Just some thoughts

hmmm I dont really know what to post about.... No bad news, but no good news really

Exams are underway( congrats to anyone who just finished the semester, one more to go!)...just trying to plan my winter and spring break, and once again, I've changed everything around!! ughhh soo fustrating!! so now I'm going to London for winter break and Naija in the summer and I'll stay for a month or so ( summer school :-/ ) the rest of my summer will consist of classes and work...anyone know what to pack to naija if im going around june-ish? I was talking to a family friend of mine and she told me that when I go to naija, I will appreciate the US more because of the transportation and I will appreciate naija more because of the culture...i didnt really know what to make of that statement so i didnt say anything...we were also discussing how naija kids born here never really get the opportunity to go to Nigeria....anyway

for spring break I might just go to somewhere cold or I might just go do some work for HFH...dunno yet...everything is going pretty good for the most part, except me feeling like moving out of the country...lol...I always feel like that though so what else is new?!

Not really feeling the whole xmas spirit, I really wish I was spending xmas with a whole bunch of my family members ( most are all in Naija or UK,me sef ive lost track) Christmas in Naija would be out of this world; I can picture it now; food cookin, 1st cousins, distant cousins,aunties,uncles...the television on, everyone talking/discussing, and at the end of the night everyone would be all over the place, some sleeping on the couch, the floor or which ever spot they can find!! But now it seems like no one cares about stuff like that...they are off with their families doing their own thing... now I know what ppl mean when they say to enjoy the little time you have with family until you "grow up" (move out,get married and all that)hmm such is life...

I'm going to a naija xmas parry today ...hmm im sure all the parents will be saying something like this to my mother " i have a son oh" or " please oh, i want my son to stay connected to our culture, i will introduce him to ya daughtah"... its really funny sha... i get a kick out of it everytime...i dont blame them...



For any of you avid book readers,Authentic Beauty:The shaping of a set-apart young woman by Leslie Rudy is a good read...

I just found out that a boy I went to school with ( my freshman yr of college) just died, the happiest, funniest,cutest Bahamian guy you could ever meet. But he was battling his own demons...why are ppl like that the most miserable?


wishin u a wonderful weekend..& study hard for finals!

Onose

Black friday

Today is black friday and the scene at the mall was quite sickening--I really should have added black friday to my listed of things I find overrated. I didnt go shopping because its pure madness at the stores/malls --but its really quite irritating that Americans are the way they are. We are always thinking that we need more of everything. We need more shoes,bags,jeans,jewelry,tops,ipods,lipgloss,food etc. but in reality we have more than enough. We have a plethora of fastfood resturants which is a result of our obesity problem, and those same fastfood resturants throw away pounds of food each day when there are people starving right outside!!This country is the most wasteful on this earth, I hate to sound like I hate my "country" but I mean c'mon!! Americans only think about themselves, they only know their 'culture' ( and Idk if fastfood,pop music,sex ,and bbqs is culture but whatever!) It makes me go maddd when I see people, in this country begging for food or money and people roll up their windows and act as if they dont have anything to offer. I know some of these people are on drugs, but I also know that most of them are retired vets who are out on the streets because their so called country doesnt give a damn about them.


I'm sick of the whole Christmas thing and how its presented in this country.Looking in on it from a commercialized POV Its really just a holiday where u put up some pine tree, stick some lights on it,tell ur kids to put out stale cookies for good ol st.nick and usher them off to bed, go out on black friday and buy as many presents for whom ever and stick them under the tree. Your the worst parent ever if ur teenage daughter doesnt get the $700 Jimmy Choos shes been asking for for months...and may God punish ur head if u dont get the barbie dreamhouse, and other nonsense toys that ur kids are asking for....this Christmas, I dont want anything, I dont want anything to do with Christmas. Christmas should celebrate Christ, it should be a time to reflect with family and enjoy their company ( with food of course!) Instead people teach their kids to buy buy buy buy buy! They teach them to never be satisfied with what they have, they teach them that what they have isnt enough so they need more and more, and thats sad.

Overrated

Some things I feel are just overrated:

Designer clothing: hmmm Naija ppl love designer stuffs sha. Especially the guys...they must have a gushi belt to complete the outfit no matter what. But I feel like just because its designer doesnt really mean that the quality is better. Designer clothing does rip, however if you go into stores like tellos,rainbows and even forver21, then what you see is what you really get..hey!

but really--NOBODY CARES THAT YOU HAVE TRUE RELIGION JEANS...no one cares that you have 3 fendi purses or 10 pairs of chanel pumps....especially in America....and no one cares if you have an iphone a nokia e70 or a freakin blackberry!!.you know its really sick when ppl come into department stores ( in this case it was two naija women) asking for freakin true religion for their kids...like WOW are ur kids suppose to be better than the rest just because they have on true religion?


America/anywhere Abroad- The so called land of milk and honey is now dry. Milk ke?! Milk no dey again. Just because you are in America/UK or Canada, it doesnt mean you are better than those back home, it doesnt mean you are rich and it doesnt mean you will become a rapper and meet 50 cents and busta reems,it most certainly doesnt mean all ur problems are over, they hv just begun ohh and whats with some Nigerians who were born and raised in naija but feel as though they cant survive in Nigeria (even js for a visit) just because they are too used to America/UK or Canada? " Oh I cant eat the food", its too hot" " the water is dirty" before you came abroad nko? u survived shey? common gerrout!



Trends: ah ah, high waisted jeans today, tommorow na skinny leg. Trends are just a waste. Spending lots of money on trends are a waste too, thats what forever 21 is for. Its cheap, so when the trend is sooo "out" give it away or burn it...


Christmas- Why do we ( especially Americans) put so much emphasis on only buying presents for Christmas? Why do some parents buy their 4 kids, 10 presents each? what happened to donating and giving to those who are wayy less fortunate?


Holidays in Naij- What I mean by this is when ppl who are going to Nigeria from abroad go out and buy lots of expensive things to wear. I dont know if it is to show everyone that they are from somewhere abroad with a horrible yankee/jand/canadian accent to match or because they want to show the less fortunate how fortunate they are....


Revealing clothing- I mean common, leave something to the imagination, be a mystery or woreva...short skirts , other tight clothing and low cut tops are not cute. These types of clothing never fail u (especially at a club)if you are insecure and want to be looked at like a piece of meat...dont say i didnt warn u!


Clubs- I really dont like clubs. I went to one or maybe two and will prolly never go again. I guess I'm not really a club person. To me, clubbing is all about: men and women grinding their sweaty horny bodies against each other, people getting loud and drunk, hook ups/ one night stands....blah blah blah boring....anyone who can club every single weekend is a beast...na wa o



Cute guys- If you are cute and thats all...then what? berra have something to back that cuteness up....


blackberries/touch phones/ iphone- ahh its too much jare, bbbb pin,download this n that...that 1 na headache

Rappers- what do they really do anyway...I dont care if u call it " hating" I call it having an opinion, but seriously what do they do? hang around groupies, get on stage and spew nonsense hopping across the stage all outta breath, and go to clubs/parties, drop insane amounts of cash on everything from clothes,cars,houses and women...dont get me wrong there are some that dont do that, and there are some that run charities and what not, but this is what is portrayed in the media.


maybe you guys are askin, ah ah wetin b ha own? but hey i say what i feel jo!