Folks: About 5 years ago, on the instigation of a fellow Gambian student at UBC, I subscribed to Gambia-l. I have enjoyed every minute of my stay in this "cybervillage." Together we did a lot of good... a la GESO, The Massacre Fund etc. There comes a time to move on. The time has come for me to leave your midst. There is work to be done. A lot of work. One must not be defeated by the challenges of his time because he has become a hostage of the ephemeral comforts of the places he now calls his home. I've decided henceforth to spend all my time on my career advancement. So I leave you in a couple of minutes. My account will be effectively unsubscribed from Gambia-l. Those wishing to contact me may continue to send e-mail to this account until I advise otherwise. It is possible that I will return to your midst in due course. But that will not be any time soon.... no sooner than 2004. Thanks, Merci, Gracias, Danke, Tack. All the best in your endeavors. Madiba K. Saidy Vancouver, Beautiful British Columbia, Canada. -- Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy clear gains; then shall thy pocket begin to thrive; creditors will not insult, nor want oppress, nor hungerness bite, nor nakedness freeze thee - Benjamin Franklin. <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>