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Birthday cards 2006 – 2008

ilyani — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:45:17 +0000

I have freaking turned 26 today. I don’t want to talk much about it. But being a Postcrosser, there’s always something to make me smile on my birthday!

No, it’s not the cake!! But cards!! :D Yes, the lovely Postcrossers have always cheered me up regardless I hate the fact that I get older on birthdays! :) In this post I would like to thank a heaven to everyone who spent some time writing and sending me your lovely wishes, you have no idea how much it means to me!! :) BIG BIG HUGS!!! (well yeah, I’m featuring cards from past years first, as this is officially the first birthday post for this blog – which only started this year – and in a few days I’ll be posting the cards which I have got for this year’s birthday :)). And actually, I have put several other birthday cards that had already fit in regular posts before, and they are equally special to me as well!!

Hugs to Anu!

Hugs to Mimma!

Hugs to Syairah06!

Hugs to SilentNight89!

Hugs to Wespe!

Hugs to Rwidiani!

Hugs to Ipuenktchen!

Hugs to Kungli!

Hugs to Seetas!

Hugs to Indirama!

Hugs to Anzuume!

Hugs to Ketupat!

Hugs to Padme_chandra!

Hugs to Wilma!

Hugs to Panarea!

Hugs to empty_mailbox!

Hugs to Newrule!

Hugs to rosnah!

Hugs to Taxingwoman!

Hugs to geeanuar!

Hugs to Swan!

OKAY that was a postcards SPAM -______- but I can’t help it coz I did receive alot of birthday cards in past years!! (and of course, a portion of them are thanks to the fact that I put a “tiny advert” about my birthday on my forum signature once, well, hence those expected surprises :P and a few from Birthday tags and RR as well.. so I did not receive all these merely because I am a total celebrity or anything :D though it’s good if I were one lol). And still my dear friends Postcrossers, you are the best!!

Canada

ilyani — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:38:20 +0000

Yet another Canada entry.. and this time I chose some random postcards written only CANADA on them :)

Sent by Shutterbug

A scenic view from Vermilion Lake of Mount Rundle which is one of the highest mountain peaks in Banff National Park.

Sent by Lynyrd

This mountains of ice are spectacular!! The weather can get -37 degree celcius and I can’t imagine how cold it is!

Sent by Jaid332 and Windrider

This man is the Native Indian Chief of Canada‘s Six Nations. The Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy are: the Cayuga, Oneida, Onandaga, Mohawk, Seneca and Tuscarora.

Sent by Windrider

I got this lovely view as my birthday card! Windrider wrote a quote by Winnie the Pooh here, “If you live to be 100 years old, I hope I live to be 100 years old minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you”.

Ontario

ilyani — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:47:46 +0000

I have featured postcards of Toronto in Ontario before… but let us see some more views of this Canadian province which is the largest by population, and a few other cities in it.

Sent by Windrider

This beautiful view belongs to the Kawartha Lakes region, and when the lakes are frozen during winter, they can ski across them, or sometimes, can even skate for many kilometers on the glass-smooth ice! It sounds so magical I would really love to see it myself!!

Sent by Lynyrd

The scent and colors of fresh flowers attract visitors in the Byward Market in Ottawa.

Sent by lauren_klo

A postcard from Dundas town in Ontario, showing Webster’s Falls, the Dundas Lions Memorial community center and the valley town.

Sent by Michael

So this is the Trent-Severn Waterway, where houseboats, canoes, cruisers and sailboats travel through the beautiful sceneries in central Ontario.

Toronto

ilyani — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:27:20 +0000

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is home to 2.5 million residents and situated on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario.

Sent by Windrider

Toronto’s Harbourfront, Rogers Centre, the CN Tower and downtown Toronto. It looks like a modern and organized city, I just love how the land makes its edge to calm lake water.

Sent by sherry_brandy

A nightview of Toronto metropolitan with closeup of the Toronto’s City Hall in Nathan Philip’s Square.

Sent by Windrider

This beautiful castle is the Casa Loma (Castle on the Hill) with 98 rooms, secret passages, tunnels and towers. It was built in 1923 and is among very few old buildings remain in Canada.

Sent by Windrider

This view is rather a vertical version of the first card, showing Toronto’s Harbourfront, except it’s zoomed to focus the CN Tower. It’s a communications and observation tower standing 553 m tall and was constructed in the 1970s.

Calgary

ilyani — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:02:09 +0000

Calgary is cosmpolitan city with 1 million people located in the foothills of Canada’s Rocky Mountains and is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. This city is home to the Calgary Stampede, the greatest outdoor show on earth with redeo competitions, shows, concerts, races, exhibitions, among others.

Sent by Lew2424

A view of Calgary’s busy downtown by the peaceful Bow River. Calgary is a place of business as well as place of beauty :)

CA-6098 sent by Glenn

These 7-meters tall skinny human statutes were created by Mario Armengol for the British Pavillion Expo ’67 in Montreal as a gift to Calgary… and the statutes were created to be raceless and expressionless to symbolize gestures and goodwil in friendship.

Nova Scotia

ilyani — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:35:36 +0000

Nova Scotia is a Canadian province located in the southeastern coast of Canada. And to be honest I never heard about Nova Scotia until I received postcards from there.

CA-22674 sent by Carolyn

The Sullivan’s Pond, which is located near Lake Banook, is a perfect area for a walk or to feed ducks, or just to relax. I mean, there are really ducks swimming in the pond!! :D In Dartmouth there are 22 lakes hence the nickname City of Lakes.

Sent by Mamari

Oh I just fell in love with illustrated map cards like this :) So at first glance you might guess Nova Scotia as an island, no? Well, I did. But it’s actually a peninsula. On this card it says Nova Scotia as “Canada’s ocean playground” :)

Countryhouses in Manitoba

ilyani — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:59:00 +0000

I can go on and on showing my countryhouse postcards :) I have received two from Manitoba alone, it’s a prairie province in the heart of Canada.

Sent by little_white_shadow

Windmill yeah! Maybe it’s a bit boring to live in a deserted place far away from the town and hardly have close neighborhood but I really find it calming and relaxing.

Sent by Allikat

It’s a typical farm house in Manitoba. I don’t know why the sky was so dark but it somehow makes the photo magnificent, no?