mensab responded to a discussion called Do you consider Michael Jordan as your greatest NBA player? in nba.
4 days ago
anyone who is a basketball fan knows michael jordan. he is a great player and many consider him as the greatest. i saw him play during the 1990s. when he held the ball and few seconds left in the clock, something was bound to happen, something magical. and he did that many times over. not choosing any opponent, any place, anytime. is he the greatest? so far, yes. but basketball is still evolvin...

mensab responded to a discussion called Mylot writer's block in mylot.com.
1 day ago
yeah, the drive to respond at times gets too slippery. it is not the same when we have the drive to respond to as many discussions as possible. but i will not call it a writer's block. we are not required to be creative here in literary sense. we jaust have to respond straightforward to the discussions given here. i think that is good especially that some initiators of discussion are able to pi...

mensab commented on a news article called Pope urges Australian youths to spurn materialism in australian & pacific news.
4 days ago
hundreds of thousands of catholic faithful gathered in sydney, australia for the world youth day. the pope exhorted the crowd to rejuvenate the seemingly desert of faith that is spreading in the world today. the next world youth day will be in spain. the highlight of his visit to australia was his apology and meeting with the victims of sexual abuse by clergies in australia.

mensab commented on a news article called Pope meets clergy sex abuse victims in Australia in australian & pacific news.
4 days ago
in a show of compassion and understanding, the pope met with four of the sexual victims of clergies in australia. it was in conection with the celebration of world youth day which drew hundreds of thousands of young people all over the world. the other victims were cynical about the meeting which lasted for an hour because the victims were carefully selected among the rest of the victims. they ...

mensab commented on a news article called UN to take up Thai-Cambodian border dispute in asian news.
3 days ago
the united nations will take up the thailand-cambodia dispute on their borders. the tension has built up when unesco announced that a temple sitting in the disputed border area has been included in the world heritage sites in the world. thai protesters went to the border area and demanded their government to claim the temple. cambodia arrested some protesters. then the military build up between...

mensab commented on a news article called 27 hurt in explosion aboard Philippine bus in asian news.
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innocent lives were again put to a risk and suffered in the hands of unknown bombers in the southern philippines. twenty seven is reported injured while none is killed by the explosion. the owner of the bus company said that there was no extortion threat as some of the bus explosions would have. the area is known to be stronghold of the muslim militants, leftist rebels and gangs.

mensab commented on a news article called China clamps down on issuing business visas in asian news.
3 days ago
china is really worried about protest and other dissident's activities in its homeland. china has recently stopped issuing visas related to visiting factories, and otherkind of visits like conferences or seminars. some businessmen are concerned that this restriction may affect their business. some said that it is normal for a country to restrict the flow of foreigners when it hosts a huge event...

mensab commented on a news article called North Korea angrily reacts to 'enemy' remarks in asian news.
3 days ago
south korean defense minister labeled north korea as its enemy. this prompted north korea to issue a retaliatory statement that the act of labeling is unpardonable and provocative. it even further said that the act will meet its counteract . it did not specify what kind of counteract it will do against south korea. the relations between the two is at the lowest.

mensab commented on a news article called Obama urges Europeans, Americans to defeat terror in presidential election news.
1 day ago
the presidential candidate of the democratic party of the US, barrack obama, drew a large crowd in berlin, germany. the estimated crowd was around 200,000 people. he highlighted about dismantling the wall that divides the society of today, referring also to the berlin wall that divided germany and was dismantled to unite germany. he spoke like a president.

mensab commented on a news article called Earthquake rescuers carry Olympic torch in asian news.
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the brave and sacrificing rescuers that include soldiers, firefighters and civil servants are chosen to be torchbearers for the olympic torch relay. they are selected to pay tribute to their efforts and heroic acts in the operations in the quake area. it is said that in the opening program they will also be featured prominently.