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May 18, 2012
21:39
Irritation central
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I love sunny mornings. Now I’m not a morning person by nature. Those who know me well know I’m short on words and humor during the early hours. I may have been described as “grumpy” lol. Now the point of this introduction is to give you a glimpse into how my day started. Made breakfast [...]
May 13, 2012
1:34
Beer battered shrimp
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So cooking mojo is back…not with a vengeance (that would be lovely) mais, it is back! So sometime this week I was salivating over some cooking blogs and decided to make some shrimp. Now those who know me in real life or have been reading my blog for a while know I detest the fishes! [...]
May 08, 2012
18:08
Work it out
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So I started working out…again. Ok I have been for a bit of a while. Which is surprising (in a good way) to me because I never used to have the discipline to exercise on my own. Let’s chart Val’s work out history shall we? I was a slender child (now that I think about [...]
February 27, 2012
14:01
Missing: Mojo
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I seem to have all syke for everything. Seriously. It’s somewhat scary..this not caring about anything. I keep telling myself that happiness and purpose is a decision..so I will myself..and it works. For short bursts of time..then I’m back again….in the grey. Decided to do a detox last week. Couldn’t even manage a day! Small [...]
January 24, 2012
19:51
New Year musings
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Happy New Year y’all! (Yes I’m well aware that January or Jan-worry as #KOT [Kenyans on Twitter] have been calling it is almost over..but I reserve the right to send salaams until the first of February!) Moving on..so its a new year and with it come all manner of changes. I didn’t sit down and [...]
December 21, 2011
14:19
Reading
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There is something about good writing. Writing that makes you take a deep breath. Writing that stirs that feeling in your chest. The kind of feeling you can’t describe no matter how hard you tried. Writing that makes you smile. Writing that turns you on. Writing that makes you ache and cry. Writing that makes [...]
November 15, 2011
12:37
Love
» ‎ Valentia

Thinking back to where I was this time last year. I was coasting along, still trying to figure stuff out. Anyhu fast forward to this year. Moved back home..got a job that I loved (although it did have its moments) and yeah..I was finally headed somewhere. Relationships. I met this guy. Awesome guy really. We [...]
October 28, 2011
13:01
In defence of the Duet
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I’m not one to write reviews (unless they are about cooking appliances, Wuxia movies or animations ) but I was driven to write one about the Duet after a conversation I had jana on twirra. So there I was on twirra…tweeting randomness as usual while I watched my usual night time cartoons when this tweet [...]
October 20, 2011
21:00
Low flying cloud
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Painted my fingernails blue..and my toe nails yellow..I’m all mellow… Limoncello…yum. This stuff is all kinds of awesome..yes it should be drunk in a cocktail..but yeah a shot on its own..frikkin lovely! Cup of chamomile tea as well…..moving on. I’m all mellow now..but earlier today I kept feeling my little demon poking out behind my [...]
October 04, 2011
17:15
The real me?
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Despite the strides I make in life..there are some moments that lead me to wonder if that was the “real me” because I simply cannot explain the logic behind those actions. I mean how many times does a person have to stumble and fall? Yes I know life is not perfect..I should be using such [...]
July 13, 2011
16:15
Break-time!
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This week has been the shortest working week ever! I loved it! Woop…it consisted of girlie lunches, afternoons spent lazying in the sun and acquiring of new dresses (hehe thanks Mom). We have a judicial break now..which is all kinds of excellent. I have plans and at the same time have no plans at all…bliss [...]
June 21, 2011
10:06
Trip to Uganda: Part 4
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As time goes by..the details tend to escape me so I’ll just write a summary of the rest of my trip.. Friday (continued from here) Night out (woop!) Started at Le Beaujolais. We were there a few minutes before the electricity went off. It was kinda funny because we expected the place to at least [...]
June 15, 2011
10:25
Trip to Uganda: Part 3
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Sunday Spent it sight seeing…went to a place called Pearls which prided itself on having the best gardens in Lira (err not really)..but they did have the most awesomely comfy lounge furniture..sunk in and did not want to leave! Sigh. Then went to the famed Lira Hotel where we watched the BBA evictions. I haven’t [...]
June 14, 2011
15:08
My trip to Uganda: Part 2
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Read part 1 here: Saturday Got off the bus..thankfully himself was there to pick me up. One weird thing about me is I tend to get iffy when I get to a new place and find no-one waiting for me. Its different if I was going there by myself..but I’m visiting you..and you’re not at [...]
10:29
My trip to Uganda: Part 1
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So last week I packed up my bags and headed to the land of matoke…seriously awesome trip. Thursday We’d had no electricity for four days straight..Was I bitter? To some extent yes..but I’ve gotten so used to Tanesco and their fuckery…the fact that we have to live with torches, emergency lights, paraffin lamps (even my [...]
June 13, 2011
15:01
Sawa sawa sawale…
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Back at work…and I have no energy and sike. I always think (before a break that is) that I will be filled with all the zing and zest in the world when I get back to work..hehe. But I digress…I spent my break at meetings, visiting random places…visiting lovely places..drinking a tad too much…suffering from [...]
May 03, 2011
12:25
Wedding edition: Would you invite your ex-fling?
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Weddings, weddings, weddings everywhere. Yes needless to say Friday I did little in the way of productive work once the Royal Wedding started. I was nowhere near a tv..and my internet connection is a joke on most days..but constant updates via chat, twitpics and online galleries kept me absorbed for some hours.. I don’t know [...]
April 18, 2011
15:26
Friend..or foe?
» ‎ Valentia

So this post was inspired by some conversations and stories I’ve heard recently. Now this is written from the female point of view…as women we tend to confide in our best friends/ sisters/ cousins about issues in our lives..and relationships in particular. Now most of the time we tend to listen and either: Say mmhhhmm..and [...]
April 12, 2011
11:20
My hair..a love story.
» ‎ Valentia

So at some point last year, my sister and I decided to adopt healthier hair practices. Gone were the days of frying (or cooking as it’s known by some malicious souls) our hair with blowdriers and straighteners every week. Gone were the days of using products with mineral oil or hormones in our hair. Anyhu, [...]
April 11, 2011
15:05
Monday blues
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I think I have the blues..seriously that is the only way to describe how I feel…I think I have typed like one paragraph of a work related document since I came here. Seven-ish working hours later…one paragraph…meh I think that someone should invent some joyful/ energetic/ interested serum…so on a day like today, all I [...]
April 06, 2011
15:50
Moving out..
» ‎ Valentia

So I’ve been home for a couple of months now..and there are still some things I have to get used to…and by this I mean the change from living on my own to moving back to my home (aka the parent’s house). The things I never used to think about during the holidays bug me [...]
March 08, 2011
11:06
Change
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Change..its hard to accomplish but its so darn amazing when baby steps pay off. Its lovely to know what you want. Knowing what is worth stressing and analysing and spending sleepless nights on and what is not. Amazing. When you realise that you smile at things that used to irritate the life out of you. [...]

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