Friday 28th November
Meanwhile back in
Langkawi…
Some friends have posted a photo on Facebook of a hand-made poster they saw displayed
near the beach. Really?? Giant jellyfish chasing us as a food
source??
I showed Nicky’s
Grade 6 girls at St Mary’s a photo of one of the Malaysian jellyfish yesterday.
So pretty, like a
wet floppy pink tutu.
I didn’t actually
swim with these pretty creatures so I don’t know if they would have chased me
as a food source…
In Thailand we
watched people scooping jellyfish out of the sea and plopping them into their
long narrow boats. We had no idea why
they were doing this – maybe to clear the beaches for the hordes of tourists?
But no…the
jellyfish are for eating – they are a food source for humans…
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| Yummy??? |
So maybe the
fearsome Langkawi creatures are enacting Revenge of the Jellyfish!
The St Mary’s
girls were very polite and responsive during my prezi, which went OK. Except…I had added an orangutan picture at
the last minutes, literally as I was rushing out the door, laptop in hand. It wasn’t lodged properly, this photo… So I
said, confidently, We swam into this
beautiful cave on Koh Muk – the Emerald Cave.
And on the other side was…(wait for it; a beautiful
beach)
But no it wasn’t a beautiful
beach; it had been eclipsed by a big fat close-up of Ritchie the alpha-male orangutan…
Nicky sent me a
photo of the notes one of her conscientious students took during my prezi…
What a cute
summary!
After my speedy
prezi the Thomas family and I went to have a picnic on Parliament House lawns,
and to protest against the proposed cuts to government schools.
Eva made a
heart-felt poster
And Leo got to
meet one of his heroes – our previous premier, Lara Giddings.
So nice, living in
such a small democratic state where these things – protests, meetings with
pollies – are so easy.
Another thing I found
on Facebook yesterday – one of the words which exists in another language
(Japanese in this instance) but should also exist in English.
I love it!
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