Winnie’s fears — our semi-vacayyy review

Mix of emotions and gratitude for everything.

Day one started so well with us hyped for jazz night at Citro restaurant. I dressed up well and looked nice too.

We arrived citro but the jazz was not jazzing and the food was a bit dry. We had chicken fried rice and bbq wings. The customer service was excellent 1000/100. I loved the atmosphere too. And I loved when the Jazz night turned to praise and worship session once the Igbo man there took hold of the mic.

We started day two with a morning ride to village chief. I loved the food at village chief but the palm wine was a bit tiring for me and tasted not so good or original per se. But their Abacha and goat meat was so so good. It was the day I truly ate well.

We ended that day at Truck central Friday party and it was so fun. We had wine, wings, and enough food to feed a family for dinner. Just two girls eating crazily.

On Saturday I had my book club planned and we attempted to ride a bicycle. My friend Peri mastered her bike, as for me the bike mastered me and I fell so much. Let’s blame the teacher because it was only when we switched teachers that she became a pro at it, while I struggled with the initial teacher. Thanks to the Lebanese guy who helped my friend tbh. You try well well.

We then ended up at the Amazon Kayak and I must say that my northern brothers do not have any single bone of fear in their body. They just throw you to the wild yo. And you need to battle with it. We ended the day with Netflix series watching and binge eating again from village chief.

Sunday yoooo

We went to magicland and that’s where I conquered my fears of height, water, claustrophobia etc. I already did that balloon walk at Amazon kayak and was about to call it quits.

Little did I know that the Pirate ship would throw me up and down in a way that I’ll vomit everything in my belly out. Embarrassing myself and have babies look at me like see this big woman vomiting on pirate ship. I wanted to die.

Pendulum ride lmao. I could not say a word on that ride. I was so silent my friend thought I fainted. I just held myself and weathered through it with fear.

Water splash. Water splash is like that old lady that gently carries you up a hill with love to push you down suddenly into a pool. I enjoyed that one.

I enjoyed bumper cars too. It was sweet.

We ended Sunday at Bar Yucca. I don’t know for them but their service wasn’t it for me. No food. A place to get cocktails and loud music if that is your vibe. If not just sit it out if you want food. After sitting for two hours and forty eight minutes we left bar yucca to genesis cinema and ordered sharwarma to take home for the night. We were done done with this one.

I retired back to our apartment at softlife apartments wishing I was at Rema’s concert vibing to Ozeba loudly like the Rema girlie that I am.

I loved my staycation with Peribaby. She’s the ultimate fun buddy, full of energy and vigor. I liked that she chose activities that challenged me outside of my comfort zone.

I am a soft baby girl and I don’t vibe with restaurant dates unless it is my book club. My favorite spot remains Cafe Dimanche. It used to be Mambah Cafe and the MilkShop but somehow men have a way of ruining your favourite spot for you.

When I like someone I want to show them my favorite things but it hasn’t gone well for me with that. So I keep my spots to myself now.

Back to my activities. I think myself an artistic soul and I love animals too. Hence, I like activities like pottery, paint and sip, polo match watching, feeding camels or hyenas, visiting snake farm maybe, riding elephants, having breakfasts with giraffes, or sliding in the desert.

I also love music, it is on my bucket list to attend an opera show, a Lana del ray concert, an Adele concert, or cold play concert. I love concerts and will try to attend nice ones next year.

I love cars, so might attempt to race too if I can next year. I love to play with mud and dirt, so gardening something is on my list.

Tasting wine is on my list as well. Going to a furniture shop and building a chair or stool from scratch. Get lost in a new city all by myself, go for impromptu 24 hour trip in a safe place. There’s so much I want to do. There’s a lot I can do.

Another thing I wanted to talk about is the wraps for the year.

I know it is December but every wrap makes it feel like the music I listen to in December doesn’t count, or the things I do in December doesn’t count to be a part of my wraps for the year.

It also gives me the sense that I am just waiting for Christmas with the remaining days of December and I am waiting for New Year with the days after Christmas.

It doesn’t have to be so.

December is a fine time to rearrange your tastes, draft your board and invest in yourself.

I’ve already started a new saving goal lol. I am wicked with it too. I love it.

This 2024 is one year I fought to exhale. I can exhale so hard that I feel the lungs in my air with all of my choices.

Thank you to my friends. Long, past, distant, I am happy to have experienced all of you.

I am happy for the new friends I made this year, I got to see that friendships are hard when you are misaligned. Friendships works when there’s a shared experience other than men, a shared story other than heartbreak, a shared goal other than snagging a man. I have learned the facets there is to a woman’s life this year and I shall live everyone of it.

I will see the sheges as due, I will receive the blessings as due. I love life and I love how I am living it. It fills my heart with profound joy that I am content with every choice that has led me here.

Now time to go beast mode and achieve more as well.

On that note talk to ya later. ☺️

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