Why Are There Bubbles In Aero?

This advert has to be in my top 5 fave ads of all time. I never get tired of watching it and I always have a smile on my face while I watch it. Unconciously.

Two commenters from you-tube said:

@blauviolet ... it's at the ending when the voice comes on i actually break out of the trance and say to myself "what was the ad all about again?" and i replay and the same thing happens.
-ml210378

Every time that ad came on I would force myself to listen to what he says....it never worked hehe....damn you hot man, because of you I will never know the reason for the bubbles in Aero
-blauviolet


Spot. On.

Lol.

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PHENOMENAL WOMAN

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,

the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

-MAYA ANGELOU

I've always loved this poem

From The Archives...

(Another iPod find)

From time to time, people ask me questions that cause me pause. Granted these questions range from the daft “When are you getting married” (When you take Minding Yo Business free online course) to the justified like "What the hell are you doing here?!" when I once again get lost and land on private property (surprisingly frequent occurrence). Still, from time to time I receive an inquiry
so disturbing that I myself a forced to ponder....


Recently such an inquiry was posed, it didn't arrive hiding under the
banner of concern or the giggling shackles of jest, this was a genuinely curious inquiry. The questioner wanted to know Why I am the way I am. With the number of
times I have been asked this you would think I'd have a ready answer
for the pseudo-intellectual minds clearly struggling to dissect this conundrum of a matter. I am usually tempted to repeat some banal lines from Angelou’s
extraordinary ‘Pheomenal Woman’ poem but the mockery I fear I will see in the eyes of my questioner when I get to this line “...its in the span of my hips..” bids me pause. #WiderHipsWanted.

(Btw, I am typing this on my iPod on the train and a deaf lady is sign language-ing her husband across the carriage. I just realised that if you are hearing impaired,
gossiping in public might be a tad difficult. I’m sad for them, it kind of sucks...as that's one of the special things about marriage, a constant gossip partner. I can’t wait! Lol.).

iDigress.

“So, why am I the way I am?” I thought to myself after the inquiries became insistent. I believe the closest thing to an answer I can give is; my childhood. Seriously, what were my chances of coming out a regular human being when at the age of eight (8), I was lead backing vocalist of the ‘choir’, consisting of one disturbingly silly 6 year old, mischievous 4 and a tyrannical two? We proudly croaked along to our uncle-turned -rapper’s (eventually turned cultist) terribly mediocre ramblings of daily happenings at our house, uncleverly disguised as rhymes. No, 50 Cent is NOT my uncle.

Single & Mighty

Randomly going through notes I’d written on my ipod from ages ago and I found some gems I’d written and forgotten on the crafty device for about a year. Between seven different ‘Things To Do’ lists and notes on random gossip my sister and I had indulged in at church (I use the bible on my ipod in church), were some notes that made me smile, side-eye myself and/or pause to think. One of these pretty hard rocks was a note I had made from a House On The Rock program I’d attended called...wait for it...SINGLE & MIGHTY. *so many jokes, so little time*.

Before you judge me as a typical Nigerian woman attending Single Fellowships in hopes of bumping into my Mr Right With God a.k.a JesusIsMyNiggah, the program came on a day where I had asked God “Please send me some advice for _____ relationship problem before I do something Typical Me l #Kano.Add the fact that my pastor from my church in England was one of the visiting pastors...ok, ok and the fact that charlatans all over the city were touting rumours of free snacks and such...but that’s neither here nor there.

Anyways, I enjoyed reading this note I made because it’s really in line with how I feel about marriage at the moment. The culture in Nigeria is so marriage-minded, marriage is so touted as the ultimate accomplishment that many people get themselves in sticky situations in the process of attaining and keeping this ‘holy marital grail’. But thats a post for a whole ‘nother day yo! Below are the short notes i made with liberal sprinklings of incomplete sentences and huge chunks of my own paraphrasing. Hopefully someone will be able to follow and get some pick pearls from swine:).

Pastor Tai Adeshugba from Worship Taberncale church;


“Marriage is a means to an end not an end in itself. Being single and being married are not ultimate goals in themselves, rather they’re a part of the process of living. Singleness is an essential pathway, a transitional stage on the way to marriage so enjoy it while it lasts.

It is important to empower yourself as a single person. Being single does not put disadvantage you in any way. Being single is an opportunity to focus on yoursels; to find and study your purpose in this life. This is what this time is for; praparation, understanding yourself, learning why you were put on this earth. This is a journey we need to all go on alone. This is why you should find your purpose before you get married. People are looking for complete people, not people who are looking to be completed because that is a heavy responsibility for another human to bear. Sometimes, God brings you along to propel a significant other to where they are supposed to be and in so doing, you propel yourself too.


So what do you do with your years of pre-marital bliss?

Expect the best.

Prov 23:18.

If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you will often get it. Your mind set should be: “If God told me to live in this way and I am following His words, He will bring the best for me”. You want the best, you have to be prepared to wait for the best. In your waiting, always maintain a positive attitude, people who expect negative things are usually not disappointed. Many times, your expectations determine your results. So motivate yourself to be the best YOU that you can be; challenge all self limiting beliefs as you will always see what you already believe. Don’t focus on your faults, work on them, highlight your strengths. Selling yourself short will make you settle for less than you should.


2. Be the best
Do whatever you do excellently well, it is in thIS that you find fulfillment. Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best position for the next moment. Focus on being a Purpose NOT Passion Driven person. Remember, until you're over qualified in your current position you are not due for a promotion. See Daniel 3:6
Daniel distinguished himself from the other (incredibly good) contenders. What is it about you that is special?

To get the best out of others you have to be the best of yourself. Remember, Life puts the best things out of the reach of Mediocrity. Try to bring the best out of every inordinate development.

Prepare yourself for marriage...
Women don't have problems submitting... to men who make right decisions. If you're going to lead, be the best...Provider protector Priest you can be.
Find and develop your purpose in a line that will sustain you in the long term.
Do not look for wealth in a partner first, search for; potential vision passion purpose...there are many undiscovered ‘diamond in the rough’ characters.


3. Do the best

“Whatever your hands find to do, do it well.”-Ecclesiastes 9:10. Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Give it your all. Develop, for yourself, a culture of maintenance. Your best is what is in you not what is around you so even without resources, you are wired to progress. God blesses the works of our hands, the passage does not say “He blesses our hands”. You have a responsibility. As Pablo Picasso said, inspiration will come but when it does...let it find you working.

Do not be weary in well doing (Galatians 6:9).

4. Start living in the moment

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Love this song AND video. Chris Brown is really talented.

I heard...

2 Timothy 2:13

If we are faithless, He remains faithful for He can not disown Himself. He remains faithful to his word and to His righteous character.-Amplified version.
If you give up on Him, He CAN NOT give up on you because there is no way that He can be false to Himself.-Message version.

I love these translations of this scripture. Makes me happy. Very.

I heard...

‎"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."
- Anais Nin (stolen from Andiva!)

P.S: Thank you for all the support Oddo!!!!