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I would have said you live under a rock if the hype around the Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin essence hasn’t reached you but that wouldn’t be fair. After all, there are so many hypes I don’t get including the one around Mikalla hair…
The Honda StepWGN is a van produced by the Honda Motor Company that is positioned against its other Japanese rivals e.g. Toyota Voxy/Noah, the Nissan Serena, Mitsubishi Delica and the Mazda Bongo the executive version seems not to be too…
Allow me to invite you into a world that you probably don’t know exists. If indeed you have heard of it, it has been through whispers or sugar-coated language. This is an exclusive world, best known for its nature to stigmatise and exclude…
Ever met a guy and your chemistry is so good that you start imagining yourself as the Mrs. Well this story is a cautionary tale about not getting your hopes up after a casual hook up. This story first appeared on this blog as the story…
“Washing dishes is all about restoring, bringing something back to its original state. The vessels go back to their squeaky, shiny state, and the kitchen to its sanitised, spotlessly clean self. Then, all is right again in the mortal…
Coriander/Dhania is a very beautiful plant. The green shade and the shape of the leaves come together perfectly. In fact, it looks like a flower. But other than this, it can literally spice up your food and take it from level 0 to 100.…
Almost everyone has at one point or another dealt with pest infestation. Whether it is cockroaches or even ants, pests are extremely irritating. Just seeing them moving around is psychologically torturing. The thing is, sometimes it really…
“I believe that I made the right decisions according to the experience that I had at the time. Knowing what I know now, I would probably make some bolder steps like fighting for better pay and taking on more opportunities. In the end,…
Growing up, Alicia’s biggest fear was being misunderstood. For as long as she could remember, she always tried to play it safe with the people around her. She tried to remain neutral in most conversations and never to give off strong…
Alicia wasn’t a party animal. In fact, her ideal night was at home in pyjamas with a glass of wine. However, she did enjoy a night out once in a while. What she didn’t like about clubs was the overcrowding and entitled men coming behind…
First dates can be terrifying, and this one was no exception. The tension was intensified by the fact that it was only their second time meeting in person. She was all over the place that day, feeling anxious about everything. What would…
When Ed Sheeran said that The club isn’t the best place to find a lover he really had a point, and John had to find out the hard way. Maybe that’s why they say experience is the best teacher, and maybe after this incident, he would have…
One of the problems people grapple with when trying to educate themselves about money and investing is information overload. You have talking heads on local and international business channels rapping about this or that market, every…
A friend of mine tells a funny and yet petty story about how she ghosted this guy after their first date. She had just started working when this guy asked her out. She turned him down several times, not because she was trying hard to get,…
How easy is it to accept gifts from people? Among the 48 laws of power, one of them says to despise the free lunch, and maybe for a good reason. Angelica learnt this the hard way. It started slowly and casually when her classmate asked her…
If the title, colours, and cover of this book don’t fascinate you, then I don’t even know what to say. As a person who is literally addicted to self-help books, this was one transformational book in my journey of personal growth. It was…
It’s 6 am. I’m deep in sleep when I hear the sound of my alarm. I instinctively jump out of bed, not because I’m excited to face this day, but just so I can turn off the buzzing sound of my alarm. It’s Monday morning. Another day to make…
If you were a fruit, you would be a fineapple. That’s punny, right? Did you know that a pineapple isn’t just one fruit? It consists of various berries that have been fused together. Ananas comosus, the scientific name of the fruit, is…
I’m yet to meet someone that doesn’t like yoghurt apart from some people who may be lactose intolerant. The consistency in texture, satiety value, variety of flavours, and affordability make it the perfect snack. Yoghurt or yogurt is…
I think of the first time I went into major debt a lot. It was not really the first time, because before then, we had taken out a big loan with a Sacco as part of a now-defunct chama. But this was the first time I was personally signing on…
We were both intoxicated when I first met Jesse. He was dark, but not too dark. He had a small afro that was well combed and was taller than me. Now when I think about it, I had very low standards back then. All you had to do was to be…
My friends and I are seated in a classroom on the top floor of the campus building when she starts to narrate a story for us. She started by saying how she’s been holding it in all along because some stories are better off when you keep…
“Menstrual blood is the only source of blood that is not traumatically induced. Yet in modern society, this is the most hidden blood, the one so rarely spoken of and almost never seen, except privately by women.” ~Judy Grahn Do you…
Nothing is ever guaranteed in life. The income that one has today can be gone or greatly reduced tomorrow. You could lose your good job by being fired, retrenched, declared redundant or let go if the company you work for closes down. If…
