Just got back from work (past midnight, Singapore time), so this post will be short and sweet.
The story below (adapted from USA Today, but covered by all major newspapers everywhere including The Straits Tines), is a reminder that, in this materialistic age, there is hope....
What would you do with a C$11.2 million (S$14.3 million) lottery win? One Canadian retired bworking class couple decided to give 98 per cent of it away.
Allen and Violet Large, an elderly Nova Scotia couple (aged 75 and 78 respectively, he is a retired welder, she is a cancer patient), decided to give away almost all of their C$11.2 million in lottery winnings to charity. According to thestar.com, the couple -- who depend on retirement savings -- won their fortune in a July 14 Lotto 649 draw, and decided to take care of family and various organizations and institutions instead of spending it on themselves. Now that's an act of kindness.
Postscript One: Poor Qantas. Another of its planes, a Boeing 747 bound for Sydney, had to turn around and return to Singapore on Friday, because of an engine problem.
Postscript Two: This contribution is from my brother Tee Chuan. Garuda -- Good and reliable under Dutch administration.
Hi Redspect, tks v much for your comment.
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