PhotoHunt 243: Funny

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Fee Fi Fo Fum
I smell the blood of an English man,
be he alive or be he dead,
I will grind his bone to make my bread.

I was caught by the giant who mistook me for Jack, the Englishman.

Sam had fun experimenting his camera technique

Photohunt: Natural

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My take for this week, using horses to pull wagons as a natural form of transportation.

Here in Devonport, the horse and cart is a tourist attraction. I do not know if the driver knows that these boys are getting a free ride.

Can you tell me if there is a difference between a wagon and a cart? I thought it is a wagon, but the company calls it a cart.

Photohunt: Schools

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A lot of talk has been centred on chimneys in New Zealand after our Earthquake, especially the old brick ones. Chimneys are essential in New Zealand. They provide heating and hot water. In many bigger institutions like schools, they have boiler rooms.

Last year, the furnace in a secondary school blew up and a technician died. In my school, the boiler is next to my room, and they tease me to be careful.

This is a very big boiler room for Mt Albert Grammar school. She has has a very big sports field. The school is famous for her sporting prowess.

Anniversary: Waitangi Day

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This is celebrated on our Anniversary Day, our Waitangi Day. Since 1840, we mark this day on February 6th.
We are introduced to a unique experience only from New Zealand. According to Māori Protocol, there is the Powhiri Official formal welcome.
The opening ceremony gives us a chance to watch the Ngati Whatua o Orakei give a powhiri. It begins with wero/challenge. The chief challenges the manuhiri/guests. He carries a spear (taiaha) then lays down a token (often a small branch) that the manuhiri ( Mayor John Banks) picks up to show they come in peace.

Photohunt: Hot chillis

Habanero chillis I grew in Singapore, originally from Mexico.


This is another unusual chilli. I don't know the name. Do you? This is grown at the winter garden at the Auckland domain.

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In Singapore, I was given this habanero chilli, I ate the chilli and germinated the seeds. I got hundreds of chillis from my two plants. My friends were "burnt" by this very hot chilli from Mexico. Even my Indian friend's husband who could eat very hot food had to surrender to this little thing. All of us had great laughter when we tried the chilli.

The plant is gone but I have the photos. The original chilli came from Mexico, courtesy from my friend W. on his tours.

I also learnt that to beat this fireball, sip slowly milk, giving yourself a milky mustache, or take some yoghurt. This is from my research. It works like magic.

Habanero Hot Pepper (Red Savina™) PVP - Guinness WorldRecord HP426-10

Capsicum chinense. Plant produces good yields of 2" long by 1 ½" wide wrinkled hot peppers. Peppers are extremely hot and turn from green to shiny red when mature. Plant has green stems, green leaves, and white flowers. The Red Savina™ is protected by the Plant Variety Protection Act, #9200255. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 562384 PVPO. A variety developed in California, USA. pk/10

Height: 42"

Sunlight: Full Sun

HPLC Test Results: Guinness Records *

Guinness World Record Holder

* In 1994, the Red Savina was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as one of the hottest spices. It is recorded as the hottest pepper at 577,000 Scoville units.

Photohunt: orange, carrot

Mt Ruapehu and her beauty.


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When I first got married, we rented a quant little house from a retired architect. Mr. M was a lovely old man. When he came round to collect the rent, he came with a few blossoms of camelia. Once, he bought a giant carrot to show me. When I say giant, I mean giant. This post is in memory of him. Later, he was too old to manage the house, and he offered to sell it to us. But the water engineer was a student then, and we couldn't afford it. Had we bought it, we would be very comfortable. The house is in Kingsland which is now a yuppy place. My husband used to joke we lived in an area where the King lives.

Ohakune is the town at the southern gateway to the Tongariro National Park World Heritage Site. It is known as the aprés ski capital of the North Island, the Carrot Capital of New Zealand. It’s a great location and aptly lends itself to the phrase “where adventures begin”.
Skiers and boarders flock to Ohakune to take in what the largest ski area in New Zealand has to offer, then enjoy Ohakune’s varied entertainment, restaurants and cafes.
In summer Ohakune is a fantastic base for visitors wanting to experience the many outdoor activities whether it is canoeing on the Whanganui River or taking in some of the many mountain treks on Mt Ruapehu and in the national parks.
Everyone who goes to Okahune never fails to see the 10 metres high carrot. Ohakune and the surrounding area are the epicentre of New Zealand’s carrot-growing district. They even hold an annual carrot festival.