Wayne’s World

And to all those fabulous readers that made some fantastic slow cooker dim sim creations and brought in some samples for me to try; my taste buds thank you so, so much.

Now we are into the second month of ‘23, how are you going with those New Year resolutions? Well, for me, I successfully quit the durries seven years ago and have dramatically cut down on the grog; the last drink was two beers with my son after a game of golf back in October.

This year is for me to concentrate on beating this blood disorder, and on achieving this, after ringing the bell in ‘E Block’, I am planning to don the humble bumble bee outfit again and doing another bungee jump.

Anyone willing or crazy enough to join me, please think about it and let us know.

Having the opportunity to chat with a lot of people, it is looking good for the majority of smokers cutting down, and even better for those quitting altogether. They cannot believe how good food and drinks taste without that tobacco flavour added in. Plus, in time they will fully realise the huge amount of money and the hours saved not spent looking for a place to smoke or the fines faced if caught in the wrong places.

For all those with a lot of hours to spare and not knowing how to put this to good use, how about using those excess smiles for volunteer work? There are plenty of organisations out there looking for great people to join them.

I have been asked to join Relay for Life in raising awareness and money this year around Cairns to support those with cancer in helping them enjoy their life while aiming to make it easier with physical, mental and financial help where we can.

You can also join those great volunteers at the hospital who do a fantastic job helping in varying roles around the buildings. I love joining Event Cinemas with their Children’s Ward visits, and this Easter, I will hopefully join them with my own interpretation of the Easter Bunny and give out eggs while placing smiles on faces. Smiling is living.

Wayne.