i'm on another level that you cant afford...

For shizzles y'all this in your girl T-V smizzles to the hizzles. YEs y'all I'm releasing my new album called 'CopyCats aint got a clue' on JabberJay records. This wonderful new album contains songs by taking lines from other artists and make it into a new song.
You know the funny thing, if I did that with rap/ hiphop artists today, what i'd come up with will be similar to this

You need to add fifty more Gees,
I have pink and yellow diamonds,
My bling-bling is worth more than you make in a year,
I'm so fly I got chicks everywhere
I was broke as hell before i sang a song,
Now i'm rich and i sell drugs
Btw dont let the police catch you riddin' with the dope
I've been to jail for a long time,
Now i'm out and I'm making hits....


Aint that pathetic? What happened to the good ole days of good, nourshing music. The good ole days when music was calming or exciting or whatever...but it added some sort of value to your life. Today all i hear is...ME ME ME, DRUGS, and MORE WOMEN...oh and my personal favourite Diamonds and blings...aka Glitters!

Just so you know, I aint hatin'! My blingage is comin' especially in this romantic season...LOL. Speaking of romance, is it ok, for an old flame to try to make a comeback around valentines? Just for old times sake? Would you classify that as harmless flirtiing? considering the fact that you are both single at this time and you are probably just going to have dinner and hang out until the entire valentines' excessive indulgence is over?
I mean, we've only always been friends. When we met, he was in a relationship and i wasnt, we were in school then and when i was, he no longer was. We had some awkward moments but thats the worst and we've been great friends through it all. We keep in touch but nothing out of the ordinary. He's too vain for me and he usually dates women whose intellectual doesnt match up with their physical' lyrics of Joe -Ride with you. (no biff). So we were talking a week ago and he asked where my lastest boyfriend would be taking me for vals. I yarn the guy say 'naijabloke na yeye boy...kiddin'. Then he calls tonight and says we should meet up on valentines day and hang out. After work ofcourse...hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Ok, may be i'm over analysing.

I should get back to reading. Before I go, Aunty Temmy, how far? First yo said Naijabloke, now you want me to switch base to Naijadude? Gal, cool down. Marry Ex first then we can discuss it. LOL

when in doubt...bail out!!! (not quite teva's style but hey!) ok. let me be real.
There's more you can achieve by making ONE move than doing nothing at all...
Yeah and here's what my birthday means...aint that cool?

Your Birthdate: September 18

You are a cohesive force - able to bring many people together for a common cause. You tend to excel in work situations, but you also facilitate a lot of social gatherings too. Beyond being a good leader, you are good at inspiring others. You also keep your powerful emotions in check - you know when to emote and when to repress. Your strength: Emotional maturity beyond your years Your weakness: Wearing yourself down with too many responsibilities Your power color: Crimson red Your power symbol: Snowflake Your power month: September

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

See y'all

How do you do?

Hi y'all. I cant get all geeky. Neither can I smile too much. My baby's depressed. He's been stuck with a grouchy personality for a while now. The bad thing is that he's as sweet as honey and you know that you one is that coy, the last thing you need is a fly in your ointment ...EVERY FREAKING DAY!!!
I know he's growing up and he isnt quite a baby but he's in a really delicate corner. I dont know what to do to help him out. So if anyone knows, let them give me some pointers. it will be very well appreciated.

I had a whirlwind week. First my sidekick caught chickenpox. Walahi, shocking info but after the initial 'tears' she was as good as new. She's now recovering, all buttered up with calamine lotion and her luva's keeping her calm with his soothing voice over the atlantic ocean. P.S. REmind me talk about relationships that are long distance. Its amazing the kind of twists you get these days.

In other news, Teva's got a headstart with the kind of things she wants to do but this little thing with my baby's getting to me. I need to stop being such a softie but hey, i cant help it.

Now juicy gossip. Well, what can i say, when you are cute, you're cute. People just cant get enough of you abi? Well MBLA seems to be getting all the attention he doesnt exactly desire (now that is from the horse's mouth but y'all know guys, attention is attention, even if it is from freaky...LOL) ok. I end my bif. What can i say? i admire the woman. I mean, seriously there's only so far i can go for a man, especially when the guy keeps reminding me that he aint interested. Abi, i lie?
When i went to do my hair yesterday, my pal had the hairstylist aunty come to his place so that it would be easier. Well it turns out that my friend is going out with the hairstylist. She's really cute. I mean, she's WELL endowed! The kind that will cause any naija guy to drool. she cooks fabulously too 'cause when i was done with the hair, she fed me with correct naija rice, stew and deepfried plantain.
Me, I was cracking jokes like 'Our wife has been taking good care of me', but lo and behold mr. man talk say 'he's not quite sure!'
WHAT????????
You know what? As of today i'm going to stop speculating, and stop trying to understand the actions of you boys/men around the world...'cause its just a huge headache. Can one of you be so kind as to step up and speak plainly, telling us "What makes a man SURE that a girl's the one for him?" Frankly, all those playtime 'house-hopping, cleaning and body maintenance service' that the ladies are doing for you isnt exactly for free you know? And if you are almost fairly certain that you aint into them, why not be upfront about it, and spare us the drama. Besides, why can't you guys be content? Haa, i understand that with every girl there's obviously some buzz, but frankly must you freaking try them all???
Seriously, there's a girl in a relationship now, who's biological clock is ticking like hell and who's time you are wasting especially when you KNOW!!! Its just simply wicked! Malicious and insensitive, almost borderline inhumane.

Enough of Women-Right's Teva, now we switch to Barbie-doll Teva...Valentines' Day is coming. I saw this really cute teddy in ASDA that brought out the 'girliness' in me. Took me straight back to the first year in high school where I had my first valentines' day saga. I think i've told you guys about it before. Men, I still feel stupid everytime I think about it. I swear it would be fun to see that boy again and 'smack that'...LOL ' actually more like smack his face! yeye boy!!! LOL. Me an my flat girls (namely my new partner in crime) have decided to have a dinner for the girls...This should be interesting. I'll let you know how it gets...Note to Naijabloke (now that you know i like teddies, be a darling and mail me a very big one for valentines' day, you know what the Bible says about a cheerful giver...LOL)
Well its me and Buble this year! Yes o!

In other news, I missed another cousin's wedding last week. Omo, that guy is highly favored. Seriously, his girlfriend (now his wife) has done nothing but bring him supergood luck. First, she managed to stay with him even when all his others deserted him, she got a job, was supporting them both and now, she won the American visa lottery at first try and they are on their way to new york by monday i think. Aint that precious??? Those are the kind of stories i want to hear. I met her, had 20 other girlfriends, i dumped them all and stuck with her and now we're together. Not those stupid fake psychological bulldung most guys would say.
Ok. I think i'm going to stop here before some guy tries to wring my neck...LOL. So what words do i leave with you this week??? hhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
When in doubt, try the EXIT sign.

Love y'alll!!

About *blinging* time!!!

Hallo people...Right now, i'm enjoying the music of sting 'Englishman in NewYork'. How has your week been? Mine requires prayer and fasting. I need alot of energy (more like focused intensity) to stay on track from Tuesday through the week.
Well, less philosophy, more laughs. Today, I learnt two very important things from two very divergent people. One, (a funky, bright and young) showed me that it doesn't have to take alot for you to do what you really enjoy doing. The other, (a somewhat calm, gentle and slightly older) showed me that 'photography is a really expensive hobby! Jeez!
Usually when I'm walking down any road and see people with bulky cameras hanging from their necks, and I always remember thinking to myself "Why dont they just get those small cameras" or "there's no big deal in taking photos: simply hold still, press button and viola! A picture."
Men, was I wrong!! I was taken through an overview of photography as a hobby today. An interesting sport, but an expensive one if you want to do it right. I mean, I was shocked when I saw ebay price for some 600mm lens. Well if $8,997 is a not too big a price to spend on your choice hobby then you have my blessings, but i assure you when you add that to the camera body $6,999 to it and insurance, maybe then, you'll start to rethink. Imagine that, I would believe that will do alot for my travels with that bundle, LOL!! I dont think becoming a golfer is that expensive. Well its a beautiful hobby, one i will definitely be looking into now that i'm deeply enthused. I admire the dedication and the attention to detail it takes to bring a delightful photo to life. What do i call this part of my life? Seeing the world through a new pair of eyes.
A truly fun lesson. Thanks so much!

Now, i can imagine that some of you are wondering, Why the title? Well its simple! Its about *blinging* time good things start happening in my life! Its about *blinging* time that I smile honestly! Its about *blinging* time!!!! And it has, Glory to God! I mean, i've waited, i've been patient -this one is not a patient dog eats fattest bone story, this is a The-WORD-works lesson!!! Glory!! I got treasures up there, and I got inheritance right here!!.Its Here and NOW! I'm testifying!
Yep. I'm feeling Good! Today's my sister's birthday. She's 21 today. Give it up for 'Miss Independent!!' Happy birthday love, you are a star that will shine no matter what the world says! I love you very much! May this year be fabulous for you!
What other news???
Yep, why are y'all picking on me 'cause I said i like pretty boyz? Its a matter of personal preferences people :-)! Some ladies believe that a fine boy is too much hassle, very vain, hard to hold down, Other ladies are after him, most times he's too full of himself, he's not likely to be a heavy spender...etc. Me? I think a fine boy is no harder to build a relationship with than any of them 'eye-harassing' brothers. I have come to realise that 'if he's feeling you, then its just a wonderful bonus that he's easy on the eyes' 'cause a guy that's feeling you will lock himself in chains to be with you. Besides, my daughter's destined to be Miss Universe 2027. So dont be beefing me people!!LOL. In fact, if you must know, i've begun the investigation of the fine-boy in the wedding picture...LOL. hopefully that will yield fruit soon enough. LOL
Well guys, i wish you a fabulous, ass-kickingly superb work week!! Let it fly this week!!!

illusions

I would lie, if i said i'd be staring at this blank page for ages. In fact, I'd be an even bigger fraud if i said i did anything with today...hmmm, I spent the last 24 hours doing absolutely nothing but hanging out with myself.
When I got up this morning, all I could think about was this semester's workload and how much work I had to do, and how irritated I was with little things in my life and how much I missed my mom and my little sisters, and how I was afraid that i'd never be happy...I mean truly happy, not that plastic smile on the face, dancing-to-the-tune-everyone-thinks-you-like, make-your-parents-proud, do the "proper" thing kinda happiness. I swear that is SOOOOO over-rated!
Anyway, after a wonderful continental breakfast by my adorable friend, I decided that today was all about TEVA! Today, i'll completely indulge myself and do absolutely no work, just pure pleasure. Not erotic pleasures, but the warmth of being at peace with yourself. I wasnt going to arrange anything with my weekend boyfriend (good friend), wasnt going to open any book, not going to read any newsfeed...well will check my mail just incase my dad writes and my german adventure writes again.
So at exactly 12 noon today, I began my self-indulgence. I watched 12 episodes of sex and the city (That show really messes up with your mind, why else do you think i'm telling you all this?...LOL). I took an unguided tour around some areas i'd not been to, i managed to squeeze in my laundry but i messed up my room trying to get all the dirty clothes out of the corners....kidding!!! I;m not that disorganized! ha!! but my room is messed up and that will only change after tomorrow's -oh, today's church service.
Somewhere in the midst of my indulgence, I received a call from a guy who professed to love me. In fact, he's been professing it for close to five years now (You'd think the brother would take a hint) especially when its only his words that echo around the room, his actions are another story entirely.(That i must confess is a LONG and boring story which i'm not comfortable sharing). Suffice me to say, he's all talk and no action. Anyway, he'd just called to check on me; the usual -nothing's up, i'm-just-caring gesture. He had, as usual, an excuse for everything he did. He reminded me of his undying love which actually made me literally want to bash something, so I gave him a piece of my mind. Now for those of you who dont know me, you'd find this hard to imagine since i'm usually a sweet, slightly extroverted doll who's always charming company; but i assure you my bite is worse than a viper's sting if you really hit my last nerve -and believe me he had. He was so full of tripe...(no that doesnt say it well, he's so full of shit!) I didnt get angry, i didnt scream at him, I merely told him, in strong words he was going to be looking up in his dictionary, that I can't stand him and a new year means a new leaf, wonderful possibilities I wasn't going to ruin with any illusions.

After I hung up and resumed my movie, I couldnt keep still, my mind kept flip-flopping between the movie and some nagging thoughts in my head. I couldnt shake off the speech about illusions. How many illusions am I still living on??? If true love only came once in a life time, had i blown my chance already? Was I going to be stuck with arse-wipes(like my darlin' sis calls them) the rest of my life? Was I never going to find someone else who understood me and just loved to be with me?
He didn't call me this new year...I was angry that it hurt that he didnt, i was angrier that i wanted him to, and i was angriest (if i can say that,) because it was bothering me so much. So I called, yelled and tried to guilt trip him. I guess I called at a bad time cause he kept giving me single syllabled answers. So at the end of a strained two minute call, i ended up with a rude realisation -HE HAD MOVED ON...
Oh my God, NEO, the one had moved on! His voice said it, the calm way he said he'd call me later said it, the way he was surprised that I called said it...SHIT!
I sat there,on my rumbled bed, staring at my phone...Shocked and scared as hell!
See, for me there's nothing worse than staring yourself in the mirror and admitting that your life's a mess and that the last time it was anything close to stable was when you had this 'piece of work' in your life. I could never have imagined coming to England would change so much! I was really happy with him, even though he was forbidden. He would have given all for me, but yeah, I'm such a coward and I ran from it. Even without him, I loved my life...I was content with my cool job, my fabulous and crazy friends, I loved watching Allie McBeal on sundays right before I go press my pants for work on monday; I loved having to hide my adorable CDs from my sisters who could never stand them, I loved being able to hug smelly jaguar before going outside the house, barefoot to see my friends off; I loved catching my monday flight to Abuja and lamenting how short the weekend was to my colleagues; I loved being among people that looked and thought like me. My people! I really miss home...even though it has a lot of challenges, home is still home.

Ever since I got here, I've struggled to fit in...you know, get my own crowd, get some work done, find out what i want to do with the rest of my life, answer all those nagging questions in my mind but tonight, I found one interesting answer. Its simple, all that soul-searching...waste of time! ... the truth is, you can only keep rolling out the questions, the answers come whenever they feel like; Take for example, I asked myself two and a half years ago, if i'd ever put on weight, well today i know the answer...I sure as hell CAN, not as much as the average person but sizeable enough....LOL. Dont believe me? Yeah, you're all just jealous of my sexy frame...LOL.
Well that means the other questions like 'What did I give up to get here?' and 'why does it suck to be a dependant?', 'what am i going to do with the rest of my life?', excetara will have to wait their turn in the great circle of life.

Hmmm, aren't you guys surprised I've not been talking about MBLA? Y'all just thought he dropped off the face of the planet?? Come on!Stuff like that only happens in movies where the guy just disappears from the cast. Well, the scoop is that he had the hots for some nigerian babe a while back...dont hold your breath, it wasnt me! I can imagine bijoux going 'aaawww, poor baby!' LOL. Naa its cool! I swear I've found out some things about the guy lately and i wonder if I wasnt just tripping for who i thought he was, not who he really is...(Sad thing is that he'll probably read this, but hey, the show must go on! and I apologize)
The german-affair, aka Frodo-look-alike is being such a darling. I mean he called during the week and was talking about coming over. Dont get me wrong, he's great! He looks wonderful,(he smokes, which i cant stand) but at least he believes in Jesus and he's fun to be with but i had to tell him the truth. I wasn't feeling him like that. He was really mature about it, I really like him, he's really cool...

So at this particular moment in time, being 2.00am sunday 14th of January 2007, I realised that I had come to that point in my life that I have dreaded for years. The point where i'll let him go and face the uncertain future with me, myself and I. I have clung to this fantasy for long enough, I have let fear rob me of anything meaningful too long. Yeah, It was a hard and long road that brought me here, but I'm here now and I aint going back! He was great, he was fantastic, BUT....the operative word here is WAS

Geeky stuff!

I believe this will crack y'all up...
ITs from here: http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~tom/Objects/toaster.html

Once upon a time, in a kingdom not far from here, a king summoned two of his advisors for a test. He showed them both a shiny metal box with two slots in the top, a control knob, and a lever. "What do you think this is?"

One advisor, an Electrical Engineer, answered first. "It is a toaster," he said. The king asked, "How would you design an embedded computer for it?" The advisor: "Using a four-bit microcontroller, I would write a simple program that reads the darkness knob and quantifies its position to one of 16 shades of darkness, from snow white to coal black. The program would use that darkness level as the index to a 16-element table of initial timer values. Then it would turn on the heating elements and start the timer with the initial value selected from the table. At the end of the time delay, it would turn off the heat and pop up the toast. Come back next week, and I'll show you a working prototype."

The second advisor, a software developer, immediately recognized the danger of such short-sighted thinking. He said, "Toasters don't just turn bread into toast, they are also used to warm frozen waffles. What you see before you is really a breakfast food cooker. As the subjects of your kingdom become more sophisticated, they will demand more capabilities. They will need a breakfast food cooker that can also cook sausage, fry bacon, and make scrambled eggs. A toaster that only makes toast will soon be obsolete. If we don't look to the future, we will have to completely redesign the toaster in just a few years."

"With this in mind, we can formulate a more intelligent solution to the problem. First, create a class of breakfast foods. Specialize this class into subclasses: grains, pork, and poultry. The specialization process should be repeated with grains divided into toast, muffins, pancakes, and waffles; pork divided into sausage, links, and bacon; and poultry divided into scrambled eggs, hard- boiled eggs, poached eggs, fried eggs, and various omelette classes."

"The ham and cheese omelette class is worth special attention because it must inherit characteristics from the pork, dairy, and poultry classes. Thus, we see that the problem cannot be properly solved without multiple inheritance. At run time, the program must create the proper object and send a message to the object that says, 'Cook yourself.' The semantics of this message depend, of course, on the kind of object, so they have a different meaning to a piece of toast than to scrambled eggs."

"Reviewing the process so far, we see that the analysis phase has revealed that the primary requirement is to cook any kind of breakfast food. In the design phase, we have discovered some derived requirements. Specifically, we need an object-oriented language with multiple inheritance. Of course, users don't want the eggs to get cold while the bacon is frying, so concurrent processing is required, too."

"We must not forget the user interface. The lever that lowers the food lacks versatility, and the darkness knob is confusing. Users won't buy the product unless it has a user-friendly, graphical interface. When the breakfast cooker is plugged in, users should see a cowboy boot on the screen. Users click on it, and the message 'Booting UNIX v.8.3' appears on the screen. (UNIX 8.3 should be out by the time the product gets to the market.) Users can pull down a menu and click on the foods they want to cook."

"Having made the wise decision of specifying the software first in the design phase, all that remains is to pick an adequate hardware platform for the implementation phase. An Intel Pentium with 48MB of memory, a 1.2GB hard disk, and a SVGA monitor should be sufficient. If you select a multitasking, object oriented language that supports multiple inheritance and has a built-in GUI, writing the program will be a snap."

The king wisely had the software developer beheaded, and they all lived happily ever after.

Ok...Recap and Assessement

This morning i feel like a real fraud. I've made striking progress in several key areas of my life this few days into the new year. What I can't stomach are those little sidetradings I had to make to get here.
I know i sound like someone that just did some mega bad things to get ahead. Its nothing that dramatic I assure you. ITs simply me giving into the 'inner critic' today.
Some two odd years ago, I was (in my own opinion) a more influential, disciplined, focused, very reserved young lady. I had some HUGE principles which I wouldnt bend for what you might regard as a worthy slip. Today, I feel so alien to that. I mean look at me...( Ok, you cant see me right now but...)Hmmmm.........May be its just that time of the month...but even that excuse sounds like a broken record.
I dont understand why i'm acting up. Everything's fine. I mean, really, my millions are still intact and my investments are doing far better than i anticipated, I'm working harder at school, more focused and hitting my targets, Still got heads turning, infact i have more 'potentials' now than i did as at writing my last blog entry; my friends are as wonderful as ever. I'm physically fit and I think my 'lepa' bod is gorgeous. So WHAT IS IT?????
why can't i just accept that some things in life will not change? That's my problem. I can't stand the fact that some very important and wonderful people in my life are dealt with treachously by people who profess to love them. I'm sure now my soundboard will go "Teva, not again??"
Yeah...I can't let it go. Why should we uphold a culture that punishes the maltreated and praises the tormentors? Why should we have men that are cowards and princes that are frauds? Why should we not be allowed to tell people they are wrong just because they are older.
Yeah, that's what's eating me. I feel like I traded my voice for thirty pieces of silver and the guilt is killing me. I betrayed her. I made her stay when she really should have gone. IT WAS ME!!
IT WAS ME!!!
I confess...I did it! I told her to stay...I begged her to stay with me. I didnt want to live without her...I still dont want to, but now, I feel like she traded her happiness for me and now its too late for her to be happy. Now she can't leave. Was I too selfish to give her an opportunity to shine?
She smiles at me and tells me its ok, that she chose her fate, but the grief in her eyes are unmistakeable, the sorrow in her voice, glaring!!
WHAT HAVE I DONE???
This is the part where Ex usually comes up with some ingenious thing to cheer me up...I wonder how he does it anyway? LOL. Hmmm???I guess that's the ghost of the Teva Castle...and the Rhema for that is, the Sun is rising, washing away darkness and hidden things.

Now to more cheerful recent events, New lesson in Teva's growing pains. Aint no way... No how Teva's moving in with no man...NO HOW! What?Uuuhhuh Omo come and see drama in my life. I didnt realise I was this touchy or is it hypersensitive we go call am? Men, my husband go try o! More gist later...
Now back to better gist...My people, dem talk say, soup way sweet, na money kill am. Well I must be really rich o, cause Frodo-look alike called yesterday. I trip when I see the estranged number for my phone. Omo, i for scream if no be say Yeye inc eye me furiously say may I no disgrace myself. It went well, yarns were smooth, the subtle flattery was received with grand delight...LOL
Seems he'll be bestowing us with his presence in town soon...hmmmm? Wetin this guy they contemplate? Abi im no know say holiday romance no dey find person come work?? Na wa o! well, we'll see how it goes.
My darling bros do wedding for im sister. Na so we see one oyoyo fine boy for the bridal train. Chai! See as yeye inc. shout say 'chineke me...na man fine like this??' Trust me, serious investigation is going into the matter and we'll keep you posted as soon as we get any new leads.

Take care people, I have tests to do...LOL.
See y'all soon

ITs new, its fresh....its the NEW YEAR!!!

My people, it must be that the holiday has been overwhelmingly beautiful that i've not had time to update my blog. Well Happy new year everyone and welcome to 2007, our year of supernatural accomplishments. I sat up through last night watching the many ways people rejoiced into the new year. Some were at time square, some had huge street parties....trust, yours faithfully was in church (community church) for that matter! Long, long story! Still, it was nice! Getting to hug my little brother first in 2007 and re-enacting the gentleman's agreement with his imperial majesty was nice.
Now that the new year's festivities are winding to a close, what are our new year resolutions? What did we do last year that we aint gonna do no more? And what are we planning to put into full swing this new year? I hear some brothers going 'I'm gonna nail that dream job this year!', 'I'm getting my promotion this year!' I think one prevalent would be the sistas going 'Its about time I got hitched!' LOL.
Dont laugh! I'm not laughing either...well not really! Well, I cant really laugh, why? Well because my father did a number on me this cross over. Hmm, it wasnt funny o! It was all childs play at first. he was making really out-of-tune jokes about having 28 kids and building an empire full of babies...sure that would crack any silly rib; but come december 31st 2006 / jan 1 2007 ...miss Teva was summoned for a father-daughter chat. Now, that rarely...i mean RARELY happens! The last time that happened was when we had that 'birds and bees lecture' which was followed by stern warnings of how wicked guys are (Too true!!!). So this time, I knew the theme had to be one and only!
For my own good, i'll spare y'all the gory details! Suffice me to say, i've been sent out to the world to produce a husband ASAP!! So guys...beware! LOL. When it was over, I sent Yeye inc a text, bemoaning my latest predicament, you wont believe the silly girl burst out laughing. She laughed so hard she almost got fired from her job...yeye girl!! She even coined a song for me 'I am looking for a hussi ....Teva Maintain' Nonesense!!! LOL.

Now that Teva has been mandated to go and HARVEST a husband, i'd appreciate some husband-netting skills! So please if you have useful advice on how to snag (and this is in no particular order) a FINE, INTERESTING, RICH, SOPHISTICATED, well-balanced, God-fearing man who likes to cook and massage...please let me know and include their contact details P.s. Naijabloke's financial, spiritual and physical assets have not been verified so dont nominate him. All we know is that he cracks jokes....I tell you say na ali baba i wan marry??? LOL. Much love NB...

Ok. What's up people? I have contemplated coding my vacation trips... but I'm a girl of my word, so here's a national-geographic-type documentation of the vacation. Enjoy!!!

At exactly 8.01pm, our plane touched down at the German airport. I looked out the window, the airport was almost an exact replica of our airport of departure...hmmm?Had heathrow's calamity befallen our clear skies and had us re-routed back home?hmm?
'Welcome to Germany' the air hostess said with her ever-professional smile. 'The outside temperature is 3C and we are currently ...' So we had arrived. Nice!!! I tapped my sleeping brother, "We're here!" We left the plane, picked our luggage and went to the reception area to be welcomed by our hosts. All the while, i was smiling, excited that our long awaited holiday was about to begin and waiting for the VACATION RUSH!! For some reason, the vacation rush didnt hit. The vacation rush is the 1 minute of pure adrenaline rush followed by 4 minutes of unbelievable relaxation (untensing of every muscle in my body) when i arrived at a holiday spot. This phenomenon was first discovered in 1990, on our trip to....SCRATCH!!!! LOL...Damn! That was boring!
Let's re-write that, with a bit of more flavour shall we???

Hallo people...i see salivating mouths, and glued attention as i begin the documentation of my German Holiday!!! Well, in one concise and well suited word, it was AWESOME!!!!!!!! I didnt get a full body massage, and well i didnt get up to a dozen admirers, but it was fabulous!
To begin, i want to thank God! We got great genes in my family! Yes o! This discovery was amazing! Its was totally unexpected, but more than tremendously satisfying. The best way to put it is to say Its simply like driving into traffic jam and suddenly discovering that you can fly. However, the gist that led to this wonderful discovery has an age restriction so you need to send me your authentic ID, or your birth certificate...so that i can tell you. HEY! I'm a law abiding citizen!! And for all y'all who's minds are raging to the extreme ends of the earth....NA wa for you o!!! I didnt say it was that far!!! LOL.
Germany was great guys! My hosts were wonderful. I'm considering posting some spectacular sights here.

GIST PROPER
Let's drop it like its hot! On a powerpoint presentation.
Highlight 1 : Teva arrives
When we arrived, we spent a couple of moments settling in. Later on, we had a light dinner (I cant remember the name, but it had knodel in it (pls note that knodel has an umlaut)). After that we settled to some home entertainment around the fireplace with some sweetened spirits!
Slept late. Woke around 10.30am. Joined the family for breakfast in the midst of idle chit chat. We went grocery shopping for a couple of hours, returned, changed and went sight seeing.
Until then i didn't know that Christmas day wasnt 25th in Germany (like back home). It was 24th and we had to buy presents, and all other supplies because shops would be closed 23rd through 25th. Nice! At the back of my mind, i was wondering where the 'katangora' was. LOL. Abi i lie??? No such luck my friends. My host wouldnt hear of it. At that point, i was wondering whether he was workiing for the tourism minister or was on my side. All the restaurants we went were either 5 star or really expensive. All the places had HUGE houses! (I thought they said, they have space problem here?) Well, i guess wealth talks every language...and there aint nothing impossible if you have the right amount of coloured paper'
After doing hours of photography and driving around. We came back home to another traditional german dinner. You know, i should try to memorize these things. I didnt even take them pictures because as soon as they landed on the dinner table, the 'devourers' pounced on them...It would have been a peter-pan and oliver twist experience except that we were being civil and we didnt want to offend our hosts.
The next day was the famous and afore-warned boring christmas. we sat at the table for a while and talked about it for hours, making fun of ourselves. Sharing really silly things we'd done. It was nice! I mean, i hadn't seen them for six to seven years now and it was like i'd never left. We bonded quite well.

Highlight 2:When in Rome....
The christmas tradition in germany is pretty simple. On that hallowed day, make a fantastic feast, go to church and if you are up to it, party till day break. So its pretty clear what i did!
To begin with, it was a fantastic 3 course dinner, one tat left me really really stuff. I mean, i had so many colours of food in my plate, i had orange from the carrot soup, redish cabbage, brown from the mushroom soup, pink and cream from the stuffed roast duck...to name the least. As i am an advocate for cultural diversity, this shouldnt be new...hmmm, omo! Eating that much colour in one seating required alot of courage. One that was well supplied.
After dinner was exchange of christmas gifts (apparently the culture of boxing day skipped a state!).
P: 'So Teva, are you staying home or hanging out with me??'
T: 'O tun naa?? (are you asking??)'
P: 'cause i'm leaving in a couple of min-[rush of wind! As Tevalistic Teva rushes into her room with super human speed, dresses up, and returns before he finishes the word ]-tes...!
[surprised P]: Waoh, you are ready!

Highlight 3: Vacation RUSH!
In some minutes, two of P's friends picked us up. The four of us went over to another friend's place to meet the rest of the crew. There was the T the aussie-looking german actor, M the quarter korean magazine writer, Q the mr. bean look-alike. he also happened to be a sales person (talk about aligning talents) LOL, S the blue-eyed frodo look alike. Needless to say, it had to be Frodo-look alike (what is it with me and look alikes??) His eyes werent as deep as frodo's and he's blonde. he's not perfectly sculptured but he's tastefully tall and has a very nice sense of humour. he ony looked as delicious! Ok. I said that i'd repented. yeah but i'm on vacation...everything's legal...LOL.
We soon headed to a really nice bar. P introduced me to like 8 guys...lol, talk about taking care of your guest. Well, after 5 minutes of conversation with them, i was more than eager to move on. We (about 8 of us) moved to a table in the bar and there we ordered rounds upon rounds. I got to meet people and their intended, girlfiends of yesteryears...All this while, S (who will now be referred to as Frodo) had been really quite, he answered a couple of questions when we were at M's apartment but in all he'd been the only slightly reserved guy at the table..Enter Vacation Rush!!!
The S- Frodo look alike comes back to join us at the table and we talked...and talked and talked...Even though he had a really perculiar accent when he spoke, still, he was absolutely animated...
We talked about a lot of things...and then the dj started playing my song...ooh yeah, so we got dancing. To be fair to him, i was moderately impressed and the rest of the night went like magic.
Conclusion:
Woke up around 1 pm the next day. Hmmm???? Yeah...its all good. It was my vacation, and all the things I needed to happen...happened.