Just had a most uplifting experience. A Nepalese guy who was in the Gurkas, who I helped out when I was working at Cotswold in Kingston some 13 years ago, has just recognised me in the street and shook my hand to say thank you for helping him get kit for his family and sending it to Nepal. After explaining to his family (that are now over here) who I was and what I did, they all wanted to shake my hand too. Truly gobsmacked and very touched. Not often I well up but I did this time. Just tells me I was doing right and Cotswold were wrong. One of the nicest bits of Kama to ever come back round. Added to yesterdays result, life is just that little bit brighter today.
It sure does. Not going into details but I got a lot of s**t flying about at the moment but thanks to that I do feel renewed and ready to take the fight on again.
Well done mate. you get what you deserve in this world and your thanks show you for the type of guy you are. Makes it all feel worthwhile sometimes !
Thanks Queens. I'm not one that looks for affirmation from others but kind words can bring light to dark places. EDIT: Thanks to you sooper as well.
Looks to me like 'Quality Passing Rules' has a lot of quality about him ............. well done to you, Sir!
Lovely people the Nepalese. I had the pleasure of working with them in Hong Kong. We were building a bridge to the new Airport and used over a hundred ex Gurkhas on the structure as well as a load in the office admin. Such warm people.
I couldn't agree more. Over a 3 year period I had loads of them coming up from Pirbrite Camp and they always seemed so humble. Still they had a steely quality that makes me glad we line up in the same trench and not opposite them.
I'm told that a minority of the many Nepalese that have moved into Farnborough in recent years have the unfortunate habit of dropping their trousers and taking a dump in the public parks. Why did Sir Edmund Hillary need a pot of Vaseline when he climbed Mount Everest? Because he had the Sherpa Tensing.
My cousin worked in Harrods for a while when she left school. (this is well over 20 years ago now.) She saw an Arab woman in full face and body coverings all the way to the floor. She was the wife of a very rich customer from the middle east. As he was walking round, his wife seemed to jiggle her hips and looked rather funny. As she walked off, she had left a rather big turd on the floor as if it was the most normal thing in the world. Different cultures and what is acceptable I guess.
Absolutely. The Nepalese that I have met in my life have all been lovely people. Very warm, friendly and a pleasure to know.
