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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Trinidad Carnival 2012: YUMA! Theme Hint and Model Casting Call!

I KNOW you didn't forget new band YUMA right?  So many blogs on them, so little time:

http://eloquence-inc.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-far-weve-come-since-aug-8-yuma-band.html
YUMA section Pisces from Trinidad Carnival 2011 them Zodeak

http://eloquence-inc.blogspot.com/2010/08/yuma-registrationcostume-q-updates.html

http://eloquence-inc.blogspot.com/2011/01/yuma-last-day-for-costume-pre-payment.html

And the ever-funny collection day instructions: Trini Style!
http://eloquence-inc.blogspot.com/2011/02/yuma-vibe-collection-day-instructions.html

And now, from the YUMA Vibe Facebook:



Hey YUMA's! As we roll around to 2k12, we again want to thank you for your tremendous support in our first year. Prep for 2012 has begun. We've dropped a hint to our theme (see profile pic) and we are looking for new faces to hit the YUMA runway and for our shoot. Interested parties can email their shots and/or modeling resume to www.info@yumavibe.com. Much love!
yumavibe.com


Can't wait to see what beats Scorpio, Aquarius, Pisces etc. from 2011 as the 2012 sections everybody is willing to die for!

Will soon be able to add them to list of launch dates for 2k12!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Bikes and Bonds (and Bull/Bear Markets)

Just felt like sharing the two hottest topics on my mind tonight for the reasons below.  A HOT pic and a HOT link (links from Facebook), check them both out!  (I'm a bike FANNNNNatic, in case the Bike Bible didn't give you a hint.)

Saw this WICKED mohawk helmet on this rider
while in the ritzy Buckhead area of Atlanta today!



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Sunday, April 24, 2011

CARIFTA Games Live Streaming Online! And Reggae Soca--Jamaica

Thanks to Digicel for sharing the info!


The LIME Carifta games are on now! Catch it LIVE on LIME Mobile TV or here:http://www.lime.com/cariftagames/index_jm.html

The Carifta Games 2011 April 23-25 at Catherine Hall Sports Complex in Montego Bay - Powered by LIME!
www.lime.com


Check out the Digicel facebook link above for more info on Reggae Soca on the Waterfront!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Atlanta Carnival 2011 Updates...Including Sold Out Updates!

From Prizm Mas:
CARNIVAL POSSE!!! Time to register for your all-inclusive costume or t-shirt package for Atlanta Carnivale 2011! We're on the road with Spoil Brattz andLARGE RADIO / SMALLISLANDMASSIVE's Bikey Djbikeman Hendricks. VIBES WILL BE NICE!!! www.prizm-intl.com



From We Kinda Ting:

Caribbean Focus Caribbean Focus TV tonight at 8pm on Comcast Channel 29 at pm featuring "We Kinda Ting" and "Madd Colors." band launch Keep it lock for an exclusive interview with the respective band leaders and so much more. Visit www.caribbeanfocustv.com or call 1-866-919-CFTV.

Watch live TV shows - Video Stream

aaaaand the section Mystique is SOLD OUT!

Friday, April 22, 2011

Eloquence, Inc. Resume Services: Testimonial!

One more person very happy with their resume...feels good to do something not only nice but endlessly useful for someone else!



More info here!

Friday, April 15, 2011

Carnival Updates: Jamaica Carnival 2011, Atlanta Carnival 2011, Trinidad Carnival 2012!

Took a blog break to sort out some other things...and because I wanted the Jamaica blogs to stay near the top a while longer since they are quite a read and take a little time to check all the links (although the men so far seem to just head straight to the pictures...smh).

But the news has been piling up...I already missed the first reports of Shurwayne at Mas Camp for Jamaica Carnival (see that oh so hot picture below from Bachannal Jamaica) so it's time to get back in the game.  Let's do it:



JAMAICA CARNIVAL
From Gems Jamaica and Bachannal Jamaica






ISLAND MAS & JOKERS WILD J'OUVERT 
"The Utimate All Inclusive Paint Party" 

FRIDAY APRIL 29th 
@ Liguanea Club (New Kingston) 

MUSIC BY: 
+ Renaissance ft. DJ Smoke 
+ ZJ Bambino 
+ Xcaliber from Trinidad 
+ DJ Billy 
+ DJ Karyzma 
+ Richie Ras 

EXCLUSIVES: 
Jokers paint Pit * Body Painting * Wet Zone * Mud Zone 

ADM: 
$2500 presold / $3000 @ Gate 

GATES OPEN 10 PM!!



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HARDWINE. VILLAGE BLUES BAR, ELEKTRA, KURT RILEY, DJ BILLY: SAT APR 16
...
JOKERS WILD / ISLAND MAS JOUVERT @ LIGUANEA CLUB. FRI APR 29

ISLAND MAS / APPLETON WATER PARTY @ SAGICOR PARKING LOT. SAT APR 30

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Want a fun job for one day?
Want to be a part of the carnival parade?
Bacchanal Jamaica need Marshals for the carnival parade on May 1, 2011.
If you can balance sun, fun and your marshaling responsibilities, then you are just who we are looking for.
Come register on Thursday, April 14, or Tuesday April 19, at 6.00pm Mas Camp, 1c Oxford Road and bring two passport size photos/head shots.
Be a part of More Fun...More Fete...More Bacchanal!

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I LOVE SOCA 'so high'
returns for 2011 on CARNIVAL WEDNESDAY!!!

MUSIC BY: Kurt Riley, D Smoke, DJ Billy, and Dei Musicale fr. Trinidad

PREMIUM DRINK INCLUSIVE:
Johhnie Walker
Appleton VX
Appleton Jamaica Rum
Gold Label Rum
Smirnoff Vodka
Kirov Vodka
White Rum
Water
Juices
Sodas

JOIN EVENT PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS AND A CHANCE TO WIN TICKETS:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118100378265511

Theme Song for I LOVE SOCA -
Machel Montano's So HIGH aka AOA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu5zX-tLV_s&feature=related

Hosted by: Andrew Bellamy, Ian Bourne, Ricki Walsh, and Denver Holt

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JUST A FEW MORE SPACES LEFT FOLKS!!! LAST CALL!!

INTERESTED IN JUMPING WITH ISLAND MAS ON THE ROAD FOR CARNIVAL??? SPEAK UP NOW!!

$9000 Package includes:
T-shirt
Mug
Drinks all day
Lunch
Dinner
Nuff wining
All the fun you could ever have

Message us or email: gemsofja@hotmail.com

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ATLANTA CARNIVAL:


From Prizm Mas:
Register online for your all-inclusive package for Atlanta Carnival 2011. All sections are available including the t-shirt section www.prizm-intl.com

All ladies costumes are $95 for two-pieces and $105 for one-pieces. Mens costumes are $75. All T-shirts are $40.

Remember to LIKE our new Fanpage 








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From We Kinda Ting

We Kinda Ting 2011 Costumes. Registration is now open. Go to the official website at http://www.atlcarnival.com/


L-R: Cayenne, Mystic, Sundance
Warrior

We Kinda Ting's Children's Section


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TRINIDAD CARNIVAL 2012:


D'KREWE CARNIVAL, 2012 THEME: PANACHE, LAUNCH DATE: SATURDAY, JUNE 18

HARTS CARNIVAL, 2012 THEME: WRATH OF THE GODS, LAUNCH DATE: ???

DREAMTEAM CARNIVAL, 2012 THEME: UNTAMED, LAUNCH DATE: SATURDAY AUGUST 6


SPICE CARNIVAL, 2012 THEME: (SEE THE PICTURE), LAUNCH DATE: ???


Whew...it's getting hot outta road!

May 1 Jamaica Carnival 2011

May 28 Atlanta Carnival 2011

and June kicks off Trinidad Carnival 2012 band launching season!   While we wait, enjoy some pictures from Hart's Section Leaders of TNT 2011...amazing!



Saturday, April 9, 2011

Trinidad Carnival 2012 Band Launch: D'Krewe Carnival Theme PANACHE Saturday June 19!

WHAT?!  What's that? Somebody launching ALREADY?  Yep!  They launched too late last year and I know I for one complained...now, they are ON IT!

RSVP to the band launch event on Facebook!

I've made several other posts on D'Krewe before and their customer service...the costume distribution was chaotic this year but the customer service through it all was friendly and helpful, just like they had been with me since 2009 before even meeting me!  Definitely recommend this band if it's your first time in Trinidad and you don't want a HUGE band overwhelming you (about 700 strong in 2011) or you just want a band where by the end of Carnival Monday it's like that show Cheers "sometimes you wanna go, where everybody knows your name!" :)

I suggest for faster service with your costume on collection day, pay in FULL (or pay the remaining balance off completely) BEFORE the week of carnival.

MANNNNN we've barely recovered from TNT 2011 and 2k12 band launches are already on the way!  I'm trying NOT to say I'm there for sure 2012 cause my homeland (JAMAICA) calling my name later this year and next year BUT! lol I'll definitely be keeping my eye on the offerings for 2012 and seeing what costume (if any) says, like Iwer George, "COME TO MEH"!

Now wondering what the 2012 theme PANACHE is all about!  Cause I sure remember what the 2011 theme RHYTHMS was all about!


Monday, April 4, 2011

Tourism JAMAICA! Major Attractions from Kingston to Negril!

I looked up this information for a Jamaican friend headed back home after a long absence and looking for some fun in the sun in our beautiful country...and loved the information I was discovering so much (even about places I already knew) that I decided to post it here so I would remember the info for MY next trip back!  This is a country known for natural beauty (of the people AND the land) and brains, talent, and ambition to overcome!  And of course the BEST vibes and parties on EARTH!  Also see  The Real Jamaica: 360-degree view!)

Miss Jamaica 2007 Zahra Redwood
Dr. Sarah Lawrence, Miss Jamaica World 2006,
now in her medical residency at Cornwall Regional Hospital, Montego Bay
Lisa Hanna, Miss Jamaica World 1993,
now PNP political party politician representing the southeast region of the parish of St. Ann


I have a bathsuit just like this lol! From BonitaJamaica

7-Mile Beach, Negril

ATTRACTIONS



KINGSTON
      CONTACT INFO FOR INDEPENDENCE PARK & TUFF GONG STUDIOS (MARLEY FAMILY = TUFF GONG)

Contortionist from Suarez Brothers Circus at Independence Park (source: Gleaner)

      HELLSHIRE BEACH

Hellshire's INFAMOUS fry fish and festival is one of many DELICIOUS seafood dishes!
One of the biggest pluses about Jamaica: open air parties thanks to HUGE sound systems
(like this one at Hellshire Beach!)

      LIME CAY/PORT ROYAL/SABINA PARK/VALE ROYAL/DEVON HOUSE
Lime Cay


Vale Royal
Sabina Park--home of cricket and races!


       PUTT N PLAY http://www.facebook.com/PuttNPlayJA
Putt N Play, Kingston, Jamaica--Rides, miniature golf, more!


PORT ANTONIO 
(INCLUDING BLUE LAGOON & TRIDENT CASTLE)
Blue Lagoon from VisitJamaica.com
Trident Castle

OCHO RIOS 
(INCLUDING DOLPHIN COVE & FERN GULLY)
Dolphin Cove! I am SO doing that next time I go!

Even as a child I loved driving through Fern Gully!



      DUNN'S RIVER FALLS

Dunn's River Falls


MONTEGO BAY

      AQUASOL BEACH (INCLUDES GO-KARTS, SNORKELING, JET SKIING, ETC.)


Parties
Aquasol also comes to life at night with a nightclub and outdoor stage shows. The outdoor venue features concerts from some of Jamaica's biggest artists. Bounty Killer and Movado have both played concerts there recently.
Water sports
Water sports options include

  • water trampolines
  • jet skis
  • banana boat rides
  • wave runners
  • kayaks
  • pedal boats
  • glass bottom boat
  • snorkeling on the nearby reef
  • scuba diving lessons
  • guided scuba diving (for certified divers only)
Aquasol
Aquasol

NEGRIL 
(INCLUDING KOOL RUNNINGS WATER PARK)
       KOOL RUNNINGS WEBSITE http://www.koolrunnings.com/index.php
Dream weekend party @ Kool Runnings
(ATI, aka Jamaica Emancipation & Independence celebrations)
Kool Runnings


Kool Runnings



Rick's Cafe...people dive off the cliffs!

EVERYWHERE ELSE:


Castleton Botanical Gardens, in the parish of St. Mary

CLUBS/NIGHTLIFE

KINGSTON:


OCHO RIOS: 
Club Amnesia

MONTEGO BAY: 
Part of the Hip Strip


Pier 1

NEGRIL: 

Jungle nightclub
Inside Rick's Cafe
Also (men) check out the top 10 go-go (adult) clubs in Jamaica.  Hey the friend asked about this too!

Isn't that some HOT stuff?! Wish I was going home TOMORROW!
THE national dish...ackee & saltfish!


Jamaica's gold medallists from the Beijing Olympics

Jamaica's gold & silver medallists (one of two tied for silver) from Beijing Olympics



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