** on-site Trip Report ~~ Sunday evening & night ... 09/13/15

[smith744]

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i'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooo enjoy-ing
doing these videos & posts.

for me,
it's big-fun
mashing-up some poppy-cock that folks been perpetrating
for waaaaaaaaaaay to long about some-*things* Jamaican/Negril-ian

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love love this video thing ...... can get the info FROM the Ja-horses-mouths [[[ FULL Stop ]]]

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Today, Sunday-chat With Gary, one of my Lucea photographer-buddies


Some of you-all
might remember Gary the photograper, from several years ago
...he was a board sponsor ---- provided photo services (e.g., weddings) for boardies.

additionally,
he and 3 other Lucea photographers
taught me the Ja-ropes photography-wise
as i did a likkle this & that, back in the day

check video below,
afterwards
i'll offer some commentary
'bout our likkle chat ----------- nuff info & in-sight
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after the church harvest thing-y,
i figured it would be a good idea
take a quick walk around Lucea-town
to walk-off all the food i'd eaten at the fest

* whew *
belly FULL...!!!..

from church,
pass the police station
pass the old & new bus park
pass Lucea VerandaH

and THEN::::>>> rain start to fall

:-(

me RUN..!!. ....up the One-Way (( i.e., name of the street ))
...to the taxi-to-country pick-up spot.

I HATE getting wet-up with that ''liquid sunshine'''
that some of you's tourist are sooooooooooooo fond of.
....but me, can't *manage*

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rain drops falling
getting bigger drops by the second.
and
more drops

at the pick-up spot
is a China-man DollarStore type-store

i see Gary inside
..and join him
.....first-time we've seen each other this trip
.............obligatory Ja-fist-bumps are exchanged

we chat & catch-up,,, and me have TONS of questions..

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....to BE continued...
STAY tuned

[Momthor3]

Thanks for the videos, they make it easier to wait!!! The food ones are killing me.......

[smith744]

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Highlights of chat with Gary
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He was standing/waiting inside the China-man's place to get out of the rain TOO

He was on his way to work ... do his photo thing-y @ one of the Rui resorts, in Negril...been working there for over a year. Still doing gigs 'round Lucea, and other places, on the side.

*discovered* that outside the China-man store,
was ALSO a pick-up spot for several Negril resort workers
....employees ride FREE, back & forth .... and get free meals on their jobs
........this day @ this time, was Gary & 2 other ladies....they waiting for the 2-pm pick-up
............nice job-perk na tru ---- no taxi fare expense ... i.e., Ja $250 one-way to Negril.
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asked him
where he living now.

he-SAY:::>> has is OWN place ... not renting anymore.
.....long story short:::>> some-somebody had a place to rent, but opted to SELL the board-house .... cost::>>> JA $18,000 .... brain fuzzy right now, but i *think* he told me that he *moved* the entire house to from original location to now-location.

to-me-self, me-*THINK*:::>>>>>> ''''...ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... $18,000..... ummmmmmmmmmmm ready-made house ..... ummmmmmmmmmmmm...'''

fast forward, to a likkle while ago, this evening:::>>> i told my landlord about my chat with Gary
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the Devil made me do it..
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YOU HAD TO see the look pon landlord's face when me told him

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we chat 'bout Negril
1.......business slow in Negril
2.......LOTs of place undergoing renovation and/or are closed but will be open in time for high-season ...'bout December-sh

an aside:::>>> that Grand Palladium resort, over-here by Lucea, NEEDS a paint job BAD...!!! .... presently it has a nasty drab color.
:-(
that sea salt, and tropical air, etc, will mash-up things in QUICK fashion.

another aside:::>>> some of you-all remember Mahogany Hotel in-Negril, from waaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the day........ Well, '''..The Doctor....''' is finally building something(???) on that site .... zinc fence is up, and things gwan, as we speak

ummmmmmmmmm... I KNOW exactly who to check, to find out EXACT-ly what's gonna be built there .......... stay tuned.


you won't believe all the renovations, demolition, etc, that's going on on the Hanover Parish side of Negril ----- they overhauling and redoing the entire strip. Me-personally, don't think they gonna be ready by high season.

this could have an effect on prices for lodge-ing this coming season ....... i.e., supply & demand

most importantly,
I told Gary about my *issues* with my landlord.
...Gary shook his head, in disbelief


'cause 'twas raining,
purchased an umbrella from China-man, while standing in store
JA $350
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Gary & I shook heads, as we looked pon each other,
'cause BOTH knew price too-high

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so it goes

nevertheless,,,, bottom-line::::: >>> IF you ever stay @ Rui, LOOK for Gary .... good guy..!!...trus me

...to be continued,,,, with new item....

[smith744]

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after about
20-minutes
rain stop
Gary et al say good-bye
and board their *drive* to Negri/work

i hop route-van to-country
...sit down, and wait 'bout 15-minutes for van to fill-up.... 'tis Sunday, so take longer for van to fill-up

wait was OK with me::::::layed around with cellie....hot-spotted-tablet, and did a likkle this & that .... checked & downloaded videos ....upload some to YouTube.

finally,
we pull off

when me reach yard,
landlord said nuff rain fall
to FILL up the 55 gallon drum, add to the 75 gallon drum, fill several 5-gallon buckets .... and assorted other water collecting containers.

* whew *

God IS soooooooooooooooo good, na tru

now,
i don't have do keep buy-ing bokkle water

i TOLD you, in an earlier post that He would *provide* na tru

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...more soon come..

[smith744]

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I WISH some-somebody would check & give my shopkeeper buddy Devon a call

* whew *

this guy is worry-ing me to DEATH
to link him with nice foreign lady(ies)

he gettin' on my LAST nerve

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[Sam I Am]

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yesterday
Sat-day afternoon

I was walking the beach
checking-out things,

'twas HOT HOT HOT...!!..
sun super-bright ---- you needed welder's glasses, sun so bright ..... light from sky... light from sand

* whew *
was rough....thought i was gonna go blind.

i strolled into WhiteSands
to see somebody, and to get a bokkle of water

nope..!!..
me no get NO beer..!!!.. ---- i learned my lesson 'bout the heat & alcohol ... Nope... won't make THAT mistake again.
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'tis strange i hadn't noticed that artwork before
...Tony told me it was made from discarded tin/metal ... came from Haiti

just goes to show you:::>>> I/we gotta slow-down, and take things in, with clear eyes & minds....lotta things can get missed, otherwise.

..likkle more...soon come back...

Thanks for the videos Smith!!! Makes me feel like I am back home

[smith744]

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An Observation / Realization::::::For YOUR good-health

the other day,
something flashed thru
my likkle old-pea-brain:::::>>>> Jamaican food-stuff, which are READILY and ABUNDANTLY available on-island, are PERFECT for your well-being health-wise

for the past several years,
i've been heavily involved in my now dearly departed mother,
with her health issues,,,,,
....fighting with that cruel, crazy, criminal USofA health system, with it's spineless doctors, who just wanna give you a pill or some other medication for whatever ailes ya. ..... they'll give you a pill for a hang-nail.

folks,
let food be your medicine .... do all you can to stay AWAY from dem doctors and their foolishness

things like the Ja-pineapple, & papaya WILL make it so you WON'T need Warfarin, or those other deadly blood thinner thing-ys

the coconut oil is fabulous

if you eat-Jamaican your health WILL improve.....your blood pressure WILL be **normal** with NO medications
....if did ***Jamaican*** with my mom, and she got better, in bunch of ways,,,, 'til she just got tired
............doctors were mad, 'cause I mashed-up their prescription plans
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a tip:::>>> on your future JA-vacations/trips/reaches:::>>> eat MORE pure-Jamaican cuisine:::::back OFF that resort food
......your body WILL thank you..!!!.... trus me

sermon Done..!!..

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[smith744]

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At the Barber Shop
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Jango
my Ja-barber is a cool guy
...and a GREAT barber....has given me the best-est hair-cuts of-my-life..!!!
.......CAN do all *kinds/types* of hair

i've seen/known at least 3 iterations of his shop

the portrait in last-video
i took looooooooong time ago,
when i first me him

then his shop
was this itty-bitty set-up 'bout the size of a phone booth

then,
current location,
....he moved the entire phone booth

then,
converted to a bigger set-up

now,
that set-up
has been cut in-half,,,
...if you check closely, you'll see that the second half of the building is a laundry-business

Jamaican is something ELSE na tru
...always changing always

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[smith744]

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Then the OTHER Shoe Fell..!!..

:-(

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'''...Jamaica NOT easy...'' <<<<::: so they-SAY

CHECK the end of this video

here's the deal:::::'member that earlier video of the Sav Road new side-walk...???...

well,
after shooting the video,
a couple of the brick-work-men
asked/wanted/requested that i shoot them, and post them.

soooooooooooooo,
i had to do a ''..take #2...'''

well,
as you'll *hear*
the voice of their boss-man
in the back-ground,,,,boss-man not happy, that i was *distracting* his workers, and told me to '''...Go-way..'''

so it goes

* sigh *

and up till then i was having such a nice day
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yep
yep::::; Jamaica not easy na tru
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