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Subject: [Leica] An 80th birthday party! :-)
From: mingthein at gmail.com (Thein Onn Ming)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 10:18:25 +0800
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Congratulations Ted! Many happy returns to you and your other half. :)

On May 23, 2009, at 11:11 PM, TED GRANT wrote:

>
> Hi folks,
> This is a note of a happy day given that many of you have shared  
> them in the past with me & my wife. :-)
>
> Given my Irene celebrates her 80th bd on Monday May 25th and mine  
> on Wednesday May 27th our mass families decided to have one big  
> bash in Ottawa today and get them over in one shot! :-)
>
> I thought maybe just reachin the full term of 80 years given the  
> number of times on assinments I never figured I'd make it to 40 was  
> very good luck? Let alone 80? :-) I think one could easily use the  
> quote... "Oh the troubles I've seen and surived!" And it would be  
> quite fitting for ice cream and cake! ;-) :-)  But giving the  
> ratios of near disasters to survival rate, I figured it should  
> warrant a couple of very fine single malt Scotch's. :-) Accordingly  
> I have been informed there will be a few available!:-) Now that's  
> good family thinking of looking after the "Old Lad!" :-)
>
> One would think at 80 you might be quite glad to hang up the gear  
> sit back, watch the clouds form and grass grow. However? :-)
> Rumour has it as we left for the airport, it looks like I will be  
> starting a new book on how medical students become doctors to  
> compliment my previous medic documentary books. So I have to stay  
> in good shape for about another year. So if I'm ever going to need  
> a good single malt I might as well get them in during the bd party  
> later today! As there wont be much time during this coming year. :-)
>
> I think the best thing about this new book is, it will be a  
> challenge to say the least, but it will keep me busy and if you  
> don't keep busy in the senior years of your life.... "YOU WILL  
> DIE!" And I most certainly have no intentions of doing something  
> that stupid when I'm only 80 years old! :-)
>
> You see it's all about attitude, love life and the people you chit  
> chat with daily and without question, "KISS and ready to kick ass  
> if need be!" Have a great weekend everyone as I sure as hell intend  
> to! :-)
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
>
>
>
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THEIN Onn Ming
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