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Thursday, 28 April 2011

Scared a bit

In less than a month's time ,this country will be going for elections.The campaigns have been done for quite some time in the mass media.Since i heard of the elections,I have been waiting for those pick-ups and loud music,our style.I have been expecting the Kibaki Tena /Raila Tosha tees and caps to be given out during those campaigns.Nothing of this sort has happened so far until yesterday.

Last evening I was out on my evening walk when i saw this truck on the road.They were hosting mini billboards for the opposition party.I walked past them with less interest.Today in the morning,on my way to work i saw the whole highway was donned with either the opposition or the ruling party bill boards.

I engaged on a small talk with a local and she said "this time I'm scared I don't want to go out until she(read it ) is finished.The people get violent and start to fight".(The memories of Pev flashed like it was yesterday.I remember K24 was under construction then and it brought the dare not show pictures).Big up to @koinangejeff and the entire crew! God forbid!I mumbled quietly.

  Then I got to my work station,we are a group of five Kenyans.They too expressed their fears.This is because we interact with these people who refer to us as kouyons(read African expatriates).The hatred is bad only that they look for such a opportunities to vent it out.We love you and we are here to help each other grow!As in you and me!

We are just hoping and praying hard that they shall do their elections in peace and may the winning party take it all.Peace to all is all i can preach!Peace!

[I took time to post this since i was anticipating for the big day.Voting done.The rulling party has taken it again.Mr president held an inauguration on the Tuesday,this week.He won with one big difference and the partying and the motorcade was maad.These people love presidan Michel if it wasn't for the show off.The whole weekend was merry with red everywhere.It cost me two days sleep though.Well work well done.Congrats Presidan Michel and may you lead the country in the best ways of God!]If there were any chances of violence they were minor.That is so great.

Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Catcoco experience

  If you happen to suffer from motion sickness,the likes who puke when travelling for long distances,you can feel me.I cant forget my trip to Praslin.
  [Intro].Praslin is the second largest Island of  Seychelles.It has a small population of around 6500people(not so exact).It is an hour away from main island Mahe if going on boat and only 15 mins on airplane  if you don't want to experience the boat.
  I did the boat,for the love of experience,huh,i bet.We boarded with another gal(was a good friend then),at the jetty port,Mahe.The Catcocos are cute.Feels like an aircraft once inside.We secured our place on the middle row.She advised me that on the middle row the impact of the  motion is less.The boat disembarked  and off we were gone.I loved it till we had done like 30 mins.The remaining 30 mins felt like eternity.
  Before we left home,this gal had advised me not to eat anything.It was better on an empty stomach.Thank heavens i heeded to her advice.Motion sickness hit on me like real hard.I felt like ma whole intestine system was been pulled out via my mouth.I wanted to throw up but it was only foam.The attendants drew me outside,with a breathing bag up on my face,I thought I was gonna die. Standing outside and breathing the salty moisty air of the sea made brought me back again.I felt better but couldn't go inside the boat.We did the rest of the remaining distance and i was so anticipating to get off the boat.
A female coco de mer
I met my friend waiting for me at the jetty port,Praslin.We offered my friend a lift but she declined and said she was gonna be picked.I bade her bye and we promised to keep in touch while in Praslin and meet the following day for out return leg to Mahe.When we got home,my freind brew me some lemon tea,took it and slept for a few hours.When I woke i was feeling good and ready to rock the place.It is a lovely place and the people there are friendlier.I saw the coco de mer trees and seeds(God is crazy a times-google search the pictures).They are protected I couldnt get one *too bad.*(cant get a pic of the male one)
Bottom line I loved the Praslin experience,did the boat on my return trip.Spent a whole week after the trip feeling like  a pregnant woman in her first trimester.I suffered morning sickness whole day sickness for a whole week.I wouldn't mind going back to Praslin but this time Air Seychelles shall be my ally.
That's a female coco de mer seed