Monday 26 August 2013

Facebook message 25th August 2013

You fill me with inspiration like no other - I have a poem rumbling about my head as I look at your photograph - And initially I guess my thoughts are nowhere near any kind of reality but I’ll give it a go and if I get anything from it I’ll post it in Blogger.

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Here is one I did earlier of CJ my Nigerian heartthrob, my best Web friend by far.  I have never known anyone who has been able to inspired me more than CJ and at times I cannot put my finger on why that is.  I look at the photographs or “Selfies” (As they are now known) that CJ produces and I compare them with Selfies produced by others.  On the surface there is little difference between one and the other but a little deeper there is a huge gulf between the Selfies others take and the portraits that CJ produces.

I feel sure that if she had a little training she could be a great photographer.

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She hated her job and left hoping to find employment elsewhere.  Over the months she was unable to find any other employment and became deeply depressed.  She told me the other night that she asked for her job back and even included a smiley face in her message to me about getting her old job back

I’ve posted this image here in the hope of attracting CJ along for a look see.  The original photograph has me brimming with inspiration and there are a whole number of ideas I have from the other half of the above photograph, including images of cells, poems and animated gifs.


I get Inspiration from many places, none so more than CJ.


Hi CJ, how you keeping?


Are you hiding a smile?

Or have you gone through a trial?

Whichever way

One way or the other

The four walls remain silent

As they cling to one another

So I’ll never know

The thoughts in your head

“I’m fine”

Are words

That are easily said

Instead

Of repeating those thoughts that go round in your head

You put on a face

When about the place

And always ready for the next one that says

“How are you keeping?”



Wednesday 5 September 2012






Requested by CJ.

For more Funny Photographs click on the link below:

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Nicknames on this Blog


Pleased To Meet You
How do you do?

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CJ refers to me as Mazi or Mazi Geo.

Mazi is a Nigerian name that comes from the Hebrew and it’s meaning is, Be Helpful, Mazi also means, Sir.

Geo is short for the nickname I had in the British Army, which is Geordie.

Close friends in the army would also refer to me as Jag because my full name is James Arthur Gardiner.

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So there you go I hope it was as pleasant a meeting for you as it was for me.


Update after an email from CJ:

The word "Mazi" is generally used in the eastern part of Nigeria, 
which is where I come/hail from, it's masculine, used for a male/in 
regard of a male: Mr. Geordie (MAZI GEORDIE).
 

My Nickname for CJ

Malaika

 

Malaika is a word commonly known on the African continent due to a popular song that uses the word as the title.  Malaika means angel and it comes from the Swahili language that is spoken in Kenya.


Pronounce:

My Like Her (or My Liker)

& CJ likes me

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Update after an email from CJ:

CJ: C H I J I O K E
CHI: God
JI: To hold
OKE: Creation/share or portion 
CHIJIOKE: God of creation/share or portion / 
everything in God's hands
 
(God holds creation/share or portion).









Angelique Kidjo
Malaika sang in Swahili


African Angels

Track List:

01. Sala Keba - Papa Wemba

02. Salle - Lokua Kanza

03. Dugu Kamelemba - Oumou Sangare

04. Forest Nativity - Francis Bebey

05. Chisanga - Master Musicians Of Tanzania

06. Mraya - Abdel Ali Slimani

07. The Lion Cries - Myriam Makeba

08. Obiero - Ayub Ogada

09. Laban Ko - Nahawa Doumbia

10. Tchewata - Aster Aweke

11. Djen Magni - Sali Sidibe

12. Sisa - Gabin Dabire 

 

The album can be purchased at Amazon at the link below:


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Track VII ~ Mraya

by

Abdel Ali Slimani








Track VIII ~ Obiero

by

Ayub Ogada








Track XII ~ Siza'

by

Gabin Dabirè