Village Girl Thoughts And Dreams: He must be Driving.

 

Let me tell you Maina, I need a man, a living one, with a beard, dark skin, firm Government meat and a four wheel beast of a vehicle because this 2021 has been rough on this single woman. Two hours after arriving in my mother's house and eating 26 slices of Broadway's because that bread slaps right, I decided to walk my three stomachs and prosperous behind to the local "mugetho" or base.

Me I land in Tumus and order meat and a botro of snake tears like those landlord of Ruaka. Small small as I am tearing goat ribs with my eyes closed because of sweetness, Wairimu my Primary School deskmate walks in escorted by ze husband who walks up to to greet me while shouting " Aaaaaah village girl karibu sherehe". Like a good Christian, I invite them to join me, going further to offer them a slice of Ugali each minus goat ribs because my goat ribs are not holy communion to be shared like that like that.

Problems start when the son of a woman while chewing on his Ugali and firifiri flashes his phone and invites me to lean in for a selfie. Si me I lean in because village girl must take selfies with her people, let me tell you Maina, that was my mistake. As I smear goat fat on my lips to make my lips shinny for the selfie, One Wairimu starts shifting shifting kaundu funny, kaundu uneasy, kaundu you know... Innocently, I take selfies with Wairimu's property, smiling like a goat in the name of pleasing mafuns.

Immediately we are done, Wairimu suddenly screams "gai babe OMG OMG gai come help me", she goes further to unzip her blouse revealing Dolly Patron cleavage for all to see. Apparently, a fly had flown ALL THE WAY from wherever , unzipped her blouse and entered her cleavage and now she required help to get the fly out because as a Nairobi woman with long nails of gel paint, imagine hangeweza.

Women!

Anyway, Wairimu's Babe'z was ordered to mine that fly from her chest, kiss each of her nyonyos and repeat how much he loved Wairimu loudly for all of Tumus to hear.Meanwhile, me I was just there seeing with mouth because heeeeeee ma! To add insult injury, immediately after they had finished exchanging saliva, Wairimu flashed her engagement ring infront of my eyes, rendering me partially blind. I am still seeing dim dim after the over two hours of flashing that metal on my face as she reminded me of how she was getting married in Naivasha and how she will be wearing a strapless gown which will make her nyonyos rise to the heavens unlike my fallen soldiers which required pegs and cellotape to rise from the floor.

So Anyway, Wairimu is getting married and I will not be a bride's maid because all the girls in the line up have wasp waists and they also have men with range rovers unlike me who is yet to come up with a final draft of why I have flabby arms, three stomachs and no sign of any son of a woman in my life. That heifer did not even add me to her ruracio whatsapp or girl squad for her white wedding.

That is why I need your help. I need to find a man, all tribes except Luo and Kisii are welcome. Yes! The last time I was lied to by a Kisii man I cried for two years straight and that Luo Beast had the effontry to invite me to his wedding after calling me ' a girl baby's and introducing me to his friends as " our wife". Shaitani!

Ha- ha, when I get myself another son of Noah, I will insist that he drives me all the way to Wairimu's house. When we get there, I will knock on her door then quickly jump on my son of Noah. By the time Wairimu opens the door, boychild and I will be rolling on the floor, with my tongue in his pancreas, his arms on my buttocks seriously joking around with pregnancy.

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What is drug abuse?

Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter medications in ways other than recommended or intended. It also includes intentional inhalation of household or industrial chemicals for their mind-altering effects. Tobacco use and problem drinking are sometimes included in the definition of drug abuse. Chemical abuse and substance abuse are terms sometimes used interchangeably with the term drug abuse, or they may be used to refer to a combination of drug abuse and tobacco use or problem drinking.


Many drugs that are abused are also addictive; they cause cravings and a continued desire to use them despite negative consequences. Drug abuse can start in childhood and continue in adulthood. Studies of high school students indicate that approximately 42% drink alcohol, 21% use marijuana, and 3% use cocaine. Approximately 12% have used inhalants, and 20% have abused prescription drugs (Source: CDC).

People who abuse drugs may take them initially out of curiosity, to escape, to feel good, due to peer pressure, or for a variety of other reasons. Drugs can affect a number of different organs, and complications can result from damage to the brain or to other parts of the body. Other negative consequences often result from the effects drugs have on a person’s mind, as well as actions an individual may take while under their influence.


Treatment can be on an inpatient or outpatient basis, depending on the drug being abused, whether addiction is present, and whether there are coexisting health or psychological problems. Supervised withdrawal, also called detoxification (or detox), may be necessary if physical symptoms are common when the drug is stopped. Medications may be used to decrease cravings, counteract the effects of the drug, or to cause unpleasant reactions if the drug is used. Behavioral therapy is commonly an important part of treatment, providing skills, helping change attitudes and behaviors, and helping maintain recovery.

Drug abuse can have serious, even life-threatening, complications, such as drug overdose, alcohol poisoning, trauma, and suicidal or violent behavior. Seek immediate medical care for serious symptoms, including threatening, irrational or suicidal behavior; serious injury; respiratory or breathing problems; rapid, slow or absent pulse; chest pain or tightness; persistent vomiting; cold, clammy, or hot, dry skin; severe abdominal pain; seizure; or confusion or loss of consciousness for even a brief moment.

Seek prompt medical care if you think you might have a problem with drugs.

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Living in the shadow of Ebola

 

As West African nations try to stop the deadly Ebola virus from spreading, people living in the affected countries are nervous. In Sierra Leone, communities are keeping a close eye on the exact locations where the disease has emerged.

The posters are crudely drawn and graphic. There's one pasted to the wall of the squat, concrete community centre in Kroo Bay, a slum in the centre of the capital Freetown, the kind of place where you can imagine disease spreading fast.
The houses are built of breeze block and have battered, rusting roofs. The spaces between them are piled with garbage, small children with no shoes tote yellow plastic jerry cans of water through the narrow lanes.
A pig lolls in the mud while her offspring snuffle in the filth.
Many Sierra Leoneans can't read, so public information is often presented on large posters.
People in Freetown are nervous. They are desperate to keep the virus at bay, to keep it out in the provinces. They keep track of the numbers in the way they keep track of football scores.

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I've been making radio programmes there, and a couple of weeks ago we recorded one in Port Loko, a province north of Freetown.

"Ah, Port Loko," said someone when I got back. "Four cases."
I'd know from my colleagues immediately if they were talking about Ebola. It was in the tone of voice, the roll of the eyes, the uneasy laughter.
Then they would tell me that so and so had died and I would feel that rush of adrenaline triggered by sudden fear. One of my colleagues spent the whole day last week wearing a pair of blue rubber gloves.
People are frightened for two reasons. First and most importantly, because there's no known vaccine, no cure; second, because of the ghastly physical reality of the disease, as portrayed in those lurid posters.
Yet these are people inured to disease. Consider, for example, their attitude to malaria, which kills thousands in Sierra Leone every year.
Not infrequently in the last few weeks I've encountered people complaining of a headache or a night of intense sweating.
They slide off to the hospital and reappear a day or two later with a bag full of drugs. They laugh it off.
"Oh yeah, there are so many mosquitoes at this time of year," they say.
"But you sleep under a net, right?" Well, actually no, they don't, even though sleeping under a treated net is the single most effective way to avoid getting bitten by a mosquito and being infected with malaria.
They see malaria as an occupational hazard but they see Ebola as a death sentence.
Courtesy :  Tim Mansel BBC News, Sierra Leone 

History will judge us on how we respond to the AIDS emergency in Africa...

History will judge us on how we respond to the AIDS emergency in Africa....whether we stood around with watering cans and watched while a whole continent burst into flames....or not, No war on the face of the Earth is more destructive than the AIDS pandemic.
AIDS destroys families, decimates communities and, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, threatens to destabilize the social, cultural, and economic fabric of entire nations..." ~Rabbi David Saperstein

Masai land HIV AIDS Awareness -Kenya

Can we watch one-quarter of some countries' people die? Can 27 million orphans be left to fend for themselves? We may not be able to solve the entire problem today, but let us not be discouraged from taking the steps necessary to begin the journey.
Courtesy of @bonifacemwangi

Heaven is never too far... "Daddy's Day"

Her hair was up in a ponytail
Her favorite dress tied with a bow
Today was Daddy's Day at school
And she couldn't wait to go.
But her mommy tried to tell her,
That she probably should stay home.
Why the kids might not understand,
If she went to school alone.
But she was not afraid;
She knew just what to say.
What to tell her classmates
Of why he wasn't there today.
But still her mother worried,
For her to face this day alone.
And that was why once again,
She tried to keep her daughter home.
But the little girl went to school,
Eager to tell them all.
About a dad she never sees,
A dad who never calls.
There were daddies along the wall in back,
For everyone to meet
Children squirming impatently,
Anxious in their seats.
One by one the teacher called,
Each student from the class.
To introduce their daddy,
As seconds slowly passed.
At last the teacher called her name,
Every child turned to stare.
Each of them was searching,
For a man who wasn't there.
"Where's her daddy at?"
She heard a boy call out.
"She probably doesn't have one"
Another student dared to shout.
And from somewhere near the back,
She heard a daddy say,
"Looks like another deadbeat dad,
Too busy to waste his day."
The words did not offened her,
As she smiled up at her mom.
And looked back at her teacher,
Who told her to go on.
And with hands behind her back,
Slowly she began to speak.
And out from the mouth of a child,
Came words incredibly unique.
"My daddy couldn't be here,
Because he lives so far away.
But I know he wishes he could be,
Since this is such a special day.
And though you cannot meet him,
I wanted you to know.
All about my daddy,
And how much he loves me so.
He loved to tell me stories
He taught me to ride my bike.
He surprised me with pink roses,
And taught me to fly a kite.
We used to share fudge sundaes,
and ice cream in a cone.
And though you cannot see him,
I'm not standing here alone.
Cause my daddy's always with me
Even though we are apart.
I know because he told me,
He'll forever be in my heart."
With that, her little hand reached up,
and lay across her chest.
Feeling her own heartbeat,
Beneath her favorite dress.
And from somewhere in the crowd of dads,
Her mother stood in tears.
Proudly watching her daughter,
Who was wise beyond her years.
For she stood up for the love
Of a man not in her life.
Doing what was best for her,
Doing what was right.
And when she dropped her hand back down,
Staring straight into the crowd.
She finished with a voice so soft,
But its message clear and loud.
"I love my daddy very much,
He's my shining star.
And if he could he'd be here,
But heaven's just too far.
You see he was a fireman
And died just this past year.
When airplanes hit the towers
And taught Americans to fear.
But sometimes when I close my eyes,
It's like he never went away."
And then she closes her eyes,
And saw him there that day.
And to her mother's amazement,
She witnessed with surprise.
A room full of daddies and children,
All starting to close their eyes.
Who knows what they say before them,
Who knows what they felt inside.
Perhaps for merely a second,
They saw him at her side.
"I know you're with me Daddy."
To the silence she called out.
And what happened next made believers,
Of those once filled with doubt.
Not one in that room could explain it,
For each of their eyes had been closed.
But there on the desk beside her,
Was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.
And a child was blessed, if only for a moment,
By the love of her shining bright star.
And given the gift of believing,
That heaven is never too far

- From the poem Daddy's Day, by Cheryl Costello-Forshey

"Eleven Hints for Life"

1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return.
But what is more painful is to love someone and never
find the courage to let that person know how you feel.

2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who
means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was
never meant to be and you just have to let go.

3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a
porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away
feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose
it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been
missing until it arrives.

5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an
hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it
takes a lifetime to forget someone.

6. Don't go for looks, they can deceive. Don't go for wealth,
even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you
smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day
seem bright.

7. Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go,
be what you want to be. Because you have only one life and
one chance to do all the things you want to do.

8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it
hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.

9. A careless word may kindle strife. A cruel word may wreck
a life. A timely word may level stress. But a loving word may
heal and bless.

10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best
of everything they just make the most of everything that comes
along their way.

11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with
a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone
around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die,
you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.