“Ps and Qs”

You have to be on your Ps and Qs when you are dealing with some situations… I was on my Ps and I exclaimed, “WOW! You got to be kidding me!”
I wasn’t on my Qs… so I didn’t ask the right questions… Hmm.

“A Great Lesson”

Everyone needs someone who is passionate about what they are doing, believes in what they are doing, and is willing to walk the road with them… through thick and thin. Sometimes you meet people who you think would go the miles with you, but they are looking for the same thing you are looking for… Someone to take the walk with them… When you think about it, a great lesson is taught in every broken union.

“It Was Glowing”

I heard my parents and other people in the neighborhood say that, “THE SEA IS A MOTHER”. At a certain time of the year, it takes and it purges. The stories I have heard regarding situations that happened in the sea are happy/sad.

One hot and humid night, we decided to go on Clifton Hill Beach. It was a dark night… No moon or stars in the sky. When we arrived, I noticed the water near the Point Fortin jetty, was glowing. I pointed it out and one of my sister said that it was the reflection of the jetty lights. We all went into the sea. I splashed some water and it glowed, then I noticed that we were all glowing.
I read about plankton and I knew it is food for fishes, so there might be fishes around. To be in the sea at nights and there is plankton in the water, is not a good idea…

“Raining/The Sun Is Shining”

It started off hot and humid. The sun was shining in all its glory. The temperature went down a bit, then the sky got cloudy, the rumbling and flash started. Not my favorite moment. Suddenly, the rain started and out comes the sun… It’s raining and the sun is shining… hmm… The Devil and his wife fighting for a ham bone.

“A Beautiful Land Mark”

Their friend was the captain and owner of the boat that they were on. He was a teacher and he was also an avid fisherman. When he invited them to go fishing, they all agreed. The boat was anchored miles from the shore and the excitement was on because fish was biting the bait. Although they were happy with their catch, they looked around and all they could see was water and the horizon… The rain started to drizzle, then it started to fall heavily into a white blinding rain… They all became anxious, except the captain.
“Let me take you guys back to shore. He turned the boat around and drove for a while, but there was no land in sight. They wondered if he was going in the right direction… Suddenly, a red object appeared in the distance and the captain steered the boat towards it… They were all in awe and one of them asked him what it was. “Yeah, what is it,” they all chimed in.
“That is the top of the San-Fernando hill. It turns red when the soil gets wet.”

THE SAN-FERNANDO HILL IS ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL LAND MARKS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.

“My Body Crashed”

For some reason, my body decided that it was going to crash… During the day yesterday, I suddenly felt very sleepy so I decide to sleep. My children know that I don’t like to sleep in the day so they proceeded to wake me…
“Come on mom don’t sleep. You have to wake up,” said my daughter.”
“Okay. I’m getting up,” I said, but I closed my eyes.
“No mom. Sit up. Find something to do,” she said.
…My daughter is telling me to find something to do… hahahha. Oh how the table is turning round and round... “I don’t have anything to do. My computer died.”
“I know, but don’t go to sleep. Just let me finish typing this then you could use mine.”
“Not now. I will use it later.” I kept looking at her until she started typing and reading then I closed my eyes.
She touched my hand… “No mom. Don’t sleep.”
“I’m not sleeping.” That was not true. I was having the sweetest sleep ever.
“Mom, give me your hands,” Said my son as he walked into the bedroom… I stretched out my hands and he pulled me up into a sitting position. “Do you remember when we were small you used to wake us up when we fell asleep during the day? You always told us, “Night is for sleeping... Day is to do something constructive”…

“It Bothers Me”

My mother and many of the women in the neighborhood I grew up in, used to put their hands together, slapping them in an up and down motion as though they were dusting off something, then they would say, “I wash my hand off of it.” This meant that they were no longer going to say or do anything about a particular situation.
Recently, I have been seeing so many women on television… dusting off their hands. , but they are dusting them over food… It bothers me...

“It Is Set In Stone”

I have met some people who gave my opinion about a matter. We never spoke about the matter, but they convincingly stated that it was my opinion about it. After they gave their so called my–opinion, they would find me where ever I am then ask me my opinion about the matter…
When I am asked forwarding questions, I don’t ever have an opinion. After I told them that I didn’t have an opinion, they would suggest different scenario then ask me what I thought about it… I don’t ever take the bait and they usually give up, but their suggestion about my opinion is already set in stone…

“Our Dog Took Care Of His Poor Health”

When our dog was ill he did not whine. He would go and find a particular grass, eat some then he vomited. After he was finished, he would drink some water and was back to his happy healthy self…

“She Did Not Know The Herb”

One day, her friend Joanne, who lived two blocks away, came to her home. After they greeted each other Joanne said, “Girl, “You know that my family and I have been suffering with the Asian flu just like you and your family?”
“Yes. We were just saying to each other that we feel as though we are going to die.”
‘This flu is the worst. You see this little tree?” Joanne asked. Holding it up.
“Yes. What is it?”
“I don’t know the name of it, but it is a wonder herb. A friend gave it to me and he told me to boil it and drink it because it is good for the cold. I drank cups of it and I gave some to my family. We are all feeling much better. I brought this tree for you to plant. Pick some leaves and make some tea.”
A loud coughing started and she looked at her son using the wall to support him self, as he walked into the bathroom.
“I am going to boil some now. We need to take something that will get rid of this flu.”
Her son came out of the bathroom. He said hello to her friend then he picked up the little tree.
“Mom! Where did you get this?”
“Miss Joanne just brought it for me. It’s good for the cold.”
“You guys really don’t know this herb?”
“No.”
“This is weed!”
“Oh my God, Annie! I walked from my house to your house with it in my hand!”