LAFF charity MONTH

Its been awesome, awesome, awesome for LAFF, its executives, its memembers and its children....This month we are so proud, excited, happy, trilled, hyped and over glad to be in a very celebrative mood, with loads of testimonies.... Its the first of many to come:

LAFF charity month

where we take so much delight in celebrating all less previleged children especially the ones in Nigeria and pray for them and raise funds for their schooling,etc....This month of 2010, we re selling raffle tickets of $3.00 each to have a charity draw at the end of the month where the lucky winner gets a $50.00 gift card to"the kegs" grill and bar...Just our little way of getting everybody involved and saying thank you....Please be a part in leaving those footprints with us in the lives of these kids. for tickets, please send us an email on contact.laff@gmail.com or look for us on facebook

"leave a footprint foundation

" or our website and we'll be more than glad to sell you one.... I'm not sure if i've given you the name of my last 2010 fav movie but i totally and totally love "Daddy's little girls" with Gaberille Union and Diana Ross's daughter, can't remember her name now, but yeah, its a very beautiful movie and i'm sure you can alll guess while i chose it too, for dose who ve seen it, if u haven't, its on youtube,lol...watch it, watch it....and introducing a new place i'll be almost everyday now:

WordExpress

, its a new group on Facebook, its an open grp, where we all share diff inspirational thots, advise, gists, everythin to put a smile on the other person's face...which is why i totallly loveeeeeeeeeeeee it...so join us and share ur thots, prayers, gist (i like amebo,lol)and of course motivate someone frm ur past exp.....

Thanksgiving:bEInG Grateful

Woaw, its almost the end of the year again, how time flies…an awesome opportunity to give thanks and appreciation to God for keeping us from Jan till now, many challenges, many loved ones gone, many friends made n lost, but hey we’re alive, so we ought to be very grateful for where we’re now, what we have and our goals for the next year...... My second fave movie of 2010 like I promised isssssssssss…."I can do BAD all by myself"….beautiful, fantastic story line, it’s a Tyler Perry movie with guest artist like Mary J bilge, this very hot, fineeeeee Spanish dude from CSI Miami; Adam Rodriguez and of course a Naija teenager and a Ghanaian boy in it (we are totally representing for positive things),our dear Marvin Winans amongst other great actors… The storyline touches the soul, well it touched my soul, made me cry, made me laugh, got me tripping for Adam all over again(I shld really start watching CSI Miami again, lol). It’s about losing a loved one, drugs, child abuse, friendship, laughter, God and d end was quite romantic *winks* and of course how can I forget it’s got MADEA in it. Notice the “preacher’s kid” is got to do with a child, letting go and all that right, this one also involves children, putting them first and showing love….this is what LAFF is all about…. So you’ll have a movie to watch on thanksgiving day as you celebrate with your loved ones,watch itttttttttttt n no tripping for my boo Adam ok?lol…..so keep your fingers crossed for my 3rd movie of 2010. LAFF wishes everyone a happy, happy thanksgiving….XoXo

CeLeBrAtioN...

Excuses, excuses, and more excuses is all I’ve been making about not coming here often enf, but trust me when I say they’ve been legitimate reasons….I thought headaches only comes with being a student, but trust me, work has been so hectic, finding it wasn’t fun either menn. Anyhoos, moving on to the last quarter of 2010 and OMG, how time flies, it seems like yesterday when I was enjoying the princess treatment of Naija, suya and real African delicacies and now it’s almost Christmas and snow again arghhhhhhhhh….Today, I’m a year older, more wiser, better, stronger, happier, excited, expectant and above all I’m sooooooooooooo grateful to God for the golden opportunity to see this beautiful, awesome and amazing day in good health with the people I love, cherish and adore…My beautiful bright smile would not have been complete without God and all of you….thanks peeps… 2010 has been very interesting, LAFF has taken another bold step, we’ll let you all in on the good soup, when it’s ready to be served…in the mood of celebration, I decided to share some of my 3 very fave 2010 movies with ya’ll. Fave 1:PRECHER’S KID….This movie is beautiful, I cried….the story line is amazing, it’s a black American movie, not the everyday familiar faces and not Tyler Perry’s movie. Its funky gospel, funny, romantic, the movie fitted so perfectly with the song they played in it, it’s sad, it provokes your emotions…it’s a must watch movie, please and please watch it…if u watch it and don’t enjoy it…hmmm I’ll kip my comment to myself for now….but watch it first sha Fave 2: 2nd fave 2010 movie coming right about nowwwwwwwwwww, nah!!! coming up in d next edition, lol…let’s take it one step at a time…thanks again to everyone for d b-day wishes, prayers, etc…let the birthday gifts start rollinnnnnnnnnnnnn, all of u ve my postal code, so I want i-pod, i-pad, i-phone, everything eye you can lay ur hands on and oh vacation tickets round the worldddddddddddd…. Ve an awesome day everyone….Cheers

Oh wat a feeling.... lovin em...

I did something today that made me feel so good, hmmm writing about it now, not so sure if it was d rite thing to do, but it did feel good as at the time and I’m glad I did…I’ve done quite a number of things and taken a lot of steps in d past, some of which I have regretted… Wanted friends that turned my friendship down, did things I felt was good for me and didn’t mind d consequences. I’ve been flogged so many times growing up from determining to climb a mango tree to camping in the bush wit the boys or making my own decisions which wasn’t so stupid as I recollect…..Like my mom would always say ( she still flogged me for doing it in d dayz) neva stop trying at something your heart wants, the worst dat would happen is to come out with a broken heart, a big mistake or get injured, but the best that would happen is knowing you followed your heart, allowing yourself the freedom to let your heart want something and working towards achieving it…Do u know how frustrating it could be when u buzz someone that is online and the person doesn’t reply or replies in a very curt manner…. d 1st time, he/she’s probably far from d system…..d 2nd time he/she is probably busy….d 3rd time, he/she might just be having a quiet “do not disturb” time with the white seat in the toilet… but what would u call it when it kips going on and when dis person decides to fulfill all righteousness day say, “ why haven’t u contacted me, It’s been ages”……oh really? Whatever happens to all my offline and text messages…lol (u’ve just shoved my friendship into my face, dats what happened)… Meeting the FRIENDS I have today is one thing I’m forever grateful for, not d endless list of Facebook friends you see when you go on my profile but dose ones that offer a pat on d back, that take time out of their busy schedule to reply my offline or calls, the friends that call u in d middle of d night, when you’re probably in rem 4(psychology 105, Dr. Cramer, lol) of your sleep n just wanted to say thank u for been a friend an sharing a lil joke with you. A friend dat prays for u and loves and accepts u for YOU. A friend dat looks deep into ur eyes and sees d beauty from within YOU and not the bump or scar or acne others see…it just feels so amazingly great to know you have this people in your life. It feels sooooooooooooooo great and awesome to have chosen to walk for LAFF and give it all it takes with the rest of the amazing team. It feels so great to have written a book since Dec 2007-Jan 2008 during exams in Leddy library when I was tired of studying to the 2 week vacation b4 d winter semester…something I am very proud to have down, it’s my 2nd baby, even though 90% of families and friends don’t know about it and d 10% haven’t had d time to read it, lol… It’s the season of feeling good about YOU, something you have done, the mistake u’ve made dat has made u a better YOU, d step u’ve taken against all odds to be where YOU are, it’s about you and no one else…. So, back to the call that I made, Fido is sure gonna break my bank account…. that I’m sure of but was it worth it? I leave you to judge but I do have dis sweet small smile on my face…lol Have a good one everybody and remember to choose to WALK today…..XoXo

SoUL FooD

I love music, I might be a bad dancer but who cares, I love music, I love moving my body the way I know how to and the good thing about music is they actually fits each person’s mood. Sad, happy, hyper, romantic, trusting, or just in a partying mood, there’s always music to help you along the way. My brother couldn't even do any house chores without music (Tiger batteries and dose portable decks were his best friends)….Music as they say is truly “food to the soul”. But how really is music "food to the soul" ? Can this metaphor be accurate? To a certain extent I believe it still is with the little good music we have left. I listen to this music but not regularly, most of them are quite acidic to the soul, proclaiming bad words to one’s self is not one of my very favorite things to do. This whole soulfood thingy was actually a great experiment, a wonderful night too well except that I missed my best friend “sleep” for a couple of hours. My friend buzzed me on yahoo messenger since I have decided not to convert my old means of communication to d world of bb and ping-ing as they call it (I’m not hatin o)...it started out as a regular night of gisting to the kind of music’s we loved to rock and roll to in the eighties and nineties, before long, we were on you tube digging out lot of oldies. It’s amazing how much great stuffs we found with very little or no coarse and profane languages, no immoral dressing, everything, was sweet, innocent and wonderful. Trust me, we couldn't get over it, we were up till 4 A.M enjoying good old classics and remembering the birthday parties and uncle’s wedding or end of year parties were we would grace with our Shina Peters dance steps and of course expect some spraying as kids, even up until high skl, dere were quite a no of great songs. It’s a different story today with the kind of musical videos we have and the coarse languages these artists uses as common acceptable language. It scares the living day out of me! do I want to raise my child/ren in this type of society that seems to be getting worst than better? smh...Many of my friends think when they become parents, they’ll have to return home, but even our African artists are not left out with horrible words and naked women and sexual harassment in their videos, all as a means of enticing the public. Whatever happened to the days where children enjoy the wonderful privilege of being children listening to folk tale songs and educative children musicals? Whatever happened to artist like Tosin Jekede, Benita, chi chi of Africa and Christy Igbokwe? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDrApu9APBk&feature=related Hmmm I wonder? Here are a couple of oldies I thot u guys might find interesting. Enjoy and have a great Sunday every one… This is one of my fav (sorry if u don’t understd Yoruba): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPOBrhlhL9o&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGIp3gVuslY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr70iC8rn4M&feature=related this particular one still tickles me, my teacher used to sign it to this lady with the same in name in the staff room dose dayz, lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ENWSRgKRUE&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nyucC9jk0w&feature=related

summery summer

Hi peeps, sure everyone had a fab weekend, I almost didn't. I can believe I lost all vital documents and my once very cute kid pictures on my laptop, no more reformatting again, lai lai... so its summer time finally, can I hear a yayyyy somebody, lol...ok its really hot out here, like hot plus hot, multiply by hot square root of hot equal to hot..geez, so much for looking forward to summer rite? There are times when we get very irritated and angry for some weird and unidentified reasons, such is this period of hotness from my investigation. I recently just learnt that during winter, 80% of the time, you can’t really get on people's nerves, because it’s just too cold to give a sounding response to people that get on your nerves but alas, reverse is the case for summer time, especially when the weather is very hot and humid with no shady area to kip cool. so as an undercover, I decided to carry out my research on people in their natural environment (I am not a biologist or research student o, amebo will probably be d rite word for it) so there I was standing at the bus stop waiting for the bus that takes donkey years to come (Windsor transit is a diff tori entirely) and this lady and her daughter where just some second from where I was trying to fan myself with a book. The little girl was obviously very hot and itchy. she was sooooo uncomfortable and was crying and grumbling and causing tantrums and everything you can imagine an oyinbo child to do and there she was, good mother, pleading with the child and trying her bestest best to be nice but you could see irritation written all over her face, even me got very angry, it was like the little child's cry was holding the breeze from coming. Cutting the long gist short, the mom couldn’t hold her irritation any longer and she just yelled at the kid using the F word. It’s very annoying when people get you irritated and angry, been there, experienced it, but please lets watch our language at all times especially in the presence of kids, they are like sponges that absorb any little thing we tell them, especially the bad words. I trust my people, an African woman would not have hesitated given the child a good spank, but in weathers like this, it’s not the kids fault, the mom was uncomfortable, I was also very uncomfortable especially when you have an oily face , trust me, you don’t want to be caught outside. So I decided to share some of my research results with you’all…. Tips to enjoy weathers like this: 1. Always make sure you carry ice cubes in your water bottle before leaving the house. Your body system gets dehydrated easily in weathers like this, but you have your ice handy to chew and you can also put some cubes in a clean face towel or hanky to place around your neck and arms to keep you moist and relaxed. 2. If you have acne/oily face, don’t panic, avoid rubbing your face, cos its already dirty with dust and oil, and you don’t want to clog your pores. Have a facial tissue in hand always and just damp your face, but do not rub and apply white powder lightly to keep you fresh, if you re sweaty and close to a public washroom, quickly give your face a little rinse with cold water and apply white powder(avoid brown powders and foundation, as they don’t help during this weather) 3. Avoid tight clothes, especially skinny gean, they don’t let the skin breathe at all 4. I'm not sure if sunscreen works for blacks, but if they do, you might use a little before you leave the house 5. Wear a positive attitude, no matter how people try to get under your skin, guess what? they are not worth it....and biko, please, ejo, avoid foul language as much as possible, it doesn’t do us any good 6. I almost forgot and no it’s not blizzard, lol if you are the sweaty type, please and please don’t wear too much cologne/perfume, cos they would smell ridiculously when you break out in sweat Have a great week everyone, keep been your unique self, don’t let anyone or anything bring you down, trust in God always, believe in yourself, reach for the skies, dream big, work towards it...I was overly glad when I heard and read Myne Whiteman's book is finally ready, published and ready for people to buy and enjoy. Myne I am very happy for you and I hope you know this is just the beginning of greater things to come for you in Jesus name. My wonderful friend is also the owner of naijareads, you can always check out new stuffs on her website. www. naijareads.com and Myne's book, hmm not sure, but she has a blog, google it and you shall be blessed and reporting live from Canada, its good night people, remember to walk the walk and be the difference.....XoXo

skl of frustration? nah.....

Confidence and a great self esteem with a 100% dose of faith in what/who you believe in has being and is still one of the greatest tools motivational speakers talk about....Hi everyone, trust its being a great month so far. Over the last month, the only thing I and a couple of friends have talked about continuously is how difficult things are and how we wish we were those other people, have their money, their looks, brains, status and guess what? we ended up being frustrated and just indulged in bowls and bowls of ice-creams (all in d name of looking for 10pounds o) lol..but guess what? we were slowly registering in a university that eighty percent of people barely graduate from. The University of Frustration is one university that accepts any kind of students irrespective of age, size, looks, etc because the minute we get admitted, our curriculum begins. Grumbling, hissing at the slightest suggestions, favourite phase "ohhhhhhhhhh i've being there before", giving up, hating your self and the list is endless...Guess what! if God had given up when Adam and Eve disappointed Him, we wouldn't be here today, if Martin Luther King had given up his fight for the freedom and fair treatments of Blacks, maybe we would have still being slaves (oh god forbid bad thing, kai I cant even imagine life without my blizzard or Tim Horton's breakfast sandwich or d freedom to bully Johnny my Darling oyinbo best friend n go free), if Dele Momodu had given up after graduating with a ......class in ......major, lol, our Darling ovation magazine would not have been born or striving today, if our parents had given up on us when we were nuts and silly and mean, trust me, we would not be half the person we are today...so why do we apply to the University of Frustration where we get sharp sharp admission?.... c'mon guys walk this walk with me...stop denying your weakness, if you can't make it right, if it can't be made right, then others should appreciate your strenght and help you with your weakness. there's really nothing like a huge mistake that can't make you a better person. Qualifications to get a VIP admission into the University of Frustration are: 1. Loosing sense of who you are and where you are heading 2. A low self esteem about yourself 3. Condemning the greatness in you 4. Being nonchalant about the important things that will make a better you 5. Giving up...that's what we do the best..I'm so guilty of this one most times but i snap out of it (its not easy sha) 6. Hey where's your faith in God O'ye of lil faith 7. Anger, bitterness, sadness woaw, that's a lot...solution you ask? Habakkuk 2:3, Psalm 61:1-2, need more? Laugh always, remain positive, keep hope alive, pamper yourself to the fullest, if people can't love you for who you are, guess wat? its deir loss. You've got only one life to live, be the best you can be, never give up and remember its not over until God says its over LAFF has got so many great ideas ready for summer, God's willingly we're able to explore then and as always I'll kip u posted. By the way, I just thot it might interest a lot of man u fans, dat yay we WONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN and we Wonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn again, lol Ve a good one everyone....Cheers

greater heights + blues

Thank God for yet another wonderful Easter celebration! it was excitement all thru. phone calls from folks catching up on gist’s, more dan enf to eat at church, saved me from cooking, lounging lazing on a fine spring Sunday afternoon after many months of dat winter,urgh, lol and most importantly the REASON FOR THE SEASON!!!...Jesus I trust u all had a wonderful time too, even if u didn’t do anything spectacular like moi. so countdown to LAFF'S first yard sale event...I'm quite excited and nervous about it (if u re in Windsor, you berra come and pick up one or two thins from our yard sale o, no debit cards pls, cash and gold/preminum credit cards welcome)... Today is dedicated to many students getting ready to start their finals...May God grant u speedy understanding, wisdom and retentive memory and favour you b4 ur exam markers even as u spend quality time in the library or at home studying and not facebooking oh, ehn! Best Wishes guys and to all the graduating students of 2010, well what can I say, but a hearty congratulations to you and I for coming this far and may this year mark the beginning of greater thins to come for us and HR depts pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee give us this jobs oh, we dont wanna sit at home watching TV and facebooking, its addictive...lol And how could I forget to say this: Did anyone watch the Chelsea-Man Utd match and how Arsenal was trashed, flogged, dismantled? oh my gosh I am still rolling on the floor laughin at all my Arsenal peeps, how many times do I have to tell u guys that u're all toy guns, limited space available, join the winning team now b4 it’s too late oh and Man U fan please accept my joyful condolence over the trashing we gave u guys, don’t forget BLUE is d colour,FOOTBALL is the game!!! lol Ve a good one everyone...XoXo

Excitement in the Air....lalalalala

Woaw, cant believe I haven’t been here in donkey months, but u know d saying dat most thins in life are inevitable, like stress, worry, tears and d good parts, anyhoos, trust everyone n everythin’s been going great. A big thank u to so many pple dat has put LAFF in their prayers, financial support and volunteer during our very first gig. I guess I owe u all d gists. So dis lady here went to Nigeria for xmas, I finally saw my sweet and darling mother, the joy of my life, my warrior and d list is endless. It was awesome, Lagos of course like d gist was looking very impressive esp.our dear old Oshodi, lol, but menn, d traffic was still in vogue sha and Nepa didn’t fail to say welcome home. But oh suya and asu, ukwubi, and street football, how I miss u *sobs* sobs*lol Laff’s official gig which was to hold in December didn’t as planned, devil foolishly tried to mess thins up, but trust God to spring back plans to action. It was an amazing experience, we had more kids than we budgeted for, there were lots to eat, games, bouncing castle, drinks and we ran out of party packs but I had a blast wit d kids.The clothes we shipped from Canada although came a lil later, but d Nig delegates were kind enough to distribute them. Here’s the most exciting part, it still tickles me a lot: LAFF was able to pick 13 kids to sponsor thru primary education and if we do get more sponsors, we might continue to high school, but for now its d foundation dat really matters. As of now, they’ve started school, tuition and books paid for, I’m over d moon…1st mission accomplished, lol all gratitude to God and all d sponsors dat made it rock. I’m thinking of setting up a facebook page in addition to the website, what do u all think? But there a couple of pics and list of sponsors on the website: laffglobal.webs.com. I am begging oh, biko ejo, please, lol spread the word, be a part of making dreams a reality, we need more sponsors, you can always reach us via d website or send me an e-mail or call me if need be (flkoye@yahoo.com or 519-992-3759) Ve a great wkend everyone....xoxo

what abt YOU

Thank you Lord for seeing us thru to d very last month of 2009, seems like yesteday and we're already countin down to xmas and a new year. Thank you for always been dere in good n bad times, thank you for the challenges that has made me a better, stronger and wiser person.Thank you for all dose great things you've done that we always forget to appreciate, bcos we claim we're in a hurry,Thank you for baby LAFF,Thank you for chinese buffet "all you can eat $10.00" and toonie tuesday'S KFC, oh and not forgettin Chau's kitchen's student special(even though d rice has some powerful kay leg, but d wings n spice re great sha). Happy new month peeps, thanks for been part of my life, you guys rock. i hope u'll re getting ready to write another new year resolution? lol...omo dat thin is hard to kip menn, I tend to break like 2 rules areadly by d 1st week of d new yr and by d quarter of d year, i dont always know where d journals i write d thin waka go, so i ve resigned, quit, diabled my humble self frm writing new yr resolu. I ve a huge report due @ work and exams next week so i ve to run. remember to always kip ur head high no matter the situation, cos u're too blessed to be STRESSED, and u can always look up my recipe for situations like dat sha:extralarge extra cheese strawberry blizard, trust me, it works, lol. ve a great week everyone. XoXo....

Let's Talk About It.....

Hi everyone, woaw, It’s been a while oh, Happy new month everybody and happy birthday to people whose birthday’s ve past and the ones yet to come;don’t forget to send my cake and ice-cream as per your one and only.... Recently I was surfing thru the net for some info, was quite bored so I decided to check Linda Ikeji’s blog for some Naija gist and there the story was, I was perplexed. I thot it was a joke at first. An eleven year old girl gave birth to a baby girl, I know i’m a freak when it comes to kids and all and that girl and the baby were very cuteeeeeeeeeeeee, but for mercy’s sake what boy/man would do such a criminal thing to that girl. At eleven, I was still very much a child, running around under the rain with my friends and playing sand castle, hide and seek, bread and butter etc and to top it off self, Miss. Monthly Danger zone hadn’t started, I didn’t even know what it was. This girl is from Bulgaria and in this 21st century, their culture believes that the age of consent for a girl to get married is 14. Chineke God, A 14 year old girl? What does she know? What is she suppose to contribute to making the family a success apart from being a baby factory machine and always there to satisfy the husband’s desire. I know similar situations used to happen in the north, in Nigeria, not sure if it still does. Words from the young mother: “It feels strange to be a mum and ve a baby. I used to play with my toys but now she is my toy. She is so beautiful, I love her. Violeta is the child and I must grow up. I am not going back to school-I am a mother now”. (Visit Linda Ikeji’s blog for rest of the story) Gosh, I was in tears for this girl. How sad, how pathetic, how innocent. If only her parents, her teachers and the society had talked about it. Why is it so hard for parents to talk about SEX to their kids. The world is overly civilized now, from Musical videos to TV shows to Facebook etc...They are everywhere, the only way we can stop all of these is to talk about it. It’s not just the mother’s responsibility but both parents. Sit the kids down, teach them about their body has it develops, let them know the consequences of playing around. Please pass the message on, let’s stop child pregnancy abi how I go put the grammar self. Ve a great weekend everyone. XoXo.....

The better you....

Happy new month to y’ll. I pray this new month brings us perfect peace, joy and may we all find favour before God in all we embark on. Life some say is a bed of roses, others say it’s a hard life and only the fittest survive,etc...Even in one of our famous soap opera in naija, i’m sure many of us used to watch it “super story”, Mr. Wale Adenuga used “we’re nothing but pencils in the hand of the creator”. In the dayz of Oh Father oh Daughter (Toyin tomatoe, gosh that was a classic wit suara and Bukky Wright) I used to ponder on what that idiom meant, “we are nothing but pencils in the hand of the creator”. You know as per aje-pako that wanted to feel like I understood grammar na, I had always thought its either humans are the pencils and as we lived our lives, we kept getting sharpened when we became blunt until God gets to the very end and there is nothing left to sharpen and we...... , you know what I mean rite? Or like pencils that is easily erased, God just erases us from His agenda when we commit grave attrocities. Whichever one it may even be self, me I no know again, lol...but what I’m just trying to say is whatever life is classified as, we should never see it that way, rather we should always see the glass as half full instead of half empty, abi wetin una think? Lets hold on to God’s promises for us, whatever we do, lets always be grateful to him and acknowledge his presence in our lives and do good, bcos we never know what the PENCIL proverb mean and which one we fall under. In the meantime my people, please endeavour to do good, the greatest gift you can give to a less privileged child is to show love and care to them and help them be better and successful people, make una no forget say a man would rather you teach him how to fish than continually feed him fish. To my executives, I want to use this opportunity to say a big thank you to you guys for standing by me and working hand in hand to make LAFF great. May God almighty reward your labour of love. Have a splendid week and don’t forget to pad up if you’re in my part of the world, the cold don come powerfully.....xoxo

Amazing! I can’t believe September is almost over, it seems like yesterday when we ushered 2009 in with so many new year resolutions (kai how many of dat did i keep self, lol)and now we’re already saying its some dayz to October again. God help us, December is almost here oh...I’m so nervous, excited, anxious, paranoid, hopeful, I feel like there is so many things to be done and so little time...my tummy wants to explode with excitement while my heartbeats decided to increase...Oturugbeke!!!

So far, we have been trying to get the perfect logo for LAFF, we wanted something simple, very cool and soft yet unique and eye catching, but funny how I’ve been on getting someone to come up with a logo for the picture in my head since August and they are all putting me on cloud zero, so if you reading this and you feel you can contribute, biko contact me ASAP.

Our donation flyers are finally ready... whewwww, it took me forever to sit in from of my laptop to get it done. But thank God, it’s ready now, just needs reviews on what you guys think and we can start putting it around with our donation boxes...let me point out my first mistake: I requested for only USED instead of asking for both UN-USED AND USED items.

Moving on to something that has totally rocked my today, I saw this link on facebook and it sure got me cracking up, i thot you guys might enjoy it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvpjuUzSxDo As the weekend comes to an end, I pray for God’s mercies and protection over our lives and everything we do and above all my His unfailing LOVE never leave us even as we put our trust in him for the rest of the months and years to come in Jesus name.

Thank you all for the birthday gifts, if you ve not sent yours, there are three options now, subscribe to DairyQueen and ask them to send my strawberry cheese-quake blizzard with caramel every Tuesday and Friday night or just send me my wrapped gift jeje or kneel down, hands up and close your eye..lol, ve a great weekend everyone

Holding On....

Great things truly happen, wishes truly come to pass, I guess it’s just a little bit of patience that matters, a little bit of that faith you’ve had before you thought about quitting, self confidence and all those other great words but above all, standing on the promises God has made to each and every one of us. Birthdays come and go, that very wonderful and best day and month of the year that I turned a year older wasn’t has pleasant as planned, it was the exact opposite, but life goes on rite...the truth is, at the end of that week, I felt like a princess, things went well, I wore an exceptional smile, pause....sorry guys, this blog is not suppose to be about my private life, but I guess you can’t help it when it feels like you’ re writing in your diary rite? (wink).... In the mood of happiness ,faith and trust, I got to speak to a very nice and intelligent lady about key locations for LAFF, by the way the theme for the December launch is “the dawn of a new beginning” after trying to reach her for God knows how long, she finally sent her private number this past weekend, I couldn’t control my joy, so we got to talk and truthfully, if you have never experienced poverty, lived on the streets or abused before in your entire life, please from today start dancing, rejoicing and see every day like a celebration and above all give thanks to God almighty. I used to think I know what poverty was, I used to think my growing up was bad, but when she gave me highlights of what these kids are going through, my goodness, I think I grew up rich. From our gist sha, We might actually be focusing on Ijora/Badia, Amukoko and the streets of Obalende....These cities are all in Lagos and we are also touching Yenegua in Bayelsa we might not do all of these cities due to financial constraint, but God always surprises us in big ways. She’s gonna be helping out with meeting with their community heads and God’s willing LAFF IS able to leave footprints in those kids lives, not just temporally but permanent. Please for as many of you that visit this blog, do share it with others, visit our website:www.laffglobal.webs.com and contact us by helping out through sponsorship, volunteering and prayers....on a brighter note you can also send my birthday gifts too and to all the Chelsea fans out there, Blue is the color and football is the game as my friend would always say, lol. Enjoy the rest of the week....XoXo

My thots........

I took a very deep breath and looked around at the faces of people in the train with me. Hmmm, everybody seems to be minding their own business. Young parents trying to control their overzealous kids, couples having a supposedly quite, romantic time in a PUBLIC train, argh.... others busy solving the same’o suduko puzzle. Me? I was busy minding my business NOT, which is how I saw all of these things I hardly pay attention to until now, but my naughty mind won’t let me rest, so many things ve been going on in there, I wish I could just take a fat, big mallam cane and threaten it to stop, but alas..... Summer’s almost over, the famous 4 months we all look forward to, the time to get rid of those scary winter jackets that makes us look like Eskimos, the time to shave our legs and put on those fabulous shorts and tanks and head for the beach, a period where the flowers bloom . Fall is knocking on the door, as i get ready for my last year at school as a graduate, 2 weeks more to becoming a year older, everybody says I’m getting old, no way, i don’t think so, i don’t wanna think so. What have I accomplished? I guess a presentable resume, LAFF was born, I turned a newer and better person, etc, well except the fact that i still didn’t add that weight i promised myself . I guess overall, it’s what been happy about rite? But something seems amiss. I don’t know what it is, i just can’t fathom it, but I kinda feel incomplete, empty, unaccomplished, maybe a lil sad.... Maybe it’s just the weather . Wishin everyone a great new month and a pleasant fall....xoxo

When LOVE means something else.....

Funny how I thought I had posted this topic b4, anyhoos, I was with some bunch of pre-teens, helping them learn one or two things about growing up wisely and making a positive difference in the society we live in and I innocently gave an example about how you tell your fellow friend that you love him/her and won’t let them act in a wrong way etc, and before I even finished, one of the boys, a cute 11 year old boy just cut me short. He said” Aunty please can you use a different word, that love sounds kinda creepy” and you could tell he was almost blushing and very uncomfortable. Jeeez, what’s wrong with the word love I asked sweetly? And he says its either gay or they are too young to use the word and more examples from the rest of the team. I was left astounded. I thought Love was suppose to be an intimate feeling between two people, where affection, joy, peace and pillow fights are acceptable, I thought love was an affection shared between parents and kids, friends and colleagues etc. Even the bible linked love to patience, kindness, understanding and the rest of them, in fact welcome your brother with a holy kiss (meaning love your neighbour as yourself) But his word struck a chord. Truly, what is love? Is it a word that sounds creepy, a verb or noun that is a password to get laid? What has become of love where relationships are now based on deceit, name calling and cheating? Is it love that makes a woman endure a marriage where she’s been physically and emotionally abused? Why is it so hard to teach our kids and siblings that it’s okay to use the word “I love you” indisputably? I want to have a home where my kids will not be shy or afraid to use the word LOVE, I want to teach my kids and nieces, nephews, cousins, god kids what it means to love and be loved-AGAPE to EROS guiding them every step of the way. I want to have a home where my husband and I will have fun playing xbox, wii especially the rockband, and pillow fighting and watch soccer together where Chelsea beats whichever team he’s a fan of and of course I won’t mind him stealing my beef when I’m cooking, lol. I want a home where my family and I would share the word of God in fun and exciting ways and above all where Love has come to stay. But what then is love? My friend would always say, xxx wake up from your dream and face reality there is no such thing as love. While I hope you guys share your thoughts with me, I’m gonna try and convince my lil pals that love is more yummy than creepy. xoxo.....

Triple 'A' Woman

For some reason, i just couldn’t bring myself to wake up early for church yesterdy. It wasn’t like i was lazy or anything, maybe sometimes sha, like 25% of the time, but i knew i should have cos i had to teach the kids at Sunday school but somehow somehow, i ended up not going, so i decided not to be a bad child completely and so i went online to see if i could watch one of the previous Joel Osteen ministration but funny how the live service just came on and i said, this is it, i’m going to be present via internet. I was a tiny little bit disappointed when Joel didn’t come out, cos i always looked forward to his jokes before preaching, but with a shrug, i settled in to listen to his sister minister and my life has never been the same, lol. True oh You know most time when you feel a little depressed about something or compare yourself to others and wished you were them. Wished you’ve got their looks, brains, money, job etc and look down on yourself rite since we humans are never content with what we have most times, I’m a big example, i had always dreamt of the day i’ll put on weight, it almost became an obsession even though people still tell me I look great the way I am, i always wanted to be that person getting better grades than I, I always wanted to be as fine as Hally Berry instead of being where God has put me and being who God has designed me to be. Lisa Cowes made me realize I’ve been insulting God all along by complaining and comparing instead of loving me for whom I am. The only time you shine the most and get people to turn as you pass is when you are content with who God has created you to be and have every reason to celebrate it (i’m not saying you shouldn’t strive to be the very best in all your endeavours though) As from now henceforth, I’m celebrating my figure 8 and loving my small body and loving everything for who God has created me to be. I am a triple ‘A’ woman. Appointed, Anointed and Approved. Ain’t gonna please no man, woman, professor, boss, . I am me, fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God and His likeness, I am the apple of His eyes, A city set on a hill that cannot be moved, greater is HE that is in me than he that is in the world. God has stamped me and you with the seal of everlasting approval, fear not guys esp if you have been feeling bad about yourself, your looks, your job, your grades, your finances....he has made you to be unique and uncommon and special. People will only make you feel bad because deep down in their heart, they wish they had what you have. LAFF is beginning to grow wings, i’m getting kinda nervous but the good news is that we are reaching out to our beloved in Bayelsa too, so xmas is just going to be the best this year by God’s grace.

XoXo.....

A big Vaccum

I beg to deviate a whole lot today, but I’m still in shock. It still feels like I’m watching a movie where we all know the major actor doesn’t die. Since a co-worker called me yesterday and told me she heard from someone, that heard from someone that M.J died, I’ve had goose bumps, at first I just figured TMZ has come again with their pranks and all or maybe someone just wanted to get into the spotlight for spreading such humongous rumour. I tuned in to CNN, it was the same story. Woaw, could M.J really be dead? Michael Jackson? The guy with the high jumper trousers and gloves? Don’t get me wrong, I know there’s no human above death, but i wish someone could just wake me up and say it’s a big joke. I know there are close people in our lives we had all wished at some point to see alive today, but I just couldn’t help but feel lost and wonder if that’s really all there is to life. I grew up loving Thriller and “Make the world a better place” and all those other songs that just steals the moment. Well, compared to other people that have long been dead, I guess he lived a good life. He made an impact, he gave a reason to dance and had his own share of wrong choices, wrong decisions, but today he is celebrated as an icon, a legend, a magical performer. My major worry now is for his kids. Who gets sole custody of them? How will they be brought up as normal citizens of the United States with paparazzi’s who will take up the unsolicited responsibility of snooping into their private lives and turning them into a public figure for good or bad at every given opportunity. I guess till then, I wish his family the fortitude to bear his loss and I only hope he got to make amends with God before he passed on. Thanks to everyone for stopping by on this blog and thanks for the e-mails and prayers for LAFF. I shall be back with more gist on LAFF. XoXo....

To have or Not to have?....

The issue of having house maids in Nigeria has become a very big one now. A lot of kids are recruited for this position and thus face a new turn in their lives. Many of them for the worst. As always we know there are two sides to a coin. When we spoke to majority of Nigerian so called “Oga/Madams”, they claim that many of their maids are thieves, rude and mean to their kids and they even go as far as saying they have evil spirit, that’s why they treat them the way they do, and when we spoke to the kids, their own story is just the opposite, lol. They said that their ”Oga/Madam” are the most evil of humans, they treat them shabbily, they hardly feed them or clothe them or send them to school as they promised their parents or agents. Most of them claim that it’s because of their evil acts, that make them steal from them and run away, or maltreat their kids. The girls say their “ogas” always promise them a better life that’s why they always agree to sleep with them (that’s for the once that are not forced to satisfy the men’s stupid sexual appetite). Looking at it from another chapter, Many homeless children and kids from very poor homes have gained positively in their new homes. My mom and I was talking some weeks back and she told me about a lady we always called Aunty xxx, who I actually thought was the man’s sister or cousin, although she was the only fair lady in the family and how she was brought from Calabar, Nigeria as a maid and the man and his wife gave her a Muslim name, sent her to a fashion designing school, bought the machine she was using to sew outside their house for her and treated her like she was family and still paid her for her services of taking care of the kids and the home. I was lost for words, I was shocked in a very good way. I was like for real? Aunty xxx? Woaw.... I guess this is what it should be right? Be a part of their success, make their dreams come through, like Aunty xxx (I even heard she’s married now and the man and his family were her sponsors) and not use them for odd jobs like hawking on the streets where they can get killed by reckless drivers or make them work like slaves all in the name of $5000 Naira ($40 dollars, i think) a month. My mom said there’s a popular market in Lagos, Nigeria called Sura market, where 90% of the women there are agents who organise all these kids as little as 10 years old as maids to people who need them. They tell their parents (biological or foster) that its better for their kids to be a maid than to live in such poverty and their share is 50% of the child’s earnings, where the rest of the 50% goes, i really want to know. I know the Child’s right act in Nigeria established in 2003, stated that no one should have a child as a maid, but an adult from the age of 21 who can make a decision on their own standing, but I was told not all states has accepted this act and the ones that have, are yet to practice it. I for one, will not even get a maid, because that would make me lazy and my kids will learn absolutely nothing about morals and domestic responsibilities and it’s also a risk when you get the older girls in the house with your hubby at home, god forbid bad thing, lol, lol. Anyhoos, what do you guys think about the whole maid issue, will you or will you rather not? And the child acts too? Our website is out oh, pls be a part of a big difference and be a member, visit us at www.laffglobal.webs.com we re still under construction sha, lol. XoXo....

thy childhood dayz

Gosh, I can’t believe working can be this tasking oh, I haven’t had time to blog or meet up with my awesome executives, now I’m starting to consider playing 647 maybe if I fast well well, I’ll just hit jackpot and quit my job and travel on a vacation to all the counties in the world starting from A to Z, actually, there is an exception, lol, u know where. Anyhoos, I just read this yahoo news about the old and most famous comic book we all read growing up: Archie and his confusion with betty and veronica, well I heard from the grapevine (yahoo news) that the storyline has actually come to an end oh and d bubo don choose finally, but they didn’t say who sha, but I’ll keep u posted on d remaining gist for dose of u that wants to know and I still have some copies of the comics, if you want to borrow, lol. Talking of Archie, this actually brought back memories of our good old days growing up in Naija with cartoons such as Super Ted, Voltron (my favourite), Turtle Ninja, Danger mouse, Biker mice on Cadbury breakfast TV with them family matters with my darling Steve and his glasses and to our own national programs like Samanja, New masquerade (my darling Jegede shokoya, awww, I miss him ehn), Second chance with madam Kofo and her igele, Jaguwa (my belly oh, my head oh, lol...RIP) etc....I can’t remember the rest now. So people lets share our childhood with one another, who remembers watching all this shows or who wants to add more to the list. Growing up was good sha, gosh I remember “Yemi my lover”, dat Yoruba movie, how I used to love it den, but looking back, did I really watch that film, menn, lol. Share your childhood programmes with the house and have a great weekend. NB: Donation boxes are going to be put out soon for used clothing’s, school supplies, toys and money(optional), so watch out at your neighbourhood for our boxes, and if you wanna be a part of our three day LAFF event in Dec, holla at me. XoXo......