Thursday 23 December 2010
Wednesday 22 December 2010
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Monday 20 December 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 26 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/XYSAF
Friday 17 December 2010
Thursday 16 December 2010
Wednesday 15 December 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 25 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/oGNk4
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 24 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/Aitpo
Monday 13 December 2010
Friday 10 December 2010
Thursday 9 December 2010
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 22 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/mqtI1
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Monday 6 December 2010
CCU Radio Show Interview - Episode 8 DJ Daddy Ernie / Jason Grant - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/2Elts
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 21 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/1h2S2
Friday 3 December 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 20 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/gA8cP
Thursday 2 December 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 19 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/vf6OD
Wednesday 1 December 2010
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Monday 29 November 2010
Friday 26 November 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 17 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/aNPbL
Thursday 25 November 2010
A JOKE A DAY KEEPS THE STRESS AWAY - You Know You're Guyanese When.... Check it out @ http://ping.fm/OoCZp
Wednesday 24 November 2010
An Audience with Betty Ann Blaine - "Exploring the Vision for a Better Jamaica" Check it out @ http://ping.fm/oeWct
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 16 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/ZY9WK
A JOKE A DAY KEEPS THE STRESS AWAY - Women Being More Assertive With Their Husbands - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/7nMTq
Tuesday 23 November 2010
CCU Radio Interview – Irvin Smith, Producer of UK & American Comedy Show
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Monday 22 November 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 15 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/dQszQ
Friday 19 November 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 14 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/wYumN
Thursday 18 November 2010
A JOKE A DAY KEEPS THE STRESS AWAY - Who Should Make The Coffee? - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/JQOd6
Wednesday 17 November 2010
A JOKE A DAY KEEPS THE STRESS AWAY - Those Awful 4-Letter Words- Check it out @ http://ping.fm/VlCEU
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 13 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/ZWNnx
Monday 15 November 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean Village boy - Episode – 12 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/2edU3
Friday 12 November 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy...Episode – 11 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/WZYbp
A JOKE A DAY KEEPS THE STRESS AWAY - The Preacher, The Lawyer, And The IRS Agent - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/Gw4CE
Thursday 11 November 2010
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Tuesday 9 November 2010
Monday 8 November 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy - Episode 10 - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/PfD4h
Friday 5 November 2010
Thursday 4 November 2010
Wednesday 3 November 2010
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Feel the fear but do it anyway!! Radio interview with Kubi Springer - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/cMUld
Monday 1 November 2010
Friday 29 October 2010
Thursday 28 October 2010
Wednesday 27 October 2010
CCU Online Radio - Episode 2 - Celebrating youth excellence / Feel the fear but do it anyway!! Check it out @ http://ping.fm/4NjaD
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Monday 25 October 2010
Audrey 'Dancehall Queen' Reid - Carl 'Jose' Bradshaw stars in RASANOVA - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/8Tk6V
Thursday 21 October 2010
Caribbean Close Up (CCU) radio talk show 11.30am Friday 22 November. Check it out @ http://ping.fm/r3Fs2
Wednesday 20 October 2010
How you can Easily run a Digital Marketing Strategy – Part 1 - Read about it @ http://ping.fm/Yvxfs
Tuesday 19 October 2010
Monday 18 October 2010
Friday 15 October 2010
Thursday 14 October 2010
Wednesday 13 October 2010
Life Sucks!! The story of a Caribbean village boy…By Ram Goat - Check it out @ http://ping.fm/3fOX6
Tuesday 12 October 2010
Monday 11 October 2010
Friday 8 October 2010
Thursday 7 October 2010
Wednesday 6 October 2010
Tuesday 5 October 2010
Monday 4 October 2010
A JOKE A DAY KEEPS THE STRESS AWAY – A Caribbean Joke!
A man had great tickets for the World Cup Final. As he sits down,another man comes down and asks if anyone is sitting in the empty seat next to him. “No,†he says. “The seat is empty.†“This is incredible!†says the other man. “Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the World Cup Final, the biggest sporting event, and not use it?†“Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. My wife was supposed to come with me, but she passed away. This is the first World Cup Final we haven’t been to together since we got married.†“Oh … I’m sorry to hear that. That’s terrible. But couldn’t you find someone else, a friend or relative, or even a neighbour to take the seat?†The man shakes his head. “No. They’re all at the funeral.â€
A man had great tickets for the World Cup Final. As he sits down,another man comes down and asks if anyone is sitting in the empty seat next to him. “No,†he says. “The seat is empty.†“This is incredible!†says the other man. “Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the World Cup Final, the biggest sporting event, and not use it?†“Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. My wife was supposed to come with me, but she passed away. This is the first World Cup Final we haven’t been to together since we got married.†“Oh … I’m sorry to hear that. That’s terrible. But couldn’t you find someone else, a friend or relative, or even a neighbour to take the seat?†The man shakes his head. “No. They’re all at the funeral.â€
Friday 1 October 2010
A JOKE A DAY KEEPS THE STRESS AWAY – A Trinidadian Joke!
A guy sticks his head into a barber shop and asks, “How long before I
can get a haircut?†The barber looks around the shop and says, “About 2
hours.†The guy leaves.
A few days later the same guy sticks his head in the door and asks
“How long before I can get a haircut?†The barber looks around at the
shop full of customers and says, “About 3 hours.†The guy leaves.
A week later the same guy sticks his head in the shop and asks, “How
long before I can get a haircut?†The barber looks around the shop and
says, “About an hour and half.†The guy leaves.
The barber looks over at a friend in the shop and says, “Hey, Bill,
follow that guy and see where he goes. He keeps asking how long he has
to wait for a haircut, but then doesn’t come back.†A little while later, Bill
comes back into the shop, laughing hysterically. The barber asks, “Bill,
where did he go when he left here?â€
Bill looks up, tears in his eyes and says, “Your house!â€
A guy sticks his head into a barber shop and asks, “How long before I
can get a haircut?†The barber looks around the shop and says, “About 2
hours.†The guy leaves.
A few days later the same guy sticks his head in the door and asks
“How long before I can get a haircut?†The barber looks around at the
shop full of customers and says, “About 3 hours.†The guy leaves.
A week later the same guy sticks his head in the shop and asks, “How
long before I can get a haircut?†The barber looks around the shop and
says, “About an hour and half.†The guy leaves.
The barber looks over at a friend in the shop and says, “Hey, Bill,
follow that guy and see where he goes. He keeps asking how long he has
to wait for a haircut, but then doesn’t come back.†A little while later, Bill
comes back into the shop, laughing hysterically. The barber asks, “Bill,
where did he go when he left here?â€
Bill looks up, tears in his eyes and says, “Your house!â€
Thursday 30 September 2010
A JOKE A DAY KEEPS THE STRESS AWAY – A Bajan Joke!
A Bajan man in the US for the first time walks into an all white patrons bar and notices a very large jar on the counter and sees it’s filled to the brim with $10 bills. The Bajan guesses there must be thousands of dollars in it. He approaches the bartender and asks, “What’s up with the jar?â€
Well, you pay ten dollars and, if you pass three tests, you get all the money.†The Bajan man certainly isn’t going to pass this up.
“What are the three tests?
“Pay first,†says the bartender. “Those are the rules.â€
So the man gives him the $10 and the bartender drops it into
the jar.
“OK,†the bartender says, “here’s what you need to do.
“First you have to drink that entire gallon of pepper tequila… the
whole thing, all at once… and you can’t make a face while
doing it.
Second, there’s a pit bull chained-up out back with a sore
tooth. You have to remove the tooth with your bare hands.
Third, there’s a 90 year-old woman upstairs who has never
reached orgasm during intercourse. You’ve gotta make things right for her.â€
The man is stunned. “I know I paid my 10 bucks, but I’m not an
idiot! I won’t do it! You have to be nuts to drink a gallon of pepper tequila, and then do those other things …â€
“Your call,†says the bartender, “but your money stays where it
is.â€
As time goes on and the man has a few drinks, then a few more,
he asks
“Weh de teeqeelah?†He grabs the gallon with both hands and
downs it with a big slurp. Tears are streaming down both cheeks, but he doesn’t make a face.
Next, he staggers out back where the pit bull is chained-up and
soon all the people inside the bar hear a huge, noisy, scuffle going on outside. They hear the pit bull barking, the guy screaming, the pit bull yelping and then…. silence.
Just when they think the man surely must be dead, he staggers
back into the bar, with his shirt ripped and large, bloody scratches and bite marks all over his body.
“Now,†he says, “where de daamn old woman dat want she teet tek out???
A Bajan man in the US for the first time walks into an all white patrons bar and notices a very large jar on the counter and sees it’s filled to the brim with $10 bills. The Bajan guesses there must be thousands of dollars in it. He approaches the bartender and asks, “What’s up with the jar?â€
Well, you pay ten dollars and, if you pass three tests, you get all the money.†The Bajan man certainly isn’t going to pass this up.
“What are the three tests?
“Pay first,†says the bartender. “Those are the rules.â€
So the man gives him the $10 and the bartender drops it into
the jar.
“OK,†the bartender says, “here’s what you need to do.
“First you have to drink that entire gallon of pepper tequila… the
whole thing, all at once… and you can’t make a face while
doing it.
Second, there’s a pit bull chained-up out back with a sore
tooth. You have to remove the tooth with your bare hands.
Third, there’s a 90 year-old woman upstairs who has never
reached orgasm during intercourse. You’ve gotta make things right for her.â€
The man is stunned. “I know I paid my 10 bucks, but I’m not an
idiot! I won’t do it! You have to be nuts to drink a gallon of pepper tequila, and then do those other things …â€
“Your call,†says the bartender, “but your money stays where it
is.â€
As time goes on and the man has a few drinks, then a few more,
he asks
“Weh de teeqeelah?†He grabs the gallon with both hands and
downs it with a big slurp. Tears are streaming down both cheeks, but he doesn’t make a face.
Next, he staggers out back where the pit bull is chained-up and
soon all the people inside the bar hear a huge, noisy, scuffle going on outside. They hear the pit bull barking, the guy screaming, the pit bull yelping and then…. silence.
Just when they think the man surely must be dead, he staggers
back into the bar, with his shirt ripped and large, bloody scratches and bite marks all over his body.
“Now,†he says, “where de daamn old woman dat want she teet tek out???
Wednesday 29 September 2010
WHO DECIDES WHEN WE HAVE SEX??
The question of who is elligible to have sex, when, where and with whom has long been a ticklish subject occupying our brightest minds. As a child until age 8, I had no comprehension of what sex was, like most kids those days in Antigua, in our spare time we were preoccupied with TV shows like the Flintstones, Tom and Jerry, Hawaii Five O and Sesame Street. Additionally, we boys built rollers made from Milo or Ovaltine tins or played cricket in the street with coconut branches as bats and mom's oranges and limes as balls while our sisters played doll house, crocheted or simply did house chores.
At high school some of us boys caught a glimse of a Hustler or Playboy Magazine for images that changed the way we saw our sisters, aunties and even our mothers forever! That revelation brought with it a distraction that would indirectly characterise our academic career and later performance in life. In the seventies, though teachers knew of the plight of young boys and girls in the Caribbean as it related to our sexual health and education they were powerless and the fact that our parents were so silent on the issue, we were lead to believe sex didn't really exist and most certainly was NEVER practiced by our parents.
This situation in a strange way gave a whole generation of youngsters licence to experiment. The net result was many unwanted pregnancies, abortions, the creation of extended families and of course the problem of sexually transmitted disease (STD's). I'm sure many of you reading this are silently saying to yourselves our generation was the last to enjoy safe casual unprotected sex.
It's 'All Change' now (a phrase borrowed from the London Underground) with the advent of HIV/AIDS in the 80's, as they say in Guyana, 'Tearing tale' across the Caribbean. With the Caribbean ranked as the second most affected region in the world in 2008, 240,000 people living with the virus and 12,000 deaths a year, these statistics make me shiver when I think of the things my generation got away with in the good old days.
So how does all of this translate to our kids reality today? Very gloomy!! They certainly are better advised to be less adventurous than we were; We parents should be conscious about the need to speak with them at pubity or before depending on the child's curious nature; and lastly, in my view be open about topics that relate to sex such as contraceptives, dating rules, and the tricks both boys and girls employ to get sex.
Of course there are those who will advocate abstenance thereby living the illusion that these kids nowadays will be obedient to the notion of not having intercourse when their best friends are rolling in it. I'm of the view that the abundance of information on the internet and elsewhere on an infinite number of topics relating to sex makes censuring kids' reading and embibing this sort of material to impress their peers or simply learn the ways of the popular kids, virtually impossible.
What do you think? Do we leave them to their own devices and hope for the best? Do we groom them to become nuns and priests thereby guaranteeing them some longevity? Or do we speak to them in terms they understand and deliver the message that might just save their lives?
The question of who is elligible to have sex, when, where and with whom has long been a ticklish subject occupying our brightest minds. As a child until age 8, I had no comprehension of what sex was, like most kids those days in Antigua, in our spare time we were preoccupied with TV shows like the Flintstones, Tom and Jerry, Hawaii Five O and Sesame Street. Additionally, we boys built rollers made from Milo or Ovaltine tins or played cricket in the street with coconut branches as bats and mom's oranges and limes as balls while our sisters played doll house, crocheted or simply did house chores.
At high school some of us boys caught a glimse of a Hustler or Playboy Magazine for images that changed the way we saw our sisters, aunties and even our mothers forever! That revelation brought with it a distraction that would indirectly characterise our academic career and later performance in life. In the seventies, though teachers knew of the plight of young boys and girls in the Caribbean as it related to our sexual health and education they were powerless and the fact that our parents were so silent on the issue, we were lead to believe sex didn't really exist and most certainly was NEVER practiced by our parents.
This situation in a strange way gave a whole generation of youngsters licence to experiment. The net result was many unwanted pregnancies, abortions, the creation of extended families and of course the problem of sexually transmitted disease (STD's). I'm sure many of you reading this are silently saying to yourselves our generation was the last to enjoy safe casual unprotected sex.
It's 'All Change' now (a phrase borrowed from the London Underground) with the advent of HIV/AIDS in the 80's, as they say in Guyana, 'Tearing tale' across the Caribbean. With the Caribbean ranked as the second most affected region in the world in 2008, 240,000 people living with the virus and 12,000 deaths a year, these statistics make me shiver when I think of the things my generation got away with in the good old days.
So how does all of this translate to our kids reality today? Very gloomy!! They certainly are better advised to be less adventurous than we were; We parents should be conscious about the need to speak with them at pubity or before depending on the child's curious nature; and lastly, in my view be open about topics that relate to sex such as contraceptives, dating rules, and the tricks both boys and girls employ to get sex.
Of course there are those who will advocate abstenance thereby living the illusion that these kids nowadays will be obedient to the notion of not having intercourse when their best friends are rolling in it. I'm of the view that the abundance of information on the internet and elsewhere on an infinite number of topics relating to sex makes censuring kids' reading and embibing this sort of material to impress their peers or simply learn the ways of the popular kids, virtually impossible.
What do you think? Do we leave them to their own devices and hope for the best? Do we groom them to become nuns and priests thereby guaranteeing them some longevity? Or do we speak to them in terms they understand and deliver the message that might just save their lives?
Tuesday 28 September 2010
A Guyanese Joke!
A Guyanese woman and a Guyanese man are involved in a car accident; it’s a bad one. Both of their cars are totally demolished but amazingly neither of them is hurt.After they crawl out of their cars, the woman says, “So you’re a Guyanese man; that’s interesting. I’m a Guyanese woman. Wow, just look at our cars! There’s nothing left, but fortunately we are unhurt. This must be a sign from God that we should meet and be friends and live together in peace for the rest of our days.â€Flattered, the man replied, “Oh yes, I agree with you completely! This must be a sign from God!†The Guyanese woman continued, “And look at this, here’s another miracle. My car is completely demolished but this bottle ofwine didn’t break. Surely God wants us to drink this wine and celebrate our good fortune.â€Then she hands the bottle to the Guyanese man. The man nods his head in agreement, opens it and drinks half the bottle and then hands the it back to the woman. The woman takes the bottle, immediately puts the cap back on, and hands it back to the man. The man asks, “Aren’t you having any?†The woman replies, “No. I think I’ll just wait for the police.â€
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A Guyanese woman and a Guyanese man are involved in a car accident; it’s a bad one. Both of their cars are totally demolished but amazingly neither of them is hurt.After they crawl out of their cars, the woman says, “So you’re a Guyanese man; that’s interesting. I’m a Guyanese woman. Wow, just look at our cars! There’s nothing left, but fortunately we are unhurt. This must be a sign from God that we should meet and be friends and live together in peace for the rest of our days.â€Flattered, the man replied, “Oh yes, I agree with you completely! This must be a sign from God!†The Guyanese woman continued, “And look at this, here’s another miracle. My car is completely demolished but this bottle ofwine didn’t break. Surely God wants us to drink this wine and celebrate our good fortune.â€Then she hands the bottle to the Guyanese man. The man nods his head in agreement, opens it and drinks half the bottle and then hands the it back to the woman. The woman takes the bottle, immediately puts the cap back on, and hands it back to the man. The man asks, “Aren’t you having any?†The woman replies, “No. I think I’ll just wait for the police.â€
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Monday 27 September 2010
What’s your relationship with money…?
Every so often I find myself in the third pew from the front of my local church. This happens when I believe my spirit could use a good cleansing from a week of professional and other temptations including eating that bit of cake my wife has forbidden me to touch.
It so happened yesterday’s sermon centred on the influence money has on some people’s lives. Ironic I thought as I prepared myself for yet another dose of the heavily advertised and promoted sequel WALL STREET – Money Never Sleeps after having seen the first installment many years ago. When I saw the first film in Guyana in the late 80′s I enjoyed it so much I bought the video and now the proud owner of the DVD. I was an ambitious advertising sales executive with drive and determination, at times I thought was illegal! But those were the good old days…the days when family, friends and responsibility in general were regarded as secondary to the All Mighty Buck.
The sermon was based on a passage from Timothy 6:6-10 which read, in part, ‘For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.’
Though I enjoyed the delivery and the many real life references the Bishop made to drive home the point (as if he really needed to) that the love of money is essentially immoral, I couldn’t help but feel a tad guilty about the energy and drive I’ve committed to my current business pursuits, pursuits that I believe are necessary to take care of my family.
I began to examine my motives when going after a deal; the several opportunities to be with my wife and kids, I’ve sacrificed for a deal; the risk I’ve undertaken for the sake of earning a better more rewarding life; and thought to myself…was it all worth it!!!??
Gordon Gekko, the character played so eminently by Michael Douglas is famed for saying ‘Greed is Good’ and ‘What’s worth doing is worth doing for money’, these words inspired a generation of young entrepreneurs and captains of industry in the 80′s. Is it any wonder we’re in a horrible recession today? We are basically reaping what we sowed twenty years ago.
So what is your relationship with money like? Are you in charge of your money or is your money calling the shots for you? Do you have a healthy relationship with your family or are they griping over how many hours you spend away from them grafting for that deal?? DFR
Every so often I find myself in the third pew from the front of my local church. This happens when I believe my spirit could use a good cleansing from a week of professional and other temptations including eating that bit of cake my wife has forbidden me to touch.
It so happened yesterday’s sermon centred on the influence money has on some people’s lives. Ironic I thought as I prepared myself for yet another dose of the heavily advertised and promoted sequel WALL STREET – Money Never Sleeps after having seen the first installment many years ago. When I saw the first film in Guyana in the late 80′s I enjoyed it so much I bought the video and now the proud owner of the DVD. I was an ambitious advertising sales executive with drive and determination, at times I thought was illegal! But those were the good old days…the days when family, friends and responsibility in general were regarded as secondary to the All Mighty Buck.
The sermon was based on a passage from Timothy 6:6-10 which read, in part, ‘For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.’
Though I enjoyed the delivery and the many real life references the Bishop made to drive home the point (as if he really needed to) that the love of money is essentially immoral, I couldn’t help but feel a tad guilty about the energy and drive I’ve committed to my current business pursuits, pursuits that I believe are necessary to take care of my family.
I began to examine my motives when going after a deal; the several opportunities to be with my wife and kids, I’ve sacrificed for a deal; the risk I’ve undertaken for the sake of earning a better more rewarding life; and thought to myself…was it all worth it!!!??
Gordon Gekko, the character played so eminently by Michael Douglas is famed for saying ‘Greed is Good’ and ‘What’s worth doing is worth doing for money’, these words inspired a generation of young entrepreneurs and captains of industry in the 80′s. Is it any wonder we’re in a horrible recession today? We are basically reaping what we sowed twenty years ago.
So what is your relationship with money like? Are you in charge of your money or is your money calling the shots for you? Do you have a healthy relationship with your family or are they griping over how many hours you spend away from them grafting for that deal?? DFR
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