Archive for November, 2011
It Happened to Me: I Became an American Citizen
This post originally appeared on xojane.com. When I left my homeland of Trinidad and Tobago for Miami, Florida in 1998 I didn’t think to myself; “Say goodbye to your …
Breaking Free: Can you Fight the Powers?
The word “freedom” is one of those words that speaks of something we all want, though we are not too sure what it actually is. We all go in search …
Mommy, Daddy, I’m a Working Girl Now!
A few months ago, I finished law school. I can’t lie. This was met with jubilation and excitement from all around. Let me put it into context. I’ve been in …
Breakups: Who gets the Friends?
Boy and girl meet. Boy and girl develop a liking for each other. Boy and girl lime. Boy and girl fall in love. Somewhere in the mix, liming with friends …
Vroom Vroom Horrors: Drivers who Piss me Off!
Check out this scenario. You’re bobbing yuh head to Bunji Garlin’s “Bless U”, mindin’ yuh business, while waiting for the traffic light to change on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway. Suddenly, …
Vex with Yuh Ex: Dealing with Breakup Grudges
Breakups, we all have them. However, in this time, when Trinis’ famous phrases are “doh beat up”, “whateva”, and “stop totin”, people, including myself, still hold grudges towards their former …
Enlightened or Backslider? I Used to be a Church Girl
When I read the piece “Confessions of a Church Girl” by Nikeisha Joseph in last week’s Outlish, my itchy writing finger kicked in high gear. I wanted to jump in …
Love at the Office: Smart or Stupid?
So yuh find yuhself suddenly attracted to someone. This person could actually be “the one”, and suddenly you’re daydreaming about their smile, and their walk, and stalking – ok ‘checking’ …
Ian Alleyne: Less Batman, More Booster Gold
Batman didn’t become the most badass of super heroes because of his gadgets, or his ability to ‘beat up’ psychopaths, crocodile men, and high-level gangstas, while wearing skin-tight, leather leggings, …
Curfew done, but it’s too soon to…
Curfew done. Praise de Lawd. Hallelujah. If you’re guilty of shouting this when the honourable prime minister announced that the curfew had been lifted, doh feel guilty. I did it …
