10 BOOKS CHALLENGE

Soooo I was nominated to post on facebook ten books that have stayed with me so I did and here it is

I was a bit hesitant to do this just because I feel like cafeteria seating is being decided and I for one will not make it to the cool table.
No particular order and why it stayed w/ me

1.Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders IV TR by American Psychiatric Association - dragon lady and to be honest myself
2. Black Silk a collection of African American erotica edited by Retha Powers - read it at far too young an age
3. Beka Lamb by Zee Edgell - the breadfruit tree incident made me shudder
4.Tender Pursuit by Jennifer Taylor - was my momma's but it smelt like it was my great great grand ma's. I was in it for the smell.
5.David Copperfield by Charles Dickens - was my dad's and it smelt like the adventures within
6.Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog - the dive into a culture I knew diddly squat about
7.Are we there yet? by Marjorie Burch Brothers - I was going to have kids just so I could write a 'cutesy' book just like this. Momma ruined that dream by telling me the birthing stories of the sibs and I
8.Merchant of Venice by Nelson Thornes Shakespeare - trying to convince the ladies of 5(3) at MBHS that the main characters were gay was my life goal within those sessions
9.Me before you by Jojo Moyes - I was uncontrollably pissed at the end and that was not what the tone of the book was going for
10.The Chrysalids by John Wyndham - *le sigh* the ending scene will forever be etched in my mind while I forever search for a soundtrack that could go up against the perfect silence that was there.

Mind you the challenge called for just the names and the authors of the books but every book has attached to it sooo many stories and would I truly have the gift of gab if I didnt do what I did. I think not!!

So ENJOY!!! and yes I know i have 'sooo' give or take a few 'Os' dotting my paragraph like that bottle of black pepeer that wasnt properly sealed but I may have just watched a really bad cartoon. Sooo sorry

signed: Chicky xoxo

Kool Runnings Adventure water park

1. gahh it was SUCH a journey maybe if i were with my chaty friends instead of my miserable and chatty family it would fly by but man Mobay felt like a country away to me.

2. No cotton on the slides! yall need to have that somewhere I mean excuse me if I was the only one with a cotton skirt steve urkel style

3. Be prepared walk with ten diff outfits and swim suits if you must. I walked around in a snit for a good 15 minutes cuz i refused to yank my skirt off and bare my non attractive bum encased in a too small swim suit bottom. After the screams of joy started to get on my nerve I had to put on my shorts that i planned to leave in yup don't be unprepared like myself

4. Walk with your food. Like I kid you not make that bitch your aquasol. We heard rumors that no food was allowed and yes it was exactly that a rumour I passed a lady with family sized everything. Please do not think of not walking with food although to be fair they do sell food on the premises. Prices that stood out $600 for a plate of chicken and chips $ 200 for hotdogs REGULAR SIZED hot dogs. Idk  maybe its my poverty that exclaims at the tiefness just walk with your food

5. Walk with fun people who are willing to do stuff together lets see besides the slides there was go karts, paintballing, some laser tag thing, rafting and I forget what else. For someone who's used to hotels (day passes in the good old days of solid links and cheaper living) I was a bit bummed that no one even attempted to play any sports. I've never missed a rousing game of pool volleyball like at the moment they turned the waves off in that pool at the front.

6. The lifeguards are actually nice, social, jovial folks (i feel like there may be a repeating adjective in there somewhere). They are not all trying to get into your barely clad vajaysjays. Some are even trying to help you.

7. Do not go into the flush (I have no idea if thats the real name) if you cannot swim. I am so serious I cant swim i'm 5 feet 3 inches and apparently the collecting pool at the bottom is 8 feet. Maams and sirs I stared at that contraption thinking I would be missing something important out of my life until I saw experienced swimmers suffer in there not to mention this lifeguard just dived off to save someone I felt like he felt like he was standing at rick's cafe cliff no thank you. Every other slide was tested but *shudders* definitely not the flush

8. This last point is dedicated to the Dream Weekend festivities (directional attachment i think). People took their grocery money for the month and are currently (yeah currently i think they have days left) partying it up (lolz i think there may be a better term that I know naught about maybe something with the word 'up'). I am jealous. Sooo sponsor me for next year so I can see how socialites live


signed: Chicky xoxo

Entrepreneurship: LushHair Couture

Being stuck at home doing almost nothing has motivated me to finally come vent on my beloved albeit lame blog and why not talk about the opposite of my laziness. Lets do a fine and dandy talk about entrepreneurship. *cue my batmanesque voice over* in a world where one has to strike it out on their own. Many have decided that it is their time to grab the bull by its horns and ride (you know i've never heard the ride part), to become the brightest start in the galaxy, to reach for the skies blah blah *and scene now cue applause and a curtsy from the I*. I want to say that Wikipedia has never failed me yet but I'd be lying but this definition will do in a jiffy " entrepreneurship is the process of identifying and starting a new business venture, sourcing and organizing the required resources, while taking both the risks and rewards associated with the venture". Well I had an interview with one such friend check it out

> 1.What's the name of your business, how did you start it and what exactly motivated you to start it?

Lush Hair Couture. Received the idea from a friend's, as well as my personal issues faced while trying to purchase good quality hair extensions at an affordable price. I worked for about a month testing and sampling to find the right supplier. Then I started to get my name out there.

> 2.What does being an entrepreneur mean to you?

To sum it up in 3 Fs: Freedom, Flexibility and Financial security.

> 3.What is the worst experience you have had to date since owning your own business?

In business, not everyone will be supportive. Also, not everyone is willing to pass on the torch. I tried once to find a mentor. Someone to guide me along and help me start up. Help me understand more about the "hair business". Most of what I stumbled across were men and women on high horses, not willing to give up any of their "trade secrets". Each one should teach one.

> 4. What is the best experience you have had to date since owning your own business?

My first sale. Will always be the best moment. That moment when your business plan becomes 3 dimensional, its amazing.

> 5.What advice would you give to young Jamaican youths interested in being an entrepreneur?

Figure out what it is you want. Make a plan mapping out how you plan to get there, & do it. Just do it.

> 6. Where do you see your business in the next five years?

By then, I hope to have Lush Hair Couture as the go-to shop for Hair extensions, accessories and other select beauty items.

> 7.If you received one million pounds for your business how would you allocate it?

I'd definitely offer something new. Been looking into purses recently. That would be my next step. 

Check her out at
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LushHairCouture

Email: info.lushaircouture@gmail.com

(One "H")

Whatsapp/Telephone: 876-862-1123

BBM pin: 2A7149FC 

Yup if you feel like feeling inspired FEEL IT! allow it to wash over you and do your thing ...fancy contact case store or nah lolz...nonetheless if you are like me doing almost nothing get up over your luscious ass and get crackalckin because trust and believe you gotta actually grip something before you ride it

signed: Chicky xoxo

Slight RANDOM doodles in the world

• check out this article . And this is where my fear of being a professional comes from. No matter your field as you climb the ladder, as you become a media figure, a professor or doctor, as you become a leader in your field the ever famous saying becomes your motto chanted by others and never by you : 'You will be damned if you do and you certainly will be damned if you do not'. Yes I do have an opinion on what that little situation is all about and no I will not share. Guess to your hearts content
• My condolences to the family of the twins who died in the flood. No one is to be blamed not the children, not the security guards of their school, not the teachers, principal or administration, not their aunt/care giver but instead energy should be focused on the support of that mother and of that family. It is easier to use your frustration and fuel the blame train (<--ha so corny) but it is much more difficult to make good of it.
• My dance role model Ciara had her baby boy and named him Future. Its no big deal its her first son his fourth or fifth I'm not quite sure but it is her stamp on her favoured baby boy to show off her love of the boy's father
• Oh my gosh as a thought to be addict of Bones I find out that Bones is so far gone that there is an official B&B and TNT didn't let me know. I am fraught with emotions

signed: Chicky xoxo

Flow Mobay City Run 5K Walk

yalllll I am so nuff sometimes so yours truly has always wanted to participate in walks you know walking for a purpose and you know since the new year I have been on an autism walk and a breast cancer walk,all about building awareness and raising funds, all good things. Then came along Flow Mobay City Run 5K Walk and I completely unaware of the journey ahead signed up got my frineds to come with me, donned my gym wear, so called comfie sneakers, my 1710 race id and had my bottles of water at hand. To shorten the story 'me buss before me even start'

Below is a list of things to note from the run
1. We had to walk to meet up to walk. No more words are needed.
2. That gentleman in the spongebob pants, sir you slayed.
3. All the individuals who (regardless if you signed up to walk or run) actually ran all hats, caps, head pieces, head gears off to you.
4. Gatorade bag juice seriously though -__- the false hope you got when you swore it was an ordinary bag juice
5.All fit individuals hats off to you also
6. The barely there shorts and saggy booty meat was not well received.
7. Dear production team the next time you hold an event such as this 'skipping' needs to be an actual category 
8. The three gentlemen who played with gravity kudos to you and yes we are well aware that your wedgies were real (although you are probably used to it)
and lastly
9. Montego Bay really showed its 'good' colours and supported the great cause of raising funds  to support students in western Jamaica who face challenges with financing their tertiary education. That was well received.

pics stolen from my friend Caula

signed: Chicky xoxo

Dignified speed walking in life

Oh my good lord the astonishing and overwhelming relief that is to finally access my blog and be able to write! Let the church say hallelujah and amen yessss!
So updates I have finally finished my last exam to get this degree that may or may not have been a waste of time and money and I may or may not even receive the damn degree if I fail a particular course which I am worried about because I had to do a masters interview so I didn't study well enough and by the way I still didn't even get into the masters program but through it all let me tell you. I am so relieved (enter all the got damn synonyms for that word and you'll get a taste of what I'm feeling).
 Have you ever walked up the hill to Montego Bay High school extra fast because you know you are late for the early morning drama and you don't want to be late for devotion also so you basically run in your mind while trying to do dignified speed walking and you can feel the burn in your toes, thighs and throat and then when you finally step through the pearly gates you realize if you really had the option you would have just stayed home well that's exactly how i feel. The journey was hard and I was excited to finish but now.
 I whisper to the universe 'Can i please turn back' lol

Ha ha ha and no I'm not against race walking Olympians so don't even try to stir the pot

signed: Chicky xoxo

Dance Academy *sniff sniff*

Cue the tears through the smiles. Dance Academy is now coming to its last episode EVER and yes ofc as a fan I am sobbing my eyes out but I thought to myself why not do an entry something to have floating in the techno world that will remind the future that there once was an awesome Aussie show.

Fav things about Dance Academy
1. First off to top the list and it should the topper for all academy fans *drum roll* SAMMY. gosh I love him to death and yes his death left me emotional like none other
2.Abigail's shape. I most definitely hated it when she went through that eating disorder bit because I adored her shape. sigh those hips those calves Wes is a lucky guy
3.Christian and his angst.I am your wife in my head. that is all
4. When Miss Raine started dating. lolz it was so awkward and cute I loved it all
3. the Benster. you walked on a thin line for me sometimes I couldn't stand you other times I adored your sweet self


things that annoyed the bejeebes out of me 
1.Grace. explanation: your existence. granted there were some moments where I felt pity for you
2. Tara. I swear you and Grace fought for the most annoying title. Must you be so needy and simpering and that scene where you cried to Christian about Christian helllllooooo girl who has a bf crying to have another bf. Tara's head back meet my hand!
3. Saskia. that is all
4. Kat when she was dating Christian. as Tara would I have held that malice forever? yes you have my permission to bet the farm on it
5. Oliie. stop! you are not cute just stop please

the one thing that was in the middle of annoyance and being liked















And that is all when the last episode premiers I will ofc be watching it weeks later with a heavy heart
I will miss the routines and the costumes and the pointy shoes


Hope yall weekend is going fab and btw *singsong* I AM NOW 20 yay me bday was blah as usual but I am grateful that I have lived to see another year

signed: Chicky xoxo