Say It!

It's the last day of the best month of the year, October (please if you disagree, soak the sky). It came with a way to celebrate the female: international day of the girl child on the 11th and 'No Bra Day' on the 13 th . Not to leave out the month-long awareness of breast cancer, showing concern for an aspect of the health of this beautiful creature called woman. With all the breast cancer education going on, you must have heard and learnt something new, either for yourself, your mother, sister, wife or friend. You know, we often hear people say that ‘women are their own enemies’. Really, I don’t think it’s just women; I think people usually are the cause of their downfall, both men and women. There’s such a fine line between religion and information/common sense that sometimes it is hard to tell. And people choose to hide under the shadow of the former and wallow in obliviousness. Take the instance that we know that living in a filthy environment makes one predisposed...

I used to be very selective about who I gave my phone number to (I still am, just toned down a bit). I didn't want too many numbers in my contacts because let's face it, how many of the people in your contacts do you stay in touch with on even a monthly basis? Really, how big is your circle? Periodically I'd go through my phone book and remove names of people I hadn't been in touch with for a while. If you were ever a victim, forgive juvenile me. Then a friend taught me to be less choosy, because you didn't know where your miracle was going to come from. In case you were wondering, oh yes, it has helped me (dreamy smile). I'm sure you have a story or two up your sleeve on that yourself. One evening on my way home from church I came across this guy. I noticed him. He was quite catchy and he noticed me, I know. He was staring. I have this 'thing' of smiling at people when I make eye contact, even people I don't know. I find it easier than to q...