The View From The Balcony

This is the view from Roger’s balcony. In the foreground is the neighbourhood and beyond is one of the many mountain ranges in Spain, and also Mount Calamorro on the extreme right.

Mount Calamorro is also a tourist attraction. It takes about 15 minutes in the cable car to go up there.

“The summit of the Calamorro mountain offers one of the best panoramic views of the Costa del Sol – on a clear day it’s possible to see around 150km in either direction, from Gibraltar in the west to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Granada province to the east! - Source

In Summer, the cable car operates until midnight. The view at night will no doubt be very different from that in the day. But I am sure it will be just as beautiful with the lights in the distance.

The balcony is also where we have our dinners – a leisurely meal at the end of the day as we watch the sun goes down.

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Arrival In Benalmadena

So, here I am again – in Benalmadena, for the sixth time. My friend Roger retired here in 2017, and I have visited him every year during the summer, except for the Covid years. Each time, I spent six to ten weeks here.

I arrived on Monday afternoon, after over 17 hours of journey with Qatar Airlines. Since I can’t sleep on board the plane, I was quite tired by the time I arrived in Benalmadena. However, I managed to keep going until it was time to sleep at night. I had a good night’s sleep and feel a lot better today. I am still adjusting to the time difference and the ‘new’ environment. As you get older, you find difficulty in adjusting, especially if you are, like me, who are used to everyday routines.

Anyway, I will be here for the next six weeks and I will be posting about Benalmadena. So if you are interested to know what Benalmadena is like, stay tuned.

Since I have been Benalmadena before and post about it, older readers of my blog would have an idea what Benalmadena is like already. I will do my best to keep things fresh and interesting.

Anyhow, this is just to touch base. I will be back, hopefully tomorrow when I am settled into the routine here.

This is the plane that took me to Doha when I caught a connecting flight to Malaga.

Some photos of Doha airport.

Making my way to the boarding gate.

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Cheeky Humour

My post on humour is usually on a Monday. However, I will be somewhere in the air this time tomorrow, so I will post the Monday humour today instead. I am going to Malaga, Spain for a six-week home-stay holiday to visit an old friend.

I will have access to the internet. So, I will still be posting while on holiday.

**************************************** They say laughter translates into any language and is contagious. So, when possible, where possible, laugh. Your laughter might be the only ray of sunshine some people see for the whole day.

If, for whatever reason, you find it difficult to laugh at the moment, maybe the following will help to bring on a chuckle or two, or put a smile on your face at least.

Laugh when you can, while you still have teeth. May your days be filled with laughter.

You can’t be a Real Country unless you have a BEER and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a BEER. - Frank Zappa

Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their colour. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense, and choosing your friends by their colour is unthinkable. - Unknown

Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves and, of course, each other. If girls dressed for boys they’d just walk around naked at all times. - Betsey Johnson

If quitters never win, and winners never quit, then who is the fool that first said: “Quit while you are ahead?” - Unknown

I don’t want to live on in the hearts of my countrymen; I want to live on in my apartment. - Woody Allen

Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem. - A. A. Milne

Good sex is like good bridge. If you don’t have a good partner, you’d better have a good hand. - Mae West

I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise. - Noel Coward

Children in the back seat cause accidents, accidents in the back seat cause children! - Unknown

I don’t mind what Congress does, as long as they don’t do it in the streets and frighten the horses. - Victor Hugo

You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover’s arms can only come later when you’re sure they won’t laugh if you trip. - Jonathan Carroll

You know, sometimes kids get bad grades in school because the class moves too slow for them. Einstein got Ds in school. Well guess what, I get Fs! - Bill Watterson

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Trust

When our trust has been taken advantage of, it is difficult for us to trust again. No one likes to be cheated and made a fool of. However, at some point in our lives, we have to start trusting again. We have to trust. Only then, will we be trusted. A man who does not trust anybody or do not trust enough, is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.

You can begin to trust by trusting in yourself first. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe. And if you really trust, do not doubt. You have to be okay with not understanding some things.

It takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it. So if you value the trust people have in you, never do anything that will cause you to lose that trust.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed than to be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally. You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough. - Frank Crane

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to put trust in ideas, and not in circumstances. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck. - Ed Howe

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Nuggets Of Gold

Maxims, adages, axioms... they are short sayings that express a general truth, or rule of conduct. They are universal and testify to the commonality of human existence. Because maxims touch upon universal truths about life, they are looked upon as apparent wisdom, and they win ready assent from the audience. That is why some people call them nuggets of gold.

Pepper your conversations with Maxims, and your friends will be impressed with your knowledge and wisdom. Here’s today’s selection to start you off.

When you throw dirt, you lose ground. - Texan Proverb

Never frighten a little man. He’ll kill you. - Robert Heinlein

The company makes the feast. - J. Warton

Valour grows by daring, fear by holding back. - Publilius Syrus

Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall. - Tobias G. Smollett

Two monologues do not make a dialogue. - Jeff Daly

Variety’s the very spice of life that gives all its flavour. - William Cowper

The champion makes his own luck. - Unknown

He preaches well that lives well. - Miguel de Cervantes

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. - Confucius

Two wrongs do not make a right. - Unknown

Years and sins are always more than owned. - Italian Proverb

Never give up on anybody. - Hubert H. Humphrey

What is reasonable is true and what is true is reasonable. - Georg Wilhelm Hegel

Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts. - William Penn

What can’t be cured must be endured. - Robert Burton

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. - Confucius

Wealth unused might as well not exist. - Aesop

To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage. - W. Clement Stone

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow. - Lawrence Clark Powell

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‘Rose Romance’ II

Roses are a group of perennial flowering plants of the genus Rosa, belonging to the Rosaceae family. Found primarily in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, most species of roses are native to Asia and Oceania, with a smaller group found in North America, Europe and northwest Africa.

The rose is the most popular flower in the world, Symbolising love and passion. It is also commonly used to represent beauty, politics, and war. There are over 150 species of roses and thousands of hybrids. There is no definitive way to categorise roses, but they are usually divided into groups according to their history and parentage

More photos from the ‘Rose Romance’ display.

Traditional Bodrum Houses
Bodrum is famous for its white houses with blue or blue rimmed windows and doors. The white paint helps to reflect the sun’s rays and keep the interiors cool. It is also believed to repel insects. The doors and window panes, on the other hand, are painted blue according to local tradition. Bodrum natives believe in the ‘evil eye’ and the colour blue protects them from it. - Information on the signboard.

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‘Rose Romance’

There is a flower display in the Flower Dome in the Gardens by the Bay now. The ‘Rose Romance’ display is on from 9.00am – 9.00pm until the 30th of Jun. This year’s ‘Rose Romance’ is held in partnership with the Embassy of Turkiye in Singapore.

Roses have been cherished in Turkish culture for centuries and hold not just cultural but historical and economic importance in the country.

At the display, besides the colourful roses of various shapes and sizes, there is also a lot of information on the culture and history of Turkiye – all very interesting.

Some photos from the ‘Rose Romance’ display.

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