Season's Greetings

Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All Mankind

At this time of the year when I see everyone around me enjoying themselves partying wining and feasting together I like to spend sometime thinking and reflecting on those who are more unfortunate than us, those who feel persecuted and those who have not got all their families together. And for those who only dream of going home for Christmas but couldn't quite make it for one reason or another . I also think we ought to remain tolerant and respect human social and cultural difference and encourage religious political and ethnic diversity at all times. Above all I wish understanding harmony peace and goodwill on earth.

My parents had since passed into a better world but in 1902 they along with my other elder relatives were the persecuted Christian minority in Fujian region of China during the declining years of Imperial rule. They were like the pesecuted Huguenots of Europe having to escape France Germany & Holland from charges of heresy and treachery to their respective country. My grandparents were equally ridiculed as 'rice-eating Christians' cajoled ostracised and forced out of their country and eventually sought refuge in Singapore then a British protected colony. From then on they were repatriated to other nearby colonies such as Malaya and British Borneo. My father continued to work dexteriously for the British Borneo Missionary Society whilst in Sarawak and actively assisting Europeans under the Brookes' Administration . Whilst I was still pursuing my tertiary studies in Australia in the 70's he was awarded a Papal Knighthood Order for Chivalry of St Gregory .



To all my viewers wherever you are may we wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year together. May you all have a happy and a trouble free Holiday.