** on-site Trip Report ~~ Sunday evening.. ...... 06/07 ... pt. #2

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___a Conversation___
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HOPE-fully,
my goat-thing-y
doesn't cause me any problem$
....don't want folks *think-ing* i'm some kinda BIG-man, with long-pocket$
.........no no noooooooooooooo --- THAT ain't me

:-(

there's always a lot of beg-y beg-y going on
...with me
.......AND with every-body else ..... i.e., resident-on-resident beggin'

frequently,
it's the beggar *testing* the beg-ee

a *popular* con is:::>>>> '''..it's my birthday, so buy me blah blah blah..''
...my-response, most-times is:::>>> '''...show me your id .... let me check your bert-date..'''

another Conversation --- in & from-foreign


i so so SICK of folks in-foreign
making *ass-sumptions*
'bout me & my affection for Jamaica,
and my frequent trips

for example,
just the other day,
when i called my oldest daughter she-SAY:::>>> '''...Be sure to tell my Jamaican brothers & sisters, 'Hi.'''
'''...and my Jamaican step-mother, TOO..'''

:-(
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

she *remembers* me ~~her father~~ from back in the day,
when i was a ''rolling-stone'''

but me chang-ed
...honest
....me changed

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then,
there're the ''.haters.''
...the kinda folks who be poo-poo-ing Jamaica & Jamaicans
.............they the worst..!!..


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then,
there're those who chat they wanna come to Jamaica,
with me
.....but i tell 'em, how i flex...how i flow, and they chicken out.

so,
i tell 'em to book a hotel,
and
they still don't come/go

why folks just wanna talk the talk
but
don't wanna walk the walk ..??..
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this trip,
i've been making a LOT of calls back-to-foreign
....'cause for some reason(s) Digicell phone rates are super-duper cheap, compared to in the past.
........you can talk pon the cellie for loooooooooooong time, at low cost

almost everbody
i've called SAY::::>>> '''..why you call ...???... ..... you not coming back...???..'''

* sigh *

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another Ja-Conversation

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ran into a Ja-guy
in Lucea-town
...he always eases the conversation to his need of money for this and that.

saw him
greeted each other
big smiles
jolly conversation

then,
when he moved to the beggin' thing,
i *reminded* him that he STILL owes me Ja$150 from 18-months ago ::::: my last visit

i see him around,
but
haven't had any more chats, or beggin' from him since.

:-)




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...to be continued...

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time 5 pm

rain STILL falling

:-(

Old-man & landlord took naps
...me, daydreamed
.......and watch my cloths on the line get their second-rinse
...........and watched the water barrel & tank fill up.

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this rain-day
is kinda cool
.....'cause temperatures are cool too
........nice relief, from the heat & humidity

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my new Jamaican Nickname

not for sure,
but I *think* somebody(s)
is trying to give me a new nickname:::>>> '''...Country-boy Bill..''

i'm hoping & praying that this one doesn't stick
....i've already got about 6-7 nicknames

the other day,
i figured out something about those nicknames:::::: only certain people will call you certain names.....

for example,
in Negril,
the other day
a voice shouted:::>> '''...Hey, Chicago...''

me KNEW who it was
without seeing 'em
'cause ONLY one person calls me that
......and sure nuff, that's who called me
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'''..Wacker...''' <<<<::: same way .. one 1-person calls me that

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Jamaican Economy much better
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I'm not an economist
but
there's something something going,
which brings me to the opinion
that things are much better
when it comes to money matters
.... especially for a foreigner

i haven't figured it all out yet,
but this trip,
my money seems to be going MUCH further/farther

CravenAs cheaper than cigarrete prices back home
phone calls cheaper, even to-foreign
food cheaper

even though taxi fare is higher
...it's MUCh cheaper than in USofA

cost of services --- cheap

construction costs ---- dirt cheap
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...to be continued..

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grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

:-(

i MAY have
bitten off a likkle too much
with this video thing-y

all the videos
i've posted with people(s)
..have been burnt on a blank DVD
and given to the person(s) video-ed

they like seeing dem-selves pon their television
....'tis my way of telling them 'thank-you'
for letting me shoot 'em
for my in-foreign enjoyment
and
to share with you-all

however,
remember that video of Bulla ..??..
the young man with the nice house & garden & yard

well,,,,,,,, a few minutes ago,
after the rain stopped (( finally )))
i saw him on the road

he-SAY:::>>> ''''.... i want ANOTHER video..... but longer...'''
me-SAY:::>>> ''''...how long..??...''''
him:::>> no response

* sigh *

WHAT have i started....???..
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more videos soon come
maybe 1 or 2 today

but
i don't like walking around in all that mud & puddles
and wet grass
after a rain fall

:-(

we'll see how things go

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ATTENTION::: All nice from-foreign ladies
my shopkeeper buddy [[[ see previous videos ]] is looking for a *friend*

now,
i'm a match-maker
....e-Harmony ...Jamaica-stylee
.............video soon come .... with is phone number
..................if interested, message me off-line on the board message thing-y, with your phone number, and i'll pass it on to him ....... he say, he'll call....his dime

* sigh *

the things folks ask me to do

* sigh *
* sigh *

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likkle more
soon come back

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mango oatmeal ::::: the ongoing product *development* ::: and Update

the other day,
i added chunks of green bananas

worked pretty good
...added a nice *texture*
......felt good in the mouth

told my Lucea-mentor
'''...did you grate the bananas...??....''', she asked

she allegeds that would have been a *better* way to go
...because they've got a Ja-dish called banana porridge which is made with grated green bananas

'spose to be real good

me,
always the double-checker,
ask my landlord about the porridge

yep yep
he too said grate

* sigh *

nevertheless,
probably Monday
i'm gonna try again,
with the grains, bananas-GRATED,
and the goodies I purchased saturday
.........fresh nutmeg WITH the mace attached
.........some nice Ja-ginger
.........cinamon bush
.........Benjamin's vanilla extract
.........and Betty
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stay tuned for taste test
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Kingston visit

Tivoli Gardens
my landlord pointed out the place, as we passed on the bus

IMMEDIATE-ly pon seeing the complex,
i OVER-stood why it had *problems*
.....i've seen several similar housing-*arrangements*,
in-foreign, and shuddered to think what went on @ TivoliGardens (i.e., Ja-style *issues)
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"""...I CAN'T manage..!!..""

the other day,
landlord *wanted* me to assist
moving blocks
while he & the cement-guy
worked pon the new bath-area

mi-SAY:::>>>> ""...sorry .... no can do.... 'member i'm an OLD-man FROM-FOREIGN, on vacation...""

[[[ translation:::>>> '''''...it ain't happening, brother..''''' ]]]
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soon come back
landlord calling me to eat
dinner::::: bok choy, bonita fish, rice

he trying to fatten me up, mi think
....i think it's working
.......or the new mirrors are broken and/or warp-ed

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soon come back
likkle bit

Love and look forward to your postings Smith744.

You speak the truth; we want the knowledge, but few of us would be able to live in Jamaica like you do for what-ever the reason.

The young man who wants a longer video..isn't he the guy with two houses?

I tell my friends here in 'foreign'; we are being ripped off big time by the cell phone providers. I say in Jamaica; cell phone and 'time' are a quarter of what we pay. They don't believe me.

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Originally Posted by Big_frank

Love and look forward to your postings Smith744.

You speak the truth; we want the knowledge, but few of us would be able to live in Jamaica like you do for what-ever the reason.

The young man who wants a longer video..isn't he the guy with two houses?

I tell my friends here in 'foreign'; we are being ripped off big time by the cell phone providers. I say in Jamaica; cell phone and 'time' are a quarter of what we pay. They don't believe me.

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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

boardie-BigFrank,
you have pushed a LOT of *buttons*, with that post.

1....i'm NOT so sure i actually speak-the-truth.... i'm mere-ly posting/reporting things as i *see* and/or how i *interpretate* or under-stand whagwan, based on my from-foreign brain ----- a from-foreign *perspective* is frequently NOT the so-called TRUTH, as you called ** it **.

2....live in Jamaica...???.... firstly, i DO NOT **live*** in Jamaica .... i '''' visit ''' Jamaica ---- this is a SIGNIFICANT difference ..... for example, living here would involve making money, having a regular income source, blah blah blah

3.....from-foreign folks not-able to live in Jamaica...???... ..... not true..!!!... yes they can.... in short, can be done with the necessary & *required-adjustmets*

4.....guy with two houses...??... .... yeah...!!!... lol lol lol .... same-guy, but he only has ONE house .... me think you mis-understood what was said in prior video .... he once live in ANOTHER house, that was mashed up by a hurricane, ,,, re-built,,,, had some *issues* at that location,,,, and decided to move to build and move to the new-location .... probably, disassibled the old house and *moved* it, to present location...... ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... i gotta check out that

5.....we in-foreign are being ripped off in a whole lot of ways ----- in brief, me think, it has to do with supply & demand, plus what the market will bear ::::: and no offense intended, but we-foreigners with a lot of $$$$$$-things are idiots, and *bear* too-much.

consider this::>>> in good 'ole USofA, a significant portion of the things we consume come from China..... In Jamaica, same thing.... but price much lower here in Jamaica ..... i could go on with this topic,,,, but i'm on vacation .... and this stuff makes my head hurt,

your in-foreign friends no-belive, eh..??
lol
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left them alone
...let 'em *believe* what they want
lol
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likkle bit