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Football / Re: Pics from trip to see Latapy play for Falkirk

« on: November 06, 2006, 12:55:44 PM »

Thanks 'Oli. Must have been a time and a half. Like someone said before the treatment received speaks volumes of the kind of regard the management has for Latas. I personally find that the special order of Carib epitomizes this. Really cool of the man himself to come to lime with allyuh and stay until 4 am.

Is that Barry in the centre and Ackin on the left of the picture with the juzzies?

Mose doh dig no horrors ah really think they meant Moze (a real surname).

 

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Football / Re: Clips from T&T vs SVG

« on: October 09, 2006, 09:50:09 AM »

 After the revelation by the fellas that the TTFF still mucking up where money is concerned I thought twice about giving them my money yet again but I went because they are meh boys. I know some people were turned off by this and the weather was not too co-operative as well. Hopefully there will be a bigger crowd on Wednesday than the 4,116 number that Anil announced during the second half on Saturday.

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General Discussion / Re: Winston Dookeran Resign from UNC.........

« on: September 11, 2006, 03:01:45 PM »

The posters mentioned above were printed and posted in an attempt to sway people away from supporting Mr. Dookeran by sowing seeds of distrust and alienation (effective wasn't it).  However most people saw it for what it was (a smear campaign against Dookeran) given that high ranking members of the different Hindu organisations met with both Mr. Dookeran and Mr. Panday individually in an attempt to unite the UNC. The meetings were held a few hours apart and while Mr. Panday was reported as being adversarial at his meeting as the officials were trying to convince him to bend in his stance re the political leader, Mr. Dookeran's meeting went swimmingly with the same officials.

Re: Dookeran's chances in the next general elections, I hope that he  wins a few seats at least but I believe that generally new parties have to at least go through one election prior to really making its mark in the political landscape of a country  e.g. ONR. I believe that he can draw some swing voters from both parties but I think that there will still be far too many people who don't even bother to vote and this is where he has to concentrate most of his efforts - as unfortunately people are going to see his party as the neo-UNC as so far there have been no true fresh blood appearing on his team just re-washed UNC cast offs.

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Entertainment & Culture Discussion / Re: Childhood memories...

« on: August 30, 2006, 10:42:21 AM »

What about 'Shane' with at twelve o'clock on a Saturday... "Shane, Shane, I love you Shane!"

And the Charlie Chaplin silent movies on a Thursday evening if I remember correctly.

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General Discussion / Re: When Last Yuh.......

« on: August 30, 2006, 09:44:32 AM »

Great idea Nobody's. Count me in for that. We could expand it to include shoes as well as books and sports gear etc. Who's for that?

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General Discussion / Re: When Last Yuh.......

« on: August 29, 2006, 09:16:10 AM »

This is my story.

About three months ago I ran away from work to go to the mall to pick up something that I wanted to send for a friend as she was leaving the country the next day. It took a little longer than I anticipated so I was rushing out of the mall to get back to work, I had parked outside. So, on my way to the car this vagrant approached me. I recognized him as the same man who a couple of years before had done a portrait of me on Western Main Road in about two minutes - it didn't really do me justice but I digress. So I knew what he was for and as soon as he opened his mouth I politely told him that I was in a hurry and couldn't stop, he tried to delay me but I kept on walking telling him that I really didn't have the time. By that time I had arrived at my car and had to stop to open the door. So he approached the car and asked,  "I could borrow a dollar?" Now this struck me as odd so I replied, "When you paying me back?" This made him start a little but then he flashed me, no kidding, the most beautiful smile I had ever seen. I felt like I had seen Jesus in that smile and in that man. It was quite touching.

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Football / Re: Why Haiti snapped!!

« on: August 28, 2006, 11:15:49 AM »

Suarez to Juan to Rodriguez to Gomez to Sanchez to Antonio to Fernando to Marquez (i just making up names).........and is ah goal.

This was the best part though.

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Football / Re: Why Haiti snapped!!

« on: August 28, 2006, 10:56:45 AM »

I'll be the first to fess up and add that I not hearing no 'doctor' there. It musbe your south accent.

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General Discussion / Re: give me some feed back

« on: August 15, 2006, 01:46:47 PM »

From my experience (ldr for 5 years) Grande's words of advice are solid. Cocoa might have a thing or two worth noting as well.

You see I was young when the relationship started, my first boyfriend and things were great. When he went away the relationship remained really strong, we spoke on the phone often, we wrote each other as much as possible and he came home every vacation and even surprised me for a birthday or two. However, as time passed and I got older I started resenting the situation (not him mind you) because I was basically watching my life pass me by or so I thought. You see, I wanted to be home in case he called but if he didn't call then it was a wasted night that I could have used to go to a party or lime or whatever. Everyone thought that we were the perfect couple and so there was no one that I could vent with as I was not taken seriously by my friends because our relationship was so good compared to the crap that they were going through with their home-based mates. So, I shut up, kept everything in and never really discussed it with him. So, as his studies were drawing to a close and I knew that he would soon propose, the pressure began to build and I started freaking out and then I ended it. Conveniently there was another fella on the scene but in hindsight that was just an excuse. I am no longer in contact with #2 who lives here but #1 and I are still best friends even though he chose to stay in the US.

It's a little late to make this long story short but my advice to you would be IF your realtionship is built on a solid foundation to go for it with these guidelines in mind.

1. Be honest and open with yourself and with him
2. Cultivate and maintain a life of your own and hopefully he will too
3. Be open to new experiences, new people, new things
4. Do all of this in the spirit of mutual trust and respect.

Nothing in life is guaranteed and as such this is no foolproof formula for having a successful long distance relationship. I wish you well in whatever you decide to do and would like to suggest that you never regret your decisions but be willing to learn from your mistakes.

God bless.

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General Discussion / Re: KFC Curry Crunch the worse piece of fry fowl ever!!

« on: July 25, 2006, 01:43:33 PM »

When last allyuh was in Trini boy!!??! You know how long Mc Donalds pack up shop and leave, a good 3, 4 or 5 years. But doh study it I'm sure BK, Popeye or maybe even Long John Silver will come up with some catchy shark and bake variant to please the locals and foreign based Trinis and yes, the pineapple with the tamarind sauce bond to must be add in options.

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General Discussion / Re: "Hell hath no fury like...."

« on: July 24, 2006, 02:39:07 PM »

Now, if that were you caught with your pants off, what would be your response?

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General Discussion / Re: Who is Wendy Fitzwilliam's baby daddy?

« on: July 24, 2006, 02:37:04 PM »

No Dutty, ah is jus a macko from long time. Yes ah does live in ah upstairs corner house.

Seriously though it was reported in the local papers back in May, but I guess place was hot with the Peru game and ting that is why it was probably overlooked at the time.

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General Discussion / Re: Who is Wendy Fitzwilliam's baby daddy?

« on: July 24, 2006, 01:31:14 PM »

Wendy had a boy named Alain in late April.

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Football / Re: another fallen soldier

« on: July 24, 2006, 09:02:18 AM »

This is really so sad and the more people speak about him the sadder it gets. I am really so happy for him that he got tp experiece the Soca Warriors in the WC.

May God have mercy on his soul and comfort and strengthen his family, friends and all those who grieve his passing.

Rest in Peace Sean!

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2006 World Cup - Germany / Re: A promise from Kaiserslautern! Trinidad & Tobago VS Paraguay

« on: July 18, 2006, 02:56:58 PM »

Very cool of you to keep your promise particularly when technology was not cooperating at first!

Unfortunately I don't recognize these folks but I never tire of seeing photos of our fans in Germany, I hope that they enjoy them when they see them.

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Football / Re: Paul Wanchope moves to Central.

« on: July 14, 2006, 10:41:01 AM »

You might not care but I do. Thanks Takenoprisoners!

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Football / Re: FAREWELL TRIBUTE TO DE BOSS...VIDEO!!

« on: July 13, 2006, 02:15:06 PM »

Ditto. Opened the thread earlier, read the responses and thought I would watch the video later when I could sit back and really enjoy 9 minutes of the lil magician. This is not a bad substitute but it's just not the same.

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Football / Re: JENNINGS BBC REPORT

« on: July 13, 2006, 02:05:40 PM »

True some people don't differentiate but others place morality over and before legality. But that's another discussion. I understand your position and I respect it.

It doesn't mean much in the scheme of things but Anil lost all credibility with me with his crass brown nosing, I can't even read the bmobile ads he's in. 

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Football / Re: HECTOR SAM

« on: July 13, 2006, 01:11:08 PM »

Show them what you've got Sam! 

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Football / Re: JENNINGS BBC REPORT

« on: July 13, 2006, 01:10:00 PM »

You are right in your stance of proof before villification and I might be wrong in foregoing that in this instance but I can't help it since it is the same JW who came up with the  boldface "Ticket or Leave It" scheme. We all know that this was definitely against the FIFA statutes hence his appearance before the ethics committee (?). This is the same JW who who administrated over the 1989 ticket fiasco and the very same JW who turns around and cries about how much he has done for football and Trinidad when what he has done is line his own pockets. The ways he has done so may or may not be illegal according to FIFA statutes but they are downright immoral in my books. It is all well and good to fall for a conman's antics once or twice but to borrow from  my grandmother I'm not going to be the fool falling for JW's unconscionable greed.

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Football / Re: JENNINGS BBC REPORT

« on: July 13, 2006, 10:03:14 AM »

Warrior King I see Jacko's Trini cousin pretending to be the representative from Haiti with a fake French accent, I see somebody with proof of corruption in Concacaf and I see Jacko push Jennings and then turn around and say that Jennings and dem push a microphone in his face and bus he mout when there was only a TV6 microphone around. If all you see is allegations then brother I don't know what to say. I don't know about you all but that expose/documenatary or whatever it was good and proper shamed me as a Trini.

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General Discussion / Re: RAIN RAIN RAIN - pls be careful

« on: July 11, 2006, 12:46:21 PM »

Just yesterday I was thinking about how things change. I remember for the August holidays, when all of the cousins were congregated in one place because all the parents gone to work,  by 11:30 12 o'clock so  everybody looking at the mountains to see if the rain coming yet. Bathing in the rain was the high point of the day, racing jockeys in the canal or better fete running out to the nearest green space to take a sweat in the mud. Those were the days.

Today we worried about flood and traffic caused by rain. Steups why we have to grow up boy?!?!!?

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Football / Re: TnT had an extra player on the field.

« on: July 11, 2006, 08:04:13 AM »

Stern John's, at least in the last game, undershirt had a message to/about Blacks - Mickey's nickname and at least one other player (I think it was Shaka) spoke about remembering him and the team playing for him. So you are quite right. Mickey was there in spirit with our boys.

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Football / Re: Evans Wise hands out his wealth.

« on: July 10, 2006, 08:26:58 AM »

Much respect and hopefully some emulation from the other warriors is due to Mr. Wise. Not only for talking the giving back talk but also the recognition that he is in partnership with a higher being and that this is the source of his blessings.

I see that there are other warriors who are doing the school circuit - at one such school visit David Atiba Charles also mentioned that his spiritual upbringing helped him personally and that many of the team's members had similar backgrounds and that that helped them thoughout the whole world cup experience. With this in mind maybe we will see more releases in this vein.

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Football / Re: Soca Warriors Video - check it out

« on: July 07, 2006, 10:16:07 AM »

QWT, thanks much man. I've already sent out e-mails with the link.

I too would be interested in the downloads concerned mentioned.

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Football / Re: Tiger?

« on: July 04, 2006, 02:00:39 PM »

Very glad to hear that. I hope it works out for him.

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Football / Re: Manning saddens Yorke ... 'he never consulted me as promised'

« on: June 30, 2006, 08:03:24 AM »

 Men get a million dollars and still not satisfied?  That is classless if it true.

Could not have said it better.

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Football / Re: pictures from Kaiserslautern

« on: June 29, 2006, 12:25:41 PM »

Cool pictures. You look like you had a great time.

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Football / Re: Sadly, I knew that the Soca Warriors Honors would turn into a bacchanal

« on: June 28, 2006, 03:17:39 PM »

Okay, I see your reference now but the question still begs, why harp on the colour of skin. We are all trinis regardless of skin tone or hue.

As, said before trying to dictate what you be honoured with unless consulted before shows a lack of broughtupcy and humility. Unfortunately both Wendy and Kitch (God rest his soul) could be painted with that brush.

BTW, I kinda like your abbreviation there . 

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Football / Re: Sadly, I knew that the Soca Warriors Honors would turn into a bacchanal

« on: June 28, 2006, 01:56:16 PM »

From another perspective, that $1 million is equivalent to 20 years salary for many trinbagonians, I know level graduates who start off working for that much ($4K).

In my humble opinion, the award and whatever bonuses promised to them for qualification would have sufficed. I am not begrudging them anything I am in fact quite happy for them - particularly the locally based. However, wanting more and expressing that publicly is bad manners and as such exemplifies 'no class'.

And what does colour have to do with this issue? Is the black-trinis', white- trinis', red-trinis', yellow-trinis' tax dollars being given to the fellas. Is all ah we money and they are all ah we boys, red Carlos Edwards and white Chris Birchall included. In other words there is no distinction. And even if I had let the "black bro and sis' talk slide, On de Block are you really advocating that because Kuei Tung, O'hallaran, Galbaransingh and whoever else raids the public coffers squandering the remaining funds is okay or better yet should be the preferred course?