FEBRUARY 2ND

Today i pick up my costume, FINALLLY!!!.

I headed to St. Ann's and picked a friend of Alicia's on the way to the mass camp. It was a big lime out on the patio, people drinking and listening to music. I met up with Drew and the crew. Holy shit Tony is facking hilarious, they are one bunch of fools. Anyway, my number called and Kwame and i went in. It went pretty smooth and i thought the employees were very friendly and helpful. After the mas camp, we met up with Alicia and the crew at Long Circular Mall. I looked for stalkings but they didn't have the ones that actually matches my skin tone. I really wanted to hang out with them some more but i wouldn't have a way of getting back to south and i didn't want to put the man through all that drama of, going back home only to come back and get me plus we had to go to Insomnia.

Next stop was my favouritest mall in Trinidad. WEST MALL. Yeaaaaah. Oh my gosh i just love that place. I went into my favourite store, i forget the name. I found my stalking thanks to the stalking expert. I picked up 2 because you know stalkings can go wrong sometimes. Next stop was finding an earing to go with my costume, which i did find and Boom baaang bang, my costume was complete.

We ate some KFC and head back to South. I showered and relaxed a bit and it was on the road again to Insomnia. Man, I think the government should look into ways of making another road to take people into Chaguaramas. This one way in and out just doh work at all. The traffic is horrible but once you get to MOBS2 the traffic is a distant memory. I went with stoosh in mind lol. I didn't dress stoosh or anything, but i knew that i didn't want that cold water on me so i went where the speakers were. Ha i know they weren't crazy enough to wet up the speakers. I just stood there watching Kwame's friends play the ass. Oh my gosh, those guys are different to say the least. You people had to be there to see what shit they were carrying on with.

I've always loved insomnia, partying as the sun rises. It was a very interesting show. It had men sky diving, and some very surpise artistes like "What am i longing for, my baby to love me more" JAH CURE. I acted like the Jamaican that i am when i heard his voice. I couldn't believe it. The crowd went mad. It was a sweet surprise.

I think people have the most fun once all the artistes leaves. Just the people and the dj's and its like the people never want to go home either.

I don't blame them anyway because the same issues we have going into Chaguaramas is the same issue we have getting out and you know ain't nothing nice about it when you are hungry and sleepy. Steeeupse.

I don't even know what time we made it back to South all i know is i slept good and hard that afternoon.

FEBRUARY 1ST

Again, i packed my bag, a smaller one this time,( maybe i should change my name to the "bag lady"). This time though i was heading to town to meet my home girl Denise. I met up with her at the insomniacs headquarters where she works sometimes. Denise was so much kicks, she cuss out this woman nice and proper all cause the woman parked on the wrong side a de road and all most knocked me down while trying to open her car door. I thought for a minute D was gonna cuff her down. We went to her house and i tried to nap for a bit before hanging out, but you know excitement wasn't allowing it. plus damn Dexter kept calling mi frickin phone. We showered and ate food at this Jerk restaurant. the jerk was almost good, the smokey taste was there and it was seasoned just right BUT, the chicken was almost raw. The rice and peas was a hot mess and that is all i will say on that. We walked down to Crow bar, just a stone throw away from D's house. We met up with Dexter and Marc, the Bday boy. Thomas was a goner, lol oh how i love Thomas, he was just so drunk it was funny. Denise got Dexter and i a ride over to girls power, where we were to meet up with Alicia, Marla and the gang, and yes the fraud was there too with my ticket. We went in (VIP) and we had the time of our lives. The food was good, drinks was flowing and waist were flinging (lol like that one don't ya. This was one of the best party for me. It seems to me that VIP had more fun than the general admission. Dexter was quite the jammette, how he found his way on stage only god knows and i must have been really drunk because i didn't see his ass on stage with Destra's dancers crotch in his face. When i saw the pictures i was like WHAT THE FUCCCCCCCK? When did all that happen? It was time to go or so i thought, i made my way to general to meet up with Kwame, but the party wasn't over yet. In their corner was on and poppin. I saw Tony and Kwame for the first time.

All in all i had a great day, from eating curry crab and dumplins and sipping on coconut water under a tree in the Savanna, to liming with Denise one and one. Liming at crow bar with Dexter, Marc, Thomas and Drew, to Girl's Power. I HAD A BLAST.

January 31st

Thursday


....Ohhh did i tell you i really enjoyed staying at Kwame's house. They have a huge ass Kitchen down stairs as his mother is a caterer, plus she owns the hotel on their property. Sooo all i have to do is go in the kitchen and request what i'd like for break fast. I wanted to order Fried bake and saltfish everyyy morning. By lunch time we would be gone anyway and dinner time whatever the visitors in the hotel had for dinner that's what we would usually eat.

Back to what i was saying. I woke up and did my usual ting; which is showered, brush teeth and took couple more panadols because by the hook or the crook my tale would be at UWI Splash. I slept throughout the day and, untill Dexter called to check in on me, then 3 seconds later, literally, Jazzy called sounding all happy. I know her ass was liquored up at that wack day party they went to all the way in "woye woye" lol. Thank god i didn't spend my $170 Canadian to go to that party. Did that party ever sound social. My gaaawd. I could hear them so clearly on the phone, barely any music, just people talking in the back ground. I mean if is lime they wanted to lime don't you think we all could have limed in somebody backyard for waaaaaaay cheaper than that?. Anyway, i slept some more, and if i didn't take so long to finish this blog i would have remembered exactly what happened. I'm quiet sure i did something before going to Splash.

I met up with Abby back stage at UWI Splash. We chilled for a bit then we went our separate ways. oh i also forget to mention that i did went to her work place and spent about half an hour with her, not on this day though, it was some other day.

I cruised around with Kern (K's cousin)and he was just spotting all the american celebrities dang. I couldn't careless because someone else caught my eyes "gyal de way de time cold i could be keeping yuh warm, im got de right temperature to keep mi warm", SEAN DAH PAUL was in the HIZOUUUUS and was looking hot as ever. Yuh tink i'm lying? Mi have de picture to prove it to, go weh. It was a nice little lime, all the brothers and cousins were there and we all whined down the place.

I think that is all my little memory will allow me to type.

Oh hold on, De girl had told me months in advance that we would go to a party instead of UWI Splash uhmm ask mi if i hear bout she yet? lol And the saga continues.

Stay tuned for Friday Night. GIRLS POWER!!!!!

January 30th

Wednesday

OH MY GOSH. I can't Breatheeeeeee. Somebody HELP MEEEEE. I'm freezing, shivering and breathing through my mouth. Umb Ade do you have any Tynenol?..No gyul i eh got no Tylenol buh ah have some Panadol. Panadol flu to be exact. I was happy, and it worked too.

All i can remember is that i spent all day inside sleeping and resting because i couldn't afford to be sick on Carnival Monday and Tuesday. Kwame tried to twist my arm into going with him to Customs fete. I thought about it a little and decided to stay in. I took more Panadol and Ade showed me where the movies were and i watched movies untill i was too tired to stay up.

January 29th

Tuesday


The Phone wrang at exactly 4:45 a.m. It was kern giving us our wake up call as we had to catch the 6:30 a.am boat leaving for Tobago. We got dressed and Kern's dad picked Kwame and i up. We reached at Port of Spain Port of Authority around 6ish, i got myself a hot chocolate and by the time the young girl ws through serving me it was time to board the boat.

We got on the boat and found our spot. I was in awe. The inside was simply beautiful with a little snack shop. It was really clean with comfortable seats and a VIP section which we sneaked in. I got comfortable and watched the boys play Romie (a card game) and they also had a stash of Fernandez rum which i poured in my hot chocolate. Yummm. I fell asleep and about half an hour into my sleep i jumped up all dilarious running around the place in my socks like i was crazy. I was feeling really sick and out of it ywelling for a bathroom. I had to VOMIT and real bad too. I ran down the stairs while trying to keep my balance and people only looking at me like "dis girl mad"?. I guess someone recognized what was up and pointed me to the bathroom and man ooo man i was never so happy to kneel infront of a toilette. EEEW i know. I went back upstairs looking like dazed and mashed up. As i sat down and was begining to get comfortable...OH OHHHHHH gotta go again. I zoomed down stairs and this man looked at me and grin i wanted to slap the living shit out of him but i had no time to take him on that point. I went to pray over the toillete again. Hold on imagine i had to vomit what i didn't have in my stomach in the first place? steeeups. When i came out the stall womens heads were hanging ouver in garbage bins and sinks puking. I no longer felt bad, at least couple people knew and felt what i was going through, MUHAHAHAHA. I walked back up the stairs and to my seat,put my head in Kwame's lap and knocked out for a bit. Candice called around 7 am and we made arrangements for my pick up when i get back to Trinidad. I went back to sleep.

When i woke i saw mountains and a huge cruise ship at the doc. I was excited a big grin came and instantly i forget i was upset at the boat. We exited the boat and i could barely wait to get my camera out and take pictures. I made sure i took a picture of me with the boat in the back ground displaying the words "Trinidad and Tobago Express" in Big red letters. We left the Port and walked up a very steep hill towards the Republic bank where Kwame's auntie works. I'm sure allyuh know how hot the sun is bright and early in the morning PLUS, i had nooo food in my system DAMN YOU BOAT. Finally we reach the top of the hill and into the bank where my worse enemy touched my skin. He felt good for the first 2 minutes but i wanted to get out cause i couldn't stand him anymore more. His touch was so cold he made my bones hurt. yes i'm talking about the Air Condition. I kept falling asleep in the office because i took gravol and Allegra plus my fluish symptomsand the simple fact that i woke up so bright and early. Can you tell i'm a drug addict?

Kwame's auntie took us outside to where she parked her car and handed the car keys to Kwame. Yeahhh we don't have to take a taxi, NICE. She gave us directions on how to get to Store Bay and OFF we were. I tried snapping pictures of road signs to prove to the people that i was in Tobago but i just couldn't focus. 20 minutes later, oh yes 20 minutes and we were in Store Bay. We changed in the parking lot. Well i only had to take my dress and tights off because i was already wearing my swim suit. While changing a man came up to us and ask if we were going on the glass bottom boat tour and one of the boys said yes. They paid the man and asked what time the boat would be leaving. The man said within and hour. We were excited to hear that cause we were seriously hungry, especially me. As we were about to go insearch of food the damn man come and tell us dat de boat leaving in FIVE minutes. What a facking CRIMINIAL lol. he waited untill he got the money then decided to break the news. I was highly disappointed but i decided i would frown and told myself that i'm a champ. We got settled on the boat and offff we were to onl god knows where cause all i could see infront of me was endless water.

Hello ladies and gentlemen, my name is so and so and i am your guide for the next 4 hours. First of all i would like to welcome you all to Tobago. Blah. Blah. Blah. All that stuck out was FOUR HOURS. What he mean by four hours, i facking hungry and he wants to have me out in the middle of the facking ocean for 5 HOURS? All that was going through my head but at the same time i burst out laughing cause his accent was frigging hilarious and for a moment he sounded like Sherwayne Winchester. I decided i would just suck up the fact that i'm hungry and focus on something else and not the tape worms or whatever is living inside my stomach. I took out the camera and started to take pics of anything i see including the anchor that was reasting on the boat right infront of me. The Driver slowed down and pointed to the right as we approached Pigeon point. He explained why it is called Pigeon Point and i really can't remember except nuff pigeons live dere lol.

First stop: The Coral reef. He stopped for a bout 20 minutes where we all surrounded the glass to look at the beautiful Corals, oh yes there were some dead ones too. Oh my god, looking at the fishes were breath taking and i thought to myself, God is truely amazing.

Second Stop: Bucco Reef. Hmm i think i took some pictures of the reef. They stopped for half an hour,it was rainy and cold. Everybody else decided to go and swim not I. I crawled to the top of the boat where the caucasions were hanging out and took pictures of Kern enjoying the cold water. I relaxed at the top and pretended i was a modle while Kwame took pics of me lol. It started pouring and i crawled back down for shelter. And we were off again.

Third stop. THe NYLON POOOOL...YEAHHHH. I've heard so much about this Nylon pool. Tribe even named a section off of that pool. It's not in the middle of the ocean but far out enough. This water is turquoise, prettty and it reaches you no further than your knee cap. You know i had to get in the water right? it took me awhile to actually dip my upper body in the water cause i was so cold. When i did i didn't want to get out. There was a boat (Soca queen) next time we taking that boat cause it was pumping some sweet tunes and we had a lil jam session in the middle of nowhere. We spent about half an hour if not more in that spot then we were off back to Store Bay. We made couple stops on our way back, some people had other places to be like a BBQ on some little island. I'm still pissed, cause i wanted some. steeeeeups, next time.

It was pouring when we got back to shore and for a moment i thought the little boat was going to capsize and those massive waves would take me back to the middle of nowhere with them. Them suckers were about 7 fete and it kept pulling the boat back despite 4 men trying to hold it in one spot. Thank god it stopped for a bit and i jumped off and ran for dear life lol. I swear no word of a lie. I know how much i weigh eh and there is no way i can fight them mofo if they tried to take me away.

We didn't even bother to run for shelter as we were already soaked. We just lined up to get food at one of the many food shops. I ordered curry crab and dumplins. Of course i couldn't go to Tobago the island of Curry Crab and dumplins and not eat curry crab and dumplins. It would be a crime. Let me tell you how i rass up dem crab legs and dumplins, messed up my dress all had curry running down my arm without a care. That shit was goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood. Oh gosh i can still taste it. I want to go back RIGHT NOW. I cleaned up and we were off back to Kwame's aunties work place to give her back her car. A soon as we arrived i had to change, i couldn't walk around showing all of Tobago what i had for lunch. We talked to Auntie for a bout half and hour and trek back down the hill to catch our 5 oclock.

I was a bit fearful about my ride back to Trinidad but it went smoothe. I tried calling Candice several times and the phone kept ringing without an answer. I also left her Kwame's cell number cause my battery died.

We reached back to Trinidad exactly at 7 pm and Kwame's daddy was already there waiting for us with "Sugar baby" and "Cocoa". The ride back to South was kool untill K's dad realized his van was leaking. We stopped and waited for his friend to come and solve the problem. I called candice couple more times and the last call i left her a message. She called back and we made arrangements to meet up at "Eyes Wide Shut". I was almost about to stay in for the night as i wasn't feeling too well but i went out anyway.

EYES WIDE SHUT
This party was an all black affair. It was off the chain. First i met up with Candice to get my ticket, she walked off on me, i guess cause i was kind of late but that wasn't my fault. I mean had she come and pick me up from the port like we planned i would have to drive all the way back to south, RIGHT? Ok den. Me and the boys went in and we had bottles of liquor and red bull. The rain started to sprinkle then it started to pur reallll harrd. Instantly something clicked in our heads and every one went crazy. I keep saying it west indians have a special relationship with rain as a matter of fact anything with water. We go mad when we see water. We were soaking wet just having a grand old time in the rain.

When the party ended you think we would go straight home and change our clothes right? NOOOOT, we road side jammed lol. Ayinde's car system was banging, we stood by the car, drank some more and jammed. By the way that was after i took my shorts off and wrapped myself in my scarf cause i was serious about not wearing wet clothes home. Some ohter folks came by the car and it turned into one piece of Jamishness. People i have the scandalous pics to prove it. i not in dem madness eh, jsut know dat, i'm the photographer. After a fun filled morning/night we went home.

January 28th

Monday


Kern called us bright and early cause we had plan to go to Tobago and come back on Tuesday evening. NOOOT, your friendly nieghbour here was feeling the bed more than the Tobago Idea. I was too tired and i really wasn't feeling the idea of going to catch a boat so early in the morning, plus the plan wasn't well thought out. They wanted to leave South to drive all the way to Port of Spain bright and early morning to see if we could get a ticket for the boat. I seh naa naaa, mi nuh in ah dat. I kindly went back to sleep. When i woke up i was told we are going on Tuesday and we should be in Port of Spain at the Port by 12 noon this afternoon to pick up the tickets. I said cool and they promised they would take me to Maracas for bake and shark. I wasn't interested in going in the water at all cause dat place always cold and i fraid cold. We picked up Kern and Cavelle and headed towards Port of Spain. Of course we were not there for 12 noon, it would be unlike us to be there on time. After picking up the tickets we drove to maracas and i bea lined it straight to Richards bake N Shark stand and put in my order and searched for a drinks. We ate then went to lime on the beach. Cavelle and i decided to leave the boys and we walked and talked along the shore, while walking i stopped staring at this indian cause i was sure to heall i know him. I screamed out "DALE" jumped on him lol. We talked for a big and he shared some of his old oak and coke with me. I thanked him and continued walking. They boys came to get us when they were ready and we went back to Richards for another round before driving back to south. I don't think we did anything on Monday night.

January 27th

Sunday

Happy Birthday kwameeeee.

Why when we woke up the house was deserted? Where verybody gone? Only the old man was there. Well we showered ate and we were told to take the old man and head over to Auntie Sheryl's house. When we pulled up it was bare cars outside, Kwame was like but what de ass mommy gone and do? lol. Funny enough how it was his bday celebration and most of the folks that was there were not of his age group. They were more like his moms and aunts friends lol. FOOOD like MAD and a nice little drinks table. Oh my drink of choice in Trinidad was 1919 and coke or cranberry juice....BLUTTTT. So you know i had to beat couple of that cause i didn't know anybody there minus Kern who i met last summer. His mom gave a speech. Hold on, peaople can you imagine that wutless boy has been in Canada for 12 years and for that twelve whole years this past birthday was the first birthday he ever spent in Trinidad?....apparently carnival is more important than his bday..shakes head. My phone started ringing and i answered, IT WAS THOMAS. Checking up on me and making sure i was being treated well in his country. I gave him a short synopsis of AC3 and told him i was at a bday party and thanked him for calling and let me know when he gets in. Kwame's mom gave a nice speech and welcomed me to Trinidad and to her home and to her family.....but dat ah nuh it people...she introduced me as one of her daughter in laws.. i swear to gawd mi nearly choke pon de 1919 and de ice dem dat was in de cup. I grinned and said thanks and held my head down. What is they tryin to do to your home girl?. After the speeches we ate, jammed to music and got jokes. I had fun, his family members are very warm and welcoming. I fell inlove with his lil niece Megan she is just too cute. I forgot what she did and Cavelle said you nasty lil girl or something to that effect..Megan looked at Cavelle and said "yuh nastier dan me" deaaaaaaaaad. Bwahahahahahaa....oh gosh i couldn't breath...She is 3. I tell you they don't make kids like they used to. Anyways the festivities ended and we packed up and headed back home. I can't remember what we did that night. Oh yes i think that's when we went to Sando hill to Pnm fete. Let me tell yuh how dem old folks can fete. My goodness they were whining lower than me, not that i was whining cause i wasn't feeling too hot. It ended at 12 and we went back down the hill and back home and into bed.

See you guys on Monday :)