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A Western European Correspondent
Stories from Germany and what not.
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Friday , June 13 , 2008
Euro 2008 - It has never been this fun! (Go Germany!)
Posted by sopaporn , Reader : 1393 , 14:55:11   | Category : Germany  
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I'm going to admit, that I'm not really a big football fan. You see, after working hard all day long, it is just too tiring to stay up late and watch 22 people chasing for one ball at 2 am! But now that I live in Frankfurt, when the Euro 2008 matches play at 6 and 8.45 pm., timing is no longer a problem. Despite the hype, and commercial promotions (come here and see how many products, from chips, cho....


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Tuesday , March 4 , 2008
Life in Germany: Happy 1st Anniversary to me!
Posted by sopaporn , Reader : 874 , 21:36:50   | Category : about me  
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Time flies, and guess what!? I've been in Germany for a year already! A year and a day to be exact.This is the view from my room - exactly the same as last year. What a time to arrive in Frankfurt! Cold and lifeless. But it gets better as spring knocks our doors :) I hope spring comes soon! Can't wait to see flowers blossom. Winter is no fun without snow (because there is no color!)When I arrived her....


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Monday , October 8 , 2007
One of the most grateful moments in my lifetime
Posted by sopaporn , Reader : 1731 , 20:26:49  
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Last Sunday (Oct 7, 2007), HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited Bad Homburg's museum "Gotisches Haus" as it hosted an exhibition about the centennial visit of King Chulalongkorn's to Bad Homburg.I was so fortunate to be able to capture some of the princess' pictures, because the nature of the visit is private and not many people were informed.The princess was greeted by the mayor, Dr....


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Monday , August 20 , 2007
I had my knee operation last Friday
Posted by sopaporn , Reader : 1133 , 17:50:59   | Category : about me  
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Dear Friends and Family members,Just want to update you with the situation of my knee. Some of you probably knew that I have been having pain in my right knee since 2003, before my departure to the US. It comes and goes. And I really didn’t know why it is so. I didn’t walk too much and I wasn’t a sporty person.During a winter break when I went to Las Vegas for a vacation, the pain became so bad that ....


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Wednesday , August 15 , 2007
Hochzeit - Typical German Wedding
Posted by sopaporn , Reader : 2070 , 16:34:59   | Category : Germany  
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Last weekend my husband and I went to our dear friend Marc's wedding in Wittenberg, a small town in the former eastern Germany. He and his fiance Antke live in Bochum, but they chose to have a wedding in a castle. They said this is the only place they could afford because things in former western Germany are very expensive.Achtung: the castle is not a church. If one wants to get married in a church, ....


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