Woman oooh Woman!!!

Ok I am doing a little emotional blog. Call it spur of the moment of let me clear my throat. Man I am so pissed off today. This women are our own enemies thing is so annoying. Come on my sisters we need to do better than that. Ok so what am I going on about. Ok so I work in the IT department at my current emplyment and I am the only woman in the department. Now the unit is under staffed. So the few workers there are working harder than normal. So when there are issues anyone who is around will try and handle it to the best of their capability.


Personally I am a software developer and that is my special skill so I prefer developing. However no matter what I am team player. So if I have to do networking, trouble shooting computer issues, or climbing a mast, man I will do it. So you can imagine here I am trying to bend over to please internal customers I mean fellow colleagues, and some of the women are so bitchy. Man it is so annoying. If a guy handles their issues they are calm and nice. As soon as they deal with a another woman then they are so bitchy, rude and have an attitude problem. They guys are different so professional no matter how stressed or frustrated they are. They are not rude!


So I just have to say this. How are women going to progress and help each other if as soon as you see your fellow woman you start hating on her. Please I am making an appeal to women this has to stop. Rise above that. Your success, beauty and fineesse should not depend on your being perceived as better than the next woman. Seek to constantly improve yourself for you. Not for anyone else but for yourself.

Ok I have cool down now so I will end my blog here.

I love my fellow ladies so please try and work together with other women.

Frequently Asked Questions

Hi I have to say I got this idea from Deox`s website www.tibeingana.com. I thought it was a real cool way of answering questions that I am frequently asked. So now here are the answers for some questions you ever wanted to ask me
Ok let me start with the all time most popular

Question: - Why did you always look down in the boardroom.

Ans: - Ok if there was one thing I could change it would have been that. I did that because I was camera shy. I am a shy and reserved person and it was difficult adjusting to the fact there are camera`s filming you all the time. I didn`t come on apprentice to be popular. I came to learn and I was willing to do so with or without camera`s.

Question: - Why were you so quiet on the show

Ans: - When people ask me that question I am quite surprised. I was not quiet on the show. Probably the edited version of the show showed more of me in my listening state. I have to be honest I don`t just talk to talk. I listen, contribute and then produce results. A lot of the show was edited and maybe since I was not confrontational the editors of show decided to project more of me as a quiet non contributing member. I contributed lot when need be and always produced results.

Question:-Where you involved with any of the guys in the apprentice house

Ans: - That question has a simple answer. I respected most of the guys in the apprentice house. However I am in a very serious relationship with my boyfriend and fingers crossed we should be engaged soon.

Question: - Who did you really bond with in the Apprentice House

Ans: - Hmm the one person I got to know to some extent was Blessing my bedside neighbor. She taught me quite a lot. I think I also got to see a side of her that many people in the house did not get see.

Question: - Why did you cry so much when Eddy left

Ans: - I felt that Eddy did not deserve to go at the stage at which he went. He was a great competitor and a fun player. There was never dull moment when he was around. He also took a bullet for Nancy and I thought that was so honorable. What can I say I am a romantic?

Question:-Where you acting

Ans: - Well I can only speak for myself. I was never acting. I used to act in kindergarten plays and that was the last time I acted. I was myself from day one to the last day.

Question:-So whats an IT woman doing on a business reality show

Ans: - Simple! To prove to myself and to everyone that you should never limit yourself. The sky is the limit. You can do anything once you put your mind to it.

Question: - So was there any love brewing the apprentice Africa pot for any contestant

Ans: - This question is a top secret question. So you have to send me mail for that one and bribe me with a crate of coke. I am a coke addict. I am appealing to coca cola for some help. I am past recovery so Coca Cola hook a sister up with some constant coca cola flow.

Question: - What are your interests

Ans:-I love watching movies and coding. I like poetry but I have to confess I have been active in that field for a while now.

Question: -What is the first word that comes to mind when you think about your fellow contestants

Hannah—fun chick
Michelle –Cool
Anthony – Crazy(in a good way ofcourse)
Omar—undiscovered
Akatu—mysterious
Joyce-deep
Bekeme—Bold
Oscar—Jovial
Eddy – Intriguing
Nancy— Helpful
Nnamdi-- Boisterous
Kathleen—Match Maker
Tunde--- Driven
Deox--- Passionate
Blessing--Smart
Eunice-- focused
Issac -- Gentleman (apprentice)

Question: - So what’s next for you

Ans: - That will be a little surprise to be unveiled soon

Tribute to Guido Sohne

When I was a kid, I thought death robbed the old. People who had lived a full blissful life and were ready to meet their maker. Finding out the truth was a really painful experience. Death is no respecter of persons. It can rob kings, royals, politicians, geniuses, drug addict, thieves and children. Now death has struck again this time robbing the content of one of its great mind. A great software developer and pioneer is gone.

Unfortunately I never meet Guido. But I had heard about him. Any software developer who hangs out at developer forums knows about Guido. I wish I could write about him as a person but like I said I never met him. I would have loved to meet or possibly work with him. As you know great minds think alike. I am sure there would be a lot to learn from him.

I just want to say I think Guido was a great man. He challenged himself to be more than what he could be. He wanted to influence change. He believed in what I believe in. We can use Information Technology to change Africa’s destiny. He rose above all odds and refused to just enjoy the spoils of a good life as a developer in a developed country but stay in the motherland and make something of himself.

When I was spending sleepless nights trying to debug difficult piece of code. there where times I wanted to throw in the towel. But I would think about people like Guido who were self taught and preserved. I would then try harder. Now I am a great software developer and I owe it in part to having such a role model.

To Guido, I want to say even in death you still inspire me. I have decided to challenge myself more and do as much as I can. Life is so precious an there are so many hurdles to cross. I also subscribe to the idea of Free Open source software. It is time developers had a united front. It is not easy being a developer but if we work together we can as one effect change. Goodbye Guido,I pray God grants you a place in the pearly gates. Your life was not in vain. Your legacy will forever live on.

Challenging the Status Quo

The first time I heard the word status quo, I was so intrigued because it was not a typical english word. I found that it was a Latin word which meant "the condition or state of affairs that currently exists". Simply put "the state in which". So now I would start to understand the status quo. As a kid I learnt that it is not the status quo for girls to play with catapults or cars, climb trees or walls without being labeled tom boy or some other title.

My first challenge got me the title tomboy. So I readjusted my personality. I started to read. I filled my head with all sorts of information. I even read the encyclopedia for fun. I used to collect prizes at speech and prize giving day. Next title a nerd. So I had challenged the next status quo. Back in my day girls were not expected to take education seriously. You were lucky to even go to school and when you did you were not expected to be the Einstein in the class. I readjusted again but this time in a different fashion. I would start to act like how it was expected of me, but there was this passion in me and I just could not accept the status quo.

So I realized that I am different. I did not have to be what society had set out for my gender. The sky was truly my limit. I could be anything I wanted to be. My next challenge was when I feel in love with the computer. I would enter a male dominated world and try and tiptoe around the huge male ego. I did that and realized that the men thought I was weak and incapable. So I decided to challenge the status quo and prove that I was equal to my male counterparts. Then I realized there was no need to compete or prove myself but find the right group where I was embraced as a coequal and a team player.

My next challenge was to lead in this environment where I was outnumbered. That challenge was very difficult .But I led by example and treated every individual with respect. As a leader I am only as strong as the weakest link. So I lead with integrity. My Girlfriend would always ask why you must challenge the status quo, why rock the boat. The answer I give is why not. Great leaders challenge the status quo and effect change that lives on after them.

We have our whole lives to be ordinary, so if you can just for a moment try to be extraordinary. Challenge the status quo!