Aotearoa: The Land of Long White Clouds

My Skywatch Friday #19

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The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Kia Ora, a Maori (Native New Zealander) word of greetings which means Welcome. Its Australian equivalent is G'day Mate. Now let's see what's their sky is up to.

My early morning rise viewing the lake from the courtyard of the Karaka Tree Motel, then looked up at the sky. This long cloud certainly caught my fanciful interest and made me think of the word Aotearoa - The Land of Long White Cloud which name simply means New Zealand.

As I further turned around sideways to the right, I could vividly see the length of this cloud extending further from the north to the east in rather a pretty smooth stream.

I ventured walking to town from our accommodation trying to keep myself fit for an exercise. It was a nice morning to walk having a cool fresh air and relaxing breeze coming from the lake for a company. My eyes were always focused in the sky observing the behaviour of the long white clouds glacing in the sky.

As the morning progressed so were my steps and strides. And the long cloud well, it changed into something like a pleasant pout nestling down ...err I don't know where?

The word Aotearoa is a Maori word broken up into two components: aotea for cloud and roa which means long. Wikipedia further states that in translation the word "'white' was added as it is the most common colour of cloud and it is accordingly glossed as "The land of the long white cloud". The origin or Etymology of which is found in New Zealand Wikipedia.

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This Way Thurs-Way - Let's Take Off

The shuttle bus came on time to take us to the airport.

Here's the kind driver.

who dropped us off here...

then we checked-in our luggage and waited

later, i decided to go outside and looked around and saw this sign

so i went in to say hi to the people and they told me should

a problem arise while inflight, just drop them a mail

i went back inside the lounge and the plane arrived

the plane landed in Auckland safe

approaching the doorway to the departure area

this is the big plane that took us back home

not many passengers on this flight so we were free to snore

Ola! Home at last... that's the way this Thursday Way! aha-aha I like it!

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Old Post Office near Central Railway Station

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As I stood one morning at Lee Street Bus Bay to go to the Northern Shore, this building across the street had caught my attention due to its distinct heritage characteristic. Then I noticed the embossed Seal or Coat of Arms above the archway door and subsequently read the name of the building Post Office.

The seal was produced by the General Post Office, Sydney New South Wales in 1838.

To the stamp enthusiasts, clicking on the link of the Seal might lead you to something interesting about the history of Australian Stamp Making.

This is the full view of this heritage building now renamed Medina Executive Sydney Central Hotel.


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Watering a Deserted Parched Planet

Watery Wednesday #12


There's more water in our WATERY WEDNESDAY to fill our drying tanks. Great concept of 2Sweetandsaxy.



It's basically Summer now here though Spring is still the name of the game of our season. The feel of the drought is pretty much unwavering; unrelenting. Moonson rainfall in the past days did not help a bit.

The intensity of the heat dehydrates every fibre of human tissues unimaginable ... so I thought I would bring some with me back home the bluish lake of New Zealand: its silent and almost uninhabited pond, the tempting coolness of the harbour and the refreshing gushes of Huka Falls to cool off some southern tempers of the down underners.

The Swan Lake, not Tchaikovsky's masterpiece but Lake Taupo due to the presence of these elegant black swimmers.

The Marina: Cruising and Fishing Harbour

The Pond I spied below the country road outside the town.

The rustling waves lapping ashore. This portion of the lake is about 20 minutes drive from the main town of Taupo.

Huka Falls, a short fall having fast rapids and forceful current. See Video. It's worth the trouble.

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A Rubic Post in memory of Mr Rob Barnett

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Sorry for being slack. I don't think my faculty is in its active functional mode. But I am posting this in honour of one very deserving beloved Friends in our lives whose gargantuan achievements as I found out are incomprehensible let alone incredible. To Rob and Trish

I took this photo in Bright, VICTORIA last 2003.

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My children are very much involved with this very caring and loving couple since they were little. They witnessed how they grow up physically and spiritually from childhood to adult human beings. Having been equipped with discernment and compassion as an Elder, Deacon and Minister and Parents without their own children, they saw how my kids endured the tribulations under grace of growing up children at home, at school and inside and outside the church.

Mr and Mrs Barnett are only known to everybody as Rob and Trish. Aussies are not particular with any distinctions or title be the subject is Prime Minister, President, Chanchellor, Commodore, lawyer, engineer, a doctor whatever; he or she is usually addressed by its own name. Gee, that would make you feel on equal footing with them, don't you?

I addressed my GP once by his title Dr Mc and straightaway, he fixed me "call me Joe". That simple and how down to earth people are here down under.

The long dining hall of the Barnett's Residence. My little girls helped Mr Barnett set up the table with china and cutleries. He taught them how to properly placed them on each side of the plate. Boy, how they enjoyed learning Home Economics from him. Taken in Aprill 2000. Occasion: Night to be much observed.

Some church friends on their tour to the Movie World in Queensland. The gentleman in red is Uncle Rob or Mr Barnett. By his side is Auntie Trish, his darling wife. They tagged the girls along so I could be free.

The little old woman in red standing on the porch of a mobile home at Ashmore Palm Village in Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The couple provided us the accommodation much to our surprise. A gift from heaven I should say.

The young girls in red posing for my camera right in their own bedroom enjoying the liberty of a Tourist Life.

Their last plunge in this swimming pool, facility of the village. The dolphin could not do anything but put up with the heaviness of this girl in red swimsuit.


Ahhh...taken in Zigzag Railway over at Lithgow. One of the tourist attraction of that place. Here's the couple enjoying the company of their borrowed girls. Pretty cold spring time at this time in 2001.

The Zig Zag is a full size, narrow gauge tourist railway located at Clarence, ten km east of Lithgow in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Built in the 1860s, the line was constructed to transport people and produce from the western plains of NSW to Sydney. It was replaced in 1910 by a 10 tunnel deviation.

These are among the best of the memories we have with them.

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On a Hill Far Away in My World

My World Tuesday #15

A big Thank You to our very innovative Host Klaus and his dynamic team: Sandy, Louise, Wren, The Fishing Guy and Sylvia.

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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb

We follow this hill on a long semi winding road

passing through this valley where green trees make friends with spring

down to this lonely plain

subdued by the slumbering dwellers. They too live in a beautiful city called Gungahlin in Canberra. Cleaner and neater. Well kept. No mess. No cares.

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Reflecting on a Memory of a Person

Weekend Reflections Entry #2 as hosted by our friend James of Newtown Area Photos blog. Please join us HERE!

NOTE: May I leave this with you and will appreciate your generous time. Let me take my rest and I'll get back to each of you. Thank you so much for the consideration.

There is but one philosophy and its name is fortitude! To bear is to conquer our fate. ~ Edward G. Bulwer-lytton

It was still dark when we left Sydney to travel to Canberra for the funeral of our former Church Minister. This was the look of the sky with daylight gaining momentum to peep through the somber clouds.

On the way, from clear soft morning, suddenly there appeared from nowhere a thin brume thickened to fog to hide the countryside pulchritude from view. I took this inside a running vehicle on the highway.

This man-made lake is an ideal attribute to this huge Resting Place where those that sleep will be left in due peace. I purposely took this picture for the Weekend Reflections. This tranquil setting in an island of solitude connotes a calm reflection of life as it is while on this temporary dwelling of ours on the face of this clear water surface. The shadow of the trees mirrored itself on such a quiet undisturbed watery graveyard.

God himself took a day to rest in, and a good man's grave is his Sabbath. ~John Donne

The death of someone we know always reminds us that we are still alive - perhaps for some purpose which we ought to re-examine. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

Oh, may I join the choir invisible
Of those immortal dead who live again.
~George Eliot, The Choir Invisible

I choose this moment to meditate and reflect on my own life.

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A Weekend Note with Sadness and Happiness

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I was in Canberra last Friday along with my family and church friends to send off our beloved former Church Minister to his final resting place. He is now asleep waiting for the Resurrection of hope for eternal life when Judgment Day will come. There will be no more sorrow and all tears will be wiped away.

"the day slipped fast ...you helped a single person of the many that you passed; You closed your eyes in slumber, Our Creator quietly said; "You have earned one more tomorrow by what you have done today"?!an excerpt from the poem Its Day's End ~By John Hall

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. ~Albert Pike

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.~1 Timothy 6:7~

I look at life as a gift of God. Now that he wants it back
I have no right to complain.~Joyce Cary

With old friends. We finally met after 11 years!

My family and I with Trish, the sweetest, kind, loving and caring person we ever met along with her late husband.

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Maiden Entry to Ruby Tuesday

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In dedication to my little children, who no longer are. I miss their childhood. My nest is empty and void.

Children in Red. First cousins reunion. Taken in Tulau,Germany, 1991
Noemi, Lily, Sarah and Richie

Take a moment to hear today
What your children are trying to say
Listen today whatever you do
Or they won't come back to listen to you
Listen to problems and their needs
Praise their triumps and good deeds
Tell them you love them every night
Read a story, then turn out the light
Don't worry about happened today
Tomorrow is going to be OK.
~Anon~

Cheers!

Cleanest and Top Town in My World

My World Tuesday #14

A big Thank You to our very innovative Host Klaus and his dynamic team: Sandy, Louise, Wren, The Fishing Guy and Sylvia for promoting

a place to see! Let's help keep our world clean and green like New Zealand!
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God loveth the clean. ~Koran, Ch. 9

We see beautiful green and pristine nature. Now, let's see the human civilization's laid back side of prosperity. Would you agree with me that this is the cleanest town? The world of discipline is right here. Good, helpful, warm and friendly people and a great host to visitors. Of course, they have their own share of domestic blues - but when it comes to housekeeping and hospitality, it seems nothing can beat this beautiful place called Taupo, New Zealand.








Our recent trip to this Green Country was worth every penny, heart and soul we put forth in going there inspite few discomfort of the climate change menu to which we had have no control. All else, we're very happy and pleased!

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Sand, Pebbles, Stones and Rocks in my OWM

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My first weekend morning stroll along Lake Taupo, the history of which is now posted in my main blog Parched Paper and the Quill.

I let the quotes speak on my behalf. They are as truthful as nature contains.

I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets. It has given me blessed release from care and worry and the troubled thinking of our modern day. It has been a return to the primitive and the peaceful. Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and benumbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy. ~Hamlin Garland, McClure's, February 1899

To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
An eternity in an hour.
~William Blake

The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.~Blaise Pascal

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.~John Burroughs

Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher.~William Wordsworth

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know of wonder and humility.~Rachel Carson

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more.
~George Gordon, Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

A wholesome contemplative weekend for me to feel the refreshing beauty of a place far from home.

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Sharp and Blinding Reflection of Lake Taupo

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The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature's eye.~John Dryden, The Story of Acis, Polyphemus, and Galatea (l. 165), from Ovid "Metamorphoses", bk. xiii

Lake Taupo is Australasia's largest fresh water lake.

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Taupo Town Beyond Waikato River

My Scenic Sunday #9


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One of those awesome view taken in Taupo Bungy Jumping site. That river down below is called Waikato River.

The wooden railing is actually a part of a cantilever bungy platform which projects out from the spectacular pink and white cliffs of "Hell's Gate". Hell's Gate is 46 meters above the deep crystal clear waters of the Waikato River.

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The Mood of Climate Change

Skywatch Friday #18

From Dot to Tom over to Host Klaus with Sandy, Ivar, Wren, Fishing Guy and ...Louise. SkyWatch Friday continues to create a huge sensational Phenomenon in the Meme World. Please keep Skywatching every Friday....the Sky is just above you. Look UP!

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The winds grow high; Impending tempests charge the sky;...And big waves lash the frightened shores. ~Matthew Prior

Even The FASCINATING NEW ZEALAND skies were affected by a chain reaction of the Tsunami in Samoa, Earthquake in Indonesia and Noah's Greatest Deluge in the Philippines.

Nevertheless, Please enjoy!

Sydney International Airport: taken before departure time at 8am.

The clouds dusting off its feathers as the plane taxied on the runway ready for a take off.

Auckland International Airport how it looked at past 3pm right after we finished off at the customs. I took this from the window as we were walking inside the airport premise to claim our luggages..

The sticky beak of me spied what's going on inside the airport compound. As you can see, this part is the hub of the airline laborious activities. But my eyes was more focused to the sky.

Now, you see what I mean? I was bit ... bit ... just bit ... as we still had another flight to tackle....with this clouds looming to doom? Heavens forbid!

Crossing towards Auckland Domestic Airport at 4pm

After a long wait, we were called for boarding our flight to Taupo. And this what had greeted us outside: strong dusty wind so freezing cold! Time:5:30pm

Auckland to Taupo Sky in the early stage few minutes after take off

Stage 2 of a milky journey away from the scary bad storm during lift off.

Stage 3 dreaming this heavenly creamy sight

That I call the "Iceberg in the Sky" at the elevation of 16,00 feet above the sea due to the stormy weather condition

We're getting there in few minutes.

Here we come! Safe landing at 6:15pm

Welcome to Taupo!

This is how the sky looks in the landing area soon after we took off from the plane.

A different look outside the premise while waiting for the shuttle bus to take us to Karaka Tree Motel in Taupo. Time:6:50pm

This is where we stayed on our arrival. The sky was looking beautiful and a promising adventure.

Until the sky changed its mind faster as any human minds change.

Storm ingathering. It thickens like faults of men.

The wrath is consumed up in heavens.

Unleashed tears, the sky cannot withhold no more.

Snow-capped mountains of Tongariro National Park visible from the Lake Taupo on a Monday, October 5, 2009.

The last sky seen in town before heading to the airport back home.

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Taupo Bungy Jumping this TWTW

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Bored in running away from the icy weather of rain and sleets up in Turangi, we decided to go back to Taupo and sneaked out to see places nearby. So round the bend we went and the road took us here.



I jokingly call this area a death chamber.
That's the hanging rope there that is tied up to the legs to support a daredevil as he jumps down to the river. I think a pulley is used to hoist him back to the top. As he jumps, his head goes down first. Wanna dare?

No, I never said I would go bungy jumping. The thought of it makes me feel dizzy already. I will never dare and I don't care if I will not win.

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Flowing Deep and Wide

Bit slack with my posting. Here's a triple treat from Taupo, New Zealand. Haven't seen a wide river in a long long time. The visit to this site proved exciting!

Watery Wednesday #11


It's peaceful, it's flowing and it's beautiful. And why not? More sweet flow can be seen here at WATERY WEDNESDAY posted by others who live on the other side of the fence. Only a mouse away. Great concept of 2Sweetandsaxy.

"And see the rivers how they run
Through woods and meads, in shade and sun,
Sometimes swift, sometimes slow,--
Wave succeeding wave, they go
A various journey to the deep,
Like human life to endless sleep!" ~John Dyer

Rivers are roads that move and carry us whither we wish to go. [Les rivieres sont des chemins qui marchant et qui portent ou l'on veut aller.] ~Blaise Pascal

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Aerial View in My World

My World Tuesday #13

A big Thank You to our very innovative Host Klaus and his dynamic team: Sandy, Ivar, Louise, Wren and the Fishing Guy for making

looking like these pictures below from the air this Tuesday.



Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a little thing.~Isaiah 40:15


As Air New Zealand plane took off, I requested a lady by the window to take these aerial shots for me with my new camera: Olympus FE-4000, a blessed belated birthday present from a friend. I was truly gobsmacked when she handed me a bag of goodies before my departure. Boy, I could cry in a bucket for joy like a little child. Oh yes, I endlessly thanked the lady who did this wonderful job for me. She was all smiles when I explained to her that I was going to blog these photos.


Up


Up
and
Away!

The above view is part of Eastern Suburb and the city. The oval as you can see is the famous Sydney Cricket Ground insofar I can familiarize myself with.


Facts:

Sydney Airport (also known as Kingsford Smith Airport)is located in the Sydney suburb of Mascot. It is the major airport serving Sydney, and is a major hub for Qantas.

Sydney Airport is one of the oldest continually operated airports in the world, and the busiest airport in Australia, handling 31.9 million passengers and 290,346 aircraft movements in 2007. It was the 28th busiest airport in the world in 2003. The airport is managed by Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL) and the current CEO is Russell Balding.

Situated next to Botany Bay, the airport has three runways, colloquially known as the "East-West", "North-South" and "Third" runways. It has the smallest land area of any capital city airport in Australia.

It is a dream, sweet child! a waking dream,
A blissful certainty, a vision bright,
Of that rare happiness, which even on earth
Heaven gives to those it loves.

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

You might find the History of this famous south hemispherean airport interesting. It's in this source below.

Source: Wikipedia


Please view today's My World Tuesday and see some fascinating world only in your dream exists.

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Pooh Bear Lives Here, a Weekend Memoirs

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Okay guys, here's one of the places we visited up in Taupo, New Zealand. Very interesting buzzing beesness. I somewhat ended up going home sneezing after that day.

No, we did not buy any honey at all. Too expensive!

Now let the pictures do the talking. I'll just add the conclusion later.












It sure was a profitable weekend memoirs making the most of our restricted time. Gladly, the sun was up after some gloomy and weary days. Perhaps, Mother Sky thought she's tired looking glum opening her eyes to let her teardrops fell from heaven. Enough, she said, "I'm exhausted!" She yelled on us, Sinners here on earth. Amen.

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Brighter Skies before I went away

Skywatch Friday #18

From Dot to Tom over to Host Klaus with Sandy, Ivar, Wren, Fishing Guy and ...Louise. SkyWatch Friday continues to create a huge sensational Phenomenon in the Meme World. Please keep Skywatching every Friday....the Sky is just above you. Look UP!

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

My first SKYWATCH ACTIVITY after a short stow away to New Zealand. Today are just one of those bright days in the sky I took two months ago during a trip to the southwestern part of New South Wales where I accompanied a friend to a pilgrimage.

Next post will be about the FASCINATING NEW ZEALAND skies! Please Skywatch it!








These three shots were aimed above the cave when the clouds kept rolling while the people were praying.

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To All Avid Skywatchers

Morning Glory? I took this yesterday on the Day of Atonement.
While surfing over the internet I have come across this monumental atmospheric experience and achievement of one young Australian Sky Glider who surfed a "'tsunami in the sky'".

Here, am flocking this interesting ARTICLE about the young daredevil. Dare doing it?

Or would you just rather Skywatch?

Hasta la vista!

Cheers!

Red Sand from Port Augusta, South Australia

My friend Simone, a New Zealander and a Dietitian by profession, had once worked for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) based at Port Augusta, South Australia. They flew to the outback to serve the people who live far out of reach from the mainstream government health services.

She sent me this sample of the red fine sand from the place where she worked. Simone is currently going on a world tour.

With this in mind, I wonder if the dust storm we had sustained that recently turned the city red could have been originated from there, judging from this grain of red sand? Just guessing

City in Red as dust shrouded the sky

Skywatch Friday #17

From Dot to Tom over to Host Klaus with Sandy, Ivar, Wren, Fishing Guy and ...Louise. SkyWatch Friday continues to create a huge sensational Phenomenon in the Meme World. Please keep Skywatching every Friday....the Sky is just above you. Look UP!

Today's story is HERE, a full story of the event that catapulted me out of bed. Thanks to my lovely daughter.

This could be my early and last SKYWATCH ACTIVITY before heading off to New Zealand. What a memory as today is another day of reckoning this country has to confront again: Summer Bushfires, Hail Storms, Floods, Drought, Crimes and other calamities and catastrophes that Mother Nature so direly expresses her fury towards humand kind? ... is it a wonder why things can go so WRONG?

“Red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky at morning, sailors warning”~Proverb

Red haze as sifted by my bedroom window screen


outside gloom from my kitchen window


from my kitchen window about 10 am


from my front glass door


backyard Northeast direction


from my backyard Northeastern direction


backyard Southeast


by midday from my bedroom window trying to capture the dust of the car


the last blast


storm forced by strong winds


clouds gathering momentum


haze dissipating


clearing at 2:56pm


it's cleared by 2:58pm


the glory of my home-sky restored


the sky is back to normal by 3pm so far in my home-sky

My head and my neck are in pain trying to make adjustments in the placement according to the sequence of the day I took these pictures.

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My Sincere Apology

To everyone who left comments in all my Memes. I am sincerely offering my Apology as I have not been in my element in blogging and commenting the past week or so. With so many things on my plate, I have been busy doing things in preparation to my forthcoming trip to New Zealand.

I just want you to know that I am deeply indebted and grateful for all your kindness. I shall return when time warrants in between as the pressure is ON. For now, I have to go for another big day tomorrow and the next day!

I will RETURN!

Hugs to you all.

Cheers!

Litratong Pinoy - Fashionista ka ba?

Nuong nakaraang linggo, nagkaroon kami ako ng ka-date. Anak ko 'tsaka yong asawa niya. Sakay ako ng train papuntang city (ano ba ang city sa Tagalog?) Kasi ang siyudad bisaya di ba?

Punta kaming Broadway. Isa sa mga shopping centers sa Sydney. Para ano? Para mag-order lang ng pansit. Gutom ako eh! Tapos nag-ikot kami sa lahat ng sahig. Habang nagpalit ng location ang manugang ko (ginagawa ito kada ora para maka-libre sa parking fee), kayo naman. Kahit ibang bansa ito, kailangan palistohan din ng utak no? Kami naman ng baby damulag ko ay pumasok sa KMart.

Napagod ako sa kalalakad (tanda na eh) kaya umupo na lang ako sa isle. May mga complimentary upuan doon sa loob parang plaza na rin. Nadiskartihan kong magclick ng cell phone cam ko, kaya ito. Di naman ako bumili ng damit kasi wala akong hilig sa damit nila. Ang lalaki eh! Pag ako'y bibili ng damit ko, duon ako pumapasok sa children's department. Ganyan ako kamaba. hahaha. Ibig sabihin cute!

Sige na, pakipasyalan nyo na lang po ang Litratong Pinoy ano po? Siyanga pala, nakita ko po ang Litratong Pinoy sa blog ni Aling Ebie. Ang babait ng Ale na ito. kayo rin.

Lost in Translation?

Last week, I had a date with my daughter and her hubby. I boarded a train to the city. They met me at Central Station and we walked to Broadway, one of the city's shopping centers.

What for? To order a plate of noodles! I was famished. (I left home with an empty tummy). After that we rounded all floors just for window shopping. While my son-in-law shifted the car in another location, he does this every hour to avoid paying parking fee, my baby and I went inside KMart.

I was tired walking, so I sat down in one of those park bench inside the shop's aisle. I took some photos using my cell phone camera and aimed at the dresses as shown above. I am not a shopaholic person besides the sizes are much too big for me. If there's any way I buy my clothes, I normally go to the children's department. That's how petite I am. Very cute!

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It's a Small World in My World

My World #12

So, am late! Knock, knock, are you there?

is getting smaller every Tuesday. Thanks to Klaus, Sandy, Ivar, Louise, Wren and the Fishing Guy.


A treat but not a trick from my daughter. Nice to get refreshed with a nice romantic cuppa once in a while out there in an elegant atmosphere within Qeen Victoria Building.


I posted this one time in Scenic Sunday with not much luck of getting visitors, so here I reposted this in review. There's few interesting information link in the aforementioned meme.


Haven't I told you that my world is getting smaller? Look at this guy here! The shop owner imported him from Buckingham Palace to guard QVB.

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That's My Weekend Memoirs, what about yours?

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It's been a very long time that I've never been to a party. There were invitations in the past that would always end up being turned down. Probably because I'm not much of a party goer, let alone a social person of that kind. But there's a saying that goes, "for every rule, there's an exception." So this particular weekend (last weekend actually) was one of the exceptions.

It's a 60th birthday celebration by one of our brethren in our former association. It was a gathering to reunite friends besides the family. There were fun guessing games where our group won first prize


for the most contributed answers to the trivia. The group let me took the prize home. What a bonus as I nearly missed that one out anyway!

Then a lady in our group also won a special individual prize for her ability in remembering all the songs that were being played.

These were the prizes for all the games that night.

The theme of the celebration was 1960's, apparently when the celebrant was in his teenage years like me. Some came wearing that era's customs like headband, mini skirt, bell bottom, fishnets, twiggy and God knows what else. All the music played were those being popularized during my High School Days like the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

I shunned to sing. I love singing but I don't like singing in public solo. In the choir, yes, but not on my own. Goodness, I ran like chicken. The other two previous weekend memoirs issue, Al told my chicken to get undressed so they could be fried! There you go! Instead of me getting fried, I just ran figuratively speaking.

But I did enjoy listening to the songs sang by my friends. It was a wonderful night hampered by the strong wind that almost blew the marquee out of its place. But the people weren't deterred. They just continued singing until early in the morning. So I was naturally flatout when I got home.








Well, as you can see, a party is not a party without food! So let the pictures speak for themselves.

Bon appetit!

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What a Beautiful Day for Skywatch Friday

Skywatch Friday #16

From Dot to Tom over to Host Klaus with Sandy, Ivar, Wren, Fishing Guy and ...Louise. SkyWatch Friday continues to create a huge sensational Phenomenon in the Meme World. Please keep Skywatching every Friday....the Sky is just above you. Look UP!

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The sky, a perfect empty canvas, offers clouds nonetheless. They shift and drift and beg interpretation... such is the nature of art. ~Jeb Dickerson, www.howtomatter.com

We had a beautiful day last Friday week but bit windy. I was seriously washing clothes by hands in my kitchen sink and when I looked up the window I saw these beautiful clouds swiftly rolling by. It was such a compelling view and not one to miss that I grabbed my Eric and ran outside the backyard to chase them.

I even went to the extent of pulling a heavy chair outside so I could stand a little bit higher to catch the sight behind the tree that obstructed the sky view. I also aimed Eric in another angle as I was really fascinated by the shape. The clouds down below looks like an alien spacecraft with ET riding on it. I don't know. Sometimes I have funny optical disillusion. lol. Getting cross-eyed perhaps!

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Railed Window by Mary/theTeach

It's Number 2 For Me

“If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.” ~Tom Peters

The window is late in coming. It has been left closed by me. lol. Sorry for waiting. Maryt/theteach has now opened it for me. Maybe you should join the fun like me. Here's more Windows to click. I'll serenade to you. Just light the candle. Guitar please!!!






A typical Australian Federation Home with windows being railed for safety purposes.

“Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.” ~John Perry Barlow

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The Lake Flows to the Sea and Vice Versa

Watery Wednesday #10


It's peaceful, it's flowing and it's beautiful. And why not? Let's give a positive enhancement to more WATERY WEDNESDAY posted by others who live on the other side of the fence. It's only a mouse away. Great concept of 2Sweetandsaxy.




A Brief Info:

The Entrance is named after its location at the Tasman Sea entrance of the Tuggerah Lakes. The area is a popular holiday and fishing spot. You can swim at the beaches or fish in the Lake.

Pelicans are regularly fed at the Waterfront at approximately 3:30pm daily. The Pelican Feeding Officers present an educational talk while feeding the pelicans. Observers can also get the opportunity to ask questions too.



There are numerous long jetties to walk out onto the lake at Long Jetty. The place sure lives by its name.

At The Entrance, we stayed in a holiday unit called Sundowner. It is located in Marine Parade which is just across this lake. I took this picture one stormy morning while everyone else was still asleep.

The following day, the weather was clear and the tide was also very low. My daughter and I sneaked out of the unit and went for a walk on yet another early morning. While she walked in one direction, I aimed my digicam to this particular angle of the lake that connects to the open sea.

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Twisted Freaks in My World

My World #11


There are freaks in MY WORLD and they're twisted. Go and get them right HERE!

Please see them. It's just one mouse click away. My World is hosted by: Klaus- Sandy-Ivar-Wren-Fish Guy and Louise




These freak trees are lining up the avenue towards Taronga Zoo. They caught my fancy one day I was standing across waiting for the bus to the city from work. As I looked at them, "hmmmm, that's something unusual, so I thought". I mean their form. Apparently they were purposely trimmed that way to give more room for branches to spread out so more leaves will grow healthy and true to form, they provide a canopy of shade in the summer to repel the scorching heat. The gardeners who did this unique job must have twisted creative minds.

They are very old trees and it's no question they have been there for 'ears and ears'. Meanwhile, my apology for the quality of the pictures. Just think, they are Monet's paintings. Was it my eyes turned blurry? Or the lens of my mini digicam?

I was feeling freaky with these twisted trees when I took them these pictures.

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