Will I be Dreaming this year ?

Well, Dream Entertainment has announced the date of their annual party series, Dream Weekend, to the shock of many. The announcement of the date was not the only shocker, but it was revealed that this year would be different, instead of a Dream WeekEND, it’s actually a Dream WEEK… (August 1^st -6^th) This sparked a huge discussion on twitter but all arguments surrounded the thought of accommodations for that period and the cost of the season bands and persons getting time off from work.

I was a bit perturbed by both sides of the discussions. One side complained about how much it’s going to cost overall, and the other side complained about the persons complaining and that if they can’t afford it, they should keep quiet.  With every action, comes a reaction, and with that information being thrown out there, I’m sure the first thought was MORE MONEY! But on the other hand, to venture to Negril has always been a taxing journey, something that some people are used to, and some, if they can’t afford it, they avoid it. For the persons who can afford it, I think they do have a right to speak out about the reality that they will be spending much more.

Back to Dream Week, will I be making the journey this year? I am not sure at all! A lot of factors to consider when I look at it , I have to think about Accommodation + Season band + Transportation + Gas Money + Food money + Clothes money = $$$$$$ (Not for the usual 4 days, but 6/7 days). Do I really want to take up all that money, to just party for one week, when I can use that money to party in Kingston for two months. On the flip side, as someone mentioned “you cannot ascribe a dollar value to a party EXPERIENCE”, think of it as paying for a great experience & memories, which in itself, is priceless.  If you have never been to dream week/end and you’re now faced with what will be a steeper price tag, think of it as paying for an EXPERIENCE that you’ll never forget. I urge you to start saving!

The more I think of it, the more I’m leaning toward NOT going, why? I have experienced all that the Negril weekend has had to offer and I’m not sure if I want to fork out THAT MUCH money this year. It’s ‘Been there, Done that’ for me and I’m not going to go just to live up to the ‘hype’ or impress people, as seem to be the case with some persons. If I make the trip, it would just be as a getaway from Kingston, not so much for the partying.  With the added days which equals MORE MONEY for an experience I have already had, I don’t think will be dreaming this year……………………………….. BUT! That’s the same thing I said last year, and guess where I ended up? lol 

It’s still early, and all information about the week/end has not been released, so I’m waiting to get all the details, and then make my final decision based on that.

RANDOMS

Some ‘uptown’ people need to get off their ‘high horses’ and leave people alone who choose to voice their opinions on whether or not they want to fork out THAT MUCH MONEY. Not everyone is a spendthrift like you to just ‘dash weh money like dat’.

If you knew from day 1, that you could not afford going to negril... well, you SHOULD have a seat.  

I didn’t enjoy dream weekend last year... the parties were TOOO CROWDED and UNCOMFORTABLE, the waiting for a shuttle… SIGH! Do I want to spend so much more, for all that again? That’s my main concern.