" I would encourage all of you to have a few less beers on New Years Eve (which given that a pint in Dublin is about 5 euro, it would go a long way in Asia) and donate that money instead to any of the many agencies accepting donations." (karola)

There isn't many occasion where your simple gesture can help and needed so much. A lot of us starts the new calendar with New Years Resolution to be more generous, compassionate and caring toward others. Well, you can scratch that one item from that list and realize it now. And in the future when people asked you what you did for NYE 2005, you can proudly tell them about the good thing you did on that day.