Coming to the end of the road…Blogathon 2006 - Finis -

July 30, 2006 in Blogathon 2006, Youth & Children's Issues

It’s been a wonderful, wonderful experience. Even though I am feeling very weary now, I could not help but feel incredibly happy that I made it through Blogathon 2006. I’ve met so many fellow bloggers who has great looking blog sites and I have learnt much from seeing what others posted on.
However, the focus throughout [...]

Gospel, pt 2

July 30, 2006 in Blogathon 2006

For me the one sight that will always make my day is to see children playing happily. I see the most when I’m at Church, and I see two children, regardless of skin color, running around happily, sometimes toddlers following each other, always a watchful eye on them from their parents. There’s this sense of [...]

Gospel

July 30, 2006 in Blogathon 2006, Personal Reflections

Hie Guys!
Looks like I’m jumping blogs again. From Tiara’s to ‘Nii-san.
As his charity’s about Children, I’ll make this a quick one and ask a simple question:
What is the one sight that will make your day, no matter what?
I’ll answer this in the next post, promise!
EDIT: There was a minor technical issue [...]

Bill Gates’ 11 Rules of Life

July 30, 2006 in Blogathon 2006, Memorable Quotes & Inspirational Stories

Here is an excerpt from Bill Gates’ Speech to MT. Whitney High School situated in Visalia, California.  
To anyone with kids of any age, or anyone who has ever been a kid, here’s some advice Bill Gates recently dished out at a high school speech about 11 things they did not and will not learn [...]

Dinner time!

July 30, 2006 in Blogathon 2006

Since we’re not going out, my mom and I will be having instant noodles for dinner.
I know it’s not healthy, but my throat is still sore, so I can’t really have anything that’s fried or that has curry in it. Bleh… hope my throat gets better soon, it still hurts a bit when swallowing, but [...]

Parents, when was the last time you’ve said “I love you”…

July 30, 2006 in Blogathon 2006, Youth & Children's Issues

…to your child?
When was the last time you ever spent at least 10 minutes of quality playing time with your children?
When was the last time you ever praised your child?
Did you ever kiss your kids good night when you send them off to bed?
Why do I ask these questions? Simple — Children, no matter the [...]

The Power of Music

July 30, 2006 in Blogathon 2006, Essays, Songs, Lyrics, Music & MTV

Music. It has always been a part of our lives even since the days of opera shows, and it is going to stay with us for a very long, long time. Our world, whatever we do in it, revolves around music. Without it, our lives would be exceptionally dull. We listen to music when we [...]

10 Simple Tips from Yamashita-sensei for taking great shots!

July 30, 2006 in Bitten by the Shutter Bug, Blogathon 2006, IT & the TechnoGeek

What makes a photo become a great photo? Prominent National Geographic photojournalist Michael Yamashita shared with me some tips on how to take great photos…

Light is of great importance when it comes to taking great pictures. Every great photo is usually the result of the element of light. The half hour either side of sunrise [...]