Albert Andre
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COLOURED SKIN
Skin colour has been at the forefront of most peoples minds, even if not by choice. The press, social media, the internet and television have all made that possible. The ‘ Black life matters’ slogan has and still is splashed across every medium that’s in the public sphere; when will it end? Probably not, or
By Albert Andre4 years ago in Humans
DAD'S DELICIOUS CHICKEN
Nearly twenty years ago I went to my friend's home for a visit. As he opened the front door, I was met with a wonderful aroma that wafted up to my nose “What’s that smell?” I enquired. “Are you cooking or is it the Misses?”. “Oh it’s me” my friend Eddie answered. “Really, what are you cooking, it smells great?” “It’s my Creole Chicken, come on through and I’ll show you how it’s done". So I followed him into his kitchen and sat myself down on top of a tall white stool. “Right Albert, get comfy, I’m going to show you exactly how to cook ‘Creole Chicken’ using my grandma’s secret recipe”. “I’m comfy, but you’ll write down the ingredients for me when you’ve done, if that’s okay, not sure I'll remember” “Well, we’ll see because I don’t tell anyone, not the wife, the kids, family or friends; nobody knows what seasoning goes in; I’ll have to kill you if you find out, I’m only joking. “Oh, I’m glad to hear that! I could sit in the lounge with the kids until you’ve done” I suggested. “No, no it’ll be okay. Albert, you will be the first person on planet earth that I’ve told, let alone shown how to cook it. I don’t know why but I feel led to share it with you, but you have not to tell anyone, not even your misses”. “Okay, I won’t” I answered.
By Albert Andre4 years ago in Feast
MY WINDRUSH SCANDAL
My dad Clayton, left his wife Ann, in Roseau, Dominica with five children whilst he, his two brothers and his best friend James travelled to England to look for work. That was in 1960. And after a year he sent for his wife and us kids. He told my mum" Leave the kids and come to England, I've set up home in Bradford and I'll send you the money to pay for your ticket on the boat to get here". I didn't know until recently that my mum refused to come without me and my siblings. "I'm not coming to England without the children," She told him. Although he didn't agree straight away he eventually gave in and agreed to send enough money for us all to travel. All except my eldest sister, she decided that she didn't want to come, so grandma looked after her. The rest of us, especially me, the youngest, at five didn't really have a choice. Mum made all the arrangements for us to journey there by ship, which would take us just over three weeks to get there. Once docked we travelled by train to meet up with our dad in Bradford.
By Albert Andre4 years ago in Families
- Top Story - June 2020
DADS (fathers) DAYTop Story - June 2020
One minute past midnight and 'Fathers Day' will be officially all over as another day starts; Monday. The cards might stop up a bit longer to remind us of day that we've celebrated and depending on the gift you've received, a lot longer. But one thing that will always remain; ' You' being a father. Being a dad never goes away like the day does, the card or the gift does, fatherhood is, or supposed to be a life long title and commitment. It's great that "Fathers Day" is celebrated and fathers are shown love and appreciation.
By Albert Andre4 years ago in Families
INTERNET DATING
Internet dating, does it work? Will it work for me? Having been married twice I wondered if it was the best way of finding love for the third time. I didn’t want to go through the normal ( what is normal?) route; bars, clubs, parties, blind dates( not that I’ve tried them) and personal introduction from friends. So I opted for the internet dating sites. Less involvement, low commitment and high success rate, well that’s what I was told. At least I could say that I’ve tried. At sixty two, am I past my best? Certainly not! Still got my own teeth, hair and more importantly marbles. I’m active and good looking. I don’t mind animals(pets) although I would prefer not having them. Both my daughters Marc and Abi are grown up, so I am free with no commitments. That’s what I put on my profile and waited, and waited. Alert!! some one had requested to converse, then another and then another. I checked their profile and their pictures. Hmm, not sure what I’m supposed to do now. Do I email?, Text or can I ring them. So I ticked their profile as liking them and requested a text conversation; another alert came and another and I got confused with all the activity that was happening that I completely forgot to text back my first alert- Mary. By the time I had remembered she must have lost patience and gone. None materialised into nothing more than texting so I stopped looking. Two weeks later having nearly given up I logged in to profile page; Surprise! Surprise!! over twenty interested possibilities. It was hard going through them, a couple of hours later, only three hopefuls remained. One in particular, fitted the criteria and I texted her my number, hoping she’d call; and she did. Five days of lengthy telephone calls later, we arranged to meet. I’m not going to say what Fraser Crane often say:” This is the one”. We met and had lunch together. It was okay, she was okay. It was seeing her off on the train that really made up my mind for me; That she wasn’t the one. No hug no kiss did it for me. Internet dating? Does it work? Is it for me? Still not sure, but I’m not giving up on love yet. Next day, back online, checking out who’s checking me out. None! Maybe I shouldn’t bother, it’s doesn’t seem to be working for me, time to give up? As it’s free I’ll keep looking, tomorrow might be the day that changes everything. Then out of the blue, one lady that I had been texting previously texted me her mobile number. “Ring me”. So I rang, we talked and we talked. It’s much easier to gauge some ones interest on the phone than by texting, and Jackie was all that I’d expected, I could tell in her voice she was interested in meeting me. We met face to face on a date not long after. We got on like a house on fire. We have been together now, just over five years and we are planning on getting married. Internet dating? Does it work? For some it does, but for many maybe not. Everyone’s experience is different. That’s why I couldn’t definitely, absolutely say no it doesn’t work. Suck it and see, but adhere not only to the dating sites T&C’s but set your personal and moral guide lines before you throw yourself into a relationship. Finding love isn’t to be rushed, there still needs to be everything in-between in getting there. The chase, the romance, the excitement and the emotional connection. So my advise, take your time, don’t rush into it, savour the moments you spend, speaking on the telephone and texting one another before meeting face to face on a date. Let your mind work thinks out but let your heart make the decision on the love aspect of the relationship. Follow your heart, speak to your closest friends, and more importantly ask God what He thinks. For He will give you great advice that will benefit you and your future. Was it for me? Yes it was. The proof is in the pudding, of where I am now in that process. I’m nearly 63 years old as I've already said and I didn’t think I would be able to use an internet dating site, as I’m old school; because meeting the opposite sex by way of the internet was very alien to me. But having done it, I would recommend it (with caution) as a way of finding love: The love of your life. Hopefully it’s another way to add to the list of finding love again, if you haven’t already.
By Albert Andre4 years ago in Humans