My Kingston – Dr Pierre-John Holmes
What are your earliest memories of Kingston?
Going to Lime Cay on Sunday afternoon with my family.
What do you miss when you are not in Kingston?
My home and playing in the backyard with my kids.
What are your creature comforts?
I like doing work around the house.
Who has your been your inspiration?
My mother, Kay Brady-Brown.
And what’s the best thing about being a maxillofacial surgeon?
You get to help people when in unfortunate circumstances. I do things like facial reconstruction, so seeing people rehabilitate after a car accident or other forms of major trauma really makes me feel good.
What would you do if you were mayor (of Kingston) for a day?
Try and clean up Kingston, make it a little bit more orderly!
Share with us the title of the last book you read.
The Golfer’s Mind
What’s your middle name?
Don’t have one…that would be too many names.
And the last bit of music that stirred your soul?
Daughters by John Mayer
What was your last bit of retail therapy?
My Apple iPad.
Which cologne are you currently splashing?
Burberry
What is your preferred beverage?
Single Malt Scotch, The Balvenie.
What was your most memorable meal in Kingston?
Fried fish at Fort Clarence.
What are your current projects?
Expanding the back patio and helping my wife open her office.
What upsets you?
Disorder.
Name the last three places visited on holidays.
Dominican Republic, Exumas in The Bahamas and Atlanta.
Share some places in your black book.
The Exumas in The Bahamas, Machu Picchu in Peru and SanSan in Portland, Jamaica.
What’s your advice to a first-time visitor to Kingston?
Kingston has a lot to offer…go to the mountains, the cays, go see the city. You don’t necessarily have to be afraid, it’s a great place to explore.
What makes you smile?
My wife and my kids.
What’s your philosophy?
Be resilient, keep working, it will come.