Sunday, February 14, 2010

Dinner, ah gbese!

A friend of mine turned 25 last Friday and she invited a bunch of us out to celebrate with her at Cheesecake Factory. The time of the invite said 6pm and you know as per Naija, we automatically showed up late. We got there at about 6.43pm, it wasn't intentional or a conscious decision to just show up late but by the time my sister and her hubby got to my house, it was past 6 anyways.

Anyhow sha, my sister showed up wearing a black dress and some heels, her husband in slacks and a shirt, here I was putting on my boots... For a min there, I felt a little under-dressed in my jeans with knee high boots and a jacket, but I decided to 'roll' the way I was dressed.

We show up to the 'Factory' and there is no one there or at least I didn't know anyone of the people moving all around me! I look in my phone to call the birthday girl to know if they were already seated, oops, I didn't have her number!
I called a mutual friend to see if she was there and to ask after the b day girl, well, she wasn't there and b day girl wasn't either! And I wasn't mad at that tho!

So what do you do when you are waiting in a crowded place and all sorts of people walking around, well, you people watch! For some reason, there were a ton of pregnant women and their significant others, weird that I noticed that..lol! There were a lot of girls in mid to knee high boots like myself! Some in dresses and skirts but one stand out for me was a lady wearing a very short black dress with the cutest red sling back shoes. I thought the shoes were fabulous, and her legs were lovely but her dress didn't fit! I felt she wore the wrong dress because for that type of figure, she need not have worn a dress that accentuated her lack of a sizable butt!

Now, I know that you gonna think, I'm nuts, nope... I just happened to notice and decided I was gonna blog about her! Here's a tip ladies, Please shop based on your body type, no matter the type, you have something to work with! It just looks better!

Huah! Finally, it's past 7 and b day girl shows up, we get seated at almost 8pm! Now this is funny, watch this... my sister and her husband are sitting to my right and to my left is my sister's ex boyfriend and his wife! They didn't speak to each other and it so weird at dinner! Lol! Can't we all be friends?

So now, let's eat, food is served at 9pm.. I ordered a virgin pina colada and the herb crusted salmon and shrimp scampi combo... Food was good, it was not all that fabulous to where I would be paying through the moon!

I ate, merried and dined and had good conversations with those seated around me, because it was a large group, we could not really interact as such, but we made do!
Okay, I've been here for over 3 hours, let's get going, we had to wait for them to split the bill and that took forever, I guess we could have told them to do so before hand, but anyways, the bill came and I was like ye!

The 'ye' was because my bill was $36 bucks, ok, please tell me where at a non fine dining restaurant with only an entree and a drink, it adds up to almost $40 bucks for one person.

Because of my job, I have become so money conscious, I only spend money I have and so I don't waste it. I had just spent in one night enough money to buy me lunch at work for 6 days! Wow! It was crazy! My food and drink were like $24 bucks, the additional $12, I'm guessing it tax plus the penalty of coming to eat with more than 6 people! Gbese, Oloun ma je a ri ooh!!

Monday, July 16, 2007

Update Contd.

Ok... i lay down to rest for a few minutes and then got up to start dinner! Had rice and veggies for dinner! Still felt ill but i was grateful for the energy the food brought me! Watched the devil wears prada for the uptenth time and just relaxed and psyched myself out of my gloom mood!

Friday morning, we ended up not leaving as early as we planned to because we just did not want to get up from bed. Finally, we showered and got ready and hit the road for Montreal, Canada. The drive was so much fun, i just was amazed at the greenery on the east coast. I was loving the east no doubt. We got to Canada and boy was i in a good mood to be there! First off all, i love Canada and i admire that country but does every flipping thing in a border town have to be so darn confusing? Oui, oui, i love french and that's about all i know but we got lost cause the road signs were in french and we did not understand the language too well!

I called our hotel... a very lovely and modern hotel i might add, to ask for directions! The nerve of this guy, he was so rude, my friend was like, it is because he is french... i mean i was a lost tourist here! Here is an excerpt of our conversation....

Me: Hi, we are trying to get your hotel and i think we are lost.

Front desk desk: silence

Me: Is is possible you can tell us how to get to your hotel?

Front desk guy: Well you could start by telling me where you are...

Haba... I do customer service and PR and you do not answer the phone like something is stuck up your ass and you nose is turned down at me!

Anyhow sha... we did not let any of that bother us... we eventually got to the hotel finally and got settled in... by this time we were starving seriously and wanted to eat! So we head to their restaurant and the people in there were much more friendly!

Que fancy! huh... salmon and something with pork that tasted fabulous and a salad that looked like something that was gotten from my backyard! For desert some creme brulee! Oh la la!

We hit the town to check it out before the carifiesta on Saturday! I took the train! hehehe... See us Californians are not used to public transport and so anytime i ride the train i am excited! Anyway we go downtown Montreal and we land smack dab in to the 07 International Jazz Festival! I was like wow, who knew... different shows and acts were all over the place! The one that resonated with me was an up and coming singer Ryan Shaw! He has a new album out: This is Ryan Shaw! I just love his voice and i swear listening to him live gave me shivers! My new favorite song is " I am your Man" Uhmm hmmmn i love that song... I can listen to it over and over and over... yeah.. we bought his cd!
We hung out downtown and eventually went back to our hotel , not before we got some ice cream and some fruits from the store! Ok very funny thing happened in the store... See we got our stuff and went through the self checkout lane! Well the lane instructions were in french! lol We scanned everything but then we could not figure out how to pay with cash and we fiddled and after messing around with it for a while, the guy behind us came over with an irritated look and pressed the correct button! I looked at him and in my frenchiest accent.. i was like 'merci' lol!
Next Morning which was saturday and happened to be my dad's 60th birthday party in naija! I really wanted to be there but i was just there in Jan and i could not make it! So the plan was for me to be there virtuoso! I had my brother hook up my dad's laptop and had him turn on the webcam and so i was sitting on the bed and watching the goings on in the house! When people came by, i said hello and then i had planned for my them to kind of have a fashion show for me once they all got dressed but i was only able to see mom and dad because as usual my sisters took forever to get ready and they ended up have to run downstairs for the party! I will get pictures soon!
After getting ready for the carifiesta, we head out and boy was i amazed at the show! The music was great and the atmoshpere was just one of great fun! Some people have some clips on youtube! I have never walked for so long or had so much fun! By the time we left downtown, it was almost 9 pm! It was a long day and as we got to the hotel, i had planned to go to the jacuzzi but upon getting up to our room, i was too tired and i fashied! Goodthing because i had thot i had my flat iron with me and when i got home it was there... so i am glad i did not go for the dip because my hair would have been hard to manage!
Drove back to Philly on Sunday, the weather was bad and we made it just in time for my flight! I had a lot of fun! I mean... all the reasons i had to be nervous for were non existent! Yours truly got a little freaky sunday morning but fortunately it did not get too far! Heheehe Wut now? I can see you smiling! Lol... Holla !

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Update!

It has been two long and eventful months! It has been a while since i have even looked at the blogs and made my rounds. I just did not feel the urge to write. Back in May i was preparing for my finals and after they were over, i just dumped my laptop somewhere and forgot about it!
But now sitting here doing nothing i feel the need to just write away! Alot has happened since i was on blogger... lemme see ... hmmn.. here we go!
I got a new job... a new chill job... i used to always say that work schedule did not matter to me but now working a M-F 6am -3pm schedule, i can honestly say that i am living the life. I mean after work on Friday i am just free to do whatever and i am loving it!
My older sister is getting married... phew! I am just hoping that all goes well!
Oh yeah, more exciting i went on a trip to the East Coast. This trip was different i tell you. And it was different for a lot of reasons!
I was going to be there for a while and i was going to be staying with a Man. Yes, a grown ass man! Lol! My friend in NJ kept sayin that to me.. over and over... lol
When we started planning this trip, i was a little bit apprehensive and a little bit nervous. Yes, i admit. I mean who knows what to expect and all!
Ok lemme reverse and start from the beginning! My friend and I (We met in 05 briefly and had not seen each other since then) had been planning on going on a trip, just the two of us for a while. I was excited... i was gonna see him again. But then i thought to myself, we have great conversations on the phone and online? What if i get there and we have nothing to talk about? I wondered if we could actually spend 5 days together and be cool the whole time!
Anyway, the trip almost did not happen because we could not get a place to go that was reasonablely priced... you know it being summer and all.
Finally, we decided to go to Montreal, Canada. And so we planned towards that!
I left here and got to Philly in the Morning on the 4th of July... we just chilled and watched TV till around 3. Decided to go to a movie and we got up and got ready... made it for the early evening showing of Oceans 13... Loved that movie! Wanted to go the fireworks downtown but the weather did not permit and so we ended staying home and watching tv... till we fell asleep.
Thursday... He had a meeting, so I got the rental and drove to Jersey City, NJ to see my friend and his wife... It was a lovely drive, i was so excited and happy all around.... nice scenery...
Upon getting to my friend's house, we had yam and eggs for breakfast. I love watching tennis and so as Wimbledon was on i made sure i was watching and supporting my favs... go Venus!
As we sat watching tv that thursday morning .... i felt a cramp coming on and i swear within 20 minutes.... i had gone from an energy level of 10 to a 1. It was like i was another person... I lost all energy and loooked sick as hell! We ransacked my friends' house for some pain killers but ended up going to the store to get some midol. He had wanted to show me around the city and took me to where i could see the statue of liberty but that was all i could take. I just wanted to curl on the floor and pass out for real!
We went back to his house and i lay on their couch and in an instant i was gone. The next thing i know is that it was 3 pm and i decided to head back home to Philly. Drove home and once i got there.. lay down again for a few minutes to rest....
I will be back to finish my gist.... this is not a tactic oo! lol...

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Happy new Month!

***I thank God for this new day... this new month ...
I was up at exactly midnight and i acknowledged the new month! I don't why that made me happy but it did ooo!
***I lost my voice and doing what i do, it is kinda hard to do that without a voice, so i went to the doctor and i was placed on 72 hours voice rest.
Everyone keeps asking me, " How did you loose your voice?" And that baffles me ooooo....
***Please people oo, is there something that causes laryngitis? Cus me i am unaware!
No gist dey from this side oo...
Just trying to get my voice back cuz you know its my money maker!!

Monday, April 30, 2007

Mo soge daran!!


That just means that "I am in pain just for fashion". I got my hair "did" last thursday and boy did i get a response! I am not one to go gaga and stress myself for hair but i was convinced by my friend that the hair would look good on me!
So i obliged and decided to get this hair that i just thot was definitely not me! I was gonna go out on a limb!

***I did and ohmagosh, everyone was like wow you look so good, your hair is lovely blah, blah,blah! Because it was so unlike me, i was unsure how to sleep that night!

I put my hairnet on and went to bed, struggled to find a comfortable position all night and you guessed it, i woke up in the morning and could not turn my head to the right! Lol!

You know, it is so funny when you get a stiff neck, you realize that all of a sudden, people want you to turn around more often.... Or maybe because it hurt everytime i had to turn...
As if that did not teach me a lesson, on Saturday, as i was leaving for work... i looked in my closet and i saw these shoes that i bought a while back but had not worn yet! So i decided to put them on! They felt a little tight but they looked cute on me , so i wore them to work... bit mistake... I got to work and was there for about 2 hours and i had to leave my desk and lo and behold, my legs start cramping... it is funny now but then i was whimpering in pain because, you know, no one held me at ransom to put them shoes on! I tried to hide my limping but it was obvious and my supe, a female was like girl take them shoes off and you can wear slippers instead!

Whew, i was glad and i ran to my truck to get slippers but i had taken off my shoes the other before and did not switch back the slippers! I was so angry and pissed cuz now i was really gonna pay for my sillyness!

I limped all night and when i could i walked barefoot! lol But darn... i have learnt my lesson!



Thursday, April 26, 2007

Thot this was fun to do!

Do you see wut i see.... heheehee!
Naija bags are now in Paris.... Ghana must go bags by Luis Vuitton!
**** thot this would be fun for you to see****
Meme: One Word Responses
1. Yourself: fun
2. Your partner: single
3. Your hair: ponytail
4. Your mother: inspiration
5. Your father: loving
6. Your favourite item: cell
7. Your dream last night: none
8. Your favourite drink: water
9. Your dream car: Landrover
10. The room you are in: cold
11. Your ex: bye
12. Your fear: failure
13. What you want to be in 10 years: happy
14. Who you hung out with last night: sister
15. What you're not: trusting
16. Muffins: fattening
17: One of your wish list items: vuitton
18: Time: gooiinng
19. The last thing you did: typed
20. What you are wearing: capri
21. Your favourite weather: sunny
22. Your favourite book: Bible
23. The last thing you ate: bread
24. Your life: busy
25. Your mood: hopeful
26. Your best friend: UA
27. What you're thinking about right now: love
28. Your car: guzzler
29. What you are doing at the moment: smiling
30. Your summer: fun
31. Your relationship status: unsure
32. What is on your TV: bet
33. What is the weather like: coldish

It gives you you the opportunity to reflect... take some time to do so!

I just don't know!

As girls, we know when there is connection between us and a guy! At least i used to know what was up with a guy before he asked me out!
But lately my signal has been down and out... and i just don't know why!
When my last relationship ended, it seems like there were so many people who had been waiting for that to fall out cus they just kept coming at me and at that time i was like a slammed shut iron door.

It did not matter how fine a brotha was, i just did not want to know who the hell he was, i was not giving an inch to anyone!
I will admit that after a while, the brothas just left me alone and i was cool with that! I mean, i needed to get to know myself again and find out what was important to me and make myself the priority!
I had not written in a while before my last post when i just had to open up because i was taking a break, to tell you the truth, i was not sure if i should or could open up and write about these deep thoughts inside me!
I miss the care and attention from one's love! I don't mind being single and not attached but i miss not having someone that i can call my very own! I like to think of myself as independent, because frankly i don't like being inconvinienced or an inconvineice to others!
I realise that my schedule is very tight (this was done i think on purpose) and that i cannot spend the time to establsh a relationship with anyone right now, but as i write here i wonder why i can't have it all???
It is very funny that a lot of people think of me as wife material and nah, i am not ready to get married yet but i just want to not be lonely!
All of my friends are married or in a relationship and they are always trying to hook me up with someone or the other as per wife material now.. lol!
I went out to lunch the other day with a friend whose husband is deployed and another friend and it brought back old memories and made me realise, i was becoming a spinster! All i need is a cat! lol - it has been awhile!
As we sat there eating, i tried to think of the last time i did something like this and it was amazing as i came to the conclusion that instead of making myself the priority, i had been hiding behind psuedo-relationships!
See i have not allowed myself to feel anything for anyone or maybe i have been holding it back! I just don't know!
Most of the guys in my life right now are very good friends and my girls say there is something more but i think i have lost the ability to tell this kind of thing and i just don't know!
I have tried to disect every aspect of the relationships i have with these guys and i cannot seem to tell if there is anything more! I mean i like them, they are my freinds... but i cannot seem to tell if anyone of them is in deep-like with me!
I just don't want another frog... I am willing to wait for my prince and i am hoping that once he finds me, he will meet my criteria, because i now have one! I just won't date anyone anymore for dating sake! I just won't do it!
Anyone got any idea how i can get my satellite working again? I am all ears!