Valentines

Valentine's day is just hours away....

Red fills the air and shops wrap gift bouquets for lovers......

I think its too much pressure, especially when love is the last thing you are feeling.....

This reminds me of valentines when i was in first year at moi university and everyone was or seemed or pretended to be in love.

Chocolates made their rounds to every one's room save mine. I ended up stealing Jane's cadbury's milk bars displayed on her reading table and dissapeared before she came back from her date.....picture this i have gone to visit a sister soul to while away the lonely supposedly "love evening" and whilst there i find her date came showered her with chocolates and whisked her away...........

looking back, i really think its a lot of pressure, and i can almost bet there are so many people who dread the love day as it is a reminder of their lonely status....

yet love lingers around us in many subtle ways, if we keenly observe we will see it sipping into our lives through caring friends and family who might not splash red and lush gifts but in caring words and actions love us.

I hope i can be part of the friends and family that love you in myriad ways, expressed and lived out. And am happy knowing that love is here with me.Valentines or not

Happy valentines.

G

2010

Just realized, am running the risk of not having posted something in January and 2010 i am hoping to be a better writer.

I am not big on setting targets because in the past,the same has backfired in my face. If you are a dreamer like me, you love setting goals and objectives and will usually have a list of things to do. However the execution bit is not as easy. A little cajoling, a little push and encouragement from friends helps go a long way.

I bought a computer last December, she is called "maluk". Her cousin who's older by like a month is called "Malik" .

My Small sister Sunflower is an artist and got Malik, in order to do her graphics and art stuff.

I got Maluk to pursue more writing. Am easy on myself though i expect serious results by mid year.

So Sunflower and Malik are an encouragement to Maluk and i to be steadfast in our art 2010.

We look for inspirations and prompts everywhere whether it will end up splashed in a canvas or art gallery or in a talai blog, artisitc endeavours is what 2010 will be made of.