SAY NO TO RACISM....

Its unfortunate that some people think that their race or culture is superior.

I have been a victim of racism so many times in my life. When i was in elementary school(1999) my dad sent me to boarding school. This school was mainly for whites and it was rare to find black students or teachers. so one day i went to try out for the colts cricket team. As i was approaching the cricket pitch i noticed that i was unwanted but nonetheless i went on to try my luck. To my surprise the cricket coach barked at me, '' are you lost? ''. I was hurt to hear this. As this were not enough the coach went on to say that i should rather go try cattle heading. I was so disheartened by these comments. I am happy the president of Zimbabwe changed the educational policies. Now there are more blacks in the ''white schools''.


And recently, about two weeks i went to the mall to have a hair cut. When i reached the saloon, the barber frowned at me. Before i even told him anything all i heard was, ''can not lah''

RACISM AND SPORT

Eto'o has experienced racial abuse in some away matches; while some ignore the insults, Eto'o, Barcelona teammate Thierry Henry, and S.L. Benfica defender Marco Zoro have reacted by being outspoken in their criticism and threatening to leave the pitch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwpO-nnFY9g&feature=related

more than just a feeling!!!

I think empathy is more than just a feeling.

Sometime last week one of my friends, Charles Shamu lost his beloved grandfather.
Charles and his grandfather were more than best friends. The bond between them was just to good for a grandpa and grandson.

The type of relationship that Charles and his grandpa had is almost similar if not more than that of my grandpa and I. My grandpa died in 2002 and unfortunitely i have not gotten over it. I just have that feeling that my grandpa is still alive. I think this feeling is brought about by the pictures that are stuck in my room.

So when Charles was breaking the sad news to me, he began to cry. Knowing how it feels to loose a beloved grandpa, tears started dripping off my chicks.

(B0801554 Taku)