Lifespan of a Chennette has decided to join Twitter. She won’t be tweeting, however, but chirping. Chennette chirps sounds so much cuter, doesn’t it? And if I have to make bird sounds, may as well choose my own vocabulary.
On a less frivolous note, I have been thinking about this for a while. Although I have [...]
Category Archives: Chennette
Chennette Chirps #1
February 17, 2010 – 8:47 pm
Overheard on a Plane
February 10, 2010 – 5:56 pm
On a flight from Guyana to Trinidad last week, the passenger behind me seems to be in possession of exciting new technology.
Pilot: Good afternoon from the flight deck. We are just awaiting air traffic control clearance and should be taxiing off in about 5 minutes, so we are on schedule to arrive on time in [...]
Farewell Geocities
October 26, 2009 – 5:13 pm
Back in the day, I had a Geocities page. Two in fact. One under this sobriquet of Chennette* and another using my real name. I think it’s been 10 years since that first website of mine, learning basic basic html and creating my own backgrounds from Paint, learning about jpegs and gifs and obsessing about [...]
Ramadan Mubarak! And an Interview
August 22, 2009 – 10:46 pm
I have just completed the first fast of Ramadan this year. I had my worries about focusing properly on this month, and trying to maximise the benefits so that it’s not just about avoiding food and drink for the day. But apparently having Ramadan starting Friday night is a good thing – I have all [...]
I think this post is mostly filler
July 4, 2009 – 7:39 pm
One day I’ll get back to posting regularly. Maybe that day will be in Ramadan (the month of fasting) which starts some time next month. After all, it’s a good time to reminisce and also feed all the hungry searchers and googlers looking for iftar foods likealoo pie and baigani, and barfi recipes and what it’s like to [...]
Kitchen Tips #1
May 24, 2009 – 8:13 pm
Reasons to keep the sink absolutely hygenically spotlessly clean while you cook -
1. Because Mom said so.*
2. So that when you spill your pasta in the sink, while cooking with injuries all over both hands, you don’t feel guilty about scooping up the pasta and putting it back in the hot water to sterilise it.
Fastidious [...]
Chocolate = Happiness
January 19, 2009 – 4:52 pm
Originally uploaded by Chennette
Even 3 year olds know this.
Niece #1: “Mummy, can I get some chocolate”
Sister-the-elder: “No, it’s too late. If you’re hungry you can have some bread or some food.”
Niece #1: “Mummy I will be happy if you give me chocolate, I am not happy now.”
Good thing she never watched The Incredible Hulk, or [...]
Loss
September 7, 2008 – 12:20 am
Dear Readers
I had things in place for posts this week, starting with a brief report on the CARIFESTA Grand Market and then some things about Ramadan. But I got some bad news Monday about a dear friend in Jamaica. She died completely unexpectedly and I found out on Facebook of all things. Rone was one [...]
Gavin Gunhold
June 23, 2008 – 9:02 pm
It’s been a long time, but someone out there has finally, finally found my blog searching for “gavin gunhold”! Welcome oh MacDonald Hall fan, or fan of fictional made-up Canadian poets or general Korman aficionado, from Wisconsin.
I think that warrants a gratuitous posting of a poem other than the one that used to be on [...]
Making Grocery
April 27, 2008 – 3:53 pm
Mom and I made grocery* a couple weeks ago in Trinidad, before I went on a brief vacation to the US (California! the Pacific, whales and redwoods!). It was at a relatively small supermarket near home, but part of a national chain (well, they have 3 or 4) so they’re always well stocked. Of course, [...]
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