Black Girls Rock Awards!

Tonight is BET's 1st annual Black Girls Rock Award! "Black Girls Rock!" is a tribute devoted to honoring African-American "Icons, Moguls and Sheroes" hosted by the one and only Nia Long. It will be televised for the first time on BET Sunday (November 7...Tonight) at 8 p.m. ET.


Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole, Shontelle and many more will be performing there tonight, along with honorees such as Raven Symone, Missy Elliot, Keke Palmer, and much more who will be presented with their respectful awards.


The moral of th show is to let young black girls to know that they matter, in the entertainment industry! Beverly Bond, founder chief executive officer and executive producer of “Black Girls Rock!", said it better when she says “This historic partnership with BET marks the beginning of an empowerment movement for women of color across the globe because 'Black Girls Rock' all over the world are not being told how amazing they really are or how amazing they really can be. It is time that we start telling them. It is time that we start shouting out to the entire world that 'We Black Girls Rock!'"

Thank You...And God Bless!

The "Wicked" Trip!

On Wednesday, November 3rd, my class and I went on a trip to downtown Toronto. We first went to the Eaton Centre, where we stayed to shop, or to eat, from 10am to 1pm. Then we went to the meeting spot at Sears where we were getting our tickets to go to the Cannon Theatre to See.....WICKED! 

Wicked takes place before the story of 'the Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. 
It's the untold story of the witches of oz!

Wicked was really Wicked! I have to say that when I sat down in my seat (we were sitting in the orchestra section), I was about to fall asleep, only because I woke up early that day. But lucky thing I did not! The Musical was tremendous! There was flying, there was singing, there was dancing, and there was comedy, this was a great experience! I came to watch this musical because I wanted to know what had happened before the wonderful wizard of oz; how the wicked witch became wicked? How does the wicked witch and the good witch know each other? Were they sisters?And then all of my questions were answered when I sat down and enjoyed they play. It ended up that the wicked witch wasn't actually wicked, and that even though the good witch was shown intelligent... she was actually clueless. I actually thought that the good witch and the wicked witch were sisters, but NO! They were best friends!

This was just an amazing experience, and when I look at it now... I understand more about "the Wonderful Wizard of Oz"! The musical explained how the lion, the scarecrow, and the tinman became what they are. All I know is that this was a great experience for me, and I really enjoyed this musical... This was marvelous....five stars!


Thank You...And God Bless!

How I Feel?

Right Now, I Feel Like I’m Being Hold Back By Something. I Guess It’s The Fact That I Miss The Old Days, When I Would Spent The Holidays Or Weekend With My Immediate Or Extended Family. Back Then I Would Be Over My Aunt’s Or Uncle’s House Almost Every Other Month. We Would Have A Nice Family BBQ, Birthday Party’s, Sleepover's, And Another Party For No Reasons. We Would Also Share These Events With Family Friends. We Would Play Games Or Talk About Something Else... Like The Past!

I've Been Alive For Nealy 16 Years Now, And I Met More Of My Father’s Side Of The Family (Through My Grandmother) over Jamaica in 2008.... 2 Years Ago! I Felt Awkward Because Those Relatives Are Around My Age Or Older, And I Don’t Have That Family Relationship With Them; Every time They Would Reminisce, I Felt Left Out Only Since I Just Recently Met Them; I Have Nothing To Share With Them. I Mean All Those Years I Could Have Met The Rest Of My Family, And My Father Chose For Me To Meet Them When I Was 14 Years Old...Lol (I Ain't Mad, Just To Tell You!) And The Funny Thing Is, He Goes To Jamaica At least Once A Year, Sometimes Even 3 Times A Year. I Can’t Remember One Year He Hasn’t Went. 


I Just Felt Like I Missed Out A lot In My Family, You Know! And When I Am With That Part Of My Family And They Wonder Why I'm By Myself!  I'm Only By Myself Because I Barely Know You Them!


But Now A Year After That ( 2009) I Saw Them Again, And We Became Friends. Then I Went Back In The Summer, And Now Were Good Friends (Well Not All Or Them....Lol!)


Basically, I Am Telling You That Family Is Important, And We Need Them In Our Lives, Whether They Are Immediate Or Extended!


Thank You....And God Bless!

American Music Awards 2010!

The 38th Annual American Music Awards will air on Sunday, November 21 and  live on ABC at 8/7c. 

Eminem and Lady Antebellum Lead With Five nominees; 

Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, And Rihanna Will Be Performing The American Music Awards.

Favorite Male Artist, Pop or Rock
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Usher


Favorite Female Artist, Pop or Rock 
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry


Favorite Band, Duo or Group, Pop or Rock
The Black Eyed Peas
Lady Antebellum
Train


Favorite Album, Pop or Rock
Justin Bieber - My World 2.0
Eminem - Recovery
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream


Favorite Male Artist, Country
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Brad Paisley

Favorite Female Artist, Country
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood


Favorite Band, Duo or Group, Country
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts


Favorite Album, Country
Jason Aldean - Wide Open
Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
Carrie Underwood - Play On


Favorite Male Artist, Rap/Hip-Hop
B.o.B.
Drake
Eminem


Favorite Album, Rap/Hip-Hop
B.o.B. - B.o.B. Presents
Drake - Thank Me Later
Eminem - Recovery


Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B
Chris BrownTrey Songz
Usher


Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Sade


Favorite Album, Soul/R&B
Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom
Sade - Soldier of Love
Usher - Raymond v. Raymond


Favorite Album, Soundtracks
AC/DC - Iron Man 2
Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse


Favorite Artist, Alternative Rock Music
Muse
Phoenix
Vampire Weekend


Favorite Artist, Adult Contemporary Music
Michael Bublé
Lady Antebellum
Train


Favorite Artist, Latin Music
Daddy Yankee
Enrique Iglesias
Shakira


Favorite Artist, Contemporary Inspirational
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
TobyMac


Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry


T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Nominations
B.o.B
Justin Bieber
Taio Cruz
Jason Derülo
Ke$ha
Lady Antebellum
Travie McCoy
Mike Posner

Thank You....And God Bless!

Ossington Trip: Life On The Street!

As I was visiting Ossington Ave on Friday, October 29 in Downtown Toronto, I was observing the everyday life of the people in Toronto; the people are very different if you were to compared them with people from other cities of Ontario. The people in other cities are more quiet, they like to keep to them selves, they're not sociable to one another, which cause them to be quite rude. Where as the people in Downtown Toronto are more sociable, multicultural, and diverse in their own style and attitude. Surprisingly, the people in Brampton, Hamilton, Caledon etc. lack all of these things which makes Toronto as one of the best place to be!


The people over their are fun! You have people who dress their dogs, who wear color-dye in their hair, who have a comfortable aurora to be around. They are people who are not scared of expressing their cultures and their selves. There are a lot of people down in Downtown Toronto with different personalities, which is quite easy to adapt down there! 


Downtown Toronto has so many homeless people that the homeless people actually prefer to live on the streets rather than having their own homes to live in. When I was down there I noticed something important, that know matter how homeless a person is or how unpleasant the person may look, homeless people are quite intelligent people; despite not taking care of themselves, they have talent. This one guy who I met was homeless, and he was a poet! He was creating poems out of thin air, like when a seagull blasts off for people food.  When I heard his poem I was, I thought "Man I gotta give this man something", so my group members and I gave him $4.00. 
I also took a picture of him. Here He Is: 

Homeless people in general taught me a valuable lesson that everyone should know by now! Don't judge a book by its' cover, because you don't know what your up against. But Wayne Deyer said it better himself, and I quote, "When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself." Now that is what you call Karma...Lol


Thank You....And God Bless!

Ossington Trip: Vintage Shop!

Oh My Gosh! I went Vintage Shopping in downtown Toronto with my classmates, and man wasn't it a pain in the leg......Literally! But what an awesome experience it was.


      First off, My class and I went vintage shopping because we were competing in a group challenge. The challenge was for each group member to find an article of clothing that could not exceed the total cost of $60.00.  After each group finds their clothing, they then have to create a scene and a theme using the materials that they purchased.
      We had to create a blue print so we could know where we were going.  My group traveled from Ossington Avenue to Queen and Spadina for three hours...Three hours! Looking for a costume or a prop that will fit our characters. When my group got to Ossington Ave. the vintage stores were not open as yet; therefore, we decided to have our brunch first. While we were looking for a place to brunch, we looked for stores that sold vintage clothing. One thing that I dislike about vintage stores is that their clothes do not smell pleasant.To be honest, I actually had a hard time staying in the stores. But I have to say.... vintage stores sell very cheap clothes!
     When the vintage stores finally opened, we went crazy! We started looking back and forth asking people questions so that we could have a successful time looking for what we needed.
Unfortunetly, we were unable to find what we needed in the first four stores. Until we were directed to walk a half an hour to a cheap vintage store called "Black Market". It was hectic! One of my group members was nearly a kilometre away. 

Man were we happy! And the best part was, nearly everything was $10.... We all screamed Hallelujah! We were shopping like crazy! We were trying on all these clothes, and helping one another with our costumes. We were so happy that we got selfish to the point where we didn't want to share 'Black Market' with any of our classmates,  we were willing to send them to the wrong store if we had to (Well actually it wasn't my groups idea, it was mine...Lol!). At the end of the day, we were successful for finding our costumes, and having each of them cost $10 plus tax, but we bargained and the price came up to be $56.00 instead of $60.00.

Despite the negative stuff I said, Vintage Shopping was and is an excellent experience to enjoy. I recommend anyone who have problems shopping for great clothes to vintage shop whenever you have the time...Vintage shopping is  for everyone to enjoy!

Thank You....And God Bless!