Sunday, April 11, 2021

Trinbagonians talk. (139) I do not like the smell of Marijuana, Cannabis, Weed, Ganja, Tampi or whatever Name you Joint Smokers may Call it.

Plenty countries makin’ it legal to smoke a joint. Ah feel it is about time dey did dat! Ah doh hav’ not’ing against weed smokers. Each man to he own accord. De t’ing dat does get me vex is de people who does like to light up a joint, near to people dey doh kno’. Ah feel yuh puffin’ time should be in yuh own space. Away from odder people. If yuh want to be around people, wen yuh light up, find all yuh weed people an’ go in yuh own place. Some people allergic to Marijuana so hav’ RESPECT!

Many countries are legalizing Marijuana and I feel it is about time! I do not have anything against weed smokers. Each man to his own accord. The thing I have a problem with is the people who like to light up near people they do not know. I believe your smoking time should be in your own space away from other people. If you want to be around people, get in touch with all your weed associates and stay in your lane. Some people are allergic to Marijuana, so have some RESPECT!

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Trinbagonians talk. (138) The things Some People do? Oh God! Humans! Somebody, Buy me a Dog!

Ah livin’ in meh neighborhood for more than ten years an’ ah does walk on most of de streets. It hav’ one street dat ah doh ever walk on. Somet’ing about dat street does make me feel real uneasy. Ah doh kno’ wat ah was t’inkin’ one sunny Friday mornin’, when ah start to walk up de uneasy street. As ah was walkin’, ah see how dismal an’ shady it was. It didn’t hav’ one single person on it. It did hav’ cars park up on both sides of de street an’ all de houses was shut up real tight. Way in de distance, ah see a man quickly appear in de road, an’ ah wonder’ whey he come from. Seein’ he make me feel more uneasy. Ah keep on walkin’, buh ah did keep meh eyes on he. De man walk up to a car an’ try openin’ de doors. When he couldn’t open dem, he try another car, then another. For a minute, ah didn’t t’ink about wat he was doin’ buh then it hit me. Dis man was a thief, so ah kno’ ah had to get off dat street. Meh mind tell meh to turn back, so ah did, buh then ah freeze. Ah was fraid to turn meh back on he. De only odder exit was near he, so ah was hopin’ dat he walk pass it quick. Ah did feel like ah was trap an’ meh mouth start to taste bitter, bitter. For a minute, de man look like he was goin’ to turn aroun’ an’ see me. Meh heart was beatin’ in meh throat an’ ah was prayin’ he eh turn aroun’. In de end ah was able to get off de street before he see me.

I lived in my neighborhood for more than ten years and I walked on most of the streets. There was one street that I never walked on. Something about that street made me feel uneasy. I don’t know what I was thinking one sunny Friday morning, when I proceeded to walk up the uneasy street. As I walked along, I noticed that it was dismal, shady and not one single person was on it. There were cars parked on either side and all the houses were shut tight. Ahead of me in the distance, a man suddenly appeared in the road and I wondered where he came from. His presence added to my fears. I continued walking, but I kept my eyes on him. He walked up to a car and tried opening the doors. When he couldn’t open them, he proceeded to try another car, then another. For a moment, I did not realize what he was doing, but then it dawned on me that he was a burglar. I knew I had to get off of the street. My first instinct was to turn back, so I did, but then I stopped because I was afraid to turn my back on him. The only other exit was near to him. I was hoping that he would walk past it soon. I felt trapped. My mouth tasted bitter and my heart was pumping in my throat. At one moment, the man looked as though he would turn around and see me. I started to pray that he didn’t turn around. I was finally able to get off that street without being notice.

 

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Friday, April 2, 2021

Trinbagonians talk. (137) De Bleedin’ Tree and An Egg in A Glass of Water.

 Most Trinidadians and Tobagonians used to put a little cut on the trunk of the Physic Nut Tree on Good Friday. The sap used to be red in color. We used to say that the tree was bleeding.

 

 

Break an egg in a glass and put it out in the sun. The shape that is formed will be your destiny… Unmarried women seeing a church will get married. Old people seeing a church are going to die… And so on and so on. 

Trinbagonians talk. (136) If You go into the Sea on Good Friday; You will turn into a Fish.

Ah hav’ good memories of Good Friday. For breakfast, we use to eat hot cross buns (meh mudder use to bake) an’ we use to drink orange peel tea. De orange peel tea use to be sweeten wit brown sugar an’ it had no milk in it. Lunch time, we had fry fish, stew fish, cassava dumplins, green figs, ripe plantain–(boil an’ fry), ground provisions –dasheen, yam, sweet potato, Irish potato, eddoe, tannia an’ cassava –(yucca). Fish sauce, Salad – lettuce, tomatoe an’ cucumber. After lunch, we would go on de beach. There would be many people on de beach. Nobody does go in de sea, because our parents did tell us dat we go turn into a fish if we did.

My memories of Good Friday are great. On Good Friday, we ate hot cross buns (my mother baked) and we drank orange peel tea, with brown sugar … no milk, for breakfast. For lunch, we had fried fish, stew fish, cassava dumplings, green figs, ripe plantain –(boil and fried), ground provisions – dasheen, yam, sweet potato, Irish potato, eddoes, tannia and cassava – yucca. Salad – lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber… After lunch, we would go on the beach. There would be many people on the beach. No one goes into the sea, because we were all told that we would turn into a fish if we did…