Thursday 20th November 2008, 03:18Oh how we laughed...........These are tough times. And I don’t believe the people who say it will all be ok, we can carry on as we always have done. Or the change affects those over there, not me. We are entering a period of significant change. And it will be bumpy. What can we learn from the past;
“But we have always done it this way” said the captain as his ship went down.
The paraffin lamp poked fun at the gas fitters digging up the road, making all that mess for nothing.
How we laughed at Walt when he talked of a whole new world of animation, we guessed he had bee..View Complete Post Monday 17th November 2008, 00:42The loss of a hero I spent last week in South Africa. You can’t help but feel the sense of expectation as this country, the hope of Africa, starts to make the transition to a new government next year. I have been so impressed by the people I have met, all sharing as single vision for the future. This great nation stands tall in Africa but the burden of expectation hangs heavy.
After all of my meetings had finished on Tuesday I decided to take a walk to clear my head. The weather was warm, ahead was a mighty thunder storm which would light up the skies all evening. I found myself catching a coff..View Complete Post Monday 17th November 2008, 00:40The Inspire Kamlangjai Project Last year I had an invitation to visit Bangkok. During my visit I took the chance to visit I heard about an amazing project that was taking place in the Thai prisons. The project is led by Princess Bajrakitiyabha who as a law student visited a Bangkok and was shocked by what she saw. She developed a very simple vision for what she wanted.
Kamlangjai is ….
A thought from afar
A shoulder to lean on
A helping hand
Knowing that everything’s not lost
At the heart of the project is a real commitment from the whole community to find a..View Complete Post Monday 3rd November 2008, 15:29How a telescope helped me see things the same. It was my birthday last month and my children watched excitedly as I opened my birthday present. It was a large box (so no chocolate) it did not smell (so not aftershave) and it was too big to be a pair of socks.
Finally when I was able to rip off all the wrappers my gift was revealed. A telescope. I had always thought it would be great to be able to gaze at the stars through a telescope. But as I grew older I figured I would never get round to space exploration. I had always admired Sir Patrick Moore when I watched him on “Sky at Night”. I rarely understood what he was..View Complete Post |
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