UPDATE

Hi everyone, so I found a way to update my blog! YEA!!! Hehe... Ok, we played our first game yesterday against the host country PANAMA and we put up a fight but were defeated... However, I strongly believe that my team will pull through to the end.  We play our next game 2day against COSTA RICA at 5:30pm Panama time... That's 4:30pm in Belize... WISH US LUCK :-D... Good-bye for now my peeps...

Adios Belize

Ok, so like I said in my last post, this might be my last update until I return.  We are going out there with all our efforts to represent our beautiful country BELIZE to the best of our ability.  May God take us there safely, help us to remain healthy and strong and bring us back safely to our families.  If it be His will, I know we will win and bring home a medal, we just need to put Him first because we can do all things through Him who strengthens us. Wish us luck my fellow Belizeans, we will try to make you all proud!!!


PANAMA, HERE WE COME!!! :-D

NEWS

Ok, which one do you want to hear first? the good or the bad? Well, I'll give you the bad first LOL... This might be my last update for a while.  I know, that's sad because I always have something interesting to say huh? LOL... Anyway, the good news is, as you may or may not know, I'm leaving for PANAMA this Friday, November 26, 2010 and won't return until Sunday, December 3, 2010.  The reason why is because I am going to represent our country in Volleyball.  Therefore, this or Friday's update, may or may not be my last update until then as I'm not sure if I will have time to access the internet and update.  However, if I do, I will be informing you all on how we are performing over in Panama.  Look out for my update on Friday :-D

SICK :'(

I hate being sick! I don't know what's wrong with me but something is definately wrong.  I mean come on, who has a cold for a month and change?!  Not just a simple cold either, it is sometimes accompanied by sore throat or coughing.  I was feeling better sometime in last week but this dratted rain came from nowhere and I got soaking wet! Last night I felt my throat hurting and just knew it was going to be sore in the morning.  I just hope I get better soon. 

Happy Garifuna Settlement Day

In light of Garifuna Settlement Day and the fact that I am a Garinagu, I've decided to share a couple things from the Garinagu culture as well as some Garifuna words and phrases with you.  Please note that I may not have it spelt correctly as I just hear my mom saying it and sound out the spelling.  Feel free to add more if you know any :-D

Dances: 
Chumba, Charikanari, Wanaragua/Johncanoe, Punta, Piamanadi, Warini, Sanbei, Gunjei, Hungu Hungu, Paranda.

Dishes: 

Hudutu, Tikini, Dunouti, Bundiga, Tapou, Darasa, Harabada, Dani, Bimekakule

Beverages: 
Lalis, Sahou, Gurentu, Letu, Pulali, Gungude, Pinule   

English                                             Garifuna

What is your name?                       Cabiri

My name is Jane                             Jane Niribei

How are you?                                   Idabiangi

I am alright                                        Odigiat
What happen?                                 Cateisa
What's wrong?                                Casameigibei

Where are you going?                  Haliungbadib

Water                                                  Agua/Duna

Go bathe                                             Beiba Agua

Please for some water                   Busetnaduna
Go the the bathroom                     Beiba Amuge
Go to sleep                                         Beiba Umuga

I love you                                           Hisetubunu

I do not like this                              Micieti le nu

My daughter                                     Nisani

My sister                                            Neitu
My mother                                        Nuguchu
Thanks                                               Tenki
Thank you                                        Seremei

Ramen Noodles

I guess you all have already figured out that I'm all out of topics for my blog from the time you saw today's topic.  Just a while ago I was eating some noodle and I remember when I was little, it was my delicacy.   My favorite flavor was shrimp.  The following was a typical day everyday for me:

Breakfast

Mamz: Shantell da weh you want eat?

Me: Noodles mammy

Lunch

Mamz: Shantell da weh you want eat?

Me: Noodles mammy 

Dinner

Mamz: Shantell da weh you want eat? And nuh tell me noodles!

Me: Ma but da dat ah want

Mamz: You so fava noodles! I wa stop buy it caz dat nuh give you no kinda nutrients! Dat da lone flour and wata!

So mamz stop buying noodles for a long and I mean LONG while. She just recently started buying it again and I love it.  Don't eat it as much as when I was smaller but I enjoy it every time I get a chance to eat it lol. With that said, do you like Ramen Noodles? What flavor is your favorite? If you don't, why don't you like it?

MUSIC

Let's try something different for a change.  I'll open with some quotes:

• Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.  ~Berthold Auerbach
• Music is the medicine of the mind.  ~John A. Logan
• Without music life would be a mistake.  ~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
• Music is the poetry of the air.  ~Richter
• If music be the food of love, then play on. ~William Shakespeare
• Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.  ~Robert Fripp
• Where words fail, music speaks. ~Hans Andersen

 I believe all of you guys listen to music right? However, we all have different preferences of genres and so on.  Some of us listen to the beat, some listen to just the words, others listen to both.  What type of music do you prefer and why?  If you like, you can also share you favorite quote about music.

Social Networking

I was looking for an interesting blog topic and stumbled upon social networking.  I think it is an advantage in the sense that it keeps you connected with friends and relatives near and far.  However, it also has its disadvantage to me being the fact that it decreases face-to-face interactions. A typical example is where you have children in the same house but different rooms chatting to each other on their laptops, PCs or even itouch.  So, this brings us to my question: What, in your opinion, is the advantage(s) and/or disadvantage(s) of social networking? 

DETENTION

I remember back in high school there was a thing called "detention" which was suppose to be some form of punishment for wrong done and should make the child learn from their mistake and not do it again.  However, I also remember the anger I felt when I had to serve detention.  I spoke to some other people as well and ask, "How do you feel when you are given detention?" and most of them answered that it made them want to do more especially when they know they were not wrong.  So, my question to you then, is: Does detention really serve a purpose? Why or why not?

PEOPLE

Hey ya'll, I was thinking and realize that there are many types of personalities and interests.  Many of us have encountered some and yet have many more to encounter.  My question is, "Who is the most interesting person you have ever met and why?" If you haven't met anyone interesting, "Who do you wish to meet and why?"

SUPER HERO

Hey guys, let's think back in time for this one.  Who was your favorite superhero when you where younger and why? If you didn't have one or can't remember, think of one and say why you like them.  I like Cat Woman because she had two personalities: she walks a thin line between criminal and hero.  She is a shy woman, endowed with the speed, reflexes, and senses of a cat.  Your turn :-D

Violence on television

Does violence on television play a major role in the behaviour/development of a child? In my opinion, it does because children are like sponges.  They take in everything they see and later on they will eventually do it.  It's somewhat like a "Monkey see monkey do" type of thing.  If a child constantly watches violent movies, you will notice that the child will become more aggressive.  Anyway, enough of my blabbering, what is your opinion? 

INVENTIONS

Hey! For discussion purposes, today's topic is about inventions.  What, in your opinion, was the most convenient invention? What about the weirdest? Useless? Smartest? Funniest? Let's here it from you :-D