Jamaica Villas - Mr Fraser goes to the Psychologist.

"Well Doctor, it's like dis.."

I’ve touched on the subject of Jamaican Humour before in a post that now seems years ago but was more than likely in August of 2011. Some years ago, on one of the major networks in the UK there was a TV comedy called ‘The Real McCoy’. What made the Real McCoy different was that it was produced by and featured Jamaican /Asian comedians and offered a different slant on humour that was the norm for UK TV and thank god for that and for one particular reason. Mr. Fraser!

If you are under the age of 18 you may not have seen the real McCoy and there is a chance you may not have come across Mr. Fraser, in which case I consider this post public information Blog.

Mr. Fraser is a Jamaican who is not what you would call ‘handsome’ well, not in the conventional sense at least, come to think of it, not in any sense! Mr. Fraser has goofy teeth and tatty hair that looks like it has been styled by Stevie Wonder and although he has an athletic figure, he is what we would call ‘a bit of a plonker!” he is not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer. He is however, one of the most inane and funniest characters to bless the TV screens.

In this video, Mr. Fraser visits the psychologist because his wife is driving him to an early grave with her constant demands for “her medicine” see for yourself and you tell me if this isn’t Jamaica’s answer to Frank Spencer.

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Here's Looking at you, Kid!

Yo! Big Bro! I told you so!

I included this picture because I thought it was thought provoking…or so I thought?

Sometimes, just sometimes, life throws us Little snippets of humour that are totally unintended, most people would call this irony and, until I started writing this post after being sent the photograph of the surveillance camera outside George Orwell’s house, I would have described the image as “ironic” but I thought I had better check my own interpretation of the word, just in case.

I Googled “Define: Ironic” and I got a list of interpretations, some of them were very straight forward and others were just plain gobblewobble!

Ironic:

A pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other’s false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning —called also Socratic irony

Hmm? Not what I was looking for but in the end I found the simplest definition was one of my own “ I told my dog to sit and he did, I thought him very clever, my wife told me to sit and I did, I thought myself very silly!”

So, how ironic it is that George Orwell (real name Eric Blair) should write a novel that decries a totalitarian government bent on total manipulation through pervasive surveillance and he ends up having his yard used by pervasive government surveillance camera! Oh, the irony of it all! (Thanks to Mike Harding for the excellent photo)

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Jamaica Videos

As anyone who has ever read this blog would know I am an avid fan of Tripwow, the video making facility on Trip Advisor that lets you easily make a video, slideshow or presentation from a selection of your own photographs.

Well, I have made about 40 videos in the last month or so, all of them about Jamaica Villas and Jamaica life, some of them I have posted on this blog for you to admire. 

I came up with what I thought was a brilliant idea, why don’t I use one of my own web domains and put all my Tripwow videos on there and anyone interested in looking for wedding villas in Jamaica, holiday rentals and reunions can browse through the site at leisure, so, here is that very Jamaica Video website http://www.vallerosario.com

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Nice weather for this time of year?

How cold does it get?

Fancy some ice?

I wonder which will break which?



As much as I hate to slobber on about how cold it can get here in Andalucía where I live (I do apologies if any of you dear readers labour under the misapprehension that I am a Rastafarian or a resident of Kingston or Montego Bay, I’m not, I’m an English hippy that lives in the mountains of southern Spain. Sorry!) but it has been real “parky” here in Spain these last few days, as indeed it has all over Europe, with Rome being covered in Snow and temperatures dropping to -30ºC in the Ukraine and other eastern European countries, this has cause havoc and fatalities.

Here, in Andalucia, not far from the beautiful town of Antequera it has dropped to below -6ºC and has made life very uncomfortable for Mrs Blogspot and myself because the houses here are built to be cold! (True!) they are also painted white to reflect the summer heat and so when we get weather like this, it seems to hit harder because we are not geared up for it.

It can be hard to picture what I mean when I say it has been bloody cold, mainly because the sun is shining brightly at the same time, so, I have decided to let some photos tell their own story.

I save water when and where I can and I re use it, for example for washing the patio, car or courtyard or for watering the plants during the summer months. The washing machine uses a lot of water and so I collect the waste in a large metal rubbish bin, via the outlet tube, I then re-use where and when.

Not this week though. This week the water in the waste bin froze solid and I could not get the ice lid out for love or money, also, the washing machine went on strike because one of the pipes had frozen solid. Today we have a little bit warmer weather and so I managed to get the ice out of the bin and the washing machine has started back at work. See for yourself.

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Jamaican Jerk Sausage - Careful with that mincer



I don’t ask a lot from the people who read my Blog posts, Twitter posts and the inane dribble I slop all over face book and other social media sites, I really don’t. I am also often surprised by the reaction I get from the same readers when I ask a specific question about Jamaica, Jamaicans or the Caribbean life and culture. Some of you lot need locking up!

I thought I would give the Villa postings a miss being as it is Sunday and go for a Blog posting that would come in useful for anyone who has been to the Caribbean and in particular, to Jamaica. I thought I would revive memories of dreamy nights on the beach, sipping rum and munching on some sausage. Yes, sausage!

So, with this in mind I put out some feelers on several Jamaica related websites asking for the best recipe for Jamaican Jerk sausage, that Jamaican devil that bites you back with every chew you take. Spicy and chewy, hot and tasty a real king amongst sausages.

My begging posts for the recipe for Jamaican Jerk sausage went something like this;” I would like the recipe for Jamaican Jerk sausage, any help would be appreciated, please send your recipe and any visual aids such as photos and videos.”

What did I get in response to this reasonable request? I got a picture of what looked like a guy with his “thing” in a mincing machine and a note that read “Be careful, you can sometimes catch your fingers in the mincer!” Brilliant! I’m trying to spread the Jamaican culture across the Internet and all I get is rude photos and snide comments. I give up.

In the end, after pictures of all sorts of sausage like images (Thank you Brother  Rasta Blasta from Kingston for your photo of “ a real Jamaican sausage!”  I’m sure Mrs. Rasta Blasta would agree) I just decided to Google the question and hope I get the best recipe. As luck would have it, I came across this recipe which I think looks pretty interesting.

Jamaican Jerk Sausage Recipe

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European Weather - Europe freezes over



Mr Blogspot was unwise to take a pee at -20ºC

Anyone who landed in Europe this week would have been in for some surprising sites. For a start you would have been bloody well freezing! The whole of Europe is gripped in a freak weather cycle, everywhere and I do mean everywhere is frozen. Some places are just a white wasteland.

You expect places like Russia, Ukraine, Poland and other eastern European countries to be a bit chilly at this time of the year, what with it being winter and all that but to book a holiday in southern Spain and find yourself walking about dressed like Nanook the Eskimo? No way, José! That is what is happening right now.

In the Ukraine, there have been over 100 deaths from hyperthermia reported so far, the daytime temperature reaching lows of -30C; most of the deaths are the unfortunate homeless people and elderly.

Here, in Andalucía, we are at the edge of the ice cold slap in the kisser but even here we are frozen. I live in the hills above Malaga and we have reached -6ºC so far, with water pipes freezing, black ice on the roads and streams freezing over. I have to break the ice on the cats bowl to let him drink (No, the cat does not live indoors as there are 4 of them, they have a little house of their own, just in case you think I’m a bit heartless!)

Hopefully, this cold weather looks like it may blow out by Tuesday next week, I hope so because I’m sat here freezing bloody cold writing about luxury villas in Montego Bay and looking at pretty girls in bikinis splashing about in the Caribbean sea, it’s doing my head in



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The best Villas for rent in Jamaica - Villa Trinity

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Here we go! If you were looking for a villa with class, style and luxury then Villa Trinity has it all and in abundance. 5 luxury bedroom suites that are decorated in the finest materials, a staff of 8 (Yes, eight!) 2 butlers, 2 mainds, 2 gardeners, laundress and a personal Chef. You won't be lifting a finger with that lot wandering about.

Villa Trinity is new to the Jamaican Treasures listings and we want to make sure you know about it. If I told you this villa has it's own office for your use, Internet, 2 pools and, get this 2 waterfalls!!

Villa Trinity has so much to offer that you had better got to the Jamaican Treasures website and see it all for yourself.

Villa Trinity Link.

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Self Catering Holidays in the Caribbean - Villa Tradewinds Jamaica

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Villa Tradewinds, Ochos Rios, Jamaica

Villa Tradewinds is a luxury 4 bedroom, 4 bathrooms villa situated 5 minutes from the town of Ochos Rios on the north coast of the island of Jamaica and close to Harmony Hall art gallery and the Tower Isle Couples Hotel. This lovely vacation rental or weddings villa is set in beautiful gardens with manicured lawns; the villa is right on the waterfront and has 2 kayaks to help you explore the area.

All the bedrooms are air conditioned and have wireless Internet connection, DVD and TV with over 400 channels. There is a staff that included a Butler, Cook, laundress and Gardener. There is a large oval swimming pool to help you relax and you are 2 minutes from reggae Beach.

The north side of the island of Jamaica is awash with tourist attractions and sites of interest, such as Dunne’s River falls, swimming with Dolphins, Sea Fishing and much more. Take a look at our main Jamaican Treasures website for full details.

Villa Tradewinds Ochos Rios Jamaica

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Property for rent in Jamaica - Villa Sunrise Montego Bay

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SUNRISE VILLA, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA

Sunrise Villa is another of Jamaican Treasures fantastic FREE HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION BARGAINS WHERE YOU STAY FOR 7 NIGHTS BUT PAY ONLY FOR 5 NIGHTS, you get 2 nights free!

Sunrise Villa is one of the luxury villas on the Tryall Golf and Country Club at Montego Bay, just 20 minutes from Montego Bay airport and 20 minutes from all the best shopping in Jamaica, also, the tourists sights, cultural and historical sites as well as all the best bars, restaurants and nightclubs.

Sunrise Villa has 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and a staff that includes a cook, gardener, laundress, housekeeper and pool man and if that isn’t enough, you have your own private sandy beach where you can snorkel out to the reefs, also included in this unique package is FREE membership to the Tryall Golf & Country Club.

To see more details of this fantastic Jamaica Villa offer please visit our main Jamaican Treasures website: Villa Sunrise, Montego Bay, Jamaica

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Villa Seafore, Tryall - Montego Bay

The great feature of Villa Seafore at Tryall Golf & Country Club is the wonderful Octagonal swimming pool with a wet bar, this overlooks the Tryall Golf course, something of a golfer’s paradise you might say.

Villa Seafore has 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, beautifully decorated, all the modern gizmos you need to make life possible in this techno age, such as TV sets, DVD players and of course the Internet. There is also a large dedicated staff consisting of a cook, gardener, pool man, laundress and housekeeper, they’ll make sure you do very little on your vacation.

Of course, being at the Tryall Golf and Country Club site, you are a piffling 20 minutes to all the fun and games at Montego Bay, the fantastic shopping and of Course Montego Bay International airport.

Villa Seafore link

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