**OFF-site Trip Report ~~ Aug 2011 ~~ Part #3 of several

[smith744]

:-(

mi vexed...!!!...

'cause i *thought* this was all a dream.
....kinda-sorta like a dream within a dream
......a bad-bad dream from which i would wake-up at any moment

i honestly & true-ly literally *thought* i was STILL in-Jamaica,
and have-ing a nightmare that I had return the good 'ole USofA

oh well
so it goes

so,
lemme continue my report(s)
...my meander-ing memories
......thank-Goodness i've got a bunch of videos to tide me over 'til my next trip

* sigh *

wish it was ON-site,
but it is what it is

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

anyhoooooooooooooooooooooooo
...below is a little reggae-ditty i heard this morning,
on Power106 FM (free online)


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oh::>> while in Jamaica,
all-ways be focus-ed & proceed with caution

one-day,
didn't have my eyeglasses,
...went into a Jamaican grocery store
....for a bottle of water


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pic above
I was *wonder-ing* why/when
OceanSpray started selling water

then i took a sip,
and was SHOCK-ed with the nasty-taste
:-(

Lawd have mercy..!!..

Cranberry flavored water..!!! ??? !!!! ???? !!!!

some-things make NO sense, to me
..wasn't it once-upon-a-time that *we* called flavored-water KoolAide...??...

* sigh *

somebodys tell me WHY man always gotta mash-up a good-ting

:-(


stay tuned
report continue in a few moments
..this thread

again::: mi vexed

[smith744]

One day,
while roaming around Lucea
saw a man with his boy-pickney

pickney eating ice cream

my mouth water-ed

"..WHERE you get that..??.." <<<:: mi-SAY

"..over so.."

i RAN-RAN to the little DevonIceCream shop,
that i never-knew was there

so many place in Lucea,
tuck-ed away
almost hidden to those not in the know
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hotbHkwlwOo
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[smith744]

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video above
dunno why the *famous* clock-tower wasn't lit-up
..*maybe* money-*issues*
..and town can't buy light bulbs eh
....world-wide rece$$ion na tru

ummmmmmmm
as i recall,
it had wrong time too
...this happens from time to time

so it goes
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opps.
my bad

a correction::>> those not Nike running shoes
..dem ASICS

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[smith744]

this trip, i failed
to get new 2011 Almanac(s) [aka '.calendar.']
..and other new posters
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from time to time,
folks be-posting about bring-ing down food
from-foreign

puzzles me most-times
'cause Ja-stuff is so nice
..different
....but nice

AND::>> reasonabley priced
compared to from-foreign price$
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one thing i regret about this last trip:::>> 'twas waaay-too short
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only 12-days
...NOT-enough time to eat all the things i wanted to eat

:-(

soooo may great tastes & flavors
..good-good stuff


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remember when i posted
in one of my '.On-Site.' reports about when i was sick
...when my belly was bubble-ing...??..

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i never found the *adult*-size

Question::>> MissLisa (aka BNewbie) and/or Boss-man Rob:::>> WHERE can i find/get *adult*-size..???.. any-place(s) in Negril got 'em...??..

i know you know that a lot of us from-foreign tourist types need the adult-size na tru

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[smith744]

THIS is one of my favorite places to eat in Lucea
...great for a quick-snack/meal
....24 hours per day
.......EVERY day

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about that '.Festival.'
in video above
...from time to time,
i've seen festival at various places in Negril et al
..but those festivals at TapaTop were the BIGGEST-ones i've EVER-seen
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[smith744]

dem-SAY::>> '.Once you go,,,, you know..'

and one thing you quickly come-to-KNOW is that the Jamaican people are the best-est folks you're ever gonna meet.
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here're a couple Ja-peeps i want you-all to meet
..good-good people --- trus mi..!!..

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Miss Trench
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a likkle background on the lover-ly MissTrench

she's a former RuseasHighSchool teacher
..did it long-time
....got a couple advanced degrees @ MONI in Kingston

years-ago,
she showed me around the high school campus-es
..dem got TWO campus-es ... more than nuff-nuff students der

i sat-in on on of her classes
..a REAL eye-opener it was, fi sure
.....dem students are bright, and so-intense when it comes to studies & classroom participation
........somewhere on a VERY-old trip report you can check the details

anyhooooooooooooooo

while teaching,
she (along with some of her sisters) ran one of the FIRST computer shops in Lucea

then, a couple years-back,
she stopped teach-ing,
to own/run/operate the hardware store

in fact, she (and/or her family, sisters, who-ever) operate THREE hardware stores::: one in Lucea, one on main-road in OrangeBay, and another in SandyBay

she be rockin' & rollin' na tru

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oh:::>> i GOT TO tell you's about this:::>>> MissTrench's hardware store is closed on Sat-days .... her church day ...... but she opens on Sundays (which can be VERY convenient for many, 'cause most-places are closed on Sundays)

anyhoooooooooooo

the Sunday after I shot this video,
i was in-country
...raking the yard around the house

*toot-toot* <<<:::: 'twas the sound of a van's horn
..i didn't *recognize* the vehicle

".who dat..??.." <<<::: mi-*wondered*

'twas MissTrench,
with her new baby-boy
[[ a cute cute pickney ]]

she was passing thru country,
after picking-up the baby
from the baby-sitter

* sigh *

Folks..!!!... HEAR mi now..!!.
i've said this over & over & over & OVER again:::::: in Jamaica, you NEVER know who knows who
who's related to who
and who's watching you
and who knows what about you

I was shocked & surprised
to see her up-der in-country
..'cause she lives in-town

i never-seen her up-there in-country

and knowing what i KNOW about how Ja-folks loooooove to chat,
i'm 100% fi sure that the baby-sitter ((who-ever(?) dem is)) done chatted about me with her

my point..??..::::>>> be *good* folks, when you go on vacation

anyhoooooooooooooooo.....

likkle more post to this thread
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[Angel]

Love your trip reports, agree 12 days too short. You don't have enough to write about.

[smith744]

agree 12 days too short.

usually i would agree,
BUT:::>> for some strange-reason, i don't have PNS (aka PostNegrilSyndrome) ...weird
...the trip was PERFECT
......i managed my time & money exceptionally well

but, of course, more time would have been nice, too
..ice-ing on the cake

I WILL go check out Tapatop next trip!!!And tell them smith sent me.I'll tell Jance hello!!-Thanks for the tip!!!

lol
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they WON'T know who you chat about
...dem no know me as smith
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nevertheless,,,, do go .... you'll be glad you did
good food
quick quick in & out service
nice prices

a *thought* ---- i tend to gravitate to places where the residents eat ..... the last-time i was in TapaTop, a few of the customers were the fish-vendor-guys from the Lucea market .... dem on lunch-break ..... they had-to make a 8-minute walk from market to TapaTop for their meal .... passing SEVERAL other good-eateries along the way

Smith, I can't hear what Michael is saying when he answers your question in the beginning... can you provide a transcript? ☺

I would like to be on the island when you are there!!!Thank you again!!!

Why..??
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wanna hang-out wit me..??..
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i'm sooooooooooo old, feeble-minded & cheap
.....don't drink
..... only smoke CravenA's
.... have no *friends*
.....don't mess-wit the Ja-ladies (old or young or younger)

bottom-line::::::>>>> 'tis no-*fun* hangin' out wit me

Thank you again!!!

You're welcome
:-)

i GOT-to say '.you're welcome.'
..something-something i *learned* in Jamaica

WHEREAS i always say please & thank-you to folks,
i'm always so-delighted when they ALL-ways quickly respond with a ".You're Welcome."

* sigh *

Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica..land we love
land of the couth

Was that a beef and cheese Tastee patty in the 4th video? .

Nope..!!!..
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i don't like Tastee patties

only eat TanTan patties (from Lucea store)
...made fresh from scratch,
.....on-site daily

which reminds me:::::::: on this trip, while in the TanTan pattie shop, I ran into a young-lady who i hadn't seen in over 5-6 years. She use-to-be the cook at the store .... she made the BEST-est beef patties EVER. She was there visiting her old co-workers. Looked older & mature-er...almost didn't recognize her... she remembered me... and commented on how she STILL had & treasured the photograph i'd taken and sold .... opps.... i mean *gave* to her.

this trip, i did eat a nice beef pattie from Hammonds in Negril
...'twas ok
......not as good as the Hammond pattie i had in SavLaMar several years ago

I am even more homesick for Jamaica than I have been after watching your videotapes, but soon come!

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i LOVE this video thing-y
much much better than still photographs
...and sooooooooooooo easy to do & work-with

Smith thanks for sharing and making me hungry!!

you're welcome

i'm having a blast posting these
...a good excuse for me to re-live & enjoy the videos
......much better than writing down trip-notes, too


as for your being hungry
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you lucky
...'cause there're not too-many more food videos & images
........'cause usually i ate it, before remember-ing to photograph

Smith report today???You got me HOOKED!!!!

YES...!!..

there'll be a new report,
today....tonight

will post while i'm listening to '.DearPastor.'
..after 9-PM (Jamaica-time)

stay tuned.

[Vince]

I WILL go check out Tapatop next trip!!!And tell them smith sent me.I'll tell Jance hello!!-Thanks for the tip!!!

[smith744]

My-yute Mr. Bulla

a nice young neighbor-guy

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..some kind of tradesman/construction thing-y

and his buddy (in video) does same-things

these are two examples of the MANY MANY young (under 30 years old) Ja-guys who are handling their biz-ness ..... rockin' & rollin' ..... dem OWN their own-homes.... Bulla had his first home @ 'bout age 21-ish ... bought & paid for... NO mortgage to pay

the 'storm' mentioned in video was hurricane Ivan
...mashed-UP his place big-time
....he hadn't been in it more than 6-months before Ivan came

but, no problem
..he quickly rebuilt

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OH::::>>>> i gotta say/mention THIS::::>>> i'm always leery 'bout posting guys pictures on the internet.

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'cause i don't have enough fingers & toes to number-the-times i've heard stories of how:::>> women from-foreign come-down to Jamaica and mash-up things

:-(

foreign-women who $educe & $natch-up and take-away the men
....and wreck marriages & relationships

anyhoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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