When yester-mid morning I met up with some great friends for
a hike, I did not know it would be an experience that would forever remain in
my mind. Three friends and I embarked on a hike in the not so famous Njukiri
Forest, Kirinyaga County, Kenya. The forest is known (to those who know it) for
a...
18 December 2013
13 December 2013
THE SON OF AN AFRICAN MOTHER.
At dawn, I rose, and headless we were.
Mother said he ditched us,
Went to look for greener pastures,
Pastures greener than the green card he had;
So manly of him!
Leaving his seed as well as the whole farm,
Giving up what he called his fam.
“You are the first born” he said
“A boy child,...
26 November 2013
COFFEE FUNS
Ladies and gentlemen, I am in coffee rehab and have been trying to avoid coffee for the fear that I am drugged :-D. Anyhu, I came across these two photos about coffee and thought, why not share them?
This one got my...
10 November 2013
YOU SAY, YOU DO
You say you hate publicity,
But when a bunch of girls call,
You drive all the way to meet them.
You say you love indoors,
But each evening, each afternoon,
You can’t talk coz you’re driving.
You say you love chatting,
But when in my excitement I text you,
You reply one hour later.
You say...
24 October 2013
WE ARE ONE
Ever
reached a state in life where you cry and laugh at the same time? Tears
of joy are on your cheeks but the pain in your heart is just so much?
As I write this I’m an emotional wreck…wreck because I am
torn between...
20 October 2013
MASHUJAA DAY TRIBUTE
Happy Mashujaa Day!! Well we all know today
is Mashujaa day (in Kenya that is). Allow me to shed some light on this for
those of us not in Kenya or Kenyans. Mashujaa day is the 20th of October,
a day that Kenya takes time...
7 October 2013
I STOPPED WRITING by @wanjiru_wanjiku
I stopped writing when you left my world, For how could i write,with my world crumbling... I stopped writing, when on your face fell a frown, For what would my words play with,if not your smile.... I stopped writing when your back is all I saw, for what would I scribble,when the radiance of your face...
11 September 2013
A CONVERSATION IN THE DARK.
At 3 am she rises, despite the fact that a few hours ago she
was awake, making ready her family’s clothes for the following day. In the next
one hour she will be busy, talking to a friend, her lover, a ruler. After that
she...
9 September 2013
FACING YOUR FEARS; ONE BY ONE
Three months ago, if you would have told me I’ll be driving
through the streets of Nairobi like a pro, I’d have ROTFL (by the way, the
Rolling On The Floor Laughing is never real, not unless someone is tickling
your...
5 September 2013
SORROW BY Gerry Loughran
Sorrow,
is only a knock away,
Peace is just a fleeting word in a way,
How does it feel, when happiness is taken away?
The qualms of daily life....
Let's just say, gifts are a part of complexities,
Of man to express himself when words are lost,
The necessities that we don't need....
Yesterday,...
19 August 2013
SPEAKING FOR FATUMA; LISTENING TO FATUMA SPEAK
The clock ticks 4 pm. Today is Friday. My 2nd
favorite day of the week (Monday is my favorite). But no day can beat this, no
time can beat this, no event can beat this. Today, like every other Friday of
the week,...
8 August 2013
AS IF TODAY WAS YOUR LAST
I was skimming through Saturday’s
paper (3rd August 2013 Standard Newspaper, to be precise) trying to
get what was happening in the world in a few minutes. A few papers into my
speed-read, a story got my attention. “Dying...
29 July 2013
MIDNIGHT IN AFRICA.
Daylight fades, darkness creeps,
Its night; time for moans and weeps.
The women gather the reeds,
We weave skimpy outfits.
As the night gets darker, our spirits go
hyper!
Sinking in our nature, lighting the fire,
The...
10 July 2013
12 June 2013
TO THE ASK SHOW WITH MY CHECKLIST
Well, it’s that time of the year again; the annual agricultural
shows are here. I am so excited about this year’s show. I am so excited because
I have a bone to pick with the ASK (Agricultural Society of Kenya).
If...
10 June 2013
WHAT WOMEN (MAY) WANT IN MEN
A friend forwarded this to me and I thought.....why not share it? feel
free to share it too; or print it and post it on your bedroom w...
3 June 2013
THE SHE FACTOR
We were standing at a bus station (sort of, it was what we
call a stage). A child about two years old starts crying. Naturally, I turned
and saw he was stretching his arms up. My first instinct was to stretch mine
and...
16 May 2013
FINANCIAL SECURITY; ITS NEVER TOO EARLY
Recently I was enraged when a member of the Kenyan county
government (Nairobi county to be precise) publicly claimed that the salary he
gets of 800,000 a month (less allowances) could not meet his basic needs. To make
matters...
