“What if just knowing what a word meant could help feed hungry people around the world? Well, at FreeRice it does . . . the totals have grown exponentially.”
- The Washington Post
Yes indeed, just by answering the vocabulary game on the site (www.freerice.com) will make you feed hungry mouths worldwide. For each word you get right, Free Rice will donate 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. No wonder that Free Rice was also awarded by Yahoo! as the Charity Find of the Year 2007.
The rice is paid for by the advertisers whose names you will see on the bottom of your vocabulary screen when you start playing.
As of yesterday, the total donations reached 19,794,050,370 grains of rice which started last October 7, 2007.
These grains of rice are now being distributed and has reached refugees from Myanmar sheltering in Bangladesh. Hungry Cambodians, Ugandans and Nicaraguans will be the next to benefit from the award-winning site.
So, with lots of idle time at home or in the office, why not drop by Free Rice and make a difference! Now is your chance to fulfill that charity spot in your heart.
2/27/08
Keep it down... I'm working!
Ok... so it was a boring night! Was OIC for one week and last night was just a preview of the days to come. Hay! I'm so bored!2/23/08
Why is it hard to say GOODBYE?!?!?!?!
It's been one hell of a crazy week! Things have changed so much in such a short time. Changes that made me think of my priorities. I'm not gonna go thru the details but basically it all boils down to one thing. People change either we like it or not. People change because they have to or they are forced to by certain situations. We say goodbye to people or to stuff we got so used to because we need to grow up!
I realized that in this world, where we are no longer bounded by space and time with advancements in technology, we still tend to let go of people we love.
I miss my old friends... In fact I miss them so much that I wish we could all hangout together again like what we used to. I still have most of their numbers on my phone until now (explains why I have almost a thousand entries). Even those who I haven't heard from for ages!
I said goodbye to some folks in the office the other day. There was a brief moment of sadness at the office when 2 of my teammates and 2 others from the other team expressed their plans to resign. We all have our reasons and I respect their decision. I guess the only thing that I can do is to wish them good luck. They will surely be missed!
Also the other day, I had a long discussion with a friend asking for my opinion either to do what he thinks is right or do what he feels is right. I really had a hard time answering that question since I don't think anyone would be in a position to answer that question. I just told him to follow his heart for at the end of the day... what's important is to have the balls to face life and it's challenges head on! Ey! We only live once!
I realized that in this world, where we are no longer bounded by space and time with advancements in technology, we still tend to let go of people we love.
I miss my old friends... In fact I miss them so much that I wish we could all hangout together again like what we used to. I still have most of their numbers on my phone until now (explains why I have almost a thousand entries). Even those who I haven't heard from for ages!
I said goodbye to some folks in the office the other day. There was a brief moment of sadness at the office when 2 of my teammates and 2 others from the other team expressed their plans to resign. We all have our reasons and I respect their decision. I guess the only thing that I can do is to wish them good luck. They will surely be missed!
Also the other day, I had a long discussion with a friend asking for my opinion either to do what he thinks is right or do what he feels is right. I really had a hard time answering that question since I don't think anyone would be in a position to answer that question. I just told him to follow his heart for at the end of the day... what's important is to have the balls to face life and it's challenges head on! Ey! We only live once!
2/22/08
Thank you so much!
Thanks to my former Team, I got awarded Dell Elite Employee of the month for November and December 2007!
I miss you guys!
2/20/08
I AM THANKFUL
FOR THE Mom
WHO SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT,
BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME,
AND NOT away on a foreign land.
FOR THE Dad
WHO IS ON THE SOFA
BEING A COUCH POTATO,
BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH us
AND NOT OUT with another woman.
FOR my younger sisters
WHO are COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES
BECAUSE IT MEANS they’re AT HOME,
NOT ON THE STREETS.
FOR THE TAXES I PAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM EMPLOYED .
FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE
BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.
FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE
FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING,
WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING,
AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME
FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING
I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT
BECAUSE IT MEANS WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM WARM.
FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH
WHO SINGS OFF KEY
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I CAN HEAR.
FOR THE PILE OF
LAUNDRY AND IRONING
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.
FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES
AT THE END OF THE DAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN
CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.
FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE.
AND FINALLY, FOR TOO MUCH E-MAIL
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE THINKING OF ME.
WHO SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT,
BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME,
AND NOT away on a foreign land.
FOR THE Dad
WHO IS ON THE SOFA
BEING A COUCH POTATO,
BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH us
AND NOT OUT with another woman.
FOR my younger sisters
WHO are COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES
BECAUSE IT MEANS they’re AT HOME,
NOT ON THE STREETS.
FOR THE TAXES I PAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM EMPLOYED .
FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE
BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.
FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE
FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING,
WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING,
AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME
FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING
I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT
BECAUSE IT MEANS WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I AM WARM.
FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH
WHO SINGS OFF KEY
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I CAN HEAR.
FOR THE PILE OF
LAUNDRY AND IRONING
BECAUSE IT MEANS
I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.
FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES
AT THE END OF THE DAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN
CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.
FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE.
AND FINALLY, FOR TOO MUCH E-MAIL
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE THINKING OF ME.
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