New Zealand man's love runs deep in search for ring by reuters

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A New Zealand man has been dubbed the Lord of the Ring after he searched and found his wedding ring more than a year after it slipped off his finger and sank to the sea floor.

The ring was lost for 16 months in the harbor of the country's capital city, Wellington, before Aleki Taumoepeau found it shining on the sea floor, the DominionPost newspaper reported on Thursday.

"The whole top surface of the ring was glowing," Taumoepeau, an ecologist, said.

Taumoepeau had been married for just three months when he lost the wedding ring while conducting an environmental sweep of the harbor.

He roughly marked the spot where the ring had flown from his finger, but was unable to find it despite returning to the area many times.

Taumoepeau's wife offered to buy another ring, but he refused, pledging to find the ring.

But, equipped with new global satellite based coordinates and offering up a quick prayer, he found the ring after an hour's search.

"I couldn't believe that I could see the ring so perfectly," Taumoepeau said.

He said those with him on the boat at the time the ring flew off his finger had likened it to a similar, slow motion shot from The Lord of the Rings, much of which was filmed in Wellington by local director Peter Jackson.

Very Bad Month......sob sob

August......why? Why a lot of things happen around of me? sob sob......

1st August - Actually plan to go survival camp at Taman Negara, Johor. Cancel at last minutes due to workloads and mid-term

3rd August- After back from work, my mother told me that my cousin seriously injured due to a terrible accident, 1 bottom half totally permanent disable, sob sob another just walking got problem.....T.T

4th August- Fever, then my mother also not well, haiz

15th August- My car front bumper being bang by a stupid driver, because he reverse the car without noticing the car behind....then when i reach home, i suppose to go pool center and play with my friend but i fall in sleep...then i being scold kaw kaw

16th August- I unintentionally flying pigeon my friend that we should go yong peng for meeting because of me, i was taking too long time to repair the pipe in my house, the plan totally burn, i very sorry but they really angry

20th August - I being summons due to expired roadtax

well, if i think that i'm the most unlucky guy in the world, what happen for those people suffering due to deceases, terrorism and famine etc....haha, well i will take those as lesson because i know we live we learn, even though i'm stand alone, but is ok

I'm ADDICTED to a drug!

Few months back, i was hired by a "company" as the artist to write the pieces of paper into the way we order to in our own way, drawn a meaningful masterpiece in those papers. As an artist, the way we perform is different to each other some are very nice while some are terribly ugly. Each year since 2007, i have serve this "company" for 2 weeks only during May or June. My principal is very easy, don't take the paper away, never take opportunity towards the paper since they just newly drawn neither nice or not, write down the information as they wanted and draw a map to them, so they will have a nice day.

I was team up in 1 of the 4 team, our boss selected us according our back ground and experience. Yes, we manage to get through our hard time and enjoy drawing the paper beautifully and excellence. At the end we manage to beat the rest and enjoy our victorious moment, we felt proud and ego at that time. Wow, i couldn't forget that, hehe. During that time, i promise myself to perform the best and help the rest who needed as i found out most of the paper still have space and blank. I WILL DRAW AND WRITE IT NICELY i told myself.

Coincidentally, there is a piece of paper flew across me, and i realize the paper still look so pure and white even though being drawn and write. I also realize the paper had scars in the memories. Therefore, I decided to help out and guide it to the proper way. Sadly, i'm not a genius and perfect, but i still i take the challenge and i gamble 50%-50% because it worth of friendship. I always believe my instincts and it prove me right most of the time. Until....

Time, maybe i took too long to solve the puzzle, but I never realize. I'm very happy for each time i able to help it out. I volunteer....but I a human who independent for too long, since 2001 as my sibling and parent busy with their work at the same time i grown.

Somehow, i think I've broken my own principle in this few days. Maybe i never realize before, maybe i just too focus towards my part-time work, maybe I too self fish...until these few days the story began. For me, the paper just like turn into drug when i didn't realize. I addicted to its and i wanted more, but my ego-ness remind me that every movement has it own consequences and i might lost everything(I VERY KIA SU). I can't do anything, i can't make any right decision other than hiding and evading. the thing i can do is wish that the paper able get what its wanted.

I wish I only a factory robot, so that anything i did it wrong got technician come and repair......i wish......wow, Richard always the strongest!!!! but he finally falls, sob sob & haha.....a new begin

Reborn~

My Tarot Reading-so reliable

The Knight of Pentacles card suggests that my power today lies in practicality. I plan ahead and consider my options to set priorities or define goals that serve my long-term purpose. My values lay in the potential that often remains unseen by others. I am cautious, steady, optimistic and reliable and have earned the new trust or position that empowers me. My asset is accepting responsibility.

Believe it or not, today i have a serious postmortem to myself, i apologize to all of them that i have made them up set because i broke my promises.

Anna, she is a friend of mine who already married and have 2 sons, i know her in a event call Splendors of Chinese Opera , she is a very caring person, she bake a lot of bread, bun and confectionery for us to enjoy, especially her Swiss's bread as her husband is from Swiss.

well, i wrote this in saturday night>

suddenly, felt regreted, for easily promise people, make me so stress for unable to complete the stuff and make my day so uneasy, sob sob

anna reply> Always remember to draw the line, the boundary, your limitation. The good thing is, that is your nature character, you are kind and helpful. Another good thing is now you know how to put yourself priority next time. Complete it and be happy that you have learn something out of this experience...remember, NEVER break your promises...even for small thing...

this is an enlightening for me to start everything you know, so i won't be so stressful and broke promises again

sorry and thank you everyone, hehe

Emotionally down

Family objection, argument and opposite opinion is my biggest obstacle to move forward. In additional, my cousin who grow with me who study with in the same school faced a serious accident. I felt, i'm useless i can't help my cousin in financial support for the medical fee. To my family i felt my existance is meaningless but they need me even though they always disagree whatever i do, i felt i'm a tool only, haiz. No wonder all sibling rather stay outside one by one la. But that all was happened last week and this week. Luckily i still have friend, they all like my savior even though they can't help much. For me, it sound like a very bad week instead of bad day. I told myself before, that i'm stronger than anyone else, i'll keep smilling no matter what happen. What i behave for this few week is totally negetive and i hope this will not happen again, so RICHARD aka RICH & HARD will survive no matter what condition, YEAH!

Everyone is Number 1

每当我听到掌声响起来的时候
我知道我又向前走了一步
但是我也曾经站不起来……

作曲:陈德建
作词:刘德华李安修
导演:霍兆基

我的路不是你的路
我的苦不是你的苦
每个人都有潜在的能力
把一切去征服
我的泪不是你的泪
我的痛不是你的痛
一样的天空不同的光荣
有一样的感动
不需要自怨自艾的惶恐
只需要沉着只要向前冲
告诉自己:天生我才必有用

everyone is no.1
只要你凡事不问能不能
用一口气交换你一生
要迎接未来不必等
everyone is no.1
成功的秘诀在你肯不肯
流最热的汗用最真的心
第一名属于每个人

挫折,真的是人生的一部分吗?
跌倒,又真的是成长必须要走的路吗?

以前,我和他们一样
现在,我和你一样

意外,就是在人们
和你自己都意想不到下才会发生的

所以,请不要怪别人
更不要怪自己

我的路不是你的路
我的苦不是你的苦
每个人都有潜在的能力
把一切去征服
我的泪不是你的泪
我的痛不是你的痛
一样的天空不同的光荣
有一样的感动
不需要自怨自艾的惶恐
只需要沉着只要向前冲
告诉自己:天生我才必有用

everyone is no.1
只要你凡事不问能不能
用一口气交换你一生
要迎接未来不必等
everyone is no.1
成功的秘诀在你肯不肯
流最热的汗用最真的心
第一名属于每个人

我的手不是你的手
我的口不是你的口
只要一条心
狂风和暴雨
都变成好朋友
不需要自怨自艾的惶恐
只需要沉着只要向前冲
告诉自己:天生我才必有用
everyone is no.1
只要你凡事不问能不能
用一口气交换你一生
要迎接未来不必等
everyone is no.1
成功的秘诀在你肯不肯
流最热的汗用最真的心
第一名属于每个人

不害怕路上有多冷
直到还有一点余温
我也会--努力狂奔!
everyone is no.1
只要你凡事不问能不能
用一口气交换你一生
要迎接未来不必等
everyone is no.1
成功的秘诀在你肯不肯
流最热的汗用最真的心
第一名属于每个人

以前我和他们一样
现在你要和我一样

everyone is no.1
只要你凡事不问能不能
用一口气交换你一生
要迎接未来不必等
everyone is no.1
成功的秘诀在你肯不肯
流最热的汗用最真的心
第一名属于每个人

Behind the Scene of Week 7

Endurance, Tiredness, Laziness, Frustration, Disappointed, Unplanned schedule lifestyle mess up and Work-Study stress disturbance all happen within a week. Again, again and again i mess up my life, i should learn to use Pareto chart to list out the importance things to do, haha....Therefore, my result of the mid-term and assignment might not so good what a swt. Now i know the important of study group, we encourage each other, and help each other even though not form the same course and subject. somehow, organize a study group is a very subjective matter, some prefer study alone in their own room while other prefer have larger space and etc.
Is working time......this was the sentence came out from my mouth on saturday evening when i reach Renaisance Hotel. That that is birthday celebration, we preparing chinese-western-Malay food, of course i just helping the chef only, not a big deal. The big deal is there are a group of student from stamford college, they look so young and kind of noob in term speaking and morale in a hotel. well, there are few leng lui of course, haha....that's the point i meant, haha. I felt like a leng lui radar. Even though i not a perfect guy and not as handsome as andy lau, but i only look for mature thinking and looking girl for my life; i'm not that kind of desperate also. Arranging, clean plate, deco, kitchen runner and quality testing(haha) is all the job i doing all the night, I felt very full but thirsty, that's why i straight go buy coke at 7 eleven once i back from work and finish it. I'm not kind of desperate for money, i desperate of experience of working. That's why i one men work for several job for few company as part-timer. I felt so good even though some work is mentally tired and physical tired. I proud of it. Hahaha, " NEVER SAY NO"