'Enah eyeh dien'

I am walking my way

I am thinking about myself

Frisking my hair as I go along

Yeah, I am looking quite African

With my braids and my 'ahenemaa'

But no no no no, it does not give you the right

To yell 'ssss...ssss...'

Yeah, you hear me talk on the phone with my Ghana accent

I may have said 'wo dieh flashy me, m'efreh wo'

But no no noooo, it doesn't mean you can come and make conversation

Yeah, you may have heard some one say 'Edem'

But why does that prompt you to speak 'Ewe' with me

Ah!

I can understand that in a strange land you find solace in your 'country person'

But Massa, i don't know you like that

Just because we are two Ghanaians in Maryland, Chicago or Miami

Does not automatically mean I must marry you and have your nappy headed babies

So i am walking in the african store

Eheh, I have picked up some kenkey and waakye leaves

I am talking to my friend in English

Please what makes you think you can ask me silly questions

'Baaba dun speak Twi?'

'Yes Baaba dun speak Twi.' 'Enah eyeh dien?'

Please why are you cutting the line

I beg, leave dem old man tins where you came from

Cos the last time i checked, i was here first

Or you think you are the only one who has things to do

So please please, i beg..just because I am from the GH, doesn't mean we are BFFs

Thank You

'Rude Gyal' Disclaimer:

I'm not trying to be rude. I'm a really nice person, but i really find it frustrating when other Ghanaians expect that we should be best friends simply because we are both from Ghana. Or when people assume that because I am wearing a Ghana shirt, i MUST speak Twi. I already told you, I hate it when people assume stuff. I'll be nice to you and all, but i still think its funny and someway. Oh well .... I love love love me some Ghanaians though! Even if I wasn't full Ghanaian, born and raised, I'll still love Ghanaians...lol, 'cos we are just too BIGGIN!!! TOO MEEECCCCHHHH!!!!!' :-)

~ For the F&M CREW and everyone who visited this summer. 

                            'We are just too BIGGIN. You dun need to be told about that'.

Change

I have nothing against Obama okay. I know some of my friends think I've been hating on the guy. I'm not. I actually admire him a lot. It is the Ghanaian mentality that i don't get. How do you place a ban on funerals in Cape Coast for a day because Obama is coming to Ghana? So if my loved one dies and I want him buried on such and such day, i will have to tell his corpse to wait till Obama leaves? Why? Is the man giving my deceased loved one a visa to 'yankee asamando' or what?

I also heard that they sprayed the whole country (or was it just Accra, I'm not sure. It's hear say. Apparently Zoomlion Ghana Ltd got the contract) to kill mosquitoes because Obama was coming. I guess they had already planned to do something like that and they just felt like it was the right time. So, you knew that you could spray Accra and kill the mosquitoes, but you sat there with your hands between your legs for so long! Do you know how many times I have gotten Malaria? I am very bitter! Plus, do you really think Obama didn't take some anti-malaria tablets before roaming around Africa? That would not be smart on his part, would it?

I just heard that the government spent ONE MILLION GHANA CEDIS on Obama's historic trip to Ghana (I don't know how true this is). I almost choked when i saw this (I was reading a friends blog). I find this so disturbing on so many different levels. Who does that? I think sometimes the Smart Alecs running our country forget that they are running a THIRD WORLD BROKE COUNTRY. I don't even want to go into the level of corruption in Ghana. It's quite ridiculous, but i don't want to shy anyones parents so let me just keep quiet. If they had even spent the money on some infrastructure that would be around for awhile, we would just thank God! In fact, maybe i should go into politics, so that next time when something historic is happening in Ghana, it would mean that i am chopping my Christmas early! Or maybe I should be president, and pull an 'Animal Farm- George Orwell/ Napoleon & the pigs vs the other animals' on everyone, give out random awards with the tax payers money and save the biggest award for myself. Maybe I should just do that.

On a much more serious note, it is time for some serious change in our country. People are hungry, broke and tired in our country. Don't be fooled into thinking any different just because your parents can provide for your needs. ... Oh and by the way, I was absolutely horrified to hear that there have been some reported cases of swine flu in Ghana. I shudder to think about how many lives we will lose if this thing spreads in Ghana. The sad truth is that its only the financially challenged people who will die. You know how it is. I need not explain. Well at least the Deputy Health Minister says the government is putting together an emergency response team so that's good..... Okay, what way I saying about change? Oh yeaaaah change .... This change will only come about if there is a change in ideology and mindset. We are the future leaders, so the change will have to start with us. I see no point trying to teach an old, worn out man with broken bones and teeth how to dance. It's a much better idea to teach a two year old how to dance, and dance very well.

These things we 'have to do and stop'!

UnderG millionaires

Today, I was looking at cheap tickets to Ghana for this christmas, and I started thinking about how much fun i had hanging out with family and friends when I went home last christmas. I thought about the wonderful trips to the beach and my trip to Ho to visit my grandparents and other extended family (This is random, and has nothing to do with what i'm talking about. I was talking to this guy who was born and raised in Ghana. He was talking about visiting his hometown, and he said 'I will go see my grandparents in the country side. Do you want to join me on my trip? LOLOL... After just one semester in yankee, homeboy does not call wherever it is that he comes from his 'hometown' anymore. He says 'country side'! I was astounded! shocked! bewildered!)

Okay where was I? Yes, as I was saying, i thought about the night life and the good times i had at Celsbridge (excellent khebabs), Honey Suckle, Twist, Champs (I never got the free drink happy hour thing), and how can i forget Rhapsodys? Never! That place was my joint. One would think my father owned it. 

Then i started thinking about how much money i wasted at such places, especially Rhapsodys. If i had gone to some roadside spot like Purple Pub or something, I would have had so much money at my disposal. Instead i decided to waste money buying Mojitos for $8 in GHANA!

The reason why i loved those places so much was because i got to see so many people that I knew, and I also made so many new friends. I also totally loved the ambience. 'Twas all so classy! lol

Where am i going with all this?

I have come to the conclusion that there are people in Ghana who do not know what to do with their money chale. If you have money and want to invest in something, just go and find a good location, find some cheap Ikea furniture, pimp up the place, make it look hot as hell, put some 'obroni' at the door, and charge WHATEVER you want to charge, and the place will be packed! Why? Because Ghanaians like to rosh! ..and who wants to be the only one sitting at the roadside bar when all their classmates are at Citizen Kofi?