Some random pictures I found on my laptop when I was clearing some folders. Some of these, I don’t even remember taking…
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To The Elephant Graveyard – Tarquin Hall
On India’s northeast frontier, a killer elephant is on the rampage, stalking Assam’s paddy fields and murdering dozens of farmers. Local forestry officials, powerless to stop the elephant, call in one of India’s last licensed elephant hunters and issue a warrant for the rogue’s destruction. Reading about the ensuing hunt in a Delhi newspaper, journalist Tarquin Hall flies to Assam to investigate. To the Elephant Graveyard is the compelling account of the search for a killer elephant in the northeast corner of India, and a vivid portrait of the Khasi tribe, who live intimately with the elephants. Though it seems a world of peaceful coexistence between man and beast, Hall begins to see that the elephants are suffering, having lost their natural habitat to the destruction of the forests and modernization. Hungry, confused, and with little forest left to hide in, herds of elephants are slowly adapting to domestication, but many are resolute and furious.
2018 Week 29 Update
This week was all about my Dell laptop.
Since I had not heard back from the customer support person by Monday, I dropped them another email asking to get the invoice. Predictably no reply and so I called them and asked to speak to a supervisor. When I told the supervisor the whole story, I was assigned a new person to deal with and I managed to make the payment within 30 minutes of the call. I also got a service technician come home th day after the payment. I was pleasantly surprised and thought all my laptop woes are over.
But the service technician didn’t have one part with him and so he left after trying to make it work for more than an hour. Now I am waiting for Dell to come back with a new date for a service visit. I also realised that my cable charger is now defective and since Dell does not have any retail store in Singapore, I have to go through the whole process of getting an invoice and then they ship it to me. The technician did tell the service team about this and asked them to send an invoice, but as usual nothing yet. I’ll wait till the end of today and then call them again. When this will end, I don’t know!
Please send me some positive laptop vibes if you can? I really need it this week to get this whole thing sorted!
Have a wonderful week.
2018 Secondary 3 Week 29 Update
GG starts her common test from tomorrow and she is very stressed about certain subjects. These are subjects she is not very strong and so struggles with them even now.
Yesterday was Racial Harmony Day in Singapore. This is a day which is celebrated every year on 21 July to commemorate the race riots of 1964. This is a day where children across schools in Singapore are encouraged to reflect on what it means to be a racially harmonious nation and how we can learn about the various races which make up Singapore’s diverse population.
I, along with other parents, volunteered at BB’s school for the celebrations. We helped with the serving of food from the various races as well as in manning stalls where traditional games from the different races were played. It was really nice seeing the students dressed up in ethnic costumes and looking lovely.
Happy Sunday folks!!
In My Hands Today…
Sister Heart – Sally Morgan
A young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the distant south. There, she slowly makes a new life for herself and, in the face of tragedy, finds strength in new friendships.
Poignantly told from the child’s perspective, Sister Heart affirms the power of family and kinship.
