OVERALLLL ;D

HERE THEY ARE! YOUR WINNERS PEOPLE ;D
RED IS FIRST! BLUE IS SECOND! GREEN IS THIRD!

13-16 Category
Catherine Lim 1st
Stella Quek 2nd
Alexis Joseph 3rd

Open Category
Vincent Paulus 1st
Cassandra Ng 2nd
Achilla 3rd

(ps: Blogger won't let me align the weekly scores & all, hope that its not too hard to read!)


Winners, either Eugene Poh or Jonathan Tang will contact you soon yes, about collection of prizes by 21st July 2007! Thanks for being so awesome & of course, FANTASTILICIOUS!
Congratulations!

Not forgetting the other participants judges & I/Cs, thank you all for your time as well!

Sarah<3

WEEK FIVE SCORES!

HELLO HELLO ;D
HERE ARE WEEK FIVE SCORESSS!

13-16 Category
First - Catherine Lim 74
Second - Alexis Valerie Joseph 61
There is no third.


Open Category
First - Cassandra Ng 78.5
Second - Vincent Paulus 74.5
Third - Achilla 71

LOVE LOVE!(:

WEEK FOUR RESULTSSSS! :D

HELLO ALL!(:
Here are the results for week four. NOT THE OVER ALL RESULTS yes. Not yet, at least. If your name is not up, you did not post. Thanks!

Love Sarah.

13-16 Category
1st) Catherine Lim 80
2nd) Stella Quek 54
3rd) Alexis Valerie Joseph 47.5

Open Category
1st) Achilla 87
2nd) Vincent Paulus/Cassandra Ng 83.5
(both scored the same!)

TOPIC 5

To end off the Blogfest Competition 2007, this week's topic is on self reflection. We've covered topics about our church groups, our heroes, controversial issues and our favourite bible passage. With all that we discussed about the faith, it is now time to come one to one with our relationship with God.

It's never easy to share how we really see our own relationship with the Almighty. So here are the guidelines for this week's post:

You may chose any one the following to use:

1) Continue the sentence and use it anywhere in your blog, "... my relationship with God now is ... , 2 years from now I see myself... "

2) Discuss how you would live your life differently to be closer to God.

HELLO ALL!(:
THIRD WEEK RESULTS! First is RED! Second is GREEN! Third is BLUE!

We are now using the average of your posts each week, but if you post only one, we will still cut that score in half.

If you have posted & it did not appear, it would hardly be my fault as I have emailed & posted it up here that you have to EMAIL THE POSTS TO ME. I have also ceased reminding most of you, as some have been posting frequently whereas the rest have not. Totally not the desired effect, oh no!

I have alot of emphasis into MEETING YOUR DEADLINES. Please do, & spare the judges their headaches. They are doing this during their own free time!

Love from Sarah!


13-16 CATEGORY!
Stella Quek 71.25
Alexis Valerie Joseph 52.12
John Teh Wei Li No Post
Andre Theng Yuan Seng No Post
Catherine Lim 86.38
Eric Tan No Post
Kayleigh Pirie No Post
Jesmond Jockhim No Post

OPEN CATEGORY!
Achilla 78.38
Xavier Yap Keith Raphael Extension till 7th July
Vincent Paulus 83.5
Cassandra Ng 76.13
Ruth Lee 33.87 (No Real Post)

TOPIC 4

This week topic is free for all to reflect upon.

Discussion guideline:
l Bloggers are to point out which is their favorite bible passage and why it has touched them so.
l Bloggers could give personal accounts in life on how that particular passage has helped them in their lives

RESULTS FOR WEEK TWOOOOO! :D

HELLO ALL!(:
SECOND WEEK RESULTS! First is RED! Second is GREEN! Third is BLUE!

WEDNESDAY!
13-16 category.
Stella Quek 80.5
Alexis Valerie Joseph no post
John Teh Wei Li 72.2
Andre Theng Yuan Seng 76.8
Catherine Lim 85.2
Eric Tan no post
Kayleigh Pirie 41.2 no real post
Jesmond Jockhim 60.6

Open category!
Achilla 78.8
Xavier Yap 74.3
Vincent Paulus 82.7
Cassandra Ng 77.9
Ruth Lee 75.9


SATURDAY!
12-16 category.
Stella Quek 73.3
Alexis Valerie Joseph no post
John Teh Wei Li 63.7
Andre Theng Yuan Seng no post
Catherine Lim 77.7
Eric Tan no post
Kayleigh Pirie no post
Jesmond Jockhim no post

Open Category.
Achilla 78
Xavier Yap Keith Raphael 74
Vincent Paulus 81.7
Cassandra Ng 78
Ruth Lee 70.7

TOPIC THREEEEEEEEEEEEEE! :D

Topic of the week

Week 3: Female Altar servers, a step too far ahead?

Discussion guideline:
l Bloggers are encouraged to give a personal stand on this topic
l Bloggers could discuss on why the Church has been conservative on female severs
l Bloggers could take a look on how certain churches have promoted female altar servers
l Bloggers may refer to the URL for more information on this topic http://www.ewtn.com/library/Liturgy/zlitur19.htm


i'm sorry this is a bit late!

PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE!(:

HELLO!(:
Some of you haven't been meeting deadlines! But some have. Stupid blogger eh! Well, as we all know that blogger sucks & is laggingalot;

AFTER YOU POST, GIVE IT ABOUT 15MINS (coz I know you all post last minute!) THEN CHECK YOUR BLOG TO SEE IF ITS UP. IF NOT, PLEASE SEND YOUR POST IN A WORD DOCUMENT TO ME WITH THE COLOURS & PHOTOS YOU ORIGINALLY ADDED IN!(:

Thanks all!(:

RESULTS!<3

Hello all!(:
Results are up, as you all can see. :D First is RED! Second is GREEN! Third is BLUE!
Congrats to all!
WE LOVE YOU!

WEDNESDAYS!
13-16 category!
Stella Quek 80.25
Alexis Valerie Joseph 62
John Teh Wei Li 63.25
Andre Theng 74.25
Catherine Lim 72.75
Eric Tan 57
Kayleigh Pirie 64
Jesmond 61.25

open category!
Achilla 77.5
Xavier Yap Keith Raphael 68.75
Vincent Paulus 85.5
Cassandra Ng 78.87
Ruth Lee 64.25

SATURDAYS
13-16 Category
Stella Quek 70.5
Alexis Valerie Joseph 0 (no post)
John Teh Wei Li 57
Andre Theng 65.5
Catherine Lim 76.5
Eric Tan 25
Kayleigh Pirie 64
Jesmond 0 (no post)

Open Category
Achilla 58
Xavier Yap Keith Raphael 20 (no post)
Vincent Paulus 70.5
Cassandra Ng 65.5
Ruth Lee 62.5

URGENT!

HELLO ALL!(:
The judges & I/Cs would appreciate if you could MEET YOUR DEADLINES & also, be more creative! PICTURES, COLOURS, FONTS, LAYOUT! ANYTHING AT ALL! Hahaha. Add colour to some parts of your posts, add pictures that you think will personalize the post more, and that can actually relate to your feelings in the post yeah!

PLEASE IT GAINS YOU MORE MARKS!

By the way this is from one of the judges. It's rather important.

THANK YOU!(:

TOPIC TWO!

Week 2: Heroes in my life

Discussion guideline:
In the glamour indulgent world that we live in, we hold celebrities in high regard because of their good looks and talent. But harboring admiration of such traits alone do not provide for our own spiritual development.

Often at times we forget about God’s own band of heroes, whom through his teachings have also changed the lives of others and the world we live in their own ways.

Living a Christian life is never easy. For week 2 of Blogfest 07, talk about one of God’s heroes and why he/she is considered a role model for you and for others. Showcase how learning from your Hero might help / has helped you lead a better Christian life.

(Note: Your Hero can be taken from characters in the Bible. He/she may be someone close in your life, i.e. a family member, a mentor, a parish priest)

JONATHON SAYS!

Message to all participants,

Due to involvement in the Risen Christ Sec 2 camp, results for the first week will be posted on Wed 13 June after 2000hrs.

Jonathan.

TAKE NOTE AND CHECK BACK!(:
GOOD LUCK!<3

REMINDER!(:

HEY PEOPLE!(:
There are a few of you who haven't blogged yet, or created your blog even! Gentle reminder for you all to do it! :D

If it isn't done by tomorrrow night, I'll be calling ya'all yes(:

To the rest who have, I have read your posts, and great job! It's all really great and your hearts are really poured into what you have written. I'm ratherimpressed! Hope you guys are enjoying it all! :D

MEET YOURDEADLINES!(x

Sarah loves you!<3

WEEK ONE!

REJOICE! First topic is up up up!(: And there are guidelines too! How wonderful yeah?! Enjoy!

Week 1: Church groups for me and you

Discussion guideline:
l Bloggers encouraged to share about the church groups they belong to.
l Bloggers could give a personal account on how being in a church group has helped in spiritual development
l Alternatively, bloggers may talk about groups of people in our church who do not have the privilege of having a church group catered for their needs e.g. Spiritual, Emotional, Physical etc.
l Bloggers may then propose how these people can benefit by having such a group catered to their needs.


LOVE FROM SARAH!

JONATHON SAYS!:

Just passing on a message from one of the overall I/Cs!(:
Topic out TOMORROW!



Message to all participants:


I would like to ask a simple question, what makes us write? Being followers of Christ, just how often do we get to write about our own faith?

But all that is going to change now won’t it? Well, at least for the next five weeks. Over the next five weeks Mustard Seed Blogfest will put across topics regarding the faith and engaging all of you to share your views. Here’s a tip to get all of you started: Say a prayer. Yup, getting in touch with our spiritual self is certainly one way to get started on writing about spiritual issues.

Just remember this, there is no right or wrong when answering the topics. You can take it from any point of view. The discussion guidelines are there to help you get started on an entry.

So may the Holy Spirit guide your typing hands in presenting your thoughts and remember to have fun!

If you have any questions, you could email me directly at jonbutton@yahoo.com
If I can’t answer it, I’ll get someone else credible who can.

Peace
Jonathan

REGISTRATION CLOSED!

HELLO ONE AND ALL!(:

Registration is closed! A bit late, but I'm not very adept at this. My heartfelt apologies to those who signed up late! Try again next year kay?(:

Topics are coming up soon!
TAKE CARE ALL!(:

Much love!
From the slow blog I/C,
Sarah!<3

JUDGING CRITERIA!

Hello hello again!(: (:
It's your blog I/C! For the second time tonight, so yes. I have been working hard! Haha. Here, I'm giving you the judging criteria. So you cann watch out on what to focus on when you post!

CONTENT! is broken down into 3 components
RELEVANCE: (40%)
This is based on the Blogger's ability to write with regards to the given topic of the week
DEPTH OF DISCUSSION: (20%)
This is based on the Blogger's ability to fully discuss the gven topic with a broad level understanding on how his/her own views stand, and against others as well
Creativity: (10%)
This is based on the Blogger's ability to capture the reader's interest

*Note on use of Language: Judges will not penalize writer onthe use of internet language i.e use of abbreviations such as "ic", "gtg", "LOL". Bloggers are cautioned, however, that such usage could result in the panel not being able to fully understand the Blogger's writing. This could result in the loss of marks.
Use of vulgarities will result in immediate disqualification.

DESIGN! is broken down into 2 components
IMAGES: (15%)
Usage of pictures, icon, images etc.
BLOG LAYOUT: (15%)
HTML layout, fonts, colours, etc.

*Note on use of images: Bloggers are all encouraged to use their own photograpic images to post on their blog.
Blogger's must seek permission for using copyright images, any blogger who fails to comply will be disqualified

These are big hint hints! Everytime this blog is updated, I will send you all an email. So be sure to check back here as often as possible!

Love, your blog I/C!
Sarah!<3

INFO TO SIGN UP!

HELLO IT'S YOUR VERY OWN BLOG I/C! For the first time! Well, I've been rather busy, and I have alot of information for you all right now(:

For those who want to particpate, and haven't done so yet, oh no! Here's what infomation you need to submit!

Name: Age:
Address:
Current Blog:
Blogfest Blog:
Email:
Contact Numbers:

In correction to the previous email, I'll need you to send them to ME! ME ME! sarahlmodiel@hotmail.com Your blog I/C! So I can contact you when there are updates, and if you haven't met your deadline yet.

SEND THEM TO ME BY END OF THIS WEEK, 3rd JUNE!

Rules & Regulations will be up soon! By tonight, I promise!

Love from,
your (albeit, slow) Blog I/C!<3

A little update on BLOGFEST!!

Hey hey hey!!

Not the blog IC here but someone else who matters!!

Hope everyone is getting along great! (: Anyhoos, would like to add that Mustard Seed would like everyone who is interested in this contest but do not know how to get hold of the application form; to send us via email their name and contact number eh! Please mail us at mustardseed@catholic.org

You may click on the link if you desire ((: *Latest in by the end of the week eh! If you find that too troublesome, please leave the information at the tagboard at the sidebar. Just scroll down!

Also! We will be putting up the online version of the terms and conditions for those of you who have *ahem* lost their own copies. This is a direct hint to the blog IC. haha!

Peace!
Mustard Seed

BLOGFEST!

Do you dream of being heard by the common masses?

Do you feel the need to get your views across and find people who feel the same way?

Is there a glaring issue that you'd like to get off your chest?

We know how it feels to want to be heard.

We know how it feels to have an opinion.

And damn right, we know how it feels to NEED to say something.

So, we came up with a plan.

Introducing...

BLOGFEST!

A blogging competition organised by the great (wonderful, lovely, beautiful) people at Mustard Seed. You will be required to post entries on YOUR BLOG -- how easy is that? -- on topics that we give you over a period of 2 weeks.

The winner (the person who posts regularly and answers all the topics in a professional, smart and eloquent way) will stand to win their very own 2GB iPod Nano!*Terms and conditions apply

Details will be finalised shortly.






With love,
Vanessa (the person who painstakingly produced this blog and would like to be treated to dinner for it.)