As Solomon Islands football makes a free fall on a downward trajectory, many fans rightfully feel we should no longer claim to be the Brazilians of the South Pacific. Indeed a country that neither has the medals nor glamour to match the Brazilians has no business glorifying itself in such fashion. History…
Category: Liu type ya
Mother’s day is every second, minute and hour of each day
Every mother has a special story. The common theme is always stories littered with love. A mother’s love knows no bounds. Every child should set aside a few minutes of each day to celebrate and reflect on the special things their mother has brought into their life. Tweet
Long, long ago when the earth was new
The fire crackled, the warmth spreads throughout the room. The smoke bellows out from beneath the fire. But the twigs catch fire and the smoke subsides. Gently tending to the fire, is a hunched solitary figure. Tweet
The art of letting go
Some people who have broken up once in their lives know what it means “to let go”. Especially if you are on the receiving end of a break-up; the “letting go” becomes ever more challenging. How each person navigates and lets go depends on a myriad of variables. But what…
One men’s gold is another men’s rubbish
A Swiss entrepreneur, Adolf Guyer-Zeller’s revolutionary idea won the bid in 1892 when the Swiss government proposed to build an alpine railway to reach the top of Jungfrau. Today, the Jungfraubahn remains the highest altitude railway in Europe and commands approximately 1150 visitors per day. Zeller died of a heart-attack in Zurich…
Forward is a direction that needs a plan and allies
The crowd started chanting “Kaka….Kaka….Kaka” and an overly enthusiastic female fan beside us was leading the chant occasionally shouting out in Portuguese perhaps hoping to spur Scolari to bring Kaka onto the field. And when he finally did, the Brazilian game changed dramatically. I was lost in the moment, I was cheering,…