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Yeah !!!!!!! Yeah !!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!! Finally a 100.... Suzie, we must be really vain to have done a 100 things....:)

81. Why is it that I am half black and I have a flat ass. I guess my Chinese genes are pretty strong.

82. My husband is two years younger than I am.

83. My ex boyfriend and good friend committed suicide last year... RIP David.

84. My good friend from high school passed away from an aneurysm. RIP Glorie.

85. I know more than ten Jamaicans who have been deported for marijuana.

86. I am a socialist and I think communism is good in theory.

87. I got caught sneaking out of the house when I was 16 yrs old. I snuck out to go to a party and when I got back and tried to climb into my window the window was locked. I was so scared and what made it even worse I had to ring the door bell .

88. I have been held at gunpoint three times in my lifetime. The first time I got held up in Jamaica 5am buying food at a vendor after coming from a night club, The 2nd it was by a friend of mine who was mad at his girlfriend and thought she was cheating on him and I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the 3rd time was a friend of a friend who was off his rockers. he was wasted and just being stupid.

89. I fought a boy once for telling lies... He said I was his girlfriend..

90. I am a Kaluki fanatic... It is a Chinese card game.

91. My best friends are so dear to me. They are my family.

92. What I would do to have a dirty martini.

93. Red wine makes me spill the beans. Red wine is my truth serum and I can't shut up.

94. Vodka and tequila, yuck! I drank them so much when I was younger that I can't even smell them or i will get sick except for the occasional Martini.

95. Rum makes me violent.

96. Scotch put some to sleep.

97. I have travelled all over the Caribbean, half of the united states, Hawaii, and London. I have a lot more travelling to do.

98. I went to school for Fashion Design when I was younger but I am currently a student again trying to get a degree in teaching..

99. I have a great life and I can't complain.

100. I am running out things to say so thank god I am at a 100... Yeah!!!!

Suzie we did it!!! Ciao...

The next 20 things . . .

• The first picture was me and Nikki partying in Jamaica for Independence wknd. I don't think I can remember that night.


• The 2nd picture is of me and my sweet "Roots." We had to give him away:(


• The 3rd picture was back to the innocence. It was my mum and myself when I was 8 yrs old.


• The 4th picture was me at 5 years old going to my hat race at my school. I went to an all girl Catholic school.. go figure.

1. I used to be able to drink a bottle of vodka straight.


2. I used to drink a 6 pack of Heineken or Guinnes by myself.


3. I never had an alcohol problem.


4. I was a brat.. Did I say was?


5. I was a very good girl until I hit 15 years old. Isn't every girl like that?


6. I have a fear of having girls.... hmmm I wonder why?


7. I once told my mom I was sleeping over my friend's house and went to Jamaica for the wknd... ouch! I was 17 yrs old.


8. I have a fear of retribution with my kids.


9. Futball (Soccer) is a turn on.


10. I hate people who tell me what I like and would not like.


11. I can eat ice cream every day.


12. I am close to desperation to get my old figure back.


13. I am more into school at an older age than when I was younger.


14. When I was younger I was fearless...


15. I don't understand how any one can believe in George Bush.
16. I got kicked out of a club in Soho, London.
17. I organised and produced a concert in Miami for Cliff Morrison (Jim Morrison's son) all by myself. I think that is one of my proudest moments. I did everything myself and it was for an audience of 500 people.
18. I worked two jobs while pregnant.
19. I have experimented with mild drugs but have never had any desire to snort or pump something into my veins. It did not appeal to me at all! It looked nasty actually.
20. I believe in 10 years it will be a brown world.. Every one is going to be so mixed up you will not know what they are just brown like every one in the islands.

A 100 THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME.... contd.

Miami Sunset Senior High (My highschool)

The Jamaican Flag.. ( My country)

41. I used to be the secretary of the Ethiopian Orthodox church.

42. I used to be heavily into rastafari.

43. I still have my rasta beliefs but it is better to keep it to one's self. I am not religious like I used to be more spiritual.

44. I was born and went to prep school in Jamaica and highschool in Miami.

45. My 5th and 6th period teacher probably saw me once senior year. I went to the beach everyday after school, sad I know but I had a nice tan:)

46. During college I used to party and go straight to class and also straight to work. How did I go days with out sleep?

47. I did not have fast food and soda until my teen years. In Jamaica kids did not grow up on those things. We always had a home cooked meal.

48. I used to love the BAD boys... Now they are such idiots to me.

49. I fear that my kids will not respect me when they get older.

50. I fear death.

51. I fear losing any one I am close to.

52. I fear being rich... We all want to be rich but then again it is too much reponsibility. I can do with being well off.

53. I fear reptiles and the police.

54. I love the shy guys with brains like my hubby.

55. I hate the traditional ceremonies such as baby showers, weddings, etc. My baby shower was coed and it was a party none of this baby game crap.

56. I was daddy's girl.

57. My dad died when I was 11yrs old of lung cancer.

58. I was a smoker for 13 years until I recently quit when I was pregnant with my 2nd child and I will never go back.

59. I act like a bad ass but I am really chicken shit.

60. I love blunt people.

Another 20 things you do not know about me . . .

2 1. I wish I had a maid.

22. I wish I had the patience to homeschool my kids.

23. I wish I could make enough money so I can have my husband stay home.

24. I would love for us to live in different countries every 3 or 4 years.

25. I walked into a pole once staring at my childhood crush in 7th grade.

26. I got caught skipping school once in highschool.

27. I can't believe I was in the Ms. Jamaica/Miami pageant when I was 18 years old, embarrasing..

28. I am so disappointed in hip hop music. What has it become?

29. I love the ol' skool hip hop.

30. I felt like an adult when I hit 30 years old.

31. I do not believe in A.D.D..

32. I am a believer of one parent being home with the kids. It does not matter if it is mom or dad.

33. I went through a Madonna fashion thing in the 80's.

34. I owned a pair of MC Hammer pants for girls in the early 90's.

35. I loved my red lipstick.

36. I love all kinds of music, food, and people. I do not prefer any one genre of anything.

37. I fantasize about moving back to the islands.

38. Pistachio and coffee are my favourite ice cream flavours.

39. I can tolerate farting but hate to see some one spit!

40. Me and my cousin climbed out of the window of a Fraternity house once..... scary!

100 Things you did not know about ME. . . .

100 THINGS YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT ME . . . . . .

1. I was a smoker who hated the smell of cigarettes.

2. I don't get most white people's humour, most.

3. I love animals but don't trust them.

4. I can watch Sopranoes, Entourage, Big Love, and Weeds Seasons all in one night. My husband thinks I need rehab.

5. I do believe a kid needs a back hand once in awhile.

6. Cocky men are a turn off. I don't care how cute they are.

7. I like Kelly Clarkson's music.

8. I love the Flavor of Love Charm School for Girls. I am totally hooked!

9. I love to communicate by email much more than phone.

10. Women over 30 that do not have kids or not married have a chemical imbalance. Something goes on there that I am not sure about.

11. I can read people really well but love to play stupid..... Hmmmm!

12. I am an extremist (working on that).

13. I feel every woman has an insanity gene. I know I do.

14. I feel that women cannot drive. I know I am a sell out but they can't.

15. I don't get along with most women.

16. High maintenance men and women get on my nerves!

17. I love culture. My soul dies with out it..

18. I hate dog hair in the house, actually any kind of hair.

19. I judge a person by the state of their bathroom. Pubes on the toilet seat... yuck... that will be the last time you will hear from me.

20. I loved Vanilla Ice... Ice Ice baby!

The New Chapter..

I am back!!!!! It is great to take a break from blogging especially a long haitus. Everyone is so used to you not updating your blog that they do not read it anymore, which is great because now I can really write what I want and not worry about any one seeing it:) Hmmmmmmmm!!!

Well, my life has been pretty busy for the past two months. As you all know I gave birth to our second son, Zen Patrick Akiva Washkowitz. Some say it is a mouth full, I say it is a strong name. He is almost two months now and has done quite a bit of travelling. He has learned if you are going to be a part of this family you must be a seasoned traveller or a nomad.

We came back from Hawaii a week ago, hence the pictures above. It was pure bliss. I felt like I was home. It was so similar to my country. It is amazing how I have travelled all over the caribbean and I have not found one island similar to Jamaica, but I fly across the other side of the world to Hawaii and it is exactly like Jamaica in so many ways. The culture, the people, the vibe and some how I always knew that. Hawaii is a place I have been trying to move to for years. When Jared first met me I was planning my departure to Hawaii and he talked me out of it which he will not admit. Have you ever had a feeling like you belong to a certain place even though you have never been there? Well, that is Hawaii for me.

As far as Honolulu, hmmmmm... I don't particulary care for Waikiki. It is so built up and the architecture has no character at all. I prefer North Shore or the West end. Call me country:) I can see why the Hawaiians are so damn racist. They raped their land to the point of destruction. I have never seen an island so build up. You cannot see the ocean from your hotel because there are so many tall ugly condos.

The North Shore made up for it. The North Shore is a chill little beach town and surfer meca of the world. It is pretty diverse and a strictly roots vibe. It was calling my name. I already know which school Jude would go to and where we would live. They say in your thirties is when you identify with who you are. Well, I know I am an island girl and there is no changing it. I am happier, healthier, positive, and less stressed in the islands. I don't get island fever. I get city fever!

I grew up in the islands and it is was the best childhood a child can imagine. We were not inside watching t.v. and playing Xbox (then again we only had one channel.) We grew up outside on the beach. We knew how to survivie nature because there was room for our natural insticts to grow.

Hawaii was sweet and I hope we will live there some day. I know we will be far from every one and I will miss every one, but I know my family, I will see more of them in Hawaii than San Fran. Once some one knows they have a place to stay in Hawaii you will not be able to get rid of them, I think we will see every one more out there than here. We said we will give Cali another 3-4 years and then return to the islands. It might be Hawaii or the caribbean. I don't know. We will see... Stay tuned..