Gordon Swaby

This has been on the lips of many Jamaicans as of lately…“Gays giving us deadline?”. Well yes, they have given Jamaica a deadline. There demands:

• They want the Government of Jamaica to produce public service announcements denouncing homophobic/transphobic violence. They are also calling for a national homophobia/transphobia education cam-paign, and the repeal of the buggery laws and other legislation that further stigmatise, discriminate and criminalise consensual same-sex acts.

• The groups further state that they also want to see a public education campaign aimed at sensitising members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force to deal with the victims of violence around lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-identified people and their families across Jamaica. They are also calling for government policy to protect human rights and the inclusion of sexual orientation as a ground for non-discrimination in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Additionally, they want to see a focus at the Canada-CARICOM 2008 Summit to include human rights for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and trans-identified people.

My two cents on the whole thing; to be frank ARE THEY STUPID?. I support no type of physical abuse on no human being for any reason at all, i’m basically indifferent about the whole thing, but not all Jamaicans think like me.

Now regarding the first demand… they want the Jamaican Government to do what? That i can guarantee you will NEVER happen, but if for some strange reason it does, well let’s say our crime rate now will seem like nothing compared to how it change…for the worse.

I will not even bother elaborating on the second point. Apparently they don’t know what Jamaican people are like, majority of them who have a problem with Gays will never have tolerance for them.

With all due respect our country has bigger problems, we have no time for such trivial issues, and yes they are trivial issues.

P.S I wonder why the Prime Minister has not said anything about it, who knows….

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Found this while stumbling check it out:

Einstein’s chauffeur

When Albert Einstein was making the rounds of the speaker’s circuit, he usually found himself eagerly longing to get back to his laboratory work. One night as they were driving to yet another rubber-chicken dinner, Einstein mentioned to his chauffeur (a man who somewhat resembled Einstein in looks and manner) that he was tired of making speeches.

“I have and idea, boss,” his chauffeur said. “I’ve heard you
give this speech so many times. I’ll bet I could give it for you.”

Einstein laughed loudly and said, “Why not? Let’s do it!”

When they arrive at the dinner, Einstein donned the chauffeur’s cap and jacket and sat in the back of the room. The chauffeur gave a beautiful rendition of Einstein’s speech and even answered a few questions expertly.

Then a supremely pompous professor asked an extremely esoteric question about anti-matter formation, digressing here and there to let everyone in the audience know that he was nobody’s fool.

Without missing a beat, the chauffeur fixed the professor with a steely stare and said, “Sir, the answer to that question is so simple that I will let my chauffeur, who is sitting in the back, answer it for me.”

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Sad to say I’m yet to give the famous Ironman flick a watch, but I’m pretty sure i will on Tuesday. I guess it’s safe to say it is this year’s best flick and GTA IV being the best game? Or is it too early to make such claims? The Dark Knight A.k.A Batman is yet to make it’s entrance, but it promises to be an excellent film.

126 minutes of Gadget Porn

Gizmodo dubbed Ironman as ‘126 minutes of Gadget Porn’. I’m thinking if this film wasn’t technologically advanced as it was then it probably would have flopped or it wouldn’t have gotten so much attention in the tech world…uhm “No Shit” right?. I’m also guessing Robert Downey Jr played his Tony Stark role exceptionally well.

Is it Overated?

As far as i see, Ironman is an overated film, it’s a good film…but overated, but i don’t see how i can say such things without even watching it, i’ll see soon enough if it lives up to it’s hype, Ironman here i come…

P.S If you were one of those idiots people who got up before the credits were finished like you always do then you missed a little extra, but no worries, check it out here:

Update: Found this on digg, i thought it would be a good addition to the post:)

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This is so awesome i had to make a post about it, check it out:

Double Picture Illusion

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The media is a powerful tool,it can make or break you. I mean seriously, couldn’t the media turn me into rapist if they wanted to, what if it was written up in all the major newspapers, announced on all radio stations, posted on many blogs and broadcasted on TV stations that i was a rapist, they’d go on to say how cruel i was to that one girl(ROFL), would you not believe them? I surely would, once we hear it being broadcasted we instantly believe without even thinking about it rationally, well most of us.

Do you really think Paris Hilton or Britney Spears or anyone else the media has turned into a monster is as bad as the media make them out to be. People like Leon gobble this up(Saying how stupid and crazy Paris Hilton is,just because it’s all over the news and everyone is saying it, but i secretly think he’s fascinated with her). I can bet you anything she’s not that bad off camera, but why not accept it? After all, it’s entertaining.

We’re still friends Leon, keep it real:)

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A headline in today’s paper was ‘Jamaica to grow rice‘, that truly surprised me. if we were not experiencing a food crisis, i highly doubt something like this would have been considered, we would still continue to depend on Guyana and other countries for our staples.

What this food crisis is doing is forcing us to be self reliant; and for that i am very  happy, after we realize that products are getting to expensive to be imported, then we will have no choice but to produce our own. And after that happens, we’ll have more than we need, and from that we’ll start exporting; instant gratification. So yes, i hope things continue to get expensive, it will force us to become creative, from sorrow coms joy.

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I liked this, decided to share, i mean when i really need to send out forwarded messages,i always take the “fwd” from in front of the subject, seeing it for me is a big turn off, anyhow look at this:

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It’s not often i see patriotism being displayed at it’s optimum level, but a couple people out there love there country with no apology and that should be commended. Jamaica page started operations in January of 2006, it’s a well put together website if i say so myself and no Jamaican should think twice in visiting and promoting it, it’s a good source for Jamaican news,events and tons more Jamaican related content.

Don’t be fooled though, Jamaicans are not the only ones who are limited in visiting the site, it’s a good place to learn about Jamaica and it’s people, and i think everyone should make sure this is listed in there bookmarks, you may visit Jamaica page here

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I know, it sounds crazy, but what if the food industry and the medical industry were in colloboration, not for something good, but for something sinister. It might sound weird but it always crossed my mind, so i felt like writing about it.

What if the food industry produced food that gave us new sicknesses? that the medical industry created and have cures for? And when consumers develop new illnesses,cancer etc, they visit the doctor who will continue to make money. When this happens the medical industry pays the food industry for evil scheme. Does that sound crazy anyone? feedback if you will, i want to hear what you have to say

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Ok seriously, this is a bit old, but i know some people have not heard of it, so i’mma post it up anyway, i have no love for DMX anymore, geez man, Check this:

So I was reading a DMX interview on XXLmag.com, and the subject of this years presidential race came up. The hilarity unfolded a little bit like this:

XXL:Are you following the presidential race?
DMX : Not at all.

XXL:You’re not? You know there’s a Black guy running, Barack Obama and then there’s Hillary Clinton.

DMX :His name is Barack?!

XXL:Barack Obama, yeah.

DMX :Barack?!

XXL:Barack.

DMX :What the f-ck is a Barack?! Barack Obama. Where he from, Africa?

XXL:Yeah, his dad is from Kenya.

DMX :Barack Obama?

XXL:Yeah.

DMX :What the f-ck?! That ain’t no f-ckin’ name, yo. That ain’t that n-gga’s name. You can’t be serious. Barack Obama. Get the f-ck outta here.

XXL:You’re telling me you haven’t heard about him before.

DMX :I ain’t really paying much attention.

XXL:I mean, it’s pretty big if a Black…

DMX :Wow, Barack! The n-gga’s name is Barack. Barack? N-gga named Barack Obama. What the f-ck, man?! Is he serious? That ain’t his f-ckin’ name. Ima tell this n-gga when I see him, “Stop that bullsh-t. Stop that bullsh-t” [laughs] “That ain’t your f-ckin’ name.” Your momma ain’t name you no damn Barack.

XXL: So you’re not following the race. You can’t vote right?
DMX: Nope.

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I really love my country…ALOT, i love every aspect of Jamaican life, the people are beyond description. Everything we do, we do it well, regardless of what it is,we have some of the most creative ( And when i say creative i mean creative, i mean seriously, where else in the world can you find someone who makes an orange peeler from scratch with everyday tools, a man who can open cans with his teeth, climb electrical pools with his teeth and many more unreal abilities), and resilient people anywhere in the world; we are one of the most recognized Caribbean islands out there and regardless of our size we seem to stand out anywhere we go.

We are known for many things, good and bad, whether it be our horrible crime rate, our exceptional atheletes, charasmatic singers, or our anti-gay stance, i could go on and on to state the plethora of things we are noted for, but that would take a while so i’ll spare the details…use your imagination, because once you can imagine it, then someone in Jamaica has probably done it.

We are very proud people, and regardless of the times we still seem to make the best of any situation, as we all know we’re in challenging times, food prices are high and still going up, fuel is getting more and more expensive, , all around the price of everything is being jacked up, hurricanes are getting more common and deadly and with all of is this happening we still have a smile on our face.

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I wrote this article for up and coming magazine, all comments have been “thumbs up Gordon” apart from one which i will ignore which went something like this: “sound like some ole woman writing from her bed”, lol i love his critique, but i’ll still ignore it:). Here’s the article:

Not many would wish to elaborate on such an ignominious topic. Sex in schools is real and it’s something we all have to address whether we approve of it or not.

After all those lectures, workshops and practice, the CXC results still seem to be unfavorable. Many may ask why, but for some students the answer could never be more obvious…there minds are elsewhere.  The obvious or not so obvious answer is sex.  Students love it and they can’t seem to get enough of it.  It’s a consumer of time, body and mind.

Mind you, there are many teenagers who are sexually active and still manage to get notable grades; while there Is the vast majority who can’t seem to get it right.

Compared to studying for CXC’s and taking part in good, good coitus interaction teens tend to choose the latter; sex seems easier and fun and the more girls it’s done with the more you seem to be “respected” in that place called school.   Sure! there are CXC’s to study for, but who cares, they surely don’t.  Now don’t get me wrong relationships and sex are not the only distractions, but it is surely a major one.

The mentality of these teens is “do it now and worry about the consequences later”. That statement can be applied to many things in teenage life, heck it could become the zeitgeist teenage slogan.

Many will listen, but not many will hear, they may not be regretful now, but one thing is certain, many will lament on there shortcomings later.

Feedback people, what you think?

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My good friend’s grandmother is in her last days, he wrote a poem about it and i thought it was…well it was good, i asked his permission to repost it, he  accepted. He lovingly titled it “Death”, but i think it’s a crappy title, but whatever floats his boat, here:

 I still remember the night my grandmother died. The air was saturated with melancholy as I tried to get her in bed rather than having her sit and stare in thin air.

She is indeed dead, dead to the world and all its inhabitance.

Compiled By: Brandon Gordon

 I hope her suffering ends soon son, best wishes.

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Because of time constraints ( CXC exams in a month) my posts will become somewhat shorter, they will be similiar to this one. Anyhow, read this comic:

Awesome, right? Comments, Thanks for the share Jerome.

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Well some may have noticed, others may have not, entrecard on my blog is no more, the reason is simply, it’s time consuming and to put it simple time like that for me is non existent.

I also think it will fade out soon enough, initally the hype was there, but now i’m not sure,anyhow goodbye entrecard, you gave me little or no hits:P, but i guess that’s my bad.

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