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Thread: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon ..... 12/23/13 ]]

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    **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon ..... 12/23/13 ]]

    Folks,
    this trip
    these on-site reports are the hardest EVER..!!..

    I am OVER-whelmed (in the most-positive sense)
    with how *things* have gone thus far.

    This country's people are the best-est..!!..

    for example,
    people-wise,
    a few minutes ago,
    i pass-thru the Lucea-market
    to see what/who i could/would see.

    When what to my wandering eyes should appear, but a vendor-lady whom i hadn't seen in many a year.

    See-ing people like her,
    people whom i've seen grow,
    struggleing to begin their biz-ness-es
    and now
    years later,
    they're smiling and prosperous.

    * whew *

    what a feeling to see such progress
    in sooooooooo many peoples

    makes you wanna cry

    well,
    she, me, we exchanged howdy-do's, and glad to see ya's, bump-ed fists, shook hands, just short of huggin' each other ---- didn't wanna over-do things, ya know.

    during our quick chat,
    'cause we BOTH had things to do:::: she money to make, biz-ness to '.hangle.' ........... me:::>>> sights & people to see, budget & money to juggle, 'cause it's *try*-ing to jump out of my wallet like frogs in a black lada bag.

    * sigh *

    WHERE do the foreign-money GO, when you're in Jamaica..????..

    don't make NO $en$e ---- none at-tall

    :-(

    neverthelss,
    the nice vendor-lady tell me:::>> "..remember:::>> you have a balance.."

    "..Huh..??.." <<<<::: mi-SAY

    :-(

    she-SAY:::>>> ".. I owe YOU Ja $30.."

    she walked away, as my mouth FLY-open and,
    d
    r
    o
    p-ed to the ground.

    * sigh *

    '...land we love..' na tru

    [[[ continue-ing in a minute or so ]]]
    be hapPpy

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon ..... 12/23/13 ]]

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon ..... 12/23/13 ]]

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    me an idiot..!!..

    'member me tell you, that i had a funeral or something to go to on Sunday..??...

    well,
    NOT tru

    :-(

    it's NOT a funeral,
    but a grave-diggin' i have to attend ON TUESDAY, afternoon

    so,
    Sunday was an *off*-day for me.

    soooooooooooooooooo,
    i went for a nice jog, to town & back

    then walked again to town,
    to get somethings from the hardware store, which was closed on Saturday, for owner's religious obligations, and therefore they open on Sundays, when 99% of the other business-es are closed.

    *whew*
    that was a long sentence, na tru

    walked back to the yard,
    with my two-new-metal-rakes,
    and
    begin to rake the yard,
    to start tidy-ing up things for Christmas

    did some bush/brush choppin' too.

    But made a mistake::>> i THOUGHT somethings i was choppin' was weed-stuff ---- but dem were gunga-peas

    :-(

    * sigh *
    so it goes, when you send a foreigner to do a Jamaican's work.

    p.s... gunga peas are VERY-VERY expensive @ the market

    [[[ continue-ing in a few ]]]
    be hapPpy

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon ..... 12/23/13 ]]

    Hey Smith, long time.......homegirl

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon ..... 12/23/13 ]]

    give that vendor lady a hug.............
    "One of the laundry gals pipes up ,,"LOOK AT DA BLOOD"
    "YES,THAT WOULD BE MINE" I said as my leg that at first gave no pain, started dishing it out in large bunches........"

    want more read our blog? our first trip.........http://negril.com/forum/entry.php?58...-The-Beginning

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon ..... 12/23/13 ]]

    Quote Originally Posted by Homegirl View Post
    Hey Smith, long time.......homegirl
    :-)

    oh my..!!..

    sure HAS-been a looooooooong-time, mi fren



    Quote Originally Posted by Rambo View Post
    give that vendor lady a hug.............
    lol
    lol
    lol
    lol


    HEAR-me, when tell you::>>> it took a LOT of restraint on my part not-to-hug her ........ plus, SHE (among a couple others) is on my *short-list* WHEN-ever ______ ______ _______ ______

    ummmmmmmmmmm

    but me STILL so so sooooooooooooo 'fraid

    :-(
    be hapPpy

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    oh-kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

    WHERE to start.... ummmmmmmmm


    FIRSTly,
    you-all STILL have time to GET down here ---- for Christmas Eve--- --- if i were you in-foreign, i'd charter a plane ASAP.

    THIS PLACE is going c-r-a-z-y...!!..

    i'm fastening my seat-beltS for tomorow eveing & night

    today,
    Lucea-town is pump-ed UP..!!!..

    it's monday
    and from past experiences
    a Monday is usually a kinda slow day

    NOT like it IS today, right-now, as we speak.

    the WesternUnion line has been 'bout 40-yards loooong, out-side the office. 'Bout 100+ folks in line, waiting and waiting and waiting.

    I was going to go to Digicell to check on some things, and get a new phone, blah blah ,,,, BUT the line & crowd around the counter was 2-3 people deep.

    :-(

    my Ja-mentor
    realizing my *pain* with this no-phone issue,
    swapped my chip (in old defective phone)
    into her office-phone,
    for me to use 'til i get my issues sorted-out.

    '...land we love... la la la..'


    I CAN NOT put into words what i'm experiencing right now..... i want to describe the scene and vibe, but words fail me. It's so nice, that for a moment i wanted to shed a tear of pure-JOY, 'cause i FINALLY got to be here for pre-Christmas stuff.

    there're people EVERYwhere
    all in cheerful moods
    Ja-game-faces have been suspended

    mothers & daughters & aunties walking side-by-side, arm in arm
    children with moms, with dads --- all strolling along with that peppy bouncy step.

    for the past 2+ hours,
    i've been outside people watching
    ..had a Heiniken,
    ..a couple patties,
    ..come Hippopotomus strawberry cookies

    for some(?) reason there're no jelly coconuts for-sale today
    :-(

    i dropped into Hammond's Bakery
    yep
    yep
    there's NOW a Hammonds IN-Lucea

    there's an *interesting*-ly different clientele that i-saw-today that *seems* to be patronizing that place. I'll try to explain in a later post.

    the *plan* was to get a Hammond pattie ((( @ Ja$120 )))
    but they were sold-OUT..!!..

    :-(

    while people watching,
    i was sitting on this short-wall area, along with the other old-folks my-age,,,,, we were all people watching, chatting, and listen-ing to the best-est Ja-music you ever wanna hear, BLASTING from the popular local bar across the street from our sittin' spot.

    music so nice that
    i
    HOPPED UP
    and went to see WHO & HOW & where-from the music come

    i saw the DJ, with is computers, click click click click-ing:::; spitting-out the tunes


    mi-SAY:;;:>> '..CAN you record that music, AND play at same time...??.."

    he-SAY::::>> "..Sure.."

    soooooooooooooooooooooo,
    when i told him mi-WANT a cd,,
    he dashed across the One-Way
    to the China-man supermarket
    came back with a blank cd

    i gave him Ja$200

    mi-SAY:::>> "..I'll soon come back to pick it up.."

    he nodded

    1.5 hours later (now) .... i got a cd

    tonight will play it
    if it sound good
    then
    tommorow
    i WILL get 2-3 more
    BELIEVE DAT...!!..

    ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
    pausing to gather my thoughts...
    soon come back
    be hapPpy

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon ..... 12/23/13 ]]

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    why i love this place so

    last sat-day night
    in a computer place
    idiot me,
    left behind my Ja-exercise book
    with some of my trip-notes
    and phone numbers

    today, monday
    my gut told me no-worries

    so,
    i strolled into computer place
    mi-SAY:::>> "..did you find blah blah blah..??.."

    boss-man look pon his likkle desk-area,
    and pull up my likkle notebook thing-y

    * whew *

    '..land we loooooooooooooooooooooooooooove la la la la la..'


    i'm trying soooooo hard to get over-to Negril and other places

    the way thing going now,
    it might not be until AFTER Christmas when i get to Negril .... maybe on BoxingDay .... i kinda remember Lucea-area being no-so-busy on BoxingDay ((( december 26th )))

    speaking of Negril....
    today,
    i kept asking myself,
    WHO is in Negril:::>> Ja-tourist-industry-wise

    i couldn't believe how many of my Negril Ja-associates in saw in Lucea today ---- for me it was neat likkle homecoming meeting seeing all of them ---- them out and about doing their Christmas thing-y

    but i still wonder who was dealing with the tourist/foreigners ...??...
    soooo many of them were in Lucea

    oh well
    so it goes

    oh
    oh
    oh:::>> at Lucea Market
    i saw/chatted-to Devan Anthony Husmo
    the Rasta-painter-guy that folks ask about from time to time

    he looking good..!!..
    doing well
    still doing his painting same way<<<<:: he told me

    said he had a Facebook page

    if interested,
    his Ja-cellphone number is::::>>> 396-9837

    [[[ continueing ]]]
    be hapPpy

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon ..... 12/23/13 ]]

    last post for today

    they closing up here

    quick story

    yesterday
    sunday
    i jogged to Lucea-town

    strolling and cooling down
    i pass the police station

    chilling ... strolling ... after a nice likkle run

    "...Hi, Bill.."
    <<<<::: came a nice female voice from INSIDE the police station.

    i tripped & stumbled

    my head snapping out of it's socket

    NOW,
    i've been through this before,
    where some somebodies call mi name

    BUT NEVER from INSIDE the police station..!!!..
    :-(

    mi look (cautiously and 'fraid-ly)

    'twas my Ja-mentor's sister
    she now a police, from just over year

    * whew *

    mi no know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that NOW police-people know me

    ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

    so it goes

    lata

    will try to post ChristmasEve
    after grave diggin'
    be hapPpy

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    Re: **on-site Trip Report [[ Monday afternoon ..... 12/23/13 ]]

    smith744....My son and I just bought 3 paintings from Mr. Husmo on the beach last wednesday.....I will try and post some pics of the paintings! He is a great guy and even told my son that he gets a discount on a future purchase next reach for being such a good kid. Enjoying your trip reports very much....bless

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