Jah Foresight, Contributor
I SAT and watched Prime Minister Patterson's last speech in Parliament on Tuesday. I listened to the different members of both sides of the House give their reflections of the longest-serving Prime Minister of Jamaica. I observed that at its completion and after his reply, he made his walk through the door. He will never return as the Prime Minister. This is like death. The moment that breath exited the body, there is no return. Your spirit will live on but you cannot change the hand of time or destiny.
Mr. Patterson brought me back to my teenaged days studying the poem 'the entire world is a stage' by Shakespeare, where every player has to make his exit. Strangely, a tear ran down my cheeks. The same thing happened when Mr. Seaga made his move. Some folks are fooling themselves that things will remain the same. This is a new era. This is the first time in our history that we do not have any ruler from the immediate post-independence period.
Foresight got an invitation to go to the swearing-in ceremony. However, since I am a hustler, I could not give up my day to travel such distance from Hanover. The ceremony, I assumed, went well. I heard that the Leader of the Opposition and his wife had problems with seats and left. I note that the Prime Minister and members of the organising committee for Thursday's ceremony have apologised to the Leader of the Opposition. I wouldn't leave and the matter in the media creates a vibe which has no positive long-term effect. We all know that Madame Prime Minister will never leave him out of anything like that. Congratulations, Madame Prime Minister and just gwan duh yu ting.
TOM FOOLS DAY
Today is Tom Fools Day or All Fools Day. I do not like the name 'all fools' since it is not all of us who will be tricked. I know that I am an idiot but not a fool. From I was a child, friends have been trying to fool me on that day. I always managed to switch the game around and get the last laugh. Please do not run any serious joke since the joke might get too serious. If you are going to trick anyone, do not do it with your partner or family. These are the people who just you the most.
Accidents. I am watching that very closely. First my daughter's hand got burnt over the weekend. It is of great importance that parents teach toddlers about heat before they actually feel it. Some will prefer to feel it and then learn. I had a near miss by a crazy driver yesterday on Spur Tree Hill. Then, about a minute after, a red car ran into a truck. About five minutes after, a silver Honda overtook me around a corner and slammed into a truck. About five minutes after, I watched four mongooses cross the road without being killed on Spur Tree Hill. I just heard about a fatal accident, including children in Manchester. Please be careful on the wet road.
The month of March just marched on like Mr. Patterson. Let us look at the popular numbers. Numbers 2 and 3 came 8 times with numbers 8 and 37 coming 7 times. Numbers 6, 11, 18 and 21 rolled 6 times while 1, 27, 16 10 and 36 made a commitment 5 times. Numbers 4, 9, 12, 17, 20, 24, 29, 32 and 35 came 4 times while 13, 14 25, 26 and 33 came thrice. The least popular numbers were 22 and 23 that rolled once while 5, 15, 19, 28, 31 and 34 came twice. These are the eight numbers that will make a jackpot win or lose.
The highest payout in the Match 5 plus bonus so far was $1,252,680; one winner on January 14, while the lowest was $182,377 on January 28. The highest Match 5 prize was $35,034 by 6 winners on February 22 while the lowest was $6,183 by 179 winners on January 21.
The jackpot numbers last Saturday were 3, 4, 9, 16, 27, 37 and the bonus ball, 24. The repeated numbers were 3 and 27 and the consecutive numbers, 3 and 4. The jackpot numbers for last Wednesday were: 8, 14, 21, 32, 35, 36 and the bonus number, 27. The consecutive numbers were 35 and 36 and no repeated numbers.
I would advise my fans to clip these articles and read them after the others. I know that you will see a trend. It is a pity that these articles are not on the Internet!
Meanwhile, keep the link at jahforesight@hotmail.com.
