Meat pies

First thing when I get to NZ or Down Under to eat a meat pie. I just cant get good pies in Malaysia. It is not just the meat but pastry and everything.

Even my sis got some from Gardens but it is just not the same.

Projected clock

Saw this in a mall in Wellington. Actually there is a projector on the ceiling beaming this clock to the floor

Joseph Prince @Lakewood church10-29-2011

"..the law condemns the best of us, Grace saves the worst of us. All our sins are paid for on the cross.." Men can condemn us but there is now no more condemnation in Christ. Amen!

Walking the streets in Hangzhou

This was a fair in Hangzhou



I had been traveling for 2 weeks and did no exercise so was at my peak "OBESE" level. Weighed 91.5kg after the trips. Yesterday, I weighed 89.8kg after running and swimming for 2 weeks.

Lovely venison at Porto Fino

We went to this lovely restaurant for dinner 2 nights in a row. It is located at the Auckland Harbor front

Below: Lamb which was not as good as the venison.



The best venison I have tried. Lovely sauce and the meat was marinated in Pinot Grigio

Jancis Robinson's Wine Course, Ep 1: Aperitif

There are 10 episodes in all (all on YOUTUBE), really worth viewing!

Restaurant on a tugboat in Wellington

Lamb



Salad



Vietnamese beef and rice

Saturday open market at Waiheke Island

God's blessings

Business should be a long term view. There are some who will help you with no expectation of anything in return. There are those who will run with you a mile, some ten miles while some like Mr.Hsueh all the way. But over time God will reveal whom has you at heart and whom will still be with you for the long haul and prosper with you. God knows all their hearts.

Yes we are no saints but we have the full blessings of the cross. It is the finished work of Christ on the cross that matters not what we do or do not do. Don't let people preach you out of this truth. Our mistakes and shortfalls do not rob us of our destiny. Our destiny supersedes our mistakes. That is the gospel of grace! His work and His grace. That is the purest gospel! So sublime, yet simple but many will stall and falter coz its too simple.

Dairy and Dairy

This is a milk factory which produces 20 metric tons of milk powder an hour and operates 24/7.



I had a tour inside the facilities but did not take any photos coz its a sterile facility.




Below are cows with mastitis. They are separated and treated with antibiotics.

My cousin Marco picked up his lovely bride in style

Shangri-La Hangzhou

This is the first Shangri-La in China. I was there for 2 nights last weekend. Rather pricey!

Deep Wood Estate wine dinner at Uzen Bar, Concorde Hotel

With Julian the winemaker on my right and Blair the marketing manager of Fogarty wines which owns Deep Wood Estate. Deep Wood Estate is located in the famed wine growing region Margaret River region of Western Australia

Wellington waterfront

I like Wellington. The city is very much a tourist city and beautiful. It was the only other city besides Auckland that hosted the Rugby World Cup 2011.

Thanks to Sonny Chang (friend from Banting) for translating one of my poem into Chinese

Till I met you

I never believed in angels,
Who walk in beauty
Like the starry night;

I never knew of angels,
More radiant than the stars,
Tenderer than night.

I never knew of a smile
Brighter than the moon,
Eyes that charm my heart.

I never knew my prayers would
Reach to the heavens;

I never thought someone would
Tread on my dreams …

Till…. I met you.


我从来不相信天使， 漂亮地在星光下行走。
我从来不知道天使， 比繁星更光芒，在黑夜里灿烂。
我从来不知道一个笑容， 月光般亮丽清晰，牵引者我的心。
我从来不知道我的祷告， 能传达至天堂。
我从来没想过会有谁， 孕育我的梦想。。。
直到... ...我遇见了妳

Cool machines

A bit of NZ aviation history hanging in Auckland International airport


Look at this cool machine on Waiheke Island