So the vacation is apparently over, and I have started my first day of work at the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF). Before I get into that, I'll let my faithful readers know of the political rally we were taken to over the weekend. It was located in a field just around the corner from our apartment, and it started around 9 pm at night. Our boss picked us up around 8 and took us for a little pre-drink before we got down to serious political business. This was a nice change of pace in politics, as Canadian rallies usually involve mid-afternoon gatherings with pre-biscuit and tea festivities.
We then got into the car, and arrived at the rally for the opposition party, PAM. Immediately I wish that I was a politician in St. Kitts. First of all, before each candidate came to speak, the DJ spun their intro music (think WWE intro music, and the music played before Blue Jays players take the plate). I could not help but to imagine me taking the stage with the Miley Cyrus - See You Again (Dutty Wine Remix feat. Akon) playing. This was then followed by most the passionate speeches that I have ever experienced - the candidates were giving shout-outs to their ridings and involving the crowd like I have never seen. The event was even sponsored by Carib Beer, with beer tents located throughout the crowd. It is at a time like this that Canadian politicians bewilderment on how to involve youth in politics is particularly frustrating.
As you can probably gather from my post at 9:51am on a Monday morning, I haven`t gotten down to serious business at the BNTF as yet, but our supervisor will be returning following her radio show around 11, and the real work will assuredly begin!
NOTE TO READERS: If anyone is actually reading this blog, I would appreciate if you signed up to “Follow” the blog, it will help me look popular and impress chicks (I hear that girls love guys who have popular blogs). I also hope you all appreciate that I am making dumb jokes for the benefit of those back home, because they are probably embarrassing my family (sorry Mom and Norma).
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Dutty wine remix lol...
ReplyDeleteSounds aweseome man, sounds like a busy day. That's really cool that you got to sit in on the event, it sounds pretty intense but friendly at the same time. Did you get any pics? Hope you're havin a good time man
I can't believe you are finally drinking Carib. It is about time boy! My mother hopes you ahd sufficient. I am thoroughly enjoying the commentary, I really wish you were in Trinidad so that I could witness you experiencing this haha. I can only imagine how much you would enjoy being a politician here.
ReplyDeletehahah yea, i wish you could witness it to sarah...and i dont got a camera now, but im going to try to pick one up to document it all
ReplyDeleteYou didn't tell your faithful followers about your conversation with grandmother moon and how you forced me to break my vegetarianism!
ReplyDeleteLook at Mr. Popular with his 10 followers!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Caribbean politics, where there's a beer sponsored tent for everyone and a political calypso for every election!
ReplyDeleteand PS i dont believe anyone forced lisahi to break her non-vegetarian diet!