Skip to main content

Mason Hall





Most noticeable today was the lack of doubles, channa and cheese, aloo pies and other non pastelle and ham delicacies. I headed out early this morning with my mind set on non Christmas fare, Nic's Channa and Cheese, only to be met with closed doors. Nary a mobile kitchen was in sight so I was forced to eat biscuits. This is not a good omen for the new year, the life blood of the rock takes the week between Christmas and New Years off making life extremely difficult. The other craving is for Chinese food with a good, solid MSG fix. Oh well I will have to weigh my options tomorrow.

The demon toy operators are at it again. What is so annoying is that it is not even fireworks, its just noise. OK we would burst bamboo in Arima and have a great time, no eyebrows and all, but that was once in a while and in the evening. These guys are doing this noise thing from early morning, during the day and of course at night. One day there is going to be a horrible accident, the authorities will launch the usual investigation, fireworks will be banned for that period and then things will revert. Maybe the Minister of Finance could let the population know how much foreign exchange is being spent on an illegal trade.

A family member braved the Tobago ferry service today and from all reports it was the worst experience ever. The getting onto the ferry, the crossing - over 5 hrs, the overall condition of the boat. The PMOTT made a commitment to the people of the rock that Christmas would not meet us without a suitable ferry service in place. I hate harping on my experience in securing a suitable cargo vessel for the service but what is it that we were able to do that this current administration is having so many problems with? The PMOTT has been there for 27 months already and yet still his Government has found it impossible to solve a fairly easy situation. What with numerous failed tender bids, failed Commissioners of the PATT and worst, failed Cabinet Ministers. You know what is said about a failed business. Do not blame the employees!
Poor Tobago, seems as though it will always be the bastard child even under a leadership steeped in Tobago belonging or so it is said. Mason Hall to White Hall? ask Tobago!

Carnival is in 6 weeks. Today there has been no official launch of the festival. I guess for those of us on the rock an official launch may not be necessary but really, 6 weeks away and the NCC does not have a plan? What stupidness is this? No wonder 'Massive' is singing the chutney! The North Stand has not yet started the annual erection, does that mean that there will be no North Stand this year? What of Panorama? I do believe one can Google when Trinidad Carnival is going to be held every year for the next hundred years but it looks as though we are not aware of this.

It is all these 'things' that make me feel uneasy about the rock. If we cannot get the most mundane, simple things right then what of the economy, crime, health, cost of living and everything else that sums up our day? I find it is cause for serious concern, there is not a single public office that is not without it's problems and challenges. It is further compounded by the fact that this Administration seems clueless as to how to manage the country's business. Very scary, red and ready my foot!

Hope and Trust, this is what the rock needs now, we cannot continue in this current vein, the uncertainty, the failure of all public offices, the lack of a vision, the bleak future. The new political solution must happen and soon! The current politics has failed us and will only continue to fail.

Keep the faith, good night and good luck!


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Delta 4 over and out!

Sitting here in Maraval tonight its very windy with the electrical power dipping every now and again. From all reports the storm has gone to the north and the island of Trinidad is OK. Tobago however could be in for a rough patch. The Tropical Storm, now named Bret, is the second for the season and was formed very low in the Atlantic and threatened both Trinidad and Tobago. The last time a hurricane was named Bret was in August, 1999. It was a category 4 hurricane that thankfully did not prove to be that destructive with minimum fatalities and physical damage to property. Of course I marvel at the officialdom in T&T. Today, the party boats were out sailing to wherever. The island is under a storm watch and nobody thought it wise to restrict non-essential marine traffic. The Tobago ferries were restricted, the offshore oil and gas platforms were being evacuated and we were at the same time loading 'feters' to go on a party cruise. What exactly is the protocol? If a storm e...
Post a Comment
Read more

ADD

A great thing happened today. I washed my car and it did not rain. OK, so other absolutely great things made history today, I am sure something was discovered that will change mankind, decisions by world leaders for world peace. None of that is of interest to me because the simple task of washing my car was what was of great import and I marvelled at the sun and dry weather. It is the little things in ones life that give the greatest joy. Tomorrow should be the same with a prediction of only 20% precipitation. Two days with a clean car is good. I am one of those who curse WASA who has leaks on the main roads with spray flying all around and dirtying up my clean car. WASA should have zero leaks, that should be WASA's goal, I don't think that they are interested in any of this as the leaks continue and the complaints from the citizens continue. I remember in the Manifesto of the ruling party a commitment was made to increase the truck delivery of truck borne water. Go figure! ...
Post a Comment
Read more

'spinning top in mud'

It's a dark and stormy night here in the Maraval Valley. Hearing thunder in the distance, heavy drizzle, wind, cool temperature. The small 'Bajan' frogs are revving tonight creating a racket. I guess it's the rainy season and this is what you get. It is now one week since Tropical Storm Bret came over the island and for many people things have not yet gotten back to normal. Reading one of the weekly columnists today writing about his growing up in a flood prone area and basically the family taking it in their stride every rainy season. He commented on the fact that his father knew where they were living and never blamed the authorities or demanded from the authorities any compensation for the losses suffered as a result of the annual floods. It is different now and demands are made for every 'big toe bounce'  and it seems that no one takes responsibility for their lot in life. Not sure where this came from but there has to be a line as to how far a government c...
Post a Comment
Read more