Cadbury New Zealand: Share the Joy

A nation fills a glass and a half.

This Cadbury Glass and a Half Full effort out of New Zealand has recruited the entire country to contribute to a new tune, based on the brand's mantra of joy. Over the past six months, DDB New Zealand and the client have been collecting sounds of joy from all over the country, all of which will be turned into a tune, with the help of Bobby McFerrin.

To view their website and to contribute your 'share of joy', click here

A Wonderful World - just change your words

We – the nation

We are the people, who

were born and brought up in a land

other than our own, made to believe that

this is home. To them, home is Tanzania.

I look around me, trying

to find solace in the people, strange

as it may seem, they are all a different nation.

I look at them, make my first move, a feeling

of solitude overpowering me. I am

not from them, not from here.

Friendships are built, relationships flourish,

children grow, parents age, all through the

years, adding days to our lives. My longing for home

continues. Home is where the heart is.

With Indian ancestors, a Tanzanian birthplace

and a house in dubai, life is

a three ring circus. I look forward

to that day when I will find a place,

a place where I shall retire,

a place I will call home.

A few shots from back home

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Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark :  Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark .  ONE:  Don't miss the boat.  TWO:  Remember that we are all in the same boat!  THREE:  Plan ahead.  It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.   FOUR:  Stay fit.  When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.  FIVE:  Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.  SIX:  Build your future on high ground.  SEVEN:  For safety's sake, travel in pairs.  EIGHT:  Speed isn't always an advantage.  The snails were on board with the cheetahs.  NINE:  When you're stressed, float awhile.  TEN:  Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.  ELEVEN:  No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.

C'est la vie