星期二, 12月 18, 2007

New Zealand Jingle Bells 聖誕鈴聲- 紐西蘭版


我問一個本來是英國人後來搬去紐西蘭定居的客戶,在南半球過聖誕節還習慣嗎?他寄給我下文...

Dashing through the bush,
in a rusty Holden Ute,
Kicking up the dust,
Turkey in the boot,
Kids are by my side,
singing Christmas songs,
It's Summer time and I am in
my singlet, shorts and thongs.

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Christmas in New Zealand on a scorching summers day, Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute.

Engine's getting hot;
We better stop for ice
Put it in the chiller
to keep the beer just nice.
All the family's here,
sitting by the pool,
Christmas Day the Kiwi way,
by the barbecue.

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Christmas in New Zealand on a scorching summers day, Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!,
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute.

Come the afternoon,
Grandpa has a doze,
The kids and Uncle Bruce,
are swimming in their clothes.
The time comes 'round to go,
we take the family snap,
Pack the car and all shoot through,
before the washing up.

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Christmas in New Zealand on a scorching summers day, Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!,
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute.

星期三, 12月 05, 2007

Westroads Mall Shooting


Omaha is on national news today...

Top story of CNN & Yahoo right now:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/05/mall.shooting/index.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071205/ap_on_re_us/mall_shooting

It's only 26 degrees day time; some people were evacuated from the mall and waited in the parking lot. Early morning flurries flew but fortunately not getting any worse. Local news stations has been covering the story since 2 pm.

It's the worst mall / shopping center shooting this year. The gunman was only 19 years old; he ended his own life at the scene.