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Trying for www.letsplaymas.blogspot.com

lets see if it works :)

Just Blabing So You All Know I Am Still Alive

(just in case you all think I freeze to death over here in TO)

Kara Fire Fete was good but let me tell you that the people here don't know how to Jumbie at all. I was doing the Jumbie in the crown and can you believe that people were giving me looks like I mad!!! (It was a site though, one of the few white girls and the croud and she one of the very few that knew the Jumbie LOL)

All though I had a good time it can never measure up to a true TnT fete. To start off I waited in the frickin cold for AN HOUR AND A HALF!!!! Yes 1.5 hours you are reading it correct. Thank God for the water bottle in my pocket that Megan filled up with White Oak, I just keep sipping that to keep my sanity. Then there’s the bar issue - it closes at 2!!! I forgot all about that LOL I was glad to see the corn soup man when I was leaving, it put a smile on my face.

But definitely had a time and with that said just want to let you guys know I grabbed the tickets for Soca or Die, Megan is coming along as well. So get ready to Jumbie :)

(Ok well I guess I could of just emailed you but my blogg needed a post)

How are all the other bloggers??? Hope you are all doing well. I just here working and ting deciding on plans for my next trip which I feel is going to be Vincy Mas YES - with a couple of days in TnT before or after :)

Let Summer Begin...

So after spending a month is the sun its kind of hard to adjust but from the looks of it summer might just be on its way here in T-Dot (well at least spring, but I'll push it)

So with that said what better way to start of then with Fire Fete 5 on Easter weekend. So Kara, Sean and all the other TO soca lovers what do you say??? I looking to get my ticket tonight or tomorrow cause trust me they will sell out and this will be one big party (no Savannah but Koolhouse will have to do)

Here to reset the countdown for next year :)

OUT OF BODY......

What a Carnival it was!!!!



If you haven't guessed I once again lost myself in Trinidad and have not even been home a week now - missing the sun and sand but glad to see the weather is warming up here.

After staying in Trinidad for a month its hard to look back and blogg about it but I just wanted to share some pictures and give you all an idea of the time I had as well as see how your everyone enjoyed themselves.

The morning I landed I headed up to Maracus Beach to spend the day and hit Customs by night. From there the rest of my trip was full with beach limes, waterfalls, drinking, fetes (Customs, Soca Monarch, Brass, Pigeon Point Wet Fete, Sunday School), J'Ouvert Morning, Monday/Tuesday Mas, Las Lap, Cool Down, Tobago and back to Trinidad to enjoy my last couple of days.

J'OUVERT MORNING



CARNIVAL MONDAY (never reach home yet - drinking right through)








TUESDAY MAS



**Thanks for the pic Kara via Saucy's Album

WATERFALLS!!!











TOBAGO...CHRISTINA WANTS WATER!!!









....BACK TO MYSELF

Beware!!!

Have to be quick but just wanted to give you all the heads up in case you all plan on going to Tobago after Carnival :) - from www.trinidadexpress.com


9 More Tobago Tourists Fall Ill

County Medical Officer of Health in Tobago, Dr Mentor Melville, is threatening to close down the kitchen of the Rex Turtle Beach Hotel after nine more European tourists fell ill yesterday with symptoms of gastroenteritis after having dinner.
More visitors were treated for symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea yesterday.
This brings the total number of tourist affected to 60.
Some of them have already checked out and sought other accommodation on the island.
Dr Melville said a preliminary report from the Trinidad Public Health Laboratory was delayed, as food and water samples from the kitchen of the hotel, along with stool samples from the nine visitors affected yesterday was sent for testing.
Dr Melville said the results from the lab would determine the next course of action.

Now I Vex

So I decided I was going to return my boots (well the voices around me decided actually) and so I followed up on a previous plan. A store had brown white and gold Adidas shoes that would have gone perfect with cow mas but they didn't have my size. So the girl called around (reluctantly) and said she found a pair at another store and that she would get them shipped over for me. I was so delighted and eagerly went to return my (already worn) cowboy boots. Once returning them I went to pick up the Adidas and guess what - they store shiped the wrong shoe STEUPS!!!!

So anyway to make a long story short I just pick up the shoes below because I give up. I can't stress no more!!!

What you all think?? - the lighting is bad in the pic so the colour looks a bit off

I figure if I find something I like better between now and the time I go I get them and just return these ones but at least I got something.

Can You Believe This Set of Madness???

Today I get asked if people speak English well in Trinidad???

People really that ignorant???? It good thing I not really Trini or it would be one cuss for she - but not to worry I did but her straight for all of you and informed her that English is your mother tongue.

Lawd

With that said, back to work – enjoy your day everyone!

Trini-In-TO I found you Monday Wear

What do you think Kara???

and...

Gee we get you a matching set too :)

My Boots

Let me start off by saying that before the discovery of Saucy's blogg and the creation of my own I was going to wear my costume for 2 days and most likely would of just painted an old pair of sneakers gold but you guys have done it to me and I must say thank you :) Thanks to all you guys I am on top of my game - what other foreigner knows about Monday wear and that boots are the shit :)

With that said let me present you with my Carnival boots!!!!!!

Comments please......................

I think I can work the heel now that I see the boots that Saucy and SocaDiva getting have heels too!!

Really it only one day since I have Monday wear and the feel comfortable.

Now I ready :)

"....get on bad and misbehaving"

Had to Share Ha-Ha

An email I got in the office :)

Exercise Routine New exercise routine. If you're over 40, you might want to take it easy at first, then do it faster as you become more proficient. It may be too strenuous for some . Always consult your doctor before starting any exercise programme! SCROLL DOWN...




















NOW SCROLL UP.. . That's enough for the first day. Great job. Have a glass of wine.

Safety

So with Carnival just around the corner I wanted to take a minute to reflect on that fact that amidst all this fun there are many dangers. We have all talked about the fact that Trinidad is not that safe but as a foreigner I want to say that during my many visits to Trinidad I am very glad to say that they have gone with incident (well major incident at least) and that is why I can return without hesitation.

Please let us all be safe during this Carnival season. Never travel alone, use your head and trust your gut feelings.

Even still, with this said, don’t be scared – HAVE FUN!!! Free up yourself and get rid of the stresses we deal with the rest of the year.

I wanted to bring your attention to my local news hear in Toronto, please take the time to browse the sites. I read the Trinidad news almost every day and keep up to date since I spend a good amount of time on the island (last year 5 weeks plus!!!)

Things are crazy all over nowadays. - BTW, the head story re: the shootings - I work in that building.

http://www.citynews.ca/
http://www.torontosun.com/
http://www.thestar.com/

If I Could Do It In Heals!!!

....for the record I talking about Carnival :)

I would love to cross the stage (oh no stage damn!!) in these but I will break my foot :) I think they would look amazing with the costume. I feel to but them and bring them just to put on my foot and pose up and take pics and then return them to the store when I come Canada!!!

heehee I use my camera phone :)

So I have my shoes now!!!! Not these ones but I find a pair of gold and tan/brown cowboy boots!!! YIPPIEE I SO EXCITED!!!! They have a bit of a heal but not much, the damn little cowboy boot heal - you guys think I can do it, remeber I have Monday wear so it really only Tuesday I worried about and I'll get my man purses (like the plural) to all hold down a pair of flip flops or runner. Plus forget that my 2 girls wear the same shoe size - they will have to watch my back right :) or in this case my foot.

I will take a pic as soon as I get them, they are shipping them so I will show you all on Thursday.
I'm better now :)

I leaving in one month tomorrow !!!!

Shoes Shoes Shoes

Ok here I am in the office working late - unable to attend boxing :( and I am actually waiting for work. You see overtime in our office is not that bad because you spend most of your time waiting for when the lawyer needs you, thus why i am blogging :)

So just a little over a month to Carnival and me the Queen of Shoes does not have anything to wear come Tuesday!!! Half the problem (well more then half) is that I do not want to spend much on these shoes considering I will wear them only for that one day and the odds of them having to be retired after that is like 99.9% - you see I won't wear scuffed shoes so I know they will be garbage.

So lets start with Payless - what do you all think of the shoes below - help me fellow bloggers vote!!! (thanks for the idea Kevian!!!)

***Please note that I am doing this at the office and have not made any kind of decision what so ever and Saucy, girl you have seen the costume in person - help :) They are in no particular order, remember I playing cow mas - Tribe website blocked at work so I can't post the costume pic.


Shoe # 1 - too brown :(

Shoe # 2 - not sure about comfort...

Shoe # 3 - orange DUH

Shoe # 4 - maybe, need to look at costume again

Shoe # 5

there is none!!!!!

This ain't helping - I need to go to the mall :(

Got a pic

Fete in TO Before We Go !!!

So with Carnival fast approaching and all the pre-jump ups happening in TnT what are we foreigners to do???

Saturday February 3rd, 2007"DCALXII" - 12th Annual edition of DOH CRY AH LEAVIN'At: KOOL HAUS - 132 Queens Quay West2 day pre-purchase opportunity December 22nd & 23rdOne-time special price of $12 for the 12th Annual DOH CRY AH LEAVIN'Play De Record (Downtown) - 416.586.0380A Kut Above (Scarborough) - 416.839.1489 (ask for Jeff)Drupatis (Etobicoke) - 416.745.4189Charlie's (Mississauga) - 905.896.3663Modern Edge (Ajax) - 905.426.6894regular priced tickets will be on sale January 12thToronto's official farewell fete before T&T Carnival - THIS IS THE ONLY FETE TO BE SOLD OUT EVERY YEAR SINCE ITS INCEPTION 11 YEARS AGO!"time to show you the power of the DJ now..."Info: 416.245.6411 www.myspace.com/socatherapy

Year In Review

Ok so I see you all writing and no one visiting my blogg anymore

:(

Guess it my fault, I sticking on the posts

So to recap on my year 2006 started off good for me – kind of like this year. Holidays were done and over and the countdown for Carnival was on!!! My 2006 Carnival experience was amazing!!! I managed to stay down in the Caribbeans for an entire month and spent my time between Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago – was really liking myself in Feb/March of 06

Well I reach home to good old cold Canada in mid march and was not happy – cold lick me hard since when my plane landed some construction caused me to be shuttled from one terminal to the other to get my luggage, I was unprepared and had to do this in my shorts – not a good welcome back!!!

Then was April - Kara I celebrate 4 birthdays in my family in April, my moms on the 8th, mom’s husband on the 15th, my big bros on the 25th and then me on the 30th!!!!

So that was April – them May, June, July and August hit – Canadian summer!!! Had my own apartment this year so I partied it up through these times and took in as much good weather as I could. Still stuck hard to my boxing throughout the summer and played recreational soccer in the evenings. Summer ends here with Toronto Carnival/Carabana – this year was a good one, can say I really had a time. Hit up fetes every night and stormed the parade on lakeshore with my bottle of black and white whisky from TnT :) Booked my ticket for Trinidad Carnival 2007 and not long after was the birth of my blogg!!!!

September/October things settled down and I finally decided that I wanted to fight – I have been boxing for 2 years now and never seriously though about getting competitive until now. My coach was thrilled, he has been trying to twist my arm from day one. Haven’t had my first fight yet but if I can get one in during the first part of next year I will be more then happy. People tell me all the time that I’m nuts – but trust me it doesn’t hurt all that bad getting knocked in the face LOL. One time I thought I got whiplash with Carlos. I’ll update my feelings on this issue after the first time some ko’s me :) Things have changed at work – for the better, but I’ve been super busy thus why you don’t all see me on a daily basis but I trying!!! I am sure this will pick up as Carnival gets even closer!!! 54 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

November was just as busy as the previous months so I decided to cancel my Christmas vacation and take time off at the end of November. Holidays can be quiet in the office so I thought I rather be here then and skip out in November. November I reached Trinidad but my fellow bloggers have already heard about that. Didn’t make it across to Tobago but its alright, I will be there after Carnival.

December was a busy month – landed back here on the 3rd or 4th and had to settle back in and deal with the craziness of the holidays – had no shopping done at all but I made it as always :)

Well that brings me to present day – preparing for Carnival again!!!!

“So wave your hand high, up in the sky…..”

“One thing about my country, where ever we go we love to party, there’s my cousin get at her, show me your rag…..”

“They see baccanical – we see Carnival….”

“I want you to spread out your wings and fly…..taking off like an airplane……”

“When you see me whining in a band, it’s the best thing in the land, hop on up, hop on up!!!!”

Now to start off the New Year. Next 6 weeks dedicated to me and getting fit for Carnival (along with anything else that relates to same)

All the best to all of you in the New Year and God bless!!

What I ate for Christmas.....and believe me I was not a good girl :)

Ok so since we are confessing here is goes…..

Christmas Eve – this is when my family celebrates

Breakfast – 2 Eggs with toast and cheese

Lunch – Turkey Sandwich and an apple

Last Minute Mall Shopping Snack – Slice of pizza (by this time I already figuring damn it it’s Christmas)

Dinner – was still full from the pizza – silly me so I had to skip my grandmas lasagna and had some chicken, salad, peas and broccoli – so really I wasn’t that bad :)

Evening Snacks – some homemade cookies – not much though only probably 3 throughout the night, fruit and chocolate :)

Drinks – I only had a glass of wine with dinner :)

Physical Activity – not only did I run around the mall but I spent the morning (from 8 – 2) moving. I know it sucks I had to move on Christmas Eve but it’s the only time that worked so I feel I deserve all I ate on this day since I did a lot of lifting and there was no elevator and I was moving out of a third floor!!

Christmas Day

Breakfast – well I am guilty of waking up at 1:30 so I had an English muffin with butter – count it as whatever you wish :)

Lunch/Dinner – it was healthy – I had turkey, sweet potatoes, rice and salad :)

Evening snacks – some more chocolate (oh ohh) and Baileys :)

Boxing Day – this was the worse day, guess because it was the last day to blow my diet

Breakfast – Tim Horton’s egg and sausage breakfast sandwich (sure some of you know what I am talking about)

Lunch – went to East Side Mario’s had Italian Wedding soup and Pasta with Asparagus.

Dinner (now this is bad!!!) went to the bar with my girlfriend to watch the hockey game where we drank (only one cooler for me - REV) and munched on chicken wings and shared a poutine!! OUCH!!

Now that was all bad of me but I am going back to the gym tonight and will behave between now and New Years (on which day I will indulge again) but after that NO MORE!!!

Hope everyone enjoyed themselves and let us now really get ready for we carnival!!!

Now that I look at it I could have been a lot worse, you think???

Merry Christmas to All!!!!

Just wanted to take the opportunity to wish you and yours all the best during the holiday season. Let us not forget that we will be on da road in like less then 8 weeks so mind your diet and try to fit in some exercise :)

If your in TnT please have a drink for me :)

All the best and God bless !!!

buublenut

Getting Ready For A Time!!!

Well Christmas is almost here and soon after that is Carnival - oh shit I mean New Year and then CARNIVAL!!!

Since I just reach back from the island I find it easy to start packing as I am only returning my clean clothes back to my suit case where they belong and guess what I am guilty of trying on my Monday wear once again :) what can I say, I'm excited - I'm sure you all do it too every once in a while. So here is my dilemma - I have a pair of black adidas shoes I was going to wear with my Monday wear which is made up of hot pink and black but I have now come across a pair of adidas shoes in the store that match my hot beaded pink bikini exactly!!! What to do - like how many shoes am I supposed to buy for Carnival LOL I already have to get a pair for my costume, a J'Ouvert pair to demolish (probably a pair I already own) and now these Monday wear ones??? Mind you I for one do not mind buying shoes - I LOVE SHOES but I feel like I buying these shoes to kill them on the road so when is enough enough. Ok the black ones I have look fine but I now the pink ones will look like 100 times better :) so to weigh my pros and cons - save money and wear my old shoes or spend a bit and be truly happy with my Monday wear. I am sure after a few drinks I won't care whats on my feet anyway but on the other hand isn't this where I show case myself to the world :) Help me out guys - what do you think - when is enough enough - buy the shoes or give them up........

What A Time :)

Well I am back guys and boy did I have a time. I reach early last Saturday morning (like 5 AM) drove myself straight home drop my stuff change my clothes and off to Marcus I went. Spent the day between Maracus and Las Cuavas Beach and spent the evening at a friends house who lives in the nearby village – they welcomed us by cooking us dinner and we spent the evening drinking and catching up on old times. Sunday I spent the day at Macurip (sorry about all the spelling guys – remember I am foreign, saucy, hottie help me out here) I enjoyed myself at this beach because you can really swim out far – it was a good work out, ventured through the cave in the water, climbed the rocks and took some dives and joined in a friendly game of soccer/football with the guys :)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and the rest of the week I forget :) but I went into town a couple of times, hit some more beaches, spent a couple of nights in St. James at S&B’s and went to some new club they open up – Glamour I think. Friday evening I joined the after work crowd at Mangos in town and drank off a bottle then made my way to Niabingi. Saturday was my last full day so I decided to settle down and spend some quiet time with my boy before I left and then Sunday by mid day I made my way back to the cold.

You can really sense that Christmas is coming on the islands and I love it. Now I just need to hold on and wait till February – The thought of how I will feel when I break out J’Ouvert morning gives me goosebumps and makes me shriek and giggle like a little child – but I will TRY to wait patiently

I Reach Back Safe

Well I come back to the cold and the snow :( Had a time !!! Busy as ever here though so will reach back the post soon. Until then hope you are all doing well and keeping up the Carnival exercises and diet - Carnival 2K7 almost here.