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The Gecko Project: 1964 Gecko Yearbook

The American Community School 1964 Gecko Yearbook is now available for your viewing in our Photo Gallery.

As mentioned in a previous Post the digital yearbook files were contributed by American School of Vientiane, Laos alumni. Thank you ASV alumni!!

The yearbook was scanned and digitized a few years ago by an unknown (at this time) member of the ASV alumni group. Over the years it seems some of the files became out of order. Also, there seems to be some duplication of a few pages of the yearbook. This may have happened when the ASV Alumni Association website got corrupted a while back. I don’t have a hard copy of the 1964 Gecko Yearbook. So I am not able to go through the files to put them in proper order, remove duplicates, add possible missing pages, etc. Hence, I need *your help* to arrange the yearbook files into their original order.

How you can help:

1. The best way would be, if you have a copy of the 1964 Gecko Yearbook, to mail it to me so I can go through it page by page to make the necessary corrections in the current digital files. If you’d like to help in this way, please email me for mailing instructions.

2. Alternatively, if you have a copy of the 1964 Gecko Yearbook, and are willing to take the time to do a page by page comparison with the pictures located in our Photo Gallery, then email the results to me along with properly scanned missing pages, etc. it would be a big help to me. If you are willing to undertake this project, please email me for instructions.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

You can view the 1964 Gecko Yearbook by clicking on the *link* under *ACS Library* located on the left side Menu area of this page. Or, you can Click Here to go to our Photo Gallery.

Note: If you have not previously *Registered* in the Photo Gallery, you’ll need to do so before logging in to it. The *Registration* button is located at the top left area of the login page.

When registering *you must* use your *real name* as your User-name and fill in *all* of the information requested on the Registration Form (even the areas marked as Optional).

Reason: The Photo Gallery is a *private* password protected area of this website. If I can’t identify you by the information on your Registration Form, your registration request will not be approved, nor, will you have access to the Photo Gallery.

If you can’t remember your Password (to prevent being locked out of the Photo Gallery after 2 failed login attempts) click on the link in the Login Box that says, “I forgot my password” – a new password will be emailed to you.

Have a great day! :)

As always, you are welcome to leave your Comments below.

Bob

August 30th, 2010 | Category: Admin, The Gecko Project | Leave a comment

What Life Is All About – Part 1

This is the first of a 3 Part video series.

In this video we’ll see the first session (day one in the morning) of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in dialogue with students and teachers at Delhi University, New Delhi, India on August 9th and 10th, 2010.

Enjoy hearing some of the best wisdom available in the world today from a true man of *Peace*.

Enjoy! :)

Stay tuned for Part 2.

August 29th, 2010 | Category: 10 Million Clicks For Peace, Spirituality, Videos | Leave a comment

Slide Show: Memories of Saigon Then and Now

This is the second in a series of slide shows contributed by Pastor Tom Johnson who was assigned to the 3rd Field Hospital (formerly American Community School) as a Chaplin’s Assistant and Medic from 1965 to 1966.

When his son learned he was planning a visit to Viet-nam, in February 2008, he suggested taking pictures of some of the same places he had taken pictures of in 1965/66.

These pictures in *Saigon, Then and Now* are the result.

Including what the old American Community School (and former 3rd Field Hospital) buildings looked like in 2008 – :)

MEMORIES OF SAIGON: THEN AND NOW

Click Here to view the changes  and what our old school looks like today.

[ Note: You can slow down the slide show by clicking on the * + * Icon located on the tool bar at the bottom of the screen. This will increase the *seconds* between slides to a comfortable viewing speed for you. ]

These are awesome pictures! Once again, thank you so very much, Tom!

Bob

PS: Tom is still searching for Chaplin Fredrick Hanley who served at 3rd Field Hospital. If you have any information that would help to locate him, please leave it in the Comments section below.

August 23rd, 2010 | Category: ACS History, Chaplin Fredrick Hanley, Saigon Landmarks, Third Field Hospital, Thomas Johnson, Viet Nam Landmarks, Vietnam History, Vietnam War | 2 comments

The Beauty In You

I’ve always believed there is beauty in everything and everyone, if only we look for it. Sometimes we don’t see it on the surface, but it is there if we look below the surface.

I think this video kind of says it all with the inspirational song, “Beauty in You” by Karen Drucker. (c) 2007 TayToones Music.

Enjoy! :)

August 22nd, 2010 | Category: 10 Million Clicks For Peace, Music, Spirituality, Videos | Leave a comment

Love Potion Number 9 or Vietnam Viagra

From back in the days of our youth, I’m sure we all remember the popular rock n roll song *Love Potion No.9*.

It seems there is an Elephant Man in the hill tribes of Viet-nam who has his own secret *Love Potion*.

Since he was 13, for over 50 years Ama Kong used ancient practices to tame wild elephants. Now he’s turned his talents to new endeavours. With the help of his buffalo horn, Ama is able to hypnotise elephants into submission. But since the capture of elephants was banned, another of Ama’s talents has emerged.

His knowledge of jungle plants has allowed him to develop medicinal potions.

His best seller?

A natural Viagra which has caused hundreds to journey to his remote hillside tribe. And with 21 children of his own, Ama testifies to the potency of his magic herbs.

At the time of this filming (2004) Ama was 88 years old with 125 descendants.

[ Note: Embedding has been disabled for this video. To view this video click on the player screen below, then click on the link *Watch on YouTube*. ]

There is so much we can learn from people like this. There needs to be some kind of global exchange study in schools, especially for Western children, so they can see what life is like in these communities. They may not have the latest gadgets, new cars, new clothes or even the drugs and health care of the West, but they have *love and kindness* for their elders and children which blows you away.

August 21st, 2010 | Category: Deja Vu: Rock N Roll, Trivia, Videos | Leave a comment
 
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