HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! ..... BONNE ANNEE 2014 !

 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 TO EVERYONE WHO READ THIS BLOG. THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL 2013 YEAR.

 NOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO 2014, BECAUSE IT IS A NEW YEAR , LIKE A NEW BIRTH.

I JUST DECIDED TO  BE FULLY NATURAL ( HAIR AND FACE) TO CELEBRATE THIS NEW YEAR.
AT MY CHURCH WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE WITH FOOD AND PRAYERS  FROM 9 PM TO 1 AM. AND IT'S  COOL BECAUSE I LIVED JUST BEHIND IT SO NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT TAKING THE LATE BUS OR SLEEPING THERE.LOL

I WISH ALL OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A HEALTHY, PROSPEROUS AND PEACEFUL  NEW YEAR.
 MAY  GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

A HUGE GOOSE LOL... AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS

A VERY QUICK POST JUST TO WISH ALL OF YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

AND  LIKE I TOLD YOU, I WILL EAT THIS YEAR A GOOSE. SO I WENT TO BUY ONE AT THE FRESH MARKET THINKING THAT I WOULD  FOUND   A SMALL ONE LIKE 2 KG.

AT MY SURPRISE , I HAD TO BUY A BIG ONE WEIGHTING 5 KG. HAD NO CHOICE.LOL.
BACK AT HOME ( IT WAS SO HEAVY TO CARRY) I NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE IT  BECAUSE IT WILL BE ONLY FOR MY SISTER AND ME. ( YEAH! I AM STAYING IN LONDON).

FIRST I HAD TO  CUT OFF THE MAXIMUM OF FAT AND I SWEAR THE FAT ONLY MUST HAVE BEEN AT 2 KG. LOL.

THEN I CUT IT IN HALF. I WILL MARINATE  AND COOK IT  FOR THE DINNER WITH ROASTED POTATOES AND CARROTS. THE OTHER HALF WILL BE CUT IN TWO AND LET IN THE FREEZER FOR NEXT YEAR SURE.....LOL,

TO BE HONEST I WAS A LITTLE BIT WORRIED  ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THIS BIG BIRD BUT AGAIN I FIND A WAY. LOL

AGAIN I HOPE, ALL OFF YOU , CHRISTIANS OR NOT WILL SPEND A QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY THIS NEXT 2 DAYS.
            MERRY CHRISTMAS OR JOYEUX NOEL!
( don't forget I DO SPEAK FRENCH)

BANTU KNOTS " try 2" : SHORT STYLES EXPERIMENTS

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE MY LAST POST BUT I HAVE  SO MUCH TO DO. EVEN FOR MY HAIR,  IT HAS TO BE  QUICK AND SIMPLE.

 I WAS THINKING THAT BECAUSE OF CHRISTMAS EVE/ DINNERS ( I WILL ATTEND AT LEAST 4 DINNERS THIS YEARS)  I NEED AN EASY HAIRSTYLE.

 WHY NOT TRY A VERY SHORT ONE SINCE I DECIDED TO NOT COMPLAIN OR "FIGHT" MY SHRINKAGE.LOL

THE EASIEST WAY TO SUCCEED IS BY DOING SOME BANTU KNOTS, SO THE DEFINITION WILL BE INTERESTING, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM NOT THAT GOOD WHEN IT COMES TO STYLE PROPERLY MY HAIR.

I WILL PRETEND FOR 1 WEEK TO HAVE SHORT HAIR. PLUS IT'S NOT LIKE I ALWAYS WEAR IT LONG SO WHERE IS THE CHANGE FOR ME.LOL

I ALSO HAVE 2 DAYS TO SHOP MY OWN FOOD AND THIS YEAR I AM MAKING A GOOSE. YEAH.

I NEVER EVER  LIKED THE TURKEY (BLEND AND TASTELESS ) AND WHEN I WAS YOUNG MY MUM WERE COOKING LAMB OR PORK  ( IF I WAS IN CAMEROON IT WILL BE GOAT, PORK AND CHICKEN).
I RATHER COOK A DUCK BUT I WANT A GOOSE THIS YEAR. NO BEEF, NO LAMB AND NO FISH. IT WILL BE A CHANGE FOR ONCE.

I STILL NOT DECIDED WHAT WILL BE MY STARTER AND MY DESERT SO STAY TUNES, IF YOU CAN ....LOL

BYE BYE MADIBA

                                           RIP NELSON   ROLIHLAHLA   MANDELA 
                                           18 th JULY 1918- 5th  DECEMBER 2013

I WILL JUST MAKE A QUICK POST TO SAY........
A BIG THANK YOU TO TATA MANDELA.
 NOW I KNOW THAT HE WILL REALLY REST IN PEACE. BECAUSE EVEN IF HE  RETIRED FROM POLITICS, HE WAS STILL A HUGE INFLUENCE FOR ALL ESPECIALLY AFRICANS.

AND TO BE HONEST WHEN YOU ARE ALIVE YOU CAN NEVER SAY THAT YOU ARE RESTING BECAUSE LIFE AROUND YOU STILL AFFECT YOU IN A CERTAIN WAY.

IN MY COUNTRY WHEN YOU PASSED A CERTAIN AGE FROM 90 AND MORE, NOBODY IS CRYING. WE DANCE, WE SING ....  WE  CELEBRATE THE LIFE.  EVEN IF AT THE END HE WAS QUITE SICK, I AM SO HAPPY THAT UNLIKE SOME AFRICAN FREEDOM'S LEADERS/FIGHTERS ( PATRICE LULUMBA, THOMAS SANKARA, STEVE BIKO, OUM NYOBE ETC ......) HE WAS ABLE AT LEAST TO SEE SOME CHANGES IN HIS COUNTRY WHEN HE WAS ALIVE.

 HE WAS ABLE TO  WITNESS  AND BE INVOLVE IN   THE CHANGES THAT HE WAS FIGHTING FOR HIS BELOVED COUNTRY.

MAY GOD BLESS HIM AND HIS FAMILY. 

 I WANT TO SEND MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND  THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA

NOVEMBER..... MY BUSY BUSY MONTH

A VERY BUSY AND QUICK POST......
I  ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT THIS MONTH  I HAVE 3 MAJORS EVENTS TO ATTEND IN FACT 4. I  WENT TO 2 OF THEM THE BAPTISM  AND THE CHARITY DINNER  AT  MY CHURCH.

BECAUSE IT'S FREEZING IN LONDON I  WORE MY HAIR IN BRAIDS, MAXIMUM 4 OR 6. THAT'S IT. EVEN IF I DID  NOT GET A GOOD DEFINITION  WITH MY BRAIDS OUT, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

 EVEN THE SHRINKAGE DOESN'T BOTHER ME  ( I SWEAR I DID NOT CUT MY HAIR.LOL)
TOMORROW, FRIDAY NIGHT I AM  GOING TO "MY  CHRISTMAS DINNER " ORGANISED BY MY COLLEAGUES. I WILL PROBABLY KEEP MY BRAIDS FOR THE DINNER AND BRAIDS OUT FOR THE WEDDING.

AND SATURDAY I AM GOING TO A WEDDING. SO I JUST CO WASHED MY HAIR AND BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN IT WILL BE THE MINIMUM TREATMENT / HAIRSTYLE. THAT'S IT. I  STILL  HAVE THE OPTION TO WEAR A SCARF AFTER ALL... IT IS A NIGERIAN WEDDING!

STORMY WEATHER BUT LIFE GOES ON.....LOL

I  LIVE NEXT TO A BIG AND BEAUTIFUL PARK.BUT DURING  MY WEEK OFF THERE WERE SOME VERY STRONG WINDS  BLOWING AT   NIGHT BUT I DIDN'T BOTHER BECAUSE I WAS SURE THAT IT WAS ONLY THE COUNTRY SIDE WHICH WOULD BE AFFECTED.
BUT I WAS SOOOO WRONG. LOL

FEW DAYS LATER I WENT  FOR A WALK IN THE PARK AND I FOUND  ONE OF THE MOST TALLEST TREE HAD FALLEN DOWN. IT WAS SOOOO BIG. THE MORE I WENT INSIDE THE PARK,  THE MORE  I  WAS ABLE TO SEE THE DAMAGE.
JUST WOOAH ! NATURE IS SO POWERFUL.
I REALLY LIKED  THIS TREE BECAUSE WHEN IT WAS HOT I WAS ALWAYS SITTING  UNDER IT. THERE ARE OTHER BIG TREES BUT THIS ONE WAS PERFECT BECAUSE ITS LONG LEAVES ACTED  LIKE AN UMBRELLA OR A BIG TENT. LOL

WHEN I LOOKED AT IT I THOUGHT  THAT  NO MATTER HOW POWERFUL, RICH AND STRONG WE FEEL WE ARE WHEN OUR TIME WILL COME ..... YOU KNOW.......

BUT IT DID NOT STOP ME TO HAVE  SOME  PICTURES TAKEN NEXT TO MY FAVOURITE TREE AND EVEN ACTING SILLY BECAUSE LIFE JUST GOES ON.....

I WANTED TO KEEP A SOUVENIR BECAUSE SINCE I AM LIVING IN THIS AREA  THIS TREE WAS ALWAYS THERE

ANOTHER TREE DOWN

THE ARCADE MADE FROM STONE AND METAL   GOT DESTROYED TOO

LOOK THE LAST PIC BECAUSE THIS  IS FROM NOW

ME ACTING SILLY ... LOL

AS YOU SEE I AM NOT TALL LOL

THE SMALL TREE BEHIND  STAYS  STILL AND STRONG IT WASN'T ITS TIME......

IT IS LIKE ENTERING A SECRET WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND ....

NOT VERY COMFORTABLE TO SLEEP FOR SURE ...LOL

THIS LEAVES USED TO PROTECT ME FROM THE SUN.. SNIF, SNIF 

IT WAS "TAKEN" FROM THE SOIL..

I HOPE THEY WILL LET IT THAT WAY .....

THE PARK BEFORE THE STORM...

HAPPY 2 YEARS ANNIVERSARY MINASEK 'S BLOG !

JUST A QUICK POST TO SAY THANK YOU ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ATTENTION DURING  MY  2 YEARS OF BLOGGING.

 I ALREADY SAID AND WROTE IT. I DO REALLY ENJOY IT. EVEN IF I HAVE LESS AND LESS TIME TO POST OTHER THINGS THAT HAIR TREATMENTS BUT I WILL BE BACK ON TRACK WITH SOME OF MY FAVOURITE SUBJECTS  LIKE ART AND CULTURE ETC.....

NOVEMBER WILL BE A VERY BUSY MONTH FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE 4  EVENTS TO ATTEND.
 THE FIRST ONE WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK AT MY CHURCH. WE WILL ORGANISE A PARTY TO SUPPORT A CHARITY THAT WORK IN AN ORPHANAGE  IN LIBERIA.
THE SECOND  WEEK TWO MEMBERS OF MY CHURCH ARE GOING TO BE BAPTISED,  THE THIRD WEEK THERE WILL BE A WEDDING ( 2 members of my church ).

THEN THE LAST WEEK THERE WILL BE A PRE CHRISTMAS EVENING WITH MY COLLEAGUES. YES ! WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN ADVANCE BECAUSE IT IS MORE EASY TO RESERVE A GOOD RESTAURANT AND OF COURSE ....... IT IS  SOOOOO CHEAPER. LOL.

FOR MY HAIR I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF HAIRSTYLE I WILL CHOOSE. BUT I KNOW IT WILL BE SIMPLE MAYBE A BANTU KNOTS OUT BECAUSE I DID REALLY LIKE THE RESULTS.
 UNTIL THEN THANK YOU AGAIN AND MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.

LOVE LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!