Got Rice?

Hey hey~

For each word you get right, FreeRice donates 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program to end world hunger.

Cute idea? Yes.
Addictive? Yes (just a bit)

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MelMel

Better Late Than Never...

Hey hey~

I'm a bit behind with my blogging, but I couldn't resist posting about this.

So in 2005 there was this

This was followed by this in 2006

Finally one year later karma finally came to be again with this:



Many thanks to the brains behind the operations (Kana, Jess, SuSu and Ben)

It's all outta love right Jakey? =P

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MelMel

What a Co-Inky-Dink!

Why It Took Me Two And A Half Hours To Get To Work Today - Yeah, Not Cool!

Trams Crash in City

Sarah-Jane Collins
October 16, 2007 - 9:30AM

Melbourne commuters are facing long delays following a horror morning, with three separate incidents involving trains and trams.

One person was struck and killed by a train at Sandown Park and another escaped serious injury when her car was hit on a level crossing in Carnegie. Meanwhile, two trams collided on St Kilda Road outside the Arts Centre, causing delays and injuring three passengers and a driver.

Commuters on the Pakenham-Cranbourne line will face the bulk of the delays following the incidents at Sandown Park and Carnegie.

Early this morning a person was struck and killed by a train at Sandown Park station and just before 9am a car was struck by a train on a level crossing at Grange Road in Carnegie.

"A car hit a train at the level crossing, it's blocking the level crossing and the trains have to stop," a Connex spokeswoman said.

"People on the Pakenham-Cranbourne lines this morning will be experiencing significant delays and it will be very crowded," she said.

The driver of the car, a 72-year-old woman, was not harmed and police said the train hit the passenger side of the car at a low speed.

"The member out at the scene said he could have done more damage with his foot. The train driver had obviously seen what was happening and had pretty much come to a stop," a police spokeswoman said.

Yarra Trams is investigating what caused this morning's tram collision on St Kilda Road, the second in less then a month.

Yarra Trams spokesman, Colin Tyrus, said the accident was very minor and only a few passengers had suffered injuries.

"Only three people suffered minor injuries, but they've been taken to hospital," he said.

The trams involved in the accident were a number eight to Toorak and a number 67 to Carnegie.

"They were southbound on St Kilda Road. I understand that there were about 20 people on the two trams, obviously some of the injuries were caused when one of the trams stopped suddenly, some of the people fell forward."

He said tram services had been disrupted for about 40 minutes, but were now returning to normal.

"All other tram routes that head down St Kilda Road were diverted via La Trobe Street but they're now returning to normal.

"The trams are being removed, or have been driven away from the scene under their own power. They suffered very minor damage."

Mr Tyrus said the trams involved in the accident were an older style of tram to the ones involved in a collision on St Kilda Road earlier this year.
"These were older style, what they call Z class trams, not the same kind."

This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/10/16/1192300718988.html

I'm Not A Part of Generation Q

"[Society] needs a jolt of the idealism, activism and outrage (it must be in there) of Generation Q. That’s what twentysomethings are for — to light a fire under the country. But they can’t e-mail it in, and an online petition or a mouse click for carbon neutrality won’t cut it. They have to get organized in a way that will force politicians to pay attention rather than just patronize them."

- THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN on Generation Q

Hey hey~

On one hand I can understand how some people of my generation can, at times, be perceived as apathetic, but on the other hand I think this can be considered yet another gross over generalisation when it comes to stereotyping young people who are considered too different from their predecessor generations. What about all the positive activism driven by virtual networks?!?

Oh well, more fuel to add to my fire to have a positive impact on society!

*hugz*

MelMel