Blogs from Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 3

This the letter from my Sister Haibei today together with some photos that she took: Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 9:47 AM Hello Bob, now I am a volunteer of the Provincial Red Cross. I have worked for them since May 13. I have sent a batch of supplies to one of the disaster affected areas: Han Yuan which is belongs to Ya An City. Now I work in Chengdu, managing transfer of all the supplies received from air to the areas needed. I have been moved so many times by so many stories. For example, the 4 drivers going with me to Han Yuan are also volunteers. We set off at about 9 pm after the last batch of materials were loaded and arrived Ya An City at about 12 am. After a short discussion, ... read more

Lazurus Long once said "Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending". So we're under pressure ... despite SJB's requests for continuing our blog (describing rain soaked Government or Finance Offices of the UK would be boring) - this is the final chapter. We're not going to give you a brief history of Australia. Needless to say - this was one place that Captain Cook was really very serious about and which became a British colony. Some of us (thankfully all in the past now) have questioned whether this was a sensible thing to do (most notably at the back of Stadium Australia - as was - in the (UK) summer of 1999). Age has polished those rough edges and (Nath) can now appreciate the differences between the wonders that Australia ... read more