Here's wishing my readers a very Happy New Year. This is a pic of a small kid selling toys in a night bazar in rural Thailand. He is only three years old and altho' he looked a bit scared as the flashlights came on he put up a brave front. Later he sat looking so solemn that I went and tickled his tummy. At first he gave a shy giggle, then laughed heartily and soon gurgled with such joy that i said 'to hell with his smelly clothes and dirt streaked face and flowing nose' and picked him up and gave him a good squeeze and cuddle. He responded so beautifully; it will always be a memorable moment for me.