Wilde Yearnings

• What I want for Christmas...

  Posted: December 20, 2008, 1:51 pm by Wildeyearnings

  Peace on Earth and good will to men.
  
  
  
  No.... seriously, peace- last year about this time Kenya was going into presidential elections which turned really ugly and led to a backlash of violence not seen before in independent Kenya. I hope this year Kenya and other areas do have a peaceful crossing over into next year.
  
  Goodwill to men....irrespective of race, religion, gender, sexuality.... lets stop the hate and try understanding and appreciating each others differences.
  
  (PS: Santa, I also want a paid holiday to Zanzibar, a new car and all my family back home for the holidays.)
  
  I guess I'm only getting the last one... but its so much worth more than anything else put together!
  
  Happy holidays everyone. Until 2009... I leave you with the twelve gays of christmas...
  
  

• Hmmm...

  Posted: December 16, 2008, 12:43 pm by Wildeyearnings

  A friend who thought I needed a style upgrade :) sent me Tom Ford's 10 rules of style.
  
  Number 10 caught my eye:
  
  

  There’s one indulgence every man should try in his lifetime: If you’re straight, sleep with a man at least once, and if you’re gay, don’t go through life without sleeping with a woman. Either way, you might be surprised at how natural it will feel if you can get past the mind-fuck of stereotypes. In the end, it’s just another person that you are relating to in a physical way.

  
  
  Hmmm... comments s'il vous plait?

• Jamhuri Day

  Posted: December 12, 2008, 2:09 pm by Wildeyearnings

  
  
  12th December- Jamhuri or Independence Day in Kenya.Jamhuri is the Swahili word for "republic" and this holiday officially marks the date of Kenya's establishment as a republic.
  
  It's a public holiday today so Nairobi's slowed down somewhat. Most people are at home with family barbecuing in the sun. Its really lovely weather for this time of year. Unfortunately while everyone's relaxing, I'm in the office working... had some reports I had to finish :(.
  
  Today is of special significance to Kenyans because it is the day we became a fully independent republic in 1963. Prior to that Kenya was part of British East Africa- thus Kenyans were British subjects- my parents grew up singing ' God Save the King/Queen (depending on the monarch).
  
  On a hot sultry December night in 1963, for the first time the Kenyan National Anthem was played and our flag with the African shield and spear proudly engraved was raised as the union jack was lowered. Our anthem is based on traditional lullaby from one of our ethnic groups and the significance of having our own Kenyan identity was not lost on most Kenyans and still holds a special place in our hearts ; especially when it keeps being played over and over during the olympics/world athletic meets ;)
  
  Now I'm a child from two worlds..sort of... my great grandfather came over to Kenya from Scotland at the turn of the 20th century- he was a clerk in the British East Africa Company that controlled the territory now known as Uganda and Kenya. He was also later, part of the colonial government that virulently oppressed Africans (then known as 'natives') and who included quite ironically, my grandfather- an African.
  
  Quite a sordid history, but my mum and dad- both born in colonial Kenya and from two totally different cultures, one from the oppressors and one from the oppresed and from two different races, got married in independent Kenya and raised a family that appreciated the importance of freedom and diversity. Both my parents were fiercely patriotic and a bit of that rubbed off on us kids.
  
  Happy Jamhuri day everyone. Don't take freedom for granted.
  
  

• You know you're in trouble when...

  Posted: December 2, 2008, 11:44 am by Wildeyearnings

  your significant other asks accusingly; 'So who's Mike?'
  
  'Mike?" you ask puzzled still basking in the afterglow of ..erm..activities.
  
  'Yeah Mike. You know. The guy who's name you were screaming out a few seconds ago.'
  
  ....
  
  ....
  
  ....
  
  Oops.
  
  Guess who's sleeping alone this week.

• World AIDS day, Gay Penguins and Stuff like that

  Posted: December 1, 2008, 1:36 pm by Wildeyearnings

  On the 1st December, World AIDS day is commemorated worldwide. I think its an important day especially to raise awareness about contraceptives, protection and anti-retrovirals. Most importantly though is the message: 'know your status'. It is alarming that by the end of last year, only 36% of Kenyans knew their HIV status. Hopefully this year this figure will be higher. So on this World Aids Day 2008, do you know your status dear blog reader? (wherever in the world you are).
  
  
  
  News alert! to our dear beloved church leaders, there are gay penguins in a zoo in China. And this is not the interesting part. Apparently this gay couple have been stealing eggs from heterosexual couples in a bid to become parents. Interesting, no?
  Whats that I hear about the unnaturality of same-sex love?... Food for thought isn't it? Link to the story here.
  
  
  I had a very interesting weekend. I'm operating at a quarter my usual brain speed thus not enjoying being in the office very much at the moment.
  
  
  I need to stop drinking ( says Wildey for the 4,000th time this year).

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Fish cakes

Alas a fish cake.

Yet more fish cakes

Guess what ... yeah ... fish cakes.

The end of the fish cakes