Outsourced..

I really didn't know what to expect when I started watching this show. I thought it would be a xenophobic spoof of The Office that was trying to appeal to displaced Americans in the work force... why would I watch that? well just to see scare tactics that people use to try to divide a country more...lol

But to my surprise Outsources is a really funny show. If you are an American, Indian, African, or anything in between and have a sense of humor, you will love this show. Its cute. It has equal opportunity jokes and really tries to combat stereotypes in jest. It also lets us realize how offensive we could be sometimes when we dont know it and makes us more sensitive to other cultures. Take a peak at the pilot episode and let me know if you liked it too!

Post Ankara Fest Weekend

Ankara Fest was Fabulous! Had a blast thanks to my darling Big sis and her hubby! My hats go off to Danick Productions, Regal Affairs, MNIA, ANAC and Naija Entertainement for a great events. Double hats off to Lentini and his beautiful wife Bimpe. It was so good, I am wearing ankara or Naija Tops every day this week!!!!

Friday...
Was great. My sis took me to this cool spot called Lagos Cafe in Hollywood. they have AMAZING food. Not just amazing, but 'make you wanna have owambe party, spray her money and marry her daughter' kinda good. Rice is straight up party rice... so flavorful. Moimoi-licious, meat is just right! YUM!. Anyway every Friday they have a Happy Hour there at Lagos Cafe with great music, dancing, and of course food served all night long. runs from 8pm until people wanna go/or she kicks you out.. so usually around 2 or 3am.
Music.... I have never heard such amazing naija music. DJ was none other than Lentini again. Dude played fresh out of naija Jams I never heard before, but ppl were dancing like mad... and no one was drunk. That's how good it was...  Please also there is one song that goes "Meow Meow Pussy Cat" yes its a naija song o... if you got it, or know who sings it,.. hook a sistah up!

Saturday...
We went to go feed the homeless!!!!! How fun is that! Actually... its REALLY FUN!!!! About 15 young Nigerians met up st the PATH homeless shelter to cook and serve the homeless... and wash all the dishes afterwards. I think I got more out of this event than the people we cooked for because not only did i meet amazing people, and hear touching stories, but I got to feel good about myself for being there. Like I said before, you never know who is one paycheck away from being HOMELESS. Anyway Pics and video coming soon!

By the way, I just wanna say that before we fed the homeless, we went to a hispanic grocery store to get meat and stuff and when I spoke my grade F spanish to the clerk, he didnt laugh, he didnt mean mug, he smiled, spoke to me, and even gave us discounts on the meat and free guacamole... errmmmm.... yes guacamole, but its the gesture that counts, he was showing a friendly spirit and thats something that would make me go back to that store again if I was there. Alot of times, Naija store owners complain that we dont patron our own stores, but sometimes I tire of the nasty looks (you know that look, where they look you up and down all stanky-like... mmmhmmm who are you? I'm better than you .... blah blah). Angel doesnt play that. I'm an equal opportunity smiler and I'm brand loyal.. so if you have customer service, I'll come again... even if you are more expensive or have bad product... So just smile, say hi... doesnt hurt. But no! Naijas, if you even try to make small talk, or ask if they are naija, they give one type of attitude... ok o!  tried, lemme go back to guacamole  homey. Dude was mad nice.
Anyway back to the gist...

Sunday...
First of all, I wanna say that any man that can cook amazing breakfast is heaven sent! One of my Big sis's friends came and cooked for us. Was delish! Kudos to the dude.
So Ankara Fest!!!! yels!!! was fun o!!! Was a reunion of some pretty amazing people too! Eno Inwek and Raz Adoti were the hosts! They did an Uber-twitterific job! I hope Raz has added Eno to Facebook... and I hope Eno is done making Raz "STOOL DOWN" hehehe if you were there you'll understand. Those two have jokes.

The fashions... o they were on point! Some heavy designers sha! HEAVY!!!!! Eno said... Ankara gives you self esteem... hels yea! these styles make any lady feel like a million bucks... And you didn't need a million bucks to buy them either, they were so affordable. Designers included Ajai Rayne, Mocha Latte, Studio Alade, Tasiya, and others... Pics also coming soon!

The performance... ummm... i just wanna say, why is it at nigerian cultural events the dancers play ivorian music and dance ndombolo? Ummm... hello? naija has dances and music too... Either way the dancers were on point! They can move! They smiled, and they did a bang up job *applause*. They even danced for Mike Okri as he performed! He was as usual... AMAZING... (i need to come up with more adjectives... hahaha) but he was great... sad that the audience SUCKED!!!! they didnt want to clap or dance or stand or interact. He tried o.. but naijas dey form too much o! hmmpf! I got up and danced. He even sang one new song.. was really good. I cant wait for him to do alot of collabos with these young fresh acts.

And last but not least, NAETO C-E-O the BOSS... Yes Boss! He was in the building, and did a smashing performance, but again, crowd was forming... but you know how you know they were feeling him... women still made it up to the front of the stage, young and old. Ehn... Mama Jide, Mama, Nneka, and Aunty Hazeezat were up there too shakin it( imaginary names). Get in where you fit in... what can i say, they like naeto C!

One thing i wanna comment on about the night... erm.. so this thing was hosted by ANAC... I really appreciate them putting this together, but.. a Lady from ANAC came on the stage and started talking about how they put this together because if they put together a town hall meeting, or forum, the young wouldnt come out, and that young need to get involved in community, and that they we are here at Ankara Fest to have fun, but that in her time they didnt know fun, they only know hard work... umm... hello? I find it slightly offensive because if  she really did her research, she'd see so many YOUNG Nigerians putting together townhalls, conferences, and other forums for to talk abotu issues related to Nigeria... so many also are part of community service programs or run NGO's. The youth are very active, I just think that the old carry a steriotype about us.. a false steriotype. Maybe if they talked to us, and took us seriously, rather than sitting on a high horse to judge, they would see what we youth are doing... Sorry to rant, but it has to be said...

All in all, an amazing weekend!