Wishes For A Week

 

Watermelon Is Good For The Eyes

 

 

Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China

 The Potala Palace is the landmark of Tibet and the masterpiece of Tibetan architecture, located in the capital city, Lhasa. It was first built by the 33rd king Songtsen Gampo in 7th century and later rebuilt in the 17th century by the 5th Dalai Lama. Since then it was home to the Dalai Lama and his government.

Poppy visited the palace in 2019 and shares her video here.

Beijing Daxing International Airport - A Tour

Beijing Daxing International Airport, located on the border of Beijing and Langfang, Hebei Province, is Beijing's second international airport. It has been nicknamed "the starfish". It was completed on June 30, 2019, and began operations on September 26, 2019. Wikipedia

Lee and Oli Barrett share a tour of the world biggest airport

Kite

 

Have A Blessed Christmas 2020

 

The Seekers - I Will Never Find Another You

The Seekers from Australia was formed in 1962 and bade farewell in 2013.

The Seekers in 1967 with I Will Never Find Another You

The Seekers bidding farewell  in 2013 with I Will Never Find Another You.

Lyrics of the song I Will Find Another You

This song The Carnival Is Over became a hit in 1968.

(Note: Pierrot was a Russian soldier who had to leave his love Columbine behind during the war.)

Touching farewell in 2013 The Carnival Is Over

How To Open A Jar Without Straining Your Wrist

I recently bought a jar of honey and to my surprise, I could not open it. It is not big, just 400 gm of honey.

I had to ask Google for help and I am glad I found this video.

Just use a small spoon and pry open the lid gently. Its done when you hear the lid pop.


Enjoy this short video.

The Miracle Of $1.11cents

A beautiful story.

Stars of Beijing's Circus - Bowls Unicycle Act - The world greatest Cabaret

Here is one of the most beautiful and impressive Bowls Unicycle act by stars of Beijing's Circus. Performed in the famous french television show of Patrick Sebastien "le plus grand cabaret du monde" (The world greatest Cabaret).

Enjoy.

Merry Christmas 2017

Wise Words

pH Levels Of Foods

Typical Chinese New Year Greetings

Definition Of Time

Singapore Budget 2015

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivered the 2015 Budget Round Up Speech in Parliament on 5 March 2015.

China Victory Day Parade 2015

China marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War 2. The event was held on 3 Sep 2015 in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.

Chinese Family Tree

Did you know that every member of a Chinese family is called something different? Depending on whether it's from your mom's side or your dad's side and their seniority? It gets quite confusing. This 4 minute video shows the relationships in a Chinese family tree and hope you can learn some Chinese along the way!

At The Vatican

Every time a new Pope is elected, there are many rituals to be followed, in accordance with tradition. But there's one ritual that very few people know about.

Shortly after the new Pope is enthroned, the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem seeks an audience with him. He is shown into the Pope's presence, whereupon he presents him with a silver tray bearing a velvet cushion. On top of the cushion is an ancient, shriveled parchment envelope.

The Pope symbolically stretches out his arm in a gesture of rejection. The Chief Rabbi then retires, taking the envelope with him, and does not return until the next Pope is elected. 

Pope Benedict was intrigued by this ritual, the origin of which was unknown to him. He instructed the best scholars of the Vatican to research it, but they couldn't come up with anything. So when the time came and the Chief Rabbi was shown into his presence, he faithfully enacted the ritual rejection. 

But then, as the Chief Rabbi turned to leave, he beckoned to him. "My brother," he whispered, "I must confess that we Catholics are ignorant of the meaning of this ritual enacted for centuries between us and the Jewish people. I have to ask you, what is it all about?"

The Chief Rabbi scratched his head and replied, "Frankly, Your Holiness, I have no idea either. The origin of this ritual is lost to us, too." 

The Pope thought for a bit and said, "My brother, let us retire to my chamber and enjoy a glass of wine together. Then, with your agreement, we shall open the envelope and discover, at last, the secret."

The Chief Rabbi agreed.

So, after a leisurely glass of wine, they reverently picked up the curling parchment envelope and opened it with fingers trembling with anticipation. 

The Chief Rabbi reached inside, took out a sheet of ancient parchment, and carefully unfolded it. He looked at it, and then handed it to the Pope.
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It was the bill for the last supper. Everyone ate but no one pick up the tab.

Kallang Roar - The Movie

A nice movie about the soccer scene in Singapore in 1970s. The story revolves around how Singapore won the Malaysia Cup (Soccer) in 1977, after a span of 12 years.

Battling the onslaught of a life threatening stage of diabetics, an entire board of unsupportive officials ready to oust him, a record of 12 years of Malaysian football supremacy, Uncle Choo defiantly returns to Singapore football scene in 1977 for one last short at restoring National pride.

Uncle Choo was one unorthodox gem of a coach, regimental, courageous, determined and very imposing. He was bold, quietly confident: always believing that he and his nurtured team can accomplish milestone though with limited resources in every department. His undying love for the game and his role as a coach whom, few will ever understand.

Armed with legendary players like Quah Kim Song, Rajagopal, Samad, Mat Noh, Dollah Kassim, uncle sets out an impossible journey to remind his fellow countrymen of what it meant to be Singaporean.

This is a tale about sheer grit, unbreakable will and his deep passion, unyielding struggle with society and oneself, to finally achieve glory for one's nation through football and coined one legacy unwittingly, known to all as 'The Kallang Roar' which is of nothing to himself at the end of it.


This next video is about the Tiger Cup in 2004.