"A man's meat... another's poison"
Whoever said this is very smart and also very correct. I mean the dog meat may settle very well in my stomach because i'm calabar ( pple think we eat dogs... wherever they get that from, i have no idea) but in Chike's stomach, it will definately not settle ( that is if it even makes it into his mouth). What is Eke ranting about?... all in due time my friends.
For a very long time, African women have been known for their curvatous body... i mean the full breast, beautiful waistline, well rounded bum and noticeable hips. Our men have been surrounded by these for so long that it has become a turn on for them and they are always proud to show off their gorgeous wives. The same goes for the white men who like their women slender with moderate body parts. However, with the evolving society, these bodies have been threatened. I mean, pple think that beyonce, J-lo and Salma Hayek etc. have got the perfect body and so u see us black women gyming and getting liposuction to reduce their bodies to a moderate size while the white women are going for surgeries to get breast and bum implants. Crazy but true.
Three years ago when i lived in this country, you could never catch me in pants and short T shirt without a coat during the daytime. I was so embarrased by the size of my bum and hips. I even joined a slimming club as well as gyming to get rid of some if not all of my "assets" but these babies aint going no where ( stuck on me). When i returned to nigeria, i discovered that these assets of mine were a big hit with our Men and i stopped hiding them under layers of clothes. I was proud to strut my stuff and wriggle my waist at every chance i got ( afterall, i am a beautiful african woman). Hoewever, returning back to the United Kingdom has brought out the insecurities i used to have before. For example, the other day, i wanted to go out and i wore this pretty low waist pair of jeans i just got and beautiful blouse that stopped on my waist. As i looked at my reflection in the hall way mirror, all i could think of was "dang! my bum is BIG!" Before i knew it, i was on my way back to the house to get a jacket. Sad init...
The Uk has been very cold, especially scotland. Scotland is a very beautiful country and i cant beleive i never visited when i was leaving in the UK. Oh well, i'm here for at least a year and so i will get to see the places i never did. I am currently in Aberdeen and will be going back to school on tuesday because monday is a bank holiday. I havent seen Bimpe or Ebele yet but i'm hoping to see Ebele tomorrow.
I have so much missed Bigbrother but not to worry, the website always keeps me up to date. Biggie threw a party for the housemates on friday. There was a lot of "guzzles" and Lerato peed her bed! She is so lucky that no one else in the house knows "our little secret". I must say that the whole thing has humbled her. Bertha wanted to take her relationship with Kwaku to another level and so dressed sexily to meet him. Needless to say, the guy refused the advances because he was asleep and there was nothing Bertha could do about that ( i think he was pretending).
Ok pple, i gotta go. Have a nice weekend ahead and God bless y'all.
Ciao!
Sunday, 23 September 2007
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
THAT MIRACLE CALLED 'LIFE'
I was at work on that faithful day and remember seeing everyone running to a particular room and my first thought was " whats going on?" I went towards the room and the first thing i saw on tv was a plane hit a building and then there was smoke and dust everywhere. What was going on? "United State of America was under attack!". I thought i was watching a movie but this wasn't any movie. People were dying right before my eyes... i was in shock!
It's been six years since the " World Trade Centre" fell to the attacks of some hoodlums who had no regard for the Sanctity of life. Why would anyone decide to take his own life as well as lives of other people when they didnt give the life in the first place. I recently watched the miracle of how babies grow in the womb until they are ready to be born. It was beautiful and magical to me. You can imagine the beautiful creature with ten toes and fingers that come into this world... it is so magical (my prayer is that all of u experience this) but i keep getting this gnawing feeling that how can you bring something so beautiful into this cruel world? wouldnt it be better if we all refuse to reproduce? Afterall, we are saving them from the harsh realities of this world. I recently heard a song by Michael Jackson " heal the world, make it a better place..." and i thought to myself as i sang along that we need God to heal this land because except God intervenes, a lot of people will not make it to old age. Except God heals the land, people like "Nicholas Berg" will still be beheaded like a chicken and the horrific site posted on the internet for all to see ( i remember crying about this and asking God why things like this happen), except God puts a stop to it, so many youths will continue to die due to gang related cases and except God heals this Land, we may not live to see these beautiful creatures grow into men and women. My earnest prayers are with the families of the people lost in the Twin Towers on that faithful day (11/09/2001).
My brother went back to school on Saturday and mom was around to see him off. Even though he got on my nerves sometimes, i must admit that i miss that boy dearly and i hope to see him soon. Now y'all know that this week is my last week in IBTC Pension Managers Limited ( the next time you read my blog, it will be from another mailbox). It's been a long race since 2005 and i feel it's time for me to move on to other things. I will miss you all greatly but i got to harken to the Will of God and go somewhere else. Just remember that where you are is a " gas station" on your way to greatness. Do not relent and always beleive in yourself ( even when people do not beleive in you) because there is always light at the end of the tunnel. I love you all ( I'm wailing... lol)
Now onto Biggie. Meryl became the third housemate to leave the Big brother Africa house, ( sorry guys, i know shower hour will no longer be interesting but cheer up, Lerato is still there) men the girl was raunchy and did so many attrocities ( i'm sure that is why she was voted out... to stop corrupting our minds). She was up against Maureen and Ofunneka who was replaced with Richard (by the house leader at the time "Max") but the other two survived. Okay, now Max is up for eviction but we have to save him cos we owe him for saving our Ofunneka from eviction so get voting.
I gotta go now, I want y'all to do something for me. Please send me ur thoughts on me (genuine thoughts...even if you hate me) and i'll write a reply to each and publish it sometime. Take care and have a very good week ahead. Love u!
Ciao!
It's been six years since the " World Trade Centre" fell to the attacks of some hoodlums who had no regard for the Sanctity of life. Why would anyone decide to take his own life as well as lives of other people when they didnt give the life in the first place. I recently watched the miracle of how babies grow in the womb until they are ready to be born. It was beautiful and magical to me. You can imagine the beautiful creature with ten toes and fingers that come into this world... it is so magical (my prayer is that all of u experience this) but i keep getting this gnawing feeling that how can you bring something so beautiful into this cruel world? wouldnt it be better if we all refuse to reproduce? Afterall, we are saving them from the harsh realities of this world. I recently heard a song by Michael Jackson " heal the world, make it a better place..." and i thought to myself as i sang along that we need God to heal this land because except God intervenes, a lot of people will not make it to old age. Except God heals the land, people like "Nicholas Berg" will still be beheaded like a chicken and the horrific site posted on the internet for all to see ( i remember crying about this and asking God why things like this happen), except God puts a stop to it, so many youths will continue to die due to gang related cases and except God heals this Land, we may not live to see these beautiful creatures grow into men and women. My earnest prayers are with the families of the people lost in the Twin Towers on that faithful day (11/09/2001).
My brother went back to school on Saturday and mom was around to see him off. Even though he got on my nerves sometimes, i must admit that i miss that boy dearly and i hope to see him soon. Now y'all know that this week is my last week in IBTC Pension Managers Limited ( the next time you read my blog, it will be from another mailbox). It's been a long race since 2005 and i feel it's time for me to move on to other things. I will miss you all greatly but i got to harken to the Will of God and go somewhere else. Just remember that where you are is a " gas station" on your way to greatness. Do not relent and always beleive in yourself ( even when people do not beleive in you) because there is always light at the end of the tunnel. I love you all ( I'm wailing... lol)
Now onto Biggie. Meryl became the third housemate to leave the Big brother Africa house, ( sorry guys, i know shower hour will no longer be interesting but cheer up, Lerato is still there) men the girl was raunchy and did so many attrocities ( i'm sure that is why she was voted out... to stop corrupting our minds). She was up against Maureen and Ofunneka who was replaced with Richard (by the house leader at the time "Max") but the other two survived. Okay, now Max is up for eviction but we have to save him cos we owe him for saving our Ofunneka from eviction so get voting.
I gotta go now, I want y'all to do something for me. Please send me ur thoughts on me (genuine thoughts...even if you hate me) and i'll write a reply to each and publish it sometime. Take care and have a very good week ahead. Love u!
Ciao!
Wednesday, 5 September 2007
PERFECT BODY
Hey people, how have u been? Yup! It’s that time of the week again where I get to bore y’all with my blog (lol). Well the week kinda dragged on and I didn’t think it was gonna end but thank God it did. The week was also very dry... nothing interesting happened. Oh well, I got a ‘lil some’ing some’ing for you so enjoy!
I know the subject of my mail is kinda puzzling but you know we great writers pick topics that will best describe what we really want to say. I picked this topic because it is related to my life at the moment and I also like the topic ( hope you’ll like it as well). I was not sure I wanted to write on this topic but a friend of mine sent me some pics of some really skinny models and I thot ha… this is it.
What does a perfect body look like? Is it when the person is curvaceous, skinny like the runway models, bootylicious like Beyonce or boobilicious like Jordan? Or is it when the person is extra chubby like Monique from “the Parkers”. To me, all these bodies are perfect in their own way and it all depends on what the beholder wants ( beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder init?).
I have been a little obsessed with my weigth recently ( I can hear y’all saying “ a lil?... a lot is more like it). You see I am “voluptuous” or like my friend will say “hippy” and its been bugging me ( mostly because my mom's friends used to tease me about it). Don’t get me wrong oh, I’m not insecure about my weight but I’m very careful not to go overboard or else I’ll be sitting on a bench to work (… I know it wont get to that point) and y’all be laughing behind my back. I have tried a lot of stuff to get me down to a size that is acceptable in society and the latest is wiring my mouth which has worked as I get a lot of compliments ( u know me and compliments…lol). But how necessary is this? Why do we ladies do all we can to change our bodies to be in tune with the demands of society? I mean at one point, I had Beyonce’s poster on my fridge so whenever I feel like snacking on something unhealthy, the picture will put me off (crazy huh? Well, I am crazy). Anyway, I have since realised that I can never be thin like Naomi Campbell, (might be like beyonce if I get a personal trainer and dietician… I’d rather put the money into good use) but I can make myself presentable and society will look at the inner beauty which is more important… lol. But to be candid, I love me!
Big Brother… oh brother. Jeff was evicted on Sunday. I kinda miss him already. Watching him do all those funny sit – ups kept me fit. All I had to do was sit in front of my telly and laugh myself to fitness. Code describes him as “a dead chicken”… lol. Maureen ( remember her? The chick Code wanted to sleep with?) was also up for eviction but Jeff got the booth instead. Now I wish she was evicted because her dignity is at stake! She hasn’t learnt her lesson people, she is still running after “the dog” aka Code. Well, it’s all up to her, she is an adult. Ooooh… I heard the Ghanian guy ( Kwaku) got it on with the Namibian girl ( Meryl) or as Code will say “ they bunked”! I don’t know why I never saw this, I guess I’m not as current as I thot. Well. I’m not gonna miss Max and Lerato’s ( Whenever that is… soon I hope.).
Ok people, I gotta go. I cant wait for Friday for two reasons, my brother is going back to school ( don’t have to spend money anymore) and Friday is just my favourite day of the week. Have a good week and stay beautiful whether you are skinny or voluptuous ( just don’t go overboard.)
Ciao!
I know the subject of my mail is kinda puzzling but you know we great writers pick topics that will best describe what we really want to say. I picked this topic because it is related to my life at the moment and I also like the topic ( hope you’ll like it as well). I was not sure I wanted to write on this topic but a friend of mine sent me some pics of some really skinny models and I thot ha… this is it.
What does a perfect body look like? Is it when the person is curvaceous, skinny like the runway models, bootylicious like Beyonce or boobilicious like Jordan? Or is it when the person is extra chubby like Monique from “the Parkers”. To me, all these bodies are perfect in their own way and it all depends on what the beholder wants ( beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder init?).
I have been a little obsessed with my weigth recently ( I can hear y’all saying “ a lil?... a lot is more like it). You see I am “voluptuous” or like my friend will say “hippy” and its been bugging me ( mostly because my mom's friends used to tease me about it). Don’t get me wrong oh, I’m not insecure about my weight but I’m very careful not to go overboard or else I’ll be sitting on a bench to work (… I know it wont get to that point) and y’all be laughing behind my back. I have tried a lot of stuff to get me down to a size that is acceptable in society and the latest is wiring my mouth which has worked as I get a lot of compliments ( u know me and compliments…lol). But how necessary is this? Why do we ladies do all we can to change our bodies to be in tune with the demands of society? I mean at one point, I had Beyonce’s poster on my fridge so whenever I feel like snacking on something unhealthy, the picture will put me off (crazy huh? Well, I am crazy). Anyway, I have since realised that I can never be thin like Naomi Campbell, (might be like beyonce if I get a personal trainer and dietician… I’d rather put the money into good use) but I can make myself presentable and society will look at the inner beauty which is more important… lol. But to be candid, I love me!
Big Brother… oh brother. Jeff was evicted on Sunday. I kinda miss him already. Watching him do all those funny sit – ups kept me fit. All I had to do was sit in front of my telly and laugh myself to fitness. Code describes him as “a dead chicken”… lol. Maureen ( remember her? The chick Code wanted to sleep with?) was also up for eviction but Jeff got the booth instead. Now I wish she was evicted because her dignity is at stake! She hasn’t learnt her lesson people, she is still running after “the dog” aka Code. Well, it’s all up to her, she is an adult. Ooooh… I heard the Ghanian guy ( Kwaku) got it on with the Namibian girl ( Meryl) or as Code will say “ they bunked”! I don’t know why I never saw this, I guess I’m not as current as I thot. Well. I’m not gonna miss Max and Lerato’s ( Whenever that is… soon I hope.).
Ok people, I gotta go. I cant wait for Friday for two reasons, my brother is going back to school ( don’t have to spend money anymore) and Friday is just my favourite day of the week. Have a good week and stay beautiful whether you are skinny or voluptuous ( just don’t go overboard.)
Ciao!
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