tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86603980091560430222024-02-20T19:40:52.515-08:00caribbeanchicbrrr?caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-8429331918549564802009-09-07T11:42:00.001-07:002009-09-07T11:44:18.692-07:00Love, love, love Erykah<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_chBh03M3VcB8DiEtc64Ij0r39H3YQmM8fcjMtYCnS4nm3PigdtYYRhtrCMTnuQP_p3oKiTuVL5w-H9u_HcaXxYy6iQTYlllNq8tTRXpeAIbcuzD2ty6c0qjlkEibaS6GyDByrWPAQU/s400/erykah%20badu.png">caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-25077529410314189722009-09-07T06:35:00.000-07:002009-09-07T06:43:55.047-07:00WorksStore unit a/w that I did a while ago for the launch of the SE w380 Destra phone in the T&T market.<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRWVgA2jg5Sb2frGRtAlZTBxnC964eHuNWJCPOxMCldBmW69KjTmA5lVK6Tyw4lDLXTIdB6DMxYF8yCvM9tzvYqPKB3k3WoT06HjgG0ARTGy4oIoE4jfIuufg1PtiCouNo-zvn7t6TFU/s800/destra%20sissy%20unit_GOTH.jpg" /><br /><br />Congratulations to Destra on her pregnancy. I wish her all the best!caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-22981803570305397932009-09-07T05:55:00.000-07:002009-09-07T06:06:06.364-07:00Scotiabank 5k run 2009 tshirt designHere's a a tshirt design i did for the upcoming Scotiabank 5k run we're participating in. Each team has an option of creating their own tshirt design and this is the print that will appear to the front of the tee our company will be wearing:<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/AZ_B4dzhdsK-3UXNk-qcZw?authkey=Gv1sRgCOT0q5uuiM20Jw&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8U593D4JrbVv9lr8afFVyQpQ_73UB5005wYQRzCUq-njQt0ZxvH5wo_wZEgf0jmbNFxdbukty1X3HmOGJ5wYH6lfdfEyHeMmPMDw41PeH1i2LzNGPqYFfxJs9svPEIf5_lOuKBQ3Dhk/s400/tshirt%20design.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I'll post the actual tshirt when it's done. I'm very excited to see how it turns out...<br /><br />I haven't run in about 2 months but i'll dust off my sneaks in a hope of making a small difference :)caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-36236336700054772122009-09-06T15:05:00.000-07:002009-09-06T15:08:02.404-07:00too cool!why don't we have anything like this in T&T?<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ocRDXqSzu8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ocRDXqSzu8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-56597792728927952682009-09-03T16:38:00.000-07:002009-09-03T17:36:25.559-07:00outta control tour launch highlightshere are some highlights of the now complete <b>outta control tour</b> that took place this month.<br /><br />here's the press ad i did:<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gPYZkZdM2cT2gJICDjPQdg?authkey=Gv1sRgCOT0q5uuiM20Jw&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDF5tguIZLp8cTc3gqgpexyHnj0hwfHrE22UoLv-6cZlw3p-E0SV5GOKD6o9CmvfPxvJSG-TsnLjhXmGmnn9WPv4eKiXu41mrQFQUCpEPnlnSAT2Oifdfae0hJ6gjoAwbeLEPtM6gHDp8/s800/outta-control_33x3.jpg" /></a><br /><br />*if yuh feeling like a pimp, go on brush yuh shoulders off* LOL<br /><br />here are some videos... please do your best to see past the bad videographer skills. :D<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxcsZ0ClHxBUbz5Pv6tOmi-0WAqhlRhI5Y8OeN3XUyqbjqpnCEv20XxApdws1nCtiImdaEKTd7NHR1d6_CCiw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />Here's kes the band<br /><br /><br />and here's skid "nevely:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwYW4o0T7mpo42wEBHe_kuZ-v4qzMmUL6O_6J54dCl9HOydym_AqaDM7Ea-ybAgmHkBncMdLc-6SsW-AbHqbA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-35638685375830987762009-09-03T09:14:00.000-07:002009-09-03T09:22:18.900-07:00Do you sleep?Congratulations Lisa Loeb on being "with child". LOL.<br /><br />Hearing that she was pregnant made me think of her and music which I absolutely looooooooved during my angst ridden teenage years aka the 90s. :D<br /><br />This is by far my favorite song from her:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KEmOVg1_u4g&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KEmOVg1_u4g&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I just love her simple personal style, too. I like that she maintained this throughout her career much unlike "artistes" of today who think that <i>how</i> they look is more important than the <i>integrity of their sound and the quality of their lyrics</i>.caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-63056690242974404272009-09-03T08:31:00.000-07:002009-09-03T08:40:38.334-07:00No doubt...Please, please come back No doubt! <br /><br />And not what that modern, pseudo "soul changing", transitional crap. Please revisit your old feel good sound. The sound that made me fall in love with you:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EUqTH9e9sQU&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EUqTH9e9sQU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ITvE3tSIOA&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ITvE3tSIOA&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-20127864096841873992009-09-02T09:15:00.000-07:002009-09-02T12:34:37.858-07:00Clothes & stuffI love fashion... <br /><br />That being said, it's inexcusable to me that T&T fashion week went past me like a full bus this year, without nary a wink in its direction from myself.<br /><br />I remember being completely swamped with work though and I think that's a plausible excuse for missing out on this festive event :D<br /><br />I visited <a href="http://www.fwtt.org/Galleries.html" target="_blank">their website</a> (months later mind you) and I'm slapping myself on the hand for having missed this showcase. It's gorgeous. My favourite by far was Peter Elias' collection. The fabric is beautiful, the flow of which seems mesmerizing through the photographs. I couldn't help but picture myself in these dresses, making a grand entrance to an event amidst numerous "Oooohhhs and Aaahhhhhs" (a girl can dream can't she).<br /><br /><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_p4icnIPDVE0/Sp6ZqMK7O4I/AAAAAAAAADA/Vv780Uk6JUo/s800/peter%20elias%201.jpg"><br />Peter Elias<br /><br /><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_p4icnIPDVE0/Sp6ZqKnenhI/AAAAAAAAADE/Lq9areVD2Q0/s800/peter%20elias%202.jpg"><br />Peter Elias<br /><br /><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_p4icnIPDVE0/Sp6ZqaNQYKI/AAAAAAAAADI/WKTV1yq7qEo/s800/peter%20elias%203.jpg"><br />Peter Elias<br /><br /><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_p4icnIPDVE0/Sp6Zqm7L5lI/AAAAAAAAADQ/GzUScX_CYTw/s800/gq%27s%20genuine%20quality%20styles%20collection%202.jpg"><br />GQ's Genuine quality Styles Collection<br /><br /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_p4icnIPDVE0/Sp6Z2YcvoTI/AAAAAAAAADU/WQsSj01nCb4/s800/gq%27s%20genuine%20quality%20styles%20collection%203.jpg"><br />GQ's Genuine quality Styles Collection<br /><br /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_p4icnIPDVE0/Sp6Z2iSWLLI/AAAAAAAAADc/pluwdLFXof8/s800/zadd%20%26%20eastman.jpg"><br />Zadd & Eastman<br /><br /><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_p4icnIPDVE0/Sp6Z24cnm4I/AAAAAAAAADg/t_8Prz2HL4M/s800/kimya%20glassglow%20collection.jpg"><br />Kimya Glassglow<br /><br /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_p4icnIPDVE0/Sp6Z22kRCII/AAAAAAAAADk/pkGoP0P1iQo/s800/meiling%20and%20anth%20reid%20menswear.jpg"><br />Meiling and Anthony Reid Menswear<br /><br /><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_p4icnIPDVE0/Sp6Z2ud5O1I/AAAAAAAAADY/zZsePKoszTk/s800/shurnel.jpg"><br />Shurnel<br /><br /><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_p4icnIPDVE0/Sp6ZqR8o4II/AAAAAAAAADM/YG2sKCV0hU0/s800/gq%27s%20genuine%20quality%20styles%20collection%201.jpg"><br />GQ's Genuine quality Styles Collection<br /><br />So beautiful. I like simple designs with interest, textured fabrics, and lots of colour. These collections definitely deliver.caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-89588714816164746642009-09-02T07:17:00.000-07:002009-09-02T07:34:04.103-07:00Sweet dreams...Sadly, this is me on occasion, especially when I drink alco. I will never admit this to my friends though. neeeeeeeever!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-zVCYdrw-1o&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-zVCYdrw-1o&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />My ex's best friends would refer to me as "de narcoleptic girlfriend". There were times when I would literally do nothing but sleep at his house. Sleep in the taxi on the way to town. Sleep in work (hey, i worked long hours). Sleep at home.<br /><br />I'm way better now though... it think.<br /><br />It's never fun to do this around friends though because there's always some embarassing pics resurfacing at a later occasion, the showing usually following the words "Hey guys, remember this pic when cc had bep out on the couch?! Dat was reaaaaal funny!" They laugh, i'm embarrassed. etc, etc. o_ocaribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-40579136574444674072009-08-29T13:54:00.000-07:002009-08-29T14:07:03.751-07:00badness!not such a fan of sean paul. I've always felt that lyrically he's quite weak.<br /><br />buuuuuuuut.... his dancers are WICKED! <br /><br />From the first video of his i saw "gimme de light" his dancers were sick. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tzU6mOp-G2s&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tzU6mOp-G2s&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I always thought that when he went mainstream his dancers and their moves got a bit watered down to appeal to the masses.<br /><br />He makes up for this in his video "so fine" though. dis is how Caribbean girls throw it dong! Especially the dancer on the left at 2:09.<br /><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/mRnBm1gS1K5bInId"></param><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/mRnBm1gS1K5bInId" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" allowScriptAccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object>caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-689708701407517162009-08-28T21:59:00.000-07:002009-08-29T11:50:25.560-07:00Oh Greta...i loooooooove Greta Garbo. She was so confident; she knew exactly what she wanted to accomplish and set out to do it...and so well. She was so on point.<br /><br />Nothing short of brilliant. I fell in love with her when i watch Ninotchka:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n4tJTDt7uGw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n4tJTDt7uGw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />i hate the stupid selling points of the movie though. lame angle.caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-84982827582728699632009-08-28T14:06:00.000-07:002009-08-28T14:08:04.768-07:00Hulk Smash!i am missing the bag i keep usb cables & other important stuff like my mac remote in. I am VERY annoyed right now!caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-10391385738818759902009-08-23T20:43:00.000-07:002009-08-23T21:24:50.847-07:00Please stop!!!There's been a spate of horrendous accidents on the roads of T&T for a while now. The <a href="http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article?id=161518443" target="_blank">most recent and tragic</a> being that which claimed the life of 5 individuals, 3 or which were children. To have children cut down before they even reach the prime of their life is especially obscene.<br /><br />Alot of these accidents are caused by selfish, arrogant, aggresive people, who unfortunately for the rest of us, are licensed to wreak havoc on the nation's roads.<br /><br />This brings me to my experience tonight. So, I'm standing on the intersection of Long Circular Rd & the Western Main road and from my spot I witness 3 of the most ridiculous drives I've ever seen in my life.<br /><br />The driver of the first car, deciding that waiting is not his thing, executed one of the duttiest overtakes I've ever seen. I was so tight, and the speed at which it was done was nothing short of breakneck... I'm so angry and frustrated at these people i cause myself wishing that he would just crash somewhere away from everyone and maim himself so the rest of us could just get a break. Horrible, I know, but I'm so frustrated and disgusted with these type of people :/<br /><br />The second bad drive came courtesy Mr PAZ 3900 (yes, ah see yuh plate!). De man decided to suddenly switch direction by doing a u-turn at break neck speed without even assessing who was coming and from where. Bravo!!!!! I'm sure if he crashed this is what he would say...<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ihaVVwJD8Rmze_CZVfiiMA?authkey=Gv1sRgCIXA3uenr6y0Zw&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDwUyKu9Ao9qo39QmD-E68QdKl_hyCkVZg7HdC2cvXjGMvBmnFV9L5x2QYmUMQKisvaViZXgnJF9gjbbT2nf69MaOkif__iZc6MN_O0btz39nNbGNdquxyItkeF97E3XSVaYuCT542Qg/s800/car%20crash.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/grapewine23/BloggerPictures?authkey=Gv1sRgCIXA3uenr6y0Zw&feat=embedwebsite">Blogger Pictures</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Finally, the award for "the person most likely to lose his life or end up neutered" goes to the next guy. Him and his partners, driving their cool, super fast motorcycles, breaks the red light. He comes this close to smashing into a sedan which is about to turn up onto Long Circular Rd. <br /><br />The hard thing about these people and the accidents that they cause is that alot of them escape unscathed but leave behind carnage of epic proportions. I'll never forget the accident a couple years ago where those 4 youngsters lost their life from getting a bad drive on the highway. It was a hit and run that alot of people will never forget, especially the relatives of these boys who were (to me) murdered in a horrendous manner. I heard from a source that one of the boys was unrecognizable because his face had been removed during the accident :('<br /><br />Let's stop the madness please. please.caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-37653385456140227322009-08-22T06:05:00.000-07:002009-08-23T21:24:15.445-07:00MusicI've had the pleasure of seeing some great local musical talent on display in the past month. The company that I work for sponsors some great local artistes (Destra, Kes the Band and Karma) and we got the opportunity to see them, as well as smaller local bands Lanyap and Skid Nevely, rock de stage at the Digicel Outta Control Free concert.<br /><br />It was simply wicked! It sucked that people came a little late so they weren't able to take much of Lanyap. They have a great sound: a synergistic mix of rock, reggae. It was also a shame that i couldn't get my videographer skills together to actually get some good video of their performance. But if you feel like you want to get to know them, visit their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lanyap/34642419261?ref=mf" target="_blank">facebook page</a>. My favourite song from them is <b>i need you</b> because it's like they're channeling the thoughts of every Trini right now given the social challenges that we've been encountering over the past decade or so.<br /><br />Next on the lineup was Skid Nevely. Let me tell you something: I'm very cynical when it comes to rock music of our time. I'm wary of fast riffs, bad lyrics and lame vocals. I'm also wary of cookie cutter bands, those of whose songs, if played one after other it would be difficult to decipher where one started and another ended. Initially I must admit that painted Skid into this category. Initially.<br /><br />I've heard them twice live and let me tell you, they reaaaaaaaaaal bad! That pan is soooooo sweet. It draws you in and their energy, flawless overall sound and eclectic mix of song selection (from Red Rat to Sublime) makes you stay put. They have some nice material of their own as well like the song KIA. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW1kSEe1SzY" target="_blank">Have a look</a><br /><br />When Skid finished mash up de place, Karma came on. The crowd had grown significantly by that time despite the rain. Ravi B has energy to lend so their performance was inherently great. They are great local cover band and they are good at that but I was a little disappointed that they didn't play much Chutney :('<br /><br />I didn't stay for Destra or Kess because some delicious but deadly oysters did me in. But I'm sure I'll be able to take them in again soon because they are mainstays on the local talent scene and you're guaranteed to get a great show from both of them. Plus, I hate long posts and this one is très longue already. I'll post the videos i did mange to get later.<br /><br />Take it easy<br />Latercaribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-28371350403782714382009-06-20T15:28:00.000-07:002009-08-23T21:23:23.203-07:00At lastI went out for the first time in months a couple days ago and I wuvvvved it!<br /><br />Basically it's just been home to work and home again so I was glad for the opportunity to get out. I scored some free tickets to the John Legend concert from work and took my Mummy to see it.<br /><br />Can I just say that this guy is really talented. He's a great performer and musician. It's quite rare to find an artist that is able to command a fan's attention outside of the studio and without some famewhore antics or superficial crap. This guy is great recording and live artiste and I'm a huge fan of him because of this.<br /><br />Plus, mi madre loved his music too! This is a great feat because it's pretty hard to get my mother to love any modern day artist (except if you're Celine Dion or Mariah Carey). She loves classic artistes Connie Francis and the likes so you have to come reaaaal good to impress her and he did. This is great because when I bring him home to dinner to meet the family he doesn't have much work to do to impress her; He already has! :D (Hey, only God can judge me)<br /><br />I recorded some video of him in action but just got video, no sound. :(.......<br /><br />Here is Mummy, my friend Keish and I looking swankayyyy for the "camerah!" as my 2 yr old niece calls it...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsfTJLbfjzMNpVNeXjjurJUaDxqyPFKM7dfv6JbSSE77OklhXUtMNgnwa15PHh4umStWk9HCEL44osiCnkZHbfkVhubgdDPiNmtgDQA8PaLYU6chmZlZeDhalkYZaI-lgeMo42wA5GT8/s1600-h/view.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsfTJLbfjzMNpVNeXjjurJUaDxqyPFKM7dfv6JbSSE77OklhXUtMNgnwa15PHh4umStWk9HCEL44osiCnkZHbfkVhubgdDPiNmtgDQA8PaLYU6chmZlZeDhalkYZaI-lgeMo42wA5GT8/s320/view.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349545096655166770" /></a><br><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiFbo3Se8syzX7HhdPc0-SZbB8e8wVPKH91is_lt-NT3GJrQzUYCI_Fag5jcLOEXAFKkrZLc7XpxJd05drMk_mdjurpKrDlzRbSnIwbniZxUq9Ry-Y78FoqhtYMCso8WIOz0C17OBDCg/s1600-h/keish-and-i.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiFbo3Se8syzX7HhdPc0-SZbB8e8wVPKH91is_lt-NT3GJrQzUYCI_Fag5jcLOEXAFKkrZLc7XpxJd05drMk_mdjurpKrDlzRbSnIwbniZxUq9Ry-Y78FoqhtYMCso8WIOz0C17OBDCg/s320/keish-and-i.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349544942422299922" /></a><br><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionadCxDBNg4Ao2CGb2e9TVoVfOD-dvP4-znSDqcLswI1zyH7HojV4Ri6Hnnk6zE-hUK_WLWKayrciMANsA4pPYbesrI2seImdHtlWAkVdDugni9nJwaKqsEtHl7w5RUaQZNJyzklcHyg/s1600-h/mum-and-i-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionadCxDBNg4Ao2CGb2e9TVoVfOD-dvP4-znSDqcLswI1zyH7HojV4Ri6Hnnk6zE-hUK_WLWKayrciMANsA4pPYbesrI2seImdHtlWAkVdDugni9nJwaKqsEtHl7w5RUaQZNJyzklcHyg/s320/mum-and-i-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349545286620300466" /></a><br /><br /><br />Good times were had by all.<br /><br />;ocaribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-38127630412441912722009-06-04T13:41:00.000-07:002009-06-04T14:08:36.714-07:00whew!I came back after months and months and couldn't log in to my blog [insert Macaulay Culkin suprised face here] Imagine my horror! After most poking and prodding around (which involves actually reading the instructions)i was finally able to log in.<br /><br />Anywho...<br /><br />I've decided that I'm going to keep up with my blog if not for the sake of my sanity. Work is kicking my butt! It's not necessarily the work that's hard. I love what I do. I just can't take the atmostphere, some of the people and mostly <em>how</em> we do things. Add these to the fact that I can't leave because of this stupid recession and we have a recipe for a bowlful of frustration and angst. I mean an unemployed me sitting in my underwear for days on end while looking for work doesn't paint a pretty pic. Or does it? (If your think it does holla!) <br /><br />The point is that i need to blog to vent my frustration.<br /><br />Annnnndddd I'm definitely gonna start picking my camera up again! I need to perfect my art and I'll be damn if don't become a better artist by the end of this year!<em>shakes fist</em><br /><br />That's it for now... Peace<br /><br />;ocaribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-38662091581460994012008-09-01T14:09:00.000-07:002008-09-01T14:59:59.566-07:00<div>Sooo.... apparently iPods can't withstand the power of Motions shampoo. I learned this the hard way yesterday. It's a long story....<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Today is a national holiday in Trinidad and Tobago. It's actually the anniversary of T&T's independence from British rule. It's the day when people take the opportunity to reflect on what benefits self governance has brought to our tiny twin island state. My neighbours decided to take the opportunity to blast conscious music at maximum volume through the neighbourhood. And since I live like a stone's throw away from them I literally felt like the speaker was on my bed, right next to me. I don't get it. If you're playing conscious music which admonishes you to love Jah and your neighbour and to do unto others the way you'd want them to do unto you and so forth, shouldn't you, yuh know, do that?</div><div><br /></div><div>In a stroke of luck, I got called into the office around 1:00pm today by my boss who needed some files sent to him. I'd like to thank him for his inadvertent rescue but to be honest, i would have much prefer to be home, getting some peaceful rest. </div><div><br /></div><div>And as luck would have it, the guy who I've been harboring a huge crush on for the past, I don't know, 2 months is also here. Much good that does because I turn into Super Chickenshit when I'm around guys that I like. I never know what to say and most of the time I end of either saying something stupid and outta-timin or laughing nervously like a banshee. It's not pretty to watch.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, it's not that I think I don't have a chance with this guy. Well actually it is that. He's much older, knows what he's about and has a thing for girls of a lighter persuasion. At least that's what a confidant/ snitch told me once when I confessed my desire to have his babies to her. And then my mind wandered back to girls I had seen him with before and it's seemed true. He does seem to have a thing for light skinned, curly haired black girls. You know, the ones that when describing their race say things like, "Umm, well like, my grandmother is like totally white and my Mom is portuguese and then my grandfather is Spanish." And whose voices get really soft when they murmur incoherently so that you can barely hear them, "and my father is black". </div><div><br /></div><div>But to each his own. I personally don't really have a preference. I'm an equal opportunity crusher/ stalker. No race is safe [insert creepy music here].</div><div><br /></div><div>But on all seriousness. The range of races of people that I've had crushes on are actually amazing. Even the handicapped doesn't go unscathed. I had a huge crush on this artist who has multiple sclerosis and a blind friend of a friend. </div><div><br /></div><div>I find that most of the guys that happen to return the favour tend to be East Indian though. I once had an East Indian guy borderline stalk me during A's bringing me chocolates like the 1st month into us being in class together. There's an East Indian friend of mine on Facebook who keeps leaving "You're so hot" comments under my pics. And there's this other East Indian guy who just started working with us, who, whenever I look up on my way from the printer is looking at me all intense-like. It's either he thinks this afroed up chick is hot or that I'm crazy and is trying to figure out a way to alert HR.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>:/caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-16105424031375849152008-08-31T10:51:00.000-07:002008-08-31T11:34:10.049-07:00<div>Fanny packs are not sexy. There, I've said it. This has been weighing on my chest for a while now and I'm glad I've said it.</div><div><br /></div><div>And in the same vein of randomness I'd like to state that I'm sad because:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. The system is kicking my butt. I'm too poor to qualify for a proper mortgage by a private bank and I make too much money to qualify for the low income rate of interest on loans from the government. :Sigh:</div><div><br /></div><div>2. I've been working on a project for months and can't finish it because of either being swamped at one point or running out of resources at another. It's really keeping a particular department back and I feel completely responsible.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. My MacBook is acting weird; I think it needs additional memory. Hopefully I can remedy this on my trip to Miami next month (please God).</div><div><br /></div><div>4. I'm not designing at much as I should be. This is bad because I really need to hone my trade since I need to make extra money because I hope to have a mortgage soon. </div><div><br /></div><div>5. WINTv keeps showing the same Bollywood movies over and over again. I mean really...</div><div><br /></div><div>6. My skin is in a mess because of poor eating habits I think. I don't drink water as much as I should.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On the other hand, I feel a tad happy because:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. I found my iPod.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. I'm seriously working on my clothing line. I'm in the preliminary stages of sketching and what not. I hope to have a few pieces out in time for next year's fashion week.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. I'm going to Miami soon!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!!!! I know I sound like a never see, come see but I can't help it. I've never been outside of T&T before. :(</div><div><br /></div><div>4. I could own a house soon if all goes well. It's been a dream of mine since I can remember.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm gonna try to work on the things are within my control and pray for best those that aren't.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>:)caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-48768679544909841892008-08-19T15:45:00.000-07:002008-08-19T16:36:24.111-07:00Take Wey Yuhself :P<center><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/grapewine23/SKtYJ28CuII/AAAAAAAAABs/pD6DdfRb4LM/s144/jamaica.jpg" /><br /><i><span style="font-size:78%;">Image courtesy Bob Martin of SI</span></i></center><br />So apparently the US sprint "Dream Team" lodged a sour grapes complaint about the 100m female sprint results which saw Jamaica make a clean sweep of the event. They claimed there was a false start that should have been called. This irks me for a couple reasons:<br /><br />1. They didn't immediately query the 1-2-3 placing of their hurdlers when they took top honours in a subsequent race.<br /><br />2. Americans all over the internet launched an out-a-timing campaign to discredit the talent of the Jamaican ladies claiming- get this: "They are soooooooo ugly!!!!!!"<br /><br />3. I know and you know that Ms Tori Edwards knows she didn't false start. This was just an excuse to run to get the race to be run again. I know this because Americans have proven themselves to be too competitive in the past for their own good.<br /><br />It's was simply a mental game and from the beginning and Ms Edwards was overly intimidated. Sadly for her it affected her final placing.<br /><br />So I'd like to admonish all our Caribbean athletes to distance themselves from the negativity and enjoy the moment. Yuh know de dance already, jus tek wey yuhselves. Big up to all the Caribbean athletes who just mashin up in Track and Field: Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Bahamas, The Netherland Antilles.... everybody. Oh and special big up to Usain, Richard Thompson, Asafa (although he didn't place he's still my hubby), Churandy Martina out of the Netherlands who is running like a bad-ass and all the women who did us proud.<br /><br />For now we hold the record for the fastest men and women according to Olympic standards. I say according to Olympic standards because you and I know there must be some men and women elsewhere who can run faster. If you live in Darfur and you're dodging bullets on an extended basis I'm sure you can clock more than 9.69 over 100m. Bump the Dry Phase, yuh go run fuh yuh life!<br /><br />;Dcaribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-1867188986383204682008-08-18T16:59:00.001-07:002008-08-18T17:45:32.615-07:00So..... I used to think my camera was the ish. I take snaps with a Olympus SP UZ500 and I must admit that up until recently I felt like an article dan whipping it out. I mean, it is a cool camera; in the land of point and shoots that is. That was until I saw Dre's Nikons. His cameras are SLR not "SLR-like" as my camera is listed as.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/grapewine23/SKoWN4ycUzI/AAAAAAAAABk/r_RNQ1v95Jg/s144/maracas%20-%2010.jpg"></center><br /><center><br>Taken with my "SPUZEE"</br></center><br /><div><br />I find myself hiding the poor thing now... not bringing him to shoots. He doesn't deserve this because he's been faithful as Old Yeller for the past 2 1/2 years. But alas, my pride and my frivolous nature becomes me. On my trip to Florida in about a Month's time (please God) I go in search of a replacement. A serious replacement. One which comes with it's own built in stage spotlight and that I can whip out with pride and in effect show off while feigning modesty :s<br /><br /><div><br />My trip may not even come off as planned, though, because as we speak Storm (soon to be hurricane) Fay is on her way to the Florida coast having already left a trail of death and destruction through most of the Windward islands. She's heading straight for the surfers who refuse up until this point to heed warning to evacuate and who can be seen frolicking in the ocean like there's no tomorrow. When newsflash boys and girls: There is a tomorrow and she comes packing winds of more than 60mph and ferocious storm surges. :Sheesh:<br /><br /><br />I can't help but wonder what else the Atlantic ocean has in store for us in the upcoming months. That's why everything's so tentative right now. Old Yeller might have some hope yet of not being replaced.<br /><br />;o</div></div>caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-66444530914482539642008-07-31T14:28:00.001-07:002008-07-31T14:42:36.180-07:00New ObsessionsI have a new obsession. Street style blogs! I love combing through these websites looking at what people who dare to be different are wearing. I've found that the best styles (in my opinion at least) are found in London & New York. <div><br /></div><div>I'd love to start one of these blogs for the Caribbean. People aren't that fashion forward down here though... they tend to follow the American mass market fashion. The only way people would dare wear anything out of the box is if everyone else is wearing it which to me defeats the purpose. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've always had a thing for dressing kind of quirky, ever since A levels. We didn't have a uniform so it was free reign. While everyone was rocking jeans and tees I was wearing platforms with pleated skirts and cool shirts. I had this friend who would go to New York and bring me back these wicked sneaks or high heels and tees that I would wear to school. I'd hear people whispering about my clothes; some things good some things bad but at least it came to be known that I had a style of my own.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm definitely gonna do something soon though! </div><div><br /></div><div>On another note I found this really cool ad for Converse by pure happenstance yesterday. I don't have cable or anything so this cool not necessarily be new but it's still wicked. Oh and Julian Casablancas is in it so that makes it hot fuh so! He's on my top 5 hottest guys list.</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GPZ5fnYFI4Q&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GPZ5fnYFI4Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div>caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-20244469968525239092008-07-21T13:38:00.000-07:002008-07-21T13:52:43.509-07:00Goin' Foreign soonToday is hardly got any work done at the office. It could be because I was busy combing the internet and reading mind numbing news at theybf.com. Too funny man! <div><br /></div><div>Anywho.... I haven't been designing lately and that really irks me. I'm trying to motivate myself to start something but it's been a challenge. I'll keep on trying though. I think I'm going to start with photographing some scenes first which tends to give me some inspiration to build on the images.</div><div><br /></div><div>On another note, I'm really excited that I'll be going to the U.S. in September for some shopping (if all goes well). It would be my first time to the U.S. and I'll be going with my best friends. Fun times are bound to ensue. I just hope C can get her passport renewed in time cuz I'd be real disappointed if I can't go. I just might through a hissy fit and hop on a plane by myself and we wouldn't want that because I may end up on CNN on some 10 second missing persons report.<br /><div><br /></div></div>caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-42059620174066008832008-07-20T08:33:00.000-07:002008-07-20T09:31:25.778-07:00Yoga is not for the faint of heartSo I started exercising again. I hadn't exercised in about 2 years. There was a time that I exercised almost everyday. But I fell off completely. You can imagine how out-of-shape I am. <div><br /></div><div>My first class was yoga and I loved it. I arrived late because I forgot my work out clothes at home and had to go get them. That kinda worked out well because I got a space to the back. I prefer to work out in the back for fear embarrassing myself. It was enjoyable but tough. Some of the poses were trying especially the ones where I had to suspend myself off the ground.</div><div><br /></div><div>But I felt to so good after and I know it's ridiculous but I think i can see the difference already :)</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm actually on a campaign to take care of myself alot more. I've never been one of those girls to get the nails done and facials ever other month and crap like that. I've kind of always been a minimalist. I think that once the basics are covered you should be fine. I have always had a thing for dyeing my hair though ever since I've been a teenager. So I've put in a nice brown/bronze. It's really made a difference. People think my hair looks good which is a stretch because I can count on one hand the number of people who think my hair looks good since I went natural a little over a year ago. Anywho...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660398009156043022.post-81955173026705724842008-07-14T07:58:00.000-07:002008-07-14T08:03:24.050-07:00finally!Well, I've done it! I've created my first blog. <div><br /></div><div>I've always wanted to do this; have my own space where I can come talk about things that affect my friends and I as Caribbean women (from fashion to politics and everything inbetween. But I didn't want to appear narcissistic I guess. Outside wit dat!</div><div><br /></div><div>I just hope I keep up with updates. We'll see how it goes. :)</div><div><br /></div>caribbeanchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506971915586780267noreply@blogger.com2