tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:56:50 +0000cervixchildhoodcaribbeanimprovechildjokesbad grammerbrand namestransporttranslatecultsmoviesbilldevelopmentidentificationSocial CommentarybrucecustomernaturealienswomanOil SpillMISSservicelyricsQUESTIONspellingsnackCharahbrainwashedmousecell phonespersonalitySOUTHgirlsthoughtsliesemailconfusedminidatingrussianreptilesMrs. RightjamaicadisgusttumourattackrealitymadcentredeanGoddressMr. RightLysolinformationhurricane deanVIDEOhumourgrowthviolencebraineroticalegalcatsmemoryparliamentlateheartpatoisangrykung fu pandawork place humourdisgustingzincCAROLINAgermanThe Mangawkpain killerfactsnormscorollaclulesssexualguessgrammerabusedchickenPAGENTcampuspapineanimalsZonetechnologyredno shirtresolutionslizardsadvisoryskirtlooksReviewTabethachristmasspelling beemeaningsriskthank youdialogueclothingcoursecomputernew yearheadGulfuselessHPVgoldingmiscellaneousdifficult childrendysmenorrhoeaJamaicanearlybibleelectionenglishminoritygrammaticallybodygoodazSTUPIDfashionfearsfightchild abuseHerpetophobiapaycustomore servicepunishmentchasewordsTEENtwitterBlackwood MeeksalleyadvertismentChristianityPRESIDENToglingmensnack machineillegalhot girlhotwardrobephobiassocial mediabellannoyinghealthtoyotaabsurdfear of reptilestransportationPortiapicturesirregardlesscancerdizzinessbeerbossfunnyantiquesst. elizabethside effectsrelationshipsold menramblingscrampssmearother worldBenevolentdancehalljamaican cultureUCsocietystormhurricanJamaican attractionsFuneralsrudeJesusogleorigamiseat beltdjyoungsafarishockingno servicehumorstoryTVplateauthorityboredomPNPbadforeplaycoppercatsecuritystop lightcellscustomer servicebritishgroomedabuseHorizonlanguagesovereignhi-techcervicalscarysexual healthportmanteauUWIblack riverdisappointmentboringsemiliterateJLPreggaefree before 11Japanthingsgeographyyakeishaselectorgawkingcorruptionmajoritypizza hutNCBlumpsugar daddybreakupsmisunderstoodannoyancesrulesbad servicegleanerpublicamusebeatingcrazyUSAevolutionregardlessboystalkerrhythmsexmemoriescheatingclothesbad dayinternetkissmemory chiptomboyagealligatorbeautylawscoinsvomitingunfaithfullicensedcaressknowingrestaurantsANSWERmantropicalwomendressedpet peeveschildrentaxijeansGMTliguaneatraditionsnauseawhy am i still singlepoliticsConsumermini skirt picBUSHpartyfree willgamesboreddogballotemployerBPXmiceharasstimelifeclichesurvivefoodJerrydictionaryreligionrandom thoughtstaxicabsvotewarningmalfunctionMurphy's Lawpassa passamoneyKeas...That's Me Plain and Simple.http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Keas)Blogger81125yakeishahttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-7665636478215415292Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:32:00 +00002011-06-29T20:32:46.719-05:00datingrelationshipswhy am i still singleI'm sure, for a lot of women who are single, this question comes up ever so often in their minds. I'm also sure, that if women took the time to honestly look at themselves and try to answer this question, they could, and if they were honest with themselves, they would probably be able to 'fix the problem' of being single. How many of us women, when thinking about our single status look at the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/XwgdtBKPX1k/why-am-i-still-single.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/XwgdtBKPX1k" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2011/06/why-am-i-still-single.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-2998682428305301414Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:12:00 +00002011-02-02T12:12:47.929-05:00jamaicadancehallviolencereggaecoppercatOriginally written on Jan 22, 2011. So...DJ Coppercat was gunned down at his house today. Sad, very sad. Unfortunately not new. Nothing novel about it, and that is even just as sad as his death. I'm trying not to keep a mental count on how many entertainers have lost their lives violently. I try not to keep a mental note of how many people in general I hear have died violently. I'm just nothttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/fxTt2UhVk8Y/and-cycle-continues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/fxTt2UhVk8Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2011/02/and-cycle-continues.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-7951206469430865159Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:18:00 +00002011-01-31T17:07:39.387-05:00antiquesmemoriesI spent my early childhood in a little community in St. Catherine called Guys Hill. I have real fond memories of those days. It was a very humble community, what people would probably call ‘backward”. We were the only one’s in our little district in Waterford, Guys Hill who even had a freezer; we made very good money selling ice- I smile at that now.I visit every once in a while. A lot of my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/sSkU_NZytKI/this-old-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/sSkU_NZytKI" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2011/01/this-old-house.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-2855026674088433765Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:58:00 +00002011-01-11T21:01:34.869-05:00NCBcustomer serviceI'm a stickler for good customer service. So, I try everything in my power to not have to deal with people face to face, because customer service is really lacking in JA.So, I was rather happy as an NCB customer to have my midas card, my credit cards AND online services at my disposal. That meant- never having to go into the branch! Yay me! Right? Well, yeah, it means that UNLESS something http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/aHhqEMZHRjY/good-customer-service-in-jamaica-my-ncb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/aHhqEMZHRjY" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2011/01/good-customer-service-in-jamaica-my-ncb.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-6814448642657295961Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:58:00 +00002010-12-22T12:58:24.567-05:00humorcultsSo...A cult by definition (affording to Oxford Online) "Is a system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object". Now, usually, cults worship things or people outside of the normal realms of acceptance by the wider society...u know like those crazy koolaid, actually it was grape Flavor Aid drinking people...check out that Jim Jones Story Here. Anyway sohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/Jo1cBfXT0UY/i-might-have-grown-up-in-cult.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/Jo1cBfXT0UY" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-might-have-grown-up-in-cult.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-531703697359265289Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:06:00 +00002010-12-12T12:06:11.022-05:00humourSocial CommentaryPeople should really strive to learn something everyday, no matter how small and insignificant that 'knowledge' may be. So I learnt some very 'important' things this weekend and as usual, because I do love you all so much, will share my new found knowledge. 1. Point and shoot cameras are just that. You point, they shoot. They are however, not think and shoot cameras. So despite every effort to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/hIjd29CdxbA/things-i-learnt-over-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/hIjd29CdxbA" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/12/things-i-learnt-over-weekend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-4276342334828661793Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:56:00 +00002010-12-10T17:56:04.283-05:00humourSocial CommentaryIf we could all wear a sign, wouldn't that just make life a whooooole lot better? Then people wouldn't have to go around wondering what kind of person they are dealing with and, oh, how much less stressful life would be....Here are a few signs I think would get sold A LOT. If it was mandated by law, which I would gladly start the petition for, I'm pretty sure as a "sign seller" you could http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/mfoW_KGQj_8/heres-your-sign.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/mfoW_KGQj_8" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/12/heres-your-sign.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-127068327942456893Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:55:00 +00002010-12-08T23:59:08.511-05:00breakupsrelationshipsA Twitter Trending Topic #whyrelationshipsdontlast sparked this post. The topic of relationships is always a hot one. There is always someone trying to get over one, get into one, break one up, or understand one (many other options exist I'm sure). The trickiest thing about a relationship, I think, is getting one to work. Funny enough, It's not just romantic relationships that are difficult but, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/VNTYHSab9ZQ/why-relationships-do-not-last.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/VNTYHSab9ZQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/12/why-relationships-do-not-last.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-7154812242146523792Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:33:00 +00002010-10-15T14:59:08.311-05:00humourFuneralsDid I mention I hate funerals! Obviously though, I will have to attend my own. Considering the few funerals I have been to, even the thought of attending my own is daunting. If I have to be there, and I will, I do think I am allowed to at least have a say in what happens at MY OWN funeral. Don't you think? Well here are a few guidelines to follow. 1. Under absolutely no circumstances should http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/_ZCqY0UM9Hk/in-loving-memory-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/_ZCqY0UM9Hk" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-loving-memory-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-2580264338467665217Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:06:00 +00002010-10-11T15:38:03.407-05:00Social CommentaryFuneralsI am not a fan of funerals. In all my life I've been to two funerals that were not of close family members and if I could have gotten out of those, I damn well would have. Anyway, here is what I do not understand. Why do people ask "so, how was the funeral?" That question almost always gets a discombobulated look from me. I mean, what am I supposed to even say? I'm sure there is a politically http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/vVw5PcOkkgE/funeral-was-great-huh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/vVw5PcOkkgE" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/10/funeral-was-great-huh.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-2231886527005882088Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:13:00 +00002010-10-07T15:39:42.904-05:00movieshumorI know movies are fiction, the ones that are meant to be, obviously. But there are just some common things in movies that just make no sense whatsoever. I'm going to take issue with two of them. They happen in every movie, and it always irks me when I see it. 1. You ever notice anytime someone has something important to say, they never get the chance. It's always "I have something really http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/PHpQS4lnRdo/sometimes-movies-annoy-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/PHpQS4lnRdo" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/10/sometimes-movies-annoy-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-6379467950566881011Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:58:00 +00002010-10-06T16:28:33.935-05:00social mediatwitterThis is the 8th sentence I've started this blog with. I'm sitting here and I pretty much know what I want to blog about. I know the very general concept, but it's taking a mighty hell of a time for me to be able to 'articulate' it well....*scream* so here goes...So, I was in the generation of Hi5ers, my first social media experience, if that's what it's called. Then Facebook came along and I, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/tID0JduijIE/so-ive-discovered-twitter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/tID0JduijIE" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/10/so-ive-discovered-twitter.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-6510947009424456098Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:33:00 +00002010-10-01T13:33:57.202-05:00sexual healthdysmenorrhoeaI'm not one of the lucky ladies who have mother nature sneak up on random days and leave without any painful evidence of her arrival. No, I get it all. Whatever that's out there I manage to get. So days before she even arrives, she sends her messengers just as a reminder that her arrival is near and she plans to wreak her usual havoc. Yay me! sigh.Now I've been visiting doctors since I was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/3bHvKbLRelM/and-why-cant-i-have-morphine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/3bHvKbLRelM" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/10/and-why-cant-i-have-morphine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-6760356111865904204Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:45:00 +00002010-09-27T07:52:17.473-05:00caribbeantransportationDon't you just hate mornings when it rains. Ugh! Mornings like these I walk with a stone in my back pocket and an evil glimmer in my eyes. I know someone will splash me- these unconscionable motorists!And so the miserable day begin...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/v0BhOuIJCfY/i-hate-rainy-mornings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/v0BhOuIJCfY" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-hate-rainy-mornings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-6216029178157698059Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:39:00 +00002010-07-23T12:50:22.238-05:00child abusejamaican culturepunishmentdifficult childrenThis morning I'm standing in the line at the staff canteen and a woman comes up behind me with her daughter, about 2years old and her mother. Cute little girl, I thought. Anyway, little girl decides she doesn't want to stand, she wants mommy to lift her up and mommy is not having it. Little girl starts to cry and whine. Her mom is ignoring her, fine, crying kids don't bug me at all. Poor little http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/7NcF7F0VWg0/i-take-kids-over-adults-anyday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/7NcF7F0VWg0" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-take-kids-over-adults-anyday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-806425001764668931Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:42:00 +00002010-07-16T10:45:15.328-05:00humourReviewLysolConsumerHorizonBPOil SpillGulfcaribbeanLysol All purpose cleaner.......seriously I wonder what I would do without my bottle of Lysol All Purpose Cleaner. It's like magic in a bottle. You really should try it, trust me, you should. Now I have every reason to believe it can clean all the things its traditionally supposed to. It cleans clothes, shoes, counters, toilets, walls EVERYTHING! But I wonder if it could clean all the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/I-JrUFtsb3A/product-of-month-july.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/I-JrUFtsb3A" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/07/product-of-month-july.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-7798764085232869252Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:07:00 +00002010-07-15T13:15:16.822-05:00humouryakeishasnackbeerwork place humoursnack machineSnack machines at work should also have beer...That is all!!!!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/Y543xDTUPLg/im-sober-really-i-am.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/Y543xDTUPLg" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/07/im-sober-really-i-am.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-4283445319498857810Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:46:00 +00002010-07-14T09:41:00.831-05:00jamaicahumourtaxicabstaxicaribbeantransportationI always knew public transportation would be the bane of my existence, but it turns out to be quite an 'oxymoronish' kind of situation. Travelling on taxis to work in the morning does in fact cause me much misery but also turns out to be quite amusing in an after-the-fact kind of way.So as you can imagine, more often than not, my mornings to work turn out to be quite an adventure. So, I'm a gonnahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/m-slPHoyz2A/taxi-stories-no-gas-no-problem-mon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/m-slPHoyz2A" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/07/taxi-stories-no-gas-no-problem-mon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-6405527638877801190Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:17:00 +00002010-03-09T08:01:09.911-05:00humourHerpetophobiareptilesphobiashumorfear of reptileslizardsfearsYou know, i'm not really afraid of lizards per se! I just dont like them in my house!!!!!!! Well apparently this little croaking lizard decided, clearly without my permission, to take up residence in my kitchen!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe the audacity of the vermin!!!!!!!I know it was intentional retribution for my killing some relative of his not so long ago. I know this, he knows this, and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/sbetlNNwpy8/little-lizzy-and-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/sbetlNNwpy8" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/03/little-lizzy-and-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-4100972093343418427Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:16:00 +00002010-03-08T14:31:31.378-05:00So, after a very long hiatus I'm back. I'm planning to be around for a little while and I hope I stick to the plan. I miss blogging. It seems so much of what I enjoyed doing has disappeared and I think they took pieces of me. So, now I'm on a journey to find Me, creative, angry, bitchy, smart, happy me. Wish me luck and I hope my readers stick around to see if I find what I'm looking for.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/asE0P8gmL3Y/revisiting-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/asE0P8gmL3Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/03/revisiting-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-122455565309912927Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:59:00 +00002010-03-08T08:02:11.354-05:00Never give anyone the power to make you feel inferiorhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/A4EIsWGrmC0/random-thought-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/A4EIsWGrmC0" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2010/03/random-thought-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-2844776130214987138Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:36:00 +00002009-01-03T10:41:13.807-05:00resolutionsthank younew yearHappy New Year Everyone...I am quite aware that everyone at this stage could just be....ME but hey just in case anyone has been here since July 2008 I wanna say thanks for sticking around and have a wonderful 2009...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/2Dij5UoxLIA/welcome-to-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/2Dij5UoxLIA" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2009/01/welcome-to-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-7298142179232006793Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:00:00 +00002008-07-05T17:07:43.427-05:00Jamaican attractionsalligatorsafarist. elizabethblack riverI did a tour of the Black River in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica Yesterday via the Black River Safari tour. It was actually quite interesting. I had fun but it was mostly relaxing and i loved that. The boat ride was comfortable and lasted about and hour and a half. My tour guide was fun. He even pulled of the scripted jokes, had me laughing a bit. He's also, along with the other tour guides, white, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/EyEXVvBIvCk/black-river-safari-jamaica.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/EyEXVvBIvCk" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2008/07/black-river-safari-jamaica.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-1019391220579365856Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:28:00 +00002008-06-26T21:02:36.672-05:00customore servicebad servicebadpizza hutrestaurantsNow, I'm never one to put up with crappy service from anywhere. I am not particularly receptive to bad service, i just don't put up with foolishness on a whole. So imagine my shock with dealing with Pizza Hut Liguanea, Kingston, Jamaica!!! I'm sitting here going "what the phuck!!!"I called Pizza Hut at 6:30 and ordered my usual, medium Hawaiian. As usual the receptionist took my order and told mehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/6UojHJ9oj1E/pizza-huts-shoddy-service.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/6UojHJ9oj1E" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2008/06/pizza-huts-shoddy-service.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782824477141195402.post-6220058615564185666Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:02:00 +00002008-06-25T16:11:34.270-05:00random thoughts"Never love a man more than he loves his car." Yakeisha Townsendhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yakeisha/~3/YYeY779MrFI/random-thought-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keas)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yakeisha/~4/YYeY779MrFI" height="1" width="1"/>http://yakeisha.blogspot.com/2008/06/random-thought-1.html