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It’s Easter again

It’s Easter again. For most of us, it means four days holidays, and if your schedule permits, you can take the three days off next week so that you would have close to a ten-day holiday, which is what I almost did. Around the middle of the week, Rosita decided to visit her father in…

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World’s Greatest Sevens

Experienced Rotarians in Hong Kong used to warn against the District organizing major events such as the District Conference on a weekend in March that would clash with the Sevens. The reasons are obvious. Over the years such advice has generally been well taken. One cannot expect however the practice to be extended beyond the…

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Take the hike

My last letter drew some rather predictable comments, mainly from male readers on the last section, but some unusual ones too. These responses and for that matter any response usually would help last me a little longer, long enough to spark a dormant ambition that I should perhaps write on a more regular basis. I…

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Spring

Spring or Vernal Equinox is the time when the equator is in the direct path of the sun, when day and night are of equal length, and the North and South Poles receiving equal light, hence the name equinox. Technically or scientifically, it is a fraction of a second, but since most of us are…

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My Marathon

Today, Hong Kong hosted the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon and the 8th Asian Marathon Championship; and I was there, filled with awe and anticipation at first, became rather anxious shortly after the start, and overcome with joy, excitement and contentment in the end. It all started some months back when Standard Chartered sent round…

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My new friend Helen

Rosita and I decided to spend the Lunar New Year holidays away in some warmer place; everyone had been expecting a cold spell. We had thought of Bali, but very few travel agents were operating tours at the time and spending a week in one hotel with no programme was not exactly an exciting proposition,…

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New Year Resolutions

First, Christmas, then New Year, and Epiphany yesterday completed the holiday season, or as a former colleague put it, a crazy fortnight during which one could not get anyone to make any decisions of significance and even after decisions were made, they could not be kept for long. At first, I thought my colleague was…