I am now 2 years smarter; with new views, new writing, new experiences; and i’ll continue giving it my all for years to come, and to think i was 15 back then time can surely fly.

Happy Belated Birthday Gordonswaby.com, where my mind unfolds.

As of recently Mavado’s career has taking of; and it’s flying high indeed. Rolling stone even named him the the “Best New Reggae”. Act i guess?

But to elaborate on what i really wanted to point out is the fact that our local media  and people who criticize dance hall artistes like Mavado for there violent lyrics are full of shit, yes! i said it. Why is it that they bash these artistes constantly about there lyrics, but when they decide to make a change and sing uplifting songs no one commends/highlights them for it? Mavado has a relatively new song called “We Shall Overcome“; it speaks nothing of violence, it does not bash women, gays or anybody of the sort it simply talks about the hardships we(Jamaicans) shall come out of no matter the odds. It should be getting crazy airplay, but i haven’t heard it much.  Give these artistes a reason to sing more songs like that.

If he sings it and it gets no attention then he’s going back to his old “Hardcore Gangster” lyrics…so that you guys can give him some publicity, because that’s all it is.  Outline him for the right reason not the wrong one.  Honestly if i was an artist singing “Gangster: lyrics” and i was getting extreme bashing for it and i decided to change and sing some clean songs and it wasn’t being publiczed and making any money then by god i’d switch back over to my “gangster” lyrics that were actually making me money. Regardless of what anyone says.  Whatever it takes to acquire money, eh?

Should it be translated?

No, certainly not. $60 Million could be better spent elsewhere. Also, there is no standard in which patois should or should not be written.

The Matter of Literacy

It is unfortunate, but a good amount of Jamaicans can barely read or not able to read at all…how would they go about reading patois?.  Sure! it’s easy to communicate with it, but writing and reading it is totally a different kettle of fish.  Use the money to fulfill more meaningful resolves.  I’m sure we can find more “creative” ways to express our beautiful language that is loved by many…translating the bible to patwa is not one of them.

I also suggest we move away from calling it “patois”.  The meaning of patois is “uneducated or provincial speech”,can’t be associating or dialect with such a word now can we?.  Call it Jamlish (Not a word…yet) or something along that line, that would certainly be a step forward.

Translating the bible to “patois” will not mircaciously gain it new readership.  What will happen is that a few curious folks (like myself) will skeem through this “patois bible” just for the sake of curiosity; it would then be put aside and not be read…just like the english one.

Is it a matter of dignity? Can’t they parade around in corolla’s? what’s wrong with corolla’s?. Does driving around in expensive and unnecessary SUV’s help anyone?  Does it magically fix roads or something, does it do something i don’t know about? if so tell me.

I was at the tax office recently, waiting on my turn to do my business, out of no where i see this Prado with the nice big yellow license plate pull up right in front of me. I *sighed* and it seemed as if i was burning up inside…it’s sad. If you guys insist on driving around in these gas guzzlers, use your own money and by them...better yet kill yourselves.

Everytime i came to my blog to write…i just lost it i don’t really know what happened. Expect some cool posts from me soon

Cheers

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Why can’t we defeat these backward and stupid criminals who can barely spell there names?, they know no math, no English, no physics, no nothing, but still we have a problem eradicating them. The answer to this is simple; the real problem isn’t the criminals, the real problem is the people who were given the task of fighting these criminals…the people on the “Inside”.

Of course, you have the police who get real aggressive like the criminals, these police kill as many of these dogs as much as these dogs kill innocent people, tit for tat…but when this happens the Human Rights group are all over it, when the defenders of our country are killed, you don’t hear the Human Rights screaming out…no, only when the bad people are being slaughtered do you hear them, sad…real sad; they should rename themselves the Criminal Rights Group, because that’s exactly what they are.

Every instance where some sort of solution to the crime problem is about to bare fruit, it’s instantly smashed. I lift my hat to you Hardley Lewin, you tried your best, but with bastards fighting against you i did not expect much. And you Mr. Golding…You dissapoint me.

If they are the problem, if they are so tempting, go on a diet, ban them from your life, whatever you do, do something. I know all those spicy late night scobleizers and winers were good, with all that spice inside, it made you feel good about yourself, they even told all there friends about you, you got so popular babe, you cheated. I know from the beginning that you were hot and there was a great chance that you might end up like this, and then there was your down days… i could handle it initially…but not anymore.

Twitter…Your friends became my friends…we became good friends, twittering each other all day long, but *sighs*. I don’t even know how i’m going to keep in contact with them anymore, it pains my hurt to know it had to go down this way. Just promise me you’ll change, maybe we can try again someday, when your clean and good to go…Goodbye

For those of you who don’t know what a favicon is, here’s a screenshot i took:

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No Tags]]> http://www.gordonswaby.com/2008/06/02/i-hate-googles-new-favicon/feed/ http://www.gordonswaby.com/2008/06/01/there-is-no-solution-to-jamaicas-crime-problem/ http://www.gordonswaby.com/2008/06/01/there-is-no-solution-to-jamaicas-crime-problem/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:48:37 +0000 Gordon Swaby http://www.gordonswaby.com/?p=341 Well there is a solution, but let’s face it…IT NAH GO HAPPEN. This whole optimistic approach towards crime isn’t going to work, we’re doomed. This so called “Crime Plan” isn’t going to change one thing, it’s much deeper than that…much deeper. As far as i see it…Jamaica’s doomed there is no hope, it’s all false hope.

I’m pretty sure if i get comments it’s going to be in the line of “Oh Gordon, have some faith” bla bla bla bullshit, no hope, no faith, no optimism. People should just rollover and die.