Staying Alive

That song, apart from being awesome, serves two other purposes. First and foremost, it represents what people in the eastern part of the island are probably trying to do right now, in the midst of all the unrest being caused by the attempted arrest of Dudus. (For those of you who don't know, google Christopher Dudus Coke and Jamaica). Secondly, it represents what I need to do next week, when the bulk of my exams descend upon me. From Tuesday to Friday, I have exams. All long papers. That's Biology, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, all on sequential days. No time to swat during the week. I'm not too worried though.

Thankfully I haven't (entirely) wasted the two weeks I got before these exams. I really feel like I have a lot more Biology in my head at this point in my life than I ever will, including after graduation from medical school. T_T

Bring on the summer!! Now I've gotta go on MSN and have a quick study session with some friends (seriously, studying on instant messenger actually works).

TTFN,
Gavin.

Georgia, Russia, Jamaica, l337ness, Isaac and Much Much More.....

As Russia pushes deeper into Georgian territory, I can't help but wonder if the world is going crazy.

Then, I realize it has. Isaac Hayes has died. A stroke was the cause of death.



If you have no idea who he is, yet he looks familiar, you've probably seen him if you watch Fresh Prince. He was in the episode where Will and Lisa ran away to get married in Las Vegas. He was the ermm..pasto....marriage official.

Anyway back to international news. Russia has sent 20000 soldiers and 500 armoured personnel carriers into Gori, a key Georgian town. Since Monday, they've hacked the Georgian government's website. They want the Georgian President gone.



Yup, they hacked the government website. Now we see where l337ness comes in. That is uber-l337.

Georgian civilians claim that Russian soldiers are torching homes and taking their property. They've ransacked a few military bases too. Foreign journalists have been warned to hurry up and get out of Georgia. Rather interesting. Georgia sits on top of a strategic oil pipeline, which supplies western markets and the oil comes from the Caspian Sea. I'm sure you see where this is going.

There was a fire at Apple Computer Corporation Headquarters. No one was harmed, and I haven't found any information about the extent of the damage.

Anyway, what does the Georgian thing have to do with Jamaica? Well, lets start with the EU. If the EU sends a peacekeeping force into Georgia(remember now, peacekeeping forces are expensive), there will be less money for member states to do other things. Especially buy sugar from Jamaica, since the climate isn't really favourable for sugarcane in Europe, and sugarcane sugar is preferred to beet sugar.

Sugar and tourism are more or less Jamaica's major income earners. Under an agreement, Jamaica can sell up to 126000 tonnes of sugar a year to the EU market. If the average price per tonne of sugar is US$ 330, 126000 * 330 = US$41580000. With the current recession, lets say that they can only buy half of that(and we can barely produce that). Couple this with the fact that oil prices are sky-high right now, and the country is already buried in debt due to loans from the World Bank and such, you know we're screwed.

Also, Iran claims to have built a smart unmanned sub. They've also purchased some submarines from Russia. Nice twist huh? How cool is that.

Hmmm....Racism

This is one of my few posts that have nothing to do with programming, games, sex or what I did today.I know its been a little while since I updated, but now I'm updating, so stop griping and read or watch I should say.



Pretty cool song with a great message. Now, you know how they say anybody can post crap on the internet. Here is perfect proof(no, not Happy Desolation, idiot >_<, this is the finest literature you'll ever read in your life. I'm going to show the comments).



groundz3ro4
Apartheid built the strongest country in africa, along with rodesia. blacks came to power promising a rainbow nation, and gave now they do anything and everything to remove white people. look at Zimbabwe now and how it has been destroyed, and South Africa is on the same path. Their was a reason for Aparthied blacks destroy everything. Even when its handed to them. Thus what will happen if Obama comes to power.



nhrafan
MLK was one of the worst men in history. Where did his views get him? 6ft under from a 38 caliber shot to the jaw which also hit him in the spine. If he was such a great man why did he like white prostitues so much? Theres no reason to honor him. Negros have so many outlets to make their lives better but they dont. They always play the race card. Look at the stats 77% of negro men go to prison sometime in their lives. Get over what happened to you over 200 yrs ago. We dont owe you nothing


Thats just a small sample.

Before I start swearing, cursing, drinking and preaching I would like to say two things.

Yeah, this post is probably two months late, but at least its getting done.

AND

Yeah, slavery was in the past. Most of the times when people talk about how "Us black people are still being oppressed", they're just looking for attention. Note that I'm not saying that racism doesn't still exist, but what I mean is that generally, when poeple pull out the slavery card, they just want attention.

Now my beef is that those guys disrespect MLK, one of the greatest Negroes alive as well as encourage a system as racist and biased as apartheid. I mean, where the HELL is it documented that he slept with a white whore? Apartheid ended in 1994, after 50 years in use. Granted, in my opinion, most African countries aren't being run right, but apartheid was responsible for at least 50% of the problems that African countries experience today. Its going to be a long road to recovery for them.

As for Obama being racist and evil, I don't know. If anything, he can always be impeached, can't he? Give the man a chance, people.

Murder my comment box, dudes.

Rant with ya later!!