Mo-Mo Baggins

I want to blog about...

2011-04-12T20:36:00.002+03:00

~How I recently discovered that, as much as I may dislike my father, I love the stupid man deeply. ~Music. ~My romantic interest. (an animate one) ~My exercise habits/mini-transformation. ~My foray into entrepreneurship and why it may turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to me or what drives me off the deep end in a cut-of-all

Princess Part 1

2011-03-26T12:21:00.003+03:00

Let me tell you the story of a girl I know. Her name is Princess, and she has the personality to go with it. Princess is very loud. She has the most erratic of mood swings. She is a bully. Princess doesn't arrive, she makes an entrance. She doesn't walk, she sashays and flounces. Her explosive tantrums, if harnessed, could power the national grid for a week. Simply put, Princess puts the prima

Of Libyan leaders and Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2011-03-14T16:49:00.002+03:00

So, my uncle drops by my office unannounced, of course, and, upon enlightening me to the fact that he is mad, no, livid about what is happening in Libya, he pens a scathing invective which he hands over to me requesting, nay, ordering that I ensure that it's printed in all the major papers. I try and tell him that that might be a bit difficult especially taking into account the fact that I don't

Writer's

2010-08-15T20:28:00.000+03:00

Block.

I'll be Bach

2010-02-17T18:03:00.003+03:00

Kindly refrain from using the fine China in my absence (these should suffice. It's not like you're the queen or anything). p.s. Sorry for not visiting your blogs for a while. That shall be remedied shortly.

I watched a movie a couple of weeks ago that left me...

2010-01-12T19:03:00.004+03:00

With a far greater impression than any movie ever has. I've never identified so much, at the core, with any movie character as I have the protagonist in that particular movie. The difference between us is that he had the guts to say to hell with societal conventions and went out and did what he truly wanted to do and was who he truly wanted to be (Additionally, he's a lot more intelligent...

Steve Jobs is the anti-Christ... and other short stories.

2009-12-18T01:43:00.001+03:00

Well, someone, thqt shqll remain unnamed, emailed and threatened me regarding my prolonged absence. She scares me (and was rather glad to find out she does) so... yeah, blqme her for having to trudge through the rest of this ill-conceived mess. I'd tell you who she was but you might be tempted to confront her and, unfortunately, they'd have to bury you in a matchbox and I love you too much to

So Long A Letter...

2009-11-21T00:16:00.002+03:00

My dear friend Sabby cyber-begged, cyber-cajoled and cyber-bribed me (That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Ahem.) into doing this meme where one drafts an imaginary letter to their 16 year old self. Hers is here and, as someone who's known her in the flesh (un-gutter thy mind. LoL!) for three years, I can attest to the fact that she's blossomed and grown a lot wiser. I wish I could say the

2009-11-16T11:22:00.002+03:00

Carpe diem, y'all. It's a beautiful Monday.

A while ago, somebody hurt someone close to me

2009-11-03T12:38:00.004+03:00

My visceral feeling was to take one of my brothers, go hunt him down and hurt him... badly.After several hours of blind anger, the rational part of me came through told me that, as ineffably evil as he was, vigilante-style retribution achieves nothing and I have to focus on helping my friend get better.And that I will.That I will.

Sartorial Tribulations of an Elongated Man

2009-11-02T22:18:00.005+03:00

No, it isn't only the fairer sex that goes through a fair amount of hassle in that regard.Long-sleeved shirts. It's a bit of a struggle getting long-sleeved shirts that fit me well around the torso AND whose sleeves 'land' on the wrist just-so (guys know what I mean). Most of what is available in the shops either fit the torso well and sleeves are too short or has sleeves that 'land' just-so and

When a maaaaan loves a wooooomaaaan....

2009-10-19T23:03:00.005+03:00

Karaoke is the awesomest thing that ever awesomed. A good crowd makes for awesomeness so awesome, the universe cannot contain it and the awesomeness released in that night spontaneously forms into a separate dimension named Awesome where awesome people go when they die.Last Saturday rocked so bloody hard. Got to karaoke and party the night away with a whole bunch of tweeple and people (no sheeple

I'm not much of a fashionisto but all I want for...

2009-10-06T15:10:00.000+03:00

*insert holiday of choice* is this:But I would settle for this:

Good food...

2009-10-05T03:25:00.000+03:00

Completes me.That is all.

Just got back from a late night fast-food run...

2009-10-04T00:09:00.000+03:00

The ladies around Total Hurlingham are so wonderfully pleasant and engaging. Always inquiring about one's well-being and asking one to come closer presumably for a hearty intellectual conversation revolving around Chomsky and Sophocles.Unfortunately, I have a feeling the poor things must be rather hard up. Their clothing is so tiny and the cold can get rather biting. I pray they someday get to

Wait up until 3AM...

2009-09-16T04:53:00.000+03:00

Sneak, very very very quietly out of guest wing... look around... all lights off in main house... tiptoe to dark corner of compound... listen for sounds from main house... nothing... shuffle to darkest corner of compound and wedge oneself in tiny space in between fence and wall of main house... listen for sounds from main house... nothing... light up.... bliss.Since moving back home, that is the

I was rifling...

2009-09-14T23:22:00.000+03:00

Or, more accurately, clicking back and forth through my photo albums today and came upon this gem.Taken when hiking with a group of friends. At this point, it was late morning, temperature was around 35C,we'd been hiking for a while and were all exhausted and just about ready to drop dead. Then, that vista opened up behind us and it was like a breath of fresh air; the extra kick we needed to keep

To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, An eternity in an hour.~ Somebody Smart

2009-09-07T19:30:00.000+03:00

I’m of two minds on the topic of Bonsai trees; I never saw one I didn’t want to touch and gaze longingly at but my admiration for their aesthetic appeal has always been tempered with a hint of sadness. Why would someone take what is meant to be large, stately and beautiful and almost brutally curtail its natural ‘instincts’ so? I can’t help but draw parallels to starving a pet just so it can

Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß

2009-08-22T00:33:00.000+03:00

Any excuse to use the German eszet which must be the coolest letter ever invented.*Usual shocked disclaimer on being away for so long as if I wasn't cognisant of the passing of the days. Truth is, I was just writing more in my journal and now doing the transferring to the intrehnets part.**Usual disclaimer about this being a controversial topic and a request to cease reading if one's

Almost every single night before I sleep, I play me a lullaby

2009-07-22T16:28:00.000+03:00

It's one of the few routines I have. I always play, at very low volume, either of three songs. These songs have little to nothing in common with each other with regards to genre but all are soothing and help get me into that state where one's ready to 'give up control' and drift off. The first is Strauss' Beim Schlafengehen (Time to sleep) which is a song about death. Surprisingly apt considering

Kenyans, does this ring a bell?

2009-07-17T14:30:00.001+03:00

A little trip down nostalgia lane. ;)

Tee hee hee

2009-07-15T14:01:00.000+03:00

Now that we've gotten that out of the way, time to move onto more pressing matters.Such as the recently concluded Phone-Naming Championships. A LOT was at stake. Namely, a drink and the knowledge of self-awesomeness and badassery (used in the colloquial sense to denote supreme kickassness).After careful consideration of the many names suggested, I decided not to saddle my phone with an

So long, Nokia, and thanks for all the fish

2009-07-06T18:04:00.000+03:00

One knows one has to upgrade when you ignore calls when with clients because there's no way you're whipping out that thing in front of them given the power of first impressions. Name: Nokia 1110 / NokiaDate Acquired: January 2007Date of Obsolescence: July 2009Cost: Ringgit 170 / Kshs 3,400(actual phone)Name: iPhone / *pendingDate Acquired: July 2009 Date of Obsolescence: pendingCost: Slightly

Food for thought.

2009-07-04T01:20:00.000+03:00

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)__________________________________"Sometimes I think the world has gone completely mad. And then I think, 'Aw, who cares?' And then I think, 'Hey, what's for supper?'"Jack Handey __________________________________"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

Embarrassment is...

2009-06-30T00:15:00.000+03:00

when you space out with your eyes focused on something but your brain is a million miles away (feverishly thinking) and not processing what your eyes are focused on and then, you snap back to reality and realise you spent the last four minutes staring very intently at some (flustered) girl’s chest._______________________________________ My inner world is peculiar. It’s extremely dynamic; I might

Science says that black holes are formed

2009-06-25T19:57:00.000+03:00

when a star... eh, does something. I forget but I know the terms red giant and yellow dwarf and something else are involved. Wait, I think a black hole is formed when a star dies.Now, I believe a star has died in my stomach because nothing else can explain the past two days. I have eaten and eaten and eaten and only stopped when I got tired from the physical exertion involved with chewing and

Bloody hell!

2009-06-22T13:52:00.000+03:00

I freaking forgot that I had a magazine to put together for July. How does that happen?!I foresee little sleep this weekend.

2009-06-21T16:30:00.000+03:00

Just got back from 1.5 days of hiking in the hills around Namanga and partaking of fresh camel milk.The body and mind have a way of subconsciously telling you that, sometimes, one just needs to recharge. And, in the future, some blog posts are definitely to be reserved for the offline blog. Read: diary.

2009-06-19T12:47:00.000+03:00

Dudes are not allowed to address other dudes as 'my dear' or any other number of petnames. This is the workplace, not The Village People's (of YMCA fame) hangout.*&^%$#!

2009-06-11T10:53:00.000+03:00

"Some things only happen to you, Mo".God, the number of times I've heard that phrase and variations there-of. Normally accompanied by a bemused shake of the head, giggle or snicker as a pal witnesses the latest occurring in my day or I recount it to another.And today, I wonder, why do some things only happen to Mo?Hmmm....

How many 5yr olds could you take in a fight?

2009-06-10T09:16:00.000+03:00

www.howmanyfiveyearoldscouldyoutakeinafight.com/Go on... do tell what you got. ;)

I'm so excited! And I just can't hide it!

2009-06-08T16:59:00.000+03:00

Lifts blogrens' minds out of gutter.Moving on, like many people, music has always been a bit of a passion of mine. I enjoy a little bit of this and a little of that (I wont be one of those people who say they like all types of music then you play for them some alternative rock and then they look at you like you're nuts) but my true obsession lies in the realm of classical music. Specifically,

teh awesuhmness

2009-06-06T12:51:00.000+03:00

As promised to Mama a few weeks back, my post on the ladies in my life. Well, most have been figments of my imagination so far but the little line between my flights of fancy and objective reality is blurred at best. Moving on.I have an affinity for SUVs so entire post shall be centered around them.Toyota PradoUnder that smooth conservative exterior, the Prado conceals unbelievable off-road

Of grief

2009-06-05T14:23:00.000+03:00

An acquaintance of mine in the office recently lost his mother. He just got back from bereavement leave. He's normally this laidback, light-hearted artsy type (he's our Graphic Designer) but now, the dude is so quiet and somber. This morning, I met him in the toilets and it looked like he had just been crying. I stood there and awkwardly washed my hands while he composed himself and then I left.

2009-06-03T17:22:00.000+03:00

I wish there was a lolcat somewhere of a cat peeing on an I-Phone. Small bro asked me to reset his (oh, you thought it was mine? I still have my trusty 3yr old, faded-in-patches Nokia 1110) and I have never been as stumped by a piece of technology as I have this (admittedly aesthetically pleasing) thing.Rant. Rant. Rant. Rant. Rant.

2009-06-03T09:55:00.000+03:00

Ok, apparently, a gelled head signigifies a lack of professionalism. Or so my dad said as he held me by the nape of my neck and combed out my hair this morning as I was leaving for work. All the time, he was asking whether I was attempting to emulate the Jackson 5.No words.

My Family and Other Animals

2009-06-02T16:34:00.000+03:00

Which, incidentally is the title of one of my favourite books.I’ve looked forward to few long weekends as I had the previous one; first, I had plans to travel and even had the entire long weekend marked with ‘Fisherman’s Camp’ in block letters in my organiser. Due to some unforeseen issue, that did not transpire. Instead, I spent half of Saturday at work with a bit of a ‘reprieve’ Saturday night

2009-05-28T12:52:00.001+03:00

I like debates; I used to be one of those super-gullible trusting people that, more or less believed a lot of what he was told. I had a bit of an epiphany (I can't quite remember what precipitated it) but, I started questioning stuff. A LOT. I don't know what my boss thinks of it. Most of the time when he tells me to do something with which I disagree, I question the motive behind it, I question

Not quite a roundtable...

2009-05-28T11:14:00.000+03:00

It is such a f*cking thrill getting what one wants. Btw, ever noticed how that word looks so much more vulgar when it's censored? Actually, it's almost insulting that it's censored. Like, I'm going to use this potentially offensive word but I'm going to substitute an asterisk for a letter and then, I can keep up appearances as a genteel gentleman and people wont think me to be vulgar. Or maybe

You know the radio station...

2009-05-27T15:34:00.000+03:00

that plays this sound clip of tires screeching followed by the sickening crunch of metal on metal? Yeah, that sound clip's fucking frightening when one's going 100km/h on a wet road.

I may be half your age

2009-05-27T15:22:00.000+03:00

But we are colleagues. If I need your frequent opinions on everything I undertake, I'll ask for it. Till then, it would be in your interests to stfu and refrain from pulling the age and experience card on me.

Due to my being in charge of CSR

2009-05-27T14:09:00.000+03:00

I shall be project managing my hotel's contribution to a CSR initiative this Friday; why does my boss do this to me? I'm completely disinterested in leading or being led. My boss gives me so much leeway, I sometimes feel like a consultant that just happens to work with only one company. And now I have to create a programme for the entire department with tasks for every person and oversee the

insert latin phrase that's equivalent to 'i like fire' or 'Mo's little neurosis'

2009-05-26T13:45:00.000+03:00

I like flipping a lighter and watching the flame dance about and undulate with the wind. I touch my finger to the flame and pull it away (very quickly) before any real damage can occur. I like setting things on fire and almost caused many, many major fires growing up plus two or three that were put out before any one died.When walking past structures, it gives me a strange sense of satisfaction

Mo commits a boo-boo

2009-05-26T13:11:00.000+03:00

I pick up the phone and call the Pastry Chef's extension.Me: Good afternoon.Him: Good afternoon Mo.(I feel weirded out that everyone recognises my voice after I've spoken to them on phone only once)Me: Yes, I was calling regarding X-client's complimentary cake that I'd spoken to you about earlier. Do you think we should give them our signature Baked Cheesecake or should we instead have Layered

I've learnt to...

2009-05-22T10:52:00.000+03:00

How do you say, strike a balance at work. No more of this. No more staying in the office till 3AM (no joke), no more super-early mornings, no more every single day of the week being spent at work. Burnout is not a pretty thing and I didn't want to be headed that way. Yeah, I don't finish 2.5 day's work in a single day anymore but at least, I don't feel like part of the working dead. Enjoying my

Iz mine....miiine....MIIIINE!

2009-05-22T09:51:00.000+03:00

Scenario: You're seated with a friend and you remember that you have a bar of chocolate in your bar of chocolate in your bag You take it out and do you:a. Eat it by yourself.b. Offer to share it with your friend.'B' seems like the simple answer and one most would choose.Not so.Several times over the past few years, I have been in the company of people who have just whipped out some culinary item

I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.

2009-05-19T12:31:00.000+03:00

I love women and do believe they were the best thing ever created (after a chapati and fried camel-meat combo) but there are a few points I’d like to share about my experiences with the fairer sex in general. Six months of living with female housemates taught me much more about women than I had learned in the previous x years of my life. Namely: 1. Women do not enjoy being treated like

Hehe.

2009-05-18T10:02:00.000+03:00

Kids do the darndest things.

Lesson learned yesterday

2009-05-17T11:47:00.000+03:00

When on a treadmill going several kms/hour, don't allow yourself to be lulled, by the steady rhythm, into closing your eyes. When one closes their eyes, their spatial awareness decreases. When one's spatial awareness decreases, shit happens.Well, almost happens. Thank God for long-forgotten reflexes rearing their heads.Have a lovely Sunday.

Call it a survey

2009-05-14T09:57:00.000+03:00

I've just gotten what is possibly, by far, my most enjoyable task yet. I'm stocking a mini-library at the VIP club! Woohoo! Books are only second to music with me so one can imagine how exciting this is for me.Lets assume you're a person with (a heck of a lot of) money in the bank; what two non-fiction books do you see yourself having in your personal library?

Moving back home?

2009-05-12T17:49:00.000+03:00

Big mistake.

Of the workplace, empty debes and 'The Prince'.

2009-05-12T15:02:00.001+03:00

X is unbelievably stupid; how does he expect me to process Y unless he approves Z! Did you hear what Y said about Z?! Who does she think she is?! *rant*vent*rant*vent*rant*vent*rant* *rant*vent*rant*vent*rant*vent*rant* *rant*vent*rant*vent*rant*vent*rant*Workplace politics.Oh my God.Its almost unbelievable what undercurrents of hostility and Machiavellian scheming can go on with a seemingly

Bliss

2009-05-07T11:09:00.000+03:00

Came in at 9:15AM today and have been browsing the net since. I think the boss should be arriving late every day. :D

Thought of the Day

2009-05-06T16:38:00.000+03:00

Don't waste money buying expensive binoculars; simply stand closer to what you want to look at.

Oh maaaaan

2009-05-06T15:54:00.000+03:00

Why I gotta be in sales and marketing?Yet another entire night spent at a cocktail wowing and feting our clients... mingling around, smiling effusively, making small-talk and repeating the sames lines about the hotel dozens of times to different people.I'm really not looking forward to tonight. I want nothing more than to go back home and watch my sitcoms. :(

Dear Maina Kageni & Mwalimu King'angi

2009-05-06T10:47:00.000+03:00

When I tune in to Classic FM in the morning, it is not in a bid to listen to music from years past. What I instead crave is your hilarious social commentary. You are paragons of humour in every sense of the word. You're funny, you're charming, you're excellent commentators and I'm definitely not tempted to pull my hair out every time Mr Kageni gives that never-ending, clearly genuine horselaugh

2009-05-05T08:42:00.000+03:00

I like to go back to the family home every other weekend to indulge in good food and spend quality time with the family. Last weekend, my family moved house. They trudged the trail from the savannas near the international airport to the forested lands in the opposite area of Nairobi. Moving house is difficult. Moving house, when one has a large family and has accumulated 15 years worth of

Mobile phones; my boon, my bane.

2009-04-28T08:33:00.001+03:00

The convenience is incredible and I fail to understand how one could function in a business atmosphere without one but I'm gradually getting more and more turned off by the feeling of being beholden to a gadget and having to drop everything to answer a call.

2009-04-28T08:33:00.000+03:00

Hmmm... experiencing a bit of trepidation with this Honest Scrap tag that's circulating in the intrehnets (not a typo). Usually, when someone prefaces something with 'honestly', I subconsciously start analysing and reading in-between the lines. Hence, I'm going to refer to mine as the 'Scrap tag'.5.List at least ten (10) things about yourself. Then pass it on with the instructions!The ten truths

I got to thinking last night and

2009-04-25T10:46:00.000+03:00

One of the points that came to mind was "why the puck should I care who reads my blog and whether someone I know irl does?"I really don't care about online anonymity anymore. I really don't.____________________________I believe a topic about fallacies should be included in the Social Studies curriculum. Because, seriously, the BS that people get away with in the form of a supposedly logical

And no, your mother doesn't work here...

2009-04-24T14:30:00.000+03:00

Sharing the laughs once more = Passive Aggressive Notes

Re-post.... Just because

2009-04-24T14:14:00.000+03:00

Don't you feel like that is the perfect reason/explanation? Just because. The end.Rant! 2006.09.01I have just decided that one of life’s minor irritations is prematurely old people. These are the fifteen year-olds who act thirty, the twenty year-olds who act as if they’re forty…the thirty year-olds who act fifty…the fifty year olds who act like bloody invalids, you name it, people who act older

2009-04-24T14:01:00.000+03:00

My favourite new site = Badass

A bit of bitter batter

2009-04-24T09:34:00.000+03:00

I'm going through one of those periodic phases where I want to do something with my hair and, unlike my college years, I can't indulge it with a dye-job or something or the other. Now, I wanna grow dreadlocks; they look seriously cool. Ran into that dude from The Presenter and I wanted to do a hair transplant right there and then. But then again, I'm obsessive about the cleanliness of my scalp

2009-04-22T09:09:00.000+03:00

I love bakeries; I'm delighted by the various colour; I'm seduced by the scent; charmed by the variety on display; amazed by the various textures,and, eventually, brought to a delicious, gradually cresendoing natural high by the wonderful assault on all the senses.Afterwards, I calm down with a cigarette or two.Bad metaphor. :-PBut seriously, I love bakeries.A trip to a shopping mall in Kuala

Dear Bossman

2009-04-21T17:41:00.000+03:00

When I draft a document and pass it over to you, please don't indicate all the alterations you would like included at one go. Please request me to edit/alter only one component of the document at a time and when I have printed, bound and passed to you the altered copy, pass the document back to me with a further alteration and after I have once again printed and bound another copy, include a

2009-04-20T09:34:00.000+03:00

I've been called 'snobbish' for the fourth time in as many years... me snobbish? Sometimes, I just don't understand the unwashed masses. __________________________________A still half-drunk person just breathed into my face to prove their point when I was trying to pacify them saying that they didn't reek of stale alcohol... I think I'm going to be sick... wonderful way to start off a Monday... p

I'll have a 'pseudonym'

2009-04-17T16:42:00.000+03:00

DichotomyOnomatopoeiaReichAbsurdNomenclatureBangladeshEleganceFurtwänglerNaivashaSome words and names just roll off the tongue so delectably you can almost taste them as they slip out.

Mr D

2009-04-14T14:45:00.000+03:00

Here's a little virtual cheer for you in case you do make good on your threat and manage to find my blog.Hurrah. Hurrah. Hurrah.Now let it drop, keep the link to yourself and come over to my desk for the free pastry.That'll teach me to make bets with computer-savvy colleagues in the future...p.s. To my other readers I've met irl, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I have to mention

2009-04-13T23:44:00.000+03:00

I've been reading about epistemology and somehow found my way to the Tabula Rasa. This theory puts forth the assertion that our minds are a blank slate at birth and who and what we become, personality and behavioral wise, is entirely dictated by our life's circumstances and experiences.BEE ESSSSS(!), I say. If that were the case, most siblings, having grown up in similar circumstances would be of

The Sixth Sheik's Sheep Stole Sue's Seashells

2009-04-13T22:12:00.000+03:00

Sometimes, I'm confident and content like when I got a round of applause for a project well done in last week's departmental meeting.Other times, I keep my fingers crossed waiting for when they'll realise I'm a fraud coasting along on pure BS and ask me to leave. In my mind's (incessantly bizarre) eye, I'd have a speech all prepared for the latter instance thanking them for the opportunity and

Weird is...

2009-04-08T09:19:00.000+03:00

Visiting your father's establishment with a colleague, sitting in his office and persuading your father to let your hotel handle his establishment's conferencing and accommodation needs.

2009-04-06T18:56:00.000+03:00

You listen to me yammer on and onYou do it all without a complai-on.What'd I do without youMy dear blog-ouI'd probably implode-on.Ok, not quite a limerick but rules are meant to be bent.Go ahead, give your monitor / laptop screen a hug today and tell your blog how much you like them today.

2009-04-06T16:30:00.000+03:00

Just because you earn four-fold what she does does not give you the right to speak to her like that. God am I irked by people that talk down to auxiliary staff. Makes me lose respect for them. *&^%$#@!!!

2009-04-05T22:42:00.000+03:00

Like father, like son.Chip off the old block.Cliche cliche cliche.Apple tree fall.I never would have thought this would ever happen back when I was a grade-A bum but I'm starting to think my friends and mum may be right when they allege it's not normal to consistently work 13-hr days. Why am I at work at 11pm on a Sunday? Why does it feels normal? So perfectly ok? Am I turning into one of those

OK

2009-04-05T14:41:00.000+03:00

I come in to work on a Sunday to get finished on the Hotel Newsletter which has to be typeset by tomorrow and... I've been doing nothing for the past 2 hours but browsing Digg and reading new blog posts. Dammit, I need some discipline. Sometimes I feel I'd be a lot more productive if I paid a trigger-happy person to stand over me with a whip and use it anytime I got distracted. Any takers? I

Commershalization disclaimer

2009-04-04T13:47:00.000+03:00

I always see these articles in the papers about struggling, underprivileged young artists but, now that I know a way of assisting them, my memory fails me.If you know some (or, even better, a group of them), tell them there's a 2-day art extravaganza being held and they can get some free, PRIME space (in the CBD) to exhibit their wares for sale. Make their day this Easter and tell them to holler

I'm 23 today

2009-04-03T20:48:00.000+03:00

Well, 23 and a day.I'm only 7 years away from old age and the onset of senility. Or is 30 the new 20? In which case I'm 3 years past it... or 13 years away from it or... perhaps I may be needing a mathematically-inclined one too. Accountants, due to my changing needs and the fact that ka-Rooceys generally prefer not to share, you can stop applying. Or, if multi-skilled, take a number and drive to

Door

2009-03-31T18:42:00.000+03:00

Slam.

There is no black or white?

2009-03-30T16:44:00.000+03:00

Just extremely varied shades of grey?

2009-03-27T08:29:00.000+03:00

I love how, in the office, people feel no guilt whatsoever about swiping pens off tables and one might find themselves going through three pens in the course of a day.Damn these open-plan offices....

2009-03-26T19:45:00.000+03:00

Last week, I was at the neighborhood shop and this little kid of about 4 walks up with his mum. Child gives me a long stare. I say hi. He keeps quiet until nudged to respond by his mum.He then asks, in that drawling voice toddlers have "are you a girl?"I reply "no."He then cocks his head, looks at me like I'm messing with his head big-time and asks "then... why are you wearing a skirt?"I was in a

Again?

2009-03-24T15:15:00.000+03:00

So, this morning, I got to work really early. It was still a bit dark when I got off the Citi-Hoppa (public transport mini-bus). I was careful not to step on the flowerbeds this time not wanting to risk a redux of yesterday's happenings. The nearby Baker's Inn (bakery specialising in pies) was open and the scent of freshly baked awesomeness was too good to resist. I noticed some scruffy dude

2009-03-23T12:11:00.001+03:00

So, I was a guest of the Mayor this morning.Details on that later._________________________________I first learnt about the concept of profit and loss in business at the age of nine. Ms O, the mathematics teacher, had asked me "if a shopkeeper buys bread for 10 shillings, how much should he sell it at?"I gave the obvious, fair answer which was, of course, 10 shillings. Anything else would be

2009-03-21T11:44:00.001+03:00

Is it just me or did the editor for last week's Sunday Standard sleep on the job? I had already counted about 3 or 4 typos and grammatical errors by page 3. THE THIRD PAGE. This might have been almost forgivable had it been in any of those forgettable pullouts but PAGE 3?While still on the topic of shoddy journalism, I wonder what Tony M is doing working in such a reputable paper. The guy's

Remember how I said the commercialisation of C.N.M.C.O.T. would be a one-time thing?

2009-03-21T11:21:00.000+03:00

Well, I lied.If you're an online lifestyle/gastronomic critic and interested in reviewing an Italian restaurant (free meal, of course), email me with a link to your blog/website. (walalo2001{@}yahoo<.>com)

Running

2009-03-21T10:35:00.000+03:00

So exciting; the wind in your ears; the steady thumping heartbeat; the feeling of horizontal flight... makes for a wonderful natural high. Always loved it; I don't even need a reason to run... I'll be quietly walking somewhere; the urge will grab me and off I go. Too bad passerbys look at one like he's gone loco. Ah well, let them pass on by and MTOB... doesn't faze me. Haven't been able to

Oh Sh*t, my blog's turning commercial...

2009-03-19T12:11:00.000+03:00

But it's only a one-time thing. ;-)How would you like a four course meal at a swanky Italian restaurant or a poolside buffet meal absolutely FREE? I want to know how some of the hotel's restaurants are doing and, hence, I need to send a few mystery guests to some of the restaurant outlets. All you have to do is, after the meal, fill a short survey form whereby you remark on the speed and

2009-03-19T11:39:00.000+03:00

I have a good eye and massive appreciation for beauty in nature. Beauty anywhere really; I have a knack for looking at a picture or scenario and instantly seeing what does and doesn't fit. Whether it is a flower arrangement, a portrait, attire or even interior design stuff. I don't keep up to date with trends but use my ingrained underlying template based on simplicity, elegance and 'freshness'.

2009-03-19T11:25:00.000+03:00

I don't have internet at my place at the moment hence I depend on cyber-cafes; a few days ago, I went to one and browsed away. On my way out, I asked the cute teenage attendant what time they closed. She giggled and looked down. I was preoccupied and thought she was laughing at something else so I asked again. She giggled once more and blushed. Quickly realising what was happening, I put on a

2009-03-15T17:12:00.000+03:00

I have a curious, ongoing predicament; folks, when explaining stuff to me, tend to repeat it three or more times even when I clearly got it the first time and indicated that I had.I sometimes wonder if I may have “I’m stupid; please repeat” monogrammed on my forehead.________________________________I’m in the process of realising how many fine-looking women Nairobi has. By which I mean a fresh,

aiaiaiaiai!

2009-03-11T12:04:00.001+03:00

Why does finance always find a way of coming back to haunt me? Cash flow projections and whatnot... I need a finance-savvy GF. Send in applications through the mail. kthxbye

Seriously...

2009-03-11T09:05:00.000+03:00

I've worked on a 4000 word hotel Marketing Plan, I've been up since 2AM drafting a Market Research Implementation Plan which I've just handed in and I'm now working on a Marketing Plan for the hotel's executive club for which we're going with a different direction. I like my boss, he's an AWESOME boss but, dude, seriously, hire me already! I'm basically doing everything I'd be doing as a

eye luv Digg

2009-03-09T12:00:00.000+03:00

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I love singing

2009-03-06T20:25:00.000+03:00

Loud off-key and occasionally well-pitched moments... it's all waaay fun for me.Hence I've decided to go for a karaoke session on a Saturday night at the Books First Cafe/Bar at Nakumatt Lifestyle. Clearly, the dolts that are my buddies (you, you, you, you and you) wouldn't go karaoke if their lives depended on it but that's not deterring me. Screw anonymity, if you're up for a karaoke session

2009-03-06T18:21:00.000+03:00

This week was interesting and a bit of a roller-coaster ride. I've just got to blog this and get it off my head so I can settle into Friday evening mode.Like I'd mentioned, I was given a shot at applying for what would be pretty much my dream position at this time. Was told to make a detailed marketing plan for the hotel which I worked on for hours till 3 in the AM. Curiously enough, unlike

Been an interesting day...

2009-03-03T11:38:00.000+03:00

I kind of ferreted out of the 'market researcher' position I had been offered. I then requested to apply for a 'marketing exec' position which is higher up the hierarchy than the other one. The Sales Director was a bit shocked by my gall and more or less gave me a tactfully-worded 'NO' saying they needed several years of experience for that particular position. I then asked spoke for a while

Oscar Wilde

2009-03-03T10:38:00.000+03:00

The most awesome (witty) literary figure that ever awesomed. A few choice sayings..."Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event. ""Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. ""There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating

2009-03-03T09:24:00.000+03:00

I moved out of the family home a few weeks ago; my mother insisted on vetting my new place first before letting me move there but knowing what her reaction would be, I paid the rent before she got there. And I was right; on the day of the intended move, she visited my place, looked around with an expression of utter horror then promptly spent the next hour attempting to convince me to look for

Paaaakaaaar

2009-02-27T18:02:00.001+03:00

There is a yearning in me; a yearning of an athletic sense that is not satisfied by any sport out there. I want to climb walls, leap from skyscrapers and sleekly stop myself midway by grabbing onto something, climb roofs and hop over the spaces in between roof, leap from wall to wall and over walls without knowing what lay on the other side and, basically, have the agility of a cat and constantly