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Virtues and Vices

Virtues and vices have frequently changed places as life moved on through the ages: witch-burning used to be a virtue and lending money at interest a vice. Anonymous Advertisements

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Happy new year!

Happy new year dear friends!

A bit late, but I really haven’t had time to write since I woke up yesterday morning. This update will come in two parts. Part one: 31st Dec

In short, not a super intense day, because the weather and the sea was horrible so not that many boats arrived. They said there were only three patients at the clinic during the whole night. I had morning shift, though I must say we were constantly busy until after midday. Not because there were super many people, but there were only two doctors and me there. No nurses, no interpreters, no general volunteers. This meant that every patient took a lot longer time, because in most cases we don’t understand each other’s languages very well. Though we’re getting quite good at sign language for the most common symptoms and treatments. Once again, mostly coughs and colds – I’ve at least learned how to handle those though of course I always have to consult a doctor before doing anything. At some point, a young woman came in with complaints of nausea. All her values were fine but all of a suddenly she collapsed on the floor, unconscious. After some minutes (with medical attention of course) she woke up, and in the end she seemed to be fine enough. So probably it was something psychological – and it’s not the first time that patients have collapsed due to seemingly psychological reasons. Which is completely understandable, I don’t think that I’d be able to live like they are forced to here, really, also considering all the things that they’ve been through, and the journey that they have in front of them.

The weather was also really cold yesterday, it even started to snow in the afternoon. I was freezing the whole day inside of our barn (though of course it’s not really isolated) and even in our hotel room, I could barely stand spending 10 minutes outside. I don’t think I actually spent more than 10 minutes in a row outdoors. Imagine children, pregnant women and elderly, sleeping in tents. In the medical tent, we have some heater thingy named ‘the dragon’ (I don’t know what it is but it runs on diesel and electricity, it creates fire and it looks and sounds kind of like a dragon). However, most of the day we were out of diesel anyways, so no heating. Which means when sick patients come and we keep them in for observation, they remain cold. I feel so bad when I want to listen to someone’s lungs, or take a blood pressure, and have to ask them to take of all their layers of jackets and shirts while they are already freezing.

Anyways, in the afternoon there were some more volunteers. Actually, all of a sudden we had like three farsi speakers, two Arabic speakers and some other general volunteers in the tent at the same time. Though, we were still low on medical staff. Nevertheless, the afternoon was much calmer. When there are volunteers, there are no patients. When there are patients, there are no volunteers. Murphy’s law. Around 16, I went with another doctor to buy some supplies. We bought some milk powder for babies, some plasters for blisters and loads of shoes. We also brought a guy from Syria who IMG_5551had gotten his registration some days ago (which means that he can move on to Athens and Macedonia), but who had decided to stay and help out for a while. The morning shifts have been extended from 8-16 to 8-20 because of the shortage of medical personnel. We went back with the supplies, but there were pretty much still no patients at all. I heard even many tents were empty, because of the reduced amount of arrivals. So instead, another of the doctors taught me how to suture. That’s another way to spend your new years eve.

After our shift ended, we had a goodbye dinner with the doctors who had been on the dayshift as they were going to leave. We were all dead tired, but some other people managed to force us to go to some super tiny café in the middle of nowhere and to stay awake until midnight. As soon as the clock turned twelve, we all fled to our beds. #Partypeople

Hope you’ve all had a great new year’s eve!

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Why I Fell in Love with Leia

I have a confession to make. I first watched Star Wars in November last year. I’m going to give you time to roll your eyes in disgust, exit my blog and wonder what the fuck is wrong with me.

All good? Nice to see you again. I’ll explain, as a nipper, I wandered round with my head in a book, generally ignoring whatever my brother was watching on the TV. Add to the fact I grew up in the 90’s, and neither of my parents were that fussed on Star Wars, and voila, you have a child that’s never seen it. 20 odd years later, my friends found out, and before I knew it, we were having Star Wars day, complete with ridiculous amounts of snacks, and I was hooked.

Taking a quick break, me and the other Star Wars virgin were asked ‘So, what do you think?’ My response? ‘Why the FUCK have I not watched this before? It’s AWESOME!’

‘What do you think about Luke?’

‘Bit of a fuckboy.’

‘She’s AMAZING!’

Yes, I may have been slightly overexcited and mainlining a dangerous amount of junk food. A couple of weeks later, lying drunk in bed, I tried to explain just why I loved her so much. Sober, I’ll try again.

Leia bursts onto the screen, this princess who happens to be a skilled politician, smart, witty and badass enough that she seems to spend every film being chased by assassins. She’s a dab hand with a blaster, hides secrets in a robot, has a retort for every comment and when forced into slavery, ends up literally strangling her oppressor with her chains. Later a General, she’s very much the leader of the Resistance, ordering troops whilst remaining beloved and still rocking a killer hairdo.

She spends 2 films arguing furiously with Han, even going as far as accidentally pulling her brother to prove a point (now that will make family dinners awkward) and yet when it comes down to it, she’s not afraid to let him know exactly how she feels. Even if his response is ‘I know.’ The bastard.

Unusually, even for a film released today, the love story between Leia and Han is one of the least important plot lines. Destroying the Death Star, battling the Empire and general snarkiness takes precedence over any soppy stuff.

In just one day, Leia joined the ranks of Buffy, Hermione Granger, Sansa Stark, Eleven, Harley Quinn and Daenerys Targaryen as my female geek heroes. This Christmas, I’ll definitely have the bauble of her and R2 on my tree.

Of course, Leia would have been nothing without the redoubtable Carrie Fisher. I will always kick myself that I didn’t discover this fascinating, funny, brutally honest woman earlier than I did. So for bringing one of my new favourite characters to life, thank you. The world got a little smaller the day you left.

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In 1 Samuel 13, we read about a time when there were no blacksmiths in Israel. The Philistines, the enemies of the Israelites, made sure that no one in Israel had the capability to make swords or spears that could be used against them in battle.

Our enemy today, Satan, would like nothing better than for us to be unarmed and defenseless. He does whatever he can to take away any weapons we might use to defeat him.

Have you prayed today?

“…Be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.”—Ephesians 6:18.

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The Real MVP

Kevin Durant and his mother

Kevin Durant and his mother

When Kevin Durant was named the Most Valuable Player in the NBA for the 2013-14 season, he gave a memorable acceptance speech. He went beyond the usual accolades given to teammates and coaches. Durant gave credit to his mother, Wanda, calling her “the real MVP”. Fittingly, this moving speech took place on Mothers’ Day.

It’s true that mothers have a special type of influence on their children. They have the power to mold them in positive ways. Mothers point their children in the right direction, teaching them important truths and modeling for them righteous living. Many of us who are living lives of faith today are doing so largely because we had Christian mothers who showed us the way. These faithful women deserve our love, our honor and our respect, not only on Mothers’ Day, but on every day of the year.

So, here’s to you Mom—the real MVP!

“I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.”—2 Timothy 1:5.

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    Dial: enamel, unsigned, Arabic numerals, red five minute numerals, spade hands
    Movement: no number, deep solid gold screw down jewel settings, freesprung compensated balance, side lever to a gold escape wheel, matte finish to the plates, plates are possibly silver, 21 jewels, lever setting

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    Type: Wilmington Watch Co. Unique Bowman School Prototype Free Sprung Side Lever 21 Jewel, 14k Gold Case
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20 James Street
London W1U 1EH
0207 491 1178

Opening Hours
Monday to Sunday 11-8pm

It’s absolutely amazing how easy it is to overlook this little take-away place. Located on one of the streets off Oxford Street, surrounded by lots of eating places, Atari-ya is very easy to miss. Also, the fact that it is just a take away shop, with just about 10 seats inside, and about 6 more outside, makes it seem like yet another lousy sushi take-away. However, the quality of the food is unlike what you would expect from a take out.

We first read about this place because of an online review, which mentioned that Sushi Hiro gets its produce from the Atari-ya chain. In fact, another review somewhere else mentioned that Atari-ya supplies the sashimi to Nobu as well. We’re not sure how true this is, but since we like the food at both Sushi Hiro and Nobu, especially the sashimi at Sushi Hiro, we wanted to go to Atari-ya and check it out.

The first thing we have to mention is the prices. We were shocked to find out how cheap the sashimis are at Atari-ya. For £1.70 you can get 3 slices of salmon sashimi, or 3 slices of scallop sashimi. The entire list of sashimi rivals any top notch Japanese restaurant, and I dare say that the sashimi at Atari-ya is fresher, and more thickly cut than those you’ll get at most Japanese restaurants around. As I’m typing this I’m seriously craving for their scallop sashimi.

We’ve been there twice now, and we’ve had their salmon, scallop, sweet prawn, sea bass and fatty tuna sashimi. All of them have been consistently good. The slices are thick and generous, and everything is incredibly fresh. For both of our visits we went at about 3pm, yet the quality of the sashimi wasn’t compromised. We recommended this place to QJ, and she couldn’t stop raving about it when she came back after her visit. She had as well the yellowtail, which she thoroughly enjoyed.

We’ve also had the ikura and the tobikko sushi; both were not bad as well, though the tobiko came with wasabi as we forgot to tell them to not include any wasabi. A notes that the tobikko was a little salty, as if it was soaked in soya sauce. On our second visit we decided to try their maki rolls, and we ordered the spider roll and the black cod roll. The spider roll was disappointing, and contained very little soft shell crab, but the black cod roll was pretty nice, though not something we would order again.

In short, Atari-ya is pretty much the best place in London to go for fresh sashimi and sushi. We simply can’t stress that enough. The fact that it’s just a modest take-away is just mind-blowing. The prices are cheaper than what we get in Singapore, and the quality of their fish is incomparable.

Food: 7.5/10

3 responses to “Atari-ya

  1. Went for a 1 day traditional sushi making course (, and our instructor, a Master Sushi Chef himself also agreed Atari-ya was the best sashimi supplier in town. Didn’t know they had this small takeaway place in w1 though! I thought their main supply shows were all deep in the NorthWest of London!

    • Oh yes indeed. It’s the best we’ve had in london so far. The best part of it all is that it’s incredibly cheap! In fact, we were there again today for lunch, and it was most satisfying! 🙂

  2. ZOMG the sashimi looks shiok. hungry now. hungry at 12am. thanks ar guys……….

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How Cute Am I?

My room has had to be rearranged after an innocent cd player was viciously attacked and pushed onto the floor…

Hey, I had to grab at something to celebrate my first time standing up in my cot 🙂

This is me looking all cute, chewing on my sleeping bag as though the thought of wreaking havoc had never occurred to me. Heehee.

Sitting Up In Your Cot: A Tutorial

I have just realised that I can sit up, and even pull myself up to standing, in my cot. Oh boy, how can I fall asleep now that I have this knowledge?

I thought I’d better share my new skill with this quick ‘How To’:

1. Start off in the tummy position, with your hands well placed on either side of you.

2. Push yourself up on one arm. Use your elbow and the opposite hand.

3. Give a good push, and you’re sitting up!

4. Look really pleased with yourself to finish off the move.

The Clocks Have Changed

This week I noticed the bear hanging on my cot for the first time. I love stroking its soft tail and rubbing the tag on it – those are the two things I can reach easily.

Today I had to wear sunscreen  for the first time. I did not like having it rubbed onto my face, but Mamma said that if I wanted to watch Pappa playing football then I had to wear sunscreen.

Another first was that I saw my friend Kayla for the first time since she was 3 weeks old – that was about 5 months ago! I saw her at Big Fish on Thursday, and then again at church this morning, and then again when our dads played in the tournament this afternoon.

This week I also found out that I have a toothbrush. And I discovered that only one end of it is nice for chewing on.

As you can see from the pictures, I have ‘found’ a new toy. And I’m not talking about the toothbrush. Let’s just say, Mamma is glad I have my nappy on in these pictures. She keeps saying things like ouch and nee, eina! I’m not sure what she’s on about – it doesn’t hurt one bit when I test how stretchy it is…

This weekend the clocks have changed – apparently we lost an hour. I’m not sure what it’s all about, but Mamma says it means we have only one hour time difference between us and Granny, Grandpa, Ouma and Oupa. That will make it easier to talk to them, which is great news!

Well, we’ve had a lovely long weekend, with plenty of celebrations and visitors. The adults barbec… I mean, braaied (Pappa says I have to call it a braai) and ate Pappa’s birthday cake, while I got to see lots of new faces and hang out with some familiar ones. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this a lovely birthday weekend for my Pappa 🙂

*Mamma says don’t forget, there are photos on her blog about our week too – have a look at Wednesday and Thursday for pictures (the link to her blog is just over to the left in my blogroll).

The Week So Far… A Quickie

This is actually just to say that there are photos of the week so far over on Mamma’s blog today. I’m a bit too busy enjoying the sunshine and entertaining Mamma to write a long post at the moment…

Look over to the left hand side of the screen, there’s a link to her blog where it says ‘Blogroll’.

See it?

PS I’m feeling soooo much better. My spots have dried out and my dribble rash has cleared up and my teeth aren’t hassling me. I’ve even had a few mouthfuls of proper food this week 🙂

What A Week!

Hanging out with Pappa

Well, what a week I’ve had…

Pappa came home from a week away – we had such fun hanging out! And he brought back a colourful mini rugby ball for me from France! Unfortunately, he also brought a cold with him, so he wasn’t feeling very well, and now Mamma has a cold too. And now… I have a contagious skin disease! [Ooops, Mamma doesn’t think I should sound so pleased about it, but I think it’s quite exciting, really: I’ve not been too itchy or poorly at all, but any time I do feel a little off colour I get lots of extra cuddles, and since I can’t go out anywhere, I’ve had lots of time to play with Mamma and Pappa without having to rush around or see lots of new faces or even bother with getting dressed up. Mamma and I have had some lovely pyjama days 🙂 ]

Messy Eater

This week I got totally covered in sweet potato mush. I think I was supposed to eat it, but I was far more interested in chewing on the spoon and playing with the shower curtain that Mamma spread out on the floor (yes, a shower curtain!) so the orange mush landed up everywhere except in my mouth. This food stuff still tastes and feels too weird.

I’ve started rolling around like crazy in my cot so Pappa and Mamma have lowered the mattress… I have a big baby cot now! Now Mamma doesn’t have to worry about my kicking and bashing and rolling at night. I like sleeping on my tummy now, and my new game is kicking the cot mobile on and off when I’m supposed to be going to sleep. Heehee.

We’ve had such lovely sunny days this week, so I’ve spent a bit of time outdoors. Mamma kept taking photos of my feet – she says it’s important to have photos of the first time my feet got dirty from being in the grass. Crazy lady.

And another thing we did before Mamma realised that I was highly contagious, was to go to the library. I got my first ever library book using my new library card.

So all in all, not a bad week, but definitely not a ‘normal’ one either!

PS Mamma said she would post some more photos later. That means when I’m in bed tonight, I suppose.


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I’m looking forward to many more opportunities this year doing all the things I enjoy. I’m always welcoming new projects and partnerships too, so please do get in touch if you’d like to talk further!
My playscripts have become popular with different performing age groups and my education company, New Stages, launched North Walsham Pop Up People’s Theatre in October 2017.

Christmas was full of beans!

My new pantomime script of Jack and the Beanstalk embraced traditional pantomime values for modern audiences. We also presented an Adult Panto on New Year’s Eve! North Walsham Pop Up People’s Theatre is going from strength to strength with thanks to the community for supporting the venture.
I’m picutred above (on stage and dressing room photos) playing Cecilia Spriggins – there’s nothing like a dame!


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If You Have The Opportunity To Travel To Australia, One Of The Highlights Is To Travel By Train.

There are many great trips.  I was fortunate to travel on The Ghan, from the station near Coober Pedy or Manguri Station, to Adelaide.  I was in Coober Pedy, a fascinating underground Opal mining town in South Australia. Just as the group I was with had received our dinner our guide came to the restaurant saying the Ghan was early, and we needed to leave now!  We left Coober Pedy, by van, in a sand storm with no visibility and 45 minutes later arrived at Manguri Station. Luckily, we had driven out of the sand storm after about 15 minutes.  Stepping out of the van, the vast desert was dark, but the night sky was full of stars!  We were standing on the desert in the middle of the outback and not a building in sight!  The driver started a huge bonfire to let the train know we were there so it would stop.

The Ghan train at the station

Passengers Waiting To Board.

Pictures courtesy of Great Southern Railroad

The train engines approached, and then passed!
The train seemed miles long! Finally, it stopped and we boarded the car, which had stopped in front of us.  We were shown our sleeping compartment, the Ensuite cabins, which are serviced by your own steward. In the morning, the steward delivered all of us a “cuppa” (Australian for a Cup of coffee).

Get ready to relax and enjoy fine food and wine while traveling across a beautiful continent in a world-famous train with panoramic views. During the day the scenery is fascinating!  You see red earth and skies, with ever-changing colors in the landscape.  You will see train tracks that stretch out to meet the horizon.  Not only do you get to see the Outback, but, it is a fantastic way to meet locals. The lounge car of The Ghan was a high-light because we met so many people from Australia!

When riding the train in Australia, you can either take short trips, or go across the county.  Tours are included on the longer trips with both The Ghan and the Indian Pacific.  These tours, which last from a few hours to a full day, include an extraordinary range of opportunities for discovering the region’s most fascinating sites.

Weren’t you bored?” is often a question people ask when finding out the train takes two or three days through a largely uninhabited area,  Not for a moment!  The lonely desert landscape is just one scene that rolls by the train’s windows. There are ever-changing backdrops for a two-day, 1,851-mile trip from the southern city of Adelaide to the port of Darwin on Australia’s tropical north coast.  Departing from Adelaide, the view slowly changes. The train leaves Adelaide’s Keswick rail terminal, from the city’s suburban sprawl into wheat fields and then into salt-encrusted plains near Port Augusta, an industrial town which calls itself the gateway to the Outback.  After Port Augusta, 190 miles north of Adelaide, the Outback begins in earnest, with vegetation fading away to spinifex , a spiny bush that was the bane of early explorers, and short eucalyptus trees whose pale trunks stand out against the famed red earth of central Australia.

The Ghan traveling through the vast outback

The Ghan And The Outback.

Pictures courtesy of Great Southern Rail

Meanwhile, you are experiencing the wonderful hospitality of Aussies, listening to their great stories, eating meals freshly cooked by on-board chefs, and sit or sleep, in reclining airline-style seats or private cabins with fold away beds.

If you are considering a trip down under, don’t forget to travel by rail!

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Spend a day at Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

When I first visited the Tjapukai  Aboriginal Park, I was fortunate to be told the story of how it began. In 1987, a couple from New York City – Don and Judy Freeman, and their partners David and Cindy Hudson, all with theatre background, took 5 local Tjapukai men and began a dance theatre. Tjapukai’s production has won many international awards.
Over the years, the Aboriginal’s now have ownership of the Park.

Experience the Aboriginal Culture

This venue was the first ever opportunity for tourists or Aussies to really experience and interact with Aboriginal’s culture. It is a fascinating day or evening experience. There are seven separate arenas each displaying an area of the Aboriginal peoples culture. You find out how their ancient culture began (and yes, there was a flood!) during the Dreamtime experience.

Since the Aboriginal tribes vary throughout Australia, most all have had an influence in the park.
Tjapukai not only teaches, but it enlightens. It tells what happened to the Aboriginal’s when the British arrived. It shows what they ate, how they lived, and the weapons they used.
It was fascinating to watch them make fire in a very short time (5 seconds).
The men are the hunters. The women are the gathers. Herbs, seeds, nuts, fruit or roots with names such as Lemon Aspen, Quandong, Rosella, Akudira, Lilly Pilly to name a few. Many of the plants are poisonous, so they had to be carefully collected, then soaked in water for weeks until the poison was removed.

At the parks cultural village, you can learn how to throw a Boomerang and a spear. I failed both! They use a holder for the spear which I had not seen before. You can also learn how to play the Didgeridoo. The Didgeridoo is a big part of their lives. The sound is haunting and according to ritual men only play this instrument. The dances all have a story to tell.

Check out more information at www.tjapukai.com.
Let Journeys Down Under help you plan your Aboriginal experience.

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Christchurch New Zealand – Model of the Cardboard  Cathedral

Christchurch will be putting up a temporary cardboard structure in place of the 131 year old Christchurch Cathedral that was damaged by a 6.3 earthquake in 2011.

The Christchurch Anglican diocese has commissioned renowned Japanese architect Shigeru Ban to design a cathedral capable of seating more than 700 people.

The temporary cathedral is to be constructed of locally produced cardboard tubes erected in an A-shape over a foundation of shipping containers. Christchurch views the cardboard cathedral as a symbol of hope for an area ravaged by the earthquake. The Cardboard Cathedral could last as long as 20 years and will give the diocese a chance to raise funds for a permanent structure. The temporary Cathedral is anticipated to give a boost to the community. It will be available as a venue for religious services, concerts, Civic Services and the visual arts.

It is expected that the structure will be finished by December 2012

I’m not sure what they will build after this but, I will miss the old cathedral. How do you feel about the Cardboard Cathedral?

Christchurch cathedral before earthquake

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When I hear someone say Marlborough, I think wine–Sauvignon Blanc to be specific. Can’t help it. Some of the best Sauvignon Blanc I have ever have come from this section of New Zealand. The award-winning Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs tend to be crisp and complex with an array of citrus and passion fruits hitting your palate in an explosion of goodness. You want a reason to go to New Zealand? Really? You need a reason? Well, we’re giving you one. Go taste their wine. It doesn’t matter if you say “I’m not a white wine drinker”…a) they have red and b) the Sauvignon Blanc will knock your socks off.

Located in the northeast corner of the South Island of New Zealand, Marlborough is the biggest and most recognized wine district in the country. While you could walk around the countryside, searching for this infamous wine, it would be much easier – and more exciting – to participate in one of the fabulous tours Journeys Down Under Can create for you.

Sauvignon and Greenshell Mussel Cruise:
Imagine cruising the Marlborough Sounds while sipping some of the aforementioned award winning wines, eating mussels and relaxing in quiet, sparsely populated bays. Learn the history and nature of a world of sea-drowned inlets and water ways. The pinnacle of your cruise is a launch tour to a Greenshell mussel farm. Enjoy fresh, steamed clams. In truth, nothing goes better with steamed clams than that Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc I keep mentioning than fresh steamed clams.
Wine, Water, Wilderness:
Going back to the subject at hand, Marlborough makes the most amazing, distinctive Sauvignon Blancs. You will never taste anything like it anywhere else. There are over 110 wineries spread throughout the region. Add to that, waterways, forests, wildlife, and you have the makings of a perfect Journeys Down Under Tour.  Journeys Down Under will book you a room at the Heartland Hotel  which is centrally located right in the heart of wine country.  You will visit some of the highest rated wineries in the Marlborough region and finally relax with a spa treatment and finish off your day at Seymours Restaurant. This is paradise. Truly.
The Marlborough Wine Festival:
Why not indulge your inner wine-O and attend the Marlborough Wine Festival? Wine, local cuisine, meet the wine makers, meet the food producers, and watch the competition for the regions most celebrated wine. Held every February, one of the warmest most pleasant times of year to visit New Zealand. Do NOT miss your opportunity to rub elbows with some of Marlborough’s most celebrated vintners. Ever wonder what wine fashion looks like? Festival organizers have added a fashion show with a competition for the best dressed male and female at the festival. Now is your chance to find out.
Marlborough isn’t just about wine. It’s about a wonderful climate and amazing water-scapes. It’s about about mountain ranges and picturesque sounds. It’s about culinary adventure.
Don’t take our word for it. Go and get yourself a bottle of Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc. Try it. You’ll see what’s in store for you once you go down under. And then, call Journeys Down Under. We’ll give you a trip you won’t ever be able to forget.

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If you’ve ever been to Fiji (or if you’ve ever seen a picture of Fiji), the first thing that comes in mind are azure beaches framed with white sand. This is truly a land where the tropical and tranquil lay right outside your door. Rich in culture, Fiji will captivate you with its people, beauty and serenity. It would make sense that you would say, “I want to be married in Fiji!”. After all when confronted with beauty on the scale of the Fijian Islands, the real question is why would you NOT want to be married in Fiji?

If the words “Destination Wedding” mean anything or sound even the most remotely intriguing, stop for a second and think outside the box. Step off the beaten path and look for something unusual yet simple, easy, manageable for the wedding of a lifetime. You will be pleasantly surprised how inexpensive a wedding in Fiji can be…you can choose a simple ceremony or an elaborate ceremony rife with island tradition. Think about this for a second: you can choose from over 330 different islands in Fiji for your wedding. Some are remote and some are bustling beehives of beauty. This is a dream wedding in a paradise like land. Keep the dream and let’s get to planning your fairytale.

So, when you’re ready to roll with your perfect wedding in Fiji, a few things to keep in mind:

  • Read this page for information from the Fiji Embassy on getting married in Fiji
  • Call Donna White at Journeys Down Under to schedule the wedding of a lifetime (as they all should be)
  • Pick one of Donna’s most famous and popular travel packages for Fiji or create one of your own. With Donna’s help you will save money yet have the most luxurious vacation you ever imagined.
  • Hit theYasawa Islands IMHO for the Fiji wedding of a lifetime: Deep blue ocean, fine sand beaches, gourmet dinners, scuba diving, culture and tradition. It’s all yours. What better way to start your life together?

So there it is. The perfect wedding, honeymoon and vacation all in one destination. Fiji. Your life, your love, your enchantment. What are you waiting for?

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We took a quick poll to find out what first comes to mind when someone hears Australia. The top results, listed below, were all over the board and ever so interesting:

So, of all of those things, guess which one we want to take a look at today? How about the part that everyone left out: Tropical North Queensland.  Yes, yes, all of these other things are “so Australia” but how about throwing out the norm and embracing something you didn’t even know existed? Look, spend a few days taking in the crocodiles, the Opera House, the site of the 2000 Summer Olympics, eat a little Vegemite and then dash off to Tropical North Queensland for a vacation down under that will both awe and relax you.  Tropical North Queensland is where the rain-forest meets the reef; the best of BOTH worlds? Why would you not want to go?

Journeys Down Under specializes in the vacation escape to the land of spa treatments which use Aboriginal techniques, pristine environs, eco-friendly retreats and so much more. Walk along white and we mean WHITE sands of Coconut Beach on your way to a day of exploration via canoe.  And if you are really adventurous, take on the magical Heron Island and spend a few days and nights literally in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. This is your opportunity to be a part of nature’s version of heaven.

So before you go all Outback on us, think about a vacation of a different flavor and learn everything Australia can offer you. There’s a reason why people come to us (travel agents, you know! =) when planning a vacation and it has everything to do with stretching your dollar while getting the most you can out of a vacation.  It has everything to do with discovering the not-so-common and learning to enjoy something off the beaten path. So, what is taking you so long?  Journeys Down Under is ready to schedule the most perfect vacation you could ever imagine.

Are you ready to find your own Down under answers from Journeys Down Under?

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Have you ever dreamed of life in the Outback? Not life as in total relocation, but life as in a chance to experience all that Australia has to offer. Imagine an Australian travel package tailored to your needs. If you have a travel agent who’s attentive, this  is  exactly the trip you get.

So what is it about Australia that makes us all want to experience the land down under?

  • Lush terrain
  • Abundant wildlife
  • Giant rock formations
  • White sands
  • Sparkling tropical waters
  • Panoramic horizons
  • Cascading waterfalls

Do you really have to ask why you should go to Australia? As one of the organizers of the first ever Social Media Boot Camp for Lawyers, Adrian Dayton, says, “why do I go to Australia? Because I can. We only get one chance to live this life, so we might as well choose where we want to spend it. I encourage everybody else to do the same.”

So, let’s work out the perfect Journeys Down Under trip for you. Are you ready?

Let’s focus on getting wild in Tasmania!

This is a vacation for you independent types. Those who would like to drive the wild Outback. Over the course of six days, you will drive from Hobart to Launceston .

On that drive your will travel through the very heart of Tasmiania to the village of Strahan (suggesting you check out the Strahan link to tripadvisor to find out some of the fun things you can do while visiting Strahan, Australia). Once you leave Strahan, you will arrive at Cradle Mountain Lodge with some of the most breathtaking scenery and the finest food and accommodations in this part of Australia.  After an restful stay at Cradle Mountain, you’re off on the road again on your way to Launceston (this is a wonderful journal entry on Launceston, Australia.).

Enjoy yourself. And see you when you get home!

Like what you see? Then please join Journeys Down Under and Travel Leaders on Tuesday May 3rd at 7:oo P.M. This is an amazing opportunity to hear from Michael Power with Qantas Vacations and expert on all things Down Under. Spend the evening with us at the Spokane Quality Inn Valley Suites  tasting Australian foods and competing for door prizes. Call Donna White at 509. 327.9585 extension 348 for more information on visiting Australia and knowing where to start, what states and territories are the go to places. We’ll even toss in a little information on New Zealand and Fiji to give you the full Down Under experience!

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“Welcoming the adoptee with fresh cookies”

“Tutti amano i biscotti!”

Everyone loves cookies. Cookie recipes are often handed down from one generation to the next. Favorite recipes are associated with holidays and religious celebrations, cultural events, ethnic traditions and traditional family gatherings. What grandchildren often remember most about their grandmothers are the smells of her kitchen and the pleasant taste of her favorite cookie recipes.

Downtown Dough | Cedarburg | Wisconsin

A visit to Downtown Dough in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, is guaranteed to stimulate your appetite and imagination. They have thousands of cookie cutters, presses, decorations, stencils, cookie jars, icing tools, cupcake cups, baking pans and molds for every occasion. Their pre-made cookie doughs with names like Carmel Apple Gourmet, Chocolate Chip, Fudge, Chocolate Caramel, Chocolate Coconut, and Chocolate Peanut Butter are guaranteed to please.

Baking cookies is a fun multigenerational experience that everyone can enjoy. It is a shared activity that promotes conversation, friendship and bonding. The heart of a home is in the kitchen and one of the best ways to provide a genuinely warm welcome to children who are ‘orphaned, fostered and adopted’ into a new home is to stimulate their olfactory senses and tastebuds with fresh cookies. When the baking process starts wonderful smells permeate the atmosphere. Everyone with a stake in the outcome worriedly gazes through the oven door to make sure they are perfectly baked. Timing is important and when the timer bell rings everyone jumps to their feet like a jack-in-a-box to retrieve their buttery sweet master pieces. The salivating sweet smell of fresh cookies puts a twinkle in the eye. When the results are shared, and deemed perfect by everyone after the first bite, smiles prevail, and the satisfied sound of awes, followed by welcoming invitations to “have another one” fills the air with joy.

Judith Land | Adoption Detective | Adoption Story

I import Adriana’s Italian Almond Cookies from Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, as a special treat for weddings, rehearsals and formal family celebrations. My father made the ceramic horse and the colorful Sicilian cart has been present at nearly every family celebration, wedding, and special event in my birth family for several generations.

About Judith Land

Judith Land lives in Colorado and Arizona with husband and coauthor Martin Land. Judith is a former nurse, retail shop owner, college instructor and avid outdoor person. Her book "Adoption Detective: Memoir of an Adopted Child" is a true story detailing the journey of Judith Romano, foster child and adoptee, as she discovers fragments of her background, and then sets out to solve the mystery as an adult. "Mothers and fathers everywhere in the world need to understand that children are forever and always." --Judith Land
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Monday, February 20, 2017

Coach Carter| McFarland, USA

Another post on movies. Today I review 2 similar movies dedicated to sport theme.
Name: Coach Carter
Year: 2005
Director: Thomas Carter
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez, Robert Ri'chard
Genres: Drama, Sport
Rating: PG-13
Language: English
Country:  USA, Germany
Time: 136m

In 1999, Ken Carter, a successful sporting goods store owner, accepts the job of basketball coach for his old high school in a poor area of Richmond, CA, where he was a champion athlete. As much dismayed by the poor attitudes of his players as well as their dismal play performance, Carter sets about to change both.

My thoughts:
       If you're sick of inspirational-type movies, then don't see it, but otherwise I highly recommend it. This is also not a movie about the sport. While basketball is used as the backdrop for the movie, Coach Carter really isn't about basketball. The real heart of the movie is in the way Coach Carter begins to turn the lives around of the players on his basketball team by showing them that someone actually cares about what happens to them after high school. Coach Carter is trying to instill values that he thought would help an entire community.
         At one point in the movie Carter (played perfectly by Samuel L. Jackson) asks a player why he plays basketball and he responds with "to win the state title" - which of course gets him high fives from the rest of the team. Carter then asks the team who won the state title last year and nobody knows the answer. Carter tries to show his players that high school basketball is not about winning, but about discipline, respect and the confidence to accomplish any goal. He offered resolutions to his team's behavior and left it to them to make the right decisions.
      The breaking point of the movie is when Coach Carter gets the academic results of his players. He closes the gym and had to face the rage of players, parents, fans and media. By surviving this pressure he drives his players to understand that they are to decide what course their life will take, and it is easy to give in to the opinion of the majority, but they should carry the responsibility of their own action and deeds. When they make the right decision, they are able to see the positive consequences. When they make the wrong decision the players are faced with negative consequences and had no one to blame but themselves. Coach Carter teaches his players that they must be committed and work hard to excel.

Name: McFarland, USA
Year: 2015
Director: Niki Caro
Cast: Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Ramiro Rodriguez
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport
Rating: PG
Language: English, Spanish
Country: USA
Time: 129m

       A struggling coach and teacher who has had to move around for different incidents in his career finally comes to one of the poorest cities in America: McFarland, California. He sees that some of the students are worth starting a cross-country team and turns seven students with no hope into one of the best cross-country teams.

My thoughts:
         McFarland USA is much more than the regular good sports movie. Kevin Costner plays Jim White, a coach whose anger forces him to move to McFarland, California, where he begins a job teaching science and gym. In this predominately Latino town Jim and his family experience a culture shock. White joins a school that isn't the best in the world. He sees potential in a few students and forms a cross country team, much to the frustration of colleagues, his and runners' families.
      What I like is that the movie that it doesn't contain a crazy amount of over dramatizations. It is quite simple: there are no unexpected fancy twists. The acting is straight up and solid. The ethnic background of the movie adds to the movie lots of diversity. I enjoy a few of the scenes that involve the interactions between the coach or his family and the locals. They demonstrate how cultural interaction and familiarity can eliminate fear and break down the walls that divide us.
       Since this is a Disney movie, acute topics are rounded off. Crime, discrimination, politics, racism, and poverty are present, but are not signified or looked upon in depth. A nice work is done by the director Niko Caro in keeping the story grounded and focused on the individuals. We get a feel for the skepticism and family obstacles faced by this first group of runners. More importantly, we witness the pride and involvement as the boys begin to have some success. It is actually nice to see when such a sensitive topic as the racial theme is turned into a positive and inspiring story.

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Days 18 and 19 of Thankfulness

OK…my days are running all into each other.  This is not good.  I haven’t taken time to even think much.  oh my!!  Something needs to change!  But I get like this during the holidays.  I don’t take the time.  I keep going and going and going.  So, I need to make a decision to start paying attention.

So, what to do to not  buy into all the hype and crap that goes along with the holiday?

K has hit the usual kid time at Christmas…”I WANT, I WANT, I WANT”

so I need to figure out how to get her into the GIVING spirit as much as the taking spirit.  So much I want to do.  But I so need to just slow down.  Thursday is Thanksgiving.  I have stuff to make to take with to the dinner.  3 things to be exact.  K says she will help.  She loves to help me bake and put stuff together.  I wish she would eat more, better stuff.  Sugar is a food group for her.

on and on…….i will keep thinking.  if you have suggestions…please post them.  would love to hear from you.

Be Blessed.  ♥ Julie

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Life and Everyday

Epiphany #6 – Emotions

Going more on the epiphanies….here’s number 6:

6. Emotions exist to make us biased.

This discovery was a complete 180 from my old understanding of emotions. I used to think my emotions were reliable indicators of the state of my life — of whether I’m on the right track or not. Your passing emotional states can’t be trusted for measuring your self-worth or your position in life, but they are great at teaching you what it is you can’t let go of. The trouble is that emotions make us both more biased and more forceful at the same time. Another survival mechanism with nasty side-effects.

True. True. True. True.  Or at least I thought it was too.  Until…..yeah…until just in the past few months.  I have learned the emotions are not facts.  Well, feelings are not facts.  They are NOT reliable.  The are NOT about what is real about what is going on.  As a matter of fact, they just are.  It is what it is.  I have notices this more so lately as I have been going to this pain specialist for my chronic pain syndrome and fibromyalgia stuff.  He is treating me with some hormone therapy.  Let me tell you…this SUCKS.  My emotions are way outta whack.  I find myself crying at the little things.  Angry at the little things.  Up and down….all over the place.  When I went back to see him last week, I realized that these new pills that he had prescribed to me were making my emotions crazy.  Yes hormones effect your emotions more than you will ever realize.  Doesn’t matter if it’s just your thyroid or period or male ego.  Whatever it is…yes…it all has a play in how you feel.  I didn’t really understand it or “get it” until last week.  Holy shit!  took me 40 years to finally see the light so to speak.  Duh!!

Anyway, you can’t trust your emotions to figure out where you are in life.  They are not true indicators of who you are or what you are doing.  You are more than your tears.  More than your fears.  More than your hurt.  More than your pain.  Even more than your happiness.  There is so much more to you than all of that.  God made you more than just what you feel.

What you value, what you believe in.  When you keep your word and when you follow that path that was meant for you to follow.  That is where you are to be.  Do what you love….Be happy because you can.  Be who you are because you can.  Don’t wait for your emotions to catch up…just do it….because you can…because you are worth every minute, every second of this life.

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Posts Tagged ‘Media’

The newspaper industry is changing around the world, as readers migrate from reading a printed product to consuming the news on their mobile, desktop or tablet. This shift has dealt newspaper owners with the task of  working with the demand for digital news while keeping a healthy profit margin. What threatens profits is the fact that revenue from digital advertising does not bring in the same revenue that print advertising brought in during previous years. The industry has had to develop new revenue models in order to survive. An example of a new revenue model established by some newspaper organizations is the paywall, where readers are charged for access to online news content.

What other new revenue models can help the industry?

On Digg, I found an intriguing article from McGarr Solicitors in Ireland that showed a new revenue model for the newspaper industry that I have never seen before. It could be called revolutionary by some, or protectionist by others. What caught my attention was the controversy that surrounds the model. The Irish newspaper industry is demanding that links to news stories from their websites belonged to them, and that ” … they had the right to set the rates for those links…” should they be used by others. Further, the industry is pushing for unauthorized linking to be declared illegal. McGarr’s article shows an example where a women’s charity was advised to purchase a licence for a newspaper link it made on its website. It’s worth mentioning that the link was to a story that spoke of some of the positive work the charity group had made.

Ironically, none of the Irish newspapers has mentioned any of this in its news stories.

As emphasized in Rohit Bhargava’s 5 New Rules of Social Media Optimization, social media should “Make sharing easy”. If the Irish newspaper industry restricts this sharing, it also misses out on the benefits of social media that include branding, relationship-building with readers, establishing itself as the news authorities, to name a few.

I can somewhat empathize with the industry’s potential arguement that charging for link-sharing will help offset the costs of paying for the industry’s journalists. It could be argued that these educated and experienced journalists bring editorial integrity and value to the news industry. Unfortunately, what the Irish newspaper industry is ignoring is the irreparable damage from the massive online community that will simply find its news elsewhere. For free.

If you were part of the Irish newspaper industry, what would be your next steps?


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Why Girls Marry : Why Boys Marry

Source: Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: Why Do Girls Marry and Why Do Boys Marry

I like to read “Agony Aunt” columns.

It is interesting to see the variety of problems people have – and the interesting solutions suggested by “Agony Aunts”.

Maybe – you too have similar problems – and you can try out the solutions suggested.

Here is the gist of an interesting “apocryphal” question from a lady in her 50’s that I read this morning in the “Agony Aunt” column of a newspaper:

“My daughter got married at the age of 29 to a fellow IT Professional. Since she was concentrating on her studies and career, she does not know how to do housework. Also she is not accustomed to doing housework since I did all the housework. Now after marriage she lives in a joint family (with her husband and in-laws) and they expect her to do all the housework. This makes her feel depressed and unwell – and to escape the housework – my daughter comes to live with me from time to time – and she tries to avoid going to her husband’s home on some pretext or the other. My daughter’s frequent leaving him to come to live with me annoys my daughter’s husband – and this is causing marital strain between them. What should I do?”

I am sure you can guess the typical conservative answer of the “Agony Aunt” – that the mother should tell her daughter to “adjust” and learn housework etc.

However – the moot question is: “Why do girls marry? (and also – “Why do boys marry?”)

All this reminded me of a story I had written around 9 years ago during my Aundh days after a delicious meal in one of my favorite restaurants in Pune – Polka Dots.

So – let me delve deep into my creative writing archives and pull out the story for you to read…

A Story

I like playing Agony Aunt.

It is good fun.

I love to talk. I am a good listener.

Listening to others’ troubles seems to make my own troubles go away.

I love to talk to anyone who wants to talk to me.

Yes, talking to someone who needs comforting seems to make my own troubles go away…!

So I am quite happy when Alka calls up, “Are you free today…? I want to speak to you…”

“Sure,” I say, “in the evening…?”

“After work…?”

“Okay…I’ll wait for you in Polka Dots…at seven…”

At seven I sit in the veranda of Polka Dots Café in Aundh sipping Iced Tea waiting for Alka to arrive.

There she is…Alka gets off her company bus which ferries her from her workplace in the IT Park at Hinjewadi to her chummery in Aundh…she spots me, waves, walks briskly and sits on the chair opposite me.

“Thanks for coming,” she says.

“You are welcome,” I say, “But first let’s order…then we’ll talk…”

We order…Fish and Chips for me and a Chicken Teriyaki for her…and then I say, “Tell me…what’s bothering you…?”

“Ashish…” she says, “he wants to do his MBA… ”

“That’s good…”

“I know… I have nothing against his doing MBA… but he wants to postpone our marriage…”

“We’ve been seeing each other for seven years now… we’ve been going around since our first year in engineering college…we’d decided to get married the moment we completed our B.Tech. and got a job…that was okay… I was getting much better offers but I joined the same company just to be with him… then he said let’s finish our training… then he said let the probation period be over… the he kept dilly dallying… every time I ask him let’s get married he says let’s wait, be secure in our careers… and now this MBA bug has bit him… I said let’s get married and you can do your MBA here in Pune… but he says no… he wants to go to IIM… concentrate on his CAT… then focus on his MBA studies and come on top of his class…”

The food arrives. We start eating.

There is silence for a while and then Alka starts speaking, “How long can we continue like this…? I am almost twenty five now…so he’ll study for CAT for a year…then two more years of MBA…then he’ll say let me settle down in my new job… I feel very insecure in life by his indecision… Isn’t it high time we got married and settled down…?”

“I’ll speak to Ashish…” I say

That night I call Ashish over for a drink at our favourite watering hole in Baner.

I talk about the conversation Alka had with me in Polka Dots and tell him that Alka’s afraid that he is going to dump her.

“Dump her…? What nonsense… I love her… I want to marry her… but how can I explain… I want to be secure before I marry…? Ashish says.

“Secure…?” I ask.

“You know that a mere B. Tech. isn’t enough these days – I barely managed to hold on to by job during the recession. I don’t feel secure in my job. I have to get an MBA… from a top-notch institute like IIM… get a good job… do well in my life. That’s why I want to focus on studying for CAT and marriage at this stage will disturb my focus on studies. I must get into an IIM… study hard… top the class… get the best job…. I am only twenty five now… there is plenty of time for marriage… I want to feel secure in my career before I make a commitment to marriage so that I can give the best to Alka and our would-be kids…”

So this is the basic marriage dilemma:

A girl wants to get married to feel secure

A boy wants to be secure before getting married

Do you agree…?

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Northern Virginia criminal attorney pursuing the best defense

Revisiting owning time and place in the courtroom battlefield

Fairfax, Virginia, criminal lawyer/ DUI attorney on the perceiving the ownership of time and place

Jan 07, 2017 Revisiting owning time and place in the courtroom battlefield

One of the best things about going to court in Fairfax is having my office right across the street. This is my home turf. My clients and I can relax and decompress here before going to the courthouse. My staff is here, and can come to the courthouse for me at a moment’s notice.

In courthouses outside Fairfax, prosecutors have their offices right at or adjacent to the courthouse, while I end up driving there. My car might be a great place to decompress for a few moments after parking, but still I need to get to the courthouse and wait in the security line. If it is raining, I want to head into the courthouse even earlier to dry up from the rainy walk over.

It is easy to find ourselves challenged to succumb to automatic pilot mode during the day, constantly moving, moving, moving. Criminal defense lawyers constantly prepare for battle victory. Judges tell us when to come to court and when to start our trial. Clients merit timely replies, and numerous timely phone calls and meetings during the representation period. Cases must be investigated. Witnesses must be located and talked with. Prosecutors discuss our cases with us, provide discovery, and fail timely to provide discovery. Statutory and caselaw developments must constantly be read, digested and analyzed.

We must perceive that we own time and place in representing criminal defendants. The judge can tell me to start my trial even when I say that the prosecutor still owes me more discovery and that I want the time to obtain and review it, but even a brief pause by focusing on my breath as I walk to the defense table with my client helps me stay grounded and stay with owning time. As I continue to relax and sink into the ground as I walk to counsel table, I still own the courtroom battlefield.

My daily morning taijiquan practice — often supplemented by sitting meditation — is essential for me not only for clearing out the gunk in my mind and soul, and to be ready for any unexpected challenges during the day, but also for staying off any automatic pilot mode. Taijiquan practice also warms my body and keeps it limber, to offset any drafty or musty courtrooms, and to counteract sitting for hours at the trial table with few breaks in between. Taijiquan and meditation practice are also energy practices that help counteract any negative energy from judges, prosecutors and opposing witnesses.

Some of my biggest skepticism about owning time came when I realized early on in law school that the big city large corporate law firms tended at the time to require as much as 2000 billed hours a year or more. Yale Law School. provides a range of 1700 to 2300 target hours. On top of that, the associate lawyers who exceed that minimum annual billed hours might find themselves with greater job security, better relations with law firm partners, a faster career track to more interesting/responsible work and partnership, and higher pay. Two thousand annual billable hours may sound modest when calculating that this means an average of forty hours weekly, until recognizing that billable hours are hours that are billed to clients, not hours that the billing partner writes off, and not hours spent on law firm administration, training, nor pro bono work, unless the law firm is so enlightened that it assigns billable hours credit to pro bono. Consequently, even the most time efficient lawyer who avoids having many of his or her hours written off is still going to be working substantial hours at such a law firm.

I found the right solution for owning time while still working substantial hours. That was becoming my own boss. This way, I do not answer to a corporate law firm partner stopping by my office late Friday afternoon when I am an hour before starting the weekend, and plopping an all-weekend assignment on my desk that is due the following Monday morning (whether the late assignment is a mind game or something that came up only a moment ago). Instead, as my own boss, I can still do may pre-planned weekend activities and nevertheless include substantial hours of smart work, rather than busy work, very early in the morning and late at night when not already scheduled for other weekend activities.

Not everyone is their own boss, of course, and I myself still receive timing directions from judges and courtroom procedural rules, and am obligated to keep working at a brisk pace for my clients. Some days there is little time for lunch beyond eating a banana on the run, and little other free time between waking up and hitting the pillow, aside from maybe filling the car with gas. That brings me back to the magic of the pause, which can take as little as a second or two, transitioning into the next stage of the winning battle.

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Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim Finale Sees Highest Korean Drama Ratings Yet

Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim Korean Drama - Yoo Yeon Seok

   Hwarang Korean Drama - Park Seo Joon Night Light Korean Drama - Uee, Lee Yo Won, Jin Goo

Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim dominated in Nielsen drama ratings in its final week. It went out on a series high of 27.6% for its final episode on Monday. A special prequel episode was aired on Tuesday which even brought in 27%.

Hwarang saw a decrease for episode 9 on Monday bringing in 6.7% as it went up against the last episode of Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim. But it saw a nice increase to 8.3% for episode 10 on Tuesday.

Night Light fell to a dismal 3.1% on Monday for episode 17. It then brought in 3.5% for episode 18 on Tuesday.

Next week brings the finale of Night Light. We will also see the premiere of the legal thriller Defendant starring Ji Sung and Yuri.

It will be interesting to see how things shape up with the ratings giant Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim now concluded. It certainly had a fantastic run from beginning to end. Congratulations to the cast and crew!

Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim airs Monday & Tuesday on SBS.

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  1. Aww, I was almost hoping they’d break 30%. But that’s ok, it still went out with a bang! Thanks! Now maybe Hwarang will pick back up.

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Recent Colour Work

I do colouring for Gibson Quarter here and there.  Gibson was a student in Ty Templeton’s Comic Book Bootcamps (done through Max the Mutt Animation School) which is how we met up.  He got a gig doing a five-pager (yeah, yeah, I keep calling it a six pager…someday I’ll edit those entries) for an issue of the Ed the Sock comic book. The art had to be coloured and lettered so Ty volunteered my services…and Gibson was happy enough to call me for some other jobs.  We’re sort of an informal art team…although my name is nowhere as cool and really doesn’t flow:  Quarter and Smith.   Yep, not quite there!

Through Gibson’s art I’ve got to colour Judge Dredd, Spider-man and flats on the one and only Johnny K of War on Drugs, a character whose last name I can’t put in case anyone under 18 ever reads this entry.  Johnny K is a character created and written by Alan Grant for his magazine, Wasted.

Here’s a few of the pages I’ve done for Gibson Quarter (click on image for a bigger version; for some of them, click twice)…

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Uncommon courtesy

Something has been at the edge of my conscious thoughts the last little while. The lack of common courtesy towards our fellow beings. It clicked today, after a lady thanked me for holding the door open as I was leaving a downtown building. As I usually I glanced behind and didn’t see anyone right behind me, so let the door start to swing closed. Just after I let go i noticed a lady with shopping bags in one hand, and the other balancing a tray of take out beverages. So I stopped and stepped back to open the door for her, yes I’m old enough to know my manners, even if I sometimes don’t display them. She thanked me, and as we waited for the light to cross, she commented on how seldom that happens anymore, holding the door for a moment for a stranger. After chatting for a moment we went our individual ways, but the thought that had been at the edge of my conscious thinking was out, lack of courtesy or respect for each other. Walking down a large pedestrian friendly sidewalk, one that wide enough for several, I encountered a large group of young people going the opposite direction. With their group of about 15 or so, they were taking up the entire width of the sidewalk, people going the opposite direction were having to step onto the street to get past. The reason I mention this, one of the girls was wearing a t-shirt with Christ‘s picture, one of the boy’s a shirt with the image of the Buddha. Both of these teachers taught respect for others, to treat others as you want to be treated, yet here this group was taking up the entire width of the sidewalk, as if only they mattered.

When did we lose the compassion to share, even something as simple as a sidewalk? Is it any wonder that we don’t respect the environment, or our neighbours. Perhaps it’s my generation that is to blame, for not passing along the lessons of common courtesy. Or maybe it’s the media, movies and videos that show people doing what they want and not having to care about others. I don’t watch music video’s often, but a few weeks ago one was on the news. It showed a young singer, dancing and singing, while using the opposite sex, as toys to be enjoyed and discarded. This video was in the top ten worldwide in views.

I think we need to start practicing the basic courtesies again, helping the elderly, holding a door for a stranger, not honking the car horn as soon as the light turns green, stopping to help that lost cat or dog, at the side of a busy road and shivering with fear, and all those other little things that remind us, all life is precious. Perhaps if we start on the small ways of showing loving compassion, we can learn the larger ones. So for today the song I am listening to is from over forty years ago What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong.

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  1. One of my favorite songs, playing in the background as we ponder where the most fundamental acts of grace have gone…I’m with you – if we practice the smaller acts of humanity and kindness, the larger ones will occur. Like a pebble in the water, maybe it will just expand the circle. A wonderful thought for a wonderful world..

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Oh you love chocolate?  We do too!  We created a low carb Double Chocolate Cookie delight with the kookie softness you love.  We blend organic cacao powder with grass fed butter to give you a rich buttery hot chocolate taste.  Then we add sugar-free chocolate chips that melt in your mouth.  You may now wipe the drool off your screen. ;)

Pairs well with: Whipped Cream, Vanilla Ice Cream, Almond Butter, Peanut Butter, Lattes

Are these Double Chocolate Cookies really low carb?

Hold on, Sugar.

We sweetened these perfectly with only 1g of sugar, which naturally comes from our nut flours.  We use erythritol, a keto friendly and paleo friendly natural sweetener with a futuristic name.  You can find erythritol in fruits like grapes and pears.   Then we bring our erythritol to our monastery and blend it with monk fruit extract, a stevia-like sweetener.  What we get is an immaculate blend of sweeteners with negligible impact on blood glucose and insulin.

Gluten-free Indulgence

The low carb double chocolate cookies are made with almond and coconut flour.

Only 3g net carbs?

We calculate net carbs by taking the total carbs and subtracting fiber and sugar alcohol.  Unlike maltitol, erythritol has no glycemic response.

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Why is Keto Kookie pricier than regular cookies?

We hear you.  We would love to get the price down.  However, Keto Kookie is made with unique but pricey ingredients including almond flour, almond butter, monk fruit extract, vanilla extract, and grassfed butter, which are more than the price of wheat flour and sugar.

Are Keto Kookies gluten-free?

Sweet and Keto friendly?

Our products don’t have the funky after-taste of Stevia or artificial sweeteners. We use a mix of the natural sweeter erythritol and Monkfruit extract, which combined taste just like sugar, but without the carbs.

How long does it take to ship?

We know you can't wait to get your Keto Kookies.  We would love to get them to you as quickly as Amazon would, but we still bake our Keto Kookies in small batches to get you fresh kookies.  We typically ship within 2 to 3 business days from when you order.

Are these dairy-free?

Unfortunately, we love butter too much, especially grass-fed butter.  Butter makes us happier.

Can I share these with friends?

Only if you share with them that this is your diet. #ketolife

Do you ship internationally?

At this time, we do not. But these Kookies could be a good reason to get that Visa.

How many kookies come per order?

Each order comes with 10 servings (20 kookies total).

What’s the shelf life for these delicious kookies?

Our kookies last about 2 months in a pantry. However, we store ours in the refrigerator to get the longest possible shelf life and microwave them for 7 seconds before enjoying.

Is Keto Kookie healthy for everyone?

The short answer is No.  Keto Kookie is meant to fit the macros of a ketogenic diet.  Although there is research to support the health benefits of the Keto diet, please consult your primary physician for medical advice.  We are Keto enthusiasts without an MD.

What is Erythritol?

Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that tastes like sugar.  Unlike most sugar alcohols has negligible effects on blood sugar and is the easiest on the stomach.  Unlike stevia, erythritol doesn't have a bitter aftertaste.

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"So, please God. PIMP MY LIFE"

Have you ever watched the TV show “Pimp My Ride”? For those who heard that show for the first time, here’s how the show goes:

First, there is a guy/girl that has their “whacked” car. From outside to inside, sometimes even the engine, the car is a total mess. In two instances, they found a live RAT inside the dashboard and a group of mice in an ice cream truck. Sometimes, its host, the rapper Xzibit were calling those cars a “bucket”. Then, Xzibit checks the car, and after that, he will bring the car to the garage. And when the car is at the garage, all the magic will begin. They will change the car from inside to outside; sometimes they will install some stuffs that you will never imagine that will fit in the car like a hot tub, a fireplace, etc. And when the “pimped” car will return to the owner, they will also receive a bonus gift. But, in a rare instances, when they see the car unfit for “pimping” they will replace it with a brand-new “pimped” car.

But when we compare it in our life, it’s the same. At first, our life is a “bucket” – all messed-up. When we feel that we’resick and tired of our life, we call on God to change us. And when He’s in our doorstep, that’s the start of the “pimping” process of our life. He will remove all the old stuffs in our life and replace it with a brand new parts. And that’s not all, He will place also new stuffs in our life. And sometimes, when our life is a “total wreck”, that’s not a problem. God will replace it with a new life with all new stuffs in it. And as a bonus gift, we will receive eternal life.

And what’s that pimping process called? That’s called SALVATION. As we gave our “messed-up” life to God and receive Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, our life will be “pimped”. And as we receive a new, “pimped” life, it will never be the same again.

So, you want your life be “pimped”? Surrender your life to God and accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour.

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

– Ezekiel 36:26

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Once a piece of thrash that was always being ridiculed, getting fooled, always getting bullied. But when God found me on that condition, he gave me a new life, a new direction, a new purpose. And I'd like to share my walk and my testimonies to all of you so that you might experience also God's love.

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Basic chat app that aims to be more than just a messaging service

Kik is a messaging app that allows people to chat with friends and strangers by using usernames rather than phone numbers. View full description

  • Play games in the app
  • Easy to use
  • Send videos, images, sketches and memes
  • Bots

  • Limited features
  • Basic user interface
  • A lot of spam

Kik is a messaging app that allows people to chat with friends and strangers by using usernames rather than phone numbers.

Chat - with anyone you like

To sign up with Kik, you need to provide your name (real or not) and then pick a username as this is how your friends (and random people) will find you. While it makes it much harder to find friends, as you can't automatically populate your friends list via phone number, it does provide that extra layer of privacy since you don't have to give out any personal details. If you don't want people to find you, all you have to do is give a fake name.

Once you've found some friends who are also using Kik you can start chatting by clicking on the chat bubble. Be warned, you will almost certainly receive spam messages from people you don't know, although you can block people or mute chats for certain periods of time, which can help if people bombard you with messages or get irritating.

Kik allows you to create groups of up to 50 members, which can either be invite only or public. If you make the group public you can add a hashtag so people can search and join (again expect some spammers). There seem to be groups for most user interests and businesses are also getting in on the act by creating their own groups to gain 'followers'.

When chatting you can see if your friends have read the message (although not when they read it) and there is no option to turn this off (similar to WhatsApp's blue ticks feature). Although it doesn't tell you when your friend was last online.

Kik isn't as full featured as other messaging services, as there are no options to make calls, share your location or send audio. However, you can play game in Kik, share photos, send stickers, YouTube videos, sketches, memes, and even video recorded in-app.

What you see is what you get

Kik sports a fairly basic interface with very few customization options. While you can change the color of your chat bubbles, there is no option to alter the background to your chats. The chats in this app look similar to the traditional SMS messaging services that come as standard on phones. Saying that, the interface is easy to navigate and it will take you no time at all to get up and running with Kik.

One of Kiks other features is the implementation of Bots. By visiting the Bot Shop you can meet artificial friends to chat with when your friends aren't around. You can even add them to your groups to spice up the chat. For example - if you want to find good Vines - just @Vine to get the VineBot involved in your discussion.

Lags behind its competitors

As a messaging app, Kik doesn't compare well with the likes of WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, LINE, KakaoTalk and so on. It lacks the features of these other apps and it doesn't have any niche options that makes it stand out (such as privacy and security in the case of Telegram). While the ability to join groups according to hashtags is an interesting idea, Kik lacks the ability to only approve certain people, which would help keep the spam levels down.

If you want to chat and play games with strangers and random people then Kik could be a good option for you. However, as with many of these chat apps, your choice about whether or not to use Kik may depend on how many of your friends are signed up. And, while Kik's aim seems to be to incorporate features that make it a one-stop-shop for users needs, rather than just being a messaging app, the fact that it lacks so many basic features is likely to stop it becoming a market leader.

User reviews about Kik

  • destiny.bruce.3

    by destiny.bruce.3

    "texting my friends is great communication"

    Greatest app ever. I think it should be atleast three stars..   More.

  • tytianna.malone

    by tytianna.malone

    "i love kik i can text my friends and everything."

    kik is my favorite i can text all my fucking freinds like everyday..   More.

  • arianna.banks.96

    by arianna.banks.96

    "yes i did"

    yes i did it is fantastic i love the way that it makes it easier fr me to talk to my bae dominick and kawan when i us...   More.

  • amrik.singh.14019

    by amrik.singh.14019

    "my friend"

    hello how are you my friend plz right your on line time plz..   More.