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A place for my headThe air is clear... its easier to breathe September 28 Krazily Insane WeekendYes, di ace blogger is back again folks. here with another spicy article to spice up your day. My weekend is something i will remember for a while, not all things i can tell you right now (the FBI is watching) but ill try to be as vivid as possible.
Yeah, kick it off with the freshers fete. i reach bout 2:30 or 3 i wasnt watching the time. What was i doing that made me reach so late? My mother felt very generous when she handed us, me and my brother, the keys to her brand new grand vitara. i am not one to refuse gifts so when rory objected i made sure to silence him. We were to go with Rory's friends and after several hours all the band was gathered in one vitara, all meaning two. yes i said several hours: driving to Portmore and back to Kingston then to Hope Pastures, to New Kingston and then back to Hope Pastures then finally to utech. Wasnt much to speak of, got inside found a spot, wasnt comfortable so i moved around a bit, found maself in the middle and was jiggy, found ma fren and juss chill. unfortunately di stage show part of the night came, meaning, stand up and watch, dancing not included. so my night changed from kenetic to potential energy. the stage show was a comedy. people got boo-ed off stage and everyting but idonia wid him hype self do a ting, esco try a ting but juss neva mek it... fool should have come off when he had a hype. Tony Matterhorn lock off di party basically, him ruff nuh congo. Di bredda juss talk, just speak him mind and run two tune and a it dat. that should keep men from wearing pink and tight pants for about a week or so... if that much.... lost confidence in the "men" of todays society.
Okay so Freshers fete wasnt that crazily insane so bun dat and unto the main event. Joel Chang aka AMP Ceasar's 18th birthday party. i have to say formally to everyone, i give him his props. this was the best party i have been to since this year and all who never made it, missed a great deal of excitement. When i say liquor was flowing like water, u wouldnt undertstand unless u were there. i got there early cuz a mi bredrin, plus AMP majorly involved in planning and public relations so we had 2 mek sure everyting run smooth. Neva get 2 string up the sound i wanted to play but there was a sound none-the-less. Craig aka Bomber and i arrange the lighting thing so we have a nice reasonable darkness on the dancefloor and we chill and watch people come in. get round to the bar i made the bartender know, when u see me, i coming over for Verdie, so dont itch. The great part is they actually listened. round 10:30 people started flooding in on a rapid and the real music got underway. it was alot of mingling and getting to know people, and alot of drinking... AND EATING. The food was great... for the night... by sunday night i was feeling the effects. But i got crunk i tell u, not drunk, crunk. Henessy, Hypnitiq, Moet, Rum Racer, Verdie, Alize, no mixed drinks, no smirnoff ice for me, i went all out. If any of the people there saw me either i had a plate in my hand, a cup or a bottle. Then the foolishness start!!! round 3 i think after people decide fi cut and the crowds started flowing out, Ceasar's bother decide fi throw people into the pool. Yeah i have on ma converse, ma Jamaica 62, u zimme i looking fly, ma phone a flip out hell, out and bad.....SPLASH!!! in the pool i went. they had the courtesy to take out ma phone, my id and my money... in case i drown them can id the body. at least i wasnt the only one soaking from top to bottom in dem party fatigues.
it was all good still, all part of the hype, the vibe that made my night the best night in a while. trust me i looking forward to another AMP sick and psychotic event. blaze, mi gone. August 23 Being Content (Import from Hi5 Journal)This was so ingenious i had to import it from my Hi5 jounal, and yes i wrote it:
I guess today i am content. content with the way things flowed, content with wat i did, what i did not do, with what i said, with what i did not say or forgot to say. content with the mistakes and the failures, content with the successes, because they all worked together to build the grand design, my day. when one is content he usually is unable to ask probing questions of life. why live and why are we here, why am i poor or why am i rich, why am i black or why am i white. He seeks no interest in the current fiscal deficit, tax increases, pay cuts and power outages. a content person relaxes, reclines, and looks back on his day, putting it in a mental frame on the top of his dresser of lifetime acomplishments. this description of a content person is all you and i would want to be with for the rest of our lives, no? NO INDEED! there is nothing more fullfilling after reaching the top of a mountain to climb a higher one, which is why mans relentless attitude towards success and personal goals can only end: 6 feet below ground level. Man has chosen to seek new ways of extending their life span so they can aquire more, gain more recognition, be more to the world and not spend so much time on getting grey and wrinkled. August 22 Rhythm and BoozeYES JAMAICA, we're here, back by popular demand, bigger and badder dan before. No long talking, ere goes... One more week of di frigry u know a bear a dat we keep up whenever we a party. Rhythm and Booze, I was there two years ago, right after ma on stage performace, after doin a murderous dip with my girl at di time, thats why its so special to me.
Well yeah, me and mi bredrin dem neva go in till 1, dats when di party officially started anyway. one more week of defying my parents by the way, they should get it by now... free drinks all night so u know... YOU KNOW... the rest of the night kinda blurry still but i know i had some crazy fun. dis yute doa... dis yute... vex! anyway, seh him know mi from key club him did a par wid mi bredrin dem so mi neva fuss, den di yute go get drunk and juss piss me off, di yute is taking water and splashing it pon bad man! who di guy???!!!! no amount of soup coulda calm him down, jah know, him was drunk so i had 2 understand. thats a lesson to you all, dont get drunk cuz ull run off at the mouth and do stupid things, mek rasta man wah bun u. i had my share to, i neva gone tho, 3 screwdriver, 2 rum and coke and a orange juice and rum, but mi did still jiggy. yeah man, Dj Smurf, a di bes o dem still, renaissance did come on and like before dem do a ting and almost kill mi vibes with all di damn talking, but still the night still went right.
Babylon came in prematurely to lock the party off and lock off it did, slowly but surely the music became lower and lower and the people left in droves and then it was over. i think the time was 3:30, for the rest of the time there i was talking some nonesense to mi bredrin dem how i wanted to have intercourse with this certain girl who was there, funny thing it didnt annoy them, they were quite in agreeance, i went on and on and on and...
Well thats the night that was, was drunk 2 years ago was the same this year, thats for you babes, all for you, lol. im out August 16 Renaissance 16th BdayWell Saturday gone i went 2 di Renaissance 16th Birthday party and i have to say i had high hopes for the party. The drive was long nuh frig and we went into some far out area, it felt like being Will Smith in the welcome to Miami video, speedboating to this far out place where the vibe jumping and latin music pumping.
Me reach bout after 12 (and i left from home), so for those who know me, know that that did not sit well with the parentals. Dem say what dem need to say i did what i needed to do and i left. but sad to say, the party was not that exciting, was just there. Sure i got full on jerk chicken and red stripe all night, and sure they released their new riddim ice breaker and a new tune by leftside and esco that shook the place, but. But i feel Renaissance disco is losing their touch, the party was slated to go on till 7am but i couldnt stay that long, i got bored after a while, and tired from starting and stopping, hardly motivated to seek a good girl to dance wid i left at 4:30. every second the dj asked the crowd to stop and listen to a tune... a big venue, full of hot girls, and a nice ambience and all u can do is play songs ppl should stop to listen to, what about running a party that ppl dance at? willie bounce and out and bad, gwan bad, wine up demself wid only di talent black woman have?
well anyway, when u have money u always have company, thats all im gonna say about that topic....
Come on renaissance do better than that. looking for better things... July 20 Spend some time with me...This will be possibly the most personal blog i will ever write. im writing it for the fact that i want to carve my emotions on stone, like a tombstone, gone but not forgotten, the death of my previous good relationships. from time to time i think of all the women who have made their way into my life and how things would have been if i had not let impulse and my stupid excuse for intelligence cause things to whither away. i got ma wake up call when i was speaking to a good friend of mine, a female, she said to me, she has been with her boyfriend for 9 years and she does not desire another, she is content with her life and her man. i was awed by this revelation and humbled with such a great deal of respect. then i began to think about everything. lets begin.
My first girlfriend had me feeling a peculiar way for someone. something i never felt before. we all know, awkward silence on the phone, the "you hang up... no you... no you"s, the "i love you, i love you too"s, holding hands, stealing kisses in the movies, checking urself for hours before the mirror to make sure u looked good for her, not wanting a drop of sweat to cross your face. then as we grew together, we got more in tune to each other, i could detect her feelings or by looking at her face from miles away know what she wants, i could find her lips in the dark, i would not be afraid of who saw me kissing her or holding her hands because there was just such a trust and loyalty, that i never felt it again after that relationship. that was an age of innocence and just raw, unadulterated love. this is the one relationship i cannot deny that i loved someone. she left, migrated, she pioneered the curse of women who i have been with who migrate. but i stayed strong with her, there was never a dull moment, never a moment when our feelings would waver. i remember our last night together, the night before her flight, we were walking home and in the middle of the road she began to cry "its not fair, its not fair!", i grabbed her spun her around and held her close to me and said: "everything is goin to be alright". everyone said she was the one, my life took such a turn for the better once she became a part of it. she came back during holidays and we would be together, this continued for four years, each year taking a greater toll than the last. i like a fool ended it the last time she came to see me, because i felt, my feelings had changed for her... why couldnt i fight it, why did i give up so easily? many people would have fought to have a girl like that, who loves you unconditionally. how different things would have been if i had just thought it through, gone to someone maybe. thinking about it now, i wouldnt have minded a call from her friend to tell me to come back to my senses, "wake up Paul, you have a good girl who loves you, dont be selfish, you know deep down inside you love her too, ur hurt but dont let that lock ur love in a dark, cold chamber". since then i dont think she has ever looked back and i dont blame her, i gave her pain beyond belief, even i cant fathom it, and she has a nice life now.... thats good.
There was another girl who taught me something: you dont know who is watching you, you might find someone you have always wanted who sees things in you that they admire. this short experience had brought a lifetime of regret and again the curse took her away from me, but not before i did my job to push her away with my stupidity. we were friends before, she was awesome, but she was occupied and i never violate (present tense), not when shes happy. we'd go out and have fun, us and the guys, have a couple laughs, then go home and see each other again on another fun occasion. then one day we went out and we were having fun and she shyly told me she liked me by typing it in my phone.... she didnt have to tell me twice! we began calling and talking and i looked for her once and we just had fun, id feel chills up my spine, and butterflies in my stomach when shed call and wed talk for hours... day AND night. i can vaugely remember what i did, but i just know she called less and less and we saw each other less and less, like we just went back to how we were, i did not fight to see her, i did not fight to call her and talk to her, it just diminished. then she left. i will forever hate myself for letting her go without a fight, im not saying i would have gotten her, but at least now i would not be beating up myself for being a failure because i never tried. its always painful to think about her.
I went to a convention and i met a friend who will forever be known as my sister because of how high i rate her. she introduced me to one of her friends and instantly we hit it off. but this relationship was an unusual one. i learned alot about being an assertive male and saying what i want to say. if i dont, the person im with wont know how i feel. mind you, i learnt all this, after going through this relationship of 11 months. the curse will soon take her away too, but we havent been together me for almost 2 years now. i loved her with all my heart, i believe. i never withheld anything from her, yet i could never understand her, i could never read her emotions, i never felt connected to her and one night she said to me, "i love you, but its over", and i said, "ok". where was the fight, the struggle, the resistance? why did i give in so easily? i still love her, and i will still do anything for her but ive made up in my mind that she is not mine anymore, and i stupidly was unable to be who i wanted to be for her.
with all the regrets and experiences, things i learned and pain i felt from past relationships, i opened my heart to another girl. and i had the time of my life. the curse took her from me after four short months, but in that time, we had so much fun. we did everything we could possibly do together. from playing video games to goin to clubs to doin an on stage performance together. i didnt have so much fun with a significant other in ages and i felt so rejuvinated, so alive, so.... in love? thats not something i speak of nowadays, i have lost my faith. she has been gone for a year now and i ask myself, am i going to give up now, or am i going to fight? am i going to let my heart bleed again, take another lesson in relationships and move on, or am i goin to stay here, thinking about her, fighting for her, not letting a chance go by that i dont appreciate her. time and experience can judge a persons next move so ill leave it up to you to think about what im going to do next...
memories dont leave like people do, i would give so much to fix what i did wrong, to undo areas where i was stupid or impulsive so that good relationships will thrive. i am and will continue to be a work in progress, i get molded each time. the memories of these women are like luminous pathways in times when i am lost and it is dark. they will always be with me to help me regain my common sense and moral fibre, i cherish them all. and so i conclude: here lies the memories of the various females who have helped to shape the life of Paul Alexander Stennett, may the Lord let his face to shine upon them, bless them and keep them. from time to time i will come visit you, rest in peace all... i love you. July 12 Unlike most daysToday was a strange day. let me tell you about what happened to me today. you might not know but i was working at this graphics and advertising company called National Outdoor advertising (really 3 weeks doesnt say much to work experience, get real NYS), was meaning up until today. it is/was partially my fault, i was not aware as to how much i was being paid so i was just mellow until i inquired.... 3000 a week. INSULTING!!! i recalled the boss and my interviewer asking me if i was a tertiarry level student and when i said yes she gave me a peculiar look. i know now and it is because i know now why i am out of a job beginning tomorrow morning, was effective 3pm today so i had time to get off and do as i pleased. i went to the boss and said... "this is quite embarrassing, I... AM... SORRY for having wasted you time, i am fully aware that i am at fault, i should have inquired, however, i cannot stay" she said its okay she understands, she really does not understand why NYS chooses to pay tertiarry level students so low, but all is well and she saw me off. The work was good and i did enjoy it, but the pay left much to be desired.
After that was over i left work and went shopping, ma ex had landed herself in the hospital i think 3 days now (counting today) but she is out today pending checkups and further observation. the doctors still dont know what is wrong, said something about blood disorder and foreign checkups, i am just keeping my fingers crossed, my heart goes out to you Samantha, get well soon.
What else can i say, after leaving my computer at a friends house for two whole days (sunday and Monday) i became more inspired to do other things with my days, like sit or lie down for hours on end reading. i have finally finnished reading "The Count of Monte Cristo" and epic novel, recommended to all. and for those who watched the movie, he never ran off with Albert and Mercedes, so read it and weep....bitch!
Oh yeah, the reason i left the computer at a friends house, on saturday afternoon i went to play at this suprise birthday party for two christian women... many of their church members were in attendance, i was previously informed to keep the music slow and free of badwords, and i can say i did a good job, this time, unlike the AMP party, was planned, prepared and rehearsed, so me and ma bredrin knew our roles and competences. i think im getting better. i was irritated at one point because here is dis, NOTORIOUS BIG and dis VYBEZ KARTEL and some other ppl (not really them bout "christian artists" sounding like them) singing about they have to thank Him for keeping ma wrist froze and all that... stuff and then ma bredrin in his enthusiasm took it a bit far to start playing some elephant man and everyone started jumping on him. one man especially was very vocal about it... "Wi a christian man, we nuh wah hear bout nuh asylum or no dance or elephant man, you should know betta", i dont know what you people call it and i could call it something but i just restrained myself, link me otherwise if u want my view.
some other minor incidents shaped me up to this point but nothing worthy of airplay, ur welcome for the update, hope you can actually read all this. walk good. June 26 AMP, mad ppl i tell u
I want you to just imagine a party that has a reasonable size with great majority of a certain sex... and is not men... dat hard 2 believe dont? well dat was di scene at the going away party held for Michael Swaby aka Half breed and Corey at AMP headquaters. this is Paul reporting to you the delayed action which transpired on the memorable date... yesterday night. on arrival on the scene i was greeted by a large contingent of women of all shapes and sizes and of course the members of the Notorious gang, AMP. but we faced a delima... the music was being run via various cds inserted into the component set aka sound system. this i had found to be very unproductive and a "bad ting" waiting to happen. on conversing with Brian Cheung aka waste chiney we decided to go for my systems unit aka "sound box" to get this done properly. on our way back we picked up my friend who took days 2 get ready (i cant say man nuh fi tek long, cuz i do it too, imagine, we had 2 call for man 2 forward cuz of so much girls!) but thats another matter.... back to the party, the music was set up and the vibes began to flow... my unpreparedness for such a situation led to a shortage of many dancehall rythms and songs so my friend tried his best with the dancehall while i did my thing with the r&b, hip hop, rap and souls. in aproximately an hour into playing music, everything suddenly went dead, the music became inaudible, the sound system of Craig Johnson aka Bomber had completely blown out, after long hours of being overworked with six speakers instead of 2. a backup was quickly put in place but what was supposed to take 5 minutes took almost an hour... the right cabling and components set had to be acquired and assembled properly. during this delay men and women could be seen goin into the main hub of activities, Joel Chang's aka Caesar's room, to carry out carnal activities and excessive womanizing, men could be seen drinking to the point of little self control (i made a mad drink mix for dem, dem shoulda tek time...lol), spouting nonesense and being a nuisance, and of course, couples in the pool taking that dip and doin what we know so well... finally the music was back on and the final period of the party began, that segment went by seamlessly. The crowds eventually diminished, marking the end of a reasonably fair party. in all objective thinking, had the members of AMP been better prepared, we have no idea how much more fun would have been gleaned from this experienced. The views expressed here are not necessarily those shared by the AMP. pics will not be shown due to their lewd and smutty (actual word) nature. June 11 Disturbing dayMy my, what a day i had yesterday. it was filled with bad news, yet i saw the signs and still got myself more bad news. here goes. From morning mi bredrin send mi a plz call me text and mi call and call and a get voicemail, so mi assume seh di man dem mek a link up like we had planned so i call ma next bredrin, no answer so i feel well dem busy so let me chill den dem call me. in the evening now one a di man dem, Brian, link mi and seh yow, Joel, Craig, Michael and Zane were in Joels car and there was a car accident! i neva take him serious, i was like, yute u joking, stop u foolishness april fools day gone long time.. but he didnt let up, Nasser tell him dat joel was driving and di car write off Craig get whiplash, so mi seh yow, if mi nuh hear it from di source mi nah go believe it. good while in di evening now mi call Craig and get tru and him seh, u nuh hear wah gwan dogg! di man dem blood up but everyone alrite as it relates 2 no broken bones, no death. the car was totalled. this is how it went: the guys were on hope road goin towards Papine and the the car started to swerve and Joel lost control of it, ran through a lighpost di car spin, flip and land back on di right part. Michael wasnt wearing any seatbelt and craig was in the front of the car, Joel and Zane had minor injuries while Craig and Michael were taken 2 hospital for treatment and released. Mi juss thankful that everyone is aright. Hearing the bad news, i was not deterred from goin to Devar's post exam party, LYMIN in di Hills. mi reach bout minutes after 12 and di party neva really get underway yet, we gwan chill mi and mi odda bredrin dem, we nuh parr in a good number of years now doa dem live next door, so we juss decide fi go, dere was no way they would be dancing, unless dem did wah go prison, cuz they werent necessarily young if u know what i mean, not in age nor status, mi did shame a go road wid dem, shame a miself, cuz dem ina dem platinum, gold and diamond, versache, Nautica, reebok, every good brand and a pimped vechs. but well we forward and we chill, buy a round a rum and coke and minutes to one, some bitch (i have 2 call her dat because of how she was acting and what she did) come seh, dis is my house, lock off di music, end this party now! so when di sound man turn off music, me and mi bredrin dem splurt like teif, no lingering at all. and dat was dat, dem drop me off at mi yard, pick up a integra and gone 2 ultimate fridays at devon house, saying, dem cyaa carry mi cuz dem pocket weak. i felt like a burden cuz i was broke like a dog so i never argued. so a waste of a day, one filled with bad news. pics of the crash coming soon June 07 Planning aheadToday i plan 2 acomplish much. for example, i plan to go get my drumsticks and head for my tutors place, so i can set the rocking in motion. then i have 2 go by my church, ppl called me saying i have 2 go teach some kids. sigh, guess it cant be helped, i volunteered anyway. So im making sure i at least accomplish one of my objectives. when i read what i have on php it makes me feel im way over my head on this one. i feel so discouraged, but if it was easy, i wouldnt find the fun in it, if i give up im twice defeated... positive huh? juss trying 2 muster the little courage i have left. i hope i get a good set up with the drums, ma ppl start paying up on a drum set for me already, so i know i have my fam behind me, 2 bad they dont know rock is my main driving force and not 2 play for the church choir... they have their feelings, i think they have any idea. You know what, ill tell u how today goes when its done, later. Well heres the update: the tutoring at church was cool. the kids i taught were 3rd form up. was helping them in math... they really dont get it, and i feel it for them. they need 2 get work done before next week cuz that when they have exams. i did my drums assessments and i like what i hear... i have the talent, the ability, i will be great. thats what ma instructor tells me. oh by the way, if u know Fab5 u will know they are a good band, one of their members, the drummer will be my tutor, so u know who coming 2 tear up di rock fraternity. anyway thats di update for now, peace out. June 05 Mad eventYeah. m guh one mad piece a session last night star, name French Connection. i can safely say dat di money neva bodda mi afta all di vibes weh it bring. let i tell u. is a super-inclusive event so u dun know, food galore and liquor cyaa done. some a mi bredrin did seh, food soon done so we cyaa even watch di food part... WHAT?? whole night pig a roast, soup a serve and dis wicked spicy pasta ting. di pork did mad, cuz dem serve it wid dis rice, neva know seh rice coulda taste so. by di way dis whole paragraph will be about food, incase u wondering. di soup was a good ting fi settle everybody when di drinking start, but di way it good, had 2 have it all tru di night. had one serving of di pasta and dat was me for di night, 2 damn spicy man! france and dem food! nuff more food did deh deh but i was 2 busy having fun 2 care. is a big venue more people shoulda deh deh star. a nuh only mi belly did full: talk bout eyecandy!! di ladies were looking so fine. not one girl mi see dress decently modest, everyone have something 2 prove, seh dem out and bad. who nuh ina boots and stilletos ina some battyrider ina some top weh, mek breeze blow one time 2 hard and me feel seh di whole top ago shiff... every girl was looking hot. i think i talking 2 much now, so let me wrap up. di dancing did wicked, dat a di only ting mi feel dissatisfied bout, seh more neva gwan, it lock off minutes 2 5 and mi feel seh it neva fi done yet! di real vibes did start round 1:30, and about 4:45 dem wah lock off, dat nuh mek it. after almost a year, being tied up with school mi finally have some fun and i did max it. Lymin betta come good next week friday, June 10. Lates |
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