Tandra
Yesterday i was talking to someone about armpits ((dont ask why)) and i remembered the simsim balls we used to have in Primary School and the stories about how they got made. Now if u went to a cool school like mine, this wont be news to you. Apparently the canteen chick (who had this constant scent or funky thing going on right from break (or earlier) through to the end of the day) would have to roll that simsim under her arms to get them to that loveable round shape. Talk about silly!! oh wait...does anyone actually know if she didnt do that? im just asking??? All those years of toxins myt actually catch up with me. i needz to know!! ((panic panic))

There's this one time, about a yr ago, when going to Ebb to eat fish was the thing to do. Now those days, i hadnt been spoit by vehicles, yes, i was a ka young thing bent on getting to the plot, regardless. So i invited my sister and friends to go and specifically invited the bff. Now u myt be wondering y its important that i mention the bff.

He was over claiming to be a spontaneous boi so i thot, y not take him, spontaneous like. So i call him up and he agrees to go but made it clear he didnt have a car ((apparently all his friends like him coz he can transport them, lol...okay, that was then, i dont know abt now...u know how friends can be).

So my friends snake us n get this guy to come with them to Ebb meanwhile my sister, bff and me went to Ebb by taxi!! gosh, we werent cool bunnies!!

We did have fun but i cant believe thats something we actually did. Bff complained all the way back in the taxi abt how slow the taxi guy was going...how we had places to get to, but in a good way...

Just remembered, there was this guy sitting next to my sister staring at her..some dark type (okay i shd point out that im also dark) but that guy was like sooo sinister. We wld pass through dark into light patches and the guy wld staring!! Freaky!! Bff provided theme music ofcource..lol

Meanwhile my dad lost the plan!! He went out n bought a TV, reason being he didnt like the colour on the other set! They guy doesnt even watch Telly that much...now, if he had just made the same amount contribution to mylife......

k, enuf iddling for one morning...

** BFF "Girlfriend" is sooo our song!me i have entied, nuffin u can do..lol
Tandra
So there i was ((just realised all my posts start with so,gosh!! u'd think thats the only word in my vocabulary!! after spending so many dimes investing in Education, diction ((okay that parts a lie, but i was going with the flow...lol)).

Anyhu, this past week, i have tried to come up with cool stuff to blog about and have failed misarably mainly because there are too many strings attached to the good stuff!!

I had a somewhat interesting start.

First i must congratulate myself on finally stalking someone and successfully at that!!His name is Ivan. I sent the sms introducing myself ((he didnt know me from Adam)), followed that one up with a plea for response, told him flatering things about how cute he was ((never seen the guy before)) and generally gave a good impression of a gal gone guy crazy!! yes, those were the days.... i got over him or was it i got over myself?? When we eventually met up,i did find that he was cute and a silent type and i did score some dimes for my company, u know...the name of the game, sale sale sale!!

We got to talking about reading habbits ((watelse do people talk about on 1st dates? especailly us deep types,lol))and i ended up telling him quite a number of things like "You do not have to read a book to know that the chai chick likes u when she gives u more mugati than anyone else"...lol

BIG mistake on my part!! He didnt get intouch the next morning, cld help but think to myself "You do not have to read a book to know that someone doesnt feel u"...shame! But at least the muliro was redeemed ko, he sent a txt that nyt, so all is not lost!!

Then i meet these guys who for diplomatic reasons, i will name Mark. I have not actually met these people so bear with me.

Now, once upon a blissful day i was chatting when i ran into Mark who seemed a nice enuf block ((oops!! bloke)) but as we talked it became clear that we had nothing in common. He likes to party, i dont. He likes to drink i dont...he likes shallow discussions..................... i dont(((grins))

Anyhu things become a bit confusing when for the life of me i cldnt remember which address i had given Mark (yahoo or gmail) coz recently i was chatting with "him" in gmail and wondering how he had become such a coool guy! You know,going through my what not to like list and realising that he was fast catching up with my to like list..lol

So i tell the bff (sorry for misleading u, dear heart))and we get to talking abt "Mark" and how he's a nice guy and what not. Meanwhile while i was picking a "to stalk" candidate, wish "Mark" had been available.

Meanwhile, it turns out this guy is on mulembe and is fighting off offers left right and centre!! Why are the good ones always taken,huh??? Added to which im a granny in comparison...n the hits just keep coming.

***In case you havent figured it out, they are two very different people!!
Tandra
As a write this, im stuck by the road side, yes....the wonder that communication is, im mobile and soooooooooo ticked off!! But its not like i can do anything about it except wait for the car dealer with person who, by the way is taking his time.

I understand that he has other things to deal with but dude, I called you coz i knew you would hook me up!!

Yeah, reminds me of some book i read called ...oops, cant remember..lol.. oh yes ((wil rite it in later) but anyway, its basic point was knowing how to make the most of any situation and making each minute count. One scenario spoke clearly of how the client only thinks about himself. We all have problems but as always, we only want what we want when we want it.

Im so in touch with MY needs rite now!!! If i wasnt alone waiting this out, think i wld have taken a gentle stroll and deserted the blighter of a car!!

In other news,
Just seen a water supply trailer with "L" (Learner) on it...lol...now thats not something u see everyday.

I have also witnessed one accident.

As per today, i think we need more spots to park n chill especially near swamps!!!
Tandra
By now, u wld have prolly heard of the arrest of Capt. Mike Mukula and Alex K. and the narrow escape of Jim Muhwezi. Where as i am inclined to agree with those who think this was just a stunt to bring the attention of the world to the fact that Uganda is actively fighting corruption, i have glad to announce that i have gotten someone new to admire.

Alice Kaboyo. I know next to nothing about this lady, only that i take off me hat to this lady, all that money and u werent caught??? You take the place of my former hero, an officer in one of our prestigious Bank in Kampala who made off with abt 800,000 ds over a yr and the Bank cldnt touch her, imagine that!


But kidding aside, and i know the mentality in Ug is "You aint a thief till you get caught" but my question for the day is "Where was our vigilant Inspector of Government when this was happening?"

((By the by, think they shd let the Capt. go...his sum is paltry!))

By the time a person even hits the 10M mark, and im being generous, that's a red flag! 700M is just ludicrus.
What this could mean is our "flagship bearer" either did not see the signs as early as 2005 or just ignored the signs which brings other questions into play. Like, are we sure the IG is not corrupt? OKay, thats kinda asking if the pope is white but still, i believe in the office!

If the iGG cant do anything in time, these are just signs that our system as usual is messed up!!

And then we had Jim and Alice doing a keyser Soze on us. Realistically, if this was not a spur of the moment arrest scenario, Intelligence agencies should have known that these money happy personalities were not in the country to begin with.

While this makes the Intelligence of this country look slopy, it also discredits the view that this is Govt finally following up on corruption. Jim M. has been in sooo many squirmishes before that i think i should write a song about him, kinda like those village songs about brave warriors who survive each war, lol.

It has been rumoured for so long that Jim is actually the Presidents No.2.. unless he comes back pretty soon and does infact pay back or alocate responsibility or by some Houdini act escape prison, i think we can safely say this particular rumour would be proved somewhat true. No. 2 may be pushing things a bit, but what the heck? we shall stick to no. 2

By the by, just thought abt this...Are those pople safe behind bars? With poisoning high on the list of Assasination, will we actually see them brought to Justice? I would suggest a safe house but...we myt never see them again and we dont want that to happen, do we?

*** Just found out that my hero voluntarily turned herself in. Hmmmm....
Tandra
This one issue that im sure those of you who have active actually listen to that little cautious voice in your mind have come across. More especially if u do not belive in stealing, cheating or generally thieving and scheming to get rich. The question is, is it ever justified??

Some one cries yes...someone esle says no.

Lets say for example you work in a bank, everytime you carry out a transaction, your clients show you a bit of appreciation in the amount of 50K, u earn 500k. Logically, the bank pays you to do your job so u shd not be accepting any amount out of your salary, yes? U myt rationalise that 50k isnt a lot and well it is appreciation and you should take it, kinda like the tip u leave in a restaurant. ((this is not related, someone was asking y we dont tip check out persons in supermarkets...lol...there myt be a point there)))

Onto harder stuff. Your job requires you to sell an idea/program whatever and make a about 20% profit for your company. So u go in, do your thing and actually 40% which means your boss will get 3,000,000 at the end of the month instead of 2mln while u wil earn ur usual 600k. Say u had the opportunity during the project to make money worth 700. wld u take the chance or again be rational n b the good christain u are and earn your modest 600?

Interestingly enough depending on how u look at it, u are entitled to the 700 coz its ur hard labour either way that will make the client pay up. Ever notice how when things are positive ur boss takes all the credit and when things go a bit crazy, they let u take the fall and demand that u fix things???

One thing that always bothers me is this thing of being a lawyer. Do lawyers actually lie or do they give u aversion of the truth? coz what is truth really? Truth is perception which is why we have this ongoing battle about faith and belief. U do not neccessarily have to be a lawyer to talk urself out of a mess, the person believes you because u are giving a credible explanation of events. If you use the same logic, then scheeming 700k is okay coz its realistically your blood and sweat.

But then again, wat is cheating or stealing? Taking something that is not yours. By schemming, u take what is not directly yours, u cover ur tracks n hope no one catches on. Well in short u b corrupt!!

On the other hand, is corruption justifiable in such an unfair world, where sweat and tears n months of total dedication to the job culminate in minimal pay and no appreciation whatsoever?

Or, are u exactly worth what you are paid and should accept the status qou and live within your means? Ur "worth"??
Tandra
Once in a while i go through this phase, and it is a phase, i have no doubt about that.

This week i resolved to go out and see the bright lights, decided to do something out of the norm for me, usually my home shuts down by 9pm, imagine!! Anyhu, in order to do this, i decide to look up my ever loyal friends. As u can prolly tell by now, the joke was on me! I mean, i wasnt asking for a lot, just about 2 hrs, then off to our respective homes we wld go, but NOOOOO...

I finally got inspired to hang on sat. so i look up my limited friends (who by the way i can dail in my sleep) and guess what? they had plans of their own n did not even sound as if as though they myt even consider fitting me into their plans. I know im not the most interesting person to hang out in dingy places, but still, i think i make for nice conversation,lol..

((I learnt by the way that between 9 & 12 on sats. u can find Uganda's own shakira n beyounce wanna be's at Good fellas, Grand Imperial.)))

So i look up my sis and she gives me a cold shoulder 1st round. its at this point that i remembered y i like solo projects, although coz i was becoming anti social i had considered making someone tag a long when i went discovering new places. Plus in solo projects, u dont need to look up anyone, u r always punctual and never disappoint..lol

I had decided to go city looking at when my sis called back and agreed to hang (twas only for an hr anyway) and we ended up at steakout, sat with the very nice bar tender, listened to some loud music and called it a night.

when we were sitting there, i remembered this episode in "Goodness Gracious Me" where these 2 ladies in a disco,bar, play ground or whatever were always thinking guyz were chatting them up and yet they (the guyz)hadnt even noticed that they were there to begin with. The babes kept saying
"In your dreams buddy"....lol...u needed to have watched it.

Which brings me to my main point, i do need new friends...any one offering??? lol

**** P.s Kissyfur , where'd do i get a nice long island iced tea thingy majig?
Tandra
Everybody needs
Somebody who'll be there
Someone to wipe the tears and make you smile
So if you need someone
That will not judge you when you fall
No matter what you've done
My love will answer when you call

(Chorus)
So after your heart's been torn in two
And you just don't know what to do
After the rain has come and gone
And the sun still won't shine
After your friends have walked away
And you've run out of words to say
After you've tried everything else
Then try me. (Oh yeah)

Life can make you cry
And hurt you deep inside
I promise you I know the pain you feel
So if you let me love you
I can take those clouds away
I'll fill you up with joy
And all your wrong, I will erase.

(Chorus)
So after your heart's been torn in two
And you just don't know what to do (Uh huh)
After the rain has come and gone (I know)
And the sun still won't shine (Shine)
After your friends have walked away (Un huh)
And you've run out of words to say
After you've tried everything else (Tried everything else)
Then try me. (Me)

Even though you hurt me
And sometimes forget my name
My love is unconditional (Uh huh)
That means that it will never ever change

(Chorus)
So after your heart's been torn in two
(Yeah)
And you just don't know what to do (You don't know what to do)
After the friends has come and gone (Yeah…and gone)
Still won't shine (Still won’t shine) (It still won’t shine)
After your friends have walked away (They’ve turned their backs on you)
Run out of words to say (you don’t know what to say)
Tried everything else (Hey yeah)
Tried everything else (tried everything else)
Tried everything else (Oh)
Said you can, you can try me
Try Me (Oh)
Try me (Try me)
Try me (Reach out your hand)
Try me (And I’ll be there)
Call me (You can call me)
Try me
(Whatever) So whatever you need
You can try me
Oh
Tandra
Decided to do a Bukumunhe coz i cant figure out what it is that i really want to write about...these are just memories and thoughts from these past days...

1.Tagging. I noticed from a number of blogs that people get tagged, after which you are supposed to write about seven things about you that people dont know about you. Hmm...reminds me of school. You know, those games the cool kids always got picked to be in and u were in the background trying to be seen?? Yeah, dont be acting like u dont what im talking about.

2. ATM scam. i always thought the Bank made me pay atad too much in mbu "handling charges" so the other day when i needed an envelope, i decided a very white sh100 envelope from my bank would do nicely.So knowing my bank would not have a camera following my endevours plus the fact that i was justified in this mission i set out to get this envelope. My only problem was, my bank is notorious for retaining cards moreover i really needed the money i was there to withdraw in the first place coz if i didnt get the money i could not pay a supplier and in turn i could nt deliver on a certain clients assignment and that would not look nice on anyone. So anyhu, needless to say,it was Mission Possible!!

3.Driving in Kampala. I am always amazed at drivers in Kampala, always on the move, always looking for some plot and always allllll the time. I mean, who would expect a Jam at 11am on Acacia Avenue???!!! Any sane person would prolly be at their office or a clients office or something like that...but nnnnnnooooo Ugandans be stuck in jams at that time. Plus dont ever kid urself that there's a jam free hour and you can dart around at that time. Weeeeeeelll, on further reflection, maybe there are indeed jam free time zones...yeah,when its raining, A LOT!! The road wil be yours ((dont forget to mention where u read this invaluable advice)))

4.Hanging out. Ever notice how small Kampala is? yeah it really is especially when u decide to paint the town blue or is that red? I could list the places worth visiting in under 3 minutes, wonder how y'al who hang out every evening do it. Even "table talk" with Bukumunhe (think its him,New Vision, dont know when...sunday i think)) isnt giving any fresh ideas of places to and not to go.


Let me think some more, sure i will come up with more idle notes
Tandra
So apparently me and the BFF aint talking simply because i called him a snob, imagine! i mean we shouldnt talk for worse stuff like i plotted to take over the world n failed or at worst, plotted to loot his PS. i mean, now that i can relate to and if he didnt talk to me after that, i too wldnt speak to myself.

But no...snob! i mean he had just assured me that i looked a certain stereotype ((which i think i do once a person understands a bit of my background.i mean, if u knew next to jack about me, u wldnt think that))).

So BFF, i wrote about us..cant we be friends again? pweety pwease?
Tandra
Okay, i went to see one of my gals today and i found out something that stunned me and im still trying to decide if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

SO apparently, this other gal cant connect with me because she just cannot figure out what i like, how i will react and so on. Maybe i should explain how this came about.

I have friends who have friends..yeah inane sentence but anyhu, im friends with these other friends coz we share friends ((wanted to see how many friends i could stick in one sentence..lol))

So this gal is having a baby so our mutual friends want to have a baby shower in her honour, hence somehow i get dragged into the plot.((but there's beef there of awhole other post)) that i wont get into now.I was a bit skeptical because im not really a friend, and baby showers translate into spending money that i dont have. i was hoping to talk someone else into going then maybe i cld make the neccessary 3 minute stop over then leave.

So i learn from my friend shiela that our mutual friend tagi had told another friend tasha that this baby shower was going to happen but she (tagi) did not let me know yet she was on the organising committee. So shiela asks her about it and thus sprung the comment that she just doenst know how to handle me.

Apparently im always negative when she suggests plot. Me??? NEVER, i live for plot!!!! Even take myself most of the time, im more reliable...everyone else has to check with the boyfriend...hm,mmmmmmm
Tandra
Today my housemates just amused me..think it was coz i was part of the sillyness. Now we had squeezed the toothpaste tube dry but no one wanted to go get another. I mean, its not like we didnt have more toothpaste, it was the hussle. Twas just silly, n then when i went to get the tube, apparently who ever had been there before me had found herbal paste, wasnt impressed n left it there ((think they thought they could go to the shop and get another brand)), i was amused. i like herbal paste.lol

Then, i found out that if u have a tooth ache n cant get to a dentish like immediatley,vodca is the answer. Swirl some in your mouth, it wil numb the pain. ((this is no excuse to have unlimited amounts of Vodka by the by))). You are under no obligation to swallow the vodka by the way.

Did u ever listen to Macy Gray's "Why didnt you call me"?. Now talk about a deep song, especially when u went out with someone u pulled out the stops to impress and after the date they dont even call or text u. Yeah, u know what im talking about, most of us have been victims. Reminded my sis about it this morning, had a good laugh over it.

Last evening i learnt i had acquired a boyfriend. Now that in itself is wierd considering i have been dedicating people "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne.. ((look it up)). In short it talks abt not liking the guyz girlfriend and taking her place...LOL.

I mean if we r apparently in a relationship, let me know, otherwise i would deny you and get a way with it...LOL
Tandra
Wabula, i am behind in this plot of hooking up!!

I have concluded that either i have a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaly nice voice that cries out for attention or the person on the other side of the tele4ne is bored. Either way....

So i call up my Internet service provider the other day to reactivate my account.This is how the conversation went.

Operator: Hello, thanks for calling, Moses speaking, how may i help u?
M: Hi Moses, i would like to reactivate my account.
O: May i know who i am talking to?
M:oh this is T.
O: oh...T from...think we have spoken before
M: Oh...okay ((thinking okay, so can we get my thing done, got to surf!!))
O: so how have u been?
M: OKay ((it dont really matter to u how i been)))
O: So how is that place
M: its okay ((yawn yawn yawn)))
O: do u know i was in Livingstone?
M: 4 real? U sound like u were in Lumumba
okay, i have draged this out as long as i can...we went on abt Halls for sometime....

O: Anyway, i wanted to ask you to give me your number!!
Hold up, wait a minute!! i just called you to activate the account, do i sound desparate? Am i unconsciously relaying the message that i need someone to take me for Spiderman III? Do i sound as though i have no plot????

M: Ahhhhh.....
O: I want to talk to you
M: Ahhhh....(((think babe, THINK!! Light bulb!!))) Why dont u call me on this number?
O: Its the Data line, it probably wont be availble any time i call
M: Well u never know, try your luck
O: Im sorry to insist, but please give me your mobile number?
M: Listen i have to go now
O: No bambi, please give me your number?
M: I will call you, on Monday (twas saturday))
O: Bambi your number. what if we dont ever get to talk? what if i leave this job tomoro? what if...
M: Dont worry, will call u
Click!

first, had i known, this was the way to get numbers of peeps u dont even know, i wlda signed up fpr customer care long time ago!! Why do people keep these things secret??? LOL

Second, do people stop to think that they myt be kwanaring a psycho????

3rd, voices tend to be misleading. They breed expectations which breed disappointment. Really a loose loose.
Tandra
Kati, im a bit peeved coz these road construction peeps have decided to dig up the golf cource road. DOnt they understand thats the ideal route to dodge town traffic especially if you are coming from Nakulabye going to Bugolobi, Nakawa A LOT!!!

Apparently they are actually rebuilding the whole stretch which leads me to think the queen will actually use the road, so all of y'al with terrorist connections, get to planning!!! lol

Now my beef is, we use Jinja road into Kampala road a lot. What did the Ministry of Works do? It created biraka in the road, which by the way are tearing at the seams! and VERYYYYYYY BAD BIRAKA ( for those of u who dont know wat biraka are, nga u r lucky, things must have been good when u r were growing up, or maybe u just werent fashion conscious...lol,hahahhahaha.. okay i just managed to amuse myself seriously...ask ur neighbour, they myt know))
me i want a Hummer..so those of you who have beef for people with Hummers, the jokes on you!!

I mean honestly, we have suffered!! This is a cry from someone tired of pot holes!!

Meanwhile have u noticed that the city is becoming smaller? or maybe its that people are becoming richer? wait..ugandans have always used money on useless things..take for example Swahilli themed shows.lol. No offence to anyone who speaks Swahili or is Kenyan but riddyculus was a joke! N who did not attend????? i didnt, I nu the deal plus thats y we have show time, duh!!

the point is, u cannot avoid the jam. Mbu even short cuts have jams...people have resorted to using main roads, u cant win either way...tis soooo sad!!

In movies, i hear Jams are the perfect places to pick up partners...after all, all u r doing is sitting in a Jam!! but thats movies. Ugandans may kill u thinking its progie, but many idlers together..wat do u get? a riot!! lol
Tandra
U wont like believe the song that sprung forth from my mouth...talk abt trez wierd..
remember that supposedly catchy song inspired by geatano?
Amalako, amalako, Geatano amalako...some some...thing..something...
oba it was song by kyoka red red bantoni...u can see WBS effectively advertised!!

okay, something tells me im mixing up artists and songs.coz now i think maybe the song was different from bebe cool...who cares? they all kinda sound the same...

which is beef me have with ugandan artists..im not thinking tooo straight kati, will finish this someother time!!
Tandra
First i would like to thank all of you who have carefully stayed up to date on my health issues, especially 27th...LOL (probably the only one anyhu!)) darn, thought this speech would be longer!!!

Yes, i finally went to see the dentist. On the up side, i still have tooth aches...yeah, i no, not too much of a plus, but i also learnt that i may be spending a number of hours at my fav. dental spot, hence the upper side.

Apparently the four yrs of hide and hide finally caught up with me and im in the process of having a root canal done, three visits scheduled! Ontop of that i have about 7 holes to fill. SEVEN!! Sheesh, one of them should have spoken up some time ago, u know, in deferance to the person who houses them, hello!

In other news....
My bff just asked me about pizza plot we had about four days ago. FOUR DAYS AGO!! Mbu i was supposed to text and i didnt. Special the boy b, SPECIAL!!

I have started reading Elechi Amadi's The Concubine, i figured since i wasnt going to be examined on the book i myt as well read it, lol. Interestingly enough, i did do Lit. for 6 yrs, but man, dont get those things!! Poems go over my head, always had to guess at what the examiner was asking about with those long winded qns... its a wonder i passed so highly!!! But people tell me im deep,so...LOL

this is my qoute from the book so far..darn, where'd it go!!
Tandra
Man, oh man. i was driving through the town in this little bug of a car. I could hear that voice on the Collin McCrea** game telling me to watch the corners and all that. What a rush.

The problem was i was really maxing out the little car, pushing the pedal to the metal, toes spread out in concentration naye maaaama! The little bug wasnt on my KB, the thing just jammed to move!!!

I think even the slowest scooter would have wized past me!! So humiliating!! Plus there were some poppies like close by, didnt want them to even glance at the number plate. Under such circumstances, if they flagged me down, i could not pull out the " i was driving too fast to stop" excuse...lol... BUSTED!!
Tandra
Let me share something i noticed about Makerere Strikes...well realistically i think its any demonstration in Uganda, probably proves why none are successful.

People dont really plan before demonstrating, everyone things its just a matter of organising large numbers of rowdy characters and you are good. Mate, it dont work like that!!

This morning, the strike was over water or lack of water on the hill, it didnt or hasnt turned violent yet. Apparently as a result of the construction at Jinja road round about ((watever its right name)) the water lines were mixed up so MUK was generally cut off. Has been since last tuesday.

So, my point is this. The boys organised themselves to strike and had no idea who to appeal to to affect change. The looked like loud disorganised ants, planless loud tins.

Think a survey should be carried out to find out how many students even know the admin. Wait...why would they want to, right?

Isnt that the point? If you want to actually make a difference, know who to talk to, how to and when to, duh!!

**** Get this, the police were not for once beating everyone in site ((guess the tear gas less rumour was true lol)) but were actually ferrying water to the campus. Yay!!
Tandra
Now my mother amused me this morning. Apparently she has been driving around for about two days with a flatish like rear tyre, which kinda made sense, i had also heard the wierd noises.

Anyhu, one of the drivers at her office pointed out the fact that her tyre was like waayyy past working on so she (mum) asked her to take it to the Fuel station to get it fixed. So the driver dutyfully goes to the station then calls mum to ask where her spare tyre was.

Get this, my mum drives one of those cars with the spare attached to the door not in the boot or on the undercarriage of the car.

My mother, who OWNS the car, could not remember where her spare tyre was. The chick went into a panic, started planning around her next salary (note that today is 12th..some wait,huh)), brandishing her arms at a cruel cruel world..lol

What made it sillier was the driver and even the mechanic did not see the tyre. I mean, come on, it aint decor!! plus the silly tyre doesnt even have a cover, its like to human view displayed!!!
Tandra
So this morning i decided to stop being lazy and playing with my life and actually go see the doctor, the medical one, the dentist im still debating with myself.

So i carry my sorry self to the clinic, decided not to self medicate for once.Any one who has had malaria knows how expensive it can be especially if u want the good stuff.

After the Lab. tech religiously pulled out his equipment, the punk went a head to prick or rather bleed((oba is that the technical term)) me. Now i know its his job, but he did not have to make such a huge pricky thing in my finger, felt like he'd pulled an attery if it were ever possible...LOL

After 20 minutes of sitting on some uncomfy chair, i find out i dont actually have malaria.Good news, yes? Bad news...stil have my headache, wats with that??
Tandra
I was having this interesting conversation with a friend today. This is kinda how it went.

D: was this Jackie, my Jackie? refer to my "manyiraring punk" post
T: dunno. have u called me in the dark of the nyt? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
D: no, by my Jackie, i mean, my stalkee jackie
T: nope, was writing n thats the name that came up
D: ah. i miss her - Jackie
T: lol, 4 real?
D: maybe i should give her a call some time.it will be like old times. see, my problem is i believe in equality. if i'm lining u, T. and i call u about thrice. and in those 3 times i believe we've had good interesting conversation
i expect u to call me 4th time round,if u dont...
T: hmmmm, thats one way of lookin at things, i guess
D: yeah. as i take 3 steps towards u, take 1

Background info: D went through this phase of girlfriend hunting so he was hooked up with Jackie to "friendly stalk"..LOL..i no sounds silly. but nothing wrong with harmless stalking especially when y'al know it aint serious

Main point:
Now, D is my kinda guy i also believe in equality. It can be a bit frustrating for you to like soneone and feel like u r doing all the running around. Now before i cause more problems by openly agreeing with the guyz, let me stop here...

***feel like there was a point...hmmm...wil work on it later!!
Tandra
The other day i was talking to my sister about the dentist. MAJOR MISTAKE!! We was sharing our war stories and it turns out she wont use my dentist because he accused her of lying to get our of school some odd years ago and did not apologise when investigations revealed that she actually had a few problems.

Wait, did i say "my dentist"?? well in a way he is..im hunting for a new one but thats another story. Im begining to think the guy jinxed me.Met him about 6 months ago in a kwanjula meeting and the first thing he asked was if i had any dental problems!! This before the usual how are u's??

but anyhu, apparently my sister's new dentist checked her teeth awhiles back and he had good news and better news to give her after the check up. She could either get rid of her problem forever or have her tooth built up. Now getting rid of the tooth would not have been a bad thing had it not been for the fact that the tooth was at thr front of her mouth!! LOL, u know those two big teeth we all have? lol

Back to the main point which is i have a dull toothache!! Donwanna go see the dentist coz apparently the consultation fee is a bit too high according to me (( No my job doesnt cover medical or anything for that matter!!)) i hear 60k. Man, all these years i didnt know there was a ka gold mind in dentistry!!!
Tandra
Just read something that worked me up a bit. i hear ".....just like today’s Pastors who preach the prosperity gospel and spend money lavishly on themselves at the expense of poor church members.
That is why I have no kind words for Pastors who mess around regardless of how ‘anointed’ they claim to be. Like some pastors who buy Hummers. Baz called it a sin and the most vulgar behaviour – bringing a Hummer to the 3rd world
". The 27th Comrade "Am i Evil enough?

This is my beef.

1. God blesses your life be in all aspects. So if you choose to use the blessings to buy a hummer, so bloody what? its your life, right?

2. The choice of car depends on personal preferance, need and all that. If i choose a BMW over a corolla II, thats my Biz, not yours. U aint the one driving it, u know!!

3. If your pastor is always talking blessings and riches but drives a starlet, how many would still believe that he serves a miracle working God? Be realistic and be real. No one wants a poor pastor preaching about blessings.

4.A hummer doesnt choose which country it goes to...LOL..so bloody what that it ends up in a 3rd world country? its still a country and it was bought and paid for!!

5. Have u seen the potholes in Kampala? Man, all of us need hummers

On further reflection, the truth is world views have also influenced our views on how "rich" a pastor should or should not look. Realistically, if we werent beefing over the guyz hummer, it would be his house, or his shoes or even his hair cut or lack of!! There probably wont ever be that one level that we think should suit our pastors or politicians or even our siblings!!

If a man misuses his office, it was God given, let him take it up with God, we can talk about this til the cows come home but the fact is God knows your inner most deliberations and knows the reasons why you do what you do. When the Bible says God looks for those who worship him in Spirit and Truth (paraphrased ofcource), its the same thing, God knows and man can be quite judgemental.
Tandra
OK, i might be loosing all those hard earned points i have been earning but the hell with it.

i cannot tell a lie, i like to play solitaire especially when im refocussing hence i started a poll to gauge how important the game is and guess what? got agreement all the way thru!! Yaay!!

**** Here's the redeeming part, i also like to play PSP2 games, so dont knock my skills!!! lol


***** Now these r things of reading old posts and making me go back to edit. My BFF just assured me that there aint PSP2 games..i was soo amused, i do know that. was just too lazy to go back to change it. plus i think they shd b called PS2G's...makes more sence
Tandra
Now, i have this thing about cooking which is really wierd considering i barely do any!! ok, thats not neccasarily true..recently i have taken up trying my hand at the recipies i idly come by, makes for interesting dining, i tell ya.

But back to the issue at hand. i was watching food channel with my sister recently and this lady was doing her thing "Rachel's Favourite Food for Friends". ((such a long title, i know, my sister also questioned this. Her title should be ((suggestion)) "Rachel's friends favourite food"..hmmmm

Anyhu, Rachel was busy making spinach lasagne ((yeah, i can see u go ewww, ewww, ewwwwwwww) and she's u know, talking as she makes it.

Now, you know how u can tell that you wont ever make a dish basing on the chefs presentation? look at the chef's face when they taste the food.

The chick looked like she had swallowed something ghastly..lol...she probably had. she made those sounds all of us make when we want to just choke on whatever we have swallowed sounds sort of like ... ((okay i have FAILED to write out the sound but im sure u get the idea))

Al i know is me and spinach lasagne...NEVER to happen!
Tandra
Yesterday i was soooooo amused, i laughed myself silly and yet when i think of it, it really...(( let me not spoil it,LOL).

So this friend gets into this car to try it out. She goes through the right steps to start up the car.. (( for those of you who actually went to driving school, im sure you can here musisi oba kenny oba sula giving u instructions..check your mirrors...wont bore you with that)))

Now, i tell her that the car wasnt turned on and she insists that it was. Here's the part that really amused me.

She looked like superman about to take flight, her arm resting behind the arm of the passenger chair and her looking into the near future,poised to take on the world.

The suspence was killing me, i could not wait to see her expression when she realised that i was telling her the truth.

SO anyway, 2 minutes of non movement cleared up any illusions she had. The funny thing is, she actually sat there, ready to take off...
Tandra
OK, a bit of a tough one here. i already brought up this issue with my BBF in the whole Internet so if you are reading this, stop yourself!! This is kinda how my conversation went with the manyiraring punk

MP: Hi, did i wake u?

Me: thinking to myself, i like went to sleep at 9,its 12 now, wat do u think???

well yes...wats up? whats going on?

this is the same chap who could not bother to call me before coz he has been broke

MP: Listen there's this gal here called Jackie. Could u explain to her what we are to each other? she probably wont say anything but please explain to her, okay?

clearly not thinking as fast as i should have been)

Me: Sure thing

MP:OKay, im switching to loud speaker now

Me: Sure
sounds of phone switching mode...

Me: Hi Jackie
suddenly im listening to Nelly, or at least i think it was, probably Akon even..was too drowsy to even know!

MP: I'l call you back
Hangs up.

I look and loooooook at my phone. Maybe i dreamed up the entire episode but nope, my incoming calls show i did recieve a call that lasted 1.14 minutes.

Now for the background data. This guy and me have been friends for a while and recently the idea that maybe we could take the friendship further was being played around with. We had given each other ((okay, i had cut him out of my life)) about 3-4 months ago and then we reconciled and decided to make our friendship the greatest thing EVER! yeah...yeah..

So anyhu, day 4, im still waiting.My BFF ((yeah i hear some of u saying, are we in grade school???this i got from Tim by the way)) says i should not give in and make the call to find out the real deal. Do no about that.

oh...oh..get this. Apparently i called him a few days back and caused problems. This from some one who is supposedly single. One thing bothers me though, the only way she would have known i had called him was if he told her himself coz i called off a landline not cell.

This has player written all over it!!