheads
- ' It's 5 o'clock Somewhere' by Jimmy Buffet
- ' Wild Horse and a Cherry Tree' by KT Turnstall
- ' This One's For the Girls' by Martina McBride
- ' Hit Me With Your Best Shot' by Pat Benatar
- ' Fat Bottomed Girls' by Queen
- ' Fast Cars and Freedom' by Rascal Flatts
- ' Hallelujah' by Rufus Wainwright
- ' Up!' by Shania Twain
- ' Kathy's Song' by Simon and Garfunkel
- ' What I Got' by Sublime
- ' Northwest Passage' by Stan Rogers
- ' Sweetest Thing' and 'Pride' by U2
- ' My Love is Your Love' by Whitney Houston
- 'Catch My Disease' by Ben Lee
- 'Romeo and Juliet' by Dire Straits
- ' Closer to Fine' by The Indigo Girls
- ' Sugar In Your Gas Tank' by Less Than Jake
- ' When the Night Feels My Song' by Bedouin Soundclash
- ' Ordinary Day ' by Great Big Sea
- ' Hollaback Girl' and 'Underneath It All' by Gwen Stefani
- ' Something More' by Sugarland
- ' Thank You' by Alanis Morisette
- ' High Tide or Low Tide' by Ben Harper (with Jack Johnson)
- ' Where Is the Love' by The Black Eyed Peas
- ' Lost Together' by Blue Rodeo
- ' Pour Some Sugar On Me' by Def Leppard
- ' Green Apples' by Chantal Kreviazuk
- ' Teach Your Children Well' by CSNY
- ' I'm Not Ready' by The Dixie Chicks
- ' I'll Be' by Edwin McCain
- ' A Good Man' by Emerson Drive
- ' My Front Porch Lookin' In' by Lonestar
- ' The Outdoor Type' by The Lemonheads
- ' It's 5 o'clock Somewhere' by Jimmy Buffet
- ' Wild Horse and a Cherry Tree' by KT Turnstall
- ' This One's For the Girls' by Martina McBride
- ' Hit Me With Your Best Shot' by Pat Benatar
- ' Fat Bottomed Girls' by Queen
- ' Fast Cars and Freedom' by Rascal Flatts
- ' Hallelujah' by Rufus Wainwright
- ' Up!' by Shania Twain
- ' Kathy's Song' by Simon and Garfunkel
- ' What I Got' by Sublime
- ' Northwest Passage' by Stan Rogers
- ' Sweetest Thing' and 'Pride' by U2
- ' My Love is Your Love' by Whitney Houston
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Soundtrack to my Life
Here are some songs worth listening to...
'Catch My Disease' by Ben Lee
' Romeo and Juliet' by The Indigo Girls or Dire Straits
' Closer to Fine' by The Indigo Girls
' Sugar In Your Gas Tank' by Less Than Jake
' When the Night Feels My Song' by Bedouin Soundclash
' Boat Like Gideon Brown' and 'Ordinary Day' by Great Big Sea
'Underneath It All' by Gwen Stefani
' Something More' by Sugarland
' Thank You' by Alanis Morisette
' High Tide or Low Tide' by Ben Harper
'Where Is The Love' by The Black Eyed Peas
' Lost Together' by Blue Rodeo
' Green Apples' by Chantal Kreviazuk
' Teach Your Children Well' by CSNY
' Louie Louie' by The Kinks
' I'm Not Ready' by The Dixie Chicks
' I'll Be' by Edwin McCain
' A Good Man' by Emerson Drive
' It's 5 o'clock Somewhere' by Jimmy Buffet
' Wild Horse and a Cherry Tree' by KT Turnstall
' The Outdoor Type' by The Lemonheads
' My Front Porch Lookin' In' by Lonestar
' This One's For the Girls' by Martina McBride
' Hit Me With Your Best Shot' by Pat Benatar
' Fat Bottomed Girls' by Queen
' Fast Cars and Freedom' by Rascal Flatts
' My Love Is Your Love' by Whitney Houston
' Sweetest Thing' by U2
' Kathy's Song' by Simon and Garfunkel
' Hallelujah' by Rufus Wainwright
' 'Up!' by Shania Twain
' Northwest Passage' by Stan Rogers
' What I Got' by Sublime
'Catch My Disease' by Ben Lee
' Romeo and Juliet' by The Indigo Girls or Dire Straits
' Closer to Fine' by The Indigo Girls
' Sugar In Your Gas Tank' by Less Than Jake
' When the Night Feels My Song' by Bedouin Soundclash
' Boat Like Gideon Brown' and 'Ordinary Day' by Great Big Sea
'Underneath It All' by Gwen Stefani
' Something More' by Sugarland
' Thank You' by Alanis Morisette
' High Tide or Low Tide' by Ben Harper
'Where Is The Love' by The Black Eyed Peas
' Lost Together' by Blue Rodeo
' Green Apples' by Chantal Kreviazuk
' Teach Your Children Well' by CSNY
' Louie Louie' by The Kinks
' I'm Not Ready' by The Dixie Chicks
' I'll Be' by Edwin McCain
' A Good Man' by Emerson Drive
' It's 5 o'clock Somewhere' by Jimmy Buffet
' Wild Horse and a Cherry Tree' by KT Turnstall
' The Outdoor Type' by The Lemonheads
' My Front Porch Lookin' In' by Lonestar
' This One's For the Girls' by Martina McBride
' Hit Me With Your Best Shot' by Pat Benatar
' Fat Bottomed Girls' by Queen
' Fast Cars and Freedom' by Rascal Flatts
' My Love Is Your Love' by Whitney Houston
' Sweetest Thing' by U2
' Kathy's Song' by Simon and Garfunkel
' Hallelujah' by Rufus Wainwright
' 'Up!' by Shania Twain
' Northwest Passage' by Stan Rogers
' What I Got' by Sublime
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Visa mess
Hello 'out there,'
Well, I am still in Canada right now as we have not yet received our visas to go back to India. So, I am stuck right now- being paid to do nothing except wait. Okay I guess, but it gets kinda boring after a while, especially when you expected and want to be back and setting up for the new school year. So, we'll see what happens. But, in the meantime I have been dabbling in acupuncture! It's really great, I sing it's praises loud! And it really isn't that freaky having lots of little needles sticking out of you- I even got one in my 'third eye' right between my eyebrows! It feels great- you really can feel your energy channels opening and it's helped my neck and hip pain quite a bit. Try it! I go to a great homeopathic doctor for it. Okay, well- I'll keep you 'out there' updated on the visa fiasco!
Jessie
Well, I am still in Canada right now as we have not yet received our visas to go back to India. So, I am stuck right now- being paid to do nothing except wait. Okay I guess, but it gets kinda boring after a while, especially when you expected and want to be back and setting up for the new school year. So, we'll see what happens. But, in the meantime I have been dabbling in acupuncture! It's really great, I sing it's praises loud! And it really isn't that freaky having lots of little needles sticking out of you- I even got one in my 'third eye' right between my eyebrows! It feels great- you really can feel your energy channels opening and it's helped my neck and hip pain quite a bit. Try it! I go to a great homeopathic doctor for it. Okay, well- I'll keep you 'out there' updated on the visa fiasco!
Jessie
Friday, August 11, 2006
I am a blogging machine!
Here's some pics from my most recent exploits back here in the north and some from Germany. Happy viewing everyone!
More cuteness
Charlotte gives her Uncle Johnny a kiss!
Playin' on the swings in a bathing suit....is there anything better in life?!
Charlotte learns how to play 'Goodbye Little Jessie' on the guitar. She's got talent!!
Homage to a very cute girl.....
No, no, not me. I mean, I am cute too, but look at John's neice Charlotte. Isn't she the cutest!?
Me and....
Me and my handsome boyfriend John at Andrea's wedding.
Me and Andrea's handsome groom Rick at the wedding.
More wedding pics
Me and Andrea mugging for the camera in the photos in her backyard before the wedding
The Bridal Party girls at the Head Table: Ashley, Kate, Sarah and yours truly!
Me and the Bride's sister Erin!
My bouquet- PINK!!
A really great non-posed candid I snapped of Andrea waiting for the limo at her house.
The wedding party gals
Andrea's wedding party at her rehearsal dinner. Left to right: Sarah Brooks, Me, Andrea's cousin Ashley, her sister Erin Pearson, Andrea and Kate Goodhand.
My beautiful friend
My absolutely stunning friend Andrea when she tried on her wedding dress 3 weeks before her August 5th wedding to Rick. She is now Mrs. Santos and honeymooning in Barcelona! More wedding pics to come :)
Germany #4
Some pics from the World Famous Berlin Zoo! It was feeding time in the carnivore section as you can see!
Germany #3
Okay, so this one features my sweet bf John eating some pork knuckle off the bone and walking towards the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Also shown is a piece of the Berlin wall.
Germany #2
Here is John a
t the Museum in Munich, me 'sipping' a beer with one of the many lions in Munich and one of the many bakeries that are everywhere...for example, this one is underground at the subway station!
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