Jamaican Joke: Old Age
During a visit to a Jamaican doctor, I asked him, “How do you determine whether or not an older person should be put in an old-age home?” “Well,” he said, “we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the person to empty the bathtub.” “Oh, I understand,” […]
"Oily Back" in Dallas – Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 92
Dallas was not what I thought it would be, based on what I heard. I was expecting racism to hit me in the face. Dimitri, one of the Black American stock guys told me to be careful in Texas. I remember his exact words. ”Be careful bro, those rednecks in Texas hate n_____rs. Those crazy […]
The Truth Comes Out: What Is For You – Part 17
“So here it is. Kevin and I have been best friends since we were little children, so he confides in me a lot of things that he wouldn’t tell to anybody else. And normally, I wouldn’t break his confidence but I think this is just getting ridiculous and you need to know.” She took a […]
Jamaican Jokes: Blind man
Blind man A blind Jamaican man beats a man to death. When he went to court the judge asked him why he beat the man to death. The blind man said: mi beat him because him seh, “Lick me and yuh wi see.” “but all now mi naah si nuttin”
New Year’s Eve: What Is For You – Part 16
When New Year’s Eve rolled around, the day of the party, I started to get ready from early in the morning. My father had been baffled but I’d explained to him that going to a formal event, at least for women, was an all-day process. I went to the salon in the morning for a […]
Flying Fears – Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 91
As an illegal alien I had developed some different fears because of my situation. My greatest fear was being deported. It was not the embarrassment of being sent back to Jamaica and never being able to come back. I feared losing all I had built here and also the deportation process. I heard the horror […]
Pantomime: What Is For You – Part 15 by Aisha Scales
The next week with my parents absolutely flew by. The three of us were constantly on the go, going from one end of Kingston to the other. We went to Lime Cay for a day and to Gloria’s in Port Royal for dinner, went up to campus to look at my parents’ old stomping grounds […]
Everyone loves an Opportunity…right!!! – Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 90 Kerri
The one thing I learned from being an illegal alien is that if you work hard, opportunities are always there when no one knows your situation. Also, people will take advantage of you being an illegal alien desperate for a green card. Such was the case at my job. The store manager, Scott, left a […]
LIVE BROADCAST: A Rasta to marry John Boehner’s daughter – Reactions from the streets of Jamaica
Boardlane TV has learned that House Speaker John Boehner’s 35 year old daughter, Lindsay Boehner, is set to marry Jamaican-born Rastafarian, Dominic Lakhan. Reports are that Speaker Boehner is not happy about his daughter’s choice for a fiancée. But how do Jamaicans feel about this union? Boardlane TV took to the streets to gauge reactions. […]
Poem: In honor of Sai Baba
I call your name in my head I sing your name to myself I affrim your name silently to the universe Sai Sai Sai Baba I await your presence I await to feel your energy your love Sai Baba.