tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post3851748975905825865..comments2023-11-05T07:27:52.847-05:00Comments on Olivia's Sunrise of New Beginnings: 10 Green Bottles...Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04014351759393921274noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-24351828377806083212007-05-24T13:05:00.000-04:002007-05-24T13:05:00.000-04:00"um" means "mother of"... so it's mother of naief...."um" means "mother of"... so it's mother of naief. and for fathers.. it's "bu" meaning "father of".Um Naiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079700156633283396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-25522585112397122292007-05-24T08:21:00.000-04:002007-05-24T08:21:00.000-04:00Arty, I watched the fireworks there a few years ba...Arty, I watched the fireworks there a few years back, and sipped hot chocolate's in the starbucks at the top of adelaide road, and had lovely fish and chips from the chip shop just down from the hill. Its marvelous! After the fireworks I did find out other bloggers were there too, altho I didn't know at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-90553014954879991482007-05-23T15:32:00.000-04:002007-05-23T15:32:00.000-04:00Um Naief - what does "um" mean?I went to see the s...Um Naief - what does "um" mean?<BR/><BR/>I went to see the second house today...Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014351759393921274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-86101925580340927602007-05-23T09:08:00.000-04:002007-05-23T09:08:00.000-04:00yes, i think you and your mother should live toget...yes, i think you and your mother should live together. it'll be really good for both of you. i loved living w/ my mom and miss it. <BR/><BR/>i don't like the first place at all, the 2nd two are nice looking, altho i'm not sure that i'd want to do a house share and the 2nd photo looks like that.<BR/><BR/>i'm glad your granny is near to you. i wish i had that opportunity to be near to mine again. enjoy every minute of it!Um Naiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079700156633283396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-5537631993831660112007-05-22T17:36:00.000-04:002007-05-22T17:36:00.000-04:00Eric - welcome. 99 Bottles is the American one, 1...Eric - welcome. 99 Bottles is the American one, 10 Green Bottles is the British and has a totally different tune.<BR/><BR/>London is fantastic. Not easy to live in, yet hard to leave :)<BR/><BR/>Anything exciting in your roots?<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Luna - oh, so this is a new development! Yes at least when you buy you recoup the money you put in...renting, it all goes down the drain.<BR/><BR/>It seems like only the other day you posted proud pics of your new rented place. Well I wish you both well and hope the deal goes through.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014351759393921274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-82001728569387749712007-05-22T16:27:00.000-04:002007-05-22T16:27:00.000-04:00It's good to be back, but I miss the Atlantic bree...It's good to be back, but I miss the Atlantic breeze already!<BR/><BR/>This is a different house that we're going to buy, if everything works out right (fingers crossed)!!! There are several things I like about apartment living and renting (no responsibility for maintenance, reduced utility costs, etc.) but missing out on the investment of property ownership would be awful. <BR/><BR/>The 100-year-old house we live in now, though, is cracking at the seams. The owner has not been maintaining the foundation properly and we have sagging plaster in the ceiling in our living room and study!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you're excited about moving in w/ you're mom!Miss Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831133768123027451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-32772295812905337022007-05-22T15:38:00.000-04:002007-05-22T15:38:00.000-04:00I do remember a song similar to that, but it was t...I do remember a song similar to that, but it was titled "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall", and it went: "99 Bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer, take one down, pass it around, 98 bottles of beer on the wall!" Hehe! I just want you to know that I absolutely love your hometown! London is the best! (Of course, it wouldn't hurt that my family roots go back there!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-42198002143814590812007-05-22T11:29:00.000-04:002007-05-22T11:29:00.000-04:00Minstrel - hm, I seem to have heard a little about...Minstrel - hm, I seem to have heard a little about that :P<BR/><BR/>Everyone likes the second house! I am giving up and giving in to Platinum House, though, the luxury block...<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>ML - "that feels like home"...we may wait a while yet. This modern place is a bit soulless, but it's easy, no extra costs apart from electricity so I mean there's no ground rent/service charge, and hey everyone could do with a concierge to see you in and out.<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Lotus - thanks for the encouragement. It benefits no one to have us apart, it's not as if she's living with my father anymore. So I am definitely doing the right thing.<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Luna - hey welcome back from holidays! <BR/>Are you talking about the house you live in now? You had the option to buy, right?<BR/><BR/>Gosh, I can't wait to laugh with my mother. It's so ticklish. I am going to be such a different person!<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Dan - awwwwww you say the sweetest things!<BR/>If I had a hug for every time someone wanted to give me one, I would be flat.<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Pete - when have you been to Primrose Hill? Let Katja and me know next time you're there and we'll come and kidnap you!Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014351759393921274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-87541858895285943022007-05-22T06:46:00.000-04:002007-05-22T06:46:00.000-04:00I've never been to Harrow on the Hill but it does ...I've never been to Harrow on the Hill but it does sound fab. I'm a big Primrose Hill fan too, I like to go up top and look at the view, although I guess some of those that have had less focus for clebs and slobs are probably much nicer to live in. <BR/><BR/>I too have been hardly around and have a row of firefox tabs dedicated to copying things down for a welsh MP. I can't wait to do them all and rest again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-35983977033990618762007-05-21T22:20:00.000-04:002007-05-21T22:20:00.000-04:00all we have is each other - we have always been be...<I>all we have is each other - we have always been best friends.</I><BR/><BR/>Gosh, you are so sweet. I wish I could give you a huge hug right now. If you enjoy your mom, then by all means, enjoy her! Hugs and kisses to you, Olivia.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763751210167358084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-12253258775274436332007-05-21T14:49:00.000-04:002007-05-21T14:49:00.000-04:00I'm BAAAAA-AAAAAACK!It's good when you spin a long...I'm BAAAAA-AAAAAACK!<BR/><BR/>It's good when you spin a long yarn, Liv! <BR/><BR/>-I can totally empathize on the agony of house-hunting. Dave and I finally agreed on a house, and we've got it under contract! Here's hoping you find a good flat!<BR/><BR/>-I have the same relationship with my mother. We're friends, actually, she's more like one of those friends that you always go to for advice, that always seems to know the right thing to say and can finish the whole discussion by making you laugh so hard you might wet yourself with glee!<BR/><BR/>I'd move back in with my mom in a moment's notice if Dave wouldn't mind!Miss Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831133768123027451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-26895871546896174752007-05-21T13:04:00.000-04:002007-05-21T13:04:00.000-04:00I live 12,000 miles away from my parents Olivia, a...I live 12,000 miles away from my parents Olivia, and not a day goes by when I am not wishing that my parents lived with me. Life goes by so fast..I know there will come a day when I regret having spent so many years away from them. I think you're doing the right thing by having your mom move in with you.Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-51318582982597568052007-05-21T12:12:00.000-04:002007-05-21T12:12:00.000-04:00It so hard to find the perfect place that feels li...It so hard to find the perfect place that feels like home.<BR/><BR/>I don't blame you for missing your Mum! It sounds like you have a really close relationship with her.MLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818786098417686889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-74032705218294679022007-05-21T09:24:00.000-04:002007-05-21T09:24:00.000-04:00It's good and even enviable that you and your moth...It's good and even enviable that you and your mother have such a nice relationship. I don't think I need to comment any further about how well my wife and I get along with her parents right next door...<BR/><BR/>Good luck flat-hunting. That one attached to that house looks lovely!The Moody Minstrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342935635794595909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-85758317028254394612007-05-21T08:17:00.000-04:002007-05-21T08:17:00.000-04:00LB - Yes, no matter what anyone says, this is the ...LB - Yes, no matter what anyone says, this is the best thing.<BR/><BR/>Of course in a few months I may be ranting about the latest argument I've had with her, but everyone needs to argue to get toughened up. Living alone doesn't give you that practice.<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Ricercar - are you living in uni housing at the moment?<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Jia Li - don't tell me you are moving again!!!<BR/>My gosh, is the whole flat going for CN $500? You can't get a room in a houseshare for that here...<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Selba - Lots of British adults are moving back home because they can't afford their own flat, or even sometimes a houseshare, so they live at home and save money, either to live on, or for a deposit on a house if they are earning enough.<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Nabeel - pretty much the suburbs. This place is 10 miles out, but still considered to be "Greater London". I know you live in Chicago and probably drive, so it is going to amuse you to know that it can take about an hour to get into the centre of town from this distance...<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Amit - oh sorry, I posted so late at night and it was convenient to use Flickr!<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Katja - thanks :)<BR/>I mean, I know how to cook, clean, take care of bills...so I can do it again at any time. And I will still be in charge of all the financial details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-44137676177280993782007-05-21T06:58:00.000-04:002007-05-21T06:58:00.000-04:00I don't think living with your mum is a bad thing....I don't think living with your mum is a bad thing. You've been out in the big wide world doing the independent thing for a while now - it's not like you never ever left. As you say, you're the best of friends and I think it will make you both very happy to spend time together properly again. <BR/><BR/>Harrow-on-the-Hill is lovely. I toured with a girl who lived up there and I used to enjoy driving out to pick her up - it's really not so very far from London for all the excitement of the city, but when you're there it feels like a million miles away. Very peaceful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-42739642350922299882007-05-21T04:55:00.000-04:002007-05-21T04:55:00.000-04:00Hi,Olivia..house viewing continues.:)Love the desc...Hi,Olivia..house viewing continues.:)Love the descriptions you give of the various places.Grin at the 'Kitchen in a cupboard'one.(Pity I can't see the snaps,as usual).Harrow On The Hill sounds quite interesting,with all it's celeb claim to fame.Sad to read the last para,but,I guess,everything in life happens for a purpose.And,if u're an optimist,the purpose is always something good.AmitLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315443741450983388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-59734875646308406302007-05-20T22:47:00.000-04:002007-05-20T22:47:00.000-04:00i like the word flat better than condos .. here we...i like the word flat better than condos .. here we call them condos :( .. flat sounds well it is more understandable :) What are you going for? I mean in the city or the suburbs?Nabeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350990439729881786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-52994594631286702602007-05-20T21:32:00.000-04:002007-05-20T21:32:00.000-04:00I remember when I was in Germany, it's very hard t...I remember when I was in Germany, it's very hard to see grown up childern (above 18 years old) still staying with their parents because the society might think it's weird. When they found out that with my age almost 30 (during my last visit to Germany) and still living together with my mom, they gave a "funny" look to me. Well, I guess the culture is different. Here in Indonesia, a lot of people when they got married, they even still living with their parents.<BR/><BR/>I think it depends on each individual and family tradition/culture. If you have a close relationship with your mom then I think it's a very great idea to live together again :)<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the house hunting and keep us update with the progress, ok :)Selbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928176267795475683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-12946165232823567312007-05-20T21:18:00.000-04:002007-05-20T21:18:00.000-04:00good luck on the hse hunting, I just found a lovel...good luck on the hse hunting, I just found a lovely three bedroom flat in downtown St John's for $500 Can a month, right near busses to school and work, its the bottom floor of a Victorian home<BR/><BR/>jiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-61547095406943702492007-05-20T14:49:00.000-04:002007-05-20T14:49:00.000-04:00have to start house hunting myself! dreading it :)...have to start house hunting myself! dreading it :)Preronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873055320080221754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-47653952889849079322007-05-20T10:53:00.000-04:002007-05-20T10:53:00.000-04:00Yes, I think when you are so close to your mother,...Yes, I think when you are so close to your mother, it must be such a hardship living apart! Family First!L Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747649766642650870noreply@blogger.com