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When i walk past all the black long Abayad women all covered up with their tight Hijabs, i long to know who/what lies beneath the Abaya! What lies behind those eyes. Before i came to Saudi, i used to think i could look into someones eyes and dig out their happiness, dig out their sadness. I know, sister magic! What a shrink! But thats mostly because i could still see the whole face, the shape on their lips and the wrinkles or fine lines on their faces. We all have some ability to see through people especially the people we have grown close to.  I walk past strange women now and through their eyes, i can figure out their innocence, their anger, their worry, their happiness. Their quiet character in public doesnt help much to uncovering them but sometimes it feels like we are not in the same world. And for sure we are not, i mean how can you be if all i have under my Abaya is a bikini and all they have is piles of clothes that make them look twice their size! I wonder what they see u...

3 months! Wow! I remember penning down, I mean typing my blog at the beginning of this trip. Times goes! Yes indeed! And now am on my way out for holidays. i am done with the mighty 90 days probation! This was a period they challenged us, checkedoff our skills, pressured our small heads with unnecessary information and you were not allowed to leave the Kingdom! By the way, i have no understanding why its a Kingdom. Whwn i think of Kingdom! Saudi doesnt come to mind. There's something about feeling stuck once you are told you can't get out!  but the conditions are done and as agreed! I can now jet out and in as I please! Feb 2015: taking on the journey. Well.., what did I miss most? Like I even have to ask! When you live in such a country, governed by strict Islamic law and where women have to be under male figures, you bow..I mean, even when you want to remove your own uterus! You cannot do it until your husband grants you permission!and the sa...

Sorry, did you expect the blog to be in Finnish. Voi että! It would take one year cos my Finnish writting skills are as good as my arabic! Imagine me writting a blog about coffee! bizzare! Never thought i would but of late i've been missing the smell of coffee in the mornings, i have come to accept that its divine! That smell! In my house! In our coffee rooms at work! It just brightens the day! And for many,  that first sip could be good or bad news, ask me first hand cos a good cup of coffee determines my partners day and that affects mine as well, so as she sips her first sip! My heart is in my mouth, and when theres a smile in her face after that sip! I settle, and my heart drops back to place because Alas! we are gonna have a good day! Yes.. I see all of you wives, husbands, girlfriends , boyfriends and kids agreeing with me! High five to us who mitigate after seeing that smile... You know what i mean! Ha! What is it about that smell? It intriges me, its like a ...

Thankyou, Minna/ brightoneagle for Nominating me for a Liebstar award! I am honoured! Even if its an award that exists only in the internet, given by bloggers to other bloggers in aim to discovering small bloggers, i am truelly happy, because comeon! Even if my blog has over 3000 views, i wasnt actually sure if viewers do read it! For a random stranger, living all the way in Japan, to access a blog written in the MiddleEast, by an African woman who lives in Europe! I have to say internet is doing us justice as much as its the major cause of unhappy parents to what their kids have access to! I am glad we can share our views on life and get to read from others too. Anyhow, once nominated i have to follow the rules and give my honest answers to questions posed, and also pay it forward and nominate other small bloggers for this award which means alot to us who understand. So here are my answers and as honest as they can be:  1.  What is your favourite quote? To be honest, I have n...

Welcome back for no 2. Did i say i graduated and went looking for a job? Actually i lied, or my mind was faster than my brain, i had not graduated, i was done with all my school work and was writting the last paper, my thesis! Demn that thesis was stressfull!. I had decided i will take a month, sit home and get that thesis done, but this woman loves money,..well, who doesnt? So i did my online application for ICU and anesthetics and booked myself an interview! I got well dressed, put up some make up and some lipstick!. No, its not what you are thinking, i didnt even know a guy was gonna interview me! You crazy head! What you thinking? And no it wasnt red lipstick! I walked in again and recited my cv, then sat looking at this man, who figured i got good Finnish from what i had just said that he started asking serious questions, like what my goals are and what i can bring the the table! Njambi!.😨, weringie ne rwa nyarere( its up to you!).  Knowing a language does not necessarily mea...

Last week i had a young, chatty 7year old patient who was very engaging in conversation! She even asked where i am from not that she knew where Finland or Kenya is but nevermind, she knew Sweden so i just told her we neighbour them! Everyone knows Sweden! Aarrgh! Anyhow we were talking about how her british accented english highlighted my day, made me feel like a super Nurse! I know i am a great Nurse! Talk about blowing your own Whistle hahaha, but really i got really great appraisals from my former bosses that i carry with pride! But that day  i felt like a super Nurse knowledge wise and physically! You see, there was not abit of language barrier! Not from the Healthcare givers nor receiver! I took up my First job at an old people's home at only 6 months in Finland! Haha.. Yea i can hear you laughing! I had memorized my cv in the Finnish language! I did not even understand what i was saying, but i walked into that office, told out about myself! Recited everything out like a poem,...

I  came across this advert on Facebook and my brain boiled up! My first reaction was why? Why would anyone pay 2000 ksh and VIP 4000 ticket to sit and chitchat about natural hair? I mean whats the VIP ticket for cos if you can afford 2000 for hair chat event!, you can truelly afford 4000.  After much amazement and thought, i figured they are up for a tough task! And well intended for that matter, so just forget my first paragraph!, except for the prizes! It should have been free, because only a certain class of women can afford that and if you are trying to encourage a majority.. Well.... I imagine their intentions are to encourage black women to go back to their beautiful natural look and to come,see and find some encouragement on going natural and letting out their Jezebel! I mean their AFRO's! What is so special about black hair that women are being encouraged to keep it natural! To be honest! Nothing!The problem is, you will hardly find 1 out 10 women walking the streets i...