Some people need to be more OPEN MINDED about certain issues

Hi y`all, I know I haven`t blogged for a while, I`ve been a bit busy with exam revision and stuff, technically I am still busy with exam stuff  but I am sure one blog post won`t disrupt my learning (that much).

Anyway on to more important stuff; I wanted to start a debate society on college n you know I`ve introduced the idea to the student union team and they were abit skeptical  but in the end they went with it. However I had to get people to support the idea, n I had to get teachers on my side; easy enough! People asked question on what sort of stuff would be included in the debate (as expected) n I told them that it would be based morality,religion and ethics n the sort of questions we`d debate about would be "Do we need religion to create a moral society?", "Do some crimes deserve the death penalty?"."Are religions sexist?" and "Is animal testing ever justified?"

The reaction  I got with some of the questions specially "Are religions sexist" was :O "omg how can you ask such a questions, I hope you`re not thinking of including that in the debate" and some of them would just stay silent and nob their head but I knew they had some sort of objection (talk about being closed minded). I mean GET A FUCKING  GRIP PEOPLE!! its just a questions which has to be debated on. As for that question (are religions sexist), I can totally understand why people would yes to that question because most religions refer to god as HE and not only that but you can also argue that in most religions women are treated  inferior to men (I am sounding more like a feminist by the minute lol).


I just think people need to be more open minded about religion, no need to be so protective about it, I am sure we all have an opinion or two to say about it! Chillax a bit, Its not like I am whacking you over the head with a dead fish! Try being open minded and think for yourself, you`ll see things a lot clearer (as I have).

How Time Flies - It goes by faster than you think

Today was student review day at my college, its basically a day where the teachers enjoy kicking us out of college after our review appointment (they did n `t even let me print my work out -.-). Anyway, the review day is just a day where you discuss your current working grades (and how you can improve them) with your personal tutor. So there I was at this meeting (day dreaming most of the time), and then my personal tutor asked "have you decided on the 5 universities you wanna apply to, you have to start applying soon." My mind just went blank!  Yes I was aware we had to start applying during our AS (first year of college) year but I was so caught up in whatever else that was going on my life that I did n `t actually pay much attention to Uni.

So after the meeting I decided to do a bit of home work (one I should have done 3 weeks ago) and I decided to list the 5 universities I wanted go to,then I started to see why they gave us 3 weeks to do it Lol. Let me just say it isn`t easy! I only came up with a possible 3 universities so far (Stafford-shire University,Keele University and Chester University) they all do Forensic Biology with the exception of Keele which does Forensic Science and Biology (2 separate degrees!!). So I basically can`t find any more and I`ve gotta start my UCAS application soon! STRESSFUL SHIT !!


It only felt like yesterday where I was obsessing over my weird looking dolls and rushing down stairs every Saturday morning to watch Mona the vampire and Arthur (childhood memories- I miss being 10) and today I am applying to uni! How time flies, its obviously going too fast for me to keep up!

I don`t even know if I am gonna fit in like whats even more scary is the fact that its almost CERTAIN I am gonna have to move out because none of my local universities do the course I want to study which is pain! I mean I can`t pay bills and shit and useless when it comes to dealing with money, like my parents literally calculate the amount of money I spend  after a little incident a few years back which evolved spending £200 on a pair of shoes, 2 tops and a bag; see what I mean when I say I am not good with money,too bad I am not a millionaire. Life would have been PERFECT!

Hopefully I`ll be able to look back at this blog post and think "pffttt the fuck was she so worried about".  Need to cut down on my swearing seriously if my mum saw this....*looks to her left*

Safe House- Movie Review *****

Safe House Directed by Daniel Espinosa 

I went to see Safe House today with a friend and it was amazing! I really enjoyed it. If you`r into fast pace action-thriller movies then Safe House is a must watch! If you also like the movie Bourne Ultimatum then you`ll definitely enjoy safe house! I`ll definitely give it a 5 out of 5.  Its already a box office hit in the US! Its only been released yesterday in the UK but I can already see it being a box office hit here too. Looks like its gonna be a very successful film.

The Plot 
Tobin Frist (Denzel Washington), an ex- CIA agent turned international criminal acquires a file detailing criminal activities of several worldwide intelligence agents from renegade MI6 agent Alec Wade (Liam Cunningham). Attached by the mercenary Vargas (Fares Fares), he enters an American embassy and is moved to CIA safe house in Cape Town, South Africa.


The "house keeper" is Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds), a low-level agent. He watches Frost`s interrogation by Daniel Kiefer (Robert Patrick). When Vergas and his men attack the house, Weston escapes with Frost (held captive) and they both go on a run.


      Cast 

• Denzel Washington as Tobin Frost
• Ryan Renolds  as  Matt Weston
• Vera Farmiga  as Catherine Linklater
• Brendon Gleeson as  David Barlow
• Sam Shepard   as Harlan Whitford
• Ruben Blades as Carlos Villar
• Nora Arnezeder as Ana Moreau
• Robert Patrick  as Daniel Kiefer
• Liam Cunningham as Alec Wade
• Joel Kinnaman as  Keller
• Fares Fares as Vargas 
• Sebastian Roche as Heissler 

If you do go and see it, ENJOY!

Religion May Teach Grace But Another Thing They Practice

I`ve always had unanswered questions when it came to religion, Islam in particular. Don`t get me wrong I believe in God and yes I believe in sin. The thing is I follow my conscience more than I do religion and in my eyes I see nothing wrong with that. Some people  would say that's wrong but really I`d like to know why (but they always seem to avoid that question); after all God gave me conscience so I don`t see how I could go astray from that.  I`ve grown sick and tired of arrogant so called "religious" people who think they know all there is to know about religion. I hate the fact that people just take their word for things and they never seem to question them. Apparently its rude to question "religious people" or even religion for that matter! Its a bit like sitting in a class except you can`t put your hand up and ask questions, I mean logic will tell you that isn`t right and it certainly isn`t a way to learn!

If you look close enough you`ll notice (just as I did), religion NEVER gets to the core, its just behavior modification like a long list of chores! oh yeah its cool lets all dress up  "modestly"  on the outside maybe God will see that and grant our place in heaven! Question is who do you do it for God or just to please the people around you? 

I know people who have been born and raised  a Muslim (including my self) but what amazes me is why people get all protective when you as an innocent question like " What does Islam say about people who leave the religion?" By the way that's one question you`ll almost never find a proper answer to. I soon noticed that that`s one questions an Islamic Preacher hates being faced with. Most say the penalty is death, others say that matter is between the individual and God. Then I started to ask the question about free-will , Islam rightly states that every individual has free- will, going back to what the preachers said about the death penalty; I asked how can you have the free-will to choose if your going to be murdered for leaving the religion that believes in "free-will." It does n `t make any sense whats so ever! 

I was generally just curious about the whole subject so I did a bit more research into it and I was baffled to find  a conflict between the Qur`an and the Hadith which should n `t happened to be honest. Then I started to ask more questions about the Shariah Law (which in my opinion is pretty crap); the shariah Law clearly states (not that anyone , except from people in Saudi Arabia follow this) that women can`t travel to another country without her brother,Dad etc (Some close Male relative basically). Call me a feminist but I strongly disagree with that! why can`t females run freely just like males do without having to drag their dad or their brother to everywhere she goes (Talk about inequality) and please don`t even give that shit about how she needs someone to protect her, protect her against what exactly, was n`t she already exposed to the same dangers whilst she was at home travelling the city? Really I had no idea going to another country on your own meant that all the rapist or pedophiles though "Oh look she`s on her own without a male present, hey lets get her!" It does n `t make sense!  

I still haven`t found answers to the above questions and my list isn`t exactly getting any smaller either; I`ve given up trying to find answers to some of the questions because the answer `s simple really, there is one but that does n `t mean I`ll give up answering the other questions I`ve got, I`ll just cross off the ones that I think I won`t find an honest answer to and continue with the rest.

Our Deepest Fear

I get goose bumps every time I read this speech, its so meaningful and deep and that's what I love about it. Hope this inspires you, It inspired me! 

You Don`t Always Get What You Want

I over heard a conversation on the bus today, no I was n`t listening in, the person just happened to be talking aloud and I could hear her through my headphones. Anyway back to the point, there was something she said that made me think for a minute; "you don`t always get what you want but you always get what you deserve" (sounded like an intense phone conversation).  I agree with that to some extent (you always get what you want) but I am not so sure I agree with "you always get what you deserve."

Applying what she said to everyday things, like today; I sadly witnessed an 70+ year old woman fall on the pavement (and it did n `t look good her leg was in a bad state and  the ambulance had to be called in).  Question is, did that elderly woman deserve to go through the pain she went through, now I don`t know if she`s good or a bad person OR even if she deserved to trip and badly injure her self, I am in no position to judge. Seeing another human in distress also puts me in distress, its dependable on the type of person you are I guess. 

Its just a weird coincidence because I`ve  heard that conversation on the bus, after I got off the bus and I was walking down to the next one I saw the elderly lady trip over and injure her self. Its a weird coincidence because I was still processing what I`ve over heard on the bus and was trying to figure out why I agreed to the first part of what she said but did n `t agree with the second part. I felt like God answered my question by what happened to the elderly lady obviously I felt bad for the elderly lady, she was in a bad state I wish there was something I could have done. I`ve only just realized that God had answered that question, obviously I was too busy feeling sorry for the elderly lady to even think about that aspect of things at the time. I stood there hoping  the ambulance would arrive soon (for once it actually arrived in under 10 minutes). I left after the ambulance had arrived and luckily someone that knew the elderly lady was walking by at the time and went with her to the hospital.  I just hope she recovers well. 

I`ve gained quite a lot from that, its never actually happened to me before; I just wished that elderly woman did n `t have to get hurt for a simple question to be answered. Some people would say she was destined to trip and hurt her self which I don`t agree with it I mean if the government spent enough money making the pavement even and safe surface to walk on that would n `t have happened in the first place! 

Reality Slap - Or not

What will I be doing in 10 years time? Who will I be?  Where will life take me? What would I achieve?

Yep these are just some of the questions that cloud my mind, its funny because a few  years back I never even thought about them once, I use to just go about my day without having to worry about the future.(see that`s the plus side to being an innocent child). 

The whole prospect of  what the future holds just scars the life out of me sometimes! I try not to think about it too much but its kinda hard not to when your Chemistry teacher is constantly nagging you about how your falling behind; I am currently studying AS Level Chemistry, Biology, Geography and Law (weird mixture I know). I wanted to do Forensic Chemistry until I went to my first Chemistry lesson LOL, that was a wake up call! Its not really about the fact that I can`t handle the subject its more to do with the fact that I dislike almost everything about the subject. So after a long quite think and a bit a research I decided to change my career option to Forensic Biology, one because I enjoy biology and two because its still within the forensic field. 

A friend said to me once "your only 17, why choose a career option so early on? 

After a long thoughtful pause, I said (more to my self than my friend),  whats the point in studying if you haven`t got goals to achieve. Its a bit like driving a car whilst blind folded (well at least that's my idea of it)- Anyway point I am trying to make is I like to plan  a head.

I totally lost track about the whole reality slap thing have`t I (give me a break, I just done an essay on Coastal management for Geography,can`t blame me) O_O

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SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, yeah this blogging thing is actually quite useful after all,feel a whole lot better after that rant lol. Hey don`t be so harsh on me  its my first blog (kinda feel out of my comfort zone), not sure how this thing works but I`ll soon get the hang of it!