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Voice of Barbados radio station (Starcom Network): http://www.vob929.com/
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Goverment Information Service: http://www.barbados.gov.bb/bgis.htm
Barbados Investment & Development Corporation: http://www.bidc.com/
Barbados Tourism Authority: http://www.barbados.org/
National Cultural Foundation: http://www.ncf.bb/

Thank you for all these helpful links. I just became a member.

exhale718 wrote:Thank you for all these helpful links. I just became a member.

Glad you find them helpful Ms Exhale...and . Does the 718 in your handle have any special meaning?

Thanks for the link especialy national cultural foundation. Writing books on bajan life as I remember back in the day.
DO YOU REMEMBER A TIME

Do You Remember A Time?
When A Lime Was Not A Lime
But A Time To Chill-
Was Picking A Lime/

Do You Remember A Time?
When To Fly A Kite
Instead Of Using String
Yuh Had To Use Twine?

Do You Remember A Time?
Of Drinking Swank
With A Little Bit Of Lime?

Do You Remember A Time?
Of eating Cheese Cutta,
Fish Cutta,Bread And Jam.
With A Little Bit Of Butta?

Do You Remember A Time?
When Life Was betta,
Yuh could Eat All Weak
Fuh Only A Dolah?

Do You Remember A Time?
Where School Was A Place
Fuh Mek Yuh Life Betta
The Teachers Did Care
And A Brother Was A Bredda?

Do You Remember A Time?
When De Cane Juice Boil,
From The Sweat And Blood
Of Bajan Toil.
DO YOU REMEMBER BARBADOS.
P WHITE .a.k.a patchy pants

Welcome to the forum Patchy. Glad to hear of the books you're writing. If you don't mind maybe you cud give us a lil' more background about yuhself.

I remembuh a time when I use tuh eat sodabix and butter wid tea pun a morning and evening.
I remembuh a time when de old mattress I use tuh sleep pun was full uh chinks.
I remembuh a time when I had to use de pit toilet in de yard or shit in a topsy at night.
I remembuh a time when my grandmudda had tuh burn de old kerosene smut lamp at night.

That was life back in de day. It's a blessing to me to come from such humble beginnings. When I tell my little girl about these things she usually has a very bewildered look on her face that makes me laugh.

[quote="Gearbox"]Welcome to the forum Patchy. Glad to hear of the books you're writing. If you don't mind maybe you cud give us a lil' more background about yuhself.

I remembuh a time when I use tuh eat sodabix and butter wid tea pun a morning and evening.
I remembuh a time when de old mattress I use tuh sleep pun was full uh chinks.
I remembuh a time when I had to use de pit toilet in de yard or shit in a topsy at night.
I remembuh a time when my grandmudda had tuh burn de old kerosene smut lamp at night.

That was life back in de day. It's a blessing to me to come from such humble beginnings. When I tell my little girl about these things she usually has a very bewildered look on her face that makes me laugh.[/quote]
yeah I remembuh when life was sweet and so much betta. Well I am a St.Michael born and bred bajan from humble beginings .I went tuh school at Erdiston Model Primary School, and the college in Black Rock known as Ellerslie. I am presently living in the Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman,after working in the civil service I am presently semi-retired. One friend of mine from school days tell me that I was always writing poetry and good short stories all through my school days but I cant remembuh much bout that only the curves angels addition subtraction division and multiplication of girls P E classes that I understood was what yuh could refer to as new math.

Well pleased to meet yuh Patchy. When last yuh visit de rock?

[quote="Gearbox"]Well pleased to meet yuh Patchy. When last yuh visit de rock?[/quote]
Well Gearbox de last tome I visited de rock was 2002, but I planning tuh be dey next year march .I bringing some Caymanians wid me tuh see de place and meet de family . See eff I cod get she hook on pudding and souse, and black cake .I dun got she hooked on fish cakes doah.

Hm, Cayman? I MITE be dey early next munt to do a lil workshop if tings come off.
3 - 6 days depending pon wuh de big maguffies agree tuh.
Really hoping cause tings dry rite now.

patchypants wrote:Well Gearbox de last tome I visited de rock was 2002, but I planning tuh be dey next year march .I bringing some Caymanians wid me tuh see de place and meet de family . See eff I cod get she hook on pudding and souse, and black cake .I dun got she hooked on fish cakes doah.

I see. Well before yuh come down mek sure yuh my contact numbah (if yuh wish). We probbly cud hook up fuh a beer or sumting.

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