A nurse took
the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.
"Your son is here," she said to the old man.
She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes
opened.
Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the
young uniformed
Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand. The
Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones,
squeezing a message of love and encouragement.
The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All
through the night
the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old
man's hand and offering
him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the
Marine move away
and rest awhile.
He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was
oblivious of her and of
the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the
laughter of the night
staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other
patients.
Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said
nothing, only held
tightly to his son all through the night.
Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless
hand he had
been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do,
he waited.
Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the
Marine interrupted her.
"Who was that man?" he asked. The nurse was startled, "He was your
father," she answered.
"No, he wasn't," the Marine replied.. "I never saw him before in my life."
"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"
"I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his
son, and his
son just wasn't here. When I realized that he was too sick
to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I
stayed."
The next time someone needs you ... just be there. Stay.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
News :- Moscow here we come!
A spectacular strike by Paul Scholes sent Manchester United into their first Champions League final for nine years on a night of Old Trafford tension.
Highlights :- http://videos.sapo.pt/PWHVzr4lLi8ZZZ9Pj3wm
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Monday, April 07, 2008
Aussie Trip | Melbourne
We arrived in Melbourne around 9pm. We checked in at local caravan park and went to the main city. We took the local tram. I paid AUD3.50 for the trip, but then I realized that no one paid.. cis!!
Someone left giant purse here haha
see properly, no difference right? hehe
This van was parked near to our caravan
We went to Victoria market ,things there very cheap. We bought all our souvenirs over there.
see properly, no difference right? hehe
This van was parked near to our caravan
We went to Victoria market ,things there very cheap. We bought all our souvenirs over there.
I love Melbourne!! Not even Sydney ,,Melbourne all the way
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Aussie Trip | On way to melbourne
We started our journey to Melbourne. Our estimation was 21 hours drive from Gold Coast.
Aussie Optimus Prime
lovely sunset
while everyone else enjoying the scenery outside, i was in my own dreamland hahaha
Super Nilesh was driving non stop for 5 hours, we frequently stopped at petrol stations to buy energy drink for him. But he had his cigarettes to kept him awake.
and I was helping him by sitting beside him and doing nothing..behahah
We stopped at unknown city and had our dinner . It was our first pizza of many more to come in our trip. I am not going to eat pizza for another few months
lovely sunset
while everyone else enjoying the scenery outside, i was in my own dreamland hahaha
Super Nilesh was driving non stop for 5 hours, we frequently stopped at petrol stations to buy energy drink for him. But he had his cigarettes to kept him awake.
and I was helping him by sitting beside him and doing nothing..behahah
We stopped at unknown city and had our dinner . It was our first pizza of many more to come in our trip. I am not going to eat pizza for another few months
It was 19th of March 8 am, we haven't arrived in Melbourne yet. So spotted one public toilet to wash up and do the big stuff. Remember if you don't use toilet paper, always carry a empty bottle to,,.....you know what I mean,,hahahahha
I ate this as my breakfast everyday when i was in Aussie. why? 2 reasons , first ,it's dirt cheap , second, I had no choice. :P
We stopped at petrol station to refill. The fuel prices in Aussie are different by states.
it's lunch time!! we took out all our groceries stuff we bought, we cooked lunch . I have no comment about the lunch. Seriously no comments.
Emma and Vim were enjoying the sceneries.
it's lunch time!! we took out all our groceries stuff we bought, we cooked lunch . I have no comment about the lunch. Seriously no comments.
Emma and Vim were enjoying the sceneries.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Aussie Trip | The first day
Sorry guys I have been really busy at work after my trip. Finally I have a time to update my blog. So here it goes, it was March 17, we were at LCCT airport. Took this snap before we leave.
That's our plane. Some airbus plane.can't remember. But it's Air Asia X that's for sure haha
After 8 hours , we reached Gold Coast at 7.30 am local time. That's our shuttle driver, Lorry from England ahhhhhh ( Russell Peter's style)
We had our first meal in Australia at Subway.
We drove down to Brisbane to rent this caravan from Britz. It may looks small , but 6 ppl can sleep inside comfortably . It has air cond, heater, kitchen, it's like a moving house.Damn I miss the van.
We did not drive the van most of the time. So we were slacking at the back haha
Kuhan is doing final inspection
After 8 hours , we reached Gold Coast at 7.30 am local time. That's our shuttle driver, Lorry from England ahhhhhh ( Russell Peter's style)
We had our first meal in Australia at Subway.
We drove down to Brisbane to rent this caravan from Britz. It may looks small , but 6 ppl can sleep inside comfortably . It has air cond, heater, kitchen, it's like a moving house.Damn I miss the van.
We did not drive the van most of the time. So we were slacking at the back haha
Kuhan is doing final inspection
We saw a couple of houses like this in Brisbane. It looks like kampung houses right?
Thursday, April 03, 2008
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