Ghana's plan for world domination: Azonto?

I'm posting this a little late but...anyhoo

It seems that the BBC has also gone azonto crazy...or should I say azonto-curious?
Azonto has officially gone global: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18495493

Plus Youtube is flying Ghana's flag today!!!

Now the whole world will know this is true,lol:

Before ruling the world, Azonto first won obroni hearts: http://alawyerinheelsandanapron.blogspot.com/2011/12/oburoni-azonto.html

  

Got an ivy league education: http://alawyerinheelsandanapron.blogspot.com/2012/03/ivy-league-azonto.html


Inspired craziness in Scandinavia :

[smh @ those boxers]


I'm stopping now or I'll repost all my beloved azonto vids, check them out here: http://alawyerinheelsandanapron.blogspot.com/2011/12/azonto-practice.html.

But even thought it's been travelling all over the world, I still think these Ghanaian high school kids rock:



The higher Azonto flies, the further Ghana music goes #winning!

Sarkodie has been nominated for a BET award this year:

http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2012/nominees/best-international-act-africa.html

 let's hope he brings it back to Gh!

I'm waiting for Azonto to make it into the dictionary and for Microsoft to incorporate it into their programs so Word doesn't correct me all the time, now that'll be TOTAL world domination!

Ps. I feel like Pinky and the Brain could have some use for azonto, Brain may finally succeed in taking over the world...
narf!

State of Mind: Fretting

5 papers down and 1 to go.

*whew* Thank God.

Hopefully these will be the last papers I write for quite a bit. It's been almost 7 years straight of education: 

I think I'm tired.

Instead of the usual joy that should accompany the impending end of exams I'm weighing myself down with the uncertainties of what's beyond the papers.

Will I pass all my papers so I can be called to the bar?!!!? 

Will I have time for a break before 'life' starts?

Where'll I work? Will I like it?

What about my other plans?? Will I have the time?

My plans have plans, how'll I implement them?

MOney, money MONEY! *sing song voice*

I tend to think in leaps and bounds, clearing months, even years at at time...complete with details, plan B,C, D down to G.

It's not easy being my brain.

http://www.iconwallstickers.co.uk/a-ruffled-mind-makes-a-restless-pillow-quote-wall-stickers-art-decal

My Current State of Mind: 

Worried, 

Restless, 

Anxious,

 Wondering what the next 90 days will bring

Feeling as if I may be missing my calling,

 Feeling as if I am living in the wrong country, 

Puzzled by all these feelings

looking for  a that way out, 

wondering if this is PMS, LOL!

reminder to self:

All Shall Be Well. 

Offside rule for women - in ENGLISH!

I intended to write a summary of the unprecedented week we had in Ghana: aviation tragedies in the sub-region, a gargantuan slap which is dividing public opinion, trials of public interest and interesting agitations.
But alas I decided to commit myself to preparing for my exams so I couldn't [i'm so tired of talking about it, and i'm sure you're tired of hearing about it too! shame we can't boycott them]. This is the point where you chime in and encourage me and say it will all be worth it, wish me well, pray for me blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda.

The World cup qualifiers have started, I haven't been watching the matches simply because I forgot the times. I have been studying. That said though, I love the World Cup. Note that I said world cup, and not football. Because I CANNOT stand the constant emotional stress that people put themselves through, several times a week during football season, to support their teams as they play league matches.  The time, the effort, the hope, the suspense, the disappointment!. It beats me. My heart is not cut out for such vigorous work. I save it all up over a respectable four year period and go football crazy for a little over a month. I think this is sensible and a judicious use of emotion, time and screams.
I always get entangled in this particular series of unfortunate events:
Unfortunately, because I spend so little time on the game I do not understand some of the rules. The one that baffles me the most is the offside rule. Most unfortunately, I forget all about it until it comes up in a game. But I never get a clear explanation because the ones to do the explaining are all so caught up in watching the game! The game ends and I forget all about it until the next game....and the vicious cycle continues. Sometimes someone has pity on a poor soul and attempts to do me a favour by explaining it at half time, but I never get it. They never speak English, they always speak football...which I'm not as fantastically fluent in.
This situation has persisted for years now. Till today!!! God bless Rachael for sharing this on Facebook and the writer for finally clearing it up [ and he used a shoe scenario! I can sooo relate :D ].
I can't wait for the next football game to demonstrate my new [clear] understanding of the rule!!! #winning. Go forth! dazzle and impress fathers, brothers, boyfriends and other ladies. Don't forget to annoy the (smug) women who understood the rule before you did.


Offside rule for women:
'via Blog this'

In preparation for the World Cup, the "offside rule" explained for women:
You're in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till. Behind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you must have.
The female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire. Both of you have forgotten your purses.
It would be rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay for the shoes.
The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.
Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma.
She prepares to throw her purse to you.
If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes!
At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and "whilst it is in flight" you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes!
BUT, you must always remember that until the purse has "actually been thrown", it would be plain wrong for you to be in front of the other shopper and you would be OFFSIDE!

finally! Enlightenment has come. 

Thank me later.

The Sky Fell Down

I didn't watch the news reports or take any of the pictures myself, but 10 people have been confirmed dead tonight as a cargo plane crashed into the Hajj Village near the El Wak sports stadium in Accra (which is alarmingly close to a filling/fuel station, as well as thousands of people and millions of dollars in infrastructure).
The plane flattened some cars on its way down, including a trotro ( 207 benz bus), killing its passengers. The crew of the plane, 4 I think, survived.

Joy Fm has the story: http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201206/87684.php 

It seems a lot of unprecedented things are happening lately, first the black out during the match and now this. I feel sorry for Poor president Mills who will in some way be blamed (I've already received a broadcast to the effect that it was because he was watching Music Music, a popular TV show and not paying attention to tower control at the airport). Perhaps someone could lessen his burden and fire or suspend the parties responsible [ok,  now I'm taking the piss, I'm sorry ,lol ]

There is no point going over the fact that our airport is badly located, it's waaaay to close to a huge number of people in case of an emergency (that is even if we had the required emergency response for such a situation). I shudder to think of what would have happened if the plane had caught fire and, fanned by the wind, had reached the filling station on that road...
hmmmm...
I was informed that the 'rescue' emergency services reacted quite commendably to this disaster. They secured the fuel leak with foam and took other timely measures to save a bad situation from getting worse. I hear the fire service was on point today! Kudos to them.
Thank God that it was a cargo plane and not a passenger one and that this didn't happen during the Hajj season...and that it had just rained so there weren't as many people about...just thank God.

Here are some pictures:

Nana Kofi Acquah of http://africaphotographer.blogspot.nl/ has put up some pictures as well (spot the difference between a professional and phone camera photos) :

What are the odds of taking a trotro and being flattened by a plane[!] on your way home?!? oh hoh! That's some awful, rotten luck, especially for those who haven't even travelled in a plane before. My heart goes out to the families of the victims. Let's pray that their deaths will be the catalyst to bring some major changes much sooner than much later, as is usual of us. May they not be forgotten.

but ps. those who were there taking pictures, ad3n??? what if the plane had caught fire? ehn?? because you want to know and have something to say abi??! please don't take unnecessary risks with your lives.

Apart from the dangerous location of the airport and the probably preventable nature of this event, which we have all known for years (analysts please don't disturb us on the radio stations), there's something else that's reallllly bugging me. In the surrounding circumstances it is terribly trivial and perhaps finicky of me to even bring it up...but I have to or I won't be me...
A plane CRASHED...but you might not have known it from the Facebook and twitter updates that were 'released' as people heard about it. It became a plane crush...0_o who crushes on planes instead of people?? hmm, it's not by force to update your status on social networks for all the world to see, especially if  your spellings are suspect. "a plain had crush" " a flight has crush" "crush landed plane"
oh hoh! 
I'm  informed my good people are saying a prane clash landed, but I cannot confirm this.
hmmmm.
Please take note that, thanks to the internet, everything you write on Facebook or tweet or however you release it into cyber space can probably be seen by the rest of the world. Try to spell correctly ok. Please.
Apparently, even the station of the nation was guilty of this offence *sigh*

can you see GTV saying crushed too? smh

God help us.

Thank you!!

 I didn't make this, took this off tumblr: http://thisismeemilyscott.tumblr.com/

 

WOW!

4000 page views!!!

I will borrow the [edited] words of  @Mister_bobo (if you wannna follow him on twitter): 

"...this is my big chance: Hi Mom and I want to thank my family, my friends, my parents, my uncle, my aunt, my grandmother, my grandfather, my friend, my. .. "Friend," my neighbor, my compadres, my gossips, my Muse, my mo...so, my colleagues, my girls, my babies, my parrot, my dog, my cat [it was killed] ,my squirrel, my fish, my refrigerator, my TV, my computer,my facebook, my twitter my youtube channel [does not apply], my mother, my father, this is a great opportunity are giving me...and really want to say that thanks, infinite thanks and I will never forget this special moment ...plus I want to wish a special greeting to the Asantehene...wish all that in as much as the bottom of my heart never lose that feeling that many can not read this message as long as a bastard but I do not care I'm very happy of this event, do not fit with excitement and my lifetook an unimaginable sense, I applaud and I go for, aplaudanse yourself for giving me such a great opportunity...and these small and short words that come from my heart just expressing a minimal part of the impressive emotion, thank you all and I hope they're right, oh I forgot, thanks to ...my friends, the amixers, the goats, the sheep, the Goloms all those people that make me feel special to know I'm not as stupid as them, deep and sincere thanks. want to say more but time I can see, all these few words  [emphasis mine] express my greatest feelings and I hope I can present more opportunities in life, and continue to succeed, I love you all those people who read this...THANK YOU SO MUCH"

Simply, thanks for coming by and reading and keep coming!!!, even if you got here by mistake. 

Open Closure

Konadu shifted from one foot to the other. She stared, confounded. This wasn't how she had imagined it.
When she was buying her plane ticket, she had imagined him being remorseful, beside himself with grief and unable to bear the pain he had caused; full of excuses, none sufficient.
When she boarded the flight, she dreamt of him offering the heavens to make amends, which she naturally refused. She didn't want anything from him.
...Or did she?
Right now, face to face with her father after 27 years she realised she might not really know what she wanted.
But she didn't want this!! -
The man who was her father, had been indignant that he had done no wrong! Saying he had done the best he could have afforded to do in the circumstances.
Ehn!?
"The best!??" She echoed, incredulous.
Unconsciously she scratched her head, puzzled. He did the same, unsettled.
They went back and forth for a while and Konadu unexpectedly burst into tears.
He offered a hesitant embrace and his reward was a stinging slap.
She was immediately sorry and moved towards him to comfort him...then flinched, instantly upset with herself for harbouring a shred of pity towards this cruel man.
Overwhelmed by her emotions Konadu sank into a settee and cradled her knees, tears falling silently.
"I'm sorry M'ewura" he said, using a pet name she thought belonged only to her grandmother. The fact that he knew it and had used it angered her more.
"For what!??" Konadu spat out, venom colouring each word, "You did the best you could, didn't you?"
He hung his head and wrung his hands.
"For causing you pain" he offered in a small voice, as if afraid.
"Pain!??" Konadu laughed,a bitter sound she didn't recognise. She felt as if she was having an out of body experience. She shot out of the seat,
"I'm so past apologies 'Dad'! I just want to know what happened...what went wrong! so I can explain it to myself and move on with my life!!"
The dad had been hurled out with such scornful force that she had no doubt his shocked reply was the truth:
"I honestly dunno"
Her sails lost their billowing wind. Even her tears evaporated. She sank back into the seat.
She hadn't been expecting this. She had expected a story. An incident. An explanation!
Something!!
Not this...empty victory.
What was she supposed to do with this??
How would she heal or construct anything from that?
She thought he would give her something. Why after 27 years of virtually nothing she expected so much she did not know.
This was worse than square one. It was ground zero.
That awkward moment when the much hyped confrontation brings no closure...only questions no one can answer.

"Ok"
And that was it.
Who knew? He might even allow her to leave peacefully. She picked up her bag, what else was left to do but to walk away?

Hair Sale!!!

I love getting a great product at a great price, don't you???  

Check out Exclusive hair on facebook! they're having a sale on all types of hair and textures: Brazilian,Malaysian, Cambodian, Indian...they could probably get you mermaid hair if you asked nicely,lol.

(One of my friends will come and quarrel with me about this post. We (Read as she talks and I listen) often disagree about natural hair. This is to pre-empt and hopefully stop her: I like changing my look. Period.I like straight hair, wavy hair, short, long...kinky or curly. I am not ashamed of my hair or it's natural texture. I just like changing my look. If it looks good I will rock it, whether it is mine or not, now shooooo!:p )

I have braids on right now,I think they're they most convenient do to write exams in...can't wait till I done though to try out something new.

The gorgeous girls who run Exclusive hair are nice enough to provide pleeeeenty of inspiration as to what you can do with your hair once you buy it:

Brazilian Straight curled with a curling wand into lovely spiral curls!

Frontal styled in an elegant side-swept bun

There are looads more ideas on their page. You should send an email to info@exclusive-hair.co.uk for a price list or more information and like them on Facebook.

Rush now, while stocks last...they even ship internationally...and the travel straightener freebie won't hurt either. RUSH!! 

ps. I do know the people who run the page, but there's nothing in this for me and they didn't ask me to help them advertise. I just think they have great hair and that you should take advantage. Happy shopping xx

Oldies but goodies and fabulous newbies

Was just having a chat with friends about great movies....I can't learn 24/7...allow me.

My all time favourite Ghanaian movie is True Colours...but I seem to be the only one who really remembers it! :( 

Michelle Attoh was in it, and I had/have a huge crush on her, so I remember paaa. It's a 1997 film; I remember the film had Omanza Shaw,Dusty Wayne, and Naa Kwale Dove (her name struck me) in it.
It was such a good film! I remember they went camping, that was soo cool to me,lol. And in the exciting 'last show' or "lasshow" as others say, Michelle Attoh and the Police had to chase Omaza Shaw, who had kidnapped her son, down the runway of the airport as he tried to flee the country in a small plane.

waaaaaooow!
I like the movie because it was a change from ghosts haunting people; naughty kids going mad from weed and ignoring advice; the villains committing suicide; people dying from the sheer shock of an event or becoming paralysed etc lol.
I really want to watch it again and see how it measures up against today's movies. (I think it can stand though). Wonder what happened to the movie's writer and its producers. Did they make any other movies? anyonw know where I can find it?
What's your favourite Ghanaian oldie? (Don't say Who Killed Nancy?!! Lol)
Who remembers The Schemers?? And Step Dad? Police Officer!! Lol! #memories. Can you remember other oldies???

Speaking of great films, have you seen the Avengers? You should!! 10/10! I've seen it twice already and I'm prepared to see it for an unprecedented third time. 

 (Well unless you don't like comics, but if you have watched silliness like American Pie, you should watch such awesome-ness too)
I soo don't regret all the comics I bought and harassed my parents to buy for me when I was a kid. (O my poor mother, who wanted a girly girl). One or two characters didn't make it but it doesn't matter. The film killed it. The other movies coming out this year have a seriously high standard to live up to.

ps. I dare say my dear ol' true colours is better than this movie....even though I have not seen it,lol!

Black People with Naturally Blonde Hair | Black Girl with Long Hair

Black People with Naturally Blonde Hair | Black Girl with Long Hair:

'via Blog this'

no need for Brazilian , peruvian or malaysian hair there, is there? lol