The Next Guest ~ POOH BEAR!!!

Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh Bear and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne. The first collection of stories about the character was the book Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), and this was followed by The House at Pooh Corner (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the children’s verse book When We Were Very Young (1924) and many more in Now We Are Six (1927). All four volumes were illustrated by E. H. Shepard.



The hyphens in the character's name were later dropped when The Walt Disney Company adapted the Pooh stories into a series of Winnie the Pooh featurettes that became one of the company's most successful franchises worldwide.

The Pooh stories have been translated into many languages, notably including Alexander Lenard's Latin translation, Winnie ille Pu, which was first published in 1958, and, in 1960, became the first foreign-language book to be featured on the New York Times Best Seller List, and is the only book in Latin ever to have been featured therein.

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT GUEST?

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh

Eeyore's here for a picnic!

Eeyore is a character in the Winnie-the-Pooh book series by A.A. Milne and the Walt Disney Company franchise of its cartoon adaptation. He is generally characterized as a pessimistic, gloomy, depressed, old grey stuffed donkey who is a friend of the title character, Winnie-the-Pooh. Eeyore's best friend is Tigger.

His name is derived from the British pronunciation of "hee-haw."

Eeyore also appears in the Winnie the Pooh cartoons popularized by Disney studios. In merchandise by The Walt Disney Company, Eeyore sometimes has an uncharacteristic smile. Also, he is somewhat less caustic and sarcastic in the Disney version than in Alan Milne's original stories.




His tail was not always fixed to him by a nail, although Disney has chosen this as part of his permanent image. Eeyore lost his tail in the Hundred Acre Wood. Owl found it and used it as a bell-pull beside his door, before Winnie-the-Pooh found it for Eeyore. Christopher Robin then pinned it back on. According to Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, this was possible because Eeyore is full of sawdust. Also, when Eeyore appears in animation he is colored his natural grey, though he is coloured blue with a pink muzzle in merchandising.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eeyore)

GUESS WHO ELSE IS COMING FOR THE PICNIC?

The Classic Trio ~ With a Classic Green Twist

Do you know that the three monkeys with the classic poses "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" originated from Japan? Well i just found out.

The source that popularized this pictorial maxim is a 17th century carving over a door of the famous Tōshō-gū shrine in Nikkō, Japan. The maxim, however, probably originally came to Japan with a Tendai-Buddhist legend, from China in the 8th century (Nara Period).

In Chinese, a similar phrase exists in the Analects of Confucius: "Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety" (非禮勿視， 非禮勿聽，非禮勿言， 非禮勿動). It may be that this phrase was shortened and simplified after it was brought into Japan.



Well, i like the poses but gave it a greenish twist. It can be customised and packaging is available.


Info source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_wise_monkeys

It's Resurrection Day!!!

Today is Sunday, April 12, 2009. It is also Resurrection Day - The day when Jesus rose from the dead two thousand years ago. An empty tomb proved he's risen. Easter Sunday is what many people would remember today, but the real Easter is not about Bunnies and Chocolates, even though it's fun to have our lives filled with them.

For me, it's the basis of my faith.

There's a beautiful video with an equally beautiful song of the life of Jesus. Watch it here:




The format of my blog is a little changed, in the spirit of Resurrection Day.

PEACE to all.

The Concluding Episode of The Panda and the Rabbit

Panda : Don't disturb me when i'm drinking my milk! Say Sorry!
Rabbit: OK, I'm sorry! I wouldn't do it again! Sorry!

Panda and Rabbit

One day, Da Ming, a healthy, well-fed giant baby panda was minding his own business, drinking his own milk from a milk bottle sponsored by a popular milk bottle company when out of the blue hopped in a pink rabbit.



Xiao Tian, as this hyperactive pink rabbit is called,wanted to play.






But seeing that the silently satisfied panda, wrapped in a bright red diaper fastened by a little white safety pin, was not responding to his hyper pink invitation, the over-eager Xiao Tian hopped high up an apple tree and seeing that it did not produce any response, not even any hairline motion, landed on Da Ming's cute white head!!!

One would think that this display of a hyper jump and uncalled-for landing by an eager rabbit would startle anyone, particularly a baby panda, which is peace-loving and taught from young to shush and eat without noise.


What will happen next? Tune in next time in this exciting episode of The Playful Rabbit.

Teambonding with Air-Dry Clay!

Tanglin School teachers enjoyed themselves one restful day of the one-week break. They deserved the fun and thanks to Mrs Liza Ow for making it possible!

Some Positive Feedback: "Excellent Job!"
"We should have a CAMP!"