Posts by Soon Lee
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Up Front: Reading Murder Books, in reply to sandra,
"A Study in Emerald" is available free from Gaiman's website .
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View from the deck: Yoda vs Santa. Yoda wins!
[Photos may be out of sequence for dramatic effect. Also, we have cool neighbours.]
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For the more audiovisual, it might be useful to check out this youtube clip which shows a worked example of "Alternative Vote" a.k.a. "Preferential Voting" a.k.a. "Instant-runoff voting" a.k.a. the flag referendum voting system.
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View from the trail north of Bethells Beach (Te Henga) on Auckland's West Coast (on what is now part of the Hillary Trail).
Harakeke in the foreground. Across the sea some ways (a long way) was where I was born, but home is here.
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The Electoral Commission website has a worked example of Preferential Voting.
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Home is New Zealand. I was a teen when we moved to Auckland and lived in the Eastern Suburbs, no not Howick or Pakuranga, but Glen Innes & Point England. We moved around a bit. Lived in a few different places after leaving home too, so when the opportunity came to put down roots, I grabbed it. Been in West Auckland ever since.
Home is New Zealand. When the time came to choose New Zealand citizenship, it was an easy decision even though it meant surrendering the Malaysian one (Malaysia does not allow dual citizenship).
Home is New Zealand, more specifically Auckland more than elsewhere in New Zealand. Its cosmopolitan composition is a big factor as is its size. I feel like I belong here. There are enough Asian faces that I don't stick out (True story: I was in a supermarket in a small town quite a bit further south one night. As I walked down an aisle, I realised that everyone was staring at me, and it wasn't because my fly was undone or I had toilet paper stuck to my shoe. I was the only non-European Pakeha face there). In Auckland I don't much get asked where I'm from, "Glen Innes", or get complimented on my English, although that might be because I now speak with an accent and mumble & swallow my words like a proper Kiwi...
[I'm a mostly lurker here but appreciate PAS as a haven for civil, insightful, intelligent commentary & discussion.]
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Hard News: The good guys, in reply to Russell Brown,
The All Blacks post-match celebration includes the singing of the Bedpost advertisement jingle (~33 seconds in)?
Mind. Blown.
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In the islands.
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Yellow hibiscus.
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Capture: Steal Magnolia, in reply to JacksonP,
Ooh, pitcher plants. Exotic!
