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Machel Montano – The Fog – the Official Music Video
Dust di place
Dust di place
This one goin’ an’
Dust di place
This one goin’ an’ fog up de place
Dust di place
This one goin’ an’
Dust di place
This one goin’ an’
Dust di place
Leweee go ha
I’m winin’ up in de session aye
I’m gettin’ on like I neva
Jam a bumpa yet
But I’m in deep concentration oh
And every eye on me so
Iz now the stage done set
For the dust to rise whoa oh
Powder in your eye
Now we come to life whoa oh
We dustin’ dem from aside
Gyal dem peltin waist
Powder in your face
Foggin’ up the place
In the uptown session
Well we havin’ a nice time
From one fete to the next one
Well you know that is my style
And when I reach downtown
With this thunder now
Touchdown, I want to jump around
And all the gyal dem bound to
Go down, go down
Now everybody surround
That’s why I love powder
Everybody fete’n is powder
Everybody gettin’ it powder
Everybody catchin’ it powder
This is how we celebrate
And you cannot get away
Powder!
I losin’ all me complexion
I givin’ them performance
They never see that yet
And I’ze a man on a mission oh
The more they run from me well
The more crazy I get
So now the dust will rise, whoa powder in your eye
Now we come to life, whoa we dustin them from aside
Girl dem peltin waist
Powder in your face
Foggin’ up the place
In the uptown session
Well we havin’ a nice time
From one fete to the next one
Well you know that is my style
And when I reach downtown
With this thunder now
Touchdown, I want to jump around
And all the gyal dem bound to
Go down, go down
Now everybody surround
That’s why I love powder
Everybody fete’n is powder
Everybody gettin’ it powder
Everybody catchin’ it powder
This is how we celebrate
And you cannot get away
Powder!
This one goin’ an’ fog up de place
If you afraid then come out we face
This one goin’ an’ fog up de place
If you afraid then come out we face
This one goin’ an’ fog up de place
If you afraid then come out we face
This one goin’ an’ fog up de place
If you afraid then come out we face
We come out to play mas
And we do fraid powder
Say we come out to play mas
And we do fraid powder
Tell them that we come out to play mas
And we do fraid powder
Tell them that we come out to play mas
And we do fraid
Everybody gettin’ it!
In the uptown session
Well we havin’ a nice time
From one fete to the next one
Well you know that is my style
And when I reach downtown
With this thunder now
Touchdown, I want to jump around
And all the gyal dem bound to
Go down, go down
Now everybody surround
That’s why I love powder
Everybody fete’n is powder
Everybody gettin’ it powder
Everybody catchin’ it powder
This is how we celebrate
And you cannot get away
Powder!
That’s why I love powder
Everybody fete’n is powder
Everybody gettin’ it powder
Everybody catchin’ it powder
This is how we celebrate
And you cannot get away
Powder!
Banana Shortage threatens Trinidad Carnival 2013
The almost-perfect foreign bananas
There is a shortage of bananas in the country and it couldn’t happen at a worse time than one week before Carnival when thousands of women use the banana as their weapon of choice in that epic and seasonal battle with their bikini costumes. One woman claimed the only bananas she was able to put her hands on in recent time were quite soft and local. Over the years she had come to expect the consistently firmer ones from the islands and that they stayed harder longer. Several women claim the foreign bananas were considerably straighter than the local ones and looked more appealing as they were nearly unblemished when removed from the box. However, the woman said that foreign bananas were all the same, and too much quality control can make life boring. With the local bananas, you never quite know what to expect and on the rare occasion you are pleasantly surprised,” she was quoted as saying.
Bruised and banged up local bananas – some are almost as crooked as local politicians
Corruption Continues to Flourish in Trinidad and Tobago with the Help of Government
Dear Kamla and Anand,
I am now more than a bit concerned that corruption from the Manning era is flourishing under your watch. Despite all your ranting about setting up an Anti-corruption Commission, I have heard nothing about this essential service. I don’t know if such a Commission exist since a Google search shows that it was last mentioned early in 2011. I blogged about such a measure in January 2011, full of hope that finally a Government in power will do something about the corruption infestation that is still plaguing our land.
What has happened since this People’s Partnership was elected is that senior government ministers are now partying with the obviously-corrupt public officials and some suspected big drug men and money launders are courting and liming with the opposition. By now, despite rants form politicians on both sides, the population knows that Section 34 was no accident and it was one of the few things that the Government, Opposition and other higher powers agreed on for the good of the “better people” of our land. Our marketed-as-fearless Prime Minister said back in January 2011 “If it is that a man works for $1,000 but he is driving a million-dollar BMW, then where did that money come from?” What I want to add is “Where did some of the directors of various Ministries get money to build their $10,000,000 dollar second homes in Trinidad, and buy new Prados and BMWs.” These homes are places where some self-righteous Government Ministers party with dubious characters (public servants) who might well be sponsoring the Government.
Much of the population is feeling betrayed by the Government and Opposition as people are realizing the depth of corruption and money laundering in this country. Both political parties seem to have a hand in allowing these activities to flourish as these political parties and party officials benefit immensely from dirty money. These parties are unpatriotic and their main goal is to ride the backs of voters so that they can protect the Mr. Bigs of our country. What lies beneath our political parties stinks even more than what we see on the surface and what we see on the surface is rotten beyond belief.
A Betrayed Voter
akalol
Chasing Obama
“Whether it’s from 35,000 feet aboard Air Force One or in a motorcade through the streets of Manhattan, Reuters White House photographer Jason Reed offers a view from behind the tinted windows of Obama‘s 2012 Presidential campaign.” ~ Reuters TV
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Life of Pi Coming Soon to a Big then small screen
After many false starts, Life of Pi, the bestseller by Yann Martel which sold over seven million copies,was finally made into a movie. It is due to open at Movietowne on 28th November 2012. I am a big fan of the novel and will make every effort to see it on the big screen before Movietowne moves it to the tiny screens at the back of the cinema and charge the same price.
For those who don’t remember or never read the book, “Pi” is short for the main character in the novel, Piscine Molitor Patel. The other main character is Richard Parker, a Bengal tiger.
The movie is directed by Ang Lee and not M. Night Shyamalan. Life of Pi also stars many.
From the publisher:
The son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals bound for new homes.
The ship sinks. Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat, his only companions a hyena, an orangutan, a wounded zebra, and Richard Parker, a 450-pound Bengal tiger. Soon the tiger has dispatched all but Pi, whose fear, knowledge, and cunning allow him to coexist with Richard Parker for 227 days while lost at sea. When they finally reach the coast of Mexico, Richard Parker flees to the jungle, never to be seen again. The Japanese authorities who interrogate Pi refuse to believe his story and press him to tell them “the truth.” After hours of coercion, Pi tells a second story, a story much less fantastical, much more conventional–but is it more true?
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Miss Trinidad & Tobago 2012 Universe – Avionne Mark
Miss Universe Trinidad & Tobago 2012 – Avionne Mark
I didn’t see the Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe show last Sunday and I do find nearly all the girls attractive and hard to judge from web photos alone. This is only made worse by a frustratingly low-definition broadcast from TV6. What matters in the end though is how contestants are able to sway the minds of judges on the night with a lot of walk and a little talk. In the photo above, photographer Gary Jordan is able to show his amazing ability and beauty of Avionne Mark, the winner of Miss Trinidad & Tobago 2012 Universe. She already has the Cover Girl effect.
iPad Mini – 7-inches of Heaven
iPad Mini
I will not be needing or even wanting any of the new iPads as I already have a 4th Generation iPod touch which makes me happy and I am quite contented with my current level of happiness. If however you are one of the unhappy ones or happy but need more happiness because you are addicted to new pleasures and boosting the economy then a new iPad may be for you.
If Apple is aiming the iPad Mini at women then Apple will have to convince females the new tablet, despite being a battery-powered device that is around seven inches long and thin as a pencil, is not only a bargain at US$329 but smarter and less trouble than the average man.
iPad Mini
iPad Specs
Windows 8 and Orgasms
Initial reviews of Microsoft’s Windows 8 suggest the learning curve is steep for regular Windows users and apparently it even confuses the minds of eight year olds. This overlooked fact means both parents and grandparents with new PCs will be lost in the windowed woods without any form of tutoring for some time. Some expert reviewers are even suggesting that Windows 8 is not even related to Windows 7 in terms of user-interface so it should have been called something else – I suggest MS Confusion One, MS Confusion One Point One etc.
For those who are not following the intriguing world of Operating Systems for computers, Windows 8 is Microsoft’s attempt to have one OS for computer, laptop, tablet and phone. When Microsoft came up with the concept of Windows 8, they assumed most users had touch-screen computers so there is a heavy bias in Windows 8 to make mouse and keyboard use so difficult, PC users will consider throwing their PCs and best friends who tried to help but became just as insane, through the window.
It seems that the only people rushing to upgrade to Windows 8 will be those puzzle-solving freaks who will more than likely have several orgasms and near-orgasms while figuring out how to do simple things on Windows 8 like shut down the PC or an application. Finding the traditional Start button might even be equivalent to finding and using the elusive, and sometimes mythical, g-spot. Microsoft knows that in order to match Apple OS xxx, Windows 8 was inevitable as the world is rapidly evolving into an Apple-created touch-mode world. The Redmond folks probably thought that biting the bullet now is better than having a live grenade thrown at them later. On the bright side, we, the users, will no longer have to point our mouses and click to load news articles or save girls in jpg format to our hard drive. The new intuitive touchy-feely, on-demand world will insist that if we want it we should touch it and save it on that virtual drive provided by some cloud guys.
Sheneille Leelah – Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe Hopeful 2012
Sheneille Leelah
Sheneille Leelah might be hopeful of winning Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 2012 but I am almost sure 99.99% of the world female population is still hopeful that they can look even half as good in a bikini as Miss Leelah. According to a Google search, the name Leelah is Arabic in origin and means “night beauty” but Sheneille Leelah looks amazing regardless of time of day and color of boxing gloves.
Sheneille Leelah
Sheneille Leelah
Renee Bhagwandeen is A Hot and Hopeful Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 2012
Renee Bhagwandeen
Renee Bhagwandeen is very hot and if I looked like her I would also be very hopeful of winning the contest. Why did aka_lol get run over by a Coosal truck carrying a full load of gravel destined to fill the country’s latest sinkhole? Because he was trying to cross the road to get a photo of Miss Renee Bhagwandee standing on the other side wearing a bikini and a smile, .
Renee Bhagwandeen
Renee Bhagwandeen
Sarah Jane Waddell – Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 2012 Hopeful
Sarah Jane Waddell
Sarah Jane Waddell is, according to Facebook:
“Public Figure – Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 2012 hopeful– ready to represent her country on the world stage!”
There is not much more to say as pictures of Sarah Jane Waddell can leave a man speechless but in a happy way. I am not saying she will win since I don’t know how she will respond to questions where the best answers will be among the following replies – (a) World Peace, (b) Poverty Eradication, (c) Nelson Mandela, (d) Tim Goopeesingh. But on a very serious note, these photos make Sarah Jane Waddell look like a real winner.
When I stumble on photos of the other contestants I will post them similarly.
Sarah Jane Waddell
Sarah Jane Waddell
Sarah Jane Waddell Retro Look
Sarah Jane Waddell – Bikini
Sarah Jane Waddell – Bikini
Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2012
Trinidad and Tobago Budget-Minded Criminals
The only reason Citizens show a keen interest in the National Budget every year is that, besides Movietowne and Parliament, there isn’t much quality entertainment available to citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. Movietowne provides a nice environment for movies, dining and liming whereas Parliament supplies quality bacchanal due to an over-abundance of Parliamentarians and Senators with the lowest morals, integrity and intelligence. The National Budget was always about the allocation of funds available for plundering by the elected and selected few and if the Budget provided relief and hope to the average Citizen it was purely coincidental. This year, the Prime Minister in her glee, pelted a few grains of budgetary delights at her chickens in an attempt to prevent them from noticing they were being slaughtered daily.
The National Budget was, and still is, about putting the elected and selected thieves on alert in order to get their act together so the Country’s money won’t be wasted of the common good but on the good of the chosen. This Government is so similar to the last one I am beginning to realize the People’s Partnership was envious of the Manning regime, so they decided to copy Manning’s style from day one. The National Budget is not a statement of the way forward for the country but a newsletter for white-collar criminals of Trinidad and Tobago. It is an important document used for planning by this elite bunch as this is a country where white-collar criminals are protected by the law and their lawyers on the inside.
From Manning to Persad-Bissessar – not a damn thing has changed except for the changing of the incompetents and big time thieves.
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West Indies – World Twenty20 Champions
Not since 1979 we (WI) were champions – We are Champions once again! To quote Cricinfo “Flair. Calypso. Frontrunners. Millionaires. Gold chains. Chris Gayle. No, no, no, no, no and no. West Indies’ first World Twenty20 win was more digging in, refusing to give up, running and fielding like their life depended on this match, stunning the home crowd, and pulling off one of the most amazing turnarounds in Twenty20 history….”
Some West Indian fans went to wash their cars in the hot sun after Windies were only 48 after 10 or 11 overs. But like the current West Indies Team under Darren Sammy, I to said “It ain’t over till it’s over” and fought to the end. It was worth every second.
The Sri Lankans might have even been celebrating a little too early but anybody following the World Twenty20 series in Sri Lanka must have realized that the motto of this West Indies team is “Never Say Never.” The West Indies took advantage of the little known phenomena called “home crowd disadvantage.” When you are playing in a finals in front your home crowd and you are the host nation, the massive expectations turn every pitfall turns into an avalanche. West Indies took full advantage of this and pressure cooked the Sri Lankans.
What more can I say but Spectacular and Amazing Team Effort by Darren Sammy and the West Indies Hit Squad!!!!! Winning isn’t everything but it is a lot especially after a long drought.
Darren Sammy (c)
Dwayne Bravo (vc)
Samuel Badree
Darren Bravo
Johnson Charles
Fidel Edwards
Chris Gayle
Sunil Narine
Kieron Pollard
Denesh Ramdin (wk)
Ravi Rampaul
Andre Russell
Marlon Samuels
Lendl Simmons
Dwayne Smith
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From Democracy to Dictatorship ?? – Trinidad and Tobago 2012
Aranguez – May 2010
As hard as it is to believe, the following is based on actual events that took place in the former Democratic Country of Trinidad and Tobago over the last few days.
“Attack the press and the people with full force” shouted the Trinidad and Tobago Cabal (formerly known as the Government) as they saw the treasury and iPads slipping from their grips. It was just two years ago they hoodwinked the population into casting their votes for a dictatorship disguised as a democratic party and were hoping that the nation kept behaving like sheep and goats. But as good luck would have it, the plot to free their treasury-plundering leaders from a life in jail, without the benefit of any access to extra-slippery butt cream, was exposed by the soon-to-be-strangled press of the land.
This one cataclysmic event, along with the nightmares of deeds of the Last Party in Power, jolted the country out of slumber and the usual sheep and goat behavior of the nation was transformed almost overnight to the behavior of wolves. The Cabal, on seeing this transformation, grew angry and flew into a blinding rage because they knew that jail is no place for butt-hole party leaders. “How dare they expose us” shouted the King, and the Queen and the Chief Corrupt Lawyer of the Cabal. “Don’t they know who is boss.” So, both in fury and desperation, every woman and Jack in the cabal asked all their minions who were given, getting, or about to get party favors, to come out and support the Dictatorship at a free brain-numbing event to show the protesting nation how mindless mass support can make a hugely unforgivable wrong, alright.
Aranguez – May 2010
Why I should not be fired by AG Ram
Despite previous public perception, I am the Attorney General who knows nutting about criminal law. Now under this maladministration we had a Minister of Justice who knew quite a bit about criminals so that is why the PM fire he ass. I see no reason to resign because I was so ignorant about criminal law it ain’t funny. I couldn’t even tell the difference between a purse snatcher and a white collar criminal. In fact, when Section 34 went before cabinet I fly away fast, fast because whether I was there or in Alaska, it wouldn’t ah make ah damn difference and I think the PM was fully cognisant of this. However it should be noted that only last night I ordered two books from Amazon Bargain Books section, Criminal Law for Dummies and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Criminal Law. With this new found knowledge I will now be able to advise Cabinet properly and at a level they can understand. I am surprised people are calling for my head and I only assume it is because I have fat cheeks. And, no, stupidity is never a reason to be dismissed from cabinet because if that was the case the cabinet of this country will be nearly empty all the time.
