Mysql and php help

$e = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `buddy` WHERE `user` = '$VAR[4]' OR `user1` = '$VAR[4]'");
$e2 = mysql_num_rows($e);

 
 while ($f = mysql_fetch_array($e))
	{
if ($f['user'] == $VAR[4]) { 
	
			$buddy = $f['buddy'];
		} elseif ($f['user1'] == $VAR[4]) {
		
			$buddy = $f['buddy1']; 
		}

$a = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `mood` WHERE `userid` = '$buddy' ORDER BY 'date' ");
	$b = mysql_num_rows($a);
while ($f = mysql_fetch_array($a))

		{
$mood_image['moodimage'] = uimage($f['userid'],"60",4,"");
echo '<li><strong>'.$mood_image['moodimage'].'</strong><img src=\'css/images/bullet.gif\' alt=\'-\' />'.$f['mood'].' '.$f['status'].'</li>';



}		}

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Here is my code.. I having problems when it prints out.. its not showing the news one on top.. i am not sure what else I can do.. or if I am doing something wrong

 

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