A warm welcome to my blog readers - in particular the reader(s) from Japan, Chile and India. 👋
Much of the world continues to shelter-in-place. In Barbados, we too are in a lock-down. We can go to the supermarket and the bank on days assigned to us based on the first letter of our last name. We can also go to the pharmacy, keep our medical/dental appointments or such emergencies; we can go to the gas station as needed as well as the corner/village shop or neighbourhood bread shop. The government finally recommended that we wear cloth masks or cover our faces when out in public. It's the creativity of some masks that I will highlight today.
To encourage everyone to wear a mask, the local Roteract Club of Barbados South initiated a #maskedup challenge. I am not famous enough for such a challenge! Still here I am in mine. It is my best selfie to date; readers who do not know me can now see what I look like - well half of my head anyway. 😁
Here I am all #maskedup
This is not my fave mask. The first time I put it on, it was upside-down - yes imagine putting on a mask upside-down! My glasses slid straight off my nose and in grabbing at them I lost a plate of food! 😞 That was my lunch that day. On another occasion I felt like I was suffocating. The third time, I took a colleague's advice and put drops of peppermint oil on it to avoid that suffocating feeling. My eyes and nose flowed like an open tap. So much for that idea. I will see what happens the next time.
Now here are a few local personalities who accepted the #maskedup challenge (you will need to have a Facebook account to view the video link provided) and who clearly had no issues with their masks!
Popular entertainer, Mikey, accepted the challenge.
Soca artiste, Mickey, in action
The multi-talented Zhané Padmore, an entrepreneur, creative director, mental health advocate and dancer also took up the challenge:
Zhané Padmore
Ann-Marie Burke
So I hope you are masked up when you leave your home. I hope you are practising good hand hygiene. Most importantly, I hope you are safe.
Let us, who are praying people, pray for the healing of those still with the virus and the protection of all frontline workers in those sectors deemed to be critical or essential by our national administrations.
As you are aware, I do not hesitate to showcase local talent, so I am sharing this lovely rendition by another local entertainer - known more for his achievements in the soca arena but who won the local Teen Talent competition with a rendition of "Ben" by Michael Jackson, as a young boy. Here is Barbados' own Edwin Yearwood paying tribute to our frontline workers with a cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Water".
Bridge Over Troubled Water (Cover) by Edwin Yearwood [Source: Edwin Yearwood, April 2020]
Yes, there is much singing talent in Barbados - far more than the few who have graced an international pop stage.
Until next time, stay masked up.😷
