Below are some of the notable comments made by Sir Edmund Hillary, who died today aged 88.
* Announcing to his climbing companions that he and Tenzing had reached Everest's summit: "We knocked the bastard off."
* On the changes fame brings: "I used to walk down Broadway, Papakura, in my tattered overalls and the seat out of my pants. Now, I thought 'That's gone forever. I'll have to buy a new pair of overalls now'."
* On life's inner challenges: "It is not the mountains that we conquer, but ourselves."
* On the motivation for climbing mountains: "Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it."
* On what is attainable by Everyman: "You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things -- to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals."
* At the 50th anniversary of the conquering of Everest: "I like to think that I am a very ordinary New Zealander, not terribly bright perhaps but determined and practical in what I do."
* On 'giving back' later in life: "The fact that we (in NZ are affluent) is a blessing, and with it comes responsibilities."
* On his reasons for establishing his humanitarian project, the Himalayan Trust, to assist the impoverished in Nepal: "It is impossible not to see that they lack all the things that we regard as essential in life. They don't have schools and they don't have any medical care or anything of this nature. And I suddenly decided that instead of just talking about it - why didn't I try and do something about it."
* On becoming a knight: "It was a tremendous honour, of course, but I had never really approved of titles and couldn't really imagine myself possessing one."
* On the news that his face would adorn a banknote - the five dollar note, the first living New Zealander to be so honoured: "I guess I'll have to be respectable for the rest of my life."
* On the decision by NZ climber Mark Inglis who passed a dying British mountaineer during an ascent of Mt Everest for the Discovery Channel: All I can say is that in our expedition there was never any likelihood whatsoever if one member of the party was incapacitated that we would just leave him to die."
Friday, 11 January 2008
Sunday, 6 January 2008
One hundred years ago
The year is 1907. What can happen in just one century--- (in America)
The average life expectancy was 47 years.
Only 14% of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8% of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
The average wage in 1907 was 22 cents per hour.
The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at home.
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or
egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was only 30.
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 adults could not read or write. Only 6 % of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, Heroin, and Morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect "guardian of health."
Eighteen percent (18%) of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.A.
What can we expect in the next 100 years from now?
The average life expectancy was 47 years.
Only 14% of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8% of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
The average wage in 1907 was 22 cents per hour.
The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at home.
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or
egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was only 30.
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 adults could not read or write. Only 6 % of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, Heroin, and Morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect "guardian of health."
Eighteen percent (18%) of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.A.
What can we expect in the next 100 years from now?
Saturday, 5 January 2008
House and garden update
Time for a house and garden update. Living out in windy Wamboin has some drawbacks the greatest of which is the wind and crumbly shale that's supposed to be soil. The rain has greened up the earth and the grass is tall and becoming dry and a fire hazard of the future. This happens every year and the grass gets broken and blown away by the wind each year. This year Shnooky has been grazing in the bottom paddock which has the river trickling through it and the top paddock's grass has not been eaten.
The chooks keep getting out of their yard and wandering around in the tall grass laying their eggs. Well, I'm not looking in tall grass for eggs as there are snakes in there who have probably eaten the eggs anyways.
I have always loved my flowers and have my favourites growing and flowering in pots at the front of the house. I have beautifully coloured Iris's, magnificent lillies, molusk azalea, ordinary azaleas, camelia and gardenia and of course my magnificent roses.
These are some of the flowers growing in pots at the front of my house. Enjoy them as I do.
these are the first roses of the season, their colour is just stunning!
in the foreground are the rhododendrons and my azaleas in the background
not only do I have pot plants but I have cat plants too! this is a cat size pot with "Wiggles" in it. There were bluebells flowering in it before.
The chooks keep getting out of their yard and wandering around in the tall grass laying their eggs. Well, I'm not looking in tall grass for eggs as there are snakes in there who have probably eaten the eggs anyways.
I have always loved my flowers and have my favourites growing and flowering in pots at the front of the house. I have beautifully coloured Iris's, magnificent lillies, molusk azalea, ordinary azaleas, camelia and gardenia and of course my magnificent roses.
These are some of the flowers growing in pots at the front of my house. Enjoy them as I do.
these are the first roses of the season, their colour is just stunning!
in the foreground are the rhododendrons and my azaleas in the background
not only do I have pot plants but I have cat plants too! this is a cat size pot with "Wiggles" in it. There were bluebells flowering in it before.
Friday, 4 January 2008
Cyclone shelters open in Darwin
Cyclone shelters in Darwin's rural area and in the city have opened their doors as the Disaster Committee declares stage three for tropical Cyclone Helen.
The category one cyclone is continuing to head towards the west coast of the Northern Territory and is predicted to be upgraded to category two by the time it reaches land early tomorrow morning.At 6pm AEDT, it was about 225 kilometres west-south-west of Darwin and moving east at 16 kilometres per hour. A cyclone warning is current from Port Keats to Cape Hotham, including Darwin and the Tiwi Islands.Gordon Jecklin from the Bureau of Meteorology says Cyclone Helen is bringing gale force winds with it.
"We're actually seeing the system still developing, so we expect by the time it hits the coast at about midnight, we'll be looking at wind gusts of 130 kilometres an hour and category two," he said.Those using the cyclone shelters are being asked to bring essential medicines, foods and minimal personal supplies. Northern Territory Police Commissioner Paul White says those wanting to seek shelter outside of Darwin should leave as soon as they can."The cyclone track is forecast across the Stuart Highway and the last thing we want is people leaving at the last moment and getting stuck because the road's closed," he said."So we want people to take a measured approach. We want them to remain calm but we want to give people every opportunity that if they feel they need to leave Darwin to do so."Acting Police Commander for the Darwin region, Mike Stevens, says it is possible gale force winds will be felt across the Darwin region from later on this evening. "We expect the winds to start impacting at around nine o'clock tonight [local time]," he said. "I would urge people to limit their movements after eight o'clock tonight." He says people going to public shelters should take food and warm clothing.
Darwin Airport says it expects all flights to go ahead as scheduled but a meeting is being held at 5:30pm ACST to consider the latest cyclone update.
The Territory's Infrastructure Department says bus services will run as usual until 8:30pm ACST, and the situation will be looked at again after th
The category one cyclone is continuing to head towards the west coast of the Northern Territory and is predicted to be upgraded to category two by the time it reaches land early tomorrow morning.At 6pm AEDT, it was about 225 kilometres west-south-west of Darwin and moving east at 16 kilometres per hour. A cyclone warning is current from Port Keats to Cape Hotham, including Darwin and the Tiwi Islands.Gordon Jecklin from the Bureau of Meteorology says Cyclone Helen is bringing gale force winds with it.
"We're actually seeing the system still developing, so we expect by the time it hits the coast at about midnight, we'll be looking at wind gusts of 130 kilometres an hour and category two," he said.Those using the cyclone shelters are being asked to bring essential medicines, foods and minimal personal supplies. Northern Territory Police Commissioner Paul White says those wanting to seek shelter outside of Darwin should leave as soon as they can."The cyclone track is forecast across the Stuart Highway and the last thing we want is people leaving at the last moment and getting stuck because the road's closed," he said."So we want people to take a measured approach. We want them to remain calm but we want to give people every opportunity that if they feel they need to leave Darwin to do so."Acting Police Commander for the Darwin region, Mike Stevens, says it is possible gale force winds will be felt across the Darwin region from later on this evening. "We expect the winds to start impacting at around nine o'clock tonight [local time]," he said. "I would urge people to limit their movements after eight o'clock tonight." He says people going to public shelters should take food and warm clothing.
Darwin Airport says it expects all flights to go ahead as scheduled but a meeting is being held at 5:30pm ACST to consider the latest cyclone update.
The Territory's Infrastructure Department says bus services will run as usual until 8:30pm ACST, and the situation will be looked at again after th
Thursday, 3 January 2008
2008 The Grand Finale
SOLARA'S SURF REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2008 INTO THE NEW AND TRUE
The Grand Finale !
Welcome to the Massive Breakthrough Year of 2008!
2008 is the year that we've been waiting for. It is a tremendously powerful and exciting year in which all things are possible.
Since it is a year of immensely deep Monolithic Shifts, we will experience profound life altering inner and outer changes throughout the year. By the end of the year, we shall find ourselves in very different circumstances from where we are now. We will be with new people in new places with new career paths that incorporate our creativity. Most of all, we will have a very expanded awareness with a totally new set of priorities.
2008 signifies the beginning of the end of illusion and will bring numerous challenges. These challenges will be immeasurably greater for those who have not yet stepped onto their new level and become True Core Beings.
Some of these challenges will be personal ones in which any elements within us that have expired or which have held us back from being our true selves will rise to the surface greatly magnified in order to be released once and for all. This is because we can no longer carry anything untrue within us. Throughout the year, we will be continually challenged to live our lives as True Core Beings. For if we do, we will be on the Fast Track to the Fulfillment of our Wildest Dreams.
In 2008 we will experience an infusion of the heightened energies of LOTUS LOVE at a frequency never before experienced on planet Earth. This has already begun. LOTUS LOVE originates from the realm of the deeper Invisible known as the Lotus World and brings in a totally new level of awareness that I can only call an Ultra Greater Reality, as well as a core level resonance of Pure True Love that affects absolutely everything. It's vital that we fully align ourselves with these energies as soon as possible. One of the side effects of the powerful infusion of Lotus Love is the breaking down of all illusion. Because of this, the outer world will experience occasional upheavals. There may be times of outer chaos and heightened fear. The area of finance is especially susceptible; there may well be a collapse of some world currencies, financial markets and monetary systems. Since we are in the Time of Completion, this breakdown of the old is to be expected. This makes it even more important for us to remain centered in the Heart of the Lotus at all times and to remain REAL and TRUE. If we do, all will be well. We will be in the Ultra Greater Reality in which there is true abundance and we will be able to do whatever we need to do, without any major financial challenges. We will be fully supported on all levels in our New Lives. Throughout the year, we will experience a steady procession of Green Lights, Golden Opportunities, Major Intersections, Monolithic Shifts and Quantum Breakthroughs. These will take place on levels that we cannot yet imagine. And after that, nothing will ever be the same....
Bring it on I say!
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Tuesday, 1 January 2008
LOVE
Start the new year with Love.
All energy comes from a base energy of love. Love is the mother energy from which all other energy forms are created. You do not usually think of electricity or gravity as a form of love, so let us introduce that idea now. Light is a form of unique energy. Energy never dies; it never ends, nor does it begin; it is infinite. It only transforms from one form of energy to another. and when you have love in your heart for any reason you infect the molecules around you with particles of your love. You change everything around you just by your presence. You are a chemical, electrical, magnetic being and your own magnetic field creates your reality just before you walk into it. Even within a relationship both people take on physical aspects of the other person. Have you noticed that people who are together a long time begin to look like each other? It can be said that a relationship is when you like the way you look on them. This is the way you mirror each other and if find that you like the image you see of yourself in them, and then you have a friendship. If you love the way you look at your own image on them, then you have a love relationship.
All energy comes from a base energy of love. Love is the mother energy from which all other energy forms are created. You do not usually think of electricity or gravity as a form of love, so let us introduce that idea now. Light is a form of unique energy. Energy never dies; it never ends, nor does it begin; it is infinite. It only transforms from one form of energy to another. and when you have love in your heart for any reason you infect the molecules around you with particles of your love. You change everything around you just by your presence. You are a chemical, electrical, magnetic being and your own magnetic field creates your reality just before you walk into it. Even within a relationship both people take on physical aspects of the other person. Have you noticed that people who are together a long time begin to look like each other? It can be said that a relationship is when you like the way you look on them. This is the way you mirror each other and if find that you like the image you see of yourself in them, and then you have a friendship. If you love the way you look at your own image on them, then you have a love relationship.
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