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Monday 30 August 2010
Personal Notes
I was born in Sydney. I had 3 brothers, Jim and Bob and Laurie. Now I have two. They have children and a plethora of grandchildren. I have a sister, Penny. I have another brother, Justin, who has a son in some very high Himalayan place, and I have another very old brother, Michel. I have children, one who has 6 children, and I had the fortune of parents. This remarkable family of powerful minds and rich emotions stretches from Northern China to Sydney to London, and places inbetween exactly as it should.
Van Morrison "Astral Weeks"
One of my favourite music albums is Van Morrison's Astral Weeks. He was asked in an interview how he felt about the fact that many of his fans found this album to be a channelling, transcendent epic that changed their lives. His answer: "Well, it didn't change mine."
I particularly like...well, I like it all, every sound and word, but a favourite few lines are from the song Sweet Thing:
"& we shall walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain
and I will never ever ever grow so old again."
Both the original album and the live one performed 40 years later are equally remarkable bites of genius. He gets a real 'sway' going in the live version that's really more like scat singing than scat singing. It's intoxicating.
I particularly like...well, I like it all, every sound and word, but a favourite few lines are from the song Sweet Thing:
"& we shall walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain
and I will never ever ever grow so old again."
Both the original album and the live one performed 40 years later are equally remarkable bites of genius. He gets a real 'sway' going in the live version that's really more like scat singing than scat singing. It's intoxicating.
International Students
Teacher at international school asked the students in class: "Share your individual opinions regarding other countries' lack of food.".
Student from Africa replied: "What is food?".
Student from Europe said: "What is 'lack of'?".
Student from America asked " What is 'other countries'?"
Student from China "what do you mean by 'individual opinion'?"
Student from Singapore: "Will the question be in the examination?"
Student from Africa replied: "What is food?".
Student from Europe said: "What is 'lack of'?".
Student from America asked " What is 'other countries'?"
Student from China "what do you mean by 'individual opinion'?"
Student from Singapore: "Will the question be in the examination?"
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