TrendyCosmopolitan

Happy New Year right?

2006-11-19T21:07:00.000-08:00

Ok, so i have no excuses that i wish to give at the moment but something is nagging me at this point that i feel like i have to share - I am dating this guy and he's upset with a really good female friend - who has also reached out to me during our whole dating experience and has been super friendly to me too. Now, she mus have figured out that my boo is upset with her and has asked me wsup - Do i tell her that he's upset with her and why and how she can fix it or do i simply mind my own business and let them mend their fences on their own??? I kinda want to tell her wsup but i have been told to stay out of it and she has asked ol' boy what the matter is and his response has been "nothing's wrong." I feel a little bad here so please help me out!

On another note isnt Bella Naija Fabulous - i feel like she needs to post multiple times a day so that my ameboish tendencies would be quelled. so Bella - post regularly ok - this babe needs more and more of your gist man!

Yawa don gas o!

2006-08-23T19:41:00.000-07:00

Wow....It feels like forever since i blogged :) - been really busy - work, life etc but i just heard one juicy gossip like this that i just had to share - nooo im not an amebo i just like to keep my people informed! Now, not sure if you guys are familiar with NY gossip queen Wendy Williams??? Anyways, i think i blogged about her many months ago and i used to listen to her at work last yr with all her juicy gist! In fact, she was the one who informed me that my Brian McKnight was a bit of a funny bunny, she broke out that Superhead gist and had her, Method and Method's babe on a 3-way! Anyways, babe is just SCANDALOUS! Turns out that she's been fired from her WBLS gossip gig because of some piccies that she released of Diddy! Now if you've listened to her show - there's no love lost between Wendy and Diddy because she has always said he was a funny bunny too - having something with all his guys - Fansworth, Loon, Ma$e to mention a few. But this has to be the cincher - she released these piccies of Diddy and he had her blacklisted from the radio...
http://www.indiesent.com/puffy1.html

Now, does that look like the man or not??? Wendy too went looking for trouble - she should have left his funny butt alone:).

On a more serious note, Im reading one of the most amazing books ive read in a long time! Its called the five people you meet in Heaven and its really good! If you haven't read it, please buy it, borrow it, beg somebody for it or go to barnes and noble and sit there and read it abeg! its that good and i might be kinda late in catching the hype but i shall post a review on our book blog! Well, no more gist for now... Im headed to lagos in a week and really looking forward to the trip, eating some GREAT food, hanging out with friends and of course the purpose of the trip - being Maid of Honor in my girl's wedding! Ciao!!!

Long time no blog.....

2006-06-14T11:22:00.000-07:00

I know i know, its been a while! I haven't been on here to actually complete an entry since i got tagged but even before that - donkey years. If you open my edit thingie - i have several entries saved as drafts but have they been completed - NAHHH more like deleted :)
Anyways, not a whole lot has been going on here, ive been trying to be on my best behavior here at work cos me and one babe i work with got into it a week ago and she's lucky im trying to get another position here thereby making sure i impress the boss or else i would have shot her with a machine gun in her dirty mouth straight up.

This heffer (heiffer) spell it however works for you - must have been having a bad day or pmsing or was having man issues because i asked her a simple question about some accounting checks we have to go thru because of bloody sarbanes-oxley. Anyways, she was short with me at first, me not thinking asked her another question and that was what tore the roof down. I was sposed to have met with her the previous day so she could cross train me on some stuff and i completely forgot so i went outside to gist with one of my work buddies on how i could get more of that corporate cheese. Anyways, while me and this guy were gisting outside (cos the weather was lovely) we forgot that the fountains are pretty close to where the smokers congregate o. This babe or someone must have been smoking and seen us gisting instead of me working LOL and she got mad at me the next day. Talking about she waited for me but i was no where to be found and i didnt make an effort to reschedule with her and this morning, instead of me to talk to her about it - i was on the phone - and not only on the phone but for 3 hours!!!! She now went on to say that everybody in the office had noticed it bla bla bla - and they all talked about it. Thats when the shot would have gone off in her mouth - stupid girl - First of all, i then realized that okkk she and her buddies had been watching me and gossiping but not only that i had been BUSTED! I wasnt on the phone for 3 hours but of course i had been gisting for a little bit. These Oyinbo ppl ehn, they watch you and while you thinkthey're laughing at your jokes and going for happy hour with you. Then that nite she wrote me an apology letter talking about she was tired and frustrated and bla bla bla. * As for that position i was eyeing, i now got invited for the interview and who was in there on the interviewing panel - yep u gotit!!! That looselipped babe - and one of the questions they asked me was if i had any conflict with a team member while working with them and i nicely looked her in the eye and smiled while my mouth said no :) Politics baby!

OK on to more fun stuvvs, I read Dilichi's Blog yesterday and i was loving the topic!! Seems like a guys telling babes that their relationship should be on the downlow is more common than i thought. So i will tell a little story about my own experience which anytime i think about - i laugh ehnnnn! I met this guy about 5 yrs ago - shortly after i graduated from college and he had just come to Houston from London. ***Beware London guys***. Anyways, he was there on 'bizness' for about 3/4 months and when i say this guy was FOINE - he sure was! He looked like a dark chocolate Tyson Beckford and i kid you not! His nephew and niece, who were 4 & 6 then - when they saw pics of Tyson in mags and on a bus - they shouted Uncle See your picture!! I met him at my friend's birthday pari and this friend had been shadowing him sef... she called him 'stripper' so i'll call him that for the purpose of this blog. Anyways, she was flirting and playing with him that nite when i walked in and me and homeboy had a connexion. Apparently he was having something with my mentioned friend's older sister and was enjoying the attention from the little one but i digress. Anyways sha that nite, we start talking and it escalated a bit to romancing and homeboy wanted it on the dl because of the sisters above and also he had a permanent babe in Jand!!! - forget my FBI skills o - anyways just in case a lot of you are saying - kai Never! Once a guy tells me lets keep things under wraps Im outtie- let me just remind you of how fine Tyson Beckford is.

**Disclaimer - im not feeling Tyson again o - ive got my own Brad Pitt :)

To my blog-girls going on Vacays (- Londonbuki & Biodun) enjoy the fun in the sun! I know i surely will this weekend and will be back to update laters! Ciao

I got Tagged!

2006-06-06T11:51:00.000-07:00

I got tagged by London Buki and Adefunke so here's my AtoZ

Accent – Funkilized!
Booze – anything sweet will get me - when it tastes too much like alchi thennn nahhh dude!
Chore I hate – Washing dishes - i like to cook and then have someone else finish the clearing up for me
Dogs/Cats –None men! Maybe a little cute maltese or something but i cant stand dog hair on my clothes or furniture
Essential electronics – Cell Phone... not really a gadget person
Favourite perfume - Dior Addict/Angel - im a perfume person so the list can keep going and going and going hehe
Gold/silver – Both
Hometown – Delta
Insomnia – Never been a problem
Job title – Accounting Analyst - whatever the heck that means?!?
Kids - Not yet
Living arrangements – not sure what this answer is supposed to be....House?
Most admired trait - my sezzy smile.
Number of sexual partners – Whos counting?
Overnight hospital stays – Never had to yet - im scared of hospitals oooo... Deathly afraid of IV's aka drip too
Phobia - live chikens...ahhhh i like them better dead!
Quote – anyone that inspires and has a good message - i like.
Religion - Christian
Siblings - 3 brothers
Time I usually awake – Alarm goes off at 6am but i snooze till about 6.20am
Unusual talent – cant think of it joo
Vegetable I refuse to eat – does pawpaw count? ok ok for the posh ppl - papaya(YUCK)!!
Worst habit - surfing d net at work
X-rays – plenty - recently had one done of my chest cos hospital diagnosed a chest infection!
Yummy foods I make – Bankolemo stew (thanks Gabs), curry chikin and just took up baking!
Zodiac sign – Virgo

How good are your driving skills?

2006-05-17T08:20:00.000-07:00

Just got these - hilarious!

http://hansa.i-net.lt/files/voiture.swf

http://www.107.peugeot.co.uk/peugeot.swf

To Job Search or not to....

2006-05-17T07:37:00.000-07:00

What are the primary factors that make you consider a new position or log onto Monster.com and various companies websites to check their current postings? Boredom with your current position, more of a challenging role that lets you ACTUALLY use what you learnt in school, managerial/ supervisory advancement in the nearest future , experience or good ole' money??? I have a friend who got a NIZE offer from one of the Big 4 Consulting companies and quite suprisingly, money is not the deciding factor. Sure they are offering a nice mouth-watering bundle of money, but more importantly they are offering the opportunity to become a Manager in the next yr as well as a diverse array of job responsibilities.
I think when i first entered the job market, right after college, any job i could lay my hands on was KEY! In fact, my first job was for three months working at Bank One with some mortgage loan processors. I used to tell customers who liked to call all the time asking about the status of their loans whether it was approved, if it was still being reviewed factors that were delaying the approval ie if they needed to send in more documentation or if they had bad credit or whether you were plain SOL etc. Then i could tell you your debt-to-income ratio, the amount of equity you had in your house that would qualify you for a Line of credit bla bla bla BUT the job was in the middle of downtown Houston, so far that i couldnt drive there - i would have to drive to the closest Park n' ride near my house (20 mins in rush hr traffic) and then sit on a rageddy bus with all kinds of people for an additional half an hour till i got to work and the cycle continued on my way home.
Now, i would NEVER accept this kind of job again - not even in another lifetime well.....except the money was just plain fantastic but even then i'd have some serious doubts.

What i am currently looking for apart from a great salary of course - is one that gives me the right kind of industry exposure - the right kind of experience with transferable skills that are applicable not only in one area of work but almost any! One that i definitely enjoy going there everyday and supports my shopping habits too! And one with recognition for hardwork and success - something that you really feel proud doing and a good employee Investment plan....so all you balling companies...call me already!!! Ahn ahnn, this same friend of mine has stock options ehn that will make your mouth water, His company rewards them with stock bonuses as well as cash! Of course this is only good news if the company is doing well but you can imagine what the CEO and CFO are seriously cashing in just in stocks alone! This also brings to mind the CEO of ExxonMobil who made how much in salary & bonuses last yr - when i first heard his story - i wanted to be his daughter! Now, i want to be him period!!! I need to wangle and finangle my way onto the Executive floors of some company preferably in Nigeria and stake my tax-free claim jare.

Peter and his toybox

2006-05-11T10:44:00.000-07:00

Randomly i remember things from my childhood - my memory isnt the greatest so when i do i try to write it down or record it somehow so i can remember later. I used to have a journal on my computer but then i decided to password protect it and guess what i forgot - yepp the password. Please if you know how to crack/ change the password on a word document without remembering the old password - please holla at me abeg.

Anyways this morning, im at my boss's cube talking to him about something and then randomly i look at his nametag and i start to remember 'Peter and his toybox.' Who remembers this tv show from eons ago? I also remember the different languages Peter and his toybox were translated to when the intro started playing - i even remember one - "Sundu kala Peter".

Dont you just hate it when....

2006-05-11T07:24:00.000-07:00

Its so annoying when 7am in the morning - i encounter / see people smoking???? Why now?? Why is that the first thing you choose to do when u get up in the morning on your way to work, school whatever? What really pissed me off this morning was this bush man walking in front of me, holding his cancer stick behind him so as the wind blew - his nonsense ashes were just flying into my face and nostrils? If he doesnt mind lung disease, at least he should spare the ppl around him abi did i ask for smoke too? nonsense - i'll get to work in the morning and start smelling like i was at the club last nite!!! Hiss!

Weekend Waxing

2006-05-08T21:03:00.000-07:00

I had the funniest experience this past weekend... Maybe boredom, curiosity or too much tv but i went to try out a nail shop this weekend to get a pedi done and just looking at their price list, i noticed the sign "waxing." So i asked the babe who was working on my feet - so how much for ur waxing and guess what this babe asked me - eyebrow/upper lip - $5. Now, if you know me, im not hairy at all, in fact the eyebrow genes musta skipped me because the hair there cannot withstand any kind of waxing. They only handle threading or razors- not even tweezers (sensitive skin)!!!! It was funny she mentioned my upper lip because i have always contemplated having that place waxed...nooooo i dont have a moustache but that place is quite dark, and because im sorta kinda yellow (hehe) some parts of my face ie the place right above my lip sticks out because its darker than my cheeks. I wasnt sure if it was hair but i told the babe to wax it o - so we go to this 'Inner Chamber' and she puts the hot wax on my lip and me i just stopped her asking if it was goign to hurt - of course i had heard the lady in there before me getting her eyebrows done shout like a banshee but i had to ask now afterall this was my FIRST time waxing anything ever!!!!She laughed and said no and then put the strip to my lip and pulled!!!! It stung a bit but what really hurt me was when i looked at the strip expecting to see lots of dark, i saw NOTHING!!!!!! NO hair, nothing!!!!! Im just naturally dark up there - it wasnt hair - sucks!

What does your blog say about you?

2006-04-20T13:57:00.000-07:00

I was reading somewhere today about my Nigerian blogs and i have to agree with the general consensus - I love 'em!!!! I have to be really honest, I do enjoy reading anything GOOD! It doesn't matter what its about as long as its coherent and makes some kind of sense, so you can imagine my 'favorites' tab on my work computer!!! I am always afraid that if the IT department at work decides to scan my internet caches and see all the sites i go to, they wont be able to pronounce the names and i know i'll get into REAL trouble for the sites i visit. 70% of them are blogs!!!!!! This is my daily work routine - i get in sometime between 8am and 8.15am, log in and check my work email. Then i check hotmail and yahoo :), then i take a break for coffee and the occasional bagel/ breakfast munchies. I love to multitask - so while im drinking my daily caffeine dose, i read my bloggies. In no particular order, i visit Adefunke, Pilgrimage to life, Onada, Kunle's life, Olawunmi, Dilichi's, Bent out of shape, Beeyourdun, Femi etc. Then there are the blogs that are not updated daily and i know this so i only go there a few times a week - mine haha, Village Sista, i love Adaure's TopModel recap so every Thursday i go there and catch up on whatever else she might have updated.

Then i now open my work programs, log into EV and get to work! I was arguing with a friend of mine the other day that blogs are a somewhat true reflection of self??? what do i mean by this - From reading a person's blog, you can kinda get a picture of the kind of person the blog author is - for example there are some blogs out there all about finance, women who are about their business money-wise and they write about it online, my friend Femi (Magusi soup)is an underground hip-hop fan and he writes a lot about the artists he likes and the shows he goes to but he also talks a bit about his personal life, work with a little bit of everything. In fact, i remember when we were in college in like '99 - he introduced me to Mos Def who was not a mainstream guy then like he is today. In fact, i thought Mos was kinda wierd at first but now, i love me some Mos!!!! Some people blog about handbags, some about babes, guys, books, shopping, working but most people blog about a little bit of everything and in doing that - their opinions and personality comes out. Do you think your blog is an accurate reflection of you, a lovely facade or some combination of the two?

Which brings me to my piece de resistance -which blogger would i like to meet in person and why??? hmmmmm one look at my favorites and you'll know my answer!!!!ALL OF YOU GUYS!!! Why - cos im madam amebo and i want to place a face with the blog, and if ive seen your pic online somewhere then place your first impression meeting with the person ive gotten to know online!
I really want to know who Village Sista is - cos she is full of drama and all the names are coded! Olawunmi too cos he's one of the few guys on blogger doing his thing - he's the balogun leyin awon obirin (dunno the translation word for word), Pilgrimage because she seems like she's got it together men! She has a long list of things she wants to accomplish in life and she's not afraid to try - i like that! Bent out of shape because i think she's an amazing visual writer - everytime i read her blog i get a mental picture of what she's talking about very descriptive babe. Dilch because she just seems very real - like your homegirl who tells it like it is plus she knows Chewy my future husband! Kunle's of Kunle's life - I cant wait to see the 'after' blog - it shows how stuff is now but you just know that after the new job, new man, new thAngs, you just know that her blog will be bananas I always love reading! Onada - cool peoples - her blog reinspired mine but hers is always on point - GREAT Content - my financial advisor/bag consultant :), londonbuki - that babe's crazy - from her blog you can tell she's always fun - never a dull moment, pepper is peppery - always makes me laugh and the list goes on and on and on!!!! Who would you like to meet and why?

Strawberry Thots...

2006-04-07T08:31:00.000-07:00

This morning, my thoughts are all over the place, but i find that when im not very happy with the way things are going here ie im getting bored with work, and my after-work life becomes so mundane and predictable.. i start wishing i was somewhere else aka Lagos or even mini-Lagos (london) but i get too tired of all the bus taking!
As if life in Lagos will be much better, in fact a friend recently reminded me about the Lagos traffic and i REMEMBERED! Its like all of a sudden you kinda forget about the negatives and only focus on the 'Christmas fun.' One time on the way to a wedding, we were in 'go-slow' for two hours going from BIS in Lekki to Lagoon which is on Ozumba Mbadiwe - something that shouldnt have been more than a 15 minute drive or even less! I just think it will be 'funner' than whatever im doing here. I guess i'll find out when i get there shey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last night, i went out for drinks with an uncle that has been in Canada since 1972! He has only been back to Nigeria 3 or 4 times in that interim and the last time he went was in December and i think he had both good and bad experiences there....he sha said he fled the place when leaving! He now started talking about stuff he kept hearing before he went back to LAgos (He only went for his mother's funeral so he kinda had to go). Stuff like people who were coming from 'away' (thats for my QC babes) had their family and ppl sha organise them - some were probably coming with loads of $$ to do business with and they were KILLED not robbed o... but KILLed! In fact, he told me the story of one guy who came with his family and straight from the airport on his way home he was attacked..... he rode in a car in front and his wife and kids rode in the car behind him and only his car was ambused and he was killed ! Forget how my knees started shaking.... i hate hearing stories like this but me i believe that you can die anywhere, anytime and if its your time to die, it doesnt matter whether you're in the US, Japan, Warri or Lagos wherever.... its an expected end!

Now, im still looking forward to moving back because i think there are plenty positives - now do i think the positives outweigh the negatives??? Nahhhhh i think they're about equal - but i also think that your comfortability - if i may make up my own english thank you very much - helps ease the pain of the negatives!!! Any Lagos people who have made that transition from 'away' back to Nigeria or are thinking about it and have some settling down tricks up their sleeves should feel free to leave a comment! Even if you didnt move back and you have some words of wisdom - feel free!!!

On another note, today has been a Mary J Blige Breakthrough day!! This CD is really good except for the fact that she can die for her husband o!! In fact, the music is giving me a complex!!! If you dont have a loving man that worships the ground you walk on, who is amazing, fantastic, wonderful, the best, almost perfect,............................, feel free to continue filling in the blanks positively- it might not be the best idea for you to listen to this cd when u're feeling blue about that man situation because i guarantee it will make you feel even worse - I mean she even gave me a complex! In fact, I miss the Mary that ehnnnn her music could cut a 'n*&&a' and he would really feel it. Please who has heard the 'not looking' song with Kci (Kci&Jojo) on her Mary album??? Mennnnn that song goes sooo hard...... If you listen to it ehnnnn she not only yapped him but she finished the guy! Thats what i call a Blindside Total Knock Out - they go one on one and she killed it! I highly suggest it when your man is acting up or when you need to reassert that your Independent woman "not looking for any nonsense" thang! I love it when im mad at full blast ehnnnnn it makes me feel like beating somebody hehe !!

Thank God its Friday, Im a bit upset Phat girlz isnt showing in Calgary - these movie industry people are just going to make me find someone to download it and send it to me or support the bootleggers!!! I am here ready to spend my money on a movie trip and they're tripping so i gotta do what i gotta do!!! Have a great weekend and dont forget to enjoy the view....

ps that reminds me - Meredith is leaving the view - who is going to replace her oooo??? I love her the most ooo and Star Jones had the nerve to start crying on air??? What is wrong with that woman ooo - Anyways Meredith has some big shoes to fill because she's so homey and cool and Katie Couric is kinda aloof and not that approachable!! When Meredith was talking about it sef, she was laughing so harddd her double chin was showing the whole time!!! Not great for a serious tv woman w/ Matt Lauer tooo that guy is pretty serious!!! I know she was excited and im happy for her sha and i hope they can find a good replacement for her on the view!!!

This blog just made my day!

2006-04-04T21:19:00.000-07:00

Sugar is sweet and pepper is peppery is one of the funniest blogs ive read in ages! It has made me laugh, think and reminisce!! You go girl... Two thumbs up!

Just call him Chewy

2006-04-04T09:37:00.000-07:00

My Blog subject today is Chiwetel Ejiofor aka Chewy!
Two weeks ago, I went to see Inside Man with some friends to see what new stew Spike Lee and Denzel had cooked up this time. Imagine my suprise when i saw the name Chiwetel Ejiofor in the opening credits... I started shouting in the movie theatre ... well not really shouting but internally i was screaming but i digress.

I was excited for two reasons - 1. He is Nigerian
2. Two weeks ago on Movie Central, I started but didnt finish Dirty Pretty Things. Now, this movie has to take the award for the grimiest movie ive watched in a long time! It was grimy but good - it was about an illegal Nigerian immigrant in London who is a Medical doctor but because of his illegal status - he is forced to do all kinds of 'gburu' and odd jobs. His boss/ manager at the hotel where he is the front desk receptionist, concierge, bellhop et al is involved in body parts trafficking and 'Okwe' is blackmailed into being involved. This manager will buy parts/ organs (hearts & kidneys) in exchange for a passport i.e. illegal immigrants who go to him can give him a kidney and he'll give them the British passport however, these 'surgeries' were not performed in a hospital! They were either done in the patient's houses or maybe in one of the hotel rooms and of course the manager would sell these parts for some ridiculous amount of money. 'Okwe' (Chiwetel Ejiofor) was now blackmailed by his manager on account of his status in the country to patch up any of these surgeries gone wrong and if im not mistaken to even perform some others. I didnt finish watching but i know it was a good watch :)

Anyways back to Inside Man, Chewy was acting right alongside Big Money Denzel and i know its just the beginning of even more FANTASTIC things to come.
Chiwetel Ejiofor - I troway Salute my brother!

ps i know some people would have seen him in Amistad or Four brothers or even Love Actually but i didnt see him in those movies ...i plan to look for him in the nearest future!

April's Folly.....

2006-04-03T09:27:00.000-07:00

Saturday was April 01, 2006 and i have to say it was the most uneventful April Fool's Day i have EVER HADDDD in my whole entire life. IN fact, i sat in anticipation of the phone ringing and waiting to catch any one of my friend's saying something foolish had happened or one kain 'twisted' gist! But to my suprise and dismay... nothing o! In fact, when 'Y' called at like 11am my time, i had to ask her, " dude did you forget that today's april fool's day?" And the babe was like "ehen.. so today's the first abi?" - ARRRGGHHH was my response!

Gone are the days when april fool's day was one of the best days of the year especially in Lagos. People would have been planning for ages on how to make the perfect prank/ joke happen. I was never a prank planner but i was always the RECIPIENT! In fact, the best prank that was played on me was a couple of years ago, when someone called me and told me that the President of Nigeria was caught in this big ol' scandal mess with like 3 women in a messy 'menage a trois' and his wife was also caught with her houseboy!! In fact, i should have known it was a lie but amebo like me - i wanted to enter the ground. My mouth was open so wide and i started looking for any news channel that would corroborate the story for me. Of course the abuses i rained ehnnnn im sure she will never forget it! Making me feel like one gist monger *hiss*

Anyways, I remember one cruel one i played on one guy that used to like me and then all of a sudden did a 180-degree turn and started liking one other babe like is! In fact, the babe was my senior in Sec. School! (i think it was just cos she was a yellow mamiwater) - Dont mind me, im just hating o! Anyways so after i was crushed by this development, i sent him an online e-card that on the outside said " I am sorry things didnt work out the way I wanted between us but i wanted to let you know that i still would like a second chance with you because i still love you or have feelings for you" anyways something nice and romantic sha and i know his head would have been swelling badlyyyyy but the minute he opened the card, it said "Happy April Fool's Day You FOOL!" HAHAHAHA wicKed right?? Serves him right for liking anoda yellow babe.... anyways, im suprised the boy still says hi to me :)

The Power of Positive Thinking

2006-03-30T10:01:00.000-08:00

I just heard this from a life coach - 99.9% of problems can be solved with positive thinking. For example - if you can talk yourself into believing you're beautiful, you will live being beautiful and even if you're butt-ugly the radiance and confidence you project will make people think you're just phenomenal! Another example given was that there are two types of fat people - the ones that abuse their bodies, eat all kinds of junk, wear sloppy clothes, and have no men in their lives. And then there are the happy fat women who are pretty, wear nice stuff, project the confidence and radiance. (eg Monique -this is who came to my mind when i heard this)

Now based on the book im reading, if you (picture yourself as a married woman- Imagination is KEY) come home and meet your husband in bed with another woman, please tell me what kind of positive thinking will make that problem disappear??
disclaimer*Its this book o - its making my mind wander when i shd be working hard*

Breakfast, The secret lives of Forunate Wives et more

2006-03-30T08:48:00.000-08:00

OKkkk.. This morning I woke up at 4.22am dreaming about breakfast! I was dreaming about eggs - Sunny side up (over medium with some of the yolk still a bit runny yumm yumm) on toast. Imagine - dreaming about delicious food at 4am? Isn't it like a bad omen to dream about food anyways?? I don't know o... anyways so I decided that ok o this morning when I got to work I will go and buy breakfast. For once, I got to work at 8 on the dot; went to A&W cos they have a nice bacon and egger breakfast thingie but I don't like the bun so I proceeded to tell them that I wanted a bacon and egger without the bacon but with sausage and toast instead of the bun right just like in my dream of course with my eggs over hard cos I don't trust these restaurant people - their interpretation of my food is NEVER the same as mine. The babe at the counter put me to the side right... like I had to wait for my food -18 freakin minutes!!!!! That's what it took to get me my food but boy! when I opened the package, it was worth the wait. Infact its still next to me but I just cant finishit right now - Im too full!!!

I am currently reading The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives by Sarah Strohmeyer and boy o boy - it is a good book that made my imagination run amok!! Now some people might regard this kind of book as chick lit/ fluff or whatever you want to call it based on the back blurb which says "Sex and the City lives only in reruns - the real action has moved to the suburbs." but that was what caught my attention!! In this day of Desperate Housewives and wives killing their husbands (that's another story altogether) this book made me want an inside peek at Rich REALLY RICH wives who were not working and how they occupied their time and what kind of tragedies befell them!!
The main character of this book is a woman whose full time job is making sure her house is furnished very well to high heavens, her children are going to the best schools to prepare them for Yale and such Icy League schools and that she is maintained in the best possible way for her husband - same husband who is hardly at home to see his botoxed, nipped & tucked, 40 something size 2 wife because he is supposedly at work - working so hard making all the millions as a stock broker. Now, this story is not anything new as anyone with Chick lit tendencies like me know but there is a twist to this story - well several twists:

The story is set in Hunting Hills Cleveland!!! and not Park Avenue or the usual NY suburbia tale

The millionaire husband is having an affair with his wife's best friend why you ask - because he's a loser IMO

The millionaire husband is also a fraudster - he's a stock broker that has lied to his clients about 20% returns in a market that can NEVER return that much - if anybody promises you that much and you're not investing at least 10 million dollars - RUN!

Husband is discovered as a fraudster and decides to bail town, leaving message on wives answering machine that he is leaving her and their marriage is over - meanwhile wife has no work experience or tangible job qualifications as she's been too busy maintaining herself as the wife of a rich man

The wife is now left alone, with no money, no husband and the first thing that comes to her mind is get a job ??? WRONG!!!!! She immediately makes herself pretty, buys some nice designer clothes or something and is on the prowl immediately for a replacement BAZILLIONAIRE husband!! haha not a bad plan B abi?

Now, so to make the story more applicable to moi, I have decided to change the town setting from Cleveland to lagos Nigeria. Husband is rich and has a lot of money - check, husband is having an affair - check, not out of place as in husband having an affair with just one woman is wierder than him having just having AN affair. Wife is a housewife - check, usually with some kind of business on the side, be it selling gold, making cakes, selling lace, bags etc

So if husband (usually Dr. something or Chief somebody or Alhaji something) is nabbed by the EFCC as having tiffed a lot of money and put in jail or he absconds to Canada- what do you think the average Nigerian woman will do next?? Run to Canada with her tiffing husband and survive on the stolen money, stay back in Nigeria and try to make a living on her own with her children, look for an even richer tiff or what do you think?? Food for thought ay......

I got tagged!

2006-03-29T08:06:00.000-08:00

I had decided to retire my 'blog' jersey and hand in the blogger card u know cos i actually enjoy reading other blogs than writing!! go figure abi.. but then i got tagged by Kunle and so to continue to be a good sport i figured i'd give it a go since i want to talk about my perfect lover!!!

These are the Rules:If I tag you, you have to do the following:1. The tagged victim must come up with 10 different points of their perfect lover.2. Need to mention gender of target.3. Tag 8 victims to join this game and leave a comment saying they've been tagged.4. If tagged again, there's no need to post a 2nd time.

The man of my dreams hmmmm:
* Has to fear and respect God o - because that way he knows he is accountable for his actions and cannot do me anyhow if you know what i mean
* Has to be attractive to me - prefarably only me because as long as i think he's fine and nobody else thinks so thats ok cos the less attention on him from outside INFLUENCES the better!
* He should be well rounded - ie he should have the right balance of intellectualism as well as goofyism, charmism, sex appealism too!!! He should be able to teach me some things about life, the world in general, economics and money matters as well as being open to learn things that i have learned. Hmmm that makes sense to me but hey its my perfect lover abi not yours!
* We should connect on all levels especially emotional - He should understand me completely (my moods, my shakara etc) and deal with it well infact he should be the one that changes my moodiness to happiness and shakaras me back without being arrogant.
* He should worship me - noooo not worship like im God but think the world of me and think he's the luckiest man alive because he is anyways and really mean it not take the piss.
* He should call me back if i hang up! Thats a must...
* He should be financially stable - i dont like borrowing boyfriends money and then asking for it back!! I can dash you if i feel like it but dont come and ask me to borrow you money except in dire situations and then FORGET to give me back.
* He cannot be controlling or possessive, have a good sense or humor and understand my bag habits

I think I may be taking this perfect lover thingie seriously but hey thats what I would want in a perfect world.

ohhhhh i need to tag some people too - so i tag Magusi soup, Bent out of shape, and anyone else who has not been tagged already. Have fun guys!

Growing Pains....

2006-02-21T12:52:00.000-08:00

This is third week at work and I think I have passed the "Ummm I have a question" mark with my boss but why is it that after I sit and stare at my computer for about 15 minutes trying to crack my brain and figure out whatever it is; then give up and run to her office and she comes to my desk - the freakin' thing looks like abc... She always solves my problems in 15 seconds or less! and trust me I have timed it! And why is it that she thinks im superwoman??? This assignment she gave me on Thursday or Friday (one of them I don't remember) and she told me she wanted it by Wednesday right?? Now, I think she or I forgot that Monday was a holiday so that pretty much leaves me with today !!! So we'll see how it goes - if I make the deadline or not ..... to be quite honest, I really don't care if I make it or not! im just TIRED OF HARD WORK!

Moving on.... I think im violating my work dress code today becos everybody has just been staring at me like I have two heads!! Last week, I decided to test out the code by wearing a chunky belt over my pants with my shirt tucked in!! No one said anything and today another belt and im getting all these stares!! As long as nobody says something - I do what I feel goes for business casual abi?? I don't have time to stress abeg!

Now - who listens to the radio or musik at work?? I listen to Wendy Williams in the afternoons because I don't buy a lot of my mags anymore - my life & style, people, us weekly, scoop, ok etc and she covers them pretty well for me as well as some juicy scoops... Today now, Ray J was on the show talking about his new album and I really think that boy has some issues!! Now, he was seen in a magazine (Jet I think) with a babe and Wendy of course asks if she's anybody significant in his life ie girlfriend, babymama - and guess what this boy says - shes someone who makes me good and I make her good too. OK Ray J, so she asks again are u guys good like in bed good ??? And he says we're good laying down, standing up - nowww he never said my girlfriend but he insinuated or pretty much said that they were bedfellows! Now, as a woman, girl, babe, whatever - even if that's all we're doing then u have no business announcing that im ur bedfellow to gossip mongers, at least he shd have made it sound better ..except she doesn't mind sha!! After all - he's Ray J..u know Ray J!!!!! and shes related to someone that had something to do with the OJ Simpson trial!!

ANYWAYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, listen to wendy williams - she will kill u with laughter!!! She gets all her gists first even tho some of them are rumors cos ive busted her but she keeps me entertained at work!! Ciao.....

Java Junkie

2006-02-17T12:21:00.000-08:00

I have now become an official Java Junkie...well sort of! Every morning when i leave the house to the train station, i sit with the mass of ipods, irivers, sony and phillips mp3 players among others! I walk from the station one block over to my office building and there the magic happens! Name it - Starbucks, Second Cup, Tim Hortons, Seattle's Best, even the gas stations have their own coffees! I think that if anyone is having a bad day, just run over to the closest starbucks and listen to the coffeespeak and u will be cheered up instantly!"Venti soy latte", "American with skim and a shot of espresso" I think the workers are trained to speak at their fastest when they are repeating and giving ppl their drinks and my favorite customers are the people who drink the coffee so much they just say 'feature' when they get to the counter!!! I didnt even know they had a feature coffee everyday - Go figure!!

Anyways Enough coffee talk - i just thot i'd share that with everyone...haha
Yesterday was the coldest day of MY LIFE! It was -25 degrees w/out factoring wind chill and -35 with the chill!!!!!! it was so cold breathing hurt, my bones and my ears hurt!! Yep i didnt cover them why?? No hat covers my braids thats why but today i used a pashmina over my head and ears!! Once bitten....no more.

I usually have interesting things to report but then i get really busy and i forget all about the entries and today that i have time, nothing fantastik is happening and so the entry is all dry!!!!

OH, well lets talk about weddings!! I Have several friends and familily members getting married this yr - starting in June - in Maryland, Toronto, 3 in Lagos, New Jersey and im sure more will come up! I only just thought about them and started adding up my ticket fares!!!! Im going to be in freakin' debt!!!! I not only have to attend these weddings, for most of them, i am in the wedding party so i have to buy Bridesmaid dresses, 2 hostess dresses, aso ebi, wedding presents, shower presents, prolly have to host the showers too and my whole yr's paycheck is definately going to these events. Gotta love it cos i love all the ladies getting married and it simply means i have to put my dancing shoes on cos i'll be dancing up a storm at the weddings and engagements.!! This is the time a lot of my friends are tying the knots and we have to deal with the 'rents and auntys asking - so who is the lucky guy or tell me about your boyfriend. Asking questions that they know when the time is right - they will get the answers they need to know.

Things i miss
1. 50, 60,even 70 degree weather
2. my Houston friends
3. my 5 mins drive to Neimans and Saks Outlet
4. dodo
5. The Galleria
6. plantain chips (only the peppery kind)
7. I have to get back to work so i'll continue the list later

ps. Someone owes me tons of True Love West Africa Mags so if u're reading this - i still want them u this 419 gal!

The adventures/ Misadventures of your favorite Shopaholic

2006-01-23T12:17:00.000-08:00

Well guys...
You know your favorite girl cannot have gone this long without some funny gists about any shopping exploits that i have done since my last real post and now!!!!
SO i start with Lagos - I went to Lagos and didnt buy my stash of mags, movies, plantain chips, and even music cds!! but iwas hustling to buy sausage rolls and meatpie to take with me on the plane!! I tell you - misplaced priorities - however TFC's sausage roll has to be one of the best i have eaten in like 5 solid years!! The Airport security seized one each of my scotch egg, meatpie and chicken pie!! Imagine??? I guess they were hungry ay?

On to Jand - now their Dec/ jan sales were going on when i decided to pop in and boy!! I just kept wishing i was seriously wadded. I was only there for one full day and mennn see Topshop, New Look, Berksha, House of Fraser, even Hawes and Curtis had their 20 pound shirts!!! OHhh i went to an Aldo outlet somewhere and bought some shoes that are in Aldo now for 79.99 so Im laughing last innit!! The only thing that stresses me out about Jand is all the walking..especially cos it was December, i was walking around in the cold carrying my shopping bags. I guess the secret is dont buy too many things if u have to get home in the tube and/or bus and no one is with you or buy plenty and make sure u are close to ur domain so u can drop bags off and resume the shopping..

i'll be back to continue this one...

2006

2006-01-05T23:26:00.000-08:00

Heyyy,
Well my last post was in October '05 and this is January '06! I even forgot my password and to be really honest - i got bored with the whole typing thing.... what can i say - my attention span is really short! Well i stopped working at OPI in October and i started working at Cardinal Health , lost some friends, gained some, went to Lagos - had a blasttt, went shopping some more, and still need to make some new yr resolutions.

Anyways i really think God is trying to get everyone's attention - America really went thru some tough times last yr and even now with those 12 miners, the hurricanes last yr, the Nigerian plane crashes with all those school children and Pastor Bimbo - this world is getting crazier by the minute and i promise Faith is the only thing that will get us thru! Everyone please pray for America, UK, Nigeria, Isreal, Iraq and everywhere & everyone too!

Blog Complex

2005-10-03T08:50:00.000-07:00

OK ive found my blog soulmates!! When i figure out how to link them to my blog i will but for now - i'll post a link here: http://iamfashion.blogspot.com
Barneysgirl and Harrodsgirl are amazing and are girls after my own heart and boy they also do not buy everything designer as much as they would like to becos of $$ but of course when they are able to - they buy the good stuff and when they're not able to they write about it!! Good job ladies...
Anyways, its been a long time since ive been on here, pouring my heart and soul out here but hey a diva needs a vacation ay??? NO, ive just been here at work, not doing a whole lot working, still reading and shopping and travelling as usual. The 21st was my birthday and not a whole lot happened except the whole of Houston was panicked about Hurricaine Rita and so we had to plan our evacuation moves and i ended up in Florida as usual to see my boo.

OK, so big dilemma, Off 5th was having a bonanza this wkend - buy one pair of shoes and get the other 50% off!!!! And i had a 20% off coupon off anything regular priced in the store and i walked out of the store with NOTHING.... My sensible side won this battlebut boy did i walk out of the store deflated.. i wanted the above shoes and this other one that my friend abused me "looks like school shoes" but my total with all my coupons and the sale would have been about $230 :(

OK this entry is dryyy

Long time...

2005-09-11T15:05:00.000-07:00

I almost forgot i had a blog.. and for people who know me - my attention span is so short that ive had bets placed to see how long i can keep this blog thing going.. Anyways we'll see how it works. I havent been on here in a while cos i usually only log on at work and my laptop's wireless card went Kaput a long time ago.
Anyways Philly/NY/Jersey last weekend was pretty much a great albeit short getaway from Houston. Ive finally decided that Houston is not for me and so I intend to head away shortly :) Destination: UNKNOWN!!! I had to attend two weddings and they were lovely - very lovely and i was impressed by both of them. I had been feeling kinda down since i got back home and i only figured out why yesterday - its cos i need to be in a fastpaced environment like NY and i have really missed living up there with my frequent trips to 34th and 7th for my shopping trips. Went there again while i was in Manhattan and hit up the usual spots also went to Bloomies with Olamide in Philly and got some really cool shoes my girl hooked me up with - I had never been to Bloomingdales EVER cos of course there's none in Houston - we barely just got a Nordstroms and i love it i love it i love it!!! In case u havent figured out - Yep im a shopaholic...

OK so i always like to inject humor in my musings bcos my mind is a rampant humorous playground hehe and i have to gist u about my phone trauma!! Last week, my cell phone dropped in the toilet (dont ask me how just use your imagination) ... OK maybe not...it just dropped there sha and i had just hit the flush button so all the water just rushed on my poor hand held computer!!! (CLEAN WATER OF COURSE: CLEAN TOILET TOO) Anyways the screen just went black and it stopped working. I tried to shake all the water out of it because i couldnt figure out how to take the phone apart and dry out its battery - its a treo so i think it needs to be unscrewed somehow - i couldnt even find the screws!!! So all while i was in NY I had no phone and i had ordered another one and it got home while i was away...so i ask my brother to open the box and guess what??? Sprint sent me an empty box!!!!!!!!!! No phone inside , in fact i was so pissed that i called them well their Insurance company but they were lucky they were closed cos they would have heard it!!Anyways when i got home on Monday, My old phone that fell in the water container was hooked up to the charger and was working!! just barely tho' because my phone book was wiped out, my texts, pictures, everything was gone!

Oh and ladies, if a guy tells u that your style is : simple, nice and lovely?? What would you think?? boring right - any guys that read this if a good female friend of urs or God forbid your girlfriend or wife asks u to describe her style in 3 words - simple , nice and lovely should not be words that come out of your mouth!!! oh and in the process of describing another person's style - sexy, attentiongrabbing and style pioneer comes out of the same said guy's mouth u know something is wrong - and if this guy is your boyfriend - he's so DEAD!!

bah humbug

2005-09-01T15:45:00.000-07:00

OK!! Im officially not having a very good day!! My computer at work must have been manufactured in the 1980's because its running as slow as ......... (feel free to fill in the blanks) and ive been assigned a special project at work which involves use of the computer of course and my telephone 100% and the stupid machine is so slowww.. Ive requested a new and of course faster computer a gazillion times already but i can bet $1000 that i probably will not get one till i leave the company and that frustrates me to bits!! Anyways, I also have a wedding tomorrow and yuppp i dont have anything to wear (hehe) I know you fellas probably could care less but its more or less a social crisis hehehe. My original plan after work was to hit the stores to try to find something but i doubt thats going to happen since i have a 4.30 pm appt today so i probably have to wing it somehow... we'll see how that goes sha!

My mom asked me something this morning regarding reading my Bible and praying and i realized i have not been doing much of either in a little while and while i was driving to work today - I was actually scared!! I have been going about doing my little day to day thing UnPrOtEcTeD!!!!Anything could have happened and its probably why stuff isnt going as smoothly as i want it to .. so i really have to get right and do it right Now!!

On a lighter note, im really excited because my fashionista friend foofie is sposed to be mailing me some Naija mags and movies!!! Yepp i enjoy those very much and this particular mag is called True Love West Africa!!! Ive heard tons of good stuff about it and for those of you who read or know of Genevieve magazine - its supposed to be even better!! Another pally Odmoly wants to actually write for it so i definately have to let Snr Kemi know. Snr Kemi what happened to my copy of the mag now while you were in Chicago?? I was waiting and waiting and waiting...:) Snr Kemi is actually a very old old school mother and friend of mine while i was attending Corona Pry School V/I many many years ago!! She doesnt remember being my school mother so sometimes i think i just claimed it but oh well that title has stuck - Anyways she also went to QC but im not sure i met her there at all and she's the very lovely editor of this True love West Africa Magazine in Lagos, Nigeria and i think i shd get some advertising dollars for plugging the mag in my blog ay?

I also think i need a vacation badly - another one of my pallys in London Kof Kof just got back from a long wkend frollicking in Spain and i saw some pics today and boyyyy i need to gerrout of Houston and out of America for that matter. However, I will make do with my fab trip this wkend to Philly and Jersey/NY and i will gist you all about it when i get back on Tuesday cos i have the day off TOMORROWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!

* Did u hear the trumpet harumphinggg in the background** haha i did....

Katrina

2005-08-31T06:41:00.000-07:00

Did anyone watch the news all day yesterday?? New Orleans is pretty much wiped out, Parts of Mississippi and Alabama are not faring so great either... Disaster is widespread and ppl are missing etc.. Nigerians will say that God is mad at America or maybe the ppl of New Orleans need to go and pray for forgiveness. Even me in jest, i said that maybe all the partying on Bourbon st and Mardi Gras made God upset but thats not funny and whatever the reason behind it those ppl are going through some horrible horrible times. Lets think about the elderly people who are not as mobile and probably were not able to evacuate, even the hospitals with patients in the ICU and Condi reminded me of the Prisoners in prison - who nobody thought to evacuate u know - U guys that pray please remember These three states in your prayers!!! I saw the governor of Louisiana (a lady i dont remember her name) and menn she looked like she was about to cry - can you imagine your whole state a Federal disaster zone!! God please help them o - ohhh and no drinking water at all, no electricity - the place has been tko'd.

On another note, traffic on the freeway made me want to shoot someone ... God help the road ragers!!!!

First musings....

2005-08-30T11:52:00.000-07:00

OK, Like im so excited.... my first blog ha! done on company time too double ha ha!
Anyways.. Ive been reading several people's blogs - some friends (Femi) and some stalkers... and even the babe whose blog got her into trouble - the one that worked for a magazine or something. Dont worry i wont write anything about my job - this blog is for me about me and me alone.... well something like that anyways.

Are you wondering where the name Trendy Cosmopolitan came from?? Well worry no more.. I asked one of my best friends whom i shall call Condi(she's named after Mz Rice) in fact she shd be demoted to acquaintance level cos i was demoted from maid of honor to regular bridesmaid at her wedding - imagine!!! Anyways I asked Condi to give me 3 words that described me and/or my style and her words were Trendy, Cosmopolitan, somewhere btw Smart and Intelligent (meaning im above smart but not quite at Intelligent yet - stupid girl) Fashionista,and brilliant but i just decided to go with TrendyCosmo cos the computer accepted it and there u have it - the name TrendyCosmo - doesnt it sound like it could rhyme with Trendy Homo????

My day today:
So i had a job interview today at 9am with an energy company andddd it lasted 2.5 hours with me meeting and greeting 4 different men o and having to tell them about myself and my career aspirations four different times!! Anyways so the first guy i meet i'll call him dz - upon taking a look at my resume saw the Economics and Finance there immediately asked me about regression analysis, Black-Scholes Equation, Optimization curves and DURATION!!!! In fact i was seriously weak men, i felt like i should have consulted my Econometrics text books seriously before this interview but i managed to fumble my way through the questions. Then he started writing eqations on this conference room board and i was really like wow - " I dont remember any of this stuff" in my mind of course nodded like i knew exactly what he was saying - u know what i mean - as he was saying x1alpha + gamma yt + n ; me too i made sure to make appropriate noises and as he said the final plus n i joined him saying a loud N haha. Thought that was quite funny and wanted to share it before i forgot all about it.

This page is just designed to be my release from hard work at work and also about my fashionista dreams, my stylist dreams and my book reviewer dreams. Let me digress and tell you a bit about that - So im a pretty avid reader - I like autobiographies, John Grishams, James Pattersons, and my newest genre - chicklit!!! In case you're wondering - chick lit is the "the devil wears prada, confessions of a shopaholic, something blue etc genre. So i do a google search on chicklit and see this website - chicklit.com - and i get all excited - It has all the new chicklit books that have come out categorized according to months of release and it even has a forum for chicklit lovers like moi - so i get all excited seeing as ive read maybe 10 of the hundreds of books on this website. Anyways RianM who is the administrator of the site is looking for book reviewers - and I jumped at the chance to read and review books that i enjoy reading - ahn ahn why not!! I was reading one book so i emailed her asking if i could do a review of the book and send it to her - she replied that sure and it took me like a week but i did it - college term paper style - one page single-spaced with correct intro, body and conclusion paragraphs and i even had Condi review my review :) and she made me change some things to make it sound professional. I turned it in to Rian about a week ago and the babe did not even reply me o.... So giving her the benefit of the doubt - i emailed her again yesterday that maybe she didnt get it or have a chance to read it - still no word - i think my book reviewing career is almost over even before it started. Anyways i will just have my bloggers read my reviews and hope they will get published or at least get me some ARC from some publishers and writers out there.

Ciao
ps plz excuse any tiouns because this is unedited - thanks