Comments on: From Barbados http://chennette.net/2007/01/05/from-barbados/ Trini food enthusiast, traveling around the Caribbean, sharing my tales, meals and photos. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: chennette http://chennette.net/2007/01/05/from-barbados/comment-page-1/#comment-534 chennette Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:31:03 +0000 http://chennette.net/?p=47#comment-534 wingsfree - do you mean general safety, or as a Muslim? Guyana has its stresses and dangers, particularly approaching elections - many houses in Georgetown have guards. But students in Barbados were always prey to criminals of the worst kind (probably true of all UWI campuses). Everywhere has its risks, I suppose. wingsfree – do you mean general safety, or as a Muslim? Guyana has its stresses and dangers, particularly approaching elections – many houses in Georgetown have guards. But students in Barbados were always prey to criminals of the worst kind (probably true of all UWI campuses). Everywhere has its risks, I suppose.

]]> By: wingsfree http://chennette.net/2007/01/05/from-barbados/comment-page-1/#comment-522 wingsfree Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:55:17 +0000 http://chennette.net/?p=47#comment-522 Do you feel safer in Guyana? Do you feel safer in Guyana?

]]> By: Lilandra http://chennette.net/2007/01/05/from-barbados/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Lilandra Sat, 06 Jan 2007 22:17:34 +0000 http://chennette.net/?p=47#comment-527 Yellow and orange are good colours. The story is trying to load... is that where he's going?? Yellow and orange are good colours.
The story is trying to load…

is that where he’s going??

]]> By: ewe_are_here http://chennette.net/2007/01/05/from-barbados/comment-page-1/#comment-533 ewe_are_here Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:41:01 +0000 http://chennette.net/?p=47#comment-533 Oh, and MF luuurrrvvves yellow and orange. ;-) Oh, and MF luuurrrvvves yellow and orange. ;-)

]]> By: ewe_are_here http://chennette.net/2007/01/05/from-barbados/comment-page-1/#comment-532 ewe_are_here Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:40:21 +0000 http://chennette.net/?p=47#comment-532 I've never actually been to Vegas either, believe it or not. Reno, Carson City, Tahoe, yes; Vegas, no. Probably because I'm not a gambler, save buying a lottery ticket here or there. (Hey- 55 million pound lotto draw last night! No. Probably not holding the winning ticket.) Does this sound like fun - the high tech convention story: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/06/technology/06electronics.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5094&en=268ad86936e8e03b&hp&ex=1168146000&partner=homepage I’ve never actually been to Vegas either, believe it or not. Reno, Carson City, Tahoe, yes; Vegas, no. Probably because I’m not a gambler, save buying a lottery ticket here or there. (Hey- 55 million pound lotto draw last night! No. Probably not holding the winning ticket.)

Does this sound like fun – the high tech convention story:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/06/technology/06electronics.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5094&en=268ad86936e8e03b&hp&ex=1168146000&partner=homepage

]]> By: Lilandra http://chennette.net/2007/01/05/from-barbados/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Lilandra Sat, 06 Jan 2007 10:29:57 +0000 http://chennette.net/?p=47#comment-531 I wear anything I have. I haven't worn bright colours in ages. I have never been to Vegas. I hate my job. I wear anything I have.
I haven’t worn bright colours in ages.
I have never been to Vegas.
I hate my job.

]]> By: chennette http://chennette.net/2007/01/05/from-barbados/comment-page-1/#comment-530 chennette Sat, 06 Jan 2007 10:06:17 +0000 http://chennette.net/?p=47#comment-530 <b>@ TriniGourmet</b> -yup, hijabi here :-) Lilandra also goes for the bright orange. She must have a lot of people looking for her in crowds;-) <b>@ ewe</b> Nothing is a vacation unless I can sleep late. :-) And I didn't take a single picture. I'll try to rectify that next week. Vegas huh? Isn't that close to your former locales? @ TriniGourmet -yup, hijabi here :-) Lilandra also goes for the bright orange. She must have a lot of people looking for her in crowds;-)

@ ewe Nothing is a vacation unless I can sleep late. :-) And I didn’t take a single picture. I’ll try to rectify that next week. Vegas huh? Isn’t that close to your former locales?

]]> By: ewe_are_here http://chennette.net/2007/01/05/from-barbados/comment-page-1/#comment-529 ewe_are_here Sat, 06 Jan 2007 08:19:54 +0000 http://chennette.net/?p=47#comment-529 Wow. It almost sounds like you're on vacation. A forced vacation, but nonetheless.... ;-) I'm jealous. G left this morning for a week - Las Vegas convention. Sigh. Alone with Mr Hyperactive-know-it-all. Wow. It almost sounds like you’re on vacation. A forced vacation, but nonetheless…. ;-)

I’m jealous. G left this morning for a week – Las Vegas convention. Sigh. Alone with Mr Hyperactive-know-it-all.

]]> By: The TriniGourmet http://chennette.net/2007/01/05/from-barbados/comment-page-1/#comment-528 The TriniGourmet Sat, 06 Jan 2007 06:00:12 +0000 http://chennette.net/?p=47#comment-528 :) sunflower baby :) :) sunflower baby :)

]]> By: Lilandra http://chennette.net/2007/01/05/from-barbados/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Lilandra Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:27:15 +0000 http://chennette.net/?p=47#comment-523 I don't mind yellow. I was wearing a bright yellow hijab so when my friend was trying to find my and my other friend at cinemark and she wandered into the comic store luckily...well he knew me and i was wearing bright yellow and told her i was wearing bright yellow so it was easy to find me in the massive crowds and then we decided to not see a movie anymore. i wonder what we did... I don’t mind yellow. I was wearing a bright yellow hijab so when my friend was trying to find my and my other friend at cinemark and she wandered into the comic store luckily…well he knew me and i was wearing bright yellow and told her i was wearing bright yellow so it was easy to find me in the massive crowds

and then we decided to not see a movie anymore. i wonder what we did…

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