WHAT A MEMORABLE YEAR

A YEAR FULL OF MEMORIES

Thinking about the yultide season has not been promoted by weather  in the 40;s nor by the absence of  last years snow cover of eight inches.I need only to remember  Christmases past as a child when i was frustrated because i couldn’t ride my brand new tricycle in the snow.I guess riding a sled wasn’t a bad second best.

xmass and new year mood

xmass and new year

The “Bells are ringing” for Alice this year. Her long-gone senses of taste and smell have returned just in time for the Fraser fir tree in the living room and for the baking Christmas goodies.as you may remember ,for years she has consulted with people who look to her for guidance in an effort to augment what they choose to do in dealing with various maladies.This was a case where she had to wave the white flag of surrender and see a real,live doctor.Leaving aside the clinical details,her sinuses were about as bad as can be(no cavities), but now the worst has been overcome.

The high point of our summer was a three-week stint during which Laura was here from phoenix with two of her boys,Orion(10) and Wesley(8).The boys and i went fishing, hitting golf balls,swimming,exploring,and best of all spent several days in the Dells. “WooW Grandpa! look at all that water!” They tried to find out just how well one could become on a water slide(s).Do you know how difficult it to pick out two bobbing heads among hundreds of other bobbing heads? shortly after they returned to phoenix, they resumed  classes at their Montessori school for which we are ever so grateful as an opportunity for them.we are not sure if it means more for them.

As i have done at least once in the past,I have again chosen to forego my annual political/economic diatribe.None of it would be in keeping with the spirit of the season, i assure you.ask for my e-mail address if you want to be turned to “channel  Bob.” as we look to the beginning of yet another year,we bring this one to a close .Naturally it went better for some than others.

It’s one thing to express the wish,as we do for you,that yours will be truly a merry christmas and a healthy and happy new year,but its another to actually make a difference in the character,the joy of christmas for others. Fortunately,there are thousands of ways and stories of those in the spirit of christmas as it relates to giving,the very antithesis of Scrooges. one such person was a very anonymous woman who walked into a store offering customers the reprise of the time-honored,”Lay-a-way”plan where one selects a gift(s) and makes regular , periodic payments in an effort to pay for and secure the item in time to give.sometimes ,the best laid plans of christmas mice and men go awry, and the payments cannot be made on time in which case santa’s bag will be light if not empty.  This woman stepped up to the counter, “Joe Six Pack”, dressed for rough work (or rough tough times) was to make a payment.  It is not clear if he was there to make a payment for the balance or just an installment.  Not to worry!  She paid it off.  He was dumb-struck, and who wouldn’t be,  She did this for dozens more at the store, explaining that her husband just died, her husband,”Bud”,and this is what he would have wanted.

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A YEAR TO REMEMBER

WHAT A MEMORABLE YEAR

WE HAD A GREAT TIME SPENDING THE NEW YEAR WITH OUR FAMILY AT OUR HOME,AFTER ATTENDING A GIRL SCOUT ROLLER SKATING EVENT.WHEW! I HAVEN’T BEEN IN ROLLER SKATES FOR YEARS WHAT A HORROR STORY AND EVENT!,MY SIS COMPETED IN LEBANON AND CINCINNATI,OHIO FOR GYMNASTICS THIS MONTH.WE ALWAYS HAVE FUN AT HER MEETS ,BUT ESPECIALLY ENJOYED THE ONE IN CINCY BECAUSE IT WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO SPEND THE NIGHT AT A HOTEL,PRIOR TO THE COMPETITION,WITH ANOTHER GYMNAST AND HER MOTHER.WHAT FUN! AFTER PRACTICE WE DROVE DOWN,HAD DINNER AT OLIVE GARDEN,AND THEN THE GIRLS HAD A BLAST IN THE DESERTED INDOOR POOL AT THE HOTEL. I, PERSONALLY,APPRECIATED THE COMPLIMENTARY HOT BREAKFAST THAT WAS PROVIDED THE NEXT MORNING: )
THE MONTH OF MARCH WAS LARGELY DEVOTED TO THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE!I WAS “COOKIE MOM” AND HAD COOKIES EVERYWHERE ! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED LUCY!SHE AND ANOTHER SCOUT TIED FOR TOP SELLER AND RECEIVED LOTS OF COOL PRIZES.LUCY AND HER COUSIN,SANDRA,RECEIVED THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION TOGETHER AMONGST FAMILY AND FRIENDS. …..OF COURSE ,DADDY HAD A HARD TIME LOOKING AT HIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL KNOWING THAT SOMEDAY HE WILL MOST LIKELY (MOST LIKELY )HAVE TO GIVE HER AWAY.
WE TOOK THE KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL THREE DAYS EARLY TO FLY TO ORLANDO WHERE WE STAYED AT BEAUTIFUL RESORT AND VISITED WALT DISNEY WORLD FOR THE FIRST TIME AS A FAMILY.WHILE THERE ,WE ALSO HAD FUN AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS :ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE TO SEE HARRY PORTERS WORLD,SEA WORLDS NEWEST WATER PARK,AND MANY OTHER FANTASTIC DESTINATIONS AND ACTIVITIES.THE WONDERFUL MEMORIES WERE DEFINITELY WORTH THE MONEY.
THE KIDS LOVE “WRISTBAND TUESDAY,” WHERE THEY CAN RIDE ANY OF THE AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES.MANY HANG OVER THE OCEAN.(SO COOL!)WE ALSO TOOK A SIDE TRIP TO NEW YORK TO VISIT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY WITH GRANDPA.WORDS CANNOT TRULY EXPLAIN HOW AMAZING IT WAS !THEN,TO CAP IT OFF WE DROVE TO NEW JERSEY TO DRIVE BY FAMOUS”CAKE BOSS”BAKERY/SHOW THAT I LOVE TO WATCH ON TELEVISION(THE LINE WAS 31/2 HOURS TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR ONE OF THEIR FAMOUS PASTRIES!);(OUR NEXT STOP WAS TO PHILADELPHIA TO VISIT THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE SCIENCE MUSEUM,A HAND ON MUSEUM FOR KIDS…..AND ADULTS,I MIGHT ADD. I ENJOYED THE TWO-STORY MODEL OF THE HEART(I WISH I HAD THIS KIND OF CENTRE AVAILABLE TO ME WHEN TEACHING 4TH TO 5TH GRADE SCIENCE!)…..AFTERWORDS
WE WERE TAKEN TO THE FAMOUS GENO’S,WHICH IS A RESTAURANT SPECIALIZING IN CHEESE STEAKS.
WE ENJOYED THANKSGIVING WITH BOTH OF OUR FAMILIES,OF COURSE,I WAS ONE OF THE MILLIONS OUT THAT EVENING TRYING TO “GET A DEAL”I WAS OUT FROM 9:00 PM-4:30 AM YEAH,I KNOW…..CRAZY,BUT WHAT A FUN ADRENALINE HIGH WITH  MY GOOD FRIEND.
WOW! JOHN IS FOURTEEN AND ITS ALREADY THE END OF,YET,ANOTHER YEAR!MY GOAL,AS OF NOW,IS TO CONCENTRATE ON THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS AND FOCUS ON RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DURING THIS BUSY TIME OF YEAR.WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT THIS YEAR WAS ALSO A HAPPY YEAR FOR YOU AND PRAY THAT THE NEW YEAR IS HAPPIER!.

                   …….MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

 

RELATIONSHIPS AND HAPPINESS

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE HAPPY IN A RELATIONSHIP?

THERE ARE UPS AND DOWNS IN EVERY RELATIONSHIP,GOOD OR BAD AND FOR ALL SITUATIONS AND CONDITIONS THERE ARE ALWAYS CHALLENGES, EITHER BEFORE  OR IN MARRIAGE,BUT ITS GOOD TO HAVE  CHALLENGES  SOMETIMES ,BECAUSE IT WILL HELP TO MODIFY THE RELATIONSHIP IN TIMES TO COME

ITS ALWAYS A GOOD THING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU MEET SOMEONE YOU CARE FOR AND LOVE AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HAPPINESS IT BRINGS TO YOU AND THE JOY YOU FEEL EVERY TIME YOU SEE AND  THINK OF THAT PERSON INVOLVED ,THINKING OF THE TIMES YOU HAVE SHARED TOGETHER AND WHEN YOU HAVE GONE OUT TO RESTAURANTS TO EAT,TIMES WHEN YOU GO OUT TO WATCH MOVIES AND TIMES WHEN YOU SHARE THINGS IN COMMON AND TIMES WHEN YOU WATCH MOVIES OR PROGRAMS TOGETHER DEPENDING ON INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS.

WE HAVE SEEN SITUATIONS WHERE  BOTH PARTIES ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR EACH OTHER OUT OF LOVE , ESPECIALLY WHEN THE OTHER DOES NOT COME AT THE APPOINTED TIME, OR WHEN THE OTHER DOES NOT COME BACK FROM WORK ON TIME OR WHEN THE MAN IS ON THE LOOK OUT FOR HIS WOMAN WHEN SHE TAKES SO LONG TO COME BACK. THE EAGERNESS,THE EXCITEMENT FOR THE PARTNER TO COME HOME ,ITS ALWAYS EXCITING WHEN YOU REALISE THE HAPPINESS AND JOY YOU FEEL WHEN THINGS GO SMOOTHLY.

THE GOOD THING THAT NEEDS  CONSIDERATION IS:

  •  SETTLING DISPUTES BETWEEN THE MAN AND THE WOMAN, BOTH OF THEM SHOULD TRY TO AVOID QUARREL ,  NO MATTER HOW ANGRY THEY ARE WITH EACH OTHER,
  •  TRY TO TALK OVER THE CRISIS WHEN THE TEMPER IS DOWN ,AND TRY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE EACH OTHER HAPPY
  • TRY TO AVOID MORE CRISIS  AND BOTH PARTIES WILL BE HAPPY EVER AFTER.

DESPITE ALL CRISIS AND BENEFITS IN A RELATIONSHIP,ITS ALWAYS GOOD TO AVOID QUARREL,NAGGING,COMPLAINS AT ALL TIMES, AND ITS GOOD TO TRY TO BE HAPPY ALWAYS, NO MATTER WHAT, IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO SETTLE WHATEVER DIFFERENCES AT ALL TIME.

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO CURE COLD

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THIS IS A LONG TIME ISSUE THAT NEEDS REDRESSING AND WHICH HAS REALLY GIVEN SOME PEOPLE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS GETTING TO THE END OF THE YEAR SOME PEOPLE GET NERVOUS OF THE COLD,I HAVE SEEN AND MET SOME PEOPLE WHO FEEL COLD IS A PROBLEM FOR THEM,SAYING THAT THEY DONT LIKE IT DESPITE THE FATC THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WITH IT ALL THEIR LIVES ,THEY STILL COMPLAIN, WHILE SOME ENJOY THE FACT THAT COLD IS ON THE WAY AND LOOKING BACK THE MEMORY LANE AND THE FUN THAT COMES WITH IT, ESPECIALLY THE ACTIVITIES THAT COMES WITH IT.FROM OPINION THE QUESTION ARISES : DO EVERYBODY ENJOY COLD?, OR ARE THEY JUST PRETENDING ABOUT COLD BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CHOICE WHENEVER ITS HERE.

I WAS DISCUSSING WITH A FRIEND THE OTHER DAY AND I ASKED HIM, WHAT EXACTLY IS HIS OPINION ABOUT COLD, WHAT DOES HE THINK COULD BE A SOLUTION OR CURE TO COLD AND HE SAID HE HAS NOTHING TO SAY, AFTER A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH DIFFERENT FRIENDS AND PEOPLE I KNOW , I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE ARE MEASURES TO TAKE CONCERNING  COLD:

  • A STRONG BLANKET TO WRAP ROUND MY BODY
  • I NEED TO TURN UP THE FURNACE IN THE HOUSE
  • I NEED TO PUT ON A SNUGGY
  • I NEED A VERY SERIOUS EXERCISE
  • I NEED LOTS OF CLOTHING AND I MUST TRY MY BEST TO STAY INDOOR IF NEED BE
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    AFTER A LOT OF THOUGHT, REMEMBERING THE DAY THAT IT WAS SO COLD,THAT I WAS SHAKING LIKE CHRITMAS GOAT AND MY TEETH WAS CLAPPING,I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT TO CURE THE COLD I HAVE TO TAKE THE ABOVE MEASURES.

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    COMPARISON OF BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL

    DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL

    Although this two sports are different from each other, they have lots of similarities which is very appealing,I was always used to the football(soccer)but the first time i watched softball and baseball live, I fell in love with both sports thereby making me  curious about what Differences and Similarities there is in both sports.If you think about ball games, baseball and softball are among the most popular ball games that you may have in mind.

    A comparison between softball and baseball can simply be made as softball is directly descended from baseball and therefore, it contain’s some important similarities.Despite the game’s name, the standard softball is not soft; in fact, it is harder than a baseball.

    Baseball is the game played by two teams using a ball and bat. Each team consists of 9 players. To score, the thrown ball will be hit using a bat. Your teammate needs to touch sequence of 4 bases positioned at the sides of a diamond or 90 foot square. Softball however, is also a team sport, which is considered as a direct descendant of baseball. However, softballs are larger than baseballs and pitches thrown underhand instead of overhand.

    Softball
    Baseball

    Playing Field differs in size in some area. Below are some of its differences on the following positions:

    Infield - in Softball is the area of a field in equal territory that includes a section that is usually covered by infielder. In baseball infield is located in the dirt surface area. The infield is the square known as the diamond, that has 4 white bases and located on each corner.

    Outfield - in Softball it is the area of a field away from the infield or diamond. The fielder and beyond the batsman occupy this space. The outfield in baseball is usually covered with grass. Each base is 5-sided rubber slab known as home plate. In the normal baseball field each base are 90 feet (27.4 meters) apart.

    Foul Lines - in softball the 1st and 3rd base line, which distinguishes equal territory from four territories called foul lines. In baseball, the foul pole is intended to aid umpire judge in deciding whether the fly ball which hit the fence border above is fair or foul. The foul lines are vertical extension poles.

    Fair Territory - in softball, it is the area within the playing fields and include the 1st and 3rd base foul lines starting in home plate beyond playing field fences which are perpendicularly upward. In baseball, the fair territory includes the ground between the two long white lines. It is either confusing or amusing that the lines are officially called the foul lines and poles called foul poles.

    Batter Box - in softball, it is the box marked with chalk close to home plate, which the batter should stay within while battling. In baseball, it is drawn in white chalk, it is the area surrounding the home plate where the batter stands. It should be 6 foot rectangles and must be six inches away from the home plate.

    Bases - in softball, home plates are bases in every corner within the diamond . Each base are canvas of fifteen inches square of the same material, and should not be more than five inches thick. Each base is tagged counter-clockwise as 1st, 2nd and 3rd base.

    Foul Poles - in softball and baseball, Located at the end of every foul line to differentiate foul territory from fair territory.

    Pitcher’s Mound - at the center of the diamond it is the area from where the pitcher throws the ball.

    Softball player rounding second base after a hit.

    Softball player rounding second base after a hit. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    Softball and Baseball are popular ball games by ball enthusiasts worldwide. Even children enjoy playing the game because of the satisfaction that they get from it. There are some differences in the playing field, but the idea of sportsmanship and teamwork is the main attraction in playing these games. There is no competition between the two ball games. These two games are somehow related to each other.

    WHAT BRINGS ABOUT NERVOUSNESS?

    WHAT MAKES YOU NERVOUS? AND HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT?

    NERVOUSNESS ARISES AS A RESULT OF MANY THINGS,BUT IT IS SOMEHOW COMPLICATING LOOKING UP WHAT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF NERVOUSNESS,THE QUESTION IS COULD IT BE FEAR,REALITY OR UNCERTAINTY? ESPECIALLY WHAT YOU DONT KNOW MAKES YOU NERVOUS.

    THE CELLS THAT MAKE UP THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ARE CALLED NEURONS(A CELL, OR NERVE CELL),LONG,STRINGY NEURONS ARE PERFECT FOR CARRYING THE ELECTRICAL MESSAGES THAT ARE THE “LANGUAGE” OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.

    UNHAPPINESS MIGHT ARISE AS A RESULT OF  NERVOUSNESS AND “HAPPINESS LIES NOT IN THE MERE POSSESSION OF MONEY” AND TO RECOGNIZE “THE FALSITY OF MATERIAL WEALTH AS THE STANDARD OF SUCCESS”, “THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR, IS FEAR ITSELF.”

    THE VERY RICH ARE NO HAPPIER THAN THE MERELY RICH,FOR THE OTHER 99  PERCENT OF US,HAPPINESS IS GREATLY ENHANCED BY A FEW QUAINT ASSETS,LIKE SHELTER,SUSTENANCE,AND SECURITY,THOSE WHO THINK THE MATERIAL IS IMMATERIAL HAVE PROBABLY NEVER STOOD IN A BREAD-LINE.

    THAT HAPPINESS IS DOWN AND SADNESS IS UP,THAT WE ARE GETTING LESS SLEEP AND SMOKING MORE CIGARETTES,THAT DEPRESSION IS ON THE RISE.

    SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME NERVOUS IS MEETING A NEW GROUP THAT I HAVE TO WORK WITH,I KEEP WONDERING: AM I WELCOME HERE? WHO KNOWS?!,I OFTEN HAVE NEW CLIENTS AND THAT’S NO PROBLEM.BUT WHEN I HAVE TO GO ON SITE AND FIT IN WITH A TEAM,I GET NERVOUS.EVEN THOUGH I LOVE DOING IT.WEIRD

    THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO HANDLE NERVOUSNESS:

    THE WAYS I “HANDLE” IT ARE  MOSTLY TYPICAL -NAIL-BITING,THE RACING HEART, ETC. I DONT REALLY GET PAST THE NERVOUS UNTIL I FEEL LIKE I FIT IN,AND TO DO THAT,I NEED TO HAVE COLLEAGUES.

    I CAN JOKE ARROUND WITH PEOPLE WHO APPRECIATE MY SENSE OF HUMOR.TO BE HONEST:THERE ARE PLACES WHERE MY SENSE OF HUMOR HAS NO EFFECT AND I’VE WORKED IN THEM.SO I SPEND MY FIRST FEW DAYS AT A NEW LOCATION TRYING MY HUMOR ON WITH PEOPLE,UNTIL I WORK OUT WHO GETS IT AND WHO DOESNT.ONCE THAT’S SETTLED,I CAN FORGET THE NERVOUSNESS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT,AT LEAST IN SOME AREAS,I BELONG.

    AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE LEAVES US STRANDED IN AN UNHAPPY PRESENT WITH NOTHING TO DO BUT WAIT.IF I AM  ASKED WHAT REALLY MAKES ME NERVOUS? I THINK I WILL TELL THEM THAT  DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR MAKES ME NERVOUS.ITS PRETTY MUCH TRUE AND ITS A REASONABLE ANSWER.

    WHAT DO YOU THINK REALLY MAKES YOU NERVOUSNESS?

    WHAT ARE YOUR MOST AND LEAST FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON?

    English: Bahrain (Dec. 6, 2004) - Sailors assi...

    English: Bahrain (Dec. 6, 2004) – Sailors assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain celebrate the holiday season by lighting the base Christmas tree and singing Christmas carols. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Phillip A. Nickerson Jr. (RELEASED) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


    WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE AND UN FAVORITE ABOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON

    HOLIDAYS ARE VERY IMPORTANT OCCASIONS WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL, BUT THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL IS THE EXCITEMENT, EAGERNESS AND ANXIETY THAT COMES WITH IT, FROM BOTH YOUNG OLD.  THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF HOLIDAYS BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THEM ALL ARE: EASTER,THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT IT ENTAILS, YOU REALLY GET EXCITED,ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO SEE FIREWORKS AND GO OUT TO WATCH MOVIES OR GO TO THE BEACH AND A LOT OF OTHER EXCITING PROGRAMS FOR THE HOLIDAY AND THE MOST  EXCITING OF IT ALL, IS THE CAROLS AND MAKING FIREWORKS EVERYWHERE.

    English: Public outdoor Ice Skating outside St...

    English: Public outdoor Ice Skating outside St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, Australia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


    THANKSGIVING IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT HOLIDAY.  EVERYBODY IS ALWAYS IN THE MOOD OF BUYING , ESPECIALLY THE EXCITEMENT OF BLACK FRIDAY WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO TO DIFFERENT STORES TO BUY THINGS THAT YOU WANT AT A VERY GOOD AND REASONABLE RATE,THERE ARE LOTS OF SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE GO TO THIS STORES TO QUEUE FOR HOURS FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUYING.  EVERYWHERE IS BUSY AND THERE IS EATING AND DRINKING AND ITS ALL EXCITEMENT ALL THE WAY.

    christmas card

    christmas card (Photo credit: Stephen Rees)



    WHAT IS MY MOST FAVORITE ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS

    •  SHOPPING FOR THE HOLIDAYS
    • TAKING THE KIDS OUT ON EXCURSION AND OUTING
    • COOKING
    • VISITING FRIENDS AND FAMILIES
    • EATING AND DINING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILIES
    • HOLIDAY TREATS AND DESERTS LIKE COOKIES
    • DECORATING CHRISTMAS TREE
    • SENDING OUT CHRISTMAS CARDS
    • CHRISTMAS CAROL
    • SKIING AND ICE SKATING
    • BUILDING SNOW MEN
    English: Carousel set up in Westlake Park, Sea...

    English: Carousel set up in Westlake Park, Seattle, Washington, USA for the Holiday Season. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    WHAT ARE MY DISLIKES ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS

    • THE COLD WEATHER PARTICULARLY AT CHRISTMAS TIME
    • DRIVING IN SNOW
    • CLEANING FOR THE HOLIDAYS
    • SHOVELING SNOW

    WHAT ABOUT YOU,WHAT ARE YOUR MOST AND LEAST FAVORITE ABOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON?
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    WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A PARADE IN PERSON?

    WHEN YOU LAST SAW A PARADE IN PERSON

    THE EYO MASQUERADE FROM IGA FAJI

    EYO IGA_FAJI PARADE

    PARADE! PARADE!PARADE!

    IT WAS A GREAT EXCITEMENT ON THAT FAITHFUL DAY AT THE EYO FESTIVAL PARADE IN LAGOS, .  THE WORD “EYO’ REFERS TO THE COSTUMED DANCERS,KNOWN AS THE MASQUERADES,THAT COME OUT DURING THE FESTIVAL.

    THE EYO PROCESSION FROM IGA_SASI

    EYO IGA SASI PARADE

    IT IS WIDELY BELIEVED THAT THE PLAY(PARADE)IS ONE OF THE MANIFESTATION OF THE CUSTOMARY AFRICAN REVELRY THAT SERVES AS THE FORERUNNER OF THE MODERN  CARNIVAL.

    THE IGA JUMP ON PARADE

    IGA JUMP PERFORMANCE

    IT WAS A VERY EXCITING PARADE THAT EVERYBODY WANTED TO HAVE A GLIMPSE OF THE CARNIVAL ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY,THE MAIN HIGHWAY IN THE HEART OF THE CITY(FROM THE END OF THE CARTER BRIDGE,TINUBU SQUARE) WAS CLOSED FOR THE PROGRAM ALLOWING FOR PROCESSION OF  THE PROGRAM AT IGA IDUNGANRAN PALACE.

    YOUNG KIDS TAKING PART IN THE EYO PERFORMANCE

    YOUNG EYO PERFORMERS

    THE WHITE-CLAD EYO MASQUERADE REPRESENTS THE SPIRIT OF THE DEAD,AND ARE REFERRED TO IN YORUBA AS ”AGOGORO EYO”(LITERALLY: “TALL EYO”).

    THE PERFORMANCE BY THE EYO ON THE STILT

    AGOGORO EYO STILT PERFORMER

    ACCORDING TO HISTORY THE FIRST PROCESSION AND PARADE  IN LAGOS WAS ON THE 20TH FEBRUARY, 1854, TO COMMEMORATE THE LIFE OF THE OBA(KING) AFTER HEARING THE HISTORY AND WATCHING THE PROCESSION ,I WAS AS  HAPPY AS EVER THAT I ATTENDED THE PARADE.

    JUST SEEING ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT CAME AND HOW BUSY IT WAS ,HOWEVER THAT WAS WHAT MY LAST PARADE WAS ALL ABOUT AND IT WAS ON THE 20TH OF FEBRUARY,WHAT ABOUT YOU,WHEN LAST DID YOU SEE A PARADE?

    SINCERITY OF A LOVING DOG TO THE OWNER

    SHOWING LOVE

    THE RAIN WAS DRIZZLING AND I WAS TAKEN OUT FOR MY REGULAR ROUTINE ON THE GRASS TO WEEEE WEEEEE AS USUAL AND SOMETIMES I DO THE OTHER ONE ,ON THE WAY BACK INTO THE HOUSE, SUDDENLY YOU SLIPPED ON THE GRASS AS THERE WAS LITTLE RAIN,I FELT SO BAD THAT I THOUGHT ,HOW I WISH I COULD PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING, FOR I AM READY TO PROTECT YOU NO MATTER WHAT,AND THERE ON THE GRASS I STARTED BARKING YELP! YELP! YELP!AND THIS TOOK ME BACK THE MEMORY LANE, WHEN I WAS A PUPPY AND WE WERE FOUR FROM MY MOTHER AND THERE YOU CAME AND SAID TO MY PREVIOUS OWNER I LOVE THIS PUPPY CAN I TAKE HER AND IMMEDIATELY YOU TOOK ME UP AND TOOK CARE OF ME.

    I REMEMBER THE TIMES WHEN YOU RUN YOUR ARMS THROUGH MY SOFT THICK BLACK FUR,STROKING ME AS ALWAYS AND SOMETIMES I AM ON YOUR BELLY AND SOMETIMES I RUN AROUND AND JUMP ALL OVER YOU OUT OF EXCITEMENT AND I START LICKING AWAY AT YOUR BODY.I STILL REMEMBER IT CLEARLY THE WAY YOU FOUND ME,A LOST LONELY PUPPY,THE WAY YOU SHOWED ME LOVE,THE WAY YOU WERE HAPPY SAYING WHAT A SWEET AND LOVELY LITTLE DOG.

    ANYTIME YOU GO OUT THE DOOR ,ALL I THINK ABOUT IS WHEN WILL YOU COME BACK?,BECAUSE I MISS YOU ALL THE TIME AND WHEN I HEAR A SOUND ON THE DOOR I BARK THINKING IT WAS YOU WITH ALL EXCITEMENT AND WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR I JUMP ALL OVER YOU BARKING, YELP! YELP! YELP! AS IF WE HAVE NEVER SEEN EACH OTHER FOR A VERY LONG TIME AT THE SAME TIME, I AM WIGGLING MY TAIL TO AND FRO DUE TO HOW I FEEL AND YOU NOW PICKED ME UP,JUMPY AS I STILL WAS IN YOUR HANDS.

    ITS EXCITING WHEN I REMEMBER HOW YOU HOLD ME IN YOUR HANDS AND SING AND TRY TO MAKE ME DANCE WITH DANCING STEPS AND YOU CALL THE DANCE PALONGO DANCE.

    ALL THIS MEMORIES MAKES ME TO REALISE OUT OF SINCERITY OF HEART, THAT ITS A VERY GOOD THING TO SHOW LOVE TO A PET, FOR APPRECIATION WILL ALWAYS COME AND FOR THE LOVE I HAVE DEVELOPED FOR YOU ,I AM READY TO PROTECT AND ADORE YOU ALWAYS AND I AM READY TO RECIPROCATE THE LOVE YOU HAVE SHOWED ME NO MATTER WHAT AND I ALSO REALISE THAT LOVE IS A WILL TO BETTER LIFE AND HAPPINESS.