When 2012 was no more

It's the day before the start of a new year (except for places like Australia...so impatient those Aussies), and I guess many people are sitting around reflecting on the last 12 months. I could do one of those cliched year in review round-ups, but who has the time? lol. Instead, I will just say, 2012 was a good year and as I get older I realise that any year that you get through in one piece is...

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I Survived Christmas

My awesome Christmas tree Yes. I did. I have the battle scars to prove it. So Christmas has come and gone and the day itself was pretty cool. The nephew came over pretty early to open his presents, which were all under my avant garde, unconventional Christmas tree. But put some lights on a thing, and any kid would love it. That kid is really good at ripping stuff up so watching him open his presents...

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Christmas Rage

Bad Santa - No wonder this guy was in a bad mood There is road rage and then there is Christmas rage, and this is a phenomenon which I have been paying close attention to in recent years, because it  baffles me that we sing carols about peace and love, and then want to body slam another human being for a parking spot or the last action figure in the toy store. I have seen it all in the past...

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CNN made me cry - Sandy Hook Tragedy

Sandy Hook teddy bears - remembering... Today as I sat watching CNN, for a second time in as many days, the broadcast made me cry. No matter where you live or what you do, the senselessness of this tragedy is so beyond anything any of us could have ever imagined. I watched as families, friends and well wishers consoled each other. I watched as the school principal's husband spoke about his wife,...

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LinkedIn or Link Up?: Woes of the Single Professional

LinkedIn Dating? Really?Photo credit: Business Insider Two entries in one day - how lucky you are! I am sure many of you, at one time or another, have been virtually accosted by strange men or women on social networking sites, whether it is Facebook, or to a lesser extent Twitter (if you have a Twitter hook up story, please share). I have had friends of friends hit me up for dates and stuff on...

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Great Pizza is Back: Bacco Pizzeria Italiana

The wood burning pizza oven Photo credit: Bacco Trinidad When my girlfriend and her husband decided to return to Trinidad from Italy, in addition to the warm and fuzzy friend feeling, there was also a deeper, more primal longing and sense of relief - the return of good Italian pizza. Since they have left, we have improved on the Italian food front here in Trinidad, with places like Buzo and Emiliana,...

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The Day Before December

December approacheth... I cannot believe we are closing in on the end of 2012 already. With the last day of November coming to a close, and with bad memories thanks to JC Penney and their crap service, I look towards December with a mixture of hope and intense dread. December is my birthday month, to start, and who does not like their birthday? Sure, there will be the nosy relatives who will remind...

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Lunching Italian Style at Wild Olive

My Fettucini al pesto con pollo at Wild Olive Italian Bistro It has been a while. So sorry. I always have the best intentions - a real mind and heart are willing but body is not type thing. Anyway, one thing I do every day besides work, is eat. Food is just one of those things that you cannot escape unless you're a rock. A new Italian bistro called Wild Olive recently opened  in Chaguanas....

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Find God's Match For You

Christian love. All kinda love. So when I see this Christian Mingle ad, I always have a laugh. The people who came up with this marketing campaign are pretty bold, pretty out there. To confidently promote this online dating service for Christians, with the tagline – Find God’s match for you – well, that takes some balls. It always conjures up this image of God relaxing on the patio, in his robe...

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Ladies - Are you suffering from the "It All Belongs to Me" Dilemma?

So I am under self-imposed exile this weekend - from the universe. It's been a harrowing week and I am also a bit social-life weary so made the conscious decision to just stay at home ALL weekend and not do anything. I have been excelling at this. So it has been just me, my book, my laptop and my DVD player, the occasional muffin, a tempting Magnum ice cream bar in the freezer, and my pillow,  and...

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Naughty, Naughty Friday night

Wine and cheese at The Naughty ListPhoto credit: Lime.tt We headed to The Naughty List last Friday – a wine and cheese after-work event. This was to precede our attendance at the Friday night premiere of the locally produced version of “Les Miserables”. Bad idea. Well, bad in the sense that both the wine event and the musical were excellent individually. But put together, not the best outcome....

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To all the Fat Haters...

Elle Rondes, owning her body and not giving a sh.... Brilliant! So, I have never hidden the fact that I am not a pencil in terms of body shape and size. I am more like a cute hourglass, with some extra padding. Needless to say, the hourglass has expanded in recent months, but I am not crying over it. Some may say, fat. I say “awesomely padded”. Lol. Of course, I am not being indifferent either....

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Cosmopolitan Love...or Single Gal Stalking

Cosmopolitan love....the nice kind So of course, no weekend away for the single gal would be complete without some single gal adventures. First of all, I must admit that the quality of the man candy in Miami was really sub-par. I was really not impressed. I mean, sure it had been a while since my last visit, but where did all the semi-cute guys go? What I did see bordered on “America’s Most Wanted”...

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Steam Room Magic

My own personal steam room - every day steam therapy! Just got back from a weekend getaway in Miami. Well, besides the out-of-this world thunderstorms, the trip was lovely. I slept on the flight to Miami, and the flight from Miami and everywhere in between. So tired was I - this corporate life!!! The best part of the trip besides spending time with friends? Steam room magic!!! I had booked my...

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A Tale of Two Breasts - Kate's Breasts

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge aka Kate Middleton The interwebs have been buzzing with the talk and the actual photos of Kate Middleton's ta-tas. So she went on holiday, took off her top and let her husband rub sun tan lotion all over her. BIG DEAL! What is our fascination with nakedness, or more specifically, celebrity nakedness? Are we still so daft that somehow we think that celebrity body...

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Packing: Every Woman's Nightmare

I hate packing. Even though it may be a short trip, I still hate it. It can be so tedious, especially as a woman, cause we all know, we gals are planners and we can then become indecisive. We think ahead and over think. And we have different needs to men. They can wear just about anything and look any old way. We just can't! But I am getting better and with all the airline restrictions now, it...

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Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum!!! Lots of Rum!

My favourite rum - Angostura 1919Photo credit: Lime.tt Yesterday we went to the Day 2 of the three-day Angostura Rum Festival. Anyone who knows me knows I love festivals, and when I was in London, if I could make it, I would be at some festival, including their Rum Festival, which featured rums from all over the world. So when I saw this, I was already there. Hell...I mean, the word "rum" does...

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Foodie Love - Pesto! Pesto!

Del Mano Shadon Beni Pesto Photo credit: Del Mano I just wanted to share my latest find. This past weekend, we went to Upmarket, which is a very cool roving gourmet market. Needless to say, you are going to do things at such a thing - Part with a lot of money - Gain some poundage I did both. I loved the variety of stuff, and it was pretty good stuff, including the awesome assorted gourmet cupcakes...

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Sweat is the new Zoloft

It's almost like a blogging renaissance up in here. Trying to dig myself out of a funk and exploring all avenues, including writing and gymming it. Now while I have no desire for this to become a fitness blog, I do (try to) go to the gym at least 4 times a week, so you're bound to get a blog about the gym, diet or fat people adventures every now and then. I have found the gym to not only be great...

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(Un)Wired for War!!

My Sony Walkman The war against weight gain is hard. Working out is hard. Working out is tedious. What can be worse than working out - besides not being able to enjoy a 6-pack of gourmet cupcakes without guilt? Working out without music. I had gone through quite a few MP3 players, via sweaty workouts, rainy workouts and MP3 player drops and spills. So when I was looking for a new one, I passed...

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Trying to treat my Blogaphobia

I come here ever so often and look at the page and think, what on earth am I supposed to write here? I have never been this  blocked, but I know it is as a result of a few things. - I am just busy and inevitably tired. I have crazy days - full days - and by the time I get home, the last thing I want to do is blog or, sad to say, read your blogs. I do try and I do read a blog or two now and...

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Despite success, anyone can be overwhelmed

In reading some of the tweets on the passing of director Tony Scott, brother of director Ridley Scott, I ran across the words that make up this blog post's title. Despite success, anyone can be overwhelmed. We often take for granted the fact that people hurt, regardless of their status, age, or what their life looks like from the outside. From the outside, people may seem happy and well, as though...

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I am still alive, rest assured

I know I need to write. I know I need to post. I know I need to tweet...at least. I promise I will. What do you want to know? Hope everyone is well. I ...

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Desperately Coping with Loneliness

I saw a video about this guy, Jeff Ragsdale, who in the height of the breakup-related depression, just posted flyers around Manhattan asking people to call him. He was so lonely and on the brink that he just printed a bunch of posters with his phone number and put them up across the city, hoping someone would reach out to him. Well, someone did not reach out to him - MANY people reached out to him...

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Katie Holmes: 2012's Tina Turner

Katie Holmes - free and single in NY The hoopla around TomKat - the Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes divorce will resonate for years with people offering their own theories about the marriage and the faith that seemingly caused its birth and destruction. At the end of it all, there was a sigh of relief when 33 year old Katie Holmes, after 5 years of being married to one of the biggest stars in Hollywood,...

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Italy meets Trininista: A night at Buzo Osteria Italiana

Buzo Osteria Italiana, Port of Spain, Trinidad Since I have been back home, I have been trying to check out some of the places that had opened while I was away, or just places I had not had chance to patronise yet. Last night, the girls and I went to Buzo Osteria Italiana, located on Warner Street in Port of Spain. Everyone else had already been but I was going to pop my Buzo cherry. I had heard...

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Call Me...Maybe: Dating has gone Beserk

Forza Italia! Forza Azzurri! Of course it is football time in Trininista land (where we do NOT say "soccer") with the European Cup, or Euro 2012, on. These are the times a girl - well, this girl - looks forward to in life. Being a long time fan of the Azzurri, and for the non-footballing heathens, that's the Italy national squad, I will be plotting some sort of plan to be able to see that do-or-die...

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Game of Thrones Season Finale: Valar Morghulis

Robb Stark...oh dear boy. Photo credit: HBO The season finale of Game of Thrones lived up to the hype. It was going to be hard to top 1. the season one finale and 2. last week's Blackwater episode which was amaaaaaaaaaaazing. There was deception as Tyrion learnt his own sister was the one who ordered him be killed, Theon being blindsided by his men, and also some idiotic betrayal from Robb Stark...

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Trininista - Day in the Life

Who wakes up at 3am? I do. Life happens. Most days I am too tired or indifferent to blog. It's also been pretty routine lately. So routine that I can share a "Day in the Life" type post with you. So every morning, whether I am going to workout or not, my alarm clock goes off at some variation of 3.00am. On non-workout days it is 3.45am and sometimes as late as 4.00am. But generally, as I fight...

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