OMG, I'm speechless, and really touched by all your comments...

I really didn't want to flood the forum with my pictures because I was afraid people would get tired of them.
On the other hand, I got everyone's advice when I was contemplating if I should accept my friend's offer to get me a new camera or not, and now I think I haven't even posted any of my new pictures here. Will start a new thread later today, or tomorrow...
BTW, I almost killed my camera today when I slipped and fell while taking pictures. Prefered to land on my arm and back instead , so I hope the camera and lenses survived. I should really be more careful while taking pictures.