"All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt!"
Lucy Van Pelt in Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Do we want to live to be 150?

Lanza featured in the TV podcast is a board member of Eden. He was featured on ABC back in March. Click on the link..it's pretty freaky. For those of you who don't know. Eden has a base in Corozal, we (Sealand Harvesters & Developers Ltd.) did their piles and pile works for their foundation. They will be opening a larger clinic in the Belize Free Zone , near the airport.

We along with other investors of the Belize Free Zone went to an familiarization seminar they hosted in February. Eden (Stem cell research organization) is part of starcapital . Interesting yet super creepy. As my dad and I sat there we both couldn't help getting willies. As though we both had the same feeling we scoped out the nearest exits and summed up the dudes by the doors. I figure hmmm can I fake that I'm going into labor in order to escape if they try to lock the doors or will they try to hold my baby for testing.

By the end of the seminar we were like cool, very interesting...were we brainwashed? I mean it all seems to be going against God's will...are we/they trying to be like God? Funny thing is that I had a question and was interested in stem cell research without really knowing that's what it was...cord blood banking. I was interested in collecting and saving the blood from the umbilical cord as an insurance for my baby. But thankfully I spoke to the Scientist in charge Dr. Ramesh Roshan who measured out the pros and cons for me and aided me in my decision. He also informed me that here in Belize they will not be doing cord blood collecting at this time, which was basically the answer to my question.

Food for thought: I recall them emphasizing that they will NOT be doing anything like cloning and experimenting to create different species and such mad scientist nonsense...they they are simply doing research to improve and hopefully extend life through stem cell research. According to Lanza that's what he does...so does that me that here in belize there will be testing such as cloning occuring? Cloning not to create a "whole human" only "human organs" as they say. do-dee-do-dee-do-de-doo-dee have entered the twilite zone?

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Friday, June 6, 2008

Portrait of a Baby

Sleeping with Angels

You sleep so soundly,
Looking so peaceful.
Carefully I set you down.

Your tiny being,
is holding me here.
So sweet is your expression.

You have caught my heart,
I'm still standing here.
'cause you're smiling in your sleep.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Bedtime games

Have you tried to stage a photo with kids...it's funny what can happen...

I was trying to get my daughter to take her nap but as usual she didn't want to. She just loves her baby brother, so I told her come and sleep next to Baby Brother, an offer she couldn't refuse. Unfortunately, the bribe didn't hold too long so her next favorite thing is taking pictures so I told her to close her eyes, I'll take a picture of the two them sleeping. By the time I snapped the photo... here's what happened..Second attempt...Rafiq joined in on the joke on mommy...Third times a charm...
By the way it still took a lot more coaxing and back patting/rubbing to get her to sleep.



Another incident:
I wanted to capture a moment of sibling love and obviously someone got bored.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Rafiq Hassan Rosado

Photo Ops

Hi son, I'm your daddy.


Eyes Open


"Sleeping with angels"


Rafiq's first bath.


Napping after bath.