Thanks to all of you
who helped make our charity event at Cafe Asia a whopping success!
There was a wonderful turn out with lots of laughs, drinks, and
beautiful people. Here are some of the night’s pics taken by Alex:
I wrote this four months ago when my doggie passed away and after reading Lan’s post, I’ve been inspired to share it once more.
Thanks to Lan (Sup007) for sharing this video below with his subbers. And now, I share it with all of you.
is a touching story of a man, Juan Mann who’s quest was to show the
world how something as simple as a hug can truly make a difference.
How it all started: (taken from FreeHugsCampaign.org)
“I’d been living in London when
my world turned upside down and I’d had to come home. By the time my
plane landed back in Sydney, all I had left was a carry on bag full of
clothes and a world of troubles. No one to welcome me back, no place to
call home. I was a tourist in my hometown.
Standing
there in the arrivals terminal, watching other passengers meeting their
waiting friends and family, with open arms and smiling faces, hugging
and laughing together, I wanted someone out there to be waiting for me.
To be happy to see me. To smile at me. To hug me.
So I
got some cardboard and a marker and made a sign. I found the busiest
pedestrian intersection in the city and held that sign aloft, with the
words “Free Hugs” on both sides.
And for 15 minutes,
people just stared right through me. The first person who stopped,
tapped me on the shoulder and told me how her dog had just died that
morning. How that morning had been the one year anniversary of her only
daughter dying in a car accident. How what she needed now, when she
felt most alone in the world, was a hug. I got down on one knee, we put
our arms around each other and when we parted, she was smiling.
Everyone has problems and for sure mine haven’t compared. But to see
someone who was once frowning, smile even for a moment, is worth it
every time.” — Juan Mann
