2008 August | The Walk of Life

We are so blessed to have her with us for 2 months. she arrived on the 15th July and planning to return to the US on the 15th September! While she's with us, I have a 2 month break from some marketing and cooking! Really thankful for little mercies from the Lord to send us Florence. I could enjoy the Beijing Olympics while she took over most of the marketing and cooking plus cleaning!

Today, this special 20082008 day, went past just like any normal day, since Florence will be recuperating at the home of Julie, another sister-in-law of mine. I have to do the marketing, cooking and cleaning for the next few days! Florence is so kind as not to burden me with an additional person to look after! Rock is busy cooking a storm in preparation of another sister of hers, Ruby, from Germany coming over for a family celebration and arriving next week!

Brain Vs Brawn

Today the 36 year old swimming record of Mark Spitz of the US was equaled by another fellow American, Michael Phelps when Michael won the Men's 100 meters Butterfly event this morning, beating Serbian Milorad Cavic by 100th of a second! Michael finished at 10.58 secs. while Cavic 10.59 secs. It was such an exciting race but from this event I can see how Michael using his brain, won the race. Even as near as 3 meters from the finish, Cavic was ahead but during the final touch, Michael raised his hands above the water to make contact whereas Cacic hands were under water. Of course movements is faster in the air than in water and so Michael Phelps snatched victory with this simple act. Its a case of Brains over Brawn! I would love to see Michael Phelps get his 8th Gold Medal in his last Team Event. Others are hoping that he won't make it for they say he already won too many medals already. Well as for me I love to see records broken for such are the building blocks of Motivation! With these, the human race advances, always doing better and achieving higher goals! I will cheer for Michael Phelps for the sake of Progress! If he wins his 8th Gold Medal, it will break Mark Spitz's record of 36 years and I wonder how long it takes to break Phelps record!

Great Photoshop Brush Tools!

Japanese Art “Butoh”

Go Solo 2008 Created and performed by the graduands of Toi Whakaari | NZ Drama School Directed by Jade Eriksen, Annie Ruth and Sophie Roberts at Te Whaea - SEEyD Space, Wellington From 21 Jul 2008 to 3 Aug 2008 [1hr 20 minutes approx per group, no interval] Reviewed by Thomas LaHood, 28 Jul 2008

Group C begins with Dawn Cheong's OLIN, an impressively choreographed, Buto influenced visitation from an insectoid god. Cheong's emergence from the chrysalis is a powerful opener and her mesmerising movements are well supported by dramatic lighting states and elemental sound effects.

For many of these young actors, this season is the first time they will present theatre that truly originates from them as an individual; for some it will also be the last. It is a tribute to the calibre of Toi Whakaari as an institution that in this season, as in last year's, we are able to see such diversity of thought and expression presented with such flair and confidence.

For those who wants to know what is 'Butoh' you can watch a Youtube video of the origins of Butoh whose founder was Hijikata Tatsumi.

Most Embarassing Moment.

It was one of my most embarrassing moments in my life. I was in a hurry to send someone off to the airport and we were running late, so in a hurry I slipped on a shoe and a slipper! I did not realise anything wrong until someone pointed it out to me and we all had a good laugh at my expense! This happened years ago at the Kuching Airport. It was good that my friend took a photo of this or else this fantastic moment is lost forever!