Unlike the title of this blog, I might never (most likely to happen :D) appear within the frames of these pictures....you can only hope :P

All about the songs I love and prolly have on repeat on my ipod (cos I just cant get enough of them). I'll be posting both song and lyrics and maybe tell you what I love about each song (or not). Feel free to share your thoughts............ENJOY!!

Some of the places I've visited and would love to visit before I depart this temporary abode.

Just a little yum to share with you guys.

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Showing posts with label relationships. Show all posts

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Signs

he bought a ring
said it was for his friend
he gave it her

"you'll make some guy happy." he said
that was a tip right there
she refused to take it

so many years back there were signs
she turned a blind eye
willing them untrue

she was a fool


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Friday, January 1, 2016

Song 10: True Romance

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone

Just finished watching the movie 'The Beauty Inside', which I was told is based off the book 'Every Day' by David Levithan. Its such a beautiful movie that makes you think about the true essence of love and loving someone which transcends physical appearance, race or even gender.

The movies' closing soundtrack I found to be very fitting for the movie. True romance even though not understanding where they came from :-)

Do listen and enjoy the music while I go and read the book. Oh, you have to just press play ;) and click read more for lyrics.



Citizens -"True Romance"

Oh my love
what are we doing here
This little heart
Racing through the gates
Lighting up my cigarettes and counting out the change in our pockets
Tell me love
Will we ever know ourselves?

True romance
True romance

Oh my love
Keep your eyes on the road
I am asleep to the lights up ahead
What kind of minds are these that the gods and the television gave us
Hold me love until we disappear again

Here we are
True romance
Here we are
True romance
You hold it in your hands - true romance
I found a place to make a stand - true romance

Never knowing where you came from
Or where to go, true romance
Never knowing where you came from
Or where to go, true romance
And whatever was I thinking
WhenI let you go
Now tell me what was I thinking
When I let you go

True romance
True romance
Here we are, true romance
True romance
Here we are



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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Is there really "just" friendship
between a man and a woman?
I wonder. :/


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Friday, February 14, 2014

***Happy Valentines Day***


There's no better song to commemorate this day than John Legends 'All of Me'. The song embodies the full meaning and idea of love (eros).

Accepting others irrespective of their imperfections. Loving them disregarding your differences. Acknowledging more of the good about them, even though not overlooking the bad.

This kind of love shouldn't just be reserved between lovers but should be shown across all beings that we encounter. Nobody is perfect including you, and if we can accept this fact and accept this of others, I believe the world would be one step close to being a better place.


So to every one out there, I say lets make love (not literally..hahahaha) NOT war!

Enjoy this song with me and HAPPY VALENTINE :)

John Legend - All Of Me


What would I do without your smart mouth
Drawing me in, and you kicking me out
You've got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down
What's going on in that beautiful mind
I'm on your magical mystery ride
And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright


My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind

'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh

How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you're crying you're beautiful too
The world is beating you down, I'm around through every mood
You're my downfall, you're my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
I can't stop singing, it's ringing, in my head for you

My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind

'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh

Give me all of you
Cards on the table, we're both showing hearts
Risking it all, though it's hard

'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you

I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh


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Monday, February 10, 2014

Video 1: Til' The End Of Time



My first post in this series "Video and Me" will be Timothy Blooms 'Till the end of time' with V.

This video like the cover shows is provocative, sensual and sexy. Viewers discretion is advised.

The music is about living life for today and 'enjoying' every minute of it.

Enjoy!!



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Monday, August 5, 2013

Snowed In

I'm listening to the morning news on the radio, it’s snowing heavily outside and it has just been announced that the weather is only going to get worse and by the minute. It has been advised for all residents to stay home and keep warm.

‘Well, this is not bad’ I think to myself, ‘it means I get to spend time with my woman’. The thought of her brings a smile to my face. I walk into our bedroom and glance at the bed. There she’s sprawled with the sheets barely covering her naked body, still sleeping and snoring lightly. Her dark curly hair a tangled mess on top her head, uncovered from the satin bonnet she always insists on wearing every night but never wakes up with it on. Her face is turned towards me. She looks so young and innocent in her sleep, looking at her, you’d think she’s not a second older than 23. She’d be 38 in 2 weeks. I continue smiling and walk into the bathroom.

I run a hot bath and pour some portion of her favorite bubble bath and bath salt in it. Oh she’s going to love what I have in store for her today. The moment it had been announced that everyone should stay in, an idea had flashed in my head immediately on what to do with my baby. As the water fill the tub to a considerably good level, I turn of the flow and leave the bathroom, allowing the water to cool to a satisfactory point before I dunk her in it. ‘This is going to be so much fun’ I think as a mischievous grin splash across my face and I begin to whistle and walk out of the bedroom , down the stairs heading to the kitchen.

I make breakfast of celery, kale omelet with 5 strips of light pan fried bacon, just the way she likes them. I set them on a plate and pop in the microwave to keep warm while I juice out 2 glasses of pineapple and watermelon. I store those in the refrigerator and head back up stairs. The water should be cool enough now.

I slid into bed with her, matching her form with my body. The feel of her bare skin next to mine never gets old. My reaction to her is instant and I feel myself go fully hard. I run my hand down her right arm as she’s lying on her left side while I nuzzle her neck to get her to wake. She makes a mewling sound and writhes slightly to my touch, pushing her buttocks smack into my erection. I smile and graze her earlobe with my teeth, whispering into her ears for her to wake up. She groans and turns to face me, putting her leg over mine and hugging me. Her breasts plastered to my chest with hard poking nipples. Her face is so close to mine that our lips are barely touching. I doubt we will be able to make it to the bath. I’m in heaven.

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‘mmmmmmmmmmmmm’ that’s the sound I make as I stretch out my body across my husbands with my hands over his neck. Gradually coming awake, I nuzzle his neck and breathe in his smell. He smells so good, always. I hug him tightly as I still try to stretch out my muscles to relax them. I can feel his bulge strain against my thighs. I smile wolfishly. ‘Hmmmmm baby, what are you doing?’ I whisper as my eyes opens and stare into his. ‘I am only trying to wake you my love.’ He responds, planting a kiss to my lips and running his hands through my hair. I lean into him and deepen our kiss.

As I feel the sexual hunger rise between us, I gently pull out of his arms and break the kiss. ‘As much as I would like to stay here and plaaay with you baby, we need to get ready for work.’ At my mention of work, all sexual fog seems to instantly clear and I curse ‘Shit! I’m going to be so late. Why did you let me sleep in like this and aren’t you late for work?’ I try to scramble out of bed but he chuckles and pulls me back into his arms. ‘There’s no work today baby, all roads are closed cos it’s snowing like crazy out there’ he plants a kiss on my forehead.

‘oh! Well I have to email my boss about this then.’ I smile and wiggle out of his embrace, trying to get out of the bed. Swiftly, he leaves the bed, pulls me up and carries me in his arms. ‘What are you doing?’ I laughingly asked with suspicion laced in my tone. ‘You’d see.’ There’s a mischievous gleam in his eyes and his grin is too wide for comfort. He strides across the bedroom, into the bathroom, and then the scent wafts into my nostrils. It dawns on me what he is about to do. ‘Oh no, you don’t. Don’t do it.’ I excitedly squirm in his arms. ‘Doing it.’ and before I can get out another word, he dumps me in the tubs and roars in laughter.

I screech and curse but I’m not angry. Clearing the suds from my face, I look up at him adoringly and splash some suds in his face. We are both laughing now and splashing water all over the floor.

‘Get in here, you big goof’ My arms are outstretched to receive him. ‘Try and stop me.’ There is a sexual glint in his eyes as he sheds of his shorts and joins me in the tub. We hug and kiss and I wet his hair and face with suddy water. We are giggling like two teenagers and bouncing around in the tub. We play like this for a few minutes and then stop. I lean further into the water, watching him watch me. He’s smiling at me with all his love reflecting in his eyes. God, I love this man so much. I smile back at him.

He picks up one of my foot and starts massaging, gently circling the ball of my foot with his thumb. I close my eyes and sigh in appreciation. He does the same with the other foot and continues for a few minutes. I open my eyes and lean into him for a kiss. I kiss him softly but can feel the passion emanating from both of us. We do not indulge it but share a gentle kiss with my hands caressing the sides of his face. I sit back in the tub and scoop water and pour over his body. We sit like this pouring water over each other not saying a word.

As the water starts to feel too cool, I break the silence.

‘We should wash off honey.’ ‘Ok.’ and he gets up and pulls me to him. I pull out the tub plug for the water to drain and turn on the shower.


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Friday, May 24, 2013

Song 8: Mirrors

I've had this song on repeat for 2 days straight and it doesn't seem like I'm going to tire of it any time soon.

Justin Timberlakes' music to me is just like fine wine that tastes better with time and age. His song "Mirrors" is such a beautiful and emotional song that tells of a man trying to hold unto his relationship with the woman he knows is the love of his life. It is about a love between two people and how they complement each other.

I read the song was inspired by his wife Jessica Biel and the love between his grand parents who were married for over 60 years...WOWzah...So sweeeeet and such an inspiration!!






They do look very good together and very happy and I absolutely adore her wedding dress {**inspiration**}. Since this post is not about them but about the song "Mirrors", find the lyrics and enjoy the music below. :)

Be Happy!!!!

Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

Aren't you somethin' to admire?
Cause your shine is somethin' like a mirror
And I can't help but notice
You reflect in this heart of mine
If you ever feel alone and
The glare makes me hard to find
Just know that I'm always
Parallel on the other side

Cause with your hand in my hand and a pocket full of soul
I can tell you there's no place we couldn't go
Just put your hand on the glass
I'll be tryin' to pull you through
You just gotta be strong

'Cause I don't wanna lose you now
I'm lookin' right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold
Show me how to fight for now
And I'll tell you, baby, it was easy
Comin' back here to you once I figured it out
You were right here all along

It's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me
I couldn't get any bigger
With anyone else beside of me
And now it's clear as this promise
That we're making
Two reflections into one
Cause it's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me, staring back at me

Aren't you somethin', an original
Cause it doesn't seem merely a sample
And I can't help but stare, cause
I see truth somewhere in your eyes
I can't ever change without you
You reflect me, I love that about you
And if I could, I
Would look at us all the time

Cause with your hand in my hand and a pocket full of soul
I can tell you there's no place we couldn't go
Just put your hand on the glass
I'll be tryin' to pull you through
You just gotta be strong

'Cause I don't wanna lose you now
I'm lookin' right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold
Show me how to fight for now
And I'll tell you, baby, it was easy
Comin' back here to you once I figured it out
You were right here all along

It's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me
I couldn't get any bigger
With anyone else beside of me
And now it's clear as this promise
That we're making
Two reflections into one
Cause it's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me, staring back at me

Yesterday is history
Tomorrow's a mystery
I can see you lookin' back at me
Keep your eyes on me
Baby, keep your eyes on me

'Cause I don't wanna lose you now
I'm lookin' right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold
Show me how to fight for now (please show me, baby)
I'll tell you, baby, it was easy
Comin' back here to you once I figured it out
You were right here all along

It's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me
I couldn't get any bigger
With anyone else beside of me
And now it's clear as this promise
That we're making
Two reflections into one
Cause it's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me, staring back at me

You are, you are the love of my life [x10]

Now you're the inspiration for this precious song
And I just wanna see your face light up since you put me on
So now I say goodbye to the old me, so better gone
And I can't wait wait wait wait wait to get you home
Just to let you know, you are

You are, you are the love of my life [x8]

Girl you're my reflection, all I see is you
My reflection, in everything I do
You're my reflection and all I see is you
My reflection, in everything I do


You are, you are the love of my life [x16]



Image1 courtesy dirtycult via google
Image2 courtesy fanpop via google
Image3 courtesy sonicnation.com via googel
Lyrics from azlyrics.com


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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Song 7: Come Away With Me

This is one of those music that just makes me love love.

As we've come into a new year, one word resounds in my mind, heart, spirit, being.

LOVE!!


It is one of those songs that I can lie down on a rainy day and listen to while snuggling under my comforter, picturing me and my would be lover in each scene as described.

Standing together on a mountain top,looking in each others eyes {even though i dont know how that'd be possible as i'm dooper scared of heights but oh well} and sharing a sweet kiss.

Kai, love sweet shaaaaaa...

Anyway Enjoy!!!!

Norah Jones - Come Away with me

Come away with me in the night
Come away with me
And I will write you a song

Come away with me on a bus
Come away where they can't tempt us
With their lies

And I want to walk with you
On a cloudy day
In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high
So won't you try to come?

Come away with me and we'll kiss
On a mountaintop
Come away with me
And I'll never stop loving you

And I want to wake up with the rain
Falling on a tin roof
While I'm safe there in your arms
So all I ask is for you
To come away with me in the night
Come away with me



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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Stirring My Emotions

Ray LaMontagne's voice just does things to me.


His song 'Let it be me' makes me think of friendship, my friends, heartbreak, love, falling in love, my disappointments, my hopes and dreams, God and His love for me.

This song just makes me feel good and I thought I'd share with you guys.

Enjoy


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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Siberia

As the air hostess announces the arrival into Schipol airpot, his thought drifts to Julia and his lips curve slightly in a smile. He couldn't wait to see her as it has been three months since they were physically together and even though they had talked and skyped regularly, it still felt as if they had been million years apart. He anxiously and impatiently went through the motions of getting off the plane, processing through immigration and getting his luggage. All he can think of is the ensuing minutes after he comes face to face with her.


He walks out of the terminal, scans the faces of the people around but can't find her in the crowd. He walks to a nearby phone station within the airport and calls her. The phone rings and she answers "hello?". He can never get over the warm feeling that spreads within him every time he hears her voice. "It's me babe. I'm here". "Yaaaay. Where are you? I've been looking all over the place for you. What terminal are you at?" She rushed the questions at him in excitement. He loved that about her, how she gets excited over every little and simple thing. He smiles and answers, "I'm in C. I'm using the phone booths near the bureau de change?" "Oh, I'm close. I'll walk towards you now...yaaaay..you are here!..see you babe" and she hangs up. He chuckles lightly and thinks 'my Julia' and shakes his head.

He drops the phone and scans the crowd and then he sees her straining to look over and around the people towering over her. Their eyes meet and a huge smile spreads across her face. His heart stops for a moment, his breath catches and he stares at her in wondrous awe. 'How is possible that someone so small could undo me so?' he thinks. 'This my babe is hot! God, she looks amazing, how did I get so lucky?' As she gets closer to him, she breaks in a light excited run, more like a skip. When she reaches him, he catches her in a bear hug. His heartbeat accelerates as he feels her in his arms and smells her. He has never felt this strongly about another human being, well except for his immediate family. He had to restrain from crushing her with his hug and gently sets her aside. With racing heartbeat, trembling hands, he reaches for the box in his jacket. He gets on one knee, takes her left hand in his (people around them gasps and starts oooohing and aaaahing) and watches as her eyes grow rounder and bigger with each second as the realization of what his actions meant sets in.

"Julia!" he pauses for some seconds and continues "for the rest of my life, you are the one I want to see in the morning, before I go to sleep at night. There is no one for me but you because you were made for me" He pauses again..takes a deep breath and asks "Marry me?" She kneels with him, tears streaming down her face unabashedly, takes his face in her hands, kisses him softly but with traces of passion. "I love you Tami, yes I'll marry you". They hug and kiss with so much joy, happiness and passion as the small group already gathered around, watching the display breaks out in uproarious applause and cat whistles. They break away and he slides the ring on her engagement finger. They hug once more and share a kiss.

The taxi ride back to the house is sweet torture. They have been looking at each other for more than 5 minutes without saying anything to one another. Something in the way she looks at him makes him want to completely loose himself in her eyes and all he wants to do right now was have her in his arms without any thought of people watching and staring. They just keep looking at each other smiling and grazing each others hands. The taxi driver looks at them through the rear mirror and smiles. "Young love really is beautiful" he thinks to himself.

On getting to her house, he carries his bags with one hand while he holds her close with the other. Almost as if he was afraid she was going to run away from him. They walk to the bedroom together, he sets his bag close to the wardrobe and then pulls her into his arms in a hug. She raises her face to look at him smiling sweetly and wondrously. He lowers his head and kisses her. They kiss so passionately and hungrily, like their lives depend on it. He gently lowers her into the bed and they continue kissing and touching one another. He trembles as he feels her hands on his bare skin, moving up and down his back. He pulls her blouse over her head as they continue to suckle each others mouth. As he makes to unhook her bra, he feels her hand on his, stopping him. She looks at him and stares into his eyes, "we can't Tami" she says. He heaves a resigned sigh and replies "I know". She can see the hunger and desire in his eyes. He can feel her trembling and the heat emanating from her body. They smile lovingly at each other and then she says "I love you Tami", he replies "I love you Julia" and they share a light kiss and hold each other tightly, smiling in contentment.

His eyes gently flutters open as the rays of sunlight streak through the drapes, hitting him squarely on the face. He turns to his right and reaches for her but discovers that side of the bed empty. Then everything starts flooding back in memory. He remembered waiting at the airport, calling her cellphone with no response. He remembered waiting expectantly with the ring safely tucked within the breast pocket of his sports coat. Waiting eagerly to slid the ring on his beloveds finger. Waiting, waiting and waiting and she never came. A lone tear slid through the lid of his left eye down his cheek. His heart wretched in agony. This was his Siberia.




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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Sexual Indiscretion

My oh My how can this be
There he goes talking in his sleep
By and By he will connive
Does he know he’s talking in his sleep


That is the song of Toni’s that pops into my head as I lay in bed with James. This isn’t the first time this has happened, where he has a conversation with ‘Doni’, his midnight lover, and he’s professing love to her.The very first time it happened, I had just finished making wild and passionate love with my husband and I had this happy, satisfied and very content smile on my face as it has been a long time we’ve been that bold in bed. He’d slept off some minutes ago and just as I was about to drift off myself, I hear it..’oh Doni… uuhhh’.. I move away from him sharply and look at his face, his face is all screwed up like a man about to orgasm and then he moans tightly and drifts back into sleep. I couldn’t believe it. I just lay there watching him, unable to move or act. I laid there all night into morning wondering what it all meant and scared to wake him up and ask. I rationalized it to him being tired and probably muttering stuff he saw on TV or maybe I am hearing things even when I knew what had happened was real.
He woke up the next morning oblivious to what happened because he was as loving as always. We had breakfast, kissed and both set out to work. Normal routine. That night I was apprehensive as I feared what would happen. We made love but I’m a little tense and he noticed. He asked me what was wrong and I said nothing because really what was I to say..’hey, last night I heard you call out for another woman!’ oh no, I couldn’t say that…besides it really was nothing. As I laid in bed, I waited anxiously to hear it again but nothing came. He just snored on lightly as usual without any care for the world. I finally drifted off to sleep smiling happily.
Life was great and we were happy.. living and loving each other, carrying on like we were the only two people in the world.
Then it happened again, six days after the first time. The same way as the first. We’d just made sweet, crazy love and he is asleep and I am thinking ‘life is beautiful!’ then I heard it ‘oh Doni, baby….yes baby’ and his face is screwed up like that first day. My, am I flabbergasted. What does this all mean? What am I to do? Should I confront him or forget it? Maybe it will pass and it means nothing? I’m in a fix here. Who can I confide in? I finally decided to let it slide but the next time it happens, I’m going to confront him.
But it went on every now and then and I couldn’t muster the courage to confront my husband. It had become a guilty secret that was haunting my life and the worst of it was he had no clue as to what was happening.
Then this faithful evening while he was taking a shower, his phone rings. I ignored it as it is not my place to answer his phone unless he asks me to. The person at the other end is persistent and calls two more times, then I think to myself, this must be important. Whose caller id do I see on his screen? ‘DONI’. ‘so this is real?’ I think to myself, she actually exists! I’m simmering in anger and had to make up a story of a headache so as not to make love. I lie in bed, confused and hurt, wondering to myself how I was going to confront him about it and then he goes, ‘oh Doni….!’

‘The promises he made, said we’d be together for always (he’s such a liar)
Then he calls out her name’..


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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Men and their wahala!!!

As I type this post, a friend of mine has given her boyfriend till midnight to contact her otherwise she’ll consider their relationship done. Now, why do I say men and their wahala? Apparently, the guy has left her no choice than to take drastic actions by giving this ultimatum.

So the gist be say, this girl, who I go call ‘Love Jones’ and this boy, who I go call ‘Loner Chap’ {the names sound weird to me too but hey, na my story not yours so keep reading if you like} have known each other for a very long time but started dating last year. Love Jones was hopelessly in love with Loner Chap and she wasn’t afraid of letting him know how much {na she first talk I love you sef, then the boy come take cue}. Loner also loved Love and she believed him when he said so even though sometimes, according to her, his actions gave her cause for concern {me sef I wonder about the contradiction}.

Anyway, these two chappies are in love (make I never say ‘were’ as time never reach for verdict) and they always talked about their life together, the number of kids they’ll have, how many rooms they’ll have in their first house …you know that kind of gist na. Everything was perfect, no sense of impending doom until one gloomy Saturday evening o.

Loner had texted her to say he was getting in some weird mood cos of some issues he was having {by the way, these two people live states apart}. She, as a caring girlfriend, tried to encourage and support him through whatever decisions he decided to make and of course promised to be there for him, no matter what. The babe come de send messages o, the guy no de respond. She come de call bobo, e no gree answer..haba….all through that night till the next afternoon, no response to all her attempts at reaching him o..she vex send am email {apparently, the guy de do like that sometimes but always responded no later than the next day}. Email wey she send, bobo no gree reply o. by midnight on Sunday, babe don dey frantic with fear and worry. She de call Loner, e no de gree ansa phone.

Next day, she called his office and asked to speak with him, Loner answered and promised to call her back later that evening so they’ll talk but never did. This pissed her off real bad, so she decided to ignore him. One week down, no communication between Love and Loner. She started to worry again because it was unusual for him to stay away that long. She called his cells, sent text msgs, email, no response. She became frantic again and then called his office. When she heard his voice and knew he was alright, she hung up without saying much to him {probably silly on her part..told her as much}. Another week, two weeks passed, no word from Loner o, then she calls his office again. This time she asked that they talk and like before he said of course but that he’ll call her back as he had stuff he was working on. Your guess is very correct, Loner never called. Na im the chic send the bobo email (4 weeks since all this started and no word from Loner), baring her soul in it and then ended it with the ultimatum.

Please make una help me access this situation o. Is this decision she took the right one? What would be the best action to take if you were in her shoes? Me I think, she’s on the right track because I see how this whole fiasco has affected her and it is definitely not healthy.

I know you’ll be thinking this is a case of maybe the guy is seeing someone else, but she’s almost convinced he isn’t and this is also not a case of maybe she did something to warrant such behavior. Love and Loner are crazy in love with each other even as at the last conversation that gloomy day {well according to her o, so let us assume everything she’s told me is the truth}.

So me I just de think, men get too many issues jare…you no show them love, them go say u de too cold or too de form hard babe…you show them love, them go say you de too emotional or behave like this one now…
Which ones sef ehn?!...wetin una get to say for this matter?!


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Sunday, January 23, 2011

Where is the love?


Where is the love? The bible defines love as patient, kind, not envious, not proud, amongst others (1 cor 13:1-8). How many relationships apply this definition in reality? Today, most relationships use love as a justification for sex instead of the words lust or infatuation. How easy it is to say ‘I love you’ when in fact it should be ‘I lust for you’.
One day I was being driven back from the mall by Jide, my boyfriend at the time and there was this talk on the radio about relationships and we kind of got into an argument about it and about love. The next thing I knew, he said, “I love you”. I looked at him as if to ask where that came from and he just looked back at me. Still perplexed as we’ve only been dating two weeks, I replied with a ‘thank you.’ I could have easily said ‘I love you too’ but I didn’t as I knew that would have been a lie, although I liked and cared about him. He made an issue of my not saying I love you back and refused to talk to me till the next day. Two months later, the relationship was over without any notice. We just parted ways. Thank God I still had my pride and honor intact. So what happened to this love he had for me?
How do you know you are really in love? “It is when you can’t sleep at night because of thoughts of him, you wake up after about 2 hours of sleep with thoughts of him, you wonder if he’s ok every time, you want to do everything to make him happy” my best friend Claudia told me, at this time, she was infatuated with a co-worker and although he had a girlfriend who was out of the country, he claimed he loved her. Where is he now? He’s married to his girlfriend and they have a daughter together. So what happened to this earth shattering love he had for her? “Girlie, when you fall in love ehn, you go just de kolo for the guy. Its only natural” says Kole a guy friend of mine. “Well no problem as long as the guy de kolomental for me. If it is going to be one sided and on my part, I refuse to fall in love, unless he is the one doing the loving. After all it was said in the bible that a man should love his partner as he loves himself and she should submit to him” I replied. Kole laughed “you are just being pigheaded and stiff. Let go”. Let go? And have my tender heart trampled on, no way. There is no rule in any relationship handbook that says a girl shouldn’t guard her heart and be cautious of men.
Someone once told me to make sure not to fall in love but rather walk in love because when you fall, it might take a while for you to be picked up that is if you get picked as you may be too traumatized to ask for a helping hand. But when you walk in love, and you see a bad path ahead, you can easily turn and take the next path. As the poet, Archibald Macleish once said “love, like light, grows dearer towards the dark.” He calls it the “late, last wisdom of the afternoon.” It is the kind of love that grows dearer as we age, survives all disappointments, misunderstandings, quarrels.
I may sound like I’ve been through a lot of heartaches and from being in love but the reverse is the case. I’ve never experienced what is it to be ‘in love’ with a man but I’m waiting expectantly to experience that “ late, last wisdom of the afternoon”, the self denying love that’s deeply rooted in God, a life long commitment that never gives up or fails.


this was written 7yrs ago…


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