Some rambling thoughts…

Hiya guys n gurls…

Long time no hear… but pouf… could not find the time or did not have the heart… for some time there, I almost forgot I had a blog…

But, not to despair… here I am…

Well, since my last post and now, loads happened… new twists and turns… but it will take longer than one post to tell you ppl more about them…

I thought about blogging today koz Kervin and I are in relax mode… He is currently in the middle of a chess game (or a series of them… :s) , so i thought why nt a post??

Relax mode.. y?? Koz we have just come out of a test week during which we not only had to contend with common day-to-day stress but we also had to fight against a severe case of Torrential Rain. Incidentally, Wednesday 26 March will forever remain as a specter of bad luck for Mauritians not only because of heavy continuous rainfall which the Meteorological Station did not rightly forecast, but because the heavy torrential rain and subsequent floods brought about the death of four people, one of whom is a 14-year old girl.

Well, imho, these could have been avoided if the decision-makers (Government, Meteorological Station) in the country had taken the right decision at the right time. The right decisions being:

1. Issuing a Torrential Rain Warning, early in the morning… so schools could close.
2. or The Ministry of Education liaising with the Meteorological station and closing the schools anyway, event in the advent of no warning.

Lives were lost, because of a “faux pas” according to the President of Mauritius, a “faux pas” which in my opinion should not be repeated. The rains gave rise to lots of speculation, to the self-realization that even though Mauritius is said to be progressing towards a healthy economy, we have still loads of room for change…

Well, i followed the news these past few days… read the newspapers.. listened to the radio.. and came to the following conclusion:

that Mauritius has got the necessary Human Resources (geologists, hydrologists and more…) to bring about a stable climate monitoring system on the island, but dunno why the government does not enlist their services… at least he could listen to their ideas… instead of relying upon foreigners, who are in the first place not living on the island and do not have a real idea of l’étendue du problème (But am sure they can help anyways…). Fortunately, i have noticed that the current government (imho) reacts well to misfortunes… once a problem crops up, they work towards prevention of a repetition.. I hope same happens here.. and that they do not sleep on the job.

As for my tests, they were test-like… The results are awaited… I won’t complain koz this is just the start.. exams remain (at the end of this month)… and on top of it, projects are to be submitted in two weeks… May God help me! (and all others…).

Hey wat about my project?? U ppl know abt it??

Well, it consist of designing a programming language to be used to teach programming to beginners.. very challenging and very interesting… and hard… as is everything else… bt dear, that’s life ek nu p manz r li… i just hope my project partner and I manage to bring about a small change in this big world….

Anyways, today is simply respite for a grueling month ahead….

And to end, phdcomics.com and i am sure this gonna cheer up loads…

So.. gud luck to our lecturers…

N this is bye to you ppl.. Take care

Kevina

Holidayssss

Yeah so the holidays r here… n i finally remembered today that i am the owner of a blog..

Sorry readers. Mais le temps faisait défaut…

And this is still the case… It is the first time in my life, I’m having to work so hard during the hols… mais bon c la vie…

Let’s move to some other fun stuffs!!!

The festive season is here! Christmas is approaching and the New Year follows next!!

I looooove this period of the year, when everybody is frantic with SO much to do… and still find the time to enjoy themselves… (Shopping Sprees excluded!! These are so hot and tiring!!! especially at this time of the year…).

Normally, I do all my shopping in the month of Nov so that i do not have to face the crush of people who go out during the last month of the year… but this year i was unlucky enough not to be able to do so… n oh horrors!!!

Noticed something?? Am talking about festivities n being highly critical… I think I badly need a reality check…

rambles… rambles…. o fait mo koner aster kifer mo p indulge in blogging… i badly need to do some ranting!!

rant! rant!! am confused… i’ve got so much to do… n so little time… enfin si mo ti pou rant imp moins zt pa kroir mo ti pou gagne imp plis letemp???

wi c sa!

mais zt koner (hre i go ranting again…) mo pa ti pou mind being stranded on an island right now… alone with me n myself… n no worries.. n no proj… n no mini- proj… etc etc etc
speaking of island… mo p met essay met en plan ile o cerf dboute en ce moment… mais zt koner komien en bato pren pou ale kitte zt lor en l’ile ek revine pren zot?? Rs 200 par personne!!! Rs 200!! par personne!!

mo truv sa cher moi… surtou pou ban etudiants à l’université parski nu bizin paye transport, manger etc etc. Ene fois mo papa ti p raconter kan li ti p aprane l’inde, tou ban University students, on showing their student IDs would get preferential rates if they wanted to visit places.. this ensured Indians got to learn about the culture of their country… even if they had to wait till University to be able to do so… imho, It should be so in Mauritius too….
ayo la dimoune kpv dir ki mone pense ene zafer tipikment moricien la… bizin gagne tu zafer kdo… mais bon… il reste a debattre… mais mo pa p mean narien de la sorte…

moi mo truV li super cher si to ena pou paye Rs 200 par dimoune pou ene bato ale kitte toi revine pren toi… mettons ene bato kpv pren 15 dimoune, sa v dir pou ene voyage aller-retour li p gagne Rs 3000. B komien voyage li p bizin fer komsa per day?? around 10?? Laem fini fer Rs 30000. Rs 30000 per day!! B sa ban proprio bato ti bizin tir avion sa!!

Pna erreur maths la non Kervin?? non mo sir pna!! wi ena maintenance ek diesel ou l’essence (bato ki servi??) Ek ena zour letemps pa bon… Mais kant mem!!!

C’est tout pour aujourd’hui

C u ppl

Take care…

I’m making no promises but i’ll try to blog on a more regular basis…

A+

Kevina

Pop Music

A cousin of mine told me to download some music for him…I came across these… and thought abt sharing them with my readers… imho ,they might bag the “Song of the Year” award this year… I find not only their music great… bt the videos too…

Enjoy…

This one is Rise Up by Yves Larock (I wouldnt mind being able to do those great skipping rope acts.. they are awesome!! :p):

Sun is Shining by Bob Marley, remix of Funkstar Deluxe:

And of course, Bob Sinclair’s Love Generation:

Cheerz!

Kevina

BlogActionDay – Our environment

Today is blog action day… Unfortunately was busy this morning and couldnt blog abt it…

So yeah, some days earlier i registered with blogactionday.org to post an article concerning the frailty of our environment on 15 October 2007.

To tell you the truth, imho, the situation is clearly alarming… Just recently i watched on the news how the Arctic Polar Ice has melted an additional 30% this summer, 30% more than the last… and this is the latest record. To view the video, visit Yash’s blog.

Ppl, our planet is suffering… in fact it has been suffering since long… but nw we are feeling the repercussions: wild hurricanes, super strong and more frequent cyclones, droughts in places where previously we had floods and vice versa… The planet is retaliating… and it’s great time we woke up and had a gud look around.

Several friends of mine have been blogging on his special day. Check these articles too:
here and here

But my say is that… writing and reading about it do sensitize ppl… but we have to ACT if we want to save the world, if we want that our children tomorrow can live wat we have… the gifts that nature has given us.

And we can do so through little gestures, gestures we can turn into habits such as:

• throwing bits of pieces of paper (and other rubbish) in waste baskets.
• walking to the nearby shop instead of taking out the car.
• do regular servicing of your car
• close the tap when we are not using it
• switch off lights wen we r not using them
• etc

Hey! the list could get longer but i’ve just realized something rite now… if we want to really save the world.. then we should forgo all the comforts we have amassed.

Mankind has progressed, at the expense of the environment: petrol from under the earth, wood to make paper, trees to make place for houses. No trees implied no habitat for animals, thus harming the food web. Ppetrol implied release of harmful chemical substances into the atmosphere.

Can the previous glory of our environment be returned?? That’s a gud question…

The answer to it, imho, is Yes. We are going to have to sacrifice lots but well we have already sacrificed the environment to help for our cause… the least we can do is return the favour!!

So ppl, ur time starts now! Fight against this injustice… provide for my kids… i want them to be able to sample the beauty of life…. provide for yours too…

Together we can make a better world, together we can save our environment, together we can make real progress… Let’s save the planet.. our planet

Cheerz,

Kevina

My Dad

Dear blog,

Therz a mail which has been going around. hre it is (mo p remarker mo p refer to lots of mails c temps si… mais bon…):

At age 8, your dad buys you an ice cream. You thanked him by dripping it all over your lap.

When you were 9 years old, he paid for piano lessons. You thanked him by never even bothering to practice.

When you were 10 years old he drove you all day, from soccer to football to one birthday party after another. You thanked him by jumping out of the car and never looking back.

When you were 11 years old, he took you and your friends to the movies. You thanked him by asking to sit in a different row.

When you were 12 years old, he warned you not to watch certain TV shows. You thanked him by waiting until he left the house.

When you were 13, he suggested a haircut that was becoming. You thanked him by telling him he had no taste.

When you were 14, he paid for a month away at summer camp. You thanked him by forgetting to write a single letter.

When you were 15, he came home from work, looking for a hug. You thanked him by having your bedroom door locked.

When you were 16, he taught you how to drive his car. You thanked him by taking it every chance you could.

When you were 17, he was expecting an important call. You thanked him by being on the phone all night.

When you were 18, he cried at your high school graduation. You thanked him by staying out partying until dawn.

When you were 19, he paid for your college tuition, drove you to campus carried your bags. You thanked him by saying good-bye outside the dorm so you wouldn’t be embarrassed in front of your friends.

When you were 25, he helped to pay for your wedding, and he told you how deep he loved you. You thanked him by moving halfway across the country.

When you were 50, he fell ill and needed you to take care of him . u thanked him by reading about the burden parents become to their children.

And then, one day, he quietly died. And everything you never did came crashing down like thunder on YOUR HEART. If you love your dad, send this to all of ur frnds If you don’t… then shame on u

Dads… We owe the world to our dads… ( n mothers no less bt this post is about Dads….) He is the one to first come running to your rescue when u fell, grazing ur hands and knees.

He is the one to buy you ur first mobile n ask you to show him how to use it before he buys his own.

He is the one to come ask if you’ll go out so he can plan an outing.

He is the one to buy you books, books you dont intend to read… but start it anyways and end up getting hooked to them.

He is the one to bail you out whenever you are in a ditch.

He is the one to start to teach you to drive (though he spends most of his time yelling at the top of his lungs in case you scratch his car..) and ends up sending you – away frm his precious car – for driving lessons.

Mine has always been there for me… wen i needed him the most and even wen i didnt. He always stood by me and my decisions.

This post is a tribute to my dad. I don’t have the necessary words to thank you enough. Just wanted to let u no that I love you and that am so so sooooo glad you happend to be MY dad.

Luv you.

Kevi

N ya, i was browsing the other day and i finally came across a meaning for my name (It goes way beyond my expectations). hre it is:

The girl’s name Kevina \k(e)-vi-na\ is pronounced ke-VEEN-ah, KEV-i-nah. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is “handsome beloved”. Feminine form of Kevin.

Not bad huh?

Gotta go now.. seems am wanted.

C u ppl.

Tk care

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