Archive for November, 2008
The Lighter Side
Thursday, November 27th, 2008
Time to go to the Lighter Side once again and take the seriousness out of the week.
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Retire from work, but not from life. ~ M.K. Soni
Monday, November 24th, 2008
Sometimes we find it difficult to walk away from the fight, from work, from ourselves, from life. The hardest thing to do is to admit to yourself that you can no longer go on, no matter what the incentive.
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“I never thought a role model should be negative.” - Michael Jordan
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Would you walk by someone and chant racist abuse, regardless of their race or colour? Would you throw objects at someone from a distance and then hide away and blame that person for inciting your behaviour? I thought not.
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
Sunday, November 16th, 2008
I stood in a queue for an audition yesterday for over 5 hours. Apart from questioning my own sanity, I noticed and thought about how much parents can leave out their dreams in their children.
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A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
I never understand people who bully and hide behind masks. As the saying goes they talk the talk but can’t walk the walk.
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Obama’s light in Africa
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
I watched in anticipation from the ambassador’s residence in Maseru, Lesotho, as Barack Obama was elected as the next president of the US. Every volunteer I spoke to was brimming with excitement the following morning as we began tackling our day’s projects. Any masotho who heard the news was thrilled. The national papers soon spread [...]
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“Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” Elie Wiesel
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
In the last few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to work on several different projects here in Lesotho.
The Irish ambassador, Paddy Fay, and his wife are an extraordinary support to Irish volunteers working in Lesotho(there are a few). We have all spent time staying in their guest house (getting a break from the culture shock) [...]
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“Ireland looks set to repeat the mistakes of societies like Britain and the US ” - Cardinal Sean Brady
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Several recent news reports here in Ireland have been focusing on Cardinal Sean Brady’s ultimatum to Irish government. The planned Civil Partnership Bill proposes to make changes in order to offer better (mainly financial) protection to same-sex and cohabiting couples.
The Cardinal criticised the Bill, arguing that it undermined Marriage as upheld in the Constitution, by [...]
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A person who, because he has corns himself, always treads on other people’s toes - Oscar Wilde
Monday, November 10th, 2008
I think the level of sensitivity is extremely fragile at the minute. Gestures and comments recently seem to being flagged by the public and the media at large on a huge scale and in some cases have been turned into something bigger then they are.
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Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. - John F Kennedy
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Is it the beginning of a new era or a false dawn? Can one man, as the saying goes, really make a difference?
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