I am trying to push my crappy little Minolta to its' limits and yesterday I took a photo of a cicada that found its' way into San Nakji Manor. I have to come clean and say that I am not much of a wildlife photographer. I took five shots of this little guy and this was the only one that came out... I really love cicadas. When they are around you know that summer is truly here and their continuous noise is somehow comforting. One interesting thing I learned recently about cicadas is that they don't come out of the ground every year, but after 3 years or seven years or 17 years. They have an infinity with prime numbers and somehow they have figured out this is the way to avoid predators. It seems to work well for them as we are never short of a ciacada or two!San Nakji for President!
Today is the first day of the Korean New Year. It is year of the Dog this year. I have no idea whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. It is surely a thing!If I were in Korea right now I would be doing something interesting like jumping on a seesaw. (well maybe not, considering the last time I did it I was almost paraplegic San Nakji...) However since I am in Aotearoa, I called the family in Seoul and now am going to bed.Another installment of the always amazing life of San Nakji. Stay tuned for more action!San Nakji for President!
It's that time again, the post you have all been waiting for. This week it's a Puffin. Birds are pretty much all the same in the beak area. It's a boring area for birds. However Puffins break the mold here. They have great multi-coloured beaks which makes all the difference. That's about all I know about Puffins. I think they eat fish...San Nakji for President!
Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl "Will you marry me?"The girl said, "NO!"And the guy lived happily ever after and went fishing, hunting and played golf a lot and drank beer and farted whenever he wanted.San Nakji for President!
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When someone puts in for Child Support, the proper thing to do is find out who the father is and see why he is not providing support. The following are all replies that women have written on Child Support Agency forms in the section for listing the father's details. Or putting it another way..... Who's your Daddy! These are genuine excerpts from the forms.1. Regarding the identity of the father of my twins, child A was fathered by Jim Munson. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of child B, but I believe that he was conceived on the same night. 2. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of my child as I was being sick out of a window when taken unexpectedly from behind. I can provide you with a list of names of men that I think were at the party if this helps. 3. I do not know the name of the father of my little girl. She was conceived at a party at 36 Grand Avenue where I had unprotected sex with a man I met that night. I do remember that the sex was so good that I fainted. If you do manage to track down the father, can you send me his phone number? Thanks. 4. I don't know the identity of the father of my daughter. He drives a BMW that now has a hole made by my stiletto in one of the door panels. Perhaps you can contact BMW service stations in this area and see if he's had it replaced. 5. I have never had sex with a man. I am still a Virginian. I am awaiting a letter from the Pope confirming that my son's conception was immaculate and that he is Christ risen again. 6. I cannot tell you the name of child A's dad as he informs me that to do so would blow his cover and that would have cataclysmic implications for the economy. I am torn between doing right by you and right by the country. Please advise.8. Peter Smith is the father of child A. If you do catch up with him, can you ask him what he did with my AC/DC CDs? Child B who was also borned at the same time....well I don't have a clue. 9. From the dates it seems that my daughter was conceived at Disney World; maybe it really is the Magic Kingdom. 10. So much about that night is a blur. The only thing that I remember for sure is Delia Smith did a programme about eggs earlier in the evening. If I'd have stayed in and watched more TV rather than going to the party at 146 Miller Drive, mine might have remained unfertilized. 11. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of my baby, after all when you eat a can of beans you can't be sure which one made you fart.San Nakji for President!
A bloke's wife went missing while holidaying on the Australian coast. He spent a terrible night wondering what could have happened to her. Next morning there was a knock at the door and he was confronted by a couple of pretty miserable policemen, the old Sarge and a younger Constable. The Sarge said: "Mate, we have some news for you, unfortunately some really bad news, but, some good news and maybe some really good news." "Well," says the bloke, "You'd better let me have it both barrels, what's the bad news?" The Sarge said, "I'm really sorry pal, but your wife is dead. Young Bill here found her lying at about five fathoms in a little cleft in the reef. He got a line around her and we pulled her up, but she was dead." The bloke was naturally pretty distressed to hear this and had a bit of a turn. After a few minutes he pulled himself together and asked what the good news was. The sarge said, "Well when we got your wife up there were quite a few really good sized crays and a swag of edible crabs in and around her swimsuit, so we've brought you your share." And he handed the bloke a bag with a couple of nice crays and four or five crabs in it. "Gee thanks," said the man. "They're bloody beaut... I guess it's an ill wind and all that. Now, what's the really good news?" "Well", the Sarge said, "Me and young Bill here get off duty at around 11 o'clock and we're gonna shoot over there and pull her upagain!... You fancy comin' along?San Nakji for President!
Today's NewsAP - Gohan and Aochan make strange bedfellows: one's a nine centimetre dwarf hamster, the other is a 1.2-metre rat snake.Zookeepers at Tokyo's Mutsugoro Okoku zoo presented the hamster - whose name means meal in Japanese - to Aochan as a tasty morsel in October, after the snake refused to eat frozen mice. But instead of indulging, Aochan decided to make friends with the furry rodent, according to keeper Kazuya Yamamoto. The pair have shared a cage since."I've never seen anything like it. Gohan sometimes even climbs onto Aochan to take a nap on his back," Yamamoto said.Aochan, a 2-year-old male Japanese rat snake, eventually developed an appetite for frozen rodents but has so far shown no signs of gobbling up Gohan - despite her name."We named her Gohan as a joke," Yamamoto chuckled. "But I don't think there's any danger. Aochan seems to enjoy Gohan's company very much."The Tokyo zoo also keeps a range of mostly livestock animals, and promotes "cross-breed interaction," according to Yamamoto.But Gohan and Aochan's case was "was a complete accident," Yamamoto said. Tomorrow's News
Snake breaks fast, eats hamster. No one surprised.San Nakji for President!
I forgot to do this last week! Here is a cute Armadillo. I always wanted to see one....San Nakji for President!
This week's theme is 'Pink'. Here's a native New Zealand flower that decided just this week to bloom. That was nice of her!
Thanks KS for your help.
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On Friday morning the moon was clearly visable in the sky. After tweaking the photo a bit (blue is so boring!), you can now see what will happen the day the Sun explodes. Advance information from San Nakji's World to you!San Nakji for President!
This blog has really taken on a life of its' own. Again I thank everyone for their support. I think that this blog has decided that it wishes to be a depository for my photos and light hearted discussion and information. I had originally planned two other things. One was my thoughts on Korea and everything to do with one of my favourite countries. I have therefore started, San Nakji's Korea. Nothing there yet, but that's where San Nakji's empire is going. The second blog will be witha more political slant. I realise I have people with a wide range of different views of the world coming here and I want you to keep on coming. However for my own sanity, I must express my opinion. To not offend some of you, these opinions will be found at San Nakji Sermons. That's all I have to say at the moment. Please continue with your day!San Nakji for President!
As I had said previously, Photo Friday's theme this week is Success. Thank you to Fahd for this idea. The baby above is that of a friend of mine. When I look in his eyes I can see, to him, this is the height of success. To everyone, the fact that he is sleeping and not screaming is success too!San Nakji for President!
(Photo from the BBC)This is Khiva in Uzbekistan. I would love to travel the old Silk Route. There are some facinating cities to be uncovered.San Nakji for President!
Jail for US 'chilli finger' pairA couple who planted a human finger in a bowl of chilli in the hope of gaining compensation from Wendy's fast food chain have been jailed in California. Anna Ayala, 39, was sentenced to nine years and her husband Jaime Placencia, 43, will serve 12 years, four months. Ayala's false allegation was said to have cost the third-largest US burger chain $2.5m (£1.4m) in lost sales. The woman had claimed she had bitten into the finger at a Wendy's restaurant in San Jose, California, in March 2005. Investigators later found the finger belonged to construction worker Brian Rossiter, who had lost it in an industrial accident and sold it to Mr Placencia for $100. Ayala gave a tearful apology to her friends and Wendy's employees before she and her husband were taken into custody by baliffs at the San Jose court."Greed and avarice overtook this couple," said Superior Court Judge Edward Davila, adding that the pair had "lost their moral compass".The two pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to file a false insurance claim and attempted grand theft with damages exceeding $2.5m (£1.4m) Forensic tests showed that Ayala had not bitten the finger as she had claimed. And police documents revealed she had sued a number of corporations in the past, sometimes settling out of court in return for a payout. The fast food chain always insisted that the finger did not originate at one of its establishments as no staff had lost a digit and no suppliers had reported any accidents involving hands. It said it had to sack employees because of the loss in sales as a result of the negative publicity.Story from BBC NEWSThere must be an appropriate proverb here. Anyone?
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I am addicted to these snacks. Melon flavoured crunchiness... Yum!
Well, that's the post.... (Sorry, I know it's getting worse!)
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I was heading home last night after a hard day at work and these guys were playing their music and dancing their dances. They are from the Cook Islands, which are a group of islands spread over a huge area in the Pacific. It was a great show, but this was the best photo I took... *gulp*San Nakji for President!
I am sick of the view from my window. What if it were like this I wonder....San Nakji for President!
By this Friday I need to have a photo of "Success". Just what that photo will be is beyond me. What would say success to you, my loyal readers?San Nakji for President!
Are you scared? I know I am....San Nakji for President!
