New Years Eve
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Printed Date: 16 Jan 2021 at 9:19am
Topic: New Years Eve
Posted By: Scott
Subject: New Years Eve
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2006 at 8:54pm
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Happy New Years Eve! So, are you going to party harty, or have a quiet night with someone special? ------------- Scott M. Stolz CaribbeanChoice.com. Inc. Staff http://www.wistex.com/ - WisTex | http://www.completehostingguide.com/ - Complete Hosting Guide |
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Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2006 at 4:06am
On the 31st dec...from 8.00 p.m. start the nite for me and only ME till 00.10 a.m. -------------  It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: Scott
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2006 at 8:09am
I'm not even sure where I'll be on New Years at this point. 
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Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2006 at 8:10pm
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maybe in Austin? ------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: Scott
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2006 at 1:43am
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Probably not. Most likely Houston.
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Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2006 at 5:37am
oops that is a day to go loose...(wild)?? ------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: Scott
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2006 at 11:35am
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Actually I've never even been to a New Year's Eve party. Most of the my past jobs were IT related and either in the evening or at night. Most New Years I signed up and worked overtime, so I was at work many New Years Eves and New Years Days. After years of doing that, I never really got into the tradition of partying on New Years Eve, even though I won't be working on New Years anymore.
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Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2006 at 12:40pm
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I always stay home , but at 11.55 p.m. I'm standing outside the house...with my bottle and feel blessed. ------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: weezie
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2006 at 4:49am
I empty every garbage pail in my house at 11:30pm...Turn off my phone. Then I go take a shower (until after 12), jump in my bed...Leave the phone off all day January 1st.  Feel soooo good !
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Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2006 at 6:47am
Noooooooooo Weezie ...try this year to be outside your house at 12.00 and before that you know it just take a DESPOJO...  Tradition. ------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: weezie
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2006 at 9:11am
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Originally posted by vutjebal
Noooooooooo Weezie ...try this year to be outside your house at 12.00 and before that you know it just take a DESPOJO... Tradition. I have a relative who insists that you have to do that...But my point of view is: If I had a good year, why would I want to chase away those vibes or spirits. No, I want them to stick around next year.
If you had a good year...NO DESPOJO!  ------------- |
Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2006 at 9:14am
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Isn't me telling you , its what they used to say... ------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: sandra
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2006 at 9:59am
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I'm not thinking about NEw year. I do not even know if I'll wake up tomorrow morning.
Hoe the saying go:: man propose, God dispose. |
Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2006 at 10:07am
that is true sandyyyy....like they say in Dutch...PLUK DE DAG.......with the day ..I will make it everyday....I am not A PLANNING person...if I open my eyes and see the daylight than I will think(not planning) what I am going to do that day. I have worked so hard to have what i had ..and I still not happy so now i have my FREEDOM...now I feel  peacefull person.------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: sandra
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2006 at 10:19am
| way to go, vutje. as long as we wake up the following morning, we know that we ara alive and can do anything we want to do for that day. When I check the obituary section in the newspaper and see people my age in there, I'm so grateful that I can even buy and read the newspaper. Sometimes we moan and groan about our problems, but we fail to realize that there are people with more drastic problems than we here. I know, I know. When we are going through what we think is the worst, we do not think about others. I can relate to that because I'm the same. |
Posted By: ilam96
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2006 at 1:39pm
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wats a despojo...i know what it means in spanish...is it related? ------------- "I cried because I had no shoe, until I met a man with no feet." |
Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2006 at 1:40pm
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ilam if its the same meaning YEPes..... ------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: Scott
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2006 at 1:54am
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There is another saying: Want to make God laugh? Tell him your plans.  But age is also in the mind as much as the body. The key to living a long and happy life is to stay mentally young. My grandmother is alive, alert and active... and she is 83 years old, and runs around with her 30 something year old grandson having a whipped cream fight at every family reunion. She is young at heart. She has more energy than some of my aunts which are her own children! If you think about death and dying, you will die sooner than if you think about life and living. I avoid the obituaries because I have no intention of dying any time soon. Well, I don't plan on dying actually, but I think God would definately laugh at that one. Originally posted by ilam96 wats a despojo...i know what it means in spanish...is it related? What does it mean in English? ------------- Scott M. Stolz CaribbeanChoice.com. Inc. Staff http://www.wistex.com/ - WisTex | http://www.completehostingguide.com/ - Complete Hosting Guide |
Posted By: sandra
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2006 at 5:17am
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Good for you, Scott. As the saying goes - 'everybody want to go to heaven but no one wants to die'. Or something like that.
So you don't read the obituaries, Scott. I don't watch the news on the telly or radio. Too depressing. It's depressing reading the obits, but I have to know who's dead and who's still alive. |
Posted By: Scott
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2006 at 5:38am
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I think a better way to check would be talking to them periodically.
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Posted By: sandra
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2006 at 6:29am
Welll....I'm not looking to see if any of my friends pass away, Scott. Just other people that I know or see around the place. 
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Posted By: ilam96
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2006 at 7:50am
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Originally posted by Scott
What does it mean in English? despojo is to strip, take away, remove...usually used with belongings, esp. riches, or material stuff (like clothes) ------------- "I cried because I had no shoe, until I met a man with no feet." |
Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2006 at 5:50pm
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Originally posted by ilam96 Originally posted by Scott What does it mean in English?
despojo is to strip, take away, remove...usually used with belongings, esp. riches, or material stuff (like clothes)   ------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: weezie
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 1:05am
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Despojo In this case, is a ritual...It means to cleanse, to expel evil from your home and your body...To get rid of whatever is keeping you 'down' or unlucky.
Therefore around 11:30pm you prepare a bath with some concoction designed to shoo the evil spirits away, so you can begin the New Year with happiness and prosperity  ...You also burn stinky stuff to get the spirit upset; mek him run out the house...------------- |
Posted By: sandra
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 7:40am
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so tell us what to prepare, weezie. and what is the stinky stuff? Not dog doo doo, I hope. Anyway, I'm chock-full of bad luck for quite a number of years now. I need some good luck starting right now. Pronto!!!
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Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 7:50am
Sandy good morning.... ------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: weezie
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 11:08am
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Originally posted by sandra so tell us what to prepare, weezie. and what is the stinky stuff? Not dog doo doo, I hope. Anyway, I'm chock-full of bad luck for quite a number of years now. I need some good luck starting right now. Pronto!!! Sandra you gonna have to  the Santeria people for that one...I think some people just go 'bush picking' and improvising. I don't deal with anything I cannot control. I have seen people tumble down in the street; because a spiritual friend knock'em down... No drama for me, I will stick to Jesus, he cool I think the old folks call the stinky thing:asafoetida (Ilam help! -derikli  )Just crush some rose petals or buy some patchouli and put it in your bath (I like flowery scents)... Just smelling good, you will attract good stuff incense ?... I know someone who claims that when she burns incense her dead ex shows up in her dream  Don't know if that's good or bad.------------- |
Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 11:14am
I just started with a j/k DESPOJO  and Weezie what is asafoetida.... ------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: sandra
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 12:03pm
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Originally posted by weezie
Originally posted by sandra Sandra you gonna have to[IMG]smileys/yellow-telephone.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="Telephone" />the Santeria people for that one...I think some people just go 'bush picking' and improvising.I don't deal with anything I cannot control.I have seen people tumble down in the street; because a spiritual friend knock'em down...No drama for me, I will stick to Jesus, he cool [IMG]smileys/smiley2.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="Wink" />I think the old folks call the stinky thing:asafoetida (Ilam help! -derikli [IMG]smileys/smiley11.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="Dead" />)Just crush some rose petals or buy some patchouli and put it in your bath (I like flowery scents)...Just smelling good, you will attract good stuff [IMG]smileys/smiley4.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="Big%20smile" />incense ?...I know someone who claims that when she burns incense her dead ex shows up in her dream [IMG]smileys/smiley3.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="Shocked" /> Don't know if that's good or bad.so tell us what to prepare, weezie. and what is the stinky stuff? Not dog doo doo, I hope. Anyway, I'm chock-full of bad luck for quite a number of years now. I need some good luck starting right now. Pronto!!! [IMG]smileys/ohmy.gif" align="middle" /> Thank you, weezie. I know what asafeteda is. It is the stinky stuff. If the dead give a number to play and you win the lotto, then seeing the dead in your dream is good. If they just show up with no peace offering, then they should not interrupt your dream. (Not you, weezie). I light candles when I say my prayers. The more light, the better for Jesus to see you.
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Posted By: sandra
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 12:05pm
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Originally posted by vutjebal
Sandy good morning....[IMG]http://www.caribbeanchoice.com/forums/smileys/smilielol.gif" height="27" width="29" align="absmiddle" alt="LMAO" /> Good morning, vutjebal. See what I'm doing so early in the morning? Asking for recipe for bush bath.
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Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 12:12pm
Its okay....Weezie will give it(recipe) for free no charges..... There is no better way... then at 12.00 to jump into the sea. ..Some people jump into the water .... just with Their Traje de ADAM/EVE------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: sandra
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 12:20pm
Not me, vutjebal. I ain't jumping into no sea at midnight. You can't see the sharks and gators. 
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Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 4:35pm
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Sandy Nopes... ------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: Snowflake
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2006 at 8:46am
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Originally posted by vutjebal
Its okay....Weezie will give it(recipe) for free no charges..... There is no better way... then at 12.00 to jump into the sea...Some people jump into the water .... just with Their Traje de ADAM/EVENew Year Swimming - I like this tradition!
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Posted By: weezie
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2006 at 11:44am
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I have seen that "jumping into the water thing"... Another piece I have just learned: "Let the New Year ring in holding a piece of gold or silver coin in your hand; or putting a penny(or other money) on your windowsill to attract prosperity... Any other? ------------- |
Posted By: vutjebal
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2006 at 12:47pm
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I always do it like this outside the house waiting for 12.00 and open the bottle of champagne (i will shake it before open it) and guess ...you know who get first and then cheers.. thanking God for everything and ask him for a better and a healthy 2007 ------------- It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Posted By: txbebe
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2008 at 7:59pm
| happy new years |