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Being ethical in a material world
Here's my dilemma: Since I was 16, I've been active in projects relating to the UN MDGs. These have ranged from raising AIDS awareness to environmental sustainability and fair trade. It's come to my attention that being ethical is really hard in today's society. For example, I saw a rather nice faux-green leather handbag in Primark for £2 ($4). ( Read more... ) -
Tornado
A tornado hit London mid-morning yesterday. Three residential streets were torn to pieces. Luckily there weren't that many casualties because kids were at school and parents at work. The scary thing was that the hospital I am studying at is just in the neighbouring area!!! That was too close for comfort. Fortunately the major incident protocol was ( Read more... ) -
New Friends-only LiveJournal
So I’ve decided to switch back to livejournal after using blogger for a while. I’m quite proud of what I did with that page after having taught myself HTML over the summer. (I can read and understand the codes now, make minor adjustments too, but don’t ask me construct my own CSS or make some sort of animated slide show, I’m far from a techno whiz- ( Read more... ) -
Leaving on a jetplane for the Aloha state!
I am leaving for Heathrow airport in half an hour. WITHIN 24 HOURS I AM GOING TO SEE MARK IN HONOLULU. Breathe, breathe, breathe! What am I doing?!?! Am a nervous wreck! I think I might need to be sedated during the flights. How are Mark's family going to react to me? How is MARK going to react to me?! This is so scary, I've gone over the scenario ( Read more... ) -
Trip of a Lifetime
I don't believe it. After a month of struggle with my parents, there came to a point last night where I had no more words to say and no more tears to shed. All about a boy. So everything reached breaking point and I didn't know if I could defend my position anymore. Then my parents gave in. I think they've realised I've grown up. They can only ( Read more... ) -
News
Whilst I was away in London last weekend I met up with a friend who told me he actually read this so I'd better update it ( Read more... ) -
Content
Tonight I'm going to sleep knowing that someone loves me in the world and I love that person. Such a bizarre feeling, one I find both inspirational and reassuring. It brings a smile to my face just before I enter into a deep slumber (techinically it's phase three of the sleep cycle ( Read more... ) -
Remembrance
Today’s date was very significant to the people of London and across the UK. It marks the anniversary of those terrible atrocities which occurred on the London transport system. A wave of nausea ran through me as I watched the breakfast news a year ago and remembered that a friend and I had passed through those areas on the London Underground just ( Read more... ) -
Exam results, summer job and new house.
Gosh, I can’t believe I forgot to mention in my last entry that I passed all my first year exams. Yes, I PASSED ALL MY EXAMS! I’m through to second year! All those entries I sobbed my way through in early June ended in tears of joy the day I received my results. I don’t have to resit any exams! I’m so happy! I pulled it off! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee ( Read more... ) -
Leaving London
Have I really neglected this page for nearly two weeks? My situation has changed and time has flown by very quickly. I have since left London (after some very hasty packing) and am now living at the new family home up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the northernmost city in England before you hit the Scottish border ( Read more... )