Rambling....

these days i find myself torn between my needs and my wants so i'm constantly fighting a battle where i have to differentiate and spend another half hour trying to convince myself that my needs are more important than my wants....

my wants somehow always take the back burner... no big loss though, because frankly, these days, i seem to want really trivial things....

like wanting to buy a bike ( bicycle not power bike) so i can ride around ikoyi and somehow convince myself that i'm actually working out..

also ...please can someone tell me where i can get good bananas in this town.... coming from ph to lagos doesn't seem like such a good idea if i can't find freaking, healthy looking bananas... seriously....

right now though... more than anything, i need to focus on my work and school...and since i have a zero social life, that shouldn't be so hard right?....

mind you i choose to have a zero social life because ... ALL LAGOS BOYZ ARE CRAZY!!!! all they want to do is mess with your head and sleep with you... though some would rather skip the messing with your head part.....nah! i ain't having none of that.... nigga purleeezzzz.......

need i remind you of the difference between ph girls and girls that live in ph....huge difference. plus i think all that ph jazz is a myth... get over yourselves....

rambling mostly... 2 b contd!

thankful

Almost all the things I ever wanted in my life .. I finally have …
Almost all the dreams that I even dared to dream have come true….
God has given me more things to desire….
I wake up everyday with a smile on my face because I know the day holds all the wonders God has in store for me for the day….
I walk around with a smile, and people turn and stare at me because they think I have suddenly gone mad….
In some ways they are right. Cos I’m madly I love with Jesus and these days I strive to be everything he wants me to be…
Now I never have to worry about anything because I know he will provide all my needs…
Everyday I find new reasons to be thankful…

Just one...

Just one....1 Question, 1 Honest answer. Thats all you get. You get to ask me 1 question. Any 1 question, anything, no matter how crazy it is, and I promise to answer it.... No catch. But i dare u to repost this and see what people ask you

... A typical day in the life of a gypsy princess...1

Waking up in the mornings used to be so much fun cos I used to see it as a huge blessing, just to be able to see another beautiful day…(I still do though!!!..) but these days, I’m so scared to open my eyes in the morning… once my alarm goes off @ 5 am , my heart literally starts beating twice as fast. I practically have to drag my limbs off the bed and to the bathroom. Even at this point I’m still moving in slow motion cos I am still half asleep. i'm still asleep when the cold water hits my face… I think it’s my tiny scream of shock that actually wakes me up finally. Once that ritual is over, I go through the motions of getting dressed which is usually stretched longer that normal these days because for some reason, I’m having more and more frequent ‘ bad hair days!!!’ I spend close to 20mins trying to brush out all the tangles in my hair but at the end of it all, it’s really glossy, shiny and really nice so sometimes, it’s actually worth the effort.
The walk to the bus park is quite short but because it’s up the hill, it takes twice as long. I only start breathing when I get to the top and usually that’s all I need to remind myself of my unfit state. I really have to start some kind of work-out routine to get my heart pumping right…. My heels don’t make it any easier but can’t do without those…ever!
Finally at the bus park…for some reason, I’m always unlucky and end up getting a seat at the rear of the bus… very uncomfortable spot and I get to feel all the bumps on the road even before we hit them. I try to catch a few winks on my way to the office but the bus juggles you so much that u can barely keep your butt from falling off the chair long enough to do that… finally at the office, after the good mornings, coffee comes next. Once I have gotten a substantial amount of caffeine in my system, I can then afford to be nice to people and socialize a little before I hit the streets…
That’s what I am...Mostly…I’m a street hustler… in a good way though!!!
Anywayz, Hustling… talking to absolute strangers… talking plenty… talking some more…. That’s usually the order of my day.
Some days are good.. cos I usually convince them that with me is where they need to be… some of them are usually won over quite quickly but half the time, I go back to the office a bit disappointed cos they make all these huge promises and just never follow them through.
Well, once work’s done, report’s done, sign out, leave the office and it’s usually straight to a bar (sometimes). I hook up with friends for drinks and our newest spot is sky lounge… it’s soothing and quite nice… I have a couple of drinks and its back on the road. Usually the ride back home is long and tiring… I’m usually too tired to even shut my eyes.
But luckily going down the hill takes less effort but because the hill is really steep, it always seems like I’m running down the hill.; I guess in a way I am cos I am more or less in a hurry to get inside the house, take off my heels and just put my feet up…this usually happens in front of the TV but I’m so fagged out sometimes that once I hit the couch, I start drifting off. Somehow I always find myself in my bed but then I think I only close my eyes for a second and next thing I know my alarm goes off again and the routine starts all over again…TYPICAL

Seriously, i'm no saint....

Mondays! I really hate Mondays. Personally, I don’t think anything good happens on Mondays…well except this particular Monday!!!

This past Monday didn’t exactly start off so good cos I was in my 3^rd traffic jam of the day and my day hadn’t even fully started. Getting out of my area to my office is always such a drag. But lucky for me, I don’t work in the kind of office where I have to really rush to be at. I work (part time) in an events managing company. Yea, part time cos I leave for service in October so this is just to keep me bus and basically out of trouble…if you catch my drift….

Well anyway, I had an appointment to keep for my boss cos I was acting as PA/ Secretary/ mini-manager and somehow my job is to keep him in tow half of the time. I had missed my first appointment that morning and for me to se the man again I had to wait one hour in house of assembly……hmmm, d life of a hustler chick!

Anywayz, there I was in the waiting room and my tailor called me. I was supposed to give him some cash to get stuff done for me. Anywayz, I asked him to meet me there and after my meeting we drove to an ATM terminal to withdraw some cash but for some reason, the machine kept rejecting my card so I decided to go to one of the branches close by to get the cash. Got to the bank and there was this mad queue. I decided to check my account balance since I was going to be there for a while. When she handed my paper back to me, I saw that she had written 342,120k on it. Ha!, this can’t be right. I know for a fact that I didn’t have up to 40-something K in my account…talk more of 300K extra. So I asked her to check again n she did. Same thing!!!! Omo! Was this a joke? I quickly asked her if the bank had some kind of bonanza that period and she said no. it was my turn so i quickly got my cash paid the tailor and left

The things we see everyday......

The things we see everyday...... it's was raining badly that afternoon so the traffic wasn't even funny. i had been sitting there for a bit and for some reason, rythym 93.7 decided that they'd play crappy music for us. anywayz, there i was almost falling asleep on the wheels when i noticed this car beside me. first of, d lady driving was rather small. she seemed to be straining to see past her bonnet and all. that was ssactually what caught my eyes at first. next thing i noticed is that she seemed to be talking rather animatedly to a male passenger. he wasn't doing much, just sitting with his hands behind his head. he looked relaxed which really contrasted with her agitated state. nothing prepared me for what i saw next. he reached accross and slapped the lady!
i couldn't believe what i had just seen. she turned to face him and started to gesticulate more. his hands were back behind his head and anyone passing and hadn't seen what had happened earlier would have been sure the woman was quite mad to be talking to herself like that. after a moment we started moving but she was still talking. everyone was screaming for her to move her car and after a few moments she did. i could only wonder what he does to her in private if he could slap her so freely in public.
a large number of people are in abusive relationships and for some reason remain in these situations for different reasons. some believe that it is normal for a woman to be beaten occasionally if she does something wrong. a man once told me that he only hits the girlfriends that he likes. he said that if a man really loves you he gets passionate and will react passionately to things you do....imagine that!!!!!
some women remain in abusive relationships because of their children, some stay because they believe they have nowhere else to go. some stay for economic reasons while others will rather remain married to someone who beats them daily than not be married at all.... somebody please get the paramedics here right now!!!!!!
i'm all for staying and working out your marriage but it shouldn't be at the risk of loosing your life. i think some of us need to be a little open about the state of our reltionships and as friends to people in relationships, we should try as much as possible to look behind the veil and read in between the lines so we can help our friends, if they are in destructive relationships and feel too ashamed to talk abou it. lets just leave the comfort of our lovely relationships/ homes and find out how people are coping in theirs.
i know no marriage is perfect because nobody is perfect . like the walk of faith you simply strive for perfection and some days may be good and others not but on the whole a marriage/relationships should be a pleasant, fulfilling experience for all involved......most of the time

Phenomenal woman....

Beautiful women wonder where all my secrets lie
but unlike them, i've built an amour
that is the perfect size.
I try to give them more... then pause
& i say,

it's the wave in my hair

the stars in my eyes

the rose in my cheeks

the feel of my skin

the lift in my chin

the bridge of my nose

the curve of my lips,

I'm a woman Phenomenally,
Phenomenal woman, that's me.......

Still puzzled, they stare
wondering what else lies beneath it all
looking at a gem so rare
they stare somemore.... then pause

& i say,

it's the glide in my walk

the sun in my smile

the ring in my laugh

the emotions in my tears

the passion in my word

the life in my breath

the feel in my touch

I'm a woman Phenomenally,
Phenomenal woman, that's me.......

I walk into a room
and feel the eyes with every step i take
they swarm around me, like a hub of honey bees
waiting for the mistake they think i'll make.... they pause
& i say,

It's the click of my heels

the arch in my back

the palm of my hands

the love in my heart

the womb in my belly

the ride of my bosom

the strength in my shoulders

I'm a woman Phenomenally,
Phenomenal woman, that's me.......

Men themselves are puzzled
for they know not what they see in me
in vain they try to unravel my inner mystery
try as they might.... they pause
& i say,

it's the feel of my affection

the need for my care

the comfort of my love

the warmth of my kindness

the energy in my hope

the belief in my faith

the truth in my goodness

I'm a woman Phenomenally,
Phenomenal woman, that's me.......

Now you understand
why my head is never bowed,
I never have to brag, shout or talk real loud
but when i pass you by
I know i make you proud.....
Now, i say...

It's the grace of my style

the secret of my elegance

the spine in my confidence

the height of my intellect

the wisdom in my humility

the joy in my understanding

the woman in me....

I'm a woman Phenomenally,
Phenomenal woman, that's me.......