Feeling lost???

POEM - You Are

You are the Alpha
All things are found in You
All creation is Yours
From the birds of highest Heaven
To the worms of the earth beneath
Whales in the oceans deep
Sing of Your goodness
You’re in the air we breathe
The water we drink is filled
With Your love and care
You are Alpha, that beginning

You are the Promise
Made to our far Father
Abraham and his wife Sarah
Our lives are counted as the stars
Of Heaven above
The vision he saw in You fulfilled
So great is Your faithfulness
To those who seek you
With obedient hearts and open souls
You are that Promise

You are the Vision
Given to Prophets and Kings
Their words written down
For future generations to keep
Your Spirit kept alive
That dream within their hearts
It wasn’t a mirage of false pretences
This was a dream that lasted centuries
Passed from Father to Son,
From Mother to Daughter
The hope of a million hearts
You are that Vision

You are the Star
Shining brightest in Heaven
Leading Kings and Shepherds
To the place of Your birth
Though humble and lowly
Your manger became a throne
For the King and Shepherd
Of all mankind, past and present
History was re-written at Your birth
Blessed was the night of your arrival
You are that Star

In every day of our lives,
You are Alpha, that beginning,
God’s Promise kept
The Vision that has come to pass
The Star shining brightly in our hearts
Your death was the beginning of our salvation
Your resurrection, our victory
You are Jesus, our miracle
Our Saviour and Lord
The reason for our celebration

Written by Sailosi Toganivalu
Saturday, 16 Dec 2006

Sex equals Trust

Well, I was watching Australia Network and there was this short documentary on Trust and how there’s this guy who wants to find out what it is that makes us trust each other as human beings. Apparently it’s to do with a chemical in our body that is released when we experience an orgasm during sex. For pregnant women, it comes out in tremendous amounts when they are giving birth. But what got to me was what the narrator on the documentary was saying: “Sex is the ultimate form of trust,” that is really interesting to me.

I mean it’s not often that you hear that when you have sex it is reflected as trust. But when you think about it, sex is about trust. I mean, of course there are other things that matter but when it’s to do with your first time it’s all about trust.

Let’s say guy and girl want to get their freak on, guy’s experienced but girl is total virgin. She has to trust him in order to let him ‘crack’ her so to speak. Or even vice-versa. Trust is a major factor that decides if you’re having sex or if you’re being raped. In the cases of an older more mature person sleeping with a younger guy/girl, trust comes up again. Consensual/consenting sex is what happens between two people who are willing to express their love in a physical way, they trust each other.

When parents or older family members have sexual intercourse with younger members against their will, it’s a big violation of their trust. Incest is downright wrong but who are we to stop it when it occurs between consenting people. They trust each other. Society’s moral values need to be re-evaluated. Gone are the days when gay relationships were considered taboo. Nowadays, gay people can walk in public holding hands and kissing, the stigma of taboo-ism is slowly drifting away and a new age of thinking is coming out.

But then there’s the age-old theology from religion that forbids all manners of sex unless it’s between a man and woman and in the frame of marriage. Is our society turning into a reflection of biblical Sodom and Gomorrah? Its society was steeped in sexual activities of all kinds and its social hierarchy was rotten to the core. I would say yes, we are slowly coming to that point but isn’t that the price we paid for democracy and free speech and all those other things advocated for in the Bill of Rights?

So, to close my train of thought from moving any further into philosophical gibberish, I’ll just stay on that one quote, “Sex is the ultimate form of trust”.

SEX = TRUST (ain’t nothing else can beat that… but that’s debatable)

Coup Time??? psssshhh!

i'm sure that you've heard a little at least of what's happening here in Fiji and i can't blame you if you've heard something really, really wicked like they're killing people here and stuff like that but no it's not happening and i doubt it'll even happen.

i'mm just taking this time to OFFICIALLY say that i support the military takeover of government coz i hated the SDL govt in the first place! if i had the chance to vote, i would vote for the Alliance party not SDL. So Frank and his peeps got my vote. i'm actually happy that this is happening. as a journalist, i've heard alot of unnflattering things about our former govt and how they have been running things here in Fiji. How will our government defend themselves when the military begins to reveal where all those millions of dollars have gone missing.

i just want to tell all my family overseas and anyone else that wants to know that what is happening here is not affecting the normalcy of life (for me anyways....'cept of course for my mum who wants to ground me) here in Fiji. Life is going on as usual, the only difference is that the military is running government and it's doing its best to prevent village idiots from looting and destrying our towns and homes.

i dont' know when i'll stop singing the commanders praise but he has my unequivocal support for the clean-up campaign. you can form your own opinions coz you're entititled to it.

Yes i'm bummed out about the postponement of several events that were due to take place next month but i know and believe that its gonna work out good for the betterment of our nation. critics and all these *smart* people are saying that this "coup" has set Fiji's development back by 10 years but i disagree and i'm believing that everything will be sorted out by next month and life will definately go on as usual minus a few politicians and *maybe* a changed constitution.

I've heard so much through the pipeline that i would love to share but i can't coz i might get prosecuted but believe that what the military is doing is right and all will be revealed sooner rather than later. Other pacific nations better take a moment to learn a lesson from Fiji's experiences. it would be good for them.

Now on to the issue of foreign intervention and all that stuff.... i think australia, new zealand and america (britain too) should stick it and stay out of our business. they can put up as many trade sanctions and visa restriction they want, we can easily find aid in the form of our Asian counterparts who are familliar with what we are going through. Out of all the nations in the world, the asians, americas and the middle eastern nations are the only ones that know and understand what is happening. So it'd probably be to them that we will turn to for aid. China would easily snap up at the chance to be an aid provider for Fiji, so too would malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and even India. So all the caucasian nations can stuff themselves. They are just a bunch of policy freaks who are the most racist in this day and age.

To my family members living in those said countries, don't worry i'm not dissing you it's just that those countries need to know when their input is needed and when it isn't.

So that's my two cents worth on the coup issue, which i doubt is even an issue. The media needs to watch itself, i've noticed that several reporters have broken many reporting ethics and they will face the consequences of it. I'm glad that i'm just staying home and keeping an eye on Jessica. I will be called in one day to report on a case but until then, i've just been told by my lecturer to keep a journal on all the things happening. i'd have to buy a book and get news paper clippings and such. i'd also need to write up my own opinions of what's happening. which is what i'm doing now.

hope you enjoyed reading this!

sy.

^j^