Yardies, at home and a farrin'

[Shemmy 4]

Tenika,

The silica drops I had tasted like lemon, so when I put it in my water just tasted like I squeezed in some lemon juice. I got the silica from the Vitamin Shoppe (in a white bottle, with brownish letters...but you may find cheaper brands).

I didn't know about a trichologist either until I worked at a salon. My stylist is studying to be one now and she can grow anyone's hair. Hers fell out in the middle (bald spot about the size of a 1oz round meat patty) and there was absolutely no hair growth...smooth as a baby's behind. Now it's grown back. She is wonderful and I recommend her to anyone coming to the Bay Area who needs their hair done.

Thanks for the tips. I'm also going natural but my hair is thinning out.

[rhondapayter 0]

Hey ladies

Just caught up on everything. Wow! You gals are making my head spin with all this talk about creaming, perming, relaxer, weaves, braids, going natural, etc. Us white women don't understand all this lingo I know what a perm is though I've never heard it called "creaming". I used to get perms when I was younger to give my hair some curl - it's naturally very straight.

As for reggae music, I like so many different artists: Bob Marley, Sanchez, Elephant Man, Sean Paul, Beanie Man, ..... I'll have to ask Tony who his favorite is. I don't don't if he has just ONE favorite

BabyJules - congrats on the new baby boy Glad you stopped in to say hello!

Everybody else: Where on earth has Jamie been?

[phatmadame81 0]

Hi ladies been trying to get caught up.

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

I am sorry to be late but congratulations on the appointment date .

I am a creamer myself, but currently wearing my hair in braids.

Babyjules congrats onthe baby boy

Sorry if i missed anyone, I am gonna go and finish reading.

Edited June 6, 2006 by desperatewife

[brownnskinn 0]

Hey ladies

Just caught up on everything. Wow! You gals are making my head spin with all this talk about creaming, perming, relaxer, weaves, braids, going natural, etc. Us white women don't understand all this lingo I know what a perm is though I've never heard it called "creaming". I used to get perms when I was younger to give my hair some curl - it's naturally very straight.

As for reggae music, I like so many different artists: Bob Marley, Sanchez, Elephant Man, Sean Paul, Beanie Man, ..... I'll have to ask Tony who his favorite is. I don't don't if he has just ONE favorite

BabyJules - congrats on the new baby boy Glad you stopped in to say hello!

Everybody else: Where on earth has Jamie been?

Kelly and Eric are missing in action.

Jamie and Myisha are done

Edited June 6, 2006 by Dee&Dav

[Ms Squitto 0]

Just caught up on everything. Wow! You gals are making my head spin with all this talk about creaming, perming, relaxer, weaves, braids, going natural, etc. Us white women don't understand all this lingo I know what a perm is though I've never heard it called "creaming". I used to get perms when I was younger to give my hair some curl - it's naturally very straight.

See that's the difference, white woman perm for curl and volume. Black woman perm for straightness and to get rid of the bdb's Same name, different process...

[BelwinMills 0]

Juliana congrats on your baby boy

[luvtravlin 0]

I'm back....but I had to catch up on my travel business stuff. Sorry about the delay...

All in all my trip was GREAT, exhausting.....but.....except for my Embassy experience !! Here it goes...

We stayed the night at the Hilton (awesome place), right around the corner (short walking distance) from the Embassy. We got there at 6:30am, there was about 40 or so people already in line. We got in about 7:30am. Dropped off our interview letter at Window 1. Waited for about 30 minutes, called to Window 4. She (not so nice) asked Craig if he'd ever been to the states.....No.....who was his fiancee.....my name. Asked why we had 2 I-134's, but kept both. Gave back all but 2004 & 2005 tax stuff. Then asked us to sit down to be called. Waited another 15 min called to Window 9 ....HE was BIGGEST a&&hole EVER !!!!!! He asked Craig to sign the forms, but we had forgotten to bring a pen. We asked NICELY if we could borrow a pen, he literally THREW down his headset and HUFFED and puffed away. He RELUCTANTLY let us BORROW a flippin pen. He asked Craig about 4x whether he'd been to the states. Asked if he'd ever been in trouble with the law, stopped by the police or had a criminal record. Craig answered that he had been in a car years ago, but nothing ever happened to him. Then he fingerprinted him.

He proceeded to look at our OLD paperwork, meticulously looked through our pictures --which were about 10 pages long. I asked him if he would like some additional pictures, letters, phone records, etc.....NEVER looked at me and said, that wouldn't be necessary. Then he asked Craig, to go sit down and he was going to talk WITH ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This guy, I'm tellin ya, was the most UNPLEASANT and sarcastic person. He gave me an extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemely hard time about our age difference, asked if "I" thought there would be that passion and romance once he got to the states, like it was on the "beaches of Negril". I nicely reminded him that I've been coming to Jamaica for over 10 yrs and that I've been back several times since I met Craig in November of 2004. He gave me an extreeeeeeemely hard time about my income. I make WELL over the poverty limits, but he was looking at the paperwork TOTALLY incorrectly and I politely pointed that out to him. When you have your own business, you file differently than any personal income. That's why I had everything stapled together with a BRIGHT pink sticky note, stating the difference. Even making almost $27,000 (not including my child support and my part-time job) in 2004 was NOT "good enough" in his eyes. He never ever looked at my employment letters or child support statement proving the extra income. Never looked at the I-134, just kept going over and over and over again about the 2004 & 2005 income tax info ---which, in fact is OVER the "poverty level" !!!

Craig's medical still wasn't back from Andrews, so he gave us that Blue form....221 ? whatever it is. I asked him could we go by the Hospital and pick it up and bring it back, he said ...sure, but you can come back on Tuesday or Thursday, but NOT today !!!!! I asked him if he wanted to speak with Mr. V and he said, no and I thanked him and he said Good Luck. We were never "sworn in" either?? ya know raise your right hand....

So, we went over to the Hospital and they said it was already sent over to the Embassy. It's been a TOTAL runaround, god only KNOWS where the medical ####### is.

That's where we are.....I guess that means approved, pending the medical?? If I wasn't there, he would have totally denied Craig !!!!!

Now if anyone has to go to Window 10.......American chic was WAY WORSE than Window 9 guy. She was soooooo rude to the lady that was being interviewed next to us. I felt sooooooo sorry for her !!!

Saga still continues....till ????

Congrats to those and I'm sorry to hear about the loses as well.

Kelly

[Ms Squitto 0]

oh my Kelly...i'm very sorry to hear of your negative embassy experience. Congrats on your pending approval. I hope everything works out in your favor.

Good morning all

[brownnskinn 0]

I'm back....but I had to catch up on my travel business stuff. Sorry about the delay...

All in all my trip was GREAT, exhausting.....but.....except for my Embassy experience !! Here it goes...

We stayed the night at the Hilton (awesome place), right around the corner (short walking distance) from the Embassy. We got there at 6:30am, there was about 40 or so people already in line. We got in about 7:30am. Dropped off our interview letter at Window 1. Waited for about 30 minutes, called to Window 4. She (not so nice) asked Craig if he'd ever been to the states.....No.....who was his fiancee.....my name. Asked why we had 2 I-134's, but kept both. Gave back all but 2004 & 2005 tax stuff. Then asked us to sit down to be called. Waited another 15 min called to Window 9 ....HE was BIGGEST a&&hole EVER !!!!!! He asked Craig to sign the forms, but we had forgotten to bring a pen. We asked NICELY if we could borrow a pen, he literally THREW down his headset and HUFFED and puffed away. He RELUCTANTLY let us BORROW a flippin pen. He asked Craig about 4x whether he'd been to the states. Asked if he'd ever been in trouble with the law, stopped by the police or had a criminal record. Craig answered that he had been in a car years ago, but nothing ever happened to him. Then he fingerprinted him.

He proceeded to look at our OLD paperwork, meticulously looked through our pictures --which were about 10 pages long. I asked him if he would like some additional pictures, letters, phone records, etc.....NEVER looked at me and said, that wouldn't be necessary. Then he asked Craig, to go sit down and he was going to talk WITH ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This guy, I'm tellin ya, was the most UNPLEASANT and sarcastic person. He gave me an extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemely hard time about our age difference, asked if "I" thought there would be that passion and romance once he got to the states, like it was on the "beaches of Negril". I nicely reminded him that I've been coming to Jamaica for over 10 yrs and that I've been back several times since I met Craig in November of 2004. He gave me an extreeeeeeemely hard time about my income. I make WELL over the poverty limits, but he was looking at the paperwork TOTALLY incorrectly and I politely pointed that out to him. When you have your own business, you file differently than any personal income. That's why I had everything stapled together with a BRIGHT pink sticky note, stating the difference. Even making almost $27,000 (not including my child support and my part-time job) in 2004 was NOT "good enough" in his eyes. He never ever looked at my employment letters or child support statement proving the extra income. Never looked at the I-134, just kept going over and over and over again about the 2004 & 2005 income tax info ---which, in fact is OVER the "poverty level" !!!

Craig's medical still wasn't back from Andrews, so he gave us that Blue form....221 ? whatever it is. I asked him could we go by the Hospital and pick it up and bring it back, he said ...sure, but you can come back on Tuesday or Thursday, but NOT today !!!!! I asked him if he wanted to speak with Mr. V and he said, no and I thanked him and he said Good Luck. We were never "sworn in" either?? ya know raise your right hand....

So, we went over to the Hospital and they said it was already sent over to the Embassy. It's been a TOTAL runaround, god only KNOWS where the medical ####### is.

That's where we are.....I guess that means approved, pending the medical?? If I wasn't there, he would have totally denied Craig !!!!!

Now if anyone has to go to Window 10.......American chic was WAY WORSE than Window 9 guy. She was soooooo rude to the lady that was being interviewed next to us. I felt sooooooo sorry for her !!!

Saga still continues....till ????

Congrats to those and I'm sorry to hear about the loses as well.

Kelly

I'm sorry Kelly..What a complete ####### !!!!!! Why was he putting so much emphasis on what you made two years ago....These morons have no friggin sense!!!!! I think they take their jobs way to seriously. So when will he go back???

[Minfay 0]

Kelly -- Congratulations on being approved(?) Yeah, you are approved

Sorry you had such a hard time....they can be real jerks! This will really help those who are coming after you.

So, when is Craig coming? I know, pending the medical showing up but do you guys have any plans?

P.S. I love (and miss) the Hilton

[brownnskinn 0]

Later Everyone have a good day....I havta to get some work done.. I have been so lazy sense he arrived. I used to work hella over time , now I hate working I have to beef it up I we plan to go on vacation the end of next month

My sweetie asked me last night If I thought his daughter would always love him same way He misses her. I wish things were different I plan to surprise him with a trip when he gets his greencard. I have been having weard immiragtion dreams. I hope everyting will be alright.

[Fishergirl 1]

FOR ALL YOU BLACK SISTAHS OUT THERE.. YOU GOTTA SYMPATHIZE.. my boo asked me to go NATURAL , We had an hour long arguement. I was lke you must be out YO MIND , I was like maybe by the time I get 95 , if Jesus dont come by then, Ill go NATURAL . He's like since I been in Jamaica, I been preaching about ministers wife who creame (perm) there hair, now it is unfortunate God has to pick a wife for me who creme her hair. To make a loooong story short, I said honey u should ah told me that from before or you should have neva approached me with my permed here. He said he will just have to cope with it, but he still praying that I will change.. he gonna be prayin for a looonng time

Another NAPTURAL SISTAH checking in! My hair has NEVER been so healthy.

Lee

[Shemmy 4]

FOR ALL YOU BLACK SISTAHS OUT THERE.. YOU GOTTA SYMPATHIZE.. my boo asked me to go NATURAL , We had an hour long arguement. I was lke you must be out YO MIND , I was like maybe by the time I get 95 , if Jesus dont come by then, Ill go NATURAL . He's like since I been in Jamaica, I been preaching about ministers wife who creame (perm) there hair, now it is unfortunate God has to pick a wife for me who creme her hair. To make a loooong story short, I said honey u should ah told me that from before or you should have neva approached me with my permed here. He said he will just have to cope with it, but he still praying that I will change.. he gonna be prayin for a looonng time

Another NAPTURAL SISTAH checking in! My hair has NEVER been so healthy.

Lee

Good morning. I wanna be Naptural

Kelly - sorry about the Embassy drama. Craig will be here soon

Edited June 6, 2006 by sjb1221

[luvtravlin 0]

Kelly -- Congratulations on being approved(?) Yeah, you are approved

Sorry you had such a hard time....they can be real jerks! This will really help those who are coming after you.

So, when is Craig coming? I know, pending the medical showing up but do you guys have any plans?

P.S. I love (and miss) the Hilton

Well, he was going to go today...who knows, it's exhausting the trek back and forth. It's anywhere from 4 to 5 hours (each way) and that doesn't include the wait for the bus to fill up from where he lives to Kingston. He said, he'll try to make it Thursday. Trying to get an answer as to WHERE the paperwork is, is like pulling teeth. He's afraid that if he goes alllllllllllll the way there, that they'll say....it's not here, but you have to go there and find out.... he's as frustrated as I am at this point.

I'll keep ya'll posted.

[Elizabethnhenry 0]

Good morning everyone!!

Congratulations to BabyJules on your bouncing baby boy - "our baby has a baby"

Kelly - so sorry about the runaround at the embassy! Now where are Tenika and Kim when we need someone to say f***rey! Anyway, I know it will work out in the end. You and Craig hang in there.

Last night we booked Henry's flight to JA -- a wedding. I cant go with him. I am so jealous!!!!