tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32901588.post3463775769819547248..comments2023-10-28T18:51:19.203+04:30Comments on Frida's Notebook: These are the people in my neighbourhoodFrida Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878651630529664531noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32901588.post-68712770396271301532007-01-18T07:44:00.000+04:302007-01-18T07:44:00.000+04:30I can't imagine the patience and sheer courage/mad...I can't imagine the patience and sheer courage/madness the deminers must have. They truly are heroes. Reading this post, I couldn't help but think of the film, The English Patient. Come to think of it, Frida, you DO look like Juliette Binoche... Next time you meet Ru, you'll have to take his photo to show us.<br /> <br />Glad to hear that you are feeling better. I'll have to check out your music selection on itunes or myspace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32901588.post-37791189450115437532007-01-18T03:47:00.000+04:302007-01-18T03:47:00.000+04:30Your post about the deminers reminded me of the ex...Your post about the deminers reminded me of the excellent yet upsetting movie <i>Turtles Can Fly</i> which I saw a couple of weeks ago. <br />I also have the highest respect for people like Ru and the others who are continuously working to reduce the deadly risk that comes with mines.<br /><br />Glad to hear you're feeling a bit better. Thinking of you.luziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022932534962118811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32901588.post-6609511905643796012007-01-18T03:46:00.000+04:302007-01-18T03:46:00.000+04:30Yay for you, Frida! So glad you were able to move ...Yay for you, Frida! So glad you were able to move about and find some time for just you!<br />Incredible story about those incredible men- thank you for sharing! I am learning something new every day from you! Love the Billie Holiday song!Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287107184977896696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32901588.post-314285578903448072007-01-17T21:28:00.000+04:302007-01-17T21:28:00.000+04:30We read of landmines in the popular media but it i...We read of landmines in the popular media but it is information like this that really tells the story and comments from writers like Paris Parfait (i.e. Dead Sea) that really shed light on the truth of the situation. Bravo to Ru and all the men like him.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32901588.post-18769879027533778192007-01-17T21:09:00.000+04:302007-01-17T21:09:00.000+04:30So glad you're feeling a bit better today. Thanks ...So glad you're feeling a bit better today. Thanks for this wonderful tribute to tough/tender guys like Ru, who do such incredibly difficult, dangerous yet important work. In Jordan there are huge swathes of land near the Dead Sea that were mined (i.e. in the '67 War) and the maps of the mines were lost. So occasionally you come across signs that warn of landmines in the area. It just boggles the mind (no pun intended) to think of all the thousands and thousands of land mines still out there, after various wars and conflicts. I wish the world would wake up and ban their use forever. My hat's off to Ru and his colleagues!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32901588.post-74261985349142685612007-01-17T20:43:00.000+04:302007-01-17T20:43:00.000+04:30I'm amazed and grateful that such courageous, cari...I'm amazed and grateful that such courageous, caring souls exist. I honestly would be too afraid to be a deminer. And what do you say to someone who has just told you he laid 1000 mines personally??Alex Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109059018269508607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32901588.post-70135770781515886702007-01-17T19:32:00.000+04:302007-01-17T19:32:00.000+04:30yes, the deminers are incredible. I am also amaze...yes, the deminers are incredible. I am also amazed by the people who act as human shields (the peace brigades, etc.)<br /><br />So glad to hear you are feeling beter!Maryam in Marrakeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04847860772735091153noreply@blogger.com