Posted on 4.1.2008 by vee.chen
hustle (n.)– a: to make strenuous efforts to obtain especially money or business b: to obtain money by fraud or deception c: to play a game or sport in an alert aggressive manner.
Even though the word ‘hustle’ tends to carry a negative connotation, I’d say that the majority of people would agree with definition ‘a’. If you think [...]
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Posted on 11.16.2007 by vee.chen
Since my previous post on holla season was so well-received, I feel it is time for a holla update. As NYC slowly enters ‘winter’, the layers are coming on and flirtatious clothing of warmer days are put away (or at least hidden under coats/jackets. I do, however, still see occasional cut-out clothes, which are never [...]
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Holla Season Ain’t Over, Yet
The weather is slowly starting to get cooler, which means that Fall has finally arrived to take over the hot, humid Summer (or Holla Season, as I like to call it). Summertime in Spanish Harlem (where I reside) means bursts of bright colors everywhere, people hanging out in the streets, Latin beats blasting from every [...]
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