The Rose That Grew From Concrete

Urgh...the title would've looked much better if there was a teeny rose icon at the end.

That aside....

I won't say I ever did fancy Tupac's musical works per say.
Well yeah, the dude was super talented and all, but I had ears mostly for Rock, Alternative music and the likes. Don't misquote me though. I was embraced in hip hop so bad my friend back in secondary school used to try and slap rap out of my tongue...just not really towards Shakur.
*sigh* Gone were the days when baggies and over-sized tees rolled up from the sleeves were pretty much my 'all-day-every-day'

I never quite researched on Tupac's 'expertise' in music untill recently and the saying 'Never judge a book by its cover' came to mind.

One can't deny that rap and poetry go hand in hand. A blend of lyrics with rhymes and in-depth translations. But then, some are still of the mindset that poetry is for the learned 'queens' class of humans and rap...well, rap is for the 'underdogs'...

Think again

Haaaave You Met Ted?

Ted Mosby.

I still don't have any inkling why, but my very good friend reminds me so much of him. Coincidentally he studied a course pretty much linked to Architecture. Building Technology.

Okay. So my Ted got married last weekend.
Still surreal to me. Weird more like.
Dude has a 'Mrs'...hmmm

For a millisecond I had this nostalgic feeling and a voice popped into my head. Sounded something like , 'The one that got away'
*tear drop* Don't worry. Kifi would be fine (not a typo. He's Ted and I'm KiFi)

Thing is, I had this feel of 'accomplishment' when I was headed back to Lagos after the wedding (Yep. Some friends are worth going a 'mile' for...literally)
It felt so refreshing to be a part of someone-that-matters' special day. A day that would never repeat itself again- this of course we all pray and hope for.

So here's to you Ted. *raises glass of chocolate shake*

XXXX
KiFi

The #rePlay Series: ePisode 3

That moment when you stumble on a song you had no idea existed on your iPod and you simply hit the repeat button.

Take That created that moment for me.

I've suddenly become quite in sync with the British folk. From movies to accents to music. Not as bad as i thought I must say.

'Love Love' is actually the original soundtrack from the X-Men: First Class movie and I can't just help but picture James McAvoy (Prof Xavier) and Michael Fassbender (Magneto) performing to this song on stage...like a karaoke session or something. Weird, I know. 

Makes me love it even more...

The Zit

I have been one heck of a lazy blogger. My bad. Been laid back and thinking of my life for a while (for real though)
Had a chat with my sis the other day and decided I'd just let everything fall into place. When you don't focus so much on it that's when it makes up its mind to surprise you...positively.

It's like a zit. Well, my zits to be precise. They show up on my face. People go 'Oh my! There's a pimple on your face. Burst it' But then I don't. And it realizes I don't give a hoot about it so what happens? 'Poof'...it disappears.
Sounds odd relating life in general to acne but that's really how it is *shrugs*

Moral of the story: Quit popping them zits! Although I do have one that came out of no-where, landed on my forehead just above my right eye and it 's giving me quite a headache *urgh*
But I shan't be moved *straightface*

In other news, I FINALLY (emphasis on FINALLY) took some days off work and went on vacation after a looooooooooooooooo......ng (you can add more 'o's to that) while.

I did learn one or two things though. One: The UAE is not for 'broke' fellas. Lesson number two: The UAE...is not for 'broke' fellas. Yes. I said it twice.
That also made me think about life...yet again. Of how glorious it would be if I could just find me an Arabian Prince (or rather, he finds me) that would bathe me in diamonds and pearls.
But then...who knows?

The #rePlay Series: ePisode 2

The U2 and Mary. J synergy.
You can't go wrong with this one. They both have a way of boring a hole into your subconscious and just making a home there.

And then...the lyrics set in *sigh*

*puts earphones on* One...

Bean-Cake

It's like any other day. Well, not any other day actually. It's the first weekday after the election weekend and everyone seems skeptical to step out of their 'fortresses' cause of the tension of the unknown.
Let's be honest. It's not exactly a cue to safety. We all just found a solid excuse not to go to work that day.

Election weekends should be every weekend. All in favor of this say, 'I!'
Yeup. I thought so too.

Anyway, politics is really not my cup of tea *yawns* Food on the the hand, pretty much is.

Okay. Back to my life-changing tale.
So I was walking down the street going over to meet my 'colleague-turned-friend' so we could head to work together. And then, right there...that awesome aroma hit me. I have quite the nose so trust me, I mean it when I say 'hit' me.
I knew that aroma oh so well. It was the belly-saving smell of Akara. For those who don't know this amazing work of cuisine art, kindly click on the link here

Anyway, fast forward to a pack of plantain chips, three cupcakes, another pack of plantain chips and one and a half cream 'duff'nuts, (as my friend calls it...you know like 'DoUGH'. 'EnoUGH'. Anyway, sure you get the idea) I found myself in Mushin, well 'we', found ourselves in Mushin just to get us a bag quarter-full of Akara. And then my day was complete. *sigh*

The thing is, Akara is not your 'everyday-craving-meal'. But when you do crave it, the feeling never goes away till you quench it...with just a taste of one hot freshly-fried ball. And then when you couple it with a loaf of soft Agege bread...oh! *tears of joy*

Again, for those who know not what Agege bread is, my bad. Can't seem to find it in Google/Wikipedia this time. You just have to live with the imagination. It's such a pity you can't share this glorious moment with us.

And that's it for the day. Happy belly, Happy Wit :)




Touching...isn't it? *wipes happy tear*

The #rePlay Series: ePisode 1

The Beatles.
Never been much of a fan but thanks to the 'bigger' bro I couldn't help but get hooked to a few classics.

And today just happens to be one of those days. Got my iPod to blame for that... #rePlay

                                                 

'Na Na Na Na Na Na Na 
Na Na Na Na
Hey Jude!'