Its yet another friday, and as usual am so worked-up... and cannot think of anything other than a few cold beers.Tomorrow is valentines day and am under pressure to surprise my girlfriend with a gift that will show my undying love for her.She dismissed last years gift as "tacky" and it really broke my heart......readers should not get me wrong...i still stand with the ideals of open communication and am always willing to take up positive criticism.
Due to last years blunder, i invested some time and a few shillings to research on what women in Kenya, and to be precise, what women in Nairobi want for valentines.My investigation yielded very interesting results.Apparently, women in Nairobi always conglomerate with their girlfriends after vals to discuss what sorts of gifts their men got for them.A man who makes an effort to purchase something/anything for his woman, and does something special or something out of the way on this day is rated high.Women have a phrase for this, and the phrase is....."its the thought that matters"
The thought here being the pre-meditation of a man doing something or going out of the way on valentines day to please his woman.
Personally, i find this very hypocritical.How does a woman say that "its the thought that matters" and yet dismiss her man's deeds as tacky???
Nairobi daily is a blog set up a few years ago, by Alex Maina himself.The content is biased towards Alex Maina's political opinion and occasionally, his emotions.
