CHRISTMAS BALL PARTY

Since I'm a sucker for kids I decided to share pictures of the kids at my church with you. They had a ball party last weekend, these pictures are extract from the red carpet. Future fashionisters indeed.
Dress code: Boys- 3peice suit and a red tie. Girls- Ball dress with a touch of red. (kids are the only ones that make me feel the world is'nt such a bad place) Enjoy!

Mr and Miss Photogenic went to these two lovelies. 

THE MAN IN THE MIRROR

Change is widely spoken of, often challenging to initiate and sustain but more often than not the outcome is pleasurable. The Problem is we often see it as some abstract thing, or some sort of philosophy outside our reach.
A friend asked me a while ago why I bother myself about the "dirty" politicking of Nigeria. . . .my reply " because i believe that my seemingly little involvement will culminate in the big change we want to see". I don't believe in waiting for change, I believe in being or bringing the change I desire. If we all were to wait for the change, by who then will that change come? We all will just continue wallowing under the pressure of the present.

Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States and is the first African-American to hold that office. He is considered an icon of change,representing the liberation of African-American; but it will interest you to know that the first African- American to run for that Office was Attorney Frank Beckwith in 1960, and from then on many other African- Americans ran for the coveted office until 48years later(2008) when Obama was elected the first African- American President of the United States. I bet when he(Frank) considered contesting for the office of the president at a time were racism was at its peak, he must have seemed crazy or unrealistic. As unrealistic as it was he succeeded. Not because he won but because he and other african Americans who contested after him created the integral success which became complete when Barrack got into office.  All those who ran for office before him were little pockets of change,each making an impact of its own till that glorious day when Obama was sworn in. On that day, Obama wasn't standing on his own victory alone, he's victory stood on the loss of every African American who ever ran for that office. Change never comes in one big swoop, change is dynamic, a little here, a little there,making up the big whole you eventually see. They say Little drops of water....bla bla (you know the rest) lol.

                      

Let's come home to Nigeria. Like it or not, we all desire to see Nigeria change- we want to have roads tarred to our doorsteps, we want to have power 24/7 so we don't have to carry chargers and power banks around, we want to be safe and secure in our neighbourhood. Live in houses without massive burglary proofs and padlocks like it is in yanki. Abi? 

in summary, we want a Nigeria our kids would be proud of. But we can't achieve that when we are indifferent to our environment and to the instruments of change within our reach. Call politics dirty all you want, the fact remains that your choice to stay away or at best make a bad choice will ultimately come back to hunt you. And if you have decided to stay on the sidelines of contributing to change, you can at least support those who have chosen to create change. The more good people WE get into the "bad" politics, the better the politics will be. A pastor gets into politics and we castigate him calling him being "equally yoked"- how else do we want change to come. Gani Fahweni a popularly acclaimed upright man ran for office many times, the only votes he got were those from he's family members. If we want to see change then we must participate in creating it. We must become aware of our environment; know that who becomes the ward councillor, the local Government Chairman, the State Governor and the President is our business because their decisions though far away affects our every day lives.

As the year comes to an end with another political period on hand, make up your mind not only to see change but to participate in it and most importantly to be the change you want to see. Do the simplest of things- be patriotic, vote, encourage others to vote, do a critical analysis of candidates, make choices devoid of sentiments( objectively). If we can do these then, perhaps we may just be at the threshold of that glorious day. 

Ok, I know it gets really difficult to think of a different Nigeria, a better one. It's difficult for me too. Many times I've had experiences that made me wish I could pack my bags and just leave. Biko let's try. Even if the change doesn't come in our time, it will, some day. let's do it for posterity. Abeg use your church mind.

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek"- Barack Obama

               

12 things you didn't know about the movie "HOME ALONE"

I saw 'home alone' (I do not need to introduce the movie now, do I?) about a week ago. I stumbled on it (lie) I deliberately watched it ('Home Alone' has succeeded in establishing itself as a Christmas tradition) It's fascinating that I was seeing that movie for the n'th time and it still cracked me up so bad like I just saw it for the first time. So I decided to write something about the all time block buster. Did a little research of course and here's what I got from my sources;


1.) Home alone was done in the year 1990. Yup! 24years ago. (before I Was born)

2.) The picture Kevin finds of Buzz's girlfriend was actually a picture of a boy made up to look like a girl because the director thought it would be too cruel to make fun of a girl like that.

3.) There is a legend that Elvis Presley (who died in 1977) made a cameo in the movie. Many of those who believe that Elvis is still alive maintain that, the heavily bearded man standing in the background of the scene where Mrs. MacCallister is shouting at the desk clerk (just before she meets John Candy) is Elvis. (I know you don't know who Elvis Presley is....lol. You can read about him)

4.) The issue of Playboy that Kevin finds in Buzz's room is from July 1989 with Erika Eleniak as Miss July.

5.) The "evil furnace" in the basement was done by two guys with fishing line and flashlights.

6.) Robert De Niro turned down the role of Harry.

7.) Angels with Filthy Souls is a fictional gangster film and was made specifically for the film.

8.) The Talkboy was originally conceived as a non-working prop for Home Alone, used by Macaulay Culkin's character. In 1993 it was made into a retail version, brought on by a massive letter-writing campaign by young fans of the film.

9.) John Candy filmed his part in only 1 day, albeit an extremely long 23-hour day. The story about having once forgotten his son at a funeral home was entirely improvised. His part is obviously inspired by the character he played in Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

10.) In the scene where Harry bites Kevin's finger, Joe Pesci actually bit Macaulay Culkin, leaving a scar on his finger.

11.) Daniel Stern agreed to have the tarantula put on his face for exactly one take. He had to mime screaming because the noise would have scared the spider, and the scream was dubbed in later.

12.) The role of Uncle Frank was written for Kelsey Grammer.

                                      Merry Christmas ya filthy animal! LOL....

Graduation shower

An Imo State University student was reported to have died recently following a fall into a soak-away pit while trying too run away from his peers who tried to pour water on him on completion of his final exams.
Different cultures have ceremonies that are performed which indicate rite of passage upon graduation.
In my part of the world, what we do is bath people with water( At least that's what it used to be). . . . .more like a graduation shower. This is a norm in most institutions in Nigeria as it's not a documented event neither are there rules on how it should be done.
While I agree that this practice can be fun( ask me how much that translates to in naira and kobo), its a practice that in my opinion has no moral, social, economic or whatever benefit. Now before you jump to the comment box and call me boring uptight girl, hear me out.

How do you go about chasing someone with buckets of water( can't even ascertain the source of the water) I remember my eyes were filled with sand because on my 'graduation shower day' some guys from no where high-jacked me with muddy water and malt. My shirt was never the same again. It was ruined! Some go as far as pouring all sought of liquid e.g paint, palm oil, olive oil (common!) I'm no scientist but I think these things are toxic to our bodies. A friend of mine caught a serious cold because she was showered on a really cold day.  The death of this student is just one of the many things that can go wrong. People have sustained serious injuries and even had acid baths in some instances. No wonder some schools have placed a ban on such activities. 

Ok, I'm not against the whole ceremony because it's actually fun(when done right) and  it's a way friends and loved ones celebrate your new statues, but we take the fun too much to the extreme sometimes.

While graduation is a time for gratitude and celebration- this should be done safely,devoid of harm and accidents. 

As the academic year comes to a close in most institutions, please celebrate safely. . . . . and don't forget, there is a huge labour market waiting for you. Lol

A big Shout out to the latest 2014 graduates. Rock steady!