Flake at sunset
Before pakeha arrived in NZ, the Maori people wore clothes made from the flake plant.
These Maori dancers from Rotorua are wearing grass skirts made from flake.
Blogs that I follow
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IRA Withdrawals Before Age 59.5
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Pusa : Where my Cousin taught for a few Years
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5 Days Fasting In Canggu, Bali
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It’s that time of year again! After a hectic year and feeling absolutely
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CROCKPOT TURKEY BREAST
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*SUPER EASY*
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Hello! I'm back...
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This was weird! I wrote this post last year, it’s been a draft since then,
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Til Death Do Us Part? Not really!
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When we carefully look around, till death do us a part? We find connections
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1 year ago
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APPEALING TO LIEUTENANT ALAN LEE'S NEXT-OF-KINS TO CLAIM HIS SKULL IN
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CATCHING UP, A TOWING ANGEL, THANKSGIVING AND TRAVELING THE TRIBE TO
TONOPAH.
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Can you see that thin book on the shelf of the Cottonwood library with my
name and a library number on it? It's a heady and gratifying experience to
hav...
2 years ago
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Conor, my young neighbour and occasional apprentice, created Mr. Snowman
on my boat when the first flurries settled in Wivenhoe. But a rendezvous
proved...
3 years ago
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Richard
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*(AUTHOR NOTE: My publisher told me I could post a chapter from the new
book. There were 25 chapters to choose from, but I chose this one. Because
I want...
3 years ago
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India
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3 years ago
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Emerald Ash Borer in the Denver Area
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The Emerald Ash Borer is slowly moving through the Denver area with
devastating consequences:
Emerald Ash Borer
Proper diagnosis and "prevention" is importa...
4 years ago
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New Births on the Edge of Winter
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GREETINGS to you all, should you still be here on this quietest of blogs!
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New tiny books to beat back ebooks
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Haha, it seems like the big publishers are not at all as confident about
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anyway?...
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Website is a success!
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For those of you wondering, the Wordpress website went offline due to an
overabundance of traffic.
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HUMMINGBIRDS AT HOME THROUGH A NORTHWEST WINTER
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*Dear Readers,*
*I first publishing this blog post in 2009, but it is still useful and
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Burmese Art At The Museum
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Recently I went to see the newest exhibition at the Museum of Asian
Civilizations, ‘Cities and Kings, Ancient Treasures from Myanmar’. The
exhibition is...
7 years ago
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It's the final countdown!
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1MDB – what the Bank Negara could do
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In a stunning development yesterday, Bank Negara Malaysia (“BNM”) broke
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and disen...
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I’ve got keys in my pocket and I don’t know what to do with them
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Just ran across this quick piece I published in the Saskatchewan newspaper
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post som...
8 years ago
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Bye 2013, welocme 2014
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happened but the beauty of 2013 is that I have survived it socially,
financially and po...
10 years ago
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Breaches of an international agreement
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In 1963, when the colony of Sarawak became a partner, despite widespread
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and hum...
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NO MORE BUTs, NO MORE IFs
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BRUTALITY to human beings administered in the space and time when they were
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whereby t...
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I Love Photography! by The Pioneer Woman
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thousands an...
11 years ago
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An interesting podcast on Sarawak history
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This is from the National Archives in the UK.
Enjoy ...
11 years ago
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now we are six
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When I was one,
I had just begun.
When I was two,
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I was hardly me.
When I was four,
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11 years ago
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Perseids Meteor Shower
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The Perseids meteor shower will be reaching at it's peak around the 11th,
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to the ...
11 years ago
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A Promise You Wish Was Not Kept
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Seems like I am always getting caught up in hurricanes or disasters, well
this story kinda deals with both.
You don't have to live on the coast to feel th...
11 years ago
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Britain In Shock
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Revelations of the phone hacking by News of the World owned by News Corp (
Chief Ex CEO Rupert Murdoch) newspaper has sent shock waves across Europe.
On t...
12 years ago
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Happenings in our beloved land, Malaysia
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From an enlightened Malay perspective ..... indeed a long and interesting
read, and pls read till the end. The word "MELAYU" (for Malay) seriously
means "s...
13 years ago
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Coconut Sponge Cake recipe
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This recipe is adpated from Catherine Chia recipe dessert collection
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Quote
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"The reverse side also has a reverse side."
- Japanese Proverb
13 years ago
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My First Lemonade in Miri
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It was 1959 and my first bus trip to pasar or the bazaar. I did not use the
term town or city then.
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13 years ago
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A Wonderful Week on the Sea Crane
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*Saturday June 5th, 2010*
*We get back home again*
The early start paid off, after showers, breakfast and packing we headed
off for the dock where Sea C...
13 years ago
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