How many of you have heard this before; ‘LIFE IS NOT A BED OF ROSES’, and how many of you have really felt this? We keep on bugging ourselves with the same repetitive thoughts of this world being overly competitive and the need to struggle to get ahead in this life; which my friends, was […]
Bloggers raise funds for Brunei Special Olympics Team
AnakBrunei wrote a heart warming post on ensuring that these special citizens are given opportunity to participate in sport activities and to compete in global events. The intention is not only to ensure participation but to be part of a global community. People with an intellectual disability are often misunderstood or ignored, yet when they […]
On the Catastrophic Consequences of Embracing Ignorance, Insulation and Falsehoods
One would think that the most important thing on Earth these days would be to always strive to speak the truth … even if we’d tried and failed, for whatever the reasons — we’re only human, after all. But that’s just not the case any longer. Most of us plain don’t like […]
An Appeal: Please enjoy art
I’m resurrecting this draft in light of <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/09/18/nosplit/bvtvhughes18.xml">a Telegraph article</a> that laments the commercial nature of the art market in 2008. In the article, Australian critic Robert Hughes claims that the price of a work of art is, unfortunately, more significant than its meaning. He’s speaking specifically of Damien Hirst, whose auction at Sotheby’s […]
Iraq: BlogIraq is Dead
by Salam Adil I am sad to report the death of Ahmed the writer of the blog BlogIraqwho was murdered in the Al-Mansour district of Baghdad. May he rest in peace. Iraqi bloggers are a close-knit community and we mourn the death of fellow bloggers as if it is from our own family. There is not one family in Iraq […]
The Day of Woman
The Day of woman – 8th March was met with joy in Bulgaria. This is day when people celebrate day of mothers. Men give presents to their wife and buy her flowers. They are all happy. Some presents are more expensive like shoes, watches, jewelry. This is special day when persons have a rest and […]