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Last night at 10, after watching American Idol, I switched to Fox Sports expecting to see the sports news. Unfortunately, they were showing a CONCACAF club game which I didn't want to watch. So while surfing through the channels, I saw a title which caught my eyes, "The First Lady of Jamaica". It was an expose on Mrs. Lorna Golding, the wife of Bruce Golding, and Jamaica. Of course I switched to watch it and shouted out to everybody in the house to turn to channel 64 (WE), because I am "frightened" (this word shall be used again) whenever I see anything about Jamaica on tv here.
The interview was being done by Debra Roker of NBC/Al Roker's wife fame. She was met by Mrs. Golding at Vale Royal, under police escort and the Jamaica Military Band playing. She, Debra, admitted that she felt like royalty upon her arrival to Vale Royal. I must say that the images looked sharp and colourful on my tv. The sunrays were bouncing off the soldiers' uniforms and there were two very pretty young ladies standing guard, fully decked out in our national dress along with headwraps.
Soon the interview got under way and it was interesting to learn a little about our Prime Minister's past. Mrs. Golding revealed that they got married in 1970 after meeting at a wedding just 6 months before. I must admit that I had never seen a picture of her before and would have walked right past her on the street and not known who she was. I knew that she was into baking , but that was the extent of my knowledge of our First Lady.
The rest of the show took us to the usual tourist spots across Jamaica; Ocho Rios, Golden Eye estates, Round Hill, Negril, Chukka Cove. The sceneries were exquisite to say the least. If you were to compare Jamaica to a woman's beauty, she would be near perfection. Mrs. Golding took Debra to her childhood home in Moneague, St. Ann to meet some of her family. It was a lovely house which sat atop of a hill with a great view. It is obvious that some serious work was done to renovate that house.
Overall, the show was nicely done and it showed the First Lady as a real person. She partook in all the touristy stuff along with Debra and it also highlighted her passion for children. She talked about her involvement in developing early childhood education for Jamaican children. It ended with them taking a trip to Hope Botanical Garden and meeting with some pre-schoolers there. It was very heartwarming to see the kids running about and frolicking on the greens of the Hope Garden. My wife made the comment that this was what these American kids lacked, the chance to run about and burn off their energies.
The problem that I had with Mrs. Golding is that she came across as very unsophisticated for someone in her position. Whilst I am not saying that she should be pretentious, she seemed to be in awe of her position and her interviewer. She was not very knowledgeable about the history of each tourist spots that she took her guest to, and as a result, she bumbled her way through. In Jamaican parlance, she seemed "frightened" that there were resorts like those in Jamaica. It appeared obvious that she has not been regularly exposed to finer living. At one stage it appeared that her guest was leading the tours. Aside from that, I enjoyed the show and look forward to the day I can enjoy Jamaica in that way...... again.
The interview was being done by Debra Roker of NBC/Al Roker's wife fame. She was met by Mrs. Golding at Vale Royal, under police escort and the Jamaica Military Band playing. She, Debra, admitted that she felt like royalty upon her arrival to Vale Royal. I must say that the images looked sharp and colourful on my tv. The sunrays were bouncing off the soldiers' uniforms and there were two very pretty young ladies standing guard, fully decked out in our national dress along with headwraps.
Soon the interview got under way and it was interesting to learn a little about our Prime Minister's past. Mrs. Golding revealed that they got married in 1970 after meeting at a wedding just 6 months before. I must admit that I had never seen a picture of her before and would have walked right past her on the street and not known who she was. I knew that she was into baking , but that was the extent of my knowledge of our First Lady.
The rest of the show took us to the usual tourist spots across Jamaica; Ocho Rios, Golden Eye estates, Round Hill, Negril, Chukka Cove. The sceneries were exquisite to say the least. If you were to compare Jamaica to a woman's beauty, she would be near perfection. Mrs. Golding took Debra to her childhood home in Moneague, St. Ann to meet some of her family. It was a lovely house which sat atop of a hill with a great view. It is obvious that some serious work was done to renovate that house.
Overall, the show was nicely done and it showed the First Lady as a real person. She partook in all the touristy stuff along with Debra and it also highlighted her passion for children. She talked about her involvement in developing early childhood education for Jamaican children. It ended with them taking a trip to Hope Botanical Garden and meeting with some pre-schoolers there. It was very heartwarming to see the kids running about and frolicking on the greens of the Hope Garden. My wife made the comment that this was what these American kids lacked, the chance to run about and burn off their energies.
The problem that I had with Mrs. Golding is that she came across as very unsophisticated for someone in her position. Whilst I am not saying that she should be pretentious, she seemed to be in awe of her position and her interviewer. She was not very knowledgeable about the history of each tourist spots that she took her guest to, and as a result, she bumbled her way through. In Jamaican parlance, she seemed "frightened" that there were resorts like those in Jamaica. It appeared obvious that she has not been regularly exposed to finer living. At one stage it appeared that her guest was leading the tours. Aside from that, I enjoyed the show and look forward to the day I can enjoy Jamaica in that way...... again.
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015
I watched it too, but only because my wife came in my kitchen and turned on this little TV I have at the bar to the WE channel. I was there on my laptop when I heard they announced Jamaica's First Lady, so I stay tuned and watched.
I am the tv Hexpert.
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