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Welcome 2008!

Posted on 31 December 2007

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more,
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind. Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws. Ring out the want, the care the sin,
The faithless coldness of the times;
Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes,
But ring the fuller minstrel in.Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.

Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Image: D. Morris

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Breathing Space.

Posted on 30 December 2007

Loosing the way

Sitting alone in my empty room
My mind restless and downcast
I saddle my horse and ride far, far away
Climb to a height
And gaze out over the distant scene
A whirlwind springs up, shaking the earth
In no time at all, the sun sinks in the west
Broad rivers churn with foaming waves
Fields stretch endlessly past the horizon
Black monkeys call to their companions
With melancholy cries
geese wing their way south
A hundred cares line my brow
Ten thousand troubles rend my heart
I want to return
but I’ve lost the way
Here it is, the end of another year
What am I to do?

- Ryokan Taigu

Prayer Bells in the Fog
Cross Lake, IL.
© ABF

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Party Round Up 2

Posted on 29 December 2007

Club Winnemac had their house get-together on Christmas Day, complete a pretty tree, glorious food and presents. Not a huge crowd this time, just members only but Jiji, Arthur, Des, Bobby and Ariel made sure fun was had by all. Turns at the dance mat took care of excess calories and booze.

Meanwhile up north, Jacky Te had friends and family over for dinner on Saturday, December 22nd. Thick fog and holiday traffic made the commute challenging but it was still a full house. Mom Evelyn, Dad Jim Boulton, the siblings and family friend Alan Olarte helped the newly-crowned Miss ZaNorte-Illlinois entertain the guests til the wee hours.

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Who is Ambibo’s Person of the Year?

Posted on 27 December 2007

Starting this year Ambibo will choose a man, woman, or idea that has most influenced events in the preceding years for ZaNortians. In time this list will become a roster of honorees who have contributed to the betterment of the lives of our kababayans both at home and abroad.

Ambibo.com’s Person of the Year are individuals who, through their profession, have made the community a better place to live and work; have shown outstanding leadership in the advancement of ideas and their careers and have contributed significantly to the preservation and promotion of our culture.

They embody the Ambibo spirit.

Person of the Year
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