Guyana ancestry

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Guyanese movie

Once More Removed

The story of my people!! This movie is about the history of Indo-Guyanese people, going backwards from New York to Guyana and finally to Calcutta, India. (Maybe I should make a movie that goes from Texas to New York to Guyana to India hehe)

Check out the site and trailers! http://www.oncemoreremoved.com/

Oh, also... I was watching one of the videos in that section of the site and saw my aunt in the clip!!! She's the one in the red salwar in a side closeup if you're bored enough to pick her out. It was pretty crazy... but i have a huge family so it wasn't too surprising.. we pop up everywhere. :)

Go Rawle!

Rawle Marshall

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rawle Junior Kalomo Marshall (Born February 20, 1982 in Georgetown, Guyana) is an American basketball player. He is a 6-7 feet (200 cm) and 190 lbs (86 kg) swingman.

Not selected during the 2005 NBA Draft, Marshall has participated to several summer leagues (Southern California Summer Pro League with the Memphis Grizzlies, Rocky Mountain Revue with the Dallas Mavericks). His performances (10.6 pts, 3.0 rbds and 1.4 asts in 27.4 mpg in the Rocky Mountain Revue) helped him sign a one-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on August 5, 2005.

Marshall spent his college freshman season at Ball State University, while moving to Oakland University for the final three collegiate seasons. He was named Mid-Continent Conference’s Newcomer and Defensive Player of the Year during his sophomore season (in 2002-03). During his senior season (in 2004-2005), he helped Oakland University win its first Mid-Continent Conference title. Marshall was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. His stats during his three years with Oakland University were 18.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.1 blocks (Oakland University all-time blocked-shot leader) in 90 games.

He graduated from Mackenzie High School (Detroit, Michigan) where he was salutatorian of his senior class.

You know you're GUYANESE when...

Tanks for the jokes Vani!

1. De back of ya remote got scotch tape.
2. Ya know bout pluggin' out ya TV to turn it off.
3. Ya know bout keepin' rain water fo drink.
4. Shopping bags from de grocery store is also garbage bags.
5. Uncle George and Aunty Pam and half de other people ya call uncle and aunt are not really related to you!
6. Space in de living room is unacceptable and must be occupied by something you don't actually need.
7. You know what a plate clat and floor clat is.
8. You recycle oil.
9. It's cool to have fairy lights all year long.
10. You know what "schupidy
    
11. A ole bicycle tire is a toy.
12. De dishwasher is also known as ur lil sister or lil brother.
13. Powder milk and sugar is a snack.
14. Your Grandma call a wife beater a singlit.
15. Jumping up and down could give you narra. (LOL!!)
16. A mistress is known as a "sweetwoman."
17. A blackout is normal.
18. Bugs are bugs; a ca-ca-roach is something totally different.
19. Ghosts are known as Jumbies and Bacoos.
20. All footwear is known as boots.
21. You get a cold, you drink bush tea.
22. All barrels from farrin includes Cadbury chocolate...with almond.
23. Your vocabulary contains words like “Banna"!
24. You straighten ya hair, not perm it!
25. A frog is called a Cropo; and throwin' salt pun it back will kill it.
26. Christmas means pepperpot and sorrel, not eggnog!
27. A bottle is called a "bokle" and it's cap is a "cark" and they come in cases, not six packs.
28. Soda, juice and anything other than water is "drink."
29. Dog food is always leftovers.
30. Deodorant is roll-on.!
31. You've used your towel as a shower curtain at least once in your life. (Wah??)
32. Straws, plastic spoons and forks can all be converted into a toothpick.
33. Gossip is ah "seh seh."
34. You call your alcoholic uncle ah "Sa-gi-wang." (Don't get this one)
    
35. "Bamba laytee bam bam" means ur in trouble.
36. Your ten year old is a bottle of rum.
37. You go to college, your family feel you know everyting.
38. Crush up news papers was once a substitute for toilet paper. (aow me gaad)
39. Having a dog or cat on the bed, or anywhere in the house for that matter, is NOT normal to you.
40. You have home clothes, church clothes, sleeping clothes, wuk clothes and "good" clothes.
41. Your childhood games were "Gam," "Hap Scatch," "Dog and de bone" and "Catcha!"
42. Ya hood had "Chinee" restaurants.
43. You've heard "Don't tek ya eye and pass me!" at least once in your life. (lol heard that yesterday!)
44. You reply with "Me and you eye neva went fo a race!" (oooh good one! i gotta use that)
45. Ya know bout throwin' a bucket ah water in de toilet bowl to flush it.
46. You have at least one family member that'll tell you "I know u since ya small suh!"
47. Nicknames are based on physical attributes. eg: Blackie, Tall man, Smiley and fine gurl.
48. Gum is chico.
49. Ya hear de name "Sharma" and you automatically start laughin'. (Ask afeena what this means)
50. Beginning a question with "When last" is normal to you! (HAHA)
51. New Years Eve is "Old Years Night."

Abraham, Jacob P says:
very nice now i better get back to work
Abraham, Jacob P says:
before Bamba laytee bam bam
Persaud, Sunita says:
hahahaha