Originally Posted by DubaiSis (Post 2115015)

I thought I'd show you what new year's looks like in Dubai. These aren't the fireworks I saw - I watched the ones at Atlantis on The Palm. But these are pretty spectacular. I believe they say it's the tallest fireworks demonstration in the world. I hate to think what living in the Burj must be like when those are going off!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=202037706556819

Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 2114811)

Just wanted to wish all GCers a Happy New Year! Enjoy whatever celebrations strike your fancy.

I also thought I'd share a video. I enjoy a rousing rendition of Auld Lang Syne as much as the next guy, but in this video you can hear it to the tune that Burns had in mind when he wrote it. Perhaps a little more introspective and poignant than the tune we're used to, it always catches me in the heart just a bit. The arms-crossed hand-holding for the last verse is the Scottish tradition for the song. (And a verse in Gaelic is a bonus.)

A Guid Hogmanay and a cup o' kindness tae all!