Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Maltese mentality

Blogging is increasing in popularity at a fast rate and the fad seems to have caught up also in Malta, with thetimesofmalta.com being a popular site where people express their opinion. This is a clear sign of a democracy taking place but unfortunatly this cannot be said to apply worldwide, with countries like Iran and China blocking websites in the light of recent insurgencies taking place.

The comments range from serious and being well-informed to being sarcastic, out of point and context and at times attacking people and their actions. A few weeks ago we had around 400,000 architects after Renzo Piano's plans for Valletta were unveiled and in recent times we've had around 400,000 doctors all giving their 'expert' opinion (sic) about swine flu.

One comment that always manages to bring a smile on my face for one reason or another is...

"Because the people are against the plans" - as far as I know I never told anyone to speak in my name! All well and good to say that it is only YOUR opinion but not to profess that you have some sort of self-given mandate to speak in my name.

Happy blogging to everyone!

Monday, July 6, 2009

Beginning of sunset at Riviera


Positive attitude

Whilst surfing on the internet, I came upon the story of Nick Vujicic, a 26 year-old from Melbourne. What made this story stick out from others and serve as an inspiration is that Nick Vujicic was born without arms and legs with the exception of a small foot at the bottom of one hip. He has had his share of difficult moments but still does normal things such as playing football, swimming and surfing amongst other activities and uses his experience to instill belief and courage in other people.

One should take a leaf out of Nick Vujicic’s life and learn that in life, one is always faced with bad times as well as with good times. It is how we deal with life experiences that make us who we are. We should tackle what life throws at us as a challenge to turn it into something positive both for ourselves and for all those around us!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/2511213/Nick-has-no-arms-or-legs-but-a-huge-zest-for-life.html