Originally posted on Facebook - Planning 2018-05-020-001

If, ten years from now, you were to return to where you are currently, either in terms of the big picture of the country or the smaller picture of a specific location in the country, what would you do right now:

1 Spend or leave most of your money as it would either grow or remain intact

2 Plant 10 banana trees, 10 coconut trees, 10 mango trees, 10 breadfruit or cocoa trees

3 Do nothing, just walk away to another life

4 Sell all or most of your possessions

If you were to do #2, then there is the possibility that all things being equal, the country would be better off, as in 5-10 years there would be fruit or food for people..

I am not sure how much better off you would be if you were to do any or all of the other 3, that would depend on your current circumstances.

Let me know your choice and a little bit of your feelings in the comments below please

Originally posted on Facebook -2018-05-026-001 Changing times

For years carailli was something which my mother bought "one or two of" and cooked according to her taste or knowledge of how it was to be prepared....

Over the last six months or so, with our luck, her "vine" which is shaded from the scorching sun by a coconut tree and the leaves of a cassava tree, only a few of the carailli ripen either as small ones or large ones, so we get a fair harvest almost every week..

At times; given my impatience with doing things a certain way, my tendency to forget things and my need to have as little cooking time as possible... to some extent we have adapted to each other...

Now, there is :

Little sunning of the carailli to draw out the bitterness from the pieces...

Less cooking the carailli "dry" as we need to have it as a "side", make it last as long as possible and reduce the washing of the pots time.... :)

Contemplation as to serving fried carailli with salmon or on some occasions salted fish as a flavoring.....

When I offer some of the fried carailli to persons, I am told "That is not the traditional way of making it and no thank you", I am ok with the response as I know where that person is at on that morning and they know where I am at on that day....

Originally posted on Facebook - Ordination of Ken Vierra

ALL are Invited to witness the Ordination of Ken Vierra to the Holy Priesthood at The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, tomorrow - Saturday 4th August 2018 at 10.00am, by Archbishop Jason Gordon

We at Generation S pray for a Holy Anointing upon Ken as he makes his FIAT... 'Yes Lord, be it done to me according to your Will...!!!' We entrust him to Our Blessed heavenly Mother, asking her to pour her abundant Graces upon him that he may gather courage, strength and perseverance for the journey he is embarking on.
God CHOSE You Ken, and He commissioned you to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last.
Be assured of our support and prayers.

Do not miss this momentous occasion in the Archdiocese of POS

Photo Credit: Br. Marius Williams - Mount St. Benedict, Trinidad
Occasion: Ken Vierra's Ordination to the Transitional Deaconate at Mt. St. Benedict by His Grace - Archbishop Jason Gordon - 21.05.18

Originally posted on Facebook - 2018-011-05-001 My savings plan for part of the rest of this year:

Category: Electricity:

Christmas Tree - Option 1 - Put the Christmas tree up by December 6, 2018, with the lights being plugged in from Dec. 24, 2018.
Option 2 - Put the Christmas Tree up on December 24, 2018 with the lights being plugged in, until Jan 6, 2019

Appliances: Before the end of the year: Clean behind as many as possible at least 2x, empty deep freezer, refrigerator and clean before refilling.

Fans and other cooling devices: Use as needed.

Washing: Hand wash where possible so as to use less electricity over the period to Dec 31, 2018.

Do not wash every piece of clothing or curtain every month or with a goal of "by the end of the year" to retain it in your wardrobe. Some work in Jan 2019 will be a good start for the year.

Water is also a bit scarce at times. If rain water can be substituted for tap water in certain activities, then make the switch.

More options with respect to categories and points in this category will be added as they arise.

My reason for posting the above relates to a conversation which I had with a co- worker/colleague after collecting some payment vouchers with invoices which were to be processed recently.

The timing of the billing of electricity invoices allows for one invoice to be processed either with a billing period which ends on Dec 24, with a due date of Dec 31, or a billing period which ends in Jan, with a due date of Jan 31.

Many times after running the lights from Nov. or early Dec., we are flabbergasted by the amount which is now due.

So, to make life more pleasant for everyone this year and after trying some unplugging tactics at home for a month or two and realizing that I needed to conceptualise some more practices or adopt a few more, I decided to write about the topic....

Originally posted on Facebook - The death of Bishop Sydney Charles

Condolences from the Gen S family, we thank God for Bishop Sydney’s ‘YES’ .
May he RIP.

“His deep love of people, gentle manner and sense of humour saw new beginnings for the church in Grenada, especially with the young people for whom he had a special love. 

However, events overtook him with the coming to power of the New Jewel Movement led by Maurice Bishop in 1979. He often joked that Grenada then had two bishops, religious and political. Those days took a heavy toll on him, but he remained steadfast in his love for and commitment to Grenada and its people. NEWLO (New Life Organisation) remains...”

http://www.nowgrenada.com/2018/09/death-of-bishop-emeritus-sydney-anicetus-charles/

Originally posted on Facebook - 2018-09-021-001 - Math, statement of assumptions

Here is a change in my scenario planning or thinking. 

The purpose of this scenario is to assist persons to:

Work calculations using fractions, multiplications and additions using thousands, that is 000,

Create statements of assumptions and

Perform some research on the internet if you get that far in the question.

It is assumed that persons may have been exposed to these concepts and are using the question to either keep their penmanship skills, their numeracy skills and write between the lines. No offense is intended.

If the phrasings are causing anxiety, please feel free to ask for assistance from a trained professional.

For those of you who are familiar with gaming in this country, the words which are used have been borrowed from the games and the values have been obtained from games played. However these values are not consistent and the scenario was created to test the math and logic skills of persons rather than create expectations of any sort.

So here goes:

Jennifer is the recipient of 3 winning Cash Pot Tickets each with a value of TT$43,000.

Option A - Plan how the funds may be used, using 3 scenarios.

Option B Ignoring taxes for now, calculate the amounts for the following scenarios: Show the workings for each question

i) Calculate the amount of funds which would be received if the 3 tickets are cashed simultaneously.

ii) Allocate the funds evenly between 8 persons. State how much each person will receive.

iii) Assume that each of the 8 persons, gifts the original owner of the ticket with TT$125. Calculate how much the original owner will receive in total.

iv) Calculate how much each person will remain with, after gifting the original owner with the small amount which has been identified above.

As the country's National Budget is approaching, some persons may use the opportunity to:

a) Purchase extra groceries before the Budget date, especially items without VAT,

b)Purchase Bus Tickets as the bus to Piarco operates during the week and not on weekends.

c) Note bus routes with times, locations, so that you cane vacation at locations at home over the next month or two.

d) Create an investment plan using Non Registered Retirement Funds for 1/4 of the funds such as:

I) 6 month Treasury Bills for 1/4 of the funds

e) Place 1/4 of the funds in a deposit account at a Credit Union of your choice.

f) Hold 1/8 of the funds in cash

g) Use 1/16 of the funds to meet the needs identified in a-c.

h) Hold 1/4 of the funds for a downpayment on a home of your choice.

i ) Give spouse a token of appreciation of 1/16 off the funds.

Now if I can create some more outrageous scenarios, there may be some more posts for calculation questions or creative thinking...

Read and enjoy and let me know if the math skills are still there or if they require some work.

Originally posted on Facebook - St. Elijah

20 July
St. Elijah, Prophet
O.Carm. - Solemnity / O.C.D. - Feast

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Almighty, ever living God,

Your prophet Elijah, our Father,

lived always in Your presence

and was zealous for the honor due to Your name.

May we, Your servants,

always seek Your face

and bear witness to Your love.

🙏 Pray with the Carmelite propers for the Divine Office:
https://carmelitequotes.wordpress.com/2018/07/19/july-20-saint-elijah/
📘 Learn more about the importance of Elijah in the charism and spirituality of the Carmelite Order: http://www.ocarm.org/en/content/ocarm/olmc/prophet-elijah