Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Beauty, the currency of Betrayal?? by Max Buwa
Max Buwa's Notes
Beauty is the currency of betrayal!
I just this minute came across this in a novel I'm curled up with; for some reason, it got me thinking...deep. .. have we not been fed with the notion that beauty opens doors, gets u a job, relationship with the opposite or same sex, favors in their various forms. Certainly does not betray you.
I credit FB for is revealing how many in-depth and intelligent friends, associates and colleagues i am surrounded by. Now that right there, an indisputably BEAUTIFUL thing*
Kindly share ur Intelligence/life-experience/interpretation of what 'beauty is the currency of betrayal' means to you.
P.S..."Handsome" also, in the same context applies.
Thank you much as always.
Most beautiful girl In naija ..( not too long ago)...Just a lil irony.
Halima Kwande at 12:54pm January 27
Maxy Babes dont judge until the book is finished. Whatcha think? !Even though the Hausas say "juma'an da zayi kyau, tun daga laraba za a gane"! Meaning a good weekend or friday will emerge on wednesday!
Pita Fuludu at 2:10pm January 27
maxine-ur barb is very very deep and thought provoking-while not wanting to respond to safeguard my dementia-i have to in order to lighten your thought load.
while many men think it is their world,it is actually a beautiful woman's world.most cool babes(the beautiful ones) get thru life selling n promoting themselves on the currency of their beauty-15% of them reach the top on merit and intelligency.how else would yu explain y a man after amassing wealth would hitch up a beautiful dunce 4 a wife who has no intellectual contribution to the building up ofthe husband's core activity except turn out to be an economic liability.whose only chore is shopping n shopping.
of these 85%,you see or read of almost everyday-divorce n want half of the man's wealth or leave their vows when things get very rough.they leave cos they no they are beautiful n will get another man who will bear their frivolity n vanity.
but they 4get that beauty like flowers do fade after 2 much exposure to d sun.
Ola Odumosu at 2:45pm January 27
i think beauty betrays ugly people less than pretty people. as a friend told me once, beauty comes from within and shines outside for people to see. i grew up with d notion that the amount of Benjamin's u have will determine how happy u r! still trying to find out. lol
Sheila BlackStar at 6:23pm January 27
Beauty is as beauty does.Depending on the kind of job,yes beauty does play role '[first impression counts ,its the first thing people see]However i donot believe it gets us through life ....Inner beauty does!!!
Beauty captures the attention personality captures the heart.Thank you for tagging me Max.
Taiwo Lawrence at 7:28pm January 27
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...So I behold beauty!...lol
Seriously though..Beauty is for me more internal than external, i know some people who "look" very beautiful but are so ugly!
And I use the term without limitations..ugly!
So a really beautiful person to me is one whose insides are cleansed and I guess that is what attracts me to people or people to me..I am beautiful inside!!!...lol
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 1:03am January 28
“Beauty is the currency of betrayal” – not sure of the content of the book, but I guess when a lady relies heavily on her physical appearance as a gateway to success, she might be disappointed to discover that there’s more to life than that.
Sheila…same sentiment! Beauty could open the 1st door since the world judge people first by appearance but that is where it ends. Beauty without intelligence (or education) without manners = zero!
Maxine..what’s the novel about?
Regina Askia Williams at 1:32am January 28
Hey Max
Beauty sure opens doors and makes could make the world go round IF YOU KNOW HOW TO USE IT ( thats the key - otherwise prepare for tears ). Girl, once a queen .......
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 1:46am January 28
Regina..
U stated“if you know how to use it”..I wish you could expantiate on this please...
Regina Askia Williams at 1:58am January 28
Understand that you must have a clear idea of what you want and what you need to get what you want. ( A plan that wud wrk - whether u r beautiful or not). Whn u know ur onions, being beautiful becomes a game face. Folks wud be mostly looking and agreeing with you. Some folks dont think they need anything else than just look good. They babble, fidget and comes across as air heads, they become easy picking because others get to jerk them around. ( That is when beauty becomes the currency of betrayal). There is nothing you cannot get or do if you mean to do it - beautiful or not. Beauty does open doors, if u dont have it and u need it , buy it
Regina Askia Williams at 1:59am January 28
Hey Max can I post this on my blog- very interesting
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 2:39am January 28
Regina…interesting!
I guess partially, depending on what “goals or objectives” are; if you are referring to materialism, then it is understandable. Dare I mention that in this 21st century, it goes beyond looks. The world reckons more with BEAUTY and BRAIN. I have seen a lot of women who depended solely on their looks degraded and ended up being losers in life.
I work in a higher institution and I’m so impressed by the number of “exceptionally” beautiful girls from all over the continent aspiring in life rather than being tagged as “toys” to be used and dumped. You’ll also be amazed at the type of courses they do.
Omasan…we need to know the content of this interesting novel.
Max Buwa at 4:17am January 28
All very interesting views and insightful. Thanks...
@ Regina...permission to blog on..did u really have to ask ? Guess it's called mutual respect, and that is beautiful bout u right der.
@ Eunice..Its Eric jerome Dickey.'.pleasures'..The lead xrachter, Nia is exceptionally beautiful, intelligent( award winning author) and independent;her other side , shes rather erotic,sexually insatiable.It is about the struggle of her sensual self vs her professional self/christian background.
@ Sheila, personality captures the heart.. I like that.
@ Taiwo...I've had a few men see ur beauty and appreciate it, but whats with the need to prove dominance subtly hinted to a woman if she does have a personality???
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 4:27am January 28
I’ll order it on Amazon immediately…sounds interesting…
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 4:32am January 28
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Is obsession required to experience the ultimate in sexual fulfillment? Dickey searches for the answer to that question in his latest steamy romance (after Waking with Enemies) via Nia Simone Bijoux, a ghostwriter recently moved to Atlanta. A devout Anaïs Nin fan, Nia's in hot pursuit of the perfect lay. Enlivened by sometimes catchy narration (Self-pleasuring was popcorn.... My body was telling me it needed steak), Nia's adventures with identical sins, twins Mark and Karl, introduce her to the dubious delights of threesomes and more, leading eventually to a showdown with Mark's wife, Jewell Stewark, a TV anchorwoman. Marred somewhat by Nia's pretentious airs (her self-involvement can be crippling to the narrative), this erotic potboiler still delivers its message that saying yes to pleasure can also lead to self-enlightenment. (Apr.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers
Sheila BlackStar at 4:32am January 28
Book club at work!!!! Am ordering one as well...
Max Buwa at 5:22am January 28
Warning: Not for those of non-liberal dispositions or the sensually inhibited...The rest of u will be grinning from ear to ear for days.
..and lots of lessons..things we know but attempt to change... bout both sexes.
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 5:27am January 28
makes it more interesting!!!!!!
Taiwo Lawrence at 6:00am January 28
@ Eunice..Thanks for the enlightenment!!!
@ Max..No dominance in beauty at all..
Regina Askia Williams at 6:26am January 28
It is about the struggle of her sensual self vs her professional self/christian background.Warning: Not for those of non-liberal dispositions or the sensually inhibited...........???
I will not be reading this book....and I envy and have done so for a long time ....all the ladies who will be reading and smiling as they read this book. This struggle of sensual self vs prof...more like christian background is one I have tried to hang for ages but it will not go away. Anything that brings theses issues up I avoid.......that is why girls, at this time. ill take the pop corn, two servings...no thats a tease ....make that 4 .
Thanks Max, ill post this.....
Regina Askia Williams at 6:32am January 28
The Bible says women should not want too much "steak" ( in the context of the book) the bible says pop corn (self pleasuring is of the devil), okay it has said nothing about where to vent God given feelings of erotica. So I contend if my choices were wrong, I figure my popcorn gadgets would somehow malfunction. Your reading this means I have not been electrocuted yet......so pop corn all the way.
Regina Askia Williams at 6:37am January 28
@Peter Fuludu
There is great economic genius in the woman you dubb " beautiful dunce" who shops and shops, and who leaves when that business venture expires " the broke husband". They usually get half, keep the homes, own beautiful cars and move on, on their merry ways. If they are alright with their choices who r we to judge......
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 6:42am January 28
I've just posted an article from nytimes on my profile...it ends this way:
............................................................................
"Institutions do all the things that are supposed to be bad. They impede personal exploration. They enforce conformity.
But they often save us from our weaknesses and give meaning to life.
.................................................................................
It appears more like, religion can impede one from self exploration (i.e. enjoy having "hmmn") and at the same time we need to bear in mind that it is God that also gave r "hmnnn" apparently only for procreating.
I think this is heading to another direction . I'm a Christian sista, hence, out of the play...(lol)
Regina Askia Williams at 6:51am January 28
Only for procreating? Na real wa o!! It would have been of great help if when we were ready to procreate, take a pill and the procreating apparatus opens up and we take it from there. A life time of battling hormones and erotic feelings is such a burden, add that to the germ warfare of today where new drug resistant microbes are everywhere - Damn, whats a sister to do but pop corn.
@Eunice - Religion has given me an unshakable faith in hope. Because there is a God who loves me - everything woill be alright is my dogma....but everyother thing for me is a quest from which I will rest only when I have acquired a conviction .....
What do you mean you r out of the play ?- Does this mean that you are waitng for procreation? Thats deep
Max Buwa at 6:53am January 28
..and just like Nia...we create conflict between our faith and our fantasies...
Paul said it is better for a man to burn.....it suited him;not so much so thousands of catholic leaders who lashed out at young innocent boys in their care.
I been doin Good as my faith instructs for almost 2 years. I'm not married so no nookie....I'm in my prime,hormones going craaaazy and apparently there is a famine of Godly,single men ...I love my God's sense of humour...cos me I am not Paul o.
Taiwo Lawrence at 6:54am January 28
@ Eunice..Hmmmm is only pleasurable because it was made that way, have you ever seen other animals close their eyes when they are procreating???...lol
Regina Askia Williams at 6:58am January 28
ha ha ha ....Max is not Paul
@Taiwo. Yes O they close and open their eyes and get at each other like "murder"....thank God humans r different cos ill be packing a magnum whenever I had to get down.....
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 7:01am January 28
LMAO...
I don't blame african mothers for "chopping" or closing the "woreva" up!
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 7:02am January 28
Buahhahhah @ Maxine!!! U R NOT PAUL...
Max Buwa at 7:05am January 28
@ Eunice ...Pleeeeeze sis blame dem. The most pleasurable part of my anatomy that God placed their for numerous purposes....chopped off. ??? How did mama conceive me. she was pleasured too...except her name is Mary !!!!
That mutilation thing...just ignorant!
Regina Askia Williams at 7:08am January 28
@Max...Okay, name the numerous purposes.
Max Buwa at 7:10am January 28
Shhhhuuuuu. I am not Paul . NO Hmmmm. I can't pleasure myself...The situation is kinda tight(excuse the pun)..
With each passing day I remind God that this thing should be earning me crowns or points...whateva it is one gets rewarded with in heaven...No be lie.
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 7:10am January 28
Buuahahhahaah…obviously mama knew u prolly’ll do “animashaun” (or “gifty”) with the “gift of life”, hence, the mutilation! Nay…mama didn’t enjoy it..she did to have u….
NOOOOooo to cheerful giving………….
On a serious note, I don’t support female genetal mutilation oooo
Taiwo Lawrence at 7:11am January 28
Paul was also married and divorced so his views are simply from his own experience..My sister I have a friend who abstained for 17yrs waiting for marriage and now too old to have any children... But here is the sad part of the story, she wanted children so badly..She shared with me that one day she heard from God that He did not tell her to abstain!!..True story..
To each... do your research about this I will not do issue please!!
Max Buwa at 7:12am January 28
@ Regina.....go pop some corn girl!!!! Ur own struggle come pass my own. u need prayers.. LMAO..
Regina Askia Williams at 7:14am January 28
@Max, two years of no nookie? Let me tell u something, you are going to have such a desperate look whenever u talk to a guy he will ask you " R you allright"? If you are caught in a breeze all the hairs on your body will stand on ends and your nose will clog up, nipples freeze and your jaws will slack- pple will be asking you "Are you okay"
Even Flavor Flave will start to look good......
Max Buwa at 7:15am January 28
@ Eunice...I have a thingy well well o... My mama no chop am off o...Or are we just talking in general here
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 7:19am January 28
Lol at Regina…”out of play for me”…do you know many river don pass under the bridge”? I don born 3 BIG PERSONS!!! (lol)…
May be in my next world…I’ll seal it until am ready to procreate.
I mean’t the write-up was moving to another direction considering how it started..now taking about pleasure..procreating…
Max Buwa at 7:20am January 28
Taiyeeeeee-wo...Of course the woman will hear start hearing things if 17 years of no Nooky. I heard things first 4 months...lets keep it real...but Pls enlighten me on where God said we can have sex unmarried. Marriage is honorable, the bed undefiled ...is what i know.
Regina Askia Williams at 7:22am January 28
@Max....you points are counted towards the fact that abstinence has kept u healthy.....
@The 17 yrs abstinence was getting ready to end when this secret was shared, the question is , did you help end it? In truth the bible says ....if you can ?? If you cant I guess you marry, If you cant find Prince Charming or he is gone AWOL, what then?
Max Buwa at 7:23am January 28
@ Eunice...it did not shift...the book is called pleasure...only that ol girl had no intention of procreate;was simply getting her Hmmm on.
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 7:27am January 28
Omasan...this our discussion I mean...e don dey shift from the initial question u been ask us. now we don divert to another angle...interesting though! i been say bicos i be God pikin...i dey run away from this discussion so dat una go teach me bad thingy...
Regina Askia Williams at 7:30am January 28
Max ...na wa for your quote, marriage bed undefiled?...Na so ...
@Eunice...I think the conversation is in line..as it relates to each of us. Why do you look so much like Ego Boyo ( Sorry if I blew a cover).
@Max, Keep the no Nookie up and you will be seeing things too
Regina Askia Williams at 7:33am January 28
@Eunice - I don dey suspect you . Na bad ting dem wan teach you ? How de ting take bad?Why u wan run, ...Abi dis talk dey make someting hungry you .
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 7:33am January 28
Regina...trust me...i'm loving the discussion oooo dis one na adult education (lo).
Ego Boyo - that's the actress that used to be paired with Richard Mofe Damijo (forgotten her name now)...lol...we are not related but i'm glad that u think i look like such a woman.
u r a good actress as well...especially when paired with Liz Benson...i can't forget ur soap back then.
Regina Askia Williams at 7:40am January 28
Ehen, its 10:37 ...gotta go ...will miss you guys, @ Max thanks for a lifely morning , men its snowing, so cold, ..................some nookie wud be nice. Cant walk around with an inserted gadget, I would be too "happy" at work .......bye ladies
Regina Askia Williams at 7:41am January 28
@Eunice thanks and Bye
Beauty is the currency of betrayal!
I just this minute came across this in a novel I'm curled up with; for some reason, it got me thinking...deep. .. have we not been fed with the notion that beauty opens doors, gets u a job, relationship with the opposite or same sex, favors in their various forms. Certainly does not betray you.
I credit FB for is revealing how many in-depth and intelligent friends, associates and colleagues i am surrounded by. Now that right there, an indisputably BEAUTIFUL thing*
Kindly share ur Intelligence/life-experience/interpretation of what 'beauty is the currency of betrayal' means to you.
P.S..."Handsome" also, in the same context applies.
Thank you much as always.
Most beautiful girl In naija ..( not too long ago)...Just a lil irony.
Halima Kwande at 12:54pm January 27
Maxy Babes dont judge until the book is finished. Whatcha think? !Even though the Hausas say "juma'an da zayi kyau, tun daga laraba za a gane"! Meaning a good weekend or friday will emerge on wednesday!
Pita Fuludu at 2:10pm January 27
maxine-ur barb is very very deep and thought provoking-while not wanting to respond to safeguard my dementia-i have to in order to lighten your thought load.
while many men think it is their world,it is actually a beautiful woman's world.most cool babes(the beautiful ones) get thru life selling n promoting themselves on the currency of their beauty-15% of them reach the top on merit and intelligency.how else would yu explain y a man after amassing wealth would hitch up a beautiful dunce 4 a wife who has no intellectual contribution to the building up ofthe husband's core activity except turn out to be an economic liability.whose only chore is shopping n shopping.
of these 85%,you see or read of almost everyday-divorce n want half of the man's wealth or leave their vows when things get very rough.they leave cos they no they are beautiful n will get another man who will bear their frivolity n vanity.
but they 4get that beauty like flowers do fade after 2 much exposure to d sun.
Ola Odumosu at 2:45pm January 27
i think beauty betrays ugly people less than pretty people. as a friend told me once, beauty comes from within and shines outside for people to see. i grew up with d notion that the amount of Benjamin's u have will determine how happy u r! still trying to find out. lol
Sheila BlackStar at 6:23pm January 27
Beauty is as beauty does.Depending on the kind of job,yes beauty does play role '[first impression counts ,its the first thing people see]However i donot believe it gets us through life ....Inner beauty does!!!
Beauty captures the attention personality captures the heart.Thank you for tagging me Max.
Taiwo Lawrence at 7:28pm January 27
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...So I behold beauty!...lol
Seriously though..Beauty is for me more internal than external, i know some people who "look" very beautiful but are so ugly!
And I use the term without limitations..ugly!
So a really beautiful person to me is one whose insides are cleansed and I guess that is what attracts me to people or people to me..I am beautiful inside!!!...lol
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 1:03am January 28
“Beauty is the currency of betrayal” – not sure of the content of the book, but I guess when a lady relies heavily on her physical appearance as a gateway to success, she might be disappointed to discover that there’s more to life than that.
Sheila…same sentiment! Beauty could open the 1st door since the world judge people first by appearance but that is where it ends. Beauty without intelligence (or education) without manners = zero!
Maxine..what’s the novel about?
Regina Askia Williams at 1:32am January 28
Hey Max
Beauty sure opens doors and makes could make the world go round IF YOU KNOW HOW TO USE IT ( thats the key - otherwise prepare for tears ). Girl, once a queen .......
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 1:46am January 28
Regina..
U stated“if you know how to use it”..I wish you could expantiate on this please...
Regina Askia Williams at 1:58am January 28
Understand that you must have a clear idea of what you want and what you need to get what you want. ( A plan that wud wrk - whether u r beautiful or not). Whn u know ur onions, being beautiful becomes a game face. Folks wud be mostly looking and agreeing with you. Some folks dont think they need anything else than just look good. They babble, fidget and comes across as air heads, they become easy picking because others get to jerk them around. ( That is when beauty becomes the currency of betrayal). There is nothing you cannot get or do if you mean to do it - beautiful or not. Beauty does open doors, if u dont have it and u need it , buy it
Regina Askia Williams at 1:59am January 28
Hey Max can I post this on my blog- very interesting
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 2:39am January 28
Regina…interesting!
I guess partially, depending on what “goals or objectives” are; if you are referring to materialism, then it is understandable. Dare I mention that in this 21st century, it goes beyond looks. The world reckons more with BEAUTY and BRAIN. I have seen a lot of women who depended solely on their looks degraded and ended up being losers in life.
I work in a higher institution and I’m so impressed by the number of “exceptionally” beautiful girls from all over the continent aspiring in life rather than being tagged as “toys” to be used and dumped. You’ll also be amazed at the type of courses they do.
Omasan…we need to know the content of this interesting novel.
Max Buwa at 4:17am January 28
All very interesting views and insightful. Thanks...
@ Regina...permission to blog on..did u really have to ask ? Guess it's called mutual respect, and that is beautiful bout u right der.
@ Eunice..Its Eric jerome Dickey.'.pleasures'..The lead xrachter, Nia is exceptionally beautiful, intelligent( award winning author) and independent;her other side , shes rather erotic,sexually insatiable.It is about the struggle of her sensual self vs her professional self/christian background.
@ Sheila, personality captures the heart.. I like that.
@ Taiwo...I've had a few men see ur beauty and appreciate it, but whats with the need to prove dominance subtly hinted to a woman if she does have a personality???
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 4:27am January 28
I’ll order it on Amazon immediately…sounds interesting…
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 4:32am January 28
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Is obsession required to experience the ultimate in sexual fulfillment? Dickey searches for the answer to that question in his latest steamy romance (after Waking with Enemies) via Nia Simone Bijoux, a ghostwriter recently moved to Atlanta. A devout Anaïs Nin fan, Nia's in hot pursuit of the perfect lay. Enlivened by sometimes catchy narration (Self-pleasuring was popcorn.... My body was telling me it needed steak), Nia's adventures with identical sins, twins Mark and Karl, introduce her to the dubious delights of threesomes and more, leading eventually to a showdown with Mark's wife, Jewell Stewark, a TV anchorwoman. Marred somewhat by Nia's pretentious airs (her self-involvement can be crippling to the narrative), this erotic potboiler still delivers its message that saying yes to pleasure can also lead to self-enlightenment. (Apr.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers
Sheila BlackStar at 4:32am January 28
Book club at work!!!! Am ordering one as well...
Max Buwa at 5:22am January 28
Warning: Not for those of non-liberal dispositions or the sensually inhibited...The rest of u will be grinning from ear to ear for days.
..and lots of lessons..things we know but attempt to change... bout both sexes.
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 5:27am January 28
makes it more interesting!!!!!!
Taiwo Lawrence at 6:00am January 28
@ Eunice..Thanks for the enlightenment!!!
@ Max..No dominance in beauty at all..
Regina Askia Williams at 6:26am January 28
It is about the struggle of her sensual self vs her professional self/christian background.Warning: Not for those of non-liberal dispositions or the sensually inhibited...........???
I will not be reading this book....and I envy and have done so for a long time ....all the ladies who will be reading and smiling as they read this book. This struggle of sensual self vs prof...more like christian background is one I have tried to hang for ages but it will not go away. Anything that brings theses issues up I avoid.......that is why girls, at this time. ill take the pop corn, two servings...no thats a tease ....make that 4 .
Thanks Max, ill post this.....
Regina Askia Williams at 6:32am January 28
The Bible says women should not want too much "steak" ( in the context of the book) the bible says pop corn (self pleasuring is of the devil), okay it has said nothing about where to vent God given feelings of erotica. So I contend if my choices were wrong, I figure my popcorn gadgets would somehow malfunction. Your reading this means I have not been electrocuted yet......so pop corn all the way.
Regina Askia Williams at 6:37am January 28
@Peter Fuludu
There is great economic genius in the woman you dubb " beautiful dunce" who shops and shops, and who leaves when that business venture expires " the broke husband". They usually get half, keep the homes, own beautiful cars and move on, on their merry ways. If they are alright with their choices who r we to judge......
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 6:42am January 28
I've just posted an article from nytimes on my profile...it ends this way:
............................................................................
"Institutions do all the things that are supposed to be bad. They impede personal exploration. They enforce conformity.
But they often save us from our weaknesses and give meaning to life.
.................................................................................
It appears more like, religion can impede one from self exploration (i.e. enjoy having "hmmn") and at the same time we need to bear in mind that it is God that also gave r "hmnnn" apparently only for procreating.
I think this is heading to another direction . I'm a Christian sista, hence, out of the play...(lol)
Regina Askia Williams at 6:51am January 28
Only for procreating? Na real wa o!! It would have been of great help if when we were ready to procreate, take a pill and the procreating apparatus opens up and we take it from there. A life time of battling hormones and erotic feelings is such a burden, add that to the germ warfare of today where new drug resistant microbes are everywhere - Damn, whats a sister to do but pop corn.
@Eunice - Religion has given me an unshakable faith in hope. Because there is a God who loves me - everything woill be alright is my dogma....but everyother thing for me is a quest from which I will rest only when I have acquired a conviction .....
What do you mean you r out of the play ?- Does this mean that you are waitng for procreation? Thats deep
Max Buwa at 6:53am January 28
..and just like Nia...we create conflict between our faith and our fantasies...
Paul said it is better for a man to burn.....it suited him;not so much so thousands of catholic leaders who lashed out at young innocent boys in their care.
I been doin Good as my faith instructs for almost 2 years. I'm not married so no nookie....I'm in my prime,hormones going craaaazy and apparently there is a famine of Godly,single men ...I love my God's sense of humour...cos me I am not Paul o.
Taiwo Lawrence at 6:54am January 28
@ Eunice..Hmmmm is only pleasurable because it was made that way, have you ever seen other animals close their eyes when they are procreating???...lol
Regina Askia Williams at 6:58am January 28
ha ha ha ....Max is not Paul
@Taiwo. Yes O they close and open their eyes and get at each other like "murder"....thank God humans r different cos ill be packing a magnum whenever I had to get down.....
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 7:01am January 28
LMAO...
I don't blame african mothers for "chopping" or closing the "woreva" up!
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 7:02am January 28
Buahhahhah @ Maxine!!! U R NOT PAUL...
Max Buwa at 7:05am January 28
@ Eunice ...Pleeeeeze sis blame dem. The most pleasurable part of my anatomy that God placed their for numerous purposes....chopped off. ??? How did mama conceive me. she was pleasured too...except her name is Mary !!!!
That mutilation thing...just ignorant!
Regina Askia Williams at 7:08am January 28
@Max...Okay, name the numerous purposes.
Max Buwa at 7:10am January 28
Shhhhuuuuu. I am not Paul . NO Hmmmm. I can't pleasure myself...The situation is kinda tight(excuse the pun)..
With each passing day I remind God that this thing should be earning me crowns or points...whateva it is one gets rewarded with in heaven...No be lie.
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 7:10am January 28
Buuahahhahaah…obviously mama knew u prolly’ll do “animashaun” (or “gifty”) with the “gift of life”, hence, the mutilation! Nay…mama didn’t enjoy it..she did to have u….
NOOOOooo to cheerful giving………….
On a serious note, I don’t support female genetal mutilation oooo
Taiwo Lawrence at 7:11am January 28
Paul was also married and divorced so his views are simply from his own experience..My sister I have a friend who abstained for 17yrs waiting for marriage and now too old to have any children... But here is the sad part of the story, she wanted children so badly..She shared with me that one day she heard from God that He did not tell her to abstain!!..True story..
To each... do your research about this I will not do issue please!!
Max Buwa at 7:12am January 28
@ Regina.....go pop some corn girl!!!! Ur own struggle come pass my own. u need prayers.. LMAO..
Regina Askia Williams at 7:14am January 28
@Max, two years of no nookie? Let me tell u something, you are going to have such a desperate look whenever u talk to a guy he will ask you " R you allright"? If you are caught in a breeze all the hairs on your body will stand on ends and your nose will clog up, nipples freeze and your jaws will slack- pple will be asking you "Are you okay"
Even Flavor Flave will start to look good......
Max Buwa at 7:15am January 28
@ Eunice...I have a thingy well well o... My mama no chop am off o...Or are we just talking in general here
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 7:19am January 28
Lol at Regina…”out of play for me”…do you know many river don pass under the bridge”? I don born 3 BIG PERSONS!!! (lol)…
May be in my next world…I’ll seal it until am ready to procreate.
I mean’t the write-up was moving to another direction considering how it started..now taking about pleasure..procreating…
Max Buwa at 7:20am January 28
Taiyeeeeee-wo...Of course the woman will hear start hearing things if 17 years of no Nooky. I heard things first 4 months...lets keep it real...but Pls enlighten me on where God said we can have sex unmarried. Marriage is honorable, the bed undefiled ...is what i know.
Regina Askia Williams at 7:22am January 28
@Max....you points are counted towards the fact that abstinence has kept u healthy.....
@The 17 yrs abstinence was getting ready to end when this secret was shared, the question is , did you help end it? In truth the bible says ....if you can ?? If you cant I guess you marry, If you cant find Prince Charming or he is gone AWOL, what then?
Max Buwa at 7:23am January 28
@ Eunice...it did not shift...the book is called pleasure...only that ol girl had no intention of procreate;was simply getting her Hmmm on.
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 7:27am January 28
Omasan...this our discussion I mean...e don dey shift from the initial question u been ask us. now we don divert to another angle...interesting though! i been say bicos i be God pikin...i dey run away from this discussion so dat una go teach me bad thingy...
Regina Askia Williams at 7:30am January 28
Max ...na wa for your quote, marriage bed undefiled?...Na so ...
@Eunice...I think the conversation is in line..as it relates to each of us. Why do you look so much like Ego Boyo ( Sorry if I blew a cover).
@Max, Keep the no Nookie up and you will be seeing things too
Regina Askia Williams at 7:33am January 28
@Eunice - I don dey suspect you . Na bad ting dem wan teach you ? How de ting take bad?Why u wan run, ...Abi dis talk dey make someting hungry you .
Eunice Oviawe-Jones at 7:33am January 28
Regina...trust me...i'm loving the discussion oooo dis one na adult education (lo).
Ego Boyo - that's the actress that used to be paired with Richard Mofe Damijo (forgotten her name now)...lol...we are not related but i'm glad that u think i look like such a woman.
u r a good actress as well...especially when paired with Liz Benson...i can't forget ur soap back then.
Regina Askia Williams at 7:40am January 28
Ehen, its 10:37 ...gotta go ...will miss you guys, @ Max thanks for a lifely morning , men its snowing, so cold, ..................some nookie wud be nice. Cant walk around with an inserted gadget, I would be too "happy" at work .......bye ladies
Regina Askia Williams at 7:41am January 28
@Eunice thanks and Bye
Saturday, January 24, 2009
The ANTI CHRIST arrives?
Bowling for Columbine did it to the gun culture.
Super Size Me did it to fast food.
Now The God Who Wasn't There does it to religion.
The movie that has been astounding audiences in theaters around the world is now available on a high-quality, feature-packed DVD. Own the taboo-shattering documentary that Newsweek says "irreverently lays out the case that Jesus Christ never existed."
In this critically acclaimed film, you will discover:
The early founders of Christianity seem wholly unaware of the idea of a human Jesus
The Jesus of the Gospels bears a striking resemblance to other ancient heroes and the figureheads of pagan savior cults.
Contemporary Christians are largely ignorant of the origins of their religion
( Or could it be that the ancient heroes bear a striking resemblance to him? Would who came first be an issue?)
Fundamentalism is as strong today as it ever has been, with an alarming 44% of Americans believing that Jesus will return to earth in their lifetimes
Has any one watched this film? Any comments?
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Lazy, selfish, cow of a husband
Lazy, selfish, cow of a husband
Yemisi Okonkwo ( Switzerland)
This is an issue that has been bothering me for a while
ok back in Nigeria people get house maids mainly cause it’s not easy juggling been a mother a wife and an individual at the same time but here in London it saddens me to see husbands who are soooo lazy dirty and WICKED yes I believe its mere wickedness when the wife has to cook she has to clean the house bath the kids iron clothes its has bad as I went to a sick friends house and needed to change her babies clothes and alas the cow called her husband did not know where the kids clothes are kept ...........
London men are the most disgusting specie (yes not all but most of them thou) of animals......this men don’t dim it fit to even wash their plates after eating. this African cows cannot even do simple chores such as putting out the bin, or even petting the kids to bed ad at the long run they say "but I make money”. Bull shit.
A family members husband never eat left over stew the stew must be freshly cooked everyday and believe ma cousin is a verrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyy good cook after eating he never dims it fit to say thank you or even complete the food but my oh my if the situation arises that the food falls short of taste then he starts to speak fire............most of them take of their boxers and throw it on the floor after having a shower that boxers You guys should pls stop no one really wants to be single m um but pls stop all ur inhumane attitudes guys a so self centred and selfish bastards a man was once leaving his house and said to his wife to turn of the heater once he goes out so they don’t run the bill does this make sense why did he not seat in the cold whilst he was home or is the wife and kids who should freeze till he comes back cause he is the one paying the bills? I know some would be so against this and say we are NIGERIANS the husband should do nothing but put his dirty feet up and you wash his boxers iron it and he goes out to soil it with another lady and you repeat the cycle again....... let’s not forget that’s people want MAIDS in NIGERIA and even in the western world get aupairs.............lets work on the rate at which single mothers are arising enough said for now but would surely be back.
Cheers
My dearest little girl
Mommys little girl is now a lady
Stephanie
Feb 28th will make her 17. WOW !!! How time flies. Isnt she lovely? What can we do but thank God for all good things and pray his goodness and mercies over her in Jesus name
Amen
Stephanie
Feb 28th will make her 17. WOW !!! How time flies. Isnt she lovely? What can we do but thank God for all good things and pray his goodness and mercies over her in Jesus name
Amen
Battling the bulge
One of my new year resolutions was to keep fit and healthy – and treat myself better. To get a clearer perspective I went through my ward robe, half my clothes did not fit. I got on the scale and WHAT THE ……!!! That scale said what?? 180 pounds!! Aaaaaaaggghhh.. It must be broken. I adjusted the pin to an exact zero, took off all my clothes and jewelry and stepped on. 180 pounds. …about 84 kilos. Size 12? border line extra large? OMG. When did this happen. I already have a problem sourcing size 9 shoes. Plus size stuff is not nearly as pretty as smaller size stuff. Who would have thought a day would come when I of all people would be fighting to get into my clothes? Okay this is where I draw the battle line. Time to do battle with the bulge. Turns out theres a lot of us rocking this same boat . Seems the story never changes, just the names and faces. I too don’t know where and when the pounds packed on but am determined to shed. I hit the YMCA gym, took one look at all those machines and wondered if I could do it just by eating less? Yes I could but that would be a skinny flabby chic. Now that’s worse. So I now dance the zumba, pump the cardios and sweat the tread mills. Then I swim with my kids. My swimming suit once was a slinky barely there piece of something, now I actually have a skirt struggling to cover butt cheeks that look like they span two zip codes. Yeah, a big price to pay for falling in love with food. Anyway…aluta !!
Progress report. Jan 2009 ; from 180 kg – 175kg. Too small but still working it . Enjoy Maria’s story anad let us in on any weight loss secrets you may have. I just got my acai berries.
Cheers
About Maria
My name is Maria Stevens in New York City, New York. I have 3 kids and a wonderful husband. I lost 42 lbs using a diet method I created from products I saw on TV. Read my story to learn how I did it.
Step 1: Pure Acai Berry
Acai Berry on CBS News:
"Acai berries are among the most nutritious foods of the Amazon, rich in B vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Acai berries also contain oleic acid (omega-9), a beneficial fatty acid."
Acai Berry on Rachael Ray:
Rachael Ray Show: "It may seem odd to start this list of superfoods with one you've likely never even heard of. But studies have shown that this little berry is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods in the world! Acai (ah-sigh-ee) is the high-energy berry of a special Amazon palm tree. Harvested in the rainforests of Brazil, acai tastes like a vibrant blend of berries and chocolate. Hidden within its royal purple pigment is the magic that makes it nature's perfect energy fruit. Acai is packed full of anti-oxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids."
6 Healthy Tips I Have learned:
• 1. Portion control! There is no reason to pile food on your plate! Just take a reasonable amount, and you should be good! Overeating has always been a huge problem!
• 2. Eat slowly. I know when you are really hungry that can be hard, but if you take time and chew everything slowly, you are less likely to overeat. How crazy is that? Just slow down, and enjoy the food.
• 3. If you don't like the food, don't eat it. I know that sounds silly, but we tend to just eat whatever is in front of us, whenever it is there. But if you only eat what you really like, that will also cut down on your food intake.
• 4. Don't park close to the store. I know everyone wants the "prime" parking places, but it won't kill you to walk the extra few hundred feet from the car to the store.
• 5. Switch it up! Don't eat the same thing every week. Variety is the spice of life, and trying new things is good for your digestion as well!
• 6. Eat as much fresh food as possible. I know its tough sometimes, but be sure you aren't always eating packaged food. They tend to have much higher amounts of sodium and other bad things for you.
Progress report. Jan 2009 ; from 180 kg – 175kg. Too small but still working it . Enjoy Maria’s story anad let us in on any weight loss secrets you may have. I just got my acai berries.
Cheers
About Maria
My name is Maria Stevens in New York City, New York. I have 3 kids and a wonderful husband. I lost 42 lbs using a diet method I created from products I saw on TV. Read my story to learn how I did it.
Step 1: Pure Acai Berry
Acai Berry on CBS News:
"Acai berries are among the most nutritious foods of the Amazon, rich in B vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Acai berries also contain oleic acid (omega-9), a beneficial fatty acid."
Acai Berry on Rachael Ray:
Rachael Ray Show: "It may seem odd to start this list of superfoods with one you've likely never even heard of. But studies have shown that this little berry is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods in the world! Acai (ah-sigh-ee) is the high-energy berry of a special Amazon palm tree. Harvested in the rainforests of Brazil, acai tastes like a vibrant blend of berries and chocolate. Hidden within its royal purple pigment is the magic that makes it nature's perfect energy fruit. Acai is packed full of anti-oxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids."
6 Healthy Tips I Have learned:
• 1. Portion control! There is no reason to pile food on your plate! Just take a reasonable amount, and you should be good! Overeating has always been a huge problem!
• 2. Eat slowly. I know when you are really hungry that can be hard, but if you take time and chew everything slowly, you are less likely to overeat. How crazy is that? Just slow down, and enjoy the food.
• 3. If you don't like the food, don't eat it. I know that sounds silly, but we tend to just eat whatever is in front of us, whenever it is there. But if you only eat what you really like, that will also cut down on your food intake.
• 4. Don't park close to the store. I know everyone wants the "prime" parking places, but it won't kill you to walk the extra few hundred feet from the car to the store.
• 5. Switch it up! Don't eat the same thing every week. Variety is the spice of life, and trying new things is good for your digestion as well!
• 6. Eat as much fresh food as possible. I know its tough sometimes, but be sure you aren't always eating packaged food. They tend to have much higher amounts of sodium and other bad things for you.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
NGOZI NWOSU (Madam V Boot) - Straight talk on NollyWood et all!!
I found this very candid interview by Ngozi Nwosu refreshing and hilarious . Read on and add your comments.
NGOZI NWOSU
NGOZI NWOSU
Interview from MGN, photos from UnyiverzseHave you always wanted to be an actress?
All my life, this is what I have always wanted to be. It has been acting all the way. I remember that when I was in primary school, I was very much involved in drama. Everything about me has been entertainment throughout.When I wanted to study at the university, I opted for Mass Communication. The course has to do with entertainment as well. So, everything about me has always been entertainment. Today, I am here and I thank God for it.
How has it been, getting to where you are now?
It has been tough; it has been smooth as well. Life is filled with ups and downs. Anybody for whom all things go smoothly should watch it, he will soon die.
( Oh Wow things have been kind of quiet with me, very welcome relief but I sure hope im not kicking the bucket no time soon)
Life goes up and comes down, a little to the front and a little to the back; and then it gets stable.
You hit the limelight with Living in Bondage, and became popular after that. But you have not featured in too many movies ever since. Did you decide to take a break?
I never took a break. This profession is what I know how to do best. Inasmuch as I don't feature as regularly as I used to in home movies, I am still in the entertainment industry.On whether I took a break, I think you should ask producers. They are the ones who have this notion that we are old faces and they would rather use new faces in their movies.Really, I don't understand the politics that is going on in the movie industry. That is the truth. Your being an old face should be no reason for you not to get roles. In this our job, there is always a role for anybody at any age.
( Good point but it does seem that generally, an aging woman does not fare as well as the an aging man in this business. Girl some folks were trying to cast me for a role in a recent Maryland production and the raging arguement was "Aah, Regina don old now , ...and they asked me to come over and try the role out to see if I could carry it despite my age. That stung but I said no problems - that would be $2000. A $2000 try out? They said they had to think things over....I said I thought so. On set, Emeka Ike quibbed " Regina dis ya belle use to flat pass like dis o wetin gwan". I smiled sweetly thinking to myself - "The rumors must be right, He been looking at too many lil girl bellies . Damn, he aint never seen any one so fabulous and fly at 40. I have to fess... up though. I must stop blaming the doughnut and hit the gym.)
This is a profession where there is no retirement. I don't know what is wrong with our people sometimes.I had this problem of people saying that because I work for a particular person, it was the reason I was not getting roles.But for crying out loud, a freelance artiste is a freelance artiste. Had it been I signed a contract with a particular company, then I would be restricted to that company without doing any other thing unless I have permission from that company.We are all freelancers. We work with whoever pays us. I don't know where they get this idea that because I am working for Amaka Igwe, I am occupied and I cannot work for any other person. It is not fair at all.
It may be because you don't belong to the right caucus…
I don't belong to any caucus. If you are good, you are good. Why should I belong to a particular group? Look, this is still a profession where your talent speaks for you. If you are good, you will certainly get jobs. You do not have to belong somewhere before you get roles. If you do,
that means you do not have confidence in yourself.To the best of my knowledge, I am a good actress. My awards speak for me. I know that with time, everything will normalise. That is the way I see it.Are you really bitter?
Somehow, I am bitter. I have come to this world to make a living. What if I didn't have any other means of livelihood, what becomes of me? That is why we have a lot of artistes today who are frustrated and they go into things that they are not supposed to do. Those who don't have the wherewithal, they get themselves involved in so many trash and at the end of the day, they make headlines. This is because they are frustrated, besides the fact that they are also greedy.An actor is not supposed to starve. We are not supposed to be redundant, unless you are not good. Even when you are not good, there are still jobs for you.They should stop this caucus nonsense. They should stop this 'I am the piper, I call the tune' attitude. It is not right at all. We should throw sentiments to the winds and embrace what is right.
(So the producers hold the aces. Are the artiste thinking of ways to protect themselves? Is the actors guild really serving the needs of the artiste? It seems like the piper wanting to call the tunes is a reaction to whatever strategies the artiste are trying to protect themselves with . The crux of the matter now becomes "MONEY" Who holds the buck. How will the artiste get around this issue? People like Ogbaigbena should really think of preserving National treasures like NollyWood. Kudos to his efforts but how much does that impact on the entertainment sector. How much government contribution is in this business. Soon enough other countries will pick up frustrated talents and the brain drain continues like in Football , doctors , etc. How long will Nigeria continue to be a place where talent goes to die? Will we just sit around and bitch or do something? Who will bell the pay master cats?)
Your association recently denounced an actor for alleged drug trafficking…
How can they say he is not an actor? Once an actor, you're always an actor. Whether he pays his dues or not, whether he is Nollywood or 'No wood', the guy has been acting for years. If he were a nobody, they wouldn't have linked him to us. He is even a known face in the industry. Let us be realistic. Nobody should run away when there is a problem.
It is believed that artistes are mostly into this crime of drug trafficking, using their profession as front…
I don't know about that. Anyone who is in the drug business is greedy. I don't believe an artiste should be involved in drug trafficking. We are the future. People want to emulate us, irrespective of the fact that they don't know who we really are other than that they see us on TV and in the movies.Some of us are some peoples' role models. A lot of people call me daily and tell me how much they appreciate what I am doing and how they would want to be like me.Then, for somebody like me to be caught with drugs, what have I portrayed to the people out there who believed so much in me? How will I explain it to my fans? All the years I spent trying to build this name will vanish in the twinkle of an eye, everything will go down the drain. Mind you, nobody out there is interested in the reason you went into that crime. The name is soiled and it is over for you.We should be careful what we do. Even if it were my mother who said I should carry drugs, I would never do it.
(The moral responsibility Ms Nwosu feels to her audience is really commendable. How much responsibility does her country and her audience feel towards her. Neglible at least. That right ther is a crying shame)
You are also popular for your role as 'Peace' in Fuji House of Commotion. How did it come about?
Amaka watched me for some time in some of the soaps I featured in.I was in Ripples where I played the role of Madam V Boot. She saw me one day and told me that she knew that we would work together some day.That day eventually came. I was called for an audition and I got the role.
People say some artistes are really what they act.
In your own case, can you be a second wife?I am too jealous for that. I can't be a second wife. It is not as if I have not had offers, but because of my jealous nature, I don't think I want to find myself in that second wife mess. I don't know how I will handle it.
( Ha ha ha , I appreciate your honesty but one question for the married ladies? When hubby's been around the block and back sweeting up to sidekicks here and there, who is the first, second or third wife? Nigerian women like to say at least I am the official wife, the only one that counts because he paid my dowry...What a load of croc, Are you going to be wearing the ring while someone else wears your man? That discussion is a whole other story , we,ll leave for another day least we digress)
Most of your colleagues are into NGO 'business', you don't seem to have joined them…
I don't have an NGO and I am not intending to have one. Most of them are just trying to look for greener pastures in case of tomorrow. The way it is now, we are like a flower that has its time to bloom. Maybe they believe that there would be a time they would shine and a time they would die, so they are trying to establish something that would sustain them. You are entitled to do whatever you feel can make you happy.
What is your vision?
My vision is to see this industry go higher than high. I want us to get to where we can compete with Hollywood. I know that we will get there some day.There was a time artistes could not even afford to dress well, let alone buy cars. But look at us now, the story is very different. We are living big.
Have you been embarrassed by any of your fans?
I have been embarrassed one hundred and one million times.Which incident are you likely not to forget in a hurry?There was a day a man walked up to me and lashed me thoroughly. He insulted me from head to toe. He said I was a wicked woman, and that I should wait for his wife to come and deal with me.Can you imagine? I was dumbfounded! What was my own with this guy? After abusing me, he walked away.
Don't such 
experiences make you feel like quitting?
No matter what, I am not going to quit. This is a profession in which I have found peace and joy. This is where I will be until I drop dead.
Do the scandals that come with your line of duty affect you?
No way! When you allow such things to weigh you down, then you will go down the drain. Such is not good for an actor. Try as much as possible to be scandal-free. But some things are inevitable. We are all human beings and we are likely to make mistakes. When such comes, you take them in good faith.
Most artistes do not make good spouses…
( Who talk so ? Could the married Nollywood actresses talk to me please. Id like to hear from the guys too.)
When it comes to that, it is a matter of the heart. It happens in every walk of life. I don't see the reason an artiste's own should be any different. How come it is not celebrated when it happens in other professions? I have attended a wedding that lasted three days. How come nobody heard anything about it?Marriage and divorce are matters of the heart like I said. It is he that wears the shoes that knows where it pinches him the most.When you are in a relationship, it depends on what you see before you opt out. Marriage is not something people should dabble in. It is not something that should be discussed on the pages of newspapers. It is left for the couple to fashion out the way they want their thing.Nobody should talk about marriage when he or she is not married.
You were married before…I was married before.
So? I am no longer married.Why did you break up with your husband?My marriage was hell. I don't mind the way I am now. I am very much okay.
As an Igbo woman, the society usually stigmatises a woman who married and divorced…
Abeg forget that. That was in the olden days jare. I still say that he who wears the shoes knows where it pinches most. If you are not married, don't talk about marriage because you will not understand it.
So you belong to the school of thought that believes that if your marriage is not working, get out…
Yes o! I believe strongly in that. When a marriage is not working, things could go wrong. It can lead to so many things. It can lead to hypertension, it can lead to death. That is the truth. Why would you want to lose your life because you want to remain married?If you are happy in your marriage, I wish you luck. If you are not happy in your marriage, get the hell out of it!
Are you going to condemn the whole male folk because of one bad experience?
One bad experience is not bad enough for me to condemn the whole male folk. I am not saying I will not get married again, I will try again if I find what I am looking for. All men are the same. It is just that some are slightly different. Remember, I said slightly.
Do you regret your marriage?
Do I? No.
OKAY
She has touched on a number of serious issues ranging from industry bias to "old faces" palava. She says an actor should not starve!! Do Nigerian actors starve?
Are the producers stifling industry talent?
Do you agree that most artiste dont make good spouses? Why?
Does divorce still stigmatise the Nigerian woman today? How so?
Has Ngozi gotten her groove back now as in Is there anyone special yet?
BLOG IT BABY!!!
Cheers
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