Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The […]
Last night, I dreamt of San Pedro. And it all seemed like yesterday,not far away. Not true. Actually, last night my dreams were a bit warped. I dreamt that my parents (or was it the entire world? I feel that would be disastrous) had the power to rewind time. They did so, to when I […]
I had a Barbie doll when I was 6 years old. It was given to me by my best friend. I mean, she was pretty and all, but I was never really a doll person (ironic, seeing as I still sleep with a teddy bear). I was more of a books and movies child. Especially […]
I was walking in town today and nearly got whiplash because some man was yelling ‘Fifty bob! FIFTY bob! Fifty BOB!’ Now,the average Kenyan girl will stop at anyone that says those magic words, which are usually enough to make her stop and at least look at what he was selling. Dear friends, he was […]
Never again will I insult Kenya Paraffin Lamps- erm, KenyaPower and Lighting Corporation. Ok, not for like 2 weeks, anyway. :o) I got home a couple of nights ago and there was no electricity. Feeling like The Cavalry and simultaneously trying to feel better about the state of our toothless bulldog service providers (ha! I […]
I was TOTES going to write you a post today. Ah, screw it, I may do 2… Work’s been a bit mad. Hence the lack of narcissistic reading material. You know you miss me. So thanks to @edgicovi (who blogs here), I must now put up this. She made me work. As in? Lol. begins […]
Depending on how this whole I’m-in-the-rat-race-now-and-I’ve-sold-my-soul-for-fiscal-security thing goes, this may or may not become a thing. So irregardless of how absolutely gorgeous I am, it still shocks me when guys hit on me for no reason. I mean, obviously there’s always a reason, but a lot of the time, I like it to be an […]
