Thank God for Skype

As you know, the Miss World Competition was on Saturday (Sept. 30). Now I just happen to love the Miss World competition and this was a Miss world Final that I COULD NOT miss because Sara, my friend, was in it. But here in Japan I found myself faced with a major problem. I don’t have a TV and with it coming on at 3 o’clock in the morning my time I really couldn’t go visiting. I saw on the Miss World website that you could buy the programme for $2 US and watch it online, and so, with my newly acquired credit card I did so. Clearly, that was not the solution cause all now mi nuh get it.( I trying to get a refund) But Thank God for Skype and a lovely sister, Karena, who gave me a running commentary, because I was able to hear everything that was happening, as it happened and for FREE. When you call on skype you don’ pay nuh money. (www.skype.com - If you have people abroad and you want to siddung on the phone and don’t worry about the bill running up- this is the thing for you. Just download it, get a head set and you are in business)

How thrilling it was to hear the blow by blow accounts and the excitement came to a climax when Sara Lawrence, Miss Jamaica 2006, was named Continental Queen ( I hope you realize that that was no easy feat because the competition is quite intense). I am certain that my quiet, Japanese neighbours thought I was being hacked to death when I let out a piercing scream in the wee hours of the morning when this news was announced. I just want to say how PROUD I am of Sara for representing the beautiful island of Jamaica well. And I know she will be a great continental queen.

Yes people say Miss World is skewed and political and I tend to agree cause mi nuh know how Miss Czech republic who like to play with turtles and eat chicken win. First of all if you know anything about turtles you know that them nasty (pure disease live on them) and den to make matters worse She not even say what type of chicken she likes - curry chicken, baked chicken, sweet and sour chicken or boil chicken- she just say so-so chicken. I thought it rather anticlimactic but that certainly was not able to overshadow the joy I felt for Sara’s victory and I am thankful I was able to experience it via skype.