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Feb 12 - 16 Hajj 2009 - MMIX ;)

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Now able to count the days till my next hajj February 12th

Will be at the Bulldog Hostel if anyone else is passsing through town
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you will have a great time at Bulldog Hostel, its a nice and clean hostel, stayed there one night with my girl and found it very nice. the breakfast is simple but good and being able to start your tour in the middle of the RLD will save you a lot of time! make sure to have a hot chocolate and a nice joint in their shop right to the hostel, the look out of the window there is great.....never tried their weed, but the atmosphere there is cool and the people working there have been very friendly with us!
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42 DA'YS TO GO ....

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Normally, time flies too fast.

The next 42 days will go by very slowly.

Ah, Amsterdam. Mijn Mekka AND Master of Time, YEAH!
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lol. It's funny how the trip always seems so far away, but almost before you know it, you're standing in dam square. retrospection is a form of time travel :)
kind of :)
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whats a hajj
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Hajj

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Sorry about that ...

A HAJJ is a PILGRIMAGE to a SACRED location. It's a Arabic word. Since Amsterdam is my MECCA, I refer to my annual trip as my HAJJ.

Technically, that make me a HAJI (good word to remember for Scrabble games!).
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34 DAYS TO GO ... :D
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Nice to see I'm not the only one who does these manic count downs.
Over course mine is over 100 so haven't gotten too crazy yet.
Have a great trip.
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3 1/2 months here :( cant wait till it D-Day of leaving
i remember last year was counthing working days from jan and was way to long this year im trying not to think of counting nor thinking of me being there for the momenbt ;) but still my brain knows that in 3 months +... days ill be on my way :(
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Countdown ... T-Minus 32 days ....

Apparently, that's the point at which being in Amsterdam coffeeshops enters into my dreamworld.

Last night I dreamed of coping the most amazing weed. It had loads of beautiful orange flowers, and it smelled like tutti fruiti flavor. To make this even better, my daughter was there with me, but before we sparked it up, I awoke. Arggghhhhh.

Looking forward to tonights dream, and continuing to count the days
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:D . . Countdown . . . only . . . .27 days!! :D
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ed the head wrote:Countdown ... T-Minus 32 days ....

Apparently, that's the point at which being in Amsterdam coffeeshops enters into my dreamworld.

Last night I dreamed of coping the most amazing weed. It had loads of beautiful orange flowers, and it smelled like tutti fruiti flavor. To make this even better, my daughter was there with me ...

...An adult BTW, 26 :lol:
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Twitch wrote:Nice to see I'm not the only one who does these manic count downs.
Over course mine is over 100 so haven't gotten too crazy yet.
Have a great trip.
2 3 !! :D
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ed the head wrote:Countdown ... T-Minus 32 days ....

Apparently, that's the point at which being in Amsterdam coffeeshops enters into my dreamworld.
mine creeps up on me I start getting odd days from around 23 days by the time I get to 11 its nightly I love it no other holiday has that effect on me. :D
Usually they enter around 7-3 days

love the gif funny as feck :lol:

and total respect to your hajj 8)
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laidbackfreak wrote:
ed the head wrote:Countdown ... T-Minus 32 days ....

Apparently, that's the point at which being in Amsterdam coffeeshops enters into my dreamworld.
mine creeps up on me I start getting odd days from around 23 days by the time I get to 11 its nightly I love it no other holiday has that effect on me. :D
Usually they enter around 7-3 days

love the gif funny as feck :lol:

and total respect to your hajj 8)
:lol: Thanks for funny as 'feck', that's a gem I will treasure.
Yes, I think Calvin smoking sums it up pretty well.
He's on my calf thinking 'Amsterdam is mijn Mekka' with 'hajj' and the years I've gone...

MMIX this year :lol: :shock:

Sure hope you're right about the dreams, I love dreaming about the Dam.
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