Happy New Year !

New Years's Eve Song -Auld Lang Syne 

The traditional song for ringing in the New Year in almost every English speaking country in the world is Auld Lang Syne. This New Year Song  generally credited to Robert Burns ,but earlier versions of the this ballade precede his time. Burns combined a common Scottish folk song with his own lyrics to arrive at  the version commonly sang on New Year's Eve.

What is the meaning of this New Year's Song ? Auld Lang Syn is about old friends who have parted and meet again. To celebrate their long friendship,they share a drink together and reminisce of memories from long ago. The basic message is that we should not forget our old friends but celebrate a reunion with them.

When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve.gather everyone together at your party or celebration to sing the New Year's Song and remember the good memories of family and friends from long ago....

 Should old acquaintances be forgotten,

And never brought to mind?

Should old acquaintances be forgotten.

And days of long ago !

Chorus:

For old long ago ,my dear 

For old long ago .

We will take a cup of kindness yet 

For old long ago 

We have run about the hillsides

And pulled the daisies fine,

But we have wandered many a weary foot

For old long.

We two have paddled (waded) in stream

From noon until dinner time .

 But seas between us broad have roared

Since old long ago.

And there is a hand ,my trusted friend, And give us a hand of yours,

And we will take good will draught (of ale)

For old long ago!

And surely we will pay for your pint 

And surely I will pay for mine!

And we will take a cup of kindness yet 

For old long ago !

The Blogging Comittment.........

Blogging is a commitment is it not ? Some people think of it as a way to connect to the world others run away to this world they call theirs yet others still blog secretly....

If one wanted to keep it secret one should've not blogged in the first place! Then again ,why not ??
Yes , we Libyan bloggers especially the women face tremendous pressures from family ,work and all who are close. Is Blogging such an awful thing ??I never in my mind thought it to be till I got into trouble with needless to say the closest people to me.

I have met many bloggers andlinked to them. Many were great people but little did I know about the weirdos I encountered. Being brought up in a so called good mannered way -thinking the best of everything and everyone I got slapped in the face literally speaking......

I am an open person and this seems to be my downfall,as many people have taken advantage of this. Do I get all mad and stressed and angry ??Well, I am of a norm species ,even though I am Libyan -I can take so much.

So 2 Panadols (paracetamol) and a cold glass of milk usually does it. Being a teacher , I always give away my secret antidote to anxiety of exams ie 2 panadols taken with what I call Ms. Luna's Cocktail( cold milk ,honey and a big banana) then sink into a nice warm bath. Ahhhhh what a relief,then I think about what was commented and it no longer bothers me anymore.