Today, I did plan to tell wunnah how I come back from Trinidad wid a curfew cold. It does hold yuh in bed from ’bout 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., yuh cannot move till morning!
Curfew colds could be dangerous and iffin yuh don’t tek care of them, yuh could dead, just so! I did planning to tell wunnah how I went to de doctor fuh relief and how he had some unusual methods to aid recovery, he show me de latest edition of Esquire magazine wid all de revealing photos of my girl Rihanna and to tell de truth, I did feeling much better by de time I leave Dr Thompson office.
But it didn’t last as he tek back de magazine!
It was de first time I ever see a magazine dat is not at least 20 years old in a doctor’s office. I was planning to tell wunnah how I tink Rihanna was right when she say that we does use de C-word in normal conversation; how I hear a nice looking young lady in conversation wid she boyfriend who was planning to buy a car and ask she what she thought about a certain car and she replied out loud: “Dat is bare C….!”
I did also planning to tell wunnah I was in de supermarket and one of de staff drop a bottle of rum. De place smell like Mount Gay 1706 special reserve.?Hear an old fella: “Is a pity I give up drinking or else I woulda lie down here pun de ground and lick up all of dat fuh you!”
The pain in de man voice was telling.
I did planning to talk ‘bout Prime Ministerial trips and delegations to Australia fuh the Heads of Government Conference, but something change muh mind!
Today, I writing ’bout family, one of my brothers from another mudder, a man who I have always admired, loved and respected, my brother Ronald “Boo” Hinkson, the iconic Caribbean man.
I first admired him because of his music and like another much loved brother, Dave Martins, has brought untold joy to thousands through music and lyrics. He got more CDs that I can count and does write prolifically. But like my other brothers, it was de core values of de man that cement de love and de respect.
Right now, I fairly vex wid muh brother becausin I had to find out from another source that he was doing something pun de side and did not tell
de Vendor ‘bout it and we does not keep things from one another! I find out dat fuh some time now the man had a project going on in a part of St Lucia name Wilton’s Yard or as Lucians will tell you “Graveyard”.
It is akin to Laventille or “John John” in Trinidad and yuh boy has been going into “Graveyard” fuh some time now working wid de children in a homework assistance programme that seeking to build character and education, giving dem an opportunity to be someone, to rise up from de ghetto.
“All dese children need to succeed is a little extra help! Society cannot ask of them that which we have not prepared them to deliver socially or psychologically.”
He strong pun de view that education and character cannot be divorced! My brudder didn’t want publicity fuh de project but some people find out ‘bout it and demand that he share the experience.
Today, I want to salute Boo Hinkson fuh de work he doing wid de youts, I am proud of you, my brudder from another mudder!
I, Market Vendor, gone fuh now, you have a blessed and a wonderful day, yuh hear?
