Street Kings

I went to watch Street Kings the other day with a couple frineds and I was not moved. I expected much more from David Ayer after Training Day. Lucky it was two for one special at the theatre so I didn't spend that much. The trailer boasted an all star cast of Keanu Reeves, Forrest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Common, The Game and many more. The movie started out alright but it turned out to be just as before, so cliche. Bad cop.... IRS... snitch.... revenge.... betrayal.... confrontation.... yadda yadda. I was left turned on by the trailer only to be left high and dry. I felt like Macka Diamond in her song Done Already..... just so so so!!!

The first scene was OK. I mean I enjoyed it. The man killed someone taking a dump- classic!!!! But then it became..... blah and the bag ah talking. These monolgues and touchy feely scenes are seriously unnecessry. It is suppose to be a badman show not a love story!!!! I think it had potential!!!! At one point I was begging Keanu to take off his shirt!!!! Ok maybe for the entire movie. I think that would've worked.

Sad to say I was highly disappointed

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Free Health Care as of April 1!

I do commend the Jamaica Labour Party for their efforts in trying to make the living conditions in our country a little better. But banishing user fees with right across the board is a bit far fetched and not well thought out. Not only is it removing revenue that the hospitals desperately needs (about $3 billion) it will also be putting added pressure on the staff of these facilities. The hospitals are already are not fully equipped to deal with the demands from persons who "can" pay let alone dealing with those who "can't". And we know how Jamaican people like freeness already so everybody and dem granny a go deh a hospital come April 1 with all sorts of illnesses!!!! Since the banishing of user fees for children under 18 last year an increase of 30 per cent utilization was recorded. I wonder what they will find this time.

Though a bold move, a lot more research and planning should have been made before going all the way. A step by step process would have been smarter in my eyes. By this I mean implementing these changes gradually. Start off by removing fees for some of the services offered, see how the changes are received and then move on to the next step. Starting all at once will be like throwing a bone to a pack of wild dogs. The hospitals will be working with the same amount of staff, equipment, facilities, etc. that will be present on March 31. So what will change come April 1 except the number of persons turning up for their "free services". Have you ever been to the Accident and Emergency Unit at UHWI? It takes even longer to get through there than if you had gone during normal working hours.

Not too long ago an article was published in the Jamaica Gleaner by a doctor who was complaining about the lack of equipment and proper facilities that they (doctors) had to work with, not to mention inadequate compensation. There is only one chemotherapy nurse at the UHWI who has to attend to all the patients undergoing treatment, as it stands there are not enough beds for patients, appointments for surgery have to be made months in advance, medication is short, staff is short and the list goes on and on. Can you say DEMONSTRATION!!!

On the matter of security, or lack there of, how exactly is that going to work? Jamaicans..... freeness...... riot....... I can see it clearly. I really hope security will be tight (laugh).

I see this as a matter of "competing" with the previous administration. You still have four more years left to prove yourself. No need to rush into things! Many did not think the school fee situation would work and yet it has. My stance would be to get the community health centers and clinics that were closed in the past (why was this again?) reopened so as to shave pressure from the hospitals and limit the number of cases coming in that do not need urgent medical attention. And at the same time try to upgrade the current facilities that we have.

I am keeping my fingers crossed for all to go well and since I can't "fly out" (travel) to "foreign" like some, I am saving up a "smalls"(money) so that in case of emergency I can at least have the registration fee for Andrews, Medical Associates or Tony Thwaites!!!!

Spitzer Scandal

"What in the dark mus' come to light"!

Its a very unfortunate and embarrassing situation that former governor Eliot Spitzer has found himself in. But seriously, what the hell!!!!! Did he not get the memo on Bill Clinton and Monica?! I don't understand how you can throw away all that you've worked so hard to achieve over a piece of ass. From possible future white house contender to being caught with your pants down. What a fall from grace. He was known for pointing out the wrong doings of Wall Street and kept everybody on their toes preaching the right and proper way. So this came as a shock to the masses.

His apology -"I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family, that violates my, if any, sense of right and wrong... I must now dedicate some time to rededicate my trust to my family." At least he kept it "high class". $1000 - $5,500 US per hour. I wonder if this was tax payers' money. Very sticky situation.

What is it with these politicians? I guess they think they will never get caught. They will be smarter and more mindful than the other person. My grandmother always says"What in the dark mus' come to light"! In light it did!

I feel it for his wife though. After 20 years of marriage she had to stand beside her husband, at a press conference and listen to him telling the public that he is resigning from office because he was involved with a prostitute. Man!!! First of all I would be nowhere near that conference let alone on stage. My hat goes off to her.

One thing I've learned from all this do not do your wrong doings with technology!!!

Tanya Stephens

"Dem want know who is Tanya, Mi nuh affi strip fi control dem man, Have de game inna di palm ah mi han' yah Ah world domination ah di plan yah" - Who is Tanya- Rebulution 2006

Two words to describe this female artist - Lyrical genius. I still don't understand how she hasn't gotten a Grammy nomination! But that aside, Tanya Stephens, born Vivienne Stephens, is one of the most influential and phenomenal female artist in Jamaica since her rise to fame in the early 1990s. She has put forward a number of albums such as Too Hype, Ruff Ryder, Sintoxicated, Gangsta Blues and Rebelution. Hits such as Goggle, Yuh nuh ready fi dis yet, Its a Pity, Boom Wuk, These Streets, among others, show the raw but sophisticated talent that she possess- rhyming with pure class.

She puts her opinions forward with no qualms or reservation. I LOVE IT!!! Her honesty is brutal and at most time is shot at the opposite sex who she says is her inspiration. I can't get tired of listening to her music and its not just one or two songs on the album but in its entirety. Its always new, always fresh and not just about one thing as is displayed by many of our local artistes. True one or two of her songs might lean towards the "careless" side but what would a dancehall album be without some passa passa. But the beauty of it is that she sings about everything from corrupt politics, to men, to how fi tek a gal man, to love, to hate, to the socio-economic state of the country, gun tune, bad girl tune..... everything. And this is what has set her apart from the rest. Maybe I am biased. Mi nuh know. Don't get me wrong there are quite a few talented female artistes out there but nobody really compares to her.

If you haven't heard a Tanya Stephens track go pick up her album, you wont be disappointed. Right now Gansta Blues is on auto repeat on my Mp3 player. Till then I sit waiting on the new album..... Weh it deh?!

Breaking Bad

They have finally made a show for us chemists.What am I talking about- Breaking Bad the series on AMC . I have seen a few episodes and I must admit I do like it even though they have shown us (chemist) in a bad light. The show was created by Vince Gilligan and stars Bryan Cranston (Walter White) and Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman) among others.

It is about a high school chemistry teacher who has found himself terminally ill (of course) and broke and decides to join up with a past student (who is a junkie) to make crystal meth in an effort to help with the expenses.

The journey begins to go haywire from the very beginning and have left them to make life changing decisions. This does not help with Walt having a brother-in-law in the DEA. Talk about bad luck.

I must say that the series has kept on the edge of my seat and is worth the 1hr watch.

M5s to replace M16s

The new commissioner of police for our grand little island has recently informed the public that the police force will no longer be armed with M16 guns and will be served with M5s instead. This comes after a policeman shot and killed a 10 month old baby in Spanish Town the other day. Even though this may have been a smart move is it really going help the problem? The fact is the officers shoot to kill in all instances. And this incident proves this. Why are you going to shoot at or into a taxi carrying passengers? Maybe it was suppose to automatically stop the car! I guess writing down the license plate number and serving the driver with a ticket at a later date was too much work. Mi nuh know......

But taking away a higher powered weapon will probably only cut down on the number of bullets that are used each time. The officers need to be trained and not only in "handling" weapons but in common courtesy and decency as well. Merely changing the type of gun is not going to help if we have the same persons carrying them. Maybe this is on the agenda of the new commissioner. In the meantime if I am walking and I see a police officer I will be walking as far away as possible. Even though this is no guarantee.