Where my people have toiled since time begun
I may sail on many a sea
Her shores will always be home to me

Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters, your shining sand"
- Harry Belafonte

1. I was born in January - Aquarian
2. I have long black hair & brown eyes
3. I am 5' 5" tall
4. Like Harry Belafonte I was born in Jamaica (see pix above)
5. Lived in Barbados for a short time
6. Currently living in Canada
7. I have dual citizenship
8. I live in a Condo on the 21st floor
9. I work for a financial institution
10. I can drive but cannot ride a bike which is sad
11. I like to walk
12. I like winter
13. My family & very, very close friends are my world
14. My passions are reading, listening to music, travelling, e-gadgets, gardening, volunteering & photography
15. I am addicted to reading
16. Must have in my bag - books, camera, my PDA which is also a mobile phone, migraine meds & of course some money, credit card
    
17. Some genres I like to read - Political & International Affairs, Thrillers, Fantasy, Sci Fi, Historical & Paranormal Romance
18. I like going to the library & in fact go at least once per week
19. Music I listen to - most things, from classical to rock, do not like metal, dancehall or rap
20. Some of the singers I like - Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Sarah McLachlan, John Mayer, Brian Adams, Eve Cassidy & many others
21. I like to watch classical movies & action movies
22. Some actors I like, Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Ingrid Bergman, Doris Day, Mae West, Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando
23. I don't watch much TV, when I do, I watch series such as CSI , Law & Order, Reality Series that are dancing or singing base & a few sitcoms
24. I like veggies
25. I love Greek salads...feta cheese yum
    
26. Don't like most fruits
27. I like seafood
28. I love ice-cream
29. I love coffee but can only drink decaf
30. I don't like wines
31. Favourite cuisine, Jamaican, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican & Thai
32. Countries I have visited - Trinidad, Barbados, Curacao, USVI, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Singapore, USA - a few states including Hawaii
33. Countries I would like to visit - Ireland, England, France, Italy, (especially Florence, Rome & Venice), China, Japan, Australia, Africa ( Egypt, Morocco & South Africa), Dubai , Greece, Argentina, Thailand, Turkey, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Malaysia, Mexico
34. I like to go for long drives, especially in the countryside
35. I like spending a lot of time by myself
36. I love the simplicity of nature
37. I miss seeing the sea & mountains of my homeland
38. I like Japanese gardens
39. I hate clutter, am not into a lot of material things and live a simple life
    
40. My favourite flowers are Lily, Tulips, Gerbera Daisies
41. My favourite plants - Chinese Lucky Bamboo, Peace Lily & Dieffenbachia
42. I have a tiny indoor garden with herbs, & tomatoes & bell peppers in my solarium
43. I have lots of plants around my condo and an aquarium with goldfish
44. I dislike shopping, unless it's shopping for e-gadgets or going to the bookstore
45. Pet peeves, rude, disrespectful, selfish & petty people
46. The 1 thing I would do if I could is spend my life traveling the globe & volunteering
    
47. I like airports
48. I like traveling by airplane
49. Never been on a cruise but hope to some day
50. I have a Yuku board - Up on the Roof

Now I say to you in conclusion,
life is hard,
at times as hard as crucible steel. (Mmm)
It has its bleak and difficult moments.
Like the ever-flowing waters of the river,
life has its moments of drought and its moments of flood. (Yeah)
Like the ever-changing cycle of the seasons,
life has the soothing warmth of its summers
and the piercing chill of its winters. (Yeah)
But if one will hold on,
he will discover that God walks with him, (Yeah. Well)
and that God is able (Yeah) to lift you from the fatigue of despair
to the buoyancy of hope
and transform dark and desolate valleys
into sunlit paths of inner peace. (Mmm)

"The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles"

"Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, …
Until the colour of a man's skin is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes,
Until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, …
Until that day …
The dreams of lasting peace, world citizenship and the rule of international morality will remain
but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained!"
~ Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

"So much trouble in the world;
So much trouble in the world.
All you got to do: give a little, give a little" ~ Bob Marley - So Much Trouble in the World