Crouching tiger ...

It's been drizzling since yesterday evening. The streets are very slippery and the souvenir shopkeepers have switched to selling umbrellas. A brisk profit. One thing for sure, everyone around is saying Thank God for the rain.

The situation in Egypt and Jordan is once again the worry for all of us here. And we've been thinking of Fr Vincenzo and his community in Alexandria as well. We have lost contact with him. Pray for their safety.

The Year of the Tiger certainly is moving out with a vicious roar, mauling everything in sight - political upheavels in the Middle East, natural catastrophes around the world, swine flu claiming it's first victims in many countries ... Let's hope the Rabbit brings back some calm and balance.