Imagine if you have the power to create something that can change the world. What will you create? What difference will it make? Be creative. One man thought of creating a world where everything is open and connected. One man thought of creating the web. So let’s talk about this man. Tim Berners-Lee. The creator of the world wide web. Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. He leads the World Wide Web Consortium …
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Where did you get your name from?
I’m always curious as to how people get their names from and if there’s any meaning behind that name. I used to go on one of those baby name websites just to look at names and their meanings. (Yes, I had too much time in my hand back then.) So let’s dissect my name for now. My name is Julie. My dad gave me that name. He’s had two versions of the story. The myth: …
Here comes the 2013 resolutions…
I know some people just don’t do new year’s resolutions. “Why make a list when you’re not going to keep it anyway?” And I know what they mean. For example, I’ve been telling myself that I want to live healthier for years now… That is: do some exercise, eat more vegetables and have a healthy sleep pattern. I’ve probably achieved the latter by now – after having this resolution year after year for the last …
Reflection 2012: Top 5 pop culture goodness
Since I’m all about lists and end-of-year reflections, why not look back and think through what I’ve loved this year in music, TV and technology. Just to make it clear, these might not necessarily be stuff from 2012, but these are things that I truly enjoy watching/listening to in 2012. Without further ado, let’s begin… Top 5 Songs of 2012 I Won’t Give Up by Jason Mraz. I love this song so much, I asked the band …
Reflection 2012: My year in review
One of the things I enjoy doing at the end of the year is to devour every top-whatever of 2012 stories and lists that I can find. I find it exciting to know that we have gone through so much in just one year. Especially when it comes to news and big stories. I love watching the final episode of Big Brother (yes, it always goes back to reality TV, doesn’t it?) where they compile …
Reflection 2012: Oh how things have changed…
This is not a specific 2012 reflection per say. More so, this is a reflection on the life that I have lived thus far… Although of course, the focus is on 2012. The inevitables You know, when I was young, I hated changes. I hated adapting to new environments. I didn’t like doing things that’s out of my usual routine. Basically, I liked things to stay the way they are. But we all know that …
Why I really really want a Christmas tree…
My fondest memories of childhood have always been during Christmas time and the weeks leading to it. I didn’t grow up in a Christian family and I probably didn’t care much about the real meaning of Christmas back then. However, since a young age, Christmas has always been a festive season for us in the Gozali household. Here are just some of the things we usually do (or at least we used to) leading up …
Which one would you choose: greatness or mediocrity?
Back in August, I went to my first TEDxMelbourne event as a photographer and also a volunteer who loves the TED brand. What do I love about it? Well, I’m still learning about that as I go, but the notion of having “ideas worth spreading” is just so simple and yet so powerful. The “Future Leadership” event was geared toward anyone who wants to make a difference in their community, in their area of expertise, …
If I were to win $100 million dollars…
So, supposedly we are expecting a $100 million payout for next week’s lottery – the highest ever in Australian history. My colleagues and I were all talking and thinking about this when we read the news. And of course, the main thing we all talked about was: “what would you do with $100 million dollars?” At first I thought to myself, that’s a whole lot of money! Like, seriously, a whole lot of money!!! I …
Multiple choice questions are restrictive, essays are fun!
I don’t know what your attitude is on tests and exams, but mine has always been the same: I don’t like multiple choice questions (MCQ). I don’t like them and I don’t usually perform well on such tests. On the other hand, when it comes to essays, I love them. I love writing them for assignments and I love writing them in a hurry for exams. Today I wrote a 1500 words essay for this …