Direct Swap with Henriette from Netherlands

Oh wow!!! I direct swaped for one and look what I got!! This is such a pleasant surprise and it really made my day! ^^ So happy and so thankful! ^^

Nice addition to my coffee collection ^^

One of the 5 Dutch island in Waddenzee, which is Unesco heritage.  No cars allowed on this island, except for the locals.  So interesting to know.  I would love to visit this island if I were to visit Holland someday ^^

Sevilla, in the south of Spain.

Constantine arch is right next to the colosseum in Roma, very impressive city, like walking in a history book, as how Henriette decribes it.

Belgium, SPA is famous for it's bottled water.  Now only that I know the word SPA (as in the treatment) is derived from this city's name.

#123 Postcard Sent - MY-224646

I sent Joke this card because she likes nature.  This is a view of the rock pinnacles in Mulu National Park.  And I challenged her to take the gratitude challenge. ^^

Joke received her card on 28/09/2014 and she took the challenge! Yay! ^^  And after reading her thankful list, I'm happy for her too~! ^^

“Thanks for the card 
1 i'm thankful to live in a free country 
2 a'm thankful to have a great husband and 2 greag zons 
3 a'm thankful that i can help friends and family so 90% of my life is great 
i am a happy woman have a nice day Joke”

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Anastasiya received her card on 25/09/2014

“Hello, 

I received your postcard today! Its beautiful! I love the quotes. 

I will check that website as soon as I register your postcard! ;) 

Have an awesome day!”

Direct Swap with Henriette from Netherlands

Henriette really liked the postcard I sent her and requested for direct swap.  Of course I was thrilled!  I love to swap ^^  She requested for orang utans and so I sent her the last one I have and also thought of sending her an extra of a native long-eared lady.  I also used a special stamp of the Durian which is known as the king of fruit.  Hope she will like it! ^^ 

Henriette received the cards on 24/09/2014

“hello, I received your postcards today with the Orang utans and the orang ulu, thx! 
and thx for explaining about all the cultures and languages in Malaysia,I didn't knew!

Hope my postcards will arrive soon too.

Bye, Henriette, Nieuwegein (Netherlands)”

Gratitude Challenge with Henriette from Holland

I received this gratitude challenge on Facebook where one needs to list down 3 thankful things everyday for 5 days.  I think it's a good idea to give thanks everyday, to remind myself to be content and grateful for things I have.  

Then I thought of bringing the game to another level... on postcards!  Honestly sometimes I run out of ideas what to write.  Well, normally I write about myself and what I like doing.  But after like a hundred card, I kinda got bored writing about that.  And so happen a fellow postcrosser from Holland is interested in direct swap and I challenged her to do this for our swap.  These are the cards I sent out.  So looking forward for ones I'm gonna receive! ^^  Can't wait! 

Henriette received all her cards by 04/10/2014.  Can't wait for hers to arrive! ^^

“Hello, I received your last 3 cards today, how nice, what a great idea to share gratitudes. I'm grateful for you sharing this idea and the nice traditional postcards with me.

Posted my last one yesterday, so soon you should have my 5 cards too.

Glad to hear you like the envelope with the European postcards too.

Impressing, the women with the heavy weights in their ears.

Have a great weekend, 

Bye Henriette”

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Chose this card for Kuan Lynn according to her preference of "Children's photograph from your country".  This card shows picture of a native in Sarawak.  

Lynn received her card on 23/09/2013

“Hi!Thank you for the postcard showing the boy in sarawak.

I hope I can visit your city someday.

PS看見你寫中文我才知道 
原來馬來西亞人不但會說中文，還會寫中文! 
這讓我太驚訝了!!@ @ 
真的很開心^0^

Best wishes and the best of luck to you.

Lynn”

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Love this sunset view. Wish I can climb into the picture and sit by the railway to enjoy the view ^^

My Kind of Therapy

Dimmed warm lights, light music, a cup of hot tea, picking and writing postcards... absolute bliss <3

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Decided to send Henriette this card due to her liking of "natives in their traditional clothing/environment"

Henriette received her card on 13.09.2014

“hi, thx for the beautiful postcard, that was a real gift in my mailbox. When I receive a card from Malaysia it's often the modern city, but I like the kind of pictures of your card so much better! 

Your quote-writing looks like Chinese, I thought Indonesia and Malaysia shared almost the same language, but then it are huge countries.”

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Fumiko is fond of handmade cards so I thought handmaking one using old stamps I collected during my childhood, many of which were seasonal stamps.  My last handmade postcard was damaged with rain, so this one i waterproofed it with a layer of mod podge and I think I need a new brush.  Hehe.    

Fumiko received it on 23/09/2014 ^^

“Dear Sheen, 

Thank you for your super lovely handmade post card! Did I spell your name right? I hope I did. Sometimes a piece of post card tell a lot about the sender. I could seemore than shoes/he wrote reading between lines. It's also nice to know you're a barista as I'm coffee addicted. My husband is from Brazil and he makes wonderful coffee,too. I appreciate your special efforts to make such an elaborated card for me. I'd like to send my Thank You card,so please let me know your address,if you don't mind. 

Fumiko, JollieLyla 

I'm looking forward to reading your profile.”

#118 Postcard Received - UA-1117637

Wow!! A Naval Curtiss bombing plane at Fort McNair (1922)!! And check out the plane stamps! Love them so much! This led me to google about Curtiss planes and learn a little about Glenn H. Curtiss, the father of naval aviation.