Lots hapnin…
Well, start of yet another work week……personally, I could use a day from work today, but that is wishful thinking. I am just looking forward to the end of this month……there has just been too much going on. I man tiyad, but continue to plod along.
Friday nite gone, I went Mas Camp….. chock fulla people. Wasn’t bad. We thought that the large cup of VX was a bargain at $250. I man had carreid a few small bottles of coconut water…so drinkwise all was well. Neck and eye muscles were given a workout as well as there was much scenery to tek een.
Paradoxically, I noted in the Gleaner yesterday (I can’t bodda wid nuh link) that the property where Mas Camp is held on Oxford Road is up for sale, and the organizers of Mas Camp though they wish to buy, cannot go up to the price being asked. They are worried about where they will be able to hold the events in the future if the sale does go through. Soca revellers may not be waving rags and whinin waists in response to that at all! 
Saturday was largely spent chillin out and finishing up some things I had to do in preparation for our local Derm. Association Symposium, which was yesterday. I didn’t do a talk….praises to the Almighty! Come on people, I did a talk the weekend before in Mo Bay…took me quite a few weeks to prepare that one. Actually, I was the Chairman of the first session yesterday, so had to intro. the speakers. All in all, it went well. But, the activities this month have drained me. I am loking forward to some time with nutten fe do! But, that is not coming just yet. Saturday coming I head to Portland again, second trip for the practice and then Sunday, I am hosting a luncheon meeeting here at the yard.
Otherwise, this week is pay week…so that’s a plus. Called the folks in Accounts on Friday to enquire into the status of my gratuity for the contract that I had completed at the end of December last and I was informed that my gratuity is being ‘Audited’. When I asked what that means I was told that, the Auditors have to check that the amount calculated was correct and that they have to verify that I had signed the contract…which I sure did. So my next question…..”When de cheque going ready fe collect?” He can’t say…it depends on whan Audit sends it back to him….then he will send it to Accounts Payable for preparation! Sounds to me like nobody nuh give a fart! Come on people, this is what I get instead of pension……I am not asking for a favour here. Sigh……..
Again, that is what I have to share for now. Have a good week ’till when next I am moved to write suppem down. Easy.
March 20th, 2006 at 10:58 am Hi Doc, Just hailing yuh since it’s been a while. So when is Yardie carnival?
March 20th, 2006 at 2:47 pm the fellas like they dont want to pay you graturity man reminds me of a job I had. the fine print said if we decide to hire you full time after contract dun ya aint gettin graturity. whole heap a foolishness
March 20th, 2006 at 3:07 pm Doc: How is your baby niece doing? You haven’t mentioned her and your sister for a while. I imagine she is growing nicely. Take care.
March 20th, 2006 at 9:44 pm Thanks for asking Pauline….my neice is now 9 months plus old….need to make another trip to see her…am looking at early June, so I will be there for her First Birthday. My sister and her hubby are fine.
March 21st, 2006 at 7:53 am Sounds like yuh getting the financial year end run around and shafting. Payment will be made 1 April….or very very close to March month end.
March 21st, 2006 at 1:46 pm Dr.D yuh go party up a storm! I can imagine how yuh neck and eye dem more tired than yuh feet, all those sexy females in short shorts
March 21st, 2006 at 2:19 pm Mek some noise for yuh money.Mas Camp is the venue for the carnival activities?
March 21st, 2006 at 5:22 pm The way they’re behaving, those folks who have to pay you, you would think you’re doing them a favour! Long long stchuuuup kiss teet.
March 21st, 2006 at 10:30 pm Doc is the typical end of finacial year run around dem giving yuh.
March 21st, 2006 at 11:54 pm Remember, he who plays by the rules gets shafted. You have to force them to pay you your gratuity. Take the hospital administrators, the head accountant and the head auditor hostage and demand you just reward. Then after they pay you and the cops drag you off to jail, I will hold on to the money for you.