someone asked for music?!

For some time now my international friends on Facebook & Twitter have been asking me to hook them up with some good dancehall music.

Ironically, although I live here in Jamaica and work for a local entertainment television station I'm not that into dancehall music. I follow it and I know what's new but I cant say I have much new music on my computer because I only get copies of the songs I really like.

Anywho, after about a 6month wait, one of my best friends who goes by the name DJ Keemy finally decided to make a mixtape entitled Culture Shock volume 1.............*at this point the heavens open and marvel at the fact that I finally get a new mixtape from him*.

On the bright side, it was a damn good compilation!

Initially, he sent out the dancehall and hip hop mixes individually but now they've been fused to make one major mixtape. The dancehall part of the mix is kinda short (which I've still got an issue with) he kept it current and high energy from start to finish. So at least you feel all party ready after you hear it. With the hip hop mix it's longer than the dancehall bit and stays true to a hip hop mix with only some R&B and a few hip hop/dancehall fusions.

All in all, for a DJ who isn't 'mainstream' it's a really good compilation, especially since quite a few other DJ's who are mainstream have really lame mixtapes....but that's another post!

I know there are some people now who think I'm just saying it's a good mixtape because the DJ is my friend.....but I beg to differ. Of course you still won't believe that I genuinely think that it's a good mixtape, regardless of the fact that he's my friend. Interestingly enough, you won't be able to agree or disagree unless you download the mixtape....so I think it's best you just download ;)

Now let me warn you loves.....the mixes aren't censored so the lyrical content of some songs isn't for an under 18 crowd. Don't be acting all shocked when you hear certain words.....because I did warn you!

You can download the mixtapes here. I promise it'll help to satisfy the music need loves.

Im outie!

vote for me!

A friend of mine sent me a link to a competition that's happening now on Facebook. At first I was a bit unsure but then I thought 'I've got nothing to lose and there really ain't no reason why I can't/shouldn't enter'....so I did!

It's the Jamaica Yellow Pages - Get Discovered Competition and the winner is selected to be in their next Caribbean photoshoot. This would be a great opportunity for me so get involved and vote for me everyday! lol

All you have to do is go to their Facebook page (and like the page), then scroll through the applicants and when you find me click VOTE. Sadly there's no search bar to just type in my name so you have to actually look for me (I think I'm on the third page or so).

Here's the link!
https://www.facebook.com/JamaicaYellowPages?sk=app_286924894661619

Like I said you can vote once a day and each vote gets me closer to winning! =]

Thanks in advance loves!

childhood memories

Today I had a few hours where I was extremely bored! I honestly felt a bit demented and was wondering how on earth persons sit at home doing nothing everyday!

After a while the boredom motivated me to jump on my bed.....something my Mother detests (so of course she wasn't home). Of course I had to avoid jumping with my hands in the air, because then I would possibly hit the roof and hurt God knows where.

Anywho while jumping up and down I remembered when I was kid and would jump on the bed with my sister and cousins and do all sorts of kicks and stuff in the air. I remember taking the seat cushions from the living room couch and placing them at the foot of the bed so that we could jump off the bed and bounce instead of hitting the floor.

Eventually of course I got tired of jumping today....I mean lets be honest I'm not as young as I used to be! lol When I hit the bed I started thinking about my childhood memories and felt quite comforted as I giggled to myself about some of the silly things that fascinated me.


As a child the simple things in life were very important to me...

- ballet and modern dance
- being a Girl Guide (Brownies is what we were called in prep school)
- my Gigapet.....that was the only thing I had to take care of
- Lisa Frank stickers and all that jazz
- magic milk and cream of wheat porridge with sprinkles (magic milk is a mix of milk and syrup/food colouring by the way)
- those silly glasses (like the one in my pic)
- the candy and random toys found in lootbags
- My Little Pony, Power Rangers, Captain Planet and all those other super amazing cartoons
- my Barbie dolls and all their fancy-dancy stuff
- my Barbie doll cell phone and jeep
- my matching school bag and lunch box!

Then of course there were the great benefits of being a child! Like the fact that certain statements like 'Mommy I'm hungry' or 'Mommy I need .... for school' got responses like 'Ok give me a minute' or 'I'll pick it up for you tomorrow.' Instead, I now hear 'So go get something to eat' (that is of course assuming that she acknowledges my statement at all) or 'Give me the money and I'll get it for you.'

Yea life was simple and there really wasn't anything serious that I had to worry about. Mommy made the decisions to solve every problem that existed and I just enjoyed being a kid.

It's kinda sad that life ain't that simple at age 21....but it's good to know that all those childhood memories made me as super amazing as I am today though!

some ads to put a smile on your face

I kinda just love cutesie advertisements! Over the last few weeks I've noticed even more ads that are just soo cute and funny! So here's a couple of my favourites!

Target's advertising team are just genius

Walmart had a couple good ones

And of course we couldn't forget Allstate's Mayhem!

 
So that's just a few.....maybe I'll post others soon

let's weight this situation

I'm all for healthy living. I'll admit that I really don't like to see when persons condone certain behaviours when they know it's going to be detrimental to their health.....or they begin to see the result of their own actions and make it seem like it's someone else's business.

Anywho, this week I saw a video that was originally posted on YouTube about 3 years ago. It was interesting to see a country's government go to such lengths to force persons to maintain a healthy weight.

Regardless of how you may feel about it, I actually think this isn't a bad idea. This decision is actually one that benefits both the country and the individual. Persons get to live longer healthier lives, and the country gets a healthier population with less hypertension, obesity, heart problems, etc.

On a similar note, yesterday at the office I saw a video done earlier this year about a very tiny country with a very big problem. They have a population of less than 10,000 persons and because of fast food, more than 90% of the adult population is overweight and half of the adult population suffers from type 2 diabetes......THAT'S JUST CRAZY!

Now it's not that I have anything against persons who are fat. I understand that some persons are born that way and I appreciate the idea of us all being unique and different. If you consider the similar thread in both stories you'll notice that the issue here is fast food!

Don't get me wrong....fast food isn't a bad thing.....it's just bad in abundance. Believe it or not it is possible to go into a fast food joint and pick the healthiest options and still enjoy it. 

I'm just telling you like it is. Your health is your business and it's your responsibility to watch your diet, maintain a healthy weight and check in regularly with your doctor to make sure everything's working as it should.

Try a healthy lifestyle instead of putting yourself in a position to be 'at risk.'