For my Belizeans with Chinese backgrounds, Happy New Year... dunno how to say that in Mandarin.
For my Belizeans in the USA and live in New Orleans... Your Fat Tuesday has just revelled by...Not to mention the spirituous win for the ages by the Saints.
For us lovers(those with LOVE embossed into their HEARTS), I wish dearly that your Valentine desires live on. The low temperature breezes are no match for our warmth.
The world today enters in a period of Lent. Orange Walk is made of mostly Christians; and also of Catholics who today observe Ash Wednesday. It is so appropriate that St. Valentine's Day had just went by since the greatest show of Love is being observed now.
I apologize for my not posting now for almost two months now. No circumstance really is the culprit other than lack of inspiration. I think I had revealed previously that I am not fashioned a la newspaper in the quest to write news.
This weekend I watched Orange Walkeños go to WAR(Rosie), attending fairs, in buses to Chetumal, carrying flowers, eating chocolates, listening to the Valentine Day Cycling Classic, dressed well-spic, and in general bustling. Such are the clues that life goes on.
Not lost in my Belizean mind are some conspicuous anniversaries went by: The cane farmers strike that was ended for all it was worth with a death that only God knows if that was worth the strife.
Also, the Government of Belize is trying hard to be that now in the third year of their administration.
As I said, life goes on. A mistake of this government that was monumental from the on start was their effort to predict on the economy. I believe this is right there in line with their erring ways with Free Education, and the first version of VAT with the bloated percentage. Not lost in my mind are the promises of harnessing the prices of electricity and fuel. Laissez faire is definitely not the way to go. But, modern governments need to find the balance between allowing markets to flourish whilst addressing economic needs with proper legislation and policy.
You name it it is controversial: The New Education Act, Contracting Belizean economy, Telecommunications, Citrus, Sugar, Electricity, City/Town Councils and the Oil Industry. These controversies are still being blamed on the previous government. NOW, it is time to grow up and leave the "LAST ADMINISTRATION" is the dust. This is advise for any government of Belize. Intelligent Belizean people want to know what you are doing to effectively advance the continual development of Belize and not what was done(or not) years ago. Those are lessons learned and it is wasted time to attempt to shroud the ineffectiveness NOW with the past.
This coming Friday, and Education act will be railroaded through the House of Representatives either in an attempt to quell egos or to try to balance the budget with money that should be for education. Too bad that sometimes it is folly to be wise.
See you soon!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
2010
And so we start a new year!
How was the last year for you? Will this new one be any better for you?
This year some of us might want to try a New Year's revolution. Yes!... not resolution. Year in and year out we resolve to do something by setting a goal that is soon forgotten. We do this with many things in our lives.
A New Year's revolution is a peaceful fight to make things better for ourselves, those around us and those that indirectly depend on us. Even it you do not believe it... this amounts to a lot of people in the world.
Our smiles, decisions, works, and sheer desire spreads around the world everyday.
It is so so easy to spread a serious faces, indecision, loneliness, and carelessness. This happens since we do not believe that we matter. We do!
Here in lovely Orange Walk... love each other. Do it with fervour. Feel it from deep within.
The love of God that is within all of us is basic and grandiose at the same time. Let it ooze out of everything that you do. Life comes only from there... no where else.
Happy New Year!....and let us do a turn around(a revolution)!
Until!
How was the last year for you? Will this new one be any better for you?
This year some of us might want to try a New Year's revolution. Yes!... not resolution. Year in and year out we resolve to do something by setting a goal that is soon forgotten. We do this with many things in our lives.
A New Year's revolution is a peaceful fight to make things better for ourselves, those around us and those that indirectly depend on us. Even it you do not believe it... this amounts to a lot of people in the world.
Our smiles, decisions, works, and sheer desire spreads around the world everyday.
It is so so easy to spread a serious faces, indecision, loneliness, and carelessness. This happens since we do not believe that we matter. We do!
Here in lovely Orange Walk... love each other. Do it with fervour. Feel it from deep within.
The love of God that is within all of us is basic and grandiose at the same time. Let it ooze out of everything that you do. Life comes only from there... no where else.
Happy New Year!....and let us do a turn around(a revolution)!
Until!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Pithy
Anyone into the Thanksgiving celebration? I like the turkey and the food. If you don't like turkey and Thanksgiving in general, don't hate. All you should do is eat the food and say yummy... and that is it. NO BIG DEAL!
The cool weather will soon be here San the rain.
Mein... Christmas........, the feeling is unequaled.
Later.
The cool weather will soon be here San the rain.
Mein... Christmas........, the feeling is unequaled.
Later.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Omnium-gatherum
The motley crew that feigns at governance of our jewel has approached monumental more than once in terms of errors, malice, uncouthness, and the Pinocchio syndrome. I'm sorry... I had to start with a statement like that. I believe that my readers are highly intelligent. I know that they are questioning everything I write(when they read). ;)
POINT: I truly believe that when you are governing from a position of revenge; you will inordinately sour everything you touch and bitter all your decisions.
The United Democratic Party are in government today since the Belizeans "had no other alternative."... or so the present Prime Minister heartily said before the February 7, 2008 elections. Was he right?
The PUP was riddled with too much baggage collected after 10 years of reigning. Electorates in Belize, maybe elsewhere too, expect the worse of the politicians. The 'small' size of the Belizean population limits the characters in play. Those three factors destroys even saints in our fledgling democracy.
The UDP has added to that list the bitterness gathered over the years while being in the opposition. It is a sad case for Belize. They make decision after decision fueled by this post-opposition syndrome. It is documented everywhere; they are guilty of draconic victimization, land seizures, corporate vicious takeovers, corporate bullying, Super-nepotism all in the name of making the PUP pay for the past ills.
What about moving forward and keeping a nation in the path of growth? The nation has officially moved from recession to contraction. So the economy was not only growing slower but it is getting smaller. All the energies went into the wrong place.
PLEASE! Let's not blame the world economy for this one. The world economy is rebounding. The PM himself said and almost boasted that Belize will be spared economic woes. He said this when the world was crumbling economically last year.
Hey Orange Walk! We have our own circus in town. They are based right off Queen Victoria Avenue and just beside the taxi stands. It is very close to the oppressed market vendors who will be the next to get the monumental 'pinch.'
My question is this: Should Belize Telemedia Corporation have a monopoly over the cable that lands on Belize of The Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1)?
POINT: I truly believe that when you are governing from a position of revenge; you will inordinately sour everything you touch and bitter all your decisions.
The United Democratic Party are in government today since the Belizeans "had no other alternative."... or so the present Prime Minister heartily said before the February 7, 2008 elections. Was he right?
The PUP was riddled with too much baggage collected after 10 years of reigning. Electorates in Belize, maybe elsewhere too, expect the worse of the politicians. The 'small' size of the Belizean population limits the characters in play. Those three factors destroys even saints in our fledgling democracy.
The UDP has added to that list the bitterness gathered over the years while being in the opposition. It is a sad case for Belize. They make decision after decision fueled by this post-opposition syndrome. It is documented everywhere; they are guilty of draconic victimization, land seizures, corporate vicious takeovers, corporate bullying, Super-nepotism all in the name of making the PUP pay for the past ills.
What about moving forward and keeping a nation in the path of growth? The nation has officially moved from recession to contraction. So the economy was not only growing slower but it is getting smaller. All the energies went into the wrong place.
PLEASE! Let's not blame the world economy for this one. The world economy is rebounding. The PM himself said and almost boasted that Belize will be spared economic woes. He said this when the world was crumbling economically last year.
Hey Orange Walk! We have our own circus in town. They are based right off Queen Victoria Avenue and just beside the taxi stands. It is very close to the oppressed market vendors who will be the next to get the monumental 'pinch.'
My question is this: Should Belize Telemedia Corporation have a monopoly over the cable that lands on Belize of The Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1)?
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