Tantie Talk
Is a good ting nex Sunday is Mother's Day oui...de way tings going it have
plenty mothers go be holding dey belly and bawling dong de place when dey
start to remember dey chirren come Sunday. Yuh ent see how many young people
getting dey life cut short dese days? From banditry to road deaths to medical
'incidents', (and wid a whole setta plain stupidity in between to boot) is
like a day yuh cyant pass widout we seeing a few more 'making de papers'.
What is de story? Is where T&T heading? We 'elders' ent doing no great job
wid de country, but dat ent news to nobody...de real news is dat we really ent
seeing no young people who look like dey give a damn 'bout T&T. Yes, we have
we athletes and musicians and artists, but when yuh looking to see who go be
running de country in de nex decade or so yuh only seeing ghosts, reflections
and shadows of de politicos past and present who have we in de mess we still
calling Sweet T&T. Yuh hearing 'bout 'community leaders', but when yuh check
who dey talking 'bout yuh has to wonder what kinda communities we go end up
having in dis country. De picture de media painting is jes a scale dong
version of de way de whole country going (if yuh wants fancy - a microcosm)
wid de powers dat be keeping dey bwoys close wid 'jobs' and privilege while
dey strutting 'bout helping de needy...jes doh ask too many questions 'bout
how dey could afford to do it. Gov't Officials or Community Leaders, it doh
matter what name yuh call it, is same khaki pants...but de plebs who getting
grind up to fuel de machinery cyant see de forest for de 2-3 leaves dropping
from de trees. De whole nation need some good mothering - de kind we did grow
up on, dat was known as "tough love". We did all get a good cutarse when and
where necessary, but at de same time we did know exactly why it was really
hurting dem more than it was hurting us...de emotional pain go always hurt
longer and harder than physical. We was very aware of de laws/rules dat was
laid dong, because we know somebody was going to enforce dem...if it
wasn' de neighbour, it was yuh Nenen, Tantie or any one of de extended family (dat
did make up de REAL communities dey had longtime) who bong to mus' ketch yuh
in de act. If we could only get dem longtime communities back on track, when
everybody used to watch out for dey neighbour (if only to make sure dat dey
get de gossip firsthand!) hopefully it go show de politicos - both present and
future - jes how to do tings right.
But even before we reach dat stage, I hoping dat when Sunday come and dey an'
everybody else making dey kind and loving gestures to 'dear Mother', dey will
also stop an' take a good look at de surroundings - de polluted rivers, de
garbage dat dump everywhere, de human detritus we callin vagrants and by no means
least, de burnt out and still burning hills...
I want to see if we boldface enough to say "Happy Mother's Day, Mother T&T".
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BACKCHAT: Issue 16
Tants....oh gorm.....ah fin' you were a little too harsh on de kite
flyin' incident. This was, from all reports, a true true freak accident at an
event that is as Trini as goat racing in Tobago. I hate to see anything bad
happen to little children and I felt it when I read the story, but I find it
very hard to blame anyone but the Fates.
I totally agree with you re quality control and asking where the buck stops
when something goes awry, but the kite flying incident and Machel I & II
cyah compare......Sorry.
//Cayman Islands
What a vivid description of the Kite event!! Puts me right in the crazy
Trini pic and on scene. Keep up your ever living commentary that's keeping
us Trinis out here in touch with the madness of home sweet home!!
Wish you a fantastic day! At the beach again? Smile!!
//Switzerland
De cricket really got me in tissick. As I write this the 3rd test is
playing in Bdos and it is more of the same thing we had in Trinidad. While the batting is
not doing too badly, the bowling is disastrous....Tino Best and Lawson are just
not ready...and besides Dillon who looks tired, who else is there? Things are
not looking good!
//Barbados
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