Tantie Talk
O mih lawd! What a day...is what more blessings we go get today? First ting
dis morning yuh wake up an' find de hills cover in mist an' rain falling. An'
if dat wasn' enough dem bwoys do de 'impossible' an' win de match! I wonder
if it go be pushing de luck to hope fuh a play in de play whe or cashpot dis
evening?
Well yes, it was sooo nice to see de hills blanket in mist and cloud instead
of de smoke dat was de norm fuh de las' few weeks. It did feel nice to be
walking in a drizzle again, nevermind we go be complaining 'bout too much
water jes now! Is to hope de rain continue lil bit like dis for a while an'
give de hillsides time to recover demselves literally odderwise it go be real
commess when de heavy rains reach. I sure it had some flooding downtown
anyway, yuh only have to spit too hard and it want to flood. De rivers was
running wid some kinda black water dat come from me ent know where, an' it
smelling bad too. Hopefully dat is all de junk of de last few months dat
get wash out, but unfortunately it ending up in de last lil bit of mangrove
it have in de West as well as in de set in Caroni...and yuh know it go endup
in de selfsame oysters dat go be 'round de Savannah in a couple weeks.
But lemme not forget mih bwoys...dey finally show dey mettle, an' in some
cases dey metal as well! De bwoys an' dem did show some serious 'testicular
fortitude' over de las few days...yuh coulda swear dey had gohdee if yuh
didn' know better! Is what more yuh could say 'bout Chanders and Sarawan?
I woulda have serious problems deciding de Man of de Match...if it was me
deciding, it woulda have to go to Chanders, Sarawan AND Banks. Oh jeezan
ages dat young bwoy did stan' up dere an' show maturity like it was going
outta style...yuh swear he have 20 years batting experience behind him -
not dat he just 20 years old! Remember de name well: Omari Ahmed Clemente
Banks...we go be hearing plenty from him in years to come! Yuh really have
to give de team full marks - fuh playing like a team. Dey finally seem to
have settle down an' be comfortable wid each other, an' is a nice blend dey
have of youth and experience. De older heads have plenty to pass on, an' is
hope I hoping dat de WICB realise dat is not only de present setta 'older
heads' dat need to be involved wid de squad, dey HAVE to ensure dat all past players
get time wid de youngsters...not jes when dey get a pick in de WI squad, but
from de time dey start to show interest in de game. Dey could start a
'caravan' wid de surviving members of all de past teams visiting all de youth coaching
setups in all de territories so de chirren have de reality of de heroes, not
jes hearing 'bout dem on de radio an' TV. De bong to mus' be able to get
sponsors for dat, not to mention dat dey could market video tapes of de ole
boys getting to gether an' reminiscing 'bout de long time days.
We short on heroes for we youth to look up to, an' we ent making full use of
de ones we have...I seriously hoping de WICB take a good hard look at what did
happen today in Antigua an' realise jes how valuable de rough diamond dey have
really is. It ent go turn into a gem widout due care an' attention, and it
real easy to make a slip an' make de whole ting worthless.
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BACKCHAT: Issue 17
interesting. but is it safe to walk the streets!!!!
//Canada
Thanks a bunch. Really appreciate the info. Please keep me on your mailing
list.
//Canada
I'd missed you, Tantie ... thank you so much for coming back to my Email
screen. You truly help me connect with Home.
//USA
i agree wid yuh on dat, "tough love" needs tuh be put in effect agin. it dos
hut meh heart tuh hear people say "ah don't want meh child tuh grow up like
me widout notting", i doh see we generation do too bad. dat is why de
chirren dem like deh is. deh getting too much ah everything material and not
enough cut tail, so deh doh appreciate notting. on de odder hand de powers
dat be in T&T doh haf notting in place so dat de talented youth an dem could
mek someting of dehself.
//USA
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to read it online after it arrives ... I call her the "Surfing Granny"!
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