HURRRAHHHHH!!

...........Naija to the Core is 1 today!!

CONGRATULATIONS ORE M'OWO RE WA!! Hehehehe - rah (as in razz). Ooooh I'm so excited I can't even blog (hehehe looking for a good excuse to run away and not blog today but too many eyes watching lol).

My Blog is a year old today, literally it isn't as I actually started my first blog-post in May so we have another birthday to celebrate hehehe - any excuse to drink up! So free Mojitos for all readers, just put it on my tab.

I am actually quite impressed - I stuck with it for a whole year. Some of you may know I am one of those multi-multi-taskers, wanting to do too many things and then hardly get any of the tasks complete but blogging seems to be a keen hobby or call it a habit of mine.

I have had my highs:

• My Open-Mic Session/Forum (comments inside post)


• D'Banj (before he exploded - apparently now bigger than Tuface)


• Proudly Nigerian: Nigerian Literature


• My Best-Selling: Felaversation - A Tribute to Fela


• My Very Popular Friday Funnie


• Nolly and Nolly Continued


• My Favourite Mag


• The M Word


• Ridiculous Things We Do

And my Lows:

• Random Rambling


• TGIF (When there was nothing to really talk about)


• Tales from the Crypt
  
  

I have had some funny things too cos I like to see myself as a lively happy comical person:

• Less Ordinary


• Amebo


• Blog On

Things for the chicks and the lads:

• For the Ladies


• Boys on Girls


• Girls on Boys

A lot of times I also found myself running away and coming back hehehe (my favourite past-time):

• Intermission


• She's Baack


• Back in the game


• No More Piss Takes


• Going Forward: Nigerian in 2007


• Back in the Grind


• The Two In One
  
  

Honestly, I am quite proud of myself, quite chuffed. Some may say my style of writing has changed a bit, I believe I put passion into some of the articles depending on what I am writing about and that is not to say I only did that in the past. I love blogging so hopefully I will be celebrating my BlogDay this time next year. I will give freebies and party-packs tomorrow, to all who came here for awoof stuvvs.

But I strongly advise you guys to read all or some of the links I have put in and colour-coded for you with my time and effort hehe. But yes, go through my selected posts and comment if you like.

Fulfilling My Promise.......

...certainly ain't easy but a promise is a promise! I'll start with some humour:

Ugep Total canteen - Originally uploaded by Naijafinish.

I never knew Total also specialised in Dried Meat and Pepe soup. I thought it was just petroleum, oil and gas - lol. Speaking of Pepper Soup, check out my tasty recipe when you attend the F&N period_vocab heheheh.

• Next on my list - Replaceable the reply!
  
  

  I saw this at Naijavixen's. Why must they always copy us ladies? Men need to gain some sense of originality hehe. So this guy, Louis Harris, is singing "TO THE RIGHT". I dunno about the tune in some bits but he has a nice voice, and they just had to end it with brap brap brap! See video below:
  

  
  

• International Women's Day 2007 is on the 8th of March - there will be a lot of celebration and events. Please check out the website. Top companies and organisations supporting it include Deloitte, HSBC, UNESCO. Colours of the day include - purple, green, white and gold (might be worth wearing one of these on the day - girls and guys, to support this cause). More details to come before the day and more on the website.




• Someone sent me this clip recently, an Asian woman wanted to find out if her husband was cheating and went on live radio to catch him out. One word - LOL. Listen here (press play)


• The Vagina Monologues are back in March - 14th and 21st @ Muson and 17th @ Planet One to be precise. I had a post up on it before so won't say much just click on the vagina monologues link.
  
• The ever-talented Laspapi has a new play - The Anatomy of a Woman showing on 25th March at the Muson Centre.
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  Starring Stella Damasus-Aboderin. More detail on his post



• My favourite song right now - Pretty Ricky's On The Hotline (really don't know why)




• All Nigerian Models Night - it sounds good but I don't understand what it is about exactly or the essence, check out Vixen's post for more details.
  
  
  
  

  
  And speaking of Models, Fashion, etc. Bella has something up on up and coming Nigerian Fashion Designers (a lot of young ladies) who have designed for a charitable cause - Impressive.
  

Back tomorrow with more interesting stuff - and it's my Blog's Birthday also so watch this space! xxx

The Two In One! :o)

Helloooooo dear readers! I am so so so sorry for being M.I.A and no I am not "too cool to blog" (someone asked me recently), I have just been.................................DISTRACTED is the word as busy doesn't quite sum it up. Some of you know what these distractions are wink wink. I'm back sha (Aren't you tired of me always being "back"? Even I'm irritated at myself! All week I haven't blogged, haven't navigated other blogs etc. hmmm). I have given myself the Week-Blog Challenge i.e. as from next Tuesday, I will put a blog up every day for the entire week. Bella let's see if I can really do this one! (Notice how I didn't say Monday, you always know the unserious students ;o) )

Oh well I'm back sha, that is what is most important - I love blogging because I love my audience and I guess the information I find drives me to share so not to worry I ain't going nowhere. It'll be my BlogDay (Blog's birthday) in a few days so please watch this space for favours/goodies/freebies hehehe awoof stuvvs - and I trust my Naija people when it comes to that!.

So I have something from me and also something from Suzy Peaches today. Isn't this great? For those who don't know, let me re-iterate: Suzy Peaches is a dear friend and a guest blogger on Naija to the Core, she is here every Thursday. We are both open to comments and feedback or suggestions. You can email me here.

• Life is Amazing isn't it? - the battle over the Late Anna Nicole's body (and millions) was still on until yesterday. She willed it all to her late son and had not yet edited the will details for her new babygirl. We also don't know who the daddy is but now her daughter has won custody of her body. More info on E!
  


• Being a Nigerian, you should be very proud - we just have a certain Vavavoom that many other nationalities don't have. For instance, how can you ever be bored online when you have competitions like this one?
  The GeleStyles competiton closes tonight so get your entry in FAST! Also vote online for the best Gele.
  


• Grammy News - a bit late but you know how the saying goes. As I said before, congrats to my lovely Mary J. Blige and my darling Justin. Both of them have done me proud. See the People Magazine site for vids and pics. I have a few pictures of the best dressed below:
  
  (i) Mary J. elegantly dressed in Michael Kors (winner of 3, album also won 2 grammys)
  
  
  
  

  
  
  (ii) Justin clad in Prada ;o) (winner of two)
  
  
  
  (iii) Beyonce looking stunning - Armani has the Answer. (Won Best Contemporary Album)
  
  
  
  (iv) Ciara - Cute in Cavalli
  
  
  
  

• There is a Nigerian or as they call them - African Movie site known as Pay Less For Movies but when I look at the prices, I wonder if I am really paying less lol! These guys need to up their competition, perhaps they haven't visited Aramide's Nollywood and seen what their competitors have to offer. Oh well at least I've done some free advertising for them LOL.
  

• Someone sent this to me, thought it was funny: Africa is Vanishing - Our African Reps at the UN Summit (see below). Why are your uncles embarassing us like this?

  
  

  
  
  

• Some News - a bit frightening: Pandemonium as truck runs over commuters in Lagos

PLS COMMENT AND ALSO READ SUZY PEACHES' BELOW - Thanks and have a good weekend! :o)

Suzy Peaches' Fruit Basket (Issue #3)

Living a life of Relevance

Hello my lovely readers thanks for all your notes and comments of the past couple of weeks. Today I’ll attempt to write an inspirational blog on living a life of relevance.

A couple of months ago Mona sent me an email containing a link to a website of a girl who had died in Lagos. Her name was Bukky Shonowo and she was only 24. Please excuse my use of the word only but I cant help but think that she was still so young. As I began to read some of the tributes that had been left for her I started to feel dizzy and I broke now – I wept like I have never done before. Sense and reality evaded me, I was conscious of the fact that I was at work but I just couldn’t control myself. I honestly felt I could faint – it was such an overwhelming experience. It wasn’t long before half of the department gathered round to try and console me. Some read it and were sober but others were generally unmoved. No one could understand my grief especially as I had never heard of her or knew her while she was alive. I tried hard to gain composure but to no avail and eventually my manager told me to take the rest of the day, as I was evidently distraught.

I sat in my car for hours I willed to turn on the ignition and drive but my fingers would move - at that point nothing seemed to make sense. As I sat there reflecting on what has just happened I began to ponder on what the essence of life was? I wasn’t shaken solely because someone young had died but rather for the realisation that it could have been me or even you. It was like God was specifically talking to me about the way I had been living my life and the essence or purpose of my being here. I later found out that all 3 of my sisters had actually attended the same school as her and that I had been in the same year as her sister who was equally as lovely so maybe we are somehow connected.

What am I getting at? Bukky - like many others, who went before her lived a life of relevance. She played a major role in the lives of those connected to her and always some how managed leave a positive impression and mark wherever she went. Her mother described her as a woman of virtue and good character and even likened her to the Proverbs 31:10 woman. Now that is some tribute! Someone described her as the epitome of Love – she had a heart for others. Everybody had nice things to say about her – I ask what do people have to say about you?

In hindsight I realise that I was not weeping for her but for myself – we were the same age and I knew that I had not achieved anything like she had. But most pertinently I wept because I was confronted with the realisation that not all of us are destined to live for many years – till we are old. Although we pray and hope that we do there is no guarantee. Today I want to provoke you to think about how you want to remembered and encourage you to begin to take steps to create that vision. Ask yourself

• Do you play a significant role in the lives of your friends and family?


• Are you living a life of relevance?


• Are you relevant in you relationships?


• Will your absence cause the world of another to shatter?
  

Take time out to evaluate your friendships and relationships – identify the ties that need to be severed and those that need to be reinforced. Stop procrastinating and begin to fill your life – so that whenever we are called to glory it can be said of us that we lived fulfilled lives. I beg you begin to LIVE A LIFE OF RELEVANCE!

That's all from me this week – I look forward to getting some feedback so keep it coming. Bye.

Lingerie Lesbians

Lingerie LesbianLesbians become a fashion statement for modern society. The girls and women are often owned by people outside the usual trendy and stylish in a way that they carry themselves. Bright colors, heavy makeup, handbags and accessories that fit well are a few certain things are easy to distinguish this group. Since the beginning, groups of lesbians having an extraordinary sense of daring and intense colors like black, red and other colors shining. Love this group to wear flip-flops, tight fitting clothing, long rubber boots, stockings, dresses clean, stylish clothes, T-shirts, shorts, new trendy clothes and jewelry. Lingerie Lesbian

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Lingerie For Teenagers

Lingerie For TeenagersWhen it comes to shopping for clothes for teens, you'll want to find pieces that will be beautiful and attractive but most likely not overtly sexy. You may be surprised to know that in today's market there is nearly the same amount of clothing for teenagers as for adult women, but need to remember that when buying for a niche market considerations must be made for their suitability for teens that will wear them.Teenagers of the outfit, both physically and psychologically, to support the form pants that will make teens feel good about themselves but without being too sexy. When it comes to buying clothes for your teen will find there are a variety of different colors, styles, shapes, and materials you can choose from. A word of caution thought! take caution when you buy because it's always better to choose the pieces that will suit the wearer. In other words it does not compromise style for support and vice versa.Most of the clothes available today, for teenagers, which was not created to provide a dramatic public statement about the wearer but to help support the growth of the teenager's body. Adolescent breast tissue is retarded and therefore the use of bra support, which helps to protect and support the breasts during the early stages of growth. Sports bra is very important, even if the breasts begin to develop if the teenager is involved in energetic sports to protect breast development. Support bras and other parts of clothing for teenagers do not necessarily have to be boring thanks new styles and brands that are available now. The main rule of thumb is do not compromise style with support and vice versa. There was some controversy recently come about marketing a variety of clothing for preteens Kylie. While this seems a lot of media hype for products that are quite innocent, at the end of the day to the opinion of parents. As a parent of a preteen girl, and my father at that moment, I use these examples to discuss the important aspects of clothing for teenagers, and they are the style, shape, support and most importantly, fit like a glove. There are many suggestions and online at clothing specialty stores in the local mall for parents on the correct size, style of clothing for teenagers.and it is best to involve young adults and teenagers because it allows parents to see together and talk about various options and you can get them started with the right foot. A word of advice for parents. Best to have an open mind when dealing with this subject because while you may be pleased to find a plain white underwear your teenager will most likely not.Lingerie For Teenagers

Weekend Update

Please read Suzy Peaches Fruit Basket below on - How to Mend A Broken Heart.

However, three things:

• Google are so silly, we really anticipated what icon they would have on VALS day....and here it is:
  

  

  
  Where did the 'L' go? On a date?


• Beyonce seeks Dancers for 2007 World Tour. There have been a few auditions and there are two more in Chicago on the 17th and 18th of February for men and women. See her site for more details


• Those in Boston for the HBS-ABC thing, there is an African Professionals Mixer tonight. More details on the AfriPRO website.

Suzy Peaches' Fruit Basket (Issue #2)

Hello my lovely readers its Suzy Again here to brighten your day.

How did you spend your valentines? – Feel free to leave notes on your Valentines Experience.
But today I’m particularly asking about something not as cheery, it is a question/situation we have all been confronted with at some stage in life.

How Do You Mend A Broken Heart?

I dedicate this to Sue who is my Inspiration for this entry - Enjoy

Today I am asking in the words of Reverend Al Green “How do you mend a broken heart?” What do you do when your life if blitzed, smashed and shaken all in an instant. Please forgive me for being so blunt and unappetisingly honest and excuse the jaded scepticism that may creep in between the lines. But some of us have not been so lucky in love and have at least once been faced with the devastation and hell of abandonment made worse by the sense of betrayal. Not to mention the loss of what you imagined could be a glorious future. I glibly liken heartbreak to bereavement primarily because I feel both situations invoke process of grieving.

If any of you have survived it please tell me how you came through it, how were you able to make right your world, how you were able to move on. Everyone says time is the greatest healer and you will eventually get through it. I stand partisan to the belief that we really never get through it but rather simply get over it.

I ask again how do you mend a broken heart? How do you emerge from the cocoon after a failed relationship? You know what it is like you can’t sleep, you can’t breath and you heart misses a beat as it tries to pump blood from one chamber to the other because it is BROKEN.

I know this free falling feeling only too vividly. But today I’m seeking a way out so I can solider on down this bumpy road to my place of rest where I can truly feel whole and healed. I’m taking notes today on what you have done to get yourself through this. Tell me is it much worse if you hadn’t seen it coming. How do you bear the complete shock of being told by your partner that it’s all over when you were blissfully unaware that there was anything at all untoward in the relationship?

Let's start the healing ………….

The Love Blog

...........Have you caught the love bug yet? Vals day is tomorrow. If you haven't I suggest you go out and catch it. It's so sad, someone's msn screen name today is - "Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go straight to my lovers heart for me!!" . Owkayyyy hehe...it's cute though let me not hate. Another friend also told me that she was in court in Lagos and a lawyer's matter was adjourned to February 14th and the idiot told the judge "My Lordship but that is Valentines Day" lollllll how cheeky! Nigerians - TRUE STORY!

So Val's day (wiki) is here and there are all sorts going on. Before I engage in the global weekly activities, I'll just highlight a couple of things:

• Congrats to Mary J. Blige - my girl for life hehe! She took 5 grammy's home (single + album combined) at least I hope I counted em well! She's done so well for herself I am so so proud I can't understand lol. Will Blog on the Grammy's later this week with pics. See their site for results here.


• Please vote for your Best Nollywood Actor on Naijavixen's blog (on the right hand side). Vote wisely - not cos of his looks BUT his acting, how he acts his different roles - Jim Iyke - hint hint! Can't believe you would vote Chidi Mokeme over him just cos he's cuter lolol oh well...) She also has a couple of valentines party flyers so check 'em out (Page 1) and (Page 2).
  
• Some news - INEC disqualifies Atiku and 5 others (read here)


• Watch the Femi Pedro campaign below (quite catchy):

Oh dear oh dear, God help us anyway such a nice AD but hmmm.

• More politricks - election news


• Aderemi is back and his recent post is so amazing on like a photo gallery of African Kings - I found it interesting probably cos I am into African Mythology and never really find the chance to read about it. Acculturation in Ipetumodu caused this - QC girls u feel me! I have a link to the pics here. PLS CHECK THEM OUT EVEN IF U DONT READ THE TEXT, JUST CLICK NEXT :o) Soul Bro this is for you especially - Paparazzo!
  
• More news - 15 countries to Benefit from UN $85m Emergency fund - Naija is not on that list oh. Can we blame the UN, we are a rich country actually it's just we don't see the money everywhere.


• Laspapi is a lucky man - he's been meeting up with some successful beauties and interviewing them - Funmi, Agatha and Bolanle - lucky for some.


• Finally, Snazzy has two very interesting posts I like - The "10 signs you've been away from Nig too long" (Ignore him, he's still getting over the aphrodisiac) and "The Movie Challenge" (look at the list on his post to find out if you've seen more of those movies than him). I have seen about 102-103 not bad huh. Think someone saw 185 - LOSER, GET A LIFE lol
  
  

I ain't finished yet - Now for My Valentines Special:

• Jide Alakija's Valentine Portrait Sessions (6th Feb - Sunday 18th Feb)
  

He Says:

Looking for something different to give your loved ones this year? As a special offer for Valentines day three London Professional photographers have teamed up to offer stylised portraits of you alone or together.

For more info, check out his site or the page on facebook.

• For the majority of Vals parties, check out Naijavixen's blog but I have a few flyers below - ENJOY!
  

Events in Naija and Yankee:

Let's wait and see what Google will have as their front page icon tomoz hehe! xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (14 kisses - mushy)