Khadija - Jimmy B
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
#64: Song Challenge - Day 8
Day 8: A song that you know all the words to
Celine Dion - A New Day Has Come
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
#63: Song Challenge - Day 7
Day 7: A song that reminds you of a certain event
Sierra Leone National Anthem
P.S.: Today marks 50 years of independence in my country, Sierra Leone. Yeeyah!!!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
#58: Song Challenge - Day 2
Day 2: Your least favorite song
Eat you alive - Limp Bizkit
P.S.: I HATE this song, video and the message conveyed as a whole.
Monday, April 18, 2011
#57: Celebrity couple faves
The couples below are some of my favorite celebrity couples, whom I think make relationships/love look so good. I admire their relationships on the outside, and I hope it's just as good when they are away from the spotlight as well. There are some of other fave celeb couples of mine but unfortunately some have broken up over the past months and years. I really like seeing these couples below in events and also when they work together, and I hope they stay together for a lifetime.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith
David Beckham and Victoria Beckham
First Lady Sia Koroma, First Lady Michelle Obama, President Ernest Bai Koroma, and President Barack Obama
John Abraham and Bipasha Basu
Tamela Mann and David Mann
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou
Carey Hart and P!nk
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore
Thursday, April 14, 2011
#55: I am imperfect
In a previous blog post, I mentioned challenging myself with two things in the month of April. So this is a quick update and the news is that I have failed miserably at it, and I'm a bit disappointed in myself. I am partially to be blamed because there have been free times when I could write a poem, but I did not utlize it, or could've uploaded a song that I like for the other challenge. However, I've been quite busy with school and don't have much time to post things, but I did make some time to write some entries in Rujizzle's World Dear Diary...
I think one of the reasons why I haven't been very proactive about the poetry challenge is because I haven't had time to sit and reflect like I have in the past, which usually leads to writing a poem. Nonetheless, I will try my very best to write some poetry, because when I make a promise to myself, I make sure it is fulfilled. But I have had ideas to write two poems, which I did title, but just haven't written the body as of now.
I feel really guilty about this all, but that's good because it's a mechanism that I can use to motivate me to write and stick to my ongoing regimen. Although I haven't stuck to my two promises, I have been dancing a lot lately and enjoying them all. The picture below is from a belly dance show I performed at last weekend, and I had a lot of fun with the choreography with my talented and beautiful dance partner.
I think one of the reasons why I haven't been very proactive about the poetry challenge is because I haven't had time to sit and reflect like I have in the past, which usually leads to writing a poem. Nonetheless, I will try my very best to write some poetry, because when I make a promise to myself, I make sure it is fulfilled. But I have had ideas to write two poems, which I did title, but just haven't written the body as of now.
I feel really guilty about this all, but that's good because it's a mechanism that I can use to motivate me to write and stick to my ongoing regimen. Although I haven't stuck to my two promises, I have been dancing a lot lately and enjoying them all. The picture below is from a belly dance show I performed at last weekend, and I had a lot of fun with the choreography with my talented and beautiful dance partner.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
#54: April challenges!!!
Being the type of person that indulges challenges and is fond of adventure, I have decided to challenge myself in the month of April with two things.
#1: In commemoration of National Poetry Month, I plan to write a new poem everyday till the end of April. I am 6 days late, but I've got 24 more days in the month. This is going to be one of the most challenging things I've ever done before but I know I can do it. Writing poetry is one of my passions, and over the past few months, I've been writing some poetry and monologues. I think what's going to be more difficult for me in this challenge is finding inspiration for the poems, because I write from inspirations and can't just randomly say stuff. However, I am surrounded by so many things in life so I know I can find inspiration from those things.
#2: I came across a song challenge thing today, and I plan to do that on this blog. With the fact that my 30 Days Photo Challenge was such a success, I have decided to embark on another "Challenge" journey. I'm a huge fan of music, so this should be easy for me (hopefully).
P.S.: As much as I will like to show you all that I am going through Challenge #1, I do not want to post my original compositions on the internet. Reasons being that: (1) I like to perform my composition at least once in public before releasing them in print. (2) I do not want them retrieved by someone who uses it without giving me credit for being the poet. Plagiarism is prevalent in our society, and even I am guilty of it, but it hurts a lot when you're the writer of course.
#1: In commemoration of National Poetry Month, I plan to write a new poem everyday till the end of April. I am 6 days late, but I've got 24 more days in the month. This is going to be one of the most challenging things I've ever done before but I know I can do it. Writing poetry is one of my passions, and over the past few months, I've been writing some poetry and monologues. I think what's going to be more difficult for me in this challenge is finding inspiration for the poems, because I write from inspirations and can't just randomly say stuff. However, I am surrounded by so many things in life so I know I can find inspiration from those things.
#2: I came across a song challenge thing today, and I plan to do that on this blog. With the fact that my 30 Days Photo Challenge was such a success, I have decided to embark on another "Challenge" journey. I'm a huge fan of music, so this should be easy for me (hopefully).
P.S.: As much as I will like to show you all that I am going through Challenge #1, I do not want to post my original compositions on the internet. Reasons being that: (1) I like to perform my composition at least once in public before releasing them in print. (2) I do not want them retrieved by someone who uses it without giving me credit for being the poet. Plagiarism is prevalent in our society, and even I am guilty of it, but it hurts a lot when you're the writer of course.
Jennifer Lopez - On the floor
Monday, April 4, 2011
#53: RED!!!
Many people that are acquainted with me know my obsession with the color RED! I am absolutely love the look of the color, regardless of the connection it has with my name. I feel it's partly because of my family's fault because I was dressed in that color a lot when I was younger and associated with the color a lot.
Personally, I love RED because of how bold, beautiful and vibrant the color is. RED is sometimes applied as a dangerous and evil color, but I refute those claims. I think RED is color that embodies strength, power and courage, no matter what experts may define it as. Just to name a few things, I love RED so much that even my laptop is RED, now that's what I call dedication :)
Mars is my favorite planet because of its RED color, even though geologically, the RED color is due to chemical weathering (oxidation) as a result of rust.
According to Wikipedia, "Red is used as a symbol of guilt, sin and anger, often as connected with blood or sex...The color red is associated with lust, passion, love, and beauty as well. The association with love and beauty is possibly related to the use of red roses as a love symbol. Both the Greeks and the Hebrews considered red a symbol of love, as well as sacrifice." In addition, "Red is used as a symbol of courage and sacrifice, as in blood spilt in sacrifice or courage in the face of lethal danger."
Whether defined as good or bad, RED will forever be my favorite color!!!
Personally, I love RED because of how bold, beautiful and vibrant the color is. RED is sometimes applied as a dangerous and evil color, but I refute those claims. I think RED is color that embodies strength, power and courage, no matter what experts may define it as. Just to name a few things, I love RED so much that even my laptop is RED, now that's what I call dedication :)
Mars is my favorite planet because of its RED color, even though geologically, the RED color is due to chemical weathering (oxidation) as a result of rust.
According to Wikipedia, "Red is used as a symbol of guilt, sin and anger, often as connected with blood or sex...The color red is associated with lust, passion, love, and beauty as well. The association with love and beauty is possibly related to the use of red roses as a love symbol. Both the Greeks and the Hebrews considered red a symbol of love, as well as sacrifice." In addition, "Red is used as a symbol of courage and sacrifice, as in blood spilt in sacrifice or courage in the face of lethal danger."
Whether defined as good or bad, RED will forever be my favorite color!!!
Baby it's you - Jojo
Sunday, April 3, 2011
#52: The supermodel is BACK!!!
So back in high school, I was known as the girl who took too many pictures, and always walked around with a camera. I had so many pictures on my computer and myspace profile, it was crazy! But, I don't know what exactly happened but I stopped taking so many pictures as I used to. It's not that I lost interest in photography or posing, I just had a feeling that I've taken all the pictures I could in life; but, I still carry around my camera for the purpose of capturing important moments and upon meeting someone amazing.
Lately, it seems my photography obsession has resumed because I've started taking many pictures again, and camera is beginning to pile up. I've been attending many events and having performances, so that has triggered my love for photography.
I just returned from a belly dance show hosted my University's belly dance troupe, which I am a member of, and I had a couple of performances. I had so much fun in it, and it just took me to one of my happy places that dance always takes me to. Upon returning from the show, I decided to take some pictures with my webcam; also, I wanted to show-off the make-up my mom did for me before my performances.
The pictures are shown below, and I hope you like them, because I had lots of fun taking them.
Lately, it seems my photography obsession has resumed because I've started taking many pictures again, and camera is beginning to pile up. I've been attending many events and having performances, so that has triggered my love for photography.
I just returned from a belly dance show hosted my University's belly dance troupe, which I am a member of, and I had a couple of performances. I had so much fun in it, and it just took me to one of my happy places that dance always takes me to. Upon returning from the show, I decided to take some pictures with my webcam; also, I wanted to show-off the make-up my mom did for me before my performances.
The pictures are shown below, and I hope you like them, because I had lots of fun taking them.
More pics available in Rujizzle's World
Right here - Brandy
#51: Now what?
I was just viewing some pictures of one of my favorite women celebrities and her pictures were absolutely stunning. While viewing her glamorous, modelesque pictures I realized that her pictures were all focused on her body, rather than her personality or entrepreneurship. She has branded her body, and tends to represent several products based on what she looks like now. So I started thinking, when she is twenty years older than she is today and does not have the same body anymore, now what? What happens to her career?
Being a model is a great job, but I do believe that it is essential to have several back-up plans especially when in a career that mostly comprises of body and age. I am sure she will still be gorgeous years from now, but I do not think she will get as many offers as she is now. In an industry that is always looking for new faces and bodies, I think it's very difficult to get too comfortable, regardless of how much one has striking physical features.
I think she is doing great for herself so far, because she collaborates in many areas in the entertainment industry, however, one can tell she is only getting offers based on what she looks like. This overnight celebrity is not really a professional model that is seen in catalogues or does runway, but lots of brands like her to represent them because they know she has a good following of fans who admire her for her beauty and body. It makes me wonder sometimes how she feels about it, especially knowing the fact the she is not recognized for what she has done for society but for her body.
As for me, I won't deny my reasons for liking her. I like her because she's gorgeous, takes amazing pictures and makes use of her resources. Personality-wise, she's boring and does not seem like a fun person to be around, and I'm also a bit annoyed by the way she talks. In other words, it's one of those people that I believe follows the trend of "it is who you know and not what you know," because besides being photogenic, I have yet to see any other talents of hers even though she's branched into other parts of entertainment like music and acting, and I think she has been unsuccessful in both.
Being a model is a great job, but I do believe that it is essential to have several back-up plans especially when in a career that mostly comprises of body and age. I am sure she will still be gorgeous years from now, but I do not think she will get as many offers as she is now. In an industry that is always looking for new faces and bodies, I think it's very difficult to get too comfortable, regardless of how much one has striking physical features.
I think she is doing great for herself so far, because she collaborates in many areas in the entertainment industry, however, one can tell she is only getting offers based on what she looks like. This overnight celebrity is not really a professional model that is seen in catalogues or does runway, but lots of brands like her to represent them because they know she has a good following of fans who admire her for her beauty and body. It makes me wonder sometimes how she feels about it, especially knowing the fact the she is not recognized for what she has done for society but for her body.
As for me, I won't deny my reasons for liking her. I like her because she's gorgeous, takes amazing pictures and makes use of her resources. Personality-wise, she's boring and does not seem like a fun person to be around, and I'm also a bit annoyed by the way she talks. In other words, it's one of those people that I believe follows the trend of "it is who you know and not what you know," because besides being photogenic, I have yet to see any other talents of hers even though she's branched into other parts of entertainment like music and acting, and I think she has been unsuccessful in both.
Ruben Studdard - Sorry
Thursday, March 31, 2011
#50: HOAES (3)
Being an engineering student in the 21st century is exciting and comes with many opportunities and adventures, but the fact is we are living in the age of technology. Therefore, we the students of today have to be familiar with many computer programs for engineering projects. Personally, I think some of them are really exciting and some aren't. It becomes overwhelming sometimes to learn these programs and they take up so much time, in order to get a better understanding of its functions.
After being enrolled in many engineering classes over the past years, I've come to learn and understand some of these programs and there are some that my head is too stubborn to comprehend till this day. I am no expert in any of them, but I do my best in a good amount of them. The best advice I can give future and present engineering students is that in order for them to get better knowledge and skills for these programs, they must dedicate a lot of time practicing these programs. I've come to realize that the more time I spend on programs by myself and play around with the menus, the better it is for me to effectively use the program.
However, the more classes one takes as semesters go by, there are not many times available in the day to just sit in front of a monitor practicing programs. Therefore, one has to manage their time accordingly and try to struggle with the program on their own before getting help. I am not proficient in sticking to the second part of the advice because I get so frustrated sometimes with the programs that I just give up and get help, which is not a bad thing, but struggling is also good because you will have the right questions when help is finally received. For instance, if someone feeds you all the information, you won't think thoroughly of something but just work on automous mode and recall on all the things the person did when they were helping you and not knowing why. Honestly, I am telling you this now because I know it is the truth, but being the fact that we're all humans, it is easier said than done. But do try your best to stick to it.
It gets aggravating at times when learning these programs like I said earlier, but in classes to come, you tend to appreciate the fact that you learned it because you have more ways of approaching certain problems. That is what usually puts a lot of engineers and engineering students at an advantage sometimes compared to others without engineering background, because they aren't conversant with these programs. Therefore, pay attention to all programs you're learning today and will be learning tomorrow because you never know when it may sneak up on you. Trust me, I say this with experience.
Here are some programs I've encountered and had to learn over the past years:
Autodesk: *AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Inventor
Carlson Mining
ArcGIS
LabVIEW
MatLAB
*Microsoft Excel
*Used in most of my classes
After being enrolled in many engineering classes over the past years, I've come to learn and understand some of these programs and there are some that my head is too stubborn to comprehend till this day. I am no expert in any of them, but I do my best in a good amount of them. The best advice I can give future and present engineering students is that in order for them to get better knowledge and skills for these programs, they must dedicate a lot of time practicing these programs. I've come to realize that the more time I spend on programs by myself and play around with the menus, the better it is for me to effectively use the program.
However, the more classes one takes as semesters go by, there are not many times available in the day to just sit in front of a monitor practicing programs. Therefore, one has to manage their time accordingly and try to struggle with the program on their own before getting help. I am not proficient in sticking to the second part of the advice because I get so frustrated sometimes with the programs that I just give up and get help, which is not a bad thing, but struggling is also good because you will have the right questions when help is finally received. For instance, if someone feeds you all the information, you won't think thoroughly of something but just work on automous mode and recall on all the things the person did when they were helping you and not knowing why. Honestly, I am telling you this now because I know it is the truth, but being the fact that we're all humans, it is easier said than done. But do try your best to stick to it.
It gets aggravating at times when learning these programs like I said earlier, but in classes to come, you tend to appreciate the fact that you learned it because you have more ways of approaching certain problems. That is what usually puts a lot of engineers and engineering students at an advantage sometimes compared to others without engineering background, because they aren't conversant with these programs. Therefore, pay attention to all programs you're learning today and will be learning tomorrow because you never know when it may sneak up on you. Trust me, I say this with experience.
Here are some programs I've encountered and had to learn over the past years:
Autodesk: *AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Inventor
Carlson Mining
ArcGIS
LabVIEW
MatLAB
*Microsoft Excel
*Used in most of my classes
Jasmine Mans - Roses
#49: Fashion faves - Red hott lipstick
Over the past months, I've been experimenting with lipsticks, and what color suits me best. All my life, I've chosen not to wear makeup but the only form makeup that I wear is lipgloss, because I like having smooth, soft and shiny lips. However, during special occasions like my dance or acting performances, I do wear makeup for dramatic effect or to accentuate my costume.
So, being that fact that I want to not only rely on lipgloss, I've been trying to see which lipstick fits my complexion and size of my lips. My mom wears gold-colored lipsticks which are perfect for her because it suits her lighter complexion and definitely accentuates her lips and that's what I want. I've tried her lipsticks before, however, I didn't feel like it was for me because I have pinker lips and I am darker in complexion.
Recently, I have been wearing red lipstick to special occasions because I love the color red and it was accessible to me. Fortunately, I was browsing through my most recent pictures and I realized that I love how it looks on me and I will stick to that. I'm also happy that it fits me, because I wouldn't want to be wearing a color that I'm not a fan of, so it is just my luck that my fave color is my ideal and suitable lipstick. I've also come to realize that if I don't put too much of it, it tends to look like pink rather than the dark red color it is.
Check out these pictures of me rocking the red hott lipstick.
So, being that fact that I want to not only rely on lipgloss, I've been trying to see which lipstick fits my complexion and size of my lips. My mom wears gold-colored lipsticks which are perfect for her because it suits her lighter complexion and definitely accentuates her lips and that's what I want. I've tried her lipsticks before, however, I didn't feel like it was for me because I have pinker lips and I am darker in complexion.
Recently, I have been wearing red lipstick to special occasions because I love the color red and it was accessible to me. Fortunately, I was browsing through my most recent pictures and I realized that I love how it looks on me and I will stick to that. I'm also happy that it fits me, because I wouldn't want to be wearing a color that I'm not a fan of, so it is just my luck that my fave color is my ideal and suitable lipstick. I've also come to realize that if I don't put too much of it, it tends to look like pink rather than the dark red color it is.
Check out these pictures of me rocking the red hott lipstick.
Mi fren - Vickie Fornah
#48: Website faves
So instead of working on a homework assignment, I decided to (unintentionally) procrastinate and browse through Essence online (http://www.essence.com/) and just see what celebrities are up to. I really like this website and it gives me an opportunity to aesthetically please my eyes with articles and also pictures of some of my favorite celebrities. Essence is definitley is one the websites I check out at least 4 times a week, and some others. Rujizzle's World is checked everyday to check my messages and also to write stuff for Dear Diary... When You Believe Foundation is also checked everyday because that's my philanthropy.
Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/) is another major distractor of mine because I get on it pretty much everyday, I don't know if I'd call it an addiction, but it's definitely an obsession. It's just so interesting and has a variety of so many things, that are not provided in just one website. Sometimes I choose to watch goofy videos, and also educational ones as well. Besides being a Youtube channel owner, this website plays a big role in my life because that's how I actually taught myself how to belly dance, just from watching multiple videos of belly dancers and mirroring them. For great music and updates about Sierra Leonean artists, I visit SLMTV Radio frequently as well.
My University's webmail and my personal e-mail is another one that I check everyday, because I need to stay updated. I enjoy checking out some of my friends's blogs as well because they are amazing writers or just always make posts about interesting things with regards to art, fashion, politics, technology, education, feminism, charity, etc. Yahoo is another resource that I use sometimes, because they remain updated about news, and I really apprecitate that. Obviously, this post will not be complete if I don't mention, the giant of all websites, Google. When I get bored, I just like to type in random thoughts and see what comes up, just for the heck of it.
Other websites that I tend to visit at least once a week due to the fact that I like watching my fave shows online are:
TBS: Meet The Browns, House of Payne
ABC: Modern Family, Dancing with the stars
NBC: Celebrity Apprentice, Community, The Office, Outsourced
LOGO: Rupaul's Drag Race
P.S.: I am not paid to talk about these websites and in no way affiliated or endorsed by them. These are just my personal preferences that are being shared.
Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/) is another major distractor of mine because I get on it pretty much everyday, I don't know if I'd call it an addiction, but it's definitely an obsession. It's just so interesting and has a variety of so many things, that are not provided in just one website. Sometimes I choose to watch goofy videos, and also educational ones as well. Besides being a Youtube channel owner, this website plays a big role in my life because that's how I actually taught myself how to belly dance, just from watching multiple videos of belly dancers and mirroring them. For great music and updates about Sierra Leonean artists, I visit SLMTV Radio frequently as well.
My University's webmail and my personal e-mail is another one that I check everyday, because I need to stay updated. I enjoy checking out some of my friends's blogs as well because they are amazing writers or just always make posts about interesting things with regards to art, fashion, politics, technology, education, feminism, charity, etc. Yahoo is another resource that I use sometimes, because they remain updated about news, and I really apprecitate that. Obviously, this post will not be complete if I don't mention, the giant of all websites, Google. When I get bored, I just like to type in random thoughts and see what comes up, just for the heck of it.
Other websites that I tend to visit at least once a week due to the fact that I like watching my fave shows online are:
TBS: Meet The Browns, House of Payne
ABC: Modern Family, Dancing with the stars
NBC: Celebrity Apprentice, Community, The Office, Outsourced
LOGO: Rupaul's Drag Race
P.S.: I am not paid to talk about these websites and in no way affiliated or endorsed by them. These are just my personal preferences that are being shared.
P!nk - U + Ur hand
Sunday, March 20, 2011
#47: Photo Challenge - Day 30
Day 30: A picture of yourself
Goodbye 30 Days Photo Challenge!!!
"Chor Bazari" from the movie, Love Aaj Kal
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