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31May20
Pariwhero, Red Rocks, Wellington NZ
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Style indeed, but quite a stroll from VN. Style Queens of 1960s Saigon

In the news last week, Australia's Tasmanian Tiger

'Precious' footage from 1935 of last-known Tasmanian tiger released
CNN
May 19, 2020

(CNN)Video footage of the last known thylacine, or...

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New York Times exposes staggering death toll in powerful front page

The US will soon have lost 100,000 people to coronavirus, a...

Mukdahan - "All of the suspects denied the allegations and were released on bail."

COALITION MPS CALL FOR CASTRATION OF RAPISTS
By Khaosod English -May 18, 2020 6:50 pm

BANGKOK — The House...

Took a few weeks, received my full flights refund from Singapore Airlines on 12 May, and $ back from travel insurance as well.
Meantime haven't changed Oct/Nov bookings, may be flying again by then,...

Both of them, from Sydney Morning Herald

Penguins...
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19Apr20

Wales: Goats take over empty streets of seaside town
30 March 2020

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A herd of goats has taken over a deserted town centre, eating hedges and...

Sa Kaeo 14 April 2020

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Not a teddy though... It's the Easter Chicken!
Housewarming gift when we moved in April 2018, daughter decided this was too good for the garden, became Security Chicken at the front doors.
Not...

NZ. Breaker Bay, Wellington.
South, next stop Antarctica
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The People We Wanted To Forget
Michael Harpold

First, someone else's summary, then my thoughts



I'd been in email contact with...

Just one more scam.
Is there any validation of cloud-seeding being effective here? Yes I am aware of Who is credited for this 'science' in Thailand.
We live near their Chanthaburi base, Tha Mai...

^ it wouldn't have looked as good of I'd cut it in half! Fully aware of the Paknam incident all related to their occupation of Chan and Trat same year
Chanthaburi city has the provincial offices of...

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Monument plaque of remembrance for the French who died in the Paknam incident 1893, and (lower half) those who died during the occupation of...

Connection to previous post

The record of burial of Louis-Benjamin Jacquet, written at the time by Marie Joseph Cuaz apostolic missionary in Chanthaburi; the body of the Jacquet was buried in the...

an old thread, and an older topic

Louis Benjamin Jacquet
Born February 1, 1869, Mollans, France
Died near Chanthaburi, February 1899
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In...

Yes! Cars for essential travel only.
Exercise is encouraged, keeping the minimum distance 2m - walking, jogging, cycling (excluding mountainbiking in remote areas, but off-road trail riding...

^ NZ Wellington today
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Cycling on roads I wouldn't normally risk riding on
Bizarre, not as if Easter wasn't a known event, reports of 90 minutes...

The 2020 edition

Krakatoa volcano Anak Krakatau erupts in Indonesia
11 Apr, 2020 10:13am

The world-famous Krakatoa volcano, Anak Krakatau, has erupted in Indonesia, with a fountain of lava and...

I had two return trips booked direct with Singapore Airlines.
As I am now in a NZ lockdown don't expect to be going anywhere soon.

Email received overnight


I applied for refund.
Have an...

NZ. South across Cook Strait from Wellington
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*not my photos*

Drone photography over the small island off Laem Sing

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Daughter had seen on tv about children in other countries putting teddy bears in the window during their Covid19 lockdown

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Sent me this pic...

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Cut off from family, trapped NZ meantime.
Wellington harbour
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Accommodation near the airport, south eastern suburbs
Biked round the...

No real explanation of this pic
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Chang International Circuit to house people flouting self-quarantine rule
Mar 31. 2020
Veteran politician...

New Zealand, in the 1930s Palmerston North speedway featured chariot races, two Harley Davidsons somehow driven by the 'charioteer'

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NZ, Wellington, junk shop window display
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Christchurch mosque attacks: Gunman pleads guilty to murder, attempted murder and terrorism
Mar 26 2020

The man accused of the Christchurch mosque attacks has entered shock guilty pleas, bringing...

NZ goes to Level 4 midnight tomorrow, I'm in Wellington and will continue working.
No need for hoarding after supermarket frenzy last week the supermarket seemed well-stacked tonight, fortunate as...

I'm locked in NZ for the foreseeable future, family in their own lock down in Chanthaburi, online learning for two, but Ms still working fulltime.
Am watching NZ Prime Minister Ardern right now,...

Country legend Kenny Rogers dies at 81
PUBLISHED : 21 MAR 2020 AT 14:15

LOS ANGELES: Country music legend Kenny Rogers, whose career spanned six decades, has died at the age of 81, his family...

^ good point. That could be the end of it then for this season


If they are able/allowed to play at all... after that 2 weeks

April 3 Crusaders Blues

April 10 Highlanders Chiefs
April 11...

Two scheduled matches could go ahead in NZ next week, no restrictions on crowd numbers (yet)

Crusaders v Hurricanes
Highlanders v Lions (already in NZ last game of their tour)

I'm due to start a contract in NZ, Wellington, 28 April, first two weeks will be either working remotely, or some quiet self-isolated sightseeing.

Daughter's high school camping trip was...

Corona cruises ...


Diamond Princess owner won't offer refunds for cruise cancellations

February 29, 2020
Australians booked on upcoming ocean cruises, including aboard the virus-stricken...

Baboons captured after running loose in Sydney's inner west
February 25, 2020

A male baboon on his way to a vasectomy managed to escape his transport with his two female companions and run amok...

Prince Andrew must 'call the FBI' about Jeffrey Epstein, London bus sign says
“If you see this man please ask him to call the FBI to answer their questions," the sign said.
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What's pixelated on his back?

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I'm just pleased Ethan Roots got on the field for the Crusaders

Daughter takes the pics, Miss Future-Marine-Sciences student, responsible for gardens and associated critters, this pic not so clear.
She thought adult tokay will eat the small ones, do they?
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Fightnews.com

Jimmy Thunder passes
12 February 2020

Former heavyweight contender of the 1990s Jimmy Thunder has passed away in an Auckland, New Zealand hospital after recently undergoing brain...

Actor Kirk Douglas dies at age 103
Feb 06 2020

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Actor Kirk Douglas, a fixture of cinema for six decades, has died aged 103.
The stage and...

Kitted out for the plague
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Bryant's habit of using helicopters to avoid downtown Los Angeles' notoriously bad traffic was well known. During his playing career, he would charter a chopper to take him from his home in Orange...

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A woman has died taking part in a lamington-eating competition on Australia Day.

The event turned to tragedy after the woman died choking on...

Three NZers in the news last week when denied their business class seating on a Thai Air flight

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Huhana Iripa, 59, and her daughters Renell,...