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Wednesday, 9 September 2009

Dancing for Da Truth

A few weeks back, American gospel rapper, Da Truth was in London shooting the video for his single U Ready? taken from his album ‘The Big Picture’. I had the pleasure of dancing for Da Truth on the set of the video, with gospel dance groups Child of Zion and Re:Birth. Here’s the single featuring J-Soul






You can find out more about Da Truth, Child of Zion and Re:Birth on their myspaces.




Photography by Michael Adeyeye, check out his website!

Sunday, 30 August 2009

Monday Movers

Since I love dancing so much, I thought I’d dedicate a post to it so enjoy!

Cultural Dance

Shisha won the Dancehall Queen title back in 2007 -she’s ‘ard!







As much as I love dancehall moves, I love dance moves from the motherland…

African dance group: Mambo








Nigerian street dance group- x-fellaz








(Does anyone know the name of that Nigerian tune they dance to at 1.03; let me know coz that tune is ‘ard!)


Back then…

...I thought Ginuwine and Mya were good dancers. Here’s Ginuwine in his hey dayz…








Mya is going to be on the new series of Dancing with the Stars despite having the advantage of being a trained dancer. She has to merk it, I’ll definitely be tuning into that. Here’s Mya having a dance rehearsal…







…and her showing off some tap dancing moves. I wanna learn how to tap dance!








Nu’ Skool Movers

And we all know that Beyonce can dance, I love the body popping dancing she does in the Sweet Dreams video. Here’s a vid of her dancers- they good!







I posted a vid of Beyonce doing the matrix, well here’s Ciara showing us how it’s done. She makes it look so easy but it really isn’t! (Her shoes are emosh!)







I can’t wait for Ciara’s video to ‘Like a Surgeon’, I know she’s going to merk the dancing.


I saw a vid of Teyana Taylor free styling ages ago and she was so sick, but I can’t seem to find that vid anywhere :-( I really wanted to post it up but here’s a substitute for the meantime … (Love this girl's hair!)







Ol’Skool Movers

I absolutely love James Brown’s dancing style; his foot work is emosh!








Pure Humour

I still can’t get enough of this video!





Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Shoes, shoes and...did I say shoes?

I absolutely love funky shoes and here are a few that have grabbed my attention…

These shoes are the shit! Amerie wearing Alexander McQueen shoes- they look like leather jackets!
Amerie_Alexander McQueen 1Amerie_Alexander McQueen 2

Solange and her ‘two-faced’ shoes by Moschino- these are the bizness!

Solange_Moschino

Love these Balmain sandal heels worn by Keri Hilson & Rihanna

Keri Hilson_Balmain Rihanna_Balmain

Rihanna rocking Miu Miu peep toe boots- ‘ARD!

Rihanna_Miu Miu

Rocsi and her blue shoes by TopShop. Love the colour, I saw them in TopShop in black & pink too.

Rocsi_TopShop

Cassie wearing some ‘Tarzan’-type shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti.

Cassie_Giuseppe Zanotti

I’m not sure who the designer is for these shoes that Mya is rocking but they look emosh!

Mya shoes

Victoria Beckham wins for the most funkiest shoes with her Antonio Berardi ‘heel-less’ shoes. These look hard…to walk in! I think I’d give ‘em a miss but she made it look easy.

Victoria Beckham_Antonio Berardi

Monday, 10 August 2009

Monday Motivation

Muhammad Ali

It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe. –Muhammad Ali

We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last. –Muhammad Ali


God blessed us all with talents. We need to use the talent that God has given us to please him and as a result, he will increase our talents (Matthew 25:14-30). We only live once, tomorrow isn’t guaranteed to anyone. Don’t waste the one life you have doing something your heart is not in. So thank God for each day you wake up to and use your talents to the maximum. Whatever it is that you love to do, do it so that you are the best at what you do. There will always be people who underestimate you or bring negative vibes but never let that de-motivate you; instead use it to gear your drive even more. You need drive and determination to move forward in life. Don’t use all your energy trying to make others believe in you, self-belief is what will make you successful. Most importantly, DON’T be afraid to fail; it’s not about falling down, it’s about how quickly you get back up. Fear of failure will stunt your growth, don’t fear anything or anyone but God. I hate failing but I have come to realise that my aspiration to be a successful will never come to pass if I don’t take risks and accept failure. You have to experience how it feels to lose to boost your drive to win. So follow your heart and live your dreams; the only person holding you back is…you.

If you want to succeed, double your failure rate. –Thomas Watson, IBM pioneer


Mind of a Millionaire – 1 of 6 (watch all of them on youtube)




R.I.P. Nathan Williams (died 28 July; aged 24) & Gloria Duncan-Williams (died 3 August; aged 23)

Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Don't Dwell On It

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know I’m short! I find it funny when people feel the need to tell me I’m short like I don’t already know this. I don’t know my exact height but I know it falls below the average which is said to be 5’4” (only by an inch though *cough*). Am I bothered that I’m short? No. Well...not anymore. I mean, it did used to annoy me at certain phases in my life for reasons such as:

my jeans were always too long for me; sometimes I didn’t want to have to roll up my jeans!

I wanted to model at one point (that was when I used watch ‘America’s Next Top Model’ religiously)

...oh yeah, I used to be obsessed with a guy who was way, way, waaaaay above 6ft- our height difference was a joke!

and because people would think I was much younger than I was; I already look young in the face so being short doesn’t help the situation.

I also used to hate the you’re so cute talk- what’s that supposed to mean? I’m 22 not 12! But then that all changed when guys were attracted to me because I was cute. That was just what I needed to hear to help me finally suppress my insecurity with my height. But unfortunately, once a particular insecurity disappears, you soon find that another one readily takes its place.
Can we ever fully combat our insecurities for good?

I honestly don’t think we can, especially in this narrow-minded world we live in that gets pleasure in feeding our insecurities. So what do we do? Well, what most people do is point out other people’s flaws to make them feel better about theirs. I think we are all guilty of this; I lost count of how many times I’ve proclaimed to people that ‘thee Lauren London’ is going to be Lil’ Wayne’s 4th baby mama (yeah, I know I’m saying it again!)

Though it’s easier to point a finger at other people’s faults, it’s certainly not the best method because provoking other people’s insecurities doesn’t make yours disappear. Instead I think we should actually listen to all the cliché talk about self-love.

If you don’t love yourself how can you honestly expect someone else to love you? And if you don’t know how to love yourself, how can you love someone else?

It’s something we’ve heard a thousand times before, yet we still manage to underestimate the power of self-love. Once you start loving yourself, you really do gain a whole new appreciation for ‘insecurities’ as weird as that might sound. It’s very normal to feel insecure about something whether it is a physical feature or an emotional thing. No one ever reaches complete satisfaction with their self; your glass is either half full or half empty right? Even the Halle Berries of this world have a baggage of insecurities somewhere. The only difference is some people carry it around with them wherever they go whilst others choose to leave that extra baggage at home. I’ve decided to lock away my baggage; just knowing it’s there is good enough for me! I understand that insecurities are not there to weigh you down; they are there to keep you humble. Since humbleness is an essential trait to have, I guess insecurities aren’t so bad after all…just don’t let them outweigh your securities.

So whatever you’re insecure about, don’t dwell on it.
As for your securities, don’t let your ego swell on it.

Friday, 24 July 2009

My Music Mix

My week of music…

I fall asleep with my iPod still playing in my ear...i really hope my ear drums will make it to old age! Anyways, my iPod's 'recently added' playlist include the following recent-ish songs:



Melanie Fiona- Somebody Come Get Me and Magic
Lloyd- Her Love (reminds me of ‘Get It Shawty!’)
Monica- Let Me Know (love the old school vibe on this one)
Trey Sonqz- LOL

Trish- Bump (very reminiscent of a Kelis+Neptunes sound)






Most overrated artist at the moment goes to Drake…the hype surrounding this dude is crazy. His performance on the BET awards and his music video for ‘Best I Ever Had’ were disappointing. I’m not even going to try to get into his stuff…

Most rinsed album has got to be Fabolous’ latest album: Loso’s Way. Next time he does a show in London, I need to reach!



Stand out tunes:
Money Goes, Honey Stay ft Jay Z (choon!),
Everything, Everywhere, Everyday ft Ryan Leslie and Keri Hilson,
Makin Love ft Ne-Yo, Stay ft Marsha Ambrosius
& Throw It In The Bag ft The-Dream (vid features Claudia Jordan, formerly on Foxxhole radio)






I can’t get this lyric out of my head for some reason: Money comes, money goes; that’s why you need to blow it like a runny nose… - Money Goes, Honey Stay ft Jay Z

Make sure you give this album a listen.

90’s Throwback Tune:

R.Kelly has too many tunes to choose from but this song has been in my head this week. So since today is Friday…yeah, you guessed it:




Sounds from the 80's

This week’s 80’s tune is by Tina Turner, boy did I love her music when I was growing up. Here’s her performance of one of my favourite tunes Private Dancer; love the electric guitar on the song.

Tina Turner- Private Dancer




(Have you seen this woman’s legs btw? These young chicks need to mind out!)


Making Moves….

You can’t listen to music without wanting to move to it…well I can’t! A dancer/choreographer that I really like is Danielle Polanco – remember the girl from Omarion’s Touch video? Well she’s a 23 year old who has choreographed and danced for artists such as Janet Jackson, Amerie and Beyonce plus she was also in the Step Up 2 movie.

Here’s the vid that had me in the mirror practising the moves for dayzzz! (Where has Omarion disappeared to?)





Speaking of Beyonce, here’s a video of her doing the matrixshe took it there!




Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Sometimes, I Cry



I Cry by Tupac



I realised that I cry a lot. However, it’s always either because I am laughing so hard or because I’m watching something sad (like when MJ’s daughter Paris spoke at his memorial service…she had me bawling mate!). They are the only times anyone will catch me crying; I hate crying over personal issues. I used to think crying was pointless and a form of weakness. Instead, I would just tell myself that there is always someone less fortunate than myself and try to be optimistic about the situation. At times my form of release would be to get a piercing (but then sometimes get shook!), change my hair (I even joined the hair-shaving frenzy at one point lol), or just write. I then realised that because I always seem to be this jolly person who never fails to crack a smile, people think I don’t have problems?


Once someone asked me why I’m always happy, I looked at him like, ‘do you really think I’m always happy- seriously? He then proceeded to ask me what makes me angry, what makes me sad, and what makes me cry. I didn’t even know how to answer this because no one has ever cared enough to ask me these things; I mean why should they be when they have problems of their own to deal with? I’m so used to being the one who lends an ear to listen to others’ problems; the one who lends a shoulder for them to cry on; I am the one who tries to give the best advice possible to make them feel strong.



It was only this year when I noticed how much people turn to me when they are down and need someone to talk to. So one day I asked them why me?’ and most of them said, ‘…because you’re a very good listener, thanks for being there.’ And then someone said ‘…because I always feel much better after speaking to you, you keep me positive.’ I guess I was kinda touched and though it was all flattering to hear how appreciated my friendship means to these people, I couldn’t help but wonder…who’s there to listen to me? Since no one, including my family members, ever catches me crying or having a breakdown, they assume I’m the ‘strong one’. Hence I feel pressurised and obliged to always play hero, but who’s there to save the hero? Sometimes I don’t want to be the hero. Believe it or not, sometimes I do cry. But rather than let tears roll from eyes…I just choose to cry inside. So without a spoken word, my cries are left to be unheard.



(Beyonce: Save the Hero- Love the lyrics in this song; so relatable)




Today I was thinking about how many true friends I have after I was reflecting on recent situations. Whenever I’m down, unwell or having problems at home, I noticed that it’s always the same few people who care enough to give me a call or send a text to make sure I’m ok. These people actually take time out of their busy life to find out what makes me cry. The others just show up at my birthday celebrations and talk to me at get-togethers.

Someone who listens to you and makes you feel worthy is an amazing person to have around and makes me want to be that sort of person even more. No matter how many friends you have, or associates or whatever you want to call them, you will always find that you’re real friends are only a few. When you do realise who your true friends are, make sure you treasure them because one day, you might really need that person to be there when you’re in despair.
True friends, I know who you are.


P.S. Tupac was a sick poet, make sure you check out some of his poems- beautiful.

Friday, 17 July 2009

The Side Shave Gets The Side Eye...

So what would you like, the half Britney or the full BritneCassiey? Remember when Britney Spears shaved her hair and everyone thought she was crazy? Well maybe she was at the time, but I guess now shaving your hair off isn’t so crazy anymore. It seems as though the world of hair and beauty has been hit by an epidemic because everyone is shaving their frigging hair; whether it be the side/s or the whole thing. I had to blog about it today after seeing a girl at the supermarket with her hair shaved like Cassie’s and a pattern etched in; I was just staring at it thinking to myself, ‘this has got to STOP!’

The so-called Fierce, Fearless, I don’t give a F style is getting so overplayed now and it’s really unoriginal. I’m not sure how long this era will last, but I know that Kelis was the one of the first R‘n’B artist to shave her hair- I don’t know why nobody ever gives her props for being the original trendsetter. Well now the number of celebrities minus the average girls on road jumping onto it is getting ridiculous- what do you guys think about it?


Kelis
Kelis

Rihanna

Rihanna Rihanna

Nina Sky
Nina Sky

Teyana Taylor and Amelle (from the Sugababes)
Teyana Taylor Amelle

TV presenter Lala
Lala

Singer of duo J.Davey
J.Davey

Oh yeah, even Raven Symone did it (last year).



Ok, I admit it...I was a victim too:-( To be real honest, I did it because I was going through issues and shaving my hair for a new look was my method of releasing my frustration. Weird, but that’s just me. Glad the shaven part of my hair has grown out though, I need to get out of this bandwagon quick! I’m thinking of switching up my hair a bit, but still keeping it short- any ideas? I’m not too sure what to do but I can’t do anything too crazy since I’m looking for a proper job. I just hope no one else jumps onto the hair shaving bandwagon coz I’m pretty sure there is no more room left! Next time I see anyone rocking the side shave, I’m giving it the side eye…

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Let the dude Rest in Peace, please!



Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better. – Martin Luther King, Jr.


It’s Tuesday; a week is fast approaching since the world first learnt of Michael Jackson’s sudden death and he continues to dominate headlines. The quote above is one of my favourite quotes and to me, Michael Jackson did just that. Could anyone actually do it better than MJ? It’s amazing how the death of a man can have such a worldwide impact. I know MJ sparked up quite a lot of controversy during his life but must the media keep picking up on this? The man is dead now so give the dude a break and instead, let’s just celebrate his legacy. Despite whether we agree or disagree with what he did during his lifetime, we can all agree that he is definitely a legend who opened doors for many of the music artists we love today.

The media denied him peace when he was alive so I pray he finally gets the peace he well deserves now that he has passed away.


I know for a fact that hearing and watching MJ when I was young was the reason why I first fell in love with music and dance. Here is a video of the King of Pop performing ‘Rock with You’ in 1987 (the year I was born!), putting his all into it as always.




Rest in Peace to the world’s greatest entertainer; my childhood hero.

P.S. He needs a well thought out tribute concert which includes a dance tribute (unlike the BET Awards ‘09! lol)

Monday, 22 June 2009

Being Broke is no Joke!

So I’ve been gone for a minute, but I’m back on this blogging thing again. So what have I been up to? Well soon after my last exam I treated myself to some retail therapy and spent almost £150 on three pairs of shoes- bad, I know but I felt like I deserved it for all my hard work:-) One of the shoes I bought were these… (they look so emotional on my feet!)


The funny thing is that I don’t even go out that often to even wear 'em, especially now that I’m watching my pennies. It really sucks being broke, not only because I have bills that need to be paid but because it just makes me feel so waste :-( So in the meantime, I’m going to take regular trips to this place…


Being stuck indoors made me embark on a new hobby- cooking! I’ve just been focusing on mastering African dishes for now and it’s shaping up very well I must say. Once I have that on lock, I’ll learn to master some of my favourite dishes from other cultures; I must learn how to make mini spring rolls and prawn toast from scratch ‘cause they are the ish! Uhmm…

I’ve been reading more which is good, I guess. Here are a few articles I read today that were quite interesting:

Why Do Men Love Assets?

Why don’t we get married anymore?

A full tank

My year without sex

As well as reading, I’ve been doing what I usually do which is listening to heap loads of music and writing songs/poetry; I’ll post up a poem soon. Two songs that I have been rinsing HARD are by Cassie and Rich Girl. So far I really like Rich Girl because I miss the days when girl group music was the biz-ness plus each member can actually sing; they all look good too.


Rich Girl- He Ain’t Wit Me Now (Tho)


As for the Cassie track, I don’t know why I like it so much; maybe it’s the beat ‘cause it sure isn’t her vocals…or P Diddy’s rap! I do feel sorry for Cassie though, she got dissed hard on a recent radio interview- it was hilarious though!

Cassie- Must Be Love




Other than cooking, reading, writing, listening to music, oh and stuffing my face with food, being broke has made me reflect more about life. Maybe that’s also due to the fact that I have officially blown a kiss goodbye to my student days and reluctantly entered the 'real world'. One thing I realised is how materialistic I really am...it’s actually quite sad how much I love to shop. Anyone who knows me well enough will know that I am obsessed with shoes; last time I counted (last year summer I think it was) I had over 60 pairs of shoes! I'm glad that lately I have been thinking less about having the latest garms and more about making money to invest in businesses, a future house and learning new things such as photography and sign language. It shouldn't take us to be broke to reconsider the amount non-necessities that our money goes towards. I’ll leave you with a thought provoking vid that I watched a while back, nothing we don’t already know but still thought provoking.

Curse of Consumerism


P.S. Happy belated Father’s Day to the few good ones out there!

Thursday, 9 April 2009

The Love 2 Hate Mindset

One of my good friend’s recent Facebook statuses read (she changes her status every hour! lol):

‘Behind every strong woman is a strong man’

I read that thinking ‘isn’t it supposed to be the other way round?’ I figured she either got her words jumbled up or there was some deep thought process behind it; knowing my friend, I knew it was the latter. I asked her to explain her status and she said that her cognition aroused from a conversation with a male counterpart who is going through a rough time with his girl. The guy said that his girl is so quick to complain about all the bad things he does but she never praises any of the good things.

This is really true for us all whether in relationships or not. Women are so fast to say ‘men are this, men are that…etc, etc’ Do we ladies ever have anything positive to say about men? Well after that conversation with my friend, we confirmed that it was about time we start showing our appreciation towards men and pay respect where it’s due (…but only where it’s due!).

We really should stop slating men…they aren’t all that bad! And besides, no matter how much we love to rant about them, we still run back to them. Saying that however, I guess it does work both ways. I will not hesitate to whack someone with a baseball bat next time I hear a guy say ‘women don’t know what they want,’ or ‘you women are so emotional,’ or what’s the latest lingo, ‘women are so materialistic?’– shullup! You guys still love women all the same!

I get so agitated when men talk so negative about women. For instance, the other day I was jamming with a group of male friends then they slipped into ‘let’s gun down women’ mode. I automatically blocked them out and only managed to catch ‘no offense, Eileen’. I was glaring at them as they were narrow-mindedly generalising and just wanted bullets to shoot out from my eyes…ok, maybe not bullets, but pellets would have been a good alternative!

One day I was reading the Adam and Eve story in the Bible (i.e. life’s manual- mine’s hardback too!), because I really wanted to understand the relationship between man and woman. I then read in Genesis 3:18 that God said:

It is not good for the man to live alone. I will make a suitable companion to help him.

I exaggerated the key words but in brief, this tells me that men would probably shrivel up with loneliness without us women! Yet, I can’t help but notice that the text also indicates that women were made to ‘help him’. Hmmm, well thanks God for giving us one hell of a job! I guess whatever that ‘help’ may be, whether it’s helping him overcome bad times or helping him be the best he can possibly be, talking down on him all the friggin’ time won’t help at all.

I did try to think of all the good things about men but struggled miserably! I can only assume that it’s because women have been conditioned to look at men in a bad light with the ‘men are all the same’ paradigm daunting us. But let’s face it, what’s the use in negativity? My motto is positive thoughts = positive outcomes (derived from Proverbs 4:23). If you want to keep believing all women are a certain way then that’s what you’re going to attract. Yes people belong to different cultures and sub-cultures which influence our behaviours but we are still individuals; if your man is a lying mother-bleep, bleep, bleep….then that’s your man, not every man.

I close by urging us all to stop speaking of our counterparts in a bad light, then who knows; maybe we’ll actually get along.


So me as a woman, and you as a man-how about we stop all the hate?
Instead, why don't you make me strong and I'll make you great;-)

I’ll love you and leave you with a few male-bashing songs- those songs women listen to when they are having one of those ‘I hate men!’ moments…yeah, I’ve had them moments one too many times!


Olivia: Bizounce



Destiny’s Child: Bills, Bills, Bills (can I hear someone say ‘throwback!’)




Kelis: Caught out there



Tuesday, 31 March 2009

Three Kisses

I’ve been hurting my brain with assignments for the past few weeks, which is my fault for leaving them so last minute. Anyways, during one of my breaks, I slipped into poetry mode…and I really got into it! I was inspired to write this after recalling all the conversations I’ve had with friends who seem to be recovering from their crazy break-ups. I got into character whilst I was writing and tried to capture all their emotions into it, but after I was done and read over it…it felt like it was about me.

Enjoy the read (it’s a looong read though- sorry!)


Three Kisses

So now you want to end text messages with a kiss, kiss, kiss
Oh please, since when did you start ending your texts with three kisses?
Saying how much you wish things were normal again coz you really miss me

Save the talk, I don't want to hear your wishes
Funny how your ways have changed now that I’m no longer your misses
And must you fill up my inbox and leave me countless missed calls?
I don’t return them; and after all those text messages and voice messages that you send
I find it hard to comprehend, that a smart guy like you still hasn’t got the message

Oh, so other than just sending me endless messages, now you’re sending me flowers
-red roses, to be exact
But when we were together, I sure wasn’t getting any of that
Delivered to my door with a card that reads, ‘missing you…badly’
Hmm, there must be a catch
Someone’s really trying to win me back
In fact, this is too good to be true
God really slapped some sense into you!

You’ve been showering me with gifts and trying to take me on expensive trips
Now I get a text saying you want to take me out on a shopping spree
Wait a minute…you’re giving me all of this -for free?!
But only a month ago I’d be lucky to get a penny spent on me
You used to go on and on about how broke you are (were)
And now you’re telling me I can put anything into my shopping cart
Hmm…I think I’m really starting to like us apart!

What was that? Did you just say you love…?
Hold up, after 5 whole years and all the misery you put me through
Now you want to utter the words, ‘I love you’
Save your breath, you’ve left it far too late for those words to be said
Now seriously, what’s come over you?
The texts, the flowers, the gifts…well, it’s just not you
What’s wrong? Things didn’t work out with your so-called ‘friend’?
You know who, the one you sleep with…yeah, that friend

Coming to think of it, you traded 5 years for a 5-week fling…I’m sorry it ended so soon
You seemed so into her; thought you were even going to fly her to the moon!
I almost feel sorry for you…no seriously, I do
Though I’m trying not to laugh, it’s rather amusing how tables have turned
Just over a month ago, I was the one crying from the ordeal
‘He who laughs last, laughs the longest’- that saying is so real

So what happened? It seemed like you were having a blast yet it didn’t even last
What…like 5 weeks? Now that is weak
I’m surprised and I’m not surprised, so to speak
I guess your so-called ‘friend’ couldn’t take your BS the way I did
The other day, my sister slated our relationship; she even called me stupid!
And for the first time ever, I couldn’t defend our love
I really did hang around too long, holding onto false hope
Right now I’m just thanking God for throwing down a rope
And pulling me out of this hopeless love…that I still spend every minute of the day thinking of

Thoughts and memories continuously fill my head
Especially last night, whilst I was lying in bed
As I tossed and turned, trying to sleep
A revelation came over me, and it was deep
I realised that the one I’d die for isn’t even worth living for…
Though you are the one my heart still yearns for, I now know I deserve so much more
There are bigger and better things out there in this world for me to explore
I am not short-sighted anymore…

There was a time when every moment was about us; now it’s all about me
At first I felt so torn and lonely, but now I feel free
Each day brings a new discovery, my impaired eyes can finally see
My heart has learnt to trust my mind; my love for you is no longer blind
Not to say it’s going to be easy leaving what we had behind
But being the optimist that I am, I know it will with time

I do forgive you; I can see that you are apologetic
Though you were wrong to raise your hands, I know you deeply regret it
However, my mind just won’t let me forget it
It’s not even just about the bruises you’ve put on my face
Because I know one day those bruises will fade away
But just take a look at all the scars you’ve left on my heart
It was as good as new when I first gave it to you
You were supposed to guard it, not disregard it…I trusted you

I’m glad you finally realise that you had a good thing
But why didn’t you acknowledge this from the beginning?
Don’t get down on one knee; you’re making things hard for me
Stop saying you love me; take back the ring
Thanks to your ‘fling’, I had time to think…about me and what I want to do
Started making future plans and unfortunately, none of them include you
Yes, you were a fool for hurting then leaving me like that
But I’d be an even bigger fool if I take you back
So please get used to the fact that, I am officially no longer your misses
Maybe you can start by not sending me those pitiful messages…that end with three kisses


This poem is dedicated to quite a few people…including myself.

Tuesday, 24 March 2009

Walker not a Talker

I just got home not too long ago from my University’s Dragen’s Den type event which was hosted by Ruth Badger (from The Apprentice). It was a great event; got me really motivated. Ruth spoke about her philosophies and one just stuck into my head:

Under-promise; Over-deliver

It does not need explaining. It’s real though, and it sums up exactly how I’ve been feeling lately. Sometimes I feel really underestimated. There are moments when I feel like no one sees my potential. There are times when I think that no one believes in me. I used to get so frustrated because I know I’m capable of so much. Since I entered final year, I’ve become this competitive person who only wants the best- second best doesn't even make sense to me. I want the best in everything I do, I don't settle for less. Though I feel ridiculously underestimated at times…it’s cool; I get a kick out of proving people wrong. There's a handful of people I need to prove wrong and they will get proven wrong...I'm smiling already:-) I was never much of a talker anyways but after hearing that quote from Ruth, people won’t be hearing any talk…they’ll just see the walk.

Monday, 16 March 2009

Red Light

Straight to the point, here are a few things that I think need to be brought to a halt

1. Independent Womensongs…stop producing them, stop writing them, stop singing and/or rapping them. I can see what you are trying to do (Ne-yo)! You are brainwashing us to think it’s cool and trendy to be (or get with) a so-called independent woman. Now guys are going to start believing they don’t have to pay for anything…some already don’t! Well I refuse to be influenced, so ‘independent woman’ my South London arse! If you are going to wine and dine me, the drinks and the meal- yes I’m expecting you to pay for them! You can go ahead and call me a gold-digger, I don’t really care because I know that's not the case, which brings me onto my next point…

2. Why must every woman who wants a guy with some money have to be called a gold-digger? Remember, women want a man who will provide stability and security, and consequently money is one of the leading factors that women use to determine stability/security. Fair enough some women are far too reliant on this factor and are ridiculously materialistic- expecting a man to splash out on them- I give you permission to call those women gold-diggers, in fact I’ll do it for ya! However, not every woman who prefers a man with a good, well-paid job is a gold-digger. That kind of woman is thinking long-term and wants to ensure that her back is covered. She may never even ask her man to pay for anything but just wants the reassurance of stability. Honestly speaking, I’m not looking twice at the man who has he’s butt glued to the settee, with the remote in one hand, depending heavily on jobseeker’s allowance-by CHOICE! In fact, if you’re that man, shoot yourself…I doubt anyone will notice your non-existence!

3. Everyone’s trying to be different now; ok, ok, ok…I get it, different is the new cool. What I don’t get is why people feel the need to go out of their way to be different. Are we forgetting that we were born different and unique…you know…we have distinctive DNA? Last summer, I chopped my hair off after being heavily inspired by Kelis and Rihanna… and found that every other girl got inspired too. I was slightly pbleepd, however, that did not mean I was going to shave off one side of my hair, put patterns in it- I don’t know, something original like…stars?- then dye it purple just to be different. With everyone competing to be unique, my friend rightfully pointed out that now the average Joe is the one who is different. I just get annoyed when I see people go through great measures to be different, but if you think logically about it, all you have to do is be yourself… you’ll find that it’s the easiest way to be different.

[And no, don’t use the word SWAGGER! Find a new word, make up a new word, just don’t use THAT word!]

4. Trying to impress people...just don’t. I know everyone does it at some stage but quite frankly, what’s the point? There are exceptions if the outcome is truly worth it, for example when you’re going for that important job interview or going to meet the future in-laws…otherwise I say, ‘if they don’t like you for who you are then up middle finger!’ (tune!)






Up Middle Finger - Oxide & Neutrino

5. Ppl nd 2 stop rytin in txt 4mat wen dey r nt even txtin! Ok, sometimes I do it too. There was a time I did it so much; I even did it in one of my essays. Writing ‘u’ instead of ‘you’, writing the number ‘2’ instead of ‘too’ (not even for ‘two’ you know!)…let’s just say the grade wasn’t one to sing and dance about! However, some people take it way too far though i.e. my younger sister (12); she sent me a message on msn the other day and it took me a good minute or so decoding a sentence I could have read in three seconds- why? I would have thought abbreviations would speed things up.




Oh and I’m not claiming to be a great grammar-ist (I still get confused deciding when to use ‘his’ and ‘he’s’) but let’s stop writing/saying ‘should of’, ‘could of’…it’s HAVE- 'should have', 'could have!'

6. The peace sign when taking pictures…everyone has done it before, it’s so gay now.

7. I know you all want to be MCs, rappers, singers or whatever…but it’s not for everyone so stop. It’s like watching twenty people trying to fit through a narrow door at the same time…1. it’s not practical (like the video below) and 2. it devalues the scene, so please only do it because you are passionate about it…I mean to the extent where you can honestly say you’re not even doing it for the money, but rather for the pure love of it.







8. Stop getting into relationships you blatantly don’t want to be in just to avoid being ‘lonely’. Don’t be fooled- sometimes people still feel lonely in their relationships. Learn to be alone, and who knows, you might even learn to love yourself…I think I might be unintentionally talking about someone in particular!

9. Some girls really do wear far too much make-up; have their face looking like a Picasso artwork- jeeze! All that talk about girls being so fake from the weave, the nails, the make-up, the padded bras, the heels to add height…yes I agree but remember it’s because guys push girls to do this. If guys weren’t so visual maybe girls wouldn’t feel so pressurised to keep up appearances. So how about you guys stop idolising these celebrity women (they do not naturally look the way they do!) and then we’ll give up (or at least consider giving up) all the fake stuff- deal?

10. I could go on forever, so I think ten is a good number to end on. Stop saying, ‘I’m going to do this…’, ‘I’m going to do that…’- and just do it! I know I sounded like a Nike ad but too many people love to go on and on about how they are going to do big things e.g. a favourite MC line: ‘this year is my year...’ well, you say that every year! How about less talking and more walking…please?

11. Ok, ok…one more and this is for men with youths: STOP RUNNING AWAY FROM YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR KID/S! There are far too many fatherless homes.

Now, this has got to be my longest blog post…well hopefully that gives me a reasonable excuse not to blog for a while especially since I have four assignment deadlines about to slap me in the face.

I think I should put my name to this blog post now;-)

With Love,
Eileen aka Short ‘n’ Sweet aka Gigglezz aka Titch! (…don’t ask) xXx

Sunday, 15 March 2009

I guess heels aren’t for everyone

I was in the computer room today from 10am to 5.30pm working on my assignment (I know, on a Sunday…). Anyways, my concentration from reading an online journal was diverted towards the loud (and sometimes very annoying) sound of heels. As I turned to see the woman responsible for disturbing my concentration I couldn’t help but laugh! Oh my days…all I can say is some women are in desperate need for ‘how to walk in heels’ lessons. If you don’t know how to walk in heels you have two available options:

1. Practice (…makes perfect, as you know)
Get your mother’s heels, walk around in the house the whole day in them, practice in the mirror with them…hello, I thought every girl has done this before?


OR


2. Just DON’T wear them at all!
Otherwise you just look silly. The awkwardness of your posture and walk just makes you look silly.

Well here’s a video I came across, for all those who struggle to walk in heels, giving a handy tip. (At 0.20 in the video, that’s how the woman I saw today was walking- too funny!) Shout out to all those ladies who have mastered the art of walking in heels, so much so, they could even do cartwheels in them i.e. Sandie, my sister and of course, Ms Beyonce Knowles!





Oh and it’s nice to see that Rihanna is out and about again, almost forgot about Lil’ Miss Fashionista.