Parade

Highbury Christmas Parade, originally uploaded by San Nakji.

In the weekend, people gathered from far and wide to gape and stare at THE small green car. It was a hell of a time.

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Yummy

Silkworms, originally uploaded by San Nakji.

So, did you ever wonder what happened to the silkworms once they are removed from their silk cocoons? Well, wonder no more, coz here they are! All you need to do is boil them up and voila! Instant snack for those on the go....

Pass

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Red

Red, originally uploaded by San Nakji.

Are you reddy (ha ha ha get it?) for the weekend? I sure am!

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'Bout Time

It's All Too Much!, originally uploaded by San Nakji.

About time I posted a photo of me. Well, here I am. As you can see it's all too much!

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Busy Weekends

Roof, originally uploaded by San Nakji.

Why are my weekends too busy these days? Is it that I am just so popular?

Yes.

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Lantern

Lantern, originally uploaded by San Nakji.

Happy Thanks Giving America! Please send turkey. NOW!

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Leave Me Out of This

Leaves, originally uploaded by San Nakji.

Autumn is the best time of the year for Korea. Still warm, but with amazing colours. One of the best places in the world to see them, I think.

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For Cergie

Mountain, originally uploaded by San Nakji.

Cergie was complaining about the mountain being obscured. Here is a shot from a different angle. It's called Inwangsan. It's quite a special mountain. One of my favourites.

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Gung

Palace, originally uploaded by San Nakji.

Wow! Summer is finally here. Korea was nice and warm and now Aotearoa New Zealand is nice and warm too! I even got sunburned... Which is never a good sign... Still, after a long Winter, I will take it!

Mrs SN however, had the great idea to do washing this morning. Wouldn't you know it, it's starting to cloud up. Always happens...

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A lot of Ginseng!

Ginseng, originally uploaded by San Nakji.

It's an acquired taste, but I am a fan. I love the taste, earthy and good. It is said (not by me) that Ginseng is good for you. You want to know why? It's because Ginseng can look like a human, with arms and legs and all. Apparently that means it will give you strength. Apparently. I just like it in my tea!

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Up High in Banana Tree

Bird, originally uploaded by San Nakji.

Grey Bird, up high in orange tree
Grey Bird, you sit all alone like me
Did your lady friend leave the nest again?
That is very sad
Makes me feel so bad
You can fly away
In the sky today
You're more lucky than me

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Changing Seasons

Changing Seasons, originally uploaded by San Nakji.

In Aotearoa New Zealand, the leaves stay green all year round. It always blows me away when I go elsewhere in the world and see different coloured leaves. Here at a Buddhist temple in central Seoul.

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Marketness

Apparently this is the largest Oriental Medicine Market in the world. I don't know if that's true or not, but all I know is that it is big! The two women in the photo were not all that keen in being in my shot, but they had no choice! I always get my own way! ALWAYS! Except when I don't of course...

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Mountains

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Still plenty of Korea photos to go! Hope you don't get sick of them... Well, even if you do, they will keep coming!

What's going on with you? I would love to know...

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Back Home

A good time was had by all.

Back to reality.

Must blog more!

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Getting Close to Home Time

Three days to go.
Not looking forward to leaving.
Especially with weather like this!

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Live Octopus

A restaurant for me! And so happy looking too :)

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Moon Over Seoul

Can't believe how much time has passed! It seems like only yesterday that we arrived in Korea, and now we only have four days left... 엉엉엉

Still, it's nice and warm here!

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OMC

The weather's fine. We are having a great time. Korea changes every time we come here. Which is good, because we fear change. Wait, I don't think that's right.

Oh My Chicken!

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Korea, Here I Am

Fourth night in Korea today.

It's nice and warm.

The food is great!

I am tired....

See you soon,

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Final Week

Off to Korea on Saturday.

I plan to feed my face!

I love Korean food.

Not a lot else to say.

I am pretty tired now days.

Not sure why.

How are you?

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Enough

Enough of the losing talk.
It's all about winning now!

Here's a photo from our main street. I had to 'change' it a bit as our main street isn't that attractive. Especially on the gloomy humid day we had the other day when I took this photo!

I'm off to Korea in 10 days... Can't wait!

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Sad

It's a sad day in Aotearoa New Zealand
We lost in the Quarter Finals of the Rugby World Cup
Sad sad sad
Work will be hard this week
Sad sad sad
Good luck... France...
Sad sad sad

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Thanks Cergie

Cergie sent be these great photos taken in front of the Eiffel Tower. As very few of you will know, the Rugby World Cup is being played in France and New Zealand Tourism saw this as an opportunity to do a bit of promotion for the country. The brand is 100% Pure, which is a bit wierd but goes with the commercials. You can check out the website at newzealand.com. I am not affiliated with this site in any way! Go check out Cergie's photos too. They are awesome!

France plays New Zealand in the World Cup Quarter Final this weekend. Good luck France, but GO NEW ZEALAND! GO THE ALL BLACKS!

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It Reveals All

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There is a heck of a storm going on outside.Thunder, lightning, the whole works. Are you one of those people who is scared of storms, or like me, do you love them? Nothing better than being snug inside listening to the rain beat down. Once when I was travelling in South Africa I drove through a hail storm with hail stones as large as marbles. It was scary. I felt sorry for all the people without cars who were running for their lives... It sucked to be them.

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I was just enjoying Spring

And then I remembered it rains in Spring.
A lot.
But at least it's warm.
Kinda.

Hope it's all good with you?

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Spring has Sprunged

Cergie asked if my fruit trees were flowering. I chose to take this as a question about my actual fruit trees. Yes, the blossoms are out! The good weather is here. Two days without rain! It's a drought! I missed being warm!

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Well, I lied

But at least once a week right?

What's going on guys?

The blog world is kind of losing steam it seems

People are discovering the real world perhaps?

Surely not! 

I hope to put a stop to this...

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In Lieu of any Real content

This is how New Zealand Tourism spend their money.... What do you think?

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Painted Sky

I really don't care much for poetry.

However I was reading Sylvia Plath this morning.
She is awesome.
Although photos of her creep me out.
I was never good with Black and White.
Now I have to read Birthday Letters.

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Parroting Around

Wow, the longest time yet away from blogging. I am not sure why... Just really slack I guess! Thanks to everyone who is still visiting! I do plan to post more. But best laid plans of mice and men and all... :)

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Yes yes, I know I am posting too many videos! It's fun making them though! Another Korean video about the DMZ. The ending didn't come out exactly how I wanted... but I am pretty happy with how it came together. Hope you enjoy.

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DMZ

A trip to the DMZ in Korea last year netted this video. It's an amazing place, 1 million North Korean soldiers on one side and facing them 350 000 South Korean and American troops. It's eerie too... The last bastion of the Cold War.

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Dog Fight

I fear the cops will find this video
And bust my arse
Dare I show it?

Yes! I must!

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Atlantis, You Are Found

So I was out walking before work yesterday and I see these sunken buildings. I am not sure how they sunk as the ground seems quite stable. Still there they were. I couldn't argue with my eyes. And nor would I want to. My eyes are tough! I think I have solved the mystery of Atlantis!

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Would you fancy a...?

I saw this bird in the water
I wanted to catch her fishing
But she flew away instead
I had wished for nicer weather
And light
But you get what you get
Here in Aotearoa

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Back

I took a short leave of absence
Due to extreme laziness
I hope you missed me
Coz I missed you!
Yes, you know I mean YOU!

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How Can You Tell?

I was just checking my boss' dika to see how the video was. It ain't great... Still, it is a nice day in Auckland this morning. Can't really see the nice blue sky in the video though...

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Back from the Dead

Another day

Another dollar

Or Euro

Or Pound

Or Won

Whatever currency you like

And even some you don't

So what's going on out there?

Anything I should know?

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Them's a lot of bags

Life's cheap if you don't live in the West

That sucks

Think about it

Thought about it?

Good...

That's more than most

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Happy Birthday Heather!

HALCYON DAYS.

Not from successful love alone,

Nor wealth, nor honored middle age, nor vic-

tories of politics or war.

But as life wanes, and all the turbulent passions

calm,

As gorgeous, vapory, silent hues cover the even-

ing sky,

As softness, fulness, rest, suffuse the spirit and

frame like freshier, balmier air;

As the days take on a mellower light, and the

apple at last hangs really finished and in-

dolent ripe on the tree,

Then for the teeming quietest, happiest days of

all!

The brooding and blissful halcyon days!

—Walt Whitman.

I hope you have a good one! Thanks to the magic of time zones, you get a two day birthday!

LM San

What is the Bride's Name Again? I Forget...

I watched the first part of Die Hard 4.0

It was good

But what was with the car and the helicopter?

That made no sense

Which is saying something for Die Hard!

Still,

I am glad Bruce is back

I missed him

Now all we need is

Blind Date II

That would be awesome!

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Meer of everything!

I have the sniffles

My sister's house has too much dust

Remind me not to go there again!

In other news

I want to go to the tropics

Next year is the plan!

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I am really enjoying my camera phone
The photos are terrible
But the convenience is great
I should really
Get back to my nice camera
But I am too lazy
Check out picnik.com!
It's great for photoshopping online!

It's cold

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Rainbow minus the Bow

One minute I am looking at a beautiful rainbow



And the next minute this

Such is the Auckland weather...

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Korean Dragons

Korean dragons are cool

They are really big

Which is important for a dragon

They are long and wormy

Which is important for an Asian dragon

They have a problem though

Have you noticed it?

Yup, they are made of straw

Hard if you breathe fire...

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10 Things About Me

From Cergie, a challenge!

10 points I like about myself (in French as well for my French viewers)

De Cergie, un défi !

10 points que j'aime au sujet de me (en français aussi bien pour mes visionneuses françaises)

1 - I am good to the little people, mostly

1 - Je suis bon aux lutins, la plupart du temps

2 - I like that I am the most modest person in the world, ever

2 - J'aime que je suis la personne la plus modeste au monde, jamais

3 - My skills in French are only surpassed by my skills in Mongolian

3 - Mes qualifications en français sont seulement surpassées par mes qualifications dans mongol

4 - I don't show off by winning Olympic medals, even though I could with one hand tied behind my back

4 - Je ne montre pas au loin en gagnant les médailles olympiques, quoique je pourrais avec une main attachée derrière mon dos

5 - I won Survivor 23 times. CBS chose not to broadcast these series as I would make everyone look bad

5 - J'ai gagné le survivant 23 fois. Le CBS a choisi de ne pas annoncer ces séries car je ferais à chacun le mauvais de regard



34 - I can count to 1 million without messing up

34 - Je peux compter à 1 million sans salir vers le haut

7 - I ride a Luck Dragon to work

7 - Je monte un Dragon de Chance pour travailler

8 - I'm too sexy for my shirt too sexy for my shirt so sexy it hurts and I'm too sexy for Milan too sexy for Milan, New York and Japan

8 - Je suis trop sexy pour ma chemise trop sexy pour ma chemise si sexy elle blesse et je suis trop sexy pour Milan trop sexy pour Milan, New York et le Japon

9 - I am the International Man of Mystery 10 years running

9 - Je suis l'homme international du mystère 10 ans de suite

10 - My blog and podcast attract only the cream of world society

10 - Mon blog et podcast attirent seulement la crème de la société du monde

And now you know the rest of the story...

Et maintenant vous savez le reste de l'histoire...

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Another Day Another Dollar

On my home from work
I snapped this photo
This is pretty much what I saw
I have amazing eyes you see
I am like the Predator
But way cooler
With hairyer hair
Word

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The Tower of the Sky

The weather is nice today
I went for a walk
Too many jackets
I got hot
I am sure I got smelly
Ewwww
Our Sky Tower is 10 years old
It doesn't look a year over 9
It does need some paint though
Concrete grey is sooooo 2005

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