tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45318566258901901792024-03-13T18:47:11.455+03:00Just Stuffgishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-69621867055393672812013-06-13T11:09:00.001+03:002013-06-13T11:13:30.478+03:00 Book Review: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan-Lisa See
This is a tale about life with all that it brings; family, friendship, tradition and death among others. The story is told in first person which makes it not only beautiful but incredibly sad and heart breaking. The story revolves around two women who meet as girls; Lily and Snow Flower who are from two different socio-economic class and by some twist of fate end up as laotong gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-71706432726931586492012-12-04T02:46:00.003+03:002012-12-04T03:06:21.101+03:00Again, Here we go
I am almost certain that the more things change the more they stay the same. I was looking at some old posts circa 2005 and the relationship troubles have not changed much. Difference is i seem to judge character better and faster than before.
One of the way that things have not changed is the beginning, okay maybe a little, since this instance girl is hooked up for a blind gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-31867037155496523272012-08-23T01:27:00.002+03:002013-06-13T11:10:30.274+03:00Little Things
Its the little things in the relationship that make it worth it. I just got home from a celebration with my MBA class of end of school.Funny how the first person i wanted to call and tell that school is over is my ex-boyfriend. Somehow that word still doesn't suit him i feel like there should be more words to explain what used to be. There are several things that i miss abut aboutgishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-90071312432242086562012-04-11T12:04:00.001+03:002012-04-11T12:44:16.220+03:00Step One
I am a lister and a creature of habit. I love routine and find great comfort in knowing that events or activities will follow each other as planned. In the event that there is no prescribed plan, i will make one up. I am that person who lists stuff just to be sure that i am clear on what comes after what. Every year since i graduated campus i have taken time to list in my journal the things thatgishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-18642169181970501632011-12-22T17:18:00.004+03:002011-12-22T17:22:30.086+03:00Line Them Up
Its been a long minute since i was here. Now i decided to go back to school to do my MBA and between school, life, love+relationships, family, side hustle there honestly hasn't been a lot of time to do anything. Best news, SCHOOL'S OUT, okay so not just yet but on 23.12.11 at noon, mama is done with semester one exams and party begins. I have mad psych for a night of partying more than an&gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-54994729574320784812011-08-24T19:49:00.000+03:002011-08-25T09:38:15.432+03:00Grilled Honey Lime Tilapia with Turmeric Rice & Mango Salsa
This is my first attempt at making fish fillet whole, normally i make fish fingers. My reluctance with whole fish comes from an episode i had where i choked on one of those little fish bones. When i saw this Recipe i just had to try only difference i didn't flour the fish.
Ingredients:
For the fish and marinade:2 Tilapia fillets (thawed if frozen)Juice and zest of 1 lime1 gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-59324814737138796142011-08-23T22:05:00.000+03:002011-08-24T08:37:12.942+03:00Creamy Chicken Mushroom with Pasta
This Saturday i had the privilege of making some new friends and learning a new recipe. Thank you J for the wonderful recipe quick and very very tasty. So after a long day i had a craving for this creamy yummy goodness. Here goes:-
Ingredients:
1 piece boneless chicken breast, cubed
400g mushroom in brine (200g when drained) rinsed and quartered
1 onion
3 tbsp gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-60992493278763074492011-06-07T15:35:00.000+03:002011-08-23T22:18:41.282+03:00Of Women and Sex
“…speaking about sex as if it were something a woman gave a man at a loss to herself…” - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,my American Jon
I read this story some two weeks ago that was after I had read Uses of Fear and it stayed with me. While I have almost made peace with Audre Lorde’s statement, I just can’t get over this statement. I just kept on thinking why is that there is the belief gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-23085447636020108072011-05-25T10:10:00.001+03:002011-05-25T10:19:29.493+03:00Sights and Scenes: Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda
I consider Uganda my second home, there is something about Uganda that i cannot find words to describe. Munyonyo is 12km from the heart of the city Kampala and its located on the shores of Lake Victoria. [click to enlarge]
Alot of Waragi (Ug) and Cold Nile specials plus Porko with Cassava chips consumed at this place (Mikis Pub)gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com0Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda0.2425 32.6200000000000050.2321305 32.611694500000006 0.25286949999999997 32.6283055tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-68261618814377878732011-05-16T15:16:00.000+03:002011-05-16T15:16:41.742+03:00Chocolate Cake in 5 MinutesThis has become my new midnight snack. I had a hankering for something sweet and cakey so I got on the net and found this little gem. Go ahead, try it.
Ingredients:4 Tablespoons cake flour
4 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons cocoa
1 Egg
3 Tablespoons milk
3 Tablespoons oil
1 Mug
Instructions:Mix flour, sugar and cocoa:
Spoon in 1 egg
Pour in milk and oil, gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-12735975666553985662011-04-03T20:54:00.000+03:002011-04-03T20:54:15.166+03:00Sunday Afternoon IIDry Beef Curry and homemade Naan.
This is my first attempt at making curry and Naan at home, its always been easier to eat out. The goal was to make this Naan and i ended up with 6 pieces so thats great. The curry was great just need to make a few tweaks like less soy sauce yes you read right soy sauce. Note to self to learn food presentation and get a better camera or learn photographygishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-59296411722112780952011-03-24T16:52:00.000+03:002011-03-24T16:52:49.558+03:00My Heart's DesireI am one of those people who came to the City (read Nairobi) to campus then got jobs and i have lived here for close to twelve years making this city my home. Having grown up in the countryside, the way i look at life is sometimes very different than that of my friends who are born and bred here. Growing and to date my father is the indisputable head of the family, the provider gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-73902342741638548172011-02-06T21:11:00.000+03:002011-02-06T21:11:54.886+03:00Sunday Afternoon
So this is how my Sunday afternoon was spent. Anyone who has been on this blog long enough knows about my love for food and cooking. I finally got round to making three foods that i thought were hard to do.
The first is ndengu aka green grams, soaked then boiled then stewed.
Mr. Gish loves Chapati and i wasn't so sure i can make soft ones. My last attempt, the gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-68886737957605944202010-11-11T11:16:00.000+03:002010-11-11T11:16:51.035+03:00:)This song makes me happy. I love me some Lingala music but this is just better way better. :)
For
gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-23889459508676785142010-11-03T23:02:00.002+03:002010-11-03T23:03:57.631+03:00Heart Matters.A while back Sisbigbones asked at what point do you stop being picky and just settle? I figure you don't you do life and it happens when it happens, because when i stopped looking is when i found him. Funny how our definition of love changes as we mature and so does the perception of the perfect mate. When i was younger ;) i would worry about how the man looks, dresses, gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-22952180639930859892010-09-15T13:59:00.000+03:002010-09-15T13:59:01.276+03:00Sights and Scenes of Magadi, Kenya.Magadi Soda Company is a leading producer of sodium carbonate and salt founded in 1911. Past the factory are the glorious hot springs which are alleged to restore virginity, took a dip and still nothing still makes for great jacuzzi experience. Pics below of the factory, pipeline and hot springs minus Gish (censored!) ok maybe the toes only.
Sunset over the hotsprings
gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-8485640019994000142010-09-15T13:48:00.000+03:002010-09-15T13:48:39.868+03:00Hiking at Loita Hills, Magadi, KenyaThis past weekend found me hiking at Loita Hills which is 8000ft but the actual hike is about 50km return. Lets just say that am not as fit as i thought and yes the mountain kicked ass. It took me 4 hours to ascend and 2 hours to descend, now a rematch is in progress to ensure that the 4 hours are reduced. It was a lot of fun despite the aches and pains, enjoy the pics. Lets say i now gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-47140941979004789792010-09-01T12:48:00.000+03:002010-09-01T12:48:07.082+03:00SC Day 1: About MeDay 1 of September Challenge: 5 interesting/special facts about myself. I am afraid of the dark ,until recently i had to sleep with a night light on though am learning to exhaust myself so that i just blackout once in bed.
My friends are classified in terms of where i knew them from and tend to hang out with each other in those classifications. I have people i was in school with, people grewgishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-7448723313773709402010-08-18T17:25:00.001+03:002010-08-18T17:26:20.583+03:00Workplace 101.Pic Credits.In the workplace there are things that are important to observe not only do they make it easier but are also crucial for the survival. Always work with facts and figures. As long as you cannot prove it then it doesn't exist this is the case especially for hearsay or rumors at work. Always take calculated risks, trust your instinct but even then have a plan B just in case.Its work, gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-40093275119686992862010-08-12T16:26:00.000+03:002010-08-12T16:26:30.965+03:00IssuesIt has been brought to my attention by two separate people that i don't see them as men. Really, dude seriously, you want to go that way? SMH! To paraphrase Katt Williams, it's called SELF-ESTEEM! It's esteem of your self. How am I gonna eff up how you feel about yourself you simple man ? In other words, grow a pair. I still don't understand why people worry about what others think or gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-41256233692669732992010-05-27T20:14:00.002+03:002010-05-27T20:16:04.604+03:00Its sucks sitting here feeling like this. I hate this feeling yet time and again i find myself going through it. Am in the most pain i have ever known, alone, wishing that he or my family was near so that i could have someone to tell me that it will be well. Maybe rub my back, pass the hot water bottle or just hold me. Some days like today i hate being a woman. I cant eat, drink and missed work gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-31739454893492168812010-03-30T10:48:00.000+03:002010-03-30T11:03:19.810+03:00Out and AboutMy girlfriend was turning the big 3-0 so it was decided that an out of town plan was called for. Here is my attempt at photography (used my phone hence the quality), location was at a campsite in Naivasha. Enjoy. The first two pictures are the inside of the bandas and the other is the outside showers with no roof.gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-92150411090370570852010-01-13T09:16:00.000+03:002010-03-30T10:20:42.413+03:00Day 10One of my goals this year is to read the Bible cover to cover, which i have already started and today marks my tenth day. My other desire has been to grow closer to God hence the reading His word and my other plan to ensure that i make it to church at least twice a month. Twice a month because one weekend every month am travelling and the other is Communion Sunday.I find myself praying more but gishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-1810993017654176072009-11-30T12:31:00.000+03:002010-03-30T10:20:42.434+03:00Of Lovegishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531856625890190179.post-47212438359526008982009-11-08T20:39:00.000+03:002010-03-30T10:20:42.485+03:00:(GoodLightscraps.comgishungwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.com8