Deidre’s lil’World

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As I have been settling into my job its been a while since I’ve been able to type an update. The job is going well and life as a sales person proves a challenging one and anyone that knows me knows I love a good challenge! I love it enough to arrive at work early and stay late oh and did I mention that I’m that eager that I love going in on weekends! Seriously!

Anyhow, back when I was 15 years of age in Island School I asked my grandparents from my dads side to hope on a plane to Hong Kong. Reason being, that as an Israeli and a jew I felt annoyed that what was being taught about world war two had made no impact on what my peers were studying. Though I ofcourse had knowledge first hand, I’m living and breathing because the fight my grandmother went through. Now my grandmother gave a talk to a room filled with all us 15/16 year olds and till today this specific chat is being taught and used in Art, English and Drama department in Island School.

Recently my old teacher that helped organise the talk to the students had arranged a poem reading to a very important pulitzer prize winner about my grandmothers story:

MRS WIRSCH - SURVIVOR OF AUSCHWITZ AND BERGEN-BELSEN

*All these words are hers - spoken in Hebrew/Yiddish at Island School, with her daughters echo for her daughter’s English class on the 15th April 1994*

I was eighteen.
They put us in bathtubs.
Then they cut off all our hair
and shaved our heads.
They put on us a piece of rag -
no underwear - naked underneath.

After what they did to both of us
I didnt know my sister.
It’s hard on me to talk.
But you must not forget.

Those that worked
had like a piece of wood
not even a plate
not a dish
and in that piece of wood
they used to get their soup.

At four o’clock in the morning was “Apell”.
That was the counting.
You count them.
Five in each line.
And the Germans counted us.
It took two or three hours to count us down.

In broken crematoriums
we waited,
with the smell
of burned bodies,
with the screams -

And now we don’t sleep long.
We hear the Germans
walking when we sleep.

Nine hundred girls at first:
walking the death walk.

It was snow
Christmas time
heavy snow, new.

Whoever fell,
We didn’t stop.

Near the end there was a village
with three houses in the forest.
They gave us food.
Maybe that’s what saved me.
As we left the SS came.

On the way to Belsen
seven hundred died -
and this I can’t forget.

When the Americans came
I weighed twenty eight kilos.

At the good camp, in Sweeden,
There I met my husband.
He is German born.
That how we met,
there, at the gate.

Still, today,
I don’t know what he found in me.
No shoes would fit.
I had to tie them on with rope
and thats how we fell in love.

It’s very hard to tell:
This is only the edge of the story -

(her forefinger here held tight
against the tip of her thumb)

-it’s not the whole story.

The whole story is ver, very big.
No book and no movie
can ever describe.

I passed what I passed.
It’s hard, but I am happy.
I have my husband,
I have my grandchildren.
I am luck that I have all that.
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And that was read recently on March 8th, 2006

For those of you who didnt know this really is just a tip of the story, my grandmother is my hero!

There is a saying in this life ‘Count your blessing day ina nd day out’ and this I do! Nothing in this world is not worth the fight, every fight to live and live well for what and who you are is important. My grandmother taught me that! She is an unbelivable humanbeing that taught me so much!

Just imagine the strength that comes from family history line

signing off ***

Every day I wake up and have my self a motto song of the day! Today its was, you guessed it ‘A little less conversation’ by the one and only Elvis. As wonderful beat and rhythum the tune has the words are simple yet powerfully true! I love that song… at the bottom of this particular post I wrote it out for reference sake!

Ended my day at Sharon Rocks (www.sharonrocks.com) for those of you who dont know, its one of the best jewellery online/offline stores out there with the capacity to own your own very affordable jewellery business - they absolutely truely rock!

Thats it for now my lovelies, sweet dreams and tara…

Todays Shoutout:

Dani - For standing by no matter what, heart of gold, spirit of gold - thank you!

Aimie - In Italy for opening my doors to the world of opportunities!

Phil - For being the best brother a girl could ask for!

A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley

A little less conversation, a little more action please
All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me
A little more bite and a little less bark
A little less fight and a little more spark
Close your mouth and open up your heart and baby satisfy me
Satisfy me baby

Baby close your eyes and listen to the music
Drifting through a summer breeze
It's a groovy night and I can show you how to use it
Come along with me and put your mind at ease

A little less conversation, a little more action please
All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me
A little more bite and a little less bark
A little less fight and a little more spark
Close your mouth and open up your heart and baby satisfy me
Satisfy me baby

Come on baby I'm tired of talking
Grab your coat and let's start walking
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Don't procrastinate, don't articulate
Girl it's getting late, gettin' upset waitin' around

A little less conversation, a little more action please
All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me
A little more bite and a little less bark
A little less fight and a little more spark
Close your mouth and open up your heart and baby satisfy me
Satisfy me baby

  Last year was a test I belive, to see if we can remain standing after all that is thrown before us. I belive we are still standing and moving forward for a better us a better future.

Most of the people I know has had a crazy 2005 and has come out shining brighter than the sun. It not only is inspirational but admirable!

So after the downfall of last year, personally I belive I’m coming out on top. One thing that is hard for sure, for me that is to type this blog. Typing it for the first time without pressing cancel. Its not the blogging thing that is the centre of the uneasy feeling in my stomach, its the fact that I know people around will always question no matter who you are. Difference is, now I know it will never change.

I would never want to leave Hong Kong but there are times and I am sure many people would agree where all the spirit needs to do is get far a way, at least for a few days.  I wonder if the HK people will ever be able to truly and I really mean that in a honest, humble and non-profiting way be able to live one day in HK without making a rude, sarcastic and all over negative comment about another person or persons. Its hard to come by. One moment you are opening your heart and leaning on someone and the next you find it biting you in the ass.

The amount of times my circle of friends have told me crazy stories about eachother, the amount of times I hadn’t said a single word - turns out they all did. There is a common saying between persons something along the lines of ‘you are who you surround yourself with’ So far, I have somewhat purposely distanced myself from circles which I would say would only really ever bring me down. Instead, I find myself surrounded with great friends, ones that when in need are there, no questions asked and most of all no Judgements placed!

This year I’d rather live my life playing the victor instead of the victom.

Rather than looking at why and what about another I’d rather look within and count my blessings. This is what truly gets me through the day! Learning to interact with people again after a hard year has been tough but proven to be a good task.

The people I have had the pleasure of calling friends I always said was the family I had chosen and truly meant it and lived it that way. I’m sad to say some part of me wonders if I had wasted time but what is time wasted if a lesson isnt learned and in my case it is. I guess we all get hurt, its if we can remember the past but forgive it too that makes us grow.

So, to give those rumours a good rest and let me tell you i have had many persons call in the past weeks to say how sorry they are to hear about me and stephen - it really is a rumour guys, we are happy as ever and like any other couple have issues which again like any other couple are ours.

So the begining of the year has proven I’m capable of still standing on my feet. I learned most of the people I thought were there for me weren’t but at the same time I have to ask myself, what was it that I may have done between A - B that changed the course of friendship? Then again it takes two to tango and if only one is ready to resolve while the other not ready to face it, then why go through the pain?

I hope this year brings people together again in positive light without the heavy weight of the unforgiven past!

To end this blog I wanted to let you all know I just started a day job with Asia Rewards, working long hours and enjoying it too. Its been a long time since I enjoyed work! At the same time in two weeks is the launch of Studio K and new venture with someone some of you most probably know but I’ll keep it quiet. Its an online luxury lifestyle product catalogue. Took alot of research and time to get it up and running but finally launch is round the corner… excitement!

Shoutouts to:

My dearest Stephen, for purchasing the apartment of his dreams in Jordan as well as his promotion to head of PE in K.I.S.

Mr & Mrs Galloway on the birth of their firstborn, a little wee baby boy! to whom I have the pleasure of being god mother too!

MK and her most enjoyable blog reads, I never leave comments but always read them!

Everyone else happy bear hugs and warm wishes & lots of love!

Thats me signing off*