He’s a bad “Mother…Shut-yo-mouth”

SO, I’m taking time off from work to blog about this real quick. It’s been so outrageous that I can’t just sit back and let it slide. For those of you who don’t know, “Almighty” political activist, “defender and speaker for ALL black people”, Jesse Jackson was caught bad mouthing Obama on none other than Fox News this week. Once again, after Jeremiah Wright, Jackson’s exact words (while he thought the mic was out, like that can ever be an excuse especially on the TV set) :

Jackson made the comments to a guest before an interview on Sunday’s “Fox & Friends,” whispering that Obama was “talking down to black people” and that Jackson wanted to “cut his nuts off.”

Really! and that’s coming from a civil rights activist, who is supposed to be part of Obama’s team. It’s his inherent right not to approve and to criticize Obama, even not to endorse him if he’d like. But it is outrageous and deeply disappointing to appear this vulgar and tasteless. The remark made no sense whatsoever! What is there to talk about cutting off someone’s privates just because you disagree with one of his speeches.

If he was the grand man he pretends to be, he would’ve picked up his phone and raised the issue with Mr Obama himself rather than trash talking.

 

 

Bottom line, I think Jackson is a hater. And even Al Sharpton has never fully endorsed Obama. And by all means, don’t endorse him just because he’s black. They feel he’s not black enough or doesn’t represent blacks fully enough. Well Misters, that’s exactly what O’s intention. Not be someone who’s gonna cater to one race and not the other.He’s neither too black, neither too white. It’s the president of the United States they’re electing. Had he taken the same mistaken route them both took, well he wouldn’t be where he is, would he! And most someone remind them African Americans are still a minority in this country.

 

Lay off the hatorade and jump on the bandwagon… 

 Constructive criticism please. Otherwise, well just shut your mouth! Mr Jackson is IRRELEVANT anyway. So guess what, this’ll all be forgotten in the next couple of weeks for Obama. But Jackson’s legacy will forever be marred by this vulgar, irrelevant, jealous remark, just like him.

 

 

 

Laterz,

Dark & Lovely.

 

And then there’s…HANCOCK

 

It’s been ages my people!

SO… I kinda got dragged into watching Hancock yesterday. I love Will Smith to death, but from watching the previews, and given the bad critics, I was not even remotely interested in watching this one. Fortunately, (or unfortunately depending on how you look at it), the preview does not do the movie any justice. It is much more than what is shown from the preview but there is one big twist that you don’t expect and I guess they could not translate in the preview at the risk of revealing the whole plot.

There are heroes, there are superheores and then there’s… HANCOCK

 The movie stars Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman.

 

Of course Will is his usual funny self. Witty and full of hella funny one liners. Charlize is dazzling and out-of-this-world-sexy. (It’s almost unfair “creatures” like that even exist. She looks like a drawing (in a good kinda way!) Jason Bateman was actually able to stood his ground and didn’t get overpowered by Will nor Charlize, which is a great task all by itself.

 

GOOOO see it. You won’t regret it. I liked Iron Man better, but don’t just judge the movie by its trailer, because it is so much more than just about a drunk, fallen super hero. The twist is banging and what you see in the preview makes for only about a 1/4 of the movie so there’s much more to see… And trust me, there will be a sequel… So you don’t want to be running around looking for the first one next summer when that comes out!

 

 

“Hancock” drew $107.3 million over the 5 1/2 days since it began previewing Tuesday and officially opened Wednesday in 3,965 theaters, exceeding expectations of an $80-million haul, the studio said.

 

Enjoy,

M.

 

Pas Folle!… I would love to be with you together…

OH MY GOD! Im going crazy and loosing sleep over this song. I actually love the song. The lyrics? It’s something else… I received this at work and ive been watching it over and over and over! I just can’t stop..for the french speakers… YOU HAVE TO WATCH this…you’ll die laughing!

Guinean music is one of my favorite… and this one tops them all.

 

 

My favorite line (I know it by heart now): Je l’avais pose ma candidature, elle m’avait assepte…

Un beau jour tres tot matin quand je me suis levé dans mon sommeil, je me promenais dans la ruiiie… je me suis meme approché d’elle et je L’avais posé ma candidature, elle m’avait ASSEPTé… je t’aime comme une fleur tres brilante… Est ce que poulet braisé a perdu feu, je dirais bien que non, il a deja ete grille..ti ris ti ris tiris ti ris…

 

Malhereusement, jai tellement ecoute la chanson que mon pere est persuade que j’ai un copain guineen qque part…

LOVE IT!

 

Another TAG Game…

Was tagged by Eva… so here it goes

The rules are posted at the beginning. At the end of the post, the player tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leave a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?

1998: I was still in High School, 11th Grade (1ere, à Jeanne DArc, for those who are familiar with Dakar). Probably supposed to be studying for my french end of year exam… but you know me and exams… never usually study much for them and pray to God it all goes well. I guess i haven’t had any major bummers yet, so I’m still doing that to this day. My day will come, I know that. Usually didn’t spend my summers in Dakar, how unfortunate now that I think of it, but at the time, all we wanted to do was get out of the country as soon as classes were over and come back on the first day of school. Oh I miss vacationing with all of my cousins (all 100 of us used to come and go at the same time and at the same place…those were the days)

2. What are 5 things on my to-do list?

Hummm..there are so many. I always putt off until the last minute then start scrambling…

I could send you my email inbox for a start. But honestly except for work and school… well, calling back the 100 million missed calls I’ve had this past week or two.. I’m so bad with keeping up with phone calls. Some sleep would be nice instead of going out to diners and working…

3. Snacks I enjoy?

Gosh, so many. First and foremost FIGOLU (that Ichoom sends me on a regular basis when she can, thank you milles fois meme si je me plains tjrs que ce n’est pas assez), Almonds, Petit Ecolier, anything with NUTELLA on it, pretzels, ICE CREAM: Haggen Dasz pine of Cinnamon dulce de leche… hum hum hum…

4. Places I’ve lived?

Dakar, DC, Geneva

5. Bad habits

Like I said earlier waiting till the last minute to do stuff… not so patient … Stubborn as hell and waaay too proud! (I’ve had so many remarks about “ma fierte mal placée, thank you very much!)… and apparently, according to some people I will not name, I’m loud, which I completely disagree with…

6. Things I’d do if I were a billionaire?

Set up my own humanitarian foundation, travel around the world with my kids and husband (not that i have any for now, and granted they’d want to come with me), going around the globe, do as much humanitarian setting up education, public health, and women empowerment programs…

7. People I want to know more about?

No one I can think of!

 

That was me in 7 questions…

M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda!

(Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve… for the french speakers!)

On my way home from work yesterday, I stopped by Borders to get yet another Coelho. Ended up getting “By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept” (I’ve updated the “Readings” page). I found another book though by Ellyn Spragins: WHAT I KNOW NOW; Letters to My Younger Self.

If I HAD Known THEN, What I know NOW!

What if you were given the opportunity to put a letter in a time capsule and sent back to your younger self, knowing what you know now. Needless to say we all go through ups and downs in life and sometimes looking back on it we wonder why we reacted, said or decided a certain way. Sometimes you go through things in life and think the world is coming to an end if it doesn’t go your way. Everyone goes through ups and downs, yet we all tend to give way too much importance to the downs and take the ups for granted.

In this book, Spragins interviewed multiple successful, powerful, glamorous and exceptional  women. Each wrote a letter to their younger selves about life in general: Madeleine Albright, Maya Angelou, Phylicia Rashad, Queen Noor …to name a few (41 in total). In thinking about these women, we automatically think success, toughness, good choices and forget as fellow human beings they’ve experienced heartbreaks they though they would never recover from, betrayals in friendship, unwanted pregnancies, death taking a loved one prematurely, failure in professional life, changing yourself and clinging to superficial things to fit in… The letters get personal because each chooses a trying moment in their life and address the letter to that particular moment looking back with wisdom, calm and patience, advice you wish you had gotten. Basically, Knowing what i know now, you’ll be alright.

In the end, it’s not about making the right choice all the time, because if that is your goal, you will undeniably fail. It’s about knowing to live with your choices and letting them make you stronger, bigger and brighter.

 

What these letters offer… is hope- hope that those who read them will understand that there is a future where the road not taken is no longer regretted, and, in the end, the choices we make, make us who we are.

 

 

It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

 

Till later, Endure when you Must, Enjoy when you Can!

 

HIStory…

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh….

Allright no results yet, but you can only imagine my excitement. I do have an exam tomorrow I have to study for… but hell, this is once in a lifetime event! TONIGHT’s THE NIGHT!

Forget the “Clinton-VP” talk and how she lost the nomination. Her speech was actually the worst she’s ever said: bitter, sour, sad, empty, irrelevant… It actually angered me how out of touch she was with reality. It’s like she’s the only one who hasn’t gotten the memo: HE WON! So please, let’s stop talking about “Who’s the stronger candidate” the people and the delegates have chosen and IT’s NOT YOU!. I actually think she’s the worst thing that could happen to women. I mean imagine next time a woman tries to run for office… Clinton has made her campaign so emotional, divisive, moody, needy and relentless (in an ugly way), such a disservice to women, it’s as if she did not realise this is bigger than her. Ultimately, he represented the African american race to the fullest. Winner or loser, the african american community would’ve come out of this victorious because of the magnificent campaign he’s run. Anyhow, strong arming the nominee to pick you as a VP is seldom an effective idea. By saying “the 18 mil people who voted for me need to be respected” #%^& Please. There’s better ways to go about it than forcing yourself onto a ticket. I was honestly starting to take pitty and thought maybe she might be a good enough pick for VP, then I listened to her speech and that reminded me, like I could’ve forgotten, how vile and bitter she is. Her speech and tone were both disappointing and infiruiating. For her not only not to acknowledge his victory, but to still claim she’s the stronger candidate is simply to dismiss the hisoric moment yesterday night represented. Grace is what she needs, and a reality check! A vote for Clinton does not ultimately mean a vote against Obama, so it’s not like he has to rally 17 million people from Clinton to him. Most of them would vote for him, some need more convincing than others, but they would vote for him against McCain.

There are so many reasons why he shouldn’t pick her: the Bubba effect (Bubba for Bill, his new nickname used in that unfair Vanity Fair article that is coming out in the July issue that he is so mad about, and rightfully so) he’s just too much of a narcissistic force; she sounds like she wants to fight Obama more than to support him, independents and especially Republicans hate her guts, and most importantly, she just represents everything he said he was going to fight against: old politics. How do you explain to your constituency you went for the one thing you claimed you would fight all throughout your campaign?

But, this night is not about her, it’s about him and the fantastic speech he delivered, as expected. He looked so presidential in the 20,000 people arena while McCain just looked pathetic with his 2000 people and his green “Leader we can believe in” ripped-off slogan. Obama got emotional at the end of his speech and I swear he looked like he was about to shed a tear. This is history in the making. Looking at the bigger picture, because this is bigger than Obama, imagine teachers, parents and minorities in inner cities and how inspirational this is. If he can do it, then maybe the system is not all that meant to just keep you and minorities down. I’m not saying it’s perfect and fair, but this makes it look possible. Who would’ve thought!

In the end, let us rejoice… Enough of Hillary! This is O’s moment.

 

 

Happy Bday Anderson… (I have such a crush on him.) And he’s 40 tonight!

 

Back to my “theory of Economics” studying… I’m nowhere near done. This is going to be a long night!

Tchuss,

M.

 

 

Cheers to Love & Fashion… Sex and The City

Fashionistas, Fashion Victims and Wannabees…

That’s mostly what we found at the movie theater yesterday night for the much anticipated Sex and the city premiere. There were about 4 or 5 guys in the theater alltogether, and we know what team they belonged to…nothing wrong with that!

 

I wasn’t really thrilled about going to see the movie because of the hype, the previews and the critics. I was expecting a chick flick with women screaming girl power… and that’s exactly what we got, except not in such an obvious way. The 4 women reunite and brag about the joys of New York City and true friendship. Kinda makes you wanna move to NY. Truth is, I thought the movie was great. Yes, yes I will admit it at the fear of sounding corny. I though it was a good movie,  much better than I expected. Now, if you went thinking you were about to watch a philosophical movie about life and its tribulations, then you were in for some major deception. But if you went to watch a lighthearted movie, with some heavy moments (breakups, cheating, betrayal…) with some cheering and some boos… the crowd kept ooohing and aaahing, then it was a great movie. And the fashion in the movie: my lord, the women just looked FaBuLous!

 

 

 Hum hum hum… Chris Noth aka Mr Big. Ohhh how a man in a nice cut suit can just make you go WOW! Something about him just does it!

Oh the pains and joys of love. Overall, it was a blast watching the movie and somehow, each and every one of us can identify with one of the character’s experience at some point in time. Jennifer Hudson plays Carrie’s funny and endearing assistant. And, on top of all, I have to admit, you come out of the movie thinking… Yes Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and oh so fair skinned Miranda made me think.

 

 

What did I learn you’d ask? NEVER SETTLE. No ones wants to be 40 and single. But still, since no one wants to go through divorces ( Eva sent me an article about how 1 in 4 marriages in Senegal end up in a divorce) and it’ll take the time it takes, but it’ll come. Know yourself and your value and love it all. Love and life with your loved one is complicated as it is to add doubt on top of that. So Amen to love, and Amen to friends that get you through hard times and celebrate you during happy ones. Now, there might’ve been other lessons, but what i got from the movie was mostly that… and cultivate true friendship. It’s all worth it…

I give the movie a 2 thumbs up and a B+. Everyone I’ve talked to so far LOVED the movie as well. So run see it! … And guyz too: no shame in sharping your game!

 

Ambition and a Good Attitude!

AMBITIOUS… such a loaded word!

So my morning at work started great. There’s been an email going around announcing internal movements and my name was in there. So I came to work to find a flury of emails and voicemails congratulating me. Feels Great! Then, I meet 2 colleagues in the hallways and one of them says, “well congrats, I hear you’re moving to bigger and better things. That’s great. I’ve always known you would be somebody and I wouldn’t be surprised seeing your name in some headlines in a magazine in a couple of years.” Nice compliment right? Until the other one drops “oh so you’re one of those?”… “One of what?”… “You know, ambitious and all”…

Luckily, the other guy replied, “no, she’s got her head in the right place and her heart is too big for that!”    … Otherwise I might’ve just ripped his heart out!

But I’m still mad as hell…

Like that’s a bad thing. I guess ambition has become synonymous to cut throat. People cringe and become weary of someone “ambitious”. Somehow, it’s not the first time I’ve been called that but it’s never rang such a negative response. Ambitious yes, BUT WITH a good attitude!

I was raised to become and want to become somebody. doesn’t mean I’m gonna stoop to malicious tactics to get there. It will all come at the right time and the right place with hard work and staying positive.

That was me ranting… Back to work now and to my cheerfull self!

 

“Give me a lever long enough, and I shall move the world. ~ ARCHIMEDES

M.

 

Soccer Balls & Basket Balls…

Oh the sweet smell of victory. Kobe and the Lakers done did it yesterday night. San Antonio lead during the 3 first quarters thanx to Parker (the ball player I hate most after Paul Pierce & Ben Wallace) and lead by as much as 20 points in the middle of the 3rd quarter. But that was counting out Kobe who all of a sudden transformed and made the Lakers, along with Pau Gasol, come back with an amazing 24-13… Any team that can keep SA from scoring deserves to win. So much for teamplaying Kobe, see how it WORKS!

And hey, Phil’s the coach, what’d you expect. I wish he gets his ring this year. That’ll shut all those who claim he could never do it without Shaq. And that’ll give me hope that DWade can do so as well.

 

Anelka and Terry… What have you done? I mean this was one of the best games I’ve watched in a long time. Really! 1-1 before the break, and same afterwards until they had to go to penalties. And they both played terrific games. Man Utd dominated the 1st half, and Chelsea the 2nd. They both deserved to win at that point but I’m not gonna lie, I was rooting for Chelsea. First off because it’s Drogba’s team, though he really messed it all up when he slapped Vidic. Second, because Man Utd got my team kicked out (yes, I’m still bitter about Barcelona not making it!).

Ahhh… so Anelka and Terry missed their penalties, and there goes our cup. The Reds have done it again, though C. Ronaldo missed his penalty too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh well, better luck next year, and we’ll keep rooting for L.A. Hopefully, they make it to the end, WITH the happy ending.

 

Un-Be-Lie-Va-Ble, Barack in Oregon

75,000 people. That’s never been heard of. (Barack held the previous record, but that was (only) 30,000. It must be scary and empowering at the same time to be talking to such record turn out crowds. Secret Services must be pulling their hair on this one! 

 

                                                   

W.O.W.

 

 

The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo

I had the hardest time getting to sleep last night. I watched this documentary on HBO called The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo by Lisa Jackson. when I finally got to sleep, I dreamed of armed men with machetes and guns! Awful!

Anyhoo, the documentary was about an hour and so and it was already pretty late. Seeing these filthy pigs, wouldn’t even want them to lay their eyes on me, let alone hands or anything else. On top of being animals, they are probably the stupidest people you’ll ever meet. At one point, Lisa interviews ex Mai-Mai soldiers (who have been known for being the most barbaric of soldiers, along with Interharmwe fighters),  claiming they rape for power. Because according to their “cult” raping a women, gives you strength against the enemy. Though most claimed they would kill anybody who’d dare rape their sisters or mothers, some actually went as far as claiming that if it’s for other soldiers to get stronger, they would let it happen and not interrupt, for the greater good of the Congo. Well if that’s what it takes, then F#&k Congo. Really!

The biggest problem and the main reason all this violence is widespread is because it’s not just  Congolese rebels fighting the army, the Ugandans and Rwandans are part of the fight as well. And they’re all guilty. Do you imagine these men reintegrating society? They’re animals. There’s no way they sould still be breathing, let alone given a chance to get back to normal life. If you ask me, just drop a nuclear bomb on Congo. You’d kill these animals, innocents wouldn’t live in fear, and victims would be better off than to have to live with these scars. Because they don’t just rape, they mutilate, burn, cut off body parts and make their victims eat their relatives. Who’d want to live after that? Most of the atrocities are uncomprehensible. After you get past the explanation of men living in the bushes and having “urges”, you still can’t quite grasp the need to cut open a pregnant woman’s womb to kill the baby with their bare hands after they’ve cut off the husband in pieces, all in front of the kids to watch.

 

Winner of the Sundance Special Jury Prize in Documentary, this extraordinary film, shot in the war zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), shatters the silence that surrounds the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. Many tens of thousands of women and girls have been systematically kidnapped, raped, mutilated and tortured by soldiers from both foreign militias and the Congolese army. A survivor of gang rape herself, Emmy Award®-winning filmmaker Lisa F. Jackson travels through the DRC to understand what is happening and why.

 

 

Ways to help? Here are links to some organizations that do allievate victim’s suffering:

ON THE GROUND
Women for Women International - Restoring Hope
Women for Women International helps rebuild the lives of women in war-torn regions through financial and emotional support, job skills training, rights education, access to capital, and assistance for small business development. This Crisis in the Congo page includes links to personal stories of survival, a report on the status of women in the Congo, a fact sheet on the Congo, and updates on programs run by the organization.

International Rescue Committee - The IRC in Democratic Republic of Congo
This global network of first responders, humanitarian relief workers, healthcare providers, educators, community leaders, activists, and volunteers provides access to safety, sanctuary, and sustainable change for people whose lives have been shattered by violence and oppression. The website includes links to reports on sexual violence in the Congo, descriptions of the group’s humanitarian aid programs, and video and photographic reports from the region.

Human Rights Watch - Congo
This NGO aims to protect the human rights of people around the world by supporting efforts to prevent discrimination, uphold political freedoms, investigate and expose human rights violations. The website includes links to briefings and papers on war crimes and human rights violations, as well as a multimedia presentation on the Katanga province known as the Triangle of Death. For more information, read a report entitled Triangle of Death.

Panzi Hospital, Bukavu
Under the guidance of Dr. Denis Mukwege, the General Referral Hospital of Panzi offers treatment to the victims of sexual violence from all over the Congo. The website includes background information on medical treatment, psychological care, socio-economic assistance, and daycare for children of survivors provided by the hospital.

United Nations: Mission in the Congo (MONUC)
Established by the United Nations Security Council to facilitate the implementation of the Lusaka Accord signed in 1999, MONUC is authorized by the UN to ‘protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence and contribute to the improvement of the security conditions.’ In 2007, the UN also created UN Action a joint initiative of 12 UN entities with the goal of preventing sexual violence and responding effectively to the needs of survivors. For more information, visit Stop Rape Now.

 

My Guilty Pleasure: The Bachelor’s Matt Grant

Oh My! I plead guilty! guilty as charged. I’ve stopped watching reality TV a while ago. BUT this season of the Bachelor got me glued to my TV every Monday night. Matt Grant, the British Hunk looking for love is the reason. I’m disappointed though, that in the end, he chose (who I think was) the wrong girl for him, Shayne. I mean he’s smart, funny, witty, successful and good looking and oooh..the way he dresses…, so why end up with the needy, immature, clingy pseudo actress from the cover magazines. Granted, I thought she was pretty decent, but still not good enough for him! He made it seem like he was looking for the real deal, but his decision yesterday night was the opposite of that!

Matty, what have you done?

We wish them well! There won’t ever be a better looking and funnier Bachelor, so this is the last season I watch…

 

Greatest Action Hero Movie of all times…

And the award goes to… IRON MAN. Went to see it this saturday night. I was screaming even at the end of the credits. Loved it! The movie had the 2nd best opening of all times, that’s gotta tell you something!

First off, as much as I love Robert Downey Jr (and I mean, luv luv!), I still wasn’t sure about him playing an action hero given his previous roles. But the man, outdid himself, as always. He was great, better yet… fantastic. No one could’ve played it better than him! The wittiness and sarcasm made him funny as hell!

Robert “Iron Man” Downey Jr…

 Overall, the movie is great, the actors (though my choice of a leading would’ve been someone other than plain-jane Gwyneth Paltrow), the special effects, the plot, the dialogues were amazing and Tony Stark’s humour is what did it for me…I loved it all.

On top of all that, what I loved even more was beyond the obvious great plot and acting, the underlying dilema Tony Stark goes through when he realises his weapons are actually not used to fight for peace as many arms dealer would claim, but rather inciting and into the wrong hands killing and destroying more than helping. So he goes from heartless industrial weapon marchant to building a conscience and decides to take matter into his own hands and repair the damage him and his company are responsible for.

Anyhoo, like I said… THREE THUMBS WAAAAY UP!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exciting News:

May 13th…

“Iron Man 2“
Release date: April 30, 2010
Lowdown: This franchise has always been planned as a trilogy, and you can expect everyone to return and for Terrence Howard (aka War Machine) to get a lot more screen time.

 

 

 

Party’s over, Turn out the Lights!

Allright, no more Hillary bashing. I actually don’t have to do that anymore. She is toast…burned…done! I actually almost feel bad for her. …Wait…. naaaah! I don’t. It was about time. Everyone’s declared her demise, except for her. We don’t even hear Bill anymore. Boo hoo!

Anyway, time is not for revenge or stomping her. Victory for the first battle is done. Focus…focus. The long road to presidency is ahead, and i’m confident. McCain… really, McCain. Not that there is nothing to woory about, because his only way of winning is not trying to be more charismatic than Obama, to which even Hillary, the once hailed emblem of feminism, miserably failed. His path to victory is in default votes. Those that Obama cannot persuade, who even if a prophet endorsed Obama would not vote for him, for reasons beyond his speeches, policies and values.

Other than that… I still think he’s a favorite. Let’s hope he keeps running his campaign as he’s done up until now. no doubt McCain with all of his hot temper would not stoop to Hillary’s lows. Call McCain what you want, he’s proven above that. Or so I hope!

 

 

Mandela’s 90th Bday!

Just when his name was removed from the US Terrorist list (that was 2 weeks ago and Secretary Rice apologized for that!), to celebrate his 90th birthday, Madiba is going to be in London in June (27th). Proceeds will go to his Aids charity, 46 664 (his prison number) and performers will include: U2, Annie Lenox, Sugababes, Andrea and Sharon Corr, Eddy Grant, Italian star Zucchero and Spainish group Amaral, while Queen will perform with vocalist Paul Rodgers, Amy Winehouse and many other surprises!

Anybody who registers on the 46664 website before 1800 BST on Tuesday will be able to buy pre-sale tickets from 0900 on Wednesday, before they go on general sale at 0900 on Friday.

 

Wish I could be there!

 

 

In other news,

KOBE IS MVP!

 

Shut Him Up!

Can someone ask Jeremiah Wright to just shut up and go bury himself. The saying goes “When in a hole, STOP digging”.  Well, he’s still digging. The Obama Campaign should just shut him up once and for all coz this guy has done more damage to them than Rove, Cheney and Clinton combined! And no matter how much you distance yourself from him, he’ll always be linked to his campaign. And the media loves it! Well, Wright is getting his 15 minutes of fame. The man was on every major news outlet yesterday night!

What’s even more annoynig is that he seems to have an agenda. Unfortunately for him, I don’t think anybody will think Obama is throwing his pastor under the bus if he disavows him. BHO might even come out looking like a victim. The disappointing part is that it had to come from one of his own. But then again, any white person in their right mind wouldn’t be able to get away with these attacks. So of course, had to be a brother!

Wright also restated the idea that HIV was invented as a weapon against minority communities, had kind words for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and railed against American imperialism.

The media attention to Wright’s recent appearances has created another headache for the Obama campaign. The senator from Illinois is struggling to close out the primary season against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) after losing key races in Ohio and Pennsylvania and seeing new doubts raised about his prospects in a general election against Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), the presumptive Republican nominee.

 

My Concern is that he’s not only doing a tremendous disservice to Obama, but also to the black religious community as whole, by portraying African American religious wing as unpatriotic and wild, as if Farrakhan and his nation of Islam had not done enough damage.

Just SHUT UP! ( What I really wanted to say was $%$ the  %^&$  @$, but don’t want to be vulgar)

Here’s what Obama’s response to Rev Wright’s latest. I guess, had he done tihs earlier, then it wouldn’t have gotten this far!

 

M.

 

Kobe (re) Rocks!

Okay, so I used to be the BIGGEST Kobe/ Lakers fan ever… until he started acting up and walking around all cocky and stuff. So, for the past 2-3 years, he’s been at the bottom of my “me likey” chart.

This video though might’ve gained him some points in my book. 2 weeks ago, he literally jumped over an Aston Martin (which happens to be THE car I could die for! Life is so unfair!) Anyway, look at the video. Then Kenny Smith re enacted the moment on the TNT Inside the NBA (Love that show). Hilarious!

 

 

Gotta love it! And since DWade/ Miami is not up for Playoffs or MVP, well let’s just call him Kobe “MVP” Bryant!

M.

 

 

 

 

Lost in Translation…

She’s half a million behind in the popular vote. North Carolina and Michigan (probably) will go to Obama. He’s picked up 100 super delegates since Super tuesday. she’s picked up only a handful. He’s got more cash than he knows what to do with and raised $40 mil in March. She’s $10 mil in debt.

So how come with all these well known facts, the media is talking about “Obama having a problem?” “He can’t close the deal”. Somehow, the media lost focus on the bottom line: She CAN’T WIN!

I mean, MY God. Talk about media spin. It’s like they have amnesia or something. Only a handful of journalists ( Jack Cafferty, Eugene Robinson, Rachel Maddow and else) are making sense anymore. Honestly, a month ago, Scarborough was over the moon about how Obama was such a strong candidate (after he won the white vote in Georgia). Now all they talk about is how “he has a problem”. Give me a break. Like any candidate has ever won every single constituency and demographic out there. There is always going to be one or more  that you can just not get. So what? Hispanics? women? (at least some women) would rather vote for her. Big deal!  Bush didn’t win blacks in South Carolina. He still won the elections (arguably!)

People just need to stop with this wishy washy stuff. This is the reason why democrats loose elections and are much less effective at winning than Republicans are. Hate it or love it, the republican party is more united than the democratic will ever be, and it shows. I mean what does this say about a party if they can’t even win after George Bush’s disastrous mandates. How pathetic would that be?

 

Go on, Brush your Shoulder Off!

I knoooooow! I’ve been absent lately. Final exams and heavy work load are actually hitting me HARD!  it’s Friday, just got home from work, it’s 7:00 pm, about to take a hot steamy shower, put on my pj’s and SLEEP! SLEEP… Tomorrow is another day!

BUT before that, I had to post this video of none other than Barack. After that horrible debate on Wednseday (probably his worst debate ever, but then again ABC is mostly to blame for that), he was speaking in PA and just watch this. When Obama meets JayZ!

He got 99 problems but a B$#% ain’t one!  HILARIOUS! How could you vote against that?

 

 

Laterzzz,

M.

 

 

Cesaire n’est Plus!

I know I’ve been slacking lately when it comes to blogging, Just stopped by real quick (as if work is not kicking my behind enough!), I just learned Aime Cesaire passed away today and i honeslty didn’t think I’d react this way. I mean I knew of the man, his writings and I’ve even quoted him many times, but I swear it’s like someone close to me passed away! (je sais, je sais, wanée…merci)

Anyway, it’s a great loss and he will be remembered. Le 160e anniversaire de l’abolition de l’esclavage est dans une semaine et serait la platforme ideale pour commemorer son message, bien que ce soit Rama Yade et son mari qui president les manifestations. Au risque de m’attirer les foudres, cet homme commande le respect et la gratitude a l’instar d’autres comperes de la “negritude”. Je ne citerais pas de noms, mais on se sait!

Quick BIO:

 

Issu d’une modeste famille de sept enfants, Aimé Césaire étudie d’abord au lycée Schoelcher, à Fort-de-France. Grâce aux conseils d’un de ses professeurs, il obtient une bourse pour partir poursuivre ses études à Paris, au lycée Louis Le Grand. C’est là qu’il rencontre Léopold Sédar Senghor, avec lequel il fonde, en 1934, L’ Etudiant noir. C’est dans cette revue qu’Aimé Césaire emploie, pour la première fois, le mot qui, à lui seul, résumera son combat, tant littéraire que politique : la ‘négritude‘. A la veille de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il publie le ‘Cahier d’un retour au pays natal’, texte fondateur à bien des égards, puis rentre en Martinique, pour y enseigner le français. La Seconde Guerre mondiale lui donne l’occasion de forger ses idéaux politiques, la Libération de mettre ces idéaux en pratique. Pendant plus de 50 ans, il mêle ses activités d’écrivain avec ses mandats de maire et de député. Et se bat à la fois pour la reconnaissance de la spécificité et la richesse de la langue de ses ancêtres, et l’indépendance des colonies françaises. Faire prendre conscience au peuple noir de la richesse de ses propres racines : tel est donc, depuis plus de 60 ans, le but premier de l’oeuvre d’Aimé Césaire. Une oeuvre à la fois littéraire et politique qui prouve que le rêve peut être le moteur de la réalité. Et qu’on peut, en même temps, être fier de son identité, et prôner l’universalité. En 2008, retiré de la vie politique depuis plusieurs années, Aimé Césaire décède à l’âge de 94 ans. Il reste une figure incontournable de l’histoire martiniquaise et l’un des derniers fondateurs vivants de la pensée négritudiste.

 

Ecoutez le monde blanc
horriblement las de son effort immense
ses articulations rebelles craquer sous les étoiles dures
ses raideurs d’acier bleu transperçant la chair mystique
écoute ses victoires proditoires trompeter ses défaites
écoute aux alibis grandioses son piètre trébuchement
Pitié pour nos vainqueurs omniscients et naïfs ! ” ~ Cesaire.

 

 

Six Random Things about Me!

Since I was tagged by eVaDiVa, I had to come up with a list of 6 random things about me. Hummm…

So randomly (Gosh, it took me 1/2 hr to come up with this…)

1. I listen to music absolutely all the time, any mood (happy, sad, melow)…first thing I do in the morning is put on some music, and that’s the last thing I do before going to sleep, something’s gotta play!

2. I like watching sports, but I don’t play any (my mom tried classical dance, let’s just say me and my pink tutu did not get along more than a month, so I played tennis for 7 years)

3. My twin brother and I were born on a Tuesday. Him at 11:59, me at 12:00, but I had to be re animated because his fat behind took too long to come out. Can you imagine I almost didnt make it!

4. I can count 6 six body parts I hate about myself…actually 7

5. I still watch cartoons religiously on sundays on the Disney Channel (Totally Spies and The Emperor’s New Groove are my favorite)

6. I suck my tongue when I’m hungry. (the ugliest thing ever, so you probably won’t catch me doing it).

 

There you have it. I had to post it before eVa made the list herself. Waneeeeeee!

 

M.

 

Africa’s Pinochet is going down!

Finally, Senegal has decided to act instead of harboring a murderer.   

BBC News:”Senegal’s national assembly has amended the country’s constitution to allow the trial of Chad ex-leader Hissene Habre.”

 

Hissene Habre’s regime is accused of widespread murder and torture. A commission of inquiry said his government was responsible for some 40,000 politically motivated murders and 200,000 cases of torture.

This man’s been living in Senegal since 1990. It was about time. Make him go through the longest and most humiliating trial ever, then just dismember the bastard! Same goes for Taylor.

 

According to a former death squad leader testifying at Taylor’s trial, the ex President ordered militias to eat the flesh of their enemies. Joseph “Zigzag” Marzah said Mr Taylor had instructed fighters loyal to him to even eat UN Peacekeepers to “set an example for the people to be afraid”.

“We ate a few [Ecomog soldiers], but not many. But many were executed, about 68,” Mr Marzah said.

‘Throw away the head’

When asked by defence lawyer Courtenay Griffith about how the militiamen would “prepare a human being” for eating, Mr Marzah described the splitting, cleaning, decapitating and cooking of the corpse with salt and pepper.

“We slit your throat, butcher you… throw away the head, take the flesh and put it in a pot… Charles Taylor knows that,” he added.

Mr Marzah also described how he had killed so many men, women and children that he had lost count, and also slit open the stomachs of pregnant women on Mr Taylor’s orders.

 

I have one word to describe these people: ANIMALS.  I almost wonder why bother with trials and tribulations!

 

War!

 

Un an plus tard, l’Afrique Repond à Sarkozy

This is a “frenchie” post. Sorry!

So un an plus tard, une poignee d’intellectuels africains, une vingtaine (Senegal, Mauritanie, Cameroun, Chad, Algerie, Madagascar, Congo…) ont décidé de répondre, au nom de l’AFRIQUE, au discours de Sarkozy en juillet 2007 a l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop (quelle ironie!). Le discours prononcé à  Dakar se voulait de donner le ton quant a la nouvelle politique de la France en Afrique. Bien que beaucoup s’entete à penser que Sarkozy ait voulu jouer au plus malin, je reste persuadée que son discours a eu l’effet desiré, et il est loin de s’en excuser. Ou Sarkozy peut il bien trouvé le culot de venir nous donner des lecons sur notre histoire et notre culture? Chez nous, en tout cas chez le chef d’état senegalais qui lui en a donné le droit.

Discours raciste? Evidemment. Raciste, paternaliste, conciliant, sournois, cynique et ignorant. Sarkozy, en gros! Et alors?  « [Le colonisateur] a pris, mais je veux dire avec respect qu’il a aussi donné. Il a construit des ponts, des routes, des hôpitaux, des dispensaires, des écoles. » dixit N.S. Daccord, mais encore? Evidemment, aucune note de repentance dans son discours et ca OUI, je le lui reproche. On ne ré- écrit pas l’histoire. Et cela vaut  pour les francais autant que pour les africains.

Oui, nous avions une civilisation, une histoire et une culture avant l’esclavage et la colonisation. De quoi etre fier. La question essentielle de nos jours serait quelle est la part des africains dans l’écriture de notre histoire d’AUJOURDHUI. Il est important de connaitre son passé et de le célébrer, mais rien n’est plus important que d’aller de l’avant et se concentrer sur son present et son future. Et c’est la que le bas blaisse! A en juger par l’état de notre continent (violences génocidaires, guerres fratricides, dictatures, gaspillage et pillages des ressources, persistance du pacte colonial…), les raisons de s’ennorgueiller et de se rejouir sont minces, pire, elles sont infimes.  Quelle part des dommages est a attribuer aux etrangers?  Quelle part attribuer aux africains eux memes? C’est une des questions posées dans l’ouvrage. Peut on reellement s’attendre, dans un monde capitaliste et gouverné par la course aux profits, a ce que la France, et autres nous aident ad vitam eternam?  On tend la main, et on se tire une balle dans le pied aussi en ayant des regimes comme en Guinee Equatoriale, Nigeria… Actually, toute l’afrique à l’exception de 3 ou 4 pays sur la bonne voie.

J’ai toujours affirmé que si j’avais été un pays de l’Ouest, je ne donnerais pas un penny a l’Afrique, en tout cas à aucun gouvernement africain. La colonisation, plutot la neocolonisation fait encore partie des facteurs qui nuisent au development de l’Afrique. “La tragedie de l’Afrique, c’est la trahison de l’Elite”, disait Césaire. Malheuresement, nous avons les leaders que l’on merite: roublards, menteurs, assassins, mecreants, voleurs, egocentriques, violeurs, atés… et j’en passe. Comment prosperer?

Au final,  peut etre que le sermon condescendant de Sarkozy , nous rapellera que notre future est entre nos mains et que l’aide au development en Afrique (en tout cas entre etats) est une grosse farce qui n’enrichit que les elites de ces pays (l’affaire Shell et nos ressources naturels, l’affaire des dechets toxiques en CI…). Evidemment la France nous coule, ca a toujours ete le cas. Le principe du neocolonialism est de pouvoir avoir accés et profiter des ressources des africains, MAIS d’africains independants et donc censés etre au controle de leur destin. Ce qui rend l’africain plus pitoyable que jamais a mes yeux.

 So, les cris de fureur et les denonciations, oui, mais à petite dose s’il vous plait. Si Sarkozy s’est sentie en droit de s’imposer en donneur de lecon, c’est parce qu’on le lui a permis. Wade etait assis a ses cotés et a meme acquiessé au discours de Sarko. A mon avis, une énieme source d’embarassement et à denoncer 3 fois plus fort que le discours lui  meme. Mais cela personne ne s’en offusque! Sarkozy n’est peut etre pas le candidat le plus enclein à  donner des lecons, mais lecon il faut . Esperons que le résultat final soit une remise en cause des africains et de leur future, plutot que se suffir à dénoncer et désigner l’étranger comme étant la cause de tous nos maux. En gros, élargissons le debat!

“ Le drame de l’Afrique, c’est que l’homme africain n’est pas assez entré dans l’Histoire (…) Jamais il ne s’élance vers l’avenir (…) Dans cet univers où la nature commande tout, l’homme reste immobile au milieu d’un ordre immuable où tout est écrit d’avance (…) Il n’y a de place ni pour l’aventure humaine, ni pour l’idée de progrès ”,~ SARKOZY, en 2007. 

“ ce bloc de sable et de cendre, ce morceau inerte et passif qui depuis six mille ans fait obstacle à la marche universelle ”~ Victor Hugo, en 1879.

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Rien de nouveau… pas de quoi s’attarder. Aidons nous, respectons nous, ENSUITE,pourra t-on s’offusquer de propos pareils!

Retournez a l’essentiel, le débat que Nkrumah (Cabral, Nyerere…et autres) a commencé il y’a 60 ans est malheuresement plus pertinant que jamais.

M.

 

Champions League 2008 - The Last 8 Standing

VIVA Barcelona!

I wish, I just wish for Arsenal vs Barcelona for the final. ;) Could this be ’06 all over again? Oh the sweet smell of victory!

You’re going DOWNNNNN!

from www.footytube.com posted with vodpod

 

What is Malaria?

 

Zodiac Signs

Allright! J’admets. Je fais partie de ceux/celles qui ne croiENt en leur horoscope que quand ca les arrange.

So, apres avoir recue ceci en mail une dizaine de fois, ok… ok… ok, je le poste! Finally.

LION - Le Patron
Très organisé. A besoin d’ordre dans sa vie - Aime avoir le contrôle. Aime les extêmes. A tendance à parler de tout. Autoritaire. Aime aider autrui. Sociable et partant pour tout. Extraverti.  Généreux, coeur chaud. Sensible. Energie créative. Imbu de lui-même. Aimant. Faire les bonnes choses lui est important. Charmeur.

  VIERGE - Le Perfectioniste
Dominant dans ses relations. Conservateur. Veut toujours avoir le dernier mot. Raisonneur. Soucieux. Très élégant. Déteste le bruit et les chaos. Passionné. Bosseur. Loyal. Beau. Enclin à la conversation. Dur à satisfaire. Sévère. Pragmatique et très grognon. Souvent timide. Pessimiste.

 SCORPION - L’extême
Très énergique.  Intelligent. Peut être jalous et/ou possessif. Bosseur. Embrasse très bien.  Peut devenir obsessèdé ou réservé. Rancunier. Attirant. Déterminé.  Aime les longues relations. Bavard. Romantique. Peut être égocentrique à des moments. Passionné et émotif.

 BALANCE - L’harmoniseur
Gentil avec tous ceux qu’il rencontre. Peut maquiller son esprit.  Créatif, énergique, et très sociable. Déteste être seul. Pacifique, généreux. Beau et très aimant. Galant. Capitule trop facilement. Procrastinateur.  Très naif.

 BELIER - Le Téméraire
Energique. Aventureux et spontané. Confident et enthousiaste. Drôle. Aime les challenges. EXTRÊMEMENT impatient. Quelquefois égoïste. Pète-fusible. (facilement en colère.) Gai, passionné et esprit vif. Partant pour tout. Perd de l’intérêt rapidemant - Facilement ennuyé.  Egoïste. Courageux et sûr de lui. A tendance à être physique et athlétique.

  POISSON - L’adorable
Optimiste et honète. Douce personalité. Très indépendent. Inventif et intelligent.  Sympatique et loyal. Peut sembler insensible. Peut être un peu rebel. Très tétu mais original et charme intérieur et extérieur unique.  Personnalité excentrique.

  GEMEAU - Le Jacasseur
Elégant et plein d’esprit.  Partant pour tout, Très bavard. Gai, énergique. S’adapte facilement mais a besoin de s’exprimer. Raisonneur et franc. Aime le changement. Versatile. Occupé, quelques fois nerveux et tendu. Cancaneur. Peut paraître superficiel ou contradictoire, mais est simplement incertain. Beau physiquement et  mentalement.

 CANCER - Le Protecteur
Morose, sensible. Peut être timide. Très aimant et attentionné. Beau physiquement. Excellent partenaire dans la vie.  Protecteur. Inventif et imaginatif. Prudent. Susceptible. A besoin de l’amour des autres. Facilement blessé, mais sympathique.

 VERSEAU - Le Rêveur
Généreux, gentil et pensif. Très créatif et imaginatif. Peut devenir réservé et indécis.  Sensible. N’aime pas les détails. Reveur et irréaliste. Sympathique et aimant. Aimable. Généreux. Embrasse bien. Beau.

 CAPRICORNE - Le Battant
Patient et sage.  Pragmatique et rigide. Ambitieux. A tendance à être beau. Humoristique et drôle. Peut être un peu timide et réservé. Souvent pessimiste. A tendance à agir avant de réfléchir et peut être froid à des moments. Rancunier. Aime la compétition. Obtient toujours ce qu’il veut.

 TAUREAU - L’imprescriptible
Charmant mais  aggressif. Peut déteindre sur l’ennui mais ne l’est pas du tout. Travailleur.  Coeur chaud. Fort, as de l’endurance. Etre solide, stable, et fiable dans ce qu’il entreprend. Ne cherche pas les raccourcis. Fier de sa beauté. Patient et digne de confiance. Fait un très bon ami et donne de bons conseils.  Aimant et gentil. Aime ardemment et passionnément. Exprime ses émotions. Enclin à un féroce tempérament. Déterminé. Indulgent envers lui-même souvent. Très généreux.

 SAGITTAIRE - L’insouciant
Bonne nature optimiste. Ne veut pas grandir (Syndrome de Peter Pan). Indulgent envers lui-même. Vantard. Aime le luxe et les paris. Sociable  et partant pout tout. N’aime pas les responsabilités. Souvent fantaisiste. Impatient.  S’amuse à être dans les parages. A beaucoup d’amis. Galant. N’aime pas les règles. Quelques fois hypocrite. Déteste être confiné - les endroits exigus ou même les vêtements moulants. N’aime pas que l’on doute de lui. Beau à l’intérieur et l’extérieur.

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Exprime ses emotions? hummm!

 

What’s the Worst that could happen?

Very interesting Op-Ed piece in this morning’s New York Times by Mark Helprin: Make Sudan an Offer it can’t Refuse. He’s basically laying out there the case for a military intervention in Darfur.

I’ve been arguing for this for a while. Unilateral,  armed intervention. To those who argue this might end up being another Somalia’s ‘93 Black Hawk Down: this is Rwanda all over again. As Canadian Gen. Dallaire argued, 4000 troops could’ve effectively stopped the killing. You might not even have to bomb these people, just a serious threat of retaliation for the killings might be more than enough. What’s the worst that could happen? Too many times has Somalia been used as an excuse for not intervening elsewhere in Africa. Look at how well the Iraq war is going? That did not deter those making the case to attack Iran. NATO’s intervention in Kosovo in ‘99 was deemed illegal BUT legitimate. Could anyone argue it is not in Sudan? And would any country denounce such an intervention? (China and Russia would. But who cares! give them a piece too if you ask me!). Last week, my Intl Law professor recommended I never run for office for the sake of the World :( and reminded me I was to become a  ”future Intl peace and Conflict Resolution practitioner” and should not argue FOR bombing for peace. well, I will if I think it’s necessary. Sue Me!

One of the comments from the article was that the “world cringes when the US intervenes”. False. The world cringes when the US blatantly disregards its commitment to the  U.N and International Law… the rest of the world cringes when the US makes up intelligence to strong arm Congress and “the coalition of the willing” to go to war.

Humanitarian interventions are always welcome… WHEN and only when they’re just that: Humanitarian.

M.

 

Proudly Rocking African Tees

There has been a surge of African tees displaying pride in the motherland lately, as I was reminded after glancing over at CozWeAfricanWomenAreDoing&DoinItWell . Actually, it’s been going on for a while and 3 brands come to mind.

Number ONE: Gotta give it to the Montreal side, repping the Baobab Urban Brand to the fullest.

Click here for an interview from the master mind behind the concept on MrHookUpz.com.

   

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Number TWO: I am Africa. This one is to promote unity and uphold our African roots

                                         

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Number THREE: (Last but not least!) Probably the most commercialized out there from Bebenoir (luv the name of the Brand). The shop is based in New York. This is the only one of the three with its products assembled in Africa and is also linked to charity programs (in education). The first collection is appropriately named “Born In Africa”. I always get asked where they can be found when I rock mine!

This sure makes us all proud!

Tchuss,

M.

 

The Sociology of Compassion

Just dropped by real quick to mention this website I found that links one of its entries to my blog. It’s called Sociology of Compassion by Marc Durieux. Marc talks about an exhibition in Calgary to bring awareness about Darfur and provides a list of websites that are keeping current  and relevant on the issue.

Did I mention Amayel’s Notes is one of those websites he cites…

Please do check Marc’s blog and the lsit of informative websites for those who know little (or know a lot and want to updated) about Darfur’s tragedy.

Thx Marc,

http://ourstory.com/thread.html?t=311756

 

The Bank Job!

Loved it, loved it, loved it! I went to see the movie this Saturday! I love British movies, especially those along the lines of Snatch (directed by none other than Guy Ritchie, starring Brad Pitt AkA Mikey), the Velvet Revolver…

After getting past the strong British accent and trying to figure out what the hell he just said that was supposed to be funny, I apparently wasn’t the only one who enjoyed the movie since the whole theater kept clapping and laughing ! Though the reviews weren’t very nice  calling the movie boring and “unthriller”, I really liked the plot, the characters and the humour (typically British). The movie didn’t blow up the box office but the theater was completely full, and finding a place to sit was a hassle.

The movie is about a gang of UNprofessional bank robbers, amateurs who decide to rob a bank’s safe deposit boxes. The movie is not just about the bank heist per se, the robbers actually find out after the coup that they got more than they can chew when they realise some of the boxes contained secret documents from MI5, compromising photos of certain parliamentaries, the royal families and payoffs for corrupt cops. Well, I won’t tell you how it ends, let’s just say they pissed off a lot of people, the WRONG people!

Did I mention it’s based on a true story! Makes it even more exciting to watch!

Overall, I give the movie an A-/B+.

Run see it! and run rent Snatch!

M.

 

The gift that gives Twice!

Remember the Aldo Hear/Speak/See No Evil campaign ?

This time around, YouthAIDS/PSI teamed up with H&M and came out with a Fashion Against AIDS line, with proceeds going towards fightihng AIDS. The Tees are almost sold out though, so catch’em if you can.

For more Info on more exciting campaigns, check out: http://projects.psi.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home_homepageindex

Tchuss,

M.