Monday, 14 June 2010

Holland @ Netherlands

Mention Holland @ Netherlands and few things that would spring in my mind are :

the tulips,





windmills,




clogs





.... and Edam cheese
(and this is b'cos I used to come across questions of "d famous cheese from Holland" when I played crosswords...hehe..)







Its Netherlands vs Denmark tonite in World Cup.


"The Netherlands national football team play in a bright orange shirt. Orange is the historic national colour of the Netherlands, originating from the coat of arms of the Dutch founding father William of Orange-Nassau. The top red band of the current flag was originally orange. The current Dutch away shirt is white, with two thin lines outlining a chevron containing the colors of the Dutch flag. Occasionally, orange socks are worn instead of light blue socks"






mmmm....but of course nowdays my first thot would be on my fren who is residing there at the moment..hehe


(Ilham, her son)


and I'm sure they'd b glued in front of their TV, watching the Oranje..hehehe..


(Update at 10.15pm : Netherlands 2 - 0 Denmark)




:-)


30 comments:

TK said...

I love orange (the fruit and the color). Tgok game tu tadi and Netherland won! Nak cari jersi oren 4 my son. Now I'm watching Japan and Cameroon! Nak sokong Cameroonlah..

Cheqna said...

TK,

amboi, terus nak cari jersi.. :-)...Didnt watch fully the earlier game..but sure kawan kat Amsterdam tu sorak sakan...hehehe..

yes, Japan vs Cameroon now, not concentrating thou..but sama lah team kita.. :-)

Nitin said...

yea.. netherlands destroyed em.. haha..

i amsterdam said...

Auntie Cheqna!! You had done your research well!! You know more than we do !!

Btw, we were not glued in front of the TV. At 1.15 pm (local & south african time), we were having grade 2 luncheon and later ice-cream party in 2JK classroom. This week is the last week before the summer holiday.. so lots of partying at the ISA.

Auntie TK, Ilham also has been pestering his father for the orange jersey, so his father said we will buy when we get to Padang Besar ha..ha..ha..

Cat-from-Sydney said...

Cheqna,
I had to wear sunglasses in the house last nite, watching that Ned vs Den game. Silau! The Italy vs Paraguay was more thrilling though... har har har *evil laughs*

Anonymous said...

I love orange but not Holland. My fav team is brazil but if I am going to bet, Argentina will be my choice.

Nice & beautiful posting Cheqna.

Unknown said...

wah! belanda menang ke? eh! holand dan netherland? kenapa belanda ada 2 nama? pelik...

Cheqna said...

Nitin,

u don't like Danes? mm..i thot Denmark was one of the strongest team..well, what do I know..hehe

:-)

Cheqna said...

I.a,

hehe..research dear research..n I still wish to revisit Amsterdam one day...

so, planning on coming back for hols?..but by that time, Ilham might want something else..hehe..

:-)

Cheqna said...

Cats dear,

still not sour from being "thrashed" by Germany are you?

better luck with Ghana [no penalty pls :-) ] n Serbia!

:-)

Cheqna said...

Rad,

Argentina?..u in d same camp as TK eh?..hehe..

n tq!

:-)

Cheqna said...

Nick,

jangan tukar camp pulak dik..haha..

Holland/Netherlands? ~ refer here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland

:-)

Anonymous said...

oh ye ke.. harap Messi tak menghampakan kali ni :)

lina@women's perspectives said...

You know Netherlands quite well...

Unknown said...

oh.. bru phm bila tgk url yg akak kasi ni.. thnkz kak!! :)

Unknown said...

waa semua gila bola..umi kalau sebut orange teringat cake, teringat juice..tak teringat team netherland pung hahaha..thanks for sharing

Cheqna said...

Lina,

hehe..just joining the fun of WC

:-)

Cheqna said...

Nick,

at least we learn something new kan, tak sia2 juga WC ni..hehe..

n u r welcome dik!

:-)

Cheqna said...

Umi,

orange juice, orange cake lagi best sebenarnya kan?..hehe

:-)

Cheqna said...

Rad,

Messi sibuk dengan iklan kat Astro, penat dah..hehe..

:-)

papabear said...

interesting match! edam cheese buat cheese cake sedap...

mdhafiz said...

I love Holland Football Team.. go go Holland.. :)

Cheqna said...

papabear,

is it? never tried that one..can i request d recipe from mama pasha?or the cheese cake itself..hehe..

:-)

Cheqna said...

Hafiz..

wah, mentang2 Holland menang...hehehe...

:-)))

Bieaz said...

happay sakan la peminat Holland menang hehehe :)

Cheqna said...

Bie,

..adalah yang nak beli jersey Oranje tu...kita makan buah orange je..hehe..

:-)))

NENSA MOON said...

Wadohh...masuk di sarangnya penggila bola neh, Cheqna...haha...

now everyone love orange coz netherlands won... next time change to blue...green... yellow... pusiiing deh!!

Cheqna said...

Nensa dear,

I'll go for orange juice with blue, green n yellow ice cubes, complete set!..hehehe..

:-)

Meen said...

Hi there,

salam kenalan dai UK..I pon slalu buat bread pudding,tapi version malas,rendamkan bread dalam bancuhan custard powder,letak cinnamon powder and raisin,masuk oven..hehehehe..

Cheqna said...

Meen,

hi back 2 u!...i'm used to that version malas as well, hehehe..

custard powder..mmm i love making jelly pudding with it, makan dgn susu cair n cocktail fruits..huh, melayang diet..hahaha..

:-)

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