NEXT STOP...NIGERIA!!

HEY WORLD..

umm i dont know how to explain this without reveling everything but ill be going to 9ja next week to see my boyfriend!! am so excited and wary at the same time.am excited because i love to see different cultures and Nigeria for me represents alot of culture,i mean the country is huge..theres no way it could be boring over there right?!

will bring more news when am back!

cheers!

ZAMBIAN VAC

hey world! so i haven't been here in the longest time ever and i have very good reasons.2 months ago i was on vacation in my country Zambia.and silly me forgot to take my laptop along with me.

heres a few things that struck me:

1. International and local calling is bloody expensive! like if you don't have some serious moolah in your phone you cannot talk AT ALL.this was the first thing i noticed naturally because i had to be on the phone constantly with my parents and boyfriend.i don't know about other parts of Africa but back home they aint even playin...

2.Apparently,when someone doesn't live in Zambia its noticeable! hehe not that i have an accent of any sort but people could tell and that was crazy...

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The food was awesome! i was not disappointed,in fact i had to carry some of that Zambian stuff with me as i was coming back.im missing my nshima and chiwawa already :(
all in all i had fun in zambia and i wish i carried my camera along to take pics but i forgot it too...smh...

cheers!

AFRO THEMED TEA PARTY

hey lovelies! hope every1 hd a lovely day like i did?! OK so i came across these here pictures from PRIDE MAGAZINE *yall need to check it out* and the 1st thing that came to mind was GORGEOUS!i dont know whose concept this was but it was on point!! how i would love to be in one of these *day dreaming* anyway..enjoy the pics!

10 things i love about my boyfriend....

1)I LOVE HOW HE WORKS SO HARD- as much as i would love to spend a whole lot of time with him and always complain when hes too tired to hang out with me,iam proud of the fact that he is hardworking.

2)I LOVE HOW HE IS SO NEAT/CLEAN- we all know how much of a job it is to live with boys but luckily i have the most tidy boyfriend around lol

3)I LOVE HIS EYELASHES- this might seem odd but i love watching him blink.he has the longest eyelashes iv ever seen on a man!

4)I LOVE HOW HE TREATS HIS FAMILY-you can tell the character of a man by how he treats his mother.he is so loving and caring with his!

5)I LOVE HOW HE TAKES CARE OF ALMOST EVERYTHING-hes got some sort of jack of all trades thing going on and i love it! hes my hero...

6)I LOVE HOW SERIOUSLY HE TAKES RELIGION-am not by any means the strongest person spiritually but i try and he is helping me get stronger although he has no idea...

7)I LOVE HOW KIND HE IS- although sometimes i think people take advantage of him because of that :(

8)I LOVE HOW no matter how deep in sleep he is,when am sleeping close enough he draws me into his arms & cuddles me...and the best part is he does this while hes asleep!!lol

9)I LOVE HOW HE TRIES TO BE BETTER for me... am not the easiest person to be with and hes changed alot about himself so i can be happy.i appreciate it and i luv him 4 that.:(

10)I LOVE HOW WE ARE IMPERFECT...because a perfect relationship is 1 with imperfections...

luv u boo!

TRIP TO ZAMBIA..

BEEF- As i said earlier on am currently living and studying in India and it so happens that Indians (the Hindu and they are the largest religious community in modern day India) worship the cow because it was the favorite pet of most Hindu gods.it is a scared animal to them therefore they DO NOT EAT BEEF... am beef starved and eating some of that good stuff at zambeef is the top of my priority he he

2)LIVINGSTONE-the tourist capital of Zambia! i cannot wait to go and have some much deserved fun over there..you see, am one of those unfortunate people who did not do any travelling within their own country(i hardly know my way around Lusaka) so this to me is like a really big deal....i cant wait to see what that place is all about!


CLUBBING- mehnn,if i tell you the last time i went into a serious African club you wont believe me.i need to see black folk dancing...as in, rumba,bumping and grinding,sweating having fun,laughing and flirting!! jeez...i really really look forward to this..


4)SALOONS- hahaha this may sound stupid but i need to get my hair did...seriously,we may have African hairdressers in different countries but mehnn,the ones in Africa are THE TRUTH...theres no style of braiding,weaving,attaching,fixing,cutting,shaving lol * OK you get it * that they dont know! i really miss letting the stylist do her thing as opposed to directing them from start to finish *sigh*

i really wanna do all those and then some.....oh and then theres the lil issue of packing..SMH..you never know how much stuff you have till you try to put it all in a suitcase! Christ...see the outfits i was busy jamming into this super huge suitcase...i was beginning to wonder if i over packed or the thing was just too small lol ahh..i need like a suitcase for clothes,shoes and accessories! i really suck at packing for someone who lives outta a suitcase...anyway,off to finish!
cheers!

wordless post...

WORLD CUP FEVER..

So the FIFA world cup games kick off today...i really dont know if i'll ever see my boyfriend again :(

see,he is a very serious football fan and he never misses a game.the whole Chelsea saga ended just last month and i thought i would get him back but Noooo...here comes the world cup!On a lighter note am really happy its happening in the southern part of Africa,nothing news worthy ever happens from those parts.

so ladies,what will you do to keep busy while your bf's/husbands and what nots are glued to the TV?

music to my ears..

so the song am loving right now is this one right here.....

Drake - Show Me A Good Time (Thank Me Later

10 things ilove....

hey world...

so when i was starting this blog i made a promise to myself that i would try by all means to keep my personal stuff away from here but to hell wit it...i think from now on ill write whatever pops to mind...
so as i was going around blogsville i noticed people making a ten things i love post so i figured i should too though am super late but who cares right?! so here you have it~~


1)GOD: I know my relationship with HIM is still undergoing construction but one thing i know for sure is am NOTHING with out HIM.HE has seen me through many a tough time and even though my faith is still not on point HE always comes through...for that am thankful.HE is indeed a marvelous Jehovah


2)MY FAMILY:Everyone probably thinks its a cliche to say this but i really do love my family to bits.i have only 2 siblings and the parents.its a really small family so y'all can understand when i say we are very close knit.without them am NOTHING.we have our regular misunderstandings but t the end of the day they are my solace and support system.we have gone through SO much together and as individuals,i cant imagine my life without them*hugs*

3)MY BOYFRIEND:The lord knows i have had so many ups and downs with this man because of so many different things* we are from different countries mind you*...sometimes i feel like am fighting a loosing battle but when i relax and think things through, i realize its all worth fighting for.Am absolutely in luv with my boyfriend...

4)TRAVELLING:theres something intriguing about going to a place you've never been to...well thats what it is with me,too many romantic novels no? lol yea well its like that for me and i intend to visit at least 30 countries before i grow old!

5)MUSIC: mehnn....am like,you can have the TV,take the DVD'S and to hell with whatever,just leave the stereo and the iPod with me!! i love music...music is my escape..no joke! there is always a song i can relate to when am sad,happy,frustrated or heartbroken...and after listening to that my mood changes almost instantly! its therapeutic yo lol try it!

6)READING: ahhhh another one of my favorite things to do in this world.i can be locked in the house for hours with a good book and be very content with that.i love reading,it takes you to different places depending on what your reading...you get lost in the book and even become part of the characters! or is it just me?well i do that so its fun...

7)SHOPPING: i dont think theres a girl alive who hates shopping! unlike most of my friends i can spend the whole day in the mall looking through the shops and trying on stuff before i make up my mind.i hate buying everything expensive,my wardrobe is a mix of cheap AND pretty expensive clothes/shoes/accessories.i enjoy the process of looking for then finding something cheap but beautiful..i dont know why...

8)BABIES: whats not to love about babies?! they are like miniature little people who cant talk...lol am happy when i can figure out how to make a baby happy...

9)MAKEUP: i love experimenting with different colors and palettes.it amuses me how different i look with different applications...i can totally transform myself in 5mins! cool...

10)RAINY DAYS: most people have the notion that when it rains its gloomy...i love the rain..to me it signifies a new beginning.everything has been washed away and everything is clean and new...

M.A.C. COSMETICS

So,i love to think of myself as very artistic..which of course am not lol anyway,to me being artistic doesnt mean having a good eye for art or knowing how to paint...to me its making something ordinary beautiful! and thats where MAKEUP comes in.my face is my canvas,i like to try on different colors/shades just to see how different i'll look when iam done.

And so far the cosmetics line that allows me to achieve such looks is M.A.C. not because its the most popular cosmetics line out there but because they have a professional makeup studio thing goin on lol so yea...right now am in love with their TO THE BEACH line which is mostly corals,blues,greens and plums. they have some kind of summer vibe goin on with this line which is perfect 4 me cos its summer in India.cant wait to get my hands on some of these babies...

oh and the looks i like alot are the sand and sun..gorgeous!



check it out the link posted below ladies!

xoxo!


M�A�C Cosmetics | To the Beach |

AWOL...

2 weeks AWOL from blogsville...so unexpected.this week has been soooo filled up with drama i could hardly catch my breath lol but i promised myself i would'nt write anything personal so i wont say..hehe
so while i was trying to cheer myself up i went on YouTube* i always do that* to look for random funny videos when i found this....



lmao i cant stop laughing...thought id share it...

xoxo..

strike a pose!

I dont know if i mentioned this or not earlier but am a fashion whore,for lack of a better word..i dont necessarily go out and splurge every day or anything funky like that but when i do i like getting nice things...and by nice i might be talking about things that are a tad bit expensive! dont get me wrong! i buy a lot of cheap stuff too...my wadrobe is 50/50...and the next things on my wishlist mus be one of these... im in luv!






so,i didn't put the names of the designers besides the dress but the names of the designers are Ituen Basi,anna macraney,nike kinola & korto * she was on project runway season 5* i LOVE these...i usually don't like African wear but these caught my attention,maybe because my mom recently gifted me an African dress *love u mommy* which she made herself.*shes a designer* so yea...i really want something like that and soon...

Zambians in the spotlight..

sup blogsville!! so,a lot has been going on this week with school and all and today is the day iam free enough to blog...am not really going to make this an all things Zambian type of blog but ever since i noticed there aren't so many Zambian type blogs i decided to take it upon myself to change that lol yea so as i was busy snooping round i came across a very beautiful and talented zambian musician who is hardly known...her name is karen mukupa...

KARAN MUKUPA
Pretty, spunky , fun , strong , courageous, eclectic are some of the words that come to my mind when I think of Karen Mukupa.

Karen lived in Tanzania until the age 15 before moving to Denmak her father's land where she currently resides. She's always known that she would become a musician one day, well she's doing it and doing it well.

She was part of a reggae duo with her late friend Natashja (danish/sudanese sista) who passed away in 2007 through a car accident in Jamaica. Her death shaked Danish people who loved the duo . I just found out that she was the singer of this very popular club song, Calabria that I'm sure some of you must know (I'll put in the playlist ).

Karen is keeping their legacy alive by pursuing a solo career. Her new album is called "Dreamer", I listened to a few tracks and I loved it, there are some strong reggae influences, afro cuban, pop, hip hop, R & B..I would def' recomend it* wink*




visit her website and see more!

www.karenmukupa.com

MAUREEN LILANDA
my other highlight today is a lady who's been in the Zambian music scene for yearsss....my mom used to dance to this womans music when SHE was young! hehehe
What can I say? Another beautiful voice I'm discovering and sharing with you all.
If you like folk african music with a lot of soul , Maureen is your girl. This zambian woman mixes tradional rythm, reggae, soul,pop, def' tunes I would listen to on my ipod. Maureen has 20+years of experience on both local and international scene. This mother of four is also a four time recepient of the NAC award for best zambian female artist is well know in her native zambia where she's fondly called "mama zambia". She just released her latest album called "Soul Masala", a project on which she worked with both zambian and european musicians.
Check her out , she's def' interesting:


MADALITSO MUTHIYA
am on a roll people!! from music to sports....iam not that big of a golf fan,in fact,the only thing i know about golf is tiger woods lol but i found an amazing Zambian pro golfer..read on..

Even though Madalitso hasn't won yet any major International tournament yet, regardless at just 25 years old, Madalitso is the first black African player to play @ the US Open.

He started playing @ the age of 9 and @ 15 years old, former Zambian president Frederic Chiluba offered him the chance to go play for a local tournament in America...this gave him the opportunity to attend New Mexico Uni where he turned pro.

Madalitso is known to be a devout Christian young man who's proud of his accomplishments and wants 2 be a role model for other African children who want to play golf as well.

Wishing much success to this brotha:)



pheww...ummm i have to make a part 2!