An Authentic Jamaican Experience
If you travel within Kingston and St Catherine using public transportation, you are likely to encounter casually dressed men aggressively trying to place you on a taxi. More often than not these are self-employed businessmen selling their services whether you like it or not. Before you begin to question the necessity of their services, there... Continue Reading →
Blue Mountain Peak is the highest place in Jamaica with a height of 2256 meters. The journey to the peak starts at Mavis Bank. You will then cross the river and initiate the thigh burning climb. It is strongly recommended that you start the hike in the night as the sun, plus a climb can... Continue Reading →
In my previous article related to the new hall by '138 student living', I expressed my disappointment at the high cost of accommodation. My disappointment was further emphasized based on some information I recently received. It appears they are really serious about their business and are already screening out the poor who hastily applied without... Continue Reading →
WhatsApp: The Dreadful Blue Tick
"Boom Bye Bye" is the title of a very popular song by reggae artist Buju Banton. It makes reference to the placement of a small piece of metal at very high velocity in the heads of men who find pleasure in the posterior of other men. It expresses very artistically Jamaica's general opposition to homosexuality.... Continue Reading →
Pi squared plus the cube root of tan minus the hypotenuse of... Ok scratch that, there is no formula for the quantification of sin. No hierarchal structure segregating the various transgressions. There are no uptown sins or downtown sins, no sophisticated sins or ghetto sins. Sin a sin! No sin is greater than the other... Continue Reading →
"Fire a top, fire a bottom and hallelujah inna di middle". I'm sure you have heard that before and you know exactly what I'm talking about. It is the traditional method used to make one of Jamaica's favorite pastries, sweet potato pudding, using a coal fire above and below the pudding to enable a quick... Continue Reading →
So, you’re a big man now? Old legs getting tired of walking? Public transportation not working out for you? Ladies rejecting you because you can’t drive? Well its time you go get yourself a driver’s license. To do this the RIGHT way may take a bit of cash and quite a bit of time. Yes,... Continue Reading →
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