My birthday comes two days after the demise of our beloved angel, daughter and sister. This year marks the sixth commemoration of my sweet angel Mishi. Just as the years before, coming to terms with God's will is still nostalgic. All the same, you can never question His will.
This year marks a significant milestone in my life. I have come of age where one least cares what others think of them, what matters is how I personally feel and the energy that I emit especially to my loved ones is positive and will counter that which is given to me. I share the same birth month with my baby Nratili, which comes 13 days after mine.
All the happenings of this month are emotionally overwhelming but all the same, we are thankful to God Almighty for His grace, blessings, wisdom and mercies that He has bestowed upon us. And as this month comes to an end, I shall continue to embrace one day at a time.
For me, I wish myself a long healthy life full of youthful energy and strength, wisdom and prosperity, abundant love from and to my loved ones and may harm evade me so that I am free of pain not forgetting that all this is only possible through God's will and blessings!
For you my baby Nratili, may God always have you in His favour, may He grant you good health, long life, wisdom and prosperity beyond your wildest dreams, abundant love for and from your loved ones and may He also shield you from harm or pain, husdah na hasdah, as we say it. May you also be a good judge of character for in your journey through life, you will encounter so many people, each of different character. And may you also always be true to yourself and never forget where you came from.
I love you so much, as in to the moon and back! Its infinity, this love of mine! I will always be here for you, no matter what! Kapish? ;-)))))
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Accepting God’s will
Its exactly six years today since we laid my Angel Mishi to rest. I woke up feeling really low and my body wasn’t responsive to any emotion. Its a really bad feeling as all you can do is stare at one point with a blank mind. It’s as though she was there by my side, just as we were, six years ago.
My thoughts then wondered and was recounting the last day of her life here with us. God knew that my heart was too weak to handle His will. We were both too sick and weak because we were not feeding as required so as to save our lives by taking our medication.
All I could do is just stare at my sweet baby as she helplessly lay on her tummy. I kid you not, that is a sight that will forever be on my mind. The neuro-surgeon had said her tumour, caused by a spontaneous mutation, was at a really delicate place that wasn’t easy to operate, the brain-stem he said. I have never felt as helpless as I was that day.
As I had blogged a while back about this day, as was God’s will, I had to go to hospital coz I was too weak, my fever soo high and I could hardly talk or swallow! The doc’s review wasn’t good. My tonsils had by then burst and were removing pus. My temperature was at 41 degrees. That’s an admission case right there! As we say it here, 'mara that that!'
And as I laid there on my bed, feeling soo empty, I could feel and still hear her weak breathing. I recounted the moments since conception to birth and the eight months now. By now, my tears were free flowing and it’s as though I knew Angel Jibril was there at her side.
As I am writing this, my tears are free flowing. As much as it is hard to accept God’s will, I am grateful to Him for the limited period my family and I got to know my sweet angel Mishi. As I look at her twin sister grow, I always wonder how she’d be coz with every milestone her sister takes, I imagine her by her side.
Rest in eternal peace mummy, till we meet again.
My thoughts then wondered and was recounting the last day of her life here with us. God knew that my heart was too weak to handle His will. We were both too sick and weak because we were not feeding as required so as to save our lives by taking our medication.
All I could do is just stare at my sweet baby as she helplessly lay on her tummy. I kid you not, that is a sight that will forever be on my mind. The neuro-surgeon had said her tumour, caused by a spontaneous mutation, was at a really delicate place that wasn’t easy to operate, the brain-stem he said. I have never felt as helpless as I was that day.
As I had blogged a while back about this day, as was God’s will, I had to go to hospital coz I was too weak, my fever soo high and I could hardly talk or swallow! The doc’s review wasn’t good. My tonsils had by then burst and were removing pus. My temperature was at 41 degrees. That’s an admission case right there! As we say it here, 'mara that that!'
And as I laid there on my bed, feeling soo empty, I could feel and still hear her weak breathing. I recounted the moments since conception to birth and the eight months now. By now, my tears were free flowing and it’s as though I knew Angel Jibril was there at her side.
As I am writing this, my tears are free flowing. As much as it is hard to accept God’s will, I am grateful to Him for the limited period my family and I got to know my sweet angel Mishi. As I look at her twin sister grow, I always wonder how she’d be coz with every milestone her sister takes, I imagine her by her side.
Rest in eternal peace mummy, till we meet again.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Dont Mess with My lil Sis
When we were home - south coast - for vacation, the popular and fast moving snack there is viazi karai. In the previous post, I gave the recipe for viazi karai, that which my big baby Nratili loves! Now that is a home recipe but for commercial cooking, the ingredients are fewer and used sparingly especially the wheat flour & salt and the extra taste additives aren’t used at all!
Regardless of the taste, as long as its viazi karai, my baby is game! ;-) We were from visiting several relatives and of course eating wherever we visited but by the time we reached home, the girls still had room for some food. They had saved up some cash and the best snack bet would be... yap! You guessed it right. Viazi Karai!
My mum volunteered to go buy them and along went her younger sis, the baby of the house. A great deal of time had lapsed and we were thinking that they are playing along the way. Shock on us! Kumbe the dude selling had continuously ignored them coz they were kids and serving others despite them being there first and buying the largest quantity!
When mum stood firm and confronted the dude on why he was ignoring her, the dude instead started shouting at her. She still stood firm and was finally served and get this... she was given less three pieces of the viazi karai! When she finally arrived and narrated her story, Nratili was not amused. Infact she was very agitated.
She immediately shot up and told her lil sis to lead the way and show her the idiot who had the audacity to do so. I could only imagine what was going through her mind and at the same time pitying the dude. Nratili gave the dude a piece of her mind but only after he had given them the three pieces that were short of the amount paid.
The dude was left explaining himself as my girls walked away as if saying, “...talk to the hand!” ...and as she famously likes saying, "Shinda Hapo!!!" My big baby was soo mad! She came back hissing and puffing! Don’t mess with my lil sis! I was proud of her for standing up and being there for her younger sisters, as I always keep telling them ...“Be your sister’s keeper!”
Indeed she was! God bless you mum! Muuaah!
Regardless of the taste, as long as its viazi karai, my baby is game! ;-) We were from visiting several relatives and of course eating wherever we visited but by the time we reached home, the girls still had room for some food. They had saved up some cash and the best snack bet would be... yap! You guessed it right. Viazi Karai!
My mum volunteered to go buy them and along went her younger sis, the baby of the house. A great deal of time had lapsed and we were thinking that they are playing along the way. Shock on us! Kumbe the dude selling had continuously ignored them coz they were kids and serving others despite them being there first and buying the largest quantity!
When mum stood firm and confronted the dude on why he was ignoring her, the dude instead started shouting at her. She still stood firm and was finally served and get this... she was given less three pieces of the viazi karai! When she finally arrived and narrated her story, Nratili was not amused. Infact she was very agitated.
She immediately shot up and told her lil sis to lead the way and show her the idiot who had the audacity to do so. I could only imagine what was going through her mind and at the same time pitying the dude. Nratili gave the dude a piece of her mind but only after he had given them the three pieces that were short of the amount paid.
The dude was left explaining himself as my girls walked away as if saying, “...talk to the hand!” ...and as she famously likes saying, "Shinda Hapo!!!" My big baby was soo mad! She came back hissing and puffing! Don’t mess with my lil sis! I was proud of her for standing up and being there for her younger sisters, as I always keep telling them ...“Be your sister’s keeper!”
Indeed she was! God bless you mum! Muuaah!
Viazi Karai
If there is a delicacy that my first born daughter Nratili loves, it is “viazi karai!” Boy ooh boy can she live on those waru! SIGH!!! That would be the best punishment you would ever give her! ;-) Viazi karai is a delicacy that is made of Irish potatoes. The potatoes are peeled and cut into sizable pieces then boiled with a pinch salt till ready to eat and not too soft as that of making mash potatoes.
A thick paste is made on a separate container, to coat the boiled potatoes for deep frying. The thick paste is made of wheat flour, pinch of salt to taste, food colour (preferably sunset orange or egg yellow) and water. To give the paste some taste, the quantity of the following depends on one’s liking; pounded garlic, dhania and onion.
All the above ingredients are mixed to a thick paste ready for dipping/coating the boiled potatoes for deep frying. They are deep fried to a firm and crisp coat. My ooh my, this is so yummy especially when eaten with kachumari or a tamarind paste (ukwaju) as you wash it down with a cold glass of your favourite drink! SIGH!!!!
A thick paste is made on a separate container, to coat the boiled potatoes for deep frying. The thick paste is made of wheat flour, pinch of salt to taste, food colour (preferably sunset orange or egg yellow) and water. To give the paste some taste, the quantity of the following depends on one’s liking; pounded garlic, dhania and onion.
All the above ingredients are mixed to a thick paste ready for dipping/coating the boiled potatoes for deep frying. They are deep fried to a firm and crisp coat. My ooh my, this is so yummy especially when eaten with kachumari or a tamarind paste (ukwaju) as you wash it down with a cold glass of your favourite drink! SIGH!!!!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Jinx!, you owe me...
This is the trend now in my household whenever the girls say something at the same time. This could be a comment or reply to a question asked. An example is when I asked the girls if they had finished their homework coz they were watching TV instead of doing their homework. They answered in unison, "YES!"
Next thing I heard was... "Jinx you owe me a pin-pop! Jinx you owe me a soda! Jinx you owe me clothes!" ...and as they say this, it is still in unison until one defaults on the owing thing! You should see the body swaying and loud confrontation of the involved persons. Ti-hi-hi... funny huh!!?
In the beginning I would laugh soo hard coz the confrontational sight was so amusing. Well now, it still is amusing though recently I fell a victim too. I answered in unison with my mum to a question her older sister had asked, the next thing I saw was some 10-year-old girl rolling her eyes on me saying, “Jinx! You owe me a pin-pop! Jinx you owe me a soda! Jinx you owe me clothes!...”
...and who was I to be left behind. We went head-to-head, leggo! “Jinx! You owe me a pin-pop! Jinx you owe me a soda! Jinx you owe me clothes!... not forgetting that I too was body swaying and eye rolling!!! ;-)))
Next thing I heard was... "Jinx you owe me a pin-pop! Jinx you owe me a soda! Jinx you owe me clothes!" ...and as they say this, it is still in unison until one defaults on the owing thing! You should see the body swaying and loud confrontation of the involved persons. Ti-hi-hi... funny huh!!?
In the beginning I would laugh soo hard coz the confrontational sight was so amusing. Well now, it still is amusing though recently I fell a victim too. I answered in unison with my mum to a question her older sister had asked, the next thing I saw was some 10-year-old girl rolling her eyes on me saying, “Jinx! You owe me a pin-pop! Jinx you owe me a soda! Jinx you owe me clothes!...”
...and who was I to be left behind. We went head-to-head, leggo! “Jinx! You owe me a pin-pop! Jinx you owe me a soda! Jinx you owe me clothes!... not forgetting that I too was body swaying and eye rolling!!! ;-)))
Thursday, January 17, 2013
A Person or Lesson for Life!
Happy new year y’all. You have to thank our Almighty God for the precious gift of life and good health. I am indeed grateful and thankful for that. The festive/holiday blues are now over and reality has checked in. Its back to work and back to school or whatever was it was you were engaging yourself with.
Being a new year, there are many resolutions or just a few practical and realistic ones that we set for ourselves, then we pray and hope we meet at least half of those by mid-year. My prayer and hope for this year is continue thanking God for everything that comes my way in this journey of life. May He continue to keep me from harm so that I am free of pain. May His blessings continue to flow as I get to learn and be humbled from each encounter. Amen!
In the journey of life, you get to interact with several people along the way. Some good, some not so good, some bad, some not so bad and some are just pretty indescribable! People come into your life for a reason or a season, though you shouldn’t dwell on that. The lesson will be learnt in due course. It is said that when you fully trust a person without any doubt, you eventually get one of the two results; A person for life or A lesson for life!
There you have it. Food for thought as the year takes off!
Being a new year, there are many resolutions or just a few practical and realistic ones that we set for ourselves, then we pray and hope we meet at least half of those by mid-year. My prayer and hope for this year is continue thanking God for everything that comes my way in this journey of life. May He continue to keep me from harm so that I am free of pain. May His blessings continue to flow as I get to learn and be humbled from each encounter. Amen!
In the journey of life, you get to interact with several people along the way. Some good, some not so good, some bad, some not so bad and some are just pretty indescribable! People come into your life for a reason or a season, though you shouldn’t dwell on that. The lesson will be learnt in due course. It is said that when you fully trust a person without any doubt, you eventually get one of the two results; A person for life or A lesson for life!
There you have it. Food for thought as the year takes off!
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Political Games
Everyone is happy and proud to have finally registered to vote, if all the facebook status updates is anything to go by. With my voting card in hand, let us now enjoy the presidential campaign trails and other elective positions as well. There is usually a lot of name-calling, mud-slinging and dirty politics being the order of the day till election date.
This time round, we will be ushering a new president under a new constitution where we will have county governance. Hope this will work out well as there are very many issues that need to be addressed at that level to realise county developmental projects.
It will be as amusing and comical as any comedy show is bound to keep its audiences entertained, these political campaigns. But despite all that, we will weigh each candidate's manifesto and have to elect wisely. With that said, let the political games begin...
This time round, we will be ushering a new president under a new constitution where we will have county governance. Hope this will work out well as there are very many issues that need to be addressed at that level to realise county developmental projects.
It will be as amusing and comical as any comedy show is bound to keep its audiences entertained, these political campaigns. But despite all that, we will weigh each candidate's manifesto and have to elect wisely. With that said, let the political games begin...
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