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Made my New Year’s Resolutions, Have You?

Getting out of debt and losing weight are two of the most popular New Year’s Resolutions but for some it’s also about self improvement and trying to be a better individual. Today, there are so many books on positive thinking, from A to Z you name it and it is out there to help those … Continue reading →

Well, the time has come!

Hillary Sargeant Defying all Boundaries with FANGA!

I started out at the renowned Walters school of music and the prestigious Southernaires Choir in my home town of San- Fernando in Trinidad &Tobago.

I’ve made in my musical journey from classic to jazz, pop, fusion and now my own which I call Fanga-Music, it translates “power music, power rhythms, power words” connecting to no genre of music yet influenced by all and the soul and the spirit of who I am and the rawness of talent that I have been blessed with. 

After working and pruning my love for music I’ve gotten an opportunity to showcase myself to the arena of music lovers. At first I turned it down because of foreseen circumstances, but the truth of the matter it was more out of fear. My publisher and others insisted that this is an opportunity that should be taken seriously and giving up should not be an option.

I began putting it in motion and I’m happy that my pride did not get the better of me. I started my campaign together with my right hand woman, Resa. Between us and with some advice from others we began to raise funds for my showcase. How wonderful it is to know that people do care and know the importance of one’s long life challenge and the sense of its purpose.

I feel indebted to all who took their hard earn cash and invested it in my talent giving me an opportunity to go out there and share to the world of music lovers “My Fanga! “

I promise each and every one of you I will represent you the way you represented me with pure heart and delight in all its glory. 

Thank You and FANGA to you all!

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The Real Deal of Overdraft Debt

So Pesach is over, the feasting and merriment has come to an end, and our shopping and spending extravaganza has now pushed our overdraft over its limit. Hmmmm….sticky situation won’t you agree? I’m sure you can remember when you opened that bank account and received your first salary how nice it was to sign on … Continue reading →

An Immigrant’s Financial Woe

Recently it was reported that the Credit Card Debt in Israel in 2011 was NIS 9.1 billion. Upon reading this I realized that I myself contributed NIS 20,000 to this ghastly amount. Imagine that! This realization immediately sent me into a frenzy of analyzing myself and the role I played in helping my bank achieve its magnanimous … Continue reading →

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

The beauty and the unpredictability of life are wonders that may never cease. I committed myself to write a blog each week for one year feeding my readers with whatever comes to my mind or my way. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be sharing my life’s stories, insights of my … Continue reading →

The Big Twist!

Katie Byron says, “There are three businesses in our lives – my business, your business and God’s business!” And that brings me to my topic “THE BIG TWIST”. The saying ‘Who laughs last laughs best’ has some truth to it however, it is not so much who does the last laugh, but the awareness of … Continue reading →

Mum, I am not a good boy…..

Strong, Intelligent, Talented, Brave, Magnanimous are just some of the words that come to mind when I think of this week’s FANGA Guest Writer. Andrea Yip Zidkilov is a talented designer whose friendship I happened to stumble into a little over a year ago and since then have shared a kindred spirit as lifelong friends. She’s the mother … Continue reading →

New Sunrise

My motto has always been To Live in the Now because that is what I have to live for –  NOW! However, looking back and reflecting enhances my abilities to deal with the now in the most astute form. I look back at my past as a reference, a reference to perform and to bring a better … Continue reading →

Choices!

This week it is with great pleasure and deepest respect that I share with you a blog written by one of my dearest friends of over 30 years. Monica Babb hails from Trinidad well, Tobago to be exact, the sister isle of my birth country. She is a woman whom I respect and admire tremendously and therefore it is … Continue reading →

For What It’s Worth….

YOUR DIFFERENCE IS YOUR GENIUS! I truly believe that. When will the time come for us to be open to accepting this word wholeheartedly – Difference! With all that has been taught and trickled down to us over the years proving time and time again that being different can be ingenious I am still amazed that most of us are … Continue reading →