Happy New Month

As we step into a new month of july,I pray the remaining months of the year bring hope,promise and fulfilment to you all...happy new month amazeballs

Coming up on Keeping Up With D Adagiris...

Adagiri Adams 3

ADAM- /a:dam/- noun -> the strong macho body of a homo sapien male


So here we are,ready to leave for Ghana,Uncle hameed suggested we pack just few clothes since we would only be gone for the weekend,but obviously,me being me,I packed a little more -everything,more boxers and briefs,cologne and anti-perspirant (no one appreciates seeing those unsightly sweat patches),batteries for my digital camera, my very big towel,sunshades to protect my peepers from the harsh rays of the rather infamous ghanaian sun,including some sunscreen,I don't want to come back home looking burnt ,yeah! You can roll your eyes all you want,going on a flight to a resort in ghana? Forget what awaits me there,this is pretty much a big deal for me,lol

Adagiri Adams 2

ADAM- /a:dam/- noun -> the strong macho body of a homo sapien male


10:45AM

*phone rings*

Maj- Hello?

Hameed- Hey Maj,its uncle hameed

Maj- Ahhhhh! Cousin of liiiife,hahaha! Oh my God,are you in the country now?

Hameed- Oh yes,am at the airport now but leaving for my business meeting,once am through,would be coming straight home

Maj- Ok bros! No problem,welcome!


Turning to my brothers excitedly,I announced the news to them and urged them to get to work,cleaning the house

I took the tv remote and turned off the tv

"What is your problem Maj? Why would you turn off the tv while someone else is watching"

Hamz barked! I looked around,totally taken aback

Adagiri Adams 1

ADAM- /a:dam/- noun -> the strong macho body of a homo sapien male


The more I think about the weekend ahead of me,the more I realise I'm embarking on a 48-hour exercise in how to be a human pinball-- so to speak. I'm travelling to the gold coast-ghana along with my brothers to a location few kilometers before accra called The Last Resort- a place so precariously and exquisitely balanced amidst plunging faces of rock,soaring cliffs and gut-wrenching ravines that one can only reach it via a 1.6m-wide suspension bridge across a 160m-deep ravine with a raging river in its depth


The resort contains a rope swing and the chance to raft some pretty great rapids but the highlight of the trip promises to be the canyoning, which involves climbing,abseiling,sliding and swimming through a series of waterfalls and gorges.

For hours on end,I've been juggling waves of anticipation and mild fear- wait wah! mild?,hell no,great fear about our itinerary that will comprise an array of aeriel activities which on the difficulty-intimidation scale,fall only short of being fired out of a cannon or parachuting into one's destination

I was here (an eulogy)

Press play!

* Beyonce's "I was here" playing softly from the theatre system,its aunt tania's remembrance day,you all remember aunt tania amazeballs? The sis who's always got mom's back and who died this month last year,yeah! It's a year already*


FLASHBACK

*over 20 years ago*

Mom- Hey darling

SIS- How are you big sis

MOM- Am ok,I just called you to inform you I just gave birth to a bouncing baby boy

SIS- OHHHHH MYYYY GOD! YAAAAAAAY! GOD! Am so excited right now,how are you feeling,how is my little nephew doing...!

MOM- (laughs) we are well,he's sleeping peacefully

SIS- Awww! How sweet,am still in the office right now,once I get home,I would inform alaysia and nina that the first grandchild of the family has been born! Yaaaay! (Mom laughs) and mama would be so happy,you gave her a male grandchild,what she never had, thank you sis

MOM- Aw! Common,thank God,I've informed mama already and she would be coming down here first thing tomorrow

SIS- ha ha ha,I trust her,don't worry sis,I would try and get permission from work for a few days and be there before the naming ceremony,me,alaysia and nina (the other siblings)....and tell baba born-boy that I say congrats and he should thank his thing ooo

(BOTH LAUGHS)

MOM- You silly thing,I have to go now,I see your nephew crying,I have to feed him

SIS- alright mama born-boy,go do your thing...bye dear

REALITY

What goes around...

"Again,I repeat...where are you guys coming from?"

Mom queried!

I looked down,brushing my foot against the dew laden mowed grass by the interlocked grounds of our parking lot,too embarrassed and guilt-stricken to look up at her...mom came close to us to perceive us and quickly moved back,spitting out...the stale smell of our cologne with sweat mixed with cigar smoke that had settled on us made her retch

"Goodness lord!"

She exclaimed,Hamz quickly sniffed himself as if to confirm if truly he was oozing,lol

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! YOU GUYS HAVE STARTED SMOKING? OH MY GOD,OH MY GOD.."

The week in hell 3

The loud bang outside seemed to have resounded in my head and resurrected the raging headache plaguing me since the sickness started,the mall vibrated at the impact of the earth-shaking sound,people screamed,calling on to God and all other deities they worship,seeking protection from them,calls were frantically made by the frightened shoppers locked in the mall with us

My brothers even with their macho bodies and larger than life attitude at home shook like jelly fish,I've never seen them so scared for their life like this ever before,It made me laugh but I can't say if any laughter escaped my lips with my entire system being paralysed by fear of the unknown but am pretty sure I felt like I did laugh

Then everywhere went silent,no sounds,no noise,no commotion,the wailing sound of police siren could be heard inside the mall,people clapped and heaved sighs of relief,soon afterwards,loud sounds of knocks on the door jolted everyone and calls for the door to be opened,the head staff of shoprite was quite hesitant,standing by the large door and asking who the people were and if they were indeed policemen,this elicited mixed reaction from the crowd,some saw the funny side of it while others just wanted to be free,claiming to be either asthmatic or claustrophobic

The week in hell 2

Driving into the car park of shoprite abuja,I had a bad feeling about the place,my heart beat started pounding fast and I sensed all wouldn't be well here,climbing down from the car,I told Hamz what I was feeling, "oh please maj....stop with such talks...you are only feeling that way because you are sick"

But I knew what I was feeling...I felt unsafe....and I was right

"AAAachhuum" I sneezed rather violently into my palms cupped over my face, "bless you!" Karl and QT said in unison, Hamz was busy eyeing up the entire sprawling mall,in his usual predatory manner,looking for "clean" babes as he puts it...walking past security,the automatic doors leading into the mall whooshed open letting out trapped mass of cold air,I inhaled in deeply,dipping my hands in my pocket...."AAAAachuuuum" another sneeze from me,"bless you" Karl said again,looking at me with a dry smile

The week in hell 1

I lay on my soft,expansive bed convalescing from a bout of malaria that had me so weak,drained of colour and irritant,I hate been sick...I mean who doesn't, that's when the most delicious meals are prepared and all your favourite meals laid before you,yet the aroma disgusts you, my brothers had been exceptionally sweet and caring during this time,tending to me when mom had gone to the office,I was really bowled over with all the affection they've showered on me,even though I suspected it was for ulterior motives...they aren't always this nice,let's face it, which brother shows their brother so much care when they are sick like they are doing? bringing me hot cup of tea heavily laced with milk,just the way I love it, placed on a tray,slices of bread on ceramic flat plates with a jar of honey by the side and a saucer containing peppered boiled salmon,right to my bed! I took sips of the hot tea,looking up to see their faces and throwing them suspicious glances...laughing out loud,Hamz said "oh don't worry dear brother,we didn't poison the food...you're safe" ,

#kuwdattention

So i told u guys that #kuwda has been receiving lotta attention lately and i promised to get you guys screen grabs of all this,so i've compiled some screen grabs for y'all so here they are

silicon beach,a renowned web analyzing company from America contacted me and were impressed with the blog and what we are doing and offered to do an overhaul of the blog and though we still have alot to do, they gave us quite a clean bill of health and praised its ranking and pageviews, on behalf of the Adagiri brothers,i say thank you so much,also whoever knew foreign celebs do keep up with us,lol,as you can see twitter screen grabs, brandon hilton RT tweets of #kuwda and favourites it also,he does this regularly....and ofcourse the sage sweetwater feature,its a foreign based blog,they feature #kuwda regularly, thanks so much and lastly,thanks to all fans who all retweet posts on twitter alerting all of updates on the blog,i can't munch all,thanks to all, y'all amazeballs......coming up is the #kuwdalove where fans and friend alike send in pics showing how much they love keeping up with d adagiris.....what happened was a fan from malaysia and i were engaging in a chat-versation and he sent in a pic of him having his 3kuwda fix in his office,i was so humbled by it and posted on FB asking fans to send in their #kuwdalove pics so if some of you aren't my FB,am sorry y'all just learning about it now,so it isn't late,just send your pics to abdulmajeed4real@yahoo.co.uk and it would be pasted on the blog..by #kuwdalove pics,it means show ur love for the blog by sending a pic of you holding a placard of the ashtag #kuwdalove #keepingupwithdadagiris etc or a pic of you reading the blog making sure the homepage is visible on the pic :)
expecting all your pics
one love
Maj