I have had about six potential employers show interest in spotsenya.com and the way it is all rounded from design to functionality especially my branding and photography. Check it out and tell me what you think.

It’s going to be great to to keep in contact over the next year with the industry even though I am going to be doing a gap year as a teaching assistent in bath at Monkton.

Has any one got any tips how to keep in contact with industry people.

I am sorry there has been such a delay in blog posts over the last few months.

Ooh and if you are in london cone to brick lane and see our screen grab show at the old Truman brewery.

Here’s a few pics of my time in london. It has so much to offer. From the new to the old.

Its really trendy in here and the décor is on par with European standards. It is situated in

the Westgate shopping mall and has been going for 8 months now…. the things that makes it is the flooring and the simple design of the lighting and cream colours…

The staff are friendly and the service is pretty good but I doo feel that it a bit of an over kill with more than 15 people on the floor at one point.. i think that if they had some serious training and concentrated on fewer then that might raise the standards. I would be happy working here it must be one of the trendiest jobs in the country..

Art Caffe Video Inside

Tim In Artcaffe

Well all in all its really great and i have enjoyed my hour here…. i must dash as im going up to NU Metre to see a film (Cinema) Also my internet is running out in a few mins and i want to make sure all of you get this…

The new flexi was really great so smooth and easy to use…  also good and easy hangtime… i couldnt believe the ease of use compared to my 17.5 machine. The bar pressure was also so light compared…

I kited until it was dark and it was so cool just cruising on the flat water whilst the sun went down…

Lets hope the wind pics up today as its been raining a bit…

We plan to stay at either Diani Beachalets as its pretty budget and cheap but near the beach and really great if you are not looking for a posh place… the other place the we want to go to is to Diani Marine this is nicer but obviously more pricey.

I just want to say sorry about all the tweet tweets as i realised that there is no point putting them as daily blog digests as they are on the side bar…. but it was handy as i have been so busy at inskin media but it did kindof take away from some other more interesting blog posts… so if you you want to follow my tweets then look me up on twitter ( twitter.com/trcwest/ ). I cant say how much i think twitter is an awesome internet application… please all my mates get on it and follow me…

Wow that is very humbling and inspiring as i am 21 at the moment and about to finish Uni. Thankfully i am not in any dept through the fees and costs but in a years time i am going to be out in the big bad world with a Good degree under my belt and some potentually good jobs up in London or Anywhere even. Just if i take a stop and think what am I supposed to do with my life that is where I get stoped dead in my tracks I mean i could make lots of money and even end up running my own company with the sole aim for “Profit and Gain” 

Thing is i dont want my drive and ambition to be in Money and Personal gain.  I want to be able to give something back that will be eternally lasting and worthwhile. My mate Keith Mason and i were recently talking about this… I think this comes about when our perspective goes from being a taker and consumer to a Giver and Maker and though this the focus is not so much what i can get out this bit of work but what it can do to help other people in one way or another. 

I do feel that there are many different areas that i would like to go into but i do think that i want to Help my parrents with the work that they are doing in Africa. take a look at rfmafrica.com . Its for me more about fulfilling the great commission that Christ has place on each and every person. 

The great commission is very simple it is about spreading the Good News of Christ.

Matthew 28:16-20

The Great Commission

 16Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in^[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

The good news of Christ is that he gave his only son to die on the cross for our sins so that if we believe in him we would have eternal life… 

John 3:16 16“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,^[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

I know that i have digressed but what i am trying to say is that for me, Anne and many others, there is more to life than just making lots of money, taxes and death. There is something that is eternal and it is that future hope that i look forward to and I would encourage everyone who reads this to really think about.

Do people think that you go down a career path that can make a ton of money but not get caught up in the system and ultimately fail to help people???

We were able to do some fun things together like se the the new Indiana Jones movie. I didn’t really enjoy it but i enjoyed the whole cinematic experience down at Bournemouth’s Odeon. We also went to the beach a few times and played frisbe with Dan. We tried to go kitesurfing but the weather was a bit strong and rough for my 17 metre.

This next week is all about getting my work placement sorted out and really pushing for a good one. I really want to work with Campbell Rowley a photographic design agency as they seem really top of their field and like really great people. I just hope they give me an interview so that i can really sell myself and show how keen i am.  I think its so important to get to talk and meet with people face to face to that you can really show and tell them what you are all about. 

The bible talks in Leviticus about how we should be honest in simple things like weighing and measuring out things c 19 v 35-37. I sometimes get so annoyed when you see people share out things differently because they may have some pre-conceived ideas about them or may not like them. I am guilty of this as sometime when i am serving chips at my youth-club i give more to kids i like and less to the one that give me a hard time. I would say that that is a very easy-thing to do but actually we should be fair and equal in how we steward ours and others resources. Another example was when my house mate asked my to pay for the delivery of a car and he said he would reimburse me £35 as that is what he was quoted  but when it actually came to it it was £30 and it would have been so easy for me to make a quick fiver but if i had that would have been effectively stealing from him or conning him. 

I have also been challenged in what i tell people i am capable of when it comes to web design skills as it is very easy to churn out some fancy jargon but until i am actually able to produce that and put it into practice all that makes me is a liar.

This is a helpful scripture describing what i have discussed above:

Zechariah 8:16-17 (New Living Translation)

16 But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace. 17 Don’t scheme against each other. Stop your love of telling lies that you swear are the truth. I hate all these things, says the Lord.”

I don’t want to blow my own trumpet as it is definitely not the best sounding but i am working on keeping things honest and by using integrity i think people with be able to trust you more in the future. Every one says that that world of say business is a shrew cut throat industry but i guaranty you that if every one dealt in this manner there wouldn’t be all the problems or recessions and rising and falling economies. Please don’t let that comment sound like i am against these industries as i am not. 

Please let me know what you think on this matter. 

We listened to a talk about “Religion” in the church and how we have these sort of formalities and rituals that we can almost idolize putting the practice or thing before actually worshiping God. One of the examples used was the cliche image of people with there hands up and eyes closed putting on this front that conveys that image that we are really immersed in the worship. Sadly this is not always the case as it is so easy to glance over the words and meanings of the song, I have even found my self drifting of thinking of my last rugby game and even what i am going to cook for lunch. It is this “performance” that we put on to make people think that we are actually doing really well that really challenges me. A few questions spring to mind when i think about it in retrospect; Surely it would be better not to be there at all if all i am doing is thinking and mentally putting my self in other situations, Though at least I am in church and trying to enter into worship. I’d like to say that this is just a reflection on my thoughts that are only personal and i don’t mean to generalize as this might not be the case for everyone.

I then read in Psalms 84

“1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty 2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.”

It was this verse that really challenged me in relation to my thoughts previously. It made me want more and more to be able to Worship like this and not with the hollowness as sometimes is the case. The Psalm then goes onto say….

“3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young— a place near your altar, O LORD Almighty, my King and my God. ”

It then struck me that we must be really trying to get near the Lord and his presence(the altar). Its amazing that even the sparrows have found a home near the lord and in his presence. This is then what i must be striving towards; “2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD”. It has been a real challenge as I do yearn for more and want to go further in my faith so much so that my heart even faints for more of for this sort of relationship with the Lord.

Going back to what i said earlier when i find myself drifting off it is pure a mind and material based thought but what i think verse 2 is saying is that we have to have a heart emotion not a physical emotion. I now find my self not worrying about what my friend next to me is thinking of me or how i must look in front of the Vicar but actually worying what God thinks of my worship as he can see straight through our exterior performances.

As this has been an ongoing thought for me i felt I would express it and I realise that some people may not understand where i am coming from or may even disagree with me but i think if there is anything to take hold of here it is the word of God as that is crucial. So please feel free to comment and ask or challenge me with any questions.

“1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty 2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.”