Thursday, November 12, 2015

Stairway paintings

email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai

Abandoning the flat canvas of buildings, some street artists take to the stairs, transforming them into magnificent works of urban art. It doesn't matter whether it's with paint, plants, mosaics or wallpapers – the end goal is beauty, shared and enjoyed by all. This phenomenon is not a localized one and is happening all around the world. These are 20 of the world's most stunning stairs:
Ottawa , Canada


Philadelphia , U.S.A.


Targu Mures , Romania


Sicily , Italy


Valparaiso , Chile


Berlin , Germany

Tokyo , Japan

London , England



You'll Never Walk Alone

You'll Never Walk Alone - André Rieu and soloists

Celtic Woman - You'll Never Walk Alone

Liverpool F.C. & 95,000 Australian fans sing "You'll Never Walk Alone" FULL Dolby MCG July 24,2013

Mental health, you be the judge.

WHAT A LOVELY  STORY - ​GOD BLESS….

8 boys were standing on a track for racing.
Ready !
Steady !
Bang !

With the sound of pistol all boys started running.

Hardly had they covered 10 to 15 steps,
1 boy slipped & fell.

He started crying due to pain.

When other 7 boys heard him, all of them STOPPED running, STOOD for a while, turned BACK & RAN
towards him.

All 7 boys LIFTED the boy, pacified him,
joined hands together, walked together &
reached WINNING Post.

Officials were shocked.

Many eyes were filled with tears.

It happened at Pune.

email sent by Kamalini Kanapathippillai

Race was conducted by National Institute of
Mental Health.

All participants were
 Mentally RETARDED.

What did they teach?
Teamwork
Humanity
Sportsman spirit
Love
Care
&
Equality.

We surely can NEVER do this,
because...
We have Brains
We have Ego
We have Attitude

One of best messages I've received and sent....


Scotsman's attempt to save his penis.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Now is the hour, Maori farewell song


'Now is the hour' sung by the St Joseph's Maori College Girls' Choir.

Vera Lynn - Now is the Hour
https://youtu.be/3-jz54Mf1Ok

Po atarau
E moea iho nei
E haere ana
Koe ki pamamao
Haere ra
Ka hoki mai ano
Ki i te tau
E tangi atu nei
Now is the hour, 
For you to say goodbye
Soon you'll be sailing, 
far across the sea.
While you're away, 
Oh please remember me.
When you return, 
you'll find me waiting here.

Now Is the Hour
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Now Is the Hour" is a popular song, though often erroneously described as a traditional Māori song.[1] It is usually credited to Clement Scott (music) and Maewa Kaihau & Dorothy Stewart (arrangement and lyrics).
Maori lyrics: Pö atarau e moea iho nei E haere ana koe ki pämamao Haere rä ka hoki mai anö Ki i te tau e tangi atu nei
English lyrics: Now is the hour for me say goodbye Soon you'll be sailing far across the sea While you're away oh please remember me When you return you'll find me waiting here

The tune of the song first became known in 1913 when it was published by W.H. Paling and Co as a piano-variations piece in Australia, called Swiss Cradle Song and credited to "Clement Scott". Some sources say that, after a tour of New Zealand, the British music critic and travel writer Clement Scott wrote the tune to the "Swiss Cradle Song".[3] However, the family of an Australian, Albert Saunders, has long claimed that the "Clement Scott" who wrote the tune is a pseudonym for Saunders.[4][5]In any event, the piece consisted of eight variations to the main 16-bar theme. Paling sold 130,000 copies of Swiss Cradle Song.[6]
Māori words were added around 1915 and the tune was slightly changed. It became known as Po Atarau and was used a farewell to Māori soldiers going to the First World War. After this, some white New Zealanders "mistakenly thought [the song was] an old Maori folksong".[1] One claim attributes the first words to two Māori groups of sheep shearers, the Grace and Awatere families, of Tuparoa.[5]


Crossing the equator at sea.