Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone. For some it's been a more challenging year than for others but you've pulled through, when you pass one test you know it's possible to pass others. Very possible. I pray we all have a better, more fruitful 2013.

perfume me

No matter how well dressed a person is, the packaging is not complete without the fragrance.  It's so offensive when you sit next to a person who looks well groomed yet stinks, it negates the grooming.  The way you smell should be a signature with you. I just feel that we should all have signature fragrances, though they may vary but should be consistent. Starting from the top.........
              THE HAIR:  If you keep braids, serious care of the hair has to come into play. Constant wrapping or tying the hair or packing with night cap(some people do not seem to know when to use these, they put them on the whole day) tends to make the hair smell offensive. During active times of the day,  you're bound to sweat on the scalp and if you don't allow it to dry , but just  put a night cap over it immediately you get back, the sweat is retained in the hair and it's kind of like steaming only this time without the beneficial effects., the hair will stink. Secondly, do not leave the weave or braid in for too long as this can even damage your hair. Most hair care product range have hair sprays that can be used to help the hair smell good, if you can't find a particular one you can as well use good ole perfume or body spray, get a little in there, it makes a world of difference.
                 THE BODY: starting with proper bath( well maybe I'll write about bathing soon, it'll be fun) and cream( necessary) the body needs nourishment. These are the barest must haves: deodorant is extremely essential, it's importance cannot be overemphasized, must must have, a little but powerful miss deodorant, the body spray and perfumes follow after....
                    THE MOUTH: m.o is a definite turn off not matter your personality and it's so easy to take care off. To have that advert smile and confidence you need to take your oral hygiene serious. First off is the brushing; when brushing, it's not only the teeth that are dirty, the tongue, the inside cheeks have to also be brushed and the lips as well. Rinse properly with a lot of water, gurgle occasionally with salt water or with mouth rinse and tara you have the freshest breath you've ever desired....

Eko 2012. 1

The 18TH national sports festival EKO 2012 came to an end on Sunday 9TH Dec, 2012 with mixed feelings for the athletes(some like the Delta representatives were ecstatic and found it hard to curb their joy and fulfillment which is understandable-they went home with the 241 medals(99 Gold,85 Silver,57 Bronze),the largest number of medals. Rivers followed on the medals table with 177(65 Gold,54 Silver and 58 Bronze). Lagos, the host state came third with 124 medals. All together an impressive showing for the winners and a not too impressive showing for the losers who lost well too...some with 3 medals and others with 2 but at least they participated. The opening ceremony  was beautiful I heard so I decided not to miss the closing.

 It started with KWAM 1 who had to stop his performance a little after starting because of some glitches with the sound. That however, did not deter the performance or enjoyment of it by the spectators . years of experience under his belt came to fore as he worked the crowd to a frenzy with his rendition of the Eyo/Eko song. The man in front of me though deaf( there were a lot of physically challenged at the point where I sat) could not help but join in the frenzy, although I wondered what he was actually dancing to. They all danced, the deaf, mute, slightly blind- so, it must have been some song- and for the not physically challenged perhaps mentally challenged(it's difficult to ascertain in Lagos the mental stability of most individuals), they made such a raucous that I feared some might actually hurt themselves. The KWAM 1 performance was immediately followed by Oleku which the compere who seemed to think everyone was slow of hearing took almost forever to announce. I quite frankly did not understand what the Oleku was about. They truthfully bored the tears out of some people as they could be heard shouting "comot for stage jare". As obviously the Oleku people could not hear and continued performing, the spectators found new ways to entertain themselves as blown condoms started flying everywhere and we became passive smokers of weed, the main source of the smoke could not be ascertained in such a mamoth crowd but it seemed to have many starting points and so we endured... The national anthem rendition which was beautifully done, gave a reprieve from the smoke, then the parade by the athletes who refused to hear what the compere was saying: he stressed that there was no need for them to hoist their flags anymore, they have come and competed and formed friendships, therefore. there should be easy camaraderie among them, that they should mingle and not walk according to their states anymore...he was of course speaking to the wind as they refused to hear, at a point he had to address individual states to fold their flags....