**on-site Trip Report [[ Monday night ..... 12/30/13 ]]

[smith744]

PLEASE forgive me for not posting for a few days.

:-(

mi sorry
but,
stuff been moving really fast, and busy for me these past few days

ALL is good... correction...ALL is GREAT..!!..

there's sooooooooooo much i wanna post & tell & SHOW you's-all,
but
as they say::>> SOON-come

after NewYear-stuff,
i should be caught-up
and slowed down
to the point where i can catch-up and fill you's in on whata-gwan

so far,
it's been a pure-pure-BLAST..!!..

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video below
from a wake last night

one of the best i've ever attended
and
i've been to quite a few.
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[smith744]

last night's was a BIG-BIG wake..!!..
nuff people

and the band (in video) was out-of-sight..!!..

i looooove this type of Jamaican/African-music
yep yep.... it's PURE-African...!!..

and the dancing they do to the music...???...
WOW...!!!..
UN-Believeable..!!..

the band played NON-STOP
for over 3.5 HOURS..!!...
..the singer's voice NEVER cracked or got tired.

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i haven't seen a group of musicians play so-loooong, with never-tire-ing energy since way-back when I saw the Jackson-5, when Micheal was a likkle-likkle pickney, with a big-nose, Afro-doo, and before him-bleach.

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[smith744]

I AM gonna catch-up on these posts

a problem is,
that stuff been happening so fast,
and
a lot has to do with what i call::::>> "..peeling-back the Jamaican-onion .... layer by layer..."

a lot of what i at first may have intended to post,
changes
almost overnight,
with a subtle IMPORTANT detail, context, etc that needs to be shared
inorder for the post(s) to make-sense.

a LESSON re-learned
first-thing::>> always un-pack, and organize stuff right-away once you arrive

another LESSON, i've been following as best i can
DO NOT spend any-money for the first-week on nothing that's NOT-absolutly necessary.
'cause
those FIRST few days will WRECK your budget (for these long-term trips especially)

There is NO hurry ---- NO rush to do ANY-thing
Since i'm gonna be here for a while,
i have to constantly
remind myself,
that there's no-way i'm gonna make-up/catch-up on 2-years of being off-island.

so,
just chill,
go slow
and take-time

I'm HERE now,
so what's the big-rush

another *rule*
go super-slow for the first 7-10 days
for all the reasons mentioned above

by the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
i honest & true-ly feel bad
for you-folks who only get to take short 1, 2, 3-week trips

if & when-ever you can
you's GOT TO do AT LEAST 1-month down here
it's a *different* fun-filled experience,, TRUS-me..!!..


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[smith744]

Darn..!!,

:-(

these Jamaican mosquitos are KILL-ing me..!!..
...bite-ing my legs & ankles like craaaaaaaaaaaaazy

:-(

'tis probably because
of all these likkle showers
and the high humidity
we've been experience-ing this past week

plus,
as we speak
i'm IN-Lucea-town,
with it's pot-holes and other likkle water-collecting spots, here & there

as you probably know,
mosquitos
hatch/pop-out when the conditons are just right,
...'til then they kinda lay low/go-dormant/or something.

well,,,,,,, the out tonight..!!!..

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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

i can't take this anymore --- they gonna suck-me DRY..!!..

and the itch-ing is UN-bear-able

WILL post more on Tuesday

me-GONE...!!...

gonna smoke a ciggarette,
and wait for one more video
to upload.

stay-tuned

should be done in a few minutes.

lata

chat withca Tuesday ---- I PROMISE..!!!..

[smith744]

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I MUST mention this::::>>> as most-KNOW,
Lucea-town
has/had a reputation
as being super-duper filthy/trash-y

BUT that is NOT the case anymore
:-)

town is nice & clean(er) now

remember that ChristmasEve post..??..
well,
AFTER that night,
mi-say to self, HOW in the world will they clean-up this mess..??..

well,
they did it..!!..
in QUICK fashion, TOO...!!!..

(to me) 'twas a miracle
i couldn't believe
how clean-up things were the next day by noon.

AMAZE-ing..!!..

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oh,
here's the last promised video
for today.
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those Mango sweeties/candies:::: I've gotta buy a couple big bags, for my Negril vendor-*associates* ---- they've been asking me:::>>> "....Hey, Sy-myth .... WHAT you got in your bag to sell...??.."

they like when i bring sweeties, and other things from Lucea-market, or from-country

:-)

[captaind]

Hey Smith....you got a phone?

[smith744]

Hey Smith....you got a phone?

yep..!!..

1-876-439-1314

am & gonna be crazy-BUSY
'til NewYears Day

for me,
*things* wILL BE a lot better for sure starting next-week

JUST got off the cellie with NurseMarcia
...coming to a get together in Negril
on Jan 1st
@ Canoe
@ 4 pm-ish

[ackee]

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""""...........Micheal was a likkle-likkle pickney, with a big-nose, Afro-doo, and before him-bleach.""""

LMAO

[Big_frank]

very cool videos.
Interesting for sure.

[kaycee]

I was wondering why no posts from you lately. Thanks for the vids and updates.