unu ready fe London

[Peasie]

Re: unu ready fe London

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TreyJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm in the DMV. Not Department of Motor Vehicles but DC-MD-VA. </div></div>

lawd gad

[evanovitch]

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i know I am in the minority but i no longer take pride in any achievement abroad as the nation is mired in poverty with no signs of any immediate alleviation....championing the achievements of professional athletes in a supposed set of games meant for amateurs, and professionals who mek nuff money at dat, does likkle n nothing of merit for the majority...too long we have conditioned our people to revel in outward show even as dem a nyam mongoose at the best or air pie n breeze souffle at the least...

like i say, i am in the minority n find no fault in the games and those who r athletes but i find the displacement of wat we merit as achievement, out of place with our reality...the reality of the majority...

enuff dance kip fi tek people mind off hunger pains

[missus_vegas]

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what do you as an individual plan to or is doing to play ur small part in attempting to correct the problem Jamaica faces?

dont read this the wrong way and trace mi. i am just asking.....

[Emperah]

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ohhh a de oddah london ya chat bout

[Peasie]

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Yes, DahJah. London, Ontario, is the center of the world.

[Emperah]

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tanx

[SmoothOperator]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i know I am in the minority but i no longer take pride in any achievement abroad as the nation is mired in poverty with no signs of any immediate alleviation....championing the achievements of professional athletes in a supposed set of games meant for amateurs, and professionals who mek nuff money at dat, does likkle n nothing of merit for the majority...too long we have conditioned our people to revel in outward show even as dem a nyam mongoose at the best or air pie n breeze souffle at the least...

like i say, i am in the minority n find no fault in the games and those who r athletes but i find the displacement of wat we merit as achievement, out of place with our reality...the reality of the majority... </div></div>

To say that the Olympics only matter to the professional athletes who get paid is an incredibly shortsighted way of looking at things. A lot of people at home and abroad draw inspiration from what they see our athletes do on the track and endeavor to be and do the best in their field be it as a student, in business, music whatever. You can't put a dollar value on the inspiration that people draw from seeing homegrown talent from their little corner of the world beating athletes from first world countries with ten times as much resources.

[missus_vegas]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TreyJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i know I am in the minority but i no longer take pride in any achievement abroad as the nation is mired in poverty with no signs of any immediate alleviation....championing the achievements of professional athletes in a supposed set of games meant for amateurs, and professionals who mek nuff money at dat, does likkle n nothing of merit for the majority...too long we have conditioned our people to revel in outward show even as dem a nyam mongoose at the best or air pie n breeze souffle at the least...

like i say, i am in the minority n find no fault in the games and those who r athletes but i find the displacement of wat we merit as achievement, out of place with our reality...the reality of the majority... </div></div>

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To say that the Olympics only matter to the professional athletes who get paid is an incredibly shortsighted way of looking at things. A lot of people at home and abroad draw inspiration from what they see our athletes do on the track and endeavor to be and do the best in their field be it as a student, in business, music whatever. You can't put a dollar value on the inspiration that people draw from seeing homegrown talent from their little corner of the world beating athletes from first world countries with ten times as much resources. </div></div>

[evanovitch]

Re: unu ready fe London

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TreyJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i know I am in the minority but i no longer take pride in any achievement abroad as the nation is mired in poverty with no signs of any immediate alleviation....championing the achievements of professional athletes in a supposed set of games meant for amateurs, and professionals who mek nuff money at dat, does likkle n nothing of merit for the majority...too long we have conditioned our people to revel in outward show even as dem a nyam mongoose at the best or air pie n breeze souffle at the least...

like i say, i am in the minority n find no fault in the games and those who r athletes but i find the displacement of wat we merit as achievement, out of place with our reality...the reality of the majority... </div></div>

To say that the Olympics only matter to the professional athletes who get paid is an incredibly shortsighted way of looking at things. A lot of people at home and abroad draw inspiration from what they see our athletes do on the track and endeavor to be and do the best in their field be it as a student, in business, music whatever. You can't put a dollar value on the inspiration that people draw from seeing homegrown talent from their little corner of the world beating athletes from first world countries with ten times as much resources. </div></div>

[censored]..wat they see n aspire to do is get famous n mek money because we teach dem that is the way to feel u r somebody...a dollar figure has already been put on the 'inspiration' wen children r taught that the money they can make from their endeavours is the reason they should go after said endeavours.....right now Jamaica is feeding children dat sports, music n modelling is the way to achieve respect n riches...n if we r truthful , we farm these athletes out to farrin universities to have dem skills improved so how we den use dem as examples of likkel resources...we brag about how many tv, sportspersonalities n coaches coming from farrin to our sporting events to get our young people...so wich limited resources we using to bring dem along..puh leeze....all we doing dese days is fiddling wile Riverton burns...n successive generations fall for the ploy of the example of a few as being available to the many...dis yaadie yeye open n stop pass on the misinformation...wat can i say...shortsighted is wen u buy into the spiel of the much repeated

[evanovitch]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <span style="font-style: italic">He explained that there were 11 suppliers of fashion and accessories; 14 suppliers of food; 13, home accents; six suppliers of aromatherapy products; 10, literature and souvenirs; two suppliers of coffee; and two suppliers of Jamaica 50 apparel and novelty items.

“JBDC really worked hard to get the shipment off. A team of 15 led, by Things Jamaican Manager Janine Taylor, worked around the clock to pack (the goods) for sail,” Thomas told the Observer.

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nice, export is always nice </div></div>

made in China, shipped to Jamaica n rerouted to London as being Jcan ....too funny

[SmoothOperator]

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Maybe you have not been paying attention but most of Jamaica's top athletes are home grown talent who still live and train in Jamaica - Shelly Ann Fraser, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Brigitte Foster Hylton, Melaine Walker to name a few. Them representing from yard now and not from overseas. Shelly Ann Fraser story is particularly inspiring because she was born in Waterhouse to a teenage mother who somehow managed to send her daughter to Wolmers and then UTECH. You can't put a dollar value on stories like these where the trend in many inner city communities is to get knocked up at 16 and drop out of school.

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2009/10/jamaica.html

&quot;My neighborhood, which is called Waterhouse, was really bad in terms of violence and facilities, and everything there was negative,&quot; Fraser says, describing her adolescence. &quot;It was really, really hard because [many] girls my age were mothers, or just on the road with men doing all sorts of stuff... You'd wonder if that same fate was going to happen to you.&quot;

[jah_yout]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i know I am in the minority but i no longer take pride in any achievement abroad as the nation is mired in poverty with no signs of any immediate alleviation....championing the achievements of professional athletes in a supposed set of games meant for amateurs, and professionals who mek nuff money at dat, does likkle n nothing of merit for the majority...too long we have conditioned our people to revel in outward show even as dem a nyam mongoose at the best or air pie n breeze souffle at the least...

like i say, i am in the minority n find no fault in the games and those who r athletes but i find the displacement of wat we merit as achievement, out of place with our reality...the reality of the majority...

enuff dance kip fi tek people mind off hunger pains </div></div>

y'know...i'm kinda feeling you on this...

it's almost like an alternate reality...
we celebrate things like a guy running fast...or fix up the place for a so-called &quot;royal&quot; from our former enslavors/terrorizers/tormentors visiting us...

yet we are comfortable with the fact that the island is seen mostly as unlivable by the majority of expats and a great number of current residents...
the national conversation needs to be changed completely...
the trappings of a few people's personal success in the long run means very little for the nation as a whole unless a direction is taken

[jah_yout]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Shelly Ann Fraser story is particularly inspiring because she was born in Waterhouse to a teenage mother who somehow managed to send her daughter to Wolmers and then UTECH. You can't put a dollar value on stories like these where the trend in many inner city communities is to get knocked up at 16 and drop out of school.</div></div>

big up waterhouse everytime!

but the thing that gets me is...<span style="font-weight: bold">to me</span> it is sad that we are always so happy when a one makes it out of the ghetto as we mainly expect failure from the ghetto or from poor areas;
why have we accepted class as a marker for future success in jamaica...
this is the shame of our gov't and overall on us as a nation...
the gov't and leaders should be condemned for that situation rather than the one and two who make it out of the ghetto should be a big cause celebre

[Emperah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i know I am in the minority but i no longer take pride in any achievement abroad as the nation is mired in poverty with no signs of any immediate alleviation....championing the achievements of professional athletes in a supposed set of games meant for amateurs, and professionals who mek nuff money at dat, does likkle n nothing of merit for the majority...too long we have conditioned our people to revel in outward show even as dem a nyam mongoose at the best or air pie n breeze souffle at the least...

like i say, i am in the minority n find no fault in the games and those who r athletes but i find the displacement of wat we merit as achievement, out of place with our reality...the reality of the majority...

enuff dance kip fi tek people mind off hunger pains </div></div>

y'know...i'm kinda feeling you on this...

it's almost like an alternate reality...
we celebrate things like a guy running fast...or fix up the place for a so-called &quot;royal&quot; from our former enslavors/terrorizers/tormentors visiting us...

yet we are comfortable with the fact that the island is seen mostly as unlivable by the majority of expats and a great number of current residents...
the national conversation needs to be changed completely...
the trappings of a few people's personal success in the long run means very little for the nation as a whole unless a direction is taken
</div></div>

mi nuh kno what is wrang wid yuh an evanovitch, mi nuh kno why unno cyaan jus live inna de moment and enjoy dese tings

[jah_yout]

Re: unu ready fe London

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TreyJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i know I am in the minority but i no longer take pride in any achievement abroad as the nation is mired in poverty with no signs of any immediate alleviation....championing the achievements of professional athletes in a supposed set of games meant for amateurs, and professionals who mek nuff money at dat, does likkle n nothing of merit for the majority...too long we have conditioned our people to revel in outward show even as dem a nyam mongoose at the best or air pie n breeze souffle at the least...

like i say, i am in the minority n find no fault in the games and those who r athletes but i find the displacement of wat we merit as achievement, out of place with our reality...the reality of the majority... </div></div>

To say that the Olympics only matter to the professional athletes who get paid is an incredibly shortsighted way of looking at things. A lot of people at home and abroad draw inspiration from what they see our athletes do on the track and endeavor to be and do the best in their field be it as a student, in business, music whatever. You can't put a dollar value on the inspiration that people draw from seeing homegrown talent from their little corner of the world beating athletes from first world countries with ten times as much resources. </div></div>

[censored]..wat they see n aspire to do is get famous n mek money because we teach dem that is the way to feel u r somebody...a dollar figure has already been put on the 'inspiration' wen children r taught that the money they can make from their endeavours is the reason they should go after said endeavours.....right now Jamaica is feeding children dat sports, music n modelling is the way to achieve respect n riches...n if we r truthful , we farm these athletes out to farrin universities to have dem skills improved so how we den use dem as examples of likkel resources...we brag about how many tv, sportspersonalities n coaches coming from farrin to our sporting events to get our young people...so wich limited resources we using to bring dem along..puh leeze....all we doing dese days is fiddling wile Riverton burns...n successive generations fall for the ploy of the example of a few as being available to the many...dis yaadie yeye open n stop pass on the misinformation...wat can i say...shortsighted is wen u buy into the spiel of the much repeated </div></div>

rosscloth...
mi haffi gi credit where it is due...talk di tings nuh