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Warning Dont Read - Absolute No Nos for Mothers Day
May 4th, 2008
- Don’t give Mum a household appliance for Mother’s Day. It insinuates that the kitchen is the only place you value her. If she needs a new appliance, give her flowers on Mother’s Day and send the appliance a week later.
- Don’t insult Mum by giving her money. It makes it look as if you really don’t care what you give her, or didn’t have the time to go shopping for her. Particularly after she has done your shopping for years.
- Don’t make soppy, commercial gestures of love on Mother’s Day if you can’t carry them on for the rest of the year. True thankfulness and love is not a one-day-a- year incident.
- Don’t put your wife and mother into competition with each other. That is the best way to make two enemies at the same time.
- Don’t tell her you forgot it was Mother’s Day, if you haven’t bought her a present. Tell her it ‘s something special and coming later in the week. Then go find that ‘Special Thing and have it delivered.’
- Don’t buy Mum perfume, unless you really know what she likes to wear. It is such a waste of time to give perfume that only gets left in the drawer.
- Don’t buy your Mother clothes either, unless she has expressed a desire for a certain piece of clothing.
- Cheap is not good when it comes to wives or mothers! Go for quality not quantity when you shop for Mum. She gave you the best she had to offer you - her years of devotion.
- Don’t forget your Mother is a woman. Women love to be spoiled. Make an appointment for her to have a massage, or a special hair do. Or take her shopping for a special outfit. That will really blow her away.
- Don ‘t buy her chocolates if she’s spent months watching her diet.
Words from a Mother:
It’s not that we are always good mothers, or wise mothers. We may not always be there when our kids need us, but the awesome task is…
Every day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. ~Charles R. Swindoll, The Strong Family
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Ancient Birthplace of Extreme Sport Spawns Another Tragic First
April 7th, 2008
Wyna reports from Vanuatu: Camera man dies when the Nagol Land Diving platform collapses to the ground. The camera man had climbed the fragile platform to gain spectacular shots for a new documentary. The entire tower collapsed to the ground, minutes after the rope the camera man was holding broke, even before the first performer had psyched himself into position, in preparation for his annual death defying leap.
It is one of the world’s most spectacularly frightening religious ceremonies, on Vanuatu’s Pentecost island, the land dive. The home and ancient birthplace of extreme sport and the pre-runner of all modern bungee jumping.
Legend, from the misty myths of time, has it (secret women’s business) that the first land diver was a woman. In a desperate bid to escape her husband’s abuse she tied a vine to her ankle and dived off the top of a tree. She survived. Her husband, not to be outdone by a woman, dived after her without the aid of a vine. He died.
This turned to an ancient ceremony, celebrating the yam crop showing its first green tips in early April. At least one huge wooden tower is built in each of the southern villages of the island. Towers often reach as high as 23m (75ft).
This year, each Saturday from April to June, is to be a jump day, where the men of all ages will line up to take the plunge. Unfortunately it could be their last act on earth.
The islanders believe the jump is necessary to guarantee the bounty of the yam harvest. The divers’ back or shoulders must brush the tilled earth, in order to make the ground fruitful. Hopefully all rocks have been removed from the area.
It has now also become a ceremony to show the men’s acceptance into manhood. What a potential death jump proves of manhood, however, is beyond our civilized minds’ comprehension. Bearing in mind, the jump is now taboo to women.
Each man psyches himself to dive from the precarious looking platform, held only by two vines his friends have tied to his ankles. If there is too much moisture in the vines, the vines will stretch with fatal results. However, a participant died during a filming, when the Queen of England was present in 1974, because of an extremely dry season. The vines did not have enough elasticity – they tore instead of stretching.
When he is ready to jump the diver raises his hands to the people below to stop their singing, dancing and whistling. Just before he jumps he shouts out his most intimate thoughts, whatever they may be. They may be his last words on earth, so it is time to let it all hang out.
He claps his hands, crosses his arms over his chest and leans forward until he topples over the edge of the platform.
Male relatives rush forward to help him untie his feet and instantly stand him up, in spite of the fact he may not be quite ‘with it’. The crowd roars its approval.
This year the platform collapsed before the first dive took place. Reasons: Maybe the holes for the posts weren’t dug deep enough into the ground to carry the weight. Maybe there weren’t enough supporting vines at the back to keep the tower upright.
“What was the camera man doing climbing the tower, anyway?” the local Ni-Vanuatu people ask.
Tradition has its place, but this is the 21st century. Haven’t they heard of workplace safety? Short answer. NO! It does not exist in places like the outer islands of Vanuatu.
Neither does free education. Many of the students will never have the opportunity to go to high school without outside assistance, though the males of Pentecost will annually make a death defying jump. These children will be left behind in the 21st century, with nothing but their traditional way of life.
Your donation to YouMe Support Foundation, with your chance to win your own private holiday home, plus 6 holiday units, (htt:p//www.seachangelodge.com) will make a difference in these children’s lives and the lives of their village. Ancient traditions will not be challenged, but the children of this Lesser Developed Country, have the right to be given the opportunity to fulfill their own dreams and ambitions, in accordance with the Rights of the Child, as ratified by the General Assembly of the United Nations, 1989.
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$1000 Cash Could Have Been Yours!
April 3rd, 2008
Winner Announced!
He was grinning from ear to ear when He arrived home that night, to Camp Hill, Brisbane.
The day had started out just like any other. The usual demands:
Do this…..
Do that………
Get that done now……….
Stop the PHONE!
“This is YouMe Support Foundation, calling from Vanuatu. You have just won the 1st Supplementary Draw for $US1000, in Winaresort, PLUS you still have the chance to win 6 more times and you are still in the Draw for your own private holiday home, and 6 holiday units. Congratulations. You are a WYNA!”
He was very pleased He was sitting down. He had not won too many things in His life. It was wonderful to be a WYNA for a change.
This could have been YOU!
Your Donation to the high school education of Children from a Cashless Society, enters You into the SIX Supplementary Draws for $US1000, PLUS the chance to win your own private Holiday Home, and 6 Holiday Units for your family and friends.
OR you could put in a manager and have a tax-free income
OR you could retire to an exotic tropical island and run it yourself
OR …… the possibilities are endless
Just imagine relaxing under a coconut palm, listening to the gentle breezes, living by ‘Island Time. ‘ What a way to go!! Seachange Lodge will change hands in spite of what the skeptics think!
AND you give some kids the opportunity to take an active part in the 21st century. Kids who would never have the chance to go to high shool without your assistance.
YOU can make a difference in the lives of these Children and THEY can make a difference in the life of their village. We will ensure they have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams.
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