Nicely said, Tic!
I concur....but also not just in Jamaica, but why act that way anywhere?
One of my favorite lyrics from Bob Marley, Judge Not:
"Who are you to judge me
And the life that I live?
I know that I'm not perfect
And that I don't claim to be.
So before you point your fingers,
Be sure your hands are clean."
The road of life is rocky
And you may stumble too.
So while you pointing fingers,
someone else is judging you."
I lOVE this trip report..............wish I could be there, but it almost feels like it after I see your pics and read your daily happenings. Keep it coming! I can only imagine what Negril wb like if Bea was with you.......
AND all the high heels.........Girls just wanna have fun :)
I had to laugh because now I am here biartching about the biartching LOL
So enough with that already and back on with the show.
I went to Travellers beach resort today to go over the plan for the party on the 30th and everything is looking good.I do need to give a rough estimate of numbers of people who will be dining at the buffet so they have an idea of how much food to cook so if your name is down please could you send me a message on here or facebook I know some of you already have to just let me know if you are dining or not.
Neville the patty man came to save the day today I bought ten pattys for lunch and 5 coco breads BARGAIN.
Keeps the kids not hungry for at least an hour!
I have not sat down and had Jamaican food yet which is one reason why I came here so I am looking forward to going to The Seastar Inn tomorrow to get whatever food I like at a reasonable price.I really want all the home cooked Jamaican food I am longing for it!
Chatted with Tom today then chilled with the family at the hotel and beach and swimming pool.
WHERE THE HECK ARE ALL THE FAMOUS PEOPLE HIDING?
I am going on the fame hunt by next week the very latest
They can run but they can't hide!:D
I keep hearing the words NOOOO SAHHHHH and now I can't stop saying it to myself!
Other much used words here are BOOP BOOP BOOP , BULLET BULLET BULLET, BUMBAHOLE, A DAT MI A SEH
Love the way Jamaicans speak and they always make things in to a funny joke
Love the quote Marley.. Perfect!Quote:
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Wha' gwan Tic, Soon Come!!!!!!!!!!!!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by TiCtOc
Yup, Tic made me do it! hahaha Having a blast with you and hubby and everyone here!
I am exahausted, out of breath,hung over and my feet are hurting just by READING yout report TicToc!! Of course I am reading while at work the past few days and everytime I am ready to reply my DANG phone rings and I actually have to WORK. SO in a nutshell, loved the sarong look, the head stand was halarious(pure fun!), tree climbing is a must in JA the first time I went I climbed a tree and took a great photo while perched on a limb that hung over the ocean. Nails were on point the french manicure always works. Dont worry about the haters, stay as FAAAAAAAAR away from them as you can , do not let their JUNK mess up your vibes out there. You have a beautiful family and you know how to party and have a good time. Just as Clarities signature says "CARPE DIEM" seize the day, looks like you already know how to do that, as well as seize the night, early morn, middle of day , 24/7. Keep it up!!!!
It is Berts last night so I mentioned LTU pull up thinking everyone would be there but have not heard a word I told Bert I would be there right about now but need some money changing over , Hotel keeps saying NO ONE has money here :(
So again got no frikkin ride or money, seriously cannot wait to be able to get any problem easily solved at Seastar.
So here I am again no ride no money LOL
damn really do not want to let him down maybe I will get a driver to stop along the way,Bet they will charge me a bomb to get to LTU from here alone though.WHERE ARE MY PARTY PEOPLE.
Watch me get there and he is already left .;)
Your trip report is getting me even more anxious to get there already! At the rate your going you will be partied out in another 20 days! Nah, who am I kidding? lol. I don't know HOW you can manage waking with the kids less than 2 hours after you went to bed....you deserve a medal! Changing money sounds like a pain in the butt. I usually just go to the ATM machine and bypass the cambio all together.
Well I'm resting up and hoping and praying my stupid knee is mostly normal by the time I get there on the 28th! I will have to cut back on the dancing so I guess you will have to show me how to do your "Eye Dancing" lol.
Ok let me tell your your outfit the blk leggings with white top and wedge sandals is HOTTTTTTTT! Where did you purchase? Oh and love the headtop pic LOL you're my kind of girl. We can sleep when we're dead! Living through your report as I won't reach the island again until the summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by TiCtOc
tic all you have to do is walk out to the roundabout and catch a route cab--100 J to LTU or just about anywhere on West End. Change money, even if you have to stand in line. You need your J dollars so you are not stuck.
why not just pak a wad , keep it low ,and ..u will never have to think about it again
Friday after Travellers beach resort I hung with the family in the beach and TOMH came by and introduced me to his friend Bill who is now coming to the party on the 30th.
Bill plays guitar and sings and very well too.
Friday was Bertie boys final full day as his transfer was early Saturday morning.Earlier we had discussed our evenings plans and I mentioned LTU for pull up fridays and I thought a few others may have been there that we know.So we said about 7pm.
Bert did not seem definate that he was going as he mentioned Alfreds too and then I had no ride or money so I was thinking OKAY what do I do?
So I called from the hotel to LTU and said is my friend Bertie boy there so they said yes,
so I asked to talk to him and asked was he okay up there or did he want to move on?
So he said he was fine and I said I will be there soon.
I changed some money on the street on the way there, the taxi driver charged me 1000j from shields to LTU he said if I called him to return later he will drive me cheaper but he did not he charged me 1000j again and had some girl in the back too! CHEEKY so I did not keep his card.
I arrived at LTU and the place is lit up really lovely for christmas a tree up and everything , it looked really pretty, nice set up by the cliffs so you can see the sea.I TRIED to get a rum punch , it was my turn and I asked for one but then 3 other people got served first before me so I thought hmmm so I waited a little longer it was quite a long time because Bert had actually got up looking for me wondering where I had gone.So I gave up waiting and sat down with no drink.
We then was going to wait to get a waitresses attention that was another WAIT .
Last time I brought all the family to LTU a couple of years ago they had us waiting over an hour for a table which I did not mind but there was a plastic table right behind us not being used and I said we would sit at that but they said just wait which we did and waited and waited , drinks took 45 minutes to get served with so we left that time.So when I did not get served my rum punch I thought here we go again. ROLL EYES
The music was retro old songs some really old songs oloder than me I did not know a lot of them.2 songs were good.When I heard it was called pull up fridays and dj was called 22pac I kind of got the impression it would be a reggae Jamaican dance party.It was just not mine or Berties thing I don't think.
The setting was lovely , the decorations are lovely but the service was rubbish and the music was sending me and bert to sleep!They had a dance competition which was good fun to watch.
I would recommend the place for a nice dinner party, go before sunset eat a meal and then enjoy some old slow music.It is nice for that kind of thing but not a PARTY as we know it as such.
I doubt I will go again as the service is poor.But you may love it the setting is very nice.I will be updating my photographs later tonight or in the morning for you all.
The night was quite sad as it was Berts last day and we were both sitting there in silence so not like us, staring into our drink thinking about things.Bert said he could not make Alfreds because of early transfer so now I knew he was upset.Bert and Alfreds are inseperable he LOVES it so we got a taxi and said our goodbyes and I was really sad little tear came to my eye because I don't know when I will get to see him again.
HE IS MY NUMBER 1 PARTY BOY AND FRIEND!
Bye Bertie!, I am secretly hoping he did not go home and he will suprise me at Seastar tonight because he is fun like that but I know he had to go home he got responsibilities.Still I hope he returns or is still here hiding!
Bert has so much energy he really enjoys life in Jamaica and he is NOT a party pooper and he sings a funny song about party poopers it makes me laugh! He has a lot of funny songs.
So I said goodbye to Bert and went back to the hotel to see if anyone was online to hang out with but there was no-one so I decided to head next door to Travellers beach resort as they still had some music on it was just finishing though then I spotted Bill Tomh's friend from earlier, he is staying here a long time so I said oh no the party is finished what can we do?So I remembered he sings and plays guitar OMG instant party!
So I said get your guitar out so he did!
We sat on his little cottage porch at travellers and he did a few songs singing and playing.When that finished I still heard music, it was coming from Alfreds it was shouting my name TIC TOC TIC TOC!
So we started walking over there, that was almost finishing so I asked could we go in free it was right near the end they said no at first so I turned to leave and the lady said COME and let us in so we got some drinks and caught a couple of songs, well the night was still young the jungle had some party going on so we paid full whack 1200j OMG to get in and hardly anyone was there.It was a private hire thing tv lights crew were there and I was not dressed up so if you see me on TV casual I am sorry I did not know I was going out!
We strolled back to our hotels , people are fun here people older than myself know how to party here.Back at home if I said to an older person come walk a mile with me or go to a nightclub until 4am what do you think my answer would be?
My own mum sometimes will not go to our corner bar right near her house past 8pm :D
They need to go to the Bertie school of training.So last night was a bit sad because Bertie had gone
So I finally made it to the cambio today and guess what? It was shut:D:D:D
Guess where I am?
I am at The Seastar Inn HIP HIP HOORAY
HIP HIP...
I have one major complaint...
Where the hell have I been all week?
What was I thinking?
I never make the same mistake twice.
Well apart from the no ride no money thing!
I arrived at Seastar some guys here carried all my luggage straight through to the rooms.I have never been past the first room where I usually stay it is all nice.
I was thinking it is looking LUSH here nice and green and some cute flowers and palm trees.
There is my hammock on my verandha ooh how I have missed you hammock.The door was opened and I imediately noticed the high big comfy looking beds with TWO pillows each ones that I just wanted to sink my hungover head into they look so comfortable.My son shouted wow I love the beds.
Oh forgot to say GOT AN UPGRADE TOO woooooo
So I walked in the room and got sad again (don't think I am fully over the fact that bertie has actually left me)
I was sad because the room is perfect just like my grandmothers place and she was my best friend and she died just before I came on this trip,Just the way the beds were made and the pillows were plumped and the tie backs on the curtains and the flowers on the table cute clean and quaint just like my grandmothers house, everything in its place.I have free wifi here which works all over the hotel and in the bedrooms so I will really look forward to doing a live link with my parents back home to show them the hotel and that my son has learned to swim and he is scaring me to death diving in and swimming underwater!.
It is lovely and sunny weather here the hammock looks great I cannot wait to swing in it.I was supposed to having a total rest day and night but you know what nightit is tonight don't you?It is the Seastar party night and I think quite a few boardies will be coming down so it would be rude not to!
The updates to seastar are very nice and now I am settled in I will take lots of photos and vids for you all to see.
We all ordered some food after our luggage was in the room.Husband had jerk chicken salad wrap with fries , me and the girls had egg and fries and my son had chicken fingers with fries , there was bread jams and sauces.
Great price and I think they were home made fries the plates were cleaned very quickly.My son is a very fussy eater and has not found much he enjoys since being here which has left him very annoying and irritable to me and others !!
So I ordered him the chicken fingers and fries and I was waiting for the usual eww yuk I don't like it I don't want it , get rid of it why did you get me that dramatic scenario we get 4 times a day.So he sat there tasted a chip/frie and had a bite of the chicken finger and he said can I just say something so I thought here we go moan moan moan.And he said will you order me more of these , these are good
YAY hooray finally so he is happy now and if he is happy that means he is not annoying his father who is chief moaner and if annoyed moans even more then everyone gets unhappy so that chicken finger SAVED THE DAY!
Might get his some more later.Clairol waitress/bartender here gave us a warm welcome and service with a smile as always.It is a pleasure to be here and I just wish I had come sooner.
The speakers are working great we had some good Jamaican music on earlier while we chilled poolside and ate lunch.
It is all good here and I will report later but for now I have to swim shower and get ready for the party.All my clothes are dirty I have absolutely no idea what I can wear so if I look like a tramp on the webcast please excuse me LOL
I really need my rest and jetlag day feeling a little tired.Hope you are enjoying the report and I will get the photos on as soon as I can, Got a few places to go in the pipe line, Hoping to go to the waterpark with pool guy and family and doing a day trip with Joes family .My taxi fare budget has now been blown so no more hopping in taxis just for now.When my moneys gone its gone no more to come no back up!
My review of Shields.Going to try to keep it short and sweet and to the point (try)
Security is VERY good tight.
No worries helpful friendly and good and plenty of staff for security.
Cocktails taste excellent and very low cost something like 3-400j and they do 241 at happy hour.It is a very nice spot for cocktails to watch the sun go down - pre party drinks.
The food is so so and higher priced than I wanted to pay so rarely ate there even bert laughed at the special saying whats so special about that price.
so drinks are low priced and good but we did not rate the restaurant side although the female chef is very good at her job.I think one day a man stood in for her and he got a FAIL from one of my kids
They said they ordered grilled cheese and fries and the woman chef made it delicious and presented it nice but he just got 2 pieces of bread and threw on a cheese slice did not even toast the bread or melt the cheese properly and the ice cream was all runny and melted.
The rooms are ok they have everything you need I loved the ceiling made out of wood.Unusual
I had the two bed apartment air con in front bedroom did not cool the place down but I don't like using air con anyway so I did not care but you might.
No view at all from front verandha.Cement wall.Back verandha overlooks ansells cottages.Not much of a view there but like I said you get what you need in the rooms it is okay as a base.
Nothing to write home about and I did not take any photographs.The swimming pool is fine and clean and I loved just watching the sunset from the tables on the beach and like I said cocktails tasted good.
None of my family were feeling the place I cannot explain why.
Front desk staff were wonderful infact all staff except one person was very nice with us all
but that one member of staff who ignored/did not hear me that first day just put me off the whole place so I did not hang at the hotel eat or drink there that often .I do not do bad vibes.I do not give them to people and I do not appreciate getting them from people LET ALONE PAY for the privilege!
That 5 minutes of her bad mood lost the hotel a lot of money this week.Maybe it was her hotel so maybe it does not matter to her I do not know who she was.All I wanted was a drink.
My kids stayed in the room a lot which is very unusual for them , I was saying go in the pool "NAH"
Come on the beach "NAH"
And I did not want to particularly spend my time at the bar so we was in the room a lot more than usual.The pillows seriously need changing but everything else was okay
I was just totally put off by that first day which is a shame because I would have liked to hang at that bar with those cheap tasty cocktails a lot watching the sun go down.
If you do not pay your bill on the day you get your bill then they will phone your room and phone and phone
and the phone was in the childrens bedroom and it is very loud like a shrill alarm
So a couple of times the children were woken up by it over a 5 or 6 dollar bill which ended up with me and husband ROLLING EYES to put it politely and he said where do they think we going to run off too?
They have my flight details they have my address I am not going to leave the country or swim home to avoid a 6 dollar bill.I do understand that is how their system must run but it is just a pain in the butt constantly worrying about changing money getting my purse taking purse back to room unlocking things.Especially when there are 5 people all doing their own thing.Here at Seastar they just put it on a bill and then you pay simple no shrill alarms and having to drop everything immediately.
Wifi at Shields only works in reception not in the bedrooms so if you are thinking of doing a trip report you will spend a lot of time in reception!
I would stay again if I got a good price but I would not take the children back there.They just did not really enjoy it.Probably because they were not made a fuss of which kids like and I think they got sick of hotdogs!
As a low cost base and somewhere for good cocktails to sunset watch I would do it again as a single or as a couple
It could have been a really nice stay but for me unfortunately it just was not.
Staff on the whole were lovely and security was good any questions just ask.
No cambio near by
taxi to roundabout or walk.
The 2 bed has two beds in one room and one bed in the living room, I have 3 children so the plan was they would take the room with two beds unfortunately for me my room was also a living room connected to the kitchen so the kids were constantly in and out of my room for food and drinks so I had no privacy at all.There is a lock on the door but if I would have locked it they would have just kept knocking on it!
It may not bother some people but I like privacy after having a shower or getting my make up on ready for a night out.
Shields only takes cash not credit card or bank card for booking so I found booking there a hassle I had to call from overseas and also e-mail , I like to plan and pay in advance so they said perhaps someone on island could pay it for me but I did not have anyone to do that so then they said get a bankers cheque which meant me having to go into the city and getting an appointment at the bank MAJOR HASSLE
so I suggested money gram even though I did not really like to do that so they said they did not know where the money gram places were so I found out and gave them the details.I sent a deposit first time by money gram then paid the remainder.Both times I paid the fee.At one point I was going to use a bank card and they wanted me to scan and fax passport and credit card details at that time I had not even picked up my new passport and I never had a credit card.So booking was not simple at all.Maybe best just turning up with cash but then you may not get a good rate.
Cali I am rocking dollar store promotions this trip for all shoes and clothing LOL had to keep the budget down most things were just a few dollars lol
Irie world I would not feel happy about walking to the roundabout area in the darkness alone at night and I just would not recommend it.Not seen or heard of anything happening but I personally just wouldn't .
Rastagal get down here!
Oh I have been doing some major eye dancing trust me especially after a few rums cross eyed dancing LOL
I can't wait to see you guys dancing up a storm tonight.... :D Almost felt like I was at Canoe the other night. You and Bertie Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree with SG, It was so fun seeing you and Bert dancing at Canoe the other night! You guys definitely rock!
I'm so sad that Bert is gone too :( I've been enjoying the tales of your adventures together and all the fun pictures. Thanks for taking us along with you!
Seastar Inn is great, isn't it? I had the same reaction when we checked in last month. I couldn't believe how big the room was, how nice the bed was made up with all the pillows, how lush everything was and how comfy the hammock on the balcony is! You're going to have a great time there! Have a fun night!!:D
I am quite tired I had the option to go to bed before the show for a couple of hours but my husband just bought me an energy drink so I guess I will plod on and I am planning on a total blissful peaceful day tomorrow here by the pool.
I have really got the hang of the resizing thing now but why are my pictures turning out weird?what do I need to press so people are not stretched or distorted looking?
Famous man hunt number 1 may have just been found.I saw an advert for Monday night for King yellowman but it is at bourbon beach and I thought it was closed but still VERY EXCITED I met Yellowman last time I was here and he allowed me backstage and stopped for a chat and called me up on stage for a dance he is really down to earth a real nice person I really hope he is on he is a long time fave singer of mine right from way back with all the old rudey classics!
Well you make the clothes look like they cost thousands. Love your style! Oh andQuote:
Originally Posted by TiCtOc
thank you for the detailed review on Shields, I was interested to find out more about the 2 bdrm. From you said the living area is actually considered a bedroom and having to cut through the room to get to kitchen I will not book a 2 bdrm from them. Looking forward to the rest of your report and I hope to make it home in time for the Seastar webcast and webchat.
Oh the beach pics just made my heart skip a beat. Cannot wait to return. My condolences to you and your family for the loss of your grandmother. Your children are adorable.
Cali the 2 bedroom does have its own stairway at the back and entrance and key and the middle door locks so if you do not want someone in your room then you have the option to lock the door.Ideally I would have moved one double bed from the back room into the front room with kitchen so I would have more privacy but it never happened.
Nice nice nice!!! What is the concrete structure at the pool at Seastar? I assume the shower?
Your son is now "Mr. Cannonball". He looks like he's having a blast. Thank goodness you discovered chicken fingers.
I look forward to your post morning & evening. Phew... you sure wear me out! I'm waiting for jet lag to eventually kick in.
I just love checking for your updates! Don't feel bad about paying all that money for the Jungle...after a few drinks I think I will do just about anything to find the next party as well! I've been wondering about that rudegyal you mentioned early on from the hotel...that hotel sounds like one pain in the butt to book at...Who doesn't take credit cards???
I am going to jump on the webcast now and see if you are there!
I still remember when I was eating at Shields in '09 and they wouldn't take my prepaid visa because my name wasn't on it..and I had to take a taxi to the roundabout atm and back just to pay them..the food and drink were good, but yeah, a hassle and I prolly wouldn't stay there myself..Travellers on the other hand is a place I am more and more thinking about..loved hanging out there..
and Bill from travellers...I think I know him! Ask him if he remembers the big blonde who sang karoake at Seawind! I did at Travellers too, but it was Seawind I saw him at and we sang a few songs at. :)
I couldnt help but notice the drinks myself...wow.
Well lastnight was great fun at the seastar inn the dancers were crazy good and the drumming was fun, the singers are great, it takes a bit of courage to get up in front of everyone but eventually most people get up and have a fun time.The owners Chris and Francine get up dancing too and all the bar staff!
I think at one point we were all waving lengths of tissue around as banners and I got to do my conga line I was hoping to get to do before I got here.Took a few of us to rooftop terrace but they wanted 1000j each and it did not look like anyone was there so we went to scrub a dub nobody was inside just outside and they kept saying soon come people soon come zzzzzzz did not want to wait any longer asked for money back the man said no!Stig in the mud charged us for somewhere that was not even open.
So where was everyone.Well a taxi driver said everyone is hanging at Coral seas garden hmmm I did not think so I had not heard anything about that so as we drove past the place had a lot of cars outside and music playing.So we jumped out and went in.A lot of people there mainly Jamaicans having an absolute blast, the best dancehall music the DJ was very good at mixing all of the very best latest tracks! Party start now!Actually the party started long time ago!Still not had my jet lag day but today is relaxation day.
I forgot to say we went with a woman who we had met at the bar but she was saying a few odd things and she touched one of the boardies breasts that we were with and her face was a picture and I choked on my drink and a bit of sick came out of my nose LOL disgusting I know but it was just so funny.It was hilarious.Husband thought I was being ill but I said no I am fine I was just laughing so hard I choked!The Coral seas party was really good everyone was in swimwear so it must have been a pool party.I have no idea where that was advertised but somebody said it may be on next week too.Taking my swimwear next time I go.
Woke up today with the kids at 7am my son has chatted my ears off.He found something else he likes to eat now YAY a bagel we never buy bagels at home so we cut it in half and put grape jelly/jam inside followed by a yoghurt with orange juice he loved it, Result - that is him happy for a couple of hours.I had grape jam on toast with OJ it was really nice and OJ served to us by Clairol.Nice and sunny here and I am going to get in the pool soon.
Hope you enjoyed the seastar show lastnight I know I did!Sorry I did not chat much online but the connection could only be had near the office lastnight so had to get offline.I have some pictures to share later.Wish I would have taken the camera to coral seas to show you the party but there is always next week..and the week after..and the week after that oh yeah and the week after that LOL
I NEVER want to go home.Husband has been moaning constantly that I am partying but it is called having fun something I NEVER get to do at home so I will enjoy my time here no matter what anyone says.Life is for living and I only get to do it here.He said I am boring Oh well boring I am.;)
Tawnee - yes its a shower and there is a towel basket too where you can get clean pool towels everything is nice here no complaints whatsoever.
Rasta gal I do not know nor care to know what was rudegyals problem she can put it in a pipe and smoke it!
Negrilaholic when I see Bill I will ask him it sounds like the same one!
Jahherring get down here and get some drinks!
Yvonne I NEED 5 MINUTES SLEEP AT SOME POINT TODAY
I need to wash some clothes too and prepare myself to meet King yellowman if that is to go ahead tomorrow can't wait
Saw you having a great time last night!! Everyone really seemed to be in the groove! You will be happy to know that Bertie made it home safe & sound and is enjoying all the pictures on Facebook! :eek: