WHISTLING BEAUTIFUL

I walked from my dorm room to class, I was too tired and I had not yet finished my Intro Tech homework. I would do some work during morning prep before going for assembly. I got to the door of my class and opened it, I was greeted with something flying in my direction, the sticky and moist paste was all over my body and I dripped from head to toe, my books were stained on the covers with whatever it was that was flung on me. “Happy Birthday” my classmates screamed out loud laughing. I tried to find the humor in the situation but honestly it wasn’t funny and to make matters worse, it wasn’t even my birthday. “It’s not my birthday and what it is this al over my body?” I asked in disgust as I wiped what looked like garri flakes and Kellogg’s cornflakes off my body. “What do you mean by its not your birthday?” asked  Linda, one of my classmates. “My birthday is tomorrow not today, tomorrow is the 16 th ” I said. There was a puzzled look on their faces. I was not sure why? They were pro...

PROLOGUE The ringing phone woke me up. I looked at the time, it was 3. 14 am and I wondered who would be calling me around this time of the day. My friends won’t even think of calling me at this time. I let the phone ring twice again before I lazily picked up the phone. “Hello: I began; my voice was still heavy with sleep. “Hey, it’s me Chanel” the caller responded hysterically. I shook my head and was beginning to feel a little bit irritated. Chanel is my younger sister Nicole’s friend. Why in the world would she call me at this time of the day? Doesn’t she know her friend’s number or what? “What is it Chanel, do you know what time it is?” I said a little irritated and angry. “Nadine, it’s about Nicole.” Chanel blurted out, she sounded like she was about to cry. “What about Nicole, if she is broke I can’t help her, if ……” I began and got cut off by Chanel. “No, she is unconscious, she was found unconscious at her apartment, she is in a critical condition, I don’t know w...

Flavor Nabania came to spend Thanksgiving with Bay Area California Nigerians. He performed on Friday November 25Th 2011 at the New Caribbean City on 1408 Webster Street Oakland. He brought his Live Band with him and it was a very good performance. He was brought to perform in the Bay Area courtesy of Sky Concepts and Royal Entertainment. His side act for the night was Filon Jay who is also an upcoming artist and a former band member for Flavour Nabania.   There was a pretty good turn out of people despite the fact that it was Thanksgiving but also because it was Flavour Nabania. Thankfully everything went hitch free. There was a moment of silence for “Samantha Rose” who would have been up on stage dancing that night with Filon Jay but was involved in a car crash that claimed her life. Special Thanks to Sky Concepts for bringing and hosting Flavour Nabania. Royal Entertainment for hosting and the promotion of the concert. DJ Jay Hits, DJ Tunde and DJ Burt for spinning great tu...

Hmm!!!  I have been away from the blog for weeks studying and doing certain improvements but while i was engrossed in those things i spent time hibernrating reading a book by Sophie Kinsella called Twenties girl.... It is about a young girl called Lara who was visited by her Great Aunt's ghost during the funeral. She apperared to her in form of a young lady in her twenties and only Lara could see her and hear her (even though Sadie screamed in other peoples ears and it seemed like it was a voice in their head), she was in search of her diamond necklace and Lara had to delay he funeral because her Great Aunt Sadie's spirit would not rest without the necklace. Sadie the ghost became a guardian angel and helped Lara solve some of her own problems. A very good read. Too many thumbs up

My coworker who has been married for four months asked me this question about a week ago. "If you were married,would you have a joint account with your spouse?" Well to respond to that, the only reason why i would have a joint account with my spouse is to have the account to pay bills and run the household such as buy the kids clothes, fix broken stuff and many other household expense. I am a firm believer of being a spouse that complements and not just completes. Before marriage we both ran separate accounts and managed the money separately. Getting married should not mean that your money gets married too, you dont have to lose your sense of individuality, it means that you and your spouse can create a wholesome relationship. Money can be a problem too, too much of it and too little of it can bring about both jealousy and self esteem problems. I also advice young couples not to consolidate their studnt loans from college together for example, Susan married Joe, she went ...

 Since the world did not end on May 21 2011, the new date October 21st is coming up pretty soon..Lol!!!

The weather is changing, Fall is coming. It is that perfect time to pick up and book and cuddle under the sheets. I read this book with all the twists in the plot, i finally finished reading it. I wont spoil it for you by giving you a summary but i give it two thumbs up.

Even Nigerians in Diaspora still and will always celebrate October 1st weekend and I partied all weekend long. From the Pre Party and Heritage Celebration at Club Anton in Oakland to the Independence Day picnic at Fremont Central Park to the Masquerade party Soiree in Palo Alto. I believe that it was illegal to allow such a fun weekend to end. Just wanted to share my pics  Enjoy!!!  

    Its Sunday night and  most people dread the beginning of a new week starting on Monday. Waking up early in the morning to begin the weekly commute to a forty hour week job or those early morning lab classes that begin before eight o clock and other classes  for the rest of the day. To most people that is the reason why  Monday is hated and it is something I am aware of but I just found out that “Mondays” actually means something else. Monday actually means a Black man as in from African or African American descent. It is used when black men are around people of other races, it may be used in a derogatory form so that the black man doesn’t know they are talking about him. “ I just hate Mondays” It may also something or someone you hate with a passion “I really dislike the cab driver, he is such a really bad Monday” So I can be somewhere and talk about a nice looking African man calling him a Monday and he wont know about it.After reading this new meaning ...

1. Take a Ferrari for a test drive 2. Grow and eat your own vegetables 3 . Change a baby’s diaper 4. Visit Paris 5 . Ride a rollercoaster 6. Take a road trip to a different state or state(s) 7. Start a business 8. Go to Las Vegas 9. Have your picture in the newspaper 10. Save someone’s life 11. Buy a brand new car with 0-10miles 12. Do volunteer work 13. See the Grand Canyon 14. Learn a different language 15. Keep a diary for a whole year 16. Turn off your cell phone for a week 17. Get a Master’s degree 18. Go on a Cruise 19. Develop a relationship with a Supreme Being 20. Watch 26 movies never seen with each letter of the alphabet 21. Bring in the new year in another country 22. Buy a property 23. See the sun rise and set on two different coasts 24. Walk the Golden Gate Bridge 25. Win money on a game TV show 26. Go bungee jumping 27. Go on a hot air balloon ride 28. Be pregnant at 29 or almost 30. Conception must take place around that time. 29. Keep...

First of all it was Chrsity Essien Igbokwe who passed away a few months ago, then Sam Loco Efe, last week it was Geraldine Ekeocha now it is MC Loph. Why all these talented people leaving the world so soon. Mc Loph was reported dead today while travelling along the Benin-Ore Expresway while travelling to Anambra for his traditional wedding. So sad, his fiancee passed away as well as his sister, this brings me to always remember that death is inevitable. His remix of Osondi Owendi brought him into the spotlight and he wil forever be missed. Osondi Owendi . Rest in peace Obiajulu....

It is summer, it does get boring, these books are worth your time, so if you can spend time reading this week, these are my suggestions. 1.HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY- TYRESE GIBSON 2. IF TOMORROW COMES- SIDNEY SHELDON 3. REMEMBER ME?-SOPHIE KINSELLA

  George slowly began to change in the course of our two year relationship. He started slipping up here and there. I didn’t know what to do. I was not paranoid. I just wanted to let things take their natural course. He may have been worrying about something or he  may have been going through something at that time, sometimes its good to allow a man some space but looking back I gave him waaaayyyyyyyyyyy too much space. It began with not spending time together anymore like before we used to play tennis every Saturday morning, all of a sudden he either came home pretty late or past midnight on Friday/ Saturday and gave me that “I am tired” story which  was beginning to get played out in my ears but I was not going to try to change the situation. As an adult a man is free to make whatever decision he wants and also live with the consequences. He also started stepping away from me to take phone calls, he became so protective of his phone that it literally sickened me, his p...

                                                                                                   August 3rd 2011 My darling, I saw you leave the bank last week and i couldnt help but notice how beautiful you have become since the last time we spoke and saw each other. I really do miss you a lot, your companionship, the laughter, your generosity, and your good cooking I know things didnt end on a good note especially because of the lady i had been seeing at the time. I cant blame you for the decision yo...

And why do i have the gut feeling that he is trying to ask for more money in the offering basket. WHy is he talking about money? What is the purpose of this sermon? The church is packed full and the offereing basket will not hold less than four hundred dollars on this hot, Sunday afternoon. I probably need to listen and stop letting my mind wander off to inconseqential things. "Craving things has also become part of our nature these days, we want the flat screen television set, the latest I phone...." Just right when he said that, i clutched to my Iphone, why was the pastor talking about mateial possessions in church and i have to ask myself why i have a problem with what the pastor is preaching. "The problem with this is that there is no satisfaction, every year, a new product comes out, there is always a new model for a every car, every year, why, because there are new accesories in the car that you will need to buy. Yes and No. Yes, there might be new additions. ...

I decided to visit one of the churches in the neighborhood. One of my family friend's invited me a couple of weeks ago but i never bothered to visit until someone was talking about that same church at work. I hate waking up early on Sunday morning. Going to church is not a habit for me and if i have to start going regularly i have to start trying to get used to it. My alarm clock went off at 7.32am. Iset it like that in actual fact it is just 7.02am. The last time i checked the bulletin, church starts at 9. I slowly got out of bed and crawled into the shower. I needed a facial scrub and i spent almost an hour doing so before taking a cool shower. I got out of the bathroom at 8am. I have to pick out a nice and decent outfit to wear to church. I pulled out a new white and black dress. I haven't worn it yet. I bought it at Macy's during their storewide clearance sale. A good outfit. Breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast bread to prevent my stomach from screaming during serv...

I was born in the 80's and grew up listening to her music. A while ago i was listening to "Seun Rere" on my Ipod. I was on Twitter today only to read that this lady is dead. I thought the world ends in 2012. Why did she die today? Christy Essien has touched the lives of so many people in her acting, her singing and as the former PMAN president. She may be gone but she has left her footprints on earth . Her song "Seun Rere" would continue to play in my head. May God grant her family the fortitude to bear the loss.

"Well I am not trying to make excuses for my behavior or anything and i am sorry if it offends you but i want to know what the agenda is all about, what kind of mistakes did o make on the report?" I am trying to get straight to the point because it looks like this lady likes to tell a lot of stories. I am really not interested this morning. "Well there are a lot of grammatical errors on the report?" she said with a straight face. Wait a minute, the last time i checked there is automatic spell check on Microsoft Word unless she actually thought i was using a typewriter. Is she old school or what?" "Grammatical errors?" i asked sound rather amused. "that is impossible" I told her. She gave me an evil look. "Are you calling me a liar? She asked me sounding like she was going to get very angry. Was that to frustrate me or intimidate me? No way. This drama is getting interesting. "I am not calling you a liar because Microsoft has sp...

I prayed that i would be able to get away with a verbal warning regardless of whatever the outcome of this meeting is. "You are very inefficient, you need to maximize the use of your time, the report you typed two days ago was a complete disaster, I was reading it last night before going home and i am so glad i went through it before it got into the UPS mail."  I stared at this lady. I could not say a word. Was she speaking the truth or was she saying stuff to spite me? I have never received any reprimanding since i started working for this company and this frustrated divorcee was giving me a lecture on my work habits,Is she kidding me? "I don't know what is going on with you but if you don't impress me enough, I would have to replace you on this project because i have very strong work ethics which you are not very close to meeting, you are just straight from college and you dont have enough experience to deal with the office demands yet."  All of a sudd...

 I dread going to work in the morning, my alarm clock has gone off for the second time this morning and i really dont want to get up. The new boss Felicia Richardson is worse than Adolf Hitler. She is this middle aged lady: she should be in her late forties or nearing menopause to act like such a pain in the butt. She wears these Fendi frames and drives a black Acura. Guess what, I am assigned to work with her on the new project in the office and so far, it is my worst experience. Mrs Richardson is an example of a workaholic. I was in my cubicle for nearly six hours straight yesterday. I could not believe that for a moment I did not go to work today. Should I call in sick? I have my vacation hours and I am not feeling work today at all. On a second thought, I should go because I dont want to hear it from anyone. It is 6.35am and i slowly drag myself from the bed to get ready for work. At least tomorrow is Friday. Felicia Richardson was reading the paper and sipping coffee from the...

So last night I made some Edikaikong soup with goatmeat and tripe. Come and have some.

About two decades later, i am no longer a child, how time flies. I reminisce my childhood like it was yesterday. Times have changed and so many things are different now, i believe somehow that children born after the 21st century may never have a real childhood. I was priviliege with going outside to play, ride my bike, dig dirt in the garden, pick up snails after it rains and put them on my window sill, write all over the walls of my house with crayons(until my mom beat me silly one day). Tv back then didnt come on until 4pm. I totally loved that because i got the chance to do homework and read some books unlike now when television is 24 hours a day and children born post 1995 watch tv from morning until midnight courtsey of the cable channels. My favorite tv shows including cartoons were 1. Tales by Moonlight 2. Storyland by Jimi Solanke 3. Speak Out Sesame street 4.Telematch 5. Super Ted 6. Voltron Defender of the Universe 7. Captain Planet 8. Sesame Street  Telematch ...

I am in my bedroom thinking about all my bills, i have this pile of bills sitting on my table, for once in my life i missed my payments.Broke is an understatement. Lately i have been living above my means, i have totally maxxed out my Amex card, its crazy. I am still trying to pay off my student loans and my car note is 15days late for the first time.  My phone began to ring. "Hello" i said answering the phone which showed "unknown" number. "Goodmorning my name is Emmanuela from Capital One" the caller said. Shoot, that card payment is due too, why is everything due all of a sudden. "Okay" i responded nonchalantly and she went further to verify my details to make sure she was talking to me. After verification she started blabbing about how my card payment was 7 days late and if i wanted to make a payment by phone, i was about to bring out my checkbook from my wallet to give her my information when she laughed out loud. "Gotcha" said ...

The world was supposed to end yesterday right. Guess what. It didn't end, the world may come to an end someday but no one knows when. So live everyday of your life like it is your last and don't let anyone deceive you.  The buzz about the end of the world only made people have parties and the sell of beer increase.I wonder what Harold Camping would tell his congregation today or is he looking for another date?

It was just one of those Friday nights after work. No date, nothing. Another boring weekend again. I decided to go to the club. I hadn't been to Club rho in a long time so i decided to just go over there and have a couple of drinks and head home. I called my girlfriend Cynthia but she was not available. Her phone kept going straight to voicemail. She was probably out of town with Bobby for the weekend. Well thats her luck. Lonley old me won't stay at the house tonight, i have to catch my fun. After spending close to three hours getting dressed, i walked out of my house and went straight to the club. I got there at past 11 and there was a long line. One of the reasons why clubbing was just not my thing, first to get into the tiny place i have to stand outside and for some reason it is today  i decided to wear my Jimmy Choo's . I finally got in almost 30 mins later. I went straight to the bar and ordered a glass of "sex on the beach". Hmm, really good. I sat on the ...

I believe that the word “Mr Right” by young ladies who want a perfect gentleman is highly over rated. Every female has this dream to find a perfect man. Some girls have this need to have a financially stable and secure husband. This is a physical need. Not every handsome man is a perfect man, every less than average handsome man is not supposed to be the perfect man either. In terms of being financially stable, money comes and money goes hut either way money is very important in a relationship. Instead of calling it money, I would call it financial stability. If the man is not financially stable, a wedding is not ready to take place and definitely the marriage that comes after having a wedding ceremony. Marriage and wedding are two different things, one is permanent and the other isn’t, Marriage is supposed to be the permanent one and the wedding is temporary. The wedding ceremony, the fun at the reception lasts but one day but what happens after the wedding? Marriage. Marriage is an...

I had a great workout at the gym that morning and i was on my way home when i decided to go to the antique store down the street. it had been open for quite a while but i just never walked in. it was about three blocks from my house so i just decided to walk in. There was a short lady standing by the door, i smiled and greeted her but she seemed distant and cold. I walked around and i felt her eyes following me and i looked up to see what she was doing and indeed her eyes were following me. I  asked her for the price of one of the antique lamps and she told me "Cost too much". I turned and looked at her as if i did not hear what she said. Her face had a firm look. There were no prices on anything, absolutely nothing, she could be ripping me off for all she cared if she decided to tell me the prices to her merchandise. Suddenly a well dressed lady walked in and she left me and went to attend to her, her mannerism had totally changed, she had no cold look, she was friendly and ...

He kept calling me. Maxwell kept calling me. I don’t know why because after the fifteenth call, he should have given up. I stood him up last night. We were supposed to go to Cheesecake Factory for dinner but I didn’t show up. I was in one of those moods where I would fling a china dish on someone. It wasn’t PMS. My voice mail box is full. I deliberately left my mail box full because all these telemarketers would not let me see the life of day so they might as well call and not have to deal with my voicemail. Maxwell and I had been seeing each other for about nine months and he is the only man that I have dated that I treat like crap. My laundry list of men left me with too many wet hankies and he is my revenge. Unfortunately I think the fact that I am mean to him is a turn on and God knows how many beautiful material possessions I have acquired in nine months, one of which includes a $500 pair of Gucci sunglasses. No matter what I do to Maxwell he keeps coming over and calling me. T...

OFFICE GOSSIP I was late for work that morning. I parked my Mercedes Benz close to the street across the office building and walked up the staircase. I shouldn’t have had too much to drink last night. It was Lauren’s birthday and she had a party at an upscale restaurant. I looked at myself through the glass mirror lined on the side of the building. I looked like a truck had run over me twice. My hair was disheveled and my mascara was running. I had to run into the nearest bathroom to fix myself. I had my flat iron in my purse to flat iron my hair, thank goodness. I got to the 9th floor where my office was located and ran towards the nearest bathroom, as I got closer to the door I heard voices and laughter, so I slowly opened the door, all the stalls were occupied. All the voices were familiar. “Yeah can you imagine, who she thinks she is anyway, Miss Thang” the first voice said. “I know can you imagine, she thought she looked dashing in the Bebe dress yesterday, when she got tips...

I was an avid viewer of Koko Mansion and really the reality show was just a whole bunch of females who wanted to be the Kokolet, i followed it up on You Tube cause it was really funny. There were certain females in the house that were my favorites, Rita and this one girl in particular and to hear that the girl is dead breaks my heart. She was very classy and not like the other girls in the show, she was also quiet too. She died on my birthday after being in a coma that she had from an accident in Kaduna. I heard she was looking for a blood donor and never got help before passing away. May her soul rest in perfect peace. At 22 , she may never have fulfilled her dreams at that age and it just makes me realise the uncertainty of this life everyday. Let us make everyday count, grab opportuinites as they come and have no regrets. None!!!

Why do women claim men when men do not claim them? I reallydont understand. I saw this very pretty lady  screaming on the street hollering about a man who is her "ex" so why the hell is she still claiming him and he isnt claiming her. Okay it started like this. His female cousin walks up to him and wants to have a convo and he walks towards her and the girl he was with gave her the look. Cousin asked him why the girl was staring at her like that and he didnt respond next thing the girl walks up to his cousin and is screaming "He is my boyfriend" Hahahaha and Cousin tells her that she is family and the girl doesnt listen next thing the female friend is cussing the cousin out with the b word and f word and s word and all the crazy words in the book. he tells female friend that that was his cousin that she needed to stop. Both females are going back and forth with each other. Bottom line of the story is the female friend is an ex girlfriend or whatever the story is but...

I finally got one of those gadgets you can read with, the Amazon Kidnle. My boss got it for my birthday. One of those "Ask and you shall receive" It works oh.  I couldnt believe it. I am still hugging that lightweight toy. Thats my new toy until i find something else to replace it with. I have games and some books on it and it has been keeping me engaged. I can take recommendations on something good to buy and download.

Its my birthday again and I am so thankful to God for adding another year to my life. I am thankful to my family and friends for being there for me and being part of my growth.  I am happy that even as i get older my learning is not inhibited. I am thankful for the adventures in my life and the new and interesting people i meet everyday. I am thankful for some disappointments that i have had because i get to learn something new and not make the same mistakes again.Some people were around last year and are not here to see today. So its work for me and off to a splendid weekend. Hopefully the weather permits it. Thank you Blogville for reading my blog and being a part of my growth.

Blogville, its been a month since i blogged, I have been so busy with other projects and the hustle bustle of my daily life. I just wanted yo to know i am "walking" I love Mary Mary's New video. Just seeing it for the first time after hearing the song on the radio. Have a great weekend.

"I'm at the beauty supply finna get me some hair to get my hair did and after i am done, i'm finna go to the nail shop to get my nails did ." I took a proper look at the person who just made the erroneous statement. A young adult female about eighteen years of age and not a second or third grader who i could pick up and give a good spanking. Using those words especially "finna" and the past tense"did" like that in one sentence just makes me cringe. It is bad enough that i have to deal with writing American Englis which is a little different from UK English that ia am used to writing and reading. "Yo", "Down low"  Sounds familiar? We say or hear them almost everyday on TV, on the bus, at work, in class, at the store or just somewhere by someone who speaks such language or is it a language? According to the urban dictionary, Ebonics is a very bad excuse to grasp the basic English grammar. This is where the invention of cer...

 EDJ Eric Dick Jerome, one of my favorite African American authors just made me even love him more. "Genevieve" was the first of his book's I read and I gave it three stars out of five, it  wasnt what i expected it to be. "The Other Woman" was a much better story and then i stumbled across "Sleeping with Strangers" and "Waking with Enemies"  I thought the story would have ended a long time ago in the second book until Ifound out there was a third book and I bought it  last weekend."If you dont sleep with strangers, you won't wake up with enemies." Recommended Read.

 This is just me trying to vent because some people just don't know how to act sometimes. I could be one of them sometimes but in PUBLIC , that is totally unacceptable.I have kept quiet for so many years but today, i mean today is the JUDGMENT DAY for such behavior and the people who actually practice or display them for me to see. 1, Talking loud on your cell phone in public : That one is my number pet peeve. I don't want to listen to your conversation. I don't want to know about the fight between you and your girlfriend or how your parents didn't transfer money into your account, it is none of my business so please keep your voice down when you are talking on your cell phone. PLEASE. I will be fored to exercise violence next time and it may include snatching the phone and flinging it against the wall,such phones will include (Blackberry, Iphone 4, Droid. )!!!!!!!!!! 2. Elevator Traffic : Okay some people dont know how to get in and out of elevators, i will help ...