White People in the Caribbean?? The Shock!

2004 Olympic Bronze Medallist in the 200M Individual Medley, Trinidadian George Bovell III - OMG - he's WHITE! I had posted a photo of myself during Carnival, with a friend, who is white. Someone asked me what he – White Man – was doing in Trinidad.  Ummm…what? I responded, “He lives here”, then jokingly added, “We do have white people here you know”. Needless to say, the person was seriously...

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The Tragic Life of a Fashion In-Betweener

Gotta love Apple Bottom jeans. Thank you Nelly! Shopping in Trinidad can sometimes be very difficult for me. Not because I don't like shopping (what? don't like shopping?) but because I am an in-betweener, and in-betweeners have a really hard time getting clothes that fit right or fit at all. An in-betweener is that girl who is not the photocopy of a pencil, and is also not a cinnabon away from...

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Trinidad Carnival - The Other Side of the Bacchanal

A J'ouvert morning reveller - Carnival Monday 2012 Not sure why it has been so difficult to blog and read blogs. Admittedly, I have been busy with work and tired and all that. I just have not been that tuned in to writing. Carnival has come and gone here in Trinidad and Tobago and the weekend was pretty great for me cause I managed to get some well-deserved and much needed rest. May not sound...

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R.I.P. Whitney Houston - A Loss Beyond Words

The fascinating and talented Whitney Houston As a young girl, I used to stand in front of my mirror and sing into a hairbrush, mimicking the stars on America's Top 10. But there was noone like the incomparable Whitney Houston. In a time when Madonna was getting young girls moving, here was this young black woman, who was not making a statement with raunchy videos or lyrics but simply, with an amazing...

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Do Prostitutes Drive?

Hookin' Buddies Not having a car, or at least not driving here in Trinidad can be an amusing experience. So on Saturday, my girlfriend and I were on our way to a fete (Trini party), but neither of us wanted to drive. Oh the plight of the single woman, who has to drive herself everywhere. None of that! I wanted to drink and not worry about drunk driving. I did not want to have to worry about falling...

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My Diva Idol

Miss Piggy for M.A.C. My idol! Who would believe that a puppet pig would be my idol? lol. Piggy is the frickin' greatest. She is the muppet version of me. A little chubby. A bit aggressive. Says what's on her mind. Very glam and stuff. Very beautiful. Very loveable. Not the same taste in men, as I don't do green nor do I do frogs. And now, to learn that Piggy has her own line with my fave cosmetic...

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The Help - The movie that baffles me

I just read an article where Mark Wahlberg said he cried about 8 times while watching the movie, The Help. I don’t get it. I watched the movie and I did not cry – I don’t remember crying. I remember being very disappointed. Don’t get me wrong – the movie was alright – but I read the book before, and it was so powerful. The movie left me really empty – expectations dashed like a Carib bottle on the...

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