Monday, July 27, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Lucky Charms vs. $600,000
Swaziland's only stadium torn apart for lucky charms
Mon Jun 8, 8:21 am ET
LOBAMBA, Swaziland (AFP) – The artificial turf at Swaziland's only football stadium has been ripped apart by players who planted magic charms known as "muti" under the field, officials said on Monday.
Traditional rituals meant to help teams win their games saw the 600,000-dollar turf ripped up over the last month so the muti could be planted underneath, with the damage especially bad by the goals and at centrefield.
Government sports officer Sipho Magagula said the government might consider banning the team suspected of most of the damage at Somhlolo National Stadium on the outskirts of the capital Mbabane.
"This turf is hardly a year old," Magagula told AFP. "Maybe we have to consider banning one big team because whenever that team would be playing at the stadium something strange would happen at the stadium."
Sports Minister Hlobsile Ndlovu has filed a formal criminal complaint over the damage, according to local media. Police say they are investigating.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090608/od_afp/fblswzstadiumoffbeat/print
Mon Jun 8, 8:21 am ET
LOBAMBA, Swaziland (AFP) – The artificial turf at Swaziland's only football stadium has been ripped apart by players who planted magic charms known as "muti" under the field, officials said on Monday.
Traditional rituals meant to help teams win their games saw the 600,000-dollar turf ripped up over the last month so the muti could be planted underneath, with the damage especially bad by the goals and at centrefield.
Government sports officer Sipho Magagula said the government might consider banning the team suspected of most of the damage at Somhlolo National Stadium on the outskirts of the capital Mbabane.
"This turf is hardly a year old," Magagula told AFP. "Maybe we have to consider banning one big team because whenever that team would be playing at the stadium something strange would happen at the stadium."
Sports Minister Hlobsile Ndlovu has filed a formal criminal complaint over the damage, according to local media. Police say they are investigating.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090608/od_afp/fblswzstadiumoffbeat/print
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda(1904-1973), a wonderful poet from Chile, wrote a book called The Book of Questions in which he asked many strange and perplexing, often unanswerable questions. Read them, and then either respond with what you think of these questions or leave your own imponderable question:
Tell me, is the rose naked or is that her only dress?
Why do trees conceal the splendor of their roots?
Who hears the regrets of the thieving automobile?
Is there anything in the world sadder than a train standing in the rain?
Why don't the immense airplanes fly around with their children?
Which yellow bird fills its nest with lemons?
Why don't they train helicoptors to suck honey from the sunlight?
Where did the full moon leave its sack of flour tonight?
If I have died and don't know it of whom do I ask the time?
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Great Short Poetic Read Aloud Story
'Trouble in the Bubble'
One day a beautiful bubble lands on top of a hill.
All the people in the town see the bubble, and start singing and dancing around it. 'It's a bubble, it's a bubble it's a great big bubble, it's a bubble its a bubble......etc
Then the king sees the bubble, 'That's not a bubble, that's trouble.' He steps towards the bubble and sudenly he is trapped in the bubble. Oh no now there is trouble in the bubble.
The King said 'eeee get me out of this bubble,' but there was trouble in the bubble and you can't rule a kingdom from a bubble that's trouble trouble trouble no you can't rule a kingdom from a bubble that's trouble.......what to do?
'Get me the great Green Knight, he has slain armies with his sword that can cut through air... The Green knight comes riding riding riding up to the bubble takes a swipe at the bubble and now there is trouble as he becomes trapped in the bubble.
'Eeeeee get me out of this bubble shouts the king … you can't rule a kingdom from a bubble that's trouble.......what to do?
'Get me the great Red Knight, shouts the king. He has the sharpest lance of all and can charge across the battlefield at the speed of lightning. The great Red Knight gallops towards the bubble lance outstretched, but oh no now thre is more trouble in the bubble.
'EEEE get me out of this trouble shouts the King, but you can't rule a kingdom from a bubble, thats trouble etc.......
Finally the Kings calls for his champion of champions the Great Black Knight he causes havoc and terror wherever he goes. Charging through the crowd in his golden and black chariot, he swings his great golden ball and chain, but 'oh no now there is trouble'
'eeeeee get me out of this bubble you can't rule a kingdom from a bubble that's trouble.......what to do?
Just then a little girl is coming back into town with her Dad who she's been out with. She sees the bubble. 'Oh Daddy' look at that beautiful bubble.
'That's not a bubble, that's trouble'
'Oh no Daddy look again it's only a bubble, a great big beautiful bubble' The girl dances towards the bubble and the crowd hold their breath as she heads towards the trouble. The king dances up and down in the bubble 'get me out of this trouble'. you can't rule a kingdom from a bubble that's trouble.......what to do?
The girl steps forward, 'trouble, there's no trouble it's just a bubble' and she pokes the bubble with her finger gently and ......it pops.
'You see if you treat it like a bubble, then that's all it is.
and that's the story of the 'trouble in the bubble, that wasn't really trouble, because it was really just a bubble.
Ghislaine W. /22/06
One day a beautiful bubble lands on top of a hill.
All the people in the town see the bubble, and start singing and dancing around it. 'It's a bubble, it's a bubble it's a great big bubble, it's a bubble its a bubble......etc
Then the king sees the bubble, 'That's not a bubble, that's trouble.' He steps towards the bubble and sudenly he is trapped in the bubble. Oh no now there is trouble in the bubble.
The King said 'eeee get me out of this bubble,' but there was trouble in the bubble and you can't rule a kingdom from a bubble that's trouble trouble trouble no you can't rule a kingdom from a bubble that's trouble.......what to do?
'Get me the great Green Knight, he has slain armies with his sword that can cut through air... The Green knight comes riding riding riding up to the bubble takes a swipe at the bubble and now there is trouble as he becomes trapped in the bubble.
'Eeeeee get me out of this bubble shouts the king … you can't rule a kingdom from a bubble that's trouble.......what to do?
'Get me the great Red Knight, shouts the king. He has the sharpest lance of all and can charge across the battlefield at the speed of lightning. The great Red Knight gallops towards the bubble lance outstretched, but oh no now thre is more trouble in the bubble.
'EEEE get me out of this trouble shouts the King, but you can't rule a kingdom from a bubble, thats trouble etc.......
Finally the Kings calls for his champion of champions the Great Black Knight he causes havoc and terror wherever he goes. Charging through the crowd in his golden and black chariot, he swings his great golden ball and chain, but 'oh no now there is trouble'
'eeeeee get me out of this bubble you can't rule a kingdom from a bubble that's trouble.......what to do?
Just then a little girl is coming back into town with her Dad who she's been out with. She sees the bubble. 'Oh Daddy' look at that beautiful bubble.
'That's not a bubble, that's trouble'
'Oh no Daddy look again it's only a bubble, a great big beautiful bubble' The girl dances towards the bubble and the crowd hold their breath as she heads towards the trouble. The king dances up and down in the bubble 'get me out of this trouble'. you can't rule a kingdom from a bubble that's trouble.......what to do?
The girl steps forward, 'trouble, there's no trouble it's just a bubble' and she pokes the bubble with her finger gently and ......it pops.
'You see if you treat it like a bubble, then that's all it is.
and that's the story of the 'trouble in the bubble, that wasn't really trouble, because it was really just a bubble.
Ghislaine W. /22/06
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