So guys am sorry for not posting this week, I have been drained, kabisa, am so so tired, its work work work, then long traffic jams so the bus seats are uncomfortable, yadda yadda.... boring kinda...so i dont want to rant about it ..it will make me tired, which i already am!!
So i wanna share with you how i overcame my stressful week; through a little precious gift that the Lord has given each and everyone of us, and that is a 'smile'.
I was just walking around smiling,even when i was too tired, even when the person sitted next to me on the bus was too mean to sit squarely, even when i was let down by people, who could not keep appointments, i still SMILED.
Kirk Franklin and his song- SMile, made me feel all better inside:
especially the chorus:
I almost gave up, but a power that I can't explain
fell from heaven like a shower.
I smile, even though I'm hurt see I smile,
I know God is working so I smile,
Even though I've been here for a while
I smile, smile..
it's so hard to look up when you look down.
Sure would hate to see it when you give up now
You look so much better when you smile.
And so i did,
But the fact still remains am still tired, hoping to catch some shut eye during the weekend.
Princess Nereah
Friday, June 17, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
TO ONE OF MY BESTEST PALS...... HAPPY BIRTHDAY AYI
Its June 10, 2011, and to some people this is the either the worst day of their loves and to some the happiest day of the year.
Well I know one who is celebrating the latter, Irine Majale a.k.a Ayi
We met in campus way back in 2008 when we were freshmen, and we have stuck out in this friendship for 3years now,,,and all I can say is wow.....
Truly there is someone who loves to smile more than I do,
who loves talking or honestly who chatters away without a full stop and still remains interseting,
who is happy with who they are always, content and hopeful.
Well thats Ayi for you. HAppy birthday Ayi...I have seen you grow in so many ways.....congratulations for making it this far in life...I LOVE U GAL....we all do....
Congrats on following your dream to be a photographer,
For joining Shine Fm as a presenter
For joining Involvement Newspaper...
Mwaahhhh.... i am honored to have you as a friend.....
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| LAdies in Blue |
If You Were Born Today, June 10
You are strong-willed and possess an excellent mind.
You can bring much creativity to the business world, or put your creative talents to practical use with great success.
You are have good people skills, able to mix with people from all walks with life with great ease.
You are capable of much discipline and your disposition is cool but likeable.
You are capable of making many sacrifices in love.
Famous people born today: Maurice Sendak, Judy Garland, Gina Gershon, http://www.cafeastrology.com/birthday/iftodayisyourbirthday.html
( My dear, I dont know these people, but they sound important....but I do know you who is an utterely amazing person. )
Keep Smiling ,
Princess Nereah
REALLY .... PHOTO SHOP? MORE OF PHOTO WAAAAAAAAAAAAT?
So my pal, Marley Sianto is at school and she is taking a course on editing, called Electronic Publishing.
So for begginners you are taught how to use photoshop, the basics you know.
And I guess due to excitement from her first class, she felt super confident that she got the basics, her imagination and fingers ran wild and alsa, below are the works of her hands:
I admire her determination....... though...
No grudge Sianto...people do start from somewhere.... to keep tabs on Sianto's photoshop adventures. follow her on...https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1350773531#!/marley.sianto
Keep smiling,
Princess Nereah
So for begginners you are taught how to use photoshop, the basics you know.
And I guess due to excitement from her first class, she felt super confident that she got the basics, her imagination and fingers ran wild and alsa, below are the works of her hands:
I admire her determination....... though...
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| Gosh this ..is me..thro Sianto's photshop eyes.... |
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| this was kinda ..nyc...but it lacks the IT factor |
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| oliver...gosh no hands.....amputated by sianto.... |
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| hey boyfriend.... mutilated... |
No grudge Sianto...people do start from somewhere.... to keep tabs on Sianto's photoshop adventures. follow her on...https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1350773531#!/marley.sianto
Keep smiling,
Princess Nereah
Thursday, June 9, 2011
INTERNSHIP
So In the "Chasing Ambition" post below, I had mentioned that I am doing an internship in Nairobi, which is mad fun, because,
1. No dresscode
2. I am treated as part of the company, they actually ask for my opinion, no making tea or ish like that
3. I have a weekly allowance (OMG,most places dont do that)
4. I have a chance to integrate my media skills and Christianity to serve God.( halleluhya)
So princess is feeling quite content with what she is doing right now,
If you would like to see what we do check out, aim-ofm.org and see the amazing work of missionaries in Africa.
So here are some pics of some of the shoots we have done so far,
So yeah , thats how much fun am having at my internship, so whenever ur in Nairobi, at Adams Arcade, holla, i might just feel philanthropic and take you out for lunch( hey am getting some mullah)
Keep Smiling
Princess Nereah
1. No dresscode
2. I am treated as part of the company, they actually ask for my opinion, no making tea or ish like that
3. I have a weekly allowance (OMG,most places dont do that)
4. I have a chance to integrate my media skills and Christianity to serve God.( halleluhya)
So princess is feeling quite content with what she is doing right now,
If you would like to see what we do check out, aim-ofm.org and see the amazing work of missionaries in Africa.
So here are some pics of some of the shoots we have done so far,
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| Lighting is very important |
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| Shhh....silence on set!!! |
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| Yeah, we did it !!!! |
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| My concentration waived a bit!! |
So yeah , thats how much fun am having at my internship, so whenever ur in Nairobi, at Adams Arcade, holla, i might just feel philanthropic and take you out for lunch( hey am getting some mullah)
Keep Smiling
Princess Nereah
DILEMMA
I found this in the archives,
I wrote it when i was in a low point in my very first relationship,
DILEMMA
What do you do,
when you know, that what you have done ,
is unethical and you have somehow breached the other persons trust?
What do you do now
when the bad thing you have done
leads you to see something not intended for you to see
but affects you in such a way as this,
A way so bad
so brutal
that you ask your self y did i even want to see
and that which i have seen has made me feel
so uneasy, quesy and at risk of me being called a snoopy, sneaky, little freak!
But whatever i have seen
is not supposed to even be done by you ?
you should put the past behind
and continue the new walk with me
because by lookin behind
you put me at risk of falling
because i am 2 you
like a blind man who has entrusted you with my life
to help me cross the road
and if you start hesitating and looking behind now, my dear, poor...., blind me, might be knocked down and trampled on
Pliz am i the one on the wrong by lookin at what i wasnt meant 2 see but saw,
or are you the one on the wrong
for doing that which you are not supposed to do
but you have done which has drawn me 2 see
because if you hadnt done it,
i would have seen it but not be so devasted as i am now....
Can any one understand my dilemma or am i just a sneaky, snoopy, little untrusting freak?
A freak in love mind you.....
because that which i saw
has made me
start seein you
as a lying, cheat!!1
Princess Nereah
I wrote it when i was in a low point in my very first relationship,
What do you do,
when you know, that what you have done ,
is unethical and you have somehow breached the other persons trust?
What do you do now
when the bad thing you have done
leads you to see something not intended for you to see
but affects you in such a way as this,
A way so bad
so brutal
that you ask your self y did i even want to see
and that which i have seen has made me feel
so uneasy, quesy and at risk of me being called a snoopy, sneaky, little freak!
But whatever i have seen
is not supposed to even be done by you ?
you should put the past behind
and continue the new walk with me
because by lookin behind
you put me at risk of falling
because i am 2 you
like a blind man who has entrusted you with my life
to help me cross the road
and if you start hesitating and looking behind now, my dear, poor...., blind me, might be knocked down and trampled on
Pliz am i the one on the wrong by lookin at what i wasnt meant 2 see but saw,
or are you the one on the wrong
for doing that which you are not supposed to do
but you have done which has drawn me 2 see
because if you hadnt done it,
i would have seen it but not be so devasted as i am now....
Can any one understand my dilemma or am i just a sneaky, snoopy, little untrusting freak?
A freak in love mind you.....
because that which i saw
has made me
start seein you
as a lying, cheat!!1
Princess Nereah
JUST A BUGGING THOUGHT
I have been constantly reminded,
"No sex before marriage..... u need to remain pure and save urself for your patner! It is what is right and what God commands!"
But what if i dont want to get married huh? Do i still have to adhere to this?
What if all the dreams about having a wedding and having a handsome husband have been kicked out of the door by watching how the society treats the institution of marriage?
Or how I have seen other families function:
a man has a wife and kids.... cheats on her and runs off with the 'clande; and goes ahead to have kids with her....
then I dont know on what logic he bases his actions on but he refuses to provide for his first wife's kids!!
Y is that? huh? What does he think? that they are not worth it?
He lavishes his 'illegal' family with everything that they need while the latter has to beg him to even pay school fees and provide food for his children...he becomes angry when called and does not want anything to do with them.....
I really really ...dont understand how one gets so cold on his on flesh and blood and he is the one who 'sinned' by committing adultery.....
oh God,.... I shall never understand the heart of a man...and as ur word says....the Heart of a man is deceiving...... welll I have personally seen this!
And i dont get it at all!!!
The 1st wife has learnt to let sleeping dogs lie............never calling him for anything even when she is overwhelmed with needs and debts...she always finds a way out.... she says that she will make it through
thanks to the strength of the woman in the 1st wife..... her kids have gone to the best schools.......
they managed to turn into goood,honest people who take life one step at a time and grab the bull by its horns because they know the hardship they experienced growing up....
and thats how her kids grow up...being strong people who dont easily break.... they bend but never break..because they always remember that they have been in worse times and they got through it!!!
So ..... yeah.... i still dont get marriage; how two people who loved each other so and vowed to stay with each other through thick n thin but then breaks the promise by cheating....
So rather then suffer the heartache....I will not crossing my fingers on getting into it because hey.....
If i can raise my kids alone even if they have a working dad ...whats the point of having a better half any way?
Princess Nereah
"No sex before marriage..... u need to remain pure and save urself for your patner! It is what is right and what God commands!"
But what if i dont want to get married huh? Do i still have to adhere to this?
What if all the dreams about having a wedding and having a handsome husband have been kicked out of the door by watching how the society treats the institution of marriage?
Or how I have seen other families function:
a man has a wife and kids.... cheats on her and runs off with the 'clande; and goes ahead to have kids with her....
then I dont know on what logic he bases his actions on but he refuses to provide for his first wife's kids!!
Y is that? huh? What does he think? that they are not worth it?
He lavishes his 'illegal' family with everything that they need while the latter has to beg him to even pay school fees and provide food for his children...he becomes angry when called and does not want anything to do with them.....
I really really ...dont understand how one gets so cold on his on flesh and blood and he is the one who 'sinned' by committing adultery.....
oh God,.... I shall never understand the heart of a man...and as ur word says....the Heart of a man is deceiving...... welll I have personally seen this!
And i dont get it at all!!!
The 1st wife has learnt to let sleeping dogs lie............never calling him for anything even when she is overwhelmed with needs and debts...she always finds a way out.... she says that she will make it through
thanks to the strength of the woman in the 1st wife..... her kids have gone to the best schools.......
they managed to turn into goood,honest people who take life one step at a time and grab the bull by its horns because they know the hardship they experienced growing up....
and thats how her kids grow up...being strong people who dont easily break.... they bend but never break..because they always remember that they have been in worse times and they got through it!!!
So ..... yeah.... i still dont get marriage; how two people who loved each other so and vowed to stay with each other through thick n thin but then breaks the promise by cheating....
So rather then suffer the heartache....I will not crossing my fingers on getting into it because hey.....
If i can raise my kids alone even if they have a working dad ...whats the point of having a better half any way?
Princess Nereah
MY FAV LOVE SONG
So today I was in a car and by default they were playing an RnB CD, the playlist included one of my all time favourite love songs which has to be 'still by tamia'.
I first heard it when i was like 12years and I had to cut off the lyrics from the young nation newspaper so that I can memeorise the lyrics. Its such a real song and I hope that when i get married i will be able to say i still love him because of the many experiences.
For real that song can make me cry.
I have posted the lyrics below for u, so that you get what i mean:
Keep Smiling
Princess Nereah
I first heard it when i was like 12years and I had to cut off the lyrics from the young nation newspaper so that I can memeorise the lyrics. Its such a real song and I hope that when i get married i will be able to say i still love him because of the many experiences.
For real that song can make me cry.
I have posted the lyrics below for u, so that you get what i mean:
"Still By Tamia"
Mmmm yea-hey-oh-woah-oh yea-hey-oh-woah-oh-woah
usually when two people are together for a long time
things seem to change
it's been said nothing good lasts forever but this love gets better every day,
we get all excited inside everytime that we get alone,
he still got love in his eyes, and I still got love in my soul
[Chorus:]
Still, feels like the first time we met that I kissed and I told you I love you,
we still run around like teenagers even though we're grown and married with kids,
and we still talk on the phone for hours when I'm away
and he still writes letters and send me flowers every other day,
the question everybody ask is how we make it last
I tell them
I still
he still
we still
Now I still smile in the morning, when I realize when I'm still in his arms,
we know everything about each other, but we still keep holding on - yeah,
we're never gonna break up
we'll be always there to make up as long as we stick together
we'll climb higher,
I'm gonna ride with him to the wire,
our love is never gonna end we're on fire,
[Chorus]
We go through problems like everybody else (but I really don't mind)
but I don't mind 'cause it makes us keep it fresh
what's sadder than an argument is the thought we may have never been
He's my lover, my baby's father, my lifetime partner and my friend,
still the man of my dreams,
he still, still the man for me and I'm still in love with him so deeply,
I think I'll sing it again
He's still, still the man of my dreams,
he's still, still the man for me and I'm still in love with him deep deeply
[Chorus x2]
Mmmm yea-hey-oh-woah-oh yea-hey-oh-woah-oh-woah
usually when two people are together for a long time
things seem to change
it's been said nothing good lasts forever but this love gets better every day,
we get all excited inside everytime that we get alone,
he still got love in his eyes, and I still got love in my soul
[Chorus:]
Still, feels like the first time we met that I kissed and I told you I love you,
we still run around like teenagers even though we're grown and married with kids,
and we still talk on the phone for hours when I'm away
and he still writes letters and send me flowers every other day,
the question everybody ask is how we make it last
I tell them
I still
he still
we still
Now I still smile in the morning, when I realize when I'm still in his arms,
we know everything about each other, but we still keep holding on - yeah,
we're never gonna break up
we'll be always there to make up as long as we stick together
we'll climb higher,
I'm gonna ride with him to the wire,
our love is never gonna end we're on fire,
[Chorus]
We go through problems like everybody else (but I really don't mind)
but I don't mind 'cause it makes us keep it fresh
what's sadder than an argument is the thought we may have never been
He's my lover, my baby's father, my lifetime partner and my friend,
still the man of my dreams,
he still, still the man for me and I'm still in love with him so deeply,
I think I'll sing it again
He's still, still the man of my dreams,
he's still, still the man for me and I'm still in love with him deep deeply
[Chorus x2]
BEAUTIFUL ARTISTE ... BEAUTIFUL SONG ..JUST BEAUTIFUL
Princess Nereah
VETTING OF PRE- SCHOOL TEACHERS
I strongly believe that nursery school teachers should seriously be vetted for any ethnic/tribal accents that they may have before being allowed to teach the kids. Am serious.
You know these are the people who educate our young ones and integrate them into the education system. Its a very very tricky affair, because, the kids see the teacher as an authority figure and believe everything they say, with no second thought!
Why i say this is because yesterday night my young step brother who is in baby class said that they were taught a song in school. So in the spirit to foster the young ones confidence we urged him to sing us the song he learnt at school and this is how he started:
Eeee....eeeee..eeeee......Embenezer ..... embenezer. . .
embenenezer what a wonder you are,
I love you so much Embenezer...
embenezer what a
wonder you are....
Waattt....... seriously, Iwas in utter shock... My mouth was ajar through the entire performance,
He refused to listen and then shouted, "Teacher alitufundisha, Embe- nezer, sio Ebe- nezer"
When told that, how do u start telling him that the teacher is wrong?
That's why I say, vet the pre-school teachers for ethnic accents before they cause more damage!!!
Keep Smiling,
Princess Nereah
RADIO NOMAD
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| Hmmm...Radio |
So being a 'radio geek' makes me a 'radio nomad' by default. If ur not aware of this species well lemmie introduce u to one ME!
QUALITIES THAT MAKE ONE A RADIO NOMAD:
1. Ability to listen to multiple radio stations at once and can correctly tell u what each was talking about,their music etc
2. Is always comparing one radio station to another.
3. Is always saying remarks such as omg i love that promo4. Is always writing down ideas for a show or promo.
5. Has an ear for good music can tell u what will be a hit or a miss_and they are always right!
So with th e above qualities clearly laid out, you now understand when I say that I am a radio nomad.
So while roaming aimlessly through the airwave desert i stumbled upon an oasis.
It was like one I had never tasted before. The water was so sweet so refreshing and utterly satisfying.
The oasis my friends was the boldest breakfast show yet: THE RUDE AWAKENING ON 105.5 XFM WITH FAREED KHIMANI!
OMG I have to quote jeff koinange hear, 'what a presenter,what a show,they say the stupidest things on air but will still get you smiling, and u cant find that anywhere else than on Radio Africa's 105.5 ...... Xfm.
Guys lemmie tell you, Fareed is one of the most absurd, out of this world people who will make u exclaim 'i-dont-believe-u-just-said -that' every 5mins. He is outspoken says whatever crazy thing that pops into his mind with know apologies at all! None whatsoever.
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| Fareed Khimani : Rude Awakening on 105.5 XFm 6am- 10am |
Although Radio Africa has a track record of repeating songs over and over again(clearly evident through kissfm and classic 105) Fareed will make every rock song you know sound like a hit every time you hear it. And for that I give him props. Awesome stuff man.
He also includes in his morning show, a segment called 'news from around the world' and here he tells you about the celebrity and entertainment while he makes random spontaneous jokes about them(sometimes not funny but i laugh coz of the effort he put in).
His show is really fresh and am even suprised to say this, but i kinda learn a few things here and there from him. Oh and he also has a segment 'quarter past laughter' where he plays short clips of stand up comedies which always make my day!
All i can say to Fareed Khimani is asante, for making me grab my ear phones and tune in to Xfm as soon as i wake up.
Though a nomad still remains a nomad i still migrate around the airwaves looking for something, I dont know what but something. Kudos .... kudos to the Rude Awakening for always drawing me back.
You can follow him on : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fareed-Khimanis-Rude-Awakening-on-1055-XFM/118549664893362
Keep smiling
Princess Nereah
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Chasing That Ambition
I just realised that Bruno Mars gets me u know? I also want to be billionaire so freaking bad...
So in my pursuit of the dollar or in my case, the inflated kenyan shilling, I sought to do an internship rather than attend summer school. So Lucky me and of course thanks to God I got one that pays allowance weekly. So atleast I have a few shillings here and there to call my own, you know.
Thus I am always excited on Fridays, when I am handed my retainer, be it as little as it can be, but atleast am being paid for work i have done and its more than what a construction worker earns per day!! Ok, that might have been a little bit harsh, am sorry , the last thing i would want is to come off as condenscending!!
So what was i saying, oh yeah..
One of the things that really bugs me about working in Nairobi are the friggin traffic jams.
I am stuck in traffic 4hours in a day, 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening!! I dont even get to spend quality time with my TV or family (yes no kidding in that order).
Its usually early to bed and early to rise. No time for me, myself and I ..none at all!
Then when i get to the bus its survival for the fittest as i have to scramble, push, shove in order to get a 50 bob seat!!
Oh well, city Life,they do say its exciting !!! Well Princess is definitely getting a dose of it!!
Another thing that this hustle and bustle of life is making lose out on is an intimate relationship with a person I have known all life, someone who has always been there with me and for me through the mountains and the valleys, through happiness and sadness, and that is G. O. D.
There is no time to spend intimate time with him to read his scripture and talk to Him about my day...hmmmpppp
I miss those days when i would P. U. S. H.( Pray Until Something Happens), but I do know one thing, I should stop grumbling and discipline myself to either sleep late or wake up early to spend some time with the creator. (I will let yo know how that goes)
Keep smiling,
Princess Nereah
PLEASANTRIES
Notion
noun /ˈnōSHən/
notions, plural
notions, plural
- A conception of or belief about something
- - children have different notions about the roles of their parents
- A vague awareness or understanding of the nature of something
- - I had no notion of what her words meant
- An impulse or desire, esp. one of a whimsical kind
- - she had a notion to call her friend at work
- Hmmmm, so you must be wondering why i started my 1st post with 3 dictionary meanings of the word 'notion', right ?
- Well i did it because first of all i just chose the word cause it sounded really good with my name and second, i wanted to know the various meanings and let you also see them so that you know why exactly my blog is called:
- Nereah's Notions.
- I think about extraodinary stuff( or so i think), and usually have whimsical ideas as you shall find out as you read on,
Well lets get to the pleasantries then, shall we:
I am Princess Nereah, thus blog named; Nereah's Notions( total genius ryt, oh sorry about that, it was my blonde moment, you will get used to it)
I am very curious and I like to thing about things and ask questions, which always lands me into trouble because people always feel like am interrogating them, but its usually a case of being a cat( curiosity killed the cat u know)!!
So i started this blog so that i can share with you the many ideas that pop into my head, be they stupid, scandalous, out of this world- i- dont - believe- u - just - said - that - nereah - kind of thing!
So sit down, relax and enjoy the journey into my mind!!!!
I promise not to disappoint!!
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