Detonating Mixed Feelings

A boring evening was lightened up with a glorious display of lights I have never seen my whole life. There I stood at the balcony watching fireworks explode, unveiling beautiful patterns and colours. I shed a few tears when some detonated because they were breath taking. Typical of a girl (winking eye lashes), I imagine my "Prince Charming" detonating one that reads "Dina will you please marry me?"
And so they went on and on and on and I was lost in those beautiful explosions of light.

It was the Nigerian Centenary celebration and lucky me happen to live very close to the National Stadium where the fireworks happened. Let me take a second to repeat that it was beautiful.
Well I was in the kitchen when I heard the explosive detonating and God forgive me cos the first thing that came to my mind was "Boko Haram" (God forgive me). But then I realized our house didn't shake and the explosions continued, after which I figured was a display of fire works.

Many thoughts ran through my mind aside the "marry me" fantasy. At a point I just wished my Country is as beautiful as those display. I just wished we won't have to wake up to another sad news anymore. I wished the killings would stop. I wished large sums of money won't just disappear. I wished for leaders who fear God and care for her people. I wished for so many good things and suddenly turned those wishes to a silent prayer. Dear Good Lord, have Mercy on Nigeria and give us a big break this time.

Turn a complain to a prayer for your country!  

Kim Kardashian

The name turns necks and arouses curiosity. And regardless of the others' disputing her celebrity status, she is celebrated even beyond other recognized celebrity. She was once the most searched individual online and of course we cannot forget how she walked the soil of Nigeria for an hour... no an hour less, for a jaw dropping amount of money. It is not like I am a fan o; I'm just among the many who followed the story of this young woman who did absolutely nothing spectacular to become a star.

 I was caught up in my bored times some days back and exhausted that time on YouTube. Began watching some vines compilation to laugh the boredom away, then some Wu Tang Clan classic videos and suddenly stumbled into a "Kim before the Fame" video. I could swear that I could not recognize her till she said, "I'm Kim the dopest... Dope is Kim and Kim is Dope..." Think it was her graduation video and she made a statement that typical me went into the realm of thoughts. She said she wished someone will keep the video so they can all remember her when she becomes very famous. You got that???


She did not say, keep the video so she can be remembered as a famous singer or actress; she just said famous and that's exactly who she is now... Famous. Kim earns money for doing nothing but waking up from sleep, brushing her teeth, go shopping, fighting with her mom or sisters, getting engaged in a stadium, giving birth to North, etc; which are her real life events. She is not dating Kanye in a movie, it is her life and she's getting paid for it, plus we all get to watch whether we like her or not.

Now believe me when I say her sex tape with Ray J is not her breakthrough, because if it was many of us would make one. What am I even saying; many have more than one sex tapes and are still just there.

And finally, it shall be said that a certain post was published and the writer (Me) wrote that I will be paid jaw dropping sums of the hardest currency for doing absolutely nothing. I don't even want the world to follow my story.