New Zealand Chinese Asso: Book Talk

 Thanks to Helen who organised my talk.

The New Zealand Chinese Association kindly hosted my book talk/presentation. I also showed the Youtube of the A Chinese boy in Sarawak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd0sylp3Zm4&feature=youtu.be 

I enjoyed myself and my audience had fun, listening to a talk peppered with my Quang Ning dialect which they could understand.

Giant poppy to commemorate Anzac Day

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1504/S00239/launch-of-giant-poppy-build-launch-in-auckland-domain.htm

 My friend Susie Poon kindly let me use this photo.

 

Launch of Giant Poppy Build Launch in Auckland Domain

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 2:53 pm
Press Release: Angela Griffen Launch of Giant Poppy Build Launch in Auckland Domain
THURSDAY APRIL 16 2015 ( TOMORROW) 10.30am
Artist Tony McNeight is creating a Giant Poppy Art project in the Auckland Domain (the world’s largest man made poppy)with the help of thousands of people and their messages - from April 16 until April 24. ( Further details below).
The launch will be attended by Hon Maggie Barry Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, Willie Apiata VC, Auckland Mayor Len Brown and Joan Root who is a 100 years old and saw her first Zeppelin at five years old. There will also be a wide range of other guests and children.
The Powhiri will be led by young Ngati Whatua who will also perform the Maori Battalion Company A haka.
The Poppy is in the Auckland Domain on the sports field below the Museum.
Key Facts on Giant Poppy Art Project
A modern take on the poppy- by the people for the people - completely interactive.
Worlds largest poppy (size of a football field) - 59,000 discs that represent the NZ men and women who were wounded or killed in WW1
Gives all Aucklanders an opportunity to come down to the Domain during the 9 days the poppy is being built - give a donation to the RSA -and place a red metal poppy petal with a message to honour those who protected our freedom and democracy.
Also everyone outside of Auckland (expats, ANZAC supporters worldwide ) can become involved by going online to the website and a poppy will be placed for them.
All children of school age do not need to donate just come down and place a disc with their parents or with their class or school
Brainchild and personal initiative of artist Tony McNeight who was a man with a vision to create an art piece that would let everyone pay their personal respects. Had the idea on ANZAC Day 2014 and pretty much put aside the rest of his life to make it happen.
Huge project, need to convince everyone he could do it and it would happen. He has surprising support from all sorts of people and places.
Gaining momentum from all over the world
Next step find a home for the poppy with what will be thousands of heartfelt messages.
ENDS
© Scoop Media


I went to the museum but went to the wrong field. My friend Susie did go.

Bamboo Resource Centre, my book seller

My book seller.

 I like the Bamboo Plant, it is a plant my ancestors planted. My grandfather  said it is the strongest plant.

I was very impressed  with the woman working at  Bamboo Resource Centre at Balmoral, Auckland, New Zealand. I was in a hurry to get some sticky tape and this was the only bookshop. The lady said she didn't have any, but offered to tape it for me, but my parcels were not with me. She kindly gave me two lengths of 1 foot each, and stuck them on some bubble wrap.

I didn't get her name,

whakawhetai ki a koutou and Ka Pai. This is Thank you and well done in our New Zealand Maori language.  I like to commend her to her boss. This post goes round the world.

Sensing I was in a rush, she invited me to come back in future. I told her, I did come before and left them a copy of the first edition of my book, "Diary of a bereaved mother."

 http://www.bamboo.co.nz/

Bamboo Resource Centre
591 Dominion Road
Balmoral
Auckland

ABOUT BAMBOO

Bamboo is the place to come for Bibles and Christian books in Chinese, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Thai, Korean and many other languages.

Bamboo also stocks many OMF publications related to cross-cultural mission in East Asia and around the world.

Bamboo is a resource centre where you can find CDs, DVDs, gift items, texts, tracts, greeting cards, and childrens and teen resources. Our staff are more than willing to help and advise.

As well as stocking Bibles and Christian books in a number of different languages, Bamboo is a place for connecting people to what they need, whether that be a local church or someone to help translate for them.

We're open Monday to Friday, 10:00am - 5:00pm and
Saturday 10am - 2pm. We'd love to see you!

A MINISTRY OF OMF NEW ZEALAND

Bamboo Kiwi-Asian Resources is under the umbrella of OMF NZ - an international missionary organisation with its focus in East Asia. OMF International was formally called CIM (China Inland Mission) and was started by Hudson Taylor in 1865.

 

 

New Zealand Chinese Book Shop

My bookseller, New Zealand Chinese Bookshop, Mr. Fang Wah,

email: bookshop@readers.co.nz

www.readers.co.nz

672 Dominion Road, Balmoral, Auckland.

Alphabe-Thursday letter W for Work.CK 发型美髮沙龍.

 My hairstylist, Jacky Zhang and his sister Wendy.

My dad used to tell us, of all the work that people do,

Hairdressing is regarded as very hard work.

He said, any Work that required the worker to stand,

while his client sits is hard work.  

My hairdressers are a sister-brother pair,

and I am glad that they are business people

 with a heart. They support the leprosy mission.

 They have a charity box.  

I have been to Jacky for many years, and is very happy with his work. Even though I have moved far away, I go back to him. 

CK 发型美髮沙龍

   

615 Dominion Road, Balmoral, Auckland, New Zealand

Ph; 09  630 6118.

Mob: 021888906. 

Letter W reminds me of Very Very Hard work. 

When I finished my first  degree in Canada,

I went home for my Vacation.

I was planning to continue my studies in New Zealand.

My aunty who had a salon persuaded me to learn to be a

 shampoo girl.

She said, it wasn't for a vocation,

just a job during my vacation.

Boy! was it very very hard work.

Some people voiced their displeasure.

Some came they haven't shampooed,

 for a very very long time,

Their hair was very very smelly. 

My Dad was right, hairdressing is hard Work.

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ABC Wednesday letter N for never

This is the story of my Nana,
Nana told us of her Never, Never eat wild mushrooms.

Today, My Old Blogging friend and Facebook friend talked about mushrooms.
Then my even older friend from school days, blogging friend and Facebook friend Chang Yi talked about mushrooms.

So I will post my mushroom story.
My Nana's story.


For nostalic reasons,
We always tell  my Nana's family story.
It is an old story.

100 years ago, 
It was the Paternalist Confucian society.
The daughter in law must do everything her Mother in law tells her to do. 

It was a small village.
They found a whole lot of mushroom.
My Nana (the DIL) with 2 other DILs were made to cook the mushroom.

The whole village came to eat. 
Nana and the other women were not allowed to eat. 
Those who ate fell in a stupor, and fainting and vomiting for 3 days.

Nana thought they had died.
Nana wished her evil MIL and the people had died. 

 Since then, Nana would not eat mushrooms.
Nana told us NEVER, NEVER each wild mushrooms.
 And we don't eat too. 

This is a real story.
I am not lying,
Nana told us NEVER, NEVER lie.

http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.co.nz/

From China to Borneo To Beyond. 海外华人的中国魂 Synopsis

这是陈氏和江氏两个家族的记录，追溯到1907年从中国广州第一次迁移到婆罗洲的森林里。这里边录了六代的记录和第二次的大迁移，到英国、加拿大、日本、新加坡、澳洲、美国和新西兰。记录始于作者的曾祖父陈观国，并以作者的父亲陈鹞飞为中心，一直到他于2006逝世为止。

中国的鸦片战争导致了南渡中国海的漫长艰苦旅途。早期的移民在原始热带森林中种植树胶和胡椒为生。

1940年至1945年间，两个家族饱受日军世界大战的折磨。一位广东人陈鹞飞和客家女江华娇为了彼此方便结了婚。鹞飞是为了要免服日军兵役，华娇则是要避免被拉去当慰安妇。这场匆促的婚姻引起两家长期不和。

鹞飞和华娇后来移民到澳洲开始新生。1988年，华娇遇严重车祸逝世。鹞飞带着一颗破碎的心返回砂拉越，度过了18年，于2006年去世，部分应验了华人讲的生死与共，“不求同月同日生，但愿同月同日死”。

 


This is a hundred years old journal of two families, the Chans and the Kongs.

It traces the first movement in 1907 from Kwang Zhou, China to the jungles of Borneo. It is a six generational record with the second wave of movement to England, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Australia, USA and New Zealand.

The journal begins from the author’s great Grandfather Chan Kwong Kouk and centres on the life of the author’s father John Chan Hiu Fei until his demise in 2006.

The Opium war, virgin tropical jungle, Japanese World War, colonial days, a revolution, colonial days, a revolution, a fight with the communists; These were harshness and the difficulties the families had to go through.