ABC Wednesday: Letter J

Japanese Udon noodles are my son's favourite. Once we went to one of the most expensive Japanese Restaurant in the Shangrila hotel in Singapore. The udon noodles he ordered wasn't like his mum's udon noodles and he told the poor waitress that he didn't like it. The manager came to apologise and gave him a complimentary bowl. He ate it but still insisted that it wasn't like his mum's. Should I laugh and feel honored?
These photos are uncooked udon, because his mum is keeping her recipe a secret. LOL. Actually I cook it so often that I didn't think of taking a photo.




I was running late, the cars were moving at a snail pace. In fact they were not moving at all. I was sitting at the bridge wondering if there was an accident. When I eventually got to the end of the bridge some sixty minutes later, I see this technician fiddling with the traffic control signal. I pitied him because it was a cold morning and a gale was blowing. He must be feeling the vibes of the motorists hot under the collar and cursing him for the JAM.

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Weekend Reflection: Fathers' Day

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In New Zealand, we celebrate Fathers' Day on the first Sunday to September. Mt Albert Baptist Church celebrated too, our group of ladies called the "Well" put on a good spread of pan cake breakfast. It was as good as one you get at a hotel.

Good Job! Paki Paki April, Kay, Heather and all the others who worked so hard. I even saw a man cooking. Behind the scene were those doing the dishes. A visitor from Taiwan was very happy to help in the kitchen drying dishes. Later, a young man came in. I forgot to ask him name. I remember last year, another young man, Sam helped.

Some of the children were selling baked cakes to raise funds. I shall post this photo at another time.

Happy Fathers' Day to all fathers.

My Taiwanese friends tell me in Taiwan, they celebrate on August 8th. In Mandarin, it sounds like BA BA.

My reflection for this week, you have to look carefully at the right hand corner, you see the reflection on the warming tray.

ABC Wednesday: G for Giant

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Fee Fi Fo Fom,
I smell the blood of an English man,
Be he alive or be he dead,
I grind his blood to make my bread.
Fee Fi Fo Fom.

Kids like stories of giants.

My son was caught by the giant and served on a platter. These photos were taken in the Science Centre in Brisbane , Australia.

skywatch Friday: Goodbye to winter

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The weatherman didn't bring a good winter. It had been cold and wet and floods.

My student road patrol and the teacher in charge will be glad that it is the last Friday of winter. Hopefully it is bye bye to rain.

ABC Wednesday: Fountain

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Drinking fountain of all ages in my school.

Our school encourages students to be healthy and drink water. Our kids play during morning tea and lunch time, and we hardly have any obese children, though statistically, we are a nation with lots of obese people.

weekend reflections: Table candles

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I went to a dinner, and the table was beautifully set.

Skywatch Friday: Traffic cones

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We have a wet winter, but that special day of July 25th, we had a beautiful day. Our sky was blue with a few clouds floating in the air. Everyone enjoyed at the opening of our Mangere bridge.

Jama and other Singapore blogger can refresh my memory. When the American Graffiti tagger Michael Fay appeared in court, he was also found with traffic signs, road signs and traffic cones.

His lawyer argued to the effect," It is Michael's culture to indulge in such harmless activities. Every boy in USA would have one of these items in their bedroom as a kind of initiation. All very harmless."

But the Singapore Government didn't buy this even though President Clinton tried to intervene. Michael Fay was caned and sent to prison.

Today, some idiot in New Zealand has called over the Facebook to encourage people to steal cones. Luckily the police found it. Such irresponsibility deserves what Michael Fay got. Unfortunately, New Zealand law is lax.

Idiots don't think that traffic cones are for the safety of everyone. It costs $70 each, and who pays for it? The tax payer of course.

Superintendent Kelvin Powell, Acting National Manager Operations Support, said
"This is an act of theft and could also result in a serious accident causing death or injury," said Mr Powell.

"These cones are there for a reason to warn members of the public of road works or obstructions and are part of safety measures, required under law, by local authorities and roading contractors to keep people safe."

"This is a stupid prank and we would ask anyone who is thinking of stealing a cone to think again," he said.

Acts endangering safety
• Every person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding $2,000 who, in any public place, without reasonable excuse and in circumstances likely to cause injury,—
• (a) Places or makes any obstruction; or
• (b) Digs and leaves any hole; or
• (c) Removes any protective structure or any warning sign or device.

Police will charge anyone found in possession of road cones unlawfully.


http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/warning-over-steal-road-cone-day-3687335

Warning over 'steal a road cone day'

Friday August 06, 2010
A Facebook campaign encouraging people to steal orange road cones has caught the attention of police.

A message is doing the rounds on the social networking site about a "steal a road cone day" tomorrow.

So far, 7000 people have confirmed they will "attend" the event. Organisers also want people to post images of themselves with the cones on the site.

abc wednesday: letter C

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Charity for cancer awareness, jet skiing across continents.

http://ann-mythoughtsandphotos.blogspot.com/2010/07/scenic-sunday-jet-ski.html My Sunday post generated a lot of interests. Undoubtedly all over the world, many critics call Jeremy Burfoot crazy for his attempt.

I have included our Television news item. When you click on it, allow a few seconds of advertisement. It is worthed the wait.

Apparently, in Europe, he is traveling on the waterways, most of the journey is along the coast, except when he leaves Sri Lanka for Singapore, Indonesia for Australia, and from Australia to New Zealand.

Jeremy Burfoot has already circumnavigated New Zealand on a jetski to raise cancer awareness - now the airline pilot is taking his message 32,000 kilometres further.

Mr Burfoot sets out tonight on a mission to ride his jetski from London to Auckland. He will cross the North Sea to Rotterdam, ride the Rhine and Danube, head to Turkey, then Egypt, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea. After that he will hit Yemen, Oman, Pakistan, India Sri Lanka and Singapore, then travel on to Australia and finally New Zealand.

I suspect he must have sponsors to finance his trip. I am not sure.

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/kiwi-jet-skier-begins-32-000km-trip-3681959/video


* The photo was taken in Australia, it is not the jet ski in the story.*

Scenic Sunday,Sunday Bridges.

Pity you can't read the sign. These two gentlemen are advertising for a sausage sale in aid of MND.

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bridges-official-opening-on-Sunday

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It is not everyday that we get to walk across a big bridge. We had been monitoring this development of this bridge. At last we went as pedestrians. As we left as 1.30pm, the cyclists came anxiously as it too will be opened to them only this afternoon. The 4 lane bridge will then be open only to vehicles.

Today, the $230 million second Manukau harbour bridge or lovingly called the Mangere bridge is officially opened by Prime Minister John Key, with Transport Minister Steven Joyce, Manukau mayor Len Brown and Auckland city mayor John Banks.

There was much fan fare and entertainment and refreshments. Among the various charity group, these two gentlemen caught my eye. Over at my stories site I had just written about MND or Motor Neuron Disease. These gentlemen were raising funds for them. http://annkschin.blogspot.com/2010/07/case-for-euthanasia.html Kai pai and paki paki to them.

Ruby Red: Temple in Singapore

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My sisters Helen and Grace went to visit a Chinese Temple in Singapore with their kids. Do look at what Helen and Grace are wearing. I surmise that they were asked to wear this wrap-around skirt.

Once we went to the Royal Palace and Temple in Bangkok. I had to rent a wrap-around skirt because my knee length shorts revealing my legs were disrespectful of their Gods.
It just makes me think that "When in Rome, do what the Romans do."

Skywatch Friday: Matariki, Maori New Year

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The Chinese believe in YUEN or fate, something I do not really believe in having become a Christian and having received a Western education. This could be coincidence, perhaps.

Last year, I went to the Orakei Marea, met and befriended Ngarimu. I spent the night before Waitangi Day in the marea and the elder said," You have eaten our food, slept in our Marea, you are now a Maori." I went to school and told my students I am now a Maori and they looked at me in disbelief.

Yesterday, when I went to the Auckland Domain, my mission was to look for John Edgar's sculpture. The sky was beautifully blue and with just tiny puffs of clouds. I went for a long exploratory walk.

I went to the old crater and reminisced the time I spent my lunch time training for the Round the Bays. I came to a clump of trees.

There among most of the trees whose leaves had fallen was this big tree, what attracted me was the Maori poles surrounding it. Curiousity got the better of me, and despite the soggy muddy crater, I trundled to it. Peeping through the poles, I saw the Red Maori craving supports. I have been in New Zealand since 1978, I had not previously noticed it. I was really excited.

I came home, and googled, but didn't find anything. I remembered my friend Ngarimu, and this Historical Gem should be respected. Ngarimu had previously invited me to his Tree Planting events. I am privileged to accept.

Kia ora Ann

This is a sacred totara tree, Te Puea planted it in 1940 to honour 100 years of the Treaty of Waitangi and her Grand-dad, Potatau Te Wherowhero (the 1st Maori King) who lived on that hill in early Auckland.


Regards

Ngarimu

p/s Te Puea Herangi, CBE (9 November 1883- 12 October 1952) was a respected Māori leader from New Zealand's Waikato region known by the name Princess Te Puea.

Photo Hunt: Canada Day

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Photohunt for this week is open. I take it to mean I can post anything I like.

Today 1st July is Canada Day. I wish all my Canadian friends a Happy Day. A Special greeting to Barry and Linda.

This the coat of arms of Windsor University. I was there in 1975-77. Canada was the first country I lived away from home.