Montage2

ello.
montage preparations are undergoing.

thankyou to everyone who have participated despite being busy.

the latest photos are uploaded onto photobucket, as usual.
and im uploading all the old old stuff too, another 400 plus pics i think.

hm, i do hope you people would browse thru and tell me which ones u think are nice and ought to be considered.

there are i think 3300 photos, so im bound to miss some moments!
do tell me which ones are preferred ok!



lets hope to make some last memories.

Michael Owen : The New Player on Manchester United

Profile :
Full Name : Michael James Owen
Date of Birth : 14 December 1979
Place of Birth : Chester, England
Height : 1.73 m
Playing Position : Striker
Career Club :
1996–2004 : Liverpool
2004–2005 : Real Madrid
2005–2009 : Newcastle United
2009– Manchester United

See more picture of Michael Owen above :

Manchester United have completed the signing of Michael Owen on a free transfer after the player came through a stringent medical examination and agreed terms on a highly incentivised two-year deal. Owen, who finalised his move on Friday after a day of talks with Sir Alex Ferguson at United’s Carrington training ground, admitted he agreed to the move “without a moment’s thought”. The striker will take take a substantial cut to his £110,000-a-week wages at Newcastle, although he will earn a similar figure if clauses related to goals, appearances and success are met.

Elvis Sighting In Greenville, Maine

My husband Mike is turning 50 this week!!! He is pretty tough to surprise and my son Adam and I thought we'd plan something special for this milestone in his life. After almost 29 years of marriage, it's hard to be sneaky...

When he had turned 30, we were living near a round barn and we decorated the roof of the barn with a huge sign announcing "Mike is turning the big 30". We also had the owner of one of his favorite restaurants - Big G's, put "Mike D. is turning 30 - wish him a Happy Birthday!", on his road sign on Benton Avenue in Winslow. A good friend of his was also turning 30 later that year and his wife and I decided to rent a limo in honor of their birthdays. We went out to dinner and then as we came out of the restaurant, they were greeted by a limo driver who opened up the limo door and said, "Your limo is waiting". They laughed, thinking that we had paid the driver to say this but were stunned when we said that we had truly rented it for the next three hours. We had a cooler with their favorite beverages inside and a rented movie. We only drove about 40 minutes away to Gardner, Maine and back but the ride was really fun. They were surprised with this gift but thrilled!

When Mike turned 40, I had a surprise party for him at another favorite restaurant, The Pointe Afta, also in Winslow. All of our friends and families showed up and surprised him for appetizers and drinks. They all brought joke gifts suitable for someone now "Over The Hill" - shirts and gadgets with Old Fart printed on them, Geritol, and even a pin cushion doll where you could select different aches & pains - age appropriate...

Now Mike is turning 50 and he had already mentioned way back in June, suspecting that I wouldn't let this special birthday go unnoticed, that he didn't want any kind of birthday party this time and actually didn't want me to do anything at all. Of course we couldn't let this special birthday go by without any kind of hoopla....

Knowing that he has always wanted to rent a camp in northern Maine, I mentioned it to Adam and he went on line to search for camps in the Greenville area and found one that was very reasonably priced for the weekend. It was an older camp and privately owned. Adam contacted the owner and made the reservation. I had to make up a story to get out of the house on Thursday to meet Adam and buy the groceries needed for the weekend getaway.

We didn't tell Mike anything about our plans, even when he started getting suspicious a couple of days ago, thinking that we were up to something. Even my daughter Amanda kept the secret. Adam borrowed his truck a few hours before we were planning on leaving to load coolers, wood, and the canoe. When he and his wife Amber showed up with our grand dog Ella, we hit the road. Only then did we tell him that we were going to Greenville for the weekend. He was pleasantly surprised and quite relieved.

It had been raining all week, as it has for most of the summer so far, and we were hoping for good weather. It rained on and off all the way to Greenville, but as soon as we got there, it stopped. The camp we rented was on a dirt road off a couple of main roads. It was past the point where the electricity ran and it was powered by propane gas. It was an older camp but quaint. Ella was immediately thrilled that it overlooked Wilson Pond and ran right down and jumped in.

The sun came out yesterday morning and after a short hide and seek game, stayed out for the rest of the day. Adam had bought Mike his hunting/fishing license for a gift and the two of them went out in the canoe in the afternoon to try their luck. No fish were caught - I'm told that they weren't big enough yet so they left them in the pond... It was so relaxing and Ella was thrilled to have all of us there with her. She kept jumping in and out of the pond and running through the woods all day long.

The funniest part of the weekend occurred yesterday while we were sitting on the deck having lunch. My daughter Amanda is the biggest Elvis fan that I know. She was seated across from Ella in the pictured Elvis camp chair that has a huge head of Elvis on the back and Love Me Tender printed on the seat. She had just gotten up from the chair when all of a sudden, Ella started to make a low growling sound.

We had heard a story from the owner about previous renters having a bear come into the screened in porch during the night and wondered if the bear had returned. Ella kept up the growling and started going in the direction of the chair. We figured that an animal was sitting just inside the woods behind, directly lined up with the chair. Ella made her way over to the chair and started sniffing and looking at one side of the chair and then the other, still growling. After a minute, she went back and laid down. It was then that we realized that Ella was actually growling at Elvis and trying to figure out if it was a person or not because of the huge head. We couldn't stop laughing. What do you know; someone who didn't know who Elvis Presley was!!!

We had a lot of laughs, the sun came out, and Mike had a great birthday weekend! What will we do for his 60th????

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i can finally blogggggggggg :D after so long.ok.great (:

jialong's bday celebration at jp ((:


decorating his cake (:

he spoilt his surprise AGAIN ):

pressie (:

08S26 ftw!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVONNNN :D

Montage

As we all know, te end of the yr is coming.
graduation. and class montage.

we've got a deadline to meet.

somewhere in the time of august, a submission to make.

We need labour. factors of production.
ok, cut stories short,
we have some 3000 odd photos lying around on photobucket.
will be needing everyone to help sift through & find the memorable shots.

ok, its also been decided that we may be lacking some photos,
so next week we'll be having time for discussions, and perhaps getting some of the shots. cammera's always with me :D

shots may include.
informal ones with teachers.
FULL class photos.
maybe do nice formations if we have time.

and perhaps 3 lian pai for everyone then. xOxO

mm. suggestions suggestions and stuff, do write them down here.

i think jm is sending out a lengthier email, so keep the eyes peeled.

Karim Benzema : The New Striker on Madrid

Profile :
Full Name : Karim Benzema
Date of Birth : 19 December 1987
Place of Birth : Lyon, France
Height : 1.83 m
Playing Position : Striker
Career Clubs :
2004–2009 : Lyon, 112 games, 43 goal
2009– : Real Madrid

Karim Benzema was born on 19 December 1987 in Lyon, France. Benzema came through the youth academy at Lyon and has been capped at senior level for France. He played in UEFA Euro 2008 and was the top goalscorer in Ligue 1 for the 2007–08 season, just 3 seasons after making his professional debut. This was also his breakthrough season which saw him earn many awards and a new contract which resulted in him becoming one of the highest-paid footballers in France.On 1 July 2009, it was announced that Lyon had reached an agreement with Spanish club Real Madrid for the transfer of Benzema. The transfer fee was priced at €35m with the fee rising to as much as €41m based on incentives. On 9 July, Benzema completed his transfer after taking a medical and signing his six-year contract.

Tank -如果我变成回忆


累了照惯例努力清醒着
也照惯例想你了
好怕一放心睡了
心跳在梦中不听话的就停止了

听着呼吸像浪潮拍动着
越没力越让我忐忑
我还能珍惜什么
如果我连自己的脉搏都难掌握

如果我变成回忆退出了这场生命
留下你错愕哭泣
我冰冷身体拥抱不了你
想到我让深爱的你人海孤独旅行
我会恨自己如此狠心

如果我变成回忆终于没那么幸运
没机会白著头发蹒跚牵着你看晚霞落尽
漫长时光总有一天你会伤心痊愈
若有人可以让他陪你我不怪你

快乐什么时候会结束呢
哪一刻是最后一刻
想把你紧紧抱着
可知你是我生命中的最舍不得

如果我变成回忆退出了这场生命
留下你错愕哭泣
我冰冷身体拥抱不了你
想到我让深爱的你人海孤独旅行
我会恨自己如此狠心

如果我变成回忆终于没那么幸运
没机会白着头发蹒跚牵着你看晚霞落尽
漫长时光总有一天你会伤心痊愈
若有人可以让他陪你

如果我变成回忆最怕我太不争气
顽固的赖在空气霸占你心里每一寸缝隙
原来依然爱我的你痛苦承受失去
这样不公平请你尽力把我忘记

Lazy day at oauchita

I am trying out this bogging on my new blackberry and I don't know if it is going to work. But I am sitting at the lake house with jeff n kathy, jo, and my father in law, waiting for the rain to go away. Jo just made all of us pancakes and they were so yummy. What a good ill hubby. My mom spent the night with us in the fort two nights ago and jo was doing the laundry and she just sat there in amazement at his domestic abilities. She made sure I knew how lucky I was to even have a husband that was aware the laundry was going much less take the initiative to wash, dry AND fold! However sometimes he goes a ill bit overboard..like the day I loaded the dishwasher and he came in and reloaded it bc I didn't do it right. Ridiculous. I still love em the..but sometimes I wanna kill him.

I'm sure we all feel that way sometimes. But I try not to let myself forget how lucky I am to have a domesticated, anal retentive, lovable husband

Well I'm gonna finish watching tom watson choke in the playoff of the british open. Let's pray he pulls it out. Then its off to the water. I lug sundays on the pontoon on oauchita!

CIAO

MO

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My First Time Featured In Someone's Treasury!!

I just found out that my brand new Luscious Lilac earrings were selected by Ozzana's website from London, England to be in her "All Things Purple" treasury!! It is my first time being selected for a treasury and I am quite pleased and excited!! Thank you Ozzana!!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=70989

Luscious Lilac

I'm in a creative mood this morning! Of course I wait until my last day of vacation. I work better under pressure, but I drive myself crazy.... These lovely pieces are going on my website right after this blog post. I'll probably add a matching bracelet soon because I am all about the matching sets!! The necklace is a series of silver wire wrapped links in various shapes and sizes of lilac mother of pearl shell beads, cream colored resin round beads, and antique silver filigree round beads. It has a lovely ivy leaf pewter toggle clasp. I used the larger round and the square lilac mother of pearl shells along with the silver filigree to create the dainty earrings that compliment the necklace so beautifully.

pass it on

at the top - image by J

"Succession planning" is one of many examples of management-speak that always make me cringe. It's prosaic enough, but "succession" is a word more often paired with "throne", and word-association moves on to give me "dynastic", "cronism", "privilege" and ultimately "undeserved". But for someone leading an organisation not to be actively looking out for folks who can eventually take over and run the organisation, often better, also suggests myopia, pride or just plain irresponsibility.

In this area, arts organisations in Singapore don't have a great track record.

I recall telling J how optimistic I was feeling about the SIFF, simply because a new team had taken over this year. Finally, an organisation in the arts that got it right by taking the risk, letting go and taking on new and different people, ideas and energy for the longer journey. Maybe my optimism was misplaced... but I am still hoping something good will nonetheless come out of it!

And on that note, s/pores - new directions in Singapore Studies, an online journal, is unafraid in taking on a new look, its first 1st guest editor, and some new writers. So unafraid it is that it is celebrating all this at Food#03 at the Post-Museum this Sunday, 26 July, 6.30pm.

So friends, if you have not read S/pores, click here to read Issues 1-3. Better yet, if you have never been to Food#03 for artist-chef Tien's vodka-yakult or good-tasting vegetarian menu, do so this Sunday - and you'll also get to chat with the folks behind s/pores.

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p/s Click here for directions to Food#03 at the Post-Museum.

Winner of the Treasure Hunt!!!

Congratulations go out to Jen Smith of Manassas, Virginia for searching high and low on my blog and website for the answers to the Treasure Hunt questions. Jen has won a lovely Sweet Pea necklace!!! Thank you all for participating and please stay tuned for the next giveaway from All Strung Out 1!!

More of Africa

So here are some more pics from Africa, again out of order. I need some serious help with blogging!

chillin the back, chillin in the bush

this is us with Clayton Morar, he works for the "People or Us Weekly" of South Africa

The Amazing Race just aired there and it is a pretty big show in Africa

Joseph and I went out to a bar on Camps Bay, looked alot like South Beach in Miami. fabulous
It was crazy, you could by a bottle of Grey Goose (table service) at this club for $350 Rand which is about $40 US dollars! In Vegas it would cost you $400 or more! love it!

Mama Tau's lion ranch

the garden at our lodge

our digs

about to go out for the day

Anna and I

so funny

Blesboks

sunset in the bush

our fab ride

our room

these trees are about 1000 years old and they are made of about %97 water

the photography ranch we visited

hippo hideaway

random snapshot of me...glad I dont have anything in my nose

the patio and bar area

Africa is an amazing place. I think everyone should try to visit at some point in their lives. There is so much to see and you definately cannot do it all in one trip. The people are worth the visit in themselves. People are soooo appreciative of you choosing their place of business and they are truly kind and gracious people.

Although the poverty is apparent and extremly sad, there is a lot of hope amongst the people and they truly appreciate the simple and important things in life.

I will visit again and hope to get more in depth with the lifestyle and a better perception of what truly needs to happen to make a difference in these wonderful people's lives.

Africa, thank you for a trip of a lifetime.

ciao

mo