Reminiscing

This Book Is A Compendium Of Short Stories Of My Youth Growing Up In The Island Of Trinidad In The 1950S And 60S.. My 32 Chevy. The Year Was 1961 And I Was Still In High School. I Lived In Trinidad At The Time. This 32 Chevy Was The Apple Of My Eye. Trinidad Was A British Colony And All We Had Were English Cars. An American Car Was A Luxury And A 32 Chevy Was A Rarity. I Would Dream About This Car. I Would Picture Myself Sitting Behind The Steering Wheel Cruising Up High Street (The Main Drag In San Fernando My Hometown). My Friends Would Be Envious And The Girls Would Dote Over Me For Having Such A Cool Car. Some Time Passed And I Stopped Seeing This Car On The Road.. The Racing Bike. I Got My First Bike At The Age Of Twelve. In Trinidad In The 1950S A Bicycle Was An Essential Means Of Transport. Few People Could Afford Cars. The Bicycle Was The Dependable Machine That Took You Everywhere On The Island: To Work To School To The Beach Across Town To Visit Friends And Relatives To The Shop To Buy Goods And Downtown To Hang With The Boys.. A Memorable Tobago Adventure. The First Time I Visited Tobago Was In 1963. I Went With My Best Friends Wahid Bissoon Karl George And Hamid (Wahids Younger Brother). It Was Easter And We Had Carefully Planned This Adventure To See The Famous Tobago Crab Races And Attend Other Easter Boat Races And Sport Festivities On The Beach.. Fondest Memories Of Christmases Past. Christmas Is The Happiest Time Of The Year For Mealways Was And Always Will Be. Growing Up In Trinidad Christmas Was Celebrated By Everyone. The Whole Island Celebrated Christmas. Christmas Was Spree Time. Every House Stocked Up With Sweet Drinks (Coca Cola Pepsi Solo Red Spot And Cannings) Fernandes Rum Babash (Homemade Rum) Cherry Brandy Guinness Mackeson Xxx Stout And Carib Beer To Offer Friends Relatives And Neighbors Who Could Drop In At Any Time For A Christmas Toast.. An Avocado Story. The Avocado Fruit Is Native To Central And South America And Has Been Around In These Areas Since 8000 Bc. It Was Introduced To The Caribbean (Jamaica) In The Mid-Seventeenth Century And The Tropical Asian Regions In The Mid-1800S. The Avocado Arrived In The United States In The Early Twentieth Century Specifically In California And Florida.