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.....