The Logos Hope is a ship that sails around the world promoting the word of God and international cooperation and has about 600 volunteers from 70 different countries and is often called the "Book Ship" cause it sells various types of books, whether for academic or personal purposes. I've visited the ship about twice and I'm hoping to again now that its back. Today some of the volunteers were on campus and i had the pleasure of giving a nice Japenese guy a tour and i introduced him to some of my friends and through him i met people from Canada, Finland, Korea,Israel and India, who all thought Barbados was a great place, filled with great people. Volunteering for the Logos seems like it would be a great experience and an opportunity to visit places you never even heard of and meet a lot of of interesting people. The Japanese guy i met, Yoshi, doesn't speak very good English but after talking with him for a while we both acknowledged that we were getting used to each others accents and i found that he genuinely believed in helping people and i thought it was nice how he considers himself to be a lucky person,because he knows God and enjoys having a free life. Unfortunately, they wont be back on campus but hopefully I'll get to go to the ship and see them again.

Paranormal Activity........*snores*

I just watched Paranormal Activity. I read that it was so terrifying and scary that i thought it was worth watching. I was really wrong..and anyone who can say they enjoyed this movie and was scared by it...doesn't know what it means to be scared. It was too long and all the paranormal activity consisted of mostly weird noises, a little wind and a small fire. The most action packed moment *rolls eyes*, was when the 'spirit' pulled her out the bed and in the end when it caused her to kill her husband. I just lost 90 minutes and some seconds of my life on this nonsense....yet it beat out SAW at the box office. i am no fan of SAW but at least it can make me cringe and look away from the screen, whereas with this i had to fight to pay attention. This movie's popularity is based on word-of-mouth and and i definitely wont be recommending it to anyone unless they need to be put to sleep. The poster says "Don't watch it Alone", i say don't watch it period!

You Learn Something New Everyday

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb

Today i was in the library with a friend, we were supposed to be studying, but ended up talking more than anything else. We talked about boys, friends, shared funny stories and boys some more and when we finally did look at our books...well my book...she was on her Mac Book, i taught her that Walt Disney owned the ABC network and that General Electric owns NBC. Neither of us previously knew these things but found them a little odd but interesting. I was reading all about business strategies and by these companies acquiring businesses that are unrelated to their core business processes, they have adopted the unrelated diversification strategy =].

We learned something new today...and whoever reads this will too :p

Unnecessary Frustration

Every semester since I've started university I've had at least one group that just cant get their act together and do what needs to be done. They'd rather fool around, be lazy and and as a result cause unnecessary frustrations, and they just don't seem to care. Why must I always be the one to do everything? Why must I be the one that has to tell people they are wrong and be disliked for it?
How can members of a group, all of which will share the same grade, sit back and let someone submit pages of nonsense with their names attached. No one has criticisms till I say something is wrong, then they all fall in line. That doesn't help anyone.

And when you try to help people, why must they always act as though they were attacked? People that I have come across have no idea how diplomatic I try to be when telling them what I think about their work. Sometimes it seems like if they were given a good cursing, they'd take that much better and get the point and do what they are supposed to do!

Darkness

When darkness consumes the mind,
It weakens the soul,
But when darkness is all around us,
How do you cope?
You want to be happy,
You want to be free,
But that darkness consumes you,
like a vine around a tree.
That darkness is in everyone's future,
But an uncertain one at that.
So how do you ignore that inevitable path,
While still accepting it as fact.

After a long hiatus, I'm back with my first poem which I'm quite proud of.

Summer Fun

Summer has been in full session, and along with it comes many things to do. One such thing is travelling. I have been fortunate enough to visit many places in one trip this summer. My trip abroad allowed me to visit Florida, New York, South Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington D.C and Baltimore! =]... and in those places, I was able to visit many tourist attractions, and experience different cultures, especially in South Carolina and South Florida. All in all it was a great trip, and I can't wait until my next one =]
Coming back home from the USA, I was right in time for the weekend before the big jump-up on Kadooment Day. During this time, there are alot of activities going on in Barbados, like the Crop-Over tents and fetes such as Cohobblopot, where the local and some regional artistes come out to perform and showcase their talent. The climaxing event however is Kadooment Day, where some persons opt to jump with a band (dancing while following a large truck blasting music along a specific route), while others prefer to watch on the sidelines. The jump-up starts at the National Stadium and ends down the Spring Garden Highway, and it is a sight to behold to see all of the colourful costumes!
After kadooment, everything basically winds down, as school would soon be back in session. This year is a pretty big year for me as I will be entering university. I've had many decisions to make, and I still have alot more to make in the upcoming weeks and months. All I can hope is that I make the best choices possible for me.
The remainder of my plans are to enjoy the rest of summer, and fully immerse myself in the university experience =]

More Thoughts of the Future

The date for registration was announced so I have been thinking of what courses I will do next semester. I have to pick electives and management options with only two compulsory courses to do. I still have a few weeks before school but I'm constantly thinking of what courses I will do, especially since I am hoping to go away after my degree is finished and I really have to do well to ensure I at least qualify to get in the schools I want. All they are asking for is second class honors which I'm at right now but the thought that something doesn't go my way and my GPA drops is consuming my thoughts. I have a plan for my educational future so the courses I choose can make or break that future.

Think I may drive myself mad :(

One thing for sure this year will be more interesting with more friends starting university this year. :D