World Orchid Conference 2011

I  registered as a volunteer for this event long back,got a call from organizers and they mailed me the details of role.I was chosen to be in the Logistics team at Gardens by the Bay.Excited! I was really looking forward to this event.I was asked to assist the team on 19th and 20th of November.

Gardens by the Bay:

Gardens by the Bay - bit blurred image

What a beautiful place! Another landmark for Singapore.On saturday i was posted at the entrance for stamping  the tickets.Very interesting job, was really excited to see so many people queuing up specially the kids.The whole day we were doing the same thing but it was interesting.Around 9PM i started to home.At night  the flower dome looked beautiful, a sight to behold!

Next day,i.e on Sunday my shift started 8:30AM, this time i was assigned to count the number of visitors coming through Marina Bay Sands over bridge.Interesting job! Myself and a girl was posted at Malay garden do that .We have to write down the count every 1 hr in the notebook,previous day there were 13,000/- visitors.

The Mega tree- artificial one

Heavy rain did not dampen the spirit of Singaporeans, people kept coming through out the day.Thoroughly enjoyed my role and my wonderful fellow volunteer.hats off to NParks and its staff, job well done guys.! Volunteers too were wonderful, looking forward to more such events.

Visit to Orchid Show : 

 As part of  World Orchid Conference there was a Orchid show.What a spectacle!! Awesome display of orchids.There were lots of competitions but i have not seen anything but saw the medals and prized Orchids.

The show became extra special as it was the first outing with my little baby girl.We took lots of photos.There was a market place where we found some real cheap plants and flowers.

WOC2011-Medals

Thanks to NParks for giving us free tickets to the Orchid Show. The effect of this show : now i'm started reading Orchid for dummies!!

Green's Dictionary of slang

I read this article about the set of books by Jonathon Green.Very interesting collection of words.Here is the example from the book . Check out the usage of words in years.

1550-1600 Chafe-litter:An impudent ,cheeky version. Beef-witted -Stupid,simple	1600-1650 Lerrycometwang:A fool, a simpleton.	1650-1700 Shabberoon:A shabby person.
1800-1850 Dismal jimmy:A miserable,gloomy person. Abstractionist-A pickpocket.	1750-1800 Gollumpus:A large,loutish,uncoordinated person . Abrahamer:A tramp.	1700-1750 Demi-rep : A woman of doubtful reputation.
1850-1900 Fhawker:A thief who steals  poultry. Cakey-pannum fencer :A street tealer of pastries.	1900-1950 Dunnigan:One who hangs around restrooms,hopping to steal. Crow mcgee:No good ,unreal,false	1950-2000 Flaba-flaba :Good for nothing. Oxygen thief:A completely worthless person.

Last Train

Watched a beautiful short film "Last Train". Neatly told ,brilliantly executed. There is no last train ,if we miss now , there is always another train coming sooner or latter., life's story.

Hats off to Kartik Subbaraj, the director.

A Day in the Life of an Untouchable Sweeper

Pathetic.. Inhuman.. feel very sad . why dont the government do something. The state government should punish those people who use the street to relieve their waste.

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Shame!

Maraiporul -மறைபொருள்

Check out this beautiful and touching short film , very sad to see the pain in the eyes of that girl. Pon.Sudha , the director had done wonderful job. Don't know much about hijab.Any way its a good video.

Bodhidharma

After watching "7am arivu ", i started searching in internet and found these videos in youtube..Really confused with these details.What to believe - the chinese who still keep Bodhidharma in high esteem as shown in these videos or "7am arivu's version. Whatever the truth im happy to know that he was a Tamilian.
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some more links about Bodhidharma:
Wikipedia 
USShoalintemple
Biography in a snapshot

What about me?

Found this video in youtube , very interesting .I liked the last dialogue ""Do you have another banana? No the donkey took them". Very funny and deeply moving also!


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