**on-site Trip Report [[ Friday late-afternoon ..... 01/03/14 ]]

Good-Good After-noon EVERY-body..!!..

:-)

Jamaica STILL NICE

this morining,
mi landlord described it as '..bleaky..'
but
NOW it's lover-ly
..hot, in the sun
,.beauty-full in the shade

just a few minutes ago,
spent some-time
sitting on Lucea-VerandaH #2.
..hangin' out with the old-folks (like me & older)

LOTS of fun chats, and play-full chatter-ing
as we watch folks stroll by.

things-here are DEFINITE-ly getting back to *normal*
...i.e., post-holiday madness

early-er,
because i'm trying really-hard
to clean-up my body
after all that Ja-holiday eatin' & party-ing
I ventured into a VERY-NICE health-food eatery

it's been around a few years, now

prices are GREAT..!!..
Lucea-town *appropriate* (versus Negril-price$)

had a scrumptous small whole-wheat muffin
and
a veggie pattie, with whole wheat crust ---- the crust was sooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooood.

and i purchased a likkle bag of sunflower seeds.

early-er,
purchased from my now-favorite Lucea-orange-man four sweeet juice oranges:::::>>> Ja$200

oh
oh:::>> i've got to run out in a few minutes to get a big bag of oranges from some-body, who has a better per/orange price

i think i've got time
to type a likkle something
and post some videos, that you's might like

back to the health store place::::>>. they have a LOT of nice veggie, ital, health-y dishes in that place ---- I WILL be frequent-ing it during this trip, if/when i over-do things,,,, again,,,,, which is SURE to happen ,,,,, knowing me .... and my in-ability to resist the *other* Ja-food thing-ys.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4J_2Iy5BOc
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you's gonna LOVE this video

i know i *love-ed* when i saw whagwan in Negril

...this is a BIG-Plus...!!...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P3Be1spHvc
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got a *survey* question for you's

is there ANY Negril biz-ness

offering THIS type of deal...??..

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again...
i repeat the question::::>>> is there ANY Negril biz-ness

offering THIS type of deal...??..

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'twas just last-Saturday
that i notice allllll these people in & out of this place

today
i saw the sign/posting (pic above)

now i know WHY dem der en-mass(sp?)
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PuuuuLeeeeeze
REMEMBER

you/we-tourist foreigners shouldn't be riding in those route taxis
---- they were not *designed*/*invented*/*implemented*/*what-ever* for your/our use.

* sigh *

that said,
you's GOT TO see the new-route-taxis & vans they got out there on the roads .... from MoBay all the way over-to Negril ..... I don't know about over-to-Sav yet.
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for example,
check this video (below)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGQuEqOb3xM
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i'm not sure
if i posted these 2 videos or not

forgive me if i'm being redundant
but, do remember i'm old feeble-minded & have a tiny pea brain
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8FhT5wiTzI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHMzZvJzYeA
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likkle more
back in a short-while

Thanks for posting....I gonna watch these video's again when I can have sound on. Later

Lol! Loved the videos! And your wata boots!

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got a *survey* question for you's

is there ANY Negril biz-ness

offering THIS type of deal...??..

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again...
i repeat the question::::>>> is there ANY Negril biz-ness

offering THIS type of deal...??..

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'twas just last-Saturday
that i notice allllll these people in & out of this place

today
i saw the sign/posting (pic above)

now i know WHY dem der en-mass(sp?)
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I know a few places in Negril that sell Flase's or Flasks :) of JB on a regular basis for 500J with chaser & also with ice & a glass as one bartender bragged....lol!

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Originally Posted by Bnewb

I know a few places in Negril that sell Flase's or Flasks :) of JB on a regular basis for 500J with chaser & also with ice & a glass as one bartender bragged....lol!

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oh really..??..

PLEASE
name one on BeachRoad

and

one on WestEndRoad
PLEASE

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An Observation(s)

it *seems* to me that
Reggae-music, Ja-dance hall music, Ja-culture-music
all
sound sooooooooooooo much better when you're listening to it IN-Jamaica

kinda weird na tru

this goes for ska, rock-steady, etc etc too

here, on-island, the music *feels* *different*
the lyrics take on a MUCH
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p-er meaning & interpretation

there's *something(?)* about being IN the place
where the music come-from

for example,
when LadySaw sings about making-love with her heels on, you _______ _____ _____

ummmmmmmmmmm
nevermind
i betta not go there

..likkle more ... be right back in a few minutes or so....

I haven't posted in forever and only recently been lurking but LOVE a Smith trip report especially when pon the rock.

I forgot how to quote, but you are absolutely right about listening to music in JA. Playing some now and my memory of the same song when I was there is completely different and I was singing it much louder and with feeling and FEELING it. :cool:

Lol, you have to ask since many many places are not going to let people know they offer it. A local can walk in and be happy with a flask and a bottle of mixer....a tourist would be fine and happy walking in and buying 3-4 mixers drinks of the same mix at a few times the price.

Helps a bit if you bring your own flask (small bottle of JB/Appleton).

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The Games Ja-Pickneys Play
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Last night,
my bert-day night,
'round 'bout 10-pm-ish
as i lounged on my new-new pretty-pretty bamboo *seat* WITH foot-rest,
and
basked in the moon-glow,
with a cool-cool breeze blowing over the hills
and
looking up
counting the stars
by the time i got to 1,254 stars

I heard giggling, joyous shouting, likkle happy squeals, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off in the distance,,,,,,,,,,,'bout 175 yards from me & my new chill-spot

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me nose-y,
so
i set down my cup-o-tea,

lit a CravenA

and strolled down the lane

to see

from whence cometh the noise.

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in the distance,
under a bright street-light
were 'bout 8-9 children
moving about & making the noise(s)
in the middle of the road

as i got closer,
i saw there actually only 4 playing '.The Game.'


The Game
involved a team of 2-pickney each

in-*theory* the playing *field*
was laid-out much like a regular foreign/USofA baseball/softball diamond
...with home-plate (which was a stick)
.......and three-other bases at the same baseball diamond points.

now,
here's the FUN-part.

there's a ball, duh, of course

BUT:::>> the ball was an empty/used box-drink carton, which I was told was stuff-ed with ".bush." ----- stay tuned, 'cause i KNOW to this ball-stuffing than just-bush ---- gotta be the *proper* bush, i'm sure ..... further research is required

first-base was a light/utility pole
second base was a rock in the middle of the road
and third was another rock on the of the road opposite the light pole

* whew *

that was a lot to type na tru


oh
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oh:::>> when asked, they told me the game was called "..Bat-Ball.."
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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

i betta hit the post-button before i type more
i don't trust Jamaica's power, computer system
...don't wanna loose all this type-ing stuff

...soon come back with the rest of the story...

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Originally Posted by Eco

Lol, you have to ask since many many places are not going to let people know they offer it. A local can walk in and be happy with a flask and a bottle of mixer....a tourist would be fine and happy walking in and buying 3-4 mixers drinks of the same mix at a few times the price. Helps a bit if you bring your own flask (small bottle of JB/Appleton).

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:-(

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

this Jamaica-thing is soooooooooooooooooooooo complicated, na tru

..way too-many *shades-of-gray*

sometimes,
kinda-sorta,
makes me wish I'd STAY-ed inside that all-inclusive resort environment, where things were so much simple-er, and less complicated {{ figurative-ly speaking, of course }}

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:-(

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

this Jamaica-thing is soooooooooooooooooooooo complicated, na tru

..way too-many *shades-of-gray*

sometimes,
kinda-sorta,
makes me wish I'd STAY-ed inside that all-inclusive resort environment, where things were so much simple-er, and less complicated {{ figurative-ly speaking, of course }}

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Nah, the tourist people would mash it up for everyone. When I use to buy a flask and mixer with cupS of ice for 300 it was a wonderful thingy. I'm guessing some tourist people would think that price would include unlimited refills of mixer and ice. Even worse, the local (country) parties where JB--Appleton or whoever comped some of the booze costs and you could get 2 flasks and 2 mixers for 500J.

Lol@ the AI thingy....sure you are joking about going from a 30 a day (guessing) vacation experience to a 150(no clue about AI stuff) just so you don't have to find cheap rum/

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oooh kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

"..Bat-Ball.." ___ How to Play

i do NOT know all the rules, regs, etc.
'cause i was only at the *ball-field* for a short while
but
this is what i saw (( further *research* required ))
if any of you's know this game, DO feel-free to fill-in/correct what i type

firstly,
there is NO bat..!!..

a play-er steps behind home-plate (the stick)
and
with one hand
toss-es the stuffed box-drink ball into the air (kinda sorta like VenusWilliams about to do that serve-thing)

the *batter* with the other hand
bats the ball
out to the playing area

once stricking the ball
dem RUN to first,
and the other bases
depending on whether or not the opposing team-players have retrieved the ball.

NOW, ,,,,,, THIS is where it get FUN
:-)

i forgot to mention that this game is ALSO similar to '..Dodge Ball..'
lol
lol
lol

the opposing team member(s)
once they get the ball
try their darn-dest to hurl that ball at the other team-player/base-runner and mash him/her UP..!!..

that's how you get an '.out.' --- i think

Remember i don't know all the rules/regs/etc.
but at one point in the game
there was what looked like a *penalty* situation.

the defending did something(?) improper with/to the base runner,
and a *foul* was called,
and
somewhat similar to hockey and/or soccer,
there was a '..penalty-shot..'

which involved the defensive offender,
standing in place,
while one of the offended offensive team members
HURLS that ball at the offender.
..again::>> to MASH dem UP..!!..

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
this description is getting kinda complicated na tru

neverTHEless:::::

during game-play,
a defender
hurl-ed the ball
at a base-runner

ball went into the bush
down the gulley
someplace(?)

couldn't find ball

game over

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mi fingers tired

so,


let's what a *show*

opps..
my bad

i meant to say:;>> let's watch a video
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ZJnw1ycBc&feature=youtu.be.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5AltSjH2aU
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i got a few things
to chat about
this video
above

soon come back

hey smith! yep the flask thing works in negril --- if you don't ask -- it won't be offered :-) and i can think of at least 5 places on beach road (wink wink)

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Originally Posted by Seveen

hey smith! yep the flask thing works in negril --- if you don't ask -- it won't be offered :-) and i can think of at least 5 places on beach road (wink wink)

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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

you/that makes THREE *amens*

good to know,
when-ever(?) i go-back to drinking again

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ooooooooooooooooooooh::::>>> Ms.Seveen ~~ i *THOUGHT* you were gonna be on-island 'round 'bout this time, na tru(??)

nevertheless,

belated happy-bert-day to-ya..!!..

:-)

[[ continue-ing ]]Well,
mi boardie-frens

i'm gonna sign-off
for the day/night

been fun

going BACK to the-yard
chill on my bamboo *seat*
drink some tea
continue my mild-fast
((( as best i can )))

and of course:::>> continue my bert-day celebration(s)

while listening on my blue-tooth speaker thing-y, to some of those GREAT cd's that boardie-Firemon so GRACIOUS-ly gifted me.

thanks, mon..!!..

:-)

IF i get hungry,

i'll mosey down the road
to Rasta Vin's cook spot
and tell him to sell me something(?) HEALTH-y

...not too much of what(?)-ever

Rasta Vin told me,
while he was making my bench
that HIS first-house was
a bamboo house
that he built himself

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

i *might* broach the subject 'bout a likkle some-thing some-thing for me, as well, in the future (i.e., soon)

good night

sleep tight

link you Friday-late

scrap metal is valuable in Jamaica too, Smitty!