5 Fun Things Under 500 ($5) To Do In Mombasa

TGJO, Thank God January is Over.

Have you ever had time and little money but want to go to Mombasa for some fun. Not that fun lives in Mombasa but most people love the beach. Here is a list of 5 fun things you can do in Mombasa under 500 Kenya shillings ($5)

One secret to having "cheap" fun In Mombasa is to keep expenses to a minimum. The coast is known for having cheap fun places you can go to, especially in Mombasa. Remember though that by going for fun places in Mombasa, some may not be all that up to par and you may need to suck it in or just not partake.

What better way to have cheap fun in mombasa under 500 Kshs than watching the ship come into the Likoni channel in Mombasa. It is cheap or free fun and you can do it in the evenings when the sun is going down. 

The most fun i have had in Mombasa for less than 500 Kshs is having fried cassava in Mombasa, Mama Ngina Drive. 

Watch how  it went down 

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5 Must-Go-To Places in Nairobi

Stuck indoors, No event happening and if you are like me whom concerts are not the ideal cup of tea, nothing to do. Then this is for you. If you cannot go to a place because of the logistics you imagine are involved. Adjust your seat. this is for you.

1. Giraffe Center, Karen. Nairobi, Kenya

I emphasize on location because upon sharing pictures online someone asked whether its in Nairobi.
Fare: 150kshs (Return)
Entrance Fee: 250 kshs for a Kenyan Citizen
here you get to feed giraffes, kiss them even and better yet if you have a child (with or inside you) then i am sure this will excite you.

2. Safaricom7s Rugby Tournament

This is is not a place but an event for the adrenaline junkies.A great annual platform to meet people, watch 14 muscled men chase one another with an egg shaped ball under their arm (I love playing blonde). And the Kayumbet dance (Google it) is another out of this world experience oh dont forget the colour and  promp at this event, not place, is one to desire to be part of.

 3. KICC Helipad

You get to view the city from the top of the Kenyatta International conference center. it is quite exhilarating.
Entrance fees:150kshs (Kenyan Citizens)
Location: Nairobi Central Business District
Downside is you cannot stay up there past 1830 hours. makes you miss the most beautiful sunset you could get.

 

 

4. Karura Forest

You can use several routes to get there.
Assuming you use Kiambu road side,
Fare: 100 (Return)
Entrance Fee: 100kshs
The vast forest offers you a scenic valley, waterfall, lily lake you can hire bicycles and ride or jog. it is a nice place for picnic i must admit.

5. Museum of Kenya

 You"ll get to see Kenya's history under one roof. The beautiful museum boasts of a quiet place and it is ideal for family outings or just a friends. I liked the Peace Path in Particular, go ahead and find out what it is at the Museum.
Charges: 200Kshs for Kenyan citizens.

There you go. Now instead of Saturday being solely laundry day, you could use the afternoon for some indulgence in the city with your gang.

PS. Fun does not have to be expensive.  Where to go next? Out of Nairobi maybe, we'll see :) 

Think Beyond Your Nose!

In the other world, i think i was, am or will be a philosopher major. Though journalism is in the same line huh (consoling myself here)
I love quotes. My favourite until recently has been "The future is bright to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" I don't know who exactly said it because you know even Kermit has been approved to be a philosophical toon  (If you dont know who kermit is i will sip my tea and let you be) Moving on, YES my new favourite quote:

T.E. Lawrence says “All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream in the dark recesses of the night awake in the day to find all was vanity. But the dreamers of day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams
with open eyes, and make it possible.

If you did not say Amen at the end of that quote, we cannot be friends. Hehe  i'm kidding ish.

My point is i read that quote and remembered a fall out i had with my friend about a potential investment. He said i dream too big or what was it "far beyond my nose"

This reminded me of how quick we are to settle for less than we deserve... All of us not just women. You meet someone you like but there is that one flaw that pisses you off or something of the sort but hold on because its no big a deal. You will get used to it. We all have that thing errrm what do they call it, oh yeah compromise.

Ah yeah. Compromise. I hate that term. But don't get me wrong there is good and bad compromise.

A "bad compromise" is changing your habits and self in such a way that you wind up becoming less of your full, authentic, thriving self. For example ladies you dressed in a certain manner but he says it feels like you are trying to get other men to look at you...which is not the case.

We are in a world where a random act of kindness is interpreted as a desperate attempt to cover something you did or confirming our fears and insecurities: we don't want to loose a person, which in my opinion is quite the contrary. It shows authority.

A "good compromise" is changing your habits and self in such a way that you grow more into your most full, authentic, best self. You used to drink everyday but cut down and clean up to be more presentable and/or use more of that time with your loved one.

So ladies and gentlemen, look at what you want to compromise on and evaluate if it is for your rib or for the person whose rib you come from. Be selfish a little and dare to dream.Feed your imagination to add
flavor to life. Truth be told we kill our own dreams most of the time by giving into our fears. Fear of loosing an investment,fear of neing alone, fear of not making it... And only one person can stop this. You.

Oh that opening quote is by Eleanor Roosevelt. Google works wonders.

Where do you stand in her life?

So my childhood friend James posts this piece he calls, which man are you in her life. It is one of those things you read and at the end of the first para you are smiling from ear to there. That was intentional you Grammar Nazis.

You know what instead of copy pasting why don't you give it a view yourself, its here and give him feedback as to what you think.

That post has made me come out of my cocoon, as you can see, such joys you get from reading literature that is on point.

Enough of the promo now, onto re-posting his post now from a female's perspective. With his permission of course.

So guy number one is refered to as The Lead.
This is the optimum prime of the relationship. This is the guy whom you tell your friends to keep quiet coz you are picking his call, and they do. Even your friends respect him for who he is to me.
The lead is the man i can cancel my plans for, He is the one i let pick a restaurant and i pick where to sit. This is the alpha. The man i go to when i need serious adult advise. Not a boy's opinion. The  lead is respected, he is the head of the pride. As a man ask yourself when you call her and she is like "my friends don't even keep quiet its noisy I'll call you later" if YES then scroll down, there is a type for you here, you are not among the leads.


James says there is the Co-Star
In his words "You know you guys didn’t watch spiderman because she wanted Godzilla,so because you didn’t agree,that took the road down south"
This type exists. in the sense that whatever you do it is half half. A power sharing pact. in my opinion it is not entirely feminism that breeds this but it is rather a matter of her not willing to sacrifice her portion of the half for you. 

 Supporting Role.
i will compare this typa guy with a bra. Us ladies buy bras with regard to how we it makes my "arrival" look like. This are the guys you take to your friends party because he is hot or endowed, he will drop me pick me or take me around. This guy is disposable as soon as a better bra is in the picture.  They never last long by the way, so ask yourself does she only call you when she doesn't have fare, or only when her purse was stolen. you are a bra. or better yet she gives you hopes that you will get off the zone coz you took lunch to her when she was at the salon. Dude, don't be wifed, you can be someone's lead you know.


My friends and i have a phrase for those guyz who are always there but not moving anywhere, we call them  button pressers.
AKA camera man.
We will be blunt, "The basic thing is,you’re the guy in the super background. She won’t even dance with you on a night out and if she does,it’s not sensual. Maybe because she knows you’ll buy her a Jameson after the dance? She has allowed you to think it’s cool to be the way you are,that you’re the nicest person she knows. That you don’t try to change her or pressure her.
And that my guy is why you’re last on my list!"

Until the next post, Sacho signing out.

Replacing Cupid

I have a confession to tell. Well i know you may think "she is full of those" well this one is different... well more of blunt.

I have given up on dating. Well not entirely but i want to find my purpose in life and all that hullabaloo of self realization self actualization you get my drift.

Maybe you might think "nooo way she is too preety to be single" well maybe a handful of you will think so. Hahaha i mean who knows what you see when you see me. Anyway before it turns out to being a sendational post let me carry on.

As i was saying, i am tired of the disappointments and all. So yours truely will stay single till God knows when. And its not entirely my fault. Maybe i intimidate them i don't know. Thats a story of another day.

You will read alot about me in the next coming posts i mean, do not for a slight moment forget your purpose here. You are reading my diary. Welcome.

Those habits that fail to die

We all have that friend who sets us up with guys and ladies. I admit i myself have ever done a blind date. Remind me on the comment section below to give you intel on how this went down. I am temporarily speechless. My hands move on this 'mulika mwizi' keypad not knowing which expression to use to describe that date. Remind me to tell. Okay? Cool. Thats covered.

So as i was saying. I have a tendency of giving cupid a run for his money...

I have this habit of "passing on guys" to my friends.

Before you bring on your condenscending comments aboard,let me tell you why.

For say this guy comes onto me. I look at him and see my pal. Not friendzone but more of. You are her type than my type.

So. Instead of letting this good guy go to waste why dont we keep him in the circles.

This may sound wrong. Not even may but sounds bad but some people are better passed than let go a waste.

I know this guy will be made happy by my friend. I dont have that time to make him happy playing the girlfriend role so why not help where i can :)

I am guilty of giving the WORST hook ups in the history of my friends haha Kinya can attest to this but my point is. You never know till you try, dont they say that? Well i agree.

This could be double standards on my part as i advice about that yet myself i turn them away. Well i am the don here so as i please.

Some of these matches do work out but some fizzle out and oh well we live we learn.

By the way i apologise in advance if i sound juvenile and my methods of passing on guys may seem unorthodox but its a free world and more so an open minded person woun't take offense of this.

Well this is always intriguing as i look foward to what comes off the thing and i say: if cupid (if he exists) feels as satisfied when it works out then i should start my own Tujuane show. 

The process is better than the end. Trust me.

So dear guy if i pass you off. Either go with it coz mama knows whats best for you or walk and loose that possibility. Well some are adamant to this as obviously expected but come on its SaFeminist here. Just undulate.

And of course February is just an  hour 41 minutes from the time i post this. I expect a valentimes gift for being your friend. Or maybe not. . .

Either way, dont force it. If you like someone. Be open minded to accept that they do not like you back. Life is short. Dont waste it chasing one person.

This ain't no suicide note!

Dear diary, sorry i abandoned you over time. . .i missed you too.

Well i dont have a reason i abandoned you but i am back. You cant imagine the sh*t that has happened since the last post and today. Hahah i cant help but laugh.

So. *popping knuckles* where do we start? Or where do we resume?

Well one thing i've realised is that i should prioritize you above all else. There was that time romp time takes all my time away from you. Yeah diary i missed you much.

More so its me and you now and since there is an app for you and thanks to a data provider. Bundles are in plenty :)

This aint no suicide note like i said its more of a pick up line.

So holiday came amd went. You can see pictures here and maybe another one here

It was awesome.

So another thing: of men who avoid meeting a lady months down after the onset meeting. . . Prolonged chatting. What do you think of that?

Thats next.
You watch this space.

Mombasa 101

So your favourite blogger me, was down at the coast some one month ago with friends. You definately agree with me that we all need the occasional break from the buzzof the city to just go and rekindle friendships and more so strengthen the ones that appeered to have loosened at the seams...
I wount talk or rather write much but here are the pics :)

Feel free to share...

Just random pics. More will be on the next post'worry not. :)