I Wanna Hear Him Speak Chinese, Just Do It Phelps!
I just love that television commercial that I constantly see on cable tv, you know the one starring the greatest swimmer of all time Michael Phelps who recently won an amazing 8 gold medals at the recent Beijing Olympic Games.
Michael Phelps claims that the Rosetta Stone language learning system got him up to speed with the Chinese language for the Olympic games, Yeah Right! The one thing that seems to be blatantly missing form the 110-second commercial is the fact that you don’t hear one single word of Chinese spoken by Phelps during the whole advert.
Oh why didn’t they have the legendary Michael Phelps say at least a few words in Chinese to prove how good the system really is. It would have made the advert a tiny bit more believable that he actually used the system and could speak even just a few words in Chinese.
Never mind the real star of the commercial for me is Michael’s British Bull Dog called Herman; in fact I think I hear him grunt a few words of Chinese. The Course works after all!
I would also like to put in a special request to Rosetta Stone to see if they would consider putting a Bajan course together, now that would come in real handy for me! Rosetta if you can do it, you know that you can always find me at The Barbados Blog and at the Barbados Photo Blog, I shall be wating for you!
覆水難收 Water thrown out is hard to put back into the container.
Things Can Only Get Better In The USA
The Barbados Blog would like to congratulate Barack Obama on his historic win in the presidential elections of November 4th 2008 and becoming the first black president of the United States of America. Obama was born on August 4th 1961 of a white mother from Kansas and an African father from Kenya and has truly proved that the American Dream really does exist for people of all races.
I must admit that I’m glad to see the back of President George Bush and his Vice President Dick Cheney and the Republican Party in the USA. They are possible the most corrupt and incompetent pairing that America has ever had the misfortune of having in charge of the country.
Barack Obama and the Democrats have a massive task in sorting out the huge mess America is currently in and any countries in the world that are assuming that they are going to benefit because of the colour of the new President of Americas skin, better wake up and take a reality check.
I feel these words said by Barack Obama when it had become known that he would become the new president of America will become immortal, “If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer”.
Barack Obama is above all else a very, very proud American and loves his country and If anybody has the ability and desire to make it a better place it is him.
I feel it is poignant to leave you with an exert from the last speech called, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” giving by Dr. Martin Luther King, jnr. which was delivered on the 3rd of April 1968, which was the eve of his assignation.
“And I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the Promised Land. And I’m happy, tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.” Dr. Martin Luther King, jnr.
The President Of America Good Luck To Both The Contenders
It is November the 4th 2008 and it is Election Day in America and whatever the outcome this election will be historically significant. If Barack Obama wins he will become the first black president of the USA and if John McCain wins he will become the oldest ever candidate to be voted president of the USA, and his running mate Sarah Palin would become the first ever-female vice president of the country.
The Wandering Scotsman wishes both candidates good luck and is looking forward to the change of the leadership of the United States of America and hopefully a new era in the way the country conducts it’s business on the world stage. I feel that everyone no matter what the colour of your skin is, no what matter what religion you are, or what country you are from, if you are of a sane mind and have a good heart, you are sick of seeing the constant turmoil that exists in the world due to wars that were started in the so called fight against terrorism.
I personally feel that most of the world will be glad to see the end of the George Bush reign as President of America, and the state he has left the country in both economically and in how the world perceives the country. Things will hopefully change when the presidency changes hands later on today. I feel no matter who wins there will be huge changes in USA policies both at home and worldwide.
Well who is going to win, if I was to believe the newspapers and television in Barbados it is a foregone conclusion and Barack Obama his going to win by a landslide. But from what I can gather from searching online and from the polls, it is going to be a very tight race and either candidate could become the next president of the World, I meant to say President of the USA, but isn’t that where the USA has gone wrong, they seem to think that they know what is best for the entire world!
May the best candidate win and hopefully the American public will accept whoever that may be, and give them the support that they need to help improve the dire state that the country is currently in.
The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Becoming a Blogger
I have been asked the question’s a few times from family members here in Barbados what is a blog and then how do you go about setting one up. Well I have put together my beginners guide to becoming a blogger. It really is a simple process that anybody can do, all it takes is a wee bit of an effort and time.
So you want to become a blogger, it seems that nowadays everyone has a blog or are thinking about starting one up. Whether you want to start a blog to make some extra money or are looking to promote your business or purely for fun, my simple beginners guide will help to get you started.
What is a blog, It is basically a type of website which has its content arranged in chronological order from the most recent post {or entry} at the top of the main page to the older entries towards the bottom. Blogs are updated frequently and are fairly straightforward to publish. The real beauty of blogs is that they require very little technical skills to update and maintain them, unlike traditional web sites.
Blog Content, you will have to decide what you are going to write about, the subject matter of your blog is of vital importance to you. Whatever topic or topics you choose to write about you will have to be prepared and knowledgeable enough to do so on a very regular basis.
Publishing your Blog, next you will need to decide the publishing method you are going to use to make your blog available to the world. The choices are either doing it the free way, through company a like, blogger.com, which is entirely free and straightforward. Or buying your own domain name, paying to host it and publishing it through something like Wordpress.
Marketing of Your Blog, when you finally see your words published on the web, it is highly likely that you will want to share them with as many people as possible. If not why go to all the bother. The next best thing to do, is make all your friends, family, and work colleagues aware of your blog; this will get the ball rolling. The next step is to submit every article you write to social sites such as Del.icio, Digg, Stumble Upon, Tehcnorati etc.
These are just some simple steps to help you get started as a blogger. So what are you waiting for if you have something to tell the world go and do it.
Some more great tips which will help you to become a better blogger can also be found at 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger
Some more great advise for those looking to become a blogger, which I would recommend reading can be found at How to become an authority blogger
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