this weekend we had an 80s themed party at mabuya camp in lilongwe. so we all went to the market to buy outfits. hilarious.
you can buy literally anything there, some of the things we got:
a sheer black top with sequined shoulders; a neon pink leotard; neon pink and green mc hammer trousers; a 50cent medallion; a multicoloured bumbag; a peach train driver cap; new york yankee hats; flurescent yellow basketball shirts.
the list goes on and on.
poppy's outfit won first prize. some high waisted curtain patterned spandex shorts, with a baggy white top tucked in, a bumbag, the peach hat and sunglasses with the lenses popped out.
rob looked like he'd stepped out of fresh prince of bel air in a flurescent shellsuit. luca went for a neon pink leotard with neon pink mc hammer trousers. every outfit was so so funny.
we had dinner at prosper and bless' house first and then hit mabuya, think there should be pictures up on facebook soon, but everyone went all out and it was an insane night.
every night in lilongwe is ending up mad, we can't stay away from the place.
going back to cape maclear this weekend to chill out and top up the tan. and my letters have finally started coming through so im currently a happy bunny :]
Wednesday 24 March 2010
Wednesday 17 March 2010
mhazza's surprise party
it was mhairis birthday on the 16th so we decided to throw her a surprise party the weekend before in lilongwe.
me and jessy sneaked up a day early [giving an amazingly acted out excuse] and organised things. we went out for a chinese [!] that night with the nkhoma girls, rob, prosper, blessing, saleem and max. it was lovelyyy. then we met prosper and blessing's cat which is the fattest cat i have ever seen.
the next day mhairi arrived and we arranged a taxi to a secret location [a posh hotel] where she got a massage done, then we took her back to mabuya camp which had been decorated with balloons and birthday banners :]
after a few [a lot.] of drinks, we headed to an indian restaurant called blue ginger, where mhairi almost cried because we'd secretly brought all the AVs out without telling her. dinner was amaaaaazing and we had got her a cake with happy birthday mhairi written on it. afterwards we went out to a few clubs with everyone. was a goooood night.
going back to lilongwe this weekend for a fancy dress party at mabuya, the theme is the market, so im wearing my 50 cent shirt obviously...
me and jessy sneaked up a day early [giving an amazingly acted out excuse] and organised things. we went out for a chinese [!] that night with the nkhoma girls, rob, prosper, blessing, saleem and max. it was lovelyyy. then we met prosper and blessing's cat which is the fattest cat i have ever seen.
the next day mhairi arrived and we arranged a taxi to a secret location [a posh hotel] where she got a massage done, then we took her back to mabuya camp which had been decorated with balloons and birthday banners :]
after a few [a lot.] of drinks, we headed to an indian restaurant called blue ginger, where mhairi almost cried because we'd secretly brought all the AVs out without telling her. dinner was amaaaaazing and we had got her a cake with happy birthday mhairi written on it. afterwards we went out to a few clubs with everyone. was a goooood night.
going back to lilongwe this weekend for a fancy dress party at mabuya, the theme is the market, so im wearing my 50 cent shirt obviously...
Tuesday 9 March 2010
capemac
after zambia and some horrible bus journeys, we got to south luwanga and were planning to go to the national park, but it was raining so much that if we'd headed to the national park we would have got trapped there because the river would have flooded its banks.
so we left and went to lilongwe a day earlier. and did the same as the week before, hung out with prosper, blessing and co and went shopping :]
after a couple of days in lilo we headed to cape maclear. since we're soooo gap year right now, me, jessy, george, rob and the nkhoma girls all got in the back of our new friend reggie's pick-up truck and drove there that way. most amazing journey ever. we stopped at a random market to get some tomatoes and luca had bought a zambian cd so we were all dancing on the back of the pick-up and all the villagers came out and danced with us.
we got to capemac [gaia lodge] at night and just chilled out. then the next day chilled out some more on the beach and caught up on tanning. i made bomas with the kitchen staff at gaia, who asked me if i was married...
that night we had a BBQ on the beach, where some kids came and played drums and we danced with them and sang this song where you make a circle and take it in turns to go dance in the middle. some of the kids are just insanely good dancers.
there are a lot of vendors at the lake who sell bracelets and stuff, so we had been hanging out with them all day [one was called snoop, i kept introducing him as snoop dogg, there was also a kingston a.k.a. sean kingston] and at night we went to a local bar called hiccups. really good night and made a ton more friends, though i dont know how i didnt get a slap since i kept asking them to go find me ne-yo.
the next day we took a boat ride out to a little private sort of beach island, and just chilled out in the lake. xzibit [whose real name i cant remember] came out with us and was telling us his uncle was obama, sister was beyonce and his dad was george bush... think he was a bit out of it. we had a BBQ again and then came back home and were very sunstroked so just chilled in the hammocks and went to bed.
on our last day i was sooo sad to leave gaia lodge, they all said they'd miss us and the kitchen staff gave me a bag of cookies for free and a hug[!]. then i bought about 50 bracelets, anklets, necklaces and chitenje's and we headed back into a pick-up truck [just 3 of us this time because some had stayed an extra day]. they'd put mattresses in this time so we just lay back and enjoyed the ride, watching the nicest sunset ever.
im back in dedza now and back to school - gutted. but we're doing something special this weekend. i'll try and update sooooon.
so we left and went to lilongwe a day earlier. and did the same as the week before, hung out with prosper, blessing and co and went shopping :]
after a couple of days in lilo we headed to cape maclear. since we're soooo gap year right now, me, jessy, george, rob and the nkhoma girls all got in the back of our new friend reggie's pick-up truck and drove there that way. most amazing journey ever. we stopped at a random market to get some tomatoes and luca had bought a zambian cd so we were all dancing on the back of the pick-up and all the villagers came out and danced with us.
we got to capemac [gaia lodge] at night and just chilled out. then the next day chilled out some more on the beach and caught up on tanning. i made bomas with the kitchen staff at gaia, who asked me if i was married...
that night we had a BBQ on the beach, where some kids came and played drums and we danced with them and sang this song where you make a circle and take it in turns to go dance in the middle. some of the kids are just insanely good dancers.
there are a lot of vendors at the lake who sell bracelets and stuff, so we had been hanging out with them all day [one was called snoop, i kept introducing him as snoop dogg, there was also a kingston a.k.a. sean kingston] and at night we went to a local bar called hiccups. really good night and made a ton more friends, though i dont know how i didnt get a slap since i kept asking them to go find me ne-yo.
the next day we took a boat ride out to a little private sort of beach island, and just chilled out in the lake. xzibit [whose real name i cant remember] came out with us and was telling us his uncle was obama, sister was beyonce and his dad was george bush... think he was a bit out of it. we had a BBQ again and then came back home and were very sunstroked so just chilled in the hammocks and went to bed.
on our last day i was sooo sad to leave gaia lodge, they all said they'd miss us and the kitchen staff gave me a bag of cookies for free and a hug[!]. then i bought about 50 bracelets, anklets, necklaces and chitenje's and we headed back into a pick-up truck [just 3 of us this time because some had stayed an extra day]. they'd put mattresses in this time so we just lay back and enjoyed the ride, watching the nicest sunset ever.
im back in dedza now and back to school - gutted. but we're doing something special this weekend. i'll try and update sooooon.
buses.
cant remember if i added in the last post how much i HATE buses.
on our bus that left at night from lusaka to livingstone, some random guy got up and started preaching to us. they also played some amazing zambian film, probably the worst acting iv ever seen in my life. but so so funny, i thought i was hallucinating it.
all the buses stink of pee and vomit, and our bus from lusaka to chipata literally had pee on it, that ran down the aisle and soaked mhairi and jessy's bag. and after that journey we had to stop off in a 'lodge' that had a poiso nous spider on the wall, a massive gecko above our beds, brown disgusting sheets and no mosi nets. i slept wrapped in my chitenje with my hoodie over my face. depressing.
point of this: i never want to see another bus again.
on our bus that left at night from lusaka to livingstone, some random guy got up and started preaching to us. they also played some amazing zambian film, probably the worst acting iv ever seen in my life. but so so funny, i thought i was hallucinating it.
all the buses stink of pee and vomit, and our bus from lusaka to chipata literally had pee on it, that ran down the aisle and soaked mhairi and jessy's bag. and after that journey we had to stop off in a 'lodge' that had a poiso nous spider on the wall, a massive gecko above our beds, brown disgusting sheets and no mosi nets. i slept wrapped in my chitenje with my hoodie over my face. depressing.
point of this: i never want to see another bus again.
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