Erasing Those Painful Memories of Those Hairy Chimpanzees like Girls!
After the nightmare experience yesterday of seeing those chimpanzees, sorry I meant to say hairy girls at Carlisle Bay, Hairy Woman At Carlisle Bay, Ban Them All!, today I would like to completely erase that horrible vision from my mind. It wasn’t a pretty sight!
Hairy girls take a close look of the picture at the top of this article of one of Barbados’s very own the talented and internationally known Rihanna, she is obviously a girl that knows how to present herself in public at the beach. You don’t need to be rich and famous to take the hairs off your legs and armpits, you can do it hairy girls, you really can, you know you want too.
I would like to reassure all the many thousands of tourists that come to Barbados for the amazing and beautiful beaches that, thankfully yesterday’s occurrence doesn’t happen too often. Hopefully my campaign to outlaw hairy girls on the beaches of Barbados becomes a reality and it becomes law, which if not adhered to will lead to 30 days in a zoo, I meant to say prison!
Thankfully those painful memories of yesterday are gradually going away and I’m getting things back on track. I just heard my favourite song of the summer of 1997 that has filled my mind with good times, called, “Beautiful Girls”, which was performed by Sean Kingston. I remember the first time I heard that song I was relaxing on the balcony of the deluxe room I was staying in at Southern Palms watching the clear blue Caribbean Sea. The first time I heard it I knew it was going to be the massive worldwide hit that it became.
Even though “Beautiful Girls”, isn’t a song, which is the happiest subject matter, I.E it’s about a guy that is suicidal because he has been dumped by a beautiful girl, it still has a good beat to it and catchy tune. This song was getting played all the time when I was hear last summer and it has brought back memories of an amazing 4 weeks staying on the Gap, getting married, and having the time of my life.
Hairy Girls do the decent thing and run away and join the circus or something like that, but just make sure you stay away from the beaches of Barbados.
Hey Mr Chopper You Are An Icon
I was sitting in my car the other day waiting for the kid to finish school, when a guy came cycling past on an all time classic bike called The Raleigh Chopper. It was sure was a blast from the past for me, I remember having and loving my Chopper over 25 years ago back home in Scotland.
Here I was in Barbados wishing I could get a wee shot on that Chopper bike, maybe next time he comes past I will stop him and offer him 20 dollars or something for an hours hire of the bike. I can just imagine myself whizzing around Barbados on one of the most iconic bikes of all time.
I Squashed the Little F**ker Last Night
Last night I achieved something monumental in my life, I reached a major milestone, which gave me a real sense of satisfaction, honest it really did! You may be wondering what made me so happy and content with life, had I finally won the lottery, NOPE, it was something even more satisfying.
I managed to squash one of those little f**kers of things known as mosquitoes with a piece of tissue I was holding in my hand. I watched it flying around and took aim and caught it perfectly in the tissue, it required near perfect hand to eye co ordination, and it felt good to see it squashed and dead.
But unfortunately I’m not too sure if the pesky mosquito had the last laugh because the tissue was covered in blood, which the wee beastie had sucked from someone, it may well have been mine.
I intend to take my mosquito squashing on to a whole new level, my next task is to catch and squash one of them with a pair of Chinese chop sticks, Mr Miyagi from the Karate Kid will be proud of me, has anybody got his number so I can get a few tips to help me out.
Interesting Facts About Mosquitoes:
1. It is the female mosquito that sucks blood from its victims.
2. A mosquito can fly for 1 to 4 hours continuously at up to 1-2km/h, travelling un to 10 km in a night.
3. Most species of mosquito are dawn or dusk feeders, resting during the heat of the day in a cool place.
4. One brown bat can consume 1200 mosquitoes in an hour, I wish the bats round here would do a better job!
I don’t know if the mosquitoes in Barbados have thing for juicy tasty Scottish blood for they can’t seem to leave me alone. I have had to resort to slapping on citronella oil on a regular basis to keep them at bay, it aint quite Hugo Boss aftershave, but I suppose it does work reasonable well.
Indicators Aren’t Difficult to Use Barbados
Why do so many drivers in Barbados not know what indicators are used for. It doesn’t matter if it is car drivers, bus drivers, lorry drivers or even motorcyclists they haven’t got a clue how to use there indicators, in fact I’m not even sure if half of them even know that they have indicators. For all I know maybe using your indicators in Barbados just depends on whether you can be bothered to use them or not.
I for one find it pure bad manners, ignorance and laziness not to use your indicators. It is the basics of driving to make other road users aware of your intentions whilst driving on the road. If you are intending on turning right or left, why wouldn’t you want to let other drivers know of your intentions, it is basic common sense.
Also why do some drivers stop on a busy roads, whether they are broken down or they are waiting on someone to finish having their breakfast before they pick them up, or whether they are having a 10 minute conversation with someone at the side of the road, why the hell don’t they switch on their indicators to let everyone else know they have stopped. Honestly it isn’t exactly rocket science to flick the switch to turn on your hazard lights, or maybe it is for some people.
Maybe the driving test in Barbados needs to become a little bit more difficult because this island has some of the craziest drivers I have ever witnessed on the roads, apart from possible Egypt. I couldn’t believe what I was witnessing this morning, I was sitting waiting to pull on from a roundabout on the ABC heading towards the airport, when a lunatic drove into the hard shoulder so he could pull out ahead of me in his beat up van.
Don’t get me wrong there are many good and considerate drivers here in Barbados, the problem is that there seems to be too many lunatics on the roads here.
The Heavens Opened Again and the Roads Turned Into Rivers Again!
Just as I started out on the school run yesterday, the heavens opened and the rain poured down again. Not a big deal you would think, just a wee bit of rain again, it is a fairly regular occurrence in Barbados at this time of the year. I suppose that’s why they call it rainy season.
I don’t have a problem with driving in the rain, I come from Scotland and driving in heavy rain, snow, black ice, and wild winds is a regular thing during wintertime. The thing I find highly amusing and a bit of an adventure is when the roads turn into virtual rivers after only 15 minutes of rain.
I can’t understand why after such a short period of time the drainage systems in Barbados cant handle a wee bit of rain. Yesterday it was fun and games again; driving up the hill beside Courtesy the water was flowing down the hill like crazy. I felt sorry for the pedestrians that were walking in water that was above their ankles; they badly needed some welly boots. Can you even buy welly boots in Barbados?
The worst thing about driving in the river like roads here in Barbados, is that you cant see the deep potholes that fill up with water, you could lose a wheel if you were unlucky enough to drive into some of them. Also any time there is a bit of rain in Barbados, it creates chaos on the roads, you get the usual suspects that are always in a rush to get somewhere and they go and bang into someone and the traffic comes to a standstill.
Thankfully the rainy season is coming to an end in Barbados and the Government can finally sort out the drainage systems.
I wrote all about my previous experience of driving in the river like roads of Barbados not so long and that was real creazy, The Heavens Opened And The Rains Came Down In Barbados. Here is a another great picture of those crazy road conditions, Another Day In The Paradise Called Barbados.
Scrooge Is Well and Truly Alive and Well in Barbados
It is almost that time of the year again, and by that I mean before we know it, it will be Christmas time. I don’t know about you but I love Christmas and everything about it. This will be my first Christmas experience in a hot country, which I’m sure will be a bit of a culture shock to my system. Yesterday I had my first experience with an Xmas icon that we all have heard of, good old Scrooge.
Let me explain things a wee bit better for you all, I was in one of the major supermarkets yesterday in Barbados and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I was so taken aback by what I saw, I almost had a heart attack, but fortunately I’m still fit and healthy, otherwise it could have been the end of me.
I was wandering around the supermarket as you do, when I came across some tins of a sweet that no Christmas is complete without and that is of course Quality Streets. I just love Quality Streets and like everyone else I have my favourites, which are strawberry delight and chocolate orange, pure heaven.
My problem wasn’t the fact I was seeing tins of Quality Street, it was the ridiculous price that the supermarket here in Barbados is charging for them, would you believe that the price was $96.00BDS, I know you think I have typed the wrong prices, but yes it was $96.00BDS.
I have came across many rip off’s in the supermarkets in Barbados, but this must be the ultimate one. I for one live in the real world and know how much Quality Streets should really cost. Fortunately I have some friends coming over for Christmas and they have already purchased some tins in London for me, which are exactly the same as the ones on sale in Barbados and they only cost £5.00GBP, which is roughly $15.00BDS. Just a wee bit of price difference!
As you can clearly see Scrooge is well and truly alive in Barbados, what can you do apart from boycott the buying of Quality Streets and such crazy prices. Thankfully I will have my tins of Quality Street ready to be demolished over the Christmas period, it just wouldn’t be the same without them.
Today The Barbados Blog is featuring clip from Scrooge and this is for the benefit of supermarket owners in Barbados.
Bridgetown Delights For The Wandering Scotsman
Another day in Barbados and another dollar for my survival and moving forwards with my life fund. I have a long long way to go until I don’t have to worry about money, paying bills, putting food on the table and general day to day living, but I suppose I cant complain because I sure aint starving.
I haven’t been into Bridgetown, which is the Capital of Barbados for what seems like ages, so it was kind of fun to get the opportunity to enjoy the sites and sounds of the capital of the island.
My primary reason for heading into town was to receive some money from a business deal from a while back, which I was glad to receive. It wasn’t a fortune, but $5000BDS will keep me going for a wee while. The queue to pay the money into my Scotia Bank account wasn’t fun, but that’s something I would rather forget.
I had few other things to do in various parts of the centre of Bridgetown, It sure is great fun wandering around the Capital and getting the chance to do a wee bit of shopping.
Buy the time I had finished all my meetings and tasks in Bridgetown it was 12.30pm and time to end my working day, I had been up since 4 am doing work. So I guess I had earned an early finish, well I feel I had and I suppose since I am my own boss, I can decide.
Before I headed back home I went for a relaxing Heineken or two at a bar overlooking the Boardwalk and looking out to the Caribbean Sea. What a fantastic end to my working day, ice cold Heineken Lager, the warm sunshine of Barbados and an amazing view of the clear blue sea.
Letting Time Slip Away In Barbados
It is real hot today in Barbados and it has totally zapped me, I haven’t even got the strength to go and enjoy one of the many amazing beaches on the island. I sort of have just collapsed on my settee and am just letting time slip away without doing anything constructive.
I could do with an ice-cold beer or three but I will wait until the sun goes down and things hopefully cool down before I head to the shop and stock up.
Meantime I have found an quotation written by a great mind, which I find truly inspirational and they are wise words indeed.
“The question for each man to settle is not what he would do if he had means, time, influence and educational advantages; the question is what he will do with the things he has. The moment a young man ceases to dream or to bemoan his lack of opportunities and resolutely looks his conditions in the face, and resolves to change them, he lays the corner stone of a solid and honourable success.”
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Star Struck In Barbados
I was visiting family members on Saturday night in the Parish of St John, and I couldn’t but help but be amazed at the amount of stars that I could see in the sky. It sure was a beautiful and inspirational site that I had the privilege of experiencing in Barbados.
I had to pull the car over and gaze at the wonderment of all those stars shining brightly in the sky over Barbados. It has been many a year since I have seen the sky lit up so brightly by so many stars, I think the last time I experienced such a wondrous site was when I was camping in the wilderness of Scotland, about 5 years ago at Sandwood Bay, which is near Cape Wrath.
I now have the urge to go and visit the Harry Bayley Observatory, which is open to the public on a Friday evening. It is seemingly the only observatory in the Eastern Caribbean and gives the public the opportunity to see the moon, planets and deep sky objects through a Celestron 14 inch telescope. I think it will be a good experience for not only my wife and myself, but the kid as well.
Hopefully next week, I will be writing about my trip to the Harry Bayley Observatory, if things go according to plan, but this is Barbados and things don’t always to according to plan…..
Fighting Boredom In Barbados
Last night it was another one of those boring nights here in Barbados, if I was back home in Scotland I would have headed down to the multiplex cinema or the indie cinema and went and watched a good movie. As much as I love life in Barbados, there comes a time when things get a wee bit boring and there is just nothing to do.
We have cable TV but it gets boring watching all the various American programs all the time. I wish someone would open up a ten-pin bowling alley or a proper cinema in Barbados. There is plenty of those stupid slots places, which I personally don’t see the point of, if I waned to gamble I will go to a casino or organise a private game of Texas No Limit Hold em and play a game of skill, which also happens to be great fun.
Barbados definitely lacks things to do; I just beats me why some business man with serious money man doesn’t grab the bull by the horns and create something such as a I mentioned, a ten pin bowling complex or multiplex cinema, there must surely be a profitable market for it here.
I think the problem stems from the fact that there are too many people living in Barbados that have never travelled anywhere and as a result they are not a aware of what exists in the big wide world. Also because so many old people come back to there homeland of Barbados to retire after spending decades working abroad, they are too old and boring to do anything apart from sitting in there front porches talking other peoples business.
Fortunately fighting boredom is only an occasional problem for me in Barbados and life really isn’t too bad here.
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