Reminisce...

2012 isn't going so bad after all, apart from the fact that my bestie and I fell out, can't complain much.
I was in my room watching the movie- I don't know how she does it, when a call comes through my cell, caller ID is name-ex(no names), instinctively i get up and move to the window. Then he says, 'hi, i can see you' and waves. I wave back but rush to get my specs because i can't see that far. Sure enough it's him, my ex, asks 'nostalgic yet'? I laugh, he hangs up.
He brought back so many good memories i got a little warm and fuzzy in my insides, sure he calls from time to time, but it had been a long while since i saw him. He had moved out and now this was like his Grandma's place. I remembered the first time i saw him, i was about twelve we had just moved into this new neighbourhood and my brother and I couldn't wait to try out our bikes in the expanse fields.
I was a pretty descent rider, we used to race with my brother and i would beat him each time. It was on one of these races, (nameless) approached me. His first words were, 'Hi, you're new here yeah?' blah, blah, blah, introductions. 'Can i join you?' And as kids of course the more the merrier. Other kids joined us, it was fun, we did this everyday.
He was nice, they don't make them like him any more *sigh* He was good looking too, i remember once all of my family was in the car heading out and i saw him and i said something excitedly, my mum asked, 'That one? with the pink lips?' Looking back i think she was just being protective, she knew i liked him. He helped me carry groceries to the house, he accompanied me to the shops, we were inseparable.
Jazz bar was a hang out place we liked, now that i think about it, jazz bar was not such a bright idea for a kids hang out place, but anyways, they didn't serve beer. They sold pastries, and there was a pool table, we listened to music and ate hotdogs. He held my hand everywhere, i liked it. Back then i loved kids, on most Saturdays I'd be volunteering at Happy Life Children's home, he joined me once in a while. We'd feed the kids, play with them and help out around.
The first time he tried to kiss me was new year's, he took me to the top of a building that night held my hand, but i was too shy, didn't happen, besides i think i was thirteen then, wouldn't have known what to do. He had been brought up different, a kid with a lot of freedom and he knew a lot.
Those days when phones did not exist and the only way of communication was either face-face or through letters. He asked me if i could be his girlfriend, i could not answer him. I was the shyest of people, but i liked him because i was afraid to lose him. That night, i went to the window, called out his name and when he came out, i held out a placard that read yes. I did not know what that meant at the moment but i could tell it meant a lot to him.
From then on his family referred to me as (nameless)'s girlfriend, his aunt to this day still calls me that. We 'dated' maybe a little close to two years then I went on a trip to Tanzania and Zanzibar when i was fourteen, i had just cleared my KCPE exams. I met someone, and fell head over heels. I came back and it wasn't the same anymore with nameless, it fizzled out, soon we were strangers.
Plus we both went away to High School which did not help matters at all. We talked once once, we had both moved on, we remained friends though because that's how we had started out....as friends. 10 years and we are still friends, which is why i don't understand relationships nowadays. One time you're inseparable, the next is like you two are water and oil....I miss the old days, life and love was easy! XO

Movie Review: Transit...

*Humph* What's the fuss about February anyway? Everyone on facebook going on about the month of love....pffft, give us a break!
I on the other hand am doing my first movie review, the first time i watched this movie transit some two weeks ago, i kinda liked it. It was a mix of action, drama and thriller all rolled into one. Second time watching it today, and the whole time i was thinking what the hell, which led me to the conclusion that i must've been really bored the first time to have liked it. I don't really hate the movie though but it has a lot of mishaps.
You can tell its a low budget movie from the cast to the plot. The problem with it most though is the dumb script. It's one of those movies where you constantly find yourself asking "why the hell did they do that?" because so many of the characters' actions are illogical. Four criminals on the run from the cops after a heist, stash the cash on the roof-rack of a family's car so they can beat the police road-blocks and hopefully pick the money up later....
So you're watching the film, it seems a fairly interesting idea for an action movie, the baddies have just beaten the road-block and found the family car with their money, you're anticipating some plot twist and then you hear "lets run them off the road" ???Most of us (criminal or not)would simply follow the car until it stopped somewhere before taking the money back hassle free but our gang of criminal masterminds think it's a great idea to try and run the car off the the open road in broad daylight. It was full of moments where you were wondering how 4 criminals, who planned a decent heist, would be so idiotic when it came to retrieving the bag of money.
The way they attack the wife when she's sleeping alone in the motel, and she somehow manages to escape the motel room within millimeters from the bad guys' grasping hands you'd think she was a ex-CIA or ex-FBI or something, and the way she handles a machine gun? surprise because she looks like a pretty and normal woman, housewife of sorts! Seriously, there were too many times one had to suspend disbelief, especially on how a white collar criminal and his suburban wife could overcome hardened criminals. Sheer luck?
The tree with the perfect place for the bag to sit and then the man in the boat that went straight past and would have no idea at all that the bag was put in the tree somehow finds it?!
And then they burn the four hundred mil? Nkt! After all the struggle, all they've been put through while they were just headed for some family time camping? Personally, I'd keep the money...but hey that's just me!
The good thing about the movie was that it was unpredictable...nothing turned out the way i thought it would. So, out of ten I'd give this movie a 7 for keeping me on the edge of my seat and combining three genres together so perfectly! Good.

My take...what to wear 2012!

Been a while since i wrote anything fashion related so pardon me if I'm a little off, still i think 'fashion fades but style is eternal' depends on how you pair your outfits.

1.We all did the boyfriend blazer ay? So, in 2011 it was typically your boyfriend's/ Old man's blazer(for some of us). Now, it has to be a bit more fitting as compared to the loose fitting ones you had. The best part is that you don't have to go out shopping, just take the one you own to the tailor let him slim it for you and voila...


2. Did you know that red and pink can go together? I didn't either but when i saw this pin-up, I just had to...


3. I do jewellery but not a big fan of necklaces, however i would kill for a vintage one with a really long chain and pendant that falls right above my stomach!


4. African printed top. Not really into african prints but Karla pulls this one off effortlessly...


5. Doctor bag, in whatever size, shape or colour...


And it is January, really hot month, we should do more of skirts, shorts and dresses plus i think its time jeans were phased out...xoxo!

What's your number?!?

Happy New Year! I'm alive, call off the search party...haha, long December that was! Had a lot of fun, met new friends, partied hard and loved every minute of it... :]

Title of my blog post today is what's your number? Yes, you guessed it...drawn from the movie what's your number! Haven't seen it? Whoa, what? Okay, you should, trust me its good!
Sorry i have to spoil it for you, the movie is a 2011 romantic comedy film starring Anna Faris and Chris Evans and was released on September 30, 2011. "What's Your Number?", refers to the number of guys she has been with. Realizing that her number is double the average, Ally(Anna Faris) decides to track down all of her ex-boyfriends in the hope that one of them will have grown into the man she wants to marry, and therefore the number of men she has slept with will never have to increase. Let me stop there, but her number was twenty, quite high!
So my inspiration is that i have to stop while I'm still ahead. My number is not that high, not even close, and sorry i wont reveal it but i have decided on a NO boyfriend/fling 2012! Yes, sounds crazy huh? I know, but my mind is made up!
And that goes to the top of my list of resolutions, my closest pal agrees with me and is supportive, in fact she says, 'men are supposed to be like a side dish, they kinda block you from seeing the bigger picture' and I totally agree.
Unlike the movie, i wont look for my ex-boyfriends, i don't chew my cabbage twice *ahem* once we're done, we're done. Instead I'm going to focus on me, my life and being a better me! Cheers to 2012....xoxo!

In love with yellow nail polish....yay or nay?

Resolutions...

I was supposed to put this post up yesterday, forgive me.
It's a Wednesday night, I'm hurdled at the edge of my bed with a box of chocolate wafers, four Oprah magazines and I'm listening to Adele. Yeah, yeah, I'm feeling mushy and gooey....bleurgh! Moving on, today is exactly a week since i stopped working and it has been a really boring week, 24 magazines down, five or six series and a couple of movies watched. I thought it would be a December full of partying but its turning out to be a lame ass one. Wait, i have a road trip next weekend, that counts for something right? Yaay! :]
I sleep half the day, partly because i'm sleepy and partly because i'm lazy, makes the days seem shorter too. In my defense though i've been sleeping really late, around 2 or 3am watching movies. I'm still trying to figure out the gist(I know this word courtesy of my bestie)*ahem* Oh, the gist of this post is New Year's Resolutions. Don't give me that look, I know you have already prepared one ama you were thinking of one. Its become kinda customary yeah, and same goes to not fulfilling them.

While you are at it, here are a couple of fashion faux pas you should not bring into 2012...

1. Popped collars

At some point in the early-to-mid-aughts, everyone decided that they wanted to look like that character James Spader played in every '80s movie he was in. You know, the douchey one in the tiny white running shorts who popped the collar on his pastel colored polo shirt? Remember when people started layering polo shirts of different colors and popping all the collars so that they would look like peacocks or something? So stupid. Unless it is raining, turn your effing collar down because you look like a goddamn date rapist. (And this is where I would shake my cane at the youths.

2. The return of Day-Glo
I remember hearing someone say at some point, "Orange is the new pink." Oh, really? WE DON'T NEED A NEW PINK BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE PINK. I want to blame Kanye West for this one, but it was a collective effort. Day-glo wasn't cool in the '80s and it didn't get cool just now. Unless you are going hunting, there is no reason to wear a shirt that hurts my eyes.

3. Fake Louis Vuitton purses/bags.
I'm sorry to any reader who may own/have owned one, but I am done seeing fake Louis Vuitton purses everywhere i turn especially the one in that leather pattern are fugly. Personally, I would rather my purse said, "I have good taste in colors/patterns" than "I spent too much on this fugly fake purse." I guess the plus-side of having a really ugly brown-on-tan purse is that when your stupid pink pugamuffin poops in your bag, no one will be able to tell. :p

4. Fedoras
Justin Timberlake looks good in these. Don Draper? Sure. You, me or your friend from campus who is trying to cover up the fact that he is going bald? Not so much. They just make you look like you're trying too hard. Fedoras: unless you are wearing a gray flannel suit and drinking whiskey or smoking a cigar, they are never a good idea.

5.Bunny ears?!
Introduced by Louis Vuitton, big bunny ears were the rage in 2010 and please leave them where they belong. This is where fashion walks a thin and dangerous line, fashion bordering on dress up party costume.

6.Ripped jeans.
Okay, a small tear or two is fine, but what i've been seeing on the streets, well you might as well not even be wearing pants. WHY purchase a pair of jeans, so abusively attacked with a craft knife, when you can do that yourself in 2 minutes flat?? Threads so mutilated, their barely hanging on are back,and worse than ever this ripped jeans trend, is constantly in and out of fashion, for reasons which i cannot understand! Sometimes, this trend works, but there's something ridiculous about the extreme cases of mutilated jeans..They give the impression that the slashes are for venting, but why wouldn't you just wear shorts or a skirt if it was a hot day?!

7. Jumpsuits.
The only people whom should be wearing jumpsuits, are infants. The main reason being that, very seldom is the jumpsuit flattering on anyone!
I have seen grown women wearing full jumpsuits that are apparently 'fashionable', yet all women that i have seen wearing them in reality, look frumpy. Not to mention ridiculous.
They have been 'in' for the last couple of years, and come in a wide range of styles, each one equally as ugly as the next. Not only is the jumpsuit design one that leaves a lot to be desired, they also come in a wide range of hideous prints.
I did not try the trend...gladly! Wasn't going to anyway...

8.Printed patterned pants.
Are something that should not exist. But apparently any kind of printed pants ranging from tight and floral, to baggy and stripped, are all good in 2010. I strongly disagree, and feel that many others will also!
Patterned pants delude the shape of the lower half of your body, usually making you look bigger than you are, and like a clown. Printed patterns have no business making their mark on pants, few people will entertained this trend, and hopefully it dies fast.
I have one, wore it once and never again...

9.Clogs.
They were ugly last time they were 'in', and their ugly now. What are they?? A shoe that can't decide whether it's a stiletto or a boot. Hey, they're probably a lot comfier than your 'normal' heels, but I'm guessing by the chunkiness they tend to posses, that they are heavy.
I took a pass at this trend too...

10.Parachute Pants. Personally i like these for lounging around the house in, but that is where they should stay! These pants are very comfy, but they should be classed more along the lines of pyjama pants, rather than a fashion statement.
There are variations of this pant that do actually look good, and are feasible for wearing in public, but that is with minimal bagginess, AKA, Genie pants. But minimal bagginess genie pants will tend to really only suit thin people.


I'm done hating, so my friend says she lives vicariously through me, i sure do hope she means well. My bro call me "simba marara" lol,you do not want to know what that means, in light of that...here are my resolutions!
1. Stop being so moody, i wonder if i have any control over this but i'll try.
2. Break down some of the walls around my heart*ahem*
3. Go to church, its been a really long long while.
4. Be committed, to both things and people.
5. Be friendly, some say niko na sura ya ndimu(not mentioning any names)
6. Be slow to anger.
7. Speak my mind
8. Learn to say no
9. Not be too nice
10. Try not to be too picky.
As you can see , i don't have quit drinking and what not because i'm trying to be realistic here.

Before i forget, Santa i have been a good girl this year, "all i ask for is true love"
Romeo ft. Justin Beiber- Mistletoe.
If you can't find that for me though, uh...the perfume provocative woman by Elizabeth Arden will suffice.
Xoxo...

December...

Officially welcoming you to December! *screams* Yaay! PARTY!!!(Responsibly ofcourse).
Don't even know why i called this post December, be warned though it's not all about December. Oh, but it is the 1st of December 2011(reason enough) :-D
I spent all day in the house today, wait.....



Had to get these images out of my head somehow, sorry...been watching two and a half men season 9 all day *ahem*. I think they give too much credit with the hotness, i do agree he is some eye candy, but not the ONLY eye candy...I'm just saying!
My post today was supposed to be about Ellen DeGeneres, you know her right? I like her a lot, her style and all. Did you know she has been voted #35 on the sexiest women over 50? Now you know, but that's a post for another day. Here she is for the Blondies :P


So, Christmas is coming soon, then New year's, and we all turn a year older. I am at that point in my life where i think i should have settled(not in that way) but get a job, move out and stuff like that. It doesn't seem to be happening as anticipated. I know you are probably thinking I'm rushing things and should be patient...but that's a virtue i fail miserably at.
I am the planner type, i plan everything, i mean everything but i have come to learn the hard way that things don't always go as planned. You ever heard that if you want to make God laugh, go ahead and tell him all your plans? My boss the other day told me that life would be very boring if everything went according to our plans. A few lemons have to be thrown our way and we have to decide whether to make lemonade or take shots of tequila.
Being the planner i am, i had everything planned out, was to graduate this past October which didn't happen(see?) I have to wait for next year, ya'll invited! After graduation, was to get a job(as if they are hang somewhere on trees?) get a serious boyfriend (Lol, no comment)enjoy my money two or so years, get married in 2015(highly doubt this will happen), get two kids(boy and a girl) boy has to be first(hahaha, laughing at myself now) and live happily ever after!
I have however decided to take it one step at a time, take a chill pill, sit back and relax. Let the days unfold as they please, dance to the music of life whichever genre it plays...Let's do this!
Oh, before i go seeing as i have been out of the game for a while now, i think i forgot how to tell if someone likes you or not...(you don't care? Ok, i'll stop here!) But it's not fair that i just die inside is it? lol, funny how the people you like most don't necessarily like you back the same way and the people you don't like, like you immensely?! Yet another reminder that not everything turns out as planned...yes?

Before i forget, today is World's Aids Day, hope you got yourself tested.
Stay safe. X.

My rant and rave...

Today was not a good day for me....allow me to rant and rave, with love mwaaah!
So to start it of, i woke up late not that i did not hear my alarm but decided to snooze from 5am, finally woke up at 6.20am! Was definitely going to be late for work, decided that since i was already late, there wasn't any need for me to hurry. So kama kawaida i checked into facebook, then twitter and finally sent a text to my bestie, i do this everyday! My bestie did not reply as promptly as he does, so that kinda ticked me off. Anyhow, i prepared myself and left the house at around 7.30am walked briskly to the stage and got into a mat, luckily it wasn't a struggle getting one.
So the mat quickly filled and we were on our way...just about five minutes later the dude next to me asks how long it would take to get to town, i resisted to ask him a dumb sarcastic question in return and simply said, about an hour. Oh, how i wish i would not have answered that simple question. Sijui he thought it was an invitation to a full on conversation? But heh, it was the longest ride to town ever. Then the dumbass driver decides it wise to go through Kiambu road and we all know how crazy that route can get especially after hearing from the radio that it was bumper to bumper.
All this time my bestie hasn't replied my text so im still sulking....then the guy next to me in jeans that is creased and a t-shirt starts to tell me vile he has just moved to sides of Thika road like three days ago because of the superhighway?!? :S
Ok, lets not even mention that his breath stank(I am sorry if i sound mean but its true) Dude, its freaking 7am in the morning, ever heard of toothpaste? Breath mint? Anything?


So, i don't know how friendly i look but i swear i tried to pull a serious face, i guess it didn't work. Went ahead to tell me vile he was late for his hearing at High Court(all this time i'm thinking, who cares?)Something about him receiving a fake cheque and presenting it at a bank...blah,blah,blah. All this time i was just holding my breath about to turn purple. I fidget several times, the guy at the other end notices and is smiling(save me now!)
I try opening the window but its stuck, the bad breath lad offers to help but im thinking it would be better if he helped by reaching into his pockets and pulling out breath mints....He turns to face me, now it looks like we are together*cringe* murmurs his name which i swear i can't remember. He is going on and on and on, did i say ON? Laughing alone because now i'm pissed, we're stuck in traffic thanks to the driver, and this dude is just irritating me.
Starts to talk about church and sijui what, i swear *kill me NOW*. My bestie texts me, finally a distraction....not! He is pms'n about stuff, ah! So much for adding salt to a wound. I thought it would be my way out, so i hold my phone to pretend i'm texting to stop this blubber stinky breath from talking. As we are approaching town, he goes on vile he'd like to see me again, hold up...."are you blind?" clearly not interested, goes to tell me i should give him my number, i refuse. Tell him to give me his instead but i don't save it...


Insists i give him mine ati he is not going to misuse it....ati? where do you come from? I said i'm not giving it to you kapeesh? To put the cherry on top, ati he likes me, wololo...you out of your mind? I swear i was about to tell that dude off, but i hold my cool, we're just about to alight, i can make it through. He corners me to the seat when everyone is alighting telling me ati he likes my eyes, my colour and some other shady nonesense, the smiling dude at the other corner had to intervene with a 'boss, kuwa mpole'...I'm like phew!
He moves so that i can alight and stands outside like he thinks i'm going to walk with him, to where? Heh....I go around the mat, cross the road and rush off into the crowded street, couldn't even look back!
Talk about the longest ride to town EVER? Nkt... :-(


Hope your day was better than mine, xoxo!