We met Auntie Lily at the Mobay Jazz/Blues Festival earlier this year. She is a tiny Chinese woman, but has a big spirit. She works at a travel agency here in Kingston.
The story goes that Lily and her daughter were traveling by car in Kingston when a guy came up to the car door and pointed a gun at Lily. He said to her "Weh di money?" She replied "I don't have any money." The guys pointed the gun at her daugher and repeated "Weh di money?" Her daughter then gave him Aunti Lily's money.
Well, a few months later Aunti Lily came to a stop sign in the area and the same guy pointed a gun at her again. Her reply to him was "Wha - is yu again?" That takes panache!
Tonight we heard about Lily again. She heard the phone ring and came out into her living room. A tall man was standing there. She said "Hi" and missed answering the phone. Then she went back to bed. Later on the phone rang again. Lily came out into the living room and looked around for the tall guy, but he wasn't there. However, the front door, the grill, and the garage were all open. Nothing was stolen and the theory was that Lily shocked him so much by saying "Hi" that he left without taking anything. The phone call was her neighbor trying to tell her she was being robbed.
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