tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700547.post-1143105007118210462006-03-23T15:15:00.000+07:002006-03-23T17:01:43.876+07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.flickr.com/38/116698574_ba247fa94b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/38/116698574_ba247fa94b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Expect much much more on this. But next Thursday is our <a href="http://www.koto.com.au">KOTO</a> class six graduation.<br /><br />Last night was the kind of unnoffical staff goodbye to them. First off <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/omih/116689384/in/set-72057594088626313/">hotpot/lau</a> followed by the inevitable karaoke session.<br /><br />With graduation plans still being put in place, I'm manic right now and will write in greater depth on it all after the event. Suffice to say, I have been around these kids for 18 months and have watched them grow from being a rag tag bunch of street kids into the beautiful, confident adults they are today.<br /><br />I can only say, without any hesitation, that I would be proud to have any last one of them as a young brother/sister, son or daughter. They are remarkable human beings.<br /><br />Celebrating their achievements, and contemplating their departure, is going to be a massive mix of emotions.<br /><br />If you want to see some very happy kids from last night then look <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/omih/sets/72057594088626313/">here</a>. Not sure if this will work (let me know) but there is a short film of them arriving on their bikes for karaoke too. You'll find that <a href="http://extremecharity.typepad.com/DSCN1928.MOV">here</a>. I'm in the pic above, I'll let you guess which one is me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">* Update - Have been told that the film works but took five minutes on adsl. Probably best not to bother if you're on dial up. I am sure there is a way of making it smaller but god knows how</span>.OMIHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463115388426267195noreply@blogger.com