Trinidad at a Glance 3
Written on November 29, 2006 – 12:01 pm | by Mani |
In season:
Pommecythere, Grapefruits.
Hot Song:
What I Want – Fireball
(Definitely one of the strangest soca songs I’ve ever heard. I don’t know if Fireball is blending soca with opera or indian music, but it’s still sounds good even though I’m a little worried that a man could sing such high notes.
Weather:
very nice, cool and breezy and sometimes rainy. Nights are cold by Trinidadian standards so it’s time for the blankets to come out and the fans to be turned off.
Hot topic:
Whey we holin’ de mass. It’s basically weeks to go before Carnicak 2kz and we are yet to learn where it will be and even more importantly why is the Savannah completely off limits.
Why does Patos want an office in the Red House? What is wrong with the building named “Office of the Prime Minister”?
In the Air:
Christmas galore. I was beginning to get worried if Trinidad was skipping Christmas this year because it was already late October before I was to see an ad for a Christmas sale or competition. But Christmas is now in full swing. I actually got to see some old videos on NCC Channel 4 including Marcia Miranda’s Bring out the Ham and that song whose name I don’t know that goes “I give him bread and ham together with a Pastel…” Who sings that song anyway?
Controversy:
Charges of UTT impropriety. So, even more corruption.
Sports:
WI playing Pakistan in the last test in Karachi. We’re not doing too good.
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19 Responses to “Trinidad at a Glance 3”
By ed on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
The song about the Mistah from Margarita is by Drupatee, I believe.
Why can’t the West Indies win? I keep trying to get back into following cricket (which is hard enough when you’re living in the States), but it’s so depressing that this team, who were the Yankees of cricket when I was growing up (they didn’t lose a test series from when I was 1 year old to when I was 15), are now pretty crap.
Didn’t Patos move the office of the PM to Whitehall from the Twin Towers to begin with? Wasn’t there a big renovation and ting? I hate him.
Finally, I laugh at the idea that your nights are “cold”.
What a long comment. You’d think I didn’t have my own blog to post on.
By Mani on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
Nah Ed, that is not drupate yuh know. I have no idea what her name is. perhaps Hottie might know.
Why can’t the Windies win? Man, I have no idea. When last did we win a Test series anyway?
Boy I thought so, but no it looking like he want to work at the Red House. I have no idea why.
lol, yeah the nights cold. Well by Trini standards anyway. When I was in school in the Midwest, I had to stay in the dorm over one Christmas break. The blasted people I think forgot I was there and one night they turned off the heat and hot water. That was the worst. I don’t think I’ll ever forget that.
By skyedc on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
her name is Sharlene Boodram… she’s like 19 now but has been out forever.
By Mani on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
Nope, it’s not Sharlene. Trust me, I know who Sharlene is. I want to have dougla babies with her. Isn’t Sharlene in her 20s though? She’s not that young. In any case her only christmas song to date was the one where she’s talking about her Mamacita cooking paratha for Santa.
(O la, la, la, O, la la la, O, La, la la, Mamacita, I want yuh cook some paratha for Santa…)
By skyedc on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
Ok, you make me look it up. Her names is Susan Macio and the name of the song is Trini Christmas. Its on Toronto-Lime.com under soca parang
By Mani on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
That’s the woman. Susan Macio…thanks skyedc. That’s one of my favourite Christmas songs of all time. Another one of my favourite’s is Sprangalang’s “Bring Drinks” – a classic although not entirely a song. Well of course I love Daisy too.
By Hottie Hottie on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
You want to have Douglas chirren with Sharlene!? But you eh have no respect for me!!!!!! Look how I serving flicking wild meat tonight!!!!! And yuh potential child mudder in she mid to late twenties eh. And I had all the gossip about the NCC and carnival but fuh dat, I not telling yuh nuttin.
Grumble, grumble, grumble…
By Crankyputz on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
lol I had to listen to that song, your right his voice is higher than mine….
I love the rum cake you guys make….YUM
By Mani on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
lol, Hottie. Well, doh feel ah ahow, it have a long list ah trini women I want to have sexy time with.
So yuh eh going to give me the dish on the carnival business?
crankyputz, the man does hit some serious high notes. But cranky, yuh is not a Trini…i saying all the time u is trini.
By Hottie Hottie on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
Fireball is not the clong who perform in Soca Monarch this year?! When tell yuh he annoy my ass eh! But this one kinda awrite, I guess. And I can’t believe I just typed that…
By Mani on Nov 30, 2006 | Reply
I really don’t know who he is nah Hottie. I never heard of him before this song was released.
By Atasha on Nov 30, 2006 | Reply
oh gosh somebody send me some Pommecythere nah? I ain have one in 20 years
By Karabana on Dec 3, 2006 | Reply
What’s a pommecythere taste like?
When are sapodillas in season?… please say February….
By Mani on Dec 4, 2006 | Reply
20 years atasha? But how long u in the cold gyul?
karabana, yuh ask meh a hard question there…I guess it has the texture of a very hard apple and it tastes almost citrusy. Sapodillas, I’m not sure….I’ll have to ask about that one.
By Chennette on Dec 6, 2006 | Reply
sapodillas taste like brown sugar…mmm…
By Karabana on Dec 6, 2006 | Reply
I know, nothing like them! I had some Guyana ones last month, but a dissapointment, were not sweet. The ones we had in Jamaica (they call ‘em naseberry) were soooooo brownsugary gooooood!
By Mani on Dec 7, 2006 | Reply
lol, well I real like sapodillas too….esp. because they so scarce. A ripe sapodilla is like nugget of gold. What about balata, allyuh like that?
By Karabana on Dec 7, 2006 | Reply
balata? Say wha?
nugget of gold alright…2 sapodilla & a 9 inch banana…!!
By laura on Oct 15, 2008 | Reply
Im looking for the video “Bring out the Ham” by marcia miranda… anyone know where i can find it…. i want to see t soo badly.