WORLD TOURISM DAY

MY  TRIP AROUND THE WORLD

The magnets on my fridge’s door tell many stories.

My travels of many years are filled with sweet memories.

I have been to several countries in parts of the world.

Many poems and stories about them I have written and told.

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I have visited New York, London, Germany, Holland, and Toronto,

Anaheim, Catalina, Colorado, New Orleans, Buffalo,

Los Angeles, Hollywood, Vegas, New York, and Paris,

Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Florence, and Venice.

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Curacao, Florida, Margarita, Virginia, St. Lucia, and Anguilla,

Orlando, Tampa, Naples, Key West, and Hialeah,

Puerto Rico, Barbados, Bahamas, Coco Cay, St. Maarten, and Antigua,

Miami, Switzerland, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Berlin, and Cartagena.

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I sailed aboard the vessel Creole Queen,

On the River Mississippi in New Orleans.

Rode on a tour bus to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.

On a cruise ship, we sailed to Cozumel, Mexico.

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It was a dream to visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Vatican in Rome,

The breathtaking Trevi Fountain,  and the historical Colosseum.

Such a delight to explore the beautiful countryside in Florence,

How amazing and exciting it was to sail on a Gondola in Venice!

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The Louvre in Paris and the Leaning Tower of Pisa thrilled me.

I can never forget the Spanish Steps in Rome, the Eternal City.

Stratford upon Avon, where Shakespeare was born.

And a picnic on the Walton Mariner on the River Thames in London.

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Adventures with Royal Caribbean Majesty of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas.

Boat tour in New York to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.

Cruising on the River Rhine in Dusseldorf, Germany.

And a tour of the Quartier Renaissance in Lyon, France to sightsee.

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Riding on the Euro star to El Poble and Toledo,

Both places in Spain are famous for Spanish Gold.

The CN Tower in Toronto is so very high.

I thought the elevator would take me to the sky.

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And here is a verse about my country of birth.

Trinidad and Tobago is a hospitable country of mirth.

You will love the island life, beaches, and sunshine.

No matter where I roam, Trinidad and Tobago will always be home.

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Travel, see the world, and leave your footprints behind.

Enjoy God’s Creation while you are alive.

May your journeys bring you stories to tell and more.

Happy Tourism Day on September 27^th, 2024.

 

Copyright@Brenda Mohammed.

 

MIND-BLOWING HALLOWEEN READS

 

ZEEKA AND THE ZOMBIES: Dr. Raynor Sharpe has a vision of zombies and finds out that a zombie named Number Nine has visited the Gosh Hospital to warn the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. George Brown, that fifty others were planning to attack the hospital in a revenge plot by their Master Zeeka.

ZEEKA'S CHILD: Secrets, lies, human flaws, and ‘skeletons in cupboards’ are revealed and exposed in Zeeka's Child, the second episode of the five-book science fiction series Revenge of Zeeka. Who is the mystery Master Zeeka and who is Zeeka's child?

ZEEKA RETURNS: Action, adventure, high-tech weapons, zombies, and robots in Zeeka Returns, the third book in the five-book science fiction series Revenge of Zeeka: will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Sixty programmable zombies with one sinister goal in mind, 'to seek and destroy' deepen the suspense and drama of the story.

REVENGE OF ZEEKA: HORROR TRILOGY: The island of Gosh is under attack by an army of zombies under the command of a vengeful science genius. In the year 2016, the Zika virus broke out in Central and South America with life-threatening effects on pregnant women. Given a choice to save the mothers or the unborn babies, a decision was made to save the mothers. The tiny stillborns were securely and secretly buried. Only a few people knew of this. Unknown to everyone, however, a certain scientist managed to get hold of all 51 bodies, bring them back to life, and condition them to follow his command, creating a perfect army of zombies. Now, twenty years later, the evil scientist seeks revenge on those he holds responsible for the stillbirths.

ZEEKA'S GHOST: What happens when a strong wind throws down Zeeka’s urn and it falls and breaks, his ashes scatter in Steven’s study, and Zeeka’s ghost appears to Dr. Steven Sharpe whom Zeeka had kidnapped as a child?

RESURRECTION: Someone resurrected and it is not Zeeka. Number Nine, the zombie, who police thought was dead in the massacre at the Carnival event in February 2036 is alive. Mandy's robot helper, Eve, encounters a stranger in the backyard. When Eve tells him she is a robot, he tells her his story. Eve promises to keep their discussion a secret but records the conversation on her security device and plays it for Steven and Mandy. What happens next is the grand finale.

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REVIEWERS WANT ZEEKA CHRONICLES TO BE A MOVIE

 

REVIEWERS WANT ZEEKA CHRONICLES TO BECOME A MOVIE

When Master Zeeka unleashes chaos and death on spectators at a Carnival event on the tourist haven of Gosh Island, local police, detectives, and a doctor kidnapped by Zeeka as a child, must hunt down Master Zeeka before he kills again.       

REVIEWERS COMPARISON:      Twilight Zone, Frankenstein, Shakespeare’s Plays.

WHY  THIS  STORY: The fictional futuristic sci-fi thriller is set in 2036 on an imaginary island, off the coast of South America, well-known for fabulous beaches, resorts, and annual Carnival celebrations. The story is purely the author's imagination, inspired by the zika virus in 2016. Zombies and robots take centre stage and Good triumphs over Evil.   

Zeeka and the Zombies is series one in the five-series sci-fi thriller. .  Dr. Raynor Sharpe sees zombies marching outside his beachfront home and they suddenly disappear. A zombie named Number Nine goes to Gosh Hospital to warn Dr. Brown about an impending massacre by his Master Zeeka. In February 2036, 51 programmable killer zombies disguised as a sailor band, unleash weapons at a Carnival event. One hundred and twenty-five people die, seventy-five are maimed for life, and all zombies disintegrate into ash. Police are not clear if Number Nine died in the shoot-out. A manhunt begins for Master Zeeka. Intertwined in this episode is a love story between Dr. Raynor Sharpe and Dr. Janet Jones who marry.

 Zeeka's Child is series two in the five-series sci-fi thriller. Police search for Master Zeeka.  They are searching for Dr. Jason Stephens but chasing the wrong suspect.  Detective Jack Wildy discovers a flash drive revealing the face of the real perpetrator, Chief of Police Bill Grady. Dr. Jason Stephens gives another flash drive to Janet to deliver to Dr, Raynor Sharpe, confirming Wildy’s discovery, and about the child Master Zeeka [ Grady] kidnapped forty years ago. Grady disappears and the police start a manhunt for him. Raynor and Steven unite as brothers.

Zeeka Returns is the third series in the five-series sci-fi thriller. Zeeka [ Grady] abandons his zombies in the forest and goes to the home of Dr. Raynor Sharpe to look for Steven Sharpe. Janet’s helper, Miranda, a beautiful robot, uses her taekwondo skills to capture Zeeka when she sees him holding a gun. The police shrink zombies and demolish them with high-tech weapons found in Grady’s bag. They slap Grady with more than 200 charges and he confesses. He asks to see Steven to beg forgiveness for kidnapping him as a child and tries to explain why he did so. Steven refuses to forgive him and Zeeka commits suicide.

Zeeka's Ghost is the fourth series in the five-series sci-fi thriller. A strong wind throws down Zeeka’s urn and it falls and breaks, his ashes scatter in Steven’s study, and Zeeka’s ghost appears to Dr. Steven Sharpe whom Zeeka had kidnapped as a child. The ghost begs Steven for forgiveness and saves Mandy, Steven’s wife, from dangerous kidnappers. Steven forgives him and Zeeka leaves the world in peace.

Resurrection:  Series 5 is the grand finale in the five-series sci-fi thriller.  Number Nine, the zombie, who police thought was dead in the massacre at the Carnival event in February 2036 is alive. Mandy's robot helper, Eve, encounters him in the backyard, records the conversation on her security device, and plays it for Steven and Mandy. Number Nine collapses in the backyard with an epileptic fit, and Eve alerts the Gosh hospital. 

Tests and records confirm he is Number Nine, he is not a zombie and is the biological son of Bill Grady – Master Zeeka, who made him grow up with zombies because he was misdiagnosed with microcephaly- a disease associated with the zika virus that infected his mother who died in childbirth 22 years ago. Police speculate that the reason Number Nine’s killer gadgets were turned off at the massacre in February 2036 was because Bill Grady did not want him to die.

Raynor helps Number Nine choose Nieman Grady as his legal name, and Steven cures him of his brain ailment, Craniosynostosis with his new invention.  

Dr.Steven Sharpe is the new hero in Gosh because his miracle cures and inventions replace Carnival Tourism with Medical Tourism. 

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A TRIBUTE TO A NOBEL LAUREATE ON TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S INDEPENDENCE DAY 2024

 

Trinidad and Tobago’s 62^nd Independence Day is celebrated on  Saturday 31^st August 2024.

To celebrate this day, members of the Camara International Chamber of Writers and Artists [ CIESART]  will write tributes to the deceased Nobel Laureate in Literature - Vidiadhar Surajprasad 'V.S.' Naipaul.

Here is mine.

A TRIBUTE TO V.S. NAIPAUL – NOBEL LAUREATE

 

Trinidadian Vidiadhar Surajprasad 'V.S.' Naipaul was an Indo-Caribbean writer.

In 2001, V. S. Naipaul was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

In his works, he united perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutiny,

To compel us to see the existence of suppressed histories.

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Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, to which his ancestors emigrated from India,

Naipaul lived a humble life despite his popularity as a writer.

His pessimistic novels are set in developing countries.  

The chronicles of his life and travels are widely admired by all societies.

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He studied at University College, Oxford on a Trinidad government scholarship.

He worked briefly for the BBC Caribbean Service.

His first three award-winning books are comic portrayals of Trinidadian lives.

His first novel set in England, won the Hawthornden Prize.

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Naipaul's subsequent novels centered on his political views.

He started writinge about colonial and post-colonial issues.

The Nobel Laureate is also the author of some works of non-fiction.

V. S. Naipaul was knighted in 1989 for his artistry and diction.

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In 1993, the Arts Council of England awarded him the David Cohen Literature Prize.

His greatest achievement was in 2001 when he was awarded the Literature Nobel Prize.

A holder of many international honorary doctorates and awards,

At the age of 85, he passed away at his London home abroad.

Copyright@Brenda Mohammed

Bio of Brenda Mohammed

Brenda Mohammed, a former Bank Manager from Trinidad and Tobago, is the Founder of the Facebook Forum, ‘How to Write for Success Literary Network.’

Brenda is National President – Trinidad and Tobago for the following organizations:

1.       International Chamber of Writers and Artists [CIESART] with headquarters in Spain,

2.       Unión Hispanomundial de Escritores with headquarters in Peru.

3.       The Global Federation of Leadership and High Intelligence A.C. with headquarters in Mexico

Brenda Mohammed, a former Bank Manager from Trinidad and Tobago, has published 61 books in multiple genres.

She won several international literary awards in 48 countries..

She is an advocate for Peace, Suicide Prevention, and Against Domestic Violence.

Among her publications are two Peace Anthologies - Peace Begins with Us, and Creating a Better World, three Anthologies for Suicide Prevention titled A Spark of Hope I, II, and III, and two Anthologies, Break the Silence: Poems Against Domestic Violence.

 

INTRIGUING EPISODES OF FUN, ROMANCE, AND DANGER

STORIES THAT INTRIGUE is filled with tours, adventure, intrigue, and pictures to fuel your imagination.
Love blooms in France for Julia and Sam and the story has a surprising and suspenseful ending.
The book received a five-star review from Readers Favorite International.

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THESE TALES WILL WARM YOUR HEART

"Without respect, love is lost. Without caring, love is boring. Without honesty, love is unhappy.
Without trust, love is unstable."
Heart-Warming Tales consists of six romantic and suspenseful short stories all unified by the same theme - trials and tribulations of love.
The Caregiver - Is Love Enough?
Her Online Predator -- Is human trafficking behind this friend request?.
A Marriage on the Rocks - Did Maria feel neglected by Roberto or was he abusing her?
Dead Business - Was Mary's husband hiding something from her?
The Psychiatrist and the Thief - Crime mixed with Humour will leave you smiling.
No Wedding Bells for Amy - Fake love never pays.
Stories of human trafficking, a woman torn between two lovers, deception, neglect, fake love, and even humour, will interest readers who are looking for answers in their own lives.
Amazon Reviewer:
'Unique stories assuring amusement
FIVE STARS
All the stories in “ Heart Warming Tales’ by Brenda Mohammed, reflected on human behavioral aspects.
The plots were well constructed to keep the reader engrossed throughout the book.
A lot of elements that arouse curiosity are richly applied.
The book is full of entertaining surprises.
• The story ‘The Caregiver’ gave vital importance to relations.
The story seemed more like a pleasant novel connecting the reader to real-life situations faced by housewives as well as spouses.
It’s a mix of emotions and tragedy.
• ‘The Online Predator’ yet another Intriguing story, kept me wondering what will happen next.
Love and crime were well blended.
The ending of this story was as good as how the roller coaster beginning and sequential went.
A beautiful story with a well-thought-out storyline.
• ‘Marriage on the Rocks’ had a storyline with powerful life lessons.
Desire can lead people to big tragedies and one reading this story will realize what the unwanted desire of a housewife leads her to.
It is difficult for me to judge which of the 6 stories in this wonderful book is the best, as I thoroughly enjoyed all of them Brenda is a Reader’s Choice gold winner in the Romance category.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this book also makes it to another award for her.
Highly recommended and assured amusement.

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ROMANCE LOVERS WILL LOVE THESE SHORT STORIES

 

STORIES PEOPLE LOVE

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