Tantie Talk
Well, well what a day...las' night jes as Trinidiary start to come
together, Tantie hard drive decide enough is enough an' went on vacation. Yuh could
imagine how dat did go dong - jes a lil bit lighter than a lead balloon. It turn out
dat it wasn' really de hard drive fault, is jes dat when yuh OS start to be more
corrupt than de average politician yuh know tings brown. So de end result was a new
drive today an' reinstalling of OS an' programs from scratch, which is why allyuh
gettin' de 'diary so late...but better late than never, right?
It also didn' help matters when I did get swamp wid a deluge of 'bounce
mail' dat I didn' send in de first place! Allyuh folks have to keep yuh antivirii
sorfwares up-to-date! An' while yuh at it, get Firewall sorfware too...
Anyways, I giving aalyuh a piece sent in as "my submission for your
backchat section", it a lil long fuh de BackChat, so I putting it in talk...nex ting yuh
know I go have to setup a section 'pon de website fuh allyuh poetries an' ting! ;-)
Enjoy
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FORECAST: THE PAST
by C7
Black, White and Red
Slaves, Peones and Coolies,
Now we’re educated and sophisticated,
All bright and shiny Trini
Mercenaries…
Thinking we could make a play,
Buy a nice house safe behin’ ah gate
And take a spree in Miami
Well, think again brethren!:
“The circle ends where the circle begins
Back in the mix
With family and friends.” (Hassan/Shah 2001)
Vampire parties, rum and roti,
Garlic and blood
Demanding constitutional principles
While standing in mud
Demons with political savvy
And grease in their hands
They shed their skin
And fly over the land.
And our import-export prostitutes
Riding so high in expensive suits
Well-trained fools on Trojan™ horses
Calling themselves ‘Tiger Entrepreneurs’,
‘Captains of Busyness’, and ‘Bosses’.
Well, all whores make money
But who’s really getting paid?
“The game is played with fire,
And our players are getting played.” (Hassan/Shah 2001)
So think, Trini people, as we roll our hips
When systems crash, who am I
If we hold no chips?
And who’ll be our Partner,
And who our Master?
The past is the forecast
Just more furious and faster…
We stretch necks
And empty pockets pop
To see “Hack-her Homicide: Life on the Screen”
“Doctor Politics” is back with a fresh “Top Cop”
Sequel with a new Heroine
And Coke ad in-between
Mon.-to-Sun. “Pirates of the Caribbean 1” set sail
The soundtrack to “Iere: The People” now on sale.
Coming soon: “Two Gay Priests Say Amen”
Doubled with “101 Days with Disabled Men”.
Nano-cyber-action flicks
Triple-dot.com drama
We pay hard money to catch kicks
And then scream for more, harder
We want it virtual and 3-Dimensional
In colour al-digit,
But when the movie-trip ends,
No matter where we sit
We’ll be back where we began
Together down in the pit….
- Credit and respect to Umar Bin Hassan and Prof. Griff (“European On Me”) -
C7
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BACKCHAT: Issue 31
I totally agree with the person who suggested that we shut down Trinidad
for a period of three days, (although I believe that the amount of sick days one can
take without producing a sick leave certificate from a doctor is only 2 days). No
shopping, no liming, no venturing on the outside for any reason. Shut down
everything, so that every area in Trinidad becomes a ghost town. This is the only way we
can all send a clear and definitive message to these supposed leaders in this country. We want
action and we want it now!!!! In a way, we are all to blame for our laid back approach to this
situation. It's time to stop waiting for those big-time politicians to do something. We
must help ourselves. We all need to contribute in taking a firm stand against
violence, kidnappings and all the various forms of criminal activity plaguing this
land of ours. If we don't take action now, it's our children and grand children to
ketch arse!
//Trini wit' attitude
It sound easy for we up here in de cole to say 'Take back yuh country'
etc., but dey forget is who in de fire does feel de heat. And what aoubt that one
from Canada or some odder chupid place who say he is an ex Trini? Yuh ever hear of an
ex Trind? What wrong wid dese people? Instead of talkin, people should put their money
wey dey mout is. Do something constructive like organize a fund raiser and send
medicine, school supplies etc to the less fortunate at 'home'. We here in Atlanta formed
a group called 'De Parage Side' and dat is exactly whey happenin here. The organisers
... form an association and give fund raisers. So far we have sent 2 sets of
supplies and ... de Express does organize it once it gets home. Toys went dong last
Christmas for de people in Laventille, food went down earlier this year, (clothes too)
and we had a book drive this month. Fete is dis weekend so we could get de money to buy
more 'new' tings and ship de end of de month. If more ah we do dis sort of ting, maybe -
just maybe - all dis kidnappin etc will die a natural death.
//Proud Trini in Hotlanta
In the US of A, The people rise up to the occasion when issues are
incorrect, protest, vote, write their congressman and all. In Trinidad & Tobago,the
attitude is, it does not affect me, so "why bother"? What an attitude?? Whimps? or I do not
care? Crime is rampant in the island, wanton waste of lives. What has the Government
done, the Minister of National Security? Zippo. So sad, too bad Trinidad. The Humming
Bird has now gone.
//California, USA
Dey allowing kidnappers BAIL?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! What madness is this? If
this is as a result of the opposition's inaction in Parliment on helping to pass the
relevant crime bill(s), I hope my people open their eyes! So Reginald Gibson - a
former cop - is granted $200k bail and has to check in with the Besson St Police Station
everyday between 1pm - 5pm. I guess between 8am and lunch time, he could kidnap some
more teens and make some more money to make back his bail $$$$. Ah too shame!
//Cayman Islands
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Michael Baker's (CMB) apartments, Tobago. Self contained, kitchenette,
hot & cold, cable TV. TT$75 per person. Two hour show, World class
entertainment (calypso, reggae, ballads, oldies) One man band.
Michael Baker's CD 2002 "one Aspiration" available.
Call 868-639-8243(home) ... 868-681-9717(mobile)
EMAIL: mbaker@visittobago.gov.tt Daneil Trace Carnbee, Tobago W.I. |
Art Bargain Sale @
Cruise Ship Complex:
Ongoing - Meet and deal directly with artists till August 29th at the
Cruise Ship Complex. Weekdays: 10:00am to 6:00pm. |
20/20 Vocal Vision Summer Programme:
Ongoing till the 29th - An introductory course in urban style singing
and performance,
with Audie Hewitt of the group H2O Phlo, from 9:00 am at Caribbean Sound
Basin,
Long Circular Rd. Call 776-1467 for further details. |
Studio 66 @ Gallery 1.2.3.4:
Ongoing till the 29th - Studio 66 Art Support Community presents a mixed
exhibition of sculpture at the Gallery 1.2.3.4 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Call 75-7031
for more info. |
TIBS Tobago Walk:
Saturday 23rd - The Informative Breast-Feeding Service will be holding the
Tobago leg of their annual walk from Tambrin Square, old market to
Market Square,
Lower Scarborough. Call 635-5000 for tickets and information
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Citizens Speak Out March and Rally:
Do you agree that T&T is being threatened by
lawlessness and apathy?
Don’t you want to make a difference? Citizens Speak Out says we CAN NOT
stand idly by while our country falls apart. Join us for a march and rally on
Saturday 23rd
August at 9am at Woodford Square.
Wear Red. Bring your placard.
Arrest Apathy NOW! |
Saturday 23rd - The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be
having apizza lime from 12 noon to 2:30pm at Pizza Hut, La Romain (near to Gulf
City)
Come join us as we eat and chat about:
* the recent MSBlaster (aka LovSan) worm affecting Windows NT/XP machines
* IBM and RedHat counter-suing the SCO Group in the ongoing legal dispute in which
the SCO Group claims that the Linux kernel infringes on SCO's
intellectual property rights.
* the "National Survey on E-commerce usage and awareness among businesses" by the National E-Commerce Secretariat
(NeCS)
Bring your own computer related topics! Persons interested in computers
and related technology are invited to attend. A TT$20 contribution towards the food
bill is expected.
See you there!
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Robert Munro In Concert:
Sunday 24th -
RECUERDOS DE LA ROSA, Robert Munro In Concert
with guest artists Syl Dopson,
BP Renegades and 3Canal.
A treat for all music
and food lovers:
a Creole Brunch
and Concert at
Lions Civic Centre
from 11am, Showtime 1pm
Tickets are on sale
for $125 at
Veni Mange Restaurant,
67 Ariapita Ave, Woodbrook,
Rhyners Records, 54 Prince St., Crosby¹s North and South
or Robert Munro (625 2252).
For further information
you can contact
Riddums Productions:
621 0539.
Part proceeds will go to charity. |
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