#185 inconsiderate youths

Around 5.30am on a Sunday morning, a time when many who had a stressful week would want to sleep in only to be awakened by some inconsiderate youth.
They blared their Indian music and shout on top of their voices yelling I-don’t-know-what in Indian language and also smashing glass bottle.
I wonder why the Indians in [...]

#184 child care services

Interesting. This issue of procreation to increasing the number of babies is hotting up…
Naturally there are selective ones who can afford at every turn are unable to produce babies! Those who hardly make ends meet seem more successful and productive??!!!
What is child care services? What makes good child care service? Professionals to take care of children?
One [...]

#183 life

Life’s a merry-go-round –
yesterday, an encouragement to have fewer babies
as the world population was exploding
today, more babies needed as baby boomers disappearing;
the young wise-up – no time for babies?
Stress and strains…a lacking?
…
In life, what goes up must come down –
that’s cyclical!
…
Life’s a competition?
Perhaps to a young 20-something,
 X and Y generation?

#182 prayer

Prayer
is
a way of life
which allows you to find
stillness in the midst of the world
where you open your hands
to God’s promises
and
find hope for
yourself, your neighbor, and your world.”
Henri Nouwen

#181 olympic champions

The secret to these champions at the Olympic Games is sheer dedication, persistence and diligence (hard work), tears and disappointments together with the faithful support of one’s loved ones like mother or father.
It’s not the intake of special foods or drugs which the world record breakers in Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt! Their diet is as [...]

#180 bronze for india’s unsung champion boxer

In post #152 Vijender Kumar was cited on BBC page as one who will compete at the Olympic Games ’against the odds’.
The 22-year-old has returned with a bronze medal.
What an achievement for one true to his calling and vocation in sports in spite a lack of support from sponsors or government — his dedication, persistence and hard work…together with the support [...]

#179 an exceptional 29th olympiad in beijing

The achievements accomplished by many athletes were beyond expectation…what contrasting backgrounds the two ‘icon’ athletes who broke the world record.
Usain Bolt, 21, 6ft 5in tall, track event, hails from Jamaica…an island in Caribbean Sea with a population of 2.7!
Michael Phelps, 23, 6ft 3in tall, swimmer who won 8 golds comes from the US where the continent has topped [...]

#178 nation-switchers to olympics

Is it unpatriotic to switch nationality to participate in the Olympic Games a dream many young cherished when they were found to have talents in the field of athletics?
Take for instance, the table-tennis paddlers, Li Jiawei, Wang Yuegu and Tang Tianwei who clinched the silver medal for Singapore – if they had remained in their country of birth, [...]

#177 jamaica won 6 golds at 2008 olympic games

Jamaica is an island (area 4244 sq mi or 10,991 sq km) in Carribean Sea. She received independence in 1962 and has a population of 2.8 million. Literacy rate is 79%.
Yet the Jamaicans both men and women won gold medals in track events at this Beijing Olympics. Usain Bolt is the fastest runner in [...]

#176 china gymnasts falsify age?

I heard on BBC that China’s gymnasts who won gold were under age. Was there deliberate oversight in submitting the age on their part?
There is always confusion for those outside of China to know the age of the China Chinese.
Even for one who is born in Singapore, growing up, I was always confused about my age [...]