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Sunday, June 5, 2011
New Site
Hi everyone .. this is my last post on blogspot .. all my posts are on and subsequent ones shall be posted on www.palavachronicles.wordpress.com because it is much easier to post comments on wordpress than here . Thank you :o)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
set?
Let me start by saying , mummy and daddy , this isn't one of my wisdom or morally inclined blog posts so errr, you can stop reading here (I know mummy will continue tho) :ol ... O yh, Izien inspired this post
So summer 2011 is right round the corner !!! Whoop whoop ! I can whoop about it because i have sure "P" .. All of you that whooped too chop hi5 , I know u whooped because you have set your own P ... Because I'm pretty sure my mother is reading this, P and some other words will not be defined just try to keep up.
#1. Where to scout for ur P
In the old times, the long long ago , yes, 2 years ago, facebook was the place to scout for ur P , everyone was on it ; well, everyone cool . But now literally EVERYONE is on it ...including my mother (yes mummy, I know you are still reading).. Now all the cool kids have moved on to twitter where they display their beauty via their avatars and their brains via their 'witty and hilarious' tweets ...
You, yes you, I know you ff'd him because he looked cute in his avatar; and you because someone tweeted that she has a bountiful behind you checked out her profile and followed her ... You don't have to be ashamed , *in Don Jazzy's voice* NOW IS THE TIME to follow who u wana set P with. ..
So now that u've followed him/her and have gotten him/her to follow you back by RT 'ing their tweets and adding funny remarks (after racking ur brain) to their tweets ; you can now start exchanging DMs and "casually" suggest that you "take this convo to bbm or som'n" (das right, you have to play it cool .. You can even blame MTN) " this DM'ing is a long thing and MTN is just messing up so its taking ages to send" ;)
*Eva lordiah's voice* completed the 1st stage of P setting, you don did it B^) .. I'm pretty sure I don't have to coach you on what to say ... If you do need coaching, thers an app for that .. #RamYourHeadIntoABrickWall :ol
#2 How To Induce the person
You must display ur "coolness" , never put up razz pictures as your DP .. Just the fresh ones (you can send it to a close friend of the opposite sex to confirm its degree of hotness just to be certain ) ...
Although we all like the cowbell oyoyoyoyoyo jingle and we jam to it on the 'regz'. (Well I do) , you might wana reduce how often you listen to it ( if u display what you are listening to on bbm or just "un display" what you are listening to ) .. Razz is kind of the new cool (blame Jenifa) but you don't wana scare away ur prospective P now do you ?
Talk about all the cool , fun and crazy stuff you do / are into .. Make sure you have a lot of things in common (yes, I mean stalk the person, find out what they like to do and exaggerate the number of times you do 'em too /like 'em ) .. Complement them and all that "sweet nothings" stuff but on NO account should you come right out and say "hey, I wanna set P" .. When you meet at one of the many places you guys 'surprisingly' both frequent ;), let things flow and the after the "first FLOW" of things, you can then say its nothing serious and present all the disclaimers you have. (You may contact me to draw up legal documents to aid you in this department ; it'll cost you tho)
Part of inducing 'em is dressing properly .. Get a hair cut or your hair done ; don't dress like you are colour and style blind, this will surely end the P .. Everyone wants a presentable looking P .. Purchase new perfume for the summer if you have to so you'll have a signature smell (I thiunk signature smells are cool)
#3 Enjoy yourself !! (Sensibly ofcourse ; we don't want you drinking, ' getting knowledge'. And racing on 3rd mainland bridge x_x)
*B.I.G's voice* follow these rules and you'll have a nice time this summer ... Actually , I'm not an expert on P setting but this should help out ... Anyone with extra pointers and comments can make 'em known .
Love you mum (yes I know you read it up to this point) :*
So summer 2011 is right round the corner !!! Whoop whoop ! I can whoop about it because i have sure "P" .. All of you that whooped too chop hi5 , I know u whooped because you have set your own P ... Because I'm pretty sure my mother is reading this, P and some other words will not be defined just try to keep up.
#1. Where to scout for ur P
In the old times, the long long ago , yes, 2 years ago, facebook was the place to scout for ur P , everyone was on it ; well, everyone cool . But now literally EVERYONE is on it ...including my mother (yes mummy, I know you are still reading).. Now all the cool kids have moved on to twitter where they display their beauty via their avatars and their brains via their 'witty and hilarious' tweets ...
You, yes you, I know you ff'd him because he looked cute in his avatar; and you because someone tweeted that she has a bountiful behind you checked out her profile and followed her ... You don't have to be ashamed , *in Don Jazzy's voice* NOW IS THE TIME to follow who u wana set P with. ..
So now that u've followed him/her and have gotten him/her to follow you back by RT 'ing their tweets and adding funny remarks (after racking ur brain) to their tweets ; you can now start exchanging DMs and "casually" suggest that you "take this convo to bbm or som'n" (das right, you have to play it cool .. You can even blame MTN) " this DM'ing is a long thing and MTN is just messing up so its taking ages to send" ;)
*Eva lordiah's voice* completed the 1st stage of P setting, you don did it B^) .. I'm pretty sure I don't have to coach you on what to say ... If you do need coaching, thers an app for that .. #RamYourHeadIntoABrickWall :ol
#2 How To Induce the person
You must display ur "coolness" , never put up razz pictures as your DP .. Just the fresh ones (you can send it to a close friend of the opposite sex to confirm its degree of hotness just to be certain ) ...
Although we all like the cowbell oyoyoyoyoyo jingle and we jam to it on the 'regz'. (Well I do) , you might wana reduce how often you listen to it ( if u display what you are listening to on bbm or just "un display" what you are listening to ) .. Razz is kind of the new cool (blame Jenifa) but you don't wana scare away ur prospective P now do you ?
Talk about all the cool , fun and crazy stuff you do / are into .. Make sure you have a lot of things in common (yes, I mean stalk the person, find out what they like to do and exaggerate the number of times you do 'em too /like 'em ) .. Complement them and all that "sweet nothings" stuff but on NO account should you come right out and say "hey, I wanna set P" .. When you meet at one of the many places you guys 'surprisingly' both frequent ;), let things flow and the after the "first FLOW" of things, you can then say its nothing serious and present all the disclaimers you have. (You may contact me to draw up legal documents to aid you in this department ; it'll cost you tho)
Part of inducing 'em is dressing properly .. Get a hair cut or your hair done ; don't dress like you are colour and style blind, this will surely end the P .. Everyone wants a presentable looking P .. Purchase new perfume for the summer if you have to so you'll have a signature smell (I thiunk signature smells are cool)
#3 Enjoy yourself !! (Sensibly ofcourse ; we don't want you drinking, ' getting knowledge'. And racing on 3rd mainland bridge x_x)
*B.I.G's voice* follow these rules and you'll have a nice time this summer ... Actually , I'm not an expert on P setting but this should help out ... Anyone with extra pointers and comments can make 'em known .
Love you mum (yes I know you read it up to this point) :*
Monday, April 11, 2011
personal space
You know how most of my articles although humorous (as I've been told *side eye at bad belle people *cough* Sanmi*cough*) always have some moral / deep message .. Well , I don't want to do that this time .. Or atleast the message won't be a deep one. I think I'll just rant about personal space.
For those of you who for some unbelievable/ unacceptable reason don't know what personal space is ... Infact I don't believe some people don't know what this is so I'ma just skip the explanation ..
standing on a queue waiting to use the atm .. As a reasonable human being , u maintain a certain distance between yourself and the person infront of you .. And then M (M for moron) joins the queue behind you .. And by behind you, I mean "half-a-foot-step" behind you .. I mean "if-you-sneeze-your-head-might-accidentally-hit-M" behind you .... Why oh why would someone do this ? I don't understand !! If I understood, I'd probably beat myself into a coma because this is not the kind of behaviour a reasonable human being should understand -_-
You are sitting quietly reading an interesting novel /blog post :D and someone walks up to you for the first time and as they talk to you asking all sorts of irrelevant nonsense (might I add that they are unattractive and smell that they've been packed in a car full of sweaty people like "sandine") they keep touching you ... This might not seem bad but it drives me crazy !!! I hate being touched unnecessarily not to talk of being touched by such a person.. All I'd be thinking is "is there a way I can cut ur hand off and make it look like an accident ?"
Also can't stand random people who stare at what you are doing (typing/ tweeting/ looking at pictures) on your phone and then pass comments ... COME ON !!! Its bad enough that I can feel ur unwanted gaze you are even commenting ?!?!?! What is wrong with you ? Would u like a good old fashioned "Holy water and broom" deliverance ? *hisses shortly 3 times and taps head* this is one of the most annoying things someone can do to me without physical contact .
This final scenario might be a SUB and it might not .. Please young men (and women too) know when a young lady doesn't not want you to come to her room ... I "jeje-ly" set out on my own WITH MY EARPHONES IN MY EARS to buy credit and return to my room in peace ...you saw me on my way back , I sed a quick hello (not removing the earphones from my ears HINT HINT) and break into a brisk walk trying to get away from you but Noooooooo you take it upon urself to jog after me and walk me right into my room without my invitation .... Why ?! Why?! Why?! Why would you do this ?! Like really ?! ..please, if someone does not invite you to their place of residence , do not take it upon yourself to form friendship and keep them company.. If they want your company, they will ask for it
Guess I'll wrap it up now .. This is the end of my rant .. Anyone with other personal space scenarios or comments should make 'em known. :)
For those of you who for some unbelievable/ unacceptable reason don't know what personal space is ... Infact I don't believe some people don't know what this is so I'ma just skip the explanation ..
standing on a queue waiting to use the atm .. As a reasonable human being , u maintain a certain distance between yourself and the person infront of you .. And then M (M for moron) joins the queue behind you .. And by behind you, I mean "half-a-foot-step" behind you .. I mean "if-you-sneeze-your-head-might-accidentally-hit-M" behind you .... Why oh why would someone do this ? I don't understand !! If I understood, I'd probably beat myself into a coma because this is not the kind of behaviour a reasonable human being should understand -_-
You are sitting quietly reading an interesting novel /blog post :D and someone walks up to you for the first time and as they talk to you asking all sorts of irrelevant nonsense (might I add that they are unattractive and smell that they've been packed in a car full of sweaty people like "sandine") they keep touching you ... This might not seem bad but it drives me crazy !!! I hate being touched unnecessarily not to talk of being touched by such a person.. All I'd be thinking is "is there a way I can cut ur hand off and make it look like an accident ?"
Also can't stand random people who stare at what you are doing (typing/ tweeting/ looking at pictures) on your phone and then pass comments ... COME ON !!! Its bad enough that I can feel ur unwanted gaze you are even commenting ?!?!?! What is wrong with you ? Would u like a good old fashioned "Holy water and broom" deliverance ? *hisses shortly 3 times and taps head* this is one of the most annoying things someone can do to me without physical contact .
This final scenario might be a SUB and it might not .. Please young men (and women too) know when a young lady doesn't not want you to come to her room ... I "jeje-ly" set out on my own WITH MY EARPHONES IN MY EARS to buy credit and return to my room in peace ...you saw me on my way back , I sed a quick hello (not removing the earphones from my ears HINT HINT) and break into a brisk walk trying to get away from you but Noooooooo you take it upon urself to jog after me and walk me right into my room without my invitation .... Why ?! Why?! Why?! Why would you do this ?! Like really ?! ..please, if someone does not invite you to their place of residence , do not take it upon yourself to form friendship and keep them company.. If they want your company, they will ask for it
Guess I'll wrap it up now .. This is the end of my rant .. Anyone with other personal space scenarios or comments should make 'em known. :)
personal space
You know how most of my articles although humorous (as I've been told *side eye at bad belle people *cough* Sanmi*cough*) always have some moral / deep message .. Well , I don't want to do that this time .. Or atleast the message won't be a deep one. I think I'll just rant about personal space.
For those of you who for some unbelievable/ unacceptable reason don't know what personal space is ... Infact I don't believe some people don't know what this is so I'ma just skip the explanation ..
standing on a queue waiting to use the atm .. As a reasonable human being , u maintain a certain distance between yourself and the person infront of you .. And then M (M for moron) joins the queue behind you .. And by behind you, I mean "half-a-foot-step" behind you .. I mean "if-you-sneeze-your-head-might-accidentally-hit-M" behind you .... Why oh why would someone do this ? I don't understand !! If I understood, I'd probably beat myself into a coma because this is not the kind of behaviour a reasonable human being should understand -_-
You are sitting quietly reading an interesting novel /blog post :D and someone walks up to you for the first time and as they talk to you asking all sorts of irrelevant nonsense (might I add that they are unattractive and smell that they've been packed in a car full of sweaty people like "sandine") they keep touching you ... This might not seem bad but it drives me crazy !!! I hate being touched unnecessarily not to talk of being touched by such a person.. All I'd be thinking is "is there a way I can cut ur hand off and make it look like an accident ?"
Also can't stand random people who stare at what you are doing (typing/ tweeting/ looking at pictures) on your phone and then pass comments ... COME ON !!! Its bad enough that I can feel ur unwanted gaze you are even commenting ?!?!?! What is wrong with you ? Would u like a good old fashioned "Holy water and broom" deliverance ? *hisses shortly 3 times and taps head* this is one of the most annoying things someone can do to me without physical contact .
This final scenario might be a SUB and it might not .. Please young men (and women too) know when a young lady doesn't not want you to come to her room ... I "jeje-ly" set out on my own WITH MY EARPHONES IN MY EARS to buy credit and return to my room in peace ...you saw me on my way back , I sed a quick hello (not removing the earphones from my ears HINT HINT) and break into a brisk walk trying to get away from you but Noooooooo you take it upon urself to jog after me and walk me right into my room without my invitation .... Why ?! Why?! Why?! Why would you do this ?! Like really ?! ..please, if someone does not invite you to their place of residence , do not take it upon yourself to form friendship and keep them company.. If they want your comopany, they will ask for it
Guess I'll wrap it up now .. This is the end of my rant .. Anyone with other personal space scenarios or comments should make 'em known. :)
For those of you who for some unbelievable/ unacceptable reason don't know what personal space is ... Infact I don't believe some people don't know what this is so I'ma just skip the explanation ..
standing on a queue waiting to use the atm .. As a reasonable human being , u maintain a certain distance between yourself and the person infront of you .. And then M (M for moron) joins the queue behind you .. And by behind you, I mean "half-a-foot-step" behind you .. I mean "if-you-sneeze-your-head-might-accidentally-hit-M" behind you .... Why oh why would someone do this ? I don't understand !! If I understood, I'd probably beat myself into a coma because this is not the kind of behaviour a reasonable human being should understand -_-
You are sitting quietly reading an interesting novel /blog post :D and someone walks up to you for the first time and as they talk to you asking all sorts of irrelevant nonsense (might I add that they are unattractive and smell that they've been packed in a car full of sweaty people like "sandine") they keep touching you ... This might not seem bad but it drives me crazy !!! I hate being touched unnecessarily not to talk of being touched by such a person.. All I'd be thinking is "is there a way I can cut ur hand off and make it look like an accident ?"
Also can't stand random people who stare at what you are doing (typing/ tweeting/ looking at pictures) on your phone and then pass comments ... COME ON !!! Its bad enough that I can feel ur unwanted gaze you are even commenting ?!?!?! What is wrong with you ? Would u like a good old fashioned "Holy water and broom" deliverance ? *hisses shortly 3 times and taps head* this is one of the most annoying things someone can do to me without physical contact .
This final scenario might be a SUB and it might not .. Please young men (and women too) know when a young lady doesn't not want you to come to her room ... I "jeje-ly" set out on my own WITH MY EARPHONES IN MY EARS to buy credit and return to my room in peace ...you saw me on my way back , I sed a quick hello (not removing the earphones from my ears HINT HINT) and break into a brisk walk trying to get away from you but Noooooooo you take it upon urself to jog after me and walk me right into my room without my invitation .... Why ?! Why?! Why?! Why would you do this ?! Like really ?! ..please, if someone does not invite you to their place of residence , do not take it upon yourself to form friendship and keep them company.. If they want your comopany, they will ask for it
Guess I'll wrap it up now .. This is the end of my rant .. Anyone with other personal space scenarios or comments should make 'em known. :)
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Dictation
Just as I was about to give up on blogging today for lack of what to blog about, a thought came to me .. So today I'll be blogging about what we take into consideration when making huge decisions in our lives ..
As an 18 year old (yes dastrite I'm 18), I havnt had to make a lot of huge decisions ;atleast not by myself .. My parents have always been there to advise me ( thank God cause I'm pretty sure my life would be in shambles if I were to have been the one making the decisions) . At some point in time we have to make decisions .. I'm not talking about "do I want Chicken or Turkey" or "should I buy this curly weave or this wavy one" ... (Or my most recent dillema) "should I do centre parting or side parting" .. (S/o to everyone that helped me decide) No ..I'm talking about the big ones ; the ones that'll leave their marks on you for the rest of your life.
We all read all the advice columns in newspapers and magazines : " Dear aunty Vero, I am a 24 year old lady and I do not know whether I should marry my high school sweet heart that is still struggling financially or this new rich guy I met that pampers me and also makes me happy " .. And then Aunty Vero starts talking about many things , not directly answering the question .. She basically says do what makes u happy .. No one should decide for u .. Blah blah blah
But is this really the reality of the situation ? Do we really make decisions based solely on our happiness and feelings ? What factors really dictate what steps in life we take ? .. Societal norms , culture , logic and then personal happiness (let me know if I left anything out) ..
Sometimes we make decisions and then blame our (temporary) unhappiness on the fact that ur decision wasn't really based on ur feelings ... Truth be told, in the long run we'll probably be glad the decision wasn't made based on our feelings at the time ... Personally , I would NEVER have chosen to study law if the decision was based on my feelings. ..I certainly won't have willingly opted to stress myself so much when I cld have chosen to do something easier .. Right now, I'm at the "why did I do this to myself" stage ..but I'm pretty sure in the long run , I'll be very glad that this is the path I chose.
If we all based decisions solely on feelings, the world would be in utter chaos , no one would get anything done. Don't lie, you probably think you are the worst procrastinator ever ; there could be an "I'm the biggest procrastinator ever" competition and everyone would genuinely believe they are entitled to the prize .. Its just human nature .. We want to relax and chill and live in the moment... We only get into action when we know we have to.
I am however not saying fling your feelings out of the window during your decision making process.. They do matter ; but they are not ALL that matter.
So when someone advices you to make an important decision based on what you feel .. Stop and think because your feelings aren't the only item on your " factors-for-decision-making list". The bottom point is let ALL the factors inform your decision making.
Comments, opposing views and agreements should be made known
As an 18 year old (yes dastrite I'm 18), I havnt had to make a lot of huge decisions ;atleast not by myself .. My parents have always been there to advise me ( thank God cause I'm pretty sure my life would be in shambles if I were to have been the one making the decisions) . At some point in time we have to make decisions .. I'm not talking about "do I want Chicken or Turkey" or "should I buy this curly weave or this wavy one" ... (Or my most recent dillema) "should I do centre parting or side parting" .. (S/o to everyone that helped me decide) No ..I'm talking about the big ones ; the ones that'll leave their marks on you for the rest of your life.
We all read all the advice columns in newspapers and magazines : " Dear aunty Vero, I am a 24 year old lady and I do not know whether I should marry my high school sweet heart that is still struggling financially or this new rich guy I met that pampers me and also makes me happy " .. And then Aunty Vero starts talking about many things , not directly answering the question .. She basically says do what makes u happy .. No one should decide for u .. Blah blah blah
But is this really the reality of the situation ? Do we really make decisions based solely on our happiness and feelings ? What factors really dictate what steps in life we take ? .. Societal norms , culture , logic and then personal happiness (let me know if I left anything out) ..
Sometimes we make decisions and then blame our (temporary) unhappiness on the fact that ur decision wasn't really based on ur feelings ... Truth be told, in the long run we'll probably be glad the decision wasn't made based on our feelings at the time ... Personally , I would NEVER have chosen to study law if the decision was based on my feelings. ..I certainly won't have willingly opted to stress myself so much when I cld have chosen to do something easier .. Right now, I'm at the "why did I do this to myself" stage ..but I'm pretty sure in the long run , I'll be very glad that this is the path I chose.
If we all based decisions solely on feelings, the world would be in utter chaos , no one would get anything done. Don't lie, you probably think you are the worst procrastinator ever ; there could be an "I'm the biggest procrastinator ever" competition and everyone would genuinely believe they are entitled to the prize .. Its just human nature .. We want to relax and chill and live in the moment... We only get into action when we know we have to.
I am however not saying fling your feelings out of the window during your decision making process.. They do matter ; but they are not ALL that matter.
So when someone advices you to make an important decision based on what you feel .. Stop and think because your feelings aren't the only item on your " factors-for-decision-making list". The bottom point is let ALL the factors inform your decision making.
Comments, opposing views and agreements should be made known
Thursday, March 31, 2011
selective blindness
Was cracking my head trying to figure out what to blog about .. Then I remembered a comment someone made about a previous post ; "no keys or buttons" ... The person said "Ada might not have known about Ayo's shortcomings until after marriage" .. This comment inspired this post ...
This is not for the spontaneous young couples that fall in love at first sight and get married a month after meeting ... No; for those spontaneous couples, when u get married to the "angel" u don't know, don't complain when he/she hits u or womanises or she can't cook or is a bad homemaker .. No, u have no right to complain ... Ur whirlwind romance has transformed into a hurricane and u r the one to blame so take a seat \_ kuz "u don enter am"
This post Is for those who take the time to know their partners before getting married . Spend months dating and courting eachother ... The courtship period cannot be over emphasised .. Would u go to a furniture store, see a nice looking glass chair and purchase it without sitting on it or testing it in some way ?? Or would u buy a pair of shoes without examining 'em properly .. God knows I know no girl that wld buy a pair of heels without wearing and walking in 'em for atleast 5 minutes before buying 'em
If u can test ur shoes , how much more the person u want to spend the rest of your life with or the person you want to get into a serious relationship with ?
(Metaphor time) I hate wearing heels .. They are instruments of torture that I can gladly do without .. Anyhu, i have a pair of black high heels ..nd I have never worn them out ..NEVER ! EVER ! .. This is where "selective blindness" comes in .. When I wanted to buy the heels , I was in dire need of black heels .. I wore them .. They were my size and I loved how they looked on my feet but they just weren't perfectly comfortable .. Despite the lack of comfort, I bought 'em .. I saw the problem and chose to over look it and now I'm going to end up giving my heels out without ever getting to wear 'em .. THIS is selective blindness
Let's be honest with ourselves ..if u court someone for over a year , even if the person doesn't put his / her shortcomings / vices on display, you will see tiny , subtle hints .. We are the ones who choose to overlook the problems and end up suffering for it .. Unless the person is like a reaLlllllllly good actor in which case all I can tell u is sorry and get a divorce or break up .
The long and short of this is, if I hadn't been selectively blind, who knows, I cld have gotten a dress or sandals that I wld have actually worn .. Don't end up with someone whoz vices u can't put up with .. Leave 'em now and u myt find someone u'll be glad u've got both eyes to see (this is meant to be deeper than it sounds :o( ) ...
Anyone with comments and views shld make 'em known .. Thank you
This is not for the spontaneous young couples that fall in love at first sight and get married a month after meeting ... No; for those spontaneous couples, when u get married to the "angel" u don't know, don't complain when he/she hits u or womanises or she can't cook or is a bad homemaker .. No, u have no right to complain ... Ur whirlwind romance has transformed into a hurricane and u r the one to blame so take a seat \_ kuz "u don enter am"
This post Is for those who take the time to know their partners before getting married . Spend months dating and courting eachother ... The courtship period cannot be over emphasised .. Would u go to a furniture store, see a nice looking glass chair and purchase it without sitting on it or testing it in some way ?? Or would u buy a pair of shoes without examining 'em properly .. God knows I know no girl that wld buy a pair of heels without wearing and walking in 'em for atleast 5 minutes before buying 'em
If u can test ur shoes , how much more the person u want to spend the rest of your life with or the person you want to get into a serious relationship with ?
(Metaphor time) I hate wearing heels .. They are instruments of torture that I can gladly do without .. Anyhu, i have a pair of black high heels ..nd I have never worn them out ..NEVER ! EVER ! .. This is where "selective blindness" comes in .. When I wanted to buy the heels , I was in dire need of black heels .. I wore them .. They were my size and I loved how they looked on my feet but they just weren't perfectly comfortable .. Despite the lack of comfort, I bought 'em .. I saw the problem and chose to over look it and now I'm going to end up giving my heels out without ever getting to wear 'em .. THIS is selective blindness
Let's be honest with ourselves ..if u court someone for over a year , even if the person doesn't put his / her shortcomings / vices on display, you will see tiny , subtle hints .. We are the ones who choose to overlook the problems and end up suffering for it .. Unless the person is like a reaLlllllllly good actor in which case all I can tell u is sorry and get a divorce or break up .
The long and short of this is, if I hadn't been selectively blind, who knows, I cld have gotten a dress or sandals that I wld have actually worn .. Don't end up with someone whoz vices u can't put up with .. Leave 'em now and u myt find someone u'll be glad u've got both eyes to see (this is meant to be deeper than it sounds :o( ) ...
Anyone with comments and views shld make 'em known .. Thank you
Friday, March 25, 2011
No Keys or Buttons ..Help #2
So my last article was about how women ought to know how to do basic "man chores" in case of emergencies and all guys that read it approved and "hailed" me *yimu* ... THIS TIME ,*cracks knuckles* I will be talking about the flip side :oD
* rushing out of the house to make sure she doesn't end up in "after church traffic" on the island, Ada gives Ayo a swift kiss goodbye*
(How it should be)
Ada: I just got a call , I have to go for an emergency meeting at my office ..
Ayo: wow ..on a sunday ?
Ada: yes o .. You know how my job is .. And there are like a million other people waiting to take my job if I mess up . Ayo, please , I will need you to look after Tosin ; change her diaper when she "fills it up" , and feed her .. And rustle something up for urself to eat ... I'll owe you one....
Ayo: ofcourse babe .. Don't worry about it .. Have a great meeting . Love you
*Ada leaves*
(How it is sometimes)
Ada: I just got a call , I have to go for an emergency meeting at my office..
Ayo: wow ..on a sunday ? And on such short notice ?
Ada: yes o .. You know how my job is .. And there are like a million other people waiting to take my job if I mess up .
Ayo: *shrugs* well , i don't know how to change a diaper. And I never learnt how to mix her formula nd I've never been able to pacify her when shez upset ... Plus what am I even supposed to eat , I'm very hungry ?? ... Look , u'll have to make food for me before you leave and feed Tosin and change her diaper ... They should understand if u r late .. They dint give you enough time to get a nanny for the day ..
Please guys, do you honestly think this is acceptable .. Really ? .. How can a woman be married to a man and not be able to leave him with THEIR child for ONE day .. How can you be a father and not know how to take care of ur own child / children
What kind of man doesn't have the decency to know how to make food .. Atleast basic things ...women are not machines, neither are they your domestic servants .. Women need breaks ..once in a while , be kind and reasonable, let ur woman chill .. its hard holding down a 9-5, taking care of kids and an overgrown child that u r married to, cooking , cleaning and still having to look good for that overgrown baby. ..
I will DEFINITELY not marry a man that thinks a chopping board is the cover of a rectangular pot ... NO girl wants to marry a man that can't do basic "woman chores".. Standing there looking like a dosgbe at my crying child and trying to find the key or button to pacify him /her .. So guys, if u don't know how to now, plz learn .. It wld mean a lot to your future wives ....
Anyone with comments or opposing views can make them known.
* rushing out of the house to make sure she doesn't end up in "after church traffic" on the island, Ada gives Ayo a swift kiss goodbye*
(How it should be)
Ada: I just got a call , I have to go for an emergency meeting at my office ..
Ayo: wow ..on a sunday ?
Ada: yes o .. You know how my job is .. And there are like a million other people waiting to take my job if I mess up . Ayo, please , I will need you to look after Tosin ; change her diaper when she "fills it up" , and feed her .. And rustle something up for urself to eat ... I'll owe you one....
Ayo: ofcourse babe .. Don't worry about it .. Have a great meeting . Love you
*Ada leaves*
(How it is sometimes)
Ada: I just got a call , I have to go for an emergency meeting at my office..
Ayo: wow ..on a sunday ? And on such short notice ?
Ada: yes o .. You know how my job is .. And there are like a million other people waiting to take my job if I mess up .
Ayo: *shrugs* well , i don't know how to change a diaper. And I never learnt how to mix her formula nd I've never been able to pacify her when shez upset ... Plus what am I even supposed to eat , I'm very hungry ?? ... Look , u'll have to make food for me before you leave and feed Tosin and change her diaper ... They should understand if u r late .. They dint give you enough time to get a nanny for the day ..
Please guys, do you honestly think this is acceptable .. Really ? .. How can a woman be married to a man and not be able to leave him with THEIR child for ONE day .. How can you be a father and not know how to take care of ur own child / children
What kind of man doesn't have the decency to know how to make food .. Atleast basic things ...women are not machines, neither are they your domestic servants .. Women need breaks ..once in a while , be kind and reasonable, let ur woman chill .. its hard holding down a 9-5, taking care of kids and an overgrown child that u r married to, cooking , cleaning and still having to look good for that overgrown baby. ..
I will DEFINITELY not marry a man that thinks a chopping board is the cover of a rectangular pot ... NO girl wants to marry a man that can't do basic "woman chores".. Standing there looking like a dosgbe at my crying child and trying to find the key or button to pacify him /her .. So guys, if u don't know how to now, plz learn .. It wld mean a lot to your future wives ....
Anyone with comments or opposing views can make them known.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
No key or Button ..Help!
It has been brought to my attention that I am rather tyrannical when expressing my opinion in my articles ..so I'm going to "leave space" for people to voice out their own opinions
This post is inspired by an article I read on "domesticity" and the comments people made.
*PHCN strikes .. The husband is in traffic on his way back home from a long day at the office. Ada is right in the middle of making dinner*
How it should be:
Ada: "curse u PHCN" ... * eyes adjusting to the darkness as she fumbles around looking for the flashlight on the shelf*... "Aha! Got it !" * goes to the generator house , checks to see the amount of fuel in it and turns it on*
Ayo comes back to a nice hot meal prepared by his loving wife
How it is (sometimes):
Ada: well this is just too bad ... I told Ayo countless times to either buy an inverter or a stand-by generator mschewwww *groping around in the dark looking for her phone .. Dials Ayo's number* .. Hello , pumpkin pie. How're you
Ayo: *phone rings .. He looks at the caller I.d ..wonder what she wants to complain about now* Hi babe ..I'll be fine as soon as I get home . Wats up
Ada: err , therz no light and I havnt finished makind ur food... And u know I don't know how to operate the generator.. So should I wait for u to get back and turn it on so I can finish cooking ur rice in the rice cooker and frying ur dodo in the deep fryer ? Or will u branch at tantalizers and just buy meat pie or something ?
Plz, be objective (esp the women) do you think it is really acceptable to not be able to do the most basic "guy chores" around the house ? .. Some women don't even know how to change bulbs .. They'll probably try to fit a screw-on bulb in place of those clip ones *smh* .. Sad but true
Some women act all crazy when guys say they ought to be able to do these things.. They're like " what does he mean by that ehn ? If he wants superwoman, he too should be superman and cook and clean and feed and bathe the kids" ... Personally , I don't think this is right ... I'm not saying that if PHCN strikes and u r both home, he shld put his feet up and send u to turn on the generator, that is just the height of stupidity ; but I think women shld know how to do basic "man chores" around the house ... In case of emergencies
The same way women like to come home to a cooked meal sometimes, men also like women that know how to do some basic "guy chores" ...
What say you ?
This post is inspired by an article I read on "domesticity" and the comments people made.
*PHCN strikes .. The husband is in traffic on his way back home from a long day at the office. Ada is right in the middle of making dinner*
How it should be:
Ada: "curse u PHCN" ... * eyes adjusting to the darkness as she fumbles around looking for the flashlight on the shelf*... "Aha! Got it !" * goes to the generator house , checks to see the amount of fuel in it and turns it on*
Ayo comes back to a nice hot meal prepared by his loving wife
How it is (sometimes):
Ada: well this is just too bad ... I told Ayo countless times to either buy an inverter or a stand-by generator mschewwww *groping around in the dark looking for her phone .. Dials Ayo's number* .. Hello , pumpkin pie. How're you
Ayo: *phone rings .. He looks at the caller I.d ..wonder what she wants to complain about now* Hi babe ..I'll be fine as soon as I get home . Wats up
Ada: err , therz no light and I havnt finished makind ur food... And u know I don't know how to operate the generator.. So should I wait for u to get back and turn it on so I can finish cooking ur rice in the rice cooker and frying ur dodo in the deep fryer ? Or will u branch at tantalizers and just buy meat pie or something ?
Plz, be objective (esp the women) do you think it is really acceptable to not be able to do the most basic "guy chores" around the house ? .. Some women don't even know how to change bulbs .. They'll probably try to fit a screw-on bulb in place of those clip ones *smh* .. Sad but true
Some women act all crazy when guys say they ought to be able to do these things.. They're like " what does he mean by that ehn ? If he wants superwoman, he too should be superman and cook and clean and feed and bathe the kids" ... Personally , I don't think this is right ... I'm not saying that if PHCN strikes and u r both home, he shld put his feet up and send u to turn on the generator, that is just the height of stupidity ; but I think women shld know how to do basic "man chores" around the house ... In case of emergencies
The same way women like to come home to a cooked meal sometimes, men also like women that know how to do some basic "guy chores" ...
What say you ?
Monday, March 14, 2011
Death of Jeans
(This post was inspired by a size 14 girl that walked by me when I was waiting to get the food I ordered ...I was discombobulated to say the least ; she totally "flabbergasted my equanimity)
A disturbing and horrific trend has come to my notice . I am sure you too have noticed it ; I speak of the death of jeans and the birth of jeggings. Yes . For all of u that do not know what jeggings are , Like my village alter-ego would call it, that shokoto that will hold onto ur body and make all ur bombom and thighs wobble and shake like water in a nylon bag.
Now that we are all on the same page , I (as some of u know), school in Ghana which is known for having women with bountiful behinds aka the ghanaian I.d card. For some reason, of recent, girls have started wearing jeggings with blouses 2 sizes too small for them ; I simply cannot hack the reasoning behind this. From the skinny, to the slim, to the curvy, to the plump, to the fat, to the very fat, to the obese. I know when girls see other girls that look good wearing some "fashionable" things, they automatically assume that it'll look nice on them .. And this, my darling woefully misguided females is not so.
It all started from skinny jeans ; After skinny jeans, girls started wearing tights and leggings under short dresses ; Then jeggings came out and all hell broke loose . So u think because its coloured blue and looks like jeans from afar its jeans ? Well its not and all u porky ...Yes, porky girls that wear jeggings with blouses that barely cover ur navels are doing the world a great dis-service by wearing this nonsense.
You think because u see size 4 girls wearing such you and ur size 14 self can wear it too ? Well u can't!! No matter how much we want to look like all the people we see on mtv and in style magazines, we can't overlook the fact that we are in Africa .. And "we don't do that here"..its not very decent looking . Apart from that, no one wants to see all ur cellulite jiggle and ur butt crack with all ur disgusting stretch marks. Just stop it ! How would u like it if you saw precious wearing a bikini?? Well ,you r in the same category so just respect urself and wear jeans or a top that'll cover your bum and celulite-afflicted thighs.
I know guys'll disagree with me kuz they like watching girls' bums shake ; But I don't think any reasonable guy would want his own girlfriend / sister parading around in jeggins and barely-there blouses ..
Anyway, the point of this post is ; jeans are not ur enemies... Jeggins are not jeans and u look like a mirror-less fat loaf of bread wearing jeggins and a tiny top .. Be sensible , cover ur bum and thighs with proper clothes. Thank you .. If u have any comments or disagreements, you can make them known.
A disturbing and horrific trend has come to my notice . I am sure you too have noticed it ; I speak of the death of jeans and the birth of jeggings. Yes . For all of u that do not know what jeggings are , Like my village alter-ego would call it, that shokoto that will hold onto ur body and make all ur bombom and thighs wobble and shake like water in a nylon bag.
Now that we are all on the same page , I (as some of u know), school in Ghana which is known for having women with bountiful behinds aka the ghanaian I.d card. For some reason, of recent, girls have started wearing jeggings with blouses 2 sizes too small for them ; I simply cannot hack the reasoning behind this. From the skinny, to the slim, to the curvy, to the plump, to the fat, to the very fat, to the obese. I know when girls see other girls that look good wearing some "fashionable" things, they automatically assume that it'll look nice on them .. And this, my darling woefully misguided females is not so.
It all started from skinny jeans ; After skinny jeans, girls started wearing tights and leggings under short dresses ; Then jeggings came out and all hell broke loose . So u think because its coloured blue and looks like jeans from afar its jeans ? Well its not and all u porky ...Yes, porky girls that wear jeggings with blouses that barely cover ur navels are doing the world a great dis-service by wearing this nonsense.
You think because u see size 4 girls wearing such you and ur size 14 self can wear it too ? Well u can't!! No matter how much we want to look like all the people we see on mtv and in style magazines, we can't overlook the fact that we are in Africa .. And "we don't do that here"..its not very decent looking . Apart from that, no one wants to see all ur cellulite jiggle and ur butt crack with all ur disgusting stretch marks. Just stop it ! How would u like it if you saw precious wearing a bikini?? Well ,you r in the same category so just respect urself and wear jeans or a top that'll cover your bum and celulite-afflicted thighs.
I know guys'll disagree with me kuz they like watching girls' bums shake ; But I don't think any reasonable guy would want his own girlfriend / sister parading around in jeggins and barely-there blouses ..
Anyway, the point of this post is ; jeans are not ur enemies... Jeggins are not jeans and u look like a mirror-less fat loaf of bread wearing jeggins and a tiny top .. Be sensible , cover ur bum and thighs with proper clothes. Thank you .. If u have any comments or disagreements, you can make them known.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Pretty = Dumb?
*singing Kele Kele love* "You think because I'm pretty I'm dumb dumb" ... Please where did the idea that pretty women are dumb come from? ..I don't get it , so when God is making girls ,you think He flips a coin, heads for beauty and tails for brains ??
Or the first time a boy tells a pretty girl shez pretty,you think she goes infront of the mirror to examine herself and then suddenly all the sense and knowledge she has accumulated up to that point suddenly gets sucks into the mirror ?
I kinda get the "dumb blonde" stereotype ..but how does that spread to all pretty women in the world .. Really .. Someone is goina have to explain to me
Personally, the smartest/most intelligent girls I know are the most beautiful ones .. Ima just name two (my room-mate ) Dedun and (Family friend turned cousin ...*its an African thing*) Yazmeen ... Both stupidly beautiful ..both verrrrrrrry smart ...
I actually believe that the whole pretty girls are dumb has gingered most pretty girls to make sure they are extrememly intelligent .. Being a beauty with no brains , (although appealing to some men that want trophy house wives) has become like the worst and saddest situation for women. People just say "eyahhh, what a pity , God just gave her all that beauty with no brains ..how's sad" :ol
Pretty women now have to work twice as hard just to ensure they don't fall into the "pretty dumb" category .. Its funny how no one really notices when a girl who is two steps-past-worwor. X_x is #NotWinning academically ... Its just like "ehen shez ugly and stupid ..so ?" .. But really, theirz is a wayyy worse predicament ... What do they have going for them ? Atleast "pretty dumb" can marry a guy with the brains to pass on to their kids while she passes on her beauty ..but "ugly dumb" .. ?? "Wetin she go drop" ??
For the alright looking women with great personalities and brains and intelligence. Y'all are covered, so just make sure u maintain ur great personalities and remain smart/intelligent .
I think all our attention should be shifted to "worwor dumb" to help them with their personalities and their levels of intelligence ... Let them also have something to offer. .. Atleast for the "worwor" bit, a fringe can cover half of their faces and make-up can hide the rest ... Let us help them before they become Majelas for want of purpose and societal acceptance.
If you have any comments , opinions, disagreements or suggestions, make them known. Thank you :o)
Or the first time a boy tells a pretty girl shez pretty,you think she goes infront of the mirror to examine herself and then suddenly all the sense and knowledge she has accumulated up to that point suddenly gets sucks into the mirror ?
I kinda get the "dumb blonde" stereotype ..but how does that spread to all pretty women in the world .. Really .. Someone is goina have to explain to me
Personally, the smartest/most intelligent girls I know are the most beautiful ones .. Ima just name two (my room-mate ) Dedun and (Family friend turned cousin ...*its an African thing*) Yazmeen ... Both stupidly beautiful ..both verrrrrrrry smart ...
I actually believe that the whole pretty girls are dumb has gingered most pretty girls to make sure they are extrememly intelligent .. Being a beauty with no brains , (although appealing to some men that want trophy house wives) has become like the worst and saddest situation for women. People just say "eyahhh, what a pity , God just gave her all that beauty with no brains ..how's sad" :ol
Pretty women now have to work twice as hard just to ensure they don't fall into the "pretty dumb" category .. Its funny how no one really notices when a girl who is two steps-past-worwor. X_x is #NotWinning academically ... Its just like "ehen shez ugly and stupid ..so ?" .. But really, theirz is a wayyy worse predicament ... What do they have going for them ? Atleast "pretty dumb" can marry a guy with the brains to pass on to their kids while she passes on her beauty ..but "ugly dumb" .. ?? "Wetin she go drop" ??
For the alright looking women with great personalities and brains and intelligence. Y'all are covered, so just make sure u maintain ur great personalities and remain smart/intelligent .
I think all our attention should be shifted to "worwor dumb" to help them with their personalities and their levels of intelligence ... Let them also have something to offer. .. Atleast for the "worwor" bit, a fringe can cover half of their faces and make-up can hide the rest ... Let us help them before they become Majelas for want of purpose and societal acceptance.
If you have any comments , opinions, disagreements or suggestions, make them known. Thank you :o)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The big V
So, I read an article today about virginity and it has spurred me to write an article.
Firstly, I would like to start by saying they don't give out medals for being a virgin, you don't get some kind of discount when you fly .. U can't ask for Virgin fare / virgin discount .. Being a virgin doesn't make you a better person than non-virgins.. Therz no special type of bank account for virgins like all the "kiddies account" .. Therz no special seat allocated to virgins on the bus or on trains ..it doesn't help u jump the queue when u r waiting to use the atm.. The market women won't make pricing any easier .. Infact a good number of guys can't take girls' virginities and therefore will not date virgins until its time for marriage .. A good number if not all guys can't stay in a sex-less relationship for up to 3 years. Infact most of the guys I know don't mind their wives being non-virgins as long as they weren't hoes ...
So think about all these things before you claim to be a virgin just so that guy that's 22 years old (that's not remotely ready for marriage and doesn't sleep with virgins) would date you . Really though, I don't understand why some girls claim to be virigins ..if you are not, you are not .. As long as you are not a hoe, its not something you should lie about so you can "look good" ...remember, you don't get any discounts so just stop it .. All you are doing is reducing the credibility of virgins..
Classic example is one of a first year student in my school who went around acting all righteous .. Tying scarves and wearing "Mary Amaka" skirts and shortly into the first semester of her first year starred in her very own sex-tape with a boy that wasn't even her boyfriend ... I can't help but think that it wouldn't have been that big a deal if she dint go around putting up the facade of being the epitome of virgin Mary ... Because really, you are in the university, no one is going to flog you for doing " bad things"
*hand on chest* I know of a girl whose mother checks if she and her sisters are still virgins everytime they go back home for holidays .. I almost passed out when I found out ... I just sat there like 'are u even joking' ..like WTF!!
What I would not stand for is losing your virginity to a guy just to keep him in your relationship .. Any girl that does this is stupid and ignorant ..if however you lose it to your boyfriend of many years because you are in love and think u've waited long enough, then fine... Just use a condom because u don't know where "junior' has been playing :ol ..
To all the real virgins out there that are saving themselves for marriage, I hope you make it despite all the pressure .. When people ask you and you tell them you are waiting till marriage, don't let them discourage you with their laughter and jeers ... And to all the non-virgins .. Just make sure you don't "ho around".
Thank you .. You can leave ur comments if you have any.
Firstly, I would like to start by saying they don't give out medals for being a virgin, you don't get some kind of discount when you fly .. U can't ask for Virgin fare / virgin discount .. Being a virgin doesn't make you a better person than non-virgins.. Therz no special type of bank account for virgins like all the "kiddies account" .. Therz no special seat allocated to virgins on the bus or on trains ..it doesn't help u jump the queue when u r waiting to use the atm.. The market women won't make pricing any easier .. Infact a good number of guys can't take girls' virginities and therefore will not date virgins until its time for marriage .. A good number if not all guys can't stay in a sex-less relationship for up to 3 years. Infact most of the guys I know don't mind their wives being non-virgins as long as they weren't hoes ...
So think about all these things before you claim to be a virgin just so that guy that's 22 years old (that's not remotely ready for marriage and doesn't sleep with virgins) would date you . Really though, I don't understand why some girls claim to be virigins ..if you are not, you are not .. As long as you are not a hoe, its not something you should lie about so you can "look good" ...remember, you don't get any discounts so just stop it .. All you are doing is reducing the credibility of virgins..
Classic example is one of a first year student in my school who went around acting all righteous .. Tying scarves and wearing "Mary Amaka" skirts and shortly into the first semester of her first year starred in her very own sex-tape with a boy that wasn't even her boyfriend ... I can't help but think that it wouldn't have been that big a deal if she dint go around putting up the facade of being the epitome of virgin Mary ... Because really, you are in the university, no one is going to flog you for doing " bad things"
*hand on chest* I know of a girl whose mother checks if she and her sisters are still virgins everytime they go back home for holidays .. I almost passed out when I found out ... I just sat there like 'are u even joking' ..like WTF!!
What I would not stand for is losing your virginity to a guy just to keep him in your relationship .. Any girl that does this is stupid and ignorant ..if however you lose it to your boyfriend of many years because you are in love and think u've waited long enough, then fine... Just use a condom because u don't know where "junior' has been playing :ol ..
To all the real virgins out there that are saving themselves for marriage, I hope you make it despite all the pressure .. When people ask you and you tell them you are waiting till marriage, don't let them discourage you with their laughter and jeers ... And to all the non-virgins .. Just make sure you don't "ho around".
Thank you .. You can leave ur comments if you have any.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Is it for everyone?
I would like to start off by saying this post is not targeted at anyone in particular and all characters mentioned are totally fictional even if they're named after real people.
From the name of this post, I'm guessing u've deduced what I want to blog about ... The sudden need for everyone to sing / rap ... Apparently everyone in our generation thinks they're musically gifted ... The things people record in studios these days .. "Horrific disaster" is not nearly a good enough description. ...
Some even go as far as leaving what they're are known for and are good at to make what they call music ... A certain artist of he "nut" family is a classic example .. Never had I ever heard someone say he wasn't funny and then the dude just had to go to a recording studio and commit the crime he did and put it on air waves ... Personally , I think only tone deaf pschophants and a carry over of his comedy fan base are the people that claim to like "their kinda song"...
All I want to say to this dude is STOP IT .. A sin is a sin .. This is simply an attempt to make us bleed through our ears and take a piss on the growing Nigerian music industry
Some keep their musical fuckery to youtube .. "ManGeller" is a classic example ..with all her punani songs ... Excuse me but a brain-dead diabetic horse cld make better music than u so plz .. Just shut up " Queen of Punani"
And then the horror I thankfully did not witness "Sean George" 's. Song. Let us dance .. Only God knows what pushed a has-been Nollywood actress to do this but please just stop .. The world is bad enough without ur added nonsense .. Another Actor turned Singer .. Desmond Elliot. ..I have no words for u
These days, any Desmond , Nut and Vic.O. Thinks he/she can wake up enter a studio and make what they claim is music .. One day , a stick from the sky will come down and beat you for the nonsense you are doing to the nigerian populace .
As for the "friends" that listen to their "music" and say "guy, this song is dope mehn .. I can't wait for u to drop an talbum" .. U r just as guilty as the evil people that make the music and God will beat you with a stick for it . The people that "produce" the noise .. I don't have words for you ..
I really do think its an insult to people who have real talent and don't have the money to make it ... Life is unfair and that's the only reason all the. Mangellers, vic.o s , Nuts and sean George s of Nigeria havnt gotten their throats ripped open and beaten with barbed wire .
The long and short of this post is that singing is definitely not for everyone and family and close friends are not the ones that should tell u whether ur music is good or not .. They lie. And their lies make u believe u r better than u are and that makes u proud and pride comes before a fall ..its a vicious cycle. ... And I implore u to put an end to it ... If ur friend plays his song for u and u don't like it , be honest or tell him he shld ask someone else kuz u're judgement'll be biased
Tell the truth,u won't be beaten with a stick, u'll be one step closer to heaven and you'll be doing the world a favour. Thank you.
From the name of this post, I'm guessing u've deduced what I want to blog about ... The sudden need for everyone to sing / rap ... Apparently everyone in our generation thinks they're musically gifted ... The things people record in studios these days .. "Horrific disaster" is not nearly a good enough description. ...
Some even go as far as leaving what they're are known for and are good at to make what they call music ... A certain artist of he "nut" family is a classic example .. Never had I ever heard someone say he wasn't funny and then the dude just had to go to a recording studio and commit the crime he did and put it on air waves ... Personally , I think only tone deaf pschophants and a carry over of his comedy fan base are the people that claim to like "their kinda song"...
All I want to say to this dude is STOP IT .. A sin is a sin .. This is simply an attempt to make us bleed through our ears and take a piss on the growing Nigerian music industry
Some keep their musical fuckery to youtube .. "ManGeller" is a classic example ..with all her punani songs ... Excuse me but a brain-dead diabetic horse cld make better music than u so plz .. Just shut up " Queen of Punani"
And then the horror I thankfully did not witness "Sean George" 's. Song. Let us dance .. Only God knows what pushed a has-been Nollywood actress to do this but please just stop .. The world is bad enough without ur added nonsense .. Another Actor turned Singer .. Desmond Elliot. ..I have no words for u
These days, any Desmond , Nut and Vic.O. Thinks he/she can wake up enter a studio and make what they claim is music .. One day , a stick from the sky will come down and beat you for the nonsense you are doing to the nigerian populace .
As for the "friends" that listen to their "music" and say "guy, this song is dope mehn .. I can't wait for u to drop an talbum" .. U r just as guilty as the evil people that make the music and God will beat you with a stick for it . The people that "produce" the noise .. I don't have words for you ..
I really do think its an insult to people who have real talent and don't have the money to make it ... Life is unfair and that's the only reason all the. Mangellers, vic.o s , Nuts and sean George s of Nigeria havnt gotten their throats ripped open and beaten with barbed wire .
The long and short of this post is that singing is definitely not for everyone and family and close friends are not the ones that should tell u whether ur music is good or not .. They lie. And their lies make u believe u r better than u are and that makes u proud and pride comes before a fall ..its a vicious cycle. ... And I implore u to put an end to it ... If ur friend plays his song for u and u don't like it , be honest or tell him he shld ask someone else kuz u're judgement'll be biased
Tell the truth,u won't be beaten with a stick, u'll be one step closer to heaven and you'll be doing the world a favour. Thank you.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
who is smiling?
So the recent expression on everyones lips is "Girls / Boys are not smiling" ... Na wa o .. I have not spent 18 + years frowning under Lagos and Ghanaian sun to still not be smiling at this point ..
Girls ought to be smiling, I mean they've got a lot of stress-free ways to cover up their flaws .. The "big" ones have body magic ( the ultimate 'suck belle' suit of armour that instantly renders the stomach 'tyres' invisible) ..
For the ones with short or damaged hair, therz all sorts of Brazilian and Mongolian weaves and wigs
Ugly nails ? Fix the fake stick-on ones and even design 'em for that extra "wow factor"
Short ? Wear high-heeled shoes ..not just anyone , the ones with platforms in them ( the person that created /invented platform heels is going to heaven ... This is not up for discussion)
Horrible skin ? Foundation , concealer , powder .. All sorts of covering-agents are available.. Don't go all Eucharia Anoboi on us tho #GodWillBeatYouWithAStick ..one Eucharia is enough for the world... Maybe even one too many
Flat boobs ? Get implants ..silicone injections or a wonderful wonder-bra ... No bum? Get "padded panties" or u could go all. Nicki Minaj on us and go under the knife...
So girls really , u have no reason to not smile ..now u can cover up your "ugly" ;o) and deceive your dream guy into falling for you -_-
Guys ought to be smiling too , i mean, word on the streets is some girls are "giving it up" for #10,000 and BlackBerries ... Un-attractive guys officially have a shot at getting laid ... Whoop whoop !!! -_- ..if certainty of getting laid isn't a gd reason for a guy to smile, I dunno what is .
But really though, on a more serious note, if u r able to read this post, u have a reason to smile, u r alive ... A lot of people slept just like u did last night and didn't wake up ... U have ur friends and/or family to be thankful for .. God has given u the opportunity to make better use of your life, He has given u he chance to ask for forgiveness for your sins ... If that's not a reason to smile, I don't know what is ....
Happy boxing day peoplez and remember , you have a reason to smile ^_^
Girls ought to be smiling, I mean they've got a lot of stress-free ways to cover up their flaws .. The "big" ones have body magic ( the ultimate 'suck belle' suit of armour that instantly renders the stomach 'tyres' invisible) ..
For the ones with short or damaged hair, therz all sorts of Brazilian and Mongolian weaves and wigs
Ugly nails ? Fix the fake stick-on ones and even design 'em for that extra "wow factor"
Short ? Wear high-heeled shoes ..not just anyone , the ones with platforms in them ( the person that created /invented platform heels is going to heaven ... This is not up for discussion)
Horrible skin ? Foundation , concealer , powder .. All sorts of covering-agents are available.. Don't go all Eucharia Anoboi on us tho #GodWillBeatYouWithAStick ..one Eucharia is enough for the world... Maybe even one too many
Flat boobs ? Get implants ..silicone injections or a wonderful wonder-bra ... No bum? Get "padded panties" or u could go all. Nicki Minaj on us and go under the knife...
So girls really , u have no reason to not smile ..now u can cover up your "ugly" ;o) and deceive your dream guy into falling for you -_-
Guys ought to be smiling too , i mean, word on the streets is some girls are "giving it up" for #10,000 and BlackBerries ... Un-attractive guys officially have a shot at getting laid ... Whoop whoop !!! -_- ..if certainty of getting laid isn't a gd reason for a guy to smile, I dunno what is .
But really though, on a more serious note, if u r able to read this post, u have a reason to smile, u r alive ... A lot of people slept just like u did last night and didn't wake up ... U have ur friends and/or family to be thankful for .. God has given u the opportunity to make better use of your life, He has given u he chance to ask for forgiveness for your sins ... If that's not a reason to smile, I don't know what is ....
Happy boxing day peoplez and remember , you have a reason to smile ^_^
Friday, November 19, 2010
How Old Are You
Everyone says age is nothing but a number .. Well I don't agree wv 'em because I for one have no plans to marry someone that's less than 5 years older than I am ...because women tend to end up ageing looks-wise faster than men .. And I don't want to go out wv my husband and everyone'll keep asking me when I became a sugar mummy
I will however agree that age is not an indicator of common sense .. Many a time have I met people old enough to be my parents making statements that even my 12 year old cousin won't make .. A full grown woman said " I want my daughter to graduate with a 2'1 (second class upper) so that people will carry her brief case and she will "ride" big cars " #pause .. Are your brain cells drying with age or something ..u couldn't say so she'll be an independent and successful woman well equipped to face the challenges life throws at her ??
Neither is age an indicator of academic brilliance ..I'm sure we all have (or even are) that one person in our class/ faculty that we are 100% sure used a "fat brown envelope" to get in ... Well, my envelope person is a not-so-attractive girl (there are loads of 'em in my class so abeg if u think its u, it might not be :o) ) in my class. ...who doesn't have an eye for fashion (also plenty in my class) .. I am a law student and you might wonder how someone could possibly mess up "white shirt with a black skirt" .. Well you'd be surprised to say the least.
To be perfectly honest, age is not really indicated by one's outward appearance .. I look younger than some people older than me and some people older than me look younger than I do ( my brother whoz 3 years older than I am)... At family functions: "Nike how is your baby brother" ..and I'm just there smiling because I try not to correct people above 60 because they don't really register what you tell 'em
Age is not an indicator of experience either .. One cannot begin to imagine the horrors and violence some 8 year olds have seen because of their environment that 50 year olds haven't seen.
So what IS age ? What is age an indicator of ? ...the answer is ....... *drumroll* .... The number of birthdays one has had #kbye ...
That's all :o) ... Happy weekend everyone
I will however agree that age is not an indicator of common sense .. Many a time have I met people old enough to be my parents making statements that even my 12 year old cousin won't make .. A full grown woman said " I want my daughter to graduate with a 2'1 (second class upper) so that people will carry her brief case and she will "ride" big cars " #pause .. Are your brain cells drying with age or something ..u couldn't say so she'll be an independent and successful woman well equipped to face the challenges life throws at her ??
Neither is age an indicator of academic brilliance ..I'm sure we all have (or even are) that one person in our class/ faculty that we are 100% sure used a "fat brown envelope" to get in ... Well, my envelope person is a not-so-attractive girl (there are loads of 'em in my class so abeg if u think its u, it might not be :o) ) in my class. ...who doesn't have an eye for fashion (also plenty in my class) .. I am a law student and you might wonder how someone could possibly mess up "white shirt with a black skirt" .. Well you'd be surprised to say the least.
To be perfectly honest, age is not really indicated by one's outward appearance .. I look younger than some people older than me and some people older than me look younger than I do ( my brother whoz 3 years older than I am)... At family functions: "Nike how is your baby brother" ..and I'm just there smiling because I try not to correct people above 60 because they don't really register what you tell 'em
Age is not an indicator of experience either .. One cannot begin to imagine the horrors and violence some 8 year olds have seen because of their environment that 50 year olds haven't seen.
So what IS age ? What is age an indicator of ? ...the answer is ....... *drumroll* .... The number of birthdays one has had #kbye ...
That's all :o) ... Happy weekend everyone
Saturday, November 13, 2010
criticise your size
So the other day , I was walking back from the cafeteria of my hostel .. On my way back to my room I passed the kebab stand where I saw 2 friends I always see together .. (For the sake of keeping world war 2 ancient history, let's call 'em A and B) .. A is slim and petite wv curves in the right places while B is. ..let's just say , she reminds me of puff puff soaked in water (based on my "garri theory" ..that's when something is left in water, it swells to like 3ce its normal size)... So I'm guessing u get the picture
Both A and B were purchasing kebab .. I just happened to hear them place their orders .. A ordered 2 sticks of beef while B ordered 2 sticks of beef , 1 stick of gizzard and 2 sausages O _ O ... I stopped mid stride when I heard this .. Almost tripping, falling, snapping my spinal cord and dying .. Ok fine .. I'm exaggerating but u understand.. What puzzled me the most about this scenario is that B is the very same girl that'll complain about her weight and go to the gym ... So y was she consuming food like a black hole .. I personally don't mind people being fat ..I'm no model myself ..but I think if ur to be fat, u need confidence to pull it off and not make people wonder if you do anything besides eat.
And it seems some people and by people, I mean girls .. Don't realise they are fat .. And some that do, want to form "Non-conformity to society's dictations" and wear all sorts of outfits that *gags* ... Shuld not be worn by anyone with a midriff that could serve as a spare tyre of a ford explorer ... I personally know a girl that is almost literally larger than life but this girl has the confidence of a "Miss world". .. And I swear I don't notice this girl is fat till I try to hug her and I realise my arms can't go around her x_x.
I'm not saying being skinny is wonderful either ..I'm an African and from what I gather, our men don't fancy. Girls that have the physiques of boards ( black, white, ironing, drawing, surfing etc).. I was even talking to a model the other day I went for a make-up job and she sed she wishes she had a bum ..
Well, I think the point of this is that no matter what size u r , love urself inside and out and carry urself wv confidence ..I'm not saying u shld b mistaken for a pregnant woman or sumo wrestler either though...
Thank you
Hope u guys like this post :)
Both A and B were purchasing kebab .. I just happened to hear them place their orders .. A ordered 2 sticks of beef while B ordered 2 sticks of beef , 1 stick of gizzard and 2 sausages O _ O ... I stopped mid stride when I heard this .. Almost tripping, falling, snapping my spinal cord and dying .. Ok fine .. I'm exaggerating but u understand.. What puzzled me the most about this scenario is that B is the very same girl that'll complain about her weight and go to the gym ... So y was she consuming food like a black hole .. I personally don't mind people being fat ..I'm no model myself ..but I think if ur to be fat, u need confidence to pull it off and not make people wonder if you do anything besides eat.
And it seems some people and by people, I mean girls .. Don't realise they are fat .. And some that do, want to form "Non-conformity to society's dictations" and wear all sorts of outfits that *gags* ... Shuld not be worn by anyone with a midriff that could serve as a spare tyre of a ford explorer ... I personally know a girl that is almost literally larger than life but this girl has the confidence of a "Miss world". .. And I swear I don't notice this girl is fat till I try to hug her and I realise my arms can't go around her x_x.
I'm not saying being skinny is wonderful either ..I'm an African and from what I gather, our men don't fancy. Girls that have the physiques of boards ( black, white, ironing, drawing, surfing etc).. I was even talking to a model the other day I went for a make-up job and she sed she wishes she had a bum ..
Well, I think the point of this is that no matter what size u r , love urself inside and out and carry urself wv confidence ..I'm not saying u shld b mistaken for a pregnant woman or sumo wrestler either though...
Thank you
Hope u guys like this post :)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
BB adiction test
So this is how I know I am not addicted to my blackberry ... MTN Ghana regularly makes me go for a mandatory "BB addiction" test as often as possible ... "How is this possible?" You might ask .. Well , they refuse to let my BB service work :( ...
Yes, I heard you (my fellow bb users) gasp ...O ,brothers and sisters of mine in the BB, fear not (entirely) the absence of BB service .. Man shall not communicate by pinging alone .. NO! O ye!, our phone(s) without BB service still make(s) calls and *gulps* sends SMSz ... Yes yes .. The horror that is calculating the price of sending a single word as a response or a simple smiley .. Yes , this will take some adjusting to ..like seeing precious in a bikini .. It is brutal but the strong can and will survive ....
At least my fingers get to be "un-bracketed " and my thumb ceases to face downward most of the day .. It honestly feels like I was getting "bow thumb" .. Infact .. I believe "bow thumb" Is a very real disease / defect (however u choose to address it... U can call a spade Rick ross' or precious' spoon .. All na same .. All na packaging) caused by the blackberry .. A whole new disease ...
So is the "can't get it up" syndrome .. U might wonder why the name sounds like a man who cannot perform sexually .. Well , the disease is so called because the necks of BB users are forever positioned like a limp penis .. Facing down ... Looking at the bb screen while worsening their bow thumb disease. So bb users have parenthes-ized thumbs and limp-penis necks ...
Worse yet , since acquiring our black berries, we have suddenly started walking into solid surfaces , from pillars , to walls , doors ,cars (both parked and moving) , other humans, fellow bb users , Gutters , potholes (for we in Nigeria and Ghana), wrong rooms .. All sorts of places .. We end up twisting ankles and falling down on our anti-social asses kuz our necks are forever "limp" .. We fail to observe the "two second rule" .. "Wats the two second rule ?" .. This is when bb users look up every two seconds (or less) to observe their immediate environment(s) to make sure they are still on course to where they are meant to be headed and are not about to bump into a glass door or any other noun -_-...
The other day , my friends (4) and I were in a room together "chilling" for over an hour and there was total silence .. Well apart from the "kprrrr akpakpakpa" sounds of us pressing buttons on our BBz and the occasional giggles and comments on what we were doing with our black berries (tweeting ,facebooking, pinging sending pictures of erm..body parts, browsing aimlessly or to open up links from twitter and facebook) .. It was all fun and games until MTN Ghana decided to conduct their "Bb addiction test" on me and then I realised the folly of my (our) ways
For the above listed and many more , I apologise to all non-BB service having -phone users for zoning out every time u start yarning balls and I just twe.... #pause .. I have been tested by MTN Ghana and the results say I am not an addict .. So that means every time I zoned out it was because u were yarning dust and dulling my soul .. And I'd have been counting the squares and rectangles on the ceiling if I didn't have a BB .. So err .. U can like to stop hating and leave my bb and I alone .
Ps the "bb addiction test" has proven to not be comprehensive and is not always right .. So as I suffer from "can't get it up syndrome" "bow thumbs" and "bumping-into-All nouns-gitis" all I can say is observe the "two second rule" and save ur forehead the trauma of ramming into a glass door .
Thank u.
Hope u guys enjoyed ths post . Xx
Yes, I heard you (my fellow bb users) gasp ...O ,brothers and sisters of mine in the BB, fear not (entirely) the absence of BB service .. Man shall not communicate by pinging alone .. NO! O ye!, our phone(s) without BB service still make(s) calls and *gulps* sends SMSz ... Yes yes .. The horror that is calculating the price of sending a single word as a response or a simple smiley .. Yes , this will take some adjusting to ..like seeing precious in a bikini .. It is brutal but the strong can and will survive ....
At least my fingers get to be "un-bracketed " and my thumb ceases to face downward most of the day .. It honestly feels like I was getting "bow thumb" .. Infact .. I believe "bow thumb" Is a very real disease / defect (however u choose to address it... U can call a spade Rick ross' or precious' spoon .. All na same .. All na packaging) caused by the blackberry .. A whole new disease ...
So is the "can't get it up" syndrome .. U might wonder why the name sounds like a man who cannot perform sexually .. Well , the disease is so called because the necks of BB users are forever positioned like a limp penis .. Facing down ... Looking at the bb screen while worsening their bow thumb disease. So bb users have parenthes-ized thumbs and limp-penis necks ...
Worse yet , since acquiring our black berries, we have suddenly started walking into solid surfaces , from pillars , to walls , doors ,cars (both parked and moving) , other humans, fellow bb users , Gutters , potholes (for we in Nigeria and Ghana), wrong rooms .. All sorts of places .. We end up twisting ankles and falling down on our anti-social asses kuz our necks are forever "limp" .. We fail to observe the "two second rule" .. "Wats the two second rule ?" .. This is when bb users look up every two seconds (or less) to observe their immediate environment(s) to make sure they are still on course to where they are meant to be headed and are not about to bump into a glass door or any other noun -_-...
The other day , my friends (4) and I were in a room together "chilling" for over an hour and there was total silence .. Well apart from the "kprrrr akpakpakpa" sounds of us pressing buttons on our BBz and the occasional giggles and comments on what we were doing with our black berries (tweeting ,facebooking, pinging sending pictures of erm..body parts, browsing aimlessly or to open up links from twitter and facebook) .. It was all fun and games until MTN Ghana decided to conduct their "Bb addiction test" on me and then I realised the folly of my (our) ways
For the above listed and many more , I apologise to all non-BB service having -phone users for zoning out every time u start yarning balls and I just twe.... #pause .. I have been tested by MTN Ghana and the results say I am not an addict .. So that means every time I zoned out it was because u were yarning dust and dulling my soul .. And I'd have been counting the squares and rectangles on the ceiling if I didn't have a BB .. So err .. U can like to stop hating and leave my bb and I alone .
Ps the "bb addiction test" has proven to not be comprehensive and is not always right .. So as I suffer from "can't get it up syndrome" "bow thumbs" and "bumping-into-All nouns-gitis" all I can say is observe the "two second rule" and save ur forehead the trauma of ramming into a glass door .
Thank u.
Hope u guys enjoyed ths post . Xx
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Cycle (trying to get my blo-jo "blog mojo" back)
Hey guys :) .. Sorry I went M.I.A on you... Was busy trying to discover and brush up on my talent ..plus the internet connection where I am is horrible. Plus I think my format for writing the previous posts was too formal and I don't see myself sticking to that so... I hope u like my new way(s) of writing.
I'm confused bout what to write about... Remember the feeling I wrote about ; somedays you wake up and u just can't pick /point at anything tangible and say u have achieved it by yourself ... Well, I've been having that feeling of recent ...then I read the post and I felt abit better..
My second year of university started a few weeks ago and I was glad I could finally say "those freshers" ( as a badt guys B) ) .. Looking at the freshers now, I can already spot the "IT" girls of their year, the girls that want to belong to this group and the things they're doing to get in ... My friend A told me of how B was at the saloon last week and the. "OGA" of all of them kept snapping and bossing them around and how they all willingly answered her every whim .. All I could do was laugh when I heard.. Its like an endless cycle ..its just how the cookie crumbles really. Sadly for the Boss lady, what she doesn't know is, her life in my school is under a magnifying glass, her days are numbered, and her downfall is being plotted every second she wriggles her 16 year old behind and flips her artificial hair out of her face on the corridors of Brunei (my hostel) . If I divulge anymore information on this "Boss lady", I might aswell give up her name... So what's my point from all this
#1 wherever you are, people are watching you
#2 if u feel like hot shit and flaunt yourself around prematurely, u will surely get what is coming for you.. You shall be taught to douggie <-- Metaphor
#3 Be no ones mugu maga or baga (yes baga ) .. Everyone is unique, yes, but people have similar characteristics , morals and views .. Don't bend your ways to fit in with someone else's. Because it more often than not leads to disasters .
#4 DON'T BE AN ARISTO BABE (kuz that's definitely the path the "boss lady" is on)
Leme know if you would prefer me to go back to my former format for blogging .. Comments, contributions and argurments are welcome (but is it really that serious?? ..arguments) .. Thanks guys. Xx
I'm confused bout what to write about... Remember the feeling I wrote about ; somedays you wake up and u just can't pick /point at anything tangible and say u have achieved it by yourself ... Well, I've been having that feeling of recent ...then I read the post and I felt abit better..
My second year of university started a few weeks ago and I was glad I could finally say "those freshers" ( as a badt guys B) ) .. Looking at the freshers now, I can already spot the "IT" girls of their year, the girls that want to belong to this group and the things they're doing to get in ... My friend A told me of how B was at the saloon last week and the. "OGA" of all of them kept snapping and bossing them around and how they all willingly answered her every whim .. All I could do was laugh when I heard.. Its like an endless cycle ..its just how the cookie crumbles really. Sadly for the Boss lady, what she doesn't know is, her life in my school is under a magnifying glass, her days are numbered, and her downfall is being plotted every second she wriggles her 16 year old behind and flips her artificial hair out of her face on the corridors of Brunei (my hostel) . If I divulge anymore information on this "Boss lady", I might aswell give up her name... So what's my point from all this
#1 wherever you are, people are watching you
#2 if u feel like hot shit and flaunt yourself around prematurely, u will surely get what is coming for you.. You shall be taught to douggie <-- Metaphor
#3 Be no ones mugu maga or baga (yes baga ) .. Everyone is unique, yes, but people have similar characteristics , morals and views .. Don't bend your ways to fit in with someone else's. Because it more often than not leads to disasters .
#4 DON'T BE AN ARISTO BABE (kuz that's definitely the path the "boss lady" is on)
Leme know if you would prefer me to go back to my former format for blogging .. Comments, contributions and argurments are welcome (but is it really that serious?? ..arguments) .. Thanks guys. Xx
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
SIGHT
Hi guys .. will be blogging about sight today (not literal sight) .. fore sight and hind sight is what i mean ... Basically, never forgetting where you are coming from and where you plan on reaching in life.
Human beings have the tendency to forget where they are coming from and No I don’t mean that literally; They forget their morals and upbringing... the values their parents preached and tried to instil in them while growing up. We should make it a point never to do that because it is our past that gives way to our present ; makes us who we are; teaches us the lessons (through mistakes) that we use to survive now ; is the source of our inspiration and motivation for the future ultimately. Its so funny how we all laugh or disregard when our parents keep saying “Remember the child of whom you are” but its really important.. its all part of never forgetting where u are from... you must remember all the decisions you made and subsequent consequences so they can help u make better ones now and in the future.
A TYPICAL illustration is that of the girl or guy brought up in a well to do home with a loving an supportive family .. parents who strive to provide the best for him/ her and then when they move into the university, they join the “in crowd” and do things they know their parents wont approve of to belong and be cool.... and end up (in the case of the girl ) getting pregnant / failing in school / getting a disease/ raped / even killed (in the case of guys) stealing to keep up appearances/ failing in school/ becoming a drug addict / a cult/gang member. Excuse my language but THAT SHIT IS NOT COOL... its just unfair on the parents and evil of the child and shows un-appreciativeness of Gods gift of life to them. Please don’t end up in this category .. it doesn’t take much to get carried away and the worst thing you can do to yourself is get into a horrible situation and all you can say is “HAD I KNOWN”.. you cant undo what you’ve done so all that one is FIRST CLASS JONZING .
Never lose focus of what you’ve got planned ahead for yourself as well.. we cant measure how far we’ve come in life if we have no goal(s) to attain. Plus it feels good when u wake up each day and know you are on the right track to becoming what you want to be... one step closer to being fulfilled and it makes life more straight forward in general.
I’m sorry this is late.. I hope you gained something no matter how little.. comments are very welcome ^_^ xx
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Ps and Qs
Hi will be blogging about manners today. “P’s and q’s” (in case you don’t know stands for please and thank you). Our generation seems to have neglected common curtsey and its power to make things happen in our lives. I for one dare not try that crap out because of the type of home I’m from (proper Yoruba) you’d better find your self on your knees while greeting your mum’s elder cousin’s husband’s brother ... yep! (no matter what you’ve got on ... which is why i don’t wear white to family events) and you had better be smiling while you’re at it too; and if the dude is cool, he just might give you “money for credit” to the tune of N5000 .. yeah , credit right... I’d start envisaging my next weave and how much it costs (just saying).
People don’t seem to realise the power of Ps and Qs.... Let me give you a real life scenario..:
Uncle Sheriff (my dad’s former driver) had such a bad attitude .. the guy could beg you for something and it would sound like he wants to hit you . He used to pick me up from school and being the only female child and having no maid in the house, I am responsible for giving him food. On days that he didn’t deem it fit to speak to me properly , his portion of food would mysteriously shrink and half of his meat would have gone for a stroll .. I think Uncle sheriff realised what was going on and as a sharp guy who doesn’t play with his stomach started acting right .. saying please and thank you and we got along just fine ..
Frankly I don’t care how old you are or what your daddy owns or where you are coming from , respect begets respect .. You shouldn’t be polite just to your elders or people who you know can help you. The little 8 year old boy you shouted at to pass you the “GQ” magazine at “XYZ” fashion oriented company could be the ONLY son of the executive director of the company and might just tell his dad not to hire you because you mistreated him. Make it a point in your life to speak to people properly because the world is small, every one knows every one , there is the 6 degrees rule (which states that everyone in the world is connected by at most 6 people i.e. there is some body that knows somebody... that knows you) and you never know how the story of how well mannered you are will spread round .
I’m not saying be a push over ...NO!! .. Please know when to refuse people.. that is also very important in life because people will “try to ride you” if they’re given the opportunity.. so be wise ... be polite and well mannered but be no one’s push over. Don’t be rude in the name of refusing people either though, learn to be diplomatic about how to turn people down.. its very important. Read books on the art of speech and how to communicate with people .. this will be a great help.
I’m sorry this post is late and i hope you gained something from it . Please leave comments and suggestions. Thank you ^_^.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Discoveries, Honing and The Unknown
Hi guys .. I’m back and I’ll be blogging about talents today . So we all know we are good at something .. for some its drawing, singing, dancing, photography, acting .. it goes on and on. But then “what our TALENT is” is what eludes us.. for whatever the gift is to truly be a talent, we must be exceptionally good at it . But this is where we have a misconception.. we forget that this gift is like a diamond in the rough , like crude natural resources .. we expect it to be all “pretty and shinny” when we discover it .. But that is not how it works.. when a natural ability is discovered, it should be nurtured and honed.. worked-on ..only then will it be “pretty and shiny” and can truly be called a talent.
Loads of times, people pass through life without finding their talents.. this is sad and a waste of the gift God has bestowed upon them. These people may not necessarily be the ones to blame for not discovering their talents; because honestly, different generations/eras accept different things as talents . Photography became accepted as an actual talent just of recent .. I’m sure it was not so in our grandparents time .. most couldn’t afford cameras and could therefore not even have known if they’d be good at capturing the world through camera lens. Don’t even get me started on make-up . even some today scoff when I say i want to hone my make-up skills .. i just laugh at their ignorance .. i could bet their mouths would shut if they saw the pay cheques of make up artists; they’d probably take make-up classes as well.
At some point in our lives, we all sit and think “ what am i going to do with my life?” and the answer to that question certainly does not come easy .. and even when we conclude that we want to be doctors, lawyers, engineers etc , we discover that the path to achieving those things is full of hardship and sacrifices and of course as humans, we start to look for an easy way out.. a straight forward path . WAKE UP CALL there is no such thing ..nothing in life (well nothing good) comes easy.. even the easiest-seeming things are hard to come by . The only thing we can do to make our journeys through life more bearable is to do something we like/are good at.
Its just lucky that some peoples’ talents can be their sole source of income in this era ... take a look a Chris Rock.. If I were that funny, you probably wouldn’t be reading this article; Christiano Ronaldo, Paris Hilton(never been quite sure what her talent is ).. Victoria Beckham (singing definitely is not her talent.... but she IS rich and famous). If your talent puts you in this category of people( i.e. people with really well paying CAREERS), then praise God and do not rub it in the faces of those who are clueless as to what their talents are because #ThatMightGetYouSlapped.
You might think you are the only one that wakes up on some days and just questions the direction in which they are headed; fret not for you do not tread the path of the unknown alone. Here is something you should always think about when you really start getting worried: all those times you got into really big TROUBLE and you could have sworn that your life had ended all those times .. you have some how managed to move past those incidents and they are all just memories now and you are the wiser for them; things just seem to work themselves out as long as you take them one step at a time.
Don’t forget , if you are even remotely good at some thing, try improving your skills at whatever it is and it just might turn out to be your talent. If not #NaTohCrashBeDat.
Hope u enjoyed this article. Did it in a bit of a rush though *embarrassed* ; comments are very much welcome ^_^. X
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