Thursday, July 9, 2009

Windy again

Still a bit windy but another warm one of aroun 32c expected. FAcebook is blocked here at he moment.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Very windy today

Hot and windy today, Mei is off to Shenyang to follow up on the medical for Immigration.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009


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SArah being shy

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Monday, July 6, 2009

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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Jessie and Apple

Julia and Louie

John, Julia and Dennis

John and Mei

Fresh peas

Good crop of spuds

Some cucurbits

Partaking of some oolong tea

Having a yarn

Students playing basketball

The hound

Mei, Apple and Jessie

He lifted me very easily

Lois

A tea ceremony in the owners office

Mei with a divider that she likes

John (with a bit of a glow on) and Mei

The timber store at the back of the factory

Louie and Julie

Assembly begins

Tomato, starting to look like one now

Our gathering

Dennis and friends

Julia and Louie

John and Mei

Mum picking peas for lunch

Geese with John

And the doors

Taken to a seafood restaurant for lunch

Sarah, one of my students showing off her new dress

John and Mei amused by goings on

Colour party

Enjoying a few

Unsure at this stage

Main entrance to the building

They sing the National Anthem then do some exercises

All timber and very high quality

Jessie, John and Apple

More cucurbits

Jolie, Mei and Chanel

Ready for eating

My garden is starting

Enjoying one or two

Jessie and Apple - my English teacher assistants

Likes me

John in action

Dad gave daughter this brand new mini clubman and bought her a luxury apartment in Dalian by the sea

Gerry pontificating

Afternoon gathering

Dennis and Caroline

The twins lead in the colour party

A lovely day today

The hound likes me

Showroom

From our living room window, lovely morning again

Dennis

Dennis, had a few nose bleed problems

John in the kitchen - roast in the oven and a BBQ, and a scotch or two

Very happy

Just scoffing

His hobby is his pigs - quite gigantic this one, due to give birth

Chanel and daughter - ex students of mine , and Mei having a wee nap

Little Lucy and John - I loved her Xipao (Cheongsam)

Jessie and Apple

4 year olds maths

Very rare indeed but a cup of Choysa was had in China -courtesy of Dennis

Trying to lift the bus driver (Louie)

The geese

Furniture factory is very big

Dennis and friends

Very interesting cactus

Jessie being girlish

Jolie

Stomachs on show

Some rain coming

New wardrobe arrives

Bit of a pug

John and his favourite set of twins

John and Simon

Jessie, John and Mei

Nearly done

Factory owner and daughter, and John

Discussing pictures

Lifting me up and winning the competition

The workers cook house, giant woks

John with a beer and Jolie

About 3 and 4 years old - little boy holding the girl in pink is from Sichuan - earthquake survivor

Gerry

Another Kiwi teacher in the background - Gerry from Geraldine and Nelson

NZ Silver Beet

A younger one - they are bather twice a day and their stalls a re very clean

Gerry and some fun and games

Very nice too

John and Jessie as ambassadors -recruiting new children - parents all come for a look at our ceremony

Dennis and Caroline

Derek Harkness

DAughter and Mum

Cucumbers

Finished

Jolie, lives in New York and Chanel is married to the factory owner

And their dining room

Jolie, Mei and Chanel

Some of our food

Growing well

BBQing bit and pieces

Enjoying one self, I think

The trouser rack

Jolie, Mei and Chanel looking delightful

Receptionist and Julie

New Wardrobe

Simons girlfriend (our receptionist) , Simon and John

Jolie and Chanel - both ex students

A few hanging baskets given to me by friends

getting ready to eat

Owner is very happy - is very, very rich too

My silver beet is doing quite well

Coming down for the flag raising ceremony

Enjoying the tea ceremony

A lovely day today

Friday, July 3, 2009

Reading email, havin

Reading email, having breakfast of bacon and eggs and feeling very happy

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Kind of cute don't you think


 

 

 

Subject: Picture File: Just a nice email

 

Subject: Just a nice email  (P.S. Can't say I've ever seen an 'Under-dog Cat'!!) LOLOL
 

 

 

     

  
 
Ever  have one of those days, when something seems a  bit 'off' but you just can't put your finger on  it...




Or it seemed like all the people around you just wanted to butt heads...




Or just get into some kind of weird tug of war?



Sometimes  you just need to take a fresh new look and get a different perspective on things.




Remember to try your best to show kindness to others....




(sometimes looking at things from their perspective might help......)



So, when life  gets you down...




Remember to just  keep going, and keep your head above  water...


And you'll  get by with a little help from your friends!

To all of my friends, have a nice day! 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

    

  
  
  
   
   
 
 



















 



 





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Friday, June 26, 2009

Thought this was cute



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From: canddg <canddg@xtra.co.nz>
Date: Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 17:49
Subject: Fw: Picture File: Just a nice email
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From: tom.ann.hollis@xtra.co.nz" title="tom.ann.hollis@xtra.co.nz" target="_blank">Tom Hollis
To: CHAZZ ; ColNewport@hotmail.com" title="ColNewport@hotmail.com" target="_blank">Colin Newport ; Cookie ; Deb ; Evelyn Tautau ; gloriajerry@hotmail.com" title="gloriajerry@hotmail.com" target="_blank">Gloria & Jerry Hollis ; hbs@clear.net.nz" title="hbs@clear.net.nz" target="_blank">John & Sam Handley ; Kat Hollis ; Laurel Handley ; Lera ; eletoa@bigpond.net.au" title="eletoa@bigpond.net.au" target="_blank">Marg & Eddie Letoa ; Mary & Danny ; dianne.paul@clear.net.nz" title="dianne.paul@clear.net.nz" target="_blank">Paul & Dianne ; Pele TeNahu ; rinaki@westnet.com.au" title="rinaki@westnet.com.au" target="_blank">Rana & james ; rana ; melenaghan@xtra.co.nz" title="melenaghan@xtra.co.nz" target="_blank">Richard & Maryann ; Rita ; Stephen Hollis
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Subject: Picture File: Just a nice email

 

Subject: Just a nice email  (P.S. Can't say I've ever seen an 'Under-dog Cat'!!) LOLOL
 

 

 

     

  
 
Ever  have one of those days, when something seems a  bit 'off' but you just can't put your finger on  it...




Or it seemed like all the people around you just wanted to butt heads...




Or just get into some kind of weird tug of war?



Sometimes  you just need to take a fresh new look and get a different perspective on things.




Remember to try your best to show kindness to others....




(sometimes looking at things from their perspective might help......)



So, when life  gets you down...




Remember to just  keep going, and keep your head above  water...


And you'll  get by with a little help from your friends!

To all of my friends, have a nice day! 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

    

  
  
  
   
   
 
 



















 



 





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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Bugger - Nelson beaten by Waikato

 
 

via Stuff.co.nz - Nelson Mail by on 6/25/09

A brilliant first-half shooting display from young forward Thomas Abercrombie helped Waikato to back-to-back National Basketball league titles as they beat Nelson 94-84 in game two of the finals at Te Awamutu tonight.

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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Posterous | Re: Saturday Morning in Anshan

Mei has gone to the market for some shopping, new potatoes and some other bits and pieces

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Saturday Morning in Anshan

Lovely sunny morning after a lot of rain overnight, class soon but just a bit of blobbing out later.
A picture of the Jade Buddha here in Anshan- made from a large junk of jade, it weighs 260 tonnes and is a big tourist attraction here.

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Friday, June 19, 2009

Latest photos on Nokia's Lifeblog

Just trying this embed

 

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Mei's friend from New York arrives

Jolie, from New York has arrived so Mei has now gone to see her. Dennis is on his way back from Dalian, by taxi, nose is bleeding again.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Expats meet up

A couple of pic's

Derek from Scotland

Gerry from New Zealand



Gerry behaving like a typical Kiwi - 

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An eventful night

Yesterday we planned to meet up with some of the othe ex-pats here in Anshan and have a bit of a natter. Well, Dennis, who is staying with us at the moment had a nose bleed which was pretty bad but we managed to stop it and left to meet the others. Just about to arrive at our sestination and Dennis called from home and said that his nose was bleeding very badly again so back we went and took him to the hospital. Blood was pouring out of his hooter and his mouth and it did not look too good. Hospital took great care of him and kept him there for a few hours so off Mei and I went to meet the others and enjopyed a some conviviality together. Eventually got home with Dennis. 

Dennis has gone to Dalian this morning so we have the house to our selves again, for a while that is.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

A few foreigners meeting tonight in Ashan

Going to meet some of the other overseas people who are working in Anshan tonight, including at least 2 other Kiwis . Lovely day today but now the weather has changed and it is raining.

 Showing off the stomachs.JPG

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Its lovely and sunny again today. expecting 31c

Having nice weather here, just great.

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Friday, May 22, 2009

Some reminiscing

Trying a link posting - more nostalgia

And HTML

<table style="width:194px;"><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url() no-repeat left"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jcinanshan/AroundAboutInnerMongoliaDalianBeijingShenyangETC?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jcinanshan/AroundAboutInnerMongoliaDalianBeijingShenyangETC?feat=embedwebsite" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Around about - Inner Mongolia, Dalian, Beijing, Shenyang ETC</a></td></tr></table>

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Its raining this morning and getting a visit from another Kiwi today

Been very hot of late but some rain this morning and my plants are loving it. Dennis is coming to visit today, he comes from Onehunga and visited a couple of years ago, bringing me some jandals and some more mint sauce. We aill jave a roast for dinner.

Because it has been hot remembered when it was so cold up in Harbin, near Siberia in Russia so some photos of our holiday there. A bit of a flashback, I guess .



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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Its a corker day

Unusual word that, corker, anyway means lovely, wonderful or great. Around 31 and expecting 33c later in the afternoon. Spoke with Sawat earlier and A, all well. # short classe this afternoon and then back for a cold beer.

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Currin-Wang Family Newsletter, May 11-17



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Subject: Currin-Wang Family Newsletter, May 11-17
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Currin-Wang Family Newsletter

Week of May 11-17
Tuesday, May 12
Judith Currin turns 57 today.
Marcell Bellve turns 24 today.
Patricia Rossiter turns 70 on May 19.
Alisa Currin turns 90 on May 19.
Angela Kerr turns 79 today.
Angela Kerr turns 79 today.
Wednesday, May 13
Margaret Riley turns 68 today.
Hannah Devlin turns 36 today.
Thursday, May 14
June Hollingworth and Maurice Currin celebrate their 55th (emerald) anniversary on May 14.
Thelma King and David Laurence celebrate their 33rd anniversary on May 14.
Lynette Langdon turns 61 today.
Richard Currin turns 46 on May 21.
Penelope Currin turns 18 today.
Friday, May 15
Colin Stephens turns 33 today.
Saturday, May 16
Shona Pyne turns 40 today.
Raymond Siegel turns 70 today.
Suzanne Currin and Paul Coe celebrate their 28th anniversary on May 23.
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Kathryn Scully turns 50 on May 24.
Emma Henferson and Brendon Morgan celebrate their 14th (ivory) anniversary on May 17.
Shayne Robert Johnston turns 26 today.
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Check out this website I found at mail.google.com

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Sunday, May 17, 2009

All of our May 2009 photos


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Sunday and it is summer again - 26c


Lovely day today, had some classes and now back home and preparing some pork spare ribs for dinner. Very happy with our house. GOing to develop our rooftop int our outdoor living area, over time, but it is quite nice up there and room for BBQ, garden and seating etc

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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Part of the modern transport system - just wonderful seeing old and new co-existing


Mules and donkeys are used for all sorts of transport around the city.

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Posterous | Re: Today

Looking at the sun, expecting 31c today. Beautiful

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Today

Have a bit of a cold but still doing normal lessons, Mei feeds me up with all kinds of goodies including fruit and medicines.
 
A collage of family and happenings.


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