#157 can man control weather?

There is constant vigilance and scrutiny these days about pollution and the weather on the forthcoming Olympic Games in Beijing…will the pollution hinder or bring some side-effects on the health of the athletes?
What is the media doing by constantly harping upon whether China is able to clean up the air for the Games?
Is China not doing her level-best [...]

#156 looks

Why do some Asian females want to look like Caucasians?
Plastic surgery is in vogue.
Many young girls in Asia look alike. Previously, you could tell a Japanese from a Korean or a Chinese…however these days, after plastic surgery, somehow there is the look alike.
Hmm…this is better than cloning huh?
Many young ones paid handsomely for plastic surgery to get better paid jobs…better looking boyfriends [...]

#155 a bridge for peace

I do not understand why the Christian women in the ministry want to fight for the role of bishop in the Anglican Diocese. Surely, when the time is right for the women to assume, there will be unanimous chorus, but presently…this might be one cause of schism within the Anglican leadership in the world.
I’m saddened…about this [...]

#154 photos

I’d been enjoying the photos posted on flikr. I’ve yet able to post my pictures on this blog site as I don’t know how to reduce the size of picture to fit into each post.
I tried but…
Since I cannot manage this…unless someone guide me…I shall treat this a word blog. Sometimes, a picture speaks better than words [...]

#153 money, money, money

These days, I wonder where my hard-earned money went?  There is marked increase in the prices of food! With the fuel price hike, I wonder when announcements will be made for another transport fare increase?
Why is money so important? No money no talk. Without money one cannot survive.
Wonder how our founding governing leaders manage to bring [...]

#152 ‘against the odds’

Imagine being the fastest athlete or person in the world…what glory indeed.
Olympic Games 2008 is 16 days away (August 8th)…and BBC International has this wonderful series introducing those participating from around the world who are racing ‘against the odds’ of which I quote the following:

Samiya Yuusf Omar (16 years old): “Somalia is a country ridden by more than [...]

#151

I wonder how many athletes and sportspersons who qualify the Olympic Games 2008 come from the country where each was born – or one representing the adopted countries?
Sports have become big money for an individual!
Take football as an example…increasingly, there are more Africans or South Americans representing the big leagues in UK or Europe. This is one situation where [...]

#150 fertilizers

I hear that farmers in some parts of England are using human wastes as fertilizers for their crops.
Today, are farmers in developed countries resort to using human faeces or wastes to fertilize? By using such, they are producing organic foods.
In many Asian less developed countries, farmers used human faeces in producing vegetables for consumption. Vegetables taste sweeter and give better [...]

#149 customers

Today, everything and everyone are pegged to the dollar!
Everyone is treated as customers: schools, hospitals…
Are schools not centers or institutions of learning? Customers mean you have to pay and pay! Where are the state services providing for citizens? Will there come a time when education is so expensive that parents cannot afford to educate their child/children? Will [...]

#148 foods

Why are there foods categorised into good foods and bad foods?
Is food bad for one’s health as a result of over-consumption?
Food glorious food! Take in moderation, food is good and nourishing the body.
However when one enters 60 years of age, one’s metabolism slows down markedly. Intake of foods are less likely to digest properly resulting in accumulated [...]