with the family motto “Dum Spiro Spero” in Latin meaning, “While I breathe, I hope.” I feel a sense of nostalgia observing these touching objects from my home country and the dedication of this small community to the Brooke family.
PLYMOUTH - IT ALL STARTED HERE James Brooke set sail on the Royalist from Devonport in Plymouth in 1838. I feel compelled to visit this famous naval city on the south coast of Devon. It was a trading post since the Roman Empire. In 1620, the early settlers who were known as Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth for the New World (the Americas) aboard the ship Mayflower. Today, Plymouth is a thriving port
with ferry links to Spain and France, and is the largest operational naval base in Western Europe. Its streets of old cobbled stones run along historic buildings and there are numerous old pubs and inns that once housed sailors and traders. Plymouth owes its prosperity to its auspicious position at the energy sweet spot nestled between the River Plym to the East and the River Tamar to the West. Both rivers flow into the Plymouth Sound, which is protected from the sea by the Plymouth Breakwater, a stone wall, 1,560m
long. Te breakwater harnesses the energy from the water and contributes to the city’s prosperity. Te Royal Citadel, an imposing
fortress built in 1666 to defend against naval attack, dominates the city. Further down the promenade is an open space of lawns with naval monuments and a prominent statue of Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), famous sea captain of the Elizabethan era. He was the second person to circumnavigate the world after Magellan, the Portuguese explorer. This vast expanse of open space
Specially designed to soak up the angry energies of the year, the Five Element Yin Water Cure is most suitably placed in the West, Southwest and Northeast. Place the stones inside each tumbler and fill up with water.
FIVE ELEMENT YIN WATER CURE
overlooking the sea has the “bright hall” effect conveying yang energy to the city. My search for the White Rajahs is complete as I leave Plymouth, the port where James Brooke first set sail on his propitious journey to Sarawak. Te legacy of the Brookes is a romantic, spell-binding saga, and I hear there are plans for a Hollywood movie in the pipeline. I wonder if there is a role for a middle-aged Sarawakian lady living in England… well, it is a wrap for me on the quest of the White Rajahs.
Overlooking the Historic Mayflower Steps and the Barbican, Plymouth.
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