Surprise again from the Dutch Pen-pal ^.^

Lovely Dutch Stamps on the Envelope

OMG! My Dutch pen-pal, Angela has given me a surprised with her mail in last week. She has sent me many Dutch tea bags and cookies. Moreover, she made the tea card by herself which is very beautiful.

Angela knows that I will be celebrating the Chinese New Year on this coming Friday, 31/1/2014. Thus, she would like me to enjoy and share the Dutch tea and cookies with my family and friends. In her letter, she also writes that she has been to Berlin for her Christmas and she was enjoying there.

 

Lastly, I would really like to thank Angela for the gifts and I am really appreciate them. Thank you Angela!

Self-made Tea card



Different types of Tea Bags



Dutch Cookies and Milk Powders

Postcard from India



 

Dr. Amit from the India has sent me a beautiful postcard of Taj Mahal. He writes in the postcard that it is the symbol of India. Taj Mahal is built by Shah Jahan for his beloved wife. It took 20 years to build. After the completeion, he chopped off the arms of all thousands of the workers so that such building could never be made again. Gosh, there was a violence behind the romance!

 

Anyway, I wish to visit the Taj Mahal someday to see the beautiful building with my own eyes. Moreover, I would like to thank Dr. Amit for the beautiful postcard. Thank you. ^.^

CNY Cards from Worldwide

Korean card

Korean card content

Korean stamp

For those who have been followed my blog would know that I have exchanged the Chinese New Year card from the worldwide. Here are some cards from the Asian countries. They are from Korea, Taiwan and Australia.

The Korean postcard is sent by Sinae. It is from Seoul. it is a beautiful card with the Korean words wishes. The meaning is wishing to have good health, good lucks follow along and Happy New Year. The stamp of Korean is also beautiful and I like both the card and stamp.

Korean culture is similar to Chinese culture that the children would receive Ang Pow or red Packet aka. Hong Bao (红包) with the cash gift. However, there is a different thing is that we the Chinese is using the red envelope and Koreans are using white envelop. CNY is also the biggest festive season for the Koreans.

The second CNY card is from Taiwan. It is from Yu-Pei. It is a lovely postcard, with the picture of a golden fish with the wishes "年年有余" means ' Years of Brimful Happiness'! Yu-Pei also sent the lovely stamps. Once again, I like both the card and the stamps. :)

 



Taiwanese card (front)

Taiwanese stamps

The third CNY postcard is from Andrea. She is from the Horbart, Australia.  It is a horse picture card which represents this year. I think this card is very meaningful. Andrea also given me some info of the places to visit in Australia and i am really grateful for it.

Anyway, i would like to give a BIG thank you to Sinae, Yu-Pei and Andrea for the lovely CNY cads and i am really like those cards and wish that we would keep it as a Culture to swap the card on the festive season as I think it is interesting and fun! :)

Well, if you also would like to join us the card swapping, you are welcome and just drop me a line. I am glad to hear from you. ^.^

Australian CNY Postcard

Postcard from the Germany

 

A postcard from Kerstin, Germany. The postcard she sent me is the painting of Gotthardt Kuehl, a German painter. The card shows the Lubeck orphanage of 1894. It was founded in 1546 as written by Kerstin.

 

Anyway, I like the postcard as I think it is beautiful. Thank you Kerstin! :)

Swedish New Year Card

 

I received the 2nd CNY card collection from my Swedish friend. Her name is Hilde from Sweden. Since she could not find a CNY card to swap with me, she sent me a Swedish New Year card instead.

 

In the card, she written the words "Gott Nytt Ar" means Happy New Year in Swedish. The objects on the cards are all associated with luck and celebrations. I think the card is lovely.

 

Lastly, I would like to thank Hilde for the card swapping. Thank you!!! :)

 



Happy Thaipusam & Happy Long Weekend! !! :)

 

 

Today is 17/1/2014, the Thaipusam Festival of the Hindus. Thus I would like to wish all my Hindu friends Happy Thaipusam. Since this holiday is fall on Friday, we would have a long weekend. Thus, I would like to wish all my friends here to have a happy and lovely long weekend or break! Enjoy the holidays!!!! :) ^.^

Happy Thaipusam!!!

 

 

Enjoy the long weekend!!!

 

 

First Chinese New Year Card Collection

I have received my first CNY postcard for my collection on 7/1/2014. It was sent by Yukie-san from Japan. The postcard is lovely as there was a kid riding a horse. The coming CNY is the year of horse, so it suits this year theme and moreover, pink, my favourite color as the background of the card. 

Yukie-san also pasted beautiful Japanese stamps on the card. I also like them. 

Lastly, I would like to thank Yukie-san for the lovely new year postcard. Thank you. Arigato gozaimasu!!! :)