I came , I was seen ,

[Hush Darlin]

Re: mi going bak a yaadddddddddddd

more pictures pretty please

[evanovitch]

Re: mi going bak a yaadddddddddddd

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SweetSsop</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> more pictures pretty please </div></div>

mi really trying....am in a lot of pain ..case in point i just go up...the pills knock me out totally....but the pain is worse....just nagging an always there....

[nattydreadgirl]

Re: mi going bak a yaadddddddddddd

(((Evanovitch))) Hope you feel better real soon!

Enjoy following along on your trip and views on Jamaica!

[evanovitch]

so am going to see a nuerologist re the fall

still in pâin....dem looking into y i fall out at times....it has happened to me before....twice down in Arkansas n now in Ja...several other times i have had the dizzy sensation n have done deepbreathing wich seemingly helped me to not fall out....the week before i left for Ja i was going up the stairs n mi sista was at the bottom..wen i got to the top i dipped...she saw an asked wat was happening..so i told her..she said she had a couple patients who had been experiencing the said ting...but now dat i fell out in Ja she has been researching it..spoke to a neurologist who thinks she knows wat it is aldoah it usually happens to kids...yep..always knew i was young at heart...

anyway, am off at the end of the month on another trip..the easy go to is Ja but am having other thoughts...

[evanovitch]

my trip was a one woman talk a thon

i have always been vocal re Ja`s advent into sex tourism...have said that as Far East destinations lose their attraction due to terrorism against `first` world freaks, they will look closer to home..n yep...Ja has been out there as a possible fit

a conversation in a couple of spas did not diffuse my thinking....i was told by many that even pilots come into the spas and hint n wen not taken up on the hints, come out an seh dem want `massages`

luckily the women i spoke to were bold enuff to rebuff an tell dem off diplomatically n seeing dat dese men were on restricted properties, dem neva want the women to tek wat dem was trying any furda

but it goes to show juss how it is out there dat Jamaica n Jcan women, regardless, r on the make

i know dat i did my frosty stare n best St Andrew HS for Girls accent wid a couple on mi trip...dem start off being all professional but it eventually gets on to some risque argument...since mi was not into talking to farrinas from di jumpstart the switch was prime time fi mi go full mode pon dem

i was also a bit taken aback by the readiness of children to attach themselves to me...i wasn`t sure if it was because i exude a motherly aura or if they r sooooo lonely and lacking in personal interaction wid dem own moddas...either way, it alarmed me on a certain level...children would pick me out an come an hug an stay by me ....even more alarming to me was that this would happen at nights wen i was out at dances etc...y were they even there....

i took a few of them pictures and studied them at length..the emptiness in their eyes is telling..there is the ready smile on their lips but noone is home in the eyes...that again has me wondering....

so many things to wonder about fi real

[evanovitch]

Re: my trip was a one woman talk a thon

for those who want pictures i am working on them...most of my pictures have peeps on deh mi no wan fi share...at functions dat were private...my scene....plus dem deh pon all Apple products n u cannot juss hook up an Apple product n share...dere is a reason dem no mek dem fi fit nobody else tings...an u done know mi is challenged wen it come to dem modern tings deh... plus dis pain ting wid di left ankle n right knee has me down full time....is eida mi dope up fi no feel di pain , wich makes me just stay in bed, r mi dont dope up n feel di pain an juss dont care about doing anyting but lie in bed n feel di pain...

now the tendons behind di knee r hurting ...favouring di knee is causing dat i think....di ankle juss bruised an hurt alllllllllllllllllll di time

[evanovitch]

Re: my trip was a one woman talk a thon

the lack of jobs is showing....people r still educating themselves to the extent of clutching at straws...and the equally disheartening ting is dat odda Jcans tekking advantage of them

people come down saying dem representing universities an collect money n dig off wid people`s hard earned money..an these people who run the scam have the nerve to do it in dem own communities...fi real..dat is having some balls....n den come bak pon vacation afta dem tief di people..is ongle cause some people no wan go prison a yaad y some people walking bout alive a yaad..fi real

service industry jobs seem to be the ongle jobs available a yaad....call centers where dem teach dem to speak wid ` AMERICAN ACCENTS`...i kid u not

service industry jobs in fast food...baxide...every farrin fast food is there ...but McDonalds seems to have left town

even the JA fast food places seem to employ many but nothing gets done any faster...mek u wonder how much dem mek vs how much dem pay....but surprisingly a lot of these fast food places n supermarkets have a bunch of employees

but tings still done at a snail`s pace

[evanovitch]

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am taken aback wid the offer of jobs abroad in fast food restaurants..mentioned it before ....agencies claim to be finding workers for McDonalds etc ...people haffi pay these agencies to even get on them books to be considered...and then they have to pay them to train them to be able to work at McDonalds

and trust me peeps tekking dem up on dem offers

banks even offering loans to peeps for dem to be able to tek up some of these agencies`offer ...dat shocked moi....someone i know borrowed J$360,000 to take up the nursing aide program dat was offered fi Canada....two months into it n not even books were available fi di supposed training..and this was supposedly done in conjunction wid di Labour Ministry....of course dis supposed program neva got off the ground but people still have dem bank loans to pay bak...i kid u not..n u would be surprised at the people who r grasping even these avenues to get out of Ja...get a visa fi work....even those wid the mighty US visitor`s visa...people who have degrees n jobs n own dem homes....any avenue to get out...depressing mi telling u...the school system , to moi, is not universally accepted abroad as it once was...hence people using these avenues to get out...many degrees yes, but dem naw carry di swing dem once did....

mek u wonder sometimes how dem Jcans who seh dem r our politicians n representatives , how dem allign demselves wid supposed work programs

but i have been vocal re dem blindsight re farm workers`programs and the conditions dem sen citizens to live an work under...so y this latest farce surprises me, i dont know

i guess i just cannot get over how JAMAICA serves no Jcan but oddas mek big life dere

people who have jobs hold on to dem wid all dem might...an employers tek advantage of dat...sighhhhhhhhhhh

[evanovitch]

wat is up wid dis mohawk craze a yaad...

a mean, every body n dis haircut...fi real...

[MsExced]

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evanovitch I hope you feel better soon

[kia027]

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Vannie feel better soon

Was your ankle a bad sprain?

[evanovitch]

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thanks Exced n Kia...mi hoping di ankle sekkle down soon since mi really haffi travel in another two weeks..have to...

funny how mi use fi love travel bak in the day...one day here, next day ovah so etc etc...use fi tek plane like taxi an stay at hotels more dan home...now, is juss a bloody pain

[SandiF]

Re: Nights in Jamaica have taken on a whole new feel

evanovitch, your style of writing is jocular on a serious level... especially where you took us down memory lane of your childhood home. made my eyes well up wid water...

...reading on... and enjoying it.

[Gen]

Re: wat is up wid dis mohawk craze a yaad...

my 6 year old nephew came up to visit and was sporting one

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">a mean, every body n dis haircut...fi real... </div></div>

[RichD]

Re: Luggage was so heavy mi neva mek dem even tell mi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">As the World financial crisis worsens , the steps being taken to fill seats n hotels means a scraping at the bottom of the barrel re bodies....they r even more circumspect wid dem spending wile squeezing ever nickel paid fi dem trip...in speaking with JUTA drivers, peeps in restaurants etc, even they note the shift to catering to the least denominator.....

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dat almost seem incongruous...the bottom of the barrel still can afford a luxury like a tropical vacation in these times of crisis...