Hey and welcome to my 21st Birthday party, that’s right today I’m 21 years old, and it’s not just my birthday that I’m celebrating as I’m also celebrating the creation of this website and blog, as it was exactly a year ago today on my 20th Birthday that I decided to start this website and blog.<\/p>\n
And wow what a great time I’ve had, I’ve done so many new things and meet so many new people that I wouldn’t stop\u00a0 blogging for all the money in the world, because though it’s good to have money in life, the experiences I’ve been through with my blog are priceless and therefore irreplaceable!<\/p>\n
Just think if it wasn’t for this blog I may have never got to where I am now in the world of beta testing for Microsoft, because previously I had done some beta testing on various programs from Microsoft but It didn’t really take off until I started blogging because that’s when I fully realised that change was taking place within Microsoft, not a bad change but rather a good change a change for the better that is slowly taking away peoples dislikes for Microsoft, especially with Windows Live and Microsoft’s Commitment to the customers!<\/p>\n
So what have I managed to do or accomplish in the last year with this blog and my extensive list of good friend connections, well here’s a small list of some of them:<\/p>\n
Being invited to test Mail Beta out in its early stages,
\nBeing invited to test a whole range of Microsoft Products and Services.
\nBeing invited to the Windows Live Sessions in London, thanks to Heaven.
\nBeing invited to beta test the new Box.net site, a virtaul storage space.
\nBeing invited to beta test Ziki, a new social networking tool.
\nBeing able to attend the first BritBlog Meet up.
\nBeing contacted by a writer for MSN who wanted to know what I thought about CafeMSN.
\nBeing able to meet new people.<\/p>\n
Now though that’s some of what I’ve managed to do and accomplish it’s not a complete list yet as there’s still many more things I would like to do and accomplish and though a lot of what I would like to do doesn’t involve me using my blog, you have to remember that blogs are powerful tools that can help in your process of accomplishing many things, here’s a small list of things I would like to do:<\/p>\n
Parachuting and Scuba Diving.
\nMeet up with some good friends I talk to on msn.
\nRun the London marathon someday.
\nDive down to the Titanic, costly but possible!
\nGet a girlfriend; yes I’m single girls!
\nMake even more friends, give me a call!<\/p>\n
Now like I said, that list is\u00a0only a small\u00a0list of things I would like to do, there’s so much more I would like to do or accomplish but it’s finding the time the money and sometimes the physical and mental strength to do them with, as some things like going to space would be a dream come true but unfortunately I don’t have that kind of money to go there right now.<\/p>\n
But hey why the need to go to space when I have so many people here that care about me, family, friends and work colleges, you’ve all been there for me when I needed you the most, thanks a million, I love you all, you’re the best! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n
And special thank to one dear friend called Aleida who even sent me a birthday card from the Netherlands her home country, now how cool is that, thanks Aleida I hope you don’t mind me mentioning your name here, you’re great! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n
Also thanks goes to Laurent for leaving me happy birthday messages on various sites and forums I go too, it was a nice thing to do and I really appreciate it. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
And last but not least thank you to everybody else who has wished me a happy birthday today, I can’t thank you enough.<\/p>\n
Ok so what’s next for me, well I’m not really sure, life is full of surprises, and that’s what makes life so exciting, the fact that you never know what’s going to happen next!<\/p>\n
I think I’ll just take it as it comes.<\/p>\n
Now if excuse me I have some things to do before going out tonight, funny thing is I have to wear this massive badge, haha!<\/p>\n
Thanks again everybody, give me a call anytime you would like to talk to somebody as I’ll always be there for you in times of need.<\/p>\n
P.S. I Might update later with some photos and some blog statistics, but hey while you wait why don’t you all let me know what would you like to see me blogging about in the future and why . \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
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