tuluum's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generation X (Trini Style) Stolen from Vee p.s. i still have my Circle Square songbook and downloaded the theme song a few months ago :D *dorky like that* my additions are italicised Remember what it was like when T.V. used to sign off ? Remember watching the last few minutes of signed off T.V. waiting for Sesame Street to begin? Remember when one T.V. channel was all you needed, and a remote was unheard of and you used to be happy when yuh picking up channel nine. note: remember when TTT started testing their satellite intermittently during the day, and how you got excited saturday night cos sign-off meant MTV? :) note: alternative posse remember Channel America and their JBTV, Noise Bazaar and Wally George's Hot Seat?
Remember when Dominic Kalipersad was the man on TV from 7pm and you used to wish news was never a show. Remember when Judy Alcantara and Allyson Hennesey used to come on the TV every day around lunch time. What about de weatherman Robin Maharaj.
Remember when Channel 6 come on de air, how that was like the biggest thing on TV. lawd, I remember counting down the seconds and then seeing the computer graphic steelpan and revolving 6 and thinking COOOOOOL! GRAPHIX :P Remember when a Donkey Kong or an Atari game was cool. What about yuh walkman, everybody wanted a walkman. Remember When chicken and chips was Kentucky and you always wanted a Kentucky kids pack to get a Jo Jo dollar. jojo had a jokey bumsee :)
Remember when a milk moustache was the only reason you drank milk ? Remember when a popsicle was "ah ice lolly". Remember pitchin' marbles, pickin' mangoes, peltin' stones, shooting caps guns, checkin' guavas for worms, flyin' kite, lightin' flambo, bussin bamboo, runnin' races and peein yuh pants 'cause yuh couldn't leave the game for a minute ? lawdie all yuh leave out racin leaves at lunchtime in the gutter when it rained, and playing 'elastic' ... M I SSI SSI PPI :) chinese jacks too :) Remember home work ? Remember crying during a haircut ? Remember sibling fights? Could you remember now what any of them were about ? Remember sleep overs ? Remember when as soon as you reach on the beach you want to run in de water fast fast. Remember when yu wanted to see how deep yuh could dig a hole in de sand and if yu could reach water once yuh reach gravel yuh knew yuh were near
Remember when walking arm in arm (sober) with a guy wasn't gay? Remember when it was no big deal to kiss your father and your mother's lipstick stayed on your face for the whole day of school ? Remember aladin or snoopy or scooby doo lunch kits and Trinpad copy books that had the national anthem and I solemnly pledge on the inside cover ? i still have those copybooks :) Remember when you always had a friend who had better lunch, nicer shoes and more toys than you did? And he thought the same thing about you. Remember snakes and ladders, ludo, chinese checkers, go to pack, suck the well, rounders, ladders, red light green light one two three, I spy, scooch and, kiss catch girls catch the boys (never wanted to get caught, but deep inside wanted to get kissed.
Remember Star Wars, Buck Rogers, Star Trek, MacGyver, Sting Ray, Hunter, Equaliser, Hart to Hart, Simon and Simon, Dukes of Hazard, Super Friends, the adventures of Batman and Robin, Teen Talent, Scouting for Talent, Twelve and Under, Gayelle, pick a pan and Mastana Bahar, No Boundaries, Turn of the Tide. What about Ralph Maharaj in Cross Country. Remember Wendell Constantine in Party Time. G-Force, Terror Hawks, Super Gran, Star Fleet, He-Man, Street Hawk, Fall Guys. A-Team, even the old people shows like Knots Landing, Falcon Crest and JR and Bobby in Dallas and as much as I hate to admit it- Circle Square ? Good time to sign off now.
What about when Kiskidee Caravan was the biggest concert out. Dan it up, Shot call, Chunkalunks, Ambush and Edoo Edoo pom pom. Remember when an RX 7 was de coolest car. When yuh see a black RX 7 it was always de Knight rider car. What about those Knight rider lights. Remember when Cinema was the big lime, south people remember going Gulf City to go in de cinema upstairs. What about the Gulf city's Bowling Alley. Remember when Chinese Laundry, first priority music, down town outlaws dub tapes or rhythm nation, Dr Hyde was most wanted. Remember when Papa Rocky was a big time DJ. Remember when de only soca tune you liked was "Dey say ah too young for soca, oy yoo yoyy dey making joke" and roll up de tassa, and Sparrow's never eat a white meat yet. Oh gawdd, what about bump and wine. Wait Wait, what about Nelson's Soca Daddy She fall and ........... she uh uh Remember when the only two ladies yu knew who used to sing Calypso was Denyse Plummer and Drupatee. Never did you think about oyyy we going to see a sexy woman on stage.
What about acid wash or stone wash jeans or hood tops with Malcolm x on it. Girls what about jeans with all dem fancy patches on it and yuh wearing big belt too and shoes with fancy colour lacing.
Remember when shorts for girls used to reach all by they knee and you would be like she looking nice.
What about Ricky Ticky and Uncle Ian who used to draw all kind of lines and say this is the sun and that is the forest. is RIKKI TIKKI dread .. and big mouth melissa with her "THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GIRL GUIDE ASSOCIATION announcements. I still waiting on my Colgate Kids Pack though :(
Remember when goin Intercol was the biggest lime after school. Either yuh looking to go Skinner Park or in de Stadium. Remember when Benedict's used to play Pres in de park and that is when you going to see all the girls and then when they have to go up in town to play one of the north schools like QRC and they horn men, how it was the biggest lime after school open back.
What about those two to eight limes. Or when hanging by the video arcade was cool. What about the St. Benedict's Bazaar, Penal Convent bazaars or the Fatima College dances ? don't forget Saints dread :) Remember when going in the direction after Hilton was like going on some hike in some weird area. Never heard about Coconuts then? The only reason you going around the savannah was to go in the zoo or by de botanic gardens.
Remember wanting to catch the maxi with the biggest sounds. Remember when "race" was a word used to describe a running competition, "colour" was used to describe yuh water paints or yuh drawing book and religion was remembering the "our father" and "thank you for the food we eat". Remember when a fight was a few hard cuff and ended with a simple sorry. Remember when disease was the cold, starvation was a belly ache, a cold drink was a big red, a solo or a tall pepsi and how high you got depended on who was pushing the swings. Remember when the Prime Minister was just a name in Social Studies and politics was just a word in your spelling book. Remember when guns were full of water and knives were made of plastic. Do you remember....... my Trini people A Trini for real!!! **************************************************************************** Current Clix Ranking: 20 | Previous Clix Ranking: 20 6:05 p.m. - Wednesday, May. 14, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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