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June 2008 - Clivia Writes
In Stereotypes, Tobagonian

On Being Tobagonian

This post took along Time to write.The dynamics of being Tobagonian are very strange. Most of us don't differentiate when its a question of our Nationality. We are "Trini" like every one else.But there is still a separation in our hearts. We are grouped together and are very much as patriotic as the standard Trinidadian, but our experience is not the same.Tobagonians in...

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In Follow the Ramble, Pets

Can't Take Credit for this. I am Not A Cat lover

I found this on the net...but it Sure as Hell Cements my opinions on cats. Its not that I Hate them..but they're too DAMN intelligent to be pets...and Pets are supposed to be dumb animals who love you. Period. Like Sulu. Cats are capable of anything. Shit for all i know they could be a superior species that fell on hard times. I...

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In Caribbean Events, Endorsed

F.R.I.E.N.D.S goes Hypa Active

NO DISCLAIMER!! I ENDORSE I ENDORSE I ENDORSEHypa Hoppa, Live from RED 96.7 FM, andDirect from T&T, RADIOACTIVE!Independence weekend will be the greatest F.R.I.E.N.D.S of the year[ok..this is my favorite party ALL YEAR ROUND..corn soup is legendary]we taking over the inside and outside of Sosta and doing it BIG with an outdoor Lounge.Get your early presold tickets at the following locations:$20 till June...

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In Labor Day Carnival 2008, Sesame Flyers

Labor Day Carnival 2008- Band Launch-Sesame Flyers

Damn Brooklyn..allyuh BUSYSesame Flyers PresentCaribbean Heritage..The Adult Band LaunchJune 29th 20083510 Church Avenue..also featuring a Boatride on July 3rd. More Info -Disclaimer- ...

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In Labor Day Carnival 2008,

Labor Day Carnival 2008- Band Launch-Hawk's International

Hawk's International Returns to the ParkwayLegends of CarnivalSunday July 6thHawks Mas Camp494 Flatbush AvenueFor Official Press Release Website-Disclaimer- ...

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In Labor Day Carnival 2008,

Labor Day Carnival 2008- Band Launch- Borokeets International

Borokeets PresentsBeauty of The Dark ContinentLaunching on Saturday July 5thLive Models in Costumes@ Secrets Bar And Lounge724 Nostrand AveFlyer:Website-Disclaimer- ...

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In Mood In Music, Music

Ure Better Off Making Sure Your Soul's alright

Hey now, maybe we can find a good reason2 send a child off 2 warSo what if we're controlling' all the oil,Is it worth a child dying 4? (is it worth it?)If long life is what we all live 4Then long life will come 2 passAnything is better than the picture of the childIn a cloud of gasAnd u think u got it...

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In Emotion X,

Soooo 24 Hours Later - Un realized Version Of You

Calm has apparently returned..Work was Uneventful..in terms of Hexes ..or cursing..or Wildly imagining co- workers in uncomfortable positions...haha..You know how sometimes corny people ask you when youre having a bad day.."Do You Need a Hug?"and you think..Weirdos...that doesn't fix Jack..But I got a "hug" today..not a physical one. The twin wrote something for me. No it wasn't for me. It was a thought,...

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In WTF,

WTF?? How'd They Do That?

In Houston Carnival 2008,

Houston Carnival 2008 - Stamina Band

***Notice to Masqueraders - Stamina Band Houston Carnival***Just some information on Caribfest 2008. The festivities will kick off this Saturday with Xtacy @ Premier Hall.We will be scheduling a time next week for all the women interested in wearing a costume. We will be meeting at 8003 Via Bella to fit as many people as possible. If you already have a costume from...

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In Miami Carnival 2008,

Miami Carnival 2008 - First Official Miami Carnival Meeting

Yesterday evening Was Miami Carnival Inc.'s first meeting with Band leaders for the 2008 Carnival Season.Strange...band leaders go through so much before Carnival.Everybody seems really frustrated. But you walk in each year..and its the same faces. I realize I'm an old fart face there too. We walk in ..say hi and Shrug as if...yeah ... I know...but I back too...haha.Everyone Selman is doing...

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In Sometimes,

Sometimes i Envy people who can Medicate...

i usally jus blame being PIsces for all my ..upsurges of emotions on any given day...im trying as we speak to correctly assess my "FEELINGS'..See the nice language up there ..that is how i cope..wrap shit up..when the truth is..im ..angry..and crying..and resentful..and frustrated..and frustrated...and unhappy..and tired...and TIRED..and if you ask me why..I CANT TELL you...And i dont Have the GODDAMN time to...

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In

i Hate

being Fragile being Fragile ...

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In Petite, Say What you Feel

Ha..Mood of the Day

Hey..i agreee..Midgets need love too. ...

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In China Mas Group, Miami Carnival 2008

Miami Carnival 2008 - CHINA Launches

CHINA MAS GROUP LAUNCHING OF OUR2008 PRESENTATION for MIAMI CARNIVALonSUNDAY, JULY 20thatCAFE TOBAGOSAVE THE DATE. MORE TO COME. SAVE THE DATE.Miami Carnival - Sunday, October 20th, 2008@ Bicentennial Park in Downtown MiamiEDIT: I copied this text directly from an Email i received. Miami Carnival Is NOT on OCTOBER 20th..its OCTOBER 12th 2008. ...

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In Hilarious,

Can You Tell Im Just Surfing the Net? Retouch My Body

I dont know about you guys,but I'm still ambivalent about whether Im happy with my body or not..Its more like I accept it as it is...but there is always room for improvement..And while im not a 13 year old wanting Plastic Surgery or considering botox or starving myself to death [does the Cayenne Pepper Miracle Diet count?] sometimes these Magazine/Movie Chicks Irk MEHere's...

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In WTF,

WTF?? How'd They Do That?

Farmers in the southern Japanese town of Zentsuji have figured out how to grow their watermelons so they turn out square.It's not a fad. The technique actually has practical applications. "The reason they're doing this in Japan is because of lack of space," said Samantha Winters of the National Watermelon Promotion Board in Orlando, Florida.A fat, round watermelon can take up a lot...

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In Blog,

So Uhm...you think I Should Call??

An Email IN my INBOX, NON JUNK... Addressed to me..heading...I've Been Trying to Reach YouI have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $850,000 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since for a couple of weeks now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting...

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In Labor Day Carnival 2008, Pictures

Wha di Jail?! Labor Day Carnival 2008 - Red Warriors

Not only does Red Warriors have its website up.WITH costumes...They are ACCEPTING Registrations and Payments...Its June!!??Waaayyyyyywhat a thing...Check out their website.Their theme this year is Warriorsfeaturing 4 Costumes...See pictures...Amazonian WarriorIceni WarriorChinese WarriorRoman WarriorContact information:Contact Our Red Warriors Team TodayNew YorkJason: 718-710-2200Kathleen: 917-806-3988Rico: 718-363-3018Tracy: 917-570-6204DCNikki Brann: 240-422-5163Yohanna: 202-341-0400Valima: 202-277-5032FloridaDenise: 561-670-0910Simone: 321-474-1848[I have no direct contact or affiliation with any bands/promoters unless SPECIFICALLY expressed. All...

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In Miami Carnival 2008,

First Out of the box..Broward Carnival 2008

Press Release to Kick-Off "Broward Caribbean Carnival 2008"MEDIA ALERT For Immediate Release Date: Friday June 27, 2008 Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Contact: Francis Ragoo Public Relations Officer Phone: (786) 286-6166 Press Release to Kick-Off "Broward Caribbean Carnival 2008" Broward Caribbean Carnival coming to the City of Lauderhill Sunday October 12, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Central Regional Park (corner...

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In Cliviawrites, Lifestyle

Sexy is....? A Ramble [warning]

I'm not 24 anymore...Im thirty some...shit im 33 years old..OK?And like most women at this stage you've hopefully come to terms with your body by now,Even if you have kids...which I don't yet..[mommy get out my post]any distortions I hope would be viewed as Badges of Honor..Because of my Alter Ego though, I come into contact with1. Younger HOT body Hard Body chicks,...

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In Lifestyle, Sorry

I promise...

to stop thinking in Curse words and typing them here..Im a bad blogger..forgive meIn my head ...i curse like a sailor...more like a wajang jamette cussing cause the blasted taxi driva speed by on di corner and splash up water on she fancy dan dan...Hahah..phewah stressed today..Aint life Grand?? ...

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In Work Related,

Smells Like Burned Shoes in Here

My Boss is on this diet,where they give him his meals ..prepared meals that he has to jus nuke and eat..so he brought in a toaster oven to warm the food upBut Every DAYHe BURNS it..so it smells like Burnt Sneakers in the office...GROSSSSSSSSSSS ...

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In Angry,

This MAN..FUCK!!

has written FILTH with FILTH on the walls.. doo doo from a SHIT HEAD.. He destroyed even the children's clothes the kids are shaking and crying and asking what happens if he breaks out of jail and comes after us? The smallest one cant stop shaking.. His head is swiveling like a bobble head.. they can't stay in their home tonight because one...

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In Friendship, Lifestyle

I have to Let Her Go

I have friend. a good friend that on many occasions ive thought i would have to stop being her friend.She hasn't done anything wrong to me...she is sweet and caring and loving..She is..She's been through so much in her life..but still retains the laughter in her lifepregnant at a young age, her mother didn't support her decision to have her daughter,her father never...

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In Miami Carnival 2008,

Miami Carnival 2008

We aint hear nothing yet about launching..hmm..tick tock ...

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In Creepy, Family Guy

Is it Just me

or is that Orkin Commercial with the Bug coming to the door and saying.."here's your Pizza" REALLY REALLY creepy..Not like funny creepy like the whistly old pervert Mr Herbert guy on family guy..He's funny creepy..sometimes..But those bugs CREEP me out..maybe its the tone of voice they useOr when they take of squealing down the street in the scene after...sigh..The Bugs must dieSee for...

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In Commentary, Lifestyle

Jumbie Riding me this Morning

I dont know if there is room for this any more in trinidad Carnival..it scares the Backside outta me..Im glad for MacFarlane..and some of the other stalwarts holding out..But even me in my little carnival here is the US..is being made to sacrifice VISION for COMMERCIAL..it SUCKS ASSSSSSSs...sorry people..but it's Hard...its like designers being forced to make cookie cutter to sell..cause people just...

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In Commentary, Lifestyle

This Should Be a Tshirt...

Minshall is GOD!!I would Wear it.The Dramatist..an overview on his History if youThe dramatistby Dylan Kerrigan & Nicholas LaughlinPeter Minshall, born 1941 Peter Minshall in the 1980sMark Lyndersay The dramatistPeter Minshall, born 1941Occasionally you’ll hear a Trini describing someone in a great hurry as “running like they just hear Minshall reach the Savannah”. The expression hinges on an indisputable fact: Peter Minshall is...

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In Coskel University, In Other News

DE Tamarind Seed Sessions: Trinity July 7 2008

New Yorkers..Check this out..Oh and it's Free!!July 7th 2008Born on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, Trinity discovered his gift for music at age 5. From that day onward he has never been hesitant to share his talent with anyone within earshot! With an incredible range and a versatile style influenced by R&B, Soca, Reggae and Hip-Hop, Trinity is ready to take the music...

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In Lifestyle, Quote

You had me at....

I come across sayings that grab me...Ill jus keep adding to this post so I can Keep em..."It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing. It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking...

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In PBP,

Bongo Tune

Mi Lova goneFind Amah Where he dey?fine AmMi Lova GoneFind Amah Where he dey?Fine Amyou see mi lova?Find Amah Where he dey?Fine AmGo find Mi LovaFind Amah Where he dey?Find AmExplanation Next Post .. ...

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In Emotion X, Lifestyle

What does burn out feel like?

There I go again...writing something thatll probably freak people who REALLY know me out..worrying about my mental state..Shit this is MYYYY blog...k..how do you know this isnt my life Vest?that when i vent here i can go cope back in Gotham...and not viciously destroy all the bad guys..Consider this my Bat Signal k?Anyways..im trying to figure out what burn out is..CauseI'm functioning..Quite well...

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In I Like, Lifestyle

I am SUCH a Punk Nerd...so what

So.. I've been gushing over my Stargazer lilies that I've had for about 2 WEEKS now and they're still gorgeous and smell wonderful..[inspite of all the in office HATE cause all their flowers DEAD]So on my desk i now have 15 Large Blooms all gorgeous and filling the whole office with their Jungle Sexy Smell.The arrangement itself is so large that i moved...

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In Derek Walcott, Favorite Authors

You Had Me At..

“Yet I feel absolutely no shame in having endured the colonial experience. There was no obvious humiliation in it. In fact, I think that many of what are sneered at as colonial values are part of the strength of the West Indian psyche, a fusion of formalism with exuberance, a delight in both the precision and the power of language. ... I think...

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In I Like, Lifestyle

Lilies

its been an almost a week...and theyre still opening and blooming..:)Lilies...take a lickin..and keep on tickin ...

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