Part 3: Caribana!!!

what a blast! this was my first year celebrating caribana in mas and it's a MUST! everyone should take part in mas at least once in their life time. i can officially check that off my bucket list :) i owe a HUGE thanks to Shannon Boodram from TGAW for the invite. enjoy these festive photos. hopefully i can celebrate again next year. any excuse to dress up for i'm down.

wild girl herself...shannon

reppin the Saldenah mas camp Keeper's of the Universe



look how cute my mom is

Part 2: Toronto

there's no place like home. family and friend remind me how blessed i am and recharging on their positive energy is always a plus.
Night & Day with the ladies @ Skybar
Fringe Festival with Lemon Bucket Orkestra...good times!



beach=relaxation

Manoy!!!

and of course what better way to end a vaycay with some good ol' bbqin

caribana warmup

it's official!!! i will be joining Shannon Boodram and her TGAW posey on the streets of tdot celebrating CARIBANA 2011!!! yesterday i made my way over to the Saldenah boot camp to pay for and try on my mas slash scandalous outfit. my booty is all out and i need to do some serious crunches...hopefully i can stick to Shannon's ab work out tips. this isn't the outfit but isn't it lovely?

i've never played in mas and i'm all about livin' it up. so yes! i'll be 'sexy' for a day. my filipino mom disapproves...i love it! this is one step closer to my brazilian idol

if you'd like to go all out and play mas next summer here in Toronto visit: http://www.saldenahcarnival.com/

that's life

i apologize for my mia action here on blogspot. i would love to check in and be regular as i was back in Vancouver but life happened. ny has been a bitter/sweet experience for me. the married life is WORK! career is WORK! maintaining sanity is WORK! i've been chewed up and spit out here in NY but in perfect Maya style I do manage to stay on top. so yeah...life happened and my attention has been on that and not my blog among other things that bring joy in my life. having said that lucky me is on vay-cay here in tdot which was much needed! time with friends and family and peace and quiet was well over due. i'm planning on moving on out the hood into a place i can relax in and call home this september. i'll definitely be in a more positive, creative head space and have more to blog about. i do apologize...things are in the works and as i mentioned i'm on instagrm, twitter, and facebook which has more happenings.
some photos from instragrm

flew with Porter which had awesome prices on flights $243 return. WOOT WOOT!!! and they serve chilled beverages in glass cups...classy :)