I would like to wish every body a happy christmas and a prosperous new year.

I would also like to congratulate our friend Ashraf Adib on his recovery.

That leads me to a pledge we all have to seriously think about.

GETTING FIT and STAYING FIT!!!

Let us pledge to cut down on arteries-clogging fat and use olive oil instead

Let us start to exercise, no fancy gym, walking is affordable(time Wise) and effective

Let us lose some weight(I certainly can do with that) no Atkin's diet, no starving but simply eating whatever we fancy but 1/2 the amount we are eating now and substituting red meat with white meat as much as possible.  Make sure to eat at least 5 portions of fruits a day.

After all,  our friends in business know that you reap the benefits of your investments in years to come and certainly that is where we should start to invest in now.

I delibertly did not mention anything about smoking as it is obvious!!

Best of luck for those who will take up the challenge and we wish a stronger will for those who are not.

Mohamed Alloub