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There is a proverbial saying in my language about finishing well; "the elephant is out but the tail is stuck!". Often many projects, work, relationships, which begin with a bang, end with a whimper.  COVID-19, ravaged our cities, towns, villages and shook us up for a good two years by overhauling our lives as we knew it. Almost all of us lost someone dear. Many had interruptions in their jobs, schools, businesses.  As vaccines came into the scene the scenario began to change. Appreciable was the government's efforts to put in much of its resources and energy towards this work. For a good year and a half, the vaccination efforts became the cynosure of all health interventions in the country. Certainly a work well done! Despite that, the last mile posed a challenge, as health resources had to be reallocated to resume routine work. That was where a little bit of help that the team could offer, meant much to the people who were still unreached! Here is the story and our learn...

 A holiday destination for official purposes. A place famous for attracting solo males but travelling with a few thousand colleagues!  To make the best of whatever I got, out of the many seminars and sessions on "Family Planning" I had to participate or present in, I picked up just additional three things to do. 1. Enjoy the local cuisine. 2. Visit the beach and 3. Check out this amazing wood-carved structure by the beach, which looks like a temple but they call it the "Sanctuary of Truth museum". What more? Yes, one neat mobile app called "Bolt", which solves almost all local travel problems. Get a ride in a jiffy, is economical, and the best feature, it is bilingual: English for me and Thai for the driver. They speak so little of English there, that initially, it did seem to be a challenge. That was, until Bolt came to my rescue! Another unique feature, I got three lady driven cars out of the dozen or so rides I had. And here are the pictures: 1. Local c...

  watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGKfsNo9XYQ Some songs are very special.  Like this one.  The voice. The singer. The song.  A very special connect. I have listened to it, and am reminded, of God's goodness. A balm to sooth me, when ruffled, when waves of emotions, just kind of need to be stilled. may it touch you too.. with an edifying of your soul, and refreshing of your spirit!