'tis 6 pm
..got 1/2 'til they put me out of the cyber-cafe-place
.....will type fast ...and WILL type MORE tonight
..maybe couple of videos:::: of which I've got a bunch

for now:::>> Some Ramble-ing Thoughts, Things, blah blah

was in grocery store
at check-out counter
..fumbling around for my money to pay

i always feel so rushed in Ja-supermarkets, and other stores at check-out
...unlike my experiences in-foreign,
in Jamaica they get you OUT of there quick ... NO delay when it comes time to pay

so,
me pay
..money all out of order ... fumble-ing fumble-ing .... i dump cash on counter and let cashier pull-out what she needs/wants.

likkle girl, behind her bags my stuff.

i feel a tap tap on my shoulder

""..Sir .... you drop-ed this money..''

'twas another bag-ing pickney, who handed me Ja$500

* sigh *

folks sooooooooooooo honest down yonder here na tru

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the Jamaican women STILL are sooooooooooooo beautiful AND nice

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as previously mentioned [[ i think i mentioned it]]]
landlord is fluster with my house-for-me plan
... me no care :::: he has 6 more days to marinate over it

every day, he's gonna be hearing my portable blue-tooth speaker playing:::>> Kenny Rodgers singing ''..The Gambler..'' ...... you got to know when to hold 'em,,, know when to fold 'em ... la la la la la la know when to run, etc etc.

am gonna put Teddy Pendergast singing '''...If you don't know me by now, etc etc...'''
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
i could put together a nice likkle play list with various artist on that one, na tru

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we got water-issues up in country where i stay
:-(
no rain ... things dry .... water tank getting waaaaaaaaaaaay too-low ... government water pipes turned off

I MUST HAVE drinking water .... and i don't mean paid-for bokkle water
and
i AIN'T drinking no tank water

oh well
me no worried ...'cause The Man upstairs will provide

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with the current exchange rate,
my USofA dollar$ go a looooooooooooooooong way :::: am reaping big-big benefits & bonus-es .... in fact, the rate is even better than it was on my last-reach.

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do you's remember that carton of duty free CravenA's...???..

well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, me and a Lucea-neighbor shopkeeper guy *worked-out* a likkle $omthing-$omething *arrangement*
...when i told him how much dem CravenA's cost-ed, you should have seen his face.
lol
lol
lol
each one, *help* one

tip:::>>> on YOUR next-reach
STOP at the duty free place on your way thru the arrival gauntlet,
and pick-up a carton or two of CravenA's for YOUR vendor *friends*

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remeber the electrician guy
from my last-reach & trip reports...????....

well,
i ran into him in town, this afternoon

we chatted
..i thanked him for his great-work

he mentioned::>> '''... I might be coming to the States late-Fall........ going to SanFrancisco ... blah blah .... working on something-something,,, a job, which have done MANY times before ,,, blah blah blah .... the client is Stanford University...'''

my jaw
d
r
o
p to the ground

i walk off ... shaking my head
he smiles.

oh oh ... 'tis 6:30
gotta go
will type more
this thread later to night

likkle bit

..to be continued...