Yuh memba Jamaica wayyy fram wayyyy back yonder? Yuh did alive doa? Awrite, jus stay yasso, and pretty soon, wih gweng go chat to some ole time Jamaicans. Hello dem is both young and old an’ mek dem tell dem story. Mih chat to wan Mass Glen dih odder day and oi what a ting wen dem used to use war lamp fih light dem way a wayy back when.
Stadium bulb nuh brite like di wan Jamaica Public Service yes JPS brite nuh mawning star.
Dem put up all kind a sinting bout dem fih Jamaica 50 and not one piece a information fih teach poor Jamaica pickininis bout the history, the jurney if yuh will on how we come from midnite darkness a good 50 years ago to today – solar lite chat.
Mi memba wen wih catch peenie wally and put in a bottle fih light at nite to rahtid cup.
Ai sah, if mih do get dih chance, mih get some a dat information fih yuh. Write now thou mih will bring yuh mih lil chat wid Mas Glen an ‘im war lamp.
Meantime, if yuh have memories, post dem yah so or link mih, mek mih post it in an ideal place.
All ’round.
Tek cyah, walk good!
Tek cyah till nex musing!
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