Quote Originally Posted by Doc Alan View Post
I was studying for "O Level" exams, including Latin, thought when I left school I would become a weather forecaster .
But instead, encouraged by my parents, went on to study, and later to teach, medicine at Glasgow University When the university "lent" me to Universiti Malaya over 30 years ago there started a lifelong interest in Malaysia and the Philippines.
Interesting for us all to look back from time to time and think how we reached our present situation. I for one could not have predicted it. How often must we each have said "If I knew then what I know now" ...
If you have reasonable health and happiness, count your blessings
Arthur ... must be getting old!
Yes it is inevitable but getting older has its advantages like being calmer and being able to see the bigger picture

Yes Doc Alan,

"reasonable health and happiness" is so important and we should feel very happy if we have these two