Saturday, October 20, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
FSO: Steam, Smoke or Fire
For my take, this is a very New Zealand show. You do get it in USA, but here, the geothermal activity is still quite active. Once upon a time, there must be a lot of fire activity in the ground.
The Maori Goddess of fire is Mahuika. Mafuie is the Samoa goddess of earthquake god. Both stories tell of how man got fire. Zhu Rong AKA Li or Chu-jung is the Chinese god of fire and ruler of southern hemisphere. In Roman mythology, Vulcan is the god of fire. Fire is obviously a very important element to many people.
The Maori Goddess of fire is Mahuika. Mafuie is the Samoa goddess of earthquake god. Both stories tell of how man got fire. Zhu Rong AKA Li or Chu-jung is the Chinese god of fire and ruler of southern hemisphere. In Roman mythology, Vulcan is the god of fire. Fire is obviously a very important element to many people.
In New Zealand, our natives, the Maoris have adapted their version of volcano cooking called the Hangi.
I was teaching my ESOL adult students what a Hangi is.
I was pleasantly surprised that In South America, they also cook food in a similar way. In Peru, Felecites tells me they call it Pachamanca, and in Chile, Monica says they call it Curanto. My Samoa students call it Umu.
In my other blog, annkschin.blogspot.com, I wrote about Hangis and my book, Mail order Bride., and short story, Nadine in various posts, but I didn't have a closeup photo. Here I am fortunate that Ngarimu's cousin invited me to take as many photos as I wanted.
Here are pix of the hot pit.
I was teaching my ESOL adult students what a Hangi is.
I was pleasantly surprised that In South America, they also cook food in a similar way. In Peru, Felecites tells me they call it Pachamanca, and in Chile, Monica says they call it Curanto. My Samoa students call it Umu.
In my other blog, annkschin.blogspot.com, I wrote about Hangis and my book, Mail order Bride., and short story, Nadine in various posts, but I didn't have a closeup photo. Here I am fortunate that Ngarimu's cousin invited me to take as many photos as I wanted.
Here are pix of the hot pit.
Steam, Smoke or Fire Be as creative as you like!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Jonah Project, save the world, save the whales.
Jonah's friend, dog in his blue T shirt and his friends are out collecting for Jonah. I saw them at Pt Chevalier mall, but sadly I forgot my camera. I chatted with the collector and told him I blogged about Jonah project. No photos, what shall I do? These stickers will suffice, and I repost the old post.
http://www.facebook.com/projectjonah
It was raining, It was pouring. I meet Sophie in the blue T shirt and her volunteer minder Leisa Cearr. I asked Leisa if I could take a photo of them and do a blog on them. Leisa was most obliquing. She tells me that Sophie was collecting for the Project Jonah, to save the whales.
Ka Pai Sophie, Ka Pai Leisa. It's been a cold week and a wet day.
Project Jonah is a registered charity. We exist for one simple reason – marine mammals desperately need our help. Our vision is to create a world where these animals are respected and protected. And to achieve this we need your support.
Our strength comes from our volunteers; everyday Kiwis that give up their time to help marine mammals through our rescue, action and protection programs. Whether they’re picking up litter on beaches or getting hands on in rescuing stranded whales, they’re out there helping. Whatever the weather.
We’re a New Zealand organisation, with a distinct flavour and feel. We pride ourselves on being passionate, honest, open and down to earth – things that Kiwis are well known for, both here and overseas.
http://annkschin.blogspot.co.nz/2008/11/mail-order-bride-chapter-4-jamie-toy.html
Many years ago, I wrote a novel, I incorporated a group of volunteers trying to save some whales that had beached.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Alphabe-Thursday: Letter V for Vacation 2
On the left, Mrs. Ang, sister in law to my Kai Mum and her 2 sisters.
Alphabe-Thursday Letter V for vacation 1
I went this year for a long vacation of 5 weeks and went for various reasons. The main was to celebrate with my Kai Chung Students in their reunion. I posted a lot on this, and there were other bonuses, I didn't plan.
My friend, Chang Yii aka http://sarawakiana2.blogspot.co.nz/ took an over night bus from Miri to Sibu to see me and do other chores. Chang Yii is a very special friend and I had blogged about her and she me.http://sarawakianaii.blogspot.com/2011/05/ann-chin-sarawak-born-author.html
Chang Yii made an appointment to go and see our teacher, Miss Ida Mamora. We were going out for breakfast which is a new and alien culture to me. It was hot outside, having come from winter in New Zealand, Miss Mamora suggested we have breakfast in her house. This was much preferable and we ate at a leisurely manner in the comfort of her house.
Miss Mamora and I go back a long way. Her Dad had come from Indonesia to work for the Methodist mission, and my dad taught in the school. Friends joke that I am a true blue Methodist person, I was conceived while Dad was teaching there. Miss Ida's sister, Mdm Mamora also taught us. Dad always referred Ida and her sister as the two Indonesian students. Dad taught there for a long time, until I was 20 months old when he went to England.
3 of us siblings attended Methodist School. My Sister E and I were taught Domestic Science by Miss Ida. She instilled in me a love for creating things with my hand. I once told Chang Yi, the other class had cookery class, regarded us as an inferior class. In hind sight, I am glad I was chosen to do craft rather than cook. Any one can cook daily meals or simple baking. But not many can do cross stitch, knit, make yo-yos. All these, because I had a wonderful teacher.
Miss Mamora gave me her 110th anniversary T-shirt. I value it with a fuzzy warm feeling.
Thanks Miss Mamora and Chang Yii.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Alphabe-Thursday : Letter U for UFO
At the entrance of the engineering school of Auckland University is a disc. I joke with the water engineer that it could be the UFO that were sighted when I first arrived in New Zealand. It was the most widely reported incident, and the only one investigated, involved the Kaikoura lights seen by a pilot in 1978.
http://jennymatlock.blogspot.co.nz/search/label/Alphabe-T
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Our World Teusday/outdoor wed:memorial stones
Jeng Kallang's photos
My niece went to Korea and she saw these tiny stone monuments. I think I recognise what they are.
- Ann Chin wonder if this is like the Japanese baby stones. Bereaved Mums like me make a stone babywhen their babies have died.
- Jeng Kaleh we were told they stack them up and make wishes
When parents lost a child, they put a stone cylinder shape and often dress bonnets and bibs.and children's clothes. Jizo is the protector of children, expectant mothers, firemen, and travellers.
He is the protector of deceased children, including miscarried, aborted or stillborn infants. In Japanese folklore, Jizo hides the children in his robes to protect them from demons and guide them to salvation.
http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/jizo-photo-tour.shtml
to go in to apply for jobs.
Anyone who has been affected by the death of a baby is invited to join an international ‘Wave of Light’ on Monday, 15th October, as part of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. The event encourages people all over the world to light a candle at around 7pm and leave it burning for at least one hour, either at home as a private moment of remembrance, or as part of a group or an event, to remember all the babies who have died during pregnancy, during labour or after birth. Wave of Light concludes Baby Loss Awareness Week, which takes place from 9th -15th October.
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