Umbrella

I am an umbrella

Sturdy, definite, dependable

Most times I feel neglected

When I am not outside

Me and the sun, we do get along

I am a shade when the heat is on

I worry when it's windy and would usually flip out

I want to be considered as reliable, though I could fold up in doubt

The silence of the seasons would usually freak me out

I feel guilty when I wish for rain, morning showers are the best

A reminder of a fresh start; to protect, to serve and to shield

Think of me as a true accomplice, ever ready, ever sure

Come rain, come sunshine, come fall, I am here with you through it all

I write like I speak

I write like I speak. I have all these thoughts jumbled up in my head and I try to bring them out as quickly as possible so I don't leave out any little bit of information. With writing, it works because you can always go back and edit, but in real life, a lot of times I just get all kinds of looks depending on whom I'm speaking to. My man-friend tells me when I speak 'excitedly' (he has coined it!) that I start to lisp. If I knew that all I had to do to get rid of my lisp was to talk really slowly, this would have saved me a whole lot of money and the pain of braces.

Imagine that....

Weird that my last post was about living with a celeb because this morning this fact actually kicked in. I was awakened by a lot of noise and movement going on in my apartment and I started wondering if my roomie had invited some people over for brunch and assumed I would be in class (forgetting I am on holiday, YAY!), so I decided to be brave and venture out of my room. Strangers, everywhere, suitcases, tripods and then in the living room, my roommate with all kinds of curly things in her hair and a make-up person attending to her.

Me: Wow, what`s going on????
Her:`Cee, I`m so sorry, I had a shoot today and I forgot`
Me:`No problemo, can I watch?`

I must say that I enjoyed the shoot, watching the stylists, make-up lady and photographer work, with all the different languages just floating around was a beautiful thing! In my younger days I remember always wanting to be in the world of fashion, over the years I`ve learnt I am just not cut out for it, I prefer to be a very close observer. In that sense, I guess having Anna as a roommate doesn`t hurt : )

A funny story

So when I moved to Basel, it was crazy trying to find an apartment, I didn`t know how ridiculous it would be so I put it off till I actually got here. Big mistake, I ended up staying at a Bed and Breakfast for 2 months! It was a learning experience, my advice to all when starting off in a new place, make all arrangements before you get there or else you`ll end up spending a lot of money you probably do not have. So I started my studies with the huge burden of looking for a place lingering in the background. Fortunately, the lady at the B&B was very helpful and understanding (I call her my mama in Basel and we still keep in touch), I eventually found a very cool place, like right out of one of those vintage French movies, old and cosy, just the way I liked it. This is exactly where I saw myself living when I thought of Europe and my roommate matched the apartment completely, artsy, girly and cool! She had told me she was in a band called Anne Claire, told me to check out their website and invited me to a show. I was amazed when I did, such talent, I couldn`t understand how they hadn`t been picked up yet...

I moved in and it was great, my roommate told me she was going to perform in some kind of contest and it was going to be aired on TV, being new in town I wasn`t sure what it was but I had told her I would definitely give my support! I wasn`t able to watch the show on the day it aired, but the next day I rushed to Youtube (God bless them) and SHE WON!!!!!! SO, I am now roommates (till April at least) with Switzerland's representative for the Eurovision contest!!!!!! I am super cool people! and that`s my claim to fame for now : ) enjoy her winning performance!

I am here

Finding time to share my world hasn`t been easy, so I have a backlog of pent up feelings which I believe is a little unhealthy, so here I am back to unload all I have stored up.

So much has happened...

I lied last year when I said I would be more consistent with my posts, but hopefully, I will be able to keep that promise this year.

The big news from 2010 was that I moved to Switzerland : ) Basel to be precise. I am a student once again! Is it bad that I am already done with the experience? I just miss the freedom that earning money gives you!!!! Either way, I shall milk this whole experience for all it`s worth, lots of backpacking planned.

Me and my man friend made it to 2011, yay! Long distance has been tough but we have managed to keep things interesting so happiness all around!

Happy new year to all, still working on getting a camera, till then I shall depend on pics by friends, this one was taken by the beautiful Maeva, when she came to visit me here in the land of the Swiss. We were in Bar Rouge that evening, you can view the whole of Basel and beyond from there : )

Over the rainbow...

Happy New Year, it's been a very fast year so far, the weeks are moving along really quickly and I must say I am quite happy about all my little projects unfolding as the time rushes by. 

A quick summary of all that's been going on since I last shared. So last year my friend did get married, I feel I did a good job as a first time bridesmaid, I ended up having to hook up all the little flower girls with french braids while also trying to get myself together, let's just say I dunno if I want to be that involved in a wedding that's not mine again....I didn't say it loud enough cause already another friend is trying to sign me up for the same gig 'God Help me!'. Also in 2009, I got to see my friend Maryam twice in one year (she lives in DC, I live in Lagos), that never happens, so it was great to catch up. She decided to come out and celebrate her birthday with us and we were toooooo happy to oblige! That's us in the pic with my beautiful sisters!

My man-friend went off to school in England and so our relationship is now long-distance, I feel very mixed about this....

My sister, I and Sally launched our new t-shirt collection and the feedback has been great, we are presently working on revamping our website and just being more organised, feels good that we're still in business after all these years!

And that brings us to this morning, I just watched the Marc Jacobs show compiled by one of my favorite fashion bloggers Garance Dore and it put me in very high spirits, my own personal Monday morning boost! Some people need coffee, I need my Bill Cunningham (NYtimes on the street), Scott Schuman (the Satorialist) and Garance. Every time I see something beautiful it gives me hope and inspires me so I already know this week is going to be great (it helps that Friday may actually be a public holiday). Well, hopefully, I'll be a bit more consistent this year as far as sharing my thoughts in blogville, just taking everything one step at a time.

Tchau xoxo

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My friend Bee is getting married and I am so excited but at the same time a little anxious. She made me a Chief brides-maid (CBM), and there's two of us but I feel I haven't quite lived up to expectations even though I'm not sure what exactly the expectations are these days. From all I've seen on the big screen the CBM is the bride's biatch for the day of the ceremony, she basically has to be prepared for anything, soooooo does that mean I twiddle my thumbs till the day of? (which is in 2 weeks btw)?