More Than Just a Wish

Since I joined my current school it has been quite hard to fit in. People in my school are in the upper class. It itches sometimes and maybe all the time. I want to be like them when I grow up and when I get there, I'll be a proud and independent lass. So it has become sort of a motivation. I want to study harder and harder and grab one of the brightest futures. Based on a real life experience. Read through.

I have been here for nearly an year but the impact is still the same. It follows me like a shadow, and eats me up like a hungry lion. I wish I was like them, that I would dress like them, talk like them, and be beautiful like them. I wish I wish! That's the only thing I can do for now. Is there a way we can interchange our lives even just for a moment? Because, I would never let go.

They drive to school, I walk. They eat nice food at lunch time, that I can barely afford not unless I want to "chonga viazi". They dress to kill, I dress to attempt to kill. They use Mac makeup but I use signature lipstick whereas, the rest of my makeup have a funny label. But at least I can fake a good image.They either have a British or American accent, while i am still struggling to speak fluent kawaida English.

I don't think I want this to last, because being " hustler" is frustrating. Hard-work will help me be like them. That makes me smile and get up every morning, keeping in mind that I can always change my current situation. Because, the future is in my hands.  I gotta do this. Rest assured, I'll catch up one day.

The troubles of being a lady

       

     

Being a lady, I know how it feels not to get noticed after putting so much effort in dressing up and persevered the pain in an attempt to look trendy in a pair of high heels. At times, I tend to think that being a lady is difficult. You have to wear layers of makeup everyday, fit in to short tight clothes in order to look good, and do so many other things like carrying huge bags. It's called being a lady.

Thank God there are mirrors in the washrooms. At times our makeup smudges in the middle of the day and mirrors come in handy to maintain our good looks. Things that a lady shouldn't lack in their handbag: make up kit, lipstick, lip gloss, wet wipes, and body spray.

In my school, dressing up has become the in thing.
Come to school at around 1pm and you will realise that no one is shabbily dressed. A showcase of different hairstyles, clothing, shoes, and bags. Everyone looks fantastic despite their background, height, weight, and complexion. Therefore, sifting through racks of secondhand clothing is a must in order to keep up with the latest fashion trends.

Research has shown

that ladies spend about £94,000, equivalent to Ksh 14, 836,020, on clothes in their lifetime whereas men spend £34,000, equivalent to Ksh 5, 366, 220. Hence ladies spend three times as much as the men do on clothing. Ladies need new outfits for special occasions or just to “treat” themselves. Whereas, men may buy a new shirt or trousers, that is usually the extent of it. Women need all the accoutrements that go with a new outfit. They need the right shoes, handbag, and necklace to go with the new outfit.

Recently, I realized that I've been caught up in the frenzy of looking good. Nowadays, i take about an hour to prepare myself. This has seen me get late for class. How could we possibly care so much about our image at the expense of our studies? But the answer is, image is key and not unless you are satisfied with how you look, you cannot be confident about yourself. Make sure you always look stunning and in an attempt to do so, keep time :-)

 

QUICK RECOVERY JANET IKUA

It has all caught us by surprise and we are all in deep sorrow. The gorgeous and well-spoken journalist Janet Kanini Ikua has been diagnosed with lung cancer stage 4. It's sad indeed. Why do bad things happen to good people? Who would have thought that the vibrant host of the N-Soko property show is permissible to diseases. I mean, look at how positive she is, following her recent exposure about her health status on Facebook. Who is so brave that they can not only tell us that they have been diagnosed with a terminal disease, but bring out some humour out of it?

I admire her optimism and her strong will to fight the disease. Ben Carson, a prominent surgeon, encourages his patients to be positive. He affirms us that when we are positive about our ailments, we tend to heal even faster. Our bodies respond far much faster to medication. I mean it has been seen and tested and it has to do with the hormones. There is this story that has been told to us since we were kids, there was a man who was captured and thrown into a fridge. He was so sure that he was going to die. I mean how can you be locked in a cold fridge for so many hours and survive? So his family looked everywhere and to their surprise he was in the fridge. They checked to see signs of life but sadly he was dead. Can you imagine that the fridge was off? If only he had not panicked, he would have lived.

Moral lesson is that it all starts in the mind. If you have purposed to pass your exams, you'll read hard. If you have purposed in your mind that you'll wake up at 3am to read, you will. Hear me out?
Janet has also purposed in her mind that she will live DESPITE! And I know with all the optimism, she will pull through. Because it all starts in the mind!

You are in our prayers Janet.