Liming (means hanging out in Trini slang) with friends, movies, going out dancing, reading, shit talk (u Trinis know what I mean! We have perfected the art of shit talk!), intellectual stimulation (interpret that in any way you like), meeting people, laughing, being silly, traveling, yoga.
People from all different backgrounds and cultures.
Soca (born and raised in Trinidad), reggae, pop, rock, classic rock, dance music, 80s pop and new wave, some techno/rave, some hip hop, middle eastern and Indian. Basically any and everything other than country. I have to show my love and support to my favorite Soca artists, Machel Montano (You are Soca!) and Destra (de Soca queen!.
They're so many!! But here are a few - Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Amelie, Empire of the Sun, Star Wars (all of them), The Godfather I and II, The Color Purple, Notting Hill, Being John Malcovich, Dangerous Liasons, Sound of Music, Shrek 1 and 2, Finding Neverland, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Matrix, Say Anything, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Crash (very realistic and intense),Clash of the Titans, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dirty Pretty Things, Trainspotting.
Heroes. My guilty pleasure? Reality tv!
Too many!! I love to read so here are some of them- All of Jane Austen's books, The King Arthur Trilogy by Cromwell, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Da Vinci Code, The Celestine Prophecy,The Portrait of Dorian Gray, Howard's End, The Lord of the Flies, Harry Potter(so far I've read 1-5), 1984 (disturbing and way ahead of its time...many similarities to today's political world..scary stuff!), To Kill a Mockingbird, A Room with a View, The Odessa File, The Metamorphosis, Crime and Punishment, Angels and Demons.
My parents and friends