IS HE TOOooo COMFORTABLE ??

For the last couple of days my internet connection hasn't been too nice. Probably because the guy I was "borrowing" from parted ways with his "charitable" side for a few days. Well I guess God touched his heart because I am back on the airwaves. So what is the conversation today? ...."NAME SOMETHING YOU WISH YOUR MAN WASN'T SO COMFORTABLE DOING AROUND YOU".  Quite interesting isn't it? This was what sparked everything:

Watching an episode of Family Feud hosted by one of my favorite comedians Steve Harvey, he asked the contestants (all women) this question, and pretty interesting answers popped up. Maybe a brief intro about the show would help. So Family Feud is basically a family show where two separate families go against each other in order to win an ultimate prize. Each family has 5 members representing them, so the question is passed from one member to another and if their answers match the answers on the board, they are awarded points. When they fail, the question is passed to the opposing family. So Steve asks this question to one family and these were the answers all five ladies came up with, which were all on the board. Mind you, the answers on the board are answers gathered from a survey of a 100 other random women. The answers were "BELCHING,  FARTING, PICKING HIS NOSE, ADJUSTING HIMSELF (scratching his privates) and the most interesting was WALKING IN THE BATHROOM AND TAKING A DUMP WHILE I'M IN THERE GETTING READY"........These were the things the 100+5 women hoped their men weren't so comfortable doing around them. I am guessing half of y'all reading this are going like "really, I don't care if my man does it" while the other half are going "you damn right, I hate that too" 

Everyone is different, some might not care and others might. Interestingly, about a year ago I had a similar conversation with my roommate at the time about sharing bathrooms with your partner. I didn't like the idea but he had absolutely no problem with it. I remember we had a heated argument about it, and he always thought it was strange that I felt that way. No wonder this dude never closed the bathroom door when he went in to handle his business. I remember I used to be in the living room doing my work and out of nowhere I heard sounds likes "ice chips was falling in water". That was him peeing standing outside the bathroom door like we were in 6th grade all over again. Remember 6-8th grade when we used to compete over who had the longest pissing range, crazy right ? Anyway, back to topic. 

When I was little, I always had altercations with my sisters and my Mum when it came to similar issues. Growing up, I had a big dressing mirror up my wall so my sisters always liked to get dressed or change up in my room instead of theirs....that didn't bother me at all but this did; These girls never knocked, just popped in butt-ass naked not caring whether I was there or not just because I was little brother. That PISSED ME OFF. I hated seeing them like that, and those were my sisters. Kind of strange if you think about it. So after watching that episode and seeing a bunch of ladies complain about similar instances, boy was I relieved. At least I was not crazy. 

Personally, I just think people stop caring about these little things because they get too comfortable around each other. Imagine going out on a first date with a girl you just met and belching, picking your nose, picking your teeth, farting and scratching your "stuff" at the table, you can bet she will leave your nasty ass behind, walk away and never pick your calls or maybe go the extra mile to get a restraining order against you. With-that-being-said, being able to do certain things around your partner is great. That just shows that you are comfortable around each other. Awesome right ? Perhaps it will be, if it didn't offend them, I think that's most important. That notwithstanding, you cannot always control stuff like belching, farting and scratching/adjusting oneself.  For the fellows, sometimes we just gotta make sure our little friend down there is comfortable so there aren't any hard feelings between us, ya dig?  In that case, of course its cool. Its only a problem when it becomes a habit; like the husbands to these 100+5 Family Feud ladies.

Getting a little more curious about this, I thought; "let me google this topic and see what pops up", and like I'd expected, even more interesting things came up. On this one website, there was a poll that I came across and I thought it would be cool if shared with y'all. The question was: 

Do you fart/poop in front of your husband?

Yes, all the time. : (95 votes) 

23 %

Never. : (108 votes) 

26 %

I try not to, but don't really care if it happens. : (79 votes) 

19 %

I fart in front of him, but no pooping. : (130 votes) 

32 %

See the results above? pretty interesting right ? I guess only 23% out of a 100% women actually do it on purpose, the rest don't at all or it happens by accident. So I'm guessing if majority aren't doing none of these stuff around their men, then they expect the men to reciprocate that. Perhaps there should be a show on Family Feud also asking men "what they wish their ladies would stop doing in front of them"....that would be battle of the sexes, wouldn't it? 

Yep, thanks to Family Feud, I finally got to blog on this. I side with some of the stuff these ladies talked about just because I will like to keep things fresh between myself and my partner. Being comfortable is awesome but being over-comfortable might not always be great, especially when its done on purpose like some of my friends do.......sorry for putting you guys on blast man. At least I didn't mention your names.....Dee, Lee, Smizzle, Nkwanbos......(these are coded names by the way)...haha

So to you guys out there who just walk to the bathroom, raise the seat of the WC, pull your stuff down and start "dropping bombs" that wipe all the make-up off your ladies' faces, y'all should jump of a bridge and kill yourselves. OR you can just put a stop to it. I will choose the first option if I were you though. Lol

This was yet another controversial one. I hope u enjoyed it

Oh, ONE last little bit of laugh, I saw this article on the internet, pretty hilarious. Check it out:

Chanel Vargas Anderson

"I heard Ross fart in his sleep- after that I thought it was important to have " the talk" I told him I am ok with him farting because I would hate for him to get stomach cramps for trying to hold them in on my behalf. Something that had happened to me once on a date and I was in the worst pain all night long. I had wished someone had given permission to fart to alleviate the pain. :( Having said all this I regret ever giving Ross permission :) and everyone close to Ross knows why."

Thanks for reading y'all.......one love :)

Episode of Family Feud where this question was asked.

The host Steve Harvey with contestants from two different families

I wouldn't wanna be her. 

HAHA....Funny. Maybe it was really a frog in there. 

Him Getting too comfortable is "killing" her. 

Bathroom fights.....I bet she wants to smack the crap out of him. 

THIS WAS SILLY, I DECIDED TO ADD IT....I bet it felt like a terrorist attack on that train

YOU WANNA LOSE WEIGHT AND GET HEALTHY RIGHT ?

So this post is basically about how to lose weight and get healthier, mostly for the females but its applicable to the guys as well. A lot of research goes into knowing exactly how to achieve this but I have tried my best to provide a summary of what you need to do. So to lose weight, you basically have to DIET RIGHTLY and EXERCISE. That’s about it. The bigger issue is what to eat and how to exercise. Not eating and exercising correctly would be a waste of time. We have all heard people say “I exercise but I still cant lose weight” or “I think it is in my genes to be fat”. Genetics do actually play a major role in how much weight you can gain/lose, but everyone can gain/lose weight regardless of what type of genetics you possess. SO YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE. IF we are clear on the facts, Here we go!!

WARNING !!

Before we begin, I would like to say; there is no magic way to lose weight. There are no pills or drugs to that can help you achieve weight-loss in a healthy way. ALL those weight-loss drugs and pills are DANGEROUS, so stay away from those. Second rule: If you are not disciplined and determined to losing weight, don’t even bother trying because that is not going to happen. With that out of the way. Here is the Mubarak's guide to weight loss. Get your pens & papers ready y'all. Lets Rumble !

1. NUTRITION: 

DON'T DO THE FOLLOWING:

•  DON’T STARVE YOURSELF. Most people start their weight loss routines by starving themselves. That will work, but that’s not healthy and let’s be honest you cannot continue that for long. You will eventually breakdown and say “screw it”, so that’s not advisable. What you can do is to eat normally but to reduce the amount of food you take in at any point in time. Also instead of eating the usual 3 heavy meals, you can eat, say; 5 or 6 times smaller meals. This will prevent you from consuming too many calories and prevent you from staying hungry as well.

• STAY AWAY FROM SWEETENERS. Cut out all sodas (cola etc), fruit juices, cakes, candy, and chocolate. These stuff have no nutritional value and they contain lots of simple sugars. Simple sugars are basically stored as FAT in your body. A lot of fat people usually say “I don’t eat a lot”. Well it’s not necessarily eating a lot that makes you fat; but NOT eating right does. Also stay away from white rice, white bread, potatoes and rather go with brown rice, brown breads, oatmeal and sweet potatoes. The "white" stuff have all their nutrients taking out. They are basically simple carbs which are essentially sugars. Also eat a lot green leafy vegetables, they have almost no carbs in them and they have a lots of fibers so they keep you full for a long time and they also have no fat. It's an excellent choice if you want to lose weight.  

•   DON’T SKIP BREAKFAST: After 6-8 hours of sleep, you need a healthy breakfast within 1-2 hours when you wake up. Personally, the first thing I do when I wake up is drink a tall glass of water. When you eat breakfast, it makes you eat lighter at lunch since you don’t feel as hungry as when you don’t eat anything at all. Hence you can control your calorie intake and this can help with your weight loss. That notwithstanding, not all breakfast is healthy. Avoid sugary stuff and go with foods with high protein and fiber like wholegrain cereals, a boiled egg (without yolk since it contains high level of cholesterol), a piece of fruit (apple, banana) and nuts (peanut, walnut, groundnut...etc). Nuts contain a LOT of protein hence they are good all-day-long and they prevent you from getting hungry due to their high protein and fiber content. People usually complain about not having time to prepare breakfast. If that’s the case, grab a piece of fruit (apple) and/or a bottle of water on your way out of the house. That will do too.

• ALCOHOL/CIGARETTES. This is what happens when you drink alcohol; Naturally, your body burns fat to produce energy. But when you drink, your body’s source of energy at that time is the alcohol. That means, your body uses the alcohol as the preferred source of energy instead burning fat for its energy source. Meaning u don’t burn any fat, and you store more. Also, alcohol messes up your testosterone (growth hormones in men) and converts some of these hormones to Estrogen (hormone in women). No wonder men who drink over a long period of time develop man boobs and get fat bellies. Your liver helps you burn fat as energy right ? Alcohol messes ur liver up. So how the hell do you expect to burn fat now that your liver is all saggy? see. About cigarettes, what don't you already know? It’s bad, messes up your lungs and kills you, PERIOD.

 I don’t want to claim that you cannot lose weight when you smoke or drink but all I will say is, IF you are serious about losing weight, you wouldn’t do neither.

DO THE FOLLOWING

 The do’s are the opposites of the don’ts listed above. But here are a few more;

• One food that probably has the most amounts of protein and fiber is beans. Beans are extremely nutritious so that should be a major part of your diet. They contain complex carbohydrates and fiber and they regulate your blood sugar level. Complex carbohydrates simply mean they digest slowly and that's the best choice of carbohydrates if you want to lose weight, unlike simple sugars or simple carbs that digest fast, making u hungry and fat. Also all kinds of peanuts are good, including peanut butter (groundnut paste).

•  Try to eat low-carb diets. These are foods low in carbohydrates. Low-carbs are excellent for weights loss and obesity treatment. Examples are vegetables and some fruits. Most people think its Fatty foods that make them obese. Its not, healthy fats are actually good for your body because they provide you energy. Its bad carbohydrates and sugars that are “evil”.

• My most important point here is: DRINK A LOOT OF WATER. Let me explain why WATER is probably your best option if you want to lose weight and be healthy. Water is needed to flush out the calories you get from eating. In other words, water helps speed up your metabolism. If you are dehydrated, your metabolism slows down and you don’t burn out your fat. Also, If you drink water often, at different times of the day, it prevents you from feeling hungry which will in turn prevent you from eating too much and will help with your weight loss. Water also prevents shortage of blood and helps the body run smoothly. Vehicles breakdown or overheat when they don’t have adequate water in their tanks, and your body does the same.

Let me bet you this. Drink about a gallon (about 8-10 glasses) of water a day and I can guarantee you will lose about 5-10 pounds of fat in a week or two. Weigh yourself now, start this routine and weigh yourself again after two weeks. See what happens. Water is extremely important for weight loss, JUST WATER…not soda, or juice or any sweet liquid. JUST PLAIN H20.

2.     EXERCISE

The first part talked more about nutrition. That’s not difficult to do. The rest isn’t that hard. Its mainly exercise and rest, with exercise being the most challenging. 6-8 hours of sleep is probably the easiest thing to do. For exercise, the best thing to do is:

•  CARDIO: The best is running or jogging, brisk walking or biking. If you are a beginner, try to jog slowly at a constant pace. Not too slowly like a snail and not too fast like a cheater. Do about 30-45 minutes of cardio 5 times a week and rest without exercising for the 2 other days. If you cannot do that, do it every other day (leave a rest day between each day)

• WORKOUT ROUTINE: Once you get into jogging and get used to exercising, you should include a weight training or strength training program to your cardio. Here, its advisable you combine both the cardio and the strength training to achieve maximum results. Here is a routine you can follow: ALWAYS START WITH 20-30 minutes cardio and afterwards, work on a separate body part each day. A total of 45 mins-1 hr should be more than enough for your daily exercise. DO NOT OVERWORK YOUR BODY !!

Mondays: 20-30 minutes cardio, then work on chest exercise by doing different bench press exercises. I have attached some pictures below. Then on Tuesdays; again start with 20-30 minutes cardio and work on another body part, say your arms (biceps) by doing exercises with dumbbells or pull-down exercises. Make sure you do not repeat the same exercise you did on Monday on any other day. Work on each body part once a week. On Wed, again cardio for 20-30 minutes and then work on your legs by doing leg extensions, squats...Etc. Thursday; cardio 20-30 mins and work on triceps with dumbbells and on Friday, you can do some exercise on your back by doing some pull down exercises. Rest on Saturdays and Sundays. These exercises will help burn the fat and get you fit, strong and healthy. Don't worry about doing separate exercises for ABS (6 packs). Cardio is the best you can do when it comes to burning stomach fat or revealing your 6 pack, so DON'T do crunches and sit-ups. That’s a waste of time, especially for a beginner.

WEIGHT LOSS TAKES PATIENCE, It might take you several months to see massive results. So avoid checking your weight everyday. I suggest sticking to the routine and being disciplined. Just before you start your weight loss program, take pictures of yourself from all angles and keep repeating this every month to check your progress. After about 3-4 months, compare your current pictures to when you started and I guarantee that you will be amazed at your progress. Usually people don’t notice how much progress they've made because they keep staring at the mirror all day. AVOID THAT and surprise yourself. 

So yeah, that’s pretty much it. This might have been a bit lengthy but I’ve tried to make it as understanding to the average person without having to go through all the technical terms these professionals will give you.

In summary, you need basically two things to lose weight and live healthy. First, and most important thing is your diet and second is exercise. Most people actually do these two but don’t realize any change because they don’t do it correctly. Follow this routine and you will be OK. I don't usually do this but If you have any questions or concerns, please leave a comment below (add name and email), or shoot me an email (fulani50@hotmail.com) and I will get back to you.

Keep these two quotes in mind: (1) TEMPORARY DISCOMFORT FOR LIFETIME PLEASURE, (2) NO PAIN, NO GAIN.

Thanks for reading y’all…….ONE LOVE

Brisk walking - very good cardio

pull-down exercise - for arms and back

arm workout - dumbbells to tone the arms

Cardio - Jogging 

Exercise to workout the legs and thighs

Before and After pictures - If she can do it, so can you :)

Bench press - to work the triceps and chest area

SLOW DEATH. AVOID THESE

 STAY AWAY FROM DIET PILLS...DANGEROUS

CIGARETTES is slow death, and ALCOHOL makes you fat, YOU DECIDE.

Man boobs and a fat belly - its never too late to get in shape though

AVOID ALL SUGARY STUFF AND SWEETENERS

BEANS SHOULD BE A MAJOR PART OF YOUR DIET- EXCELLENT FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Check the back of foodstuff you buy to make sure they have the right calories you want.

AVOID ALL OF THESE STUFF....NON-NUTRITIOUS SIMPLE SUGARS MAKE YOU FAT.

8-10 GLASSES OF PURE WATER A DAY (depending on your body size)

I am currently on 4 bottles of this 500ml bottle a day = 2 liters a day, which a little over 8 glasses of water a day.

TRACK YOUR PROGRESS: 3 and half months for me -  SLOW progress, DEDICATION and PATIENCE y'all

The GYM xperience

So a little Chinese girl who comes for English lectures in my dormitory, saw me bare-chested on the floor n said "why are you so emaciated?" Listen, do you have any idea how hard it is for Chinese person to speak English fluently? let alone a little girl? For her to use such a big word got me angrier. I was just hating because I didn't know what it meant. I said "WHAT?” She then said "you are slim", then I said "why didn't you say that before?". She shrugged and walked off. "What a cocky little girl", I thought. To be real, I was just hating. I had like 10 years on her, I'm from an English speaking country, and she's now studying English, how did she say a word I'd never heard pissed me off? For those of you who don’t know what it means too, I took the liberty to look it up in the dictionary for you and this is what came out "Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease". This was enough motivation for me to go look for a gym. Luckily enough, there was a cheap one right across the street where I lived. Now I can’t wait to get back in shape and tell that big-mouthed-little-girl to go jump off a bridge and kill herself. Disclaimer: kidding!

Until recently, I had forgotten how funny being at the gym was. In all gyms across the world, these same incidents happen, or maybe its just the gyms I work out in. But regardless, I just thought I should let y'all in on my "gym experiences". Some of you gym-heads might have experienced this, if you haven't, don't worry, that's what I am here for. Sit Back, Relax; grab yourself a chilled coke and some Pringles. Here we go !!

You know when people lift heavy weights, especially in a gym, they make weird noises ? Thats normal in any workout especially when your muscles get tired and you are almost finishing your reps. So thats cool. Problem is, NOT ALL NOISES ARE COOL. I swear to God this one big, macho Chinese dude makes me feel uncomfortable anytime I am in the gym. His noises are so loud and sexually violating in every way possible. I gave him a name; "Intercourse", Inter-C for short. Anytime he walks into the gym, I give my boy Ershad a look like "Yo, Inter-C is about to defile us man", and we just put our headphones on loud. The saddest thing is, he likes to socialize while in the gym which I personally dislike. "How the hell are you gonna make all those sexual noises and want to get friendly and shakes hands afterwards?" I haven't told him that though. How can I, this is a 6'5 muscular Chinese dude. Do you have any idea what that means.... it means he is "BRUCE LEE, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER and HULK HOGAN put into one. You damn right I'm not messing with him, and my boy Ershad already told me he is gonna leave my black ass behind if I mess around and piss the dude off. 

Let me talk about the skinny dudes for a second. In any gym, there are usually lots of mirrors around so one can look at themselves while working out. Have you noticed its always the skinny dudes who stand in front of the mirror with their shirts off flexing their lean-ass muscles? They do 10 push-ups, stand up and look into the mirror like the muscles are going to appear magically. Bad thing is, some of these gym mirrors kind of magnifies your image a bit so its deceptive sometimes. I just had to be real with one dude I became friends with, and told him "Yo my man, put on a suit, a fur coat and a leather jacket man, cos your body ain't changed brother". My bad

Ca you really blame them ? The big muscular guys are to blame. How will you feel if some dude comes to lift 100 kg of weight, causes a scene and makes everyone look at him in admiration, while you struggle with 20 and 30 kg weights? That embarrassing, isn’t it? Of course you would wanna get ripped fast. No wonder the little dudes stare at the mirror all the time trying to find a grain of muscle. But unfortunately, it doesn't work that way.

Some dudes are in the gym 7 days a week, 365 days a year and still gain no muscle. That's because it takes a lot more than gym-time to build up. Kishun, this dude I met at my gym, literally does everything right at the gym. He uses the equipment correctly, he is there for the right amount of time..etc. Surprisingly, I have gained more muscle in 1 month than he has in several. On my way out of the gym one day beaming with smiles, I politely said to him while he was working out "Kishun, put that weight down man, you don't need metals, you need food bro".

Now my most important point. Usually its all men at the gym so people always wanna walk around in their towels after they take the shower at the gym. Thing is, some people take it another level; walking around the gym with just their draws on. Some dude came right out of the shower to the entrance door of the gym and called out his friend with his "stuff" all swinging. "Dude, how the heck u expect us to concentrate and lift these heavy ass metals while u walking around with just some dirty ass boxers and your stuff piercing all through it. Come on. This is a GYM not a PUBLIC POOL, get back inside and put some pants on man" ......of course he was my friend, if not, I would be stitched up in the hospital by now.

Now a piece of advice to you gym heads. Please do not advice anybody at the gym if you don't "look right". When you notice someone lifting weights wrongly, make sure you are more muscular than the person before you walk up to offer him advice on what to do. I know it sucks but that is the reality. The moment you start talking, all he thinks is "Dude, would you get your skinny ass out of my face, if you were such an expert, how come my thump is bigger than your arms. Obviously your advice isn't working for you".

With that being said, I will urge all you guys and girls to pick up the habit of working out or exercising. Its healthy, makes you look good....and as the saying goes "When you look good, you feel good"...and it also makes you confident. Moreover, in my personal opinion, a man who takes care of his body; works out PROPERLY and is dedicated to it, has LOTS of discipline. It takes a lot of balls to go hard at the gym, and not a lot of people can keep up. 

Thanks for reading y’all………👊 !!

If I can do this one day, I know I am good. Might mess around and tear up my waste muscles though

My boy Ershad getting his work in

Its not a game people......Dedication !!

Work together, Play together

One of the dudes who always workout but no muscle. You kinda feel bad for them, don't u ?

Getting it in at the gym.......no kidding.

Getting my protein game on. Yogurt, ya dig ? Pardon the chips. 

Another one huh !! love it



In the changing room at Jack and Jones, I just thought I'd take a pix. I am getting there...slowly



Not just me, my boys ripped too...Leroy and Sly Mo

CHRONICLES OF CHINA pt 2 # the Lifestyle

It’s being almost 2 weeks since I’ve being in China and nobody has asked me for weed yet. Thank God for that J. Hopefully it never happens. I was tired of people asking me for that crap in Sweden. I had promised to smack the face of the next person who did. Then maybe, I will be writing this post from jail. Haha. Hmm, that will be an interesting post, wouldn’t it? I am not soft, but definitely not the jail type either. First of all, I have a small butt-hole. That’s all I think about, If you guys know what I mean. 
COME ON, AGAIN?? This is the third time I have told these Vietnamese dudes in the opposite room to keep their music down. Guess what artist they are playing right at this moment: CHER. Really guys? really? What is today..1975? Who plays Cher in 2011? Turn that mess down and upgrade guys” I am gonna tell them that. Hold on !! ...I’m back J. They turned it down. Now where were we!

When I got to Beijing, this lady came up to me and offered to help me find the gate to my next flight to Chengdu. After she did, she told me straight forward “Can you give me some money for my service”. Yes she was Chinese. I had some Swedish Kronor, so I gave her 200 from my wallet. She said “Give me the 500 I just saw in your wallet”. I said “HUH, you want 500kr for showing me a gate?" Luckily she had a phone so I told her to call my friend in Chengdu and tell him my flight had changed so he should leave home early, and after, I gave her the 500 kr. I couldn’t spend that currency in China anyway. That wasn’t what pissed me off. This did; she said “I will give you my number so when you get to Chengdu, you can call me and we will become friends”. I said “Hey Lady, Are you here for business or pleasure ? If its pleasure and friendship you want, give me my damn 500 back, then we can start this relationship over”. Who the hell takes all your money for some cheap service, acts like its all love and opts for friendship after? Man, this lady done pissed me off.

You know China has around 1.4 billion population. I have heard lots of reasons why they are so many. Some say, they anticipated world war III, hence they decided to have lots of children to fill up their army, others say differently. In my opinion. I think they are so many of them because old Chinese people refuse to pass away. There is a big basketball place, a football and a track field area just near my dormitory and school. I love basketball so I am always there when I get free time. I see really old people, I’m talking 90, 100, 120 year old men running tracks, playing basketball, pingpong, doing stretches..etc. things I can barely do and I’m only 20 + years . I saw a 100 year old man running track and field in clutches while his wife was speeding next to him in her wheelchair. I said “Come on y’all, that’s just unfair, stingy and selfish”. They say one has to die for one to live. I bet the babies on the other side waiting to come in are mad as hell, hoping these old folks get knocked off their wheelchairs. To be honest I thought of knocking some off  myself. Can you believe one old lady came to stand right in my face and raised her leg to the top of her head? I swear this ain’t no joke.. and she was looking directly at me thinking “I bet you can’t do this young man” Well, I can't old lady, but I bet I can crack chicken bones with my teeth. Now try that and see if you don't swallow all your teeth in your mouth. I couldn’t even get mad at her because honestly, I couldn't stretch like that. I will mess around and tear all my thigh muscles down if I tried.

In a new country, It usually takes some time for everyone to get adjusted and start feeling at home. There is always that transition, that feeling like “OMG, what I am doing here, why did I come here?” How long it takes depends on the individual. Mine took a day or two. Now my dormitory mates call me the “MAJOR OF CHENGDU” I told them to suspend that title for 6 months, after I start to speak some Chinese, I will be major for real. Man I like this place, I like everything about it, well except the English L. China has two sides, the ghetto and the flashy, just like any other place. You can see that China is a country in serious transition: they are milestones ahead of a lot of countries and also backwards like most poor countries. In a lot of countries, ghettos are secluded from the cities, but in china u might see a state-of-the-art building and right next to it, a torn up building. The old structures are all being torn down to make room for new structures, even though there are still a lot of old ones around. Since there is a ‘poor’ side, the people are really nice. From experience, I believe people from across the world who cherish human relations as a key to making a society are from underdeveloped, developing, or early developed countries. You can be in a room with 500 Chinese and still feel 'comfortable'. As an African, the settings and culture is almost the same so the blend-in is easy and effortless. I made more friends in 3 days than I have made in years. Now I got a schedule on places to visit since each of them want to show me something new.  AWESOME, right? The Chinese are intrigued by my ‘color’. Of course they’ve seen black people on TV, or in person and know how we look like. But they want to look up-close, they really like to stare which I am not bothered by; most of them want to know why my hair is different from all other races. A couple of people have asked me “Why is your palm our color, and your skin, your color?” meaning why is my palm 'white' and my skin 'black'. I told one girl “I don’t know, but I can give you my number, when you find out, please let me know”...and yes she actually did call and said she hadn’t found out yet and still looking. HOW COOL IS THAT? J

Yes, people bargain in China y’all. I didn’t know that till I went to buy a mirror from the store. She said “Its 90 RMB”. Just when I had left, she called me back saying “but u can give me 70 RMB for it” so I did. That was a happy day because I realized I had to re-engineer my bargaining skills since its been quite a while since I used it. Now I walk around with a calculator in my bag; that’s for people who can’t speak English. They type in their price and I type in mine, then bargaining goes on, and I LOVE IT. In this computer store, the lady types in “4000”, then I typed “1500”. I knew that would never work but I just wanted to see the look on her face. She laughed really hard and told the other shop keeper to come see what I had wanted to pay for a new computer. They said something in Chinese and laughed, I bet they said “This is a cheap ass black dude right here? Where did he come from? If somebody robbed him, they wouldn’t get a dime, they would just be practicing”. Well, that’s not too far from the truth.

I just came back from saying my Fajr prayer on the 6^th floor, I am on the fourth. Unfortunately, I stuck my key in the wrong door again. This has to stop. I am in room 429; Last room on the fourth floor. I have friends on all floors so for some reason I always mistaken other floors for mine when I walk straight to the last rooms and stick my key in. When it doesn’t fit, I look up and realize I’m either on the 5^th- 529, 6^th-626 or 7^th floor-729. Funny thing, there are cameras all over the floor. I believe those people behind the cameras have noticed me and have probably labeled me as the thief in the dormitory. That's a bad label to be given in barely 2 weeks. This is not good. I've got to be more careful. I need your prayers.

I think I will bring you a part 3 of the China chronicles, still loads of stuff to say. I hope y’all enjoy this for now and yeah, more pictures are on their way Assal Del Rio. Sorry guys, Assal is a friend bugging me with pictures. I hooked y’all up with a few pics, and a little video trailer.

Hope you enjoyed reading……Peaceeee ✌ !!

 

At the hospital getting my physical examination

Cute Undergraduate student in her Freshmen Uniform 

A view of the library in the new campus. The building is huge. The inside is crazzzzzyyy



This dude was sleeping in the library y'all. There were a lot of them. Get your ass up boy, success aint easy. haha

This is where I will be doing my research, for the SCHOOL OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING. yessirrrr

Tell me the man in white isn't about 500 years old :)

These guys are 80+ years old. Look what they doing just to deceive death. haha

He was the oldest, probably a 100 yrs old. He doesn't look it, does he?

The mosque downtown. Its a lot of Muslims in China, I was just as surprised. Jummah was great 

Chinese Muslim couple I met. Cute isn't it. Hopefully that would be me and my wife in 60 more years. haha

View of the mosque

Opening Ceremony with Dawn and Jerry

Group picture time, after the opening ceremony

International student power: South Africa/India, Ghana, Indonesia, Poland. Who was the american looking at. Dude, the camera is this way. 

Myself, Sark and Nii with a bunch of Sudanese International students !!

My boys Liang and Zhang, they have helped me settle in pretty well. Thanx guys.

I think this was a school rock band. Not sure tho. just saw them play, pretty decent stuff.

Met the man behind me in a bus. He said he was honored because I was the first foreigner he had ever spoken to. I was even more honored. Thank you sir

You know I had to bring my basketball to the limelight. All hail the KING

Thats Jeffrey y'all. We became friends this day on the court. He is got mad skills.

The army students marching behind. I had a MILK TEA in my hand. Great stuff