HOW do the Jamaican people DO what they-do to live here..??..

this question
has been on my mind since ''forever''.

to this from-foreign brain, mind & body, *they* are simply-put:::>>> Amaze-ing..!!... [[ period ]]

the *stuff* that life throws at people
is like water off a ducks back
to the Ja-folks i've met, watched, observed, etc etc.

for example,
this humidity (these days) is wicked
:-(
weather today has been heavily clouded
and humid .... temperature not bad

i spent the day
innna yard
chattin' with my landlord

just chillin'
wasn't hungry.
he tried to make me eat this & that

finally broke down and shared one of the TOO-TOO sweet likkle Ja-pineapples, which had juice running all over the place.

"..Come outside !!! ... don't eat it inside.."<<:: he told me

that pineapple juice would have caused all kinds of problems,
if it dripped onto the floor or someplace:::: e.g., bugs, fruit flies, ants, what-ever ... plus a whole lot of nastiness to clean up.

dunno what this place does to food, crops, produce, and the meat & fish:::::: it ALL is sooooooooooooooo good .... much better

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i've been here seven-SHORT-days, thus far
...time fly-ing too fast

arrived with some kind of weird bad-knee *issues*
...knew NOW 99% better

* sigh *

Come to Jamaica with whatever bothering you from-foreign
and
Jamaica will cure and/or make it better, ,,, Trus me..!!..

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landlord reminded me that his mother wants me to come to her 80th birthday party and take some pictures.... Thursday....'bout 2-pm .... at the police station .... upstairs.

his mom has been doing all kinds of *work*::::: cleaning, laundry, etc etc ....... for the police, judges, big-men & big-women all over town, and beyond,,, even as far as MoBay

me-SAY:::>> "...how long she been doing this.."
he-SAY::>> "..every since i was born.."

his soon to be 80 year old mom is UN-believe-able-ly FIT.
...watching how she moves about, and the things she does blows my mind
......so much energy, stamina, etc
..........you'd think she was 'bout 50 ... not 80

i hardly ever see her
she's always out & about
doing this job and that

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the last-Saturday
i gave her some of my mother's dresses, and things.

later,
she came by the house,
with a big big grin
showing off one of her new dress

i wanted to cry
....dress fitted PERFECT-ly
...........reminded me of my 90-year old mom who died this past January.

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nevertheless,
this picture-taking at the police station,
WITH the police
has me nervous

me no know if we want to be that close to them
ummmmmmmmmmmm
then again,
it *might* work to my benefit, na tru.
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[[[ to be continued, later this evening/night ]]]

stay tuned