Hangover
Those few days before Christmas really be the whole years climax. Its like you used up all your 360 something days to close with a bang( not literally). Even the calendar just spells out Parte After Parte. Its that moment a "uko?" Text message would completely throw you off balance and surprisingly change your course from going to the shop to buy bread to ending up in a bar in some remote island with just your shorts and slippers and a nasty hangover.
Well,not everyone celebrates or is obligated to celebrate Christmas because; beliefs differ. But the common norm is being around family and loved ones or just making merry not necessarily because it's Jesus' birthday. And my country people love enjoyment, they don't give a damn whose birthday it is, they just want to have fun. These people won't stop at anything,have you seen how they even make up holidays?
Surprisingly, they all ways have a reason to celebrate. The economy is terrible; let's grab a beer and discuss..my wife wants a divorce; lets grab a beer and choma some nyama.. I just dropped my kids to school....hell yeah lets have a beer. See? Its always party time for this animals! This year would seem different because well you know...but look at how they are flocking those watering joints...also known as places of leadership. There might not be that Christmas feeling this year (your president drunk the Christmas spirit) but...thats another reason to grab a beer!
This is the time our dear city dwellers will come compete for the natural air we breathe and give us a run for our money with "our cultured'' village girls. (A battle we have slim chances of winning) This is the moment people's flexing ability is on 100% They have practised all year for this moment,they have saved and taken loans. Christmas comes once a year right?
During this time people will look for every reason to make merry (make Mary). Graduation parties,( some fools almost got me killed at one recently with beverages I can't openly disclose for fear of being looked at with a side eye! It was fun regardless and I would do it again,not the alcohol but the fun and I sincerely wish her a fullfiling career path, with better booze ofcouse!).. Reunions, both family reunions and school Reunions, end year parties and chama benefit parties...parte After Parte (see what I did there?)Its the festive season they didn't call it that for nothing.
Reunions are overrated if you ask me,(again, this view is entirely personal and has not been influenced by any occurrences in the near past) especially those school Reunions where you haven't seen each other since the seventh grade and you can't remember half the people that say they will come. Its the perfect cover for people with ulterior motives. Same goes to those damn highschool reunions. Just a bunch of people with their own motives coming together for a rather uncommon goal. Personally I have been to very few.
I tend to believe that, for a friendship to thrive you need to be united by a common belief or serve a common purpose. You wouldn't need an event to revamp your good memories, if people didn't make it to your circle then they won't make it in now plus those who chose to stay stayed. Some of those gatherings are just some people's way to push their agenda. You will tell it as soon as you answer that question," so what do you do this days." How you answer this determines your relevance and the amount of respect you should be accorded.
Same happens in those family reunions too. Remember that uncle that asked you to send him your details after you finished school? He is back talking about running for office yet he hasn't picked your calls all year? I strongly feel reunions should be renamed to realignments. Because they are meant to realign ; to realign ideas,respect, allegiance and beliefs . How else would you describe someone having a new car , new job , sudden opulence out of the blue asking for a reunion unless they want to stunt on you?
Just like any spree, the season that is Christmas comes with hangovers too. Only these ones don't last for a morning. They can totally throw you off balance as you start a new year and render your New year's resolution useless ( they are useless anyway because people rarely follow through but success is when opportunity meets preparation,so you can try.) A wise man once said January comes in threes just like the Trinity. January, January S and January S plus.
If you can't afford it don't buy it. You are not obligated to participate in anything that doesn't interest you. Be different, hydrate!
Well,not everyone celebrates or is obligated to celebrate Christmas because; beliefs differ. But the common norm is being around family and loved ones or just making merry not necessarily because it's Jesus' birthday. And my country people love enjoyment, they don't give a damn whose birthday it is, they just want to have fun. These people won't stop at anything,have you seen how they even make up holidays?
Surprisingly, they all ways have a reason to celebrate. The economy is terrible; let's grab a beer and discuss..my wife wants a divorce; lets grab a beer and choma some nyama.. I just dropped my kids to school....hell yeah lets have a beer. See? Its always party time for this animals! This year would seem different because well you know...but look at how they are flocking those watering joints...also known as places of leadership. There might not be that Christmas feeling this year (your president drunk the Christmas spirit) but...thats another reason to grab a beer!
This is the time our dear city dwellers will come compete for the natural air we breathe and give us a run for our money with "our cultured'' village girls. (A battle we have slim chances of winning) This is the moment people's flexing ability is on 100% They have practised all year for this moment,they have saved and taken loans. Christmas comes once a year right?
During this time people will look for every reason to make merry (make Mary). Graduation parties,( some fools almost got me killed at one recently with beverages I can't openly disclose for fear of being looked at with a side eye! It was fun regardless and I would do it again,not the alcohol but the fun and I sincerely wish her a fullfiling career path, with better booze ofcouse!).. Reunions, both family reunions and school Reunions, end year parties and chama benefit parties...parte After Parte (see what I did there?)Its the festive season they didn't call it that for nothing.
Reunions are overrated if you ask me,(again, this view is entirely personal and has not been influenced by any occurrences in the near past) especially those school Reunions where you haven't seen each other since the seventh grade and you can't remember half the people that say they will come. Its the perfect cover for people with ulterior motives. Same goes to those damn highschool reunions. Just a bunch of people with their own motives coming together for a rather uncommon goal. Personally I have been to very few.
I tend to believe that, for a friendship to thrive you need to be united by a common belief or serve a common purpose. You wouldn't need an event to revamp your good memories, if people didn't make it to your circle then they won't make it in now plus those who chose to stay stayed. Some of those gatherings are just some people's way to push their agenda. You will tell it as soon as you answer that question," so what do you do this days." How you answer this determines your relevance and the amount of respect you should be accorded.
Same happens in those family reunions too. Remember that uncle that asked you to send him your details after you finished school? He is back talking about running for office yet he hasn't picked your calls all year? I strongly feel reunions should be renamed to realignments. Because they are meant to realign ; to realign ideas,respect, allegiance and beliefs . How else would you describe someone having a new car , new job , sudden opulence out of the blue asking for a reunion unless they want to stunt on you?
Just like any spree, the season that is Christmas comes with hangovers too. Only these ones don't last for a morning. They can totally throw you off balance as you start a new year and render your New year's resolution useless ( they are useless anyway because people rarely follow through but success is when opportunity meets preparation,so you can try.) A wise man once said January comes in threes just like the Trinity. January, January S and January S plus.
If you can't afford it don't buy it. You are not obligated to participate in anything that doesn't interest you. Be different, hydrate!
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