You have to watch this....
Decide for yourself ...as for me ...She was incredible. Love the song. Love her confidence and feistyness. Never to late to dream. Lyrics are below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used
And wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung
No wine untasted.
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame.
And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms We cannot weather...
I had a dream my life would be
So different form this hell I'm living
so different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed
The dream I dreamed.
Not the best performance on this song but I like the violin solo at 1:59. Enjoy.
A nice duet by Rod Stewart & Amy Belle.
The part I particularly like is the saxophone solo at 3.03. Enjoy
My son and I were home last night. He was in the family room at the back of the house while i was in my room studying. All of a sudden we felt the house shake and then a loud bump. Then it stopped. At first I thought something fell in the house... or maybe a tree outside the house. I called out to him and he ran to me feeling rather scared. We did not know what happened. then we went out and heard some of our neighbours talking about the shake. It was then that we realized that it was probably an earthquake that caused a tremor.
News came on and confirmed our suspicion. The tremor measured 4.7 on the Richter scale, was felt just before 9pm. According to the seismologist, it was Victoria's strongest earthquake since 2001. Bureau of Meteorology said the tremor was centred 5.5 kilometres north-west of Korumburra, in South Gippsland.
These are certainly very interesting days in Mebourne, Victoria. Bushfires, firestorms, rain, and now earthquake. Gosh I dont want to think about what next.
This week we got some much needed rain. I call them showers from heaven. Thank you God!Most of you know that Victoria has been experiencing some of the dryest time in the last ten years. Drought and extended drought are some of the expressions used to describe our lack of rain.
Last Friday and this Tuesday school was cancelled for my kids as their school is located in the high risk firedanger zone. There were fears that the hot weather and strong wind forecasted were going to be as dangerous as Black Saturday. The state was in such heightened state of emergency. People were tensed, worried and scared. This is understandable after what happened that day. The Victoria Police send text (sms) messages to every mobile/handphone users warning of extreme weather conditions and the risk high wind and fire. This has never been done before so you can imagine the intense awareness.
and...then rain fell so unexpectedly. You must understand that everytime rain has been forecasted we get twenty drops and then it's over or worst still it never came. Wonderful drops of water from the sky....showers from heaven...blessings from above. You cannot imagine the joy and happiness that brought. Slow rain continued the last few days. The perfect type of rain for our dry land. Though it is not enough to break any the drought, it is good enough for now to reduce the risk of more fire dangers. The temperature has fallen dramatically to the high teens instead of thirties and forties. What a relief. Rain also fell on some areas where bushfires were still burning out of control in areas where firefighters cannot access.
THANK YOU GOD.
by
John Denver & Placido Domingo
I love this song...it was playing on the radio tonight. I like to share it with you. Hope you like it.
John Denver dedicated this song to all mothers, and especially to his own mother. Lyrics are below.
Perhaps love is like a resting place
A shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you home
Perhaps love is like a window
Perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself
And don't know what to do
The memory of love will see you through
Oh, love to some is like a cloud
To some as strong as steel
For some a way of living
For some a way to feel
And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
And some say they don't know
Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of change
Like a fire when it's cold outside
Or thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you.
Summer holidays have ended and it's back to Uni this Monday, 2nd March 2009. It's going to be a new beginning for me as I start my 3rd year in at a different University. I leave Victoria University with a heavy heart having been there two years. During that time I got to know some really nice people and I will miss them very much especially my good buddies Steph & Meg. I start at Monash University this Monday. Im nervous starting afresh and yet I am excited knowing the changes will help me widen my experience and expose me to the different approaches towards social work.
Wish me luck and keep me in your prayers.
These last three weeks have been a horrible time for our state. At last count 210 has lost their lives. 37 people are still missing and unaccounted for. The firestorm that swept across so many parts of our states left devastation everywhere it went. The lost of 210 lives to bushfires seem unreal and almost incomprehensible in modern days.
For more updates on Victorian Bushfires go to
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/indepth/section/0,,5018723,00.html
http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=19190
http://www.theage.com.au/national/bushfires
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25119492-601,00.html
I have lamented about the lost of the many beatiful places in these bushfires. However, it is nothing compared to the lost of human lives. So many people have died. Their families have suffered immeasurable loses. The pictures below are just a few of those human faces.
UPDATE 7:01pm:
THE death toll from Victoria's bushfires has risen to 181 as fire crews continue to fight blazes across the state http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25033819-661,00.html
Bushfire death toll rises to 131 across Victoria.
The government has advised us to expect more bad news to come. All news report about the bushfire is bad and things are not under control yet. There are so many bushfire burning across the state that resources are very stretched. We It is good to know that other states are sending re-enforcement and volunteer firefighters. Offers of help are coming from many different countries too.
For more updates go to
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun
http://www.theage.com.au/
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/
http://www.abc.net.au/
You can also listen live on
http://www.3aw.com.au/
Below are some pictures of the horrific bushfire
The latest is 76 dead and many places are still burning. The death toll is expected to rise. Please keep our firefighters, SES and CFA in your prayers. And of course, those directly and indirectly affected by the fire.
UPDATE 9:28pm: GRAVE fears are held for Channel 9 veteran Brian Naylor as the bushfire death toll rises to 84.
For the latest updates from CFA go to
http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/incidents/incident_updates.htm
To read more from the The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/
Herald Sun headlines. For more go to
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun
You can listen live on the web at
http://www.3aw.com.au/
Aerial view of Marysville after bushfires destroyed the town
I woke up this morning with news that one of my favourite place is burning and the fire has destroyed the town. I got teary eye cause my kids and I love Marysville. I have written about spending vacation at Marysville on my blog. So I am feeling a bit sad..actually I was feeling quite sad.
Below, pictures of Marysville before the bushfire
Bruno's Art & Sculpture Garden
http://www.brunosart.com/
Stephensons Falls
http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/fires/updates/report/index2.htm?time=Sun%20Feb%208%2010:54:59%20UTC+1100%202009
We are currently experiencing one of the worst bushfires crisis since Ash Wednesday.
The temperature yesterday was 47.2C and it was one very hot day. It has been so hot here that when it burns it gets out of control very quickly. Add to that some of the fires were deliberately lighted. I hope the authorities catch the culprit/culprits.
Andrew Bolt (of the Herald Sun) has been updating news about the fires http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/now_the_search_resumes/
The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/national/death-toll-rises-from-bushfires-20090208-80jv.html?page=-1
The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/
This is funny. Hope you have a good laugh too. Sung by Lisa Koch.
MIDDLE AGED WOMAN
I'M A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN by Lisa Kock at her pal's birthday bash
Wishing all my family and friends
Happy Chinese New Year
Gary Foley lectures
Gary Foley & Me at the BBQ lunch
I decided to attend summer school and chose Indigenous Australian Issues and Understandings as my focus. Classes were held at VU from 19th - 23rd Jan.
Little did I know that Gary Foley was the lecturer. If you havent heard anything about Gary Foley, just google his name and you will find out a little about him. There is a good website started by Gary Foley which you can find lots of resources and information http://www.kooriweb.org/
Regardless of who you talk to....he is an icon in the indigenous community.
Congratulations
to my brother, Eric and sister-in-law, Saori on the birth of their first child.
Goh Xiang Rong Shoei
Date of Birth: 7 Nov 2008, Friday
Time: 11.59am
Weight: 3360 gm
Height: 50 cm in height
Saori and Shoei
Both mother and baby are back home and are doing well.
Eric and Shoei
Third term school holidays went very quickly. The boys have enjoyed a well deserved break. So, what did we do during the holidays? They went to Warnambool with their dad and two other families. They went before Uni mid semester break and I couldnt afford to miss 4 important sessions. Anyway, after their trip, we saw 4 movies, went to the Royal Melbourne Show, Werribee Open Range Zoo, walk & cycle to the park, sleep in, ate, played computer games, watched tv and read lots of good books.
Today they went back to school. Phew! School holidays were fun. However, it is nice to have some time for myself. Why? I have three weeks of lectures and tutorials and two-three weeks to submit 4 major assignments.
