Cooking show ideas

Baking a potato - a simple concept, eh?
It's not necessarily a new idea that warrants being highlighted on the cooking channel but it did. The latest update on how to bake a potato is that dont poke holes in the skin before you put it in the oven.

Bad idea.
We baked a couple potatos a couple of weeks ago and blew the *ss out of one of them and shot potato all over the oven.Ina doesnt what she is talking about. She can drop by anytime and help clean out the oven.

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Pan yard tour

In advance of Carnival, the pan bands are practicing constantly. One evening a bunch of us went on a tour of a few of the pan yards including Desperadoes and the Renegades. You can get up close and watch them practice. The larger pan yards usually have a cash bar and sell souvenirs.
We skipped the souvenirs but we did have a few beers.
It was just a practice but here is what one of the bands sounds like...

When we headed home, we noticed a small sign above our maxi tax driver's head... I guess tapping him on the shoulder is a no no.

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A different word for everything and its still English

There is a book called 'Cote ci Cote la'.
It is a dictionary of local slang and sayings. The book is very diverse because of the cultural diversity of Trinidad.

One word that isnt in the book is 'wrecked' (probably because its not that strange a word in the Commonwealth). I like the word.

This is an ad that was in the paper awhile back.
It doesnt mean they take your illegally parked car and trash it - although there are a lot of cars on the road that should be.

It is because tow trucks down here are called wreckers.

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Parex Pooch

We have a sea container storing equipment in our office parking lot. Recently, we noticed a puppy that was living behind it. My staff started feeding him and we started to look for a new home for him. He is now living on a lovely farm with lots of open spaces to run around in.

Seriously.

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Good luck sign

I dont think you get to see rainbows that go all the way around very often.

We do have a pretty view off our apartment balcony .
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Bugs and other creatures

There isnt a frosty winter to slow the growth of bugs here so you do get a few biggees. This moth is 6" long...... This guy is on our terrace wall...And this guy lives behind the potted plant on our terrace as well.For the record none of these guys were found IN the apartment....
This guy's antennae are about 5" long.

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Christmas 2010

Christmas morning was a flurry of visits time in several houses as the kids spent time with their inlaws but we did all get together for a sunny Christmas Day walk. Rebecca enjoys a convertible and Sienna likes a nice windscreen.
The girls are starting to bond nicely. I think they may be pals for a very long time. B.