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The Ghost of My Past Christmas

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It was before Christmas in 1965.

I was in the nursery play.

All eyes were on me,

But I forgot what to say.

My hands were sweating,

And my knees were shaking.

My line couldn't come out,

While everyone was waiting.

I couldn't remember if I cried,

I only knew they couldn't stop laughing.



Forty or so winters later,

I'm now older, though no wiser.

I often come up with the right lines now,

I have learned what, where, when and how.

The line that escaped me,

Actually returned every December.

So, before you think I'm going on forever,

My friend, let' do it all together.

Whatever you've planned, wherever you are,

"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

The Ghost of My Past Christmas

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A little poem at Christmas here:

http://hubpages.com/hub/The-ghost-of-my-past-Christmas

Merry Christmas and Invitation

Dear friend,
Merry Christmas. It's the season to be merry and charitable.
May I invite you to join me to blog at Today.com.
For a limited time only, they are offering new bloggers a promotional pay of $1 per blog (100+ words) irrespective of page views generated, in the first 30 days. You can blog on any topic of your choice. Of course, US$1 is not much, but 100 words should be pretty easy for us too. Your blog is still eligible for page view pay at US$2 per 1000 unique views.
You can learn more about it by clicking or pasting this link to the address bar:
http://www.today.com/ctr.cgi?idx_mem=7891&mode=vip
Here you can find one of my sample blogs:
http://hongkong.today.com/2008/11/11/october-2008-hk-the-ride/

They'll be rewarding me as a referee with US$5 if you sign up using the link above. If you sign up before 31 Dec 08, my reward will be US$10. As usual, any income from my writing or blogging activities will go to either the UNICEF (www.unicef.org) or Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
Thank you for your kind attention and action.

Yours sincerely,
Benson Yeung

Did the media break up Vivian Chow and Joe Ngai

You are responsible for your own happiness. If the world wants you separated, lonely and sad, it doesn’t mean you need to oblige and break up. You can keep on forgiving or receiving forgiveness. The community is guilty of infringing privacy and being cruel. However, it cannot be blamed for personal decisions regarding one’s own well-being and happiness. You cannot dictate what other people say. You can certainly determine how you would react to what they say.
click here to read on:
Did the Media break up Vivian Chow and Joe Ngai

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Are We Any Poorer?

The price of many leading bank stocks has dropped by 80%. The price of oil has dropped by 70% from its peak. Our investments are now valued at a fraction of their peak values. We must be so much poorer.
photo credit: http://www.socsci.umn.edu/~alaniz/, mother-teresa-with-baby.jpg

Here's what I think:

The price of many leading bank stocks has dropped by 80%. The price of oil has dropped by 70% from its peak. Our investments are now valued at a fraction of their peak values. We must be so much poorer. Yes, only to the extent that we are meaner. Most of us living in developed countries are still filthy rich by the following standards:
Of the world's population,
only the richest 1/5 live in standard or above housing,
only the richest 1/3 can read,
only the richest 1/2 are well-nourished,
only the richest 2/3 have clean water,
only the richest 3/5 have good sanitation,
only the richest 3/4 have electricity,
only the richest 7% have access to the internet,
only the richest 1% have been to college.

You and I, are not doing too badly, my friend.
Be thankful, always.
Be cautious, yes.
You are only poor indeed, if you are too poor to be kind.

Are We Any Poorer?

The price of many leading bank stocks has dropped by 80%. The price of oil has dropped by 70% from its peak. Our investments are now valued at a fraction of their peak values. We must be so much poorer. click here to read on:
Are We Any Poorer?

photo credit: http://www.socsci.umn.edu/~alaniz/