The porcupines huddled together for warmth during a very cold winter, but their quills wounded each other. They considered separating to avoid the wounds, but realized they would freeze alone. They decided to stay together and endure the small wounds from close contact in order to survive through sharing body heat. The moral is that it is better to accept minor imperfections in relationships that bring benefits rather than being alone.

1. FIRST LAUGH
It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the
cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group to-
gether to keep warm. This way they covered and protected them-
selves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions.
After a while, they decided to distance themselves from one another
and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had to make a
choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from
the Earth. Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. They
learned to live with the little wounds caused by the close relationship
with their companions in order to receive the heat that came from the
others. This way they were able to survive.
The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect peo-
ple, but when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of
others and can admire the other person's good qualities.
The moral of the story is:
Just learn to live with the Pricks in your life.
CRU HCA & CHI-n Wag
Capital Region Cancer Service
Volume1,Issue1Thursday,7July2011
Inside this issue:
Lacking Motivation? 2
How much fibre are
you eating?
2
FOR SALE 3
Freebie! 4
Food glorious food! 5
Love alcohol too
much?
6
ALICIA”S DATE 7
I love Canberra 8
Celebrated events 9
Travel Section: Janet’s
delicious adventure!
10
Give Blood 13
Our guide to completely irrelevant things
This weeks TRIVIA
Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented.
It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden'.. .
and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.

2. Page 2
Boot-camps
Where
Melrose High School Hall (Tuesday indoor)
Mawson Playing Fields (Saturday outdoor)
Times
Tuesday’s 6-7am
Saturday’s 7.30-8.30am
10 per session
To book, call or message Lee on
Lee’s Bio
Professional trainer since 1999
Bachelor of sports science (coaching)
Diploma of Fitness
Strength and Conditioning Level 2
International coaching conditioning.
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“Those who
do not find
time for
Health will
have to find
time for
illness.”
How much fat/fibre are you eat-
ing?
Take this quiz >
http://www.gethealthynsw.com.au/healthy-eating-quiz-1.html

3. FOR SALE
Page 3
BMW FOR SALE
316i 3 door hatch, 1999, Great Condition Exterior/
Interior/Engine. 145,000k - $8,000 ONO – phone Lena
on
Hairfree -$69 for $871 of Laser Hair Removal! Zap Un-
wanted Hair at Hairfree
Don't be that person who ends up weeping into a bin full of half used DIY wax strips. Soooo
not a good look. We've got an ingenious deal that will open your eyes to a whole new, hair-
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seven $100 vouchers to put towards continued treatments from Hairfree (usually $871). Tar-
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Hairfree uses the latest in laser technology when it comes to permanently eradicating your su-
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dark skin (treatment does not respond well) • Unsuitable for pregnant women • Must be 18
years or older or accompanied by an adult • The $100 discount vouchers are to be used in
separate sessions and for the same three body treatment areas as the initial treatment • Arriv-
ing late may shorten treatment time • New customers only • Total price for 3 areas $171 •
Must 18 years or older • Other conditions apply • Promotional value expires on December 19,
2011
CONTACT ALYCE on—

4. Freebie!
Freebie
King Single bed
ensemble
Good condition
Genny
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5. Pastitzi’s at their finest!
Get a range of different flavours or
dabble in the delectable dishes Malta
has to offer. From ravioli to cheeses,
even ice-cream. MMM delicious!
Page 5
Food Glorious Food!
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6. Page 6
“Starkle, starkle, little
twink,
Who the hell you are I
think,
I'm not under what they
call
The alcofluence of
incohol.
I'm not drunk as thinkle
peep,
I'm just a little slort of
sheep.
Tee martoonis make a
guy
Fool so feelish, don't
know why
Rally don't know who's
me yet
The drunker I stay the
longer I get
So just one more to full
my cup,
I've all day sober to
Sunday up.”
Winter warmth—Mull it over
Love alcohol too much?
But there is no chance you will give it up? - Listen to Emma’s Story
Hi,
I hope you're sitting comfortably because I have some shocking news. I'm about to embark on
a feat of endurance that makes a triathlon look like a primary school egg-and-spoon race.
I'm participating in Dry July - the charity that helps adults living with cancer all over Australia -
and have sworn off drinking alcohol for the whole month. That's 31 days where I'll actually be
accountable for my actions. Yikes!
In appreciation of my radical transformation, any generous support you may be able to offer
will go a long way to ensuring I don't fall off the wagon, as well as helping the many adults
around Australia that live with this terrible disease. (That's cancer. Not teetotalism).
My profile page link should you wish to make a donation and leave a message of support is:
http://www.dryjuly.com/profiles/emmaculnane
I hope you believe in the concept as much as I do and can help support me whilst I go Dry
this July!!
Thanks in advance for your kind sponsorship,
Emma
MULLED WINE
Ingredients (serves 8)
• 1 x 750ml btl dry red wine
• 225g (1 cup) white sugar
• 125ml (1/2 cup) brandy
• 125ml (1/2 cup) water
• 2 oranges, thinly sliced
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced
• 2 x 7cm cinnamon sticks, lightly
crushed
• 6 whole cloves
• Pinch of grated nutmeg
Lemon peel, to decorate
Method
1. Place the wine, sugar, brandy, water, orange, lemon,
cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg in a large saucepan over low
heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5-10 minutes or un-
til sugar dissolves and mixture is aromatic. Remove from
heat.
2. Strain mulled wine into a large jug. Pour among serving
glasses. Decorate with lemon peel and serve immediately.
You can prepare the wine up to 30 minutes before serving

7. Alicia’s DATE!
Page 7
It all began one fateful dark stormy evening.....
Twas a set-up no less. A mutual friend showed him a picture of Alicia. Amid
his awe in the creature that was cast before his eyes on Face Book, alas he
noted Alicia’s star sign, Scorpio.
“It would never work” he cried. “As she is a Scorpio and so am I. We would
be too fiery together!”
Little did he know, their paths would meet again 3 weeks later, in the form of
an elevator located in none other than the ACT Health building..
As she saw him enter the building, many thoughts raced through her mind “I
wonder who he is? I hope he works here, he is HOT”. As if drawn together
by magnets, they hopped onto the same lift. Their eyes locked as he asked
her the location of a particular unit. “I don’t know” she replied, in a state of
intrigue and vague- out, as she realised twas infact he himself who she was
‘locked’ in the lift with.
Alas she was right! Twas he who she had encountered. Emails were ex-
changed and a date was promptly arranged thereafter.
Lunch date day arrived and a mass of confusion and conflicting advice en-
sued with Bern, Elspeth, and Kerry all offering their words of wisdom. “I saw
on Doctor Phil, they said to wait 90 days” Bern cried. “You have to treat ‘em
mean, keep ‘em keen”. “But I’m a nice girl” Alicia replied. Kerry added “If it
doesn’t work out, at least you know Scorpios have a massive attraction” (a
Scorpio herself).
The date was a great success.
He went overseas the next day.

8. Page 8
I LOVE CANBERRA
What’s on?
http://www.inthecitycanberra.com.au/skate/
You should book tickets early to make sure you have a chance to
enjoy this unique opportunity. There are plenty of general skating
sessions that give you 1 ½ hours of fun and if you want something a
little extra why not book for one of the Show and Skate packages.
You get a fantastic themed exhibition skate show plus a 1hr skate
session.
The UrbanIce Skate & Dance session program is also now avail-
able.
Skate in The City is the place to be seen and the centre of winter
frolicking for Canberra in 2011. With up to six skating sessions a day
and a capacity for 200 skaters there’s room for everyone to enjoy the
thrill of open air skating day and night.
The licensed Apreś Cafe, hosted by the good people from To-
solini’s, is the perfect place to watch the action or enjoy a romantic
drink under the twinkling lights after a skating session
MUST try!
If you haven’t heard of, or haven’t tried Brodburger—you are
truly missing out on Canberra’s finest burgers.
The little red caravan by the lake is a Canberra must do—
Check out their website and then go on down and check out
their burgers. You won’t regret it!
http://www.brodburger.com.au/

9. Page 9
Celebrated events!Our very own
JAN Perry—
holding
proudly her
certificate at
the success of
a name
change cele-
bration on
Thursday 7th
Proud parents Preetikha
and Jon, big brother Jaiden
and proud grandma Pabha
welcomed Ishika Isabella on
12 April 2011
A BIG welcome to Mary
Clark in Clinical Records
Unit (CRU) – temporary
until September
Ella Josephine Mary (grandchild no:5 –
Geraldine Kelly) she is 6 weeks old in
this photo, she was born 11th
May 2011.
A huge congrats to Penelope!
- xx from CHI!
Here is a photo of my twin
grandsons Tyler and Ri-
ley—Lesley Thomas—CHI
(right)
Ava and
Dakoda
- Kerrie
Montgom-
ery’s
grandchil-
dren—CHI
Birthday’s -
JULY
Lorraine (CHI)
Lesley (CHI)
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day here? Sen us
an email for the
next newsletter

10. Page 10
“...Delectable
desserts and
hole-in-the-
wall shops for
fresh cooked,
coloured,
coconut
macaroons!’
You’ve all heard of quiche, croissants and fondue, but what about
choucroute, spätzle and saucisson? These were just some of the choices
on menus as we drove around France and Switzerland recently. We vis-
ited brasseries for meals, boulangeries for our daily baguette, patisseries
and chocolateries for “light” meals of delectable desserts and hole-in-the-
wall shops for fresh-cooked, coloured, coconut macaroons.
We sampled specialities of the region, such as Foie Gras (duck liver - I
couldn’t handle that but my husband loved it) and cassoulet (casserole
with white beans), food we knew already but which was served quite dif-
ferently such as a round of goat’s cheese served in berry puree or honey,
and food which wasn’t what it said such as strawberry spaghetti! (ice
cream pushed through a sieve which made it look just like spaghetti) and
choucroute, which wasn’t just sauerkraut which is what it translates to,
but a pile of sauerkraut topped with sausages, ham and bacon.
TRAVEL SECTION:
Janet’s delicious adventure!
Foie Gras served with grated truffles (the
real thing) in Perigord region
Choucroute in Riquewihr,
Alsace region
Spätzle in Riquewihr, Alsace region
You can just see
the “spaghetti”
under the straw-
berries

11. Page 11
You don’t need to go to fancy expensive restaurants in France to get quickly prepared, ultra-
delicious meals and the cost is more or less equivalent to Australian prices. The best value meal
if you were really hungry was to have “le menu” which was a fixed price 2 or 3 course meal
with a few choices for each course. Prices averaged 11-20 euros ($15-28) in everyday type ca-
fes. Another bonus is that the cafes are often situated in the prettiest spots and are generally
very atmospheric.
Coffee was universally superb (strong and percolated) though you could never be sure how it
would come. The terms cappuccino, cafe au lait and cafe crème could provide a cappuccino as
we know it, a pot of coffee served with a pot of hot milk, a cup of coffee with a sachet of UHF
milk, or coffee topped with whipped cream (also known as café viennois and definitely worth
having). You could get coffee with alcohol (or alcool as they call it) all day at even the simplest
cafe. My husband sampled cafe fertig complete with schnapps after a hike back down from a
mountain hut we stayed in overnight (and his verdict was “pretty good”.)
French restaurants have had a bad rap in Australia since the introduction of “nouvelle cuisine”
but don’t let that put you off going to France! Here’s a few more yummy words for you: tarte
flambé, charlotte aux fraises, chantilly.... I have to stop – I am now sooooo hungry I can’t write
any more.
Janet Hope
CHI
Rösti with tomato and cheese in Switzerland (above) region Amazing dinner
in Ceret, near the Spanish border (top middle) Tarte flambé, Riquewihr, Al-
sace region (right)
Freshly cooked macaroons
in Riquewihr, Alsace region
(top right) in a patisserie in
Azay-le-Rideau (below) Sa-
lami anyone? (far right)
Olive aisle in a Spanish su-
permarket (bottom middle)

12. Page 12
“Here’s a few
more yummy
words for you:
tarte flambé,
charlotte aux
fraises,
chantilly...”
How can you choose? A patisserie in Ceret
At the Cherry Festival in Ceret
near the Spanish border
I chose this one (to share)
Ice-cream sundae
menu and painting on
window in Chamonix
(right)
Janet Hope

13. Page 13
“Paul needed 148
blood donations
to survive
aggressive blood
cancer and bone
marrow
transplant
surgery.”
Am I eligible to give blood?
Take the Quiz > http://www.donateblood.com.au/
become-a-donor/am-i-eligible-to-give-blood
Australian National University
Walk way entrance to ANU between Family Court & Street Theatre
15 Childers St
Civic
ACT
The mobile unit is visiting the ANU which is closest to us on:
Monday 08 Aug: 09:30 - 15:00
Tuesday 09 Aug: 09:00 - 14:30
Wednesday 10 Aug: 09:00 - 14:30
http://www.donateblood.com.au/become-a-donor/donor-centres/
australian-national-university alternatively phone 02 6206 6006
Did you know:
• 1 in 3 people will need blood?
• Only 1 in 30 people currently give blood?
If you, or one of your loved ones, have ever
needed blood, you already know how important
it is.
Many people are alive today because of Austra-
lia's generous and voluntary, unpaid blood do-
nors who give blood each week to help those in
need.
It's one of those things that we just expect to be
there for us, but only a very small proportion of
people donate.
People who give blood are united by their gener-
osity and the desire to give something back to
the community.

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Photo’s taken
By Alyce C—
On her lovely
walk to and
from work
every morn-
ing. Can-
berra = Beau-
tiful