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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.
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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...
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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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41. How to make a Malaysian fighting kite
Monday, December 29, 2008. A Malaysian fighting kite is highly manouverable. It has no tail and can be moved sideways or up and down at will. The string used for flying it, has been specially treated. It is an elaborate process using a secret concoction of glue and powdered glass on a line (No: 40 or 60 Anchor). The winner is the kite left flying after an "encounter" with an opponent in the sky. Wednesday, December 17, 2008. Adding the rice paper. List of materials required. 4 scissors or box cutter.
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42. Kuantan pilgrimage
Thursday, August 11, 2005. Wednesday, August 10, 2005. We were married on 13th September 1975 at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Miri. Fr. Carpenter performed the ceremony. Tuesday, August 09, 2005. Kevin, our first born, arrived on 10th December 1976. We brought him to Kuantan in 1977 to meet all his cousins. That cute little girl in the photo with Kevin is Siaw Ching. Behind her is Yaw Seng. Monday, August 08, 2005. Sunday, August 07, 2005. Saturday, August 06, 2005. Friday, August 05, 2005. Kuantan became a r...
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43. ESOL
English for Speakers of Other Languages. I was involved with this scheme for more than 3 years, teaching new migrants in New Zealand to speak English. Friday, August 12, 2005. Nancy's class is held every Thursday mornings: 9.30 am to 11.30 am at 57 Wellington Street, Hamilton East. (a community house) I have been her helper for 3 years. We have many adult students from China, Korea, Taiwan, Somalia, Brazil, Fiji, Vietnam,Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia. Thursday, August 11, 2005. It was due to this conv...
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Negombo
97 Kiwis went to Sri Lanka to build 24 houses over 5 days. Saturday, August 11, 2012. Sri Lanka reconciliation build, 5-11th August 2012. Click on photos to enlarge). At the site, we were formally welcomed by dancers in traditional costumes and beating of drums. Ayubowan! The site was situated on a coconut plantation, about 30 minutes from our hotel. Apparently the land was donated to Habitat, Sri Lanka by the owner, a French man. This is the house my team will build over the next few days. The found...
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8888. Test blog 3
8888 Test blog 3. There is another way to make a sticky post. Use a text gadget. Drag it to the top of the page, like this one. Saturday, January 28, 2012. There is also another size, Original, 1280 pixels wide, which is larger than this post @1000 pixels. I tried to post it here; but the whole post became distorted. I was forced to put it somewhere else. Please scroll down to see the next post at Original size. Links to this post. Thursday, January 26, 2012. Original size: 1280 pixels. Links to this post.