Last week Sunday .... I in Tobago .... drivin somewhere .... in some area dat I eh know (like as tho I know anywhere in Tobago )...... and while cruisin .... ah couldn't help but notice how "creative" de names of business places is in Tobago .... cuz is like all ah dem have ah apostrophe .... an' all ah dem name de name of de owner ..... Daisy's Flower Shop ..... Craig's Appliance Repair Services .... Patricia's Bakery .... Corene's Boutique .... Hazel's Hair Designs .... Richard's Hardware .... Alfred's Auto Rentals .... Nelson's Bookstore .... Don's Mini Mart ....

But .... none of those personalised names .... prepared me fuh de next name I was about to encounter ....

Dis name proved tuh me .... dat Tobago really is .... HEAVEN ON EARTH .... cuz I doh want tuh believe dat some random Tobagonian .... had de audacity tuh use dis man name fuh dey business place .... if they wasn't in fact .... de man himself!!





Anyway ..... while yuh tryin tuh digest dat JC really is ah Tobagonian .... look two more pics jus fuh so .... Tobago by day .... and Tobago by night ....

"Nah .... is not about de prices .... dat comin in Grocery Grousin (Part 2) ...."


Back in de day .... I used tuh write my fair share of satire-ish Letters tuh all de Editors of all de newspapers .... and .... surprisingly .... all meh letters used tuh get publish .... which .... proud-ily ..... I used tuh assume ..... is because meh letters was borse .....

But .... over de years .... I have come tuh realise .... dat my two cents probably wasn't all dat special after all .... cuz de kinda jokieness dat people does take dey time tuh write .... dat de newspapers does actually publish now ....

Check out dem two letters dat ah see in de papers dis week ....

Grrrrrrrr???!!!!

They made me want tuh write a third instalment .... yeah .... about those times when yuh reach up tuh de Cashier .... and de customer before you .... had 3 pack ah gross bloody meat .... dat dey didn't put in ah bag .... so de conveyor belt get wet .... with de blood and de water (and whatever other grossness dat leak) .... and de Cashier either pulls out ah nasty ole clort tuh wipe it .... or WORSE YET .... de Cashier doh wipe it AT ALL .... and you are then forced tuh put your groceries around de wetspot(s) .... which de Cashier totally ignores .... and drags your items through it (i.e. de wet spot) anyway .....

Ewwwww ....

Da'is it ..... ah pumped .... ah vex .... ah goin' an' write ah Letter tuh de Editor!




If I was tuh worry about dis problem .... I would not only have tuh walk wit ah napkin and hand sanitiser .... I would also have tuh walk wit some CIF .... ah clort .... a scrubbin brush .... and someting tuh take off chewing gum .... cuz HELLO .... you ever see some ah dem carts .... germs on de handle bars is de least of yuh worries!!!




Now I eh condonin dis eh .... cuz this is tres gross!!! .... but dem grocery bags does be real hard tuh open fuh tru! .... maybe de packers could invest in ah lil wet sponge .... like de ones yuh does use fuh stamps ....



PS:  .... ah friend of mine have two frontline YUMA costumes tuh sell .... dey sellin fuh about $6000 .... LOL .... LMAO ..... cuz da'is not fuh both eh .... da'is each .... isn't that hilarious .... I eh hear ah good joke so in months .... but seriously tho .... all jokes aside .... if yuh have $6000 tuh blow .... leh meh know .... dem costumes ready and waitin fuh yuh!

Ah here ....

An' ah aware ....

Cuz altho I eh goin' nowhere ....

Ah still tryin tuh read papers ....

An' ah seein EVERYTING ....

Ting dat makin meh STEUPS real hard .... an' ting dat makin meh want tuh cuss real bad ....

Like what kinda DEMON would beat a 6 year old tuh death .... fuh not payin attention wit he homework .... WTF .... ah 6 year old's homework ain't dat serious!!!!!

And what kinda @#$%&-UP BITCH TEACHER would put her 8 year old student's head in ah STINK-ASS SCHOOL TOILET and flush de toilet on de chile!!!!!!!!????????? ..... and den ..... make de chile stan-up fuh 3 hours in front de class!!!!!!!???????

And what ah 80 YEAR OLD PRICK doin interfering wit ah 13 year old chile????!!!! .... heck shit .... I didn't even know dat ah 80 year old prick could stan-up .... worse again be used tuh rape .... 61 times!!!

Anyway ..... I eh have nuttin tuh say about nuttin ....

So ....

Ellen turned 50-sumtin today .... and she celebrated by giving gifts tuh everybody on her show ....

Den earlier this month (de 15th tuh be exact) .... little sweetie turned de big ONE OHHHH .... and told her mother .... that she wanted tuh celebrate wit ah small lime .... of just about 5 of her fave girlfriends .... cuz 10 was too old tuh have a kiddie party ....

Three days later (de 18th) .... I turned 100 .... lol .... and all I wanted tuh do is veg out .... which lucky fuh me .... was very adequately facilitated ....

Den just five days later (de 23rd) .... fren turn 31 .... and gasp .... now he tink he OLD!

Hmmmmmm ....

So 10 year old tink she OLD
I KNOW I OLD
And 31 year old tink he OLD

But what de heck really is OLD??

Cuz when yuh really check it .... OLD is not ah number yuh know .... OLD is in yuh mind ...

Cuz honestly .... when I was in my twenties .... I used tuh balk at de thought of turning my current age .... but .... now that I have fortunately made it (tuh 100 ) .... I realise I doh feel ah day older dan when I was in dem same twenties ....

Anyway .... I ain't gettin any younger .... so leh meh wrap up dis post ....

Ah really an' truly logon tonight tuh send big HAPPY BIRTHDAY shoutouts tuh:

Danos (Zee's daddy)
Coffeedude
Shells
JP
De trini
Candi

.... and tuh all meh odda January peeps who ain't gettin any younger either 

After heaps of procrastination .... and loads of biziness ....  it dawned on me today ..... dat I STILL doh have ah workin scanner!!! .... fuh ah whole three months now!!!

So ..... this morning .... further tuh dat disturbing realisation ..... ah pull out all de pull-outs dat ah had save from de newspapers .... wit all de Christmas sales .... an' ah comb tru dem .... wit ah fine toot comb .... hopin tuh find ah cheap All-in-One .... and .... thankfully .... I found one ..... right down de road in Woodbrook .... at ah place called PRW .... where .... take note ..... JESUS IS LORD!

Yeah .... is no way I coulda go wrong .... cheap .... AND .... dey on Jesus!

Anyway ..... ah only now finish de setup .... so ah say leh meh bless-up de scene one time .... wit some crap dat ah see in de papers today ....

So all de bess fuh 2012! .... and NO eh .... de world not goin an' end!




Whatever GOOD SUCCESS is .... may God bless Trinidad and Tobago with good success fuh real!




Ah hopin dat de weight loss product is called SIMPLY MAGIC .... and is not dat they mean .... lose weight with magic!!!




I eh tink dey should be teachin ENGLISH nah!




First tings first .... how a FERTILITY ad .... end up under BEAUTY .... and secondly .... Grrrrrrrrrrr????? ..... dah liquid cause TWO sets of twins??!! .... da'is ting tuh make yuh turn de page .... not dail de number!!! .... who de hell want tuh go from 'cyah have no chirren' .... tuh possibly TWO sets of twins???!!!!




LAWD .... LMAO .... ah love dis ad .... ah savin dat number fuh sure ....




Wheeeeyyyyy .... dat tarot readin could make yuh .... SECRETE love charms!!??




..... and do you know what that is (I didn't) .... Jumbie sen it fuh meh quite from England!

Yesterday I get ah email ..... wit ah link tuh a website called Global Voices ..... apparently dey call meh name in ah Anya post ....

And .... in de course of conductin ah lil maco ..... I somehow end up on Outlish Magazine .... on an article about life after Anya .... and what we go do wit weself now ....

And .... it got me thinking .....

Cuz FUH REAL .... what am I gonna do on a Thursday night now?!

Then .... I continued thinking some more .....

About how much I can't stand Halloween!!! ..... STEUPS!!!!

Night before .... some kids come 'trick or treatin' up by me .... now my door was open eh .... but de bandit-proof gate was lock ..... so they knew that somebody was obviously home .... but I so eh bizness .... that I totally didn't even get up .... I just holler tuh dem .... dat I clean forget was Halloween ..... so I eh have no treats ..... den ah hear dem shoo-shooin and shufflin tuh de next apartment .... lucky fuh me .... dey didn't have no tricks up dey silly little costume sleeve ....

STEUPS .... I doh know what it is .... but Trinis mix wit Halloween .... does jus peeve me!

And then there's Kim Kardashian .... what de hell??!!

Anyway .... ah didn't really plan on rantin (cuz it too late) .... ah really logon tuh post some pics .... so look dem ....




I cyah even remember when I take dis pic .... de only reason it now starrin .... is because of de pic below ....




Yep .... saw that yesterday .... round de Savannah .... and it wasn't even on de road-side wall eh ..... it was on ah lil side-wall .... like ah driveway wall .... and it was behind me tuh boot ...... yeah .... I was crawlin in traffic .... and only manage tuh see it .... cuz ah turn around tuh talk tuh fren ....




Oh gorm Fairways ..... come nah man ..... dat sign tarnishin allyuh porshness .... it so not befittin eh!




What is de purpose of Police on horses? ..... I saw this on Ariapita Avenue a few days ago .... and long before I got to them .... the horse shit all over de road signalled their presence .... but seriously .... what is de purpose of a Police on a horse?




LOL .... saw that outside Valley Harps Panyard in Petit Valley .... and boy was I baffled .... AND disappointed at de same time .... cuz de ting had all kyna ting in it .... food container .... bottle .... ah piece ah wood .... like didn't they see de sign?!




Nelson Street, Port of Spain ....

Hardware AND Church Goods??? .... what is church goods?




Why is the word ENERGY up there .... anyway .... all ah will say fuh dis one .... is Trevor Sayers .... Barataria!



PS:  .... Fuh those of you who still weanin yuhself off of Project Runway .... and still need yuh lil fix ..... it have ah Season 9 behind de scenes show tomorrow nite wit Tim Gunn!

What did I tell y'all at de end of my last post .....

Didn't I tell y'all .... dat ah was feelin' ah Anya win ..... so yuh need tuh go watch Project Runway .....

well ..... HELLO ....

Guess what .....

ANYA really @#$%^&*  WIN!!!!

My gyul runway wit de Project .... and she lick-up with de Fan Favourite .....

Lawd .... how proud are Trinis tonight ...... we likin weself .....

Anyway ..... ah really cyah lime too long .... cuz ah tryin tuh watch Project Accessory (which is my ting self) ..... and den ah trying tuh watch After de Runway ..... tuh ketch some of de after bitchin .....

So laterz .....

Congratulations Anya Ayoung Chee!

So dis morning .... ah ketch ah vaps .... and decide .... dat is high time .... dat ah touch down .... on dis here blog ....

cuz yeah .... it's been way too long ....

However .... since my last post .... not ah shit has happened wit me .... so I eh really have nuttin tuh say ....

Den .... on top ah dat .... ah still doh have no scanner .... so ah cyah scan nuttin from de newspapers .... and .... wit all de SoE and curfew crap .... I doh be nowhere .... so I eh seeing nuttin tuh take pictures of .... and ..... I been crazy busy .... making crazy ting .... while trying tuh complete ah crazy order too .... involving close tuh 300 paper beads .... and if yuh ever make a bead outta paper .... yuh will appreciate how crazy it is .... tuh try tuh make nearly 300 of dem ..... especially when yuh have tuh colour-out yuh design on each piece ah paper!!!

Anyway .... as ah say .... a jus logon tuh holler .... tuh say dat ah still here .... oh ..... and tuh say .... BIG UP tuh Cropperino (one of my readers who I recently met) .... de lime in UpMarket was nice

But wait .... as ah mention UpMarket ....

Ah tink yuh know by now ..... dat I make jewellery .... and every month .... I tote my jewellery to a sale called UpMarket (check it out on Facebook) ....

So last month .... I dey on meh chair .... chillin .... while de jewellery displayin .... fuh people passin .... when up trots dis lady .... who exclaims .... "Oh my Gosh - look at these earrings - they're so in style now" .... so me now .... not one tuh follow fads or 'in style' shit .... I ask her exactly what it is dat ..... in style .... and ..... wit ah kinda puzzled look on her face ..... as if tuh say EH? ..... she say ..... these earrings .... these long dangling earrings .... haven't you been watching Project Runway .... Anya Ayoung Chee wears earrings like these ....

Well shiver me timbers!!! 

Apparently .... because of Anya Ayoung Chee .... my jewellery became IN STYLE!

Cuz guess what .... other customers said de same ting too ....

Made me realise how many people was watchin dat show .... and what an impact Anya was having .....

So BIG UP yuh know .... big up tuh Anya .... cuz HELLO .... when people start associatin yuh name .... wit ah trend ..... YUH REACH ..... and when people start associatin ah hot designer like Anya Ayoung Chee wit yuh product ..... YUH REACH

Right .... so da'is dat .... bote ah we reach ....

Now on tuh some pics dat ah take last week .... while journeying through Couva .... it was my second time tuh Couva .... so of course ah was lil never-see-come-see .... and had tuh pull out de camera ..... altho ..... there was one missed photo op ..... yeah ..... de boat building ..... yep ..... there's a building in Couva that looks like a big-ass ship ....




Now I struggled over whether tuh post dis pic eh .... cuz after all .... it is somebody's house .... but then I thought to myself .... what da heck .... wit ah design like dat ..... these people clearly want this house tuh be seen .... so NO .... is not Mickey Mouse house ..... is not Magic Kingdom in Disney .... this palatialness is really in Couva .... and it actually belongs to an always impeccably dressed .... always well coifed .... very vocal ..... almost pretty ..... kinda prominent ..... Trini man of God .... ah givin yuh one guess!




Hmmmm .... a dog hotel .... nice .... but is there really a market for this type of service in Central .... and whoa ..... is that the actual Dog Hotel .... cuz it look lil 'ruff' ....




There I was .... trying my best tuh order some food at the Double Dragon Restaurant .... when dat hit meh .... yep .... ah chinese food restaurant .... sellin pens .... erasers .... AND liquid paper .... oh .... and tuh bring everything into perspective .... yuh could also get chopsticks ....

But why 2 pens .... why 3 erasers .... why not ah pen .... or ... ah eraser?

Wait a minute ... what am I saying .... the real question is .... WHAT ABOUT PENCILS?

If it nice .... do it twice .... ah likin de colour combos .... and de letterin .... and de nut of coco ....


PS: Remember tuh watch Project Runway Thursday night ..... ah feelin' ah Anya win!

Ah jus come from de 3 Canal show .... and lawd ..... ah cyah say it enough ..... GOD TAKE HE TIME WIT WENDELL MANWARREN!!!

Right ....

So let's see ....

What have I been up to lately ....

Well ....

I been making ting like crazy .... wacking out my hands .... and my arms!

Then .... my scanner crashed a few weeks ago .... so all my dotish newspaper findings are pretty much still in de newspapers where ah find dem ....

I just got spectacles .... which blew my mind .... and my eyes .... cuz I knew I couldn't see .... I just didn't realise dat is so much I couldn't see!

Anyway .... on tuh today's topic .... TOCO .... a place I wish I could be right now .... after takin eeeeen 5 days too many .... of dat insane, unbelievable CLICO commission of enquiry!

Now allyuh know dat I eh jus sit down one day and say .... AYE - AH FEELIN TUH GO TOCO!

No sirree ..... it was ah chain-up .... as per usual!

You see .... I have dis fren ..... who new scene ..... is goin tuh Toco on weekends .... 'tuh get away' and regroup ....

So last week .... when he call meh tuh make de turn .... I wasn't surprised .... but I was surprised ..... cuz he know dat I not on bush .... he know dat Iz ah city gyul!

So .... after tinkin it over fuh a couple days .... and findin out dat de trip was shortened by a day .... I decided tuh go ..... fuh de 'experience' ....

Now .... being someone who hates long drives .... my one condition fuh makin de trip .... was that I not be a passenger ..... yes .... I wanted tuh drive .... and oh what a drive it was .... cuz counting all de times we stopped .... tuh get groceries .... tuh take pictures .... tuh get ah beverage .... tuh get hassle by de Police (YES - Roadblock!) .... tuh find gas (in de lone little gas station in Cumana) .... it took us nearly 3 hours tuh reach dis place in de bush dat was tuh be our home away from home ....

And WOW .... an experience an' ah half it was!

On reaching the house .... which is pearched on a hill in the middle of a huge estate ..... we were immediately greeted by animals .... yes .... animals .... no humans .... just a big open-up house .... with ducks and chickens and goats and sheep roaming .....

Now it have real ting I could talk about eh .... and I mean REAL TING ..... but is too much .... so ....

Let's just say ..... that our first day ..... which was Saturday ..... was spent sitting on de porch .... vibesin .... talkin shit .... drinkin .... cookin .... takin pics ..... and listening tuh dancehall music .... yep ..... dancehall music which massaged our ears ..... minutes after arriving .... when the caretaker who is Indo-Trini .... appeared out of nowhere .... with his three pothounds .... and two breadfruit .... and turned it on (LOUD!) .... needless tuh say .... I was a lil weirded out .... cuz ah doh mean tuh stereotype .... but dude didn't fit de profile of ah dancehall jammer at all .... by 9:00 pm .... every man jack was in bed .... and dude was still jammin his dancehall .... LOUD!

Then Sunday morning .... as if tuh not be outdone by de dancehall .... dem cock an' dem start tuh crow muzbe about 4 o'clock .... I could not sleep .... I roll and roll and toss and turn .... until eventually ah roll out de bed at about 6!!! ..... tuh more dancehall!!! ..... which then mellowed down tuh tabanca songs on Radio Toco 106.7!? ..... by the time I awoke .... some of de crew had already left tuh head back tuh civilisation .... the rest of us jibbed fuh a while .... had some breakfast (Thanks R and A ) .... and finally made our way out at about 10:30 .... and I say finally .... cuz like dem wanted tuh stay de day .... Grrrrrrr???!!!

In Toco ..... I completely forgot that I was in Trinidad ..... I completely forgot about the State of Emergency ..... I completely forgot about the curfew .....

I know I totally cannot live in Toco! .... but I can totally go again .... if only tuh get away and forget!




Saturday morning .... headin tuh Toco .... that car was in front of me on de Audrey Jeffers Highway ..... hmmmm ...... is that suppose tuh be cute?




Saw this in Tru Valu - Trincity Mall .... yeah ..... we stopped off fuh groceries on de way up de road .... and while cashing .... I see ah doubles vendor conductin brisk business in de corner of de grocery .... so of course .... I went back tuh de car .... got my camera .... ran back tuh de grocery .... and took several pictures .... cuz DAT was just too weird .... nobody woulda believe me if I had tell dem dat ..... now mind you .... Tru Valu in Trincity Mall is one bourgeois grocery .... it like dem grocery yuh does see away .... so yeah .... dat down-tuh-earth doubles vibes was ah real tief head ....




Saw dat on de Churchill Roosevelt Highway .... what de heck is dat gaudy monstrosity?!




LOL .... yes ..... de new Jerusalem City comin tuh come ..... I saw it




If only there was a sign fuh real .... tuh tell us when DEPRESSION's ahead!




ROADBLOCK in Valencia .... if yuh look good yuh will see de Pohlice .... oh and check out de sign sayin Radio Toco .... cuz that's a very important sign .... yeah .... cuz in Toco yuh cyah get no radio stations .... except Radio Toco .... and Radio Tambrin .....




We stopped off at this bar tuh get a beverage .....




My one and only sea pic ....... cuz I didn't want tuh have crew stoppin every mintue fuh me tuh take pics!




Hmmmm ..... PrOPPerty ..... takes me back tuh dat long-time Naughty by Nature rap song .... OPP!




One of the animals encountered on de estate .....




More of the animals encountered .....




The lamb and the pothound .... and no ..... dat is not de title of a kiddie storybook .... dat is real life ..... in Toco!




You know how long I eh see ah guava tree .... I have come tuh realise ..... that there are some fruits ..... dat I grow up wit ..... dat I jus doh see anymore ..... like cherries .... where all de cherry trees gorn?!




The sky .... enhanced by leaves ....




Warmin up some bread .....




De outhouse .... which I totally stayed away from ....




Coconuts fresh off de tree .... yeah .... my boy (de caretaker) ketch ah vaps Sunday morning .... while we was outside jibbin .... and went and pick coconuts fuh us .... it was delish .... I had the jelly! ..... you know how long I eh eat some good coconut jelly!




Loved this coconut tree dat look like it want tuh take ah dip!




Some river .....




Headin back tuh Diego .... dat sign has been on ah post on de Audrey Jeffers Highway fuh de longest while .... I thought it was very nice of the person who found de tyre tuh put up such a sign ....


PS:   Happy Republic Day Trinbago!

Since de 29th of July I tryin tuh write dis post!!!


One day .... in July self .... my sister (who livin in NY) sen me ah text .... tuh tell me .... dat Anya Ayoung Chee gonna be on Project Runway ....

Well yuh know I had tuh reply ..... an' tell her dat she late .... cuz HELLO .... we in Trinbago had done know dat ahready!!!

Now I doh know Anya personally eh .... but I did meet her once .... yeah ..... yuh could say we had a meeting in de ladies room ..... last year ..... at YUMA band launch .... uh huh ..... me and Ticketmaster ..... like two groupie ..... jumbie de gyul in de ladies room ..... tuh pose fuh pics .... and .... surprisingly ..... she very willingly obliged ..... she was so sweet about it ..... my gyul jus flashed dat Miss Trinidad and Tobago winning smile .... and totally vogued out wit de two of us .... in de toilet!!! .... she even told me that she liked my outfit (which btw was a ratch outfit that I made wit two scarf) .... which was awesome ..... cuz how cool was that!! .... a hott young Designer telling me that she liked MY 'design' ....

Needless tuh say ..... at that point .... I instantly became her No. 1 fan!

So fast forward a year now .... and our girl on Project Runway! ..... wow ..... what pride ..... and happiness ..... fuh Anya .... and fuh Trinbago ..... cuz yuh know us ..... we like tuh see weself on TV ..... especially if is in America!

The show premiered on July 28 ..... and THAT is why .... since July 29th I tryin tuh write dis post!!!

Cuz did you see it ..... did you see her .... did you see her designs ..... did you see what she had orn ..... did you see her funky hairstyle .... did you see how well she handled Tim Gunn .... did you hear her very Trini accent ..... did you? ..... cuz OMG .... by de time dat show was done dat night .... I was gorn ..... Anya was already my favourite .... and not in no bias way yuh know .... I was just really genuinely impressed .... cuz hear what happen eh .....

Apparently my gyul .... see some tweet .... about how de deadline approachin fuh Project Runway applications ..... and decide tuh apply on ah whim .... A  A ..... lo and behold .... she make de first cut .... and end up as one of de initial 20 designers ..... so all ah dem struttin dey stuff fuh de judges ..... displayin dey designs an' ting .... when GASP ..... Anya turn reach .... and she reveal dat she now learn how tuh sew ..... as in .... about 4 months ago ..... well ..... wit dah one ..... Mr. Tim Gunn get up off he seat tuh inspect de scene ..... cuz brotha didn't believe dat is ah novice sew dem clothes dat Anya was paradin ..... de man say NAH! .... you tellin me dat you sew dis ..... and you only learn tuh sew de odda day?! .... yep .... Gunn was ready tuh SHOOT down we gyul yes .... especially after she admit too ..... dat she had get help!

So BRAPS ..... Episode 1 ..... de ting now start ..... and Anya causin lil drama .... cuz Gunn didn't want nuttin of it ..... as far as he was concern ..... it was a wrap fuh Anya before she even start .... tank de Lord fuh Heidi Klum who had obviously ketch Anya vibe ..... and who eventually convinced him and de others tuh take ah chance on her .... or else it woulda be crapaud smoke Anya pipe!! ..... she end up as one of de remaining 16 .... and the rest as they say ..... is history!

Which is exactly what I'm hoping for fuh Anya .....

Cuz altho some tink dat she playin dead tuh ketch corbeaux alive ..... wit de whole not being able tuh sew too good scene ..... there's no doubt dat Miss Thang have talent .... cuz she real lick-up dat first challenge when she opted tuh sew ah pants .... which ain't an easy ting tuh sew ..... and she keeps impressing me every week .... and yeah .... I said every week ..... cuz she still dey ..... ya huh ..... six weeks later ..... she still dey ..... an' hear nah .... if you see my gyul outfits tuh go tuh work ..... and her jewellery ..... and her hair ..... and makeup ..... and her general disposition ..... she never in no confusion ..... she just cool ..... everybody like her (well except Viktor who find dat she shoulda confess dat Laura help her sew ah collar) .... she articulate ...... when she hadda talk .... she talkin sense .... and she talkin it in Trini (Amen!) ..... again ..... she real talented ..... and focussed .... and wit all dat ..... she comin across real sweetie too ....

Serioulsy ..... I had no idea that this chick could do all dat she doin on dat show .....

Now it have real ting I could write about eh ..... ah whole 6 Episodes of ting ..... but ah cyah make ..... is too much .... so fuh now ..... leh meh leave yuh wit what I thought was de biggest ting tuh happen fuh Anya so far .... which is ..... her Episode 5 Maxi Dress ..... being selected by Heidi Klum as part of her New Balance line .... to be sold on Amazon .... now how HUGE is that!!!



Grrrrrrr ..... look at de price of dat dress!!!


So .... watch meh ..... if yuh eh maco de show yet ..... yuh need to ..... it on Lifetime ..... on Thursdays (that's today) ..... at 9:00 .... an' doh tell meh dat yuh eh go be home ..... cuz at 9:00 ..... everywhere done close fuh curfew at 11:00!! ..... you WILL be home!

Oh .... and if yuh on Twitter .... go vote fuh her .... cuz guess who in de lead fuh Fan Favourite .....






PS:  ..... Pssssst .... Anya .... ah see yuh say dat earrings is a fashion must .... well girlfren ..... you're in luck .... cuz not only do I make ratch clothes .... but I also make fab earrings (wit your name on some)

I have been driving on fumes fuh de past three days ....





So this afternoon .... when fren call meh tuh pick him up in Starlite .... ah tell mehself .... Scene .... go get some gas one time .... show yuh car some love ....

Well LAWD .... I eh playin I does have wrong timin sometimes nah ..... cuz why I choose today of all days tuh go get gas?!

Apparently .... text messages and mauvais langue was flying around de place today .... about how Petrotrin workers gorn on strike ..... or de gas finish .... or some shit ..... so if you see de confusion I bounce up on de Diego Martin Main Road .... as I exit Starlite tuh head tuh Four Roads Gas Station .... it was so bad .... dat ah Pohlice had tuh come and direct traffic .... an' ah doh mean traffic in general eh .... ah mean he had tuh direct traffic fuh de Gas Station!!!

In an effort tuh ease up de traffic that was buildin-up on de Main Road ..... de Pohlice was tellin everybody tuh drive eeen de lil dead-end side street ..... and go down tuh de end .... and turn around ..... and join de line .... one long-ass line ....





Took me about 20 minutes tuh finally reach de pump ..... where I discovered that I had only $60 .... which I padded with fren's $20 .... which got me very little gas! ..... so if dis gas shit is fuh real dis time ....

Gas light .... here I come again!!

Look de Pohlice .... Protecting and Serving with Pride .... while hype Trinis get dey gas .... as though it have anywhere tuh go wit de gas .... 9-5 is lock-down people!!!





Pohlice assisting motorists with identifying which side dey tank on .... so dey will know which line tuh go in .... LOL ....




.... and that's what $80 gets me .... not even ah half tank!!!

Last night .... I end up in ah small lime by ah fren in Valley ....

So we dey ..... eatin .... drinkin .... talkin shit .... when beep beep beep .... beep beep .... one ah de crew get ah text message tuh say ..... DIEGO IN AH STATE OF EMERGENCY .....

Now .... as residents of Diego (i.e. de crew dat was hangin) .... and more importantly ..... citizens of Trinidad and Tobago .... we all steupsed in unison .... and moved on ..... cuz please ..... everybody know dat Trinis always on some shit ....

A  A .... dis morning when ah get up now ..... I see ah miss call from fren who we was limin by .... so ah call him back .... only tuh find out (in my state of lethargy) .... dat de Prime Minister really declare ah STATE OF EMERGENCY in sweet TnT!!!

So ah fly outside now tuh get meh newspapers .... and lo and behold .... there it was fuh real!! ...... well I couldn't believe what I was seein .... cuz I woulda never tink dat I would live tuh see another State of Emergency in my country ....



Den ..... apparently ..... initially .... said State of Emergency was tuh be limited tuh crime hot spots only ..... and ..... guess whey was starring as ah HOT SPOT ..... yep ..... Diego!!! .... well dat was rude awakening number two ..... cuz I didn't know I was livin in ah crime hot spot ....

Den ..... dey say dat de lock-down is from 9 pm to 5 am .... fuh de next 15 days .....

LAWD!!!!

Now I eh no social butterfly eh .... I really doh be anywhere in de night so .... but oh gorm .... jus de thought of not being able tuh go nowhey fuh 15 days ..... ah jus cyah wrap meh head around dat yet .....

Den .... dah whole scene about Police and Soldiers an' ting being able tuh do what dey want .... without search warrant an' ting .... Grrrrrr??? .... dat shit scary man .... cuz who gonna guard de guards?? .....

All I know .... is dat I keepin my arse quiet fuh de next three weeks .... me eh goin nowhere .... an' I eh want tuh hear about no curfew party .... cuz we all know dat next week wit dem public holidays back-tuh-back .... some idiot goin an' trow ah curfew party ..... an' it eh rocket science .... is jus styles from 1990 goin an' come again!

Anyway .... all de vex ah vex ... dat ah get lock-down .... ah really hopin dat dis shit get positive results .... cuz dis country wackin-out fuh real .... and if dis is what it gonna take tuh straighten shit out .... den so be it .... ah wishin dem Police luck ..... an' ah also appealin tuh dem mosquitoes an' dem .... tuh PLEASE follow de curfew too .... an' keep allyuh ass lock-down too!!!

TnT .... be safe .... and be smart .... doh be tryin tuh skate eeeen yuh house at 8:59!!!


PS:  .... ah predicting ah surge in May babies next year

Yep ....

Thanks tuh YUMA ..... ah had was tuh come out of meh slumber ..... and PRESS PLAY on Wuzdescene!

Cuz after not touchin down on dis here blog fuh de past 36 days ..... and after continuously cleansin meh aura fuh de said 36 days (see my last post on July 10) ..... guess who get ah invitation tuh YUMA band launch .... and guess who sen it fuh meh!!

Well yuh know wit dah one ..... yuh gyul was likin sheself ..... cuz HELLO .... I wasn't invited as no YUMA yuh know ..... yuh gyul was invited as ah BLOGGER ..... den ..... when ah find out dat de party was ah hott $325 .... yuh gyul was liking herself even more .... cuz HELLO ..... Iz ah Trini .... we make good company ..... when shit FREE!



Now ah know dat ah jus PRESS PLAY eh ..... but leh we rewind ah lil bit .... like back tuh de week before de party ....

Tuesday (Aug 9) tuh be exact .....

I home .... mindin meh own business as usual ..... busyin myself wit some jewellery makin an' ting .... when meh cell phone start tuh ring .... it was Ticketmaster callin .... of course tuh say dat she organise fuh YUMA ..... and dat de party is Saturday blah, blah, blah .... so ..... yuh know me .... I say cool .... we on ..... FREE is always a no-brainer!

A  A .... about ah half hour later now ..... meh cell phone start tuh ring again .... was another peeps callin tuh say dat .... YUMA organise meh under 'Bloggers' .... and dat dey (de Bloggers) have meh ticket/invite.

So see me now ..... wit meh suddenly very important self .... ah decide right there and then .... dat I was tuh definitely go tuh dis party ..... cuz was jus too many people requestin my presence

So de day of de party reach now ..... and me an' fren say we go head down about 10:30 .... which woulda give us enough time tuh find ah park ..... and tuh find ah good spot in de party ..... and get primed etc. ..... in time fuh de show .... which was scheduled tuh start at 1:00 am???

So 11:00 reach (yeah ah whole 30 mins later dan de planned departure time!) ..... and we now leavin Diego ..... but ..... was no scene .... cuz de party was right dey in Pier 2 ..... altho de invitation was sayin THE ARCADE???

De drive was real cool ..... no setta traffic ..... no drama ..... jus cool ..... that is ..... until we pass de kayak place .... where .... around de next bend in de distance .... was only as setta red lights ..... aka TRAFFIC!!! .... which I guess was good .... cuz let's be honest .... if yuh party eh have traffic AND scalpers .... den de party is BOOO .... and .... by de looks of tings .... YUMA was off tuh ah good start .... cuz if you see scalpers .... some ah dem look like dey was even lookin tuh buy tickets .... yeah ..... I know .... cuz ah had enough time tuh observe ..... as I crawled in the traffic fuh about 20 minutes ..... while also getting all excited at de big-ass monstrosity dat was constructed in Pier 2 ..... dat yuh coulda see from de road .... yep .... was real bright lights .... and real fanciness .....

So anyway ..... finally .... at about 11:45 .... we made our way into Pier 2 ..... which was actually divided into two .... part was fuh de party ..... and part was fuh parkin .... of course we had a Parking Pass (dat Ticketmaster organise) ..... as all Very Important People would have ..... so needless tuh say ..... we get ah real cork park ..... real near de entrance .....

Again .... getting in de party was ah breeze .... no long walk tuh de entrance (in we 5" heels) .... no drama .... no long line .... no setta waitin ....

When we reach eeeeen now .... was pure never-see-come-see-ness .... cuz HELLO ..... whey dey get dat stage from .... de ting was real borse .... it was like a big circular ramp ..... with a long one down de middle of de circle ..... so basically ..... no matter what part of de party yuh was chillin .... yuh woulda be up close and personal wit de models at some point ..... yuh coulda even go in de middle of de circle .... which was just awesome ..... cuz at first I tort was some kinda VIP shit ..... cuz yuh know how de ting does go in Trini .... everybody always have some dotish pippsin VIP section in dey party ..... so I was really very pleasantly surprised .... when dey announce dat yuh coulda go inside .....

Of course ah doh have tuh tell yuh where I end up 

So right ..... as ah was sayin .... we inside de party .... layout fully maco-ed .... bars identified ..... drink in hand ..... ladies room identified .... head gettin nice ..... music pumpin ..... de party orn ..... we roamin ..... I real gapin ..... when braps ..... fren bounce up Miss Teri Leigh Bovell and stop tuh chat an' take picture an' ting ..... now it eh no secret .... dat I tink Miss Bovell is one smokin hottt chick ..... so imagine my shock (and horror) .... when fren tell meh dat she no longer wit YUMA ..... cuz Grrrrrrrr????? ..... HELLO ..... tuh me .... Teri Leigh IS YUMA!!! .... who dem go get tuh fill dat hottness void now!?

Anyway .... so by de time we done walk around ..... and get ah next drink etc. ..... was time fuh de show tuh start (approx. 1:06 am) ..... so I now .... ah position mehself tuh de left side of de main ramp ..... which after de stupid smoke/fog or whatever de fog it was ..... cleared ..... proved to be ah wrong move ..... cuz de models jus wuzen stoppin dey tuh pose ..... clearly I should have been tuh de front of de main ramp and not tuh de side .... but .... whatever ..... frustration led me tuh de outskirts .... and when de show was over .... I was actually able tuh get a few shots of the models as they did ah kinda lagniappe stationary chip on de circle ramp .....

But watch meh ..... leh meh talk about de costumes lil bit ....

Now bearing in mind ..... dat I eh no mas critic .... my general observations were as follows:

Right .... so dat was dat .....

After de show now .... we drink some more ..... lime some more ..... gape some more ..... watch some people make idiots of themselves doin ah conga line on de stage ..... and by 3:20 am ..... fren was ready tuh go .... so ..... under duress .... I made my way out!

All in all .... de YUMA vibes had real vibes!

An' I doh play mas ..... so I have no idea what a YUMA mas playin experience is like .... but ah could tell one ting .... dem Young Upwardly Mobile Adults know how tuh trow ah party!!!

The pics below ..... are the only pics I managed tuh get ....

Now ah get a lil booklet when ah was leavin eh .... but meh scanner not workin ..... so is not like ah could even scan de pics and post dem ....

But wait .... talkin about dat lil booklet .....

YUMA .... wha happen tuh allyuh calendar dis year???




This is the entrance .... loved the lights .... yeah .... it takes very little tuh impress me




And that is what got yuh in de party ..... i.e. if yuh didn't have ah paper invitation (like me) ..... very cute idea I thought .... dem scalpers muzbe ketch dey ass wit dem ting!




Anybody out there could explain dis one .... what is the NO RE-ENTRY rule really about in ah party ..... like suppose I wanted tuh go tuh my car fuh sumtin .... why I cyah do dat?! ..... why once I walk eeeeeen de party .... it means I stuck dey .... til is time tuh leave?




Oh gorm .... dat is de stage ah was ravin on .... it was real bess! .... de picture eh too clear .... but if yuh look good .... yuh will see de straight part of de stage .... dat ends under some big screens .... and den piece of de circular part .....




This is inside de circle .... long before de show was ready tuh start .... hence de 'no people' ....




LAWD .... I could NEVER understand de smoke effects in ah band launch presentation.... cuz it totally  @#$%^&-up  my pictures!!!!




Gorgeous .... both the model and the costume .... I think this is Tyris ....




Ditto .... gorgeous again .... model and costume .... this is Luxor ....




This is Bejeweled Blitz .... I eh feelin dis at all!




Me eh know if dey airbrush he body .... but it orn!! .... this is God of War ....




Final Fantasy on de left ..... and Tyris on de right .....




Luxor on de left .... and Angry Birds on de right .....




This is transformers .... although ..... in de lil booklet dat ah get .... it lookin purple .... so I doh know if it is dey have it in two colours i.e. purple and royal blue .....




This is the Apache male ....




And this is the Apache Female ..... looks like a frontline or individual or sumtin .....




This looks like Heavenly Sword .... altho again .... the colour is different in the booklet .... in the booklet it looks Royal Blue ....




I have no idea what costume this is .... I eh seein it in de booklet!




Doh have ah clue what dis is either .... not seein it in de booklet .... did some sections come about as after thoughts .... like why can't I find them in the booklet?




Ah know ah done have ah pic of dis costume .... but ah couldn't resist dis bumsee shot .....




This section is called God of War .... so I'm guessing she's really a Goddess of War ....




Oooh la la! .... lovin dis .... de costume .... de colours .... de model ...... everyting .... dis is my costume .... dat ah not seein in de booklet .... so I eh know what it called .....




This is Azteca .... beautiful headpiece .... but hear nah .... no man cyah roll up on dat bumper wit all dat shit on she head!!!




This is Final Fantasy ..... and just when I tort Azteca was bad wit she headpiece .... dis one whole backside (as in the back side of her body) off-limits ....




Final Fantasy too I guess ....




Oh .... and is this a third version of Final Fantasy .... like is this the FINAL fantasy ...




This is Transformers .... where de rest of dis costume .... like where de lil crotch concealers etc. ....




I doh know if da'is de front and back of de same costume ..... but de one on de right is Spawn ....




Da'is Angry Birds on de left (altho she looks like ah happy bird tuh me) .... and Luxor on de right ....



PS:  THANKS TO YUMA  .... and ..... as usual .... tuh get de real reviews and pics ..... check out Trinidad Carnival Diary .... and Afro Chic ...