14 May 2024 – Unusual Aurora Borealis Sightings
Sat: TrackMeet@RidgeViewHigh for State qualifier. #4 overtook 4 others at her last lap for her individual 800m, exciting to cheer her on this beautiful blue-sky day where she was pleased with her times 2.33 despite not qualifying for State but will head with her 4x100mRelay team for State next weekend.
Talked with one of the many security officers to learn that he has 32rounds of bullets if he had to use his gun – quite intimidating to see him so fully armed including handcuffs, etc. Hopefully ppl like him can stop anyone trying to cause any trouble.
AuroraBorealis lights around the world tonight – pix credits to Jane/Tasmania,Australia.
Meteorologist JoelBarnes@WBBJ7,Jackson,TN and pix credits to SC Cheng/WA,USA.
Nemo of Switzerland with their song TheCode won the EurovisionSongContest2024 – not my taste of music but did enjoy watching it during student days in the 1960s-70s when the ears were more tuned to the era of Abbas&Beatles
Eurovision Winners (eurovisionworld.com)
Sun: unexpected lively Mother’s Day morning cuppa with only not the birds&trees, but also in the company of a peacock! Was warned about the peacock but did not think that it will appear on the neighbour’s roof to keep me company today – what a dramatic morning despite his not puffing the tail feathers.
More excitement from the other side of the condo with 3RedCardinals flying to the trees as I opened the front door. Stood quietly and saw them flying back to the bush by the garbage-bin – tried to tiptoe for a closer look but they all ended flying back to the trees, will not disturb them in case they have a nest in the bush. What a glorious way to start Mother’s Day.
10yrs ago that we gathered with my whole full flock – do wonder when we can do that again? Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers(and to my 3grand daughters who may be mothers someday!) with loving memory of my own mother TSENG MayLan(1911-1965). Appreciation with gratefulness to 2daughters Linn(1974)&May/(1978) for making me the mother I am today and to 6grandchildren for giving hope to looking forward ahead with the feeling of living a full life, enjoying&savouring all the milestones&moments there are.
A Mother is the only person who carries you 9 months in her belly, 3 years in her arms and forever in her heart
Dinner@Publico where I am able to get the flock posed in their chronological age order.
Thank you to #2 for these beautifully presented&delicious cupcakes – fun creating a now pix reenacting from one a decade ago and #5 is certainly no longer a toddler any longer, hahaha! Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. Appreciations to #3 for driving me for another trip to Walmart, my way of giving them some pocket money instead of renting a car. Now whatever needed to keep me occupied for the week ahead are within the condo.
Mon&Tue: peacock has been keeping me company with its squawks the past few days. Neighbours commented that he is annoying when that squawking happens in the early hours, quite understandable – hopefully he will stay away from our unit during those precious sleep hours. Appreciations with tkx for this lovely Magnolia from a neighbour who has the tree.
Tkx to another neighbour who informed me that the peacock ate all their flowers, the whole plant+roots – bad greedy peacock! That of course got me to take the flowers indoor when not on the deck or in the living room – wonder why he does not go for the Magnolia flowers?
A peacock has too little in its head, too much in its tail – Swedish proverb
Fri: TGIF and the week has gone by quickly. Appreciations&thanks to 
Appreciations with thanks for an amazing day with my USflock+pets, an EnglishMastifBo&BlackLabZuno and their extended families&Jack driving from FL,GA,NC gathered here in SC to celebrate 
Sun: Happy Cinco de Mayo, good to be back where there is a wider selection of TexMex cuisine and more available. A funny greeting from 
Wed: what a special moment it is to be able to lunch@OliveGarden with 
With my photography skill and without high-tech-equipment, might as well borrow some the younger generation’s pix! Imagine if I had to carry this to take pix, there would no pix to share from me. I, for one certainly will not be carrying this with me and as it is, no matter how much the outdoor life attracts me, would always prefer to hike with just a daypack – vividly memoires with a fullpack when hiking thru’ certain sections of the AT in 2005.
The master of wit&eloquence OscarWilde in his play A Woman of No Importance – 
Tasting 10 more dishes ending with a small bowl of Laksa which was scrumptious especially when able to choose just a strand of noodles while piling the prawns&raw cockles on. Good dessert selection with Chendol and to top it all, DurianPuree (perfect time to start the durian season)where even the kids had at least 5servings each, no kidding! A short walk with 
Fri: Congratulations 
Comments from FB: RY – Did U draw on the eyebrows, look kinda overly conspicuous to the point of ostentatious and that’s from a guy with hardly any eyebrows… yours truly… so jealous. 
Appreciations to Yip Yew Chong for an educational & interesting evening@National Library. He mentioned that TiongBahru is his favourite work. Will look forward for him to publishing a book on all his mural paintings.
39&40 Everton Rd – Amah & Barber is in the neighbourhood where 
Wed: SelamatHariRaya to all celebrating&marking the end of fasting,1st-day Syawal month in the year 1445 of the IslamicHijrah calendar – a public holiday here in SIN. Beautiful Swarovski display – pix taken last week@MidValleyMallSouthkey,JB/Malaysia, will give it a pass to visiting GeylangSerai&KampongGlam this season.
