Title: Retired Warrant Officer

URL: http://retiredwarrant.blogdrive.com/

The design is very good and clean although the logo makes the webpage feel \"cheap\",The blog is very easy to navigate with links clearly distinguishable.

The content is good and a normal web surfer can easily see what your blog is about with information about your views, and your personal life. I definetly agree with what you think\" The State is broke. You can\'t continue to spend $1.10 for each $1.00 taken in\" it is also quite interesting to read with certain comments such as \"Usually we do a really crummy job on drywall\"

Randy(the owner of the blog) updates the blog everyday, so it is being constantly updated. So this gives us a reason to visit daily.

Loading time seems to be good on a 512k connection, and the total size of the webpage is 237566 bytes, which is average. I reccomend removing an advert or any other unnessessary objects.

Overall I would give the site 3.9/5

I am extremely impressed with the progress Laila has made on blogshares, she has only been playing it for little over 1 year starting with B$500 and is now the richest blogshares user with an astonishing B$948,815,069,926,839.00. Dispite having all that wealth, Laila has been regularly doing blogshares contests, giving us the chance to win big prizes and has been raising money for poor children, and her brother Nasser.

She is a premium member, and hopefully I will be soon.

P.S happy birthday in advance on June 6th

Entry to Ten (10) Premium Memberships upgrade FREE

I play BlogShares, in case you do not know. BlogShares is a fantasy stock market where weblogs are the companies. Players invest fictional dollars on shares in blogs. Blogs are valued by their incoming links and add value to other blogs by linking to them. Prices can go up or down based on trading and the underlying value of the blog. Here, view my BlogShares profile

Laila* the worlds richest B$ player with over B$950 Quadrillion net worth has decided to give 10 premium memberships on the event of her birthday on June 6. Happy Birthday! Each premium membership is worht $15.00. Well i have to admit, i got most of B$ earnings with her help and advice. Like, 1) Using Firefox 2) utilizing your Favorites 3) invest mostly on ideas 4) raid often. I even got my premium membership from her.

Laila's Weblog - A Journey Through Life was born on March 2003, a three years and 3 months old blog with its first post entitled First Filipino to Fly as a passenger dated February 12, 2003. A Journey Through Life is mostly a personal blog with most entry categorized as Family Matters with almost 80 posts. Although the January was writen on the page but it generates a 404 error page so it must be a broken link. The blog has evolved several modifications since i have last visited and also before using movable type, this was once powered by blogger and geocities. /Despite all modifications it still maintains its pink color flower theme.

Laila* started playing BlogShares on December 31 2003, shortly after winning B$400 Billion, Laila is now a part of the BlogShares premium by an sponsor from another retired B$ member named Alfonso. Started with B$500 and is slowly going up and after 4 months online she became a trillionaire and and is one of the top ten richest players. Even before Laila has been so generous and has been sharing her wealth via B$ contests. A year after Laila became the B$ most richest player. Her generosity has given hope to even poor children with her charity sponsorship. In her struggle to get to the top, Laila experienced tremendous, sacrifices, problems and at some point frustrations due to some lack of certain game rules and policies, but despite that, she still managed to get to the top spot with ease.

I encourage all you to visit her blog to know more about her.

Links:
A Journey Through Life - Laila's weblog
Blogshares - Fantasy stock market game

Review of Laila* ’s weblog

The asterisk after her name indicates she is the #1 richest Blogshares player. In a little over 1 year, she has gone from newbie, to the top of the heap. While blogging about her progress through this Fantasy stock market game, she has climbed through the ranks to the top of the virtual heap.

Her Blogshares profile says it all in one sentence. This game can be very habit-forming. I myself started this game several months ago, and have gotten into the top 200, of thousands of players. My profile shows me ranking at #209, but it also shows 232% growth for the month of May 2005. Though that’s not as good as my April 2005 growth, which was 2,242%!

As a result of her success, Laila* has sponsored many contests to help other players get ahead in the game, which is the reason for this review. If I am successful, I will be awarded a free premium membership, which will give me several perks to help me climb through the ranks even farther.

My review of her blog? It is very well designed, asthetically pleasing, yet most of her posts are about Blogshares, little substance about her personally. I give her site 3 stars out of 4.

Blogging Elite from Blogshares

Layla's Weblog - a Journey of Life

Blogshares ho, I is.

Blog Reveiw (A Journey Through Life)

Money isn’t everything … or NOT ?

I know, I know … this is an italian weblog.
Which leads many to think that it should be written in italian language.
Well, don’t be afraid : I ‘m writing a post in english because this is the review of two blogs, LadyLaila and RWO, written by two of the top players (actually Laila IS the top player) of Blogshares, a virtual trading online game that I joined more than a month ago.

A mission issued by Laila states that the best 10 reviews of their blogs will eventually win a premium membership to the game itself.

So here I am, selling myself for a prize.
Obviously I’m joking, because indeed it was a pleasure reading those two blogs.

They are both kind, nice persons and life gave them their share of problems. A prayer and a “good luck” to both of them.

I can’t comment further on their personal lives but I will make some comparisons between their blogs and their styles :

1. Laila’s pink and full of flowers MT Template is far more enjoyable that the aseptic and rigid Blogdrive template that Randy choose. Maybe it could be a derivation of an ex-military mind, going for effectiveness and functionality rather than aestethics. All in all I prefer warm colours. And definitely I am upset by white background. Laila wins
2. I like comics so much. So, the daily comic stripe Randy choose to insert on top of page, definitely grants a goal on his part. Randy wins
3. Their blogshares category, even if it’s still a little more hidden that it should be (IMHO), are very well done and understandable. Score Even
4. Their styles of writing are both clear, clever and polite. I sense a greater warmness in Laila style, but it’s perhaps a matter of personal taste. So I won’t misjudge and settle an even. Just a little advice for Randy : control the spelling of your posts since sometimes I found some mispelling. Nothing too awful, but I like clean writings
5. Their Blogshares career was astounding from every point of view. However, I don’t like mixing real money with game money, so their policy to set bids for game money isn’t at all my kind. Anyway I found their gaming capabilities something to be respectful for

BlogShares Contest

Review: A Journey Through Life

I was surfing through blogshares just before knocking off for the day and a curious ad about winning a premium blogshares membership caught my eye. To the uninitiated, blogshares is a fantasy stockmarket based on the value of blogs. Read more here.

The competition was a simple task of reviewing Laila's blog. Out of curiousity I clicked on the link and started reading her blog, 'A Journey Through Life' which I found to be very interesting. She writes from the viewpoint of a single parent in the Phillipines providing me a better understanding of a facet of life in a neighbouring ASEAN country.

After skimming through several months of archived posts, she comes across to me as a very warm and caring person trying to live life with meaning, guided by faith. Some posts were truly heart warming, touching on friends and family - the people who really matter to us. Her unspoken hopes for her children which touched me and reminded me of my own parents' sacrifices to see me through my education abroad. Perhaps this was an apt reminder that a parent's love is boundless yet it is not easy to be a parent.

Her journey through the world of blogshares, is nothing short of astounding. Shrewd and aggressive and at the same time warm and generous- she definitely deserves unstinting praise as to how she got on top. If this was the real world and not a virtual one, those on top would not have gotten there through generosity and virtue.

All in all, reading this blog was somewhat an eye opener, a different flavour indeed as compared to all the blogs I have been reading recently, mainly by people my age.

Thank you Laila for sharing.
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Check out Laila's blog http://www.ladylaila.net/

Laila

BlogShared: Mission

Having had the opportunity to review Laila's A Journey Through Life some time back and having won a considerable amount of BS Dollars, I now have the opportunity to undertake a second review with the possibility of winning a Premium membership to BlogShares or a variety of other prizes.

Here's Laila's introduction to her blog:

"A lifelog of a well-travelled single parent who had a life extension in 2000, blogs indiscriminately about her journey through life fulfilling unfinished business and promises, searching for the missing pieces that will soon complete her existence..."

Take this, for example:

"I have been in a desperate mood for the last few days but the excellent news that the World Health Organization on Wednesday removed the Philippines from a list of countries with recent local transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome made me feel better. Health officials said there were still four suspected SARS cases under observation in an undisclosed government hospital, but all the patients showed symptoms after returning from overseas trips, not because of local transmission. And we had no new cases of SARS for the past 20 days--twice the maximum incubation period. Meanwhile, the financial crisis at home prompted me to think twice of selling my house. We are in a difficult situation that I must make a major decision soon and live within our capacity and means. I wish I have 'my other half'... deciding matters as a single parent has not been easy."

As I reviewed Laila's Journey earlier, I thought it might be useful to go back and have a look at the things I didn't like about Laila's layout and see what had changed:

• As a user of FireFox, Laila's blog at time jiggles when using mouse over links (e.g. Monthly Archives to the right of her blog posts. This is most disconcerting whilst trying to read the blog but it doesn't - at least for me - when I power up IE (which I am loathe to do). Fixed - doesn't happen any more!
• I find the static image (i.e. the flowers) to decrease the readability of the posts without having to scroll up and down for particular paragraphs. A lighter static image could help with this difficulty. Fixed - Image has been clipped and moved to the top right of the screen. Not only does this make the blog easier to read on my screen, I can also read the blog easier regardless of the size of my browser window.
• The boxes that appear on mouse-over are easy to read in FireFox but difficult in IE: a good example of the various implementations of CSS across platforms. Doesn't matter - as I never use IE to browse blogs these days.

The final area that I need to discuss is how Laila is doing as the top BlogShares player, so have a look at this to see Laila's placement on the ladder of BlogShares capitalists:

1. Laila*
(B$982,407,022,945,849.00 total value / B$25,537,185,685,530.80 cash balance)
(2.84 % growth for this month)

217. Rantzalot (Sir)
(B$564,187,381,291.80 total value / B$525,669,872,683.75 cash balance)
(0.95% growth in net worth this month)

B$ Mission #250

Never Ending Generosity

Laila's Journey Through Life: A Review

Snapshots In My Time...
Of My Time.....Hauntings.

As part of a blogshare contest in the hopes of securing a free premium upgrade, my mission was to review Laila's blog and blog about it. You know when you just begin to read about a blog you have never really visited before, it is hard to just jump in and think you know what is going on. You really have to browse thru the archives to get a good feel or get some incite into the person who owns the blog.

So who is Laila? Laila is a single mother of three grown children. She has 2 boys and a girl. She lives in the phillipines. She had a "life extending event" in 2000 where she almost died twice. She can give you ALL the details on this page, but in a nutshell, her marriage to a wonderful man of 10 years came to an end and she became depressed, addicted to pills and hit rock bottom. Laila asked for a miracle from God and she got it. In her darkest hour she got herself together, got off the pills, got back with her husband and then realized she needed a life without him. (Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.) She began a new life as a single parent.

I really can relate to her story as I have been thru many a challenge myself having survived abusive parents. When I look back I do not know how I made it. Like Laila, it was not my time to go either.

Laila's blog outlines her travels, her journey with her family, both the ups and the downs. She also outlines some of her personal stugggles as well. I saw where there was a time when she was trying to get a job, but could not find one. She also indicates that she has been struggling with weight as well. Laila does also blog about world events and events that are happening in her country. Her lastest family concern is with her daughter deciding to enter the work world and not to continue with her studies. Through it all I see her mention her faith and belief in God. From what I can tell, her faith and belief helps her every day and in every way.

Laila's blog is quite delicate in design. The color, the florals and the butterflies seem to fit the journey she has given herself to find the " missing pieces that will soon complete her existence." It is an interesting blog.

Now as for blogshares, Laila is a premuim player with elite status I do believe...one of those players who know the game inside and out. Her status in the game says it all. She is the richest player in the game. She soon will be a Quadrillionaire! These are her current stats. Now they are subject to change just seconds from now as she could be buying and selling and raiding blogs even as we speak, changing her net worth. Here is where Laila is as of my post at 7:41pm my time.

• rank: number 1 player-richest
• cash balance: B$58,008,287,746,773.28
• total portfolio: B$651,532,325.47 in 892 blogs
• ideas: B$932,224,210,691,507.25 (56763280 in 1951 industries)
• total net worth: B$990,233,149,970,606.00

I have just discovered how to raid a blog. In the last 2 weeks, I just read what it meant and how to do it. I just wish I had read that help page about 6 months ago. I would be richer without those transaction fees. I will soon try to do a hostile take over and see what the hype and the use of double artifacts are all about. I am fairly still a newby...trying to see what all those things on blogshares are and how they work. I have not had a lot of time in the past do much else except buy stock. My biggest thing to date has just been buying shares in blogs. So, I am aspiring to be like Laila. I just want to learn to wheel and deal those artifacts, ideas and bonds like a pro.

In light of that, I am submitting this entry in hopes of winning a premium membership upgrade. I will be able to do more and hopefully increase my skill in the game.

Happy Early Birthday Laila!

Jun 6, 2005

happy birthday!

id:

Hari ini, tanggal 6 jam 1:04 dini hari, hari ini adalah hari ulang tahun ochie. Gak banyak yang bisa gw kerjain buat ochie, di hari jadinya yang ke sekian (gw gak akan bilang buat kalian hehe) gw berharap banyak, gw berdoa, semoga dia makin sabar, tabah, kuat.

Gw bukan seorang penulis sajak, gak banyak yang akan gw tulis disini. Hanya saja, gw cinta dia, cinta banget, gw akan menjaga rasa ini sekuat gw.

Selain hari jadi Ochie, juga hari ini adalah hari jadi Laila*, banyak hal yang di lakukan dia untuk gw dan para pemain blogshares.

Gw gak akan bisa bermain dalam blogshares kalo gak di bantu oleh 2 wanita ini, Ochie di samping gw ngedukung apa yang gw lakuin, di sisi lain, Laila* ngebantu gw dalam misi-misinya, Freebies yang di tawarkan oleh Laila* sangat berpengaruh dalam permainan gw di blogshares.

Mungkin banyak (gw yakin banyak) pemain yang berterima kasih kepada Laila* karena bantuannya, selain memberikan Freebies dia juag menjelaskan bagaimana cara termudah untuk memperbesar profit, raiding! dan Bonds lambat tapi itulah cara paling aman daripada kita HTO blog2 besar.

Perjalanan Laila* menuju top player di tulis dalam blognya, dan ternyata selain pembaca dari para pemain blogshares, juga ada seseorang yang sering mengunjungi sitenya, setiap pembaca ini selalu memperhatikan angka2 dalam bentuk dollar (sebenernya dollar Blogshares -games) dan meminta bantuan kepada laila melalui email dengan subject: SAVE ME!

en:

It’s 1 o’clock in the morning, June the 6th,Ochie’s birthday. I’ve done nothing much for her birthday this year, just a lot of hoping and praying; wishing her to be more patient, strong, and resilient.

i am not a poet, nothing much to scribble down here. i just want to say that i love her, much, and i will nourish this feeling with all my heart.

today is happen to be Laila*’s b’day also. she had done many things for me and all of the blogshareses player.

i won’t be able to plunge myself deep into blogshares if these two great women are not helping me. ochie is by my side, supporting whatever things i do, while laila had helped me in all of her missions. and all those freebies! how they affected me!

i bet there are lots of people (and more) that owe her tons of gratefulness; all are humbly put on laila’s feet. not only she gives away freebies, but laila is also assist me in getting the easiest way to swollen the profit, raiding and bonds. snaily, but that is the safest, way more safe than mine, big blogs.

Laila’s journey in becoming a top player had been written in her blog. not only the readers and blogshare players do the blogwalking. laila’s blog has frequently been visited by someone, who paid very much attention to the figures in dollar (while actually they’re just blogshares dollar) and asking for help to laila via email with the subject: SAVE ME

Happy Birthday to you!

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