Merry Christmas and New Year Greetings

[catttan]

To all OrchidTalk Forum members and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2014.

Keep safe and may Santa bring you lots of joy and happiness and gifts and orchids. I gave myself a new camera; I actually don't need one but my neck and shoulders have told me they they are too old and creaky for the heavy old warhorse of a camera, so I gave myself a new camera that weighs less than half that of the old one.

[ksriramkumar]

Thank you Yew-Sung. Wish you merry christmas and Happy New Year!!.
Wish all your orchids healthy & eventful new year too

[Xara]

Thank you and best wishes back to you! I gave myself a book: "Orkidéer - värda besväret" by Stig Dalström: looking forward to reading about many exciting orchid adventures these holidays!

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Thanks so much, Yew Sung. I wish you and your family happiness, prosperity, and good health for the upcoming year. Many blessings to all of the OrchidTalk Forum members.

cheers,
BD

[kspalding]

Thank you and Thank you for saying "Christmas" instead of Holidays. If people want to take Christ out of Christmas then they shouldn't celebrate the "holiday" at all. He is the whole reason for it.

[78Terp]

This is just a point of info, it is not meant to denigrate anyone's belief:

As a Jewish guy, wishing me a Merry Christmas is a waste of time. I have the day off but I do not celebrate it. Just another day off work to me.

Now if you are of a Christian faith, then 'Merry Christmas' is fine.

[catttan]

This is just a point of info, it is not meant to denigrate anyone's belief:

As a Jewish guy, wishing me a Merry Christmas is a waste of time. I have the day off but I do not celebrate it. Just another day off work to me.

Now if you are of a Christian faith, then 'Merry Christmas' is fine.

As a Malaysian we celebrate ( we have a word for it in our language 'meraikan' ) all our festivals be they religious or otherwise. We celebrate in the spirit of good will, love and peace - it is in this spirit that I extend my greetings to everyone.Though Islam is the official religion of our country (more than 60% of the population are Muslims ) Chinese New Year, Hindu Dwali, Buddhist Wesak Day, Christmas, Muslim Idil Fitri and Idil Adha, Kaamatan and Hari Gawai of the of the indigenous people of Sabah and Sarawak are public holidays and celebrated nationally. celebrated nationally. A host of other festivals are celebrated by the different ethnic and religious groups throughout the year. We have a unique tradition here called the 'Open House' (Rumah Terbuka) where we welcome allvisitors to our house to share food and drinks, but always sensitive to the religious requirements and obligations of our guests and invariably serve only 'kosher' or 'halal' food.
So in the spirit of our Malaysian spirit of asking for Forgiveness and Reconciliation and the universal spirit of love, peace and good will to all, my I once again wish everyone a Happy New Year.

NB: I am a Theravada Buddhist; my eldest son is Buddhist, my second son and wife and children are Muslims, my youngest son is an atheist.In our extended family there are Muslim (Sunni and Shia), Buddhist (Theravada and Mahayana),Taoist, Hindu, Christian (Protestant and Catholic), Jew, Bahai .

Another BooBoo - 'warhorse' should have been 'workhorse'. I would like to say that I was inebriated with the Christmas spirits but I am a teetotaler, so no excuse just my Malaysian 'Maaf' (Sorry).

[orchidsal]

As a Malaysian we celebrate ( we have a word for it in our language 'meraikan' ) all our festivals be they religious or otherwise. We celebrate in the spirit of good will, love and peace - it is in this spirit that I extend my greetings to everyone.Though Islam is the official religion of our country (more than 60% of the population are Muslims ) Chinese New Year, Hindu Dwali, Buddhist Wesak Day, Christmas, Muslim Idil Fitri and Idil Adha, Kaamatan and Hari Gawai of the of the indigenous people of Sabah and Sarawak are public holidays and celebrated nationally. celebrated nationally. A host of other festivals are celebrated by the different ethnic and religious groups throughout the year. We have a unique tradition here called the 'Open House' (Rumah Terbuka) where we welcome allvisitors to our house to share food and drinks, but always sensitive to the religious requirements and obligations of our guests and invariably serve only 'kosher' or 'halal' food.
So in the spirit of our Malaysian spirit of asking for Forgiveness and Reconciliation and the universal spirit of love, peace and good will to all, my I once again wish everyone a Happy New Year.

NB: I am a Theravada Buddhist; my eldest son is Buddhist, my second son and wife and children are Muslims, my youngest son is an atheist.In our extended family there are Muslim (Sunni and Shia), Buddhist (Theravada and Mahayana),Taoist, Hindu, Christian (Protestant and Catholic), Jew, Bahai .

Another BooBoo - 'warhorse' should have been 'workhorse'. I would like to say that I was inebriated with the Christmas spirits but I am a teetotaler, so no excuse just my Malaysian 'Maaf' (Sorry).

I am very impressed with the attitude of kindness and consideration in your country Yew. Such a feeling of the "kindred spirit" can be all to rare in this world of ours. Thanks for sharing this. AL

[Carolla]

I wish you all a great holiday season (I'm don't celebrate Christmas either), I hope you all have a great new year and many happy orchids!

[orchidsal]

I wish you all the best for the holidays and in the coming New Year. This is supposed to be a time to be kind and to enjoy the company of those you care about. The only people I don't really have time for are those that still have to wonder.........................."Are there no prisons are there no work houses" So in the true spirit of Christmas here's hoping old Scrooge finds happiness and contentment and that Tiny Tim gets his Medicare (Medicaid). Please remember that there are plenty of people in this world worse off than you. AL