Sunday, August 8, 2010

today Sweden fly a flag!


 Today is the name day Silvia as the name of Queen in Sweden. Thats why most of the establishesment raise the flag as a symble of celebration.

The name Silvia come from latin words SILVA which means wood or forest. Around 800 women  in Sweden who celebrate their name day today together with the Queen. Thanks for her ( Queen Silvia) this name was listed in  the calendar today.

Inside the  country and even the rest of Scandinavian hanging a small flag at home is normal. During summer most of houses have Swedish flag.
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From Cebu and landed here in Northern Europe a Nordic Country on the Scandivian Peninsula ..soon to be a Mom. Life living outside Philippines is interesting and a lot of challenge ,of course difficult because of the language.People in Sweden speak Swedish and I need to step back from the basic just to learn their language and to have a job.I created this blog for my family and friends in Philippines,easy for them to update my life here. My other reason is to keep updating my english language.