Archive for January, 2009

Jan
28

Hummer No More

by paul

Hummer

Many people have seen the popular Hummer on the roads; unmistakeable in their size and demeanour. The original civilian Hummer vehicle was based on the military Humvee vehicle, or HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose wheeled vehicle). The civilian version became increasingly popular over the years and was exported to various areas across the world. Today however, there has been an increasing amount of criticism voiced, and it is unknown whether the vehicle will continue to be manufactured. (more…)

Jan
24

Stamp Collection

Collecting as a hobby can be fun as well as educational. A collection can be anything at all, including stamps, cars, money, photographs, postcards, fossils and bottles. A person who collects things is typically called a collector and what they collect depends on their individual interests. Building a collection can be challenging, as well as very rewarding. (more…)

Jan
22

First Date

First dates can be very important, and you will want to be on your best behaviour in order to impress your date. One of the most important things to do is to be yourself, and avoid acting the way you think your date wants you to be. Your date more than likely likes you for who you were when you first met, so there is no need to change now. (more…)

carpool

Car pooling is a great idea for a variety of different reasons. Have you ever found yourself running late for work after dropping your kids off to school? Or missing an important meeting because you have to pick up your son from soccer practice? Car pooling enables parents to share the responsibility of taking their kids to school, and enables different families to take turns in driving the kids. It also saves on petrol and money for different households; using one car instead of three, as well as cutting down on carbon emissions and promoting the environment. (more…)

Volunteerism has been around for ages. It has now become a trend for some and a way of life for others. It defined as a practice in which volunteers or people lend or offer their services for free in order to accomplish a certain goal, project or program of services.

In most cases, volunteers provide the necessary skills and time to facilitate the attainment of specific objectives. Anybody can volunteer.  A young (more…)

Jan
09

Intrigues are not only found in books. They are not just figment of the author’s imagination but rather a reflection of what goes on in real life. It is present almost everywhere even in the the workplace.

Where we work is a hotbed of intrigues from  gossiping to backstabbing. It cannot be avoid unless maybe if all of our coworkers are deaf, mute and blind. It would be so easy to give in and offer our own comments, bad or (more…)

Jan
01

I read somewhere that habits can be categorized into three: good habits, bad habits and habits that do not matter. For example, it considered a good habit to take a bath or to shower daily while the opposite becomes a bad one. But whether you do it in the morning or in the evening does not really matter. We were not born with our habits but rather we learned them. The formation of our habits can be attributed to several factors. (more…)