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Thread: **On-Site TripReport ~~Sat-Day .... 03/26/16

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    **On-Site TripReport ~~Sat-Day .... 03/26/16

    Just Looked at my Luggage...

    :-(

    HOW in the world,
    does traveling to Jamaica
    mash-UP my luggage so..??..

    my big-bag is falling apart..!!!..
    ..and it's just been sitting here,,,,empty
    .....how/why it do-ing that....???? !!! ???!???

    gonna have to put my stuff in bunch of those big-black plastic bags eh
    ..or some duck tape

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    The Bugs are B-a-c-k ...!!!.....

    *apparently*
    the bugs been chillin'
    'til the first day of Spring & this recent full moon, eh
    ...and the recent likkle showers

    last night,
    saw some of those strange Ja-lighting bugs
    ...they don't flicker, like in foreign
    ......more of a VIVID loooooooong glowing stream of light, as they glide/slide & dart-about in the dark-dark night sky

    saw some of those BIG weird ones, too

    and::>> the mosquitos are starting to do their 'squito thing-y
    .....while chattin' with my builder-man, last night,,, and over the past few nights, he was constantly swat-ing 'em.

    i was cool
    :-)
    'cause i had my Sawyer bug stuff on-skin and on clothing [[from head to toe ]]

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    an aside::>> builder-man does seasonal work in-foreign
    ....*we* did a Google map thing-y on my tablet, and he told me about the farm-location where he works each year ---- he's going back 'bout mid-August .......to pick apples

    told me about traveling.... experiences in-foreign...HOW-to-pick apples ... daily quota to pick... and a bunch of other interesting things, regarding his seasonal work..
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    Easter-time is family & friends time

    late last night,
    while out on the road/lane & at local shop/bar/hang-out
    ran into two (of 6 sisters)
    ..have known 'em long time --- since they were 'bout middle-school age

    they live on-island
    in another area,
    and came to visit peer-rants and friends

    we chatted
    about both their recent visits/trips to-foreign .... NewYork ... Florida
    ....and their impressions, feed-back etc etc blah blah blah....
    .......they *liked* foreign-life,, BUT GREAT-ly appreciate what Jamaica had to offer:::::: lifestyle, good-er food, nicer-people, better inter-community-relations, etc etc etc

    as i All-ways do,
    i told 'em::>>> ''.. be SURE you share that *info* with your fellow Jamaicans, who haven't had the opportunity to go-foreign, yet..'''

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    for a better island..

    some thoughts..reflections::::>>>>> it would help a LOT::::>>> better infrastructure, such as roads ....and GOOD broadband high-speed affordable internet service

    the other day,
    i asked the Digi-Hell sales-lady about
    the cost benefits of Digicell's broadband router thing-y, for my use.

    ''..Sure .... it would be better for you, and decrease your costs .....BUT it [the signal] won't *reach* up their in-country where you live..''

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    ..to be continued...

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    be hapPpy

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    Re: **On-Site TripReport ~~Sat-Day .... 03/26/16

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    WHEN to ''eat'' Your Easter Bun..??.....

    i've been eating my buns
    since i got 'em home

    but,
    my landlord won't eat any
    until Easter

    he says that doing so
    would represent
    the 'eater' having/taking blame/responsibility for the Crucifixion
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    I was ''.blessed.'' with a bun

    declined the offer to purchase the veggie non-dairy cheese
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    Last edited by smith744; 03-26-2016 at 09:06 AM.
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    Re: **On-Site TripReport ~~Sat-Day .... 03/26/16

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    Re: **On-Site TripReport ~~Sat-Day .... 03/26/16

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    one of the two-sisters,
    mentioned above
    works @ the Grand Paladium resort
    ...been there 3-years

    she mentioned,
    that she SAW me jogging/running
    while she was riding to work on the staff bus

    i told her,
    that when i jog-ed to the resort
    i didn't see any tourist out & about,,staying there.

    she-SAY::>> '''...aaaaaaaaah, Bill .... you GoT to remember,,,,,you were at the BACK of the resort .... you won't/don't see the guests from there........ ... we're at 100% capacity, and are MOST-times..
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    me-SAY::>> '''.. Oh..''
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    Re: **On-Site TripReport ~~Sat-Day .... 03/26/16

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    a kid was killed by dog(s)...

    the goat-man [previously mentioned]
    told me one of his baby-goats was killed by dog(s)

    ''..dead.... bite marks .. blah blah blah..''

    he described the *measures* was going to employ to deal-wit the *problem*

    :-(

    so,
    if any of you-all
    are in the area
    and see some nice yummy meat
    on the ground ::::::::::: DON'T eat it..!!.
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    oooooooooooh::>>> remember the from-England lady with the long-looong pretty-ly painted finger-nails....???..

    well,
    i was told::>> '''...she don't have to wash clothing by hand ....... she just puts 'em in the washing machine...''
    me-SAY:::>> '''... Oh...''

    * sigh *

    as Paul Harvey would say:::>> ''.. and that's the REST of the story...''

    I share this ''washing' story, 'cause
    over & over & OVER again
    i'm *reminded*
    that HERE, in-Jamaica
    there's ALL-ways a '''...rest-of-the-story..'' .... more to EVERY story [[ period ]]]
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    be hapPpy

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    Re: **On-Site TripReport ~~Sat-Day .... 03/26/16

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    ?? Can't Unna-stan Patois ?? ---- drink rum..!!..

    last night,
    want-ed a cold-Heinekin
    ...shop-keeper had no cold 'nothing'
    .....dunno why ::: probably an electricity *issue* ..... looooooooong story

    a few guys around,
    chattin', joking, chilling, 'laxing, fun-ing, smoking, drinking ::::: the *usual*

    ''..want a hot one..??..''
    ''..no no ... the last one gave me heart burn...''


    i pondered
    ummmmmmmmm
    looked pon others drinking rum, in likkle plastic cups
    ...with a variety of 'chasers' --- water, Malta, Pepsi, Magnum, etc etc.

    ummmmmmmm
    ''..lemme have a rum..''

    everybody's eyes WIDE-en-ed,
    ...'cause THIS was a 'first' for the-foreigner

    a shot was CARE-fully measured into a cup

    i started to sip

    eyes looked worried [for me]
    concerned facial expressions [[ for my 'safety' ]]

    they didn't know,
    that on those very-few times i might drink something,
    i like my liquor STRAiGHT --- no chaser, no nothing, no foo-foo

    the J&B was ok
    ...hot, not to bitter, not-bad ::: but NOT Appleton, too

    ''..no no noooooo ... don't drink it like that..!!!...'''
    ''..you need a chaser..''
    ''..it'll burn your mouth... your throat ... mess up your liver ... your kidneys... blah blah blah blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...''

    * sigh *

    deferring to the 'experts':::>> '''...OK... lemme have some water..''

    instead of water in ANOTHER cup,
    one of the guys proceed-ed to CARE-fully
    pour some water into my cup
    .........'twas as-if he was pouring nitro-glycerin
    ::::::::::::: more water than i would have preferred,

    but when i tasted the *new*-drink:::::::::: it was NICE ...!!!..
    :-)
    nicer ... MUCH nicer
    :-)
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    i sip more

    they ignore me .... feeling confident they had prevented the foreigner from messin' up

    they chat

    and
    AMAZE-ing-LY,
    as the rum *kick-ed* in :::::: a side of my brain OPEN-ed UP
    and
    I could follow-along a LOT better [[than before]]
    the Patois being spoken around me

    * sigh *

    it was an Easter miracle na tru
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    be hapPpy

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    Re: **On-Site TripReport ~~Sat-Day .... 03/26/16

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    'tis strange how things POP-up..!!..
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    do you-all remember
    this video
    of this house

    from the last day
    of my last trip
    this past September-ish

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    Well ..!!!..

    last-night,
    the home-owner
    popped into the
    shop/bar
    during my rum-adventure
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    home-owner :::::: 26 year old male
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    we chatted 'bout his house
    ..how built etc etc
    ....and what i wanna/gonna do

    ''COME check me, before you go...i'll show you 'round the house''
    ...he hurried off to his next what-ever

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    prior to his rushing off,
    i showed him
    on my tablet
    the video I'd posted on YouTube and on the board
    AND
    TOLD him what i'd done

    he smiled approvingly
    ..we bumped fists

    he left
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    Last edited by smith744; 03-26-2016 at 10:51 AM.
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    Re: **On-Site TripReport ~~Sat-Day .... 03/26/16

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    oh oh

    :-(

    gotta bath

    critters nibble-ing at my un-bathed skin

    likkle more
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    soon come back later today with more stuff/postings/videos/ blah blah blah blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
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    be hapPpy

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    Re: **On-Site TripReport ~~Sat-Day .... 03/26/16

    Lol!

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    Re: **On-Site TripReport ~~Sat-Day .... 03/26/16

    Quote Originally Posted by smith744 View Post
    AMAZE-ing-LY,
    as the rum *kick-ed* in :::::: a side of my brain OPEN-ed UP
    and
    I could follow-along a LOT better [[than before]]
    the Patois being spoken around me

    * sigh *

    it was an Easter miracle na tru
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    You got me on that comment....LMAO!!

    A friend of mine insisted that after a lengthly conversation with a Jamaican friend of mine that I had introduced...could fully understand his Patois....sadly, I had to break their heart and tell them he was speaking English with a thick accent...I did buy the next round....

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