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I’m quite excited. Picked up the race pack yesterday for the 2009 Auckland Marathon – starting bright and early, 6:10 am on Sunday!
Last year I attempted the halfmarathon and didn’t collapse from exhaustion, so I will see how it goes this year with 42 km. I started training all the way back in June, and [...]
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Check out this awe-inspiring compilation of cloud photos from the Webdesigner Depot:
In this post, we take a look at some amazing photographs of the weirdest cloud formations that you’ll ever see, that are destined to inspire your design work and surely blow your mind.
To read more information about any of the photos, just click on [...]
This morning I was at a men’s Bible study. We’re currently examining Colossians 2 and what the passage is referring to, and what we can draw out of it into our daily living.
The discussion this morning centered around Col 2:16-17. One person explained that this passage means we shouldn’t therefore judge other Christian’s differences in beliefs [...]
In preparation for moving out, we did a big clean up over Labour Weekend.
Just thought I’d share this photo of my bed (I sleep on the bottom bunk). We’ve had it since I moved to New Zealand at the age of 9, and I’m about to dismantle it for the last time:
Another chapter in life [...]
Here’s another thought-provoking write-up by Jamie Brown:
“There are several reasons for opposing it. One, it’s too new. Two, it’s often worldly, even blasphemous. The new Christian music is not as pleasant as the established style. Because there are so many new songs you can’t learn them all. It puts too much emphasis on instrumental music [...]
Held by the Taliban – A Times Reporter’s Account. A Five-Part Series by David Rohde. – Series – NYTimes.com.
A fantastic insight into the Taliban world. Seasoned New York Times reporter David Rohde was kidnapped and held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan for seven months, and escaped to tell a riveting tale. Definitely worth [...]
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By the time you read this I’ll be over the Pacific ocean winging my way back to Auckland. But just thought I’d share a bit about my visit into the Korean Demilitarized Zone, and out to the Panmunjom Joint Security Area (that’s the place you see in photos where South Korean soldiers guard one side [...]
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Meet Dongdaemun, one of the city gates of 14th-century Seoul still standing today. I would imagine that to keep foreign nations and hostile invaders out, watchmen would be posted at these gates and other watchtowers along the city walls, on the lookout for any sign of enemy activity. The watchmen would need to be on [...]
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A full day of walking around, sightseeing and shopping. In the morning I checked out the Gyeongbukgung Palace, the National Palace from the Joseon era. I was there in time to catch some of the guards in full costume changing around.
In the afternoon I walked down to Namdaemun Market – it’s filled to the brim [...]
So yesterday I left the Anglophilic bubble of the Grand Hyatt, where our conference was, and stepped out into the authentic streets of Seoul for three days of sightseeing.
I had my Googlemaps directions at the ready, and it told me to get to 9beonji Jongno2-ga, Jongno-gu by using two different subway lines. However when I [...]
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