Seafood Dinner

This is like the longest time since i last post. Not sure if i am just plain lazy or plain busy. But i think i should start blogging more food.

Did have a seafood night tonight, which was excellent we almost finished up everything. there was like fish, crabs, prawns, mussels, oyster. You name it we had it...

It took me about 1.5 hours to prepare all these delicious food. But it was well worth it

This is like the longest time since i last post. Not sure if i am just plain lazy or plain busy. But i think i should start blogging more food.

Did have a seafood night tonight, which was excellent we almost finished up everything. there was like fish, crabs, prawns, mussels, oyster. You name it we had it...

It took me about 1.5 hours to prepare all these delicious food. But it was well worth it

Starcraft 2

Just recently bought starcraft 2 because my housemate Pep was playing, so most nights been trying out this new game.

Its abit like warcraft where you play online with friends or people.

So the past few weeks have been trying this new game.

Which is why i have not had time to blog .

Note to self : set time limit for games... This way you will not spend too much time on it

Just recently bought starcraft 2 because my housemate Pep was playing, so most nights been trying out this new game.

Its abit like warcraft where you play online with friends or people.

So the past few weeks have been trying this new game.

Which is why i have not had time to blog .

Note to self : set time limit for games... This way you will not spend too much time on it

The Greens begin their anti-christian view

Anglicans oppose euthanasia move

Barney Zwartz

September 21, 2010

LABOR and the Greens have shown a lack of integrity by moving on voluntary euthanasia straight after the election rather than before it, Melbourne Anglican Bishop Philip Huggins said yesterday.

Bishop Huggins has asked the national parliament of the Australian Anglican Church, now meeting in Melbourne, to affirm the sanctity of life as God's gift. The motion says: ''Our task is to protect, nurture and sustain life to the best of our ability.''

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He told The Age he was shocked at the report yesterday that Prime Minister Julia Gillard was backing a conscience vote to restore the power of the territories to allow euthanasia. The Howard government overturned a Northern Territory decision to allow it in 1997.

Bishop Huggins said: ''This was not a matter of pre-election debate. Would people have voted the same way if they knew a Labor government with the Greens would, as a near-first action, promote a conscience vote on euthanasia?

''There would be more integrity in foreshadowing this proposal before an election rather than immediately after. It should have been made plain during the election campaign. There should be a broad-based public debate.''

Greens leader Bob Brown tried to legalise euthanasia in 2007, but both main parties voted against his motion. In 2008 Senator Brown twice introduced a bill to restore territory rights over euthanasia, and the latest move is his third attempt with that bill.

Bishop Huggins said the motion, reaffirming the traditional Christian view, showed the Prime Minister and Parliament that the church would not be silent on this issue.

''We've all been close to people who have had a hard and difficult death,'' he said. ''We have watched and prayed in some anguished places, and can well understand why the idea of euthanasia attracts support.

''However, we also understand what a threshold we cross when our efforts are not focused on protecting life, and providing comfort and pain relief until life ends.''

His motion probably cannot be put to the synod until Thursday, but Bishop Huggins expects a resounding affirmation.

Sydney Archbishop Peter Jensen said he was immensely sympathetic to the motives driving the push for voluntary euthanasia, having watched his mother die. But those pushing for it were out of touch with the reality of human nature.

''It will be a very bad thing for Australian society to break down the key barriers which stand between us and a brutal world,'' Dr Jensen said.

The Victorian Greens said it was ''inevitable'' euthanasia laws would again be debated by State Parliament. Greens MP Colleen Hartland said she would press Attorney-General Rob Hulls to refer the issue to the Law Reform Commission, so the right to die laws could be dealt with by Parliament in the same way as the decriminalisation of abortion.

In 2008, a conscience vote of upper house MPs defeated a euthanasia private member's bill.

Anglicans oppose euthanasia move

Barney Zwartz

September 21, 2010

LABOR and the Greens have shown a lack of integrity by moving on voluntary euthanasia straight after the election rather than before it, Melbourne Anglican Bishop Philip Huggins said yesterday.

Bishop Huggins has asked the national parliament of the Australian Anglican Church, now meeting in Melbourne, to affirm the sanctity of life as God's gift. The motion says: ''Our task is to protect, nurture and sustain life to the best of our ability.''

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He told The Age he was shocked at the report yesterday that Prime Minister Julia Gillard was backing a conscience vote to restore the power of the territories to allow euthanasia. The Howard government overturned a Northern Territory decision to allow it in 1997.

Bishop Huggins said: ''This was not a matter of pre-election debate. Would people have voted the same way if they knew a Labor government with the Greens would, as a near-first action, promote a conscience vote on euthanasia?

''There would be more integrity in foreshadowing this proposal before an election rather than immediately after. It should have been made plain during the election campaign. There should be a broad-based public debate.''

Greens leader Bob Brown tried to legalise euthanasia in 2007, but both main parties voted against his motion. In 2008 Senator Brown twice introduced a bill to restore territory rights over euthanasia, and the latest move is his third attempt with that bill.

Bishop Huggins said the motion, reaffirming the traditional Christian view, showed the Prime Minister and Parliament that the church would not be silent on this issue.

''We've all been close to people who have had a hard and difficult death,'' he said. ''We have watched and prayed in some anguished places, and can well understand why the idea of euthanasia attracts support.

''However, we also understand what a threshold we cross when our efforts are not focused on protecting life, and providing comfort and pain relief until life ends.''

His motion probably cannot be put to the synod until Thursday, but Bishop Huggins expects a resounding affirmation.

Sydney Archbishop Peter Jensen said he was immensely sympathetic to the motives driving the push for voluntary euthanasia, having watched his mother die. But those pushing for it were out of touch with the reality of human nature.

''It will be a very bad thing for Australian society to break down the key barriers which stand between us and a brutal world,'' Dr Jensen said.

The Victorian Greens said it was ''inevitable'' euthanasia laws would again be debated by State Parliament. Greens MP Colleen Hartland said she would press Attorney-General Rob Hulls to refer the issue to the Law Reform Commission, so the right to die laws could be dealt with by Parliament in the same way as the decriminalisation of abortion.

In 2008, a conscience vote of upper house MPs defeated a euthanasia private member's bill.

Margaret river

The Margaret river tour this round with my brother was fantastic because we discovered a couple of really good wineries and get to eat Truffles.

If you are down at margaret river don't forget to go to brown hill estate, the wine is absolutely 1st class. Too bad we did not buy more.

The whites especially the chardonnay is something to die for. I reckon its better than Voyager Chard.

We also get to try the truffle tour which was really interesting. Too bad Christabelle could not go because no babies were allowed.

But please !!! Bear in mind manjumup is NOT near .... 2 hours drive... this is one mistake i will not make again.

Had to wake up at 6am to drive from Margaret river to Manjimup.

The Margaret river tour this round with my brother was fantastic because we discovered a couple of really good wineries and get to eat Truffles.

If you are down at margaret river don't forget to go to brown hill estate, the wine is absolutely 1st class. Too bad we did not buy more.

The whites especially the chardonnay is something to die for. I reckon its better than Voyager Chard.

We also get to try the truffle tour which was really interesting. Too bad Christabelle could not go because no babies were allowed.

But please !!! Bear in mind manjumup is NOT near .... 2 hours drive... this is one mistake i will not make again.

Had to wake up at 6am to drive from Margaret river to Manjimup.

New house photos

Updates !!

Its been awhile since i blogged and I can only say its been a busy very weeks and a hair-raising one too. are

August will be a very busy month.

My brother is coming on the 19th Aug, I am cooking for church next week ( yes its been awhile since i get to cook for the Sunday crowd. - Some aunties have been asking me to cook so I will) , nmy is organising Master chef competition but I am not sure if i can make it. Then we have the house build to deal with as well as starting the food blog.

Yes ! My food blog will be out pretty soon. Took me awhile but it will be wholly devoted to one thing i love - FOOOOOD...

I will review restaurant, my brother will review wines and also i plan to put in some really creative and simple recipe

Cooking delicious food in 15-20 min... how about that !!! I sort of perfect the art while having to cook fresh lunch for my wife every day. And usually i wake around 6.30 and prepare the lunch by 6.50am and after a quick shower, out i go to work by 7.15am.

And yes the election is around the corner !!!

Gillard or abbott ? Who is the lesser of the 2 evil ? You decide.

Its been awhile since i blogged and I can only say its been a busy very weeks and a hair-raising one too. are

August will be a very busy month.

My brother is coming on the 19th Aug, I am cooking for church next week ( yes its been awhile since i get to cook for the Sunday crowd. - Some aunties have been asking me to cook so I will) , nmy is organising Master chef competition but I am not sure if i can make it. Then we have the house build to deal with as well as starting the food blog.

Yes ! My food blog will be out pretty soon. Took me awhile but it will be wholly devoted to one thing i love - FOOOOOD...

I will review restaurant, my brother will review wines and also i plan to put in some really creative and simple recipe

Cooking delicious food in 15-20 min... how about that !!! I sort of perfect the art while having to cook fresh lunch for my wife every day. And usually i wake around 6.30 and prepare the lunch by 6.50am and after a quick shower, out i go to work by 7.15am.

And yes the election is around the corner !!!

Gillard or abbott ? Who is the lesser of the 2 evil ? You decide.

Election around the corner.

Australia election is around the corner and we are in the position to vote, or should i say my wife.

We have 2 choice Liberal or Labour. Well, I am not really a union supporter especially the CFMEU, with so many bully cases. I suppose we will need to looks closely at the policies and decide.

ETS ? ETS was the big turning for Labour and Mr Rudd. Is ETS good or bad ? While simply put ETS may seem good for Environment but costly for ordinary people because Bills will go up, the worst thing is we are the only country trying to implement that when the big polluters are not.

Personally rather then trying to trade COs with ETS. I would much prefer the government set budget to develop renewable energy. I heard scientist have now been able to use water and by hydrolysis create Hydrogen for combustion.

We should look to new clean source of energy rather then try to tax emission because this is counter productive. Incentive rather than penalties should be the rule of thumb

Australia election is around the corner and we are in the position to vote, or should i say my wife.

We have 2 choice Liberal or Labour. Well, I am not really a union supporter especially the CFMEU, with so many bully cases. I suppose we will need to looks closely at the policies and decide.

ETS ? ETS was the big turning for Labour and Mr Rudd. Is ETS good or bad ? While simply put ETS may seem good for Environment but costly for ordinary people because Bills will go up, the worst thing is we are the only country trying to implement that when the big polluters are not.

Personally rather then trying to trade COs with ETS. I would much prefer the government set budget to develop renewable energy. I heard scientist have now been able to use water and by hydrolysis create Hydrogen for combustion.

We should look to new clean source of energy rather then try to tax emission because this is counter productive. Incentive rather than penalties should be the rule of thumb

Interesting news

The recent report of a person till 130 makes me wonder what it would be like to live forever. It makes me wonder if technology will one day be advance enough to the point that human can live forever.

I did a research online and found out that scientist are learning how to reset your cell so that you can live much longer.

I do think it will be interesting when mankind start exploring cell regrowth. Where just like a car you can replace any part of your baby that needs to be replace. Even the the though of half human half cyborg may not be a too far off.

But for now we can only wonder with amazement how a person could live until 130 years old.


Georgia claims it has world's oldest person, 130

By MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI (AP) – Jul 8, 2010

SACHIRE, Georgia — Authorities in the former Soviet republic of Georgia claim a woman from a remote mountain village turned 130 on Thursday, making her the oldest person on Earth.

Antisa Khvichava from western Georgia was born on July 8, 1880, said Georgiy Meurnishvili, spokesman for the civil registry at the Justice Ministry.

The woman, who lives with her 40-year-old grandson in an idyllic vine-covered country house in the mountains, retired from her job as a tea and corn picker in 1965, when she was 85, records say.

"I've always been healthy, and I've worked all my life — at home and at the farm," said Khvichava, in a bright dress and headscarf, her withering lips rejuvenated by shiny red lipstick. Sitting in the chair and holding her cane, Khvichava spoke quietly through an interpreter since she never went to school to learn Georgian and speaks only the local language, Mingrelian.

Her age couldn't immediately be independently verified. Her birth certificate was lost — one of the great number to have disappeared in the past century amid revolutions and a civil war which followed the collapse of the Russian Empire.

But Meurnishvili showed two Soviet-era documents that he says attest to her age. Scores of officials, neighbors, friends, and descendants backed up her claim as the world's top senior.

The Gerontology Research Group currently recognizes 114-year-old Eugenie Blanchard of Saint Barthelemy, France, as the world's oldest person. The organization is yet to examine Khvichava's claim.

Khvichava has a son, 10 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and six great, great grandchidren.

Khvichava's 70-year-old son Mikhail apparently was born when his mother was 60. She said she also had two children from a previous marriage, but says they died of hunger during World War II.

Although Khvichava has difficulty walking and has stayed largely in bed during the past seven years, she makes a point of hobbling unaided to the outhouse on the other side of the yard, loathe to be a nuisance, Mikhail said.

Though her body has all but quit on her — her fingers cramped and deformed by age mean she can no longer maintain her love of knitting — relatives say her mind remains sharp.

"Grandma has a very clear mind and she hasn't lost an ability to think rationally," said Khvichava's granddaughter Shorena, who lives in a nearby village.

To mark the centurion's birthday, a string ensemble played folk music out on the lawn, while grandchildren offered traditional Mingrelian dishes like corn porridge and spiced chicken with herbs to all guests as the party.

The recent report of a person till 130 makes me wonder what it would be like to live forever. It makes me wonder if technology will one day be advance enough to the point that human can live forever.

I did a research online and found out that scientist are learning how to reset your cell so that you can live much longer.

I do think it will be interesting when mankind start exploring cell regrowth. Where just like a car you can replace any part of your baby that needs to be replace. Even the the though of half human half cyborg may not be a too far off.

But for now we can only wonder with amazement how a person could live until 130 years old.


Georgia claims it has world's oldest person, 130

By MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI (AP) – Jul 8, 2010

SACHIRE, Georgia — Authorities in the former Soviet republic of Georgia claim a woman from a remote mountain village turned 130 on Thursday, making her the oldest person on Earth.

Antisa Khvichava from western Georgia was born on July 8, 1880, said Georgiy Meurnishvili, spokesman for the civil registry at the Justice Ministry.

The woman, who lives with her 40-year-old grandson in an idyllic vine-covered country house in the mountains, retired from her job as a tea and corn picker in 1965, when she was 85, records say.

"I've always been healthy, and I've worked all my life — at home and at the farm," said Khvichava, in a bright dress and headscarf, her withering lips rejuvenated by shiny red lipstick. Sitting in the chair and holding her cane, Khvichava spoke quietly through an interpreter since she never went to school to learn Georgian and speaks only the local language, Mingrelian.

Her age couldn't immediately be independently verified. Her birth certificate was lost — one of the great number to have disappeared in the past century amid revolutions and a civil war which followed the collapse of the Russian Empire.

But Meurnishvili showed two Soviet-era documents that he says attest to her age. Scores of officials, neighbors, friends, and descendants backed up her claim as the world's top senior.

The Gerontology Research Group currently recognizes 114-year-old Eugenie Blanchard of Saint Barthelemy, France, as the world's oldest person. The organization is yet to examine Khvichava's claim.

Khvichava has a son, 10 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and six great, great grandchidren.

Khvichava's 70-year-old son Mikhail apparently was born when his mother was 60. She said she also had two children from a previous marriage, but says they died of hunger during World War II.

Although Khvichava has difficulty walking and has stayed largely in bed during the past seven years, she makes a point of hobbling unaided to the outhouse on the other side of the yard, loathe to be a nuisance, Mikhail said.

Though her body has all but quit on her — her fingers cramped and deformed by age mean she can no longer maintain her love of knitting — relatives say her mind remains sharp.

"Grandma has a very clear mind and she hasn't lost an ability to think rationally," said Khvichava's granddaughter Shorena, who lives in a nearby village.

To mark the centurion's birthday, a string ensemble played folk music out on the lawn, while grandchildren offered traditional Mingrelian dishes like corn porridge and spiced chicken with herbs to all guests as the party.