A Week So Special with Bumight and Naijadude – Part 5

 

Bumight celebrates with JSD  

 

Best Student Blogger 09

 How do I describe Bumight  a fellow blogger? I have never met her, well I have in a way, in cyberspace. I know that she is a medical student based in America. She started blogging since July 2007. She is Bumight the writer and the title of her blog site is “This is why I write” I find her very creative and if you check out her blog, you will know why I have specially invited her to celebrate this period that has now spilled on to the another week. What the heck! No one is complaining! She has also been voted as the best student blogger, 2009. So congratulations to Bumight on this NaijaBlogger Award. So without further ado, I introduce you to Bumight. Enjoy. 

 

10:00AM – ONE NEW MESSAGE RECEIVED

I have been invited as a guest blogger on Jidesalu’s blog. caveat: my entry must be in latest today (i.e. same day as I received the email) way to go Jidesalu! Really, no pressure. (lol)

So I sit on my computer wondering what to type. Do I show off? Write some intellectual/thought provoking something (seeing as his blog is a “serious” kind of blog) or do I cheat? Send him something that I have written way in advance, and pass it off as something I just wrote, under the guise of “I perform better under pressure”?

Do I shamelessly plug my blog? Afterall, I must be doing something right to be invited to contribute to his diary.

Do I shamelessly kiss ass? Actually, that’s not one of my finer points, so I think I’ll pass on that one.

 

12:15AM -still wondering what to write

12:44PM – check JideSalu’s blog
dang! We’re supposed to be “giving a taste of our creativity” are u kidding me?! On the good side, I’m considered one of his “top cyber friends” J

 2:05PM – I finally decide to contribute something I wrote from my own diary but never posted

 Diary Entry 234: My Music- KSA 

There are only few artistes whose music can be called timeless, and even fewer Nigerian artistes. King Sunny Ade is one of those few Nigerian artistes.

Blending African “juju music” with a hint of Western pop influence, his music is one which many generations can continue to enjoy.

There is hardly anybody who grew up in Nigeria (and can I say attended those birthday parties) who hasn’t moved to the beats of the juju maestro.

I remember with nolstalgic fondness, grooving to his music while hustling for 20 naira notes to be sprayed on me, and even though I had no idea what was being said, I still remember him being one of my favorites.

Now that I’m older (and can I say wiser?) I have a better and deeper understanding for his lyrics.

 If you didn’t know, all those old time traditional singers were just as nasty as the current day ones singing about sex, hoes, and the like. KSA wasn’t left out. The beauty of it is that he did it with class. Classic lines like

 “Ma f’owo kan b’eyen ijo ni o ba mi jo daddy!”

 And the all time classic

“domurogo domurogo domurogo lo laye”…

“oni tibi de mi la lejo ki la o fi se yi si”

‘kii je ‘yan, kii je ‘resi af’omi ooto »

 ‘omi ladun omi sooro odu welu welu’

….

 He pretty much talks about this babe that comes to visit him, she doesn’t eat pounded yam or rice, only “omi ooto”, which I later learnt (10 years after) means sperm,

He then goes on to describe it in equally ludicrous language.

 You have to give it to him, he’s got tact. Even though he has his moments of weakness, light heartedness, sexual innuendos, for the most part, KSA’s lyrics are deep.

 All this would have meant nothing if I failed to mention his genius at praising people. Personally of all the artistes (KSA, Shina Peters, Ebenezer Obey and the likes) that praise people on their albums, KSA is the best, hands down! He is just less corny, if at all. My favorites are the tracks he did on MKO Abiola and Erelu Abiola Dosunmu.

 This is why I pray for long life for the Juju king because he definitely has to play on my wedding day!

So since JideSalu’s Diary is in celebration mode- and he isn’t telling us what we’re celebrating- I am sharing my KSA compilation (which I found IMEEM).  Happy Whatever-it-is-that-we’re-celebrating!

 PS: ok, I lied. I will shamelessly plug and kiss ass (talk about multi-tasking): what better time to declare my love for Oba. All female bloggers/readers back off! 

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Another of my favourite bloggers, whom I have taken a cyber liking to is known by the name NaijaDude. NaijaDude is based in Canada and working his way through the bitterly cold weather. I honestly believe this guy is so full of talent and will go places if he believes more in himself. His blog site is titled Reflections of ME! Enigmatic SGL Nigerian Fella!

NaijaDude has kindly agreed to celebrate with JSD. I really appreciate you and God bless. Why not release the mouse, sit back and relax to enjoy the writings courtesy of NaijaDude. Enjoy all.

 

Why Not Take A Moment To Celebrate?

Even though “Onkle” is notorious for his more than a thousand words entry, I am just a guest blogger, so I wont make it too long…. and since we’re celebrating, the shorter the better.

 Such an early morning it was. Bright and sunny and just lovely. I looked out through the window and all I could think of is how beautiful it was, the view that is! I looked further down on to the street and saw the usual morning crowd walking fast to get to wherever they are going, work I suppose. For a second I thought I should have been among them, hence I am late. I refuse to give in to that thought, it is a lovely day I should rejoice and be glad in it. I closed the shutter!….

 

When celebrating the beauty of life itself no reason needs to precede it, it can be random. Just look at the impact you’re making in people’s lives, likewise what they are doing in your life, bring out the smile and celebrate who you are. Which reminds me of the beginning of my relationship with “Onkle”. Yeah, “Onkle”was my agony uncle for a little bit, don’t ask me how I came about the name “Onkle” or perhaps the spelling… he’d be in a better position to answer that!

 

It is just one of those blogs you randomly run into, I liked what I saw on the page and I bookmarked it. For a dreamer like me hoping to move back to Nigeria some day, I could use a blog as my window in Nigeria, give reviews of settling in; positive and negative, I was waiting on either. I was a silent follower for awhile until I left quite an explosive comment one day.

 

We exchanged emails and he gave me some advice, but he explicitly refused to be the agony “Onkle”. which I promised won’t happen … again… heck who knows how soon I’m gonna have another burst! But his words were so personable like he knew me before and I tell you I dont even know this man, being the cynic I am, I’d say his words were generic, it is what someone will tell anyone in the situation, but timing does matter. The timing was on point and he was concise and straight to the point. And he left it at “a word is enough for the wise”. And ol’boy did I grab it? I “grabbed it and owned it”

 

In my subsequent conversation with people. I use his words – word for word- and I always get replies that I always think I am not deem to take credit for …  I give it to “Onkle”!!

 

I was brought up to just go along and celebrate with whoever is celebrating without question, as you will get to realize you were actually celebrating yourself on the long run.  Since I got the email , I’ve had two reasons to celebrate, but for now it is not about me, it is about him and his “celebration” and the “special week”. 

 

At this juncture I’d say take a chill pill about life once in a while! Don’t be too uptight, smile and celebrate once in awhile. Heck, celebrate your existence, that’s worth something! 

 

Thanks Onkle Jide for this opportunity.

Naijadude

Still to come this week is WIFEY…..not to be missed.