**On-Site TripReport ~~Easter Sunday .... 03/27/16

[smith744]

here
in-county
it's a nice peace-ful Easter afternoon

after church,
came home
and had a WONDER-full
''blend'' ::::: pineapple, watermelon, papaya, ginger AND stinky-toe

feel refreshed

:-)

temperature, etc.::>>> sea calm-calm ... sun bright ... not many clouds ... humid [ a lot ] .... hot

me..?? --- hapPpy ..!!..
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Church was jammed-PACK-ed
..as usual, i was 1-hour late ... in-time for offering, etc etc.

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Question::>> ''...Am I in Trouble.....???...'''

the back-story:::>>> some know, i'm fond of Lady Saw's song '''..Heels On..''
....my Lucea-country neighbors act surprised that i like this song so.

anyway,
yesterday,
i put pon my cellie,,,,,, as my ring-tone
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flash-forward

''the REST of the story''

the front-story:::>>>>> When i arrived at church,
i lost my focus,
'cause i was awe-struck by how full-up the church was.

i walked in

found a seat
beside/between two nice old-ladies.
....they moved their purses, to let me sit down

i looked around
at the congregation::::: sing-ing,,, swaying to the music ... waving hands in the air ...joy-full .... lot & lots of nice Easter bonnets/hats/etc.

THEN,
at some point
in the service:::>>> I felt a vibrating buzz in my pocket.

self-SAY:::>> ''... oh . oh...'''

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i HEAR a muffled-singing voice::>> ''...meet me at my front door ...... tonight tonight...''

i PANIC..!!..

Remember::>> church is packed ... my pew is full up... it's tight tight .................i'm fumble-ing ... trying GET the phone OUT of my pocket.... and SIMULTANEOUS-ly muffle-more, and cover-up the cellphone speaker(s).

* sigh *

luckly the ring-tone-ing was short

not sure if my pew-seat-mates *heard* it or not

the lady on my right DID have a funny irritated look pon her face.

:-(

* sigh *

so it goes

hope i'm not *punished* ------ it WAS an honest-oversight on my part ..... HONEST...!!!... it was ...

------------- pray for me.

[smith744]

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late
last night,
while TRY-ing to do some computer things,
heard some nice revival music...
...purchased 3 cd's ... Ja $100 each
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later
heard some more,,that caught my *attention*
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when i returned 'bout 4 minutes later
..i was Too Late..!!!..
:-(
last cd SOLD..!

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so it go
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[smith744]

..continue-ing..
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do you-all REMEMBER ''that'' speaker...??..

well,
i found it [[or one like it]]

:-)
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so,
IF i click that likkle-button,
i WILL have it by week's end

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


''..to click or not to click ...... ThAT is the question...''
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[541lion]

But wasn't it only about 45$ usd the one u seen in Jamaica ??

[smith744]

But wasn't it only about 45$ usd the one u seen in Jamaica ??

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lol

nooooooooooo-Sir..!!

THAT was Jamaican-currency ::::: $43,000 jamaican dollars

gotta *watch* 'country-of-origin'
when dealing with them $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.$$

Ja$43,000 equals US $350 approx.

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ummmmmmmmmmmmm
do you realize,
i could 'do' a likkle something-something...???
...order above on Amazon ... carry-come wit it to Jamaica, and make almost a US $100 profit
ummmmmmmmmmm

[541lion]

Ahh I knew it was in jmd but must have missed a zero! I remember thinking damn that is a good deal! Madee want one! Not anymore lol not at that price!! I wish it was 4300 j

[smith744]

...continue-ing..
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i've GOT TO ''say'' this

i know that ''chicken-thread'' is closed,
but there's something i wanna say .... need to say

there AIN'T nothing wrong with the Jamaican chickens
..IF you ever are served, buy, and/or eat some so-called bad-chicken .... such as it's to dry or something,,, it ain't Jamaica's fault or the chicken-grower's fault.

it's the fault of WHO-ever cook-ed that chicken. [[[ period ]]


this trip, i've eaten more chicken than i should-have
:-(
haven't had NOT ONE bad chicken 'whatever' .... breast, leg, thigh, wing, neck, feets ..... ALL were perfect-toe..!!!
.........haven't had any beaks or feathers, yet

i've had soup, jerk, baked, broiled etc etc --- ALL juicy and good tasting.

something-something,
i've *noticed*
ESPECIAL-ly with the jerk-chicken
they be-selling 'round Negril, on that beach road..::::::: it SITS over the fire waaaaaaaaaaaaaay-Too long. ............ especially if it's a slow day for the jerk-er.

on too many occasions,
i've seen a jerk-barrel with 3-4 pieces of chicken cookin'
for hours ........ ain't no way he can keep it moist that long .... no way

over-here
in Lucea,
i spend a LOT of time sitting on the Lucea-verandaH ::::: RiGHT-behind 2-jerk cookers .... and a couple others across the street ..... i've watch 'em set-up, prep and cook ------ been watching 'em for YEARS..!!..

they 'do' chicken *different* than they do in Negril ,,, for the most part.
......and their chicken be-selling FAST FAST FAST --- juice be drippin' ...... full-of-flavor ... even the jerk-pit smoke 'taste' good & juicy

again::>>> blame the chef for any bad chicken you may eat :::: especially if it's dry.
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[smith744]

Ahh I knew it was in jmd but must have missed a zero! I remember thinking damn that is a good deal! Madee want one! Not anymore lol not at that price!! I wish it was 4300 j

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you gotta hear 'em.

me-personally,
am a Bose-guy

but 'this' loud-speaker sounds Goooooooooooooooooooood...!!!..
...especially if you like your music LOUD .... so loud you can 'feel' the music ==== e.g., the kick-drum be beating on your chest.

[smith744]

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this has been a really *interesting* trip

as if,
my Ja-life
has circled-back to when i first came here ::::: primarily in terms of the Ja-people i've re-run-into over the past several days.

folks I first met
many-moons ago :::: during those first few trips, when i was staying in Negril in a time-share set-up.

back-in-the-day
lucky-me met some outstanding folks ::::: folks to whom I *owe* a LOT..!!

for example,
let's start with an item on my 'to-do' list :::::: getting the glass/screen fixed on my cracked tablet.

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several days ago,
at that thing-y @ Travelor's
I saw MissGail of TreeHouse ----- we all know what a jewel she is, na tru .... she did some things, and showed me some things that enhanced my Ja-experiences

as i listened to the children perform at Travelors
on the front-row
i saw Mr. Theo Chambers and his wife [[ dunno if she still doing it, but she once ran TimesSquare ]]] ...... she too help-ed me.

* whew *

hadn't seen Theo in loooooooooooooong time ..... to me, he's one those 'visionary' type folks .... kinda-sorta like Rob

Theo as I recall had one of the FiRST internet cafes in Negril ... it may have been the first. ....... in subtle-ways he help me, during the brief chats we had, when i came to use the computers.

working for Theo, and one of his key-staff-members was a VERY-young guy .... VERy-young ..... young but SMART ...!!!...

young-guy was teaching himself, with books, and i don't know what(?) else to learn networking, and a bunch of other computer things ..... ... remember, this was back in the Pre-world-wide web days. .... before digital cameras .... before email, as we know it.

i chatted briefly with Theo and his wife ... mention-ed the young-man
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left the Travelers event.
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i stroll to the round-about are:::::

and
Boom..!!! ---- I run into the Overtakers ----- they TOO have been helpful and inspirational to me, on this Ja-journey

then::: Boom Boom ..!!!! --- up walks Thane ...!!!.... the computer guy
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* whew *
i could tell you a BuNCH of more-stories like this
that have happen-ed on this trip
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but
first
meet
Thane
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[smith744]

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Spring is spring-ing in Jamaica
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the bugs are coming back

mangos are plump-ing up

all of you's
coming down in a few weeks are in for a treat
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pack our umbrella & rain suit
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but, get your water boots here.
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pack appropriate clothing :::: the humidity is getting heavier by the day.
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