画作的背面。 This book as reviewed by John Daly-Peoples: check this out. https://nzartsreview.org/2021/03/31/new-book-reveals-the-secret-lives-of-paintings/ Just two paragraphs from this review reads as follows: “One work which has […]
General Topics
Acupuncture
针刺。 Zhēn cì. These recent weeks I have pains in my left knee, my right heel and my lower back at the lumbar vertebrae. Thanks […]
Today’s Nerdle Number Game 8 06 2023
今天的 Nerdle 数字游戏 8 06 2023 First equation: Five different digits, tied in with the multiplication sign ( * ) and the addition sign ( […]
Wordle today 8 6 2023
今天的 Wordle 文字游戏 2023 年 6 月 8 日 We use a five letter word with four vowels as a starter. The logic is that […]
Wordle Word Game 31st May 2023.
Wordle 文字游戏 2023 年 5 月 31 日。 Our first word LOUIE is another five-lettered word with four vowels. LOUIE is an alternative spelling for […]
Nerdle - 31st May 2023
书呆子数字游戏 - 2023 年 5 月 31 日 Our first equation has to look like the above - five different digits with multiplication ( * […]
Reflections and Historical
Dragon Boat Festival
端午节。 Thursday 22nd June 2023 was the day (fifth day of the fifth moon) of the Dragon Boat Festival, known in Chinese as the Duan […]
The Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew (Chinese version)
With a collection of English YouTube video presentations There I was, way back in the year 1957 at the right corner of the photograph with […]
Important Things in Life
生活中最重要的事情。 Shēnghuó zhōng zuì zhòngyào de shìqíng. Google listed the above 21 things that are important in life. But let us narrow down this list, […]
The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed
Nadifa Mohamed 的财富之人家。 Read the Wikipedia’s account of the trial of Mahmood Husein Mattan at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmood_Hussein_Mattan From Penguin Books https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/the-fortune-men-9780241466957 A heart-wrenching novel based on […]
My Happiest Day
This is a sequel to the earlier episode of May 13 2023: Click here for a recapitulation of that article: https://www.u-write-read.com/2023/05/13/wedding-daniel-and-paola-at-mudbrick/ 这是 2023 年 5 […]
The art world of Gabrielle Selz
Gabrielle Selz is an American writer and art historian who has gained significant recognition for her writing, particularly for her memoir, “Unstill Life: A Daughter’s […]
E-education and Lessons for All
Wordle / Nerdle Thursday 22 June 2023.
2023 年 6 月 22 日星期四的 Wordle / Nerdle 文字和数字游戏。 The above is our record of wordle games played over for the last 116 days. […]
Wordle and Nerdle for Wednesday 21 June 2023
2023 年 6 月 21 日星期三的 Wordle 和 Nerdle 游戏。 The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com › games › wordle Wordle. Get 6 chances to guess a 5-letter […]
Hard Sudoku - 16 06 2023
Let us revise the eighteen Francis Rules, in six groups of three rules each. First group is entitled “Cross Referencing” - looking at all the […]
The Logic of Sudoku
数独的逻辑。 Shù dú de luójí. This is one of the two Sudoku Puzzles given in NZ Herald of Tuesday June 13, 2023. It is graded […]
On Sudoku in daily newspapers
日报上的数独 Rìbào shàng de shù dú Let us start by counting the total number of cells with digits in each of the above sudoku puzzles. […]
How to Wordle - May 2023
如何玩 wordle 的文字游戏？2023 年 5 月。 The aim of this Wordle game is guess the five-lettered word already stored in the computer App for that […]
Wordle Word Game March 2023
Wordle 文字游戏 2023 年 3 月. Wordle starts with six rows of five blank cells, each row representing one attempt to guess at the word […]
NERDLE Number Game for March 2023
2023 年 3 月的 NERDLE 数字游戏. Wednesday 1st March 2023. Google ‘nerdle’ and we shall get a blank table of cells - six rows of […]
Singapore and South East Asia
The Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew (Chinese version)
With a collection of English YouTube video presentations There I was, way back in the year 1957 at the right corner of the photograph with […]
The Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew
I have just finished reading the book (763 pages thick) “From Third World to First - The Singapore Story: 1965 - 2000; Memoirs of Lee […]
King Charles III Coronation
查理三世国王加冕礼. Upon a throne of gold and jewels rare, He sits, the rightful monarch of our land. His crown, a symbol of his noble care, […]
Chap Goh Mei 十五暝
“Chap Goh Mei” can be translated as ‘the 15th night of the Chinese New Year’ in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is not in the […]
No Man is An Island
没有人是与世隔绝的 Méiyǒu rén shì yǔ shì géjué de The year was 1966 and I had just graduated with the professional degree in Property Valuation, having […]
Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim, from Malaysia. How r u, Sir? I’m fine, for now But no one can count What God or Allah is doing to our […]
Storm Clouds 暴风雨云
George Yeo Yong-Boon ( 杨荣文 ) had been a senior Minister in the Singapore Parliament and had taken on various leading portfolios like the Foreign […]
The Ukraine War 乌克兰战争
Kishore Mahbubani is a wise man. He is a Singaporean and has been Singapore’s representative in the United Nations for two terms (from 1984 to […]
Sudoku and Computer Games
Wordle and Nerdle for Wednesday 21 June 2023
2023 年 6 月 21 日星期三的 Wordle 和 Nerdle 游戏。 The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com › games › wordle Wordle. Get 6 chances to guess a 5-letter […]
Hard Sudoku - 16 06 2023
Let us revise the eighteen Francis Rules, in six groups of three rules each. First group is entitled “Cross Referencing” - looking at all the […]
Hard Sudoku Monday 5 June 2023
硬数独 2023 年 6 月 5 日星期一 Step 1: Cell F2 = 6; Step 2: Cell H1 = 6. Step 3: E2 = 1; Step […]
On Sudoku in daily newspapers
日报上的数独 Rìbào shàng de shù dú Let us start by counting the total number of cells with digits in each of the above sudoku puzzles. […]
Nerdle Number Game June 2023 1-7
书呆子数字游戏 2023 年 6 月 1-7 We modify our first equation slightly to show a deduction instead of an addition sign and we change the […]
Wordle Word Game June 2023 1-7
Wordle 文字游戏 2023 年 6 月 1-7 We started off this morning confidently using the word ADIEU, and seeing the result - a green colored […]
How to Nerdle? May 2023
如何玩 Nerdle 数字游戏？ 2023 年 5 月。 What is Nerdle? https://www.newsweek.com/nerdle-math-wordle-rules-strategy-guide-explained-1680516 ===== NEWSGEEK What Is ‘Nerdle’? New Online Math Game Compared to ‘Wordle’ and Rules […]
Simon Shuker Word-Code April 2023
Simon Shuker 字代码 2023 年 4 月 The only clue given to us is that 23 = C. We have found the first letter which […]
Philosophy and Religion
Is Buddhism a Religion?
The question of whether Buddhism is a religion is one that has been debated by scholars over many years. Some (like the author here) argue […]
Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu 1 - 5
as interpreted and translated by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. 老子道德经 1 - 5. 由 Wayne W. Dyer 博士解释和翻译。 Verse # 1: Living the Mystery. Tao […]
The eighteen levels of Hell
十八层地狱. I was standing there, at the entrance of Diyu (地狱), literarily “earth prison”. Ox Head 牛头 spoke first: “Your name is confirmed as Ali […]
Abbot Eugene’s Easter message
Abbot Eugene 的复活节致辞 From: Fr. Prior <[email protected]>Date: Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 10:55 AMSubject: An Easter Message from the AbbotTo: YOU @ u-write-read.com Resurrexit sicut dixit! As we […]
Easter, 2023
2023 年复活节 In the message of Easter’s embrace, A story unfolds, of Love and Grace. And, amidst the message of Easter’s rise, A tale of […]
At Eighty
已经八十岁了. At eighty, I turned silly and free, Behaving like a child, wild and funny, Disturbing the peaceful country. At eighty-one, my mind, it forgot, […]
Technology and Fantasy
AI (Artificial Intelligence) focuses on us
AI（人工智能）关注我们。 AI is here. Yes, Artificial Intelligence has entered into our mobile phones and Chat GPT is currently being use to draft advertisements, to write […]
Computer Art
计算机生成的艺术. The Chinese version of this article starts at the end of the English version. Additional pictures will also be displayed there. 本文的中文版开始于英文版的末尾。其他图片也将在那里显示。 The above […]
Wordle Answers in the month of May 五月份的文字游戏答案
We start with the word ADIEU for the entire month of May 2022. The letter ” A ” is correct. In order to see if […]
Nerdle Answers in the month of May 数呆子五月的答案
Blitz 5-minutes Chess
Blitz 5-minutes Chess Match. 闪电战 5 分钟国际象棋. Shǎndiànzhàn 5 fēnzhōng guójì xiàngqí The ending - after Moves # 20. Kd3 Qc4#. 结局 - 在第 20 […]
Crypto News 加密的新闻
BY ETORO On cryptocurrency. MAY 31, 2021 20,319 VIEWS etoro.com’s latest news headlines “Crypto market finds footing on institutional support”. The paragraph-by-paragraph comments are as follows: […]
Diversification in Shares
NOTE: The Chinese and Maori translated versions of this article are shown after the English version. Thanks. 注意：本文档的中文和毛利文版本显示在英文版本之后。谢谢你。 PANUI: Ko nga whakaputanga reo Hainamana me […]
Bitcoin 19/05/2021 今天的比特币
Source: etoro.com http://www.etoro.com 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵is 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? Right now, a lot is happening around Bitcoin. There have been […]
Songs and Poems
Bel Canto Ladies Choir
美声女子合唱团。 The Bel Canto Choir in Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand, is a community choir that performs a wide range of repertoire, including classical, folk, and […]
Stacey Long Ting
小龍女龍婷. 龍婷做街頭歌手為糊口 參加央視比賽成全國冠軍 https://youtu.be/zHjdVDY3_GQ SOURCE of the Text below: South China Morning Post (SCMP) Author/Writer: Kelvin Kwong Published on: 19th May 2023 Likened to Teresa […]
Harry Belanfonte, the popular singer.
Harry Belanfonte，流行歌手。 https://youtu.be/O8MuMnsahIg 14,797 views May 2, 2023 Singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte has died at the age of 96. In 1997, 60 […]
Sol3 Mio
Sol3 Mio is a singing trio of Samoa descended New Zealanders, formed in January 2012 at the New Zealand Opera School. The reason for this […]
My response to ‘Father Returning Home’
我对“父亲回家”的回应 Response # 1: Verse I: He arrives home late with slumped shoulders, A heavy heart and tired feet shuffling. His eyes refuse to meet […]
The Dancing Trees
跳舞的树的表演 The Meteorological Service of New Zealand has predicted that Cyclone Gabrielle is due to come into the North Island within the next twenty-four hours. […]
Politics and Policies
The Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew
I have just finished reading the book (763 pages thick) “From Third World to First - The Singapore Story: 1965 - 2000; Memoirs of Lee […]
At The Turning Point - My Political Life with David Lange
在转折点 —— 我与大卫兰格的政治生活. More than three decades on, the story of New Zealand’s fourth Labor Government’s rise and fall still makes for unusually compelling reading. […]
Rt. Hon. David Lange, former Prime Minister of New Zealand
正确的。光荣的。大卫兰格，新西兰前总理。 DAVID LANGE was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from1984 to 1989, During his time in office, Lange put New Zealand on the world […]
Who will be the next Prime Minister?
谁将成为下一任新西兰总理？ Who will replace Jacinda Arden to be the next Prime Minister of New Zealand, possibly only until the next general election in October this […]
Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim, from Malaysia. How r u, Sir? I’m fine, for now But no one can count What God or Allah is doing to our […]
Storm Clouds 暴风雨云
George Yeo Yong-Boon ( 杨荣文 ) had been a senior Minister in the Singapore Parliament and had taken on various leading portfolios like the Foreign […]
Prime Minister’s Speech at China Summit today 总理今天在中国峰会上的讲话
让我们绑定我们的联系，让我们绑定我们的愿景，让我们绑定我们对和平与繁荣的共同愿望。 今年是新中关系的一个重要里程碑。 五十年前——1972 年——是全球事务中的重要年份。理查德尼克松成为第一位访问北京的美国总统，重新开启了与美国的外交接触。同年晚些时候，新西兰和中国常驻纽约联合国代表签署文件，两国正式建立外交关系。 几个月后，新西兰海外贸易部长乔·沃尔丁（Joe Walding）进行了自1949年中华人民共和国成立以来新西兰部长首次访华。他本人及随行代表团成员此前均未访华。他们的职责范围很广，包括贸易机会、科学、文化和体育交流。 从那时起，我们的关系一直在不断发展壮大。今年的 50 周年纪念以人、地球和繁荣为中心。 回想这些主题，我想起了我们两国人民之间最早的联系，这些联系远早于 1972 年。甚至早于 1927 年路易·艾黎抵达中国。 例如 Appo Hocton，通常被认为是第一位来到新西兰的中国移民，他于 1849 年在尼尔森定居。Appo 成为了一位受人尊敬的商人，他在 Motueka 附近白手起家建立了一个近 500 英亩的牛羊农场。今天，据信有 1600 […]
PM Speech at China Summit today
In English Language: (Chinese and Maori versions will follow for those who are interested in learning these languages) Source: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/pm-speech-china-business-summit Tēnā koutou katoa Tuia ngā […]
Stories and Fables
The Phantom of the Opera
歌剧魅影。 “The Phantom of the Opera” is one of the most famous musicals and stories in our times. The story is about a facially deformed, […]
The Library of Unfinished Business
A novel by Patricia Bell, a New Zealand writer. 未竟事业图书馆。新西兰作家帕特里夏·贝尔的小说。 Patricia Bell, the Author. “The Library of Unfinished Business” is a novel about a small-town […]
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells
吉夫斯和婚礼的钟声. Who is Jeeves? and Who is Bertie? 吉夫斯是谁？伯蒂是谁？ Jeeves is a fictional character created by the famous fiction writer, P. G. Wodehouse (Sir Pelham […]
The Color Storm by Damien Dibben
色彩风暴——达米恩·迪本的小说 It is 1510, the height of the Venetian Renaissance. Giorgione Barbarelli —known as Zorzo — is a young painter, fired by ambition but on […]
Harlem Shuffle
哈林,洗牌. This is a story about a young furniture dealer named Ray Carney (an Black American) who is caught up in a jewel heist that […]
Recommended books to read for March
推荐三月份读的书. “Hope, Never Fear - A Personal Portrait of the Obamas” Award-winning photographer Callie Shell presents an intimate portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama and […]
Love - Novel by Roddy Doyle
爱 - 罗迪·道尔的小说 I have to be honest in saying that I am totally opposed to the rough language used here, the words bordering on […]
The Confidence - Chinese Drama Series
自信 (阳光之下）中国话剧. The Chinese version of this story appears after the English version, later in this article. 这个故事的中文版本出现在英文版本之后，在本文的后面。 谢谢。 https://cyn-lynn.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-confidence-recap-and-review.html Brief Summary: Talented economics lecturer […]
Properties and Construction
Wordle / Nerdle Thursday 22 June 2023.
2023 年 6 月 22 日星期四的 Wordle / Nerdle 文字和数字游戏。 The above is our record of wordle games played over for the last 116 days. […]
Healthy Home Certificate
Every home in New Zealand that is intended for rental to the public is required to comply to the Healthy Home legislation. https://www.tenancy.govt.nz/healthy-homes?gclid=CjwKCAjw79iaBhAJEiwAPYwoCKNR5_pwlNJQ5ph2Xu3X9cphQxq7N9t1ZAgqWhjj3F_fsklFRvZuSRoC_z4QAvD_BwE This means […]
38 Gerard Way, Auckland
杰拉德路 38 号 The outside view of 38 Gerard Way, located at the corner of Gerard Way, Norman Lesser Drive and Grand Drive, in St. […]
Beyond Pure Valuations 超越纯粹估值
Good Afternoon, Friends. 朋友们，下午好。 In this paper, we shall be looking at how Property Valuers can play important roles in our society beyond the known […]
Transport holds the key. 住在巴士站和火车站附近是最重要的.
How does the current COVID-19 pandemic (with its many variants today) affect our thoughts on town and country planning designs? This article suggests that we […]
Property Issues - written in 2002/3, revised 2022 June
This is a textbook written in the years 2002 to 2003 primarily for Thai students majoring in Property Valuation of the Bachelor’s Degree in Administration, […]
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