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    **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon....... 01/13/14 ]]

    wow, Wow, WOW..!!..

    since my last post/report,
    for me,
    it's been an UN-believe-able time here in Jamaica

    :-)

    as *they*-SAY::>> Wish you were here, too.

    * sigh *
    so-sad that you're not
    * sigh *

    the weather..??.. --- Fantastic
    especially these last two-days:::: Right-NOW it's in the mid-80's with a slight cool breeze, and not-to much sun --- puffy clouds here & there, to keep things pleasant.

    last night & this morning I thought i might need a light jacket or sweater
    no no nooooooooooooo ---- 'twasn't too cold/chilly ---- just right ---- but cooler than *usual*

    There Are (should be) NO-hungry people in Jamaica

    there's so much food growing virtually in-the-wild, EVERY-place, all you gotta do is go into the bush, and find something to eat.

    However,
    IF you're unfortunate to be residing in a town-like-place (e.g., Negril), you *may* have a problem ..... but in the countryside, there's PLENTY to eat, for free.


    NOTE::>> there has been a constant theme regarding *living* in Negril, and other *towns* ---- over & over & over again, folks always-SAY:::>> "...too ex$pen$ive.."

    It hasn't happened yet, this trip,
    but next-time somebody asked me for some food-money or whatever,
    i'm gonna tell 'em to GO-back-to-bush, and get something to eat..... 'cause I AIN'T the *one*...!!..
    :-(
    i'm doing NO missionary work this-trip.
    sorry
    it ain't happen-ing


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    we ---in mi yard --- got so many custard apples, already picked, that this morning we had to dash-away 'bout 5-6 of 'em. Plus, on my way to/from the toilet, this morning, I saw that the tree was chock-FULL of those delicious thing-ys.

    yummy yummy yummy

    neeseberry trees full-up, too
    :-)

    and
    and
    and::>> nuff NUFF breadfruit

    bananas & plantains...???.... ----- Lawd-ah-mercy:::: I have access to more 'nana's and plantains than you-can-believe --- those things are SOoooooo-Good, when FRESH, JUST-cut from the tree.

    question:::>> have you EVER eaten a fresh RIPE-plantain raw...???...
    ummmmmmmmmmmmmm
    finger-lickin' Gooood..!!..
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    [[ continue in a few minutes ]]
    be hapPpy

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon....... 01/13/14 ]]

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    ok
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    i wanna catch-up on my posts
    give you some highlights,
    but EVERY-thing that's been going on has been a *highlight*

    so,
    this is gonna be a tough-y, 'cause there's not enough time, and definitely not enough internet storage space to chat about all that i wanna share.

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    Some *highlight* Thing-ys

    1....Went to church again on Sunday --- nice service, even though i was late, AGAIN ... good sermon... Gave my Ja-mentor her copy of the DVD, from-when she/I/we made the Christmas cakeS, on Friday.

    opps..!!!..
    :-(
    my bad
    i forgot to tell you's about my ChristmasCake baking lessons/class

    soon-come
    WITH-video(s)
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    my ChristmasCake lesson/video might take-up an entire thread/post.
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    oh
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    oooooh:::>> Lesson-LEARN-ed regarding ChrismasCake making/baking:::>> BE VERY CARE-FULL, that you don't get drunk, as I almost did
    :-(
    put the rum and wine in the cake, not in your mouth
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    stay tuned

    [[ continue in a few minutes ]]
    be hapPpy

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    I've been trying really hard to get over-to Negril, more often

    :-(

    it's been hard,
    with *schedule*
    stuff poppin' up
    this & that

    BUT, this week I'm gonna make a greater-effort to go over there ---- lot of folks AND BOARDIES i wanna link with.

    In-country,
    the laid-back vibe & stylee grabs a whole-of-ya, and won't turn ya loose. It's even worst now-days, with my new birthday bamboo bench
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    stay tuned for MORE videos on how this thing-y was made
    ...for me, it's a *lesson* on how things-get-done and/or how things-Go, here in Jamaica
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    i spend a LOT of time on that-bench
    ..listen to music
    ..sip tea
    ..look at stars
    ..look at clouds
    ..watch bats
    ..watch birds
    ..close eyes & daydream
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    back within the hour ---- gotta go pick-up my *new* (almost) shoes/sneakers
    from the local shoe repair-man
    ...he's selling me some '..left-behind..' shoes
    .....right-now, he's doing some final stitching & glue-ing

    idiot-me, didn't pack nuff shoes for this trip
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    [[[ continue in a likkle bit ]]]
    be hapPpy

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon....... 01/13/14 ]]

    Oh smith744 enjoying your reports. Glad you are enjoying your visit.

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    More...Some *highlight* Thing-ys

    1....WHY is it that ____ _____ ____..??.. ... i gotta come all-the-waaaaaaaaaaaaay to Jamaica, to find-out HOW to down-load stuff from YouTube ~~ BOTH video(s) AND (if desired) just the music-part.

    for-YEARS, in-foreign,
    i've been asking folks --- folks i *expected* would know how to do it, but NONE of 'em knew how

    but,
    here in Jamaica, in short-fashion, somebody told/showed me how to do it

    AND:::>>
    they *taught* me how to convert my videos to DVD format

    * sigh *

    i love this place
    :-)

    p.s.... a BIG-Thank-You to boardie-JamaGinger for that TarrusRiley video --- nice tune ---- 'tis NOW on my tablet and pc, and my-playlist(s).

    did i mention..??..:::>> i love this board & it's family, TOO.
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    2....*speaking*-of "..family..":::
    for some weird/strange reason, a LOT of folks have been referring to me as "..Family.."
    dem-SAY::>> "..Bill, you family.."

    the paranoid-side of my likkle-pea brain don't like this reference
    :-(
    but my heart smiles
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    3....'member young-lady renting land for sports bar/shop..??.. ------- Well, there's been a *change*.

    an update --- latest...as of yesterday evening
    Landlord canceled the *arrangement,
    and returned the rental-monies
    BECAUSE:::>>> the *community* told him (and landlord's mom) not to dew-wheat .... because of this & that & various reasons blah blah raa raa.

    stay tuned --- i don't *think* this is over YET..!!..

    4...my new shoes --- (pic soon-come) ---- they NICE..!!..
    :-)
    fit good
    well made
    repaired VERY VERY well..!!..
    ...'member these are left-behind-shoes from the shoe repair man.
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    5...I'm not '..walking..' good/properly
    :-(
    I (i.e, a foreigner) walk *different than folks do down-yonder-here

    i think i figured it out::: for the most-part, they walk flat-foot-ed,,, where i do that heel-to-toe thing-y... plus,they (especially the ladies, it *seems*) walk using the ENTIRE leg .... from foot, ankle, leg-portions AND the hips.

    Hip-wise, their stance is kind-sorta wide-legged, so thighs don't rub together.

    but it's mainly the flat-footed thing-y I've got to master.
    'cause i'm having leg/knee *issues* ---- ergo one reason i got the *new* shoes

    the other day,
    i went to the Lucea health store,
    and ordered/prescribed a nice green juice extract with LOTS of beets .... beets are great for pain relief ... the juice worked great (as expected)... but these Jamaican pot-holed, rough roads/paths/lanes/etc are killing me ---- more-so than previous years.

    stay tuned --- i'll figure this *issue* out SOON
    i'm confident it has to do with the flat-foot walk thing-y

    gonna start walking in flip-flop sandals TOO.

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    6....WHERE is the fish..??..
    STILL no fish for sale at the local snack/food shops
    :-(
    it's always chicken, pork, goat, ox ---- but no fish

    i don't get it.

    7...The Post-Christmas/Holiday vibe
    the smiles pon faces is back
    :-)
    children have sekkled in to the reality that holiday is DONE..!!..
    peer-rants are delighted that they're at-school and not under-foot.

    8...The LOVE shown toward children
    I'm *study-ing* this phenomenon closely:::: to my eye-balls, it *seems* that Jamaican-people treat, communicate with, teach, instruct, etc, the children (both their-own and others) a lot *different*-ly than what I've observed in-foreign.

    *different* in a GOOD way ...... *different* with different results (versus foreign-results)

    i'll try to elaborate on this in future postings.
    am observing, and trying to find the words to explain fully/properly/adequately

    9....WHY am i not hungry..??..
    :-(
    dunno why
    dunno how
    but this Jamaican food has a kind of stick-to-ive-ness to it.
    i'm not as hungry as i normally am in-foreign

    makes NO sense

    i wanna gobble-up everyting i see, but i ain't hungry

    10..I'm smoking less
    :-(
    dunno why
    but lately,
    instead of 1-pack per day,
    i'm rapidly moving toward no-pack per day

    now,
    am down-to 1/2 to 2/3 pack per day

    WHAT's wrong with me...????? !!! ??? !!!??
    i love to smoke
    been smoking long time

    i don't wanna quit..!!!..

    could it be too-much fresh Jamaican air..??..

    * sigh *

    mi DONE with today's report

    more Tuesday evening ( i hope )
    after my trip over-to Negril

    ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

    probably WILL go to the FunHoliday webcast

    you-all should log-in to the webcast
    so,
    i can wave at all you unfortunate folks/boardies up-yonder-there in-foreign
    lol
    lol
    lol
    lol
    lol


    in fact, i MIGHT jump in the sea, too .... haven't done that yet.... hope the water isn't cold

    likkle more
    be hapPpy

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon....... 01/13/14 ]]

    "6....WHERE is the fish..??..
    STILL no fish for sale at the local snack/food shops
    :-(
    it's always chicken, pork, goat, ox ---- but no fish

    i don't get it."

    Smith my man...the iSEA is bloodc**t rough. No fish no come
    Linston's Zion Hill Taxi

    Captain Dave

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon....... 01/13/14 ]]

    yu turn reel kuntry man,Smitty!!

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    Lawd, now he dun gone and post the black cake. Have mercy!

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon....... 01/13/14 ]]

    Quote Originally Posted by smith744 View Post
    6....WHERE is the fish..??..
    STILL no fish for sale at the local snack/food shops
    :-(
    it's always chicken, pork, goat, ox ---- but no fish

    i don't get it.
    Smith...you might scream at this!

    Our neighbour just minutes ago had Rob phone & ask me why I always order her chicken....that I need to try some of her fish for a change...LOL.

    I can give you a couple of names in Negril that generally have fish available also...ask when you see us.

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    Lovin the on site report and the videos are fantastic
    PARADISE IS A STATE OF MIND

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