who is Omar???

umm, nope, umm, nope, umm, nope, umm, nope, thats not it either... I'm speechless....

yeah, thats it!!

Omar is my " waiting to get an embassy interview in Dakar " buddy.


About the rat in the toilet.
Here is the full version.

It was in the middle of the night, we were sleeping and of course I have to use the bathroom again !

There was no electricity but by now I was brave enough to go in the dark. Half asleep I walk down the long hallway and attempt
to enter to use the toilet and there I hear slash splash in the toilet bowl.
I run to Stevphen ( your fault Zainab ) and say honey there is something splashing in the toilet to which he very sleepily relpies
oh it's probably just a ......( those things that crawl on the walls, can't think of the name ).
I grab a flashlight and shine it into the bowl and there is a black fuzzy looking thing in it and it is alive and taking a beauty bath in the water.
It also chewed up our precious toilet paper roll. ( You know that's like pure gold there for me ! )
Now I race back screaming it ain't no.....whatchamacallit ......it is moving and big !
When he heard that he flew out of the bed past me so fast like lightening and when I got there he was attacking a big rat with
a toilet plunger, knocking it upside the head and flushing it into the abyss !

My hero

It had come through the pipes from the outside.

Ah yeah .....we had some fun there.

That is an impressive toilet that can flush a rat, those things are pretty big!!!

You could have sleepily sat on that thing

OMG you would have died !!!!

He had it so mangled from beating it with the plinger it flushed with one flush ! Unless it half ran down there, I dunno


I think it would have bit me in the butt if I had sat on it !

OMG you are killing me here.....death by plunger LOL

Can you imagine if that thing bit your BUTT!!!!!!

You would have let out a blood curdling scream!!!

I would have screamed and then confronted it head on and only one of us would have ever used that toilet again

Ain't nobody gonna chew up my toilet paper and I am not gonna use a Mango leaf !

Fot the second time today I am over here dying with laughter. Omoba, your story is hilarious! I can just imagine Stephen with a plunger in the middle of the night.

*Breathe, Shaun, breathe!*

Nope, I'm flatlining _________________

and being bad is one of my better qualities


to kick their butt over the moon?

Hey Omoba

I mentioned Cipro because I just had to use it recently. Last week I decided to eat cole slaw that sat on the counter for a couple hours and I chased with a kebab from the outdoor vendor. But besides that Ghana is great.

how's this?

Hey LovinLiberia,
Are you a member of the Napptural hair website?

Sorry Omoba,


That was too Honey I would have had to tell him we need to find somewhere else to sleep or either I would have been sleeping sitting up with my eyes open!!!!!!

Yuppers! Proud member of www.nappturality.com

Are you?

Truthfully, I carry all that stuff and took it when I was sick the last time I went over there and none of it helped. I was miserable and had it coming out of both ends at the same time. (sorry for the visual but imagine going through that in a lights out night) Eventually, Rukaya told them what to get from the chemist and within 12 hours I was fine. Amazing. Sometimes you really have to connect with someone who grew up in Africa and has been in a western country for a few years. They have the best understanding and often know just what you need.

But I'm definitely going to be more careful this time.

OOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

I'm HORRIFIED Sabine. How could you do this to me right before I go??????

This is what happens when I leave y'all to your own devices

Oh really? No, I'm not a member. I saw your sig under your Avatar. That's the reason why I asked. I just happened to browse the sites on natural hair care a few months ago and came across Nappturality. It is a nice site on how to care for natural hair and the different styles. Do you have to pay to be a member and see the pictures? How long have you been a member?

OH ME OH MY!!!! THE FUN I COULD HAVE IN HERE!!!

I knew you are the king of pics on request..........

Oh I bet you are having a wonderful time. Let us know how things are going with the wedding plans !

So you must be natural, too? I've been natural for almost 3 years. Yes, nappturality is very nice...there is an abundance of information and tips (almost overwhelming). No, you don't have to pay to be a member to participate and see the pictures. A lot of people have photo blogs set up to document their journey and most times they will publicly give out the passwords to their albums. I have been a member since I started going natural...so about 2.5 years now.



Get out of our thread, TROLL!

Ah no worries, just pack a plunger

LovinLiberia,
Yes, I've been totally natural since December 07 because I finally transitioned out of the relaxer. I never experienced such strong and healthy hair before becoming natural. It's great being "au naturale!" Have you posted on the site? Maybe you can give me some tips. I have 4a/b hair. Extra thick with a lot of shrinkage!

A Queen for the King.......

Ahh, I'm getting all warm and fuzzy inside. I'm glad another unsuspecting victim was converted from using the "crack", LOL. You just started your journey. Did you do a big chop? Did you do it yourself? I did mine myself and one of my friends helped me with the back. I know what you mean about the strength and healthiness of it. Perms were making me hair weak and super damaged and it started shedding ALOT. That was one of the reasons I decided to go natural. My natural hair grows much faster than when it was permed. I transitioned through microbraids and even now I mostly wear it in braids and protective styles like twists. In 2005 my hair was less than an inch and now it is past my shoulders (when it hasn't shrunk). It's weird how being "au naturale" gives you a whole new appreciation for hair and yourself. Yes, I have posted on the site, but I am a big time lurker. I usually get involved in swapping/buy hair products with the other members. You can get barely used/new products at super cheap prices. I'm a big time product junkie and my bathroom is ridiculous, lol.

A great place to get a lot of basic tips is www.motowngirl.com Have you been to that site? It is very user friendly and I recommend that site as a beginning point. You and I have the same type. Mine is CRAZY THICK and it shrinks way too much. After I wash it, it will be a small afro, but low and behold when you pull it, it goes far, LOL!

Mmm Hmmm! It does give you a new appreciation for hair. Girl, talk about mini fro after washing! My hair has always been thick, but now that it is all natural it is way thick! I didn't do a big chop. I was too afraid of wearing short hair. I was doing mini chops on my hair. When it grew out inch by inch I'd cut the old perm ends off until they were all gone. I love messing with the NG too. lol! Although, I did wear braids for a good long while while transitioning. I didn't like braids too much either because after I took them down I'd get a lot of shedding. I know that shedding was normal after braids, but I just couldn't get used to it. I used to do my own braiding. I have never had [i]healthy and natural hair before. I also never thought I'd say those two words in one sentence either, natural and healthy...and it's getting long! I've had perms and jheri curls pretty much all my life. I had the Jheri curls up til high school and then I got a perm during 12th grade up til December 2007.

I think I will check out that Motowngirl site and see what it's all about. Yep, that shrinkage will fool anybody. Once you stretch it, it is like abracadabra! I've learned that S-curl spray is the bomb for my hair as well as Aubrey Organics shampoo and conditioner! Product junkie is and understatement for me. I have a whole closet full of junk and a big box full at the bottom of my closet. I think I will sell on Ebay.lol!

Morning!!!

Off to continue my vacation shopping.

good morning everyone.

Interesting ladies!!!!! I too have been toying with that same idea and have felt the same way you both have. I have permed my hair since age 13 and I was one of the ones who would go to see my hair dresser every week. It's been about almost a year since I have seened her. I have been doing my own perms and my hair is not doing all that great I thought about doing the natural thing so many times and would go about two months without a perm. Then it would get to where I could not deal with it and I would just perm my hair again. I am in fear I guess because I know nothing about caring for unpermed hair and how to get it managable or how to style it. Hopefully I will get up enough nerve to go ahead and do it. I plan to check out those sites also. Thanks for the tips!!!!!

I really want to add onto this discussion, but I have to run to the post office to drop off our AOS RFE evidence. I'll respond when I come back this afternoon. I just wanted to add a picture to show how shrinkage can definately fool you. This is a picture of my friend. She gets her hair pressed every few months and as you can see her shrinkage is out of control, LOL:

hey LL, loving the hair, thats what mine looks like in 2 months without a perm
good afternoon sub_saharan, gotta get grillin , hopefully no more rain
UNO

When I was in high school I permed my hair. Never again. I have been all natural since then and my hair is just past my shoulders. If I use a flat iron it adds a few more inches. My hair is the kind that is really curly but falls nice. No idea what I ever permed it

I am just reaching shoulder length, but when it is shampooed and dried it is like a small afro. I hate when it shrinks like that. When a small touch of water hit my hair, it will revert. Summer time is coming and I dread how it will look then. I may just opt for braids or wear an afro puff.

By the way LL, your friend hair looks very thick and healthy too. It look like it would be long after she press it.

Hey Lovin


Tell me about it. I was natural for about 7 years before I got sisterlocks. My fro used to be so short (TWA) teenie weenie fro, and when I pressed it out it wuld come down my shoulders. I would also be amazed. I love my locks but I miss the versality of my natural styes.


Happy 2 B Nappy

Uno, time to put the bike away and post........you been riding all day !

Hi There! I'm your VJ stalker!

Hi VJ stalker. Have you done your 10 push ups for today ?

I'm sorry, dang .
I been outside chattin wid da neighbur folks .
dem say dey moovin ahn I gotta sez my buh-byes .
but Ii's herrre nahs

welcome welcome, thought the wind is blowing through your hair while you go joyriding.

Hope you will get another good neighbor !

I hired someone to do that for me.

ummm, don't much care .
hopefully, I'll be movin in another year .
this place is going down the crapper on a 747

0ne of these days Im going to move out of the twilight zone and into the delight zone.

When is the buss leaving ?

The second Tuesday of next week?