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Saturday, 26 July 2008

[[Weird Names]]

Derived from an internet news article. Frickin funny!
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.

Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.

Judge Rob Murfitt made the 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name could be changed, he said in a ruling made public Thursday. The girl was involved in a custody battle, he said.

The new name was not made public to protect the girl's privacy.

"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," he wrote. "It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."

The girl had been so embarrassed at the name that she had never told her closest friends what it was. She told people to call her "K" instead, the girl's lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.

In his ruling, Murfitt cited a list of the unfortunate names.

Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, he said. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter "and tragically, Violence," he said.

New Zealand law does not allow names that would cause offense to a reasonable person, among other conditions, said Brian Clarke, the registrar general of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Clarke said officials usually talked to parents who proposed unusual names to convince them about the potential for embarrassment.

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Friday, 18 July 2008

[[On Holiday!]]

Just in case you were wondering why I haven't been updating my blog for the past week, that's coz I am on leave this entire week and have limited access to the internet!

I'm on leave - away in New Zealand for 10 days! Will upload the photos when I get back!

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Friday, 11 July 2008

[[Foreign Product In A Foreign Land]]

Guess what I found today? Hahaha! I was doing some shopping in the evening when I stumbled upon this Asian grocery store which sold this. Truly a foreign product in a foreign land!

This may be a common product in Singapore, but it ain't so in Australia. You won't find these drinks at any of the major supermarkets. The grocery store was actually the first store I stumbled upon which sold these packet drinks.

But at what cost?

Well at a whopping AUD$1. The equivalent of S$1.35 roughly, or 3 times what one such packet drink would cost in Singapore!

An expensive import, I guess!!

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Thursday, 10 July 2008

[[Third Time Lucky]]

Pictures of a third shopping spree and self prepared dinner two days ago! And this noobish cook decided to prepare eggs and luncheon meat sandwiches with pineapple toppings. Well please do not follow in my footsteps because I can tell you it is NOT a good combination.

Then I reverted to the usual eggs, luncheon meat and hashbrown sandwiches and they were much better :)

Third shopping spree

Frying the hash browns

Preparing the luncheon meat

Then add some eggs

Hot and crispy, ready for consumption!

The awful combination

The traditional sandwich

Never have this for dinner!

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Monday, 7 July 2008

[[Great Ocean Road]]

Here are the photos for the Great Ocean Road day tour yesterday. And there are more photos compared to last week, cuz phototaking is allowed this time!!

First photo stop

Great views to kickstart a splendid day

The river at Torquay

Entrance to the Great Ocean Road

Urquhart Bluff

The magnificent shoreline

Apollo Bay township

A quaint looking town...

A town nestled somewhere between the ranges...

A town where the beach is just a minute away...

And a town where I had lunch at!

The Twelve Apostles

And such is the admiration from... future apostles?

Port Campbell National Park

Entrance to the Twelve Apostles

Aerial view of Loch Ard gorge

The Loch Ard gorge

Unique stone formations

Jaws of the gorge

"London Bridge"

And a long climb up after the views and pictures

Such is the sheer beauty of nature

Sunset over the Great Ocean Road

Port Campbell township

Sunset over Port Campbell

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Tuesday, 1 July 2008

[[Phillip Island + Penguin Parade]]

Went on a half day tour to Phillip Island on Sunday. Unfortunately no cameras and photos allowed at the Penguin Parade itself, so the below pictures are all I've got :(

Yeah, cuddle me and keep me warm

Fridge magnets at the gift shop

Welcome to the penguin parade!

And the penguins are really cute!

Koala Conservation Centre - Phillip Island

Can you spot the koala?

Oooh how relaxing to have a house by a pond!

Reminiscent of a kampung?

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