Also, all the boys got circumcised @ the same time by ‘Basalat’!!! 

Ps.  Basalat wasnt a Doctor just a local 'cutter' and lined up the boys and snipped them

Eventually I moved to the UK and we reunited when he moved too a couple of years later.  Meeting up with Ishmael when they came to London was like no time had passed.  We had a group of us, Gouse, Zaman, Sotto, Ishmael and myself who would party and drink hard.  If we got into mischief in Guyana, we definitely continued it in England.  Immediately we picked up where we left off and were inseparable, but this time instead of playing in the sawmill we played hard in London going to all the parties, discos and whatever else we could get up to.  I don’t remember ever seeing him drunk.  But lets just say it wasn't for lack of consumption!  

Those days were parties, known to all the girls, and having fun, much to the distress of Sis. Zeena because sometimes we never came home, or if we did, it was late and we would have to sneak in.

Family was always important to Ishmeil and our kids grew up together.  We, and many of our circle of family and friends, loved music and  countless weekends were spent at house parties at each of our homes till the early hours of the morning while our kids ran around and played.   I never forget that Ishmeil's favourite song at that time was: Shining Star by the Manhattans. 

My time with Ishmeil was so full.  Full of family, laughs, mischief, parties, from Guyana to the UK and always being by each others side.  Although I left the UK to move to Canada years ago that bond was always there.  I have never forgotten it and I never will.