Friday, December 08, 2006



Our Roots in Jimei, Xiamen
Big fuss welcoming us 'back' to our home village.
Firecrackers galore & welcome brigade in red.
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Top) Tan family home built 1937. Now occupied by people who won't budge because they claim to be descendants but are not recognized by our bunch of Tans. (Middle) The Tan ancestral temple for the families of Tan Kah Kee, Tan Lark Sye & Tan Boon Khak. It's pretty elaborate inside too. (Bottom) Tan family's own ancestral temple located behind the Tan family home.
I always thought all temples were public. It's pretty cool to have not just one, but two, temples that are family specific. We also went hiking around the cemetery (a stone's throw away) to pay our respects to the great & great-great grandparents.


Thursday, December 07, 2006









Women's 10km. I placed 2304 out of 4692. Took me 1 hr 23mins 42 secs. Average speed 7.2km/hr.
No blisters this time because I slapped on the petroleum jelly to prevent chafing, wore toe socks underneath & running socks on top. Kiasu! So that was kind of fun. Got a nice tee & gym bag. My Finisher's Medal is now an ornament on the family Christmas tree. Next year......work on the timing.

Monday, December 04, 2006



Capitalist Indoctrination?
Just back from Xiamen, China. It was a 'roots' holiday. Took plenty of pics of temples, scenic vistas, people, food etc. but I went out of the way to take these two pictures. It's interesting and worthy of sharing.
The setting of these signs: a primary school playground. Just what every child needs to be brainwashed as to what's important to grasp - money & power.
Find it particularly amusing which word was mis-spelled.