Archive for August, 2009
History “Today”: The Beatles’ Farewell U.S. Concert Tour
Posted by Rich in Educational on August 29th, 2009
August 29, 1966. Exactly today, England’s biggest contribution to the world of music, the Beatles, held their last concert at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, USA to close their American tour.
Their performance, which met with smashing success during the first five years of the 1960s, was mired with serious controversy following John Lennon’s comment that “Christianity [...]
Faithfulness In Small Things
Posted by Rich in Educational, Sports on August 29th, 2009
Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra was here in Manila more than a month ago to conduct a basketball camp and teach high school kids some of the fundamental skills in the sport.
The 38-year-old Spoelstra is a Filipino-American, being the first Fil-Am and Asian to become the head coach of an NBA team.
His father, Jon Spoelstra [...]
Drafted Or Not?
Posted by Rich in Changed Lives on August 28th, 2009
I was watching some of the best moments in NBA Draft History at Basketball TV (BTV) the other day.
Big names in the NBA, most notably guys like Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, or even as far back as the time of Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing during the 1980s, were all featured to give viewers [...]
History “Today”: Birth of Deng Xiao Ping, China’s Economic Architect
Posted by Rich in Educational on August 22nd, 2009
August 22, 1904. Exactly today, Deng Xiao Ping was born in a farming family in Guang’an, Sichuan in China.
Educated in France, Deng learned the fundamental ideals of Marxism while studying and eventually working in France in the 1920. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1923.
Though he rose to the ranks to become of [...]
Reverse Engineering
Posted by Rich in Changed Lives on August 22nd, 2009
Coming back from the United States more than a year ago, I bought a book by Mark Batterson, pastor of the National Community Church in Washington D.C.
The title of his book is quite long—In the Pit With A Lion On Snowy Day—but I promise you, once you get hold of that book and start [...]