29 August 2008

I have chosen this Herman Hupfeld's 1931 Broadway musical hit as the title of this editorial.

It is almost three years since I joined IRCo on 1 September 2005 and 50 years 3 months and 11 days since I accidentally stepped into and became part of the broader rubber fraternity. The time just flashes. Fifty years is not a short time but it all seems just happened yesterday. Everything seems not so far away.

I never feel regret for making this decision to join this exciting and challenging world of rubber. It is indeed an interesting world, but not at all a peaceful one. It is a world full of unpredictability, extremes, and unknown factors. In spite of all these anomalies, I do enjoy every minute of it, throughout the past half a century.

Let me convey my heartfelt thanks to all of you for a