BACK TO LIFE ... BACK TO REALITY ... BACK TO CHURCH

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME THAT I DIDN'T GO TO CHURCH IN FACT THE LAST TIME WAS 7 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS LIVING  IN CAMEROON, MY COUNTRY. I WAS REALLY ATTACHED TO THAT CHURCH BECAUSE THE PASTOR WAS REALLY INSPIRING , THE CHURCH WAS NOT TO FAR AWAY FROM MY FATHER,S VILLAGE ( HIS BIRTH,S PLACE ) AND ABOVE ALL THE SERVICE WAS IN MY NATIVE LANGUAGE " BASSAA" ESPECIALLY THE SONG. ALL THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

BUT WHEN I CAME TO LONDON I TRIED TO FIND A CHURCH WHERE I CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE  AND WITH A SERVICE AT LEAST IN FRENCH BUT OR IT WAS TOO FAR AWAY OR IT WAS TO BIG. IN FACT I AM NOT REALLY ATTRACT TO BIG BIG CHURCHES.
I 'VE  BEEN THERE AND IT IS TOO IMPERSONAL FOR ME. SO I JUST PRAY AND READ THE BIBLE WITH MY SISTER THAT WAS ENOUGH UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I WAS WALKING NEXT TO THE PARK EXACTLY  FEW STREETS AWAY  FROM MY HOUSE.

 THIS IS MY CHURCH HAIRSTYLE

I JUST HEARD SOME MUSIC COMING FROM A HOUSE,  I WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING THERE AND A WOMAN WITH A VERY BEAUTIFUL SMILE INVITED ME TO COME IN. WE DISCUSSED AND SHE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A CHURCH. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE A REGULAR HOUSE THERE ARE ONLY 20 MEMBERS BUT I FELT THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT PLACE  FOR ME. ON THURSDAY I ATTENDED  MY FIRST BIBLE STUDY AND IT WAS VERY GOOD.

 I THINK THAT AT LAST I JUST FIND ....... MY CHURCH. IT WAS NICE TO PRAY ,  READ AND DISCUSS THE BIBLE WITH MY SISTER BUT BOTH OF US WANTED TO BE PART OF A CONGREGATION.
SOMETIMES IN ORDER TO GET BACK TO LIFE, YOU NEED TO FACE REALITY ..... YOU JUST NEED TO GO TO CHURCH. THAT'S HOW I FEEL RIGHT NOW.

AAAAAAAAT LAAAAAST ! ...... THE SPRING IS COMING HOME.... LOL

   AT LAST THE SPRING IS COMING HOME
   THE WINTER DAYS ARE OVER 
   AND LIFE IS LIKE A SONG

YOU ARE VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE TO LISTEN TO  ME SINGING .LOL

I AM BACK TO WORK AND WE ARE LUCKY IN LONDON THE WEATHER STARTS TO BE WARM. COMPARE TO THE FREEZING WINDS WE HAD ALL THE EASTER HOLIDAYS IT IS QUITE ENCOURAGING FOR ME. I CAN WEAR LIGHTER CLOTHES. BUT I STILL HAVE A JACKET BUT A VERY THIN ONE.LOL

I PLAN TO WEAR MY HAIR WITHOUT ANY SCARF OR BRAIDS. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO EXCEL IN THE TWIST OUT. SO I CAN GO OUT WITH A NICE DEFINED HAIRSTYLE. BUT I AM STILL NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE RESULTS.

I AM QUITE HAPPY WITH THE BACK BUT NOT THE FRONT AND I WANT TO TRY THE FLAT TWISTS BUT I AM NOT VERY GOOD AT THEM. BUT I DECIDED TO PRACTICE SO I WILL BE READY FOR THE SUMMER.

 MY FAVORITE FLOWERS ARE HORTENSIAS SO I DECIDED TO DO MY MAKE UP BY USING THE SAME COLORS THAT YOU CAN FIND WITH THIS FLOWERS PINK/ FUCHSIA AND PURPLE/ BLUE. IT IS MY WAY TO CELEBRATE THE LATE COMING OF THE SPRING SEASON.

OK ! OK  !  I KNOW I AM NOT A  MAKE UP ARTIST BUT I AM AN "AMATEUR" ARTIST SO I CAN DO WHAT I CAN. I AM LEARNING SO PLEASE DON'T BE TOO HARD WITH ME.

A VERY DISTURBING PHONE CALL.....

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A VERY QUITE AND PEACEFUL EASTER HOLIDAYS BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE A SAD ONE FOR ME.

EVERYTHING WAS OK ON EASTER MONDAY EXCEPT THAT AT 7 PM I RECEIVED A CALL ON MY MOBILE IT WAS AN UNKNOWN/ RESTRICTED NUMBER BUT I DID NOT PAY ATTENTION AND I JUST ANSWERED...... A VERY BIG MISTAKE.....
I THEN  HEARD A MAN VOICE WITH AN "ASIAN ACCENT" TELLING ME THAT " A FRIEND OF MINE" GAVE HIM  £ 10 000 TO KILL ME IF I DO NOT LEAVE THE AREA..... YEAH ! JUST THAT.

I TRIED TO MAKE HIM SAY MY NAME BUT HE WAS KEEP REPEATING THE SAME THREAT .. YOU HAVE TO LIVE THE AREA OR SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN TO YOU AND I DON'T WANT  YOU TO BE HURT.

I JUST END THE CONVERSATION BY TELLING HIM THAT  HE MADE THE WRONG NUMBER BECAUSE I HAVE NO FRIEND IN LONDON WHO CAN PAY THAT HUGE SUM OF MONEY JUST TO MAKE ME KILLED.
AFTER THE CALL I WAS QUITE SHOCKED AND I  CALLED THE POLICE  WHO CAME  15 MINUTES LATER.

BECAUSE IT WAS AN UNKNOWN  NUMBER  THE POLICE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T TRACK IT EASILY BUT I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO KILL ME  THIS PERSON WILL NEVER WARN ME.
PLUS HE SEEMED  TO NOT KNOWING MY NAME AND MY ADDRESS BECAUSE HE WAS REPEATING THE SAME THREAT. AND THE GOOD THING WAS THAT I NEVER GAVE MY NAME SO IT WAS A JOKE OR MAYBE AN ATTEMPT TO BLACKMAIL ME IN THE FUTURE FOR MONEY.

 BUT THEY PUT ME ON THE VICTIM WATCH AND SUPPORT.
DURING 2 DAYS I WAS AFRAID TO GO OUT THEN MY SISTER TOLD ME TO CALM DOWN AND LISTEN TO THE POLICE'S ADVICE. NEVER ANSWER TO AN UNKNOWN NUMBER AND DO NOT  OPEN THE DOOR IF YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING SOMEONE.
SINCE THE INCIDENT THE PERSON KEEP ON CALLING BUT I JUST REJECTED  EACH  CALL AND  KEEP IT RECORD FOR THE POLICE.

NOW I JUST WANT TO HIDE SOMEWHERE.

HAPPY EASTER HOLIDAYS....A VERY SPECIAL TIME FOR CHRISTIANS

I AM ON HOLIDAY FOR 2 WEEKS AND AT THE SAME TIME I AM SICK AGAIN. THIS TIME IT'S  MY STOMACH. AND I REALLY HATE IT. IT IS BURNING MAYBE I ATE TOO MUCH SPICY MEALS .... I DON'T KNOW IT NEVER HAPPENED  BEFORE.

BUT EASTER IT IS A TIME FOR ME TO FAST AND MEDITATE. SO EVEN FOR THIS POST EVERYTHING HAS TO BE "SIMPLY NAKED" ( PICS WITH NO MAKE UP PLEASE ..LOL ). MY SISTER AND I WILL START A FASTING PERIOD OF ONE WEEK. WE TRIED TO AVOID EATING SUCH THINGS  LIKE  MEAT, FISH, RICE, PASTA, FRUITS JUICES, FRUITS YOGURT AND CAKES.

WE CAN MAKE IT LAST FOR 3 WEEKS BUT MOST OF THE TIME THIS ONE IS MADE IN JUNE BEFORE THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS. THIS IS JUST US, OUR RITUAL BECAUSE AT THIS TIME WE FEEL THAT WE ARE MORE CONCENTRATED.
WE CHOOSE 3 EXTRACTS  FROM THE BIBLE TO READ AND WE PRAY 3 TIMES A DAY. WE DECIDE IN ADVANCE WHAT WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF OUR PRAYERS.

I  JUST WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY EASTER CHRISTIANS OR NOT , MAY GOD PROTECT YOU ALL AND YOUR FAMILIES. GOD BLESS.

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MY NEW ADDICTION ..... THE TWISTS

I HAVE A NEW HAIR ADDICTION... THE TWISTS .LOL. BEFORE IT WAS MY MICRO BRAIDS AND I REALLY THOUGHT THAT I WILL STICK TO  THEM  BUT NOW SINCE FEW WEEKS I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH MY TWISTS.
IN FACT I ALWAYS LOVED TWISTS  AND TWISTS  OUT BUT I WAS NOT REALLY GOOD I MAKING THEM AND KEEPING THEM NEAT AND FRESH MORE THAN 2 DAYS.
BUT MY SISTER WHO IS VERY " RUBBISH" AT  BRAIDING STRANGELY, IS VERY GOOD AT TWISTING.
 IN FACT WHEN  SHE  IS MAKING MY TWISTS I CAN KEEP THEM 2 WEEKS WITHOUT RETOUCHING THEM. IN FACT I USED ALOES VERA GEL AND SOMETIMES COCONUT OIL TO KEEP THEM MOISTURIZED AND SHINY.
I  HAD TO CHANGE MY HAIR ROUTINE COMPARE TO THE MICRO BRAIDS. WITH THE MICRO BRAIDS I JUST KEPT THEM FOR 6 WEEKS BUT CO WASHED  MY HAIR EVERY WEEK AND APPLY HOT CASTOR OIL ON MY SCALP.
WITH MY TWISTS I HAD TO DETANGLE AND WASH MY HAIR EVERY WEEK  WITH MY HOMEMADE SHAMPOO AND ALSO  APPLY HOT CASTOR OIL.

MY HOMEMADE SHAMPOO

SHAMPOO APPLY ON DRY HAIR

RINSED AND CO WASHED

BLOW DRIED

ALOES VERA GEL APPLIED

I THINK THAT MY SISTER DID A GREAT JOB. I REALLY LOVED THE FINISH LOOK AND TO KEEP THEM NEAT I JUST APPLIED SOME  ALOES GEL TO SEAL THEM.
EVERY  MORNING I DO THE SAME AND IN THE EVENING I APPLIED A MIXTURE OF COCONUT OIL, ALOES VERA GEL AND CASTOR OIL. DURING THE DAY I WEAR A BANDANA  SO IT  KEEPS MY TWISTS NEAT AND SHINY.
BELOW MY HAIR 1 WEEK AFTER THIS HAIR CARE ROUTINE.

 MY BRAIDS OUT 2 WEEKS LATER. LOVE LOVE IT BUT I NEED TO IMPROVE  THE RESULT  BECAUSE I WANTED MORE DEFINITION IN THE CURLS BUT WITH PRACTICE I KNOW IT WILL COME.

 UPDATE ON MY WEIGHT : I  PUT ON 2 POUNDS THAT I HAD LOST LAST WEEK MY MEDICATION IS THE CULPRIT ( WATER RETENTION) AND I HAD TO TAKE THEM BECAUSE OF THE PAIN CAUSED BY THE FIBROID DURING MY PERIOD.
 MY ADVISER TOLD ME TO SEE MY DOCTOR AND TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM SO UNTIL I SEE MY GP I AM QUITE DEPRESSED BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT...
MAYBE I WILL NEVER LOOSE WEIGHT BECAUSE OF THAT. MY SISTER HAD ALREADY LOST  12 POUNDS. EVERYTHING IS WORKING FOR HER  AND BECAUSE I AM THE ONE WHO IS MAKING THE COOKING AND EVERYTHING I AM SOOO HAPPY FOR HER.

ONE YEAR HAIR ... WITH PICS TO COMPARE

BECAUSE SOMETIME I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW MY HAIR IS MAKING PROGRESS, EVEN IF PEOPLE  TOLD ME THAT THEY SEE A DIFFERENCE, IT IS NOT EASY FOR ME TO SEE IT BUT YES I DO FEEL THE DIFFERENCE OF VOLUME WHEN I HAVE TO HANDLE IT.
BECAUSE MY HAIR SHRINK A LOT, EVEN TO SEE SOME LENGTH IT IS NOT EASY BUT NOW I CAN ALSO SEE A HUGE IMPROVEMENT IN THIS AREA.
I DO NOT HAVE A TARGET LENGTH, NEVER HAD, I JUST WANT HEALTHY AND EASY TO MAINTAIN HAIR. I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH MYSELF I AM TOO BUSY AND ABOVE ALL TOO LAZY (LOL)  TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME  AND MONEY TO CARE FOR IT. SO I AM QUITE HAPPY OF THE RESULT BECAUSE IT IS A CHEAP AND PRACTICAL METHOD THAT T FOUND.

MY FIRST TWIST OUT 1 YEAR AGO

FEBRUARY 2013

1 YEAR AGO

SIDE VIEW OF FEBRUARY 2013

THE OTHER SIDE FEBRUARY 2013

ONE YEAR AGO

FEBRUARY 2013

ONE YEAR AGO

JANUARY 2013

I HOPE ONE DAY TO DO THE SAME COMPARISON PICTURES WITH MY BODY BUT LAST WEEK I HAD A REALLY BAD NEWS WHEN I WAS ON THE SCALE, IT SHOWED  5 POUNDS GAIN DESPITE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY THE PLAN.
THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS FLUID RETENTION PROBABLY CAUSE BY MY PERIOD OR MY MEDICATION. MY PERIOD WERE OFF TWO WEEKS AGO SO I JUST CHECKED ONE OF MY PAIN KILLER / ANTI INFLAMMATORY THAT I HAVE TO TAKE .... AND GUESS WHAT ? ONE OF THE SIDE EFFECT IS.... WATER RETENTION.
 I WAS JUST MAD AND DEPRESSED. NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ?????