By Annisa Phillip. Forget about bunnies and eggs, the real fun this season is kite flying. I remember when kite flying was a big part of childhood. When I was younger I watched as my older brother and his friends made kites â back then you made your own kites from …
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By Annisa Phillip. One of the things I recall about growing up in my grandmotherâs house is ice cream making. My first involvement in the experience required some manual labour. Back then we used a wooden pail and the real labour was having to turn the handle of that pail …
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By Annisa Phillip. Times are changing, times are constantly changing, they say that the only constant in life is change, so you never really know what to expect. While growing up there were certain things that were expected. For example it was expected in most families that Sunday lunch was a …
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By Annisa Phillip. My friends and I visited the Clifton Hill Beach Resort to celebrate two of my friendsâ birthdays with lunch and a beach lime. The resort is really quite lovely with its eye-catching water features, plants and restaurant decor. The plan was to chit-chat and old talk over food …
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By Annisa Phillip. One of the historical sites in beautiful Tobago, Fort James, like other forts in the country is known for an epic panoramic view. Fort James was built in the early 1760s by our European colonisers, changing hands between the British, French and the militia, like a baton in …
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By Annisa Phillip. When my sister-in-law handed me the bunch of green bananas I instantly thought provision and salt fish for lunch tomorrow and green fig salad with lunch on Sunday. I had another interesting thought sometime thereafter, green fig punch. I then wondered about its taste, texture and if the …
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By Annisa Phillip. There are some accents that can be classified as the easiest to imitate. The top three are British accent, American accent and Jamaican accent⊠well maybe this is true for English speakers. I believe that Bajan may fall right in fourth place, I could be wrong but this …
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By Annisa Phillip. Roti, doubles, pholourie, pelau, Japs and wantons. What is the one thing that they each have in common? Oh how Trinis love pepper. Pepper sauce is one condiment that every food establishment has to have available so as to have even a marginal chance at prosperity. I remember …
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By Annisa Phillip. Partying on a boat has become quite popular in sweet T&T leading to a cruise craze. Granted leaving land and stepping onto a boat may not be favoured by many who have a sea phobia or those who suffer from severe motion sickness for the sake of a …
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By Annisa Phillip. âYou can take the woman out Trinbago but you canât take Trinbago out of the woman.â This twist of an old clichĂ© holds true for those who have our lovely isles dear to their hearts. Personally, leaving Trinidad and Tobago on holiday does not mean that I leave it …
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