Meeting Bobby

I know its been a month since I last posted but I have barely had time for myself. This work/school thing is killing me and my lazy half is glad this internship is almost over jare. The experience has been great but they are draining the juice out of my system. Which kin life.
How have you all been jare? I've tried to keep up with you all by reading your posts and they have been entertaining. I did get my ticket to naija and I have been counting down...I have also been shopping and infact my wallet is not too happy with me right now.

This past weekend was quite eventful o...I had to go outta my little village here to the 'city' cos I had some 'business' to take care of. I left with my roomate and we had plans of staying with her cousins who live in 'city.' I was tired from work and everything but they were all excited to go out. I didnt want to be a party pooper so I carried my behind and followed.

Needless to say, I began regretting as soon as we got there. I expected to go to a nice club..with a mature crowd and everything. NOOO...they had to take me to what I consider 'ghetto kingdom.' Crunk music lik 85% of the time....people acting the fool. The place was razz as hell..so yep...my nose was in the air the whole time. Gosh I rolled my eyes so much at some point they just continued rolling on their own voluntarily! I was bored and just did not want to be there.

A little while later, these naija guys come by...I dont know them so I say hi and thats it for me. Apparently they are friends with the girls..so they all started dancing...I notice this guy...he's trying to dance with me...HELLZZ NAW!

I think he figured out I wasnt in the mood so just started making conversation. His name is Bobbi abi na Bobby whichever,...he's South African (white one), he's studying Pharmacy at the U, then the boy begin dey yarn for pidgin...in my head m like..ok...this can work, I'm bored and you are making time pass..BUT if your saliva hits my face again I swear it wont be funny.

Finally...it was time to go..Bobby was still talking...Bobo..time is up...time for you to go! He's askig for my number, I dont want to give him my number..I dont giv anyone my #...I dont know what possessed me but I founf myslf givig it to him. No I dont think he is cute..yes I have a boyfriend...No I wont ever answer his calls. Why in the world did I give him my #?I DONT KNOW!...maybe it was pity..

Next morning at 11ish..phone rings! Its a strange number so I ignore it, I kinda get the feeling its Bobby so I ignore it. 3 hours later I had 3 missed calls from that same prson. Mystery perso decides to finally leave a message ad here's what it said
'Hi SA its Bobby, We met at "Ghetto Kingdom" last nite and I'm just calling to check on you and say hi, Hope you are having a good weekend. I am at work right now but I would really love to talk to you so pls give me a call back."
I'm thinking..what happened to the 3-day rule? Do guys now call you the following day? Na wa o. Well I never called Bobby back and I will not be doing so!

For some reason I ended up telling Boo about it and see the jealousy! Chineke God of Africa! Boo Never EVER gets jealous so I wasnt expecting it..I was just sharing my weekend story o. Wo..lemme just say it wasnt funny sha.

SO...I went to the Mall of America while I was in the city and I got a quickly reminded why I dont like goig to the mall. Yes, all the stores you can think of are there but the chances of gettig lost are like 99.99%. To gt from one store that I lik to another...na wahala. All the north South East west thing self no help. 3 floors of stores...mehn I love shopping but I tell you ext time I no go pass 1st floor. I even lost inside dia slf..no be say my first, second, third, or 10th time of being there o! Plus everybody, their best friend, sister-in-law, and daughter seemed to be shopping. Shopaholics! Sheww...I barely got anything...

I have to go to bed now sha...I have barely 4 hours of sleep..but its ok its FRIIDAYYY. Next time I will tell youabout my roomie that caught her boyfriend of 3 years with another woman.

Abeg forgive all my errors...I'm sleepy as hell and my fingers have a mind of their own. How have you been?

NAIJA ALERT

THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE SHORT AND SWEET...MY POINT IS:

I AM DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR A TICKET TO NAIJA FOR XMAS...IF YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW. TIX ARE GOING FOR $2K ONLINE....HELLZZZ POOR SAFAYA CANNOT AFFORD THAT O. I DEY MANAGE.

ANY WEBSITE/TRAVEL AGENT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE WELCOME...THANKS!

HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GREAT WEEK!

One World..Many Voices

I don't know how many of you have stumbled upon the time capsule thing that yahoo is putting together. If you already know...Please act surprised and don't make me feel bad. THANK YOU! I think this is a excellent idea and future generations will be thankful for it.

So what is this thing SA is so excited about? Its an electronic anthropology project put together by yahoo to teach future generations what the world was like in 2006. Its great that people are communicable with ways of preserving history but the fabulous thing about it is that anyone from all over the world can participate. What are you going to do about it?

This is an excerpt from Jonathan Harris, The Time Capsule Artist:

The aesthetic of the Time Capsule is that of a ball of thread, spinning like a globe, its shifting surface entirely composed of words and pictures submitted by people around the world. The thread ball concept relates to threads of memory and threads of time, where threads are taken to be any continuous and self-consistent narrative strand. When the Time Capsule opens, it displays the 100 most recent contributions, which form the spinning globe. The ten themes orbit the globe in a pinwheel pattern. At any moment, any individual tile can be clicked, causing the globe to fall away and the selected tile to expand, revealing detailed information about the tile and the person who created it. Using a search interface, viewers can specify the population they wish to see, exploring such demographics as “men in their20ss from New York City”, and “Iraqi women who submitted drawings in response to the question: What do you love?”. There are an infinite number of ways to slice the data, and each resulting slice then becomes its own thread, which can be browsed independently, tile by tile, like a filmstrip.The contribution process is designed to be simple and universal, using minimal gestures to create words and drawings, and to upload files. Though translated into ten languages, there are very few textual instructions anywhere in the piece, so the experience is necessarily one of exploration and discovery. A clock counts down constantly in the bottom left corner, approaching the moment the Time Capsule wclose.The presiding message of the Time Capsule is: “One World. Many Voices.” The piece attempts simultaneously to express the differences between individuals, and to illustrate the shared ground between people of all ages, races, backgrounds and cultures.- Jonathan HarrisNew York City, September 27, 2006

Well I hope you all are even half-excited I am about this. Lets make history..contributepiece peice today! You'll be glad you did.
Here's the Link..I Hope..hope it works

http://timecapsule.yahoo.com/capsule.php


SA

Randomness

First let me just say thank you all for the birthday wishes. I had a wonderful week..yup..I celebrated my birthday all week. My birthday itself was a busy day..I was on the move from 4;30am till 9;30pm but all in all it was a sweet day...My bobo made it special for me and I got enough calls from all over. My presents self..U wan try?
Fast-forward to Saturday...I woke up with a toothache..xoxo..I know what you are talking about now. See I've never had problems with my teeth until now. I knew I had a cavity but I was waiting to go to Naija in December to fix it. Its not my fault that root canals are so damn expensive. Omo, I was communicating with my tooth to hold on o..the thing no gree. From no where the tin begin dey pain like crazy. I was in my bed o groaning in pain when Sharon "a friend' said she was going shopping. You see as I like to shop I carried myself and went. Needless to say I was miserable all day. My head was pounding..I couldn't eat/sleep. I think I got high on Ibuprofen self. Anyways I got back home and went back to the fetal position I was in earlier..and na dia I tanda o.

Then, my roommates started talking some more about this party that was a half hour away. Everyone I asked was going to that one party and it just so happened that I was the only one that wasn't psyched. So I said I didn't feel like going o...say tooth dey pain I wan sleep. My roommates were like noo SA we aren't leaving you at home. One of my roommates doesn't like to go to parties and I saw that she was very excited about this one so I was like even if its just to say I was there too..Then I will go although I had no intention of dressing up.

I put on this God-forsaken tshirt and normal jeans and na so my roommates begin dey shout say noo..SA cant dress up like that. At this point, I started getting upset; I can wear whatever I want to wear whenever I feel like it. Somehow sha I put on a more 'presentable' outfit and off we went. On the way, we had to stop at Mike's house so Tope could pick up her keys. Next thing everyone was getting out of the car and I thought they were all being stupid. Why in the world did 5 girls have to go get one set of keys? Mike then came out and said we were looking so good he would take pics of us (he's really into photography). Anyone that knows me knows how I like to pose for camera now. Shoott....I walked faster and caught up with the group kia kia.

Na so I come enter house o...People come dey scream say "SURPRISEEEEE" My people, I tell you say I slow no be small. Na so I come dey look behind me to find the person wey dem dey surpise. Buhahaha! It took me a good minute to figure out the surprise party was for ME! AWWWWWWWW....na so I come begin the waterworks! There were like 40-50 people there...Fried rice...Chicken...DJ...everything!

I should've figured it out long ago. My roommate was supposedly 'studying' all nite long. I guess they had been cooking and decorating and stuff. They even got me one big cake like dat o..Chocolate cake for that matter. That one plus the marble cake boo got me earlier. I'm sure I've gained some 'birthday pounds.' Its all good though.
I danced so hard that nice...Shakira could have learnt a good number of moves.

Beyond birthdays sha...I've just been working like a horse. Even when I'm at home I feel the need to work. I don't know if its a good or a bad thing o..cos I need my personal time abi? I'm just glaaadd its the weekend and I get to sit back, relax,and catch up o blogs. Ok now...lemme get a piece of cake and let the reading begin. Hope there's enuff gist for me o.


Wait o...I forgot to mention this: So I have this friend Gina (Naija girl) and another friend MissW. For a while Gina and Mr. D have been 'talking.' MissW on the other hand is in a relationship with one of boo's closest friends. Infact they met at my house the first time Boo's came to meet me as per his boy's girl. He is a really nice guy and he's totally 200% into Miss W. About a month ago, Mr.D came into town with his friend, Gina was outta town but Miss W. and Mr.D ended up at a party together...and to cut the long story short...the deed was done. How did it come to light?Mr.D and Miss Gina have been talking some more lately and he confessed to her. Gina and MissW are close friends...as in they are immediate close friends...no be say they are in different circles. Gina said Mr.D was crying when he told her. Whatever,,,he should continue crying and you should stop talking to him at once. For a whole week I could not look at MissW in The face o...She doesn't know that I know about the whole thing cos Miss Gina told me as a big sis. MissW has wronged me on both sides. She slept with my girl's man AND she cheated on her boyfriend who she met at my house. I know I am a big mouth but I told boo and he is very upset esp since she cheated on his paddy paddy. He swore he wouldn't say aything for my safety lol but we will see. MissW's bobo is in town again this weekend..he drives 3 hours to come see her and he has been down the past 3 weekends in a row.....Apparently she told him that she kissed a guy..I guess kissing and 'having sex' and the same thing these days, right?
Mr D came to town last week and Gina was giving him attention still. For real...would you still give the guy time if you know he and your girl got down and dirty? True he and Gina do not have anything yet but he is professing his love day and night and I just know she is falling for him despite all the shakara.. O yeah by the way she forgave MissW. M like wow..is this graciousness or stupidity?
I guess I am not a part of the problem or the solution so I should keep my comments to myself.

Now I will get back to my blog reading. Hope you had an awesome awesome week!

SA

Crazy Days

I am dry...work dey try kill me but I have adopted this "no one can bring me down' attitude. Please o. Its September..my month! Shoootttt. I'm not moving na hia I tanda. Its my birthday on Wednesday the 13th and yes I am excited cos its my day! INfact lemme talk true...I feel like I own the month. By the way Boo and I are born on the same day but in the different months. Awww....yeah whatever.

Nothing much has been going on with me o...except for the fact that I got sick..yes o.I am getting over a cold. na so so sneeze sneeze...enough kleenex in the trashcan at home and at work. O..and the mean woman at work who my officemate calls the 5-letter B word..(yeah that one) has decided that she likes so she is being nice to me. I fear this niceness o.

Ok this woman seems to be one of this old single women that never got married and is content to be mean and drown herself in her work. She started at my company as a full time staff 3 weeks after I got there...her fashion sense is an apology..and she is one of those that feel the need to ask questions to appear smart or something. I think she is just sucking up to our manager jare.


Its so happened that my work and the lady's work is kinda similar so we collaborate sometimes (unfortunately). While the guy that trained us was here...madam would complain about everything. See me see trouble our finance department organized a 'summer blast' event for everyone one. There's over 100 people total.We were all going to go bowling for the afternoon..my lazy self mehnn my happiness no get part II. Getting the afternoon off...to go bowling..eat pizza..wings..all that good stuff...FOR FREE..while getting paid.Haba!! too good. Everyone should be excited right? Noooo.. Madam could no just see why a bunch of people would leave work to go bowling. She refused to RSVP but in the end she was forced to go. Of course she complained that she would prefer to work..m like woteva...pass me a slice of pizza pleaaasee! Beyond that she even mentioned that she did understand why her brother would drive his own wife to work.


I dont know she was sharing this information with me and the poor guy from NY. I dont want to know, but now that you've mentioned it, I think its sweet that your brother drives his wife to work. Thats how its supposed to be! Do you know she said if it were her, she would make the woman ride the bus. Later she starts going on about her cats and how she has to feed them. In my head I'm like blah blah blah.....ok lets continue this story tomorrow! haha

On another note o..See me see trouble...women and their issues! Ok so this past weekend, na so I dey tanda o. This girl happened to walk by and I was like o I'm waiting for my boyfriend. By the way, I met Em through her boyfriend o. This is how our convo went.

SW: I am waiting for my bobo
Hater: Who is your bobo?
SW: Em.
Hater: STILL?

Mehn if to say she be Naija na slap go land for her mouth. SHio! She be half Tunisian half American and her bobo na this nice African American guy that I used to work with o. Mehn I was gonna ask her "Are you still with you own bobo?"
What did she mean by that? I told Boo o and I will tell her Bobo self when I see him. This girl is the most paranoid freak I have ever seen. She seems to think everyone is after her man. I leave her in her paranoia but when she comes ans starts asking me stupid questions like that...SW gets MAD very MAd.
Anyways...Her case is in the cooler!

Nothing much has been going on with me o...just work...school..regular stuff. How have you been?