Postcard from Sakai, Japan.

I got another nice postcard today. I like its style. And I try to register this postcard in Japanese as practicing  because I am not good at typing in Japanese. Hope Yoko understand what I write.

From: kinusaya, Japan.

Send on Jan.24,2012.

Receive on Jan.31, 2012.

Traveling days: 7 days.

Postcard from Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Today is the last day of January of 2012. It's also a day of God's Birthday of Lunar Calender in the first Lunar month. Starting from yesterday's night (the day before God's Birthday), many people light firecrackers to celebrate but it also intervenes others to sleep, like me. 

The card from Rotterdam, the sender told me it shows a typical love in Netherlands.

From: MitchvL, Netherlands.

Send on Jan.06, 2012.

Receive on Jan.31,2012.

Traveling days: 25 days.

 

Postcard from Adelaide, Australia.

It's pretty interesting after the final day of Australian Tennis Open.
The sender told me she also likes Roger Federer and she had center court seat tickets. How lucky she was!
If Roger comes to Shanghai for Shanghai Masters, I will go there to see his games. It's quite close between Taipei and Shanghai! If Roger comes to Taiwan with his family, it would be the best.

Although Roger lost to Rafael Nadal in the Quart-final, I believe that he will have a nice year of 2012. I want to see him wins more titles (especially Grand Slams) !!!!! Go~GO~

From: ruby48, Australia.
Send on Jan.12, 2012.
Receive on Jan.30, 2012.
Traveling days: 18 days.

Old-Style advertisement. Lux, Super Rich!!!
What's toilet soap? Just soap. It can't be translated directly.

Postcard from Zaandam, Netherlands.

The first after 9 days holidays for Chinese New Year, I received 2 postcard. One is from Netherlands, another  is from Australia.

The sender browsed my blog and album, she saw some tulips and windmills and she decided to send the real postcard to me. Taiwan is famous for orchids not tulips, I should upload some orchids pictures on my blog; therefore, people around the world may know this small island-Taiwan. I am so glad that people from different countries saw my blog. It's my pleasure.

From : dsvh13, Netherlands.

Send on Jan. 04, 2012.

Receive on Jan. 30, 2012.

Traveling days: 26 days.

The sender also paste a Postcrossing stamp on the postcard.

It caused many days I got this postcard. I guess, because of Chinese New Year.

And I received the similar one on Oct.19, 2011.

Postcard from Florida, USA

Today is the last working day before the ending of Rabbit Year, on the other words, it is the last day I can receive postcards in this year. The holidays will be lasting for 9 days from tomorrow, I do not expect what I can do in Chinese New Year, all I have to do study hard for TOEFL  uh.....and do my work for a project from National Science Council. The feeling for Chinese New Year is getting plain, it is probably because I do not get much gift money put in the red envelops or I become older.

Chinese New Year is a festival that family members unite together to have a dinner, especially on the Eve. My grandfather is used to having the dinner before the sunset on the Eve so I always feel hungry at about 9 pm. We sometimes play Ma-Jiang on the Eve or chat during the night, in our tradition, we have to stay-up until morning for good luck for the coming year.

I like to play Ma-Jiang with my university classmates but not for gamble, we play Ma-Jiang just for fun. It 's a interesting process. I still remember what we had done for our trip to Matsu Archipelago. HAHA~

Oh, that take about what I received today.
It's a  flamingo postcard from Florida, USA. As seeing this card, I recall something interesting in Chinese New Year because red represents festivity in our tradition.

From: seamusheen, USA.
Send on Jan. 11, 2012.
Receive on Jan. 20, 2012.
Traveling days: 9 days.

It's quite interesting, isn't it ?

Postcard from Minsk, Belarus

This postcard is from Belarus. The sender is a senior high school student. She is trying her best to study hard. When I was at her age, I also study hard in order to enter a good reputation university. The process might be tough but when I achieve the goal, everything become sweet and wonderful. I cherish what I had done in my senior high school days.

From:  Inna777, Belarus.

Send on Dec.31, 2011.

Receive on Jan. 19, 2012.

Traveling days: 19 days.

Minsk Holy-Spirit Cathedral .

Postcard from ChangChun, China

I receive a postcard from ChangChun Province, China.

The sender's hometown is in ZheJiang, where I went to 2 month ago.

She sent a Forbidden City (Palace Museum) postcard to me. My grandfather has been there and he bought a guidebook for my sister and me. I always dream I can go there someday.

From: baby_katherine, China.

Send on Dec. 28, 2011.

Receive on Jan. 19, 2012.

Traveling days: 22 days.

 

Postcard from Kraków, Poland

My real winter vacation comes. 

I saw a move, Letters to Juliet, it's a warm story. I like it.

And the scenery shows in the movie is so beautiful, the sunshine is charming.

From:  Ewunia, Poland.

Send on Jan. 08, 2012.

Receive on Jan. 18, 2012.

Traveling days: 10 days.

Polish hussar's cuirass, second half of the 17th century.

Postcard from Moscow, Russia.

Winter vacation is awesome, but I had to go to school to hand in the report of Management Information System and I had a research meeting with the professor in the morning.

I had a great lunch with my team member of Management Information System, we ate Japanese-Style hotpot. It's great to eat hotpot in winter although it's warm today. 

From: andrey-customs, Russia.

Send on Dec. 06, 2011.

Receive on Jan. 17, 2012.

Traveling days: 42 days.

One of the Metro Station in Moscow. I wish we have on in Taipei.

Postcard from Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Today is Monday. The winter vacation begin from this day.

I got a nice postcard from Russia after I have my hair cut.

From: liesa, Russia.

Send on Nov.30, 2011.

Receive on Jan. 16, 2012.

Traveling days: 47days.

Postcards from Poland

I received some stamps and postcards last Friday.

They all were sent by the same sender. She is a sweet sender!

She put those postcards in one big envelop and the stamps were put in a small envelop.

She wrote a memo for me "she is also a stamp collector and decided to send some stamps to me, as a result, she could send more than one postcard to me.

From: anulenka, Poland.

Send on Jan.08, 2012.

Receive on Jan 13, 2012.

Traveling days: 5 days.(So fast!) 

This postcard shows the old town's Main Square Marhet of Cracow, a touristic place.

And this postcard is showing Swierkaniec, a small town. The building at the top and bottom were destroyed during communist times.

I like the stamps pasted on the envelop.

Postcard from LinKou Wushe street , Taiwan.

3 days ago, I went to LinKou Wushe Street with my dad. 

What is Wushe Street ?

A famous movie named "Seediq Bale.(See Wikipedia)" was released in 2011 and part of scene was filmed at Wushe street. In fact, Wushe Street is not a real street, it was built for filming instead. The street showed Japanese style houses and part of life when Taiwan was under Japanese Rule(1895-1945). I saw all of the houses are Japanese style. The street will be demolished in 2 month considering safety and policy. 

There is a post office which sell postcards and stamps about Wushe Street, I bought one, tagged a cachet and sent to myself. 

Postcard from Münster, Germany

What a busy day yesterday.

I stayed at the school until 9:30pm for finishing my Time Series homework. To be honest, I was not good at Statistics when I was a student of university so now I have to work much harder to learn Statistics. It's a useful tool for dissertation writing.

I got a card yesterday but I did not update it immediately because I was so hungry when I was home. All I wanted to do first was to find something to eat!(I did not eat dinner yesterday.) That's see what I received.

From: barbarella1750

Send on Jan 5, 2012.

Receive on Jan. 11, 2012.

Traveling days: 6 days. (So fast.)

The sender told me some pictures on the postcard show part of a big city called "Münster". That's it.

 

Postcard from Minnesota, USA.

I have received many postcards from USA. I also got one today.

From: kala, USA.

Send on Jan. 02, 2012.

Receive on Jan. 10, 2012.

Traveling days: 8 days.

 

It's the first postcard I received which was sent in 2012. 

The Dingoes That Park Their Brains with Their Gums.

By the way, on this weekends, it will be our presidential election, the candidates are trying their best to win this election. Who will win? I don't know.  Today's CNN Student News also reports this election just for a few seconds. In 2012, there are many elections, including China, USA, Russia, Mexico and Taiwan.

Postcard from Napori, Italy.

I have one day off today because this week is the final-term week.

After this week, it will be winter vacation and Chinese New Year, I want many red envelops!!!!!(Money)

This is my second postcard from Italy.

From :  nonnetta , Italy.

Send on Dec 28, 2011.

Receive on Jan. 10, 2012.

Traveling days: 13 days.

There's no stamps post on this postcard instead of sticker of Posteitaliane. And it's also my first time to see it. According to the sender, during Christmas, they have a tradition: they built the "Presepe" ( means Nativity Scene in Italiano )that present the scenario when Christ born. 

Postcard from Netherlands

Time series is so difficult for me but it is a useful tool for dissertation writing.

From: slomeneri, Netherlands.

Send on Dec. 11, 2011.

Receive on Jan. 06, 2012.

Traveling days: 26 days.

I received this postcard before I was going to school. It's a nice card.

Postcard from Teriopi, Ukraine.

The second card of today. It's a cute card. 

From: Julia_Blake, Ukraine.

Send on Dec.23, 2011.

Receive on Jan. 05, 2012.

Traveling days: 13 days.

I like to take my time enjoying the breakfast.

The sender name this postcard, The Morning Elegance. It's a good name.

Postcard from Astana, Kazakhstan

Huhu,

I received the first card from Kazakhstan!!! At the first sight of this postcard, I guess this postcard is from Russia because I saw some Russian. And I saw KZ, I wonder it may come from Kazakhstan, a Mid-Asia country. I had learned some from my junior high textbooks but I only know the border of Kazakhstan. 

From: Shynar, Kazakhstan.

Send on Nov. 29, 2011.

Receive on Jan. 05, 2012.

Traveling days: 37 days.

The picture shows " Borovoge. The sender told me Borovoge is one of the most beautiful places in Kazakhstan.

I think the stamp at the right side is a little similar to Ukrainian. And the left side one is beautiful.

Postcard from Leiden, Netherlands.

I had a presentation of Management Information System today, it is such a crazy topic. I went to sleep after arriving my home in the afternoon. I did not sleep well last night.

The card of today is from Leiden, Netherlands. It's my 14th postcard from Netherlands. It portrays lots of colorful mailboxes. I have seen that kind of colorful mailboxes before in Taiwan. In fact, the mailboxes are so monotonous in Taipei City.

From: Schoffie, Netherlands.

Send on Dec. 15, 2011.

Receive on Jan. 03, 2012.

Traveling days: 19 days.

After I send the registration, I found that the sender post the postcrossing stamp on the postcard. It's my first time to see the real postcrossing stamp. (I have seen that on the website.)

Postcrossing Stamps from Postcrossing.com

I got the third one from the top at right side.  How lucky I am.

Postcard from Indianapolis, USA.

The first postcard of 2012 is from USA. Great, I got a card at the first day of this week.

It will be Chinese New Year in 3 weeks, as result, post office in Taiwan will not operate. We have 9 days as holidays of Chinese New Year. It's happy to get a card during Christmas holidays from Western countries. 

From: bardafamily, USA.

Send on Dec.23, 2011.

Receive on Jan. 02, 2012.

Traveling days: 10 days.

The sender is a family, 4 brothers under age 10. They are younger than my cousin and nephew. I guess, their mom or dad wrote for them because the characters are so beautiful. When I was at age 10, words I wrote  were so ugly. 

They told me they are still waiting for snow and they feel more like spring than winter during Christmas holidays. Global Warming is getting worse.

This is a statue from the grounds of Indianapolis Art museum.