Chichi... happier days.

Check out this vid... this is Chichi, she was a great cat. She died... (Rather mother killed her!) #Sob sob! She was trying to have a hot piece of fish.

Lonnng Day!

Hey, every bone in my body hurts. It has been a long day. I spent today helping my friend's family with a get together. It was okay until we decided to put a lot of water in a chapati mixture n ended up cooking at least 500 chapatis![It took 7hrs] I have never wanted to die so much as i did today. So i have spent my whole day in-front of a 'jiko' roasting with my chapatis at temperatures only an inferno can relate to. Word, I don't think i need to shave for some time... the hair on my body i swear burnt off. And, to make matters , not worse but more tricky, i have just arrived home, taken a well earned shower, plaster my beautiful *** on ma bed to blog... and the light just went out. I really wanted to watch a movie! [old laptop... weak battery... long story] guess I will go to sleep now, its what 7pm... is midnight somewhere... aya yai! I need a drink!

Self Esteem

Today I got a lesson in self esteem. My friend told me that I spend most of my days belittling myself... she said that she wished that i could see myself through her eyes and maybe... I would finally understand my worth. I felt bad. Honestly i had never though about it this much. I spent a lot of my time counting what has gone wrong this week... how much weight have i gained... how many more pimples have emerged on my face this week... how short has my hair gotten lately... how ugly do I feel this week...

I realize that instead of counting my blessings, i spend much of my days counting my friends blessing, to the point where they notice. If there is one thing that i would wish for was that I could start over, more confident in myself, but I cant. But one day, i believe i will, but for now, am done wining. I will look at this here world in a different light. lets see if the vixen in me will shine bright like a gem, rock the shit outta life!

Nekh.

[PS as part of my ten step program to a new me, tomorrow am rocking a short dress n boots an hitting a 'ka -local'. Lets see what happens...]

Check em out...

FRIENDS MAKE LIFE WORTH LIVING!

Rocking Natural Hair.

The new trend is rocking the natural texture of your hair... it may prove difficult but minasan [Ladies and Gentlemen] (Where else will i get to show off my VERY VERY VERY little Japanese)... I have the answer. If you want to rock your African kink and do not know how... cuz your hair freezes fast and forms a cotton candy like ball on your head... read on...

Personally i have very curly African hair, I blow-dry it and i give it six hours and it curled up and is in a bun... don't believe me... check it out...

So i came up with this thing... i wash my hair, with shampoo, a mild brand and condition it, comb it through with the conditioner... (you know the drill) the rinse off. After that when the hair is still wet, i plait matuta (braid) or lines/cornrows (Huge ones to create large curls). You can also use rollers, to achieve the same result. Then i let the hair dry naturally or blow with a blow drier. Or let the hair stay like that over night. When you feel ready, undo the cornrows or matuta (Braid) and oil your hair, your hair will have beautiful curls at this point. Do not comb it, use the pointed end of a jelly comb and just run it through to separate the curls and rock your hairdo. You can put a clip on the sides, or wear a band, of even rock the Afro... your choice.I do this all the time.and never have to worry that the wind will mess ma hair (the do is very resilient to climate changes... I swear!)

PS, this hair do in Nairobi,Kenya is called Ethiopian and it cost a whooping 2000 Kenya shillings to get a a high-end salon in the city.


Nekh.

Hey ya'll,
I picked up Japanese, i got an in for classes at the Japanese embassy and am HAPPY! Its great i have to say to be able to experience a new culture for free... Hail the language gods where they are... Am ecstatic.

So any1 interested in learning a new language, think Japanese, especially if you know Swahili... i have  a grand example, nani in Swahili means Who, in Japanese, nani means What. Crazy huh... so many similarities in terms of syllables and pronunciation, i would not shy away from saying that. I really enjoy my classes and believe that the Japanese language is awesome! (ask any! who watches anime!)

If you are interested, (and live in Kenya) check out,
Japan Information & cultural centre
(Embassy of japan)
Mara Road upper hill, Nairobi.
Email:jifocul@nb.mofa.go.jp

Email these guys and ask when they offer the classes next.

PS Aikido classes and Karate classes also offered.

Nekh.

Broken.

In the last few days, I have felt the love of a true friend, the loathing is a chimera, I found out secrets kept from me... not intentionally but because of fear my reaction to knowing them. I have felt extremes that I think I may never understand but one thing for sure, it has changed me. One can never know the one thing that is meant to break them until it actually happens.

I thought that it would be the secrets... I was wrong. How i feel, I believe if i meant to know something, i will learn it when i am meant to. take your sweet time, but lie to me... about something I am passionate about, lie that you love me so that i live the dream instead of prepping myself for a night terror if plane heartless. Sad.

Let me spend the next few hour doing what i have been doing the last few days hopping that listening to Justin Timberlake... not the other lesbian man child J.B... Mirror blares in the buds that are my earphones, take it away Justin...

Aren't you somethin' to admire, cause your shine is somethin' like a mirror
And I can't help but notice, you reflect in this heart of mine
If you ever feel alone and the glare makes me hard to find
Just know that I'm always parallel on the other side

Cause with your hand in my hand and a pocket full of soul
I can tell you there's no place we couldn't go
Just put your hand on the glass, I'll be tryin' to pull you through
You just gotta be strong
 Cause I don't wanna lose you now
I'm lookin' right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold
Show me how to fight for now
And I'll tell you baby, it was easy
Comin' back into you once I figured it out
You were right here all along
It's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me
I couldn't get any bigger
With anyone else beside of me
And now it's clear as this promise
That we're making two reflections into one
Cause it's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me, staring back at me...

Nekh.