905706. David Chin
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davidchin.tumblr.com 905707. 213. Multi-Level Marketing
Become successful like me, your Cosway up-line! Thursday, November 21, 2013. Finally I found an article written by some one who can explain all this better than I can:. Http:/ www.vandruff.com/mlm.html. Friday, April 07, 2006. Book 2, chapter 13. Network marketing. In 1994, MLM, multi level marketing. The idea was simple:-. 2) If you like the products, introduce all your friends to use them. Keep on getting these products for them from the Cosway stockist. 5) After two more months of gestation period, be...
davidchin213.blogspot.com 905708. 214. Shaolin Temple
Here I am actually describing my own experience. As a trainee driller being trained by Shell Lutong. The parallels are explained in the postscript. By the way my Chinese name is Soo Vui (Su). Thursday, April 06, 2006. Book 2, chapter 14. In ancient China there was a young boy named Su. He heard from his friends that the monks in the Shaolin. Su was curious and he came back to watch this monk practise his unusual kungfu almost every night. One time, he accidentally made a noise and the old monk knew that ...
davidchin214.blogspot.com 905709. 234. The game of golf
234 The game of golf. 18 April, 2014. Irons, all of the same length! Friday, April 18, 2014. 08 January, 2014. Square to square method. Utm source=et-dt&utm medium=email&utm content=dt-8myth-50&utm campaign=dt-8myth. Wednesday, January 08, 2014. Square to square swing. 13 October, 2012. Why senior players give up golf. Saturday, October 13, 2012. 08 October, 2012. Use 70 % power and no more. When control of the ball has been achieved you may increase power to 75% and a bit more progressively as your hand...
davidchin234.blogspot.com 905710. 2341. Hamilton Golf Club
2341 Hamilton Golf Club. The course is named after that famous golf course in Scotland, St. Andrews. Distances shown are for red tees (in metres). Tuesday, June 9, 2009. 1st hole, par 4, 340M. There are three fairway bunkers on the left (190M, 220M and 245M) and houses with very expensive looking glass windows on the right. Keep your drives down the middle or slightly to the left. You will be able to attack the first green with your long irons. Two putts for your first par! Sunday, June 7, 2009. This is ...
davidchin2341.blogspot.com 905711. 2342. Narrows Golf Course
2342 Narrows Golf Course. A short review of the Narrows Golf Course, Hamilton, NZ. Distances shown are from the blue tee markers. Wednesday, July 1, 2009. 1st hole, par 3 (161M). The right side of the green is guarded by a sand bunker. Tall trees along both sides of the fair way suggest using a high trajectory with a 4 or 5 iron depending on placement of the blue tee-markers. Links to this post. Sunday, June 28, 2009. 2nd hole, par 5 (464M). Links to this post. Friday, June 26, 2009. Links to this post.
davidchin2342.blogspot.com 905712. 24. Black & white Kodak photos
24 Black and white Kodak photos. One cold foggy winter in Hamilton New Zealand, I spent a week scanning all my Kodak photos and saving them in my computer. Here are some of these old photos. Thursday, August 04, 2005. I was sure that I applied Oil of Ulan every night and drank my Aloe-vera juice, ate bee pollen, Manuka honey, Glucosamine and fish Omega oil in the morning and yet I don't seem to be growing any younger! Links to this post. Medical staff of the Lutong Clinic. Links to this post.
davidchin24.blogspot.com 905713. 25. Launching a trailer yacht
25 Launching a trailer yacht. To launch a trailer yacht is quite easy and can be done by one man. Just follow the sequence shown here. For recovery, simply reverse the process. There is a 10:1 mechanical winch on the trailer, if required. Monday, July 25, 2005. Remember to install the towing lights panel at the rear of the boat and attach a streamer to the end of the mast. I used tapes from an old VHS video cassette. On arrival at the boat ramp, remove the towing lights, raise the mast, connect the boom,...
davidchin25.blogspot.com 905715. 251. Ngaroto Sailing Club
251 Ngaroto Sailing Club. We are located on Banks Road, off Paterangi Road, Te Awamutu. Various types of sailing boats are used by. The club members; mostly dinghies ,trailer yachts and one catamaran. Sunday, October 14, 2012. How it all started for me in 1968. I climbed the Sydney bridge with a friend in 1968. We saw many things from up there. There was the Opera House nearing completion, a hydrofoil coming from Manly to Circular Quays. And most important of all, a yacht passing under the bridge! This i...
davidchin251.blogspot.com 905716. 26. My Family
Erica, Eugene, Pearl, Derrick, me, Christine, Kevin. June 02, 2008. Eugene's wedding, 26th Jan 2008. The family went to Yunlong, Hong Kong for Eugenes wedding. Pearl's wedding, 29th July 2004. Was held at the restaurant in a Marlborough vineyard. January 09, 2006. This photo was taken near Ngaroto. We had some visitors from Auckland. A trip to see the rail tunnel at Waihi. August 09, 2005. Kevin, Pearl, Christine, Eugene and me. Kevin was going to study in New Zealand. ETB 500 Lutong 1983. They belong to...
davidchin26.blogspot.com 905717. 27. Boat trips & outings
27 Boat trips and outings. I have explored many North Island lakes in my trailer yacht, a Noelex 22. My dream. Is one day to sail Lake Wanaka and Milford Sound on the South Island. I can imagine the envy of all the tourists looking at this chinaman yachtie. Why him and not me? Tuesday, May 08, 2012. LOA: 6580 mm (21 ft. 7 in). Beam: 2185 mm (7 ft. 2 in). Draft: 1220 mm (4 ft). Sail area: 190 sq feet. Ballasted plate: 114 kg. My boat name is Nanook. A 22-footer designed by Noel. Honey and A lex. This is m...
davidchin27.blogspot.com 905719. Guests on my boat
Guests on my boat. I have shared my boat with many people, friends, relatives and even total strangers.They all have one thing in common; this was their first time on a yacht! Thursday, 27 June 2013. Tam Chi Kim was a guest on my first boat, Kestrel, a 19 footer. We visited Lake Arapuni. On another occasion we visited Lake Rotoiti; it was raining heavily. We did not enjoy the trip at all. He came back for another ride when I upgraded to a 22-footer, a Noelex. Shaun He and Rebecca. Shou Shan, Mei Shan and...
davidchin271.blogspot.com 905721. 28. My next vehicle!
28 My next vehicle! Tuesday, July 19, 2005. A Centurion tank with a Rolls Royce engine! Postscript: this is the last paragraph and continuation of this article:. Http:/ davidchin39.blogspot.co.nz/. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to my blog. Please feel free to browse and leave a comment. Thank you for visiting. View my complete profile. Picture Window theme. Powered by Blogger.
davidchin28.blogspot.com 905722. 29. My home
Monday, April 24, 2006. 1 Sand filling, road, drains. Since I was the developer of one house I had to engage a civil engineer (Albert Ting) to do the subdivision plans. I organized the sand filling, engaged a surveyor, called tenders for building the access roads and drains. While this was going on I engaged an architect (Wee Han Wen) to do the engineering drawings of the house for submission to MDC for approval. 5 Brick walls, Spandek roof. 6 Window frames, railings and fence. The doors and windoors tim...
davidchin29.blogspot.com 905723. 291. Valuation report
Please click on the documents for an enlarged view. Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Posted by David Chin. Posted by David Chin. Posted by David Chin. Posted by David Chin. Posted by David Chin. Posted by David Chin. Posted by David Chin. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Land title Lot 1306. Land title, lot 1305. View my complete profile. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
davidchin291.blogspot.com 905724. 30. New Zealand scenery
30 New Zealand scenery. Here is a sample collection of photos from my albums. Friday, May 23, 2008. Labels: Mt. Taranaki. Thursday, April 24, 2008. Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Sunday, April 20, 2008. Friday, July 15, 2005. Bath House, Rotorua. Wednesday, July 13, 2005. Bridal Veil Falls, Raglan. Labels: Bridal Veil Falls. Sunday, July 10, 2005. Labels: Mt. Ngauruhoe. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to my blog. Please feel free to browse and leave a comment. Thank you for visiting.
davidchin30.blogspot.com 905725. 31. Flautist
I have played a 竹笛Chinese bamboo flute, since I was 10 years old. It is an excellent way for retired people to pass the time. I often played at the Hamilton Gardens, Waikato river bank or on the lakes as shown here. I created this blog because Jessie Liaw wanted to hear me play my flute. She lives in Melbourne and I am living in Hamilton, New Zealand. It took me a while to figure out how to accomplish this feat. Saturday, December 11, 2010. Thursday, November 11, 2010. Monday, October 11, 2010. Subscribe...
davidchin31.blogspot.com 905727. 32. Guests from home
32 Guests from home. 2002 was the year all my guests decided to come to Hamilton for a visit,. All at the same time. They came from Kuching, Miri, Kuantan,. Brunei, Holland, Melbourne and Canada. Tuesday, July 12, 2005. Golf and mahjong kaki. Quite often I have guests from Auckland, Kati-kati and Hamilton. They were friends from Miri who had migrated to NZ. We played golf during the day and mahjong at night. Ah-jun came all the way from Amsterdam for a sail at Lake Tarawera. Monday, July 11, 2005. My nei...
davidchin32.blogspot.com 905728. 33. Mt. Cook
The best scenery is found around here. The mountain views are really breathe taking. Monday, July 11, 2005. The Southern Alps, 6th December 1999. At the end of December 1999, I took my family for a tour of the South Island. We drove the Toyota Ceres from Christchurch to Hanmer Springs, Westport,. Franz Josep glacier,. The mountain scenes were fabulous so were the wild flowers on the shores of Wanaka. Our first glimpse of snow capped mountains. Part of the Southern Alps. One for the family album. The maje...
davidchin33.blogspot.com 905729. 331. Franz Josef Glacier
331 Franz Josef Glacier. In 1999, the family took a second one week tour of the South Island. The visit to the Glacier was very memorable. It was my first trip to see a river of ice. Monday, July 11, 2005. Monday, July 11, 2005. The kiwi guy was our tour guide. He recommended us to wear shorts for the climb. A small backpack is useful for carrying your shoes, camera, water bottle and jacket. Monday, July 11, 2005. Monday, July 11, 2005. Monday, July 11, 2005. Kevin wants his picture taken too! Monday, Ju...
davidchin331.blogspot.com 905730. 332. Lake Wanaka
The colour of the water in the lake was emerald green. My dream is to come back. One day with my Noelex, to sail on this lake. Thursday, July 28, 2005. Mum and Pearl at Wanaka. We stopped over at Lake Wanaka on the way to Mt Cook. Tuesday, July 26, 2005. Sunday, July 24, 2005. I was very surprised to discover these plastic fakes on the road side. Some one has spray painted these flowers. Yellow and green are not natural colours of the wild Lupines. Friday, July 22, 2005. Wednesday, July 20, 2005.
davidchin332.blogspot.com 905731. 333. The Lazy Fish
333 The Lazy Fish. I have found Shangri-la. It is a backpacker hostel called the Lazy Fish at the Marlborough Sounds. Monday, July 11, 2005. This hammock is very popular. You have to queue for your turn. The Lazy Fish has a lazy dog. It was Kevin's birth day. We bought the lobsters on the road side at Kaikoura for only $25 each. It was highly over-rated. I prefer the barbecued tiger prawns from Maxim on Merbau Road, any time! There was absolutely nothing to do, but watch the ships go by.
davidchin333.blogspot.com 905732. 34. Flowers
This photo blog shows all the flowers in my garden. They are all planted by my wife, Christine whose hobby. Is gardening. I am her helper photographer; but no gaji. Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Roses, November 2012. We have a lot of flowers in our back garden, some Roses and a mixture of other common New Zealand flowers. My favourites are these Roses which came inside. The percola to say [hello] to me! Friday, October 19, 2012. Beside Roses, Christine also planted many other flowers:. Close ups of roses.
davidchin34.blogspot.com 905733. 340. Hamilton Gardens
My wife, Christine and I regularly make a visit to the Hamilton Gardens near our house. There is always some thing new to see. We have been surprised by the Roses, Azalea, Camelia and Rhododendron which bloom at different times of the year. Monday, May 19, 2008. Entrance to Japanese garden. Saturday, April 19, 2008. The English gardens have a wide variety of many types of flowers not usually seen in NZ homes. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to my blog. Please feel free to browse and leave a comment.
davidchin340.blogspot.com 905734. 341. Fruits in my garden
341 Fruits in my garden. My wife, Christine's hobby is gardening. She has planted. A few fruit trees in our back garden in Hamilton. Sunday, June 22, 2008. It is so strange to see such big fruits on a small tree. Wednesday, May 14, 2008. My plum tree produces two types of fruits: Billington and Black Doris. This is because there are two graftings on the one tree. Here you can see clearly that one branch already has leaves and the other branch was just starting to bloom. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
davidchin341.blogspot.com 905735. 342. FAQ and answers
342 FAQ and answers. Saturday, August 25, 2012. My blog is back on line. It seems that my blog has been hacked. When I opened it I could see my blog for only a few seconds and then another blog, Kunoichi appears. I seek help on the blogger help forum and received a response from Redleg. Thank you Joe, it worked. Your blog is getting redirected by this line of code, the script call. Script style="text/javascript" src="http:/ kunoichi . info/blogger buster/comments. Div class='widget HTML' id='HTML13'.
davidchin342.blogspot.com 905737. 35. Chapter 2. Sailing boats
35 Chapter 2. Sailing boats. Saturday, July 01, 2017. A hole in the ocean. Some one once said that  a boat is like a hole in the ocean; into it you throw all your spare cash. . I am trying to keep track of all the new stuff I buy for this old boat. The cost of all new items added to an old boat is not recoverable when you sell the boat later. Hole in the ocean. Why yachties stop sailing. Friday, June 30, 2017. Thursday, June 29, 2017. My first submission for Warrant of Fitness failed for 2 reasons:.
davidchin35.blogspot.com 905739. Hobie 16
370,000 of these catamarans have been sold world wide, mostly to 5-stars hotels in fleets of 10 or 15 for the use of hotel guests. The unique characteristics of this yacht is the fact that it has no centre boards and can be sailed at speed up the sandy beach. Its rudders trip on impact because they are not rigid like other catamarans. Sunday, 5 June 2016. I laid the masts side by side at my back garden to check whether they are in fact identical. Friday, 4 March 2016. I have checked, repaired or replaced...
davidchin351.blogspot.com 905740. 36. Emperor of China
36 Emperor of China. Wednesday, July 13, 2005. We joined this tour group in KL in April 2001. Tian Ann-men was The Forbidden City where the emperor of China once lived. On the first day, our tour leader advised us not to mention two subjects: the demonstration by the students at the square or the Fa-lun Gong cult. These were very sensitive topics with the authorities. The temple built especially for the emperor of China for his private worship of Shang-Ti. The mu-tan is a unique flower found only in Chin...
davidchin36.blogspot.com 905741. 361. Shanghai trip 2010
361 Shanghai trip 2010. Christine and I made our second visit to China in April 2010. This time to find her roots in Jejiang, Shanghai. Sunday, April 11, 2010. Electric scooters for going to work. I saw very few private cars during our 4-hr bus ride from the airport to Wuxi. The main roads outside the city limits were not congested at all; mostly trucks, lorries and buses. I remember seeing a 3-storey bus full of beds! Friday, April 9, 2010. 36 km long Hangzhou Bay Bridge, 杭州灣大橋. This bridge, 杭州灣大橋.
davidchin361.blogspot.com 905742. 37. my eBooks
I have finished writing 2 books and I am now working on book 3. I have post only a few chapters from each book depending on readers' interests. Some more chapters will be published on Blogger after further editing to remove sensitive information or comments. Please watch this space. Wednesday, July 13, 2005. Chapter 1 Malaysians in NZ. Chapter 2 My friend Simon. Chapter 3 Compulsive gambling. Chapter 4 The Sellimans. Chapter 5 Why NZ? Chapter 6 A letter to the Waikato Times. Chapter 7 The Huangs. Please ...
davidchin37.blogspot.com 905743. 371. Oil wells and rigs
371 Oil wells and rigs. Oil platforms are piled and anchored permanently to the seabed. They are not movable objects. Rigs are completely self contained and mobile units. A drill ship even has its own motor and propeller; whereas jack-ups and semi-subs need to be towed to location (fixed by GPS) by powerful tugs (Smit Lloyd). In Nigeria swamp barges and land rigs are more common. Saturday, July 23, 2005. Wednesday, July 20, 2005. Monday, July 18, 2005. Saturday, July 16, 2005. The Jumbo is a barge or ten...
davidchin371.blogspot.com 905744. 3711. Memoir
A short description of my early childhood in Borneo, my roots, life experiences, political views, the happy times and some disappointments. Tuesday, April 11, 2006. In 1905 my grandfather, Chin Yu, left Kwangtung province in South China because he wanted to make his fortunes in South East Asia. He heard from his Hakka friends in British North Borneo (now Sabah) that all the new immigrants from China, on arrival in Kudat, were given 25 acres of free land by the colonial government. Saturday, March 11, 2006.
davidchin3711.blogspot.com 905745. 3713. Students registerTanjong Lobang School
Tanjong Lobang School' itemprop='name'/. By kind courtesy of Christopher Sawan copied from his blog at http:/ noblesavage.blogspot.com/. Saturday, October 23, 2010. Students register 1957 to 1960. 1957 to 1960 students list. Abdul Wahab bin Moktar. Labels: 1957 to 1960 students list. Friday, October 22, 2010. 1961 to 1966 students list. Labels: 1961 students list. Thursday, October 21, 2010. 1967 name list part 1 of 5. Albert Chai Sin Fatt. Labels: 1967 students list. Wednesday, October 20, 2010. 5 Mr G&...
davidchin3713.blogspot.com 905746. 3714. Tanjong Lobang School
3714 Tanjong Lobang School. Situated on top of a hill in Miri, near the beach, Tanjong has been our home during our formative years. The boarders especially have become life long friends. We separated to pursue our careers and future, meeting again 40 years later on the internet on a Google group forum. We "talk" about old times, our life experiences, achievements, grand children and even politics and religion. Tuesday, March 28, 2006. 8220;What about your brother and sister? Tuesday, February 28, 2006.
davidchin3714.blogspot.com 905747. 3715. My Australian sojourn
3715 My Australian sojourn. I spent more than six years studying for a diploma at Swinburne Technical College in Melbourne. Saturday, April 08, 2006. 10 young men from Sarawak, flew to Singapore in early February 1966, stayed a night at the Raffles hotel and caught a Qantas Boeing 707 flight for Sydney the next day. My sister, Rose was right. I did need a suit! Posted by David Chin. Labels: colombo plan scholarship. Thursday, April 06, 2006. Raffles hotel, Singapore. There, was Bondi Beach just a few yar...
davidchin3715.blogspot.com 905748. 3718. How to drill an oil well
3718 How to drill an oil well. I have worked on off shore oil rigs for more than 12 years as roughneck,. Derrick man, crew chief and assistant driller. Thursday, July 14, 2005. Chapter 8. Drilling an oil well. The conductor is cut to a convenient height above the grating on the cellar deck or at the moon pool. Perforations allow the oil and gas to enter the 9 5/8” production casing and flow up each tubing. This is the end of the drilling phase. If this were an exploration well on the open sea, a well tes...
davidchin3718.blogspot.com 905749. 3735. Why New Zealand?
3735 Why New Zealand? I brought my family to New Zealand because of the cheap university education for permanent residents. Basically I exchanged one Harvard lawyer and 2 bus drivers, for 3 NZ trained engineers. Wednesday, July 13, 2005. Chapter 5. Why NZ? I knew that it was unfair to Pearl and Eugene; but there seemed to be no other way out at the time. We needed to have another 400K! I thought that he was an idiot! How could I possibly become rich by resigning from Shell? I was making very good money t...
davidchin3735.blogspot.com 905750. 3736. First landing in New Zealand, 1995
3736 First landing in New Zealand, 1995. After approval of our applications for Permanent Residents in 1994, it was a NZ. Immigration requirement to land in the country within a year. Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Kevin with mum at Garden Place. Sunday, July 26, 2009. Kevin, Eugene and mum at Rotorua. Friday, July 24, 2009. Christine, Eugene and I landed at Christchurch in the evening. By the time we checked into a hotel it was getting dark. It was still a little too cold for the new arrivals from the ...From ...
davidchin3736.blogspot.com 905751. 377. Trainee Drillers
Wednesday, July 13, 2005. Joseph Ngieng, Eric Wong, Awang Junaidi, Adenan Ali, David Chin,. Michael Ting,Gandu Giiang, Macmilan Bau,. Rasnan Arbi, Jeff Holbrook. Lean Tai Lee and James Nguren). After working 5 years as a wireline operator with production department, I had enough and I applied for a transfer to drilling department to become a trainee driller. In 1978, eight trainee drillers were recruited from outside Shell:. 8220;David, why do you want to work as a driller? Michael Ting has to pay back S...
davidchin377.blogspot.com 905753. 38. Exile in New Zealand
38 Exile in New Zealand. I am special. Only one in the whole wide world. Here is a general description of my life, my family, my interests, hobbies and the reason why I decided to migrate to NZ and how I spend my time now. I have retired from full time work in 2002. 17 February, 2018. This week, I came across a very inspirational vlog (video blog):. Https:/ www.youtube.com/watch? This vblog is uploaded by an English couple living on a 43.5 foot, sail boat, the Esper. Links to this post. 14 October, 2017.
davidchin38.blogspot.com 905755. 39. Cars in my life
39 Cars in my life. During my life time I have owned quite a few cars; but never a brand new one. Most of them were second hand cars over 10 years old. This Mitsubishi Challenger was 4 years old when I bought it. I use it to tow my 22-foot yacht. Friday, July 15, 2005. It cost only 2000 dollars. The special thing about this car was its twin Weber carburetor which was the fore runner of the turbo charger. The car had very good pick-up in spite of its age, was therefore very fast off the mark! The oral tes...
davidchin39.blogspot.com 905756. 40. Houses
Apparently some people in New Zealand collect houses just like they do postage stamps. There was this hype about buying rental properties as an investment. The Tofu shop towkay in Auckland was reputed to have collected not less than 27 houses. Saturday, July 23, 2005. There is a communal swimming pool just behind the back fence. It looked really inviting in the humid tropical heat of the Gold Coast. Posted by David Chin. Posted by David Chin. Friday, July 22, 2005. Posted by David Chin. My first house in...
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