When the bottles got mixed up

Looking back on this incident I can only sit back and smile.  However, at the time it was a challenge; irritating to say the least.

The mix up came when I failed to identify the difference between a bottle of Soya sauce and a bottle of Teriyaki sauce.  What happened at the end was I ended up having three bottles of the Teriyaki sauce and no bottle of Soya sauce.

I had to depend on Mom to come to my rescue and help me out.  Ah yes, just another funny experience for me to remember.

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Special times: Family reunions

Family reunions continue to be very special for me.  Both on my mom's side of things as well as on my dad's side.  I have probably been to more of these on my mom's side but whenever I get that rare chance to attend on dad's side, it is very special.

In the summer of 2018 I had the chance to do just that and met cousins that I had never even met before.  Of course, there were those that I was quite familiar with and although I could not see their faces, their voices were only too familiar to me.

I was so very glad that I got to sit with cousin Shaughn before he passed on.  It was a pleasant late evening as we sat together and rehashed family history.

Ah, yes!  These very rare moments to be remembered forever.

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Truly wonderful memories: Mom's description of Independence parades

I don't think that I could ever ask for anything more: Mom's description of Independence parades.  Her commentaries are bang on.  Concise, precise, filled with colourful descriptions, and then there are the thoughts and opinions that she shares.

She is there when it all begins and she stays right up until the end.  I sit close by listening to her commentaries and I enjoy every bit of it.  It usually takes about two hours but we don't mind spending time with Mom describing and me listening.

I can still picture these parades in my mind, but now that I can no longer see them I have another way to enjoy them.

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Pleasant dining moments: Jaffa 2018

It is probably one of my favourite restaurants to visit in Trinidad and it is not just for the food alone.  It is for the great customer service that the staff provides me, as a vision-impaired person.

They are very attentive and courteous.  They describe everything to me and they are there for me at every step.

From the head waiter to the waiter at the table and from the server to the folks at the service desk.  I call this end-to-end service!

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Refreshing times: Trying on new clothes

It is always a very new and refreshing experience each time I try on new clothes.  It is exciting and I simply love the smell of the new clothes.

Now that I can no longer see what I am trying on, I depend on my "eyes" (my mom) to do the describing for me.

Patiently and painstakingly, she does it.  Describing carefully.  Colour, style, type of material, length, and more.  She makes me try on more than once and is not satisfied until she feels that she has done her best for me.

I am not always as patient as she is but I do my best.

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I thought I was going to die: In the earthquake

Oh, boy!  What an experience and one never to forget.  On August 21, 2018, I
honestly felt that these were my last moments.

Here I was, standing not too far away from Mom at around dinnertime when the
earthquake struck.  It lasted for around 90 seconds and was a 6.9 on the Richter scale.

No, I could not see anything around me but I knew darn well that everything was shaking. From our fridge to glasses and dishes and other things around us.  Mom later told me that our fridge started to dance and that for a split second she thought of going to stand by it to try and stop it from shaking.

As someone who is vision impaired, it is indeed a very strange experience to feel everything shaking and not knowing anything else.  For one moment I thought that we would end up in the sea but thank God that did not happen.

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A favourite childhood memory: Pretending in the mirror

The mirror was the one in Mom's wardrobe and I can still remember those happy, innocent childhood days when she would let me stand in front of her mirror.  So many times when she would open her wardrobe and let me do my thing.

I could not see my own reflection so I would improvise and imagine.  I conjured up colours dancing in front of my eyes.  There were vivid colours: sunny yellow, bright orange, sky blue, grass green, pretty pink, and rose red.  Then I would have various combinations of them.

Next I would graduate to objects and then put colours to them and if Mom gave me enough time I would start to create stories. 

These were such wonderful and treasured times for me and ones that shall forever remain in my memory bank.

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Unforgotten memories: Remembering the childhood stories

I like to say that as a child I was extremely lucky because my childhood stories came in so many different forms and I had three great story tellers around me.

First, there was Dad with his vivid imagination.  He told me stories about fairies, princesses and princes. Queens and kings, and tigers and lions in the forests.  Then he would read historical stories to me from his vast library of history.

Then came Granny and she made up folk tales for me and stories about our dogs doing all kinds of things like going to market, causing havoc at the airports, and more.

Then there was Mom who made up stories about other types of things and then she would let me listen to children's stories on vinyl. 

So there it was: a plethora of stories from my family.  And it is probably what has helped me to become an author!

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Pleasant listening: What happens when rain falls

For me, as someone who is vision impaired, it is always a very interesting experience, and for better or worse there is nothing that I can do about it. 

Firstly, if the rain is heavy then my ability to navigate around myself is greatly hampered because I am unable to hear what is close by.  I cannot hear what others are saying to me and I am lost because I become disoriented.

Then come the puddles that I am forced to try and avoid.  I have to walk gingerly and use my cane to try and locate the puddles. 

If I am with someone else then I need to place my trust in them when walking, in that I would trust them to lead me around the puddles.

I love it when rain falls because I get to hear the raindrops drumming on my windows. Or if I happen to be in the Caribbean I can hear them falling on rooftops.  I also like to hear the cars driving through the puddles and making splashing sounds as they go.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advisor, wishing you a terrific day.

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