My tinnitus problem, a legacy from the gunnery years whilst with His and Her Majesties Royal Navy;Jan 42 To Jul 66 has been a constant irritant. so it seems and it is never going away.. Yesterday an extension to the problem occurred after a build up of dizziness and a feeling of nausea, this phenomenon was described as Vertigo ( like LSD or - Being on another planet). a feeling of being out of control. Having settled down and being given all the treatment known to allay these symptoms I returned home late last night. I have this medication to prevent the problem but I have yet to take any. However, I do feel much much better than yesterday and shall wait and see how matters progress.The seven hour stay in the Triage Section of the emergency dept was amusing to follow the antics of some of the other arrivals, one drunken unkempt unshaven blood splattered garrulous neanderthal approached the bed where I was laying, mumbling incoherently the said goon was told by my good self in terms unmentionable that my pee bottle was about to be tipped on his head , walked back to where he had been sitting picked up his bag and left the hospital, the matter did not go un noticed, however, nothing was said about the incident.
Feeling OK at this moment,
Back soon ...Vest.
Tuesday, 30 December 2014
Monday, 29 December 2014
Will the A B C Aus get it right?
During the most recent Channel Seven program 'Millionaire' , the presenter asked the contestant to answer all of the five final questions. Unfortunately he failed on one question which was, " In which sea is the Island of Corfu in the Mediterranean" . the contestant replied the 'Adriatic sea,' the Quiz master then stated it was incorrect.
There are times when your past returns to haunt you, Namely while serving on The Royal Navy cruiser HMS Mauritius shortly after the incident 'The mining of the two British destroyers in the Corfu channel 22nd Oct 1946.
What happened was the HMS Mauritius led the flotilla through the channel and the destroyer HMS Saumarez struck a mine followed shortly after the Destroyer HMS Volage also being struck by a mine. In all both ships were write offs also 44 sailors killed another 42 wounded and all of this occurred in the 'IONIAN SEA' not the ADRIATIC our bright boys at AUS ABC are saying, on the newscast where in a similar location a Greek owned Passenger ferry is currently in danger of sinking and is on fire.
" Getting it wrong can be a wealth hazard." Yes , I answered all five Questions correctly (True) godsonner..... Vest.. Back soon..... A Happy New Year, Everyone'....
Check the mining incident on Google. lots of info.
Also The name of the Captain of the HMS Mauritius was Captain 'Lord Ashbourne;'. according to my service records. during the Exodus probs in Palestine.Where the ship left Haifa in a hail of small arms fire on the morning of May 14 1948. another small episode during my Naval career. Fini.
Spell check gone again.
There are times when your past returns to haunt you, Namely while serving on The Royal Navy cruiser HMS Mauritius shortly after the incident 'The mining of the two British destroyers in the Corfu channel 22nd Oct 1946.
What happened was the HMS Mauritius led the flotilla through the channel and the destroyer HMS Saumarez struck a mine followed shortly after the Destroyer HMS Volage also being struck by a mine. In all both ships were write offs also 44 sailors killed another 42 wounded and all of this occurred in the 'IONIAN SEA' not the ADRIATIC our bright boys at AUS ABC are saying, on the newscast where in a similar location a Greek owned Passenger ferry is currently in danger of sinking and is on fire.
" Getting it wrong can be a wealth hazard." Yes , I answered all five Questions correctly (True) godsonner..... Vest.. Back soon..... A Happy New Year, Everyone'....
Check the mining incident on Google. lots of info.
Also The name of the Captain of the HMS Mauritius was Captain 'Lord Ashbourne;'. according to my service records. during the Exodus probs in Palestine.Where the ship left Haifa in a hail of small arms fire on the morning of May 14 1948. another small episode during my Naval career. Fini.
Spell check gone again.
Friday, 26 December 2014
Christmas Constipation.?
Whoever sent this message to my blog 'thank you;' I shall pass it on. However, the Chrissy Pud has worked wonders and there is little need for any drastic measures to be taken by myself to evacuate my internal plumbing.
The following is a message of hope for those who have gorged themselves silly over the festive season. and are suffering from Belly Balloon.
The following is a message of hope for those who have gorged themselves silly over the festive season. and are suffering from Belly Balloon.
Movicol is a brand-name laxative manufactured by Norgine.UK
Each sachet of this medicine contains macrogol (polyethylene glycol) 3350, an iso-osmotic laxative, along with sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride and potassium chloride. Electrolytes are included to help mitigate the possibility of electrolyte imbalance and dehydration. The contents of the sachets are mixed with water to make a drink. The range of Movicol includes Movicol Junior, Movicol-Half, Movicol Chocolate and Movicol Plain. Movicol is currently the largest selling laxative in the world in value terms.
Macrogol is an inert substance that passes through the gut without being absorbed into the body. It relieves constipation because it causes the water it is taken with, to be retained in the bowel instead of being absorbed into the body. This increases the water content and volume of the stools in the bowel, making them softer and easier to pass. According to new guidelines previewed in a story at the University of Maryland, isosmotic macrogol can be used to treat constipation in Parkinson's Disease patients (it is an often-overlooked non-motor symptom).
Each sachet of this medicine contains macrogol (polyethylene glycol) 3350, an iso-osmotic laxative, along with sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride and potassium chloride. Electrolytes are included to help mitigate the possibility of electrolyte imbalance and dehydration. The contents of the sachets are mixed with water to make a drink. The range of Movicol includes Movicol Junior, Movicol-Half, Movicol Chocolate and Movicol Plain. Movicol is currently the largest selling laxative in the world in value terms.
Macrogol is an inert substance that passes through the gut without being absorbed into the body. It relieves constipation because it causes the water it is taken with, to be retained in the bowel instead of being absorbed into the body. This increases the water content and volume of the stools in the bowel, making them softer and easier to pass. According to new guidelines previewed in a story at the University of Maryland, isosmotic macrogol can be used to treat constipation in Parkinson's Disease patients (it is an often-overlooked non-motor symptom).
See alsoEdit
External linksEdit
Sunday, 14 December 2014
It is catching up time.
More things get done and sorted at this time of the year, mostly over a short period coming up to Christmas. whether you are a believer or not it is hard not to get caught up in the spirit of Christmas. it's temporary goodwill rarely lasting beyond the Christmas season, sadly like the temporary truce at Christmas during the 14 -18 war when Fritz and Tommy played a friendly football game followed by killing each other on Boxing day.
Although we are already geared up for any onslaught of visiting friends and relatives; however, it seems unlikely to happen being our progeny all have their own small tribes and followers to make merry with and the distance between us can be a trial if one travels at this point in time.
I hear that in many places something has happened to Christmas;that it is changing from a time of merriment and carefree gaiety to a holiday filled with tedium; that many people dread the day and the obligation to give Christmas gifts is a nightmare to weary bored souls; that the children of enlightened parents no longer believe in Santa Claus; And that all in all, the effort to be happy and have pleasure makes many honest hearts grow dark with despair instead of beaming with goodwill and cheerfulness
.Fortunately We/I have fulfilled our moral obligations. to our loved ones and friends and are now ready for the outcome of Christmas whatever it may be.
Wishing you all a Merry and Peaceful Christmas.
Vest .... Daily Gaggle.... back soon.
Although we are already geared up for any onslaught of visiting friends and relatives; however, it seems unlikely to happen being our progeny all have their own small tribes and followers to make merry with and the distance between us can be a trial if one travels at this point in time.
I hear that in many places something has happened to Christmas;that it is changing from a time of merriment and carefree gaiety to a holiday filled with tedium; that many people dread the day and the obligation to give Christmas gifts is a nightmare to weary bored souls; that the children of enlightened parents no longer believe in Santa Claus; And that all in all, the effort to be happy and have pleasure makes many honest hearts grow dark with despair instead of beaming with goodwill and cheerfulness
.Fortunately We/I have fulfilled our moral obligations. to our loved ones and friends and are now ready for the outcome of Christmas whatever it may be.
Wishing you all a Merry and Peaceful Christmas.
Vest .... Daily Gaggle.... back soon.
Thursday, 4 December 2014
New Domain Names.
New Domain Names
Just to let you know, we now offer the following additional domain names:
.club
.company
.email
.expert
.guru
.kiwi
.melbourne
.nz
.photography
.property
.rentals
.solutions
.technology
.tips
For further information, please visit out website - http://www.portaldomains.com.au
You are receiving this email because you have an account with us. If you don't wish to receive email unrelated to domain names in your account. Simply unsubscribe below.
Our mailing address is:
Portal Domains
PO Box 250
Budgewoi, NSW2262
Australia
Add us to your address book
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Monday, 1 December 2014
Busy Busy Busy .
What with more medical problems taking away time allotted to blogging and visiting, I have accumulated domestic chores piling up with little respite at hand; plus there is the December seasonal activities to take care of. So if I am still moving and breathing after this has been sorted I'll get back to blogging. Bye for now Vest.
Saturday, 22 November 2014
The Unhappy People.
They're not happy in Gaza .
They're not happy in Egypt ....
They're not happy in Libya ...
They're not happy in Morocco ....
They're not happy in Iran .
They're not happy in Iraq ..
They're not happy in Yemen ....
They're not happy in Afghanistan .....
They're not happy in Pakistan ...
They're not happy in Syria ....
They're not happy in Lebanon ...
SO, WHERE ARE THEY HAPPY?
They're happy in Australia ....
They're happy in Canada ..
They're happy in England ..
They're happy in France ...
They're happy in Italy ...
They're happy in Germany ...
They're happy in Sweden ...
They're happy in the USA ..
They're happy in Norway ...
They're happy in Holland ...
They're happy in Denmark ...
Basically, they're happy in every country that is not Muslim
and unhappy in every country that is!
AND WHO DO THEY BLAME?
Not Islam.
Not their leadership.
Not themselves.
THEY BLAME THE COUNTRIES THEY ARE HAPPY IN!
AND THEN- They want to change those countries to be like,
THE COUNTRY THEY CAME FROM WHERE THEY WERE UNHAPPY!
Excuse me, but I can't help wondering...
How damn dumb can you get?
Everyone seems to be wondering why Muslim
Terrorists are so quick to commit suicide.
Lets have a look at the evidence:
- No Christmas
- No television
- No nude women
- No football
- No pork chops
- No hot dogs
- No burgers
- No beer
- No bacon
- Rags for clothes
- Towels for hats
- Constant wailing from some idiot in a tower
- More than one wife
- More than one mother-in-law
- You can't shave
- Your wife can't shave
- You can't wash off the smell of donkeys
- You cook over burning camel shit
- Your wife is picked by someone else for you
- and your wife smells worse than your donkey
- Then they tell them that "when they die, it all gets better"???
Well No Shit Sherlock!....
It's not like it could get much worse!
Friday, 21 November 2014
Passwords
WINDOWS:
Please enter your new password.
USER: cabbage
WINDOWS:
Sorry, the password must be more than 8 characters
USER: boiled cabbage
WINDOWS:
Sorry, the password must contain 1 numerical character.
USER: 1 boiled cabbage
WINDOWS:
Sorry, the password cannot have blank spaces.
USER: 50bloodyboiledcabbages
WINDOWS:
Sorry, the password must contain at least one upper case character.
USER: 50BLOODYboiledcabbages
WINDOWS:
Sorry, the password cannot use more than one upper case character consecutively.
USER: 50BloodyBoiledCabbagesShovedUpYourAssIfYouDon'tGiveMeAccessNow!
WINDOWS:
Sorry, the password cannot contain punctuation.
USER: ReallyPissedOff50BloodyBoiledCabbagesShovedUpYourAssIfYouDontGiveMeAccessNow
WINDOWS:
Sorry, that password is already in use.
Thursday, 13 November 2014
Appendage Health Problems.
Last Thursday AM I fronted up to one of our Local GP's, I am not sure of his name, However his appearance suggested he would have Knowledge of the 'Golden Temple of Amritsar.He listened attentively, weighed me and took my Blood pressure reading, I was then given a prescription of Meds to cover one week and was told to return in one week with a sample of urine.
I had arrived that morning with a sample of urine taken on rising from bed at 7am, and informed said doctor of my predicament, Meaning My appendage was sore and had been peeing blood and other odd bits and pieces overnight, despite the sample showing otherwise. I asked the said GP to arrange a referral for the Specialist who has the history of my past problems concerning this matter.as this info
was given to me by the specialist's Secretary whom I had phoned earlier that morning, to pass on to my GP.
Over the past week signs of blood and other tiddly bits were frequently seen in my wee wee although the past two days seemed normal despite the continued soreness.
This morning I again phoned the Specialist's Secretary who listened attentively and told me to get that elusive 'Referral Also she told me I had an appointment to see the specialist Dec 1.
This morning I phoned the local Doctors office his secretary has arranged an appointment in four days time. My doctors office/ surg, is three mins walk away or 35 seconds by car,
Shortly a note and sample will be delivered by hand to said place of healing.
The only humour to creep out in this lot of twaddle was the remark by said doc last Thursday being, "Have you been seeing any women lately" Only my dear lady of 80 years and my self being 88 so it is HARDLY likely.
'The best is yet to be'...Vest Aus 2nd class, No G C, back soon.
Spell check out again.
Monday, 10 November 2014
Will English go to the Dargs?.
Watching Modern American Movies( Films)Can become frustrating to say the least when the dialogue becomes undecipherable.
It seems most of these overpaid American clowns need what is called tuition in Proper English which is what other countries other than Americans use in order to get it right first time. It seems an American movie (film) relies on the draw card of disorientated but well known actors who usually part company with life with the assistance of booze and drugs,the need for them to be understood is minimal by the retarded people who watch some of this crap which is overwhelmed by 'Bang Clang' so called music or sound renditions, Which on even half volume is calculated to turn people permanently deaf.
I Read a post recently where the person was saying his friend bob had got a new job as a cop dog handler in the local fort Translated verbally into American reads... Barb had gotten a new jarb as a carp darg handler at the Fart.
American English is just so past tense. I would like to point to the creeping Americanisation of our English Language.
The past tense of 'dive' is not 'dove' Dove Is a noun, it is also a Bird,or a brand name for a soap product. Among the worst 'in print' sentences I have read for many years, 'He dove, and panicked and freaked out, and came and gotten the wave.
Come on, wake up and ensure that our language remains English, Or even an Australian Type of English.
And before I get pilloried for my own bad English sort your own out if you wish to reply to this post, few of us are perfect.
May you all have the strength and courage to change the things you can; and know the difference..
Vest.... back soon.
Friday, 7 November 2014
Sunday, 2 November 2014
A glimmer of hope.....Post 1258.
The
Iranian Ambassador to the UN had just finished giving a speech and
walked out into the lobby of the convention center where he was introduced to a U.S. Marine General. As they talked, the Iranian said, "I have just one question about whatI have seen in America."The General said, "Well, anything I can do to help?" The Iranian whispered, "My son watches this show called Star Trek and in it there is ... Kirk who is Canadian, Chekhov who is Russian, Scotty who is Scottish, Uhura who is black, and Sulu who is Japanese, but there are NO Muslims. My son is very upset and doesn't understand why there aren't any Iranians, Iraqis, Afghans, Egyptians, Palestinians, Saudis, Syrians, or Pakistanis Or any From Bangladesh, Malaysia, Or the seven other Stans or Indonesia on Star Trek." The General leaned toward the Iranian Ambassador, and whispered in his ear, "That's because it takes place in the future..." |
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
England expects, And More.History on this day, October 21. And More Telegrah Cock ups..
The following snippets cover events on this glorious or inglorious day as it turns out to be.
Today is Trafalgar Day which commemorates the English fleet defeating the combined French and Spanish fleets on Monday October 21 1805. Admiral Lord Nelsons ship 'Victory' is still on show to tourists in No 1 dock in Portsmouth England, In all of my 24.5 years in the Royal Navy I failed to visit this great ship.. However, this was rectified during my visit to England from Australia back in 1993
The sadness is next, when in 1966 The tiny Welsh mining village of Aberfan in the UK was totally engulfed together with its population of aged and. worst of all, all of its schoolchildren and teachers, when during torrential rain a huge slag heap or heaps collapsed. ( Google Aberfan.).
The next segment is the short caption of a picture of HMAS Australia burning after being hit by a Kamikaze ( Japanese suicide plane) on Oct 21 1944. This could be another concocted picture by the Sydney Daily Telegraph (Among other mistakes I read from this paper delivered daily to my door) My suspicions are raised by the fact that if the CO was killed with others as it states in the Telegraph story- the forward part of the ship would have been more than slightly bent as the saying goes and another thing looking dodgy in the picture are the Naval ratings in uniform supposedly gazing at the HMAS Australia in their No 1 uniforms. Although 99% of wartime films portraying the Royal navies of the British Commonwealth , show sailors in full dress uniform firing guns and waving flags on the upper or exposed decks of warships, it should be remembered that despite film directors being given advice most choose the fantasy rather than the reality to please the ignorant ogling public who most wouldn't know a gun from a sausage. To put the record straight; I recall that all officers and ratings in the ship I served on, on closing up at 'Action Stations' Wore clean underwear shoes & socks and blue overalls and in my case as well with 'Anti Flash hood and gloves and a steel helmet ( and a handy life jacket)
Oh and by the way Telegraph readers, The Heavy Cruiser HMAS Australia when I gazed at it last When I was in Sydney With the B P Fleet during WW2 certainly didn't have all of its funnells still standing as in the picture on page 24. ..
BTW. Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't - you are right.
Vest .....Back soon.
Labels.... Bullshite baffles brains By Syd D Telegraph.
Today is Trafalgar Day which commemorates the English fleet defeating the combined French and Spanish fleets on Monday October 21 1805. Admiral Lord Nelsons ship 'Victory' is still on show to tourists in No 1 dock in Portsmouth England, In all of my 24.5 years in the Royal Navy I failed to visit this great ship.. However, this was rectified during my visit to England from Australia back in 1993
The sadness is next, when in 1966 The tiny Welsh mining village of Aberfan in the UK was totally engulfed together with its population of aged and. worst of all, all of its schoolchildren and teachers, when during torrential rain a huge slag heap or heaps collapsed. ( Google Aberfan.).
The next segment is the short caption of a picture of HMAS Australia burning after being hit by a Kamikaze ( Japanese suicide plane) on Oct 21 1944. This could be another concocted picture by the Sydney Daily Telegraph (Among other mistakes I read from this paper delivered daily to my door) My suspicions are raised by the fact that if the CO was killed with others as it states in the Telegraph story- the forward part of the ship would have been more than slightly bent as the saying goes and another thing looking dodgy in the picture are the Naval ratings in uniform supposedly gazing at the HMAS Australia in their No 1 uniforms. Although 99% of wartime films portraying the Royal navies of the British Commonwealth , show sailors in full dress uniform firing guns and waving flags on the upper or exposed decks of warships, it should be remembered that despite film directors being given advice most choose the fantasy rather than the reality to please the ignorant ogling public who most wouldn't know a gun from a sausage. To put the record straight; I recall that all officers and ratings in the ship I served on, on closing up at 'Action Stations' Wore clean underwear shoes & socks and blue overalls and in my case as well with 'Anti Flash hood and gloves and a steel helmet ( and a handy life jacket)
Oh and by the way Telegraph readers, The Heavy Cruiser HMAS Australia when I gazed at it last When I was in Sydney With the B P Fleet during WW2 certainly didn't have all of its funnells still standing as in the picture on page 24. ..
BTW. Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't - you are right.
Vest .....Back soon.
Labels.... Bullshite baffles brains By Syd D Telegraph.
Friday, 17 October 2014
Saint David the Pompous Yankee.
Saint David the cranky yankee, has no particular religious calling which is hardly surprising or he would be doing penance most of his waking hours. The quaint derby hat perched on his noddle has little ecclesiastical significance apart from protecting the egotistical bump it covers.
When thwarted in argument his wringing hands drop the tear stained tissues in the can -the noise from which helps drown his quarking east river tenement utterances. His improper English sprinkled with ers and even errors in his sentences as liberally he gives out his twisted-mouth smiles; his lips pulled not down,but to the side, and his head lies on one side or the other , but never straight on the end of . his neck, he has the air of a man full with disbelief of others and one who occasionally could not believe what he had heard or what he himself was saying.
The art of accommodating himself to different sorts of people..was lackadaisical..his pliability of address I perceive to be his inconsistent self induced majestic mind which could squeeze less thought into more words than anyone else I know.
In facetious homage to the smallness of his talk and the jerky nature of his manners, his familiars and myself have hereby bestowed upon him the dubious title Sir Nonsuch 'The Headless'.
Remember; No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Vest..... Back soon.
Sat Oct 18. Further info filtering in from the States indicate the above mentioned bloke ? - a diminutive dwarf was micro chipped on his shoulder at birth and being demonised by all he took to the pen instead of the sword, his/her embittered epistles and hateful scribblings became known as the pennilies of davinia(His/ her gay monica)the morbid .
Twoud seemeth that Davinia lived in a house on a one way street where righteous persons walked or drove in their tumbrels on the right side of the said street. Davina was firmly secured to the steel stanchion in her room for fear of her-his ? escape being his/her dodgy parentage was some suggested to be that of a drunken republican senator and a uncaring mater who upon seeing what she had disgorged from her body gave him-her into the care of drunken dyslectic morlock dwarves.
The crowds in the one way street mocked Davinia as he-she screamed grotesquely from the closed window of her prison where he-she was doomed to spend the rest of his - her meaningless and selfish life focussed in one direction within a third world environment. Fini.
Lies are essential to humanity.They play perhaps as greater role as the pursuit of pleasure, and are indeed controlled by this pursuit,and after all what is a lie but the truth in masquerade..
Finally, David of T W C is simply likened to an angry old selfish Bigot frustrated by the fact his only possession is a Fork, while living in a land of Soup..
Vest...
When thwarted in argument his wringing hands drop the tear stained tissues in the can -the noise from which helps drown his quarking east river tenement utterances. His improper English sprinkled with ers and even errors in his sentences as liberally he gives out his twisted-mouth smiles; his lips pulled not down,but to the side, and his head lies on one side or the other , but never straight on the end of . his neck, he has the air of a man full with disbelief of others and one who occasionally could not believe what he had heard or what he himself was saying.
The art of accommodating himself to different sorts of people..was lackadaisical..his pliability of address I perceive to be his inconsistent self induced majestic mind which could squeeze less thought into more words than anyone else I know.
In facetious homage to the smallness of his talk and the jerky nature of his manners, his familiars and myself have hereby bestowed upon him the dubious title Sir Nonsuch 'The Headless'.
Remember; No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Vest..... Back soon.
Sat Oct 18. Further info filtering in from the States indicate the above mentioned bloke ? - a diminutive dwarf was micro chipped on his shoulder at birth and being demonised by all he took to the pen instead of the sword, his/her embittered epistles and hateful scribblings became known as the pennilies of davinia(His/ her gay monica)the morbid .
Twoud seemeth that Davinia lived in a house on a one way street where righteous persons walked or drove in their tumbrels on the right side of the said street. Davina was firmly secured to the steel stanchion in her room for fear of her-his ? escape being his/her dodgy parentage was some suggested to be that of a drunken republican senator and a uncaring mater who upon seeing what she had disgorged from her body gave him-her into the care of drunken dyslectic morlock dwarves.
The crowds in the one way street mocked Davinia as he-she screamed grotesquely from the closed window of her prison where he-she was doomed to spend the rest of his - her meaningless and selfish life focussed in one direction within a third world environment. Fini.
Lies are essential to humanity.They play perhaps as greater role as the pursuit of pleasure, and are indeed controlled by this pursuit,and after all what is a lie but the truth in masquerade..
Finally, David of T W C is simply likened to an angry old selfish Bigot frustrated by the fact his only possession is a Fork, while living in a land of Soup..
Vest...
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
RE Bob on third world county
Bob, note, you cannot win an argument on the blog third world county, people try but leave in distress.
Prior to yesterday only four people dared go on dave's blog over his past seven posts. which is a fair indication.
Bob: poor david is having his usual rant, david always has the last word and uses abuse to get his point over, you should remember that in future, also david is really a nice person but has yet to find that unknown factor which sets him off.
However, no one can be as calculatedly rude as the British, which amazes Americans like dear old dave bless his cotton socks - they do not understand studied insult and can only offer abuse as a substitute
Have a lovely day my dear friend David , don't eat too many bananas. Vest.
Prior to yesterday only four people dared go on dave's blog over his past seven posts. which is a fair indication.
Bob: poor david is having his usual rant, david always has the last word and uses abuse to get his point over, you should remember that in future, also david is really a nice person but has yet to find that unknown factor which sets him off.
However, no one can be as calculatedly rude as the British, which amazes Americans like dear old dave bless his cotton socks - they do not understand studied insult and can only offer abuse as a substitute
Have a lovely day my dear friend David , don't eat too many bananas. Vest.
Saturday, 11 October 2014
How things have changed over the years,. A re-run.
The final comments were the most surprising.
These people I had not seen for 60 years or so.
My friend Abdul Karim despite his religion liked a beer and a smoke.
|
Monday, 11 January 2010
Archaic Muslim Extremists Firebomb Christian Churches
Two more churches in Malaysia were firebombed Sunday, bringing the total to six since a court ruled that non-Muslims can use the word "Allah" as a term for God.
No one has been hurt in the attacks, which began Friday. They follow a high court's ruling that Christians can use the word "Allah" in literature printed in the country's official language, Malay.
In Malay, the word for God is "Allah," as it is in Arabic.
But many in the predominantly Muslim country, including the government, believe the word should be exclusive to Islam.
The government has banned the use of the word in Christian literature, saying it is likely to confuse Muslims and draw them to Christianity.
The bombings may be an attempt to intimidate judges to overturn the decision.
Political leaders from a range of parties deplored the attacks on the churches.
Prime Minister Najib Razak visited one of the targeted churches on Saturday and called for calm.
Emphasizing his resolve to maintain ethnic and racial harmony in society, Najib also said the Muslim faith prohibits insulting other religions or destroying their sanctuaries.
In recent months, authorities in Malaysia have seized more than 20,000 Bibles because they refer to God as Allah.
The seizures have fed fears among minority groups, which see signs of encroaching Islamic fundamentalism in the predominantly Muslim but multiracial country.
A Roman Catholic weekly newspaper, The Herald, challenged the ban in court after the government threatened to revoke the newspaper's license for using the word in its Malay edition.
Hearings on the case went on for two years before the high court's ruling last week.
Malaysia has some of the tightest government restrictions on religion in the world, according to a study published last month by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The country was among the 10 most restrictive countries out of 175 in the survey.
But it had relatively low levels of social tension between religious groups, the report found. The Pew study covered events from mid-2006 to mid-2008. However, my studies going back 56 years to the time of the British Raj can relate to the ongoing tolerance and low level tension between religious groups.
Getting down to the nitty gritty, My wife and I lived in Johore Bahru 53-54 for 20 months,we lived next to Malays at 1B Jalan Storey. Their daughters would stay and sleep in our house when I was on night duty. We attended the social functions - weddings of other races and religions, combo's of R/Cs, Muslims, c/of/E, Chinese and Sikhs were quite common, We had Muslim friends a-plenty, Catholic Malays too. Our great friend Abdul Karim Bin Anang,from the Survey dept in JB wrote to us in his own style of copperplate writing for thirty years until his passing. I met up with him again in 1960 and finally when he was dying aged 72, this was in Aug 1986, when Rosemary and I with Tim our son called into Singapore en route from U/K.
Sadly, we do not communicate with his family since the letter from a Indian person an associate member of the Johore Cricket council confirmed his passing and journey to the great Mosque in the sky Sept 1986.
Pic (1) Rosemary with baby Chris and myself. 1954.
(2) Abdul Karim and I, Bukit Tima road S-pore. 1960.
(3) Rosemary 20 with *Anging,(*anging Malay for dog).1953.
(4) Rosemary, Abdul Karim, baby Chris. 1954.
(5) Me at Abdul Karim's Daughter's wedding. 1960.
(6) Abdul Karim at the Sultans Palace, The guy in front in the civvies and sunnies. 1960.






No one has been hurt in the attacks, which began Friday. They follow a high court's ruling that Christians can use the word "Allah" in literature printed in the country's official language, Malay.
In Malay, the word for God is "Allah," as it is in Arabic.
But many in the predominantly Muslim country, including the government, believe the word should be exclusive to Islam.
The government has banned the use of the word in Christian literature, saying it is likely to confuse Muslims and draw them to Christianity.
The bombings may be an attempt to intimidate judges to overturn the decision.
Political leaders from a range of parties deplored the attacks on the churches.
Prime Minister Najib Razak visited one of the targeted churches on Saturday and called for calm.
Emphasizing his resolve to maintain ethnic and racial harmony in society, Najib also said the Muslim faith prohibits insulting other religions or destroying their sanctuaries.
In recent months, authorities in Malaysia have seized more than 20,000 Bibles because they refer to God as Allah.
The seizures have fed fears among minority groups, which see signs of encroaching Islamic fundamentalism in the predominantly Muslim but multiracial country.
A Roman Catholic weekly newspaper, The Herald, challenged the ban in court after the government threatened to revoke the newspaper's license for using the word in its Malay edition.
Hearings on the case went on for two years before the high court's ruling last week.
Malaysia has some of the tightest government restrictions on religion in the world, according to a study published last month by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The country was among the 10 most restrictive countries out of 175 in the survey.
But it had relatively low levels of social tension between religious groups, the report found. The Pew study covered events from mid-2006 to mid-2008. However, my studies going back 56 years to the time of the British Raj can relate to the ongoing tolerance and low level tension between religious groups.
Getting down to the nitty gritty, My wife and I lived in Johore Bahru 53-54 for 20 months,we lived next to Malays at 1B Jalan Storey. Their daughters would stay and sleep in our house when I was on night duty. We attended the social functions - weddings of other races and religions, combo's of R/Cs, Muslims, c/of/E, Chinese and Sikhs were quite common, We had Muslim friends a-plenty, Catholic Malays too. Our great friend Abdul Karim Bin Anang,from the Survey dept in JB wrote to us in his own style of copperplate writing for thirty years until his passing. I met up with him again in 1960 and finally when he was dying aged 72, this was in Aug 1986, when Rosemary and I with Tim our son called into Singapore en route from U/K.
Sadly, we do not communicate with his family since the letter from a Indian person an associate member of the Johore Cricket council confirmed his passing and journey to the great Mosque in the sky Sept 1986.
Pic (1) Rosemary with baby Chris and myself. 1954.
(2) Abdul Karim and I, Bukit Tima road S-pore. 1960.
(3) Rosemary 20 with *Anging,(*anging Malay for dog).1953.
(4) Rosemary, Abdul Karim, baby Chris. 1954.
(5) Me at Abdul Karim's Daughter's wedding. 1960.
(6) Abdul Karim at the Sultans Palace, The guy in front in the civvies and sunnies. 1960.






Subscribe to:Post Comments (Atom)
O
ur g
reat f
riend A
bdul K
arim B
in A
nang,from t
he S
urvey d
ept i
n J
B w
rote t
o u
s i
n h
is o
wn s
tyle o
f c
opperplate w
riting f
or t
hirty y
ears u
ntil h
is... J
ump t
o t
ext »
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Visited my wife Rose with my son Chris and fresh roses yesterday. I haven't visited for many months because I couldn't walk the dist...

-
In future ALL posts on this Site will have a section to be known as 'OPEN FORUM. this is to be introduced as from now and a reminder of ...
-
How many people out there will remember my first post, coming up now. Introduction to Daily Gaggle March 23 2005. Good morning to you al...
-
WE first met aboard ship where I had a brief Acquaintance with him, while being his instructor. David was a clever dick; knew every thing - ...

36 comments:
Only God can shut me down, he has my permission to do so should you find him.
Have a rational day.
Be kind to those who bring you help and succour.
BTW, I will have to delete your above comments due to their derogatory content, try again.
way to go
Rose dont have the no how
Pics in your blog are mostly for the people who cannot read or write.
Rosemary smoking pic 4, naughty Rosemary, xoxox, nice chick.
Rosemary was holding my ciggy while I held camera.
A K smoked and loved a beer too, hardly a Muslim fundamentalist.
> Policeman says "Do you know the limit is 70?"
> The driver leans into the back and says "hear that 3 of you have got
> to get
> out".
jimmy my mum says your depraved old git and a wanton wanker.
I'm looking for a rich india woman to marry forever I'm 24 and half australian aboriginal.
WALLYYYYYYYY
u sonovabytch
Hahahahahahaha
in INDIA
???
I love your mom too
tell her
sorry Wally
sorry Vest
received your emails
I dont have the address
Your comment above will be edited then copied, re posted and the original deleted.
copy the address fast and delete it before ROSE gets here
Friday, 15 January 2010 8:36:00 PM AEDT
Jimmy said...
Jimmy said...
It always good to listen to the little voice within us and if we do, we sleep better at night knowing that we are following God's teachings...
Kathy
conscience is a result of brain washing
the conscience of a Christian is far diff from the conscience of a Muslim and that of a Hindu and that of VEST www.dailygaggle.com
I refuse to believe that VEST will go to hell
he is a good bloke faithful to Rose his wife for more than 50 years
He gives lott too charity
He is a better Christian than u or me
I divorced my wife
Jimmy said...
heyyyyyyy
I didnt mean u Mel
EDITED By Rosemary and reposted.
how I hate censors
sensers is not the right word
this is not done by sensible folks
wars are being fought on the Christ - ian banner
Jesus said turn the other cheek
MK Gandhi said 'An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind'
The Church has corrupted the teachings of Christ
Read THE THIRD CHRIST by Deepak Chopra
Just at random typed my late father's name while sufing the internet and what an honour.....an article about my father and photos !!
Let me introduce myself. My name is Sharina Abdul Karim, 60 years old,widow (married to a Dutchman) living in The Netherlands since 1991.I left Malaysia in 1979 to work for Malaysia tourist promotion board in Paris and was not home when my father past.I am one of his 18 children in which 3 has sadly passed.Two of the 3 children who used to stay with you are still in JB. The oldest is Sarah, the second Fatimah or Baby has passed and Zahorah is the one in the wedding picture.
Please keep in contact with me for my father's memory.
I thank you, your article do justice!!
Love,Sharina.
Sharina. You should be very proud of your dear father, we loved him as a good friend and he has always been revered by us for all time. I still have some of his letters, such beatiful handwriting, and this morning early my wife showed me the broach your father gave her in 1954, her initials RJB in gold letters..
Today we have been busy, Rosemary had day surgery in the local hospital, and all is well.
For the past hour or so my server has been down, so I shall copy and return soon.
Facebook:hansrina@live.com Thanks, hope to hear from you soon!
So if you are out there Sharina or the youngest daughter of Abdul Karim please get back to me and with your correct contact details. thanks.
Here is Sharina the first AK's daughter that contacted you. I have recieved your personal email to me and will write to you soon. My youngest sister Rina is living in S'pore and would love to contact you through FB so that she can tell her children and grandchildren about our father. Since you don't have an account in FB, I will send you her personal email to you. We would like to have a contact with you and Rosemary through emails from now on. Our family are large and some are also in the US and we will be meeting soon for a family reunion in July. Love you and Rosemary in memory of my father.
Links to this post