2007 Roundup

2007, what a year! Good things happened but also bad ones. Lemme take y'all back to da very beginning of 2007...

January 2007

January was like a stressy moth. Actually one of da most stressin ever! First time finals. It was just all so new for me. Totally different den high school. Guess dat change is a ârt of growing up. Nd damn did I grow it dis last one nd a half year! I still rememba da last exam. When I got home I just fell on my bed nd slept da whole night - clothes on nd ev'rythang - dats how tired I was. I was just so happy it was over.

February 2007

Well after dose finals, da one week break from school did me guuuuuud! Sleeping, doing absolutely nuffin, more sleeping, watching tv, ... La vita e bella! Ha! But gud times dont last very long nd soon do break was over. Had some rough time around Valentines Day. Seeing all dose hearts, couples walkin hand in hand,... I wanted to do all of dat too but ma former bf was not by ma side. Cried maself to sleep some nights in a row cus I always denied how much I really missed him... But luckily I had people supporting me nd helping me though the rough moments.

March 2007

March, ma belle... Not so "belle" though. It was a cold month dis year. Hell did I feel dat! I kinda always refuse to wear ma winter jacket on ma B*Day. So no matta how cold, I so not wear my winter jacket. Result: stubborn me frooze her ass off all day long. Nd I am still waitin on ma birthday present Bahati! I want da necklace! Betta late den neva!

April 2007

All I rememba from April are ma two weeks off from school. But not really in a good way! Dats when I realised <>.

May 2007

Kinda same feeling as in April. Ev'ryone was getting stressy nd damn did I throw some books dat month! Sumtimes I was like studyin nd had dat feelin nd threw away em books as far as possible. My excuses to all ma friends who got to see da not so good side of me.

June 2007

I think dis exam period was even worse den da one in January. Cus dis time I knew what was coming! Ev'rytime ma snooze went off, I got so nauseas! Ma nerves were killin me. Its a miracle I never threw up on ma way to class. Lol!

July 2007

Exams are over! Yay! Results came in. Oops... Well da gud news was dat if I passed, I had like 13-14. Bad news: I only passed 4 exams. Lol. Yeah I felt kinda ashamed. Gotta confess dat I felt like really doooooown when I saw em results.

August 2007

Kinda like da win or loose month. I tried to just get ev'ry letter in ma head. Didnt matta how, I just wanted to get it in. August 20. First day of second term. Hope all ma studying will pay off... But den, like a lighting on a sunny day, ma former bf broke up with me nd my world crashed down. All I did was crying. Concentration was totally gone. During ma exam, all I was fucussing on was not too break down in tears. I couldnt eat anymore, all my power was gone. Everything I learned, I forgot. It was probably still somewhere in my mind, but it was all overwelmed by da great pain...

September 2007

Exams were over nd it was just waiting on da results. Nerve wrecking! Den - finally - da results. I passed sum but also failed sum. nd da worst was dat da exams I failed, I had a 9! Dats da most fucking idiot point you can get! A 9 is like: we thought about a 10, not sure though so we made it a 9! Grrrr! I hated maself for da rest of ma vacation. But whats da point of getting mad? Its not like I can change anything...

October 2007

School started again. So am doing sum subjects of da second year nd sum of da first. Feels good to see da old faces again nd also to see da fresh rookies. Lol. Was a funny sight. As a second year student, I knew like all da short runs. While we changed buildings, day took da long walk while I just took da short run though da building itself. Yall should have seen em faces when I was already dere nd dey just arrived. It was like dey saw Caspar - dat cute gost -. lOl.

November 2007

Guess my whole life is back no normal - finally -. No more crying maself to sleep cus I miss ma ex. I guess am discovering da new me step by step. Enjoying everything life has to offer.

December 2007

Man no comment. Peeps dat know me will know whats going on at da moment so we just leave it to dat shall we?

Looking ahead to da new year

Like ev'ry year, I got one promise to maself: do not make any promises! Dat way you cannot disspoint yaself nor you can disspoint people around you. Simple as dat. What I want to achieve in 2008? Maybe pass all ma exams? But mostly have Bahati around me. Eventhough we broke up, I still carry him in ma heart nd just want him around next Xmas. Nd apart from dat, just continue with ma life. Sometimes I will strumble but I will always stand up again. Imma soulja gurl....

Special thanks to

First of all, I wanna thank all ma dear readers. W/o y'all, I wouldnt be writin dis blog. Second I would like to thank my closest friend. Bahati and Frédéric, thanks for being around. I know I haven't been easy on you guys. Lolu and Jess, thanks for cooling me down at those freaky moments. Tinashe, you ma partner in crime nd nothing will tear Bonnie nd Clyde apart. Finbarrs and Justin; what would I do w/o the two of you? My life would be so boring! Hovi ma man. My partner in music. Let us kill em beats nex year. Ya diig? Stephanie, thanks for sa walk in da rain. Dei nd Junior. Good luck you guys. We will hang out soon. I will be coming to Rwanda one day. Y'all got my word. Masso, you sure you would survive me? lOl! Antonio, ay papi. Dont kill em girls with ya body. Cecili, good luck with your Spanish sweetheart. Invite me to the wedding. I think dats almost it. My excuses for da ones I forgot.

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HAPPY 2008

Christmas wishes

Monday 2007-12-24

Guess the year is almost over again. Ev'ry year around Xmas I feel guilty. Dose days you sit around a full table nd eat your tummy round while otha people are starvin from hunger. Today I found a game on da net that donates 20 grains of rice ev'ry time you answer correctly on a question. The site is called http://www.freerice.com nd I would like to ask ev'ryone to play it as much as possible. I made an agreement to maself dat I would donate 1000 grains a day as long as da game is online. I know its not much but if ev'ryone donates 1000 grains a day, it will start counting. So dats why I would like yall to click on da banner nd start playing.

What else is going on? Well nuff much. Finals are nearing so gotta study a lot! Finished studying ma first subject today. But betta turn ma phone off I guess cus I receive sum tempting txt msgs. Ill just pray for January 28th to come. Want to get dose finals ova asap.

Gon bounce now. Wanna study sum more pages befo' I fall asleep.

Merry Xmas y'all.

Internet saves ma life

Yh y'all read it right! Man dose economics classes are killin me! Dat guy can nag! Luckily I got ma lappie... Like he knows am chattin nd bloggin... Nd even if he knows, at least I keep ma mouth shut! 14 minutes! Geez. Man we can read your slides too so either tell sumthang dats not on it, or just shut up! Blah Blah Blah.

Oh yh it was snowing dis morning! Bleh! So cold nd slippery! Just gon go home nd stay in all day long. Hot chocolate with whiped cream, nice movie nd warm blanket! Ahhhh! *smil*. Wish I was already home!

So now gotta bounce. Shutting down lappie so da guy knows its time to shut up! Hey, you never know it might work!

Greetings

Cha Cha

Exam schedule

Finally ma exam schedule! I prepered for da worse but its actually not so bad! Am happy with it!

1. Wednesday, January 9th: Economics
2. Friday, January 10th: Logics
3. Tuesday, January 15th: Philosophy and Philosophical Antropology
4. Friday, January 18th: Introduction to foreign legal systems on the basis of French, English and German juridical texts
5. Wednesday, January 23th: Sources and Foundations of Law
6. Monday, January 28th: Civil Procedure Law and Evidence

Voila, dats it. Could be worse, non? So will be kinda busy da following weeks. But Ill keep yall posted. Oh yh, updated ma layout. Nd ma jubox nd Cbox are back! Now dis baby gon eat nd take a long bubble bath! Man am freezin!

C Yaaaaaaa

Man am screwed

Ok, bad choice of words considering what has happened. Just hope I am not pregnant. Damn man am freaking out! Seriously freaking out. Feeling so nauseas. Heads spinnin, feeling tired, seeing spots in front of ma eye nd shit like that. Wish I could turn back da hands of time for 24 hours. Den I wouldnt have gone... *snif*

Random Toughts

Only 3 weeks nd 2007 is history. Time goes fast...

Week was fatiguing. Didnt have more classes or things like dat, but ma nose was killin me. Couldnt breathe properly. Never been more happy I was home in ma bed like I was Friday evenin. Well anyway, some of ma random thoughs from the past week.

First thought was when I read this article on the VRT news site:

Leterme attacks Francophone public broadcaster

Meanwhile, Mr Leterme used a newspaper interview in the daily 'Het Belang van Limburg' to launch an vociferous attack on the Francophone public broadcaster RTBF.

Mr Leterme accused RTBF of having its own political agenda. He went on to compare RTBF to Radio Milles Colines, the Rwandan radio station that broadcasted hatred and disinformation ahead of and during the 1994 genocide.

The RTBF has responded by saying that MR Leterme's comments were misplaced.

Damn! So happy dis guy will not be our next prime minister! Dis is so missplaced nd disrespectful. Its obvious dat he is incapable to be a prime minister. First he couldnt succeed in making a new federal gouvernment nd now dis! Our country is gettin a big joke I guess...

Next random though... Ol' friends say -more like think cus dey are too scared to just say it in ma face- am gettin too bitchy. I know am changed since I left high school two years ago. Got out of ma ol' habitat nd dat made me grow up kinda fast. Da good girl from who people thought she was a V, turned out to be more bad den you could imagine ... Plus also got more straight foreward. If I want sumthang -dat too bad is with sum otha chick- den I just take it cus if am not da one doin it, sumone else will. So basicly: if sum gyal has da man I want, den I just take him. Point otha line. Cruel? Bitchy? Sure, but hey, if am not the one doin it, sum otha bitch will... World is hard nd you gotta go for your own target, whateva it takes ... -We got a Dutch sayin dat goes like "over lijken gaan". Literal translation is "goin over corpses"-.

Xmas is coming. Xmas three is standing! Yay! Find it so cozy with all dose twinkling lights! Will post a pic of it soon. Best news is dat family Xmas reunion is cancelled! So happy. I -nd I was not da only one!- hate 'em! Especially when you look at da family *sigh*. Too bad you cannot choose your own family. But now we will have one during summer -with da best of luck am on holiday den *stickin tongue out*-. Otha thang I luv bout da Xmas period is da shoppin days, da Xmas decoration on da streets nd da slow 'n smooth songs playin on da radio. Only down side is dat Xmas is during winter nd I hate winter -too damn cold-.

Last thought: what da hell happened to ma fav BBall team?! Fuck man! Miami HEAT lost like every game! .221! Dey are like last of all teams! Grrrrrr!

Small look ahead to next week. Tuesday will be either fun or odd -oh yh, in case moms read dis: I will be in philosophy all day long *sweet angel face*-.

Now gotta bounce. Need to study. Bye bye ma dear readers.

Am out. Peace

Party Pics!

Comme promis, les photo! Haha! Sorry but just sound betta in French. First act didnt know 'em nd got no pics of 'em neitha.
Second act was Baloji nd had a rendez-vous with him backstage -dose pics look terrible though-. But look at Baloji! He looks so cute! -In his videos nd on most pics he looks so so but in real life he is so cuuuuuuuute! Seriously! His smile was like... heavenly! lOl!- Kinda luv'd his braids too. If he ever has an available wife application, AM AVAILABLE! Yh I like his music but neva been a crazy fan of Starflam (got all their CDs though). But dat MC Balo always caught my attention... Nd now he is even cuuuuuuuuuter!
Last but surely not least was Rahzel! Still feelin his beats in ma body! If your mother only knew Still dunno how he can beatbox nd rap at da same time but he does!

Hatsjoem!

Am sick! Walking in da rain for more den 20 minutes at 10pm, only wearin a jacket was not a smart idea! Head weights 100 kilo, nose is drippin, soar throat, ... Plus am mad at a "friend" who doesnt want to pass his very cute friends address/number. But I will get it! Even if it will kill me! Grrrrrr! So determined to get dat info... But I dunno! Its kinda creepy... Both Congolese, both living in Liège at da same time nd I always named ma ex "B" nd he uses da same abbreviation... Coincidence? Probably but damn da guy looks cuuuuute so betta dont take any risks nd see it as faith! lOl. Lolu dont laugh gurl! Still Kinda deaf too... Why did I nd ma gurl Asmara placed our derrières right in front of the soundstation! lOl. But who cares anyway! Watched sum of Rahzels live videos on YouTube, but he is way betta if he is standing right in front of you! Haha! Didnt even noticed it was him at first cus he was just walking 'round backstage, cap on, leather jacket nd gave us a nod when he passed... But it was kinda funny when he was performin. Sum crew was filmin him nd he was like "Quiet it... Am serious... Finit". Dey deserved it though! Damn the blonde bitch was gettin on our nerves! She kinda messed up a fun night! Luckily Rahzel saved it! Now gotta bounce... Gon take a warm bubble bath to get da freezin cold out of ma bones!

Oh yh!

3am. Just got home from da concert. Baloji was good -eventhough he had some strange dance moves-. After his performance, I had da chance to go backstage... Got a lil kiss from him *wink wink, grin grin*. Luv'd his braids *lol*. But den... Rahzel! -ex The Roots-. Wow dat guy knocked me of ma feeth! He was so good! His beat boxing skills were thight! -When we were chillin backstage, he walked 'round too. Only 1 meter separated us nd I was like wow, I world star right in front of ma nose-. Da way he beatboxed was amazin nd he can really sing too! Got sum pics but I will post em later. Nd now I am going to sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep! Byeeeeeee

Party

Oewieeee! Party tomorrow! Remember the CD review yesterday? Well got free duo tickets for his show case. Nd Rahzel (ex The Roots) is comin too! Oh yh! I am soooooo ready! *grin*

One of the good Belgian things left...

Sup ma sweetiepies!

Well dis will be da first time when I post a CD-review on dis bloggie. Probably cus most recent CDs are not worth talkin 'bout. Sure dere were some releases dat contained sum good tracks but dere was no CD dat I could play from da front to da back w/o skippin a track. Nd den, on a cold rainy day, I decided to get da first CD of Baloji. I always have been a Starflam fan but didnt know what to expect from him goin solo... But danm I luv'd it! He has brought a perfect mix of hip hop, soul nd African rhythms. I absolutely love it! Ma fav track is "Nakuenda" -Swahili, means sumthang like "returning/going home"- dat features Amp Fiddler. Its da song dat reflects da whole album for me. Got some nice rap but also soul nd ends with african beats. Dis proves dat -eventhough we are a small country- we still have serious talents!

Wanna know sumthang funny? BBC made a documentary bout us cus we are already 171 days w/o federal government. But what dey kinda dont get is dat ova here we got a lot of governments (federal nd also da ones of the Flanders, Wallonie nd the German speaking part). Yeap, we like to make it hard for ourselves! lOl.

Well Imma leave y'all now cus got to go to bed!

Bye bye

Hurtin!

Ma back is killin me! Dunno whats wrong but da thing is hurtin since dis mornin. I need a good massage... Volunteers? Anyone? Well anyway, gotta bounce. Class in 30 minutes nd need to run to da otha site of town with all ma heavy books nd lappie...

Peace!

Breathe in... Breathe out...

Breathe in... Breathe out... Do not loose your temper. AAHHHGGGR! Some guy I know has given ma addy to his nephew. Fine could live with dat since it cant be dat bad... AT least dats what I though! Damn was I wrong! Its even worse den worse! Dat guy was like "I told his nephew to find me sum white chick to marry"... Damn nice move *sarcasm*. Plus he was like too f*cking pushy! When I told him I had to study, he kept nagging, sending me buzzes nd stuff like dat. He just didnt understand I didnt had time to be his baby sit! "Dis conversation makes my day"... Please how pathetic can you be when a convesation on chat -with someone you dont know- makes your day! *sigh*. Plus he was just saying ev'rythang in order of what I said. First he said he was a guy who didnt like to get in trouble nd when I responded to dat with "am da queen of trouble" he al of the sudden luv'd trouble! Just hate guys like dat! Nd he was constantly asking for my full name nd phone number. Hello, privacy??? Worst thang is dat I cannot block him cus I got both his nephews on ma messenger! Damn how long will it take before amma explode?

Heeeeeelp needed!

A song lyric is flashing through ma mind. I know dat I know da song but I cannot put a tittle on it! Its so frustrating! Da lyrics go like dis: "there are some things in my life that I am ashamed of". (or sumthing of dat nature). I know its a soul/r&b song sung by a male singer (my guess B McKnight or Joe). Anyone know which song am talkin bout?

Am stupid!

Took an advanced English test today. Only scored 132 on 150. damn dat sucks! I failed! Only 88% *snif* How stupid can I be? *lip down low*. Life sucks. Pffff! Need to open ma books from high school again... But whateva. Gon watch tv! Bleh!

Call me a ho, call me a bitch... Am lovin it

Seriously... Do guys really think I care when dey call me a ho? Hell nahhh... Don't need a realationship, just need ****... Does dat make me a ho? Men are doin it for years so what makes em betta den us females??? Nadda!!! If I want a 3sum or even a 4sum, I just do it! Yh y'all read it right... Ok just had to get dis off ma chest

Back to da order of da day. Am at school now. Dang didnt want to get out of bed dis mornin. yesterday evenin was like "ok am goin to sleep now - dat was 10pm - one hour later it was sleep now... Y'all wanna know what time I eventually got to bed? 1am! lOl! Nd had to get out of bed at 5am... I was like completely dizzy! Was walking like a goose! From one side of da room to da otha...

Bleh! Time to close it down cus classes gon start again. So you lata ma peeps!

Adios amigos!

Seductive

Week is ova again. Dang time goes fast nowadays. Yeas is almost ova again. Its like Jan 1st, 2oo7 was only yesterday... Nd now its almost 2oo8! Got maself an early Xmas today: BlackXS for Her by Paco Rabanne. One word: SEDUCTION! lOl. Was actually searchin for Sean Johns Unforgivable but turns out dat thing is only sold in da UK nd Sates *snif*. So if anyone voluntary wants to send me a bottle...

Photoshoppin...

Lappie back equals PhotoShop back... PhotoShop back equals me being productive... Me being productive equals new designs... lOl. Ok, like ya figured out already, I made sum new material today. Sum logos for maself nd one pic from one of da hottest guys on da planet... I kinda kept it simple cus da guy has such a natural beauty nd ev'ry unnecessary changement would ruin it. Comments nd remarks are always welcome! Now good night! Buhbyeee!

(glad you like it but please don't steal it)

Welcome back!

Ma lappie is back! Yay! Gone are ma withdrawal symptoms! Hiyaaaa!

Are you or arent you?

Ok, got a test...

A man’s mother dies.

He attends the funeral. At the funeral, he sees a beautiful woman.

After the funeral he looks for the beautiful woman, to try and talk to her, but he cannot find her anywhere; she’s gone.

Two weeks later, the man kills his own brother.

Why?

Ok, da answer is in da "comment" section.

Sexiest men alive... Ma own list!

People Magazine has choosen da sexiest man alive. Matt Damon... Hell nah! Nuhu! Dont agree! So dats why am gon make ma own hotlist!

1. Tyson Beckford. My numba one, no doubt 'bout it! Dayum cannot help it but da guy got me starin all da time. Just look at his chisled body, dose special eyes nd suga lips... *drool*
2. Dwyane Wade. Athletic body, cute face... Plus Imma Heat fan! *wink*
3. Dere ma problems start! Dunno who to put in third place! So Ill just name some hotties in random order...
   • D'Angelo: his killer body nd dose freakin hot lips
   • Pegarner: his lips nd eyes nd adorable look
   • Corey Reese: he got such a sweet look
   • Seye: dang, da definition of hotttt is written all ova his 6pack nd his eyes are cute!
     
   • Lenny Kravitz: just luv his "roughness"...
     (More coming soon)

So dats whats up! No skinny white bwoi but a black bruva! *wink*

Now I gotta bounce. Revising ma classes...

Boredom has taken over

Sometimes you just want to fade away...

Yes I do speak PROPER English

... if I want to! Sum friend was readin ma bloggie da otha day nd he was like 'gurl u gotta learn English'. So to make da guy happy, am gon write in 'English' today!

Well, I had a very strange dream this night. Cannot remember it fully but the parts I can remember where very strange! Maybe they are right! It is not healthy to watch TV before going to sleep! Stimulates the mind!

When I woke up at 6 this morning, I was exchausted. First did not even hear my alarm because I felt asleep last night with my iPod still playing! When I got downstairs I noticed some had left the bathroom door open! So I had to take a shower in a ice cold bathroom and the warm water was not in a hurry neither...

Waiting on my train... Same as usual... We were all standing in a row to get on the train and I was first this time. I stretched my arm to push the button that opens the door and then there she was... the weasel! Always the same with her! She gives everyone a push (including me) so she can enter the train first! Since the train is always full (if you are lucky you can find like one open seet). And of course she steals it! She is just such a weasel! Mostly she always sits in first class while she only pays for second class. And then when she sees the conductor nearing, she jumps up and stands next to her seet so he cannot fine her! And from the moment the conductor has turned his back, she is sitting again! Such a coward!

So far the bad part of my day! When I entered the class room, still in a bad mood, I saw the cute guy again. Think he went to bed a little late last night since he was sleeping! Hihi! It was funny to see! Could not pay attention in class because I was freezing my ass off! Guess they have never heard of central heating! I was sitting there in my warm jacket and still it was cold!

But now I have to leave my dear readers! I will be back tomorrow with ma own style nd a lot of spelling mistakes! Hiya!

Politique à la Belgique

Belgian politics. Oh so... RIDICULOUS! Seriously! Flanders want a next federal change while Wallonie wants to keep it da way it is now. So how will we solve it: a big federal change dat is no change at all! Proud to be Belgian *cough*.

Back to da order of da day. Class was oh so boring! Luckily dere is one cute guy so I was kinda staring at him... -Psshh! Dont tell him! Its his own fault, if he didnt look dat cute, I wouldnt be staring at him!- Maybe I should take a pic of him with ma phone! Hihi dat would be freaky. But what is more freaky is filming a prof during class! Yeah y'all read it correct! Some weeks ago a prof told us dat he found a collegue on YouTube... Telling dat to us is like outting the cat in front of da milk! Off course I logged on to da net on ma lappie nd went to YouTube! Nd dere it was! Filmed by some boring students! It was funny though! Just da way am used! His normal boring speech bout some stuff no one is interested in!

Bleh its raining again. Think amma just go to bed. Dream bout a hot deserted island with palm trees, white beaches, black hunks nd ME! Yh right! A girl can dream cant see...

Buhbye ev'ryone!

Egyptian times!

Funny title I know. Was looking at da news nd dey showed da face of Toetanchamon. Dang boy was not exactly a natural beauty. Nd dose teeth! Bwoi need yo visit a dentist! lOl.

Okay... Bad joke. Just so boring right now. Remember guy from Tuesday? Thought we had a connection or at least a good ol' fun... At least dats what I guessed (since he was moaning pretty good...). But now he is ignoring me to death! Pfff! Wonder what has happened in between da come back soon nd present! Guys are so lame! Why cant dey just come straight foreward dat it is not it or dat dey aint interested anymo'? Was totally not interested in dating him but a lil bit more respect was welcome since we know each otha for some time now... Guess guys aint da gentlemens anymo'. Dey need to make 'em back like back in da day... Guys dat calls a girl after having sex nd not one dat puts 'em on da street like a used ho! My bad I guess... Next time no mo' 18 y.o. guy for me. Maybe a real gentleman dis time... Somewhere 'round 30-35, owns own business, calls a laydee to ask her for dinner, brings her home afterwards, gives her a kiss under the moonlight nd leaves w/o getting into her panties... lOl... Watched too many movies! (In case some guy is reading this nd he matches, do not hesitate! Hahahaha!)

Gon leave y'all! TV show gon start... Some model search thing... Hey when am bored everything is welcome!

Hasta la vista mi amigos!

Yes am addicted!

Get yo mind outta gutta ma peeps! Haha! Nope, not addicted to sex or chocolate, but addicted to da net, PhotoShop nd etc. Dere y'all go! I said it! Almost 2 weeks w/o ma lappie nd am diein. So Ive been bad today... Stole da desktop from downstairs... Shtttt! Dont tell daddie! *whistle*. Spend da whole day making a logo - nd lemme say it maself w/o soundin vain- it is da bomb! *grin*. Dats basicly ma whole day. Boring life I know...

Did I tell y'all 'bout Tuesday? No? Oh! Well it was a pretty interesting day... Not givin away details but lets say I hooked up with a cute guy... Haha yes I did! Think y'all can continue da story *wink*. But dayum, he sure was blessed! *grin*

Tomorrow gon go shopping. Geez my neck hurts! Hope lappie is back soon cus its not comfy dis desktop. Derrière hurts nd screen is at da wrong place!

Nd also realiszed dis week dat love is just a chemical illusion. Aint even a reaction, its an illusion made up by our weak brains. Dand who needs love a,yway! Bein single is much more fun. Especially when da guys are hot... Den you can have em all... My deadly sin: Luxuria (aka lust)
Haha! I adore dose emoticons! Thanks for da link Lolu!

Kaboom!

Dat was basicly da sound ma lappie made yesterday evenin... Was workin on ma assignment - was almost finished actually - when all of da sudden I heard a sssss sound. Den ma screen went all black nd dere was "firework" - y'all remember those siticks dey put on an ice cream nd dat produces sumthang lookin like firework? Y'all do? But da one thang bothering me is dat ma lappie aint an ice cream!- comin from da power plugin. So quickly pulled out da plus to prevent a short-circuit nd settin ma crib on fire! But dang lappie was messed up pretty bad. Smelled like burned plastic! Hummm maybe cus its made out of plasic...

R.I.P dear lappie

October 14, 2006 - October 22, 2007

You'll neva be forgotten

Fincept studios©

Doing ma dirt outside ma territory... Haha! Law student turnin graphic designer. Hum... Actually more like doin da lil stuff no one likes doin (like replacin objects). Gotta start sumwhere!

But where it all started: a friend of mine has set up his own company Fincept studios©, specialised in web design. Think he was da one responsible for my addiction to PhotoShop. Was jealous of what he did with all dose pics dat I decided to start myself. Slowely but surely I "developed" -raise eyebrow- ma skills.
Now am officialy a member of Fincept studios©! Sounds cool hu? But gotta read between da lines though! Now he can use me to do da boring stuff! Smart boy I must say... But being da CEOs right hand is always cool. You neva know he gets big one day nd all those big brand sites want him as a webdesigner... Then am still a shareholder and he aint kickin me out! Haha! Lawyer in me is takin ova!

World Food Day

Its World Food Day today. Did y'all know dat each day, 854 milion people have to go to bed with an empty stomack? 854 million! Sumtimes I really praise maself lucky to be born in da rich West. Like today: was home at 3 p.m. so found it stupid to eat 'cus 3 hours lata it was suppa time... So I just didnt eat nd waited till suppa. But cus I didnt eat since yesterday noon, I was hungry as hell... Dang I actually felt guilty dat I could eat all dat nice food when dere are otha people who cannot... Hope dat one day I will be able to help nd feed people who have absolutely nuffin...

FAO insists on food as a human right

World Food Day theme seeks renewed commitment to the Right to Food

16 October 2007 - FAO today called for a renewed commitment to guarantee the right to food for the world's hundreds of millions of hungry people.

Speaking at the World Food Day ceremony on this year’s theme, "The Right to Food," FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf asked: “if our planet produces enough food to feed its entire population, why do 854 million people still go to sleep on an empty stomach?” At the same time, Diouf said that “a right is not a right if it cannot be claimed.”

The President of Germany, Horst Köhler, said that “hunger is not an inescapable destiny, but can be eliminated by wise policies.” This requires that governments of developing countries make food security a priority. He said “all people have a right to healthy food, produced in a sustainable manner appropriate to their culture. Democratic participation by the people is the best guarantee that governments will genuinely understand people's basic needs and will take these into account.” He noted that people should have an adequate supply of food from their own fields and the surrounding region, which requires a type of agriculture based on "ownership" in developing countries and on functioning local structures and know-how.

Tanzania's President, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, stated that "40 000 children die every day throughout the world due to malnutrition and related diseases. These are the people who are being denied the right to food. These are the people who are the subject of this year's World Food Day." He also said that the ultimate solution lies in improving agriculture, especially in Africa.

In a message read during the ceremony, Pope Benedict XVI said that food is a universal right for humankind, without distinction or discrimination. He urged all members of society to ensure the right to food, the non-fulfillment of which is a violation of human dignity.

Despite the fact that the right to food was included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in 1948, commitment to enforce the right has been only very gradual. However, Diouf said that while “national commitments to implement the right to food would have been unthinkable only ten years ago, such commitments are already bearing fruit. In Brazil, for example, the right is now firmly entrenched and hunger is in retreat.”

FAO has been working with both governments and non-governmental organizations to promote a set of guidelines and a framework aimed at helping policymakers and others realize the right to food.

Italy’s Minister for agricultural, food and forestry policies, Paolo de Castro, underlined the importance of the right to food guidelines as the most effective means of moving governments as well as civil society towards achieving global food security.

"Demographics, climate change and commodity prices appear to be working against us right now, threatening to swirl up into a perfect storm of overwhelming need. But there is hope to end hunger, and science and education are on our side," stated Josette Sheeran, WFP Executive Director, who also attended the WFD ceremony.

In a message from IFAD President Lennart Båge it was noted that “three quarters of the world’s one billion extremely poor people live in rural areas, many already suffer from hunger and malnutrition, but new and growing challenges such as climate change are making them all the more vulnerable. This is why now, more than ever, the world has a pressing moral obligation to invest in agricultural development to combat hunger and restore dignity to the poor.”

Still too many hungry people

Eleven years after the 1996 World Food Summit the number of undernourished people in the world remains unacceptably high, with 820 million in developing countries, 25 million in countries in transition and 9 million in industrialized countries. As a result, promoting the right to food is not just a moral imperative or even an investment with huge economic returns, it is a basic human right, according to FAO.

At the same time, still greater pressure is being put on food supplies. Staples such as wheat and milk have seen price rises mainly due to climate-change induced weather fluctuations that affect harvests, the switch to biofuels and increasing demand from new and emerging markets.

World Food Day events around the world

World Food Day is commemorated annually in 150 countries. Highlights of this year’s events include a worldwide candlelight vigil starting in the southwest Pacific and moving around the globe to draw attention to the problem of world hunger; musical events in Cairo, Rome, Bamako and other cities; sporting events such as the Run for Food race in Rome and Turin and professional soccer games dedicated to increasing awareness of World Food Day by Spain’s professional soccer league. On the occasion of World Food Day 2007, universities in Italy, Ireland and Iran are establishing institutes or launching university courses on the right to food.

Cheatin Death

Sup ma peeps. Ev'rythang aight?

Had a pretty scary mornin'. When I was walkin to class, I almost got hit by sum reckless driver. I was at da red light (which was on "walk") so I crossed da street when all of da sudden a BMW drove through da red light in my direction! Jumped away just on time! Othawise I would have been writin y'all dis blog from hell. lOl. - see image -

But now time to relax. Finally weekend. Totally exhausted. Been hit by the flu virus dis week. Head weights 100 kg, nose hurts nd is red, voice gone, ... Just had not enuff sleep *yawn*.

So amma let y'all in peace for now

Sweet dreams!

"Best friends"

Gosh I hate dat word. "Best friends"... Am always da best friend. Ma ex, da otha guy I was tellin' y'all about nd some otha guys... Always da best friend. But what is da meanin of da term "best friend"? To me it is sumthin like dis:

A best friend is sumone dat goes thru fire, stops a bullet for you, ... Dat is dere when you need sumone to talk to... Nd most of all; sumone who neva lets chu down, no matta what!

But what do you get in return? Zero, nadda! Cus wheneva dat best - male - friend finds anotha girl, you are "dumped". Den dey dont know you anymore, dont talk to you anymore, when you cross 'em on 'em streets he looks away, ... But den when its ova between 'em, da best friend is all of da sudden good enough. Den you are good enough to talk to, good enough to f*ck, ... Nd when dey back togetha, 'em act like nuffin happened. Y'all know what: F*CK IT!!! Dis lil gal aint diggin dis best friend thang no mo'! If y'all need sumone to talk to when ya gurl dumped cha, den go to your homie but I aint da one to run to. No mo' crying nd hot sexi nites anymo'. Cus lemme set one thang straight: I aint one of yo homies, am still a gurl! Not a "lil sis" dat you can bang nd stuff like dat. I aint wastin ma time no mo' on em "best friends". Cus in da end 'em end up havin 'em girlfriends nd I been put aside. Eitha 'em come straight or 'em get lost.

Jus had to let out all 'em rage. lOl! All of dis started when da guy I liked - past tense! - was talkin 'bout da sis of his homie. 'Em was talkin about dat chick like she was a queen. 'Em would never get bored of her - dis was da thang dat pissed me of most -. Cus his reason of why him nd I could never been lovas was build 'round mosty one thang: he gets always of 'em gurls afta a while. Nd now all of da sudden 'em would not get bored of dis chick. Was jus so mad! First 'em bullsh*ttin' to me 'bout da "dont wanna date chu cause it always ends up badly nd dont wanna loose chu" nd now dis. Nd he claims to have balls. Yh right! I aint diggin lies no mo'. Am done with 'em. Finito, basta!

But talked to ma ex yesterday. Think dis was da first time eva he truly opened his heart instead of avoidin ev'ry discussion bout our past relationship. But it was so heart wrecknin... 'Em tellin me dat it hurted so much to be in a relationship wif me. Dunno da reason - didnt want to ask any further since I didnt want to hurt him even more - but I guess it was b/c of da distance. I had da same feelin as he has but I knew it would just have been a matta of time befo' we would be togetha. He didnt have to power to continue nd I respect dat decision... Miss him still a lot though... Yh, even afta almost 2 months I still miss da guy.

Before y'all think ma life is full of drama, I survived ma 2nd week of school. Dis was da first full week. Ma heart broke when I had to get out of ma warm bed at 6 am. lOl. It gets worse ev'ry year. Last year I had some trouble gettin out of bed but dis year it is horrible to get out of bed! lOl. Or maybe it is cus dis year I turn da midnight sessions into a habit. lOl. Think I just need to go to bed earlier nd not stay awake till dawn nd only get 1 hour of sleep.

Nd now dis lil gal has to get to her study books. Peace! Am out!

Back in da game

Sup ma dear readers.

Monday again nd school took a new start. Cold nd rainy so y'all even forget how boring it is to sit in a room w/o any windows or natural light. What else can you do? Shoppin? Nope 'cus it rains. Home? Do da dirty jobs? Nah den I rather go to school - 'cos you can just sit nd do sumtin else like bloggin *wink* -. But in da end dere are always worse things - cant name one but I am sure dere must be at least one thing dats worse den school! -.

But got some nice prospects! Saturday October 2Oth it will be party time! Kaysha is performin @ decinema in Antwerp. Decinema @ Saturdays is like da place to be if you like urban music - like I do -. So it gon be fun. Me nd ma gurl goin out alone! No guys dat can hold us down - playettes take over da buildin *grin*-.

Oh yh, some guy I know is playin match maker! lOl. Nah seriously! He is passin all da addresses of da guys he knows. lOl. Yh I could add dem nd use da "*** gave ur address. Think he is playin cupid! Sure go ahead, whipe his ass!". lOl. Dunno, one had a cute face but he was like extremely skinny nd wanna-be model! Damn a guy dat spends more time in da bathroom den me! Da otha guy was like ... Dunno. He had some things dat looked fiiine but over all he was like totally untidy! Doubt he ever heard of shavin... So dats both a no! lOl. Startin to believe I am too picky! Me? Probably *wink*. Just got high standards nd want da best of da best. No wastin time on somethin dat will never work out. Maybe Ill search for some athletics guy or balla. Saw Asafa Powell when he was in Belgium for da Memorial nd damn dat guy got some nice ass nd body! *drooooooool*

Y'all still readin? No worries I will stop now *wink*

See y'all! Bye bye!

Greetings
C

First week finished

Whohoe! First week of classes are finished! Means exams are startin' in 12 weeks! Bleh! So far da year was borin nd exhaustin'. Probably will get worse so betta stop naggin' nd go to bed earlier! lOl! Now Im off. Gon watch the Faculty for like the 10th time. Damn Usher was cute back in da day!

Back by popular demand

... And serious threats from Lolu! lOl! So was good ma peeps? How ya been?

Well lemme give y'all some short updates! First off, exams are done for like 3 weeks nd classes staring again - actually I should say "started" 'cos today was da first day - but I skipped it -. But some other - not so funny things - happened. Me nd ma sweetie broke up a month ago. Nd now I hear like all different stories from different peeps. Dunno which ones are real nd which ones are fake since I dont trust 'em peeps. Dey like to gossip a bit too much... Guess only he knows the truth... Maybe Ill get to know it too one day...
But then some strange thing happened. The first 3-4 weeks I was goin through hell nd all I did was cryin. There was one guy - a very close friend - dat always listened to me nd - I guess he wanted to duck-tape me from time to time - but he never complained when I was nagging 'bout ma loss over nd over again. Nd one day after anotha long conversation - I kept da poor guy awake da whole night long nd he had school da next day - I started to have mixed feelings... I still loved ma ex - nd still do now - but I was having feelings for dat friend too. I felt so stupid 'cus he was just a friend... With ma courage somewhere in ma shoes, I confessed da guy dat I might feel "something" for him. Guess ma feet never been faster back on the ground den dat day. He once had - yes past tense - feelings for me but dey are long gone. Now Im more like a baby sister to him. Nd maself is lixed up. Dunno if I have feelings for him dat go beyond like or am I just projecting my feelings for ma ex on anotha guy - the friend in dis case -.
So just to recap: Im single, I miss ma ex nd now Imma baby sis! Dang worst year ever and it aint even finished *Bleh*.

At the start of each new academic year, I try to make some good intendings. Da ones for dis year are: revising ma stuff more often nd no postponin, going to bed earlier, less drawing on ma papers, a cleaner handwriting so I dont have to ask ma mommie to read what I wrote down, using recycled instead of dose nice white papers - last years I used more den 1OOO papers so I gotta be more environmental careful - nd last but not least: getting all my credits in the fist term so I don't have to ruin ma vacation - 'cos I wanna get away during next summer -.
But what I expect from da new school year? I hope dere will be some cute black guy in ma group - something I missed last year - nd I hope I got a better schedule dis year den last time.

So far ma update. I kinda hope me nd ma ex can work it out nd get back togetha when time passes... I hate to be the baby sis... nd in 28O days, the school year is over again!

See yall lata!

Greetings

Cha Cha

Closing

Due to a lot of things happening in ma life right now, dis blog will we closed for a while. I don't know when I will be back.

Thanks to all my readers

A look inside ma playlist

Lemme show ya ma iTunes Top 10

1. Brown Sugar by D'Angelo
2. Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross
3. Every Time I Close My Eyes by Babyface
4. These Streets by Tanya Stephens
5. Hit The Road Jack by Ray Charles
6. Always Been Your Girl by Heather Headley
7. Save Us by Khadja Nin
8. Océan by Thierry Cham
   
9. The One by Rhian Benson
10. I Believe In You by Joe

Its been a long time...

Yh yh I know! Its been way to long since I last dropped a note. So just the 411 -in short version-

* Studying is going too slow. Its driving me nuts. Its like "yh finally finished but dun ask me what I just read cuz I dunno".
* Sum peeps need to learn how to give decent -read: complete information- cuz had anotha nervous breakdown based on uncomplete information.
*Ma niece is gettin married so need new clothes for the weddin reception afterwards. Anotha divorce in sum years. Think I should really concider specialisin in divorcements. Could make me rich since 60% of all marriages fail ova here.
* Im sick nd tired of Belgium. Just wanna get out of dis place asap!
* Since Im sick of Belgium, I was searchin for the prices of plane tickets to Africa (Nairobi or Kigali, whateva is cheapest) nd the visa requirements. Dat turned me nuts! The site from the national airport refered me to the site of Kenya airways for the online Visa Application Form nd the Kenya airways site refered me back to the airport site. Do they even know what they want???!!! So if sumone can help me, please help me!

dats it for now I guess.

Peace out

3 maal is scheepsrecht...

Dreams come true after a while. Does dat count for nightmares too? Hope not... I swore I wouldnt sleep dis night but ma flesh is weak so I surrendered to ma dreams. Y'all remember ma last nightmare -see yesterday-? Last night I had anotha one. Nd this time my neighbours dog was the victim! Poor dog! It was ran ova by a car... Im sure Lolu will be laughing when she reads all dis... But she gotta admit dat it is pretty fortuitous! Yesterday it was ma guy being killed in a car accident nd today it was doggie being ran ova by a car... Would it be a sign dat sumone I luv will be killed by a car? Or will I be killed by a car... Heeeeeeeeeelp! I will never come near a car again! Why couldn't it be bicycle or sumthing like dat! I hate bicycles! But a car! How am I gon go anywhere when I cant come near a car! *Bleih* Stupid nightmares. If I know you then you betta start praying I dun have one 'bout you dis night cuz like we say in Dutch: 3 maal is scheepsrecht -means something like third time you will have (bad) luck-.

The result!

Can y'all keep a secret? Its from henna! lOl. Think I just wanted to see the result! I like it though! Sorry for the bad quality pic but I took it with my phone and it was getting kinda dark!

Hellow!

For ma tattoo: Ive found 3 sentences I really like but cant choose between 'em!

My beloved is mine, and I am his, that feedeth among the lilies

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth, I sought him, but I found him not

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth -- for thy love is better than wine

Its official!

Its official: I want a tattoo! Yeap, y'all read it correctly: a tattoo! Only 2 problems!

1. My mom will kill me when I tell her I want one!
2. Im scared of needles! Ev'ry time I see one, I run away!

Its crazy but I really want one! Been thinking 'bout it since last year. Nd I know exactly which one I want.
It means: "I am my beloved and my beloved is mine". Ive been looking for the perfect tattoo nd all of the sudden Ive found this one nd its perfect! Just the place where I want it nd not too big or kitchy cuz I want it to be classy!

So what y'all think?

Boo

A quicky y'all cuz ma cake is waiting! - who cares bout those few extra pounds anyway -

MUAH

Remember when I told y'all bout ma neighbours pup dat didnt want to listen? Had to share dis cutie wif y'all. I know its a bad pic but Bo - dats its name - aint really photo crazy I guess. Cant sit still for more then 1 sec! LoL.

Saturday

Y'all ever got those days when you cant keep ur eyes open! Today was a day like dat! I just couldnt keep ma eyes open nd when dey were open, I just saw the world spinnin in front of ma eyes! I just needed sleep! Nd now its night nd Im alive nd kicking!

Friday the 13th. Scary!

Lol! I dont get all dis drama 'bout Friday the 13th. Sky didnt fall on ma head, I havent broken any bones, wasnt attacked by a black cat, ... Only fun thing 'bout friday the 13th is dat I have a good excuse to watch all the Friday the 13th movies! Still got 1 movie to watch so nite nite y'all! Watch out for zombies and dont walk underneath a ladder!

Ova nd Out

Tuesday

Hiya!

What it do? Had a lazy day. went to bed like 4 a.m. this morning nd was back up at 7.

Apart from dat, nuff much happened today. I studied like 5 pages - shame on me -. Oh yh, ma results arrived today. Was scared nd sh*t 'bout ma moms reaction nd she wa like "all you can do is give urself a 1OO% nd give it anotha shot". I was shocked! She didnt yell at me! She even congratulated me dat I passed sum subjects! First I though she was just being sarcastic but damn she wasnt!

Went jogging dis eveving - damn I dunno what has happened to me! Me, jogging??? -. It was so quiet in the forest behind our house! Only me, doggie nd ma iPod. Just rapping along - nobody could hear me nd last time I checked, trees have no ears - so why not practise ma skills a bit. When I got back home, ma neighbours girl asked me if I could fix her iPod ishes. Was fixed in no time - Damn Im good *lmao* -. When I arrived in my bedroom, I switched on ma tellie nd saw sum docu 'bout bodybuilders. There was sum guy - Gregg Valentino or sumthing - nd he had like the biggest biceps Ive ever seen. I like muscles - a six pack never killed nobody *wink* - but too much is too much! It was really ugly. If ma guy turns like dat, I will feed him so much dat he turns into Homer Simpson! Rather have a guy wif a tummy then a guy whos using steroids.

Think Imma call it a day. Nite Nite y'all

Sweet dream - I know Ill have one -

Sunday Morning

Happy Sunday morning y'all - or should I say afternoon cuz its already after 3p.m. -. Just woke up, sun is shining - finally some sun - nd its the last day of Wimbledon. Mens final: Federer vs Nadal. Just gon grap a maxi bag crisps nd enjoy the game.

TTYL!

Charly

Saturday evening, 10 p.m.

Home alone. Dunno whether to be happy or sad 'bout it. Just lying in ma bed, hearing the neighbours yell at their dog - 9 weeks old puppy, such a cutie pie - to come inside the house - nd of course it aint listenin -.

What else has happened today? Lemme think. It was Live Earth today. Its something like Live 8 but then about nature. Read an article in sum newspaper dat the artists will be flown to the concerts wif ... a private jet! Can you imagine! Its a concert to make people aware of our environment nd then dey use private jets! Y'all know how much pollution a private jet produces??? Why cant dey just take a normal plane like all otha human beings? Guess its just me who finds it strange: making people aware 'bout our bad environment but still using a private jet!

Still havent informed ma peeps 'bout ma grades. Think Imma wait till dat letter arrives nd put on ma poker face like I knew nuffin 'bout da results. 9s! Its like the worst grade sumone can get! Think I rather have a zero or a one! A 9 is like almost enough... but just not enough. Still mad at maself!

Just joined AIESEC Belgium today. Decided dat I need otha goals in ma life too. Just want to do otha stuff wif ma life too. Reading the inspirational story 'bout ma big bruva made me think. I wanted to do thing like dat too. Not protesting nd getting ma ass kicked out of the country but going to refugee camps nd helping those peeps. Make them conscious 'bout HIV/AIDS nd take care 'bout the ones who are too sick to take care of 'emselves. And AIESEC offers those kind of kind of trainee development internships. It wont be for dis year but maybe I can combine it wif ma trip to Africa next year.

Damn y'all are still reading ma rubbish? Thanks a lot! MTVbase is just broadcasting an old episode of Making the band 3. There is one song dat keeps repeating itself inside ma head.

Move your body, shake your body, lets get naughty / Goin to the club like lets go / Boys tryin to holla like you know / Shaking dat think like oh oh / Lets go lets go!

Think dats what Imma 'bout to do! Imma move ma body in front of the telly while watching sum dance movie! - LMAO -

Enjoy ur evening y'all

Big Muah! - you catched it? Good! -

What it do ?!

What it do y'all, da princess is here: ME! - LMAO -. So wassup? Hope y'all had a good friday evening nd not too tired of all dat partying nd alcohol dats been spoiling ya brain! My week was pretty boring. Weather was terrible. Couldnt even go out to shopping cuz you risked to be blewn away or to drown!

Ma prospectsfor the weekend? Back to ma studybooks. Got ma results dis morning. Stayed up till dey would be released - at 4 a.m -. The verdict: redo 9 of 'em. So pissed at maself cuz have to redo ma favorite subject! When I left the examination room dat day, I even thought I had something like a 16 - turned out 16 minus 7 -. I feel so stupid right now. Didnt even tell ma folks so y'all betta keep ur mouth sealed 'bout dis! Its nuh nice to betray a sista - especially nuh to mommie nd daddie - !

Hope y'all have a gud weekend full of luv nd joy

Over nd Out

Hellow! Its me -again-

Wassup y'all? How y'all doing today? Yet anotha boring, cold nd rainy day. So decided to watch sum documentary. Cuz I was too lazy to get my ass up from bed nd switch on ma telly, I just watched one on ma lappie. Was browsin through a list nd ma eyes catched dis docu named "Ghosts of Rwanda". It was a pretty long documentary but is was worth it. Sum images were really shocking. I really admire those guys like dat Senegalese army guy. Or the American aid worker. For those who are interested, Imma post the link on ma blog. It consist out of 12 parts

Part 1/12



Part 2/12


Part 3/12


Part 4/12


Part 5/12


Part 6/12


Part 7/12


Part 8/12


Part 9/12


Part 10/12


Part 11/12


Part 12/12

Its just those rainy dayz

Dear Mrs. weather forecaster

Last month - during ma exam - you promised me a vacation full of sun nd high temperatures. What I got in return is a cold nd rainy summer wif a thunderstorm like ev'ry evening. Could you be so kind to LEARN TO DO UR F*CKING JOB!

Thank you!

Have a rainy day, just like mine

Yours sincerely

Charlotte aka someone who will never watch ur weather forecast again

Yet anotha rainy day. Only thing positive 'bout it is dat dis way I cannot go shoppin. Which means ma credit card stays inside ma wallet! I hate those rainy dayz. Especially when ma guy is at the otha side of the ocean! Lifes a bitch - luckily so am I -. Think Imma just stay in ma bed, lappie next to me nd watch sum movies while attackin a big bag of crisps! Nd maybe post sum more rubbish on ma blog so y'all can read ma stuff when ur bored just like me.

Wish y'all a happy day

Peace

Where there's peace, there's hope: from a Kenyan refugee camp to the Roddick Gates, an inspirational story of courage.

So now its time for some serious ish. Ya dig? Dis guy is really one of my personal heros. He is like one of the most important person in ma life (ma big bruv). He means a lot to me nd stories like dis make me realize that good people always get what dey deserve nd the empty headed bastards become president of the United States (so still hope left for me... j/k). Dis is on atricle published on the site of the McGill University were he - till recently - was a student. Now he - finally - graduated! Now he has the courage to go for a Ph.D! Good luck wif dat btw! Take sum tissues before y'all start readin dis. Its really heartrending (at least for me it is).

Where there's peace, there's hope

If it is to succeed, the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa must also be a war on war.

Economics and International Development student Frédéric Samvura has worked as an HIV educator in Kenyan, Tanzanian and Ugandan refugee camps.

This is one of the lessons that 27-year-old African native Frédéric Samvura, a U4 Economics and International Development student and HIV/AIDS educator, learned first-hand while living for three years in a Kenyan refugee camp before he came to McGill.

"It's an issue of people not being where they're supposed to be because of conflicts. I can't say that without conflict we can easily control HIV/AIDS, but conflicts aggravate HIV/AIDS and eliminate the possibility of really acting," said Samvura, who at 15 fled Rwanda with his family in the midst of the 1994 genocide to the city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

At 21, having completed his first year of study in economics at a Congolese university, Samvura had to relocate across borders once again, this time to the Kenyan refugee camp, where he would stay for three years.

Leaving the DRC and his family for Kenya was a precaution he thought wise to take, he said, after he learned that the political faction controlling Goma might be pursuing him because of his involvement in a student protest.

"It was scary during the demonstration, but afterwards we weren't concerned. We went home not thinking that they were going to follow up," he said.

"But later, we started getting information that they were looking for us. So we left."

Located in the desert landscape of northwest Kenya, sheltering about 150,000 refugees, the camp contrasted starkly with his abandoned home in DRC.

"[Moving] was stressful, it was a very big change. From Congo to the camp was about 2,000 kilometres. You really felt like you were far from home," he said.

While living in the camp, he saw up-close the devastation wreaked by HIV/AIDS.

He began participating in prevention campaigns, then switched to palliative care work.

"I became familiar with people who were HIV-positive and I wanted to work more closely with them," he said.

Although it was difficult at times, caring for fellow refugees with HIV was a valuable and inspiring experience.

"You expect it to be hard, but most of the time you find them with a certain strength. You feel as if you're going to meet people in despair, who have given up hope, but often they listen to your problems and encourage you."

Samvura expected to return to Congo a few months after arriving in the Kenyan camp, but the threat of persecution persisted.

He applied for and won McGill's Pilkington Scholarship, an award created to enable student refugees to resume their studies in Canada, and came to Montreal in 2004.

Last summer, Samvura won the Allan A. Hodgson Arts Internship Award, which took him back to Africa.

He worked there for a Canadian NGO as an HIV/AIDS educator in displaced person camps in Tanzania and Uganda.

Like his experience in Kenya, this three-month internship brought home to him the need for peace in the struggle against the epidemic.

"When I was in Uganda, I could see that whatever we were addressing, as long as those people were still in the camp, we would have difficulty," he said.

"But when there is peace you can do anything."

Shinning Light Studios

Gotta keep ma bwoi Tinashe happy so here is a lil advertisement on his company (remember his name cuz dis bwoi will be an acadamy award winning movie director).

Shinning Light Studios wants to revolutionize the entertainment world. That is breathe new life into an ailing industry of never ending repeated stories. Shinning Light is to conduct research before deciding on a project. People should notice the true entertainment quality of Shinning Light film and be encouraged to buy its films and products. Shinning Light Studios should create an elegance that that people would like to be associated with. What makes Shinning Light Studios different from other competitions is that it looks closely at individuals and how they behave to certain themes. These themes will be molded together to address certain issues that people can relate to.

Welcome Y'all!

Bloggin'... Well, dis will be ma 1st official blog post. Yippie! lOl. Sumthang 'bout me... Lemme think... Ya really wanna know me? Think about it! Bet ya dont! Anywayz for those peeps who really insist: Imma Belgian gurl. Born nd raised in da Diamond City (Yh Yh, Antwerp aka A-Town is famous for its Bling Bling Diamonds! 7O% of all diamonds are cut here! Nd girlz love the Bling Bling!). Ma biggest passions are ma horses (luv 'em 2 death), music (shake dat booti), travellin', shoppin' (Imma tru fashionista).

Aint dat supaficial as y'all may think tho! Cuz (this may sound strange) but Africa stole my heart. Nd one day I hope I can contribute ma part to the fight for a wealthier Africa. One person cannot make a difference, but every hand helps. No matta how small, it helps! Nd I really respect the people that dare to stand up for their own opinions, na matta what the consequences are. Those peeps are ma heros! Dey stand up for the peeps dat got less than 'emselves. Dey fight a war - dat isnt theirs - just cuz dey cannot see otha people suffer, cannot stand it dat sum kids or women need to starve, ... Ma hero aint sum rich movie star or singer, it is sumone dat fights for a betta live for otha peeps nd not sumone dat lives in a 12 bathroom mansion.

So far the serious ish! I hope y'all will enjoy ma blog! I'll share sum happy nd less happy moments; sum thoughts (yes I do think from time to time! Surprise surprise) nd sum funny stuff; serious posts nd trash to fill up the page... Anyways: ENJOY UR TIME ND PLEASE COME AGAIN! Kwa heri!