Traditional Medicine and Herbs

Last night, I was inducted as a Member of Sarawak Traditional Medicine and Herbal Association as the President, Professor C.C. Wong, educated in China since they wanted to start the Association in 2008. However I declined at that moment because my busy schedule to do documentation works on the Bidayuh Traditional knowledge and Traditional Healing Practices was ongoing as it is now besides making sure that the DANIDA project on Community Based Natural Resources Management is going on smoothly. Now the Project officially ended on 31st January leaving on for final settlements of bills and auditing of the Accounts, I can take on another venture with other Association members in the herbal industry as well as in Traditional Healing practices.

Human being becomes dysfunctional or not acting normally for at least three reasons or causes as far as I have observed this far. These are;

(1) Causes which can be scientifically explained and where modern medicine can help to heal well;

(2) Dubious causes where scientifically not fully understood and modern medicine is only as palliative to reduce the effects so that the patients do not harm themselves or others around such as schizophrenia, PTS (post truamatic Syndrome amongst war veterans), etc and most of them end up in Mental Hospitals; and thirdly

(3) Causes where physically the patient physical vital signs are normal but dysfunctional.

While modern medicine works well in the first category, it has failed miserably in the last two. Vaccination alone has saved millions of life. Modern medicine has almost wiped out Infectious diseases. Yet the West has not done as well as China where even in the sixties they were doing better with their barefoot doctors in bringing better health to the rural areas. Historically the West discovered America because Columbus managed to convince the King and Queen of Spain that “GOING WEST was the fastest and shortest route to China to their spices and Herbs”, not knowing that the Continents of America was blocking the “direct and shortest” sailing route to China in 1500s just they finished driving the “MOORS” out of Spain.

China till to-day is counting heavy on their knowledge of Herbs and foods as their way to a better Health. Only now modern ailments, like Diabetes and Hypertension, baffle them. Chinese original cooking was healthy but it is not as healthy now as they start to add sodium glutamate as the enhancer. Sodium in whatever form is still sodium. Too much sodium in the blood is responsible for Hypertension! Further sodium glutamate is implicated in the so-called “HONG KONG SYNDROME” where one gets diarrhea after eating the Chinese Restaurants in Hong Kong.

Traditional Chinese Medicine depends heavily on known herbs to restore the yin and yang of the body to stay healthy besides unblocking body flows of fluids along the meridians through the use of acupuncture to restore the balance and thus the health. Now you also have foot reflexology which is claimed to be useful. In fact, during the dinner, Mr Ling and his wife also introduced their 1838 Herbal concoction which helps to heal “cancer” in his wife and other patients who sought his help. He claimed that it is good for a variety of  cancer. His concoction comes from 38 herbs which are boiled for 18 hours.

Hundreds of known Herbs are being used as in the book entitled “Introduction to Malaysian Herbs” by Prof. Dr. C.C. Wong, 132 herbs are shown in pictures. Yet there are thousands more yet to be known.  Four of the herbs used in TEH C’ZNAK is not featured nor is our UNIVERSAL ANTIDOTE which is an effective antidote to all poisons, tried on so far.

I was given a chance to say a few words on my experience with Herbs. That I did and I focused only the Tea we are producing now at a cottage Industry level for use and benefit of our friends and contacts to relieve them of the effects of Hypertension, Diabetes and old age. (see my earlier blog on ? Need amputation – diabetic scourge.) We have saved a few legs already and healed a number with diabetic ulcers.

As for the Antidote, I have also mentioned it in the earlier blogs. To-day the life of a 28 year old man is hanging in the balance. The mother and auntie tried to contact me last night but only got to me this morning. Last I am told the patient has been moved to ICU. Unless they can get the antidote into his stomach, his chances of survival is slim. Modern medicine has no antidote to the INSECTICIDE he had drunk on Saturday the 6th. If only before the admission to SGH, they been able to contact me, he will be well to-day as the antidote is very fasting acting even though taken orally.

?Need for amputation – Diabetes scourge

This morning I was very sad.

Sad because a client who came to buy from me the Traditional Tea, the Bidayuh Traditional Tea called TEH C’NZAK, told me of a family friend who had his leg amputated because of diabetes. It reminded me of the late Mr Bong who lost both his legs to Diabetes. Then we were just starting to produce the tea. Next one of my hard core supporter,Mr. J, who had lost one of his legs to same. Then another supporter, Mr M, who died because of severe diabetes just because he trusted that what we, doctors, know to-day can help them to recover.

Yet there is HOPE as well as joy that we may be able to help to save those legs. Mr J now is happy because now he is taking our Tea and his remaining leg is also happy. He is well and happy now. And his brother too who was on the way of losing his legs, his eyesight, etc but luckily I went to see him on a Chinese New Year visit. He has been taking our tea since. He is also happy doing full time work at his Hardware Shop. They and many others who have recovered from the scourge of Diabetes since taking TEH CZNAK make me happy.

The dramatic effect of the Tea was observed, when Mr. M took the Tea I brought for him to take while he was at Bau Hospital. Prior to taking the Tea his blood Sugar was above 10 to 11 on his Hospital Chart. He took the Tea in the evening and when I saw him about 2 hours later he was sweating profusely. Next morning, on his Chart his blood sugar dipped to below 5…. But unluckily, he did not continue taking the Tea although a 100 mgm bag free of charge as I just want to save his legs as some of the toes were getting black, bad signs for diabetics as it means that he will be losing the toes unless blood can flow in again. Unluckily he was later transferred to SGH and I was told he died soon after.

Sad is it not for people to die young from severe Diabetes because modern medicine has not been able to come up with an effective medication. And before their deaths, some lose their legs or eyesight.  Sad, sad, sad because they are not aware of what our tea can do for them. Those, who believe and are taking the Tea, are enjoying a better life.

Yes there is HOPE. The tea produced by a Bidayuh Traditional Healer has helped many. One diabetic Malay family up to Limbang is taking the Tea because they believe. Now all of them are enjoying life better without taking any modern medication because their blood sugar is within normal range. The first member who tried it were having diabetes Ulcers and I was told that his legs were full of weeping lesions when he first saw the Traditional Healer. A week later when he came back to buy more Tea for his family, the ulcers and weeping lesions were gone and was replaced by healthy skin.

Give diabetics a chance for a new life if you know of anyone close to you suffering. We cannot advertise it now because of limited production and secondly I have yet to have proper clinical follow-up on enough patients to be able to answer, “How much and how often to take the Tea”. Luckily there appears to be no harmful effects, only the inconvenience of frequent passing of urine. The Traditional Healer who only drinks his own Tea, at 70+, most people mistaken him for 40+ year old. Myself at 66 is still going strong.

A better health at the cost of less than 10 ringgit a month for now if it is bought direct from him or me.

Diabetics, give yourself a chance. Do not make me sad again as we may have the right answer to your problem.

Community Based Natural Resources Management

I just came back from Kota Kinabalu after attending a common sharing seminar of the lessons the various NGOS learned during the period each of us implement the projects sponsored by the Danish Government through MENGO under their DANIDA. I was luckily picked as one of the five participants sent by our JKKK PUSAT KROKONG to attend the seminar from 27th to 29th January 2010 at the Crocker Range National Park at Keningau, Sabah.

Since February last year with an allocation of RM 200, 000 from DANIDA, we have undertaken the budgeted activities as per scheduled in the Agreement signed by our Committee Chairman, Sdr Micheal Sawing. The seminar was the last activity under the Agreement and in all 61 participants from the seven NGOS attended. We had a good time to learn from each others’ experiences. Many commented that the period was too short actually.

Some of the participants had gone home, but those of us who were left came to this village in four vans. We had our morning tea with the villagers and then later lunch drinking “TAPAI” also from a jar which was kept full. The Village head would fill the jar to measure how much you would consume at one partake – minimum one plastic cup measuring about 300ccs. The most taken was almost two cups.

The remaining participants after lunch. Before that we were at the waterfalls and the “Face” which you see behind me above. The trail to the Face is about 700 meters from the Ranger Station where we had our Lunch. Five of us had a wonderful and refreshing bath in the cold clear water.

Heaven is there. Clear and unspoiled environment. We had a very good time. It is up to the community and the National Park Authorities to work hand in hand not only to maintain, enhance and retain the beauty of nature we are vested with but to revenue to all concerned.

Time have come when the Government and all the communities living within each specific environment have to work together to showcase our natural resources and wealth to benefit as many people as possible. Any community can be mobilized to play a role in the conservation and management of the natural resources. After all, it is the community within the specific area which had been able to keep the environment to the present level. Only new needs and pressures had brought new destruction to nature, especially to our remaining tropical rain forests under various pretexts.

Bidayuh Adat and Traditional Healing Practices

Modernization and education is killing the Bidayuh Adat and Traditions. A seventy year old Priest from Kpg Serasot lamented how their Adat and Traditions there are surelybeing killed by their “educated sons and relatives” who now believe in various Christian Churches with the majority Roman Catholics early this morning when I went to observe them doing a healing practice, called NGIBAYUOW.

Having their break at 3.30 am.

He was intrigued by the younger generation attitude of taking the easy way out in life and that the old system is too much burden for them. Yet when they got sick and modern medicine failed them, then they would seek help from them who are able to perform the old rituals.

It is a common dilemma faced by the Bidayuhs now. Going for “civilization” and discarding their “shameful past”, unabashedly described by missionaries, as “paganism” not knowing that TOPA is a BIDAYUH word for GOD meaning that even before the Birth of Christ we were worshiping GOD in our ways and methods. Our forefathers believed in GOD by oral Traditions since time immemorial. My belief has been founded on GOD, the Almighty, who is called TOPA which is possibly one of His 99 Names as believed by many Muslims. It was founded by my illiterate mother, who was the High Priest of my village and by my illiterate father, who was a Warrior, Headman and a Priest in one till his death in 1986 at the edge of 82. They knew GOD told by their parents through oral traditions. Many attempted to convert me to Christianity but how can I tell my parents to be wrong in their beliefs when one of the TEN COMMANDMENTS is “HONOR thy father and mother”. In their wisdom they have raised me amidst all odds to survive this far. Yet current common wisdom wants me to tell them that they were wrong when even now we are still debating the right to use word “ALLAH” in Malaysia. While their generation have kept us to where we are to-day, should we openly condemned that they were wrong in their beliefs and ways of life?

But back to the story, I told the wise old man that I had only a few regrets on the actions of forefathers. One was our actions in choosing a person, we called “PININUH”, we always gave it the title to a person occupying the lowest position in the village thus downgrading an essential vital post to a very low status. In fact the breakdown of the old belief in my village started when the last “PININUH” died, conversion to Christianity then becomes a choice. He agreed that this has to change. Now for the whole Bau District, there is only one man to turn to for a Traditional burial ceremony for the Krokong, Jagoi, Biratak and Biroih stock. The Tringgus has a Traditional Healer who will do the ritual while BIGUMBANG has a Priest who can do the same. In fact he told me that it is perfectly compatible amongst the Bijagoi, Krokong stock, for the High Priest or any other Priest to perform the ritual for the dead. This opinion is yet to be confirmed with the Biratak people.

The other regret I have is the practice of using evil charms to harm or kill a rival or whoever is better off. This has led to our current state of affairs where many would suffer in the future if our Old Adat is gone. Once gone, these type of sickness will inflict unnecessary ailments and death amongst the BIDAYUHS again.

In fact I told him that my experience, as Western Trained Doctor, has shown there are THREE categories of Illnesses:

(1) Illnesses which can be treated by modern medicine for which I and other doctors have been trained to do;

(2) Illnesses where modern medicines can only help to lessen the harm/pain to the patients/families; and

(3) Illnesses where modern medicines does not know what to do and tell the patients that everything is normal.

Yet my five years of observing and following closely the Bidayuh Traditional Healers and Bidayuh Traditional Healing practices, I have met many cases where rejects (those who suffer because Doctors they have met failed to heal them) got healed after undergoing Traditional Healing practices in the hands of the experts. To relate all cases observed will be too long for this article but they are people where our Mental Institutions failed to help now lead a normal life.

In fact, all Priestesses are alive and well to-day after undergoing the initiation process, “KIBALIH”. Yet many of their children inadvertently killed their own mother prematurely by asking them to convert to Christianity. In fact the old man told me of cases in the Bijagoi area where the priestess died within a few weeks of their conversions. He told me of one current invalid priestess where her children had asked for his help. Yet earlier, they had asked their mother to convert because they were told that their father would recover from his illness if only they could get their mother converted. But after she did convert their father died anyway and then their mother got sick and now told by the doctors, she has cancer! Will Traditional Healing help? He said it is too late, but I reminded him it may not be so. What they can do now is to do the Bidayuh I’Ching, called NGASA, and seek divine advice what is the best of action to heal her if her children agree.

Based on my numerous observations and personal experiences, it is will be a VERY BIG loss to the community, the State, nation and the world when the all Bidayuhs get converted to Christianity or other world religions because we will eventually lose our ability to do the Traditional Healing Practices. Who can cure a person who appears to have a “STROKE” after walking in a SUNNY SHOWER/RAIN? Only a Traditional Healer conversant in getting rid of the invisible NET can!!! Those who would be caught by the invisible net, “JARING”, either die or cripple for life, diagnosed only as suffering from strokes when actually they can be healed immediately by the expert Healers. I have seen a number of cases already.

Our Traditional knowledge is actually compatible with modern ways if only we care to continue on and accept that we are different and have something to tell the world with humility and dignity.

Another Year to improve ourselves

2009 is now history. Through the year, we must have sailed through or fumbled along the way. It was another year to learn about friends we can trust, and to meet people whom we had not met.  I met many of  my school mates at Dragon School during our 50th anniversary Dinner and another year to learn about Traditional Healing Practices of the Bidayuh. It was a historic year for me because I started the year with saving a young girl life in Sabah on the 6th January from Paraquat poisoning.  Air Asia helped also by flying the antidote to KK free of charge.

2010  began with my nephew’s son wedding celebration at Hilton last night. Many relatives from the bride’s village, Kampong Stenggang were also there including Datuk Peter Minos. What is unique about it all is that if I were to tell groom’s grandfather that one of his grandson will be celebrating his wedding celebration at a major hotel in Kuching in 2010. He would have laughed and said, “Todah, mungkin ngabos oyoh pun susah.”(What a pity, even buying a pig would be difficult). Yet I was happy that things have changed and that I was celebrating our New Year eve at a wedding at Hilton, not foreseen by many about sixty years ago when Hilton and many other Hotels were non existence.

Yet what we enjoy to-day in Malaysia is behind the Canada I had enjoyed in the sixties in Canada. They already had taller and bigger buildings. Yet the cost of living was low – for instance a whole chicken cost about 50-75 cents Canadian, two pork hocks at 25 cents, the rental for a room with a common kitchen was 20 dollars Canadian. I saved Canadian dollar 120 or more a month out of 160 a month stipend money, that on my third year from the savings I made, I could buy a second hand Volvo in 1968.

To-day, while my nephew’s son celebrated his wedding at Hilton last night, there were friends who told me they could not afforded a chicken for Christmas. Ever wonder why in a land of plenty there are still hunger. Why chicken are now so expensive to many that they cannot afford them to celebrate Christmas, Hari Raya or Chinese New Year? Where do the Billions of RM announced BN leaders go?

If you ever wonder, would 2010 be a year where we can commit ourselves to STRIVE for a Better Future? Why STRIVE you may ask?

STRIVE means we need to struggle against all the challenges thrown into our path by BN propaganda machinery. We have to struggle against our own limitations and weaknesses to be better prepared for the tasks ahead. But STRIVE is also a philosophy of how to get ahead:

S means to start small. Whatever you can do no matter how small, get it done.

T means Think possibilities. Thinking of ways to resolve problems is the biggest asset God has given us as a gift.

R means to reach further. We have to extend our network fo friends and supporters.

I means to Invest wisely our time and other resources.  The most limited of all resources available to us is  TIME.

V means to Visualize success to stay motivated.

E means to expand wisely.

Thus STRIVE can be a philosophy of getting things done one at time to get over any challenges thrown at us. It is also important to remember that the WILL to get things done must be there in the first place.

Have a very successful 2010.

Do you still believe that the BN Government is the Durian?

Merry Christmas to all

2009 is drawing to a close and Christians all overall the world will be celebrating Christmas to mark the day their Saviour was supposed to be born – Jesus’s official birthday. Yes we all have official birthday as decided and accepted by all according to the calender made by man.

MERRY CHRISTMAS to ALL Christains and a Happy Holiday to all Malaysians.

25th December will be THE day for Hope – the hope that peace and happiness shall reign on earth.

Yet for many, such hope remains to be mere mirage. Yet reality of peace and happiness is within reach for everyone. What remains is to know the path to get there.

Politics of Violence

Miseries around the world are created by men who practise politics of violence. These people will want power at all costs. They will do anything to get the power they need but always under the pretext of wanting to help and serve the people. They will make speeches which inspire and move their followers even to blow themselves up. History has shown many such characters.

We need to learn how to discern this type of politicians. They are present both in BN and Opposition parties. Follow them blindly, then the future will not be as bright.

Politics based on race and religion

The fastest way to disaster for Malaysians. While Najib talks about 1M, BN politics is based on using 4P – four pillars of Malays, Chinese, Indians and Others. For 48 years they have managed to stay in power playing one against the other to ensure Malay supremacy. End result, Malaysia is behind Singapore economically. Our Ringgit (RM) is worth less than 40 cents Singapore. This is why this Christmas is less joyous amongst the poor Christains, even for the hardcore BN supporters. Sunday evening one friend asked whether I could give their family 2 chickens to celebrate this Christmas. Yes, I can give him two or three but not to the thousands who are in the same dilemma.

All these dilemmas because the poor buying power of the 1RM. I am pretty sure if BN has been able to manage our economy like Singapore, the above family can buy the chickens by themselves as in the previous years.

SUGAR woes

Many Christians may not be able to buy sugar for this Christmas because suppliers withhold supplies anticipating an increase in the price of sugar. Again BN way of management, annoucement first, action later. Those involved should be fired from their respective positions.

Many more but

There are many more which will anger or worry us, but it is Christmas. No way should any Christain allow the Scourge takes away the joys and hope of Christmas. Let us therefore leave our sorrows and pains behind for Jesus to carry the burden. Pray for Peace and joy for the world

And have a very Merry and Happy Christmas.

MERRY XMAS

Look how perfect an orchid. He has no worries. He only inspires those who can appreciate his beauty. He is now gone but his image remains. The same for all of us. What image or footprints shall we leave behind.

PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL. MERRY XMAS.

Malaysia Day

Malaysia was supposed to be formed on 31st August 1963 but because of many reservations expressed by the Dayak leaders with regards to power sharing, a Commission was set up to find out what they were and to make recommendations to allay the fears expressed. The work needed took time and Sarawak and Sabah officially became Independent through the formation of Malaysia on September 16th.

Yet September 16th is not a public holiday as we are told to celebrate August 31st as our Independence Day, the same day as the Federation Of Malaya. August 31st was the Day TAR declared the words, “MERDEKA, MERDEKA, MERDEKA” when Sarawak was still under the British. Union Jack, our official flag then, was lowered 15th September 1963 and replaced by the Sarawak and Malaysia flags next day.

Yet it is only a day to remember but not celebrated. Even our State Government makes the second Saturday of September our official Governor’s Birthday. Can’t we in Sarawak recognize September 16th as the DAY we gained Independence from the British Empire by making it also the Governor’s Birthday, a sort of double celebration?

We should also remember that once we were under the Sultan of Brunei. However, James Brooke was given the “province of Sarawak” by the Sultan Of Brunei for helping to quell a rebellion at Berlidah. That was on the 24.09.1841. He was proclaimed as “RAJAH” on 1.8. 1842.

James Brooke first came to Kuching on 15.8.1839 only to confirm that there were problems in Kuching against the Sultan’s man in Kuching and that the “naked” natives in Sarawak Kanan wanted a “WHITE” man to become their Rajah in instead of Raja Muda Hashim. He returned later on 29.8.1840 ready to help quell the problematic rebellions by the respective groups and made a success of it to create the present State Of Sarawak.

Sarawak became an Indenpendent State since and cession of Sarawak to the British crown was only done after the Second World War on 1.7.1946 after being ruled by the White Rajahs 103 years and 11 months and became part of a British Colony.

We formed Malaysia together with British Colony of North Borneo(now called Sabah), Singapore and Federation Of Malaya in 1963. Singapore was kicked out later to become an Independent nation till to-day.

So what day should be a significant day for Sarawak Independence? Should we celebrate 16th September at all?

Source: Dates quoted from Sarawak Gov’t ALMANAC 2009.

Lead Poisoning

CNN had broadcast Lead LEAD Poisoning in three areas in China affecting hundreds of children.

I have the Universal Antidote which MAY help. Anyone knows how to try it on a few or all of them, please contact me. If it works, it will immediately work on a single dose, 100 ccs only.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

We wish everyone a Happy Independence Day.

Whatever it is to-day, we must be proud that our  destiny is in our own hands. What we have to-day is due to own ability to use the one vote we are given to determine what we should have for ourselves, our family and our children. We cannot blame others especially political leaders for our nation failures nor should we applaud them for what they have done, for it is their duty to deliver their election promises. It is our duty to make sure they keep their promises by being politically active.

We must brave enough to say “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” and be active in the Party which can deliver better.

It is our duty also to ensure that the future will be better.

HAPPY MERDEKA DAY…..

Time to remember

True, I have not written any post  for a while now.

Now is the time to remember, “what goes up will come down”. Look at what is happening in Iran, thirty years ago they rejoiced in the streets to welcome a new era heralded by the late Ayatollah Khomeini, their Supreme Leader after the fall of their SHAH. Now they are fighting for a new era after thirty years of having a Supreme Leader. Innocents still have to die in the name of Iran as was before and also so many times before. Look around you there are many instances of good and bad times – time for growth followed time for death, time for enjoyment and time to cry, time for wealth and time for poverty. Only time can and will be humbled the Supreme, the Great or whatever as long that man forgets that there is time to wither and die and time to fall. Thus it is better to cherish every moment and every day rather than to mourn and groan.

Yet time alone will not be enough if you want change for the better to come in time for you, yourself, to enjoy the change you may dream of… So it is better to get one thing done at a time or day and cherish its accomplishment.

Our Prime Minister calls for 1Malaysia and then his Deputy calls for a Unity Government. Then lately, PM says BN can govern without a Unity Government. Believers will pray and said now we have a new agenda, yet nonbelievers are still hoping for the new agenda. Politics being politics, only the shrewd and cunning will win. But always remember, time will show that unless BN really change they will surely become the Opposition one blue day. When it happens, depends on how shrewd and cunning the PR group will be before the next General Election – or really how smart Najib is in using the System to rebuild credibility and strength for BN through the changes he promises.

In Sarawak some enjoy very good times still while many are still hurting. This Gawai could be merrier but some cannot even enjoy for one reason or another. It is very strange why for the first time after we launched the official Gawai for the State in 1988 after the Ming Court saga, Jabu was visibly absent at the National level Gawai celebrations. Rumors and speculations said that he is “sick” and needed a “by-pass”. Yet there is no official announcement. Is it time which is changing? Whatever it is, we should wish him well.

Yes, it is still time to celebrate Gawai. One village may still have their Annual festival this July as the date is yet to be confirmed. In Bau District, there were five villages that celebrated their Annual festival the traditional way, namely Kpg Grogo, Kpg Opar and Kpg Stass on the 30th May to 1st June followed by Kpg Serikin and Kpg Serasot a week or two later. In Lundu, Kpg Selampit ahd celebrated theirs with the help of the High Priest, High Priestess and two Priestesses from Kpg Grogo. During these Gawai celebrations, these were times to remember and share as visitors renewed their relationships and shared their successes and failures.

For the Bidayuhs, it is time to remember that 1908/09 padi is a Year OF KILOWONG. There were many complaints by farmers who found that their padi were harvested in many areas without any signs of the padi stalks on ground or within the farm area. A few even claimed that they saw momentarily “men in red” doing the harvesting. Upon checking with the elders, I was told that there is a year of the “KILOWONG” – the “unseen” doing the harvest to get their share. Yet there were farmers whose farms were spared. It is a year to remember and understand why the Bidayuh have to do various ceremonies during the farming season to ensure that they would be blessed with a very good harvest and a successful year.

2009 is also the fiftieth anniversary of  Dragon School, situate at 24th Mile of the old Kuching/Serian road. The pupils, as we were called then, of 1959 are celebrating the 50th Anniversary on July 4th. I am that old? Yeah indeed, it is time to get old and older. So as one grand colleague of mine always says, ” CONGRATULATIONS” every time we meet, I say “CONGRATULATIONS”. Why, because we are fortunate to live another beautiful day as every day in our pension years is a day of rejoice and blessing. Many of  my peers unfortunately cannot attend and I can say only to them, RIP unfortunately. Some choose not to attend. To them we say “CONGRATULATIONS” as you are still around to enjoy the good and bad times.

A big thank you to all who have sent me greetings. May God blesses you all always.

CONGRATULATIONS.