Some good thoughts for 2013 - email sent by Sunil Liyanage.

Life in the 19, USA. Email sent by Sunil Liyanage.

The video of the 50s

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Sunil Liyanage	04:45 (1 hour ago)
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Now if this doesn't take you back and make you feel good nothin' will!

This video is great if you grew up in the 50's and if you didn't it's still good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=sDc0ID6PJeg&feature=youtu.be

Turn on your speakers!!!

The underwater world, email sent by Sunil Liyanage

HD video - The world underwater, Click on web-link below:-

http://www.youtube.com/embed/mcbHKAWIk3I

'The spoon' - email from Sunil Liyanage

Subject: The spoon: A lesson on how consultants can make a difference in an organization. Very Impressive!

Last week, we took some friends to a new restaurant, 'Steve's Place,' and
noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt
pocket. It seemed a little strange. When the busboy brought our water and
utensils, I observed that he also had a spoon in his shirt pocket. Then I
looked around and saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets. When
the waiter came back to serve our soup I inquired, 'Why the spoon?'

'Well,' he explained, 'the restaurant's owner hired Andersen Consulting to
revamp all of our processes. After several months of analysis, they
concluded that the spoon was the most frequently dropped utensil. It
represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour. If
our personnel are better prepared, we can reduce the number of trips back to
the kitchen and save 15 man-hours per shift.'

As luck would have it, I dropped my spoon and he replaced it with his spare.
'I'll get another spoon next time I go to the kitchen instead of making an
extra trip to get it right now.' I was impressed.

I also noticed that there was a string hanging out of the waiter's fly.
Looking around, I saw that all of the waiters had the same string hanging
from their flies. So, before he walked off, I asked the waiter, 'Excuse me,
but can you tell me why you have that string right there?'

'Oh, certainly!' Then he lowered his voice. 'Not everyone is so observant.
That consulting firm I mentioned also learned that we can save time in the
restroom. By tying this string to the tip of our you-know-what, we can pull
it out without touching it and eliminate the need to wash our hands,
shortening the time spent in the restroom by 76.39%.

I asked quietly, 'After you get it out, how do you put it back?'

'Well,' he whispered, 'I don't know about the others, but I use the spoon.'

A prayer in old age - email from Sunil Liyanage

My prayer

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Sunil Liyanage	17:55 (12 hours ago)

Almighty God you know that I am growing older.

Keep me from becoming too talkative, from repeating all my jokes and anecdotes,

and particularly keep me from falling into the tiresome habit of expressing an opinion 

on every subject.

Release me from craving to straighten out everyone's affairs. 

Keep my mind free from recital of endless details.

 

Give me wings to get to the point.

Give me the grace, dear GOD, to listen to others as they describe their aches and pains.

Help me endure the boredom with patience and keep my lips sealed,

for my own aches and pains are increasing in number and intensity,

and the pleasure of discussing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally, I might be mistaken. 

Keep me reasonably sweet.

I do not wish to be a saint (Saints are so hard to live with), 

but a sour old person is the work of the devil.

Make me thoughtful, but not moody, helpful, but not pushy, independent,

yet able to accept with graciousness favours that others wish to bestow on me.

Free me of the notion that simply because I have lived a long time,

I am wiser than those who have not lived so long. I am older, but not necessarily wiser!

If I do not approve of some of the changes that have taken place in recent years,

give me the wisdom to keep my mouth shut.

GOD knows that when the end comes,

I would like to have a friend or two left.

SHE'S ALIVE - a bit long but an eye opener! - email from Sunil Liyanage.

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Sunil Liyanage	01:42 (4 hours ago)
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SHE'S ALIVE TO: 1. ANYBODY WHO CARES. 2. ANYBODY WHO CAN HELP DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 3. ANYBODY WHO HAS CHILDREN OR GRAND CHILDREN AND WANT THEM TO HAVE A FUTURE. 4. ANYBODY WHO CAN TAKE FIVE MINUETS AND FORWARD THIS TO ALL THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES. 5. IF NOBODY DOES ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, ALL OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR US AND FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL HAVE DONE SO FOR NOTHING AND MANKIND WILL DISAPPEAR AS IT MASTER MINDS ITS OWN DESTRUCTION. Subject: SHE’S ALIVE! WATCH THE VIDEO, EVERYBODY HAS A STAKE IN THIS. http://www.youtube.com/embed/nGeXdv-uPaw

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Sunil Liyanage	19:32 (10 hours ago)
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2013 Friendship Contract renewal After serious & cautious consideration... your contract of friendship has been renewed for the New Year 2013! It was a very hard decision to make... So try not to screw it up!!! My Wish for You in 2013 May peace break into your home and may thieves come to steal your debts.    May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet for notes of 1000 rupees, dollars or pounds  depending as to where you live.    May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips!   May happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy   May the problems you had, forget your home address!    In simple words ............   May 2013 be the best year of your life!!   Cheers! Sunil

Prof. Derek Frewin - email from Sunil Liyanage

Prof Derek Frewin AO

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Sunil Liyanage	15 Dec (5 days ago)
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Dear Philip

It has only just come to my attention that Derek has been appointed AO, Officer of the Australian Order.  This is an honour conferred by the Queen of Australia (QE II).  There is only one honour higher than this – the AC i.e. Commander

Regards,
Sunil

Vaya Condios - email from Sunil Liyanage

Sunil Liyanage	17 Dec (3 days ago)
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Train Ride....Vaya Condios! --------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy this beautiful Train Ride to the tinkling of the old familiar….Vaya Condios!  Floyd Cramer at the piano........takes you on a train ride!!!  This is really beautiful. Vaya Condios……. Just wait for the pictures to come on and have your sound on. Click on the Link below.........and enjoy!!!  http://www.openmyeyeslord.net/Train%20Ride.swf

 

Sometimes it DOES take a Rocket Scientist!! (true story).

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Scientists at Rolls Royce built a gun specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners and military jets all travelling at maximum velocity. The idea is to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions with airborne fowl to test the strength of the windshields. American engineers heard about the gun and were eager to test it on the Windshields of their new high speed trains. Arrangements were made, and a gun was sent to the American engineers. When the gun was fired, the engineers stood shocked as the chicken hurled out of the barrel, crashed into the shatterproof shield, smashed it to smithereens, blasted through the control console, snapped the engineer's back-rest in two and embedded itself in the back wall of the cabin like an arrow shot from a bow.. The horrified Yanks sent Rolls Royce the disastrous results of the experiment, along with the designs of the windshield and begged the British scientists for suggestions. Rolls Royce responded with a one-line memo: "Defrost the chicken."

Sunil Liyanage - email - Good laugh.

MY LAST TRIP TO COSTCO Yesterday I was at my local COSTCO buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Jake, the Wonder Dog. I was in the check-out line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had an elephant? So because I'm retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again. I added that I probably shouldn't, because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a Perfect Diet and that the way that it works is, to load your pants pockets with Purina Nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story.) Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care, because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I stepped off a curb to sniff a poodle's ass and a car hit me. I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was Laughing so hard. Costco won't let me shop there anymore. Better watch what you ask retired people. They have all the time in the World to think of crazy things to say. Forward this (especially) to all your retired friends...it will be their laugh for the day!