Simply BJ...

GO Falcons..

2008-12-22T07:13:00.000-08:00

Just a few posts ago - I wrote about the Falcons and how their former Coach Petrino up and left midseason leaving them for dead.

Well in less than a year the team is back and has made it to the play offs - what an amazing feat.

Under their new rookie Coach Smith and rookie quarter back Matt Ryan, they have shown the world what a first class team made up of decent guys of charcter can do.

Go dirty birds....

2008 - A Historical YEAR

2008-12-18T06:56:00.000-08:00

As we count days to the end of the year, we have to say in many ways this has been a year like no other with;

The worst Global Economy in decades.

The historic US election as Americans voted in the first Black President and a son of an immigrant, President Barack Obama.

In all these up's and downs we also thank God for seeing us thorough these times as we look forward to a very hopeful future.

To all my friends in the blogsphere - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Peace Out.

BJ in the Uzbec

PALLIN with the Enemies

2008-10-21T12:03:00.000-07:00

Meet our next Presido...

Finally - A PEACE PACT

2008-02-28T10:54:00.000-08:00

After 2 months of absolute chaos the leaders Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga have agreed to a power sharing agreement. This has come after about 1,000 Kenyans lost their lives and hundreds of thousands displaced.

It will take a long time to get the country back to where it was again and the wounds are still very fresh and will scar our lives for many years to come. We can only hope and wish for better and that we can all get along and follow the very telling and wise words of our National Anthem.

Long Live KENYA and proud to be a Kenyan.

It's OBAMA Time...

2008-02-11T06:26:00.000-08:00

YES WE CAN.

Face of a Coward....

2007-12-13T04:22:00.000-08:00

Ever wondered how a coward looks like? Combine that with a selfish traitor and you got Bobby Petrino, former coach of the Falcons who left the team mid-season high and dry after only 13 games in a 3-10, lost season for Arkansas University.

Not even have the common desency to address his team but to write a one paragraph note and stick it in the locker room and only for the players to watch him on TV accepting his new gig. He talked to his players about never quitting and playing the entire 4 quarters and now he just ups and goes???

If that happened in Africa, parts of Europe, Latin America and especially Colombia, his head would be up for grabs... Out there fans don't play...

Well I hope his new employer got a snippet of exactly what they hired on their roster.. A cold & selfish coward...

Funniest Picture I've seen in a while....

2007-11-16T05:36:00.000-08:00

Hi there friends, this has to be the funniest picture I have seen in a while, below are the 3 front runners Democratic Presidential Candidates...

Just when I was thinking how the black folks here in the US have lost an entire generation of young people and are in danger of losing more generations to come. Older black people in the US are fairly well cultured, very well mannered and speak good English. They dress well are respectable and not at all arrogant - with all these good things they have failed to pass these on to their kids and a spoilt generation has come of age and are now getting their own kids..

No dress code, pathetic use of the English language and total disrespect of the law just to name a few. So my tic toc mind went to work and started to wonder how and when did this happen?? I came to one conclusion; In each one of us we have mutiple personalities depending on the situation at hand, for example when with friends watching a ball game, at home with the family, at work etc... We also have another inner side of us that we really are in the bedroom with our loved ones and many a times this part is kept very close to us..

Many respectable people in society, top doctors, judges and politicians are probably freaks in the bedrooms but they switch this off and behave appropriately in public - in a round-a-bout way the BLACK FOLK in the US have let their sexual side take over and this is spreading like a wild fire being fueled by the HIP HOP culture, magazines, movies which all have become very sexual..

We have turned to our crotches... what a better depiction on this picture... Obama though was perhaps assuming a very humbel position and he is infact one the more polished people in the whole world and I'd say this was just a bad coincidence BUT a great illustration at what has and is wiping out generations in the US and the other parts of the world that take and copy the western culture..

What's your TAKE??

Paris HILTON - Back to JAIL

2007-06-08T12:26:00.000-07:00

Not all the money in the world could save this infamous heiress, Ms Paris Hilton...from being sent back to the Slammers..

More chums more problems, I guess... Have a good one friends... Am alive and doing great, hope you too are and enjoying the summer in the Uzbec...

This is the real 'Simple Life' she was yearning for...

Missing in Action

2007-04-02T14:02:00.000-07:00

For the first time I succeeded at going though one month without a single entry. I guess it's that anti blog mojo that's been going around lately. Just no psyche whatsover to blog..

Soon I will get back on the saddle and get on with the program. In the meantime wish you all well as I gear up for spring and summer.

Golf , golf & more golf here I come..

BJ

Happy Birthday...

2007-02-27T09:17:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday VQ....

You are 3 today.....

Black History Month...

2007-02-26T05:33:00.000-08:00

All in all a great month for the black race... Here, I'll be going on a limp and simply commenting on a topic that I'm not too passionate about but worth noting... It has been a great February for the black race in America;

For the first time there was 2 black coaches in the Super Bowl & Prince perfomed.
Serena Willams winning the Aussie Open coming in unranked and from nowhere..
Barrack Obama throws in the hat for the '08 Presidential bid..
Tiger Woods keeps his winning ways alive and looking sharp, did I also mention he's expecting a baby too in Summer.
Forest Whitaker takes home the best actor academy award for his role as Idi Amin of Uganda.
Jennifer Hudson wins an Oscar for the best supporting Actress.
BJ celebrates his birthday & gets a promotion too, Amen to that.

So thanks be to God for all things are possible with him at the helm..

Have a good week.

Happy Valentine's Day

2007-02-14T05:18:00.000-08:00

To all my good friends out there. Have a great Valentine's day.

Sick & Tired....

2007-02-07T10:22:00.000-08:00

Another black hawk down today, This makes 5 choppers down in the last 3 weeks.. This particular one in particular left 7 dead..

So just when will these Politicians realize that this is a lose-lose situation and count their losses and leave with some dignity still left..

Thousands of families have now lost a loved one and/or is maimed for life... & yet the solution this late in the game is a troops surge, hell no. This only increases the target and expect more loss of life... Remember everyone & everything that moves or is still in Iraq can explode any minute, so unless you wipe out the entire country, there is no victory in sight..

Somali should have taught you a lesson, Mr Bush...

Witness History...

2007-01-25T07:23:00.000-08:00

Whichever way you slice & dice it, this super bowl marks a historical & victorius moment for all the black race... Not overplaying the race card but we should all stop for a moment and celebrate this great feat with the first black coaches taking their teams to the super bowl for the first time...

Hey, what a way to start the Black History Month.. proves we are not just capable BUT we do certainly belong..

A step forward, in the right direction.

A Miracle, & now you're saved.....

2007-01-17T09:15:00.000-08:00

Follow the instructions below,

1) Stare at the 4 little dots on the middle of the picture for 30 seconds.
2) Then look at a wall near you
3) A bright spot will appear
4) Twinkle (blink) a few times and you’ll see a figure
5) What do you see? Or even then, WHO do you see?

WOW, amazing stuff isn’t it!!!

Tough First Work Week..

2007-01-05T09:54:00.000-08:00

This has to go down in history as one of the toughest first work week in history...

First, just recovering from being on vacation the last 2 weeks of December where I was used to sleeping in and getting enough rest.
Then these baggers killed Saddam then the video is all over the net and I had a look at it and it just messed my already otherwise emotional psyche on all that crap.
This meant I lost sleep and I needed to get up early to go to work.
Not done yet, I find out from work that I will going to some of the coldest city's in the world for 3 weeks on duty. Just a week ago the airports there were shut down due to the winter blizzards. My Kenyan blood was not made for that type of conditions. Dang...
Did I mention all bills are always somehow due in the first week of January?

And yet in all this I have my head up high and my swagger on like 'Hakuna Matata', it's a problem free philosophy..

Hey, go get 'em too folks. Happy New Year.

Happy New Year!!!

2007-01-02T07:10:00.000-08:00

How Smart is Your Right Foot? This is so funny that it will boggle your mind. And you will keep trying it at least 50 more times to see if you can outsmart your foot. But you can't!!!

1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it.
2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand.

Your foot will change direction!!! I told you so... And there is nothing you can do about it.

Happy New Year Folks and may you have a Great year.

Say a lil prayer...

2006-12-21T09:48:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, I know we all make a call to the one high up above at one time or another. I will be walking in for a root canal in about an hour and am not excited at all...

The only upside is I will be able to eat & feel better on Christmas day..

Another reason for a prayer, of course, tis the season as we all celebrate the birth of christ.. And also as we usher in a new year and thank God for the past year.

So guys whichever way a lil prayer is in order...

Merry Christmas to you all my Friends..

And the Winner is?????

2006-12-18T12:18:00.000-08:00

Came of a great weekend. Was out there with a bunch of friends playing AJUA in some friendly competition and came out tops... Finally the fruits of my hard work paying off in a big way...

I also put into fruition my newly found definition of SUCCESS "the Sum Total of all the Confident Decisions that you make." What a great definition..

During this Christmas season all I ask is for everyone to spread a cheer & a smile all around...

The Lone Soldier at Christmas..

2006-12-13T05:54:00.000-08:00

T'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE
MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE.
I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN
THIS HOME DID LIVE.

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,
AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,
A SOBER THOUGHT
CAME THROUGH MY MIND.

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
SILENT, ALONE,
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR
IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,
NOT HOW I PICTURED
A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO
OF WHOM I'D JUST READ?
CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,
THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALIZED THE FAMILIES
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS
WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.

SOON ROUND THE WORLD,
THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE
A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM
EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN'T HELP WONDER
HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE
IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT
BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES
AND STARTED TO CRY.
>>
THE SOLDIER AWAKENED
AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
SANTA DON'T CRY,
THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;

I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
I DON'T ASK FOR MORE,
MY LIFE IS MY GOD,
MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS.

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER
AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP.
I COULDN'T CONTROL IT,
I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,
SO SILENT AND STILL
AND WE BOTH SHIVERED
FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL.

I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE
ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR
SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,
WHISPERED, CARRY ON SANTA,
IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE.

ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.

This poem was written by a Marine.

Happy Jamhuri Day....

2006-12-12T05:22:00.000-08:00

Happy Jamhuri day everyone.

Today is Kenya's Independence Day, a free sovereign Nation freed up from the British rule on 12th December 1963.

Jamhuri is a swahili word for "republic". Jamhuri Day is generally regarded as Kenya's most important holiday and is certainly the most widely celebrated, marked by numerous cultural festivities which celebrate the country's cultural heritage.

1st Blogversary...

2006-12-08T05:20:00.000-08:00

Today marks exactly 1 year since I got into blogging. During this past year I have met many new friends with whom we’ve shared views & opinions on a myriad of both fun & serious issues that affect us from day-to-day. It has indeed been very entertaining and I’ve had a great time and enjoyed interacting with each one of you.

This is the 87th post just 13 shy of 100 entries meaning I've kept pretty busy & thanks to you.

In Celebrating this first anniversary, I’d like to dedicate this to a very special person who introduced me to the world of blogging. 3M, thanks for your patience & persistence, you’re a beautiful & kind person, a complete joy to be around.

A Special Salute to all of you and have a Merry Christmas..

Born Free, Ride with me…..

Play Station Generation!!!!

2006-12-05T10:00:00.000-08:00

Guys, I literally missed this bus altogether, now the big ticket item this Christmas besides the new Elmo is the PS 3. I have a PS 2 that I bought last year solely for the reason that I needed to have one in the house. I have used it twice for a total time of 20 minutes...

What happened to going to the arcades to play games. Growing up in Nairobi as a teeneager in the 80's, I used to go to Playland & Pop-in along Moi avenue. Those days we also had to keep an eye on Mr. Shaw the most feared plain clothes policeman who was on the lookout with any kids in school uniform playing machines... Those were the good old days and then walk over to Wimpy on Kenyatta Avenue and hang out with a coke & a burger, now that was a hot dating joint... Pop-In was below Burgerland across the street from the Big Barlcays Bank on Kenyatta Avenue...

So for all you new generation PS 2's & 3's.... enjoy and hope that laggards like us will catch on pretty quick...

A huge sign for the fast & changing times that we are living in today....

Happy Birthday DAD....

2006-12-01T06:39:00.000-08:00

Today happens to be my Dad's birthday and I'd like to stop for a minute and wish him a very happy birthday.. My Dad has been very supportive of us (the kids) and has worked hard & sacrificed a lot to see that we are all happy & well educated. Now we are all strewn all over the world and we owe a lot to our Dad.

Mum is lucky too to have a guy like Dad, for they are hard to come by especially nowadays..

Happy Birthday to the Best Daddy in the world and we love you very much..

Power of the Mind....

2006-11-28T08:23:00.000-08:00

Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

if you can raed tihs Hololer......

BJ

Happy Thanksgiving......

2006-11-21T07:12:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.. This may not be an International Holiday but giving thanks is a universal thing, something that we all do regardless of the time of year or even how..

Well folks, it's that time again to give thanks for the year's blessings with your family & friends and even party a little..

Be safe everyone...

Rising Super Star...

2006-11-16T09:07:00.000-08:00

Speaking of a Rising Star, there's none other right now, this very minute who get's anywhere close to this guy right here... He is not only very rich, but has mastered the art to entertain, has flawless lyrics and a real cool bad boy hip hop image to back this up... this guy in my books unless he does something stupid like they all do is going to reach near gloabal iconic standards like Tupac, please believe it. Right now the entire Hip Hop world is feeling Lil Weezy something crazy and he deserved to win some of the big awards at the 1st BET Hip Hop Awards, but hey that was more politics than a show and I'd rather not get into that right now...

Dad & Son duo 'Stunting like my Daddy' Hottest Hip Hop Beat '06..

& for those who know me pretty well by now, know that I have a knack to accurately pick out Super Stars in their budding stages. These artistes end up becoming not just superstars but mega global icon's. A few examples that I have selected in the past are Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige, Eminem, Beyonce, Tupac Shakur & Lauryn Hill. In the radar now is Chris Brown, Neyo and now Lil Wayne.. Just watch this space...

& while still on STARS, let me take this opportunity to congratulate Emmit & Cheryl for doing their thing... I thought Mario was clearly the better dancer but the people voted who they liked.. so big up's Emmit. Another confirmation that personalities play a big big role in decision making..

The Older Woman...

2006-11-15T07:17:00.000-08:00

What is it about the older woman that makes her

so attractive?
so sexy?
so understanding?
so spontaneous?
so perfect?

The older woman.

is comfortable in her own skin and therefore confident.
knows what her strengths are and uses them to the fullest.
has mastered mens psychology and is therefore less nagging.
dresses real good and knows how to accesorize.
is as flexible as long as long as you keep your end of the bargain.
knows when you're lying and/or need your space.
knows when to take charge and when to let up.
finally can really put it down making all the boys run to the yard for more...

And you wonder why

we are so attracted to the older woman?
& what is older, just to qualify this post? 30+....

Grey Monday!!!

2006-11-13T12:45:00.000-08:00

Terrible Monday, guys I'm a pretty passionate & competitive person and I've let a sports team get the better of me... These Atlanta Falcons are giving the entire city nightmares, ulcers, high blood pressure, wrecking otherwise peaceful & happy homes and drastically reducing productivity at work.. This team is now perhaps the worst team in the NFL... They yoyo up & down like no other team.. This last Sunday they lost to a weak Cleveland Browns team, two Sundays ago they went down to arguably the worst team in football the Detroit, Lions ... Now we are 5:4 when we could have been 7:2...

As fans sitting on the couch at home we are making better calls than all those coaches put together.. How on earth do you call for a deep throw on a 3rd down & inches??? You tell me...

Here's my Silver Bullet solution for this team, bold but its the way forward...

Play Mike Vick, Matt Schwab & DJ Shockley interchangerbly with a bias towards # 3, DJ. Yes, I said it.
Get rid of all those coaches who just want to be buddy buddy with the players and are totally not in control of the big ego's in the team. They need a coach who will tell them off. No one has even uttered a word to Vick on all those drops...
Recruit a little better, regroup real quick as the team only has 2 more years to get to the super bowl or else a complete overhaul..

Am out.

When the Beat Stopped...

2006-11-09T13:18:00.000-08:00

Hey, I'll be the first to admit that I watch 'Dancing with the Stars', like am sitting for an exam and which normal person wouldn't guy or chic who loves to see some fine ass dancers... The ladies are so sexy and the guys am told are fyynne... Many guys watch it and they will not admit it. Millions of chics watch it too and vote as well hence the main reason why only 3 dudes, now 2 are left in the finals...

For me the show ended last week when the BEAT just stopped, when they bid Monique Coleman bye .. This season it has been phenomenal, beautiful & great performances, high ranking star audiences heck even President Kaunda from Zambia was in attendance...

All in all a great show and would only like to honor Ms Monique Coleman who was such a joy to watch.. sista has some booty on her too... especially since Vivica was sent fishing so early...

But you know what, no problem coz I can still feast my eyes on Karina, Cheryl & Edyta who are such great & sexy performers as well.

My final pick - Unless Mario messes up next week, it's a wrap, then again, Emmit former super bowl MVP could bring it and knowing Cheryl who is a tough competitor & also defending Champ.. certainly not a walk in the park...

Ms Bootylicious.... mmm..

Damn Son!!!

Moneymaker right thurr..

PAY BACK!!

2006-11-07T10:22:00.000-08:00

Be sure to read all the way thru ... hilarious!!

PAY BACK ...There was this little boy about 12 years old walking down the sidewalk, dragging a flattened frog on a string behind him.He came up to the doorstep of a house of ill repute, and knocked on the door.When the Madam answered it, she saw the little boy and asked what he wanted.He said, "I want to have sex with one of the women inside. I have the money to buy it, and I'm not leaving until I get it."The Madam figured, why not, so she told him to come in. Once in, she told him to pick any of the girls he liked.He asked, "Do any of the girls have any diseases?"Of course the Madam said no ! ! He said, "I heard all the men talking about having to get shots after making love with Amber. THAT'S the girl I want."Since the little boy was so adamant and had the money to pay for it, the Madam told him to go to the first room on the right. He headed down the hall, dragging the squashed frog behind him.Ten minutes later he came back, still dragging the frog, paid the Madam, and headed out the door.

The Madam stopped him and asked, "Why did you pick the only girl in the place with a disease, instead of one of the others?"He said, "Well, if you must know, tonight when I get home, my parents are going out to a restaurant to eat, leaving me at home with a baby-sitter. After they leave, my baby-sitter will have sex with me because she just happens to be very fond of cute little boys. She will then get the disease that I just caught.

When Mom and Dad get back, Dad will take the baby-sitter home. On the way, they catch some strokes in the backseat of the car, and he'll catch the disease. Then when Dad gets home from the baby-sitter's, he and Mom will go to bed and have sex, and Mom will catch it. In the morning when Dad goes to work, the milkman will deliver the milk, have a quickie with Mom, and catch the disease, and HE'S the son-of-a-bitch who ran over my FROG.

SO BUSTED!!!

2006-11-01T05:24:00.000-08:00

Poor guy is so busted... simply copy the complete link below on your address panel and listen in.. (from http - .mp3)

What would you do if you were in this situation, both as the guy or the wife??

http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com
/18227/podcast/PHOENIX-AZ/KZZP-FM/snake-dontusethemouth.mp3

Halloween in Africa???

2006-10-31T06:25:00.000-08:00

Hey you all, I'm sitting here on this Halloween day and simply wondering where in the world did this come from, what indeed are we celebrating and I seemingly have no answers whatsoever. All I know is that it's the second highest revenue generating holiday in the US after Christmas, WHAT??? Yup those numbers are for real... Now when I think about it, there are tons of Halloween costumes in the stores, supermarkets and malls. There are Halloween parties across the country for both grown folk & kids. The kids in school take this seriously and dress up in their super hero, witch's, vampire etc costumes and have a ball. At night they go out and knock on doors trick or treating.. WHAT??? There are pumpkins all over grown enmass specifically for just this one day.. WHAT???

Now friends & foe's, back home where I come from, this whole thing would be absolutely crazy and not even funny... First those giant pumpkins would make for a great meal for millions of families... don't sit there and pretend you've not had some tasty pumpkin meal mashed or otherwise... Then, what's with the scary masks and all, this is what we wore back in the day during special occasions and during folk lore dances in the night by the bonfire... A trip to the local witchdoctor would have been like a Halloween moment everytime you had to go... or a trip to Bomas of Kenya... or watching sisi majitu.. that was some scary %$#& right there..

What about the kids knocking on doors asking for candy as they trick or treat out in the cold... Kids back home would be doing their homework at that time or having dinner or getting ready for bed.. ati sweets, hell no, mum is not having us knocking on neighbours doors asking for sweets dressed in some scary or super hero costumes... that would have been regarded as bad manners...

A dude in Kangemi, Laini Saba, Koma Rock or Ziwani has no time for crap like ghosts and if one showed up it would simply ran away just by the blank look from this guy... "I have worked 12 hours, ridden my black mamba bike 10 Km's, brought home some flour for Ugali and some spinach for my wife and 5 kids and you are trying to scare me... Man beat it... Go try that in some upscale suburb like Muthaiga, Lavington or in Europe & America where the people can relate as for me I have to many issues to deal with and you are not helping one bit, ...." Says Mr Seth Mukabwa a security guard in Industrial area.

You can tell I still have no clue how this came about and what indeed we are celebrating, we are even having an office Halloween party, WHAT???? If you know how all this came about, c'mmon now tell a brotha coz I haven't got a clue.... just questions...

All am sure about is that Halloween in Africa as a marked calendar day in the year is non-existant & unheard of.... Hey and if you or your neighbour have one of those giant pumpkins mail it to BJ please, zip code 31904, the Uzbec..

Peace out..

Halloween in Africa!!!

2006-10-27T04:49:00.000-07:00

That is my next post, I am thinking it through and will post it in a couple of days marking Halloween day next Tuesday...

Can you imagine, Halloween in Africa, WHAT????

Happy Kenyatta Day...

2006-10-19T05:30:00.000-07:00

Kenyatta Day is a day set aside to honor the first President of Kenya, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta who was not only visionary leader but a brave & intelligent man who led the locals fight through the tough British colonialists leading to the Independence of a free Kenya ruled by the Kenyans..

To all the Kenyans around the world, enjoy this special National Holiday marked on the 20th October every year.

Jivunie kuwa Mkenya (Be proud to be Kenyan)

Am Back!!!

2006-10-16T07:18:00.000-07:00

Hello folks, am back tired & beat but all the same glad to be back home in one peace... Had a successful trip, met a few interesting people.. one of whom was this gorgeous lady who'd coz a pile up on any street if she simple walked on by, truly a work of art who made the trip all the more enjoyable..... God took his time on this one, I will tell you that.

That was the major highlight of the trip.... I seldom get moved much but this one did move the dot some and am going to have to bring my A+ game here...

Hey anyway so much for my little fall fling.. keep you posted and YES, I missed all of you.

Peace...

Outbound...

2006-09-28T05:50:00.000-07:00

This Papi will be leaving town for a few days, with little or no communication with the blogsphere... Not on vacation but work and hope to hit back when I get back..

Peace to you all..

The IT Factor...

2006-09-25T09:23:00.000-07:00

Guys, here's the best description of the IT factor that is so lacking in the American Society. A Quote from one of the players immediately after the complete defeat of the US team in the Ryder Cup.

"This isn't soccer or cricket. We're actually supposed to win this event on a semi-regular basis. But the Europeans have IT, of course, whatever it is. They share a symbolic bond that's so hard to define and so easy to see."

That right there is the true definition of the IT Factor as plainly & simple put as possible. This is what the rest of the world has always known & seen over the years, coupled with the US arrogance and bullish character which does not help the cause much.

US students are always dead last in the SAT's and other school/college tests compared to the students from the rest of the world. The top brains in the corporate world, labs & hospitals are foreigners. Do not get me wrong folks, Americans are wonderful people but they lack of a strong culture to identify with and strong values that helps to build their character is consipicuously lacking from the US society. Most of the Top Americans are Jews who too have a strong bond and culture that has carried them through to their successes. Over the years the moral fabric that helps build these values has been drastically eroded and now anything goes, how else can you explain something like the hip hop culture which is currently a widely recognised and accepted way of life. A morally loose thug life..just how??

The recent failure in the US basketball, both men & women, World Cup soccer, Hockey, Davis Cup Tennis, World Baseball and now the Ryder cup should be a huge red flag that things are not all well & dandy back in the ranch and that the rest of the world (Aliens) live on strong and are doing just fine on their own. Did I mention the Tour De France, I too would win it if I juiced up right.....

The days of Super powers, dynasties and colonization are over and in years to come everyone will be allowed to travel anywhere in the world unrestricted.. So all these forced invasions is going to have to stop...

Wake up guys and smell the roses or else it will be too late and your good people & abundantly wealthy country will be nothing but a shell of shame...

Homecoming Butt Whooping...

2006-09-21T05:24:00.000-07:00

All roads lead to New Orleans for the Monday Night football game... A critical division game with both teams surprisingly at 2;0 and the first home game for the New Orleans Saints at the recently renovated Superdome (pictured above) since Hurricane Katrina..

Here the mindset for the falcons should be, it's just another game cut all the hoopla & go in and get the W, whichever which way...

3 days & counting - Are you ready for some football!!!!

GO FALCONS.....

vs

UK & EU Blog Spell....

2006-09-20T09:35:00.000-07:00

There's clearly a spell that seems to be killing the mojo of most of our great UK bloggers.. hope ya'll snap out of it soon and get back to action.... I know once in a while we all get hit by the blog-block but this seems to have hit a wider spectrum..

Guess, Stunah, Farmgal, Adrian, Sashe, Mocha just ot name a few have been very intermittent and/or totally absent from the action.... A few though are still thankfully at it - Uaridi, Mshairi & Potash..

Guys, we miss you and look forward to your creative thoughts & entries....

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Strange Bedfellows...

2006-09-19T06:29:00.000-07:00

The United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York will bring together these two guys who will try to do everything possible to avoid each other... President Bush & President Ahmadinejad of Iran.

I don't know about you or isn't this the best opportune time to wine & dine your enemy and try and understand them and hopefully learn a thing or two.... Clinton could have taken this guy to a strip club and let him spill all the beans ... strategy is the name of the game, hey, whatever works..

Just a thought...looks like a missed opportunity, PR or otherwise...

Born to Run....

2006-09-18T10:34:00.000-07:00

Sssh do not wake up the sleepers, never given a chance and still remain underdogs yet the number 1 rushing team in the NFL... for the dirty birds it's one week at a time, staying humble & hungry and getting the job done...

Go Falcons.... next in line will be the New Orleans Saints at the Super Dome, 1st game after Hurricane Katrina where the NFL is turning this game to a circus, no probs folks

Coz we operate well in the spotlight too... just run & keep running..

Have a nice week all...

Men, Toys & Gizmo's......

2006-09-15T06:30:00.000-07:00

Hello there World... It's Furahiday (swahili slang for fun Friday).. A couple of posts ago I was ranting about my ride dying on me amongst other things and this weekend BJ will be the proud owner of this new toy.. truly a gizmatic gadget for the boys...

Have a great weekend ya'll.

Remembering 9/11...

2006-09-11T09:47:00.000-07:00

As we all stop for a moment to remember all the events of 9/11 and the departed ones, what this day reminds me too is how it all started with the twin bombings of the US Embassy in Kenya that killed 257 people and injured more than 4000 people on August 7th '98.

On that day I was working just a few blocks away from the Embassy and was scheduled to take an orientation drive out with one of the senior guys. This drive would have taken me right past the Embassy at the same exact time the bomb went off. This guy who was driving me out had a few things that he needed to do which delayed our departure..

At about 9.30 AM the bomb went off and two thoughts came to mind, either the office of the President had been bombed or the KICC that was hosting the annual music festivals at the time. I remember insinctively going under a desk because the explosion was so loud that it shattered windows and brought the cieling down. After a while we all ran out of the building and upon getting out, met people running with bloody deep cuts to their bodies from the shrapnel crying and screaming. Some in prayer and some just holding onto the first person they saw. I cannot recall ever seeing people so willing to help, concerned and united...At that moment and later on we were one, just like 9/11.

Within minutes it was all over news and everything stopped and the rest is history.. hundreds of innocent people died and thousands more injured and maimed for life... 9/11 wasn't any different ONLY at a much bigger bigger scale.. Al Queda had hit and was on the prowl, only to hit the twin towers two years later....

Human life is valuable and should be cherished and dearly protected and we are all facing a common enemy who does not hold any of these values.. Be safe guys...

Summer from HELL!!!

2006-09-08T10:24:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had a time in your life you'd like to forget and cold boot from your memory forever??? Yeah, mine's this last summer where everything that could go wrong went wrong. I think Murphy had moved in....

SO with this new season, it's like a whole new chapter and am hoping it brings with it some better tides..

So, what went wrong?? Just to name a few,

My nice car konked out like kapoot, was running fine, fully paid for and then all over a sudden on the highway decides to start coughing, choke & stall all in that order. Early prognosis is not good and it's now in a coma on life support with no signs of recovery.
My relationship has gone to the hounds and seeing her makes me wanna throw up..
Work is slow and this new position that I interviewed for has not made a decision yet... my expenses are up the roof and the bank does not care one bit.
Ooh I almost forgot, this young rela of mine decided to fly to the Uzbec without informing anyone and into some shit-hole-in-the-wall-rural-college in the mid-west, now the poor guy is in shit and is asking for help...

A NEW SEASON, NEW PAGE, NEW CHAPTER... like a sniff of mountain fresh air...

JZ the P.I.M.P???

2006-09-06T10:20:00.000-07:00

I don't know if it's just me who feels the same way but jigga is literally pimping out Ms Beyonce to the detriment of her share value which is dropping real fast. If you watched the recent MTV awards and the last BET awards Beyonce has lost that magical draw that she seemingly had on all us men and women alike fixated & drooling in admiration. She has dressed up more scantily and sang weired songs and the perfomances have not lived up to the hype neither have they been breathtaking as they were 2 years ago.

As a huge Beyonce fan I'm a little troubled. See B is at another class right now where she could easily go for super stardom like Halle Berry, Tom Cruise before scientology, Denzel & Tom Hanks but she's losing it in my view.

I would be interested to know what you think........

Steve Irwin R.I.P

2006-09-05T11:44:00.000-07:00

Fondly will be remembered as the Brave Crocodile hunter from down under who wasn't a flashy celebrity but a guy who did his job to educate everyone about animals.

His death somehow touches many around the world like a personal loss..

You will be dearly missed by all , Steve.

R.I.P

FIVE'S A CHARM

2006-09-05T06:43:00.000-07:00

AT the risk of being monotonous and boring and driving you all to sleep, I just have to do it and pay my tribute to one Mr. Eldrick Tiger Woods. Many people might not even realize what every win means. Briefly,

He has opened doors to minority's to play the wonderful game of golf,
Golf has become a widely accepted sport and not just for the rich and spoilt,
Kids are now playing a lot more golf and learning all the positive values that the sport has to offer,
Many Corporate Companies have now adopted Tiger's winning strategies into their business plans.

And if any of you watched Tiger this past weekend, 3 strokes down getting into the final day and getting even in the the first 3 holes of the final round know exactly what I mean when I say this was truly a special performance especially against a tough opponent like Vijay. His Dad did not name him Tiger for nothing.

C'mmon now be a Tiger..... (that's my mantra now, everyday)

STUNNED!!!!!!!!!

2006-09-01T10:46:00.000-07:00

Guys we keep saying it time & time again. There are other people out there, other cultures out there, other religions out there.. it's not all about the Americans.....
Now what do you say when the 3rd consecutive Dream team lost to Greece at the semi final stage....

Iverson had nothing to do with it, Nor Duncan who's not all American.. So whats the excuse this time around and you had Lebron, Carmelo, Wade etc etc and was looking like a shoe-in a few weeks ago... It's not about the dunking & dribbling and flashy moves.. it's team work that counts....

Take this same approach to other things like war, democracy, capitalism, religion that the US is trying everyone else to force down other people's throats... I keep saying time & time again if there was a BS'ing Championship we know who would win. Always fighting with the United Nations and undermining it's abilities, power & authority... & those of other sovereign states..

I'm a happy camper today, you can tell.. Have a kabooz on me folks... It's a long weekend over here in the Uzbec......It doesn;t happen everyday, so lets swim on this stunner today...

LEGAL BOMB SHELL - "it wasn't me"????

2006-08-29T06:34:00.000-07:00

What??? John Carr is innocent after all that?? The dude walked, case & all charges dropped??? If that is not broadway or vihoja then I don't know what else is. Did you not take a DNA swab while the dude was still in Bangkok, Thailand before extraditing him first class to LA then to Boulder, Colorado??? C'mmon guys, just not cool.

In the true words of the late Johnnie Cochran, "if the DNA does not fit then you must acquit.." Dude is free to walk and live next to you and molest your 6 year old. Goosebumbs all around. Now the guy is a walking millionaire in waiting and has pulled off a publicity stunt perhaps the greatest in history. Turns out on the night JonBennet died the psycho was in Alabama with family and all he wants is to write a best seller book.

Granted he has issues and is a child molester who in my view is perhaps ever so dangerous.... Man if this guy was in Kenya we would have put him in a beehive and rolled it down the hill, what DNA. Tiga wana, don't waste our time fool.

Unbelievable!!!

Streaking Tiger!!!

2006-08-28T06:17:00.000-07:00

Hi folks, I have been out of circulation and just got back from Elvis Presley's hometown, the Graceland on a weeks duty. Got back tired as hell and the couch was my favourite friend.

Watched Tiger win his 4th consectutive tournament. He was physically tired and could have lost easy but his mental strength pulled him through. I know I keep writing about this guy but he is amazing and we all can learn a lot from him. To have someone like him in our lifetime and to watch him perform at his peak week in and week out is indeed a blessing.

All I can say is he is a fine example and a role model. Be it in business or your personal life, Tiger's values & style is a sure winner.

So comm'n now be a Tiger!!!

Unsolved Mystery Murders in the 3rd World??

2006-08-18T06:28:00.000-07:00

With the week coming to an end, I close with one disturbing thought in mind.

Why is it that psycho's who do such bad crimes like killing people in the advanced Nations end up coming out of the closet and admitting what they did whilst in the developing Nations these crimes remain a mystery. Look for example the Ouko case, Julie Ward, JM Kariuki, Tom Mboya etc and the list is endless.

I bring this up leading to this 41 year old teacher who killed Jonbenet Ramsey a 6 year old girl after sexually assaulting her and beating her to death in 1996 and then now, 10 years later he admits to the killing. Another example is the BTK killer who used to Bind-Torture-Kill his victims and he did it and got away for more than 30 years only to come out of of the woodwork and gloat to all these killings with specific details on how each victim died. I can go on & on & on.....

Fame is a dangerous thing and whether it's from bad publicity, it makes these sick people just want to feel some sense of power when the spotlight is on them. I guess technology is another reason for solving murders & crimes in the 1st world things like DNA testing and finally a competent team of investigators well trained and meticulous in their approach to solving the murders. Most of these cases the files remain open for years whilst in the 3rd world after a few months the files either disappears, the investigators are compromised and the cases remain unsolved.

Pity folks, with no clear answers or hope in sight, unless you think otherwise....

Code Red??? (Baby Formula with TNT)

2006-08-10T11:41:00.000-07:00

Guys, this is becoming crazier by the minute, now no more drinks, cologne, shampoo allowed on board at least for a while and this might send an ugly trend or precedent going forward. Currently as it is we have to literally strip down, remove shoes etc whenever one has to travel.

OK, granted these crazy Al Queda mutha-f's are messing up for everybody and would have blown hundreds of people.

Here's my theory, if baby formula is good-to-go why not subject all other liquids to the same security testing, duh? Otherwise these fools will just use formula....

SO what's next???? AT this rate am thinking the greatest invention ever will be a recipe to world peace..... with all the crap going on all over....

Have a peaceful weekend and no more byob's parties.... (at least for now until we drop from code red heightened alert to code green or something)

A different ORGASMic experience....

2006-08-07T05:26:00.000-07:00

With the pre season kicking off this Thursday.... am just about ready for some of this action.

And while am it it , pay tribute to Tiger's 50th win yesterday. In classic fashion, you're the man.

This past weekend I spent trying to fix my short game, driving and putting, in short, my overall game at the range. The heat wasn't helping much, but felt good to get this going. This weeks goal is to bring my score down by just 5 shots. A huge goal...

Right now for real, Golf has a slight edge over sex in all aspects. And I kid you not... totally orgasmic when you hit a great drive, putt a long 12 footer or lob in a 30 yard chip to 2 ft off the pin.

Only in Africa....

2006-08-01T08:14:00.000-07:00

Humour is all around, all you need to do is look and boom there it is....

Have a great week folks....

On a slow news week and working to meet your blog quota, anything goes....

Mid Life Crisis & Country Music

2006-07-27T06:12:00.000-07:00

Guys I need some help to kind of decipher whats going on. I generally love all types of music with a huge lean on R&B and somtimes even crunk up to the dirty south rap. Lately though Country music sounds so good.

The type of music I grew up listening my dad singing to on those long drives. I suddenly like the CMA's - Country Music Awards shows, at times I find myself switching to the country stations in the car & at home and have now downloaded some of the latest top country songs. These jams rock...

Brooks & Dunn, Reba McIntire, Gretchen Wilson, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Sugarland, Keith Urban, Trace Adkins, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw etc etc and the list is endless....

Someone please break it down for me....... its a phase right??? or I have turned the corner.....

Listen to Don't forget to Remember Me by Carrie Underwood, truly a gem......

The ROAR of the TIGER!!

2006-07-24T06:59:00.000-07:00

Tiger silenced them again and set himself apart from the field. He is not only a great golfer but the best athlete ever. For those who watched the British Open, you saw a focused and determined Tiger. When the others guys pushed to get close to him, he dug deeper and pulled away.

And yes he is real afterall, he cried like a baby after his last stroke at 18 realising his dad would never see him win again and that just went to signify what a great person he really is.

Hands down, he is my idol.

Congratulations, TIGER.

Go Condy RICE...

2006-07-21T09:29:00.000-07:00

I don't care which way you look at it or how you slice or dice it.

In my books this lady has made the boldest political in-roads and has been the most impressive & influential in the past year.

She is now right in the middle of laying out a strategy for the Middle East. Seen here with the US Ambassador to the UN, Mr John Bolton.

For a black lady in her position, you go girl...

Have you all a nice weekend now....

World War III????

2006-07-20T05:34:00.000-07:00

This crazy situation in the Middle East has all the makings of a World War? At least by all standards and if History is anything to go by and if not handled well could degenerate real fast and take a serious tumble downhill.

Mr Bush says "how about Syria telling the Hezbollah to stop that shit and its all over!!!"

It's not that simple Mr President. The world out there is a little complex than you think and that's the reason you find yourself in a wrut or on quick sand in Iraq & Afghanistan with no clear exit strategy. Simply a lose-lose situation.

Whatever happened to the sound of reason, respect & love for human life. This is when we all reach out to the one above and ask for his divine intervention.

Can't we all just get along.... strange yet the World Cup is supposed to signify & represent friendly battle amongst Nations but looks like this memo didn't quite get through..

Back to Life - Back to reality

2006-07-17T08:58:00.000-07:00

With the World Cup now gone, life's back to normal and we now pick up where we left rooting for our home team.

This is our Ajua home team here in the Uzbec.. played really well this past weekend.

The only other highlight is unexpectedly meeting my ex on friday and this brought back fond memories. Looks like the spark still's there and will try find out, besides whatha..... There was so much tension you could actually lean on it, if you wanted. Somehow we managed to diffise it and got on with storo's. At the end of the night we hugged bye like nothing ever happened and the electricity was enough to light up a whole stadium.

Will keep you posted...

(do any of you ol school folks remember that Soul II Soul song? Back to life, back to Reality...)

One-on-One with Zidane!!

2006-07-14T12:07:00.000-07:00

Try these on Zidane at your own cost;

Wall za nyumba yenyu ni thin... ma neighbours wakikatakata kitunguu munalia
First time yako ku-buy ball gum shopkeeper alikugei ya green ukasema 'nataka ile imeiva'
Mathako m-lazy anapika chapo moja kwanza na lotion halafu anatoa fotocopy ya hizo zingine
Budako ni fala mpaka ye hu-cover newspaper
Budaako ni mso ye hukula maembe kama njugu.
Sistako ni mfupi jo anashuka mathree na parachute

Don't say I didn't warn you.

To all my other friends who do not understand swahili, these are simply 'Yo-Mama' type jokes that you don't wanna play with Zizzou.. Get a local to interpret for you.

Have a pleasant weekend folks.

Withdrawal Symptoms

2006-07-12T06:01:00.000-07:00

Post WC Era. Now what's next after the world cup. The world suddenly seems so empty and back to the regular ol stuff. That world cup is like Heroin, gives you a high and it's tough to survive without it.

Just trying to build a case for a multi million dollar suit here.

Symptoms - fatigue, not interested in hunky punky, easily irratable, don't feel like working & all this this leading to severe road rage, marital problems and low work productivity.

& the worst one being absolutely - blog lock...

DO I have a Case guys???

The ITALIAN JOB....time to finish

2006-07-06T05:30:00.000-07:00

Am sure it's not just me but that month literally zoomed by so fast...

And just how ironic can it get, with the theme this year being - "Say no to Racism" and then an almost all black French team and an all white Italian team make it to the finals.

Now here's my pick to win it all. PUTTING THE RACE CARD ASIDE, I pick ITALY as the winners on Sunday.

I think they have shown to the surprise of many that this team plays a very entertaining & fluid brand of soccer. They are young and fast and seem to know each other pretty well. France on the other hand have a great mid field under Zizzou and the most lethal striker in the world in Henry. This will simply not be enough though.. unless the Italians make a huge mistake at the back.

Away with that black & white verbiage, keeping it real and sticking to just football..

ITALY wins.... 2 : 1

Much deserved break...

2006-06-30T12:51:00.000-07:00

Hi guys. Will be taking a short break till mid next week.

Enjoy yourselves & have a great weekend...

Tony Toni Tone!!!!

2006-06-27T05:52:00.000-07:00

Tony Braxton and El Divo (or something like that) at the World Cup opening ceremony .

You knew it when you put that dress on.... missy!!!

Why go out and embarass yourself and the good game of football. An estimated 80 million folks plus kids were watching this event.

This was not a wardrobe malfunction but a senses malfunction. The rest of the world out there is Toned down, Civil and Consientous. This was another world cup goof out of sheer ignorance. Not good girl..... not good...

Clearly confirms why 'Little knowledge could be dangerous'.

GHANA makes us proud!!!!

2006-06-22T13:18:00.000-07:00

Guys, you tell me, what we have to do to get some R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

Ghana just beat the US and this is what CNN can put up as a headline just minutes after the game?

Black Star deathblow
Ghana eliminates U.S. with 2-1 win; Africans advance
Posted: Thursday June 22, 2006 12:19PM; Updated: Thursday June 22, 2006 3:01PM, From the CNN, Sports Website Sports Illustrated

The Africans advance???? These Africans are from a sovereign Country called Ghana. Duh..

This is the same tone used when the Americans call everyone else non-american, Aliens. The correct term if anything is simply foreigners, period.

Am listening to ESPN Radio as I write this and some of the reasons the commentators are giving for the loss and the reason why Soccer isn't big in the US is because they (American's) are not poor. He says that poor Nations simply grow making up toys like kick balls and that's the reason why they are good at the game. Some other caller thought it was Guyana, please.....

AM seething right now, the next thing the bagger says is that Ghana is the barely the size of Chicago, Illinois and that they cannot fathom how this small Nation beat them and yet they are ranked 5th in Fifa world rankings. F%^$#* the rankings, the truth is on game day on the field.

Outside of being the land of opportunity, there's is plenty of ignorance & vanity and cultural insensitivity all around that hurts an otherwise great Nation. This is probably the same myopic & tough guy approach that drove the US blindly to Iraq and are now paying dearly for it with young soldiers lives and at the same time killing thousands of innocent civilians. If you count the injured and permanently maimed the tale of the tape speaks for itself. Everyone, men, women & children and everything that moves from cows, dogs, donkey carts & vehicles are potential bombs. Even a 6th grader will tell you that's a battle you cannot win.

Thank you GHANA ..... you made us all real PROUD. This was not just a historic win but a great lesson in the crazy world we live in Today.

Heat Wave Strikes

2006-06-21T06:01:00.000-07:00

Another big one that I called. Down 2:0 everyone ruled them out but the Miami Heat have done what only 2 other teams have done in history, come back and win 4 straight.

Needless to say that am real excited for Gary Payton, Alonzo Mourning & Antoine Walker for finally winning a championship after so many years in the league and especially for Alonzo after a life threatening sickness 6 yrs ago. Playing with a kidney donated by his cousin, Alonzo was the spark and the Red Bull for the team. He was simply great and his energy rubbed on the entire team through out the final and especially last night. He was the X factor.

Finally who can talk about this win without mentioning D-Wade, the next Michael Jordan who beat all types of defenses and was rydikulasly smokin' earning him the final MVP a real deserving and honestly nice guy. What about the Shaq daddy, he promised the city of MIA a win and he did it in just 2 yrs. Thats what we call delivering results, it doesn't matter how it comes but he did and even guaranteed another one (this one could have been said in the heat of joy) but he did.

A great team and a great finish to a great series. As for the Dallas Mavericks, they were a tough team to beat and a team to watch in the near future and they play fluid exciting basketball.

Now Back to the WORLD CUP. Go GHANNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

World Cup eye candy...

2006-06-19T06:35:00.000-07:00

Who am I kiddin...... It's still is the biggest stage on the planet.

Here's the other major reason why we are all so hooked to the World Cup..

A'int no chance that I was going to miss this one.... you all know that... Nyummy..

In the meantime on a C ....... Go Ghana.....

Sheng 101

2006-06-19T06:20:00.000-07:00

Found this in the archives and thought it was hilarious a tiny break from all the football madness. In the meantime..... go Ghana....on Thursday....

Luke 19: 1-10
--'Luke Kumi na tisa, moja hadi ashuu.'

Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
--Basi Yesu akapenya Jeri na alikuwa akipitia tuu.

Now behold,there was a man called Zaccheus who was the Chief Tax collector and was rich.
--Basi kilikuwa na msee mmoja ana itwa Zaka . Huyu Zaka alikuwa dongra wa kuchukua munde, na alikuwa sonko vibaya

And he sought to see who Jesus was, but he couldn't because of the crowd,for he was a short man.
--Zaka alijisikia kusorora huyu Yesu ,lakini wapi ju ya ile kerende:alikuwa ka-pici!

So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him for he was going that direction.
--Zaka akajishanora akadandia miti ndio asorore vipoa juu alikuwa akikwome hiyo side.

And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him
--Basi Yesu aligalavant akafika hiyo baze,akachi-ek mabatini akamyebi na kumshow niaje ?

"Zacchaeus,make a haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house"
--"Zaka dondoka faster faster juu leo lazima ni maintain kwa keja yako".

Fever du Cup le Monde

2006-06-12T06:01:00.000-07:00

I had to get it, one way or the other. I thought I would dodge the World Cup bullet but no way. The tide is too strong and besides its our heritage, we are born playing soccer.

Yeah, ya'll didn't know I had a bit of that French thing going.

So for the next weeks, its all GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL

Rooting for all the African teams, 100% habsolutely.....

Be safe playa's.

Feeling the HEAT...

2006-06-05T05:34:00.000-07:00

Temperatures definitely rising...

Not in my HOUSE, MAVS!!

I want this one bad especially for Gary Peyton, Alonzo Mourning & Antoine Walker. The Heat are poised to win their first NBA Championship, first tip off, Thursday. I know am supposed to be going all gooey about the World Cup but I haven't quite felt it yet. I will be posting a little something on that later on.

As for now, its Shaq & Wade's time but they have to deal with a 7 ft. Dirk along the way. In the meantime my Uzbec team arrived in Germany in high spirits all ready to go, wish them luck.

I'm behind you boys... (but my first allegiance is to all the African teams)

One big Circus....

2006-06-02T07:27:00.000-07:00

This world never ceases to amuse me, all you need to do is simply look everywhere and the world is one big circus full of comic's. This picture here taken in Kenya.

Is there another way this dude could have done this (painting the deep end of a pool)???

Man, my week here is done, have a great weekend, good people. See ya...

World's 1st!!

2006-05-31T06:06:00.000-07:00

With the high rate of attacks on women in secluded parking lots, especially during evening hours, Walmart has established "Women Only" parking lots.

Even the parking lot attendants are exclusively female so that a comfortable and safe environment is created for patrons. Below is the first picture available of this world-first women-only parking lot (Below).

Ukistaajabu ya Musa Utaona ya Virauni !!

2006-05-25T11:13:00.000-07:00

Jamaa mpenda wake za watu siku moja alikuwa akila uroda Na mke WA jirani mtaa wa pili usiku wakati mumewe hayupo.

Ghafla, mume karudi na kuanza kupiga hodi mlango wa mbele, mke kusikia mumewe karudi, kahamaki na kukimbilia kumtoa jamaa kupitia mlango wa nyuma.

Jamaa alikurupuka mbio, akaruka ukuta akiwa uchi wa mnyama akakimbia hadi nyumbani kwake.

Alipofika kwa mkewe akamwambia kapigwa na majambazi njiani wakamvua nguo zote na kumwibia kila kitu. Mkewe akamwambia "pole mpenzi lakini hawa majambazi si watu wema kabisa, yaani wamekuvua nguo zote na kukuvalisha hicho kidude (condom)????

How do you get out of this???? Ati 2 of the Jambazi's were chic's and they even tried to rape you but you ponyoka'd?? eeh WHAT??

Keeping up with the Jones's!!

2006-05-24T13:47:00.000-07:00

What do you POST on a week that you've been so so busy and you still have to keep up with your one post a week quota??

What to do but to join the many wellwishers and cry for 'Barbaro' a HORSE with a broken leg. I swear this news has taken more airtime than most other real major issues happening in the world today. What in the world!!!!

Don't get me wrong please, I really like Horses and feel for Barbaro too. Wish you quick recovery playa and hope that you'll be the stud stallion that you are, big daddy.

Then as I was going through the web I came across this other real funny picture that simply made my day. On a real busy week laughter can be the best medicine too.

Have a great rest of the week & weekend folks.

The Chosen One!!

2006-05-19T11:26:00.000-07:00

I called it too, early when I first saw this guy. Is he the real deal??

4 sure, 100% The Real Deal, so no matter what happens tonight, this dude is alright in my books.

Be a Witness!!

Simply Amazing!!

2006-05-15T05:18:00.000-07:00

Here's Dwayne Wade air bourne & the heat rolling past the New Jersy Nets yesterday.

Wade is in a class of his own. If only he can stay healthy the Heat can make the East finals against the Pistons a great series.

And as for the "Chosen One", King James, is he all that good?? Yes Sir, Lebron is clearly the heir apparent to Michael Jordan and perhaps even take basketball to the next level. Iverson's days are over and this is clearly the new world order.

So to Lebron & Dwayne, hats off to you guys.

Don't get it twisted, now, I am a Spurs fan and huge on Manu Ginobli, but this year things might be a little exciting.

All in all great basketball.

My Songbird Idol!

2006-05-10T11:44:00.000-07:00

It does not matter which way it goes from here, but here is my idol.

Damn, is she fine or what!!

Mm Mm Mm!!

My kind of movie!!

2006-05-04T05:33:00.000-07:00

Yeah now you're

talking, that's a good movie right there.

Check out the star power!!

This will not only be a best seller but a classic too.

Have a good weekend folks.

Best Show Ever

2006-05-01T13:12:00.000-07:00

Hi guys, I just watched the South African musical - UMOJA over the weekend. This was simply the best show I have ever attended. Well choreographed, high energy, on point from beginning to end.

When it first started the ladies were all topless and I thought I was seeing my own things and I tell my gorgeous lady company, that one lady is top less and she says,, aaah dude, all of them are topless. GOD, I was in heaven. I've been here talking about them swazi virgins and I was seeing them live. It was like some soft porn for a brotha, man. You need to watch the show to understand what am talking about.

My favorite scenes were the beginning of course, the church choir scene and finally the kwasa kwasa scene. This one scene brought down the house for real and am urging you all to go watch it. Them khosa girls can shake what their moma gave them like a hell.

Great, Great Show.

Made me feel proud to be African.

I guess next time it's in the Uzbec, I will watch it again, you can bet on that..

Just how do you post MP3 files???

2006-04-20T05:59:00.000-07:00

Hi guys, just how do you post an mp3 file to your blog. I have read some stuff on the blogger help but of course has not helped much.

If you have some tips on how to do this please ASSIST!!!

Have a good rest of the week folks....

One last, First. !!!

2006-04-17T07:35:00.000-07:00

It was not meant to be and things did not work out as expected.
We had a list of first's, a list of things that we wanted to share
& places that we both wanted to go.

Life's a B*%@^ coz all these dreams were not realised.
It has been tough and I know you are reading this.
I know you too wonder just what happened
& feel the pain too.

But if it's worth anything, I got tickets to what was meant to be one of our biggest first's together,
For old times sake, a great first to just have.
Maybe some closure for I never truly let you go,
Just one more time, baby, just one more time...

Take me out to the ball game, take me out to the park,
Buy me some peanuts & cracker jacks,
& root, root, root for the home team,
Just one more time....

God Bless Kenya...

2006-04-11T06:26:00.000-07:00

Joining hands as we mourn our dearly departed fellow citizens in the recent plane crash in Marsabit.

God bless their families.

R.I.P.

Ciara takes the 1, 2 Step!!

2006-04-11T05:20:00.000-07:00

Call me ms. I know it must be tough on you, but please do call me.

I know lil bowizzy was nice and exciting and showed you many things, I know you are now ready to settle with a real man who will take good care of you.

Call me - 517 256 7629

As for you Bowizzy, aah thanks dawg for the training, I think she's now ready for the world. I owe you big guy. I owe you...

Peace.

Philing Proud - Masters Champion '06

2006-04-10T10:15:00.000-07:00

Tiger goes down fighting in his attempt for number 5.

But, Phil puts up a class act on the final stretch.

Spent a good part of the weekend watching the Masters, & by now you all know just how much Iof a Tiger fan I am. Well this weekend we saw what could have been and his chase for his 5th Green Jacket disappear.

His putter totally failed him missing 2 easy eagles & a bunch of makable birdies all within 10 ft. Well, this goes on to confirm the theory of putting & feel. Tiger with heavy thought's on his ailing Dad could not find the necessary feel & touch on the greens. Could he have just gotten one of this in, it could have been all over. Well we shall wait for another year.

And Phil had the magic all through his game to sink his putts and have an almost error free final round. But in losing, gracious we must be and give props to the champion & now a real rival to Tiger's Golf era. With his 2nd Masters win, Phil moves to 2nd in the world rankings behind Tiger. Phil just won last week at the BellSouth Championship a tournament Tiger did not play so he went to Augusta on top of his game and guys he is for real, so take this new rivalry very seriously.

This will only make for an exciting year in golf amongst the top 5 as they duke it out, the British Open is not too far nor is the US open so keep an eye on how Tiger gets back. Go TIGER!!!

Have you all a pleasant week.

Stripper for a day???

2006-04-07T07:46:00.000-07:00

Hey, I somehow have come to start to believe this.

"That every girl wants to be a stripper for at least a day."

Free

Here I'm quoting Free, a beautiful & nice lady formerly the host of 106 & park also picured. This was a very nice, sweet & almost conservative girl when she started the show and by the time she was leaving the show had become so popular pictured in magazines wearing some real expensive lingerie & rapping in some of the top rap video's. Not to say that she still isn't nice. Remember Mariah Carey too when she just started and her now sexy new image?

Another theory that backs this up is look at how the lady under clothing has evolved. From some huge grandma shorts to some fine sexy G strings & thongs. Of course I am enjoying every minute with the new & improved wears. Not to be outdone in this new wireless hi-tec & fast paced world we live in, Victoria Secrets have gone wireless too unleashed the Ipex - the world's first wireless bra that also pops out real fast to my joy too. Look at the short skirts & dresses and the fact that skin is in and its very fashionable. Did I mention the 6 inch heels?

Last time I checked nothing major has changed in the guys under clothing or general clothing period, Kunta Kinte still wore the same stuff am wearing today. Did you know that half the ladies if not more at the club, at work and even on the streets do not have panties on?? Again loving it, I ain't mad witcha one bit. If I was to predict the future, the loin cloth is not too far away. Going back to our roots just like them swazi virgins.

Gotta believe that every lady would not mind hitting the pole at least for a day even in private for your man or whateva.

Just checking & thoroughly enjoying these ever changing times??

Have you all a sexy weekend, will you???

Mt Kenya!!

2006-03-31T06:53:00.000-08:00

ON TOP OF THE WORLD!!

This has to go down as one of my biggest achievements in my life. I made it to the top of the second highest mountain in Africa, Mt Kenya.

We made it up to the top, point Lenana 4950m above sea level. Not everyone made it all the way & had to leave some guys behind at the last camp and also very vey near the top too unable to further advance due to the altitude sickness, I was the CAPTAIN of the team and I managed to take 9 out of 12 to the PROMISED LAND

This was a tough feat and it took some serious preparions to make this possible. Prior to this we had gone up every possible mountain, hill or mound for practice. We did Abadare twice up to the peak Point Ole Satima at 2278m a.s.l. and this was particularly important for high altitude training.

We did Ngurumani in Magadi on the border of Kenya & Tanzania and here we were testing, building mental & physical toughness walking for hours in the gruelling dry magadi heat. We also did Longonot twice which in my books was the toughest due to the many steep angles one has to go through, the dust and simply the length of time it takes you to go round the rim of the crater. This was particluarly good for physical fitness and gave us the closest rocky terrain to what we were going to experience in Mt Kenya.

We all lost many many pounds and were trim, fit and ready to take on the world.

We even crossed the border to Uganda and also tackled Mt Elgon. This was during the wet season and the muddy walk was long, slow and tough.

Here dude is posing & reflecting on the down slope simply not believing what we had just achieved. Truly unbelievable.

A trip to the Hells gate corridor was simply to build the team and honestly by this time we were a very tight team, like family and we had a great & fun time together. We also Camped out at Wajee camp in Nyeri, a natural habitat with lots of indegenous trees, birds and the old african kikuyu homestead setting sitting on close to 250 acres of land.

Below is another picture taken as we approached the mountain. We had just had a dangerous encounter with a rogue elephant in the forest but we all survived it and the elephant feasted on some of the banana's in some of the bags strewn all over the ground as we ran for cover in the forest. The game wardens later told us that it was a she-elephant in-season and was looking for some nookie, and she was not going to get some at least from us.

Very Proud of this feat.

Hip Hip Hurray!!!

A Booty for the Ages!!

2006-03-27T08:12:00.000-08:00

By now ya'll know am a huge B fan but then again who's not.

Check her out here doing what she does best.

Double Click on the links below..

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/22401/beyonce_shaking/

http://music.yahoo.com/video/27021389/

Shake what yo' mama gave you, girlfriend.

And you wonder why she sells a million copies within her first weeks of every release.

God bless JZ.

Droppin it like's it HOT!!

2006-03-22T08:05:00.000-08:00

On a slow News day hand to Koffi & his girls to put a smile on your face & some serious adrenaline pumping for the guys...

Take this as you would a commercial break b4 the next blog.

Some nice shake your "bum bum".

Double click on the link below.

http://media.putfile.com/Patience--Ibee

Have had this for quite some time now, worn it down and it's still refreshing.

Now I can share it with you too.

Interested to read your comments. Enjoy.

Trials & Tribulations of BJ continued....

2006-03-16T12:12:00.000-08:00

Have you ever been a victim of an armed car jacking ?

Needless to say that this is a highly volatile and potentially dangerous situation to be in.

Well folks sit back, buckle up as I share with you NOT one but two very dangerous car jacking incidents that I went through both in a span of 6 months forcing me to make quick & huge decisions with my life.

Incident # 1
This took place in the month of November some years back, one evening as I drove home from college, I was driving with my colleague from school and I was going to drop him home. No names but for the sake of the story lets call him ‘Charlie. So, Charlie lived in a not so safe part of town but I had been there many many times incident free and having grown up in a tough neighborhood never bothered me one bit. So am driving and I take this corner and we are maybe 200 meters to his house and I notice another car take the corner too suddenly from nowhere. Am chilled out and easy but have my eye on this car following me from behind.

Suddenly I get hit from the back not once, not twice but three times and am going absolutely ballistic in the car wondering what the F$%@*. Mmh I know I should never have done this, but the street in me took over. I had just gotten my car from the garage just 2 days before where it had a full paint job and this damn ass just hit my car. My friend Charlie was going crazy too and as soon as I hit the brakes to stop we were both out fists clenched ready to F^*&%$ the other guy/s up. At first one guy jumped out as if to apologize and I was just about to land him an uppercut when two other guys popped out at lightning speed . The next thing I felt a cold hard metal thingy poking my chest. I look and notice it’s a black automatic pistol and I melt like butter on a hot pan.

My dude Charlie was going through the same rough treatment and we both backed up, hands in the air and they forced us to the floor in the back of my car. Charlie & I fitted here with no problem. One other guy joined us at the back and the other two guys took the front seats and started to drive away. At this time the guy at the back is really manhandling us and hitting us to the head with the butt of the gun. Ati you guys thought you can fight us, eeh eeh. Man they gave it to us but we were easy and we spoke to them calmly in some street language helping to diffuse their anger. We told them we both did not work and were just from school, expected to sit for our final exams in a couple of weeks. I had many files & books in the back seat and this helped validate our story. We told them all we need is our books and they can have the car and anything else and just begged for our lives. I said the car belonged to my dad and that he let me drive it to college every evening.The guy driving suddenly curses and he says that the car has no gas and that we need to stop and refuel.

By this time the guys let us sit up like passengers and I realize that we are now I downtown. I try sneak a peep at the guy next to me and he hits my jaw so hard telling me not to try be smart. We stop at a BP gas station and they put in a quarter tank of gas from all the money that Charlie & I had. By this time I had removed and hidden a gold watch that I had down on the carpet. One of the guys had seen it the first time we jumped out of the car to fight. I denied and he insisted and the other guys told him it must be the other guy from a previous jacking on the same night. It all came back to me now, that car that had been used to hit us had also been stolen and the driver had been left tied in the trunk. This I also gathered from them as they drove.Long story shorter, we go round to Nairobi West - South B where we jack another car from this lady as she drove home from work. The 2 guys sitting at infront get out and mug her, one guy gets into her car and drives off, the other guy runs back to my car and starts to drive following the other jacked car. By this time the lady is screaming raising some attention. Her car had the anti hijack and guess what? It sure did work.

About a mile down the road the fuel cuts out and stalls, so the guy picks her handbag in the back seat and runs back to my car. By this time the much dreaded flying squad police have been notified and within minutes we had a car chasing us on Uhuru Highway. Immediately Charlie & I realized that we were in real danger and if the police decided to shoot we would be dead meat.

These were seasoned vets and did not even panic, they drove at 140kph approaching Haile Selassie round-a-bout. The thug on the front passenger side lowered his window and placed an AK-47 on the door. He told the driver to stay on the outside lane and as soon as they hit the round-a-bout to take the inside lane giving him full view of the cop car closely chasing us and a clear vantage to take them out. This was not the movies guys but the real deal and I was saying my prayers to get out of this alive. As soon as the cops saw the barrel of the gun, they wisely drove straight past the round-a-bout. So we managed to lose them at least for a minute. These guys were well dressed, smart and none of them was past 23 yrs of age. Shocking isn't it?? I know!!!

By this time word was out and the search was on. We drove to Kimathi street where these guys jumped out and jacked another car right outside where Visions or for the ol school guys Beat House used to be. Charlie and I were left in the car, we stayed there for a moment looked up and realized that it was now safe to get up. The keys were in the ignition and we were in the middle of the road in a wrecked car at 1.00 AM. So I got to the drivers seat and Charlie got in as well and I drove off, this time no one was saying anything and as I was driving home, Charlie tells me that I should drive to the police station and report. I argued for a while that it wasn’t necessary since I had my car back and all was fine apart from the car.

It was a good thing I listened to him coz the call was still out and as soon as we got to Central Police Station we could hear clearly on the walkie talkie radio’s the description of my car and where it was last seen. The cops told us that we would not have made it home alive and instructions had been issued that the car had 5 armed thugs in it, SHOOT TO KILL.

We took a cab and went home, I picked my car a few days later, fixed it and sold it. Just 6 months later I was in yet another one of those crazy situations. To fill you in on a later posting. Already this has to go down as one of the most scary moments in my life and after my second incident definitely a turning point. Also this is a damn long post already.

Guys cherish life and enjoy it every single moment for you just never know when it is threatened or in real danger.

Hey and by the way only Charlie & I in a class of about 35 passed all 4 papers in the final exams. God was watching the whole time and rewarded us accordingly. (not to say that we were not chops, we were)

Still - BORN FREE, RIDE WITH ME!!

Return of the MACK

2006-03-14T06:59:00.000-08:00

(Return of the Mack) it is(Return of the Mack) come on(Return of the Mack) oh my God
(You know that I'll be back) here I am(Return of the Mack) once again (Return of the Mack) pump up the world (Return of the Mack) watch my flow (You know that I'll be back) here I go

So I'm back up in the game, Running things to keep my swing, Letting all the people know

That I'm back to run the show' Cos what you did, you know, was wrong And all the nasty things you've done So, baby, listen carefully

While I sing my come-back song!!!

Missed you guys but the break was worth it. So, what you got????

SCREENSAVER mode ...

2006-03-07T08:04:00.000-08:00

This week and through the weekend, I will be on screen saver mode.

Chilling.

See you all next week.

ASPHYXIA!!

2006-03-03T07:49:00.000-08:00

Anybody knows what Asphyxia is, coz I know!!

Jean Jacques Rousseau, a social contract French political philosopher and one of the most influential thinkers of the 18th century said;

"Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains."

"Take the shackles of my feet so I can dance" said Mary Mary.

Have you all a safe weekend and do not settle for less if you know you deserve better.

Someone needs to call KWS and report a wild TIGER on the loose, last seen on Kenyatta Avenue (near Wimpy).

Watchout Now!!!!

And Counting!!

2006-02-28T05:34:00.000-08:00

Another year gone by & still motoring on. Just moved to a different bracket where you get special deals and discounts all over the place especially at the pharmacy. Now I can buy the blue pill without the blink of an eye, it's ok mzee kobe, these will help you keep up with the tushungwas.

But don't let this thick rimmed glassses & walking stick fool ya, I can still get one & half rounds easy with no assistance, no steroids, naada - 2 possible on a really good day. 3 you are pushing it sister, this dude needs to see another day.

Love you all, besides we could just cuddle. And after watching broke back mountain it does not matter who, what or how.

Have yourselves a beautiful day.

American Idol - Early FAB 5

2006-02-22T05:38:00.000-08:00

Hey am sure you are waiting for me to make my early picks & predictions on the American Idol. I will tell you first impressions count a lot and worked for me last year. Fanatasia was an early favorite and so I will go out on a limb here and make bold predictions for the ladies.

Mmh from what I saw last night I was wowed by the following girls last night. I thought Lisa Ticker was the best and is my favorite right off the bat, only at sixteen yrs old followed closely by Katherine McPhee. Paris will need to tone down a little bit and sing, Katherine & Melissa are naturals and could go all the way. Mandisa is a power house and could surprise many. My girl Lisa is just amazing and is a STAR in the making. Watch this space and keep it here for your weekly updates and expert predictions.

As for my hot girl from New York , Brenna (below) she is smouldering hot alright but she is not a good singer at all and she flirted a little too much with the camera's yesterday (not good). As soon as she's voted off me & her will be watching the rest of the season from my pent house. Just me & her. She probably goes home tomorrow but thats all good. Come home to Big Popa, baby.

Watch the boys tonight.

Simply Rydiculass!!!

2006-02-15T14:57:00.000-08:00

Hello folks, Post Valentine's and guys must still be sluggish, I hope not. This last few days have been slow news days & so I got thinking......

How is this an Olympic sport and you guys very well know the ass whooping we all got if we were half seen close to a betaa.

Man, our folks surely interfered with our creative juices. Am sure you have seen all that crazy half pipe snow board & skate board stuff, crazy. Even on trick bikes? Bikes at home were black mamba's to take milk to the dairy and ferry border border period. How do you sit & skid on a karae and call that an olympic sport??

At this rate am letting my kids go, early. Jump from the ceiling, skid from the roof down, whatever men. I may just be sitting on a gold medal winner and by that time they will have expanded the number of games. Am lobbying for bladder, shake, tapo, bano & katii for the next summer olympics. Here we can rack up gold easy.

In the meantime let me go work on getting some strong greek twins....

Happy Valentine's Friends...

2006-02-13T05:53:00.000-08:00

This is wishing you all a Happy Valentine day tomorrow. It's amazing how they set out a day just to show your love to your loved one or loved ones. My thing is to constantly show this as much as you can over the year not just on Valentines. But heck who am I to question it, besides I get an opportunity to wish all my newly found blogsphere family a Happy Valentines.

I'll probably catch some quick dinner & a nice movie @ the theatres with her tomorrow. Do you reckon "something new" is a good choice?? And since she has been a nice girl lately she will get some flowers, some chocolates and a Victoria Secrets package from moi. That should do it, I guess.

What are you doing??

Simply My Hero

2006-02-06T09:56:00.000-08:00

Hello good people. This last weekend was a mixed bag, the steelers won the super bowl in a terribly officiated game that was scripted for the Jerome's feel good cinderella story. BS. Started off with the Anthem that was butchered to pieces then a halftime show that was a painful consequence to Janet's "wardrobe malfunction". All we needed after Sir Paul McCartney last year was a heavy doze of Mick Jagger, yeah right.. To me that was a bunch of bologni & a travesty to motown. That is supposed to be the super bowl, the greatest show on turf or something not some behind the streets shake. Ok, get a grip, enough venting.. And as for the Ad's, pse don't get me started again.

The flip side was a great tournament by Tiger Woods in Dubai. He won his second consecutive tournament in another play off this time against Ernie Els. Tiger has been playing his C game and still is winning touranaments. This is my Hero right here.

My approach daily especially at work is to put my game face on and go get 'em just like Tiger. And it works great for me.

Paying Tribute to Ms Coretta Scott King..

2006-01-31T07:28:00.000-08:00

This is the story of Ms Coretta King, it is with sadness as we grieve the passing of a true legendary lady the epitome of love, hope and character. Ms King was a special person and the following is her story. Join me at this very sombre moment as we all around the world remember this wonderful lady who carried her husbands dream honorably.

Click on the link below (The King Center) to listen to Martin Luther King Jnr.

Coretta Scott King (1927- ). The founding president of The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia, Coretta Scott King emerged as an African-American leader of national stature after the death her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Born on April 27, 1927, in Marion, Alabama, Coretta Scott spent her childhood on a farm owned by her parents, Obie Leonard Scott and Bernice McMurry Scott. By the early 1940s, her father's truck-farming business had become increasingly successful, prompting harassment from white neighbors. The family suspected that resentful whites may have been responsible for a 1942 fire that destroyed the Scott family's home. Hoping for better opportunities for their offspring, Obie and Bernice Scott encouraged their three children to excel in school. Coretta Scott graduated from Lincoln High School, a private Black institution with an integrated faculty, and in 1945 she followed her older sister Edyth to Antioch College in Ohio, where she received a B.A. in music and elementary education. An accomplished musician and singer, Scott held her concert debut in 1948 in Springfield, Ohio, performing as a soloist with the Second Baptist Church.

Enrolling in 1951 at Boston's New England Conservatory of Music with a grant from the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, Scott developed her singing talent and eventually earned a Mus.B. in voice. While there, she also began dating Martin Luther King, Jr., a doctoral candidate at Boston University's School of Theology. Despite the initial objections of King's parents, who wanted him to marry a woman from his hometown of Atlanta, the two were married at the Scott family home near Marion on June 18, 1953.

During the period of her husband's public career, Coretta King usually remained out of the public spotlight, raising the couple's four children: Yolanda Denise (born November 17, 1955), Martin Luther, III (October 23, 1957), Dexter Scott (January 30, 1961), and Bernice Albertine (March 28, 1963). While her primary focus was on raising children, in 1962 she served as a voice instructor in the music department of Morris Brown College in Atlanta.

Coretta King also worked closely with her husband and was present at many of the major civil rights events of the 1950s and 1960s. In 1957, she accompanied her husband on a trip to Europe and to Ghana to mark that country's independence. In 1959, the Kings traveled to India, where Coretta King sang spirituals at events where her husband spoke. In 1960, after the family moved from Montgomery to Atlanta, she helped gain her husband's release from a Georgia prison by appealing to presidential candidate John F. Kennedy for his assistance. Kennedy's willingness to intervene to help the jailed civil rights leader contributed to the crucial support he received from African-American voters in the 1960 election. In 1962, Coretta King expressed her long-standing interest in disarmament efforts by serving as a Women's Strike for Peace delegate to the seventeen-nation Disarmament Conference held in Geneva, Switzerland. She also attended the 1964 ceremony in Oslo, Norway, where Dr. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

In the mid-1960s, Coretta King's involvement in the civil rights movement increased as she performed "freedom concerts," which consisted of poetry recitation, singing, and lectures demonstrating the history of the civil rights movement. The proceeds were donated to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In February 1965, while Martin Luther King was jailed during voting rights protests in Alabama, she met with Black nationalist leader Malcolm X shortly before his assassination. Prior to 1968 Coretta King also maintained speaking commitments which her husband could not fulfill.

After the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., in Memphis on April 4, 1968, Coretta King devoted her life to actively propagating her husband's philosophy of nonviolence. Just a few days after the assassination she led a march on behalf of sanitation workers in Memphis, substituting for her husband, and, later in the month, keeping his speaking engagement at an anti-Vietnam war rally in New York. In May she also helped launch the march on Washington of the Poor People's Campaign, thereafter participating in numerous antipoverty efforts. In addition, during 1969, she published her autobiography, My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Coretta King began mobilizing support for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change in 1969. Her plans included an exhibition hall, a restoration of King's childhood home, an Institute for Afro-American studies, a library containing King's papers, and a museum. As founding president of the center, she guided the construction of its permanent home, located on Auburn Avenue next to Ebenezer Baptist Church where Dr. King had served as copaster with his father.

By the 1980s, Coretta King had become one of the most visible and influential African-American leaders, often delivering speeches and writing nationally syndicated newspaper columns. In 1983, she led an effort that brought more than a half-million demonstrators to Washington, D.C., to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the 1963 march on Washington for jobs and freedom, where Martin Luther King, Jr. had delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

Also during the 1980s, Coretta King reaffirmed her long-standing opposition to the apartheid system in South Africa. She participated in a series of sit-in protests in Washington that prompted nationwide demonstrations against South African racial policies. In 1986, she traveled to South Africa to investigate apartheid. Several Black opposition leaders criticized her plans to meet with President P. W. Botha and with Chief Buthelezi, who was viewed by many as an accommodationist. Consequently, King canceled her meetings and, instead, met with African National Congress leader Winnie Mandela. After her return to the United States, she met with President Ronald Reagan to urge him to approve sanctions against South Africa.

Perhaps the most notable achievement in Coretta King's public life was her participation in the successful effort to establish a national holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1984, she was elected chairperson of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission, which was established by an act of Congress to formalize plans for the annual celebrations that began in 1986.

Also notable are Coretta King's speeches at London's St. Paul's Cathedral in 1969 and at Harvard University's Class Day exercises. She was the first woman to speak at each of the events. King has also been involved in various women's organizations such as the National Organization for Women, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and United Church Women.

May the Lord Rest her Soul in Eternal Peace.

Amen

Amazing HAT TRICK!!

2006-01-27T10:36:00.000-08:00

Guys, we woke up today to a new undisputed number 1 song.

Am now 3 : 0 after Mariah, Mary J & now Beyonce making it to the top of the charts. That ladies & gentlemen is what we call a HAT TRICK baby, yeah.

Am on cloud 9 right now. And if you have no idea what am talking about kindly refer to my earlier posts -Simply Genius & Simply Bliged.

Beyoncé, Slim Thug Battle Their Way To No. 1
January 26, 2006, 11:00 AM ET , Clover Hope, N.Y.

Beyoncé's "Check on It" featuring Slim Thug rises one rung to claim the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. The cut ends the two-week run of Nelly's "Grillz" featuring Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp, which falls to No. 2. The Beyoncé track is also the Hot 100's greatest airplay gainer, and remains atop the Pop 100 and the Hot Digital.

So, now whats NEXT. I am recently very impressed by the younger cats the likes of Chris Brown, Omarion, Pretty Ricky, Bobby Valentino & Mario. They are bringing real music back to the scene, the kind we heard from the likes of Freddie Jackson, Luther & Alexander O'Neil back in the day. Some slow smooth ziki that you can sing to your lady, know what I mean?

These young dudes are not rapping but dropping some serious tunes and they can dance too. Don't get it twisted now, I still occasionally get my crunk on, but these guys are bringing the 70's & 80's music back to the fold. On top of this group in my books is Chris Brown. The young man has talent and the looks of a superstar, and he can flat out kick butt on the floor. He is smooth, humble and very likable, watch out for this dude.

Have a safe weekend everyone.