Olympics!!

Nation of Jamaica with her beautiful shores, gorgeous and cool mountain ranges, great-tasting food products, music that has captivated the world, our dancing, from the NDTC(National Dance Theatre Movement) to the dancehall moves, to our supreme, determined and talented athletes. I think it’s all been said, but I’ll just add my own personal view, my twenty-five cents, (inflation, you know)

I am having a really hard time wiping the grin from my face these days since track and field has been the focus at the Olympics. I am so proud of everyone, from Usain, Asafa (it takes talent, motivation and determination just to qualify) to the ladies who went out and performed their hearts out!! Congratulations to everyone!!!! You know we are so proud of you and your personal accomplishments as well as those of the national impact you’ve had on our small island nation.




I’ve been reading the Jamaican Gleaner everyday
online to see what’s being said and to see how Jamaica has been receiving the results every time one of her sons or daughters has left their competitors in the dust. It’s been thrilling! Sweet and amazing!!! People are celebrating all over the island. I guess it’s just incredible how we accomplished so much with the limited resources (read modern training facilities and money) we’ve had, just amazing!

Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Frasier (with her braces and pretty smile) are just so thrilling to watch! He is jovial, relaxed and just so full of life; (the French called it,”la joie du vive”) he’s even brought the latest dance moves to the world stage, the ‘gully creeper’ and the ‘nuh linga’ (was familiar with the first, the latter, not so much). Of course all that playfulness could be a ploy to mentally mess with his competitor’s strategy and concentration, but I doubt that very much. Besides he is or was 21 at the time (he’s now 22) “Happy birthday Usain!! He and Shelly-Ann behaved exactly as you would expect typical 21 years old to behave, with little care in the world and no baggage, as this was their first Olympic bid. Just the exuberance of youth at its best!

They have all worked hard, with steadfast determination, with the best coaches and support from all their families and various sponsors, but at the end of the day, they were alone out there on that track with the weight of Jamaica and the world watching and they all performed well and did not disappoint and for that we are all proud and happy and wish the absolute best for them in their future endeavors.

OMG!!! Wish I was gonna be home when they arrive there, to also show my appreciation and give my best wishes…..*sigh*

Jamaica is at her best when we all work and play together in unity and hopefully this will unite all the political factions and we’ll strive for peace and a positive outlook while we exhibit our happiness and national pride on the world stage. It’s not entirely impossible as Shelly-Ann was mined from one of the inner-city neighbourhood that has a really bad reputation and still, for a period in time, everyone there became one! She brought them together even if it’s for just a couple of days, it happened!!

Here’s to my little country, “The Rock”, (as it’s sometimes called) in the Caribbean, Here’s to Jamaica!! Just in case you’ve been living under a rock for a while, a really, really looooong while…. well, to paraphrase Junior Gong, (Damian Marley, he’s one of Bob Marley’s son)

“Welcome to Jamrock!!!”…..Later!