WRITING: Update

Why, hello there. I know I know, I've been M.I.A. yet again. What's my excuse this time? Truth be told, I don't have one plausible enough to let me off the hook. As usual, I procrastinated more than I should have and thus neglected my blog and you my avid readers....that's if I still have any left, yikes.

It's been two months since my last post, imagine! To make up for my absenteeism, I'll let you in on a few things.  Get closer to your screens dear people. Boy oh boy, do I have gossip for you! I joke, I have none of that, lol. Yes, my not so humorous humour is back too. Although I like to think I do have my funny moments. Where's that smug little emoticon when you need it? Darn. Anyway, that smug little fella should have come right after my self praise.

Now for the updates.. Let's see, where shall I begin? Okay, I'll start with my summer holiday. Well, I went home like I said in my previous post. I also went to driving school, again. Although it's sad to say I don't feel entirely competent alone in a car. Ohhh, don't get me started about reversing! Ha ha, that's that ish I ain't with. I'm back at school and midterms are around the corner....ugh. I'm also yet to find a hobby that hopefully I won't tire of. By the way, my photography page has been inactive for a while now. I'm actually thinking of deleting it, Ill keep you posted.

Before I forget, who's watched The Fault In Our Stars? I absolutely love that movie. Funny thing is, I have a silly story related to it. I absolutely love Ed Sheeran and over summer I feel in love with All Of The Stars. You simply have to listen to it, it's beautiful. Anyway, it's part of the soundtrack to the movie and that got me feeling some type of way. You can imagine my excitement when I saw that the movie was showing on my flight. Gosh,  was quite the happy chappy. So there I was watching my movie and I just had to throw in the towel. Yes, I did not finish it. I was on the edge of tears.I simply could not burst out in tears in front of all those people. When I got back to school, I searched the Internet high and low until I finally found it. I watched it, in the comfort of my room and for some reason somebody seemed to be chopping onions nearby. Please tell me you got that. For those that didn't, I cried. Nonetheless, it's an awesome movie and I'd urge you all to watch it.

 

And speaking of Ed Sheeran, his new album is good too. I particularly like Afire Love, I see fire, Photograph, One and Tenerife Sea. Consider me his unknown and unpaid publicist. Get his album people! Or at least give it a listen. I'll post a list of the sound track below. 

X Standard Edition

1.	One
2.	I'm a Mess
3.	Sing
4.	Don't
5.	Nina
6.	Photograph
7.	Bloodstream
8.	Tenerife Sea
9.	Runaway
10.	The Man
11.	Thinking Out Loud
12.	Afire Love

WRITING: The Motto

Hello there! I'm trying to be a little enthusiastic here. It's two-thirty in the morning and I'm up on my laptop. Man, I just felt like I had to write something. Actually, I've been thinking about this post for about a week now but I just didn't know how to put it together. Before I go any further, this isn't about Drake's song The Motto.

"Aspire to inspire than to be inspired"..... Brilliant quote, isn't it? I don't know what it is but I always feel like I have this bigger picture. It's crazy. I mean, I've felt this way for quite a  while now and the feeling just won't go away. 

Whatever it is that I may do, I just hope it will be phenomenal. I always say I'm going to be quoted and I'll make sure it happens. That's just one of the many things I'd like to happen. Trust me, I do have some mighty big dreams. In all seriousness, where would we be without dreams?

 "Those who dreamed, achieved,"  yet another brilliant quote. I don't know who said that but growing up it was printed on exercise books we'd use in school. Thinking back, I guess it was low key encouragement to hold on to your dreams. 

Just think about, everybody's who's made a name for themselves. It definitely did not happen overnight. I wouldn't say I'm the best at giving a pep talk but just remember the motto- "Aspire to inspire than to be inspired."

"Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself."

Sidney Sheldon

MUSIC: Blast From The Past

Lips Of An Angel - Hinder

Honey why you calling me so late?

It's kinda hard to talk right now.

Honey why are you crying? Is everything okay?

I gotta whisper 'cause I can't be too loud

Well, my girl's in the next room

Sometimes I wish she was you

I guess we never really moved on

It's really good to hear your voice saying my name

It sounds so sweet

Coming from the lips of an angel

Hearing those words it makes me weak

And I never wanna say goodbye

But girl you make it hard to be faithful

With the lips of an angel

It's funny that you're calling me tonight

And, yes, I've dreamt of you too

And does he know you're talking to me

Will it start a fight

No I don't think she has a clue

Well my girl's in the next room

Sometimes I wish she was you

I guess we never really moved on

It's really good to hear your voice saying my name

It sounds so sweet

Coming from the lips of an angel

Hearing those words it makes me weak

And I never wanna say goodbye

But girl you make it hard to be faithful

With the lips of an angel

It's really good to hear your voice saying my name

It sounds so sweet

Coming from the lips of an angel

Hearing those words it makes me weak

And I never wanna say goodbye

But girl you make it hard to be faithful

With the lips of an angel

And I never wanna say goodbye

But girl you make it hard to be faithful

With the lips of an angel

Honey why you calling me so late?

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/hinder/lipsofanangel.html

WRITING: The End Of The Beginning

Hello there. Before I get into today's post, I thought I'd let you know it's not as serious as the title implies. Truth be told, I couldn't think of a better title so we'll just have to stick with this one. Don't worry, I'll make up for the serious title with my attempts at humour.

This post was inspired by my stay here in North Cyprus for summer. I know, we still have a few more months ahead of us. Summer is not yet over. Last summer, I went home for holiday. During the months of June and July, my country is at it's coldest. August, is more or less windy and it starts to get heated up in September. Anyway, this summer, I spent one month of my holiday here in North Cyprus. I think I have mention that I'm a student here.

Where shall I begin? I'll  start with the weather. God Lord!!!! This summer has been crazy hot. My body hasn't experienced such temperatures before, lol. I like to think Africa is hot but my beloved Zambia doesn't get to such heights. I'll be leaving in about two weeks time so I'm not going to experience summer's full wrath. I'll get to cool off back home :) Yay me! All in all, this holiday was something. Something's an understatement, I'd say it's been a different experience for me.

Life is meant to be lived. When you live life, you enjoy it and make memories! Yes, I have made my summer memories. On the note of living life, here's a post I did on the difference of living and existing. Click on the link and have a look if you may have missed it, http://osinop95.blogspot.com/2014/02/writing-are-you-living-or-existing.html

Until my next post, happy summer and don't forget to make those memories! 

WRITING: The Bigger Picture

Have you ever wondered what your bigger picture is? Ever imagined where you be in five or maybe ten years’ time? I have but it’s not something I like to think about too often. Sadly enough for me, I got a reminder this morning whilst having a little chat on Facebook. 
So, I was chatting with a friend who has this project going on. I'll put a link to it at the end of this post. So, he got asked to write a little about himself for a magazine and I got to read what he had to say. Here’s a little looksee of how our conversation went.

“Ayt, holla back at me a.s.a.p. Umm, it’s an article I was asked to do for some organization. The y picked me as a role model for 2014 because of the work I am doing with ‘I'm An African’ so they wanted me to write something.  I’m not much of a writer, more of the executor so had to talk to someone I know wouldn't let me down.”

“Lol. Right. That’s great though. Good for you!” -----Me

“Lol I guess so. Guess now life has meaning. Before I just used to wake up go around look at girls, lol, and create memories but life had no real meaning…now that I am heading towards my goals, everything makes sense…It’s like writing an exam question and the right answer finally comes out… Do you have the same feeling?”

*Long pause on my part*

“Lol. Wow. Sadly, I'm still yet to find the answer to the exam question. Right now I'm just taking life as each day comes. I wish there was something I could look forward to when I wake up. Alas, there is none.” -----Me

Yes, I did just use alas. For real though, I sometimes feel like there’s something greener on the other side. I'm yet to find out what it is. I must say, I am somewhat anxious. I'd love to have something of my own- something to call my baby…..not in the literal sense; that will come later :)

I’ll leave you with that and link to the ‘I’m An African’ project like I said before.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Imanafrican1

WRITING: Count Your Blessings

There's a Christian song that goes something like this, "Count your blessings one by one. Come and see what the Lord has  done." I've sang this song a few times without really understanding or should I say paying much attention to what I was actually singing. There are times I would feel so low and my mood will be down. Sometimes this may last a week or so.

However, something happened to me last night that made me entirely grateful to God.How many times do we ask God why? How many times do we forget about his mercies? I'm not going to act all holier than thou. No sir, I will not. All I'm saying is sometimes we need these wake up calls. Last night wasn't my first wake up call, neither will it be my last. I like to think that every now and then God presents us with situations just to realise how blessed we are.

One man's trash is another man's treasure, so they say. I once watched a short story on a poor boy who was constantly teased because of his tattered shoes and clothing. One day, after going through his usual routine of being tormented, he went to the park and looked down at his worn out shoes. Spotting a bench nearby, he went and sat down. Upon sitting down, he noticed the pair of shoes worn by the boy sitting right next to him. Oh, how he wished he had such shoes on his feet! Before he knew it, he was in the other boy's body and vice-versa. Looking down, he admires the new shoes on his feet. However, he tries to get up and to his dismay he can't stand up. Turns out the boy was paralysed from the waist down. As his nanny came to whisk him away from the bench in a wheelchair, he takes a look back and sees his former self running around gleefully.

I'll leave you with that little story. You could say it's something to chew on. I'll leave you to figure out the moral of the story by yourselves. Bless.

PHOTOGRAPHY: ClickClick iPhone Only

A while back, I posted about some cool photography applications you should have on your phone. I've always wanted my very own professional camera. Thing is, they're supper pricey so I'm stuck with my little iPhone. Basically, I started a photography page on Facebook.It's still relatively new and I'm looking to build up my audience. 

Unedited Hibiscus Flower

On this post, I post my own work. The above pictures are samples. In fact, all the pictures I'll use in this post are all my handiwork :) 

If you would like to see more of my amateur photography please like my Facebook page. Pretty please...with icing on the top.

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ClickClick-iPhone-Only/763638590326601

Previous photography posts:http://osinop95.blogspot.com/2014/01/photography-camera-360-instagram-edit.html

http://osinop95.blogspot.com/2013/12/photography-my-favourite-photo-editing.html