FEBRUARY

This is the shortest month of the year and the second month in the year.At the beginning of the year, you came up with a goal or a number of goals that you hope to accomplish this year, so far what are your accomplishments, have you changed anything of recent, what do you hope to achieve next month? How are your personal relationships with coworkers, classmates, family and friends going?
In February, i have tried to accomplish a lot of new methods and strategies of paying my bills and keeping track of my finances as well as balancing my books, also tried to keep good personal relationships with people and delete junk out of my life and also develop a more personal relationship with my Creator.
It gets even better in March, i can see it coming.
I hope to finish my book during the short break from school in March and have a swell 25th birthday.

Triskaidekaphobia

Four days ago was Friday the 13th. It was supposed to be like some sort of bad omen day. I am really nor superstitious to the point of believing stuff like that but some people do. It is not even just the fear of Friday the 13th but it also the fear of the number 13 itself. A lot of people have associated thirteen as a bad number. 12 is said to be a complete number but thirteen makes it odd. It is actually an odd number. A dozen is 12 and a baker's dozen is 13.Lol. There were 12 disciples of Jesus Christ, The 12 tribes of Israel, 12 months in a year, etc.

Friday is said to be a bad day because Jesus Christ was crucified on a Friday. Adding Friday and 13 together makes is a real doomsday.

For so many years, this myth has just been a phobia to so many people. Some people decided not to even go to work or come out of bed on that day. In the year 2009, we have three Friday the 13th. The first one is in February, the second one is in March and the third one is in November.

So here are some facts about Friday the 13th.

1. Many Hospital buildings do not have any room with the number 13.

2.Some tall buildings don't have a 13th floor.

3.Streets in LA, San Francisco and Washington do not have a 13th Street.

4. In Tracy, California i noticed that there is no 13th Street, it ends with 12th Street.

5. Formula 1 has no car with a number 13.

6. Franklin roosevelt would never travel on the 13th and would never have 13 guests for dinner.

7.The first person to die in a car accident was killed in New York City on Sept. 13, 1899.

Beliefs about Friday the 13th.

1. Never Change you bed on a Friday, you will have bad dreams.

2. Ships that set sail on Friday have bad luck.

3. Moving n friday is not advised. you will not stay there long.

4. Never start a new job on a Friday or you won't stay there very long.

5. A child born on Friday is dommed to misfortune.

6. A married on Friday couple are doomed to living a cat and dog life.

I don't know if you believe these little facts. Well they might have happened but let's not attribute it to Friday the 13th. It might have just chosen to happen on that day. It could have happened on the 14th, 15th or 16th. Well there are two more Friday the 13th's this year, lets see how they go. God save us all. Amen.

STOP GLOBAL WARMING

I watched this commercial for the first time on Bill O"reilly Show and for a minute reality struck. Animals are beginning to notice that a lot of seasonal patterns are changing especially climatic patterns. The monkey committed suicide, how funny but sad, the polar bear jumped off the cliff and the other animal that went infront of the train. Do you think animals can commit suicide? Well that's the take on the advert, to make you think. If you give up, they can give up. Please help to stop the global warming. Save mother earth. Turn Green.
Here are some ways to help fight global warming.
1. Install CFL bulbs.
2.Use less hot water
3. Try to take showers instead of baths to reduce the amount of energy cnsumed.
4. Dry your clothes out in the sun instead of using the dryer.
5. Have you ever tried carpooling?
6. Car maintenanace in form of tune ups and proper tire inflation.
7. Have you ever tried to recycle those glass and plastic bottles as well as those metal cans?

THE SOUND-MARY MARY

I remember when Mary Mary first came out with thier first Gopsel Cd in 1998 or was it 1999. "Shackles" was the hit back then with Televison stations showing the video and also it became a church entertainment dance in most churches. It is really impressing to know that they have grown so much and even gotten so much better over the years. In between their career, they got married and now have children.

I think their driving force is the passion for what they do. They are talented gospel singers and i can't but help to grimace at thier hairdo's once in a while especially on the covers of thier cd's. In 2008, they came out with a new cd which is really hip. I love the cd and my favorite tracks are "Seattle" "Boom", "Dirt",Get Up" and "Superfriend". They have done "R&B", Classical music" "Hip Hop' and "rap" on all their other cd's but this new cd also has followed the revolution of music in the first decade of the 21st century. I sometimes bump to the "crank that stuff" music from "Superfriend" that was done with David Banner. I also find "God in Me' with Kiki sheard nice. I think it is a good Cd and it is worth buying. I am a Mary Mary fan. When is the next CD coming out.

JENIFA-THE MOVIE

I was encouraged to watch this nigerian movie for the longest. finally i did and it is the most hilarious movie i have ever watched.

It is about a young college freshman who was a nobody and wanted to become somebody. She ended up meeting some wayward young ladies and started living a very reckless lifestyle. Having sex with diferent men for money to look good and impress people.

I think the movie actualy reveals people's inner insecurities. Suliat came from a very poor background but she was really smart. She got to the campus and under the influence of her bad friends she changed her name to Jeniffer (Jenifa). I think Jenifa really didn't care about the way she looked or dressed until she was embarrassed several times. It was just like giving Eve the apple to eat and her eyes opened. Other girls made her feel insecure. It was sad the way one of their roomamtes died and her family realised that she was not even a student of that institution until after her death.

It is a movie for young girls to watch and realise that AIDS is real. I know a lot of youths are trying to make ends meet. Money is not everything, selling your bodies to make money to impress people that do not like you is not worth it. Sle fvalue is very necessary. I think Suliat was under intense peer pressure. All of a sudden she did not have a mind of her own and eventually ended up gaining nothing.

Some the words she used in the movie would always stick in my head such as "Ousshhhhhhhhh" "DFO" "my badday pariiiiiiiiiiiiiii" "Big gelz"

Self Control

I don't know who i can deal with better, a cheating boyfriend or one who has absolutely no self control. I don't understand why people cannot deal with their emotions. Early last week i had to deal with a friend of mine who had issues and just had no freaking self control.The little nice discussion ended nasty.And guess what apologies came later. Why do people not spare themselves the time of apologising later by just having a little self control?Emotions are very powerful but words are even more powerful.You can always say you are sorry for the things you do but you can never erase the things said. They become scars. Scars take time to heal. It could take days, weeks or months depending on the level of injury inflicted on the receiver's emotions.I was really shcoked to see the cute, handsome upcoming artist face public disapproval at his behavior. Alleged assault. Chris Brown and Rihanna, one of the celebirty couples have had their own share of Bobbi and Whitney moments and this time Chris decided to take his frustration or whatever was wrong with him at that moment out on her.I cannot judge his behavior because we all make mistakes but self control is essential in every relationship. Because of his lack of self control, he may lose Rihanna's friendship/love. He has lost his place with Wrigleys and now the public is begiining to see him as a beast. All this all because of one moment of madness. Poor Rihanna, i hope she wasn't beaten black and blue, Covergirl still needs her face on the cover of its magazine