I fell in love with the idea (as i was with the giver!) as soon as it was presented to me during a casual conversation. We started visualizing how the pages would look like, what it should contain and how it should serve as an inspiration and an avenue for women to share their thoughts, ideas and experiences. He likewise gifted me with the title of my editorial – The Endless Grind. He, being an award winning writer, had a chamber of interesting titles, topics and ideas in his mind all the time (Femalebattle.net is his too).

Our dates and out of town trips turned into brainstorming sessions. I prepared the materials and he conceptualized the web design. It was his forte after all, he is a professional web designer. We spent days and nights preparing for the maiden issue.

In November, 2003 our web site came to life in cyberspace. We were overwhelmed with the warm response we got from our site visitors, initially from friends. Soon after, more and more women (and men) were sending emails congratulating us for the launch and the succeeding issues (see Messages).

In March, 2004, Femalebattle.net was featured in The Sunday Times in commemoration with the celebration of Women’s Month. A friend I met, volunteered to do a review of the site (to read full article, click here).

A year has passed and some sections were added from time to time, Law Library, Gentle Despair and Join Us, are introduced in this anniversary issue. Some minor changes were made while retaining the design of the site. Changes are inevitable though. Now, I do the maintenance of the site by myself. My significant other and I have parted ways but Femalebattle.net - our baby, lives on.

Some good things never last. But I hope Femalebattle.net will be here for long, for the service of the new generation of women. I look forward to serving you for many more years to come...

 

Many thanks to all contributors, visitors and supporters of this site. This site is dedicated to all of you. Please join me in thanking God for the grace and the strength to go on and on with this service.

Happy 1st Anniversary to all Femalebattlers!

Cheers!