Maisha hapa ain't sawa

Yani life in the UK..Kweli why does everything have to be a struuuuugle.?????

Yani a typical day is getting up in the morning (lakini maze its still Dark outside) alafu bundling the Jr into the moti to be dropped off - then u check into jobbo. You're worked sawa-sawa alafu you maliza the day - fetch Jr - alafu home to now start 'Phase II' of the day. This would usually involve cleaning; cooking; amidst all this; Jr gotta bath too and Jr needs quality time with his Old Lady too; prepare clothes+food for tomorrow etc.

Yani you enter the digs from jobbo lakini you seriously dont even get the chance to physically Sit Down. This is where the phrase 'time is of the essence' kicks in..because as every minute goes past - there are things waiting to be done. And in the meantime there are still bills; banking; emailing that need to be followed up; phone messages; blah blah blah. Yani it never ever stops for real. And by the time you have maliza'd everything and you wanna sit down - you are tharally exhausted.

I have therefore come to the conclusion that life these sides is Bila Raha. Full-stop.

Nimerudi - pole sana I disappeared

I have decided that its high time I revive this blog - since I have decided to place a ka-small deadline on my being 'homeward bound'..

From this month - August 08 - I have decided that within the next kido 6 - 9 months I NEED to be sitting in the Green City In The Sun.
And not just sitting and chilling - yani re.low.cated!!

I'm trying to keep uptodate with the goings on Nyumbani in terms of business opportunities; investment; jobs etc but I've come to the conclusion that unless you're 'on the ground' so-to-speak..ni shida..

So although I took this decision a while ago..what have been my barriers to fika'ing home again ?? Cashflow; as per kawa..
Sometimes when i look at what the expenditure is 'hapo n'gambo' you pay for things that you just think 'Ngai - i would not be paying this at home' like TV licence; MOT etc
But then the upside (if thats the right word) is that at least these sides you can 'make ends meet' even if it means that you're doing some menial type of job..your standard pf living may not be 'all that' but at the end of the day you probably wont starve..Kenya simply doesnt offer you that opportunity.. i am ready to be corrected on that one..
So the plan is to fika home and 'start afresh'..
This is daunting in itself because I have only ever been back to Kenya for weddings / funerals / ' vacation'..since graduating Uni i went straight into work and that was that!
So its daunting cos I've never worked at home before and left home literally mid-90s..scary stuff when u actually write it down!

So although I hate to end up having to go back to 'the folks place' I need a base to start with - and as someone pointed out - its easier for a 'chile' to do that compared to a jamaa..then its onto job hunting / business establishment..dont ask what - cos am bila idea! All I know is that unless I fika home with sufficient chappa..I'm doomed! The question then raises its ugly head..how much is 'sufficient'? how long is a piece of string..

All I know is that the time has come to 'rudi nyumbani' and be happy with my peeps..eat good food; laugh good laughs and be In The SUN!!