It is amazing how a car can change things.
I had been warned that once I got the car I would be running errands for just about everybody So far that has not been a bother, in fact I kind of Enjoy it, these past weeks though have re-enforced my dislike for driving in the days, I hate when other cars are on the road. My new fav. word is jackass, those who drive with me must wonder.
I must say that I am not nearly as pissed as I sound, I always feel guilty enough to know that the person who bad drives me today may be bad driven by me tomorrow.
First couple of weeks saw quite a few near accidents, but as predicted I am learning to compensate for my weaknesses.
Oddly enough, Driving has started to give me serious lessons in how to make decisions and sticking with them for better or worse, I have been given near ‘crash’ courses in learning that you cant please everybody, all one can do is make the best choice you can as you see fit and have faith that God will take care of the rest.
That leads to the other thing that driving has done for me, the fact that the car is without a scratch up to this point is purely divine intervention, for that I am eternally grateful, Now I try not to begin the day with asking for guidance and protection on the road.
I am also learning to be less concerned with Critics, Primarily the panyard :P. I still haven’t got over it yet though, I still prefer to go driving by myself.
Having the fan on , the windows down, my sunglasses on and the radio playing some HYPE tunes on a clear empty road where I can Drive and not know where I want to go till I reach is just my Idea of a perfect day (sigh)
But the whole point of the blog is to talk about freedom. Sunday I left work to have lunch at the lookout point in Beverly Hills, Just because I could……. I don’t know if you can begin understand what that means. Sure ppl were looking at me funny but I was overjoyed. The fact that I can go almost where ever I please without relying on anyone is just amazing.
Right now Wish I could set up my care to play and excerpt from Martin Luther King when it starts:
“FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST, THANK GOD ALLMIGHTY, I AM FREE AT LAST”
Friday, February 24, 2006
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
LAW
In the United Kingdom there is a major issue about a law to restrict the pass time of Fox hunting. Now it appears lobbyist on both sides of this issue are very powerful and as such the Gov’t passed a token law that was rather ambiguous.
In spite of this, many of the ppl who support this ‘sport’ have let it be known that they will ignore the law. Not only that, but they apparently have made some arrangement with some law enforcers in some areas for them to look the other way.
Now this raises the Question, what is the point of a govt setting a law the population does no agree with and is not likely to follow.
My understand of the main purpose of laws in any civilized society to facilitate the co-existence of the individuals who are members of said society. You may even go as far as to say that the laws also help to make the society function as efficiently and as smoothly as possible. Having said this, I do believe that laws must be set based on the consensus of the population. In other words, laws are simply Rules that a society has developed to govern itself that have been institutionalized.
Having said this I find that the Fox hunting issue in England Highlights the fact that laws are pointless if they cant be enforced. But closer to home, the recent set of laws concerning gay rights raise a very interesting issue. I must say that I do not know what the law /says clearly. However, I do know it does give gays some basic Human Rights.
Most importantly I suspect the law would no longer make Buggery illegal, now if a consensus was done, I suspect an overwhelming majority would be against it, yet the Govt sees it fit to ignore this fact.
This raises the Question, should a govt be allowed to impose a law on its ppl that they don’t agree with. We have put them in power to represent us, does that not make it mandatory for them to set laws that the Population agrees with.
(please note this is in looking at the bigger picture and not necessarily just the issues of Homosexual Rights)
I am aware of the fact that the Population might not want that which is best for the country, but at the same time, these are just human beings like us we are investing a considerable amount of Power in, there must be a better way, shouldn’t there be?
In spite of this, many of the ppl who support this ‘sport’ have let it be known that they will ignore the law. Not only that, but they apparently have made some arrangement with some law enforcers in some areas for them to look the other way.
Now this raises the Question, what is the point of a govt setting a law the population does no agree with and is not likely to follow.
My understand of the main purpose of laws in any civilized society to facilitate the co-existence of the individuals who are members of said society. You may even go as far as to say that the laws also help to make the society function as efficiently and as smoothly as possible. Having said this, I do believe that laws must be set based on the consensus of the population. In other words, laws are simply Rules that a society has developed to govern itself that have been institutionalized.
Having said this I find that the Fox hunting issue in England Highlights the fact that laws are pointless if they cant be enforced. But closer to home, the recent set of laws concerning gay rights raise a very interesting issue. I must say that I do not know what the law /says clearly. However, I do know it does give gays some basic Human Rights.
Most importantly I suspect the law would no longer make Buggery illegal, now if a consensus was done, I suspect an overwhelming majority would be against it, yet the Govt sees it fit to ignore this fact.
This raises the Question, should a govt be allowed to impose a law on its ppl that they don’t agree with. We have put them in power to represent us, does that not make it mandatory for them to set laws that the Population agrees with.
(please note this is in looking at the bigger picture and not necessarily just the issues of Homosexual Rights)
I am aware of the fact that the Population might not want that which is best for the country, but at the same time, these are just human beings like us we are investing a considerable amount of Power in, there must be a better way, shouldn’t there be?
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Re-Learning The Hard Way
It turns out I am slowly realizing that my lecturers in CompSci knew what they were talking about. The More I program the more I find myself more doing stuff the way they told me to do it. Back then I never listened Either because I was sleeping in class or I just thought it was an inefficient waste of time.
Now I know Better.
Trouble is I have to be relearning all these stuff the hard way. (Sigh)
Lesson Learned: Hindsight Is 20/20
Now I know Better.
Trouble is I have to be relearning all these stuff the hard way. (Sigh)
Lesson Learned: Hindsight Is 20/20
Friday, January 27, 2006
Managers Meeting
I have just returned from an interesting managers meeting with my boss.
Reaffirmed Truth (I am normal):
So I get to the meeting early and the first to arrive is my boss and another manager. My boss begins commenting on the fact that since he’s been on vacation he has not had 1 week were he has not had to come in to work, at which point the other manager pointed out that vacation only means you don’t have to come in at 8pm and that you get to wear whatever you want.
At that point I started laughing because I remember telling Basschocolate that very same thing and him telling I need help. Its good to know my Entire division.
This also made me realize that I probably wouldn’t mind working over by head office where the rest of the IS dept is, it would be nice to be surrounded with like-minded people.
Work Is Fun:
As the meeting progressed managers had to give their plans for the year. Our Security guy listed his objectives and ended by saying that he’d just continue to have fun”. It the occurred to me that if most of the other ppl I know made that statement they it would be just them being Sarcastic. Not here, this guy was serious.
All in all, this meeting put a lot of things in perspective for me. I saw first hand some of the challenges facing managers and began to see that it was not quite a bed of roses.
Still, I think I am up for the challenge, I hope I get more opportunities to learn and grow here. I do enjoy my work environment. There is a little voice in my head that warns me not to get too comfortable as that leads to stagnation but I think I should be safe for now.
Reaffirmed Truth (I am normal):
So I get to the meeting early and the first to arrive is my boss and another manager. My boss begins commenting on the fact that since he’s been on vacation he has not had 1 week were he has not had to come in to work, at which point the other manager pointed out that vacation only means you don’t have to come in at 8pm and that you get to wear whatever you want.
At that point I started laughing because I remember telling Basschocolate that very same thing and him telling I need help. Its good to know my Entire division.
This also made me realize that I probably wouldn’t mind working over by head office where the rest of the IS dept is, it would be nice to be surrounded with like-minded people.
Work Is Fun:
As the meeting progressed managers had to give their plans for the year. Our Security guy listed his objectives and ended by saying that he’d just continue to have fun”. It the occurred to me that if most of the other ppl I know made that statement they it would be just them being Sarcastic. Not here, this guy was serious.
All in all, this meeting put a lot of things in perspective for me. I saw first hand some of the challenges facing managers and began to see that it was not quite a bed of roses.
Still, I think I am up for the challenge, I hope I get more opportunities to learn and grow here. I do enjoy my work environment. There is a little voice in my head that warns me not to get too comfortable as that leads to stagnation but I think I should be safe for now.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
2 Current affairs issues
British Spy Found
When I first heard the newscast I was wondering why the newscasters were more surprised that there was a spy rather than he was caught on video. I actually began to question the avg IQ of a reporter and felt sorry for the ppl watching the news who (because they live in a cave and were raised by wolves) thought that spying does not happen between countries, especially if they are allies.
Having said that, I find Russia's Move interesting. It is amazing how powerful today’s media is. Can you imagine, back I the days of the cold war, I would expect if a spy was found he would be tortured to death for information, Or thats what Hollywood would have me think. I either case, back then you never heard too many cases of spies being found and even then it was always hush. Nowadays it seems you can inflict more political damage to a country by turning them over to there own media than get information out of the spy.
Nuclear Panic
Now I am not in league with Iran. But who gave the world superpowers the right to determine who is allowed to have Nuclear weapons and who isn’t. Who are they to determine which country is ‘stable’ enough to have such great responsibility? In a sense If I were an Iranian I would P*ssed . I mean just because of the ‘possibility’ of creating Nuclear weapons, you are preventing from finding means to deal with My countries Energy crisis in a sustainable manner. What? Iranians are all terrorists and should not be allowed a basic utility such as Electricity because of what they might do with the power source. That’s Hogwash, the is clearly a case of superpowers being a bulling another nation. You wonder where Anti Western Sentiments run so high in the Middle east. We let or fear and paranoia dictate or actions, leading us to oppress these ppl, the sad part is this only fuels the very same Ideals that makes us fear them, It’s a never ending cycle.
Personally where as I am opposed to the reactions of the Superpowers, I am fearful. I am sure, however, there must be a middle ground. It almost seems as if the Western powers that be would have them rely completely on oil which is purported to run out in the next 50 to 100 years
When I first heard the newscast I was wondering why the newscasters were more surprised that there was a spy rather than he was caught on video. I actually began to question the avg IQ of a reporter and felt sorry for the ppl watching the news who (because they live in a cave and were raised by wolves) thought that spying does not happen between countries, especially if they are allies.
Having said that, I find Russia's Move interesting. It is amazing how powerful today’s media is. Can you imagine, back I the days of the cold war, I would expect if a spy was found he would be tortured to death for information, Or thats what Hollywood would have me think. I either case, back then you never heard too many cases of spies being found and even then it was always hush. Nowadays it seems you can inflict more political damage to a country by turning them over to there own media than get information out of the spy.
Nuclear Panic
Now I am not in league with Iran. But who gave the world superpowers the right to determine who is allowed to have Nuclear weapons and who isn’t. Who are they to determine which country is ‘stable’ enough to have such great responsibility? In a sense If I were an Iranian I would P*ssed . I mean just because of the ‘possibility’ of creating Nuclear weapons, you are preventing from finding means to deal with My countries Energy crisis in a sustainable manner. What? Iranians are all terrorists and should not be allowed a basic utility such as Electricity because of what they might do with the power source. That’s Hogwash, the is clearly a case of superpowers being a bulling another nation. You wonder where Anti Western Sentiments run so high in the Middle east. We let or fear and paranoia dictate or actions, leading us to oppress these ppl, the sad part is this only fuels the very same Ideals that makes us fear them, It’s a never ending cycle.
Personally where as I am opposed to the reactions of the Superpowers, I am fearful. I am sure, however, there must be a middle ground. It almost seems as if the Western powers that be would have them rely completely on oil which is purported to run out in the next 50 to 100 years
Anticipating Carnival
As most ppl can tell from my MSN name I am eagerly awaiting the start of the carnival season. I have promised myself I will not miss any of the Friday Mass Camp fetes.
My excitement seems almost childish, even to me. From August of last year I was aching for Soca fetes. It reached a fever pitch right after Hard Wine (a fete on campus)
Where I had a blast, as far as I was concerned Feb could not come fast enough.
In the midst of all this I have wondered if my expectations are too high. Last year was the first time I had ever participated to such an extent in the carnival season. I must say it was great, and from then, I knew I couldn’t wait till the following year to do it again.
Really though, even though I know I will have fun, will it be as fulfilling as last year?
These Questions pop up because of one previous experience; My first Session.
I had never been to any party or function where there weren’t at least 2 pastors and the music (if any) provided by the TV commercials because it was left on.
I can say unequivocally that that $50 fete in Irving’s Reading Room In November of 1999 was the GREATEST Fete I have ever been to. I stayed until the selectors were packing up, I essentially stayed by myself and enjoyed the music giving ‘gun’ salutes to the big tunes as Base Xs Tore the place up.
I realize that this was due to the fact that that fete kind of symbolized for me the fact that I was no longer in my parents house and that I was Free to do as I chose.
By extension I am wondering if My expectations of this year’s
Season is fueled by excitement of last year because it was a novelty. In any case there is only one way to find out, and I have every intention to. Like I sad before, there is no Question, I will have a blast, but will the blast match up, or even surpass last year is yet to be seen.
My excitement seems almost childish, even to me. From August of last year I was aching for Soca fetes. It reached a fever pitch right after Hard Wine (a fete on campus)
Where I had a blast, as far as I was concerned Feb could not come fast enough.
In the midst of all this I have wondered if my expectations are too high. Last year was the first time I had ever participated to such an extent in the carnival season. I must say it was great, and from then, I knew I couldn’t wait till the following year to do it again.
Really though, even though I know I will have fun, will it be as fulfilling as last year?
These Questions pop up because of one previous experience; My first Session.
I had never been to any party or function where there weren’t at least 2 pastors and the music (if any) provided by the TV commercials because it was left on.
I can say unequivocally that that $50 fete in Irving’s Reading Room In November of 1999 was the GREATEST Fete I have ever been to. I stayed until the selectors were packing up, I essentially stayed by myself and enjoyed the music giving ‘gun’ salutes to the big tunes as Base Xs Tore the place up.
I realize that this was due to the fact that that fete kind of symbolized for me the fact that I was no longer in my parents house and that I was Free to do as I chose.
By extension I am wondering if My expectations of this year’s
Season is fueled by excitement of last year because it was a novelty. In any case there is only one way to find out, and I have every intention to. Like I sad before, there is no Question, I will have a blast, but will the blast match up, or even surpass last year is yet to be seen.
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