tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post1030253442457820184..comments2024-02-13T00:50:40.641+08:00Comments on From Where I am.........Kuala Lumpur: Goodbye August, Hello September!HappySurferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-83746742229152208702008-09-04T11:39:00.000+08:002008-09-04T11:39:00.000+08:00Foong, personally, I'd still prefer Aug 31 as it i...Foong, personally, I'd still prefer Aug 31 as it is easier to remember and besides we have been using this date from day one. Why rock the boat? A shift in date is not such a big deal, IMO. So far, response to the change has not been viewed positively. There are worse things. No?HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-26746116712747612702008-09-04T11:34:00.000+08:002008-09-04T11:34:00.000+08:00Mockingbird, that is so sad. The world is such a ...Mockingbird, that is so sad. The world is such a cruel place sometimes. It brings to mind <EM>Vincent</EM> about Van Gogh by Don McLean:<BR/><BR/>"The world was never meant for one as beautiful as you." - Starry, Starry Night<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for the insightful information about Dulcie September.HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-81914133599048628892008-09-04T11:27:00.000+08:002008-09-04T11:27:00.000+08:00CC, happy Spring to you and happy gardening. Your...CC, happy Spring to you and happy gardening. Your garden would be colourful again, wouldn't it?<BR/><BR/>Pete, LOL! Hey, look on the bright side. You will get to stay slimmer. haha..HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-52186072131911342822008-09-03T11:45:00.000+08:002008-09-03T11:45:00.000+08:00If we take 16th Sept 1963 as the day Malaysia achi...If we take 16th Sept 1963 as the day Malaysia achieved independence (and rightly so), we would be celebrating this month instead of last month.foongpchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592884550810521137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-43399458657887507382008-09-03T09:50:00.000+08:002008-09-03T09:50:00.000+08:00Dulcie Evonne September (August 20, 1935–March 29,...Dulcie Evonne September (August 20, 1935–March 29, 1988) was a South African anti-apartheid political activist who was assassinated in Paris.<BR/><BR/>Dulcie represented the African National Congress and was assassinated while opening up the ANC offices in Paris between 9.45am and 10.00am. Five shots from a .22-calibre gun with a silencer attached struck her in the head. It is still not known who the assassin was, but among the suspected are Joseph Klue (SADF Sergeant Major), Dirk K. Stoffberg (arms dealer and SA agent) and Heine Hüman who has claimed to be involved in the killing. Whoever he was, it is suggested that he was hired to kill Dulcie by the South African government. In recent years her death has been attributed to the Civil Co-operation Bureau.<BR/><BR/>Before her assassination, Dulcie had been investigating trafficking of weapons between France and South Africa. Supposedly, this trafficking included nuclear materials[citation needed].<BR/><BR/>On the day after her murder, Alfred Nzo commented about Dulcie, "If ever there was a soft target, Dulcie September was one."<BR/><BR/>Jean Michel Jarre composed a song for his 1988 Revolutions album named "September" and was dedicated to Dulcie. The song featured Mireille Pombo and a female choir from Mali and was performed at his Destination Docklands concert at London's Royal Victoria Dock in 1988.Mockingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138644598929711369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-55790042336286495642008-09-03T05:50:00.000+08:002008-09-03T05:50:00.000+08:00Here in HK, I'll be celebrating September with no-...Here in HK, I'll be celebrating September with no-food-on-the-table-because-I've-spent-all-my-money.<BR/><BR/>Wait a minute, that's not a celebration is it? :(Furkids in Hong Kong™https://www.blogger.com/profile/12110114727344382297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-70850237443280694632008-09-03T00:35:00.000+08:002008-09-03T00:35:00.000+08:00Oh September! Let the flowers bloom, the weather w...Oh September! Let the flowers bloom, the weather warm and the glooms go away! Spring is here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-64286164565076927642008-09-02T15:58:00.000+08:002008-09-02T15:58:00.000+08:00That is so sweet, don't you think?That is so sweet, don't you think?HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-15614186413678740152008-09-02T14:51:00.000+08:002008-09-02T14:51:00.000+08:00That's a whole load of celebrations for the month ...That's a whole load of celebrations for the month of Sept! How creative..they even have a day to respect the aged and grandparents..hahhaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com