Merry Christmas and a Happy and Very Prosperous 2012 to Everyone
FROM YING
- you may have seen this before, but it's nice to see it again :)
- I think we could all do with a bit of luck.
Irish Luck His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. 'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.' 'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel.
'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked.
'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly.'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.' And that he did. Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia.What saved his life this time? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill .. His son's name?Sir Winston Churchill. Someone once said: What goes around comes around. Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH: May there always be work for your hands to do; May your purse always hold a coin or two; May the sun always shine on your windowpane; May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; May the hand of a friend always be near you; May your heart be filled with gladness to cheer you. and may you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows you're dead.
FROM WIWAT
Dear Ying,
What a superb Merry X'mas and a Happy New Year yarn!.
I thoroughly enjoyed that, really.
Thanks for what you have given us - food for thought!.
And that reminds me of a quote Sir Winston Churchill once said:
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
May you all have something to give always, as ever before,
for the coming New Year - and very many years more.
Wiwat Sutiwipakorn
FROM DUA
Dear Friends,
Friends in Sydney,
Looks like my plan to visit Australia has been firmed up. I will be in Brisbane during the 2nd week of Feb and in Sydney for a few days during the 3rd week of Feb. I will provide you with a more definitive itinerary a bit later. Hope to see many of you there. (Jierasak, will you come down to Sydney?).
In the meantime, I have the following idyll:
All the leaves are mostly gone,
And the sky is always grey,
I went from my house forlorn,
To a nearby Starbucks Café.
There I composed this little idyll,
For all my CP friends,
The latte there made me feel,
Acute lactose intolerance.
So homeward bound I raced,
To rest my caffeinated brain,
Simply hoping for the best,
My thoughts began to wane.
At the moment with a still OK self,
I wish all my friends dear,
A prosperous 2012,
And ….
A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Best wishes for 2012,
Dua.
