| Neil's 50th
birthday was in October. We celebrated with a homemade
birthday cake and a fine dinner at home. |
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Usa likes to cook with M&Ms -- there
may have been more than 50 on the cake ... |
... but there were only 3 candles |
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Happy birthday to you, happy birthday
to you ... |
Neil (50) with Roger (12) & Rex (9) |
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On November 04 the Thai Community in
Wellington celebrated the Loy Krathong festival with an
all day [5 hour] show. Rex sang two songs & participated
in the Thai Dress competition [coming 2nd thanks to Usa's
creative dressmaking in the week before the show] and Usa with
her friends appeared in two dances. It was a busy day for
the whole family. |
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Rex was in a section called Thai NZ
Idol ... |
... he sang confidently ... |
... and won the main prize! |
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Children in traditional Thai dress
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|
Before all the work we needed to
eat |
Roger ate, too; he wasn't tired,
it's just a lousy photo taken by Dad |
Traditional dress lineup [Rex is at
the far left end] |
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Usa had two dancing routines; one from the
north east & another traditional Thai |
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Usa with her friends Kwan (L) & Mali
(R) |
This is the north east dance
featuring candles... |
... called Sam Prateep |
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Traditional Thai dance ... |
... called Sri Kotta Boon ... |
... Usa was often in the 2nd row of
dancers |
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At the end of November Wellington had its
annual Christmas parade; the Thai community was represented;
Rex was a standard bearer & Usa was a member of the dancing
troupe. |
|
Rex during the preparations ... |
... a very Thai looking girl (!) was
Rex's fellow standard bearer ... |
... Usa getting ready ... |
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... Roger was prepared for a viewing
role ... |
... but he was unexpectedly attacked
by storm troopers |
Usa with the rest of the dance troupe ... |
|
... and what would a Christmas parade
be without Spongebob? |
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Roger was hit and injured by a softball
warming up for the last softball game of 2006 ... |
|
After seeing the doctor on the day of
the injury |
On Day 2 - swollen nose & cheek;
bruising starting to be visible ... |
the chipped front tooth |
|
... on Day 3 the bruising was at its
peak ... |
... on the nose and the cheek |
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Roger in happier times at softball |
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The team gets ready for play ... |
... and lined up for batting ... |
... Roger shows a good eye, leaving
one that is clearly outside the strike zone ... |
|
... getting to first base his coach
springs into action ... |
... which he clearly takes on board
... |
... and here he is -- Roger the
softball player ... |
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Rex at the Big Carol Sing 2006 |
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The Wellington Salvation Army Band ... |
... Rex in choir formation ... |
... with the choir in party hats ... |
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... singing with the Salvation Army
choir [Rex is not on stage] ... |
... Rex as a shepherd
... |
... and in close-up. |
