I KNOW I KNOW I SAID THAT I WAS SO ADDICTED TO MICRO BRAIDS THAT I WILL NOT CHANGE MY HAIRSTYLE SOON. BUT THE TRUTH IS I WAS STARTING TO BE FED UP BY ALL THE DETANGLING PROCESS PLUS THE SAME HAIRSTYLE FOR LIKE 6 MONTHS NOW IS BECOMING VERY BORING.
THE GOOD THING IS THAT FOR ALMOST THE COLD SEASON I DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY HAIR. BUT NOW I JUST MISS THE SENSATION TO TOUCH, BRUSH OR COMB. I ALSO THINK THAT I NEED TO IMPROVE MY TWISTING STYLE.
I AM NOT THAT GOOD AT IT SO MY NEXT MOVE WILL BE TO CONCENTRATE ON MAKING BEAUTIFUL TWISTS AND TWISTS OUT.LOL
OBVIOUSLY MY ROUTINE WILL CHANGE BECAUSE I WILL TAKE THEM OFF EVERY WEEK. BUT I DON'T MIND THE WINTER WILL COME TO END EVEN IF IT IS SUPER FRIZZING NOW. MICRO BRAIDS WERE GREAT BECAUSE MY HAIR IS THICKER AND LONGER.
I DID SHAMPOO AND CO WASHED. THIS A BIG SHRINKAGE YES !
I AMSUPER BUSY BUT THIS IS A QUICK POST TO WISH YOU A HAPPY VALENTINEDAY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT ON THURSDAY SO I JUST USE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
FOR ME THE BEST WAY TO CELEBRATE AND APPRECIATE IT IS TO EAT/SHARE A GOOD MEAL AND LISTEN/DANCE TO MY FAVORITE LOVE MUSIC AKA SLOW JAM OF THE 90'S. OF COURSE IF YOU ARE IN COUPLE IT IS THE BEST BUT NO NEED TO BE IN COUPLE.... LOVE IT IS ALSO FAMILY, FRIENDS ETC... SO NO NEED TO FEEL DEPRESSED THIS PARTICULAR DAY IF YOU ARE ALONE. LOL
YOU KNOW I WORK IN A SCHOOL SO ALL THIS WEEK STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO PRODUCE LOVE POEMS AND ON THURSDAY THERE WILL BE A VOTE TO DECIDE WHO WIN AND THE LUCKY WINNER WILL GET AN INVITATION IN A FANCY RESTAURANT WITH THE PERSON OF HIS CHOICE OR KEEP THE MONEY [£ 100]FOR HIMSELF OR HERSELF. MOST OF THE STUDENTS SAID THAT THEY WILL KEEP THE MONEY. LOL
YOU KNOW THAT NOT EVERYBODY CAN WROTE A POEM IN 15 MINUTES ( it was the time given quite challenging ) SO FOR PEOPLE WHO WHERE CLUELESS THE TEACHER GAVE THEM A METHOD WHERE YOU CHOOSE A WORD THEN YOU PUT IT IN VERTICAL AND YOU CREATE A SENTENCE FROM EACH LETTER.
THE TWO SELECTED WORDS WERE " EROS" AND "PHYLIA".
EROS IS A GREC WORD LIKE YOU KNOW WHICH MEANS LOVE BUT WHEN YOU FALL IN LOVE.
AND PHYLIA, ( grec too ) MEANS LOVE BUT BETWEEN FRIENDS.
I DECIDED TO PUBLISH 2 POEMS GAVE TO ME BY ONE OF THE STUDENT THAT I WORKED WITH, IT DIDN'T COME FIRST IN HIS CLASS BUT I THOUGHT THAT FOR SOMEONE WHICH ENGLISH IS NOT THE FIRST LANGUAGE ( she is in London since 3 months ) SHE DID WELL.
The first ENORMOUSLY AND DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE RARE, PURE SO HANDLE IT WITH A GLOVE OUTRAGEOUS FEELINGS WILL ALWAYS LAST SO BE READY CAUSE MY HEART BEATS FAST
The second PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR EACH OTHER HAVING FEELINGS FOR ONE ANOTHER YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED LIKE A PRECIOUS DOVE I WILL NEVER LET YOU APART AND YOU WILL BE GLUE TO MY HEART
WRITTEN BY H.MANDJAP
TO FINISH I JUST WANT TO POST SOME VIDEOS OF SONGS THAT I REALLY LIKE TO LISTEN. FOR ME OLD SCHOOL R&B IS THE BOMB AND STILL IS.
AND A VERY RECENT ONE FROM TAMAR BRAXTON. TONI BRAXTON'S SISTER.
HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY THAT DAY LIKE I WILL. GOD BLESS.
YESTERDAY ( SATURDAY THE 26th ) I WENT TO SEE "DJANGO UNCHAINED" IS SHOWING IN LONDON AT THE THEATERS SINCE THE 18th AND BELIEVE ME IT IS A MUST SEE.
I KNOW that there was a lot of polemic about the movie in the US because of the use of the word "Nigger" and the Violent Scenes. But I never really understood why people have a problem with this especially when at this time ..SLAVERY... these two factors were a common place.
LET ME BE CLEAR black people at that time were considered less than animals so they were not really called "Ladies and Gentlemen" and if you want to see a movie which try to depict how Slavery was even partially YOU MUST USED THE PROPER WORD.
FOR PEOPLE complaining about the violence THEY NEED TO REALIZED THAT SLAVERY WAS A HUGE AND CONSTANT VIOLENCE.
TO IGNORE THIS two facts for me is a huge hypocrisy. "DJANGO UNCHAINED" is a western spaghetti which take place during Slavery and has also Slavery has the main theme. I will not spoiled it because i really want you to go and see it.
I always been a huge fan of Tarantino's movies and my favorite ones are Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown and now "Django Unchained".
Today I realized that I am old enough to deal with that "kind of movie". I remembered when "ROOTS" was on TV and I was very young at that time and i couldn't stop crying in fact i only watched the first episode and it took me 16 years to watch it entirely THE PAIN, THE PAIN WAS TOO MUCH.
SAME THING for ALL the old documentaries about The Civil Rights Movement. One image in particular never left my mind it was a Black Woman like 7 months pregnant who has to get off the bus by white men and they just beat her... what happen to her i never know BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IT WAS THAT I JUST REFUSED TO WATCH THAT KIND OF IMAGES FOR A LONG TIME.
I READ AND WATCHED a lot of materials about SLAVERY and I know that what you see in the movie really happened. OF COURSE Tarantino did not included two common violence like the systematic rape of slaves and the frequent assault on children. Apparently he says that it was his choice because it will be too difficult to shoot or handle. ( his words ). That's why most of the violent scenes are against ADULTS mostly MEN.
THERE ARE ALSO some humorous scenes that some people may think strange and unacceptable but for me they did make sense and I think that this is the reason you can watch the movie quietly UNLESS IT WILL BE TOO HARD but this is just my opinion. AND OF COURSE THE END HELP TO LEAVE THE THEATER WITHOUT FEELING.....YOU KNOW.
TO FINISH I heard a lot of people who like to tell that WE BLACK PEOPLE WE MUST MOVE ON AND LEAVE SLAVERY IN THE PAST AND I JUST WANT TO TELL THEM THAT YES WE WILL BUT BEFORE YOU MUST GO TO HELL FIRST CAUSE' WE'VE BEEN THERE. AND WE KNOW WHAT IT'S LOOK LIKE.
NEVER NEVER FORGET WHAT OUR ANCESTORS HAVE ENDURED THROUGH ALL THIS YEARS AT LEAST WE OWN THEM THE FREEDOM THAT WE HAVE TODAY. MAY GOD BLESS THEM.
AUGUSTIN KASSI IS AN IVORIAN PAINTER WHO LIVES IN IVORY COAST ( AFRICA ). HE IS BORN the 18 th February 1966 in Assoumoukro a small village near a town named MBATTO.
HE IS KNOWN for the paintings of large African Women. The idea came few years ago when in a bus in Abidjan ( capital city ) a large woman was asked to pay 2 places. It chocked him because when he was young he remembered how LARGE WOMEN WERE RESPECTED, VENEERED AND ABOVE ALLCONSIDERED THE MOST BEAUTIFUL.
HE THINK that things have change too much in Africa especially the perception of WHAT AND WHO IS BEAUTIFUL. HE blame this on the western influence. HE think that African needs to have and respect their own cultural values. HE IS ALSO A HUMANITARIAN AND AN ENGAGED ARTIST. HE has created a workshop/foundation where 5000 poor children are introduced to painting in Abidjan every year. IT HAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
HIS FOUNDATION has exported his workshop in other African counties like BURKINA FASO, MALI, NIGER AND CAMEROON.
HE BELIEVES THAT ART IS AS IMPORTANT FOR ART THE SAME WAY YOU ARE WORKING TO TRANSFORM YOUR NATURAL RESOURCES A COUNTRY LIKE YOUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND YOU MUST PROMOTE AND DEVELOP.
HE always try to encourage local Authorities to be involve in this kind of project.
HE IS VERY PASSIONATE AND DEDICATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF ART IN AFRICA.
SOME PEOPLE may think ART is not really a priority for AFRICAN because it is a "poor continent" affected by "war, hunger, HIV....and all sort of calamities" despite the fact that things are not entirely this way even they may think that YOU NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON FOOD, HEALTH, EDUCATION, ECONOMY ETC... BUT FOR AUGUSTIN KASSY ART MUST BE PART OF THIS PRIORITIES.
THAT'S why is travelling all over Africa to settle these Art Workshops.
I HOPE YOU WILL take time to watch the videos so YOU will understand WHAT IS TO BE NOT JUST A PAINTER BUT A CITIZEN ARTIST. GOD BLESS
THE FIRST WEEK i made the Deep Conditioner treatment because i want to prepare my hair for the Henna treatment the week after.
THIS TWO TREATMENTS was needed for my hair after 6 weeks of micro braids. the Henna Treatment is made two times a year, in Spring and winter. I also use it for my very few grey hair.
The state of my hair after 6 weeks of micro braids.
I took off my braids.
I washed my hair then it was blow dry.
My hair are ready for The Henna treatment which was made the week after.
I kept it 8 hours, then washed, co washed and it was blow dry.
My hair were ready for my new micro braids. They were made two days later.
NOW I AM READY FOR 6 MORE WEEKS. THIS IS STILL THE WINTER SEASON SO I NEED TO KEEP THIS PROTECTIVE STYLE AT LEAST UNTIL FEBRUARY.
I HAVEN'T WATCHED TV SINCE 10 YEARS AGO BUT I HAVE TO PAY MY TV LICENCE AND IT COST ME £ 145 PER YEAR. I HAVE 2 OLD TV IN MY HOUSE BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THEY ARE COVERED WITH A LOT DUST. LOL.
IF I WANT TO WATCH A SHOW I JUST GO TO A WEBSITE LIKE BBC i PLAYER BECAUSE I AM JUST TIRED OF THE AMOUNT OF ADVERT WHICH INTERRUPT EVERY 15 MINUTES ANY PROGRAM AND ALSO I DO NOT SEE A LOT OF CONTENT RELATED TO ME AS A PERSON.
YOU KNOW AS A BLACK INTELLIGENT WOMAN ( YES I THINK I AM ). EVEN WHEN I WANT TO LISTEN TO MUSIC I JUST AVOID ALL THIS RUBBISH / PREDICTABLE SHOWS TO ONLY FOCUS ON REAL TALENT AND THERE ARE PLENTY ON YOUTUBE... OLD, NEW, FAMOUS OR UNKNOWN.
THAT'S WHY I AM A HUGE FOLLOWER OF WEB SERIES, ESPECIALLY THE ONES MADE BY BLACKS ACTORS / PRODUCERS. THERE IS A LOT OF TALENT IN SOME OF THEM. THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF STORIES RELATED TO ME WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY MAINSTREAM SHOWS.
TO NAME A FEW STARTING BY MY FAVORITE :
- "THE UNWRITTEN RULES" written by KIM WILLIAMS starring AASHA DAVIS... YOU CAN WATCH KIM WILLIAMS THE AUTHOR ( BOOK ) AND CREATOR OF THE WEB SERIES EXPLAINING HOW AND WHY SHE DECIDED TO CREATE THIS SHOW.
-" ROOMIELOVERFRIENDS "A BLACK & SEXY.TV PRODUCTION AND ALSO CO PRODUCED BY ISSAE RAE OF "THE AWKWARD BLACK GIRL".
BELOW AN ORIGINAL INTERVIEW OF ONE OF THE MAIN CHARACTER. YOU NEED TO NOTICE THAT THIS IS NOT THE INTERVIEW OF THE ACTRESS BUT RATHER OF THE CHARACTER SHE IS PLAYING. THIS CONCEPT HELP YOU TO ENTER DEEPER IN THE STORY.
- " THE COUPLE " ALSO A SERIES FROM BLACK & SEXY TV. PRODUCTION
THIS THREE SHOWS ARE WORTH A TRY AND FOLLOW BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH WE MUST SUPPORT THEM FINANCIALLY SO THEY CAN CONTINUE FOR A SECOND SEASON ESPECIALLY "THE UNWRITTEN RULES " AND " ROOMIELOVERFRIENDS" WHICH NEED TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL OF 25 000 DOLLARS EACH. http://www.indiegogo.com/theunwrittenrules http://www.indiegogo.com/roomielover
YOU CAN MAKE A SMALL DONATION STARTING BY1 OR 5 DOLLARS AND MORE IF YOU CAN YOU JUST NEED TO GO ON THEIR WEBSITE AND CONTRIBUTE IF YOU LIKE THEM.
THINK ABOUT ALL THE MONEY AND TIME THAT YOU PUT ON MOVIES OR TV SHOWS AND IT WAS SOMETIMES INSULTING OR DEGRADING.
THINK ABOUT THE LACK OF QUALITY SHOWS PORTRAITING BLACK PEOPLE IN GENERAL.
THIS IS A HUGE OCCASION AND A VERY CHEAP WAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
DON'T HESITATE GO, WATCH AND CONTRIBUTE SO YOU WILL SUPPORT THE DIFFERENT VOICES THE ONES THAT WE CAN'T SEE IN MAINSTREAM TV.
THANKS A LOT.
JUST A QUICK POST TO WISH ALL OF YOU A ........... HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013.
MAY THIS NEW ONE BE A VERY PROSPEROUS HEALTHY AND PEACEFUL FOR ALL YOUR LOVE ONES.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM QUITE HAPPY ABOUT 2012 DESPITE SOME HEALTH ALERTS
FROM MY DAD BUT NOW EVERYTHING SEEMS OK.
MY LITTLE SISTER WENT BACK TO CAMEROON 5 MONTH AGO TO RELOCATE THERE AND SHE FIND A WELL PAID JOB. SO SO HAPPY FOR HER.
THE ONLY SAD NOTE WILL BE ABOUT MY COUSIN WHO IS 21 AND SHE HAS LUPUS. FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS SHE BEEN IN HOSPITAL ( 2 WEEKS IN AN ARTIFICIAL COMA ) WE REALLY THOUGHT THAT WE WILL LOOSE HER. BUT NOW SHE IS OFF THE HOSPITAL BUT SHE WILL NEED A NEW KIDNEY BECAUSE THE LUPUS DESTROYED HERS. HER HEART AND BRAIN ARE AFFECTED ALSO. BUT WE ARE PRAYING HARD FOR HER.
I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO POST SOMETHING ABOUT LUPUS BUT I WILL TO EXPLAIN WHAT EXACTLY THIS INCURABLE ILLNESS IS.
FOR MY HAIR I HOPE IT WILL STAY HEALTHY.... I KNOW THAT IT DEPENDS MOSTLY ON ME. LOL. I PLAN TO STILL DOING MICRO-BRAIDS UNTIL THE SPRING SEASON.
MY WEIGHT IS STILL IN CONTROL BUT WITH ALL THIS INVITATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS I KNOW THAT NEXT WEEK I WILL BE IN TROUBLE WITH THE SCALE.LOL
I WILL STILL CONTINUE MY DRIVING LESSONS AND WORKING IN MY BOOK. 2013 MUST BE DECISIVE ON HOW TO FINISH THIS TWO PROJECTS.
NOW I WILL CLOSE MY EYES FOR THE LAST TIME ON 2012 WITH I HOPE A VERY SWEET DREAM.....AND ADVISE YOU TOBE HAPPY PEOPLE THE MOST YOU CAN.
