MY DEBUT

        MY DEBUT

It was an idea, then a dream, now it is a realization. 

Why set up a blog yet everyone has their blog nowadays? I know it is monotonous but who cares, I believe my ideas count and even my opinions hence the name "opinionated". Yes, I am opinionated and I shall share a piece of my thoughts with you on everything that counts.

So, I realized, that THE TIME IS NOW! If you don't live up to your dreams, you'll go with them to the grave.

Many young people in Kenya are living up their dreams, some of my friends have become artists , you-tubers, others are models and so on. So if you think your dream is too big and quite impossible or you are not good enough for it, you are on your own because I've chosen to start mine today.

Inspired by:
Elodiezone -You-tuber
Edu-Recapp - Gospel Rapper 
BikoZulu - Kenyan Blogger




#Cheers!!

NJOKI CHEGE DESERVES A STANDING OVATION

I had never paid much attention to Njoki Chege until the 3rd of October. The Saturday Nation Newspaper columnist succeeded in capturing the attention of the whole country, me inclusive.


Just a few hours after the publishing of the Saturday newspaper, she had already made the news."Njoki Chege does it again" was the slug on NTV News on Saturday evening. I can imagine the feeling of causing people's life to come to a total standstill just to talk about you. Isn't it awesome Njoki? I'm sure she made some people hate themselves more especially the plus size ladies.

I like the way people were so quick to attack her without thinking critically of what she said. What they don't know is, she is just a controversial writer. That is her way of getting some pennies and FYI they are not just pennies..it's good cash which is very well earned. You gotta put food on the table and maybe get to buy yourself some expensive perfume, right? Good! So I don't get why people are personalizing it.

Now this is why I suggest she should get a standing ovation. She is so brave. I can just imagine calling my mother 'the elephant in the room" I would get a good blow that would make me paralyzed for the rest of my life.

Second, her good command of English. Read all Njoki's articles and you will learn at least 10 new vocabularies in each article. She is an excellent writer.

Third, I think she did a good job not in the language she used but she told it in a way no one else would-the plain, harsh truth.

In every gossip there is always a truth in it, which is a saying i just created. So, Njoki just told you what you don't want to hear. I'll just echo what she said, "...my advice: shut up and work out". That's just the harsh truth, because we all know that accumulated fat in our bodies is not good for our health. So suck it up and act!

What do you mean?

So I put on the dress I bought about a week ago, and choose my favorite pair of shoes. I am not a make-up kind of lady, but today I put on red lipstick and tied my braids nicely. When I arrived at school, guys told me how sassy I looked. And I thought to myself, “It’s the power of red lipstick.”

Only my favorite buddy, Joy, knew I was going on a lunch date with this guy whom I have had a crush on for the longest time. In a few hours, I was done with my classes and I couldn’t help myself from the anxiety. The clock was ticking so fast and my lunch date was drawing even nearer

I can’t describe the feeling exactly, but my heart was dancing in ecstasy. 1pm ticked and I begun to glance at my phone after every second. 1:20 pm reached and I encouraged myself to wait just a little longer. It was now 1:40 pm, and I began to worry. I decided to dial his number, but he wasn't picking. Again I said to myself, “you are getting too anxious, it’s still early.” I continued typing my work on my computer and for a moment, I chose to forget about the call I had been anticipating for so long.

It was now 2pm and I decided to try again. I dialed his number, “no answer.” At this moment, I don’t know what I felt. I was so disappointed, sad and I was wallowing in self-pity. I could not believe that he had just stood me up. Of course I didn’t cry.

I stood up from my seat and headed for lunch. I met a friend there and we began talking so loudly, you would think it was a normal day. Deep down, my heart was crashing into a million pieces. This was not the first time he was doing this to me. It was not the second, but it was the billionth time.

This being a new year, I was hopeful that things were going to change. I think the strong feelings for him had fooled me, and I didn’t like it. He had erred me so many times, but I had chosen to let go. I had decided to start a fresh with him and see if the second chance would work. Clearly, this being the second time he had stood me up this year, it had failed.

What shocked me most, is that he didn’t even call or text back. It felt like a break up. And crying was not an option. This was beyond tears and my eyes froze.

What to do now, is this how people take people for granted? How do you set up a date and then vanish just like that? I don’t know whether to continue calling you my friend, but to be honest, my devils are being aroused, slowly by slowly.