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Shags Melancholy

Posted: December 24, 2007, 4:55 pm by Seasons

Growing up , I used to feel deprived when all my pals tell me their ’shags’ stories. Having your grand parents living in Nairobi means there is no ‘upcountry’ to visit for Xmas. For the non- Kenyan readers, Shags is Kenyanese for a rural home. It is also denotes a rustic lifestyle and opposite of urban.

This is the first time am spending Xmas in very many years. As a family we have had the annual Coast sojourn running to years before I started my own family. This sojourn usually includes my parents, my siblings and their children. We made a decision to stay in Nairobi and vote .

I hate to admit the last few days have been boring. The girls have had enough of shopping, lunches, swimming and movies. I can tell they are itching for something else. I hate being idle but the truth is, there is really nothing much to do in Nairobi at the moment.

I am not really in the clubbing mood and where would I go anyway..the places are jammed with Summer bunnies. My girlfriend has traveled to visit her parents and my few pals have gone to their shags.

I bought an old farm house complete with a farm somewhere near Mount Kenya and my kids call it ‘The farm’ and it is as close to ’shags’ as they can get. However there are only workers there and hence negates the “family visits’ that are associated to shags. The kids do enjoy the animals and doing what they call ‘farm things’ but it really is not the type of place they would enjoy their xmas.

My mum is putting together a BBQ for the entire family on Xmas day and I believe that will be a lot of fun for the kids to play with their cousins. I don’t think it will be fun coz am only close to my Sister and I see her often. Am also aware that the topic will eventually be towards me and if/when I will get married. I cant get too indignant with family on that issue but I really don’t want to discuss that this year.

We leave for Mauritius on 27th night(after voting of course) and am looking forward to exploring that island. I long for the ocean and white sands.

For those with a shags to visit, I envy you.

Happy holidays folks
Some holidays?

Posted: December 18, 2007, 1:00 pm by Seasons

I question the logic of having yet another public holiday bang in the middle of the week in a month that is already shortened by elections and the Xmas break.

The fact that it is in the middle of the week means that folks will party and will not be at full production mode come Thursday!

Dont get me wrong, I welcome the break- any break for that matter but there are bills to be paid and thus shareholder objectives have to be met!

Then staff will wonder why they cant get a bonus when we have had so many holidays!!
Valerie Kimani’s “Baisikeli”

Posted: December 10, 2007, 10:32 am by Seasons

I attended Valerie Kimani’s “Baisikeli” Album launch last evening. This was a close event with family, sponsors and close friends invited. Valerie personally handpicked the attendees. I guess the idea here was to “test” her performance with people who would support her through anything. If you can recall, Valerie won the [...]
Valerie Kimani’s “Baisikeli”

Posted: December 10, 2007, 10:32 am by Seasons

I attended Valerie Kimani’s “Baisikeli” Album launch last evening. This was a close event with family, sponsors and close friends invited. Valerie personally handpicked the attendees. I guess the idea here was to “test” her performance with people who would support her through anything. If you can recall, Valerie won the [...]
The Butterfly Effect

Posted: December 5, 2007, 11:45 am by Seasons

I was watching The Butterfly Effect last night. If you have not watched the movie, it is loosely based on the theory that the flutter of a butterfly wings can set things in motion to lead to a tsunami in a different part of the world. The movie however depicts the main character’s [...]
Hungry? Is that a country?

Posted: December 3, 2007, 4:25 pm by Seasons

I first heard of Kellie Pickler during the Idols 2006 show and did not hear much about her until her song ‘ I wonder’ hit the charts. The song resonated with me because it talks about a child abandonment by the Mother at 2 years old. Readers of this blog will understand why I would entertain [...]
A squad of 12

Posted: December 3, 2007, 10:25 am by Seasons

Am in Dubai for the opening leg of the IRB 7’s circuit. This leg has been Kenya’s best performance in this tournaments and a dream start since we became a core team of the circuit. This weekend, team performed very well beating Wales , USA and running teams like Samoa, Argentina and South Africa really close. You [...]