Why is it that Kenyan parents would trust their 30-something year old daughter to make important decisions e.g. relating to her career, what car to drive, how much money to save or invest, how much money to contribute to her parents’ upkeep…yet they cannot trust her to make the decision of the man she chooses [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Wedding Madness’
October 25, 2007
The Ex-Files
I was watching a random TV show where the characters were discussing whether you should tell the person you are in a romantic relationship with about your former partners/lovers/dates/flings. It was one of those comedies where all the responses are witty/smart/cute/cliché and long after the laughter had died, I was thinking about the ex files.
Here’s [...]
September 2, 2007
D- is for Dowry
Main Entry: dow·ry
Pronunciation: ‘dau(-&)-rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural dowries
Etymology: Middle English dowarie, from Anglo-French, alteration of dower, douaire — more at DOWER
1 archaic : DOWER 1
2 : the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
3 : a gift of money or property by a man to or for his bride
4 [...]
July 30, 2007
Bridal Musings 1.0
All I did was break the news of impending marriage to close friends/family/and now the whole world (If I haven’t told you personally yet…well, now you know!)! The who/where/when are kinda irrelevant at this point. My news has resulted in various reaction permutations:
a.) surprise: ranging from Congratulations! to WTF!!!- from not one but several school [...]
