The English Language Taught In Yambol Schools

As I walked freely into a Yambol school playground, I couldn't fail to notice the writing on the wall that I presume wasn't written during school opening times. I really didn't know what to make of it but mus compliment the author whose English is word perfect, although I might well mark him or her down for content. 

A Small Yambol TicTac Shop

This small TicTac shop is in the Borovits area of Yambol and I pass it everytime I walk into the centre. It never used to have graffiti, but that is the new face of Yambol coming out nowdays. I have never seen anyone shopping there in all the years I've been here so I wonder how much money they make each week. It must be enough the running of the shop, but then I know many who are running at a loss and just trying to get throgh the recession.

A Camera At Last!

What a turn up this weekend. I did a favour for a reader of my blog, namely to go to the Yambol cemetery and look up a relative who had passed away in recent year and give feedback. It was something that I would have done as a favour as that’s the sort of people we are here and we did. We got information of the burial site, dates, addresses and pictures (ironically from a borrowed camera) and gave this back.

Soon after the person who asked for out help send a donation of $50 for out troubles. This was a total surprise and of course adds to the $20 that has already been donated toward a digital camera. With $70 in the pot I now can afford a digital camera and am on the point of buying one. It will be at the cheapest end of the market but as long as it does the job that’s all that matters.

So now time ticks away for more pictures to be taken, not just on Yambol Daily Pictures blog, but for all my blogs that have recently lacked original pictures as their source

I would like to thank the donors that have made this possible http://dfoolonthehill.com (who has said farewell for some reason – see the link) for the $20 and Sergei Bazhgin (location unknown) for the $50!

I hate shopping, but now have to for the best budget camera deals around.

An Apology Due

I have to re address the last post and apologise to the person who offered to donate the digital camera. There was a communication problem that caused the camera not to change hands. Such a shame like two ships passing each other in the night.

It is a hopeful Martin who now waits in Yambol for any offers. Again I must stress I have offered to barter with hard cash ($20) that has been donated and 100,000 EC credits that I have saved up over the last year.

There must be someone out there with a digital camera they don't use. Give me a call.

I've Been Let Down

Well the camera hasn't materialised and I have heard nothing from the donor who was due in Bulgaria on the 21st of this month. "Don't' rely on anyone but yourself", was a piece of Bulgarian advice that was given to me a few years a go here. I must say that rings a truth in the time I have lived here.

My blog is therefore on hold again and I am quite disappointed. My earnings are less than £40 a week working a 40 hour week and I just can't afford three weeks pay to buy the most basic of digital cameras. It remains for me to wait again for another promise of a camera. I just can't believe that my offer of 100,000 EC credits and $20 that has been donated has not been taken up. That's over $120 in old blogging money!

I WAIT AGAIN IN HOPE!

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What's On At The Yambol Theatre This Week?

Not being a film or theatre going buff I don’t have much interest in what’s on at the Yambol theatre week in week out. Even if it were in English I still wouldn’t bother. Most people here would taker time look at the posters displayed on forthcoming plays and events at the Yambol theatre. It is a lovely little display on the more than pleasant pedestrian promenade.

Balloon for sale in Yambol from a street seller who carries a chair as a trade stand The festivities continue after Easter weekend here and why not. If there are balloons left over from Easter try and sell them all off a few days later. They brighten Yambol city up, make the children even happier then they are already and compliment all the brightly coloured flowers that are now showing their blooms.