Carnival 2011

With the Nottingham Carnival fast approaching, I'm dismissing all negative talk of riots, rain and route changes....I'm going as I did last year and every year before that to have a good time...jump on my wagon people!

Summer's almost over, lets enjoy it before we miss it!

LETS PARRRRTTTTYYY!!!!!

Summer is here

Amsterdam

Me and my boobie Liz went to Amsterdam last weekend to see Chase and Status in concert.

After arriving in my home from home city, we took our virgin tram ride to decent 3 star Hotel, checked in and settled into our room and soon received a text from my local friend Karim “On Leidse Straat, I’m there at coffee company” ....this was the beginning of an epic and very LONG day

This is how it went...

• Met the lovely Karim @ Coffee Company and he takes us to party in Vondel Park;
• Vondel park is full – 100s and 100s of cool, funky, sexy, yummy mummies, dishy dads, cool kids, hot girls, sexy guys, punks, emos....You name it, they’re there dressed in fly kicks and shades.
• Half cut, sun kissed and learning some Dutch we take a long walk to go eat some seriously good home cooked Indonesian food
• Walk back to hotel the whole while Karim has been an amazing tour guide to us
• Get back to hotel for an outfit change and a sly disco nap only to realise the doors open at 9 not 10 and the concert is due to start at 10 not 11....despite this we get to Melkweg at 11 and the ticket guy tells us it’s about to start in 2mins – PERFECTO!
• CHASE AND STAUS ROCKED MY WORLD!!!!!
• Back to the hotel for a another outfit change and then hit the streets; bee line for Club Air where there is an MTV party happening and is also the after party for Chase and Status
• Club Air is the shit, after some translation/money/locker issues we are in the mix of the club doing shots and drinking doubles
• OH, WHATS THIS?! My spidey senses lock onto the beat which leads me to a second from where garage, dubstep, dirty beats and house is the flavour.
• I clear the dance floor with my skanks and get so sweaty betty that we take a break in the smoking area – there is not outside area here
• Chilling in stagnate smoke filled room as if from behind the smoke haze immerses a man requesting a cigarette.
• Liz is stuttering, why... it’s only MC Rage of chase and Status who is the nicest person in the world.
• We spent the next hour talking, sharing stories, finding out the world is too small and we know a lot of the same people and get invited to the iTunes festival to watch Chase and Status play.,....i cannot discuss this further for fear of jinxing myself. Shhhhhhhh.....
• Anyway it’s 3 am in Amsterdam I arrived at 12:30 and I still haven’t smoked anything green– on hearing this rage presents me with a bag of weed and says “enjoy” I heart MC Rage....I heart Chase and Status even more now!
• We party for a bit and even talk some business (WATCH THIS SPACE) before Rage disappears and never comes back but we swapped details (but of course) and I get a text to say they had to exit swiftly but look forward to meeting again soon - I thank him for the music and the show!
• I swear my life is like the best teen stoner movie ever!

The rest of the trip went something like this...

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Chase and Status

OK this is late....but it's only cos as we know I procrastinate just a bit....

I been a fan of these electronic production duo since Love ft Jenna G, their high standard of Launching themselves further into the mainstream with their second album, No More Idols has been on repeat since I bought it on the release date!

Time ft Delilah has hit a personal chord for me and Blind Faith ft Liam Bailey will definitely be a raving track for summer 2011. This album is a banger throughout and was the soundtrack to my recent tattoo session. I love this album...if you're into the sounds of ShyFX or Prodigy then this is for you!!! Dance-able beats with influences and throw backs to Ol'skool Garage, Jungle, 90s Dance, Drum'n'Bass and some new Skool Dubstep this album featuring Plan B, Tinie Tempah, Cee-lo Green and Maverick Sabre who I will be catching at Tomorrows Milly's World Showcase at The Monarch.

5 Gold Elephants :)

Bang Bang Bang

je te plumerai la, tete

...translates to I shall pluck you

taken from the French Canadian Nursery rhyme Alouette (Skylark), is about plucking feathers off a skylark .

Marc Ronson on production works his magic and combines a host of popular music genres with Q-tip spitting which is soo very fitting and vocals courtesy of electronica MNDR.

The video was directed like an 80s video game set by Jordan Galland and Gary Breslin

I LOVE this and cannot stop listening to it and dancing around my house...

Songs and Sunshine!!!!!!!!

Miami Beach was the SHIT!

I had an amazing time, it’s like going to a heaven on earth – you’re constantly being served, the sun is shining, 90 degree, poolside chilling, maxing on the beach, meeting strangers, dancing till the sun rises, shopping, eating and drinking what I wanted when I wanted, holiday flings ....oooohh yes I did

Unfortunately my hotel was pants but I knew what to expect... and I paid what it was worth so no drama...

Holiday Song: I’m in Miami Bitch! Shots by Little Jon, Blowing Money Fast by Rick Ross, Hello Good Morning by Dirty Money and OhMyGosh by Usher

Holiday snap

At the end of it we all had fun times and come home with a combined 1000 pictures of good memories and smiles to look back on in the future. I defiantly left a piece of my heart out in Miami, and even after 10 days I could have definitely enjoyed it for another 10 days...and if I had the money I would have had a pit stop in NY for a couple days to hang out with my new found friends...

I just want to say holiday romances are a great thing, they an opportunity to learn something about yourself, and if you're lucky it's a new friend who you will always share some sick memories with. Even if you don't take away a lasting contact you will always have a memory of a time when you lived freely and loved wildly.

...but here's a few rules on holiday romance is this

1. You're on holiday have fun, even if you've "never done this before". Be inhibitious and wild but be safe, strap it up and DON'T do things that your insurance wouldn't cover and that breaks the law!

2. Be yourself and give a little something, even if it goes no where, enjoy it whole heatedly. What happens on holiday stays on holiday, you may never see this person again so its OK to share your hope and dreams with this person, they wont laugh I swear!

3. Soppy farewell goodbyes at the airport departures lounge is straight NO! Say good bye with a smile at the hotel or the beach and then keep it moving

4. When you get home, go for a check up -just to be sure, to be sure, to be sure!

kissing

Last night I kissed a boy and I really liked it!

I haven't had a proper, passionate, considerate, loving kiss from a guy in ages and the fact that this was someone who I've know for years but haven't kissed in forever kinda made it feel nicer...it was totally innocent and very cute!

I've spent moment in my day reliving it and smiling off the high - damn I miss being 17 and just snogging someones face off - anyway 'this kiss' it was EMOTIONAL, so much so to the point where, it felt so good... I had to stop kissing him...and I was soo overwhelmed I had tears in my eyes- MAN UP MISTRY and ENJOY IT I was screaming inside!

From dating complete soulless waste men to whom kissing is the last ting on their minds, I've not been able to indulge in such pleasures that a simple kiss can bring...what's going on guys? scared to catch a feeling? What a turn off!

Anyway this kiss has sparked off my mojo and a fire inside...just being happy...the sun is shining...I'm very excited like a school girl about this summer!

Summers over

The last couple months have sailed by; working at Vans, sleeping, working at Vans, eating, working at Vans, socialising, ended my long relationship Mary and started up my old flame with Jack Daniels...

I ain't had time to write posts every week but this ain't no hype - this is my brain dump spot I suppose and today as the rain hits my window paign i feel like singing

...rain rain go away - fuck off and never come back you cunt!!!!

...but this is England so bring on the autumn winter - cosy nights in front of X-Factor, carbohydrates, new winter wardrobe, wolly hats and university. I officially start my post-graduate in 21 days and counting - yea babeeeeh!

So here's quick snap view of what's good with my world!

At the end of September indians celebrated the festival of Navrati- during which we spend 9 nights and 10 days celebrating/worshipping the 9 days Goddess or nine forms of Shakti/Devi who fought against evil. its fun, you get to dress up in your best and go out, dance - its kinda like line dancing but instead we circle the shrine in the middle of the youth centre/school hall. Me and Jaiyna from my Mistry community went to one in Uxbridge

I wanted these...

but I got these badboys instead...

I'm loving this shorts and gullet combo and will steal this look.....jjjjjj-jacked!

I cant get enough of MGMT

Their soo big and their album Oracular Spectacular has been on constant repeat.

I am an electric woman...but of course - and my electric feel has drawn in new sparks into my life - loving the change of social groups including my new mate Bubzy Jones who has become my new pal to laugh with and swap literature...

I'm currently reading

While also tryna get my head around ideas of metaphysics and more.

I been frequenting the cinema and saw the Gamer with the sexy Gerrad Butler (he was in the film of course - we didnt pop down to the local Vue cinema to watch it together, although that would of been a great story to tell) interesting idea and touches on the ideas of shape shifting and White gold but otherwise poop!

I also saw The Invention of Lying and loved it, laughed all the way through - defo perfect date movie or just something to see on a weeknight with your mum

Rounding off the going's on, my friend Soodi had a Barbie & Ken themed party for her 26th@ Carbon- HAPPY BRITHDAY you old cow!!! : p

and my bestest girl Michellio came down for the weekend - we started the evening looking like this

I was Naughty Tennis Instructor Barbie ;)

and ended with myself and Michelle asking the cabbie to pull over on the way home so we could vomit....hehehehehehehe - I'm Turing into a proper alchi!


This weekend past I visited new bait face club Ghost with Naddy

Ghost was full of pretty white girls who looked like sexy models and metro sexual men who cudnt really move - or make a move - and lots of gully fellas in Zara - I'm not hating - in fact we had fun skanking the night away....

Notting Hill Carnival 2009

It's been a week and I know this is late, but I've had no time to blog.

Picture the scene, a lovely summers day, 3 friends equipted with Jack Daniels in Coke bottles, late but ready to hit the carnival...

this what I captured...

Carnival aint what is was in the good old days and the only way I can describe it is....ummmmm, errrrrr........controlled fun!? Pah!