Bits and pieces

So val is going to be home alone this weekend..sob…time to catch up on my secret vices..I saw the shop downstairs sellls Naija Movies so yipppeee!!!!!!! Nollywood for me this weekend…So errr…Petesmama and 3TOC..feel free to borrow them after

One of my friends wrote a note on facebook..and I love a comment she made..ati we have to love the “Bounce in your ounce”. Meaning if you’ve got a large wowowo (refer to the post about TZ swa..) then you should love it…Yes its easier said than done but I think looking good partly stems from how you feel yes???

Moving on…we’re getting staff football shirts today…which is so cool..though I have no intention of playing…the shirts are large…so it makes me feel like I’ve stolen a guy’s shirt…which makes me wonder why women love dressing in their men’s clothes…I have a love for shirts…I dunno why..I just love the smell…and the fact that wearing one makes me feel tinier than I really am..:)

It seems to be the season for skinny jeans here in Arusha..the trend has hit them by force..and I’m seeing everyone in them..which brings up the question..Can every woman look good in those things??? I just love the fact that it hasn’t hit the men though..Coz that would be too much..(just rem Neema ranting about men in skinnys..you’re right)..it was totally gross!!

So my mom has decided not to dye the grey hairs that have cropped up..and I wonder…when you start seeing grey hairs..are you going to dye them ama just let you’re whole head turn grey??

Songs for today:
1). Lavish- Twista and Pharell
2). Long walk- Jill Scott
3). Love in this club- Usher
4). Forever- R. Kelly
5). Cherish her love- Brian Mcknight
6). Keep it in the closet- Michael Jackson (not sure if thats the name of the song)

Blowing a fuse

Warning: This is a rant filled post!

I think I need some mood-altering drugs…seriously this is starting to scare me…this week the smallest thing sends me into a complete and utter rage..

I think sometimes men are psychic…and not in a good way..its like you sense that I’m in a completely rotten mood to tell me something totally stupid…aarrgghhh!!!!!!!! I don’t want to hear about the pretty girl in your college..as in are you nuts???

This isn’t PMS..its worse than that…I’m so mad I can feel a headache coming on and my ears are hurting coz they’ve become hot!!! My workmates are particularly irritating…especially the girl I work with..I see her and just feel the urge to throw a nice huge rock at her…or mebe my slow as hell comp!! Everything from her voice to her constant peppiness to her knowledge of the office rules to the amount of make-up she piles on just annoys the hell out of me….

And not in a bad way..but I’m currently hating all women with small or non-existent hips…If I hear one more person commenting on my hips I’m going to blow a fuse!!!!!! A huge one!!!!!!!! I mean…I don’t go round exclaiming at the size of people’s bodies so why do they feel the urge to comment on mine???? So I apologise to all women who are tiny..I’ll get over this violent urges soon..

As for supervisors who think my weekends and evenings are non-existent…aarrgghhh!! What the hell?? You cannot give me work…and insist that its urgent thus force me to work through my illness..and then decide not to show up for work..what is that???

Random thought: I actually have a playlist with angry type songs..and I’m going to play them till I calm myself down……and mebe some hott chocolate.

Playlist:
1. I hate you so much right now- Kelis
2. Lost yo mind- Beyonce
3. Ring the alarm- Beyonce
4. Should have known- Robyn
5. Loosing my grip- Avril Lavigne

PS: In the course of my work..I have come across some interesting names..Sixtered, Abundance and Woodland…and this are actual people’s names!!!!

Sexy hair….makes up for alot

Had my hair done this Saturday and it looks amazing..I’m so pleased..and the compliments were errr quite nice as well (this is me trying to be modest..lol)…It took ages though..sat in the salon from like 10-5 just having it done..oh, its cornrows done with braids..so nice…coz they’re tiny..I despise huge cornrows..coz you look like you’ve attached a basket to your head or something..anyhu I digress….

Perks of being back in the +25 code, is you get people who actually understand your hair to do it and prices that don’t make you eat noodles for 2.5 weeks straight after….

Yes….the office…Leo the funniest thing I’ve ever heard..One intern complains about the breakfast he bought from the staff canteen. He bought a veggie springroll and complained ati he thought this was Africa; so he expected fresh fruits and veggies but all he was getting was red meat, greasy food and carbohydrates…so ofcourse we had to tell him there is such a thing as a MARKET……I mean surely..how not clever can you be???

Moving on to sad things..some lil boy stole an intern’s phone at the market..so she started yelling and the guys at the market chased the boy and got his phone back..good right??? except they started beating him up…mob justice for real..how sad…so they’ve sworn not to go back to the market..oh dear…

Watched Project Fame…me I’m quite disappointed..thats all I can say…coz methinks Wendy should have won!!

Songlist:
I totally wanna listen to some Bongo stuff…its weird that I hear more Bongo when I’m home than when I’m here..whats up with that???
1. Find myself in you- Brian Mcknight
2. Hello- Lionel Richie
3. My soul says yes- Deitrick Haddon

Stating the obvious..TZ swa..such things

So leo we had a fire drill…which brought up this conversation…

So the white guys in the office are wondering why here in Arusha (and after thinking I thought it applies to many African states..correct me if I’m wrong)…people feel the urge to state the obvious.. Like when you hear the disctintive bell of the fire alarm, someone says..”Thats the fire alarm”.

My personal favourite is when you enter a room and someone asks “Umeingia?” (Translation: Have you just come in?) I mean….thats kinda obvious right??? I mean, what kind of answer are you expected to give to that…

Another one….someone sees you and they ask “Ni wewe??” (Translation: Is it you???) I mean..what are you supposed to say to something like that???

When leaving the house..you’re asked “Unatoka??” (Translation: “You’re leaving?”)

So the Swahili teacher believes that Kenyans murder Swahili..and Apparently better Swahili is spoken in Nakuru than Coast….hmmm…thats seems strange right?? Then again…

Random thought: The other interns think Swahili is so cool..so have decided we must have a Swahili word of the day..so today’s word is “Wowowo”….this means you have some junk in your trunk..thats TZ slang for y’all. Thank me later

Playlist:

(My sis likes soppy music..so if this doesn’t look like my usual random songlist..thats the explanation)

• Someone to love -Jon B and Babyface
• Let it flow- Toni Braxton
• Weak- SWV
• You’re the one for me- SWV
• Work it out- Keyshia Cole

in the +25 code

Been away from the blogging scene for a while..tis quite sad and I have missed some of my fave blogs alot…typing from a lil’ office in dusty Arusha..yes Val is back home (okie not home but close enough..its like a 7 hour trip home ).

But seriously this spate of bad luck better end soonest…Update: Val is sick…going through 3 climatic changes in one day..plus a spate of dust and wind combined to give her bulging red eyes, blocked nose and ears(can’t hear very well)..sore throat…(the thought of drinking anything cold or eating hard food is so terrifying)..and a fluttering chest.

On the plus side, I’m with mummy..so good food has been coming my way for a week now..clothes are really starting not to fit despite my best intentions..

Aki I want to rant and rave about some of the guys I work with..shall be done soonest..okie when feeling better and  I’m in a place with quick internet..the net here is so slow..I’ve had to give up on some of my favourite pursuits…like facebook..wail!!!!!!!! I can’t even read everyone on my blogroll..coz its so exhaustiung to wait 20 min for one page to open..you kinda lose sike for it altogether..

B2B..this is a shout out to you (I was been asked why Africans love sending shout-outs…me I really don’t know…its fun though isn’t it???)

To the rest of my beloved blog-brehren (except Candy who has vamoosed…and Betty..umejificha wapi???) Enjoy the rest of the week!

Last thoughts:

Been listening to alot of Bongo songs..one song can’t leave my head..I find myself humming all the time..Hey, hey hello ma (except it sounds like…hei-hei-helloma [helloma been one word]..lol)

Looking forward to going home and listening to some Kenyan Tracks (I heard of a genre called “Jipuka”……..ati an off-shoot of Genge…now what is that??

Some relaxed songs for my throbbing head:

• Brown eyed girl-Tevin Campbell
• King of Sorrow- Sade
• Come see me- Jill Scott
• Teenage Love affair- Alicia Keys