Of being a vegetarian and bad customer service.

Using my cell to post on this issue due to the pressing need for it, so I don't really know how it'll turn out. As many of you are aware (if you aren't, now you are, so there) I'm a lacto-ovo (is that how it's spelt?) vegetarian which means I don't eat meat or poultry but I do consume fish, eggs and milk occasionally.
Earlier in the evening, some friends and I went to a restaurant at spintex, a once known to be a  *ahem* "dbee " neighborhood (to those who don't know, dbee is a term that means, in a rough direct translation "Dada ba (daddy's child)" aka Rich Kids (we all know that well enough right?) Those snooty kids, with airs and all those annoying freshness (freshness: a level of untouched  beauty,another rough translation )  that only they have  (Please note;
1) To my friends and family and readers  living there "sawi, it's all good fun"and 2)" not everyone living there is a dbee, *wink* )
Now the thing is, not every restaurant is vegetarian friendly (90%?),so for some of us, eating out is hectic, and today was no exception. We sat at the table for close to 20 minutes and no one had come to take our order, and when the waitress  finally came to the table, it seemed like me telling her to give me fish instead of meat was a bother. Seriously the way she looked at me, if looks could kill, I'd be in the morgue.
"Well excuse me for my dietary preferences"
The meal arrived,*sigh* finally  and I must say the fish was good, it almost cleared the taste of bad customer service from my palate.
After the meal, getting the bill so we could pay was another issue. To be honest if I  had been alone, I'd have walked out of the restaurant without eating at all.
This is a small rant that I hope people providing services will take seriously because next time, I'm mentioning names

The R116 Show and why I've not been around lately.

Hey faithful followers and those passing by who refuse to subscribe or even comment *sniff* i'm back. Have been away for a while because i'm putting the finishing touches to a new Radio Show, R116 which I will be co-presenting with my close friend Dennis (you can check him out @Nahnah_Dehnis ). The show will be aired on t4lradio.com (Yes, its online) and you can also listen with any radio app on all devices.
The R116 Show as its name implies, is a show with its basis on Romans 1:16 which says " For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile" (NIV).
The show aims to equip the body of Christ especially the youth with basic skills to survive in every situation and still represent Christ as they do so. Friends, School, Sex, Music, nothing is taboo.
This is a very short post because right now i'm swamped with school, NGO work (ff @onevoicegh) and  t4l stuff, but don't worry, i'll be updating with every free moment i get, cant leave you all alone now can I. Love you loads and you can drop an email if you want any information on the R116 show or anything else, I will do my best to reply.

Join me make this viral.

I came across a video on Facebook that I found very heartwarming and worth sharing. I wont say much, it speaks for itself, please share it with a friend and lets encourage this. Harlem shakes are funny, but making a homeless person smile? That ish is so worthy.  share it, and spread the word.

UTAG, UTAG, UTAG.

This strike is killing me. I hate it but on some days I love it so much, sorta like my relationship with sugary food. I know my head will ache after but I still eat it. Chocolates, soda, mmmmmm ( dreamy look) Anyway back to my point, I find it very frustrating, one moment no lectures and the next messages being sent round that the lecturers are back, I go to the lecture hall and its empty, not even a whiff of a teacher’s assistant, *ahem* cologne? *blushing* ( according to the Blinkards, my dark velvety skin cannot blush so lets just imagine ok).

  On the days when I have other more important things to take care of like sleep, Onevoice meetings, more sleep, gaming, and my numerous past times,  it’s a blessing, a divine intervention, the hand of God sweeping away unnecessary time wasters,  the wind of the almighty sifting through my schedule and parting it like He did with the Red Sea and The Jordan (admit it, you didn't know God parted the river Jordan for the Israelites)

UTAG, I applaud you for holding on to your, erm,  well whatever it is you are holding onto, but please come back, my brain is in dire need of knowledge that will not serve much of a purpose(maybe 30%-35% of it will be used) in my future career  but my dad is still paying for. Plus I’m forgetting how to write, my left hand has grown quite lazy *looking at my left hand forlornly and shaking my head slowly* Please come back, we *looking round* *whispering* we miss you.

Now to those people who have made up their minds not to come to come to campus:

don't know the title to give so i put this there instead...i wonder why. But then again you are here for content not title so go on ahead and read.

A few of my friends and I went to the *low voice* Achimota forest today, and I took some interesting pictures, plus I got up close and personal with some trotros at the station (for those of you who haven't experienced the beauty and wonder of it *my tone is dripping with irony right now* ) and the yam seller we coerced into increasing the yam we bought (you gotta love GH) .
Unfortunately, my camera is totally messing with me so i cant upload any picturess, and it refuses to email them to my account so we can only hope and pray the divine council of digital photography and art will send their messengers to me soon and let me know exactly what is wrong or my brother will get here first and fix it, i'm not picky in things like that.
You may have wondered what I had to say on the Final Verdict. Surprisingly all that came to mind was "8 months summarized in 5 minutes" and i was happy that Ghana will continue to be a beacon of peace to the rest of the world because lets face it, we'd rather queue for waakye and kelewele than guns (no one has the time for that nonsense

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Bloody tears and prostrations, silent in wonder.

 I wanted to talk about something funny and lighthearted but a message i received has pushed me to put up this post. It raised a lot of questions in my  mind and i want you guys to experience the same thing so here it is *pasting* (its quoted) with my opinion (as usual)

"Some say the answer to all our problems in the church is revival, as though that is the panacea for all our spiritual ills and shortcomings. Most people's idea of revival, however runs the gamut of a week of meetings to a high-energy display of emotionalism. What is real revival? Its the kind that has changed the course of human history. Throughout church history, every revival resulted in a sudden intensification of the presence of God, resulting in spontaneous worship. Anything less is superficial and even detrimental to true spiritual health. When there is a move of the Holy Spirit it is always a call for God's people to be worshipers of the most High God above all else. It is nothing planned or perpetuated by some 'worship leader'. Whatever else revival does it must restore the purpose and meaning of being a worshiper. - A. W. Tozer."

Revival is more than just a feeling of being "high" in the spirit. It is a lasting change that that endures. Maybe we haven't seen a true revival in our churches because we do not know what it is we are asking for and as such look in the wrong places for our answers. Instead of seeking the tears of people confessing sins and lying on the ground bawling (I'm not saying this is a bad thing) we must look to those who worship God from the deep recesses of their hearts, those who have understood that they owe God all, that He is El Elyon(God most high), they that leave and still carry the presence of God with them, Shekinah Glory. 

Bringing the love back

I want to put up a post in response to a video I watched last night on YouTube. If you want me to email it to you or you want the link just let me know in the comment below.

Any way, Emmanuella (that’s the girl who uploaded the video ) said some interesting things that I found thought provoking. As Christians  do we show love to others or because they do not agree with our Faith we shun them and treat them as “infidels”. We were all not born saved, I have my story of salvation and you have yours. If you don’t have one, its on its way.  According to her, being a christian was more or less telling people how good she was and how she kept all the commandments, her Christianity was a “pretty coat over a dirty body”.

Sadly, many of us are still like that, we are more interested in showing people our righteousness instead of love. Jesus loved people. He had compassion. He interceded on behalf of others. Remember the time you were unsaved, when all you needed was love, even if you didn't know it. God gave us individual experiences of His love so we could channel it to others. This does not mean you should fellowship with unbelievers or be unequally yoked because light and darkness cannot commune, there will never be understanding because darkness cannot comprehend light. Rather, let your actions and daily interactions be love filled, some times all that is needed is intercession. No city in the time of the disciples was taken without prayer. You need to create the atmosphere to set the captives free.

Are you willing to lose sleep and fast for the life of another? No greater love is this, that one lays down his life for another. Can you lay down your life for another? Its not always about death, sometimes it’s a bit of discomfort, hunger, pain.  Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted, your mourning for the lost will led to a salvation that will bring you comfort.

You might be reading this and be asking yourself what the heck is this girl talking about. There is no God, there is no proof of His existence, enjoy life and do whatever you want, sleep around, get drunk, Y.O.L.O.  Well, let me burst that bubble of yours *getting a hat pin*

There is a God, His touch is in every aspect of creation, a yearning to know Him is in us, the problems is that many people choose to satisfy that with the wrong things, and never find what they are looking for.  Why am I saving myself for the man I will marry? Simply because I know the value God places on me, I can get away with sleeping around, grace abounds, God will forgive. But remember that whatever you sow you shall reap it, keep that up and soon you will reap a bountiful harvest of STD s, insecurity, self-hate  anger, confusion, loss of self-respect, fear, the list is endless.  

I’m not a prude, I’m not frigid, I know how to get down and dirty *popping, locking and dropping it* but I also know that I am a princess, a daughter of the most high and I will not disgrace my father or hurt Him in anyway. Its not about the number of times you've sinned, its not about the lies you've told, the people you've slept with or the things you've done in the dark. Its about Jesus and what He has done. He was made sin so we would be without sin, all we need to do is trust. I mean what do you have to lose?  If you believe there's no life after death then you have nothing to lose if Christianity is a myth right? Give it a shot. There a people in Christ who have done much worse than you can imagine. I meet fellow brothers and sisters and I’m continually amazed at the power of God at work within us, so don’t let your feelings of guilt keep you away because Y.O.D.O (you only die once, Hebrews 9:27)

And to my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, spread the love.  Join the movement, we were called to love. Love like Jesus did.