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As the Philippines start their New year celebrations, may I wish you all good health and a peaceful year. Best wishes to all the forum members, and visitors to the website, JB

 

A little man in a field of Giants
Rob Burrows was 5'5" a Scrum half for Leeds Rhinos UK.
Against all odds he made his presence both on the field and off, known to thousands.
At such a young age he fell foul to Motor Neurone Disease and died 8 days ago after a tremendous battle against the disease. Rob was 41 years old.
The love and care of his family and close friends is to be admired.

"In a world full of adversity, we must dare to dream"......Rob Burrow
RIP

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR to EVERYONE!

I am wondering if I am optimistic or pessimistic, so I will quote something I read very recently and which applies forever:

The current year will be WORSE than the previous one

But BETTER than the next one.

 

Silence is a powerful tool
It can work for you or against you,
Michaelangelo is quoted in todays "UCB Word for Today", as a visionary when he picked up a piece of marble, what one person saw as worthless he saw differently.
So long as people are silent or silenced, change will never come about.
"The pen is mightier than the sword" and a more peaceful means.
In 2023 we will have choices, it will come down to, are we willing to pay the price?
My hope for 2023 is that we will see Peace return to this troubled world.
May we all have a year that sees the changes we would like to see.......JB

 

Short answer is yes we do
Lets be honest and admit it....What do you take for granted?

The story told of a man who was asked, what's the first thing you do when you wake up?
He replied, I stick my elbows out in both directions!
Why would you do that he was asked......To make sure I'm not in my coffin!!!
Well that might be taking things to extreme...... but just think of the things you take for granted.

 

Imagine trying to learn English and it's expressions how hard it must be for foreigners.
Here's a few expressions.......
Ever wondered why Funerals starts with Fun!
If money doesn't grow on trees why call banks branches?
If a Vegetarians eat vegetables, what do Humanitrians eat?
How do you get off a Non-Stop flight!
Why are goods sent by ships called Cargo and those sent by truck called Shipment ?
How come Noses run and Feet smell?
A 100 years ago everyone travelled by horses 0nly the rich had cars,
today everyone has cars and only the rich own horses!.......Just a thought