VirtualTourist Member ChuckG
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In my mind for 2007 I'm back on Lost Island and will "chill" for a while. Following a fun trip in UK and Sweden in August 07.
IN 2008: Next trip will be in Asia...but dunno when exactly, in the mean time, come leave me a visit note on My Visitor's World Map !
ALL YEAR ROUND: Lost Island
Chuck |
| Mass Graves - Piskarevskoye Cemetery |
Remembrance... I visited this memorial during my trip to Russia in August06 and it reminded me how hate and fanatics can cause the worst atrocities.
"THE SIEGE OF LENINGRAD: (Sept. 8, 1941–Jan. 27, 1944) Prolonged siege of the city of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) by German forces in World War II. German forces invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941 and approached Leningrad from the west and south while Germany's Finnish allies came from the north. By November 1941 the city was almost completely encircled and its supply lines to the Soviet interior cut off. In 1942 alone, in excess of 650,000 of Leningrad's citizens died from starvation, disease, and shelling from distant German artillery. Sparse food and fuel supplies reached the city by barge in the summer and by sled in winter across Lake Ladoga. The supplies kept the city's arms factories operating and its two million inhabitants barely alive, while another one million children and sick and elderly people were evacuated. (Answers.com)"
We are all citizen of the world after all, but it seems like the new fashion is no talk, laugh at the UN, destroy first in the name of freedom or religion and apologize later hypocritically. WIth the recent Lebanon bombings, its one of the first time I see "free" countries (US,Canada,Australia,UK) rejoice at the idea of a war saying its a great occasion for change and that they should "finish the job" before a cease fire. Since when destroying a country's infrastructures and killing 90% civilians a self-defense, measured and positive change action? Everyone in the world will start using this argument now when attacking other countries. "Occasion for good change, self defense, insurgents/terrorists, collaborative population"...sad, very sad.
My thoughts are with those innocents who suffered, suffer or will be affected by future wars,
ChuckieG |
| Mass graves for the hundreds thousands victims |
|  | Previous Trips
2007: July07 London UK, Quebec August 07 Stockholm, Sweden
2006:
Aug 06 Finland and Russia Sept 06 Cote d'Azur(France) and Italy Dec 06 Contrecoeur, Quebec\
2005: China for 4 weeks Montreal,Quebec
2004: May 04: Short trip to: Rome, Italy
June 04: California West Coast My home Italy Part 2 Check my new albums ! July 04: Montreal Quebec city Trip Ville de Quebec (Quebec city) Aug 04:Oregon Trip Crater Lake, Oregon and Washington State trip;
2003: Bangalore, India Goa, India Singapore (went again and again): My past Singapore fun trips Thailand (went there, got lost in translation): My 24 hours in Bangkok Tokyo,Japan and more Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2002: Paris, France; Venice,Italy; East Coast of Spain ! (Gotta scan the pics !)
2001: Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Vienna,Austria; Croatia
2000: London,UK, Paris & Half of France
Oh well... my Oregon, Washington, Rome, China, California pictures will have to wait a bit more before i put them on my site...i'm too busy with my MBA studies now. But send me an email when you can, i'm still alive and well ! If you want to know more 'bout me...i recommend checking my "Origin" album and my "Dont ask" album.
An other 2 years at Berkeley and then more travel...cannot wait !!! Potosi, I will visit you one day.
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| Memorial to the last line of defence |
September 2005: Vegas Baby ! This time September 05, saw the show "Ka", partied at the Mandalay Bay, smoked stogies watching some non-describable stuff...and drank 3 feet daiquiri every day. Last time Jun '04, saw the show "Splash", got hammered on margarita and daiquiri and lost 10 L of sweat. Before that, early '04, saw the show Zumanity, a Polynesian dance show, drank champagne, 46 ounces margarita, 46 ounces of daiquiri, went out at "Rain", "Shadow" and "Caramel" I love Vegas... My Vegas Page |
My favorite web sites 1) Insult Monger (How to "speak" in any languages, It's never too late to learn !)
2) Was Arrested . COM (To play some cool jokes to your friends)
3) Breakbeat UK Music (Very good music when you are doing something boring at work and need to stay awake)
4) The Memory Hole (If you want to start verbal fights bringing some "facts" about what "really" happened.
5) QLOCK (The ultimate download to know what time it is where your friends are all over the world)
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Hey !!! If I or one of my crew member see one of my pic elsewhere, the first one of us who gets released from San Quentin will pay you a visit to "fraternize" ! Be nice, ask me by email if you want to use them ! |
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Toshioohsako Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:00 UTC I absolutely agree with your opinions about the recent world. We need the beautiful and ugly realities squarely. We cannot suppress our negative feelings, that is bad. Nice meeting you! | balisunshine Fri Feb 1, 2008 05:01 UTC Love Hed Kandi too! Peace | willy_wonka Tue Jan 29, 2008 05:52 UTC chucky boy. your birthday is on australia day. and i was laying on the beach drinking on australia day. so a belated happy birthday to you brudda. im sure you had a fab one with your new family addition! x | marcelo15 Tue Jan 29, 2008 01:44 UTC happy birthday my friend. hope you had spent a wonderful day. many greets from bolivia, marce |
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