HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

WISHING YOU CONTINUING BLESSINGS,A HAPPY FAMILY,FRIENDS AS SOLID AS DIAMONDS,SUCCESS BEYOND THE STARS,GREAT FUN AND DELIGHTFUL SURPRISES!

ATTENTION TO ALL "MAD MEN”!

A Professor at one of the Management Schools was explaining marketing concepts to the Students:

1.You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. "Marry me!" - That's Direct Marketing"
2.You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says: "He's very rich.Marry him." -That's Advertising"
3.You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her telephone number. The next day, you call and say: "Hi, I'm very rich."Marry me - That's Telemarketing"
4.You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink, you offer a her ride and open the door (of the car)for her, you pick up her bag after she drops it and then say:"By the way, I'm rich. Will You "Marry Me?" - That's Public Relations"

5.You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says:"You are very rich! "Can you marry me?!" - That's Brand Recognition"
6.You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" She gives you a nice hard slap on your face. -"That's Customer Feedback"
7.You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" And she introduces you to her husband. -"That's demand and supply gap"
8.You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say anything, another person comes and tells her: "I'm rich. Will you marry me?" and she goes with him - "That's competition eating into your market share"
9.You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say: "I'm rich, Marry me!" your wife arrives. - "That's restriction for entering new markets.

KNOW YOUR STRIPES!!!

GRRRRRR.........................

RULES and REGULATIONS minus RELATIONSHIPS equals RESENMENT, REBELLION and ultimately RIOT!

SHOOP!

Dear S & S,

I have missed you so much...the 4 months of being away have been painful, yet enlightening...... in that time, my world has hit the bottom of the deep black sea and fought it's way back.....I wrestled the waves of heartbreak, betrayals and depression to feel the breath of life once more.

I left my old job for another and at the new place, I found the devil handing me a spoon shorter than his and fled...

My exalted friends proved themselves unworthy and my feet became unwelcome at the gates of my confidantes when I lost a lot of money in a huge investment.....

Blood weighed less than water and my heart broke when I found him in bed with my cousin. Why did he? Why did she? They both knew how I felt... he threw away 16 years of a tender loving friendship.... I can't take him back! Everyone thought we were meant for each other....fate did not.

Through these all, many little insults (I cannot mention) piled on my woes and I was pelted with flippant utterances from many who felt I was sinking to rise no more.....

When everything failed, GOD did not leave me and I sought him and he gave me peace through meditation and for me A NEW DAY HAS COME.

In many folds, I have recovered almost all that I lost except for...........but I know that I'll find that too, someday soon.

Sugar and Spice, it feels good to be back!

YUM!!!

These are my Christmas gifts to me! I am not even going

to think of how much money I have just spent...

I loved the bohemian ones in the two colours so...

I bought the both. (I know!)

Hey! My bag matches the menthe green pair!

(that bag is well over a year old)

Oh so YUMMY!!!

SOULFOOD

I listened to a friend lament so bitterly about not having achieved most of what she had hoped to achieve this year. She was feeling dejected and she kept comparing herself to another friend who seems to have skyrocketed beyond anyone's imagination....she was bitter and nothing seemed to calm her storm.

I did my best to help her believe in the silver lining after every cloud and then I proceeded to work up my own storm...I went through the tides of my real and imagined 'failures', my elusive goals and my challenges and really worked myself up to a thunderous level and then I packed my bags to go home.

However as I stepped into the train station, I saw a mother and her child huddled in the corner  begging for money, food, clothing and whatever in the freezing rain and biting cold and I immediately felt a flood of shame wash over me. I gave them something and I got on on the train and then I realized... SO WHAT?! The year is ending and... 

I am not ...Oprah Winfrey yet...so what?!

I don't own Microsoft Corporation yet...so what?!

I don't own a mansion in Lekki, a private jet and 2010 Range Rover yet(vera's influence)...so what?!

Yes I have big dreams! I am gonna get there...I know I will!

However, WHAT is important is that I never have to beg for anything or stand in the freezing rain and biting cold and for all that...I should be thankful.

The year is ending and I AM THANKFUL!

 

ME TAG YOU!

I GOT TAGGED!

The lovely KINSHAR tagged me and some others...its the first time for me and so I am feeling goooood...I have to tag 5 others, but first...HERE ARE THE RULES 

• Each Superior Scribbler must in turn pass The Award on to 5 most-deserving Bloggy Friends. Each Superior Scribbler must link to the author & the name of the blog from whom he/she has received The Award. 
  
• Each Superior Scribbler must display The Award on his/her blog, and link to This Post,which explains The Award. 
• Each Blogger who wins The Superior Scribbler Award must visit this post and add his/her name to the Mr. Linky List. That way, we'll be able to keep up-to-date on everyone who receives This Prestigious Honor!
  
• Each Superior Scribbler must post these rules on his/her blog.

With lots of love and respect...*drum roll* I TAG!

Temite - I love her blog, her posts are always fun to read...She is creative!

For the love of me - She is passionate about humankind and I admire that in her...She is great!

UndaCovaSista - Her blog is one that I visit often even though I hardly leave comments...This lady expresses herself in a cool and fun, yet mature way. She is powerful!

Buttercup - This sweet lady's blog (and chari's) is cool! I love the way she expresses herself with lots of emotions and wit...She is vibrant!

LG - This is where the fun is at! She is simply dynamic!

I tagged 5 people but these guys...

Kinshar - Fabulous

Laspapi - Sage

Jinta - Charming

Yewande Atanda -Lovely

Tommeh - Intellectual 

Azuka - COOL

......what can I say? Thanks guys for your love.

Witty Facts

In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb".

Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone. 

Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

Coca-Cola was originally green. 

It is impossible to lick your elbow. 

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history: 
Spades - King David 
Hearts - Charlemagne 
Clubs -Alexander, the Great 
Diamonds - Julius Caesar 

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural 
causes.

Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"? 
A. One thousand 

Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common? 
A. All invented by women. 

Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? 
A. Honey 

In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase "goodnight, sleep tight." 

It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon. 

In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"

~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!