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Hi Jet2. Pleasure to meet you. I get the impression you think I am from SE Asia somewhere. I am rather perplexed as to why Turtle, and now you would think that as my User Profile is rather clear as to my base. I am from the southern tip of Africa, very far from SE Asia. I must however add that I am not totally ignorant about your area and it's people, as diverse as they may be. We in Africa have the same problem where people thing Africa is one country and people. We are thousands of tribes and different cultures, just like SE Asia and its inhabitants. I worked for a HK based company here in SA for a number of years. The major shareholder was a Chinese Indonesian, and the Chairman was an ex Chinese Military Intelligence guy living in HK, both stinking rich people and very much into art. Our CEO was also Chinese Indonesian and the finance director a Filipino. They befriended some Japanese people who owned a mainly Japanese restaurant in Johannesburg, were we were based. Since we where all living together on a compound at the tannery that employed us, we frequently had meals together on Sundays. This turned into a cooking feast and a "school" of culinary delight for all of us, specially when the restaurant chefs would join us. They learned about African cooking and we were taught the finer points of SE Asian cooking. Must say that both the Asian people and us South African had our likes and dislikes about both sides cooking. Must say the Filipino fermented eggs with the chick inside was not a favourite of the South Africans. I have also travelled to HK a few times to visit the Asian Pacific Leather Fair in the HK exhibition centre in Hong Kong. Very interesting city, but very expensive for us. I might even visit your country as the major thrust for leather will be in Shanghai in future. Take care and if you have cooking tips you think I would enjoy, let them roll. Cheers Cobus

Acknowledged all. This citizen of USA had in mind Africa as a continent. :) It is primarlily this instrument/toy/device, the spinning-thing-on-a-string, that I have an interest in. So far I know of it in N. American native people, Eastern Russia/Asia, Europe, and now Africa. If you chance upon any more of it, by all means please post to the thread. :turtle:

I think I confused you with Jet2.:doh: :hihi: Since you're in Africa and I got your ear a minute, have you ever run across folks using/playing with a spinning disk on a string? As best I can tell, it's a very old device, and here's the info I have on it so far. [url]http://hypography.com/forums/physics-mathematics/1228-spinning-button-string.html[/url] I'd love to hear anything you know of it in Africa. :turtle:

Aha! And here I thought you were in SE Asia for some reason. :doh: :hyper: Just droppin' by for a little jib-jab. ;) :jab: