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The people and random events that shape our lives (Part 9)
Marilyn and I got married in the Catholic Church in Arima. I promised to become catholic but didn’t take it seriously because the priest wasn’t serious either. My parents and sister arrived and the highlight of the ceremony was my sister singing and absolutely filling the church with her amazing voice. I didn’t invite the…
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The people and random events that shape our lives (Part 8)
If there is a dance, Canadians seem to be most comfortable dancing to rock and roll music from their high school days. Since I never went to a high school dance or listened to the music, that has always been out of my comfort zone. There may have been dances at high schools in Trinidad…
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The people and random events that shape our lives (Part 7)
Few people in Trinidad had washing machines – hence the existence of the Hop Wo Steam Laundry. The laundry had depots in several towns but all the laundry was done at 39 Green Street in Arima so a car was needed to move laundry to and from 39 Green Street. Because of this, Raymond Choo…
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The people and random events that shape our lives (Part 6)
Soon after getting off the bus in Arima I discovered that you didn’t take the bus unless you were desperate. You took a route taxi. You piled into a car with a bunch of other people and for a fee of 25 cents (12 cents Canadian), you could go from Arima to Port of Spain…
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The people and random events that shape our lives (Part 5)
In 4th year I applied for a scholarship to take a post-graduate degree and got it. However, after some thought, I realized that if I continued going to school I would become even more of a social misfit than I already was so in the end I turned the scholarship down and joined Canadian University…
WR Foster 