Mambo becomes Joomla...

hey all,

alright, so this post is a little more technical than normal. remember way back when, i told you that part of my job since i've arrived was to help migrate new info from HCJB's old server to the new one, using the new content management system called Mambo? well, we just learned that Mambo's name has been changed to Joomla. go figure. when i first heart Mambo, i thought to myself, "strange, this word means 'hey, what's up' in Swahili." well, turns out that the name "Joomla" is swahili! as quoted from the site, "The name Joomla! is a phonetic spelling for the Swahili word "Jumla", which means "all together" or "as a whole". It was chosen as the entire teams behind Mambo were unanimous in their commitment to protecting the interests of the creators and community, which was the true cause for the success and acclaim earned by that project." my question is...what's the deal with all the swahili!

in other news, you may have noticed the new link of radioplanting.com. this is the new site that James finished while i was sick. yah, with the new content management system of Mambo, or i should say Joomla, we can create pretty decent sites in a couple of days. this site focusses on radioplanting, one of HCJB's largest activities aside from television, healthcare etc. i'd encourage you to take a read thru to discover the exciting ministry of radioplanting, and to read up on how God can use radio to reach people.

i've just finished a project i've been working on the past couple of days. while it may sound boring to many of you, i enjoyed doing it. does that make me a geek? basically, HCJB is going to be revamping their intranet - internal network. and me and James are responsible of making sure that it goes smoothly. we're in contact with free lance programmer in Turkey who will be writing the script for us. my job, was to document the various processes that users/admin will take to access the new intranet. make sense? well, trust me... it was good experience. now, we get to wait and see him make this document into a living program - clickable and everything...that's so exciting!

i got my hair cut earlier this week, and coloured. my host mom said i looked younger...my response, "but im only 20, how much younger could i look?! 15??" and she said, "no no, maybe 18." so i guess that's a compliment? who knows...

i saw a man walking 5 goats today. THAT was random. i was walking to catch the bus, looked right to cross the street, and saw the goats coming towards me. it's as strange as..seeing a man walking 5 goats in Vancouver.

i'm out,
dL