Monday, February 25, 2008

Seed Planting

Haha … I have not blogged for quite some time :)

Well, today something happened that made me realise that I need to write it down … blog about it. A “seed” I planted almost 10 years ago has finally grown into a tree, flowered and bore fruits :)

Well, it was a surprise for me and of course I am extremely delighted. So many years ago, I planted the seed and put much effort into it. Then when all things and efforts necessary have been done, I have left it all alone and almost forgotten about it. Haha, recently, suddenly it sprouted, and grown into a huge and strong tree that bore many beautiful flowers and bore lots of sweet & juicy fruits :)

Well, life is like this isn’t it? Everyday we are planting “seeds” … many many “seeds”.

Some good, some bad. Some will grow, many will just disappear without a trace. Somehow, we must consciously plan more good and positive seeds to off-set that negative seeds we might have intentionally or unintentionally planted.

Be persistent determined to plant as many good seeds as possible and give them adequate attention, watering, trimming of rotten leaves, fertilization, sun, etc.

One day, many of these “seeds” will bear fruit … eventhough we often might not be sure which ones. :)

Happy seeds planting …. remember to care for them *wink* :p


cheers

hanyi

Saturday, February 16, 2008

9 Victoria Cross (VC) Valor Medals Stolen From A New Zealand Army Museum Have Been Recovered

Yep, very good news indeed :)

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest valor award of the British army. Since its creation 200 years ago by Queen Victoria, only slightly more than 1000 VCs have been awarded to military personnels of Britain and Commonwealth countries.

TheSTAR Online - World Updates - Saturday February 16, 2008 MYT 01:46:09 PM

New Zealand Police Recover Stolen War Medals

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand police have recovered rare war medals, including nine Victoria Crosses, which had been stolen from a national museum in December, officials said on Saturday.

The stolen medals included those awarded to New Zealand’s most celebrated war hero, World War Two Captain Charles Upham, one of only three men to have won two Victoria Crosses, the highest award for bravery among Commonwealth nations.

Police said an unidentified third party helped arrange the return of all 96 medals after a British medal collector and a local businessman announced an award of NZ$300,000 ($238,095) for information on the missing medals.

“These medals are New Zealand’s national treasures, with a value beyond any monetary worth. New Zealanders will be both delighted and relieved that the VCs and other medals have been recovered,” Defence Minister Phil Goff said in a statement.

The medals were taken from the war museum on the outskirts of the small town of Waiouru, in the centre of New Zealand’s North Island.

“The reward was offered for information leading to the safe return of the medals and that has encouraged a person to come forward and facilitate the return of the medals to police,” the New Zealand Press Association quoted detective senior sergeant Chris Bensemann as saying.

Bensemann declined to say how how much of the reward was paid, but “an amount” would be transferred to a third party on Monday following several weeks of negotiations, NZPA said.

No immunity from prosecution or support for reduction in any sentence for any offender was given in return, Bensemann said, adding that the police will continue to hunt for the burglars.

A local export had valued the stolen medals to be worth around NZ$10 million. ($1=NZ$1.26)

Everyone who is involved in the recovery of the war medals have done very well indeed! Kudos! But, I really hope that henceforth, these war medals which are precious national treasures, will be well-guarded and never stolen again.

regards
hanyi

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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Happy Lunar New Year of the RAT

Wishing everyone a very happy lunar new year of the earth rat :)

May your loved ones and you be blessed with abundance of happiness, good health, success and prosperity :)

* Xin Nian2 Kuai4 Le4 - Happy New Year

* Wan4 Shi4 Ru2 Yi4, Xin Xiang3 Shi4 Cheng2 - Dreams Come True

* Shen Ti3 Jian4 Kang - Good Health

* Xue2 Ye4 Jin4 Bu4 - Improvement & Progress In Studies

* Gong Xi3 Fa Cai2 - Prosperity

Smooth sailing and all the good things for a great and wonderful new year :)

cheers,

hanyi