the French Touch in Kenya

Bonjour, toujours je parle sur Alliance Francaise. Oui, Alliance Francaise et le office a Eldoret. Oui, je ne pas reflechi mon francais, but i have tried. ***** I know, i speak some French, but it takes FOREVER to remember stuff. Yes, i dropped it in 2008, so i'm mega rusty. We are talking 6 years. I had a passion for the language but i dropped it coz my teacher said i wasn't very good. But i was doing it with like 10 other subjects and we all know i love English more...***** So, i went to Alliance Francaise with my BFF coz she's a student there and they have a new play so she wanted to have a role. One of the guys asked me my name in French-i think he was trying to impress-and i replied in French. ***** I think i surprised you. With my broken French up there. Yeah? No? Okay, give me a break! My last lesson was 6 years ago! Impressed? You should be. I am Zainab, i'm pretty, unique. I meant Pretty unique. *****Okay, now i sound vain. Bye!

Water Really Is Life Part 1-Not Exaggerated (I'm Not Kidding, To be continued)

Have you ever spent a day, or days, without water, or being unsure about water distribution? Have you ever been so thirsty that you feel you could die?***** I have, i used to be in boarding sch somewhere in Western, and we all know the story there is usually water, water everywhere but none is safe enough to drink!***** "You never miss the water till the well runs dry" This happens every year to us, during Christmas Break and at the beginning of the year. The dryness makes it worse. If the absence of piped water offsets us this much, imagine how the people from the slums feel every year. They are promised pipe water every time we have elections. We were supposed to have adequate water supply to slums by 2000 but 14 years later we got nothing!***** Water is life, we all have a right to access clean water. I wonder how the govt can sit down and plan how to build a railway when we are not even able to access clean drinking water. Can i safely say that this is the tale of two... countries?

Diary Entry 7: Inspiration

Good morning! I am smiling all the way to my school because, oh well, yesterday ended well. I spent the day with people who inspire me.***** My day began badly, i forgot my phone and couldn't update my blog. Then my lecturer came late. After that, i lost my keys, then i got late for my meeting.***** The meeting went well-i still do covers on the side. And yes, i walked instead of hitting the gym (which i'll be doing today) and i had a ball.***** I feel inspired today, so much that i will probably have tomatoes and veggies for supper. I am partial to them, ha-ha. ***** The vegetables are essential for growth, and they give good skin.And tomatoes, are just delicious.***** You know that moment when your lecturer starts to declare that his course is hard and that people never pass? And you're like, 'shut up!' You aren't gonna listen coz he aint the boss of you! Who's had that moment? Coz i have! I decided not to listen coz last time i did, i failed...horribly.***** You aint the boss of moi!

Let's Waste Time... (Welcome To A New Dawn) ~I wrote this this year. Its new and inspired by "Chasing Cars" its on my faecbook.This blog is a lil bit of everything. Oh, on that note, i have a link to my soundcloud. Check it out sometime. https://t.co/rhC7fWu1HN Okay, bye!

"...Let's waste time Chasing cars around our heads..." Let's let's waste time sitting by the water Chasing cheesy jokes down our throats with a bottle of orange juice. Right here, just the two of us just you and i... Let's waste time window-shopping against the back-drop of Burj-Al-Arab or The Big Ben Doesn't matter where, or when don't matter how, why, Let's just do it... Waste time Let's waste time being you and i even when you irritate me when i'm singing "I want" or "Just In Love" Doesn't matter if we fight, we are both young and we are doing all the time wasting hoping to live forever young but not achieving it coz we are mortal. Let's waste time acting up and out fighting with each other for reason unknown making up coz its something we love and we have to do it Let's waste time being sisters We only got today to see and now to live for. We might not be forever young we might be wasting time but we are who we are we are what we are Let's waste time Chasing cars fighting monsters and having fun

Diary Entry 6: temporary peace

So, today i feel... GREAT! You are probably wondering why. Well, first, i posted something weird on my facebook group. I am the adminstrator (OMG I am mi own baas! :-p take that!) ***** Then, my sister came a-visiting and brought me... Wait for it... COOKIES! I feel like the stars aligned coz someone brought me something i am craving. Its called being a woman high on hormones! ***** Then, i kind of almost yelled at someone pushing me too hard yesterday and he got the hang of the whole "i am a crazy hormonal woman now, leave me ALONE or i will hit youuu" and i was like, "huh, i am in B-L-I-S-S!"***** I don't care if my bros are ignoring me. I don't. Wait, i kind of do. But who cares? Can't i just be happy without remembering that emptiness i feel sometimes when i'm online and i wanna DM them but then i know they probably won't see it... But now Pharell Williams comes into my mind and does that happy little dance he does in "Happy" and i forget...***** Just so you know, i am NOT intoxicated. Just moody.

Animal Rights Part 1

I heard that the new constitution has animal rights, or rather, we can no longer get rid of rabid dogs unless we have no option. ***** Being a public health student , vaccinating people against rabies will soon be my job. I practice preventive health, meaning i should lobby for regular immunisation of animals and human beings. ***** Did you know that you can spend upto Kshs2000 treating Rabies for humans while you can spend less than Kshs500 vaccinating your animals? Why wait till you get bitten by YOUR animals so you can spend ALL that money when you can vaccinate your animals with just Kshs100? You do the maths my friend! ***** Finally, i just wanna point out an incident i saw the other day... A dog got run over the other day, and you wonder why i did nothing? The dog's neck was hit, displacing the cervical vertebrae. Any time i see an animal crossing the road, that image replays in my mind. *****Do you know what pisses me off? Giving animals rights but subjecting them to these same conditions! UGH!

Diary Entry 5: Uncertainity

Ok, so maybe things seem to not be going as great as i sometimes make it seem to be, but i get it, thats life. ********************* So, i must say that things haven't been going great. I can't disclose anything at the moment, but it feels better saying how bad its been. ***** Sometimes i find myself wondering why i try so hard to be so ... quiet, it never works. Yet, i find comfort in this behaviour. I can't say i hate the confused look on their faces. Its humorous. And now the lecturer walked in. Gotta go, bye!

I'm Not Your Typical Girl... Erm Person

So, yesterday was a little... Weird. Oh, i forgot to wish y'all a happy new year, but that has to wait. I have less than 1024 characters left (i am using my phone for this update)

 As always, i got asked if i was seeing someone. (I hate that question) I replied in the opposite of affirmative (i mean 'no') and he told me i was lying. Hold up, you aren't me to tell me i am lying! So i asked him why he thought i'm lying. He replied that all campus girls have a man in their lives. I was like, yeah, but i am not all campus girls. I have come to treat my singleness as a holy thing. Weird, huh?

Well, why be with someone just coz all your friends are in relationships and you aren't? I can't stand lying to myself. And that's why i am NOT your TYPICAL GIRL. While i was still in high school, i was always in my own world, and nothing has changed.

You aren't a matatu running on a schedule, so don't screw you up. Be unique, be you. Don't be the typical girl. Stand out, be yourself.

Love, xoxo

Sincerely, ~Me

AutoTweets Are KILLING me!

Yesterday was a normal day for me till when i went to check my DMs on Twitter out of, i don't know, curiosity. I was loading my profile page thinking to myself that maybe someone who i was waiting to talk to might have DMed me. Imagine my happiness when i saw 5 messages waiting, only for me to load my DMs and find an auto-DM spree had happened minutes before that.

I changed my password like three to four times in the last 24 or less hours, hoping that would throw them off. I must have been dreaming when i thought i wouldn't fall for it!

Right now, i am at risk of losing my account because of a stupid auto-tweeting website. It tweeted all my followers, or most of them, i believe. I am devastated, but there is nothing much i can do. I had to revoke access of Wattpad, Google, Fanfiction and other in order to try and save my marriage oops, i meant my account.

I don't even know if its gonna work.

i will have to wait.

I hate waiting.

I am yawning, i have to go and watch over my Twitter account some more. And yes, if you are still curiously asking yourself if i am on franol, then the answer is Yes.

See you later Tweeps. Wait, not tweeps, Bwoggeees? okay, that is just weird. Later my little sweety boparas!
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Love, xoxox

Sincerely
Me

Diary Entry 4: Stuck

So, today is a bright morning. And as is always with school days, the temptation of sleeping-in is strong. But i had to fight it otherwise i'd not be able to get to school. I'm still on Franol and apparently it makes you sleepy for like half an hour. Sounds like something i should take before bed. ------------------------------------------------- So, i heard that the taxes we will pay to maintain the happiness of some county personnel are really ridiculous. Some of my friends mentioned kuku tax. (They are luhyas. Clearly, kuku/chicken are mboga/vegetable to them) Its weird, what are they gonna do with all that money? As if we aren't already over-taxed! Stupid politics! ------------------------------------------------- I was humming to "Lovebug" by the former Jonas Brothers (to understand them, check out some of my previous posts) and i have no idea why i'd sing that. But you know me, i just think of it and do it. Singing i mean. Ugh, gotta go. Talk later. Love, xoxox --------- Sincerely, ~Me

Diary Entry 3: Anything Else Today

Remember that Adam Lambert song "What Do You Want From Me" ? Well, i have had that question in my head for a while. Just like he says, he gives her everything but it ain't enough. Have you ever had such a scenario? Where you give your all but it isn't enough to get it all? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have spent a huge part of my last 14 days in this New Year thinking that maybe i am going round things the wrong way. Maybe this year i should chill. Stop being a hot-head or something. But if i am a hot head, that means i have no brains and nothing but hot air in this head! Maybe i should learn restraint? Does that mean i have to where a halter on my mouth? Is that even possible? Or should i bite the insides of my masseter muscles till they ache? I don't know. I really don't. Anything Else? Love, xoxox Sincerely, --->Me

Diary Entry 2:Pesky Allergies

I know, i am starting to sound like a rabid dog. But i can't help it. The barking i mean. I took some Franol (my mum gave it to me, so i am not so sure that's its pronunciation) and apparently it makes one sleepy for a few hours. Reason being, well, i spent my entire holiday in a house under renovation. I am allergic to dust and paint. And this entire month has made both my mum and I unwell. So, i spent the first few hours dozing off and waking up. In my state of exhaustion, i forgot to check what time class starts, and now guess what? I am 54 minutes EARLY. So i am in a lonely corridor, without my self-sufficing backpack, bored and alone, updating my blog. Hmm, i really hope its safe here. Or else... You will be saying goodbye to me now... Okay, i am not going to bother you with my weird problems. Just so you know, i'm still irritable-effect of the allergy. So if i explode in your face, don't blame me! Love, xoxo Sincerely, Me

Dear Diary: Entry 1- Happy New Year

This year, i intend to avoid getting bothered by little things. Yes, happy new 2014 to you too, i must say. Its been a tough journey everyone. But now i have a new browser on my phone and i can update my blog while on the go. ... I intend to improve my writing skills, probably start contributing to Health Digest (that will make someone somewhere happy) and i intend to cement, more than anything, a good rapport with my followers on twitter. ... I also intend to be as serious as possible with blogging. Yes, A Little Bit Of Everything should be A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. Sugar, spice and everything nice! Wait, i don't mean to be making powerpuff girls... Wait, i am making powerpuff girls! ... I sound like a politician. Or these can be termed the "rantings of a 21 year old" hmm, that sounds fitting. Maybe i should start another blog with that name! Oh well, gotta run. I have school starting this week. I also want to be Miss Responsible this year. And maybe a Miss Know-It-All too. Hmm... ~~~ Happy New Yr ME