51 plus 1 adventurous tings to try in Georgetown if you are feeling bored..

(Updated for the 52nd Independence... )

Carinya Sharples wrote a blog of 51 things to do in Georgetown and I got to thinking.

I thought of all those people who might be stranded in Georgetown when on their way to great big adventure in the hinterland and came up with these tips for the tourism project. This might be useful for locals too who cannot afford to go into the hinterland for the adventure and are looking for things to do.

1.    Build up a collection  religious tracts, literature . Awake/Watchtower/DailyWord/whatever. Go to one of the short time hotels. Tell the receptionist you are waiting on somebody. Everytime a couple comes in, give them a tract and tell them 'God is watching you.'
2. If the receptionist tells you to stop, tell them that you will let everyone know that they have cameras in all the rooms.
3. Join a noisy minibus. Ask the driver to turn the music down. 
4. When the driver looks at you like if you are mad, start singing the National Anthem, or a Hymn. Loudly.
5. Refuse to come out of the bus and tell them they have to take you to the police station. When you go to the station, keep singing.
6. Join a noisy minibus which is packed with school children.  If the bus is playing dutty music, sing Jesus Loves the Little Children
7. Pack some shorts, slippers and tee shirt and shades in your bag. Dress up nicely and go to one of the Government places with "no tee shirt allowed" dress code. Tell them where you want to go. Collect the security pass. Ask for a toilet, Change your clothes. Pin on the security pass. Go about your business.
8.  Pack some shorts, slippers and tee shirt and shades in your bag. Dress up nicely and go to the National Cultural Centre for one of their nice high class events where you can't dress as you please.  Go inside. After the National Anthem, start changing.  If anyone asks, tell them sshhh that this is part of the performance and that it is being filmed.
9. Smuggle a camera into Giftland cinema. Record the film. When you are finished, go to the DVD shop and ask them how much they would pay for it.
10. Take some locally made plantain chips and nuts into any cinema which forbids food from outside. Share out the locally made plantain chips and nuts with the people next to you when the movie starts. Offer some to the usher when they come to do their checks
11. Go to any gay rights function. Carry a placard "Movement to keep the  laws against homosexuality". If anybody asks, say that you don't want the laws removed. Tell them that there will be no fun and excitement left in doing the illicit and illegal.
12. Get a partner of the same sex. Go outside parliament just before it is in session when the MPs are driving up in their fancy vehicles. Cuddle up and so. Make sure there are enough cameras recording.
13. Write love letters to every Member of Parliament of the same sex as you. Sign them as .. 'Yours co-operatively unfolding your deepest darkest desires... "
14. Put the return address on the letter. See if any of the MPs will send anyone  to find you.
15. Go near a cane juice/egg ball stand which has a crowd. Shout out that you come to investigate a complaint about how somebody get belly wuk the day before after they buy something.
16. Call up a shipping company. Make enquiries about shipping lumber or fish. Give your name as the name of any of the people who have been released from cocaine dealing.
17. Roll up some dried fine leaf thyme in small cigarette papers. Stand up outside any police station and share them out for free and smile and be happy and tell people not to smoke the thing in one go.

These are 17 things. You can do them three times to get 51 things.

Plus one "Go to any of the Guyana Carnival parties and events. Play the National Anthem loudly . In Chinese."