A few WOW covers

Beyonce does no wrong with covers but this is in your face HOT

Strong is the word 

ps: I am somewhere in this issue 

Nyasha is a rising star. C'est magnifique

Happy thursdays 

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

I have loved Amy Whinehouse and her music since i discovered her. I can say i have listened to almost all her music. I remember going to bed in my university room to her back to black album. "Will you still love me tomorrow" is one of my favorites. "Stronger than me" and "fuck me pumps" are on my current desktop playlist. I am saddened by her death and she will dearly be missed. I can only imagine all the good music she could have made with that amazing voice.

I hope this is a wake up call to all us: If you push the devil hard enough, he will come through. It doesn't have to be hardcore drugs, all intoxicants when taken over a period of time will definitely be harmful to your health. Lets be kind to the bodies that God has given us.

DRUGS WILL KILL YOU


RIP Amy Whinehouse

The high bun

I like styling my hair this way allot. I do it. My mum on the other hand thinks i look like a mad woman when i do. The ones that carry around lots of things on their heads. Its not easy to achieve the look considering the braids are big and long but the ladies at kurly kichana have a good how to guide here. You could either do a double bun where you have two layers instead of one or the usual one bun. Whichever teases your taste, styling your hair in a high bun is a definite try

My ID mag cover shot..not quite huh??

Caution: Be sure to find the exact center or mid point at the top of your head otherwise you will find your head tilting in a certain direction for no reason..seriously.

Some tips on how to get ahead

There are several things you can do to get ahead in your business or career but here are a few i think are essential

Identify your interests, strong points and weaknesses. Work at improving your weak areas and also seek out a career or business that capitalizes on your strong points. Find a way to make money doing the things you enjoy and are good at. Think of an initiative that is not only relevant now but will also be in the future. 

Have a vision and make short and long term goals on how to get there. Evaluate often to assess your progress towards achieving those goals. Do not be afraid to make adjustments where necessary and its a good idea to always have back up plans. 

Learn and continuously improve your communication skills. These will come in handy almost at every point in your career or business. Be direct, say what you mean and mean what you say. Also be transparent in your communication. 

Be Honest. This might be hard to always do but at least one should try. Avoid being a "yes man"( one who always says yes even when they know they could never deliver on their promises) You want people to think of you as being reliable than not. Deliver on commitments made and do not make any that you are unsure you can deliver on.

Better yourself on the basics including time keeping, negotiation skills, self confidence, presentation skills (add to the list) 

Be ready for change and learn to adjust to it rather than letting it get to you. The only constant thing in the world is change so be willing to continuously evolve your ideas (business and career) and adjust according to the changes around you. 

Enjoy yourself and find as much joy in your work. Even when things get hard you're allowed to be pissed once in a while but avoid that negative bug that will have you constantly complaining about your work. That negative energy is not good for you plus it will give you wrinkles and make you old and none of us wants that :)

Happy Thursdays

box braids and red pants

There is so much to be thankful for. Personally for God and his unfaltering love, the gift of life, friends, family, love, good  food, shelter, happiness etc. The list is endless. Take time to dwell on the good things in your life. See how much better you feel. 

These are my new braids that i had done last weekend. This is my second attempt at these and i love them better than the first time around.. They are bigger and longer. My only hassle is how to pin them when i go to bed, the first few nights i spent about 20 minutes figuring this out. I have worked out a way to but it involves a scarf and other hair pins to hold them up and its still not too comfy. How do you ladies do this?? spill. I think i will be doing allot of protective styling so my natural hair can grow. 

Wearing colored pants can be interesting in a good way. I originally had black pants on and something about a sharp cupboard lock and my curiosity and i ended up with a hole in my pants. It sucks because the hole is right on the butt and i don't think its fixable. I will figure out a way to patch it up, maybe with extra pockets or kitengi or something..:)Anyways i changed to these red ones and liked the results. 

Happy Sundays

My 100th post and the proposal :)

Its been a cool 9 months of blogging and for my 100th  posts i just wanna thank you for reading, commenting and many a time making my days. Its been a fun experience, one of learning, laughing, sharing and i can confidently say i have no regrets. Do not pull out your tissues yet, this is not a goodbye speech. I wont stop blogging, i wouldn't do that to you :) I will keep at this for as long as possible.

Meanwhile i am now engaged, he asked last night and i said YES, of course. 

Im looking forward to starting a new life and chapter with my Hubby. What im not thrilled about is the planning that goes into it especially the traditional ceremonies. I wish i could skip it all but i hear my ancestors would turn in their graves so i have no choice. Wish me luck..its no easy feat....Bride price, heavy extravagant clothing, crying at the ceremony, pretending to be a village girl...dramatic stuff etc

Im on the other hand very exited about my small perfect church wedding. This one i have control of so its got to be perfect, I will start welcoming suggestions soon.

i think that's on the wrong finger but who cares..

Happy Fridays and weekend. 

Men believe the dumbest things

I know the weaker sex: men are gullible and women equally convincing but this is just silly

I found this somewhere but unfortunately did not get down the source. If this is even remotely true then i cant begin to comment because i will not stop so NO COMMENT

Have a good laugh

Happy Wednesdays

A best blog award

The lovely Julia from Julia catherine thinks me worthy of receiving a best blog award and ofcourse i gladly obliged
I have to share seven facts about myself so here comes

I have an on and off craving for a baby. When i was younger i wanted a doll that was alive, one that was alive, one i could bathe and one that was alive. i wanted a baby but the size of a small doll. Whats not helping matters is being there for the birth of one my besties baby yesterday. Seeing a baby pop put "scars" you for life

Im currently working on a number of things one of which is an editor of a lifestyle magazine and also coordinating projects for a charity. its my little way of being an Annette of all trades. i think staying multi faceted is a good thing.

I have a great appreciation for the arts. Im a real hippie when it comes to these things.

I dont take fashion very seriously. i could be more daring with my clothes but i enjoy being laid back a little too much and feel like i shouldnt put too much effort into what i wear.(atleast not all the time). Its like i enjoy dressing up but i enjoy being dressing down even more.

I weigh between 58 and 61 kgs, depending on my mood and who asks

Whe we played childhood games , i liked to play the teacher and got the nickname "teacher"i do not remember this but my mother and the people who knew me then tell the stories and i can somehow envision them. Apparently after the teacher would get out of class i woul collect the rest of the kids and try to reteach them...

I hear black people dont blush but ive been told by friend that theyve seen my face blush

tag 15 blogs you love


I hereby tag

Fashion Phoenix
Fashionable notebook 
Style by Stylifiq 
Ugandan girl
mary n nyachomba 
That good good blog
Lolitas Fashion
FBI
Jadore Fashion 
Muse Origins
YNB
curly natural me
stiletto assassin
quirky anything
Mukenyi
Zizi
Furaha Project
Mirembe
Zarna 
Natural Belle 

These are more than fifteen but its so hard top pick that few. If youre reading this consider youreself tagged.

Answer these following questions 

Favourite colour:    I dont really have one so im gonna go with black. 

Favourite song:  Among so many others im currently listening to omawumi's if you ask me, adele's rollong in the deep and mat kearney' where we gonna go

Favourite desert:     simple banana split

Biggest pet peeve:   annoying people and things 

When you are upset, you:     keep quiet , cry robably 

Your favourite pet:    a family pet dog. i have no choice .its treated like the last born

Black or white:   do you mean colour? black definetly. black or white race.duh im white

Biggest Fear:    hoestly i dont have one ongoing fear . they keep changing and someimes i have none

Best feature:   ahhhhhh lips they say

Everyday attitude: enjoy life , make the most of everything

What is perfection:   a travelling somewhere, anywhere with fun people

Guilty pleasure:  shallow TVshows, reality ones mostly.

Happy Fridays www.fashionphoenix06.blogspot.com

This bag is making a comeback

Anybody who lived and went to school in Uganda 20 years ago must remember these bags. They called them busero (baskets) this is where you packed your lunch and break aka mid morning snack. I was in nursery school at the time and i do not remember owning one but most of the kids at school had one. 

You can imagine my excitement when i saw this mzee (old man)  hawking them near my kaalo (village) stage. I was on a boda boda (motorbike) but i asked my guy to wait for me so i could buy one. Im using mine to carry just about anything, food, drinks etc but i plan to use it as a handbag soon. its making a comeback ..lol

What did everyone else carry to nursery school? 

Happy Fridays

Growing up African

That moment of shock when you discover everyone doesn't bath with a bucket and sponge.

That day you discover that they don't serve Supermalt in pubs. In fact they don't serve it anywhere. Most people outside your milieu have never heard of Supermalt. This fact will puzzle you forever.

Finding out the woman you call grandma isn't your grandma. Neither is your aunty, your aunty. Or your cousin, your cousin. In fact 95% of the people you refer to with a term that suggests they're a blood relation are not.

Contrarily, you're often dragged to parties and introduced to someone you have never met who is actually your cousin, aunty or uncle. Due to convention you must then have a conversation where the starter question is "how is school?" No matter how school is going you say "good”

The realisation "how is school?" will be the starter question for every conversation you have with an aunty or uncle until you graduate. When you graduate the question becomes "when are you getting married?"

Going to parties and there's a high table for special guests. Ironically the table is often not that high. It's just an ordinary table covered with wrapping paper and draped with Christmas lights. At some parties there are more people on the high table than at the rest of the party.

Weddings usually begin 1-3 hours late.

Conversations that begin with rhetorical questions such as "Am I your mate?" and "Are you calling me a fool?" rarely end well.

The phrase "Can you imagine" never requires the use of your imagination because it normally follows/precedes a story told in vivid detail.

That embarrassing moment when you go to the airport and despite obsessively using the scales at home, your mum has excess luggage. You stand at the check-in desk watching your parents try and negotiate a deal so they don’t pay for excess luggage. When that fails, they start to "spread the weight" across the suitcases. When that fails they eventually hand over the stuff they really didn't have to take to the relative who drove you to the airport. The first 3 hours of the flight back to Africa is spent with your mum lamenting over the luggage lost.

The shock when you discover that using "Plum Tomato" isn't the only way to make stew.

The phrase "the devil is a liar" is used as an exclamation, response, question, and declaration.

That moment of confusion when you realise that women getting money thrown at them whilst they dance is considered objectification. At the parties/weddings we’re taken to, having a bunch of dollar bills thrown at you is called getting ‘sprayed’. It simply means you're dancing well. And if you're anything like me you've discovered it's a great way of funding your shoe fetish.....

Going to parties in school/community halls and all the drinks are in a big black bin filled with ice.

Living in a house filled with “Souvenirs” collected from parties means you can start the day drinking tea from a mug with a dead man's face on it. On the mug are the words "Chief Adeyemi goes to glory. Sleep well Daddy. Psalm 23:1”

Pretending to be dead after a severe smacking. Your parents never believe you're dead and if they do they either 1) Smack you more to wake you up 2) Leave you for "dead"

Being called downstairs to change the channel, even though the remote is NEXT to your mum.

Trying not to stare at that aunty who shaves off her eyebrows and draws them back on.

That awkward painful silence that envelops the room when a sex scene comes on TV.

When the ends of your extensions have been burned and keep sticking to your school jumper.

The first time you decided to experiment and told your parents to 'shut up'. What happened after is too painful to share on this blog.

Discovering you won't have a room for months because an 'aunty'/'uncle' is coming from back home and they're taking your room. If you're fortunate you'll be notified a day prior to the event.

Microsoft Word putting a squiggly red line underneath your name after you type it. Actually that still happens….


Your mum saving oil to refry food in it. So your plantain tastes like fish. Or your chips taste like plantain.

Your dad giving your schoolteacher permission to "cane" you. She looks appalled and politely refuses. He's disgusted.

Being threatened with getting sent back to the "village" whilst your friend Tommy gets put on the "naughty step"

"Dad I got 96%!!" "Where's the other 4%? The girl that came first did she have two heads?"

Going into the freezer, taking out a tub of ice cream, opening it and feeling devastated when you discover it's frozen stew. This still regularly happens to me.

This post was originally blogged by christiana at www.christianarants.com This girl has an interesting take on things so do check her out

Whether you moved abroad or still live in Africa there are those experiences that are unique to us. Id very much like to know about yours so this is one of those where you should share as much.

Happy Tuesdays.

hair update, a little growth

Hello lovely people.

Like i insinuated in an earlier post my hair is the coiliest of them all (please note that i did not say curliest) and probably the most interesting (read hArD) to manage. Anyways i did a complete big chop back in February so this is about four months of hair growth but my frustration is more of the not showing hair growth than anything else.  I will bore you some more with a full video on this hair stuff later but here are pics so far.

mini TWA

some length

Happy Tuesdays

Its a floral affair so take me to the park

He said: "now you're into witchcraft?" referring to the many bracelets on my arm

I said: Its cool

He said : OK 

playing imagine....

Mean kid

PS: How do people take pictures of themselves in public while convincing passersby that all their mental faculties are still put? Do spill.

New week coming up, Im hoping to do some good work, become an aunt  courtesy of one of my besties' hard work and generally make the best of this gift that's been given to me. Thank you God for LIFE

Happy Week ahead