Bye Bye Dreads :\

Sadly, I'm going to sell my own dreadlocks tomorrow *sigh* They are the ones I used to wear last summer. A friend offered by of buying them last week so I decided to sell them. But still, I'm gonna have a dreaded head again after my studies and it's gonna be real, not extensions like this one :)


GONNA MISS YOU GUYS!

NyJAH Huston

nyJAH huston:

He's one of the most famous skateboarders in the history of extreme sports, and the youngest one I think.


Nyjah Huston started skating when he was around 5 years old, and rides goofy. He was the youngest-ever X Games competitor, and has been competing against professionals since August 2009. He is featured in Element Skateboards videos This is My Element and Elementality, as well as a Silver Trucks video, Silver in Barcelona.On November 11, 2011, Huston released his very own video, Rise & Shine, under Element Skateboards.
In December 2008, Huston left Element Skateboards, and in July 2009, started his own skateboard company, I&I Skateboards.In January 2011, Huston went back to Element.Huston won the inaugural Kentucky Unbridled Spirit Award for Action Sports. On July 30, 2011, Huston won gold for Skateboard Street at X Games 17.


Nyjah is also a Jamaican, and I probably think that he  is a rastaman or if he's not he's a fan of Bob marley. Some proofs are his naturaly grown dreadlocks, his skateboarding company name "I&I" which is a rastafarian term for "we". You can see on the video below that his element skateboard has a rastafarian designed deck. Red, yellow and green with the emblem of the Lion of Judah.

Competition History:




2004
Volcom Damn Am: 4th (street) [1]
2005
Goofy vs Regular: 1st (street) [1]
Tampa Am: 1st (street) [1]
Vans Downtown Showdown: 2nd (big 6) [1]
Vans Downtown Showdown: 5th (gap 5) [1]
Vans Downtown Showdown: 4th (stair set) [1]
West 49 Can Open: 3rd (rail) [1]
West 49 Can Open: 4th (street) [1]
2006
Dew Tour, Denver: 2nd (park) [1]
Dew Tour, Louisville: 2nd (park) [1]
Dew Tour, overall standings: 4th (park) [1]
Global Assault: 2nd (street) [1]
Vans Downtown Showdown: 2nd (best trick - stair) [1]
WCSK8, year-end world ranking: 17th (street) [1]
Legend of the Ledges: 2nd Open
2009
X Games XV: 2nd (street)


2010
Tampa Pro: 2nd
Maloof Money Cup 2010 OC: 2nd (street)
Street League Skateboarding 1st Series, 1st Stop (Glendale, Arizona): 1st (street)
Street League Skateboarding 1st Series Overall: 1st (street)[9]
X Games XVI: 2nd place (street)
2011
Tampa Pro: 2nd
Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series, 1st Stop (Seattle, WA): 1st
Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series, 2nd Stop (Kansas City, MO): 1st
Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series, 3rd Stop (Glendale, AZ): 1st
Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series, 4th Stop (Newark, NJ): 2nd
Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series Overall: 2nd[10]
X Games XVII: 1st place (street)[11]

The number one suspect

I was really rocked by this band's sound. A fusion of progressive rock with a touch of heavy metal.Whenever their tune enters my eardrums, I start to bang my head. With the band's deep lyrics and heavy sounding melody, they managed to enter the stage of pinoy rock scene. Also known as the "SUPER BAND" of the pinoy rock, they popularized some rock songs with rastafarian messages behind each word. Songs such as "Song for the suspect" and "Touch the sky". I also snap at a poster of Bob Marley in one of their music videos "Castaway" proving that the ragga king is one of their musical influences. They are pinoy rock scene's number one suspect in terms of  distinct sound and music genre I even called as RASTA-ROCK. They are "INYODUBQUESO NI EDGAR" *laughs* kiddin' they are FRANCO.


HISTORY:
Franco started as a collaboration project between its members, who are veterans of the Pinoy rock scene. However, Franco's roots are traced from the Cebu-based band Frank, which Reyes formed in 1996. Frank was one of the bands that boosted the Cebu rock scene, In late 2008, Gabby Alipe, Mendoza, Toleran and Meneses collaborated with Reyes, who returned to the Philippines, to form Franco.


MEMBERS:

Franco Reyes of Inyo (Frank) - rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Gabby Alipe (urbandub) - rhythm guitar, vocals
Paolo "ocho" Toleran (queso) - lead guitar
Jan-jan Mendoza (urbandub) - drums
Buhawi Meneses (parokya ni edgar) - bass guitar

rastafari in boxing???

Okay, so first of all, I want to congratulate Manny "The Pacman" Pacquiao for beating the mexicano dinamita Juan Manuel Marquez for the second time around. You made our country proud once again! That was indeed a very close and thrilling fight! So stop the controversies, arguments and doubts, Filipinos are one of the best fighters in the world. Greetings and salutations sir!


   As the title of this post says, is there really a rastafarian personality in the history of professional boxing? Well, I really don't know but there is a connection between the two I think. "WHO IS THE MISSING LINK?" *laughs* I was really wondering if this famous heavyweight boxing champ is a devoted rastafarian. Who am I talking about? I'm talking about LENOX "THE LION" LEWIS. A jamaican boxer who managed to beat boxing legends such as Evander Holyfield, Mike "Iron Man" Tyson an Hassim Rahman.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lennox Claudius Lewis,  (born September 2, 1965) is a retired boxer and the most recent undisputed world heavyweight champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship. As an amateur he won gold representing Canada at the 1988 Olympic Games after defeating future heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe in the final.

Lewis turned professional in 1989, winning his first 21 fights. In 1992 he knocked out Donovan Ruddock to take over the number one position in the World Boxing Council (WBC) rankings and eventually be declared WBC heavyweight champion in 1993. Lewis lost the title to Oliver McCall in 1994 but defeated McCall in a rematch to win the vacant WBC title in 1997. Lewis went on to defend the title four times, becoming the Lineal Champion after beating Shannon Briggs by KO in 1998. He became undisputed champion after defeating Evander Holyfield in November 1999. After defeating Mike Tyson by KO in 2002 and stopping Vitali Klitschko in 2003, Lennox Lewis retired from boxing in 2004.

Throughout his professional career, Lewis suffered two losses, both of which he avenged in rematches, both by knockout. Along with Evander Holyfield, Lewis has won three heavyweight championships.

I was really bothered, is it just a coincidence that he is a Jamaican who is wearing dreadlocks and his boxing alias is "The Lion" (the lion of judah?) I also watched a replay of one of his fights (greatest fights of the centuries at ABC 5)  which he wears a red-gold-green colored boxing trunks. Another thing is he played the song "If Jah is by my side by tony rebel" in his entrance in one of his fights. But still, I can' find any information in the web to support my idea that he is a rastafarian boxer HAHAHA. CAN ANYBODY TELL ME IF HE'S REALLY A RASTAMAN?!?!

my first RASTAFARIAN POEM :DD

Salute! Hopefully maintindihan ng readers ng issue ng publication namin ang message ng poem na to. Even though I know that some people might misinterpret this one HAHA. So this is it! My first ever poem containing rastafarian thoughts. And of course! Credits to TIMOTHY EVANGELISTA SANTIAGO for the AWESOME RASTA LAYOUT, salutations sir!

(i-zoom in mo na lang sa kung hindi mabasa ung ibang lines. haha) 

SEE THE P-E-A-C-E WORD? :DD

S.O.J.A

Inspired by my classmate's favorite reggae band and the lead vocals naturally grown dreadlocks (they are not artificially knotted), I decided to put this band on my blog. They are one of the famous reggae artists in the music scene at this point. Soldiers Of Jah Army or simply S.O.J.A. 


BIOGRAPHY:


Jacob Hemphill (vocals, guitar) and Bob Jefferson (bass) met in first grade shortly after Hemphill had returned with his family from living in Africa, where Jacob's father was a defense contractor in Uganda. He and Jefferson then met Eric Rogers (keyboards, harmony vocals) (later replaced by Patrick O’Shea in 2003), Ryan Berty (drums), and Ken Brownell (percussion) in middle and high school. After forming SOJA, they recorded their first album, the self-titled Soldiers of Jah Army, independently with sound engineer Jim Fox at LION and FOX Recording Studios in 2000. The band released their first full-length album, Peace in a Time of War, in 2002. SOJA then released a Dub version of the album titled Dub in a Time of War in 2005. In 2006, the band released Get Wiser, their second full-length album. It debuted in the Top 10 Reggae Albums on iTunes and has remained in the top 100 since its release. The album release party was held on January 6, 2006 at The State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia. It consisted of two separate sets, with the opening set being older songs, and the second set being Get Wiser in its entirety. The show was recorded and was released as a DVD, known as the Get Wiser Live DVD, on November 21, 2007. In January 2008, they released an EP titled, Stars and Stripes. That same month in Hawaii, SOJA recorded their live performances in Oahu, Maui, and Kailua-Kona. Those performances were released as a DVD, known as the SOJA – Live in Hawaii, on January 8, 2009. Most recently, SOJA released their third full-length album Born in Babylon on August 25, 2009.
                                            (YOU AND ME BY S.O.J.A)

                                         (REST OF MY LIFE BY S.O.J.A)
       his voice gives me an irie feelin LOL. Closing your eyes while listening to their songs will make you feel like your on the beach, lying in the sand in front of bonfire with a bottle of ice cold beer and a couple of hot chicks dancing on your way. HAHA! 

Turn Your Lights Down Low

First of all, I wanna congratulate miss Philippines for winning the second place in the miss world beauty pageant held last week. Filipinas are truly beautiful, talented and intelligent. Greetings and salutations! You made our country proud once again. 


Speaking of miss world, did you know that Bob Marley's former wife Cindy breakspeare was crowned as miss world way back 1976? She is the mother of the Damian Marley, a grammy award winning reggae artist and her son to Bob Marley.

(Bob Marley with Cindy Breakspear at New York city)

Breakspeare was born in Toronto Canada to a Jamaican father Louis Breakspeare and a Canadian mother, Marguerite Cochrane. Cindy also has 2 brothers, Steven Breakspeare and John Spence. She moved to Jamaica when she was four years old, and as a teenager she began participating in beauty pageants, including Miss Jamaica Body Beautiful and Miss Universe Bikini. She was invited to participate in the Miss world competition in 1976; she traveled to London and won the title on November 19, 1976, becoming the second Jamaican to do so.

She Married senator and attorney-at-law Tom Tavares-Finson in 1981 with whom she has a son Christian (1982) and a daughter Leah (1986). Breakspeare and Tavares-Finson divorced in 1995.

 (Cindy Breakspeare and son Damian Marley)

She is also the inspiration of Bob Marley's song "Turn Your Lights Down Low". He illustrated their romance in the song.