WWBP CEW - Part Nuff

[Ephratahe]

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Originally posted by CEW:
[qb]Thank you. Please do include me in your prayers. [/qb]

Without a doubt. God bless.

[mountaingal]

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CEW - do your sons live with you? how do you get on with their mother(s)? i'm not sure - were you married before?

i realize these questions are very personal - please feel free to skip them.

thanks for your answer to my previous hypothetical question.

[Diplomat]

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Originally posted by mountaingal:

CEW - do your sons live with you? how do you get on with their mother(s)? i'm not sure - were you married before?

i realize these questions are very personal - please feel free to skip them.

Last question already answered. My sons are with me and they do have the same parents. I am of the opinion that regardless of whatever is going on or has gone on between parents, kids should not be affected, so in my case we do get along extremely well.

[DC]

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Originally posted by CEW:

Nothing immediate - perhaps in 2004 - but I would certainly love to go back to the "Holy Land Experience" in Orlando. I had a wonderful time there last Summer; a very fascinating place to visit. [/QB]

1.What about the 'Holy Land Experience "that was so fascinating? What's it like? On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate this place?

2.You seem to have shepherd's heart. Do you feel that God will lead you into the Pastoral ministry one of these days?

3. Do you watch cartoons? If so, What is your favorite?


4. Did you have a good week? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Hopefully, I am not repeating any questions. My word! You are real trooper! 7 pages??!! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Diplomat]

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Originally posted by DC:

1.What about the 'Holy Land Experience "that was so fascinating? What's it like? On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate this place?

The Holy Land Experience is a living, biblical history museum that takes you 7,000 miles away and 3,000 years back in time to the land of the Bible. From the moment you pass through the gates of the "walled city," you will be immersed in ancient Jerusalem. The structures and exhibits at The Holy Land Experience characterize the style, the architecture, and the settings that existed in the Holy Land 2,000 years ago. The Garden Tomb, the Qumran Dead Sea Caves, the Plaza of the Nations, the Temple of the Great King, the Jerusalem Model, and the Wilderness Tabernacle are intricately detailed, both inside and out, to provide you with a clearer understanding of their biblical significance.

You can get a lot more information on their website. Board rules prevents me from posting it here but you can simply type the name in any search engine to find it. Frankly, on a scale of 1-10, the place is an 11.

2.You seem to have shepherd's heart. Do you feel that God will lead you into the Pastoral ministry one of these days?

Very good question. I do struggle with this as I have never consciously wanted to be a Pastor. Involved in ministry/teaching, yes, but I have always resisted any talk from others who seem to think I am Pastoral material. Having said that, I am open to God's will for my life, and if being a Pastor is a part of it, I will embrace that, albeit reluctantly.

3. Do you watch cartoons? If so, What is your favorite?

I LOVE Tom and Jerry. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

4. Did you have a good week?

An excellent one! God has been very good to me and the day of fasting was absolutely divine.

Hopefully, I am not repeating any questions. My word! You are real trooper! 7 pages??!!

Do not tell anyone but I am enjoying it, and some of the questions being asked have been excellent ones that provokes my thinking. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Dailybread]

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1. If you could have one thing your way, what would it be?
2. Do you enjoy debates?
3. Do you admit when you are wrong or do you think you are always right?
4. Do you believe that your personality is because of the 'sign' under which you were born?
5. If someone was to meet you for the first time when they leave what would they remember most about their visit with you?

[tonirand]

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Hello there sir, it's me again, [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] . I must say you are doing a pretty good job of keeping your head above the waters. Very good.

This is my current submission. I will return in due season. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

1. The wife of your brother tells you that she married the 'wrong brother' and that she should have married you instead. What is your response?

2. A chrisitan couple is having problems having children. The wife suggests artificial insemination using an egg and or a sperm from a relative. The husband is adamant that he will not do any such thing. How do you advise them in your capacity as a friend of over 15 years?

3. Your wife and your mother do not get along as well as you would wish. Your mother has suggested living with you. Wife says if mother comes, she goes. What do you do?

4. The child of your neighbour tells you her father has repeatedly abused her (sexually & physically). She lives with both parents and a small brother but is afraid to speak with her mother about it. How do you respond to her?


5. A family member (one very close to you) has a run in with the law - gun charges. He faces life in prison unless you say he was with you on the night in question. What's your move?

6. You witness a wife being abused by her husband and make a report to the police. They both vehemently deny it and have since refuse to speak with you. What next?

Thanks you kindly.

[mountaingal]

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Originally posted by CEW:
[qb] Originally posted by mountaingal:

CEW - do your sons live with you? how do you get on with their mother(s)? i'm not sure - were you married before?

i realize these questions are very personal - please feel free to skip them.

Last question already answered. My sons are with me and they do have the same parents. I am of the opinion that regardless of whatever is going on or has gone on between parents, kids should not be affected, so in my case we do get along extremely well. [/qb]

actually, CEW, I couldn't figure out your answer from your response to churchgirl:

Originally posted by churchgirl:

Have you ever been married? If not, do you look forward to it?

Marriage is a wonderful thing, with the right person, and is a very good thing for anyone to aspire towards. One of the things I would absolutely cherish and wear with all the pride in the world is my wedding band, so yes I do look forward to wearing one.

it sounds like you haven't been married before - but then again... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] it's one of the most ambiguous answers i've seen from you, who are normally so direct. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] anyway, i was curious, because i wondered whether or not your sons were born during that time when you said you had departed from your Christian walk.

i'm also intrigued that you grew up not speaking much patwa. where in Kingston did you grow up?

[Diplomat]

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Originally posted by Dailybread:

1. If you could have one thing your way, what would it be?

Tough one, but I would have to say the doing away with of world hunger. The idea of people - especially children - dying from malnutrition/starvation is heart breaking.

2. Do you enjoy debates?

Constructive ones, yes.

3. Do you admit when you are wrong or do you think you are always right?

No one is always right and I have no problem admitting when I am wrong. The only caveat being that in *some* situations, it is not enough simply to tell me that I am. I may require proof.

4. Do you believe that your personality is because of the 'sign' under which you were born?

I do not believe in astrology, but I do think I can identify with some characteristics of a lion.

5. If someone was to meet you for the first time when they leave what would they remember most about their visit with you?

I would hope my positive attitude towards life regardless of whatever else may be happening.

[Diplomat]

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Originally posted by mountaingal:

i'm also intrigued that you grew up not speaking much patwa. where in Kingston did you grow up?

I am not sure why you would find it intriguing as I did say my Dad would and did not allow us to speak it. Later in life I consciously choose not to pick it up, as at that point I did not see or feel the need to.

My early years were in Olympic Gardens - bad then and from all accounts, still is - before moving to an area closer to Half Way Tree (I have no idea the name of that community). Last stop was in Calabar Mews.

As an aside, while I have absolutely no problems fielding and answering questions, I do tend to guard my personal space and the people in there very carefully. Some personal questions invariably lead to others and there are people in my life that out of the utmost of respect for, will not be a part of these discussions [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] .

Edited for typo

[Diplomat]

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(H)AnnA(H): I'll be back with your answers later [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[mountaingal]

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Originally posted by CEW:
Originally posted by mountaingal:

i'm also intrigued that you grew up not speaking much patwa. where in Kingston did you grow up?

I am not sure why you would find it intriguing as I did say my Dad would and did not allow us to speak it. Later in life I consciously choose not to pick it up, as at that point I did not see or feel the need to.

very intriguing. your siblings were able to become "bilingual" despite your father's edict, but not you. you did say you were a loner, to explain why you didn't pick up patwa, but i wonder at what this indicates about your relationship with your siblings, from whom you could have picked it up without a problem...also, the fact that you made a choice not to speak the Jamaican vernacular also makes me wonder how you feel about being a Jamaican, and about Jamaican culture.

As an aside, while I have absolutely no problems fielding and answering questions, I do tend to guard my personal space and the people in there very carefully. Some personal questions invariably lead to others and there are people in my life that out of the utmost of respect for, will not be a part of these discussions. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

fair enough. you've been pretty accommodating so far, can't quarrel with you. not that i'd want to. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

have a good day, CEW... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[tonirand]

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Originally posted by CEW:
[qb] (H)AnnA(H): I'll be back with your answers later [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/qb]

All in good time, sir.

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[Guest]

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CEW, I read in one of your responses that there were a couple special ladies in your life. Assuming none of those ladies is your mom; if one of your special ladies told you she has a couple special men in her live, would that affect your relationship/friendship? Also, what would be your opinion of her?

[Diplomat]

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Originally posted by mountaingal:

very intriguing. your siblings were able to become "bilingual" despite your father's edict, but not you. you did say you were a loner, to explain why you didn't pick up patwa, but i wonder at what this indicates about your relationship with your siblings, from whom you could have picked it up without a problem...also, the fact that you made a choice not to speak the Jamaican vernacular also makes me wonder how you feel about being a Jamaican, and about Jamaican culture.

But then you would be surprised if I said I learned patois just because my siblings did [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] . Like some normal kids, being told not to do something was all the reason to do it, so they did not use it when they were home, but did so elsewhere. For whatever reasons, I chose not to so perhaps I was not "normal" [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] . I see it simply as a case as from as far back as I can remember, I did not do things simply because others around me were doing it. I am still that way today.

As for how I feel about being a Jamaican, I am very proud of that fact. I am however not one of those dyed-in-the-wool types who would wrap themselves in the national colors at every possible opportunity. I am very proud of the accomplishments of my country men, an ardent Reggae Boyz supporter, love certain aspects of the culture especially the theatre, art, and music, but I do not feel a need to visit there at every possible opportunity. I feel there are a lot more places to see and a lot more cultures to discover, but I do not think that makes me any less Jamaican than someone who does the opposite.