SweetSugahDumplin

what is the issue then? who are you blaming?

it is a big problem in America too....difference is when my neighbor that has 8 kids and cannot afford them is in need, the city, state, and federal governement has the means to step in and provide food, shelter, and a bus for those kids to get to school...not to mention there is no fee for public education

The issue is that there are many that are illiterate and we want to try and help where we can because we love Jamaica. Its part of us now, it means someting to us. If we can touch one life that means a great deal. Sure its a big problem in the USA however education in the USA is FREE. Unfortunately its not in JA. I dont think shes trying to blame anyone. Its just a fact. Doesnt matter who is to blame, what matters is what WE can do to help. It may not be much but if we can help one or two people thats great. Just imagine if that person we help, that wants to learn and is able to because of us, becomes Prime Minister one day and makes a change for the island.

America does have illiteracy as well but me personally i dont know anyone here illiterate and i know alot of people.However, in Jamaica, I can count many.

i think it does matter who is to blame....or what is to blame. how can you fix something when you don't know how it became broken?

I was responding to the fact that you were asking the original poster, who they were blaming. I advised that they were not attempting to place blame. Yes there is someone at fault BUT we cannot fix that. Its a HUGE problem. Once education is free OR govt does have money to assist, then im sure the cycle will break. We are working on what WE can do. I dont think ur entirely getting what i wrote. We cannot save the island but we can save a few of its children.

i wasn't trying to say she was placing blame.....I wanted to know who/what is to blame

maybe it came across that way in all my shyt talking

if i'm gonna support an organization, i want some details

btw, kimmy when is the website gonna be up?

See u guys later its time for Super Walmart(what fun) ... we have raffle tickets if yall want any. That is a good question, when did all this start with no education avail. OR has it always been that way. I wonder if things were different before JA independence??? Anyone know?

ft worth??? what the!.. ongle wan yardie mi knoa in funky town!!!

whaapens in funky town? people dem stink?

lol.. u know i have NO IdEA why they call ft worth that.. i think its more to do w/ the "in" or "hip" defintion of funky finesse

d town, GP, funky town, ag town, PG.. just a couple of our great cities.. LOL

UM... there is nothing HIP about this town im wid the cows. I must need to move by you.

ft worth??? what the!.. ongle wan yardie mi knoa in funky town!!!

whaapens in funky town? people dem stink?

Mi learn sumthin new is dat where me iz Quana lol

what is the issue then? who are you blaming?

it is a big problem in America too....difference is when my neighbor that has 8 kids and cannot afford them is in need, the city, state, and federal governement has the means to step in and provide food, shelter, and a bus for those kids to get to school...not to mention there is no fee for public education

The issue is that there are many that are illiterate and we want to try and help where we can because we love Jamaica. Its part of us now, it means someting to us. If we can touch one life that means a great deal. Sure its a big problem in the USA however education in the USA is FREE. Unfortunately its not in JA. I dont think shes trying to blame anyone. Its just a fact. Doesnt matter who is to blame, what matters is what WE can do to help. It may not be much but if we can help one or two people thats great. Just imagine if that person we help, that wants to learn and is able to because of us, becomes Prime Minister one day and makes a change for the island.

America does have illiteracy as well but me personally i dont know anyone here illiterate and i know alot of people.However, in Jamaica, I can count many.

i think it does matter who is to blame....or what is to blame. how can you fix something when you don't know how it became broken?

I was responding to the fact that you were asking the original poster, who they were blaming. I advised that they were not attempting to place blame. Yes there is someone at fault BUT we cannot fix that. Its a HUGE problem. Once education is free OR govt does have money to assist, then im sure the cycle will break. We are working on what WE can do. I dont think ur entirely getting what i wrote. We cannot save the island but we can save a few of its children.

and yet another vicious cycle.. some of the violence from those who are uneducated and frustreated and broke..

Exaccctly... and i know a few folks stories where they have left home like at 15.. that seems the age they do for some reason. And fend for themself best way they know how. Survival....From other stories i have heard, kids stop school because parents cant keep up the fees to go and its inconsistent or the kids jus stop all together and work to help their family.

what is the issue then? who are you blaming?

it is a big problem in America too....difference is when my neighbor that has 8 kids and cannot afford them is in need, the city, state, and federal governement has the means to step in and provide food, shelter, and a bus for those kids to get to school...not to mention there is no fee for public education

It is Jamaican Society..we cannot compare that with any other!

Did I say I was blaming anyone? I want more to be done..Parents have to start first! and then school and the teachers have to do their BEST!

ANd who is paying for ur neighbor to have 8 kids?

NO EDUCATION=NO CXCS=NO GOOD JOB=NO MONEY TO PAY TAXES=NO GOVERNMENT HELP AND IT REPEATS.....WITH NO JOB OR GOOD JOB=NO EDUCATION TO SEND KIDS TO SCHOOL="ITS A CYCLE" RIGHT?? Minimum wage there is not nice.

what is the issue then? who are you blaming?

it is a big problem in America too....difference is when my neighbor that has 8 kids and cannot afford them is in need, the city, state, and federal governement has the means to step in and provide food, shelter, and a bus for those kids to get to school...not to mention there is no fee for public education

The issue is that there are many that are illiterate and we want to try and help where we can because we love Jamaica. Its part of us now, it means someting to us. If we can touch one life that means a great deal. Sure its a big problem in the USA however education in the USA is FREE. Unfortunately its not in JA. I dont think shes trying to blame anyone. Its just a fact. Doesnt matter who is to blame, what matters is what WE can do to help. It may not be much but if we can help one or two people thats great. Just imagine if that person we help, that wants to learn and is able to because of us, becomes Prime Minister one day and makes a change for the island.

America does have illiteracy as well but me personally i dont know anyone here illiterate and i know alot of people.However, in Jamaica, I can count many.

ATTENTION YAARDIES FILING THE CR1 !!!!!!

My RFE was for my marriage certificate. I had submitted the hand-written paper I received from the civil registrar. USCIS wants the computer-generated version of my marriage certificate ::sigh:: Lance has them so he'll have to pay 2500JA to FedEx it to me.

Hope all is well with everyone :-)

Cant he fedex it to USCIS?

JAH LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wha gwaan my gyal!!!

Now 105 may be dangerous you think?

KK i gained 26lbs since i got here okkkkkk so...im 230 now that has to go. Im havin back problemos so i gotta make some changes!!! i need to fit m clothes.

Not much, im off today mi belly a hurt mi from nasty waffle shak off the 820 im still belching garlic lol whats up !!

okaaaayyyy

Hey JahLove.

Hi Miss i need find me some belly dancin lol i need shake off dis ting! Maybe ill try Zumba, i keep hearing about it.

if ur spouse is job hunting would u accept the FIRST job offer if it was a night job??

roger and i have agreed that we dont' want to be apart odd hours like that..but we would try and be flexible given the outlook on employment right now..

would u keep looking and hope to find something else or snatch it up??

I would take it. And, look for something better during the day till you found the right fit. Honestly, by the time they get to where they can look for a job, they are bored sitting at home and you are ready for them to bring in some $$$$.

Well. Im suffering now. Chris works 10-7am and i work 9-5 and he spends most times sleeping more than 8 hours!! so its killing me and it will be one yr in Dec. So, once we get another car, then we can see abt him changing shifts its not easy at ALL. Baby is in school now so that gives him more time to get some rest. So, maybe we will get a few hours extra together since he gets more rest now.

My o My...where did you come from?

Hey Jahlove!!!

Im normally so tired i dont get on the net i do the FB thingy from my phn.. i wish there was a VJ app.! for the Blackberry Hi KK

if ur spouse is job hunting would u accept the FIRST job offer if it was a night job??

roger and i have agreed that we dont' want to be apart odd hours like that..but we would try and be flexible given the outlook on employment right now..

would u keep looking and hope to find something else or snatch it up??

I would take it. And, look for something better during the day till you found the right fit. Honestly, by the time they get to where they can look for a job, they are bored sitting at home and you are ready for them to bring in some $$$$.

Well. Im suffering now. Chris works 10-7am and i work 9-5 and he spends most times sleeping more than 8 hours!! so its killing me and it will be one yr in Dec. So, once we get another car, then we can see abt him changing shifts its not easy at ALL. Baby is in school now so that gives him more time to get some rest. So, maybe we will get a few hours extra together since he gets more rest now.

a so mi a sey my gyal.. my ex didn't do much of nothing in the day cuz he was too dyam tired.. when he got off he couldn't go RIGHT to sleep cuz who does that when they get off??? he twiddle around the house or run some errands, so when i was getting home, he was just getting into a GOOD sleep, later in the evening, i make him sumting to eat, we kiss and try fi have a lil hugging time but thats it!! it nuh easy at all FOR SOME...

how is babygirl doing in skool.. did u CRY???

Nope but she crys everyday we drop her off tho! but she comes home so tired and passes out sleep almost for the whole nite.

I don't have pics of me at my heaviest (avoided cameras in those days) - But I was heavy all my life - Here I am at about 19 -

I hear you Sus, I did too. That's probably why I still hate taking pics now. I think I have 1 pic when I was 105 lbs heavier and I only have that because a coworker was leaving the company and we took a pic together.

105 pounds. How????

Wow how id love to lose 105 how did u do it . Hi everyone.

JAH LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wha gwaan my gyal!!!

Not much, im off today mi belly a hurt mi from nasty waffle shak off the 820 im still belching garlic lol whats up !!

if ur spouse is job hunting would u accept the FIRST job offer if it was a night job??

roger and i have agreed that we dont' want to be apart odd hours like that..but we would try and be flexible given the outlook on employment right now..

would u keep looking and hope to find something else or snatch it up??

I would take it. And, look for something better during the day till you found the right fit. Honestly, by the time they get to where they can look for a job, they are bored sitting at home and you are ready for them to bring in some $$$$.

Well. Im suffering now. Chris works 10-7am and i work 9-5 and he spends most times sleeping more than 8 hours!! so its killing me and it will be one yr in Dec. So, once we get another car, then we can see abt him changing shifts its not easy at ALL. Baby is in school now so that gives him more time to get some rest. So, maybe we will get a few hours extra together since he gets more rest now.

I don't have pics of me at my heaviest (avoided cameras in those days) - But I was heavy all my life - Here I am at about 19 -

I hear you Sus, I did too. That's probably why I still hate taking pics now. I think I have 1 pic when I was 105 lbs heavier and I only have that because a coworker was leaving the company and we took a pic together.

105 pounds. How????

Wow how id love to lose 105 how did u do it . Hi everyone.

Hey Nelly & Nat!!! Hope ya'lls day was well.

I am sitting here and I just finished applying for a cc for derron... and he got denied!! He has even applied for a Radio Shack card and been denied!!!

How is he supposed to BUILD his CREDIT??????

Ok oldheads.. I need some help:

How did your SO build up their credit????

Hey Mrs. Ells!!! lol

We got a furniture card together. you can help him build his buy getting it together. Rooms to GO..

Good Morning

lmao jawi u r too witty for yuh own good! but i hear you no time for the foolishness damn u ever see ppl after u left them and they are just doing bad smdh and they give you the face like damn if i was still with u oh would have things be different i hate to laugh but urrr rahhhh hahahahahaha!

umm im nice but not tipsy yet offa di rum cream lol but i am so happy for all u gal who man is coming home soon i just keep wondering when will it be my turn when will i be cooking 4 two ** i said cooking not eating 4 two lol**

Girl you are a mess. I wish I had some rum cream...or something. I can't believe that I haven't been on vacation all year. I'm used to two to three a year at least. My sister and her husband drove to Florida...I'm bored to death. I have a little over three weeks until A comes up. I don't know how I'm going to act knowing that we aren't saying goodbye to each other anymore. That has been such a big part of our relationship for the last 5 years.

I wonder if I can talk him into driving trucks if he starts working my nerves. LOL...I'm joking...sort of. I love my "me" time.

Do you poot around your man? What about in your sleep? I don't know why I decided to ask that question. LMAO.

LOL @ POOT

awww jaws that was nice!! whoever that person is, that was really sweet

AND A BIG HOOPLA OF GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!!

DITTO

a wish some ppl woulda just shet up...

my coworkers and i are debating whether this is real

these pics were allegedly taken by a passenger on the air france flight which crashed

you guys give me your take on it

no sah..so u a tell me dis one cell phone manage fi survive the seas? a so it water proof in regards to graphics

maybe they had an sd memory card which managed to not get damaged

hello everyone. Congrats to all new approvals and NOA's. Best of luck to all.

Just checking in!

Question: Is there a website with information on how to order any JA food items in this country? Someone on here mentioned that you could order some ackee (sp), etc.

http://sams247.com/

if anyone is interested, biblegateway.com has a 90 day reading plan to read the entire bible

i've always wanted to read the entire bible so i'm gonna follow it up

it starts today

Thanks taking a peep at that now

Hey Yardies?

So for citizenship it's 3 years after marriage or 3 years after having greencard?

Man..my husband is trying to work me to death this afternoon. He is washing the deck and wants..my help.

I quickly came down to the computer..but back to sun and cleaning for me.

Have a great day everyone.

3 years after greencard.....

Hey JA whats up

Wait...ya'll are out of order with the long posting!!!

Sorry KK. Jalove - you can apply for citizenship right after the conditions. In fact, some people are waiting for both at the same time. Damien could have had his citizenship a long time ago if the AOS didnt' take 15 months to process and almost a year for LOC. He's been eligible since January...we will apply soon.

Good morning VJ.

Thanks Shem. Have a great day im off to work

Kimmy - everyone is asking me about babies. My mother asked me the other day if she was going to have any more grandkids...she don't even like kids Guess she's getting old and bored. Went to pick up my little cousins this morning....their mother kept asking me when I going to get pregnant. What is going on?

haahaa..i know..smaddy got one baby pon di way !

ahhaha..go and do some for me too..hahaaa

PEEK-A-BOO "CONNIE?" LOL

KIMMM>.mi si yuh,..wow..dat is a fus inna a lonnggg ####### time !!

YEP HERE I AM LOL hi everbody i been missing for months

All and all, the trip was a good one – lots of quality time, lots of family time – And meeting JAEng was awesome, we had an instant connection and it was like I met my long lost sister!

Awww, same here, that's why I've been stalking you ever since LOL!

Had two very interesting conversations in JA which seemed very relevant to the board.

They have some people employed as 'Tourism Corps', basically for tourist information etc.

Got talking to one of the guys, he was decent looking, very clean cut. He told me he had been with his childhood sweetheart for 15 years, they had two kids together and lived together. He said he had met this American woman who fell in love with him, and even though his 'wife' didn't like the idea, he was going to marry her, come to the States and diverced her as soon as he could and bring his kids and the girlfriend over.

I asked him how on earth his girlfriend was happy with him doing that. He said that she wasn't too happy, but she realized that it was for the kid's best interest and even for their best interest as a family. He went on to say he took his American woman round to meet her and the kids. He said his mother was a christian, and while she wasn't too happy either, she didn't condemn it because he had to do what he had to do. Said his mother talked to his American girlfriend all the time, cooked for her etc.

Another thing he said that he was using to justify the whole scenario is that he said his American girl was older and had on 'weight', so she couldn't possibly expect to get a young, fit guy like him for her own just like that.

Asked him if he mentioned that to her, he laughed.

Just shook my head.

On my last day there, this couple was sitting beside me on the beach. She was English, he was Jamaican. He was being very attentive to his wife, rubbing suntan oil on her, kissing her, giving her little hugs, laughing with her.

So, a guy passed by and made a comment to me, I answered him with an insult in patois, so the husband started CRACKING up and started talking to me.

He said he was a 'beach boy', he went around and slept with the tourists to make a living. Said he did it to survive. So he was telling me, while he slept with ugly women, huge women, nasty women, he was on the look out for one he could 'stomach' living with until he got his stay.

He told me his wife was cool, he liked her because she was naive, believed any story he told her, any excuse he came up with. Said he made up his mind there he was going to marry her because he would be able to 'do his thing'.

They had been married for 6 months, and they were in Jamaica for a month, he boasted of how he had his girlfriend come down and stay in the same hotel and told his wife she was his cousin. Laughed about his wife bringing down clothes for his girlfriend.

I was taken aback, speechless. And he was saying most of this with his wife just out of earshot, but while attending to her needs. She probably thought she was in PARADISE, had the most thoughtful, solicitous husband ever.....

And I guess what amazed me was that he felt the need to sit there telling me all of this like it was something good.

wow this so sad..

How can one live with themselves daily for years after doing somethin like this. Waiting till Citizenship to bring someone up is a verrry long time to keep up a lie/fake/role.

Hey Kim. Only 3 years after the conditional green card if you are still married...five year if you are divorced before citizenship. I think it should be longer.

ok so after conditional u have to apply to lift conditions first right before citizenship?

Kimmy - everyone is asking me about babies. My mother asked me the other day if she was going to have any more grandkids...she don't even like kids Guess she's getting old and bored. Went to pick up my little cousins this morning....their mother kept asking me when I going to get pregnant. What is going on?

haahaa..i know..smaddy got one baby pon di way !

ahhaha..go and do some for me too..hahaaa

PEEK-A-BOO "CONNIE?" LOL

KIMMM>.mi si yuh,..wow..dat is a fus inna a lonnggg ####### time !!

YEP HERE I AM LOL hi everbody i been missing for months

All and all, the trip was a good one – lots of quality time, lots of family time – And meeting JAEng was awesome, we had an instant connection and it was like I met my long lost sister!

Awww, same here, that's why I've been stalking you ever since LOL!

Had two very interesting conversations in JA which seemed very relevant to the board.

They have some people employed as 'Tourism Corps', basically for tourist information etc.

Got talking to one of the guys, he was decent looking, very clean cut. He told me he had been with his childhood sweetheart for 15 years, they had two kids together and lived together. He said he had met this American woman who fell in love with him, and even though his 'wife' didn't like the idea, he was going to marry her, come to the States and diverced her as soon as he could and bring his kids and the girlfriend over.

I asked him how on earth his girlfriend was happy with him doing that. He said that she wasn't too happy, but she realized that it was for the kid's best interest and even for their best interest as a family. He went on to say he took his American woman round to meet her and the kids. He said his mother was a christian, and while she wasn't too happy either, she didn't condemn it because he had to do what he had to do. Said his mother talked to his American girlfriend all the time, cooked for her etc.

Another thing he said that he was using to justify the whole scenario is that he said his American girl was older and had on 'weight', so she couldn't possibly expect to get a young, fit guy like him for her own just like that.

Asked him if he mentioned that to her, he laughed.

Just shook my head.

On my last day there, this couple was sitting beside me on the beach. She was English, he was Jamaican. He was being very attentive to his wife, rubbing suntan oil on her, kissing her, giving her little hugs, laughing with her.

So, a guy passed by and made a comment to me, I answered him with an insult in patois, so the husband started CRACKING up and started talking to me.

He said he was a 'beach boy', he went around and slept with the tourists to make a living. Said he did it to survive. So he was telling me, while he slept with ugly women, huge women, nasty women, he was on the look out for one he could 'stomach' living with until he got his stay.

He told me his wife was cool, he liked her because she was naive, believed any story he told her, any excuse he came up with. Said he made up his mind there he was going to marry her because he would be able to 'do his thing'.

They had been married for 6 months, and they were in Jamaica for a month, he boasted of how he had his girlfriend come down and stay in the same hotel and told his wife she was his cousin. Laughed about his wife bringing down clothes for his girlfriend.

I was taken aback, speechless. And he was saying most of this with his wife just out of earshot, but while attending to her needs. She probably thought she was in PARADISE, had the most thoughtful, solicitous husband ever.....

And I guess what amazed me was that he felt the need to sit there telling me all of this like it was something good.

wow this so sad..

How can one live with themselves daily for years after doing somethin like this. Waiting till Citizenship to bring someone up is a verrry long time to keep up a lie/fake/role.

Kim what are you doing?? LOL! Killing us with food suggestions.....I ate around noon and now I'm hungry again! And I want pizza & boxed drinks!

Oh yeah, what's your preference? Kim, Kimberly or KK?

Enjoy the weather luv!

You can call me Kim...It just gets confusing with Kimmy and Jahlove being Kim too. So that's why on here most people use KK. But Kim is fine

hey kk awww u thought of ME awww i havent been on here in i dunno how many months hi everyone i see lots of new names wow i really been gone.. good luck to everyone have a great rest of the weekend