Surprises' World

Alexa, play breathin' by Ariana Grande. Some days, things just taaake  Way too much of my energy ... Is it just me or is the air in the country fresher, the sky higher and the ground easier to walk on- Caucasian Chalk Circle nostalgia😂😂. Honestly though, what's all that hustle in the city about!! It's just too exhausting.  The excitement that gets me when I hear birds chirp is just exhilarating, the smell of fresh grass early in the morning as the dew evaporates, the smell of fresh soil, the calming wind in the trees. Wachana na vumbi huwa nakula kila siku nikikimbia class* major face palm. Truth be told, I would choose the country over the city through all the lives that I get to live. The peace that I get from being upcountry is unmatched. I really enjoy the lifestyle and the calm vibrations it holds. I am always recharged. And oooh, do I need a recharge.  I just need to breath *long deep breath. Reset. Find my bearing. Manifest too, at my most tranquil state and surr...

This particular 'title' has been in my drafts for the longest time. But I never really got the right words for it. Sometimes life gets too carzy that you even forget to live in the moment. So many of my family and friends kept asking what happened to my blog...na vile nilikuwa na psyche🙄. But I honestly think that maybe this is the perfect time to pick it up. So ever since the new year began I have been seeing some angel numbers repeatedly. And they all point to living in the moment and being present. This is something that most of us as young people just fail to do. You wake up do the same thing and go to bed just to wake up and do the same things we did yesterday and the day before... literally like living in a constant loop. Dream ya kutoka kwa block...but we just forget to take sometime to breath. Ni maisha utaishi ama ni pesa utatafuta, na si ati kupata pesa ni rahisi. We are constantly chasing life, forgetting that we still need to live and not just exist.  I have been s...

"I am a better friend than I am a girlfriend!" For the longest time, this has been the statement I have used. You know that time when a friend of yours or even an aquintance finally confesses his feelings for you and you don't think it would be ideal to date. Then they are left in confusion from that statement.  To be honest, I also didn't quite understand that statement. I just knew that I meant it, but not the underlying reasons. Up until I watched a certain tiktok the other day and I wish I knew myself back then as I do now, so as to be able to explain that statement and not just leave him 'hanging' . We are always afraid of people getting closer to us due to our insecurities and past traumas eg lack of trust. That is why we feel as though once someone gets too close the relationship will not be as it was. And at that point you can't promise him that it will be worth it in the end, if he chooses to stick around, since it is hard enough for you to work o...

So today after class I was taking pictures with my friends and the moment I looked at my photos my mood went from 100 to 0 quite fast. I have been so self conscious about my smile for more than two years now. Before I went to bed that night I felt as though my face was swollen. I kept asking watu kwa nyumba kama uso yangu imefura but it wasn't. So the next morning I wake up as usual and I go ahead to prepare for school. While brushing my teeth I notice that a section of my face feels heavy...nikijaribu kugaggle maji I notice I cant hold any water in my mouth, inamwagika tu. At this point I am extremely scared. "Kwani nakufa😂," as the drama queen that I am. I try to shake it off and just get to school. The moment nataka kucross barabara something gets into my left eye and I can't blink. I was terrified to the extent that I froze in the middle of the road. It was at this moment that I knew I couldn't ignore whatever was going on. I decide to ditch school and go bac...

It's usually chapo beans kama ni kununua ama kamani kujipikia we are, most times going for ugali mayai (campus chronicles). Ugali mayai na skuma ama spinach. Lakini mimi kama mluhya I went with kienyeji. This is a mixture of sagaa and nderema, something I have never tried before but uweeeeh, it's so good. I am not the biggest fan of eggs, other than gradually outgrowing my allergy towards it. Thus, I am always trying to spice up my eggs. How convenient that eggs are so versatile 💃🏾. In this recipe I did some kind of sunny side up eggs but with tomatoes and all. However, I do not fancy runny eggs so my yokes are cooked through. I'm not sure if there's an actual name for cooking eggs this way, if you know please comment below. You can get eggs from any retail shop ama pia kwa soko. Mboga za kienyeji ziko kwa soko. In the city you mostly find them wakati zishadondolewa ( I have really tried to find an English word for it but my head just refuses to think😂). I think in ...

Cookies are one of the most easiest baked treats. Honestly I was shocked to find out that it was as easy as it is to bake them. I started baking during quarantine in 2020 and I can for sure say that this is the best thing and the best result out of all my many many projects in the kitchen that kept me busy.  The cookies are soft yet crunchy due to the combination of peanut butter and oats. You can use whichever peanut butter you see fit for your taste whether smooth, salted etc. Personally I went for smooth peanut butter. For the oats I personally prefer whole oats. Unaweza pata oats in any supermarket and the peanut butter can be homemade or the ones in the shops (for some reason I feel the need to say commercial peanut butter).  The best recipe for a cold day when you just want to curl up and bite bite on something! PREP TIME: 25 min         COOKING TIME: 15 min                12 PIECES. INGREDIENTS. 60 g peanu...

 I am sure that most of us have been stuffed with matoke while growing up; ama waru au malenge saa zingine zote zapikwa pamoja. Matoke is such a common children's meal to the extent that you find so many people 'outgrowing' it. As for me, I have loved matoke my entire life and seeing that there are so many ways of preparing the dish is just it for me. I have been able to eat those that are washed and boiled with the peels on, then you get to peel, unaweka chumvi and eat it. Maybe with tea au kitoweo chochote kama nyama ama  kuku, whatever you prefer. Then there's the mashed bananas which is also so interesting.  But today, I wanted to go with stewed matoke accompanied with some french beans. Campus students are always looking for the easiest recipes cos we all know how hard it is to cook while you are living by yourself and trying your best to maintain your adult life; adulting is a scam. So the moment nilienda kwa sister yangu na nikaona kuna matoke I wouldn't pass...

 It's not false that the white man came and distorted all that our ancestors and forefathers held dear and sacred. It is really unfortunate that up to date all these affect us. From how we dress, what we eat and even how we speak. If only we would teach our children to embrace and be more proud of our own culture. When I was younger mtu angeniita Nyagoha ningejaaam. Tumeshinda tukiwatch movies zenye watu wako na two English names, hadi the extra black bestfriend that was cast due to affirmative action always has two English names. I always went by Surprise Mary. I even went to the extent of denying my own skin just because watu walikuwa wananiita blaki. I used to tell my friends back in lower primary that that wasn't my real skin, and that once I got home I would shower with a specific bar soap that would help me peel away the fake one. These were words coming from a 7 year old. And it didn't even help that I grew around a predominantly Ethiopian, Eritrian and Arab neighbou...