Hi folks , my apologies for the lack of updates , but I have been away from all media for a long time ( including computers) . after all one needs to enjoy his holiday as well.
The beaches in Barbados are gorgeous , but not as good as the ones in Antigua. barbados is a very vibrant economy and the richest of all the islands , as a result it is extremely commercialised and a bit like mini england , which is one of the reasons I didnt take to it very well. Being away from the UK and watching the lager louts in action and full flow makes one realise how uncouth, un intelligent and insular the chav english are , all the fights in the bars were instigated and started by these so called ''supporters'' if it hadnt been for all the very good friends I have made in england , and the fact that a lot of my friends are english , if I had been an outsider who had never visited england I would have made an assumption (incorrectly ) that all english are the same , unfortunately cricket fans (from england) seem to have taken a leaf out of the football hooliganism (to a smaller scale) hope it ends soon , the only reason they are welcome as tourists are because of the strength of the pound and the fact that the english are without a doubt the most prolific travellers in the world.
Fans - One thing amazed me and reaffirmed my faith in the camaradarie of the subcontinent is the fact that I met many fans from all three countries except eenam who was the only bangladeshi fan in the windies, (more about him later). When I reflected back at the hatred and religious abuse that one suffers in the anonymity of the internet I was amazed at the friendship and warmth that all people feel for each other in the enviorns of real life , out of all the fans I met the best I got along with was a mirpuri from newcastle called irfan , without a doubt a good human being and genuinely warm , met 5 sri lankan fans in a club and had a long chat with them , all were intelligent people with great insight into cricket and all plied me with free drinks all night long :) , we then all went for a meal in the st lawrence gap area ( where im staying ) and had a meal at an indian restaurant called APSARA , which has undoubtedly the best indian food outside india and is owned by a multi millionaire from pakistan called sharif mohammad , Mr Mohammad has spent at least 4 million on ther decor of the place itself !! I will reccomend this place to anyone without fail , very expensive but worth every penny.
Enaam the lone Bangladeshi fan is from chicago and a software engineer originally from Dhaka, for some reson he assumed that being from the subcontinent he is impervious to the equatorial sun , at the bangladeshi game we kept telling him to get out of the sun and get in the shade , but he refused and took off his shirt to get a ''tan'' ..... as a result that night he lay in bed screaming in pain from 40 degree burns ( he didnt use sunsceen) and twisting and turning from a very very red and sunburnt (badly) skin , anyone who has had major sunburn will attest to the fact that it is very painfull indeed , ... so while we were all partying well into the night ... enaam was screaming in his hotel room lol.
before I end this particular post , I will request my friends and foes from the forum ... wumming is very funny and enlightening , but please keep personal stuff and religious abuse out of the loop , this is something I learned from the great friendship and warmth between all communities in the WC , there was no malice .. only friendship between hindu , muslim , sinhala,christian,english,aussie .. ... and enaam the roasted bangladeshi.
off to have a drink ... more later
cricket is a great uniter of people of all faiths , vocations and back grounds .. that is why i love the game so much
2 comments:
Phew Desi,
good to hear from you.
But had presumed you were holidaying too.
This is a great write up.
The way you have described the friendship amongst the fans from all corners of the globe, it is indeed touching.
With a game so beautiful to discuss, it is strange why there is so much agressive abuse on forum.
Would you say it mostly because on forums we discuss based on TV and webcoverage?
But in the Caribbeans, being so close to the real thing made the difference?
Glad you blogged, mate.
You gave us a good taste of the Caribbeans to go with the cricket, and it is not the Korma I am referring to. :)
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