Vinnie Banton has this romantic single out. He seems to suggest that the way to a woman’s heart is accepting her as she is, and having her do things her way. I doubt that this is will fly with most African men, but it certainly is what many women want to hear. Keep it up Banton, this ones a hit.
TULIZA VIPI?
Willywhizz has this video online that in my own opinion is pedestrian. The artist has something to say, but he says it in no way that is different from what we have seen before. The production value of his video is basic. And the people in the video, especially the ladies don’t seem to want to be there.
“Hey!” by Just A Band
On a lighter note Just A Band’s “Hey!” has a video out that is entertaining as well as funny. I love the hand puppetry.
I just got done reading a book which really inspired me to stop kidding around and be a man. The book ends with a quote which I’d like to share with you.
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
- Harold Thurman Whitman
So, apart from blogging, I love taking pictures. I have made it a point to take pictures every week. Photography is a hobby that came to me as an accident and what a great accident it was.
Music has a way of feeding as well as draining the soul. Through this medium we neo-Kenyans have managed to express our feelings using all sorts of musical genre’s.
Missing My Baby by Amani
It is said that imitation is the greatest form of flattery so Dallas based Kenyan artist QStick decided to do a remix to Nonini’s hit “Si Lazima.”
This week on Oprah she had an show on people who decided to outsource wombs because they were not able to give birth to kids. I for one think that such a thing as this was inevitable given that we are becoming a global village, and that everybody now can just about outsource just about anything to any country.
So, what’s outsourcing anyway? My friend Webster defines it as; to procure (as some goods or services needed by a business or organization) under contract with an outside supplier
Before I say what I really think of this outsourcing womb business, I wanted to give you the reader, full disclosure:
I am in the process of having a website made through outsourcing that will enable people to pick out images of things in nature that look like letters, and put them together to form a word. Below is an example:
Hernando Cortés is an name that illicits a lot of anger among some people. But in my book he is a man whom we all need to learn from. In 1519, Cortés left the island of Cuba in search of Gold and Riches. Many had gone before him with similar dreams and had not succeeded, but Cortés was determined to go back to Cuba rich.
When Hernando Cortés landed on the South American coast he ordered his men to burn all the boats they had used to sail there from Cuba. Cortés eye was on the wealth of the Aztecs and nothing was going to stop him. After the boats were burnt there was no looking back. In the end, he attained his goal.
What is it that you want to be.
What thing have you wanted to accomplish?
What are you willing to do to make your dream’s come true?
Are you willing to look into your life and decide to take that daring step to burn your boat so that you will have no choice but to attain your goal?
As a child I remember that whenever I got home from school at the end of my school year, I would hand my report form to my father who would always glance at it and say, “Son, there is always room for improvement.”
I urge you to step back, and look at what you have or have not achieved then realize that there is always room for improvement.
I am an avid blogger and proud of it. So I decided to make a shirt that displayed my love for blogging. So what is this blogging business?
According to wikipidea; blogging is (an abridgment of the term web log) is a website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. “Blog” can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
So there you have it. I’m a blogger and i’m proud of being one! Oh yeah, and iBlog in Kenyanese.
Some, unlike me are mathematically inclined. Others are good singers, writers, thinkers, and the list goes on. A few years ago, I took a photography class at a local community college. At the time I did not even know how to load a film camera. Today, I’m a part time photographer and clothing designer.
Some of you are thinking to yourselves “Good for you GengeWear, me myself I can’t do jack, coz I’m bila talent!”
Thats absolutely not true, it’s just plain rubbish and here is how I can prove it. Walk into a nursery school and ask the little kids “Who here can draw?” I can almost guarantee you that they will all claim that they can. We too were like that, but now we claim not to have any skill or talent. Why is this so?
The other day I decided to get a website to showcase my photography. I did so not because I wanted to brag about it in this blog, but because I realized that I could use what I do best to better the lives of the people around me.
What is it that you are good at? Can you cook tea? Can you crack jokes? Can you draw? Are you good with money? Can you fix peoples hair? All these and more are things you can do to improve the quality of life of the people around you.
So what are you waiting for? You got the talent, stop ngethiaring (slacking) and just use it!
Kirk Nugent is someone I did not know existed until mwangi, a fellow blogger turned me on to him. Nugent is a cross between a poet and a motivational speaker. And no, he is not an angry black man.
If Kirk Nugent seems too much for you, go ahead and listen to this song. Don’t let the funny hat scare you. he doesn’t bite.
We all talk about each other. I for one am fascinated by how culture affects how we interact with each other. One thing that we African immigrants do is talk about a strange group of people called African Americans. It is no secret that there is some animosity between Africans and African Americans.
If I had the courage, I would walk up to an African American and ask the following questions on behalf of a minority of my continent mates;
So, what exactly do you want to call yourselves? Is it African-American, Ameri-Nubian, Black-American, Tanned American, Mzungu, Mzungu Mweusi?
I don’t understand why you say, “teef” instead of teeth, and “truuf” instead of truth. Is English really that hard?
I am yet to find and African American who flat out caims to have black/African in them. Most usually say “I am half Native-American” “I am half French” or even, “I ain’t from Africa!” They forget that to the other races they all are…..black.
Why do you have to be so loud and dramatic!
Why do you have to insist on naming your kids “African” names like DeAndre, DeJuan, DeShawn, JuMichael, Keyshawn, Latonya, LaShonda, Lashawn, T’Keyah, YaSheema, and Latrina.
What’s up with spending thousands on “pimping” an old car while you live on food stamps?
Why do you look down on those of you who speak proper English?
I think Chitterlings are just nasty, now that that’s off my chest, wanna eat some chicken feet?
