POSTCROSSING: US-694438 Glacier National Park

I once browsed into a postcrosser's album and saw this postcard, at that time I wished that one day I would have that too; and then, came along the day I received an official card from US bearing the ID US-694438 from userID lew2424. So here it is!

From PostcardUPLOADS

My last post last year was during October, and since then I became involved in as series of unexpected events in my life and career both ups and down. Sorry, for not updating this blog for so many already. I promise to update this as soon as possible given that I could only spend an hour or two in the computer. Updates? I will be posting several postcards from Bahrain soon.

I want Jang Geun Suk postcard!

Oops it doesn't sound good to ask directly from here. However, I am not yet over this Korean mania after watching "You'reBeautiful" or also known as "He's Beautiful" here in the Philippines featuring Jang Geun Suk on it where he plays the arrogant Hwang Tae Kyung.

Honestly, I am not a fan of Korean stars before since I have a hard time memorizing their names, but I have to be particular on this one now. (o_*)

Postcrossing: TUVALU TV-371

Months ago Tuvalu launched its special account on postcrossing to promote 2010 Earth Day Program. Their goal was to send 422 postcards.

I was one of the lucky few to receive a postcard from this country. I salute them for arriving with such an idea to promote their nation and in conserving Mother Earth.

Tuvalu Tourism Site:
http://www.timelesstuvalu.com/

Wanted Favorites: General List

*Specific Card
on FLICKR favorites
on Postcrossing Gallery

* Atelier Collection in Nouvelles Images
-that is not on my Ateliar Collection, see here

* Psyche Revived by Love's Kiss (Anotonio Canova) postcard

* UNESCO World Heritage
ask me

* Maxicard

* National parks/Waterfalls

* Castles, Sailboats, Ligthouses

* Aurora Borealis/ Northern Lights
that is not in my Aurora collection, see HERE

* landmark or tourist attraction

* Antartica or Africa

* Alain Sebe

* These Countries, written and stamped:
Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Antigua, Azerbaijan, Azores, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Botswana, British Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central Africa Republic, Christmas Islands, Cocos Islands, Columbia, Comoros, Congo, Dominica , Eritrea, Faroe Island, Fiji, French Antilles, French Guyana, Gabon, Gambia, , Grenada, Guadalupe, Guam, Guinea Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechentien, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mayoltel Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar(Burma), Niger Republic, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Reunion Island, Ross Island, Rwanda, Marianas Islands, Monaco, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St. Vincent, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos, US Virgin Islands, Uganda, Western Samoa, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia

Ascension Island, Afghanistan, Chad , Eq. Guinea, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kiribati, Micronesia, Montserrat, Nauru, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Solomon Islands, Somalia, St. Helena, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Tonga Island, Tuvalu, Zaire

Diego Garcia, East Timor, Falkland Islands, Midway Island, Niue, Tokelau, Wake Island, Wallis/Futuna, Spanish North Africa.

Project 174: Dominican Dreams

It was Trupti, a postcrosser from Canada, who posted this heading on the postcrossing forum. Mailed May 2010; Arrived August 2010. Sure it's a very long waiting journey from Dominican Republic to Philippines, but I am happy still for it arrived safely and in good condition.

A multiview of Dominican coastlines, with a sticker stamp below from the Correo (Dominican Republic).

Project 173: Rocher in Monaco

Claudia from USA sent me 2 postcards from Monte Carlo during her stay in the Grand Prix Principality of Monaco.

above photo: the palace at the top of Rocher. Below: an aerial of Monte Carlo

Philately: Monaco Rolex Masters 10-18 Avril 2010

Project 172: Carte du LAOS

26. 01. 2010

A sender named Sissel, surprised me with another new country in my collection. It is LAOS.

I will not ever forget the generosity of this sender. What a magnificent multiview of Laos! It shows the mapcard with the major cities like Luang Prabang, Pakxe and others. On the right corner, is an array of native women in different ages. On the bottom are the great sites to be found.

Photo by: Michel Huteau

Philately: Antiquity of Lao 7500K, New Year 1000K

Project 171: Cycling around Cook Islands

A postcrosser from Japan sent me this Cook Islands postcard Last February 9, 2010. He shared about his trip there and it was. He rented a bicycle and use that to get around the island of Rarotonga. What a great adventure he had! Would love to that as well. I am dreaming of going to the northern part of the Philippines to do cycling around the islands of Batanes.

RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS
"The major island of Rarotonga is almost completely encircled by reefs, creating beautiful safe lagoons. This island of volcanic origin rises 600 metres (2000feet) and is inhabited only around the coastal belt. Avarua is the capital and port. "

Philately: Blue Lorikeet 10 c ; Johanna Sui Tahiti 80 c (Women's High Jump)

Project 170: Aland

I only knew little of this place: it was once a part of Sweden and now and Automous Region of Finland. The stamps from Aland are really cute like these on the back of the card.

Project 169: Oman from a dear friend

Liz my seatmate, and a close friend of mine surprised me last December with this postcard stamped and written from Oman while heading back to the land where she basically grew up. While we were assigned in the operating room, she once told me about Camels. Yes, camels among other topics in the worlds. She told me a story about how she ate a dish on 'em ,and how she found it very tasty. My other classmate and discomate who grew up in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia agreed, but I can't agree for one I haven't tasted it my whole life and second, I can't imagine tasting those poor camel. I empathize with them.

Well, aside from that Liz also gave JEWELS Chocolate. It is a series of chocolate that are only sold in Middle East like UAE, Oman, Saudi, Qatar, and Yemen. My father used to buy me those whenever he find time hunting for those. The last time I had them was when he was in Oman.

Project 168: Iaorana from TAHITI!

Iaorana! is Hello! in Tahiti.

This is the first introduction that I had from a swapbot friend living in Tahiti. It was December 2009 that I had my very first encounter with mlysao. The first postcard she sent me is via private swap:

Enfants Polynesian - Polynesian Children (made me work hard for my French)
Photo by Nicholas Devore

Where is TAHITI located in the world?
Look at the vast PACIFIC OCEAN -Near historical Tuamoto, and Marquesas Island. Yes! Marquesas the one featured in SURVIVOR. I used to watch the its episodes during my High School days.

On the back it says: "La Polynesie francaise compte 118 iles dispersees sur cinq millions de KM2" which translates to " French Polynesia consist of 118 islands scattered over a surface of 1922 million square miles."

Next, she introduced me to a CASCADE which is the French term of a waterfalls. In Filipino, we call it TALON which can also refer to "a jump". "Tumalon sa talon", could be translated to "to jump over a waterfall"

And here comes another cascade from Tahiti which arrived this week for a Favorites Tag Game at postcrossing.

Another postcard for the tag game shows a bay in Moorea. Mlysao helped me with some Tahitian phrases:

BASIC PHRASES
Hello - Iaorana ; Welcome - Maeva; Thank you - Mauruuru;
I love you - Ua here vau ai oe; Goodbye - Nana!

On Favorites: Pena Palace in Sintra Portugal

A new friend from Portugal helped me find this particular postcard from Portugal.

The Pena Palace. My friend Paulo wrote this:
"...it shows Pena Palace in Sintra, a tourist town located 30 km west of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The Pena Palace was a Royal Summer Palace during the the 19th and 20th centuries until the fall of the Portuguese Monarchy in October 1910. It was commissioned by the Consort King Fernando II, a german nobleman married with our Queen Maria II. Now one can visit the Palace as a museum..."

Obrigado to Paulo! On the back he used the Guimaraes Jazz Stamp worth o.80 euro from Portugal.

To help me find my other favorite postcards, visit HERE or simply browse down this page (bottom part of this blog)