Orlando Trip

Hello everyone.

It is hurricane season here in not-so-sunny-just-now Bahamas. We have two storms lined uip off the coast and are picking up after one. First of all, Hanna passed through Thursday night and just caused a lot of wind. We had to pick up some leaves and sticks in the yard but other than that we're all find.

Now Ike (pictured above) is a completely different story. As you may be able to see, Nassau is just east of florida (the turtlehead) in the upper yellow area which means we will be feeling some effects of this category 3 hurricane! From MSNBC's tracker it looks like we wont feel anything but i would put more trust in NOAA which says that we will feel the effects of at least a category 1 hurricane. Sadly New Orleans will be hit full on when Ike is a category 4 hurricane!!!

(Funnily enough, one of my classmates, Stephanie Baran, evacuated from Nassau to Miami, Florida but she will probably be back soon because everyone from Ft. Lauderdale down is being evacuated!)

Enough with the doom and gloom, I still havent talked about my trip to Orlando. I went to disney world and sea world which were both very fun even though the entire time we were being drenched by tropical storm, excuse me, hurricane fay. At Sea World I went on the Kraken which is a HUGE rollercoaster that does loop-de-loops, corskrews and flips. Check out one of the videos on the sidebar.

I'm Back

Ok, I have to keep this short. I am in Elgin, Illinois. I just left my summer camp three days ago. It was amazing but i will talk about that later. Right now I am about to go into Chicago proper for the day.

I would like to thank my mom for posting on my blog while I was technologically deprived.

Well I have to go, I'll probably post again when I get home to the Bahamas.

It's great to be able to post again. Stay tuned!

Web called ...

Web called yesterday in good spirits, he has made a new friend from Shanghai who is also a Baha'i. Wants you all to check out a performer called Sumi Jo who performed at Interlochen last night. She is a Grammy award winning South Korean lyric coloratura soprano known for her interpretations of the bel canto repetoire; a singing actor pianist, I think if Bernard could have his way, this is what he would wish to be. He's got one more week of camp and laments that after such camaraderie with his new friends, it is a shame that they have to part so soon.

My imagination

Everywhere I go

I take my time and look

At things all around me

On whichever path I took

But the best thing to look at

Are the sights right in my head

My imagination is so vast

So big and so widespread

Snowmen in the summer

In my best friend’s small backyard

And swimming in the winter

Diving for playing cards

Walking on the clouds

Or anywhere you please

Maybe watching clouds go by

While you glide on the breeze

Whenever I’m kind of bored

Or I’ve got nothing to do

I disappear into my mind

And go somewhere totally new

Bernard Farquharson 2005

Update from Web

Just spoke to Web this morning after a long spell of silence attributable to a hectic schedule of classes and practise during the day, concerts and performances during the evenings, no internet access and limited phone access. He is alive and kicking. Yesterday, his master piano class was conducted by concert pianist Jon Nakamatsu who is performing a concert at Interlochen tonight. He's also enjoying his Intro to Theatre elective this summer and is learning lots of interesting acting techniques to practise on us upon his return.
I have to admit that it was hard not to call the school after day 5 of silence but we restrained ourselves and waited until day 6 when we broke down and sent an email to his camp counsellor ... but in this case no news was good news so we are once again on even keel of yellow alert. On behalf of Web, thanks for visiting and please come again :)

Digging deeper

Have you ever scratched the surface?

Have you ever wondered why?

Is there life in space?

Why is there blue in the sky?

Ten percent of our brain

Is all we ever use.

I mean it’s okay, it’s normal,

I’m not trying to accuse.

Have you ever searched,

For the meaning of things?

For where the ocean goes,

Or how a telephone rings.

If we all looked further,

Who is the Grim Reaper?

We could find so many things.

Shouldn’t we all dig deeper?

Bernard Farquharson 2006

I Am Thankful ...

I am thankful
for many things;
for being alive
when the alarm clock rings;
for all my family
sitting around the table at breakfast
when we chow down.
For all my skills;
piano and smarts,
for my soccer skills (well ... no)
and I am okay at arts.
I am very thankful for my close friends
Brandon, Kristoph and Theo J.
The list never ends
Ethan, Cynthia and Gerrick
who happens to be my cousin too.
They're always there to make me smile
when I am sad or blue.
I am thankful for
the roof that sits above my head.
I am grateful for the clothes on my back,
and my warm and comfy bed.
I am thankful for enough to eat ...
never starved before.
There's always been enough for me
and usually more and more.
There's more each and every time
but sadly it has come to this;
I'm out of words to rhyme!
Bernard Farquharson 2008