VENUS ~ The planet of love.

VENUS came and visited us in Delhi on the 18th of Jun. For the first time, we saw such a phenomenal and guessed that it would be rare. At the beginning we thought it was a star and in the morning we found out from the local news paper said that it was a VENUS ~ planet of love. Here is the photo that has been taken by Laurent from the embassy compound at 9.30p.m.

Lets learn a little about VENUS

Named of the Roman goddess of love by the same names, the planet Venus is the second planet from the sun at a distance of roughly 108,209,000 kilometers. With an orbital circumference of 680,000,000 kilometers. Venus is just slightly smaller than the Earth and has a very similar chemical composition. For this reason, Venus is commonly referred to as the Earth's "sister" planet. It takes Venus just under 225 days to orbit the sun on full time, compared to the 365 days orbital period of the Earth.

Venus actually rotates from east to west, as opposed to west to east which in the common rotating direction of most other planets in space. The atmosphere on surface of the planet Venus consists mostly of carbon dioxide, with a small trace of nitrogen. The planet Venus has a surface pressure about 90 times that of the Earth, making any life on the planet unsustainable.

Venus is in view to the naked eye from earth for an period of 2-3 hours before sunrise and 2-3 hours after sunset. Venus is the only other non terrestrial body, besides the moon, that can be seen from Earth during both day and night time hours. At night, Venus is usually the second brightest object in the sky next to the moon.

Quelques informations générales sur Venus.

Tirant son nom d'un Dieu Romain, Venus est la deuxième planète la plus proche du soleil, à une distance d'environ 108'209'000 Kms. D'une circonférence orbitale de 680'000'000 Kms. Venus est juste un peu plus petite que la Terre et a une composition chimique très ressemblante. C'est pourquoi Venus est souvent appellé la <<>> de la Terre. Par contre elle n'a besoin que 225 jours pour faire le tour du Soleil, ce qui la rend donc significativement plus <<>> que la Terre et ses 365 jours.

Venus a la particularité de suivre une rotation d'est en ouest, alors que la plupart des planètes tournent sur dans l'autre sens. L'atmosphère de Venus est principalement composée de dioxyde, avec quelques petites traces de nitrogène. Elle connaît une pression en surface d'environ 90 fois celle de la terre, ce qui empêche toute vie de s'y développer.

Venus est visible à l'oeil nu durant deux à trois heures le matin avant le lever du soleil et après le coucher du soleil. Elle est en fait la seule <<>> (hormis la Lune) qui est visible depuis la Terre le jour comme la nuit. Durant la nuit elle est de plus planète qui brille avec le plus d'esclat, après la Lune bien évidemment.

Big kiss from NDH /Gros becs de NDH

Once in Vashisht........

This small village of Vashisht is busy with their everyday life events. Some of the drivers were looking for the parking spaces……the number of tourists were taking the photos…..one man was showing a huge snake that he carried in his arms to the children….and a women was holding a big rabbit and walking left and right to get an attention from the public while the shopkeepers were busy handling their customers and the weather was also fresh. It looks like a circus. Down on the road we saw few young women were carrying their huge basket filled with the grass and it must be for the cows. We walked up into the village and there, few children were playing side by side with the cows and one little girl were playing with an empty bottle and had been trying to fill it with the water. There were two women and one girl washing their dirty laundry next to the animal disposal. This particular little girl, she was about 10 year old washing her own cloths and she reminded me when I was about her age. Memory….unforgettable one!

Big Kiss from NDH / Gros becs de NDH

Qui a oublie sa coulotte....who forgot his underwear?

Somebody has forgotten something here….kurang asam punye orang, tinggalkan dia punye underwear kat wire electric. Tak ada tempat lain ke nak sangkutkan, dah lah tu depan tingkap hotel lagi tu. Il y a quel qu’un a oublie sa coulotte qui pendait sur le cable electrique. Hehehe……

Big kiss from NDH / Gros becs de NDH

VISA.....VISA.....HAHAHA...IT'S TOO HOT!!

Wish you guys good luck for the visa application. The weather is too hot to queue up out side...isn't it. In Old Delhi yesterday was about 47 degrees and we still survived though until today......huhuhuhu, don't know how far more we can go.

Big kiss from NDH / Gros becs de NDH

Saturday and Sunday programmes

Saturday evening usually we make the breads for Sunday breakfast. It is not a tv that they are watching but the breads in the oven. As long as they are happy with it....fine with me.

La tresse and le pain aux olives among our favorites plus the jams from all kind of fruits. We even have kaya (Malaysian marmelaid made from eggs and coconut milk) too and fresh fruits and the omelettes. What a life............but we never complained:-).

Big kiss de NDH / Gros becs de NDH

Slum in Delhi ~ Sting Garden (Malaysian Version)

Visited a slum.

What is a slum?
A slum is a district of a city or town which is usually inhabited by the very poor or socially disadvantaged. Slums can be found in most large cities around the world. Through the terms are often now now used interchangeably, slums and ghettos differ in that ghetto refers to a neighborhood based on shared etnicity. Slums are also different from favelas or shanty towns, in that they consist of permanent (if low-quality) housing rather than less-durable shacks of cardboard or corrigated iron or newspaper.

Slum in Delhi ~ The present population of Delhi is about 13.9 million. Of this nearly 45% population lives in unauthorised colonies, rural villages and slums and JJ clusters. The current number of slum dwelling units is estimated at about 0.6 million and the population living in slums and Yamuna clusters in projected at about 3 million.

Out of the 0.6 million JJ units, nearly 62,000 units are estimated to be located in the river bed of Yamuna on both sides of its stretch along Delhi and on the and embankments of a few major storm water drain such as Najafgarh drain, Barapulla drain etc. During dry weather these slum dwellers use open areas around their units for defaecation. In ths way, the entire human walk generated from these 62,000 units along with additional waste water generated from their household is discharged untreated into the river Yamuna.

Big kiss from NDH / Gros becs de Delhi