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EDITORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HEART

THE EDITORIAL TEAM Editor in chief

We welcome you to the first edition of the Campus

Stellla Muthoni

Clarion which is a product of the students of the

SUB-EDITORS

School of Journalism in the University of Nairobi.

Magdalene Kanjejo James Alando

On behalf of the wonderful team which was involved in making this magazine a reality; I would like to

Solomon Irungu Ngoru

thank all of those who sent in their articles, all those

Writers

who took part in the brain storming sessions and de-

James Alando Magdalene Kanjenjo

signing of the magazine. This magazine would not have been published without your crucial support.

Philip Maosa

The magazine aims at giving campus students a

George Tubei

chance to get their articles published and to act as a

Solomon Irungu Ngoru

training ground for the market place. I would like to

Contributors Kaunda Purity Wangari Marie Nakunta John Mwangi Anthony Kuria

PHOTOGRAPHERS Magdalene Kanjejo Solomon Irungu Ngoru

DESIGN AND LAYOUT Solomon Irungu

MARKETING DEPARTMENT Edward Opany

urge all of you to send in your stories, poems, gossip, pictures no matter how bad you think they might be. Our wonderful editorial department will be able to handle it. I believe that the campus is boiling with potential and untapped resources which are just waiting for the right opportunity to be unleashed. Well, your prayers have been answered and the Campus Clarion is providing the opportunity. The question here is, can you step up to it? Hit us up with your comments, compliments, complaints on our contacts and we will gladly work on improving and ensuring quality deliverance of a good read. Thank you and stay safe.

Stella Muthoni

“I

it has been f

humbling.

you

When the

want some-

magazine

thing you

committee

have never

was

had, you

formed in-

must do

itially, I

something

can‟t for-

you have

get the

never done.” Says Mike Murdock. These

zeal and excitement amongst the students,

have been the words that have driven and

we were a group of over 20

kept me motivated at ful-

students who came out and

filling our target from the

were pumped up about being

period of conceptualiza-

part of the history of the school

tion of the idea of this

of journalism by coming up

magazine up until now.

with a publication to enable

It has not been an easy

students to exercise their jour-

road though I have to say,

nalistic abilities and skills of

I can think of so many

writing, which they formally

adjectives to describe the

did not have a platform to out-

journey from chaotic,

put.

hectic, discouraging, mind opening, exciting but the one I cannot afford to leave out is that

Everything was going well; the students had their job descriptions well defined.

We had edi- knew it we tors, writers, were left with a research

a total

team, peo-

of……… wait

ple respon-

for

sible for in- it…….FIVE terviews, students . talent scouting team… it was perfection at its best. But all this came to a drastic change when we asked

people

With vision nothing is impossible. I have to say so. How do you come up with a magazine when you are only five novices? Where and how do we get articles? How do we coordinate something we are not professional at? Personally writing was some-

contrib-

ute thing I considered myself not good at but I

towards

the was not about to give up on something I had

project to

committed myself to.

keep things running for the magazine as have any

we did not sponsors yet.

Nothing good in life comes easy or free sacrifices and commitment are a huge part of change. Sadly not many students were willing to commit to this request. Slowly by slowly people drew away and numbers kept decreasing each day and before I

No matter what, it had to work out. I simply

the interaction of diverse cultures offered

started identifying people who I knew had a

through exchange programs and conferences

passion for writing and who I believed had

which they organize)

something to offer and asked them to write ar- They were in the process of publishing their ticles for the second online magazine.

magazine and

I scouted for

hence more

people who

experienced.

had experi-

AIESEC had

ence on mag-

their own mag-

azine publica-

azine commit-

tion and you

tee and I could

know how

not afford to

they talk of

miss the oppor-

Godâ&#x20AC;&#x;s timing

tunity to utilize

being the

this chance of

best? It really

learning and

is. At the moment when the five of us were re- being mentored by them. This was for the saally struggling to keep things running, I had ke of this new mag. I invited my own comjoined AIESEC, (a student organization that

mittee to come to their meetings and we

deals with maintaining global unity through

learnt from them asked them questions and

got a few ideas and advice on how to publish gether, the five of us managed to keep the our own magazine.

dream alive. We managed to stay strong de-

My committee comprised of George Tubei,

spite the circumstances to produce a worthy

James Alando, Stella Muthoni, Solomon

cause. A sixth member by the name Solomon

Irungu, Edward Opany and myself.

Irungu joined the band wagon and helped in

Stella was my support system, she is the one who has kept things running from the word go. She wrote articles, edited most of the work, called for meetings et cetera. James wrote some stories, attended all the meetings and gave us some photographs.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the moment when the five of us were really struggling to keep things running...â&#x20AC;?

George also did some stories and pictures same case applies to Edward. To-

the designing bit. Whatever you do in life, give it your best, do not give up and the sky will be your limit.

BY SOLOMON IRUNGU

EDWARD CEDRIC OPANY OKUMU

twice. Winning the elections also gave me motivation knowing that students believed in me which has made me a much

CC: How did you feel after winning the elections for the second time? E.O: I was very humbled and happy keeping in mind I was the first person in NUJOSA history to vie and be elected

dward is the current chairman for the University of Nairobi School of journalism. He is currently operating as the chairman in his second term after a second reelection. He has majored in development communication, but this notwithstanding, he works well in the print and broadcast fields. One of his promises during his re-election was to source for interested talent and work into bringing to life a school magazine. better person.

CC: You have had the experience of being a chairman be-

really feel we need a modern studio and it is high time we

fore, what does it entail?

outsource funding required to start the studio. We have to

E.O: First of all you must realize that chairmanship is just a

stop the dilemma of students having to rent and at the

nametag. The real word is serving the students. My main

worst, buy their own cameras and also getting to the field

work is to oversee all NUJOSA activities and serve as the di-

with minimal practical skills.

rect link between NUJOSA and other studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; organizations, CC: What challenges do you face as the NUJOSA chairman? administration and the corporate world.

E.O: Challenges are numerous but as I said before I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be-

CC: What are we expecting from you this time round?

lieve in just complaining but being part of the solution as

E.O: This time round I can say for sure I have more experi-

well. That said, the first challenge is the UON administration

ence than the first time. From my previous tenure, I have

allocates a minimal budget to NUJOSA as compared to the

been able to know what afflicts the school of journalism. First other student associations. This has forced us to cut down on of all I want to ensure we create rapport with media institu- several SOJ activities which gives us headaches when plantions and other relevant organizations. This will go a long way ning our activities with the shoe string budget. in starting a symbiotic relationship where students can great- C: Are you single? ly benefit in terms of attachments and networking. Second I

E.O: (laughing)...continued on page 12

E.O: s

all pride comes before a fall.

C.C: How do you plan to accomplish all your plans?

CC: What are your future plans?

E.O: For the first option, my team will conduct an open forum E.O: I plan to leave a legacy before I graduate since I come between the media house and the university. This will enable from the school of thought of leaving a place better than you us to tap into their knowledge and experience as well as cre-

found it. I also plan on going back to the community after my

ate a networking relationship with the media house. The

studies to give back to the community using communication

meetings will be monthly. My specialization in Development

through starting a community radio.

Communication has helped me to get skills like drafting pro-

CC: What are your worst fears?

posals hence we are working on a proposal which we will present to the corporate world, NGOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and media houses.

E.O: My worst fear is when social contact is broken, all those Arab springs are as a result of social and communication

CC: What are your achievements so far?

breakdown, hence always try to avoid them at all cost.

E.O: Since I was a kid, I was always passionate about being a

CC: What are your hobbies and interests?

change agent and a trend setter to the society. Now that I am the NUJOSA chairman, I have overseen several changes in the school, most of which can be seen today. Just like the late

E.O: I like dancing, socializing, doing research, riddims and I am a huge fan of Rhumba, with Franco being my idol.

Prof. Wangari said that planting trees was her little act of ser- CC: What donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we know about you? vice; service to the people is also my little thing. CC: What is your best experience in SOJ? E.O: My best experience was when our student Kamau Mutunga won the CNN multichoice award, this proved to all and sundry that indeed our students have what it takes in this 21st century to face the world head on. CC: What was your worst experience in SOJ? E.O: the deaths of Dt. Peter Oriare and Ms Margrate Orwa were a blow to me and the entire school of journalism faculty. CC: What is your advice to aspiring student lead-

E.O: I am a

ers?

very established and re-

E.O: Be passionate in what you do and have a

nowned volleyball player. I was even

clear picture of where you want to go and above all be hum-

once the best player in my district and was featured in the

ble yourself, after

local newspapers.

SPORTS

Wonders of technology

BY STELLA MUTHONI

majority.

ho would have thought that technology would grow to such heights that learning can take place via the internet. I am not talking about the distance learning programs that we are well accustomed to. Such programs should be left for the tech savvy and those with unlimited access to the internet. I am thinking of that university student, who depends on the school computer lab and cyber to do their studies. Under such circumstances, it is quite impossible to study online.

writing because the lecturers had lost faith in the common emails and hence You may also have to deal with those people who think did not send notes. that the common email is a Do not despair, for every problem personal email. Such people there is a solution and in this case, two see it fit to change the pass- solutions. The lecturer can decide to word of the class email and send notes personally to all students. make it their own. If that is This is not only laborious on the part of not selfishness, I do not the lecturer, but it is time consuming know what is. as well. On the positive side, at least everyone will receive the notes. The I am reminded of my experience in first year. You can imagine the shock I second and probably the most practical got when the lecturer said that he was solution is for the class representative to create a mailing list. A mailing list is not going to dictate notes! I started panicking trying to recall the past few a list of people who subscribe to a periodic mailing distribution on a particular hours word for word in vain. Just as I was contemplating the way forward, I topic. The mails or information is sent heard him say that he would send the directly to the personal e-mail address of those subscribed. The advantage of notes to a class email. I heaved a deep mailing lists is that the lecturer can sigh of relief and went home smiling, thinking of how good it is to be in uni- send notes to one email and then the versity. Shock on me when I logged in same will be automatically redistributed to those who have subto the class email and could not find the notes. I felt cheated and could not scribed. An example of commonly used mailing list services is the Yahoo shake off that feeling of panic which groups and Google groups. was slowly gripping me.

My class had dozens of those cheeky The learning that I am referring to is fellows who would change the passwhereby the lecturer sends notes to a word every time; even after a new common class email for the students to common email was created twice. We access. Wow! Education has never would therefore be forced to endure made so easy. hours and hours of finger numbing Worse comes to worst when the lecturer decides to set the exam or CAT based on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;notesâ&#x20AC;?. You end up getting lower marks and blaming the lecturer who up until now, is oblivious of the fact that the notes were not received by the

According to Mr. Ibrahim Okinda, a lecturer at the University of Nairobi, mailing lists are more sensible to use because the moderator has the password hence no one can change the password or delete any notes without the approval of the moderator.

SOCIAL MEDIA ETIQUETTE

Why Some People Aren't Getting Hired

ocial networking through sites like Facebook and Twitter has completely changed the way we interact with one another and the way you conduct yourself through your social media accounts is a direct reflection of who you really are. You‟ve worked hard to position yourself for a great position with the company of your dreams. You‟ve gotten good grades, you have great internship experience and you‟ve demonstrated great leadership on campus. All this can be undone in a few keystrokes if you‟re not careful. In today‟s hi-tech world, potential employers use your social network profiles to validate your judgment and credibility as a candidate for jobs they‟re posting. Thus it‟s very important to understand personal etiquette on Social Media. Having said that let me share 5 Do‟s and Don‟ts on social media. Offer information of value. Don't talk just about yourself and yourself. You end up looking so selfish and mean. Some tech savvy HR managers or recruiters screen what the interested applicants tweeted mostly about or posted- That is meant to gauge their level of passion in what they had applied for and to also check who they really are! Make sure you impress! A research done in the U.S showed that twitter users donate to charities more than others; why? It‟s because on Twitter; tweeps do share links, Re-tweet nice links and pass the vibe around. Seriously this holds water because if you read nice articles why not share it with others? It doesn‟t cost you anything! Pass the knowledge. We also checked what the interested applicants tweeted mostly about or posted- This was to gauge their level of passion in what they had applied for and to also check who they really are. Be accessible. Your friends want to be heard. And the only way you can prove you are there is by listening and responding. Make it part of your strategy to address inquiries, complaints and compliments found online. A simple click on the LIKE button shows at least there‟s someone there! People also pass a lot of vacancies online so be around to check them out. To those who are not very active- the HR may conclude that you aren‟t really social & keep a lot to themselves. Thus unfit for customer service, front office and marketing & sales jobs Be careful with frequency. Don‟t over-post …but again don‟t under-post. There is no magic formula for the number of posts per day. Each medium has slightly different rules of etiquette. On Twitter, for example, it is acceptable to post more than once a day. You don‟t want your posts to be so frequent that they become irrelevant to your audience. If you have to post several times in a day just like I do please vary your content. So much frequency may also show you spend so much time on social media thus „stealing‟ your employer‟s time when hired! Spelling Errors! Compose your posts, updates or tweets in a word processing

SOLOMON IRUNGU

document so you can check grammar and spelling before you send them. If you regularly post tweets or post full of errors people don‟t really take your seriously. If you want to send the right impression out there; take your time and proof read. Such shows better that you‟ve got a keen eye for details! DONT’S Watch your language. Don‟t use too much slang. Unless, of course, you want to be a celeb or you manage Ghetto Radio‟s account you can use informal language on a regular basis. Just make sure you are consistent. Just because you are a business student or recent graduate, doesn‟t mean you have to lose your personality either, great brands are authentic so once in a while feel free to do posts in Sheng; they are more engaging if the bulk of your pals are in the 18-24 age bracket however maintain a corporate appeal(Look & Feel) Don’t be dull. Coming up with fresh content and events to post about all the time is certainly challenging. However, you should try to vary the type of content as much as possible. And don‟t just focus on self-promotion. If you want to be a thought leader, you need to acknowledge other industry-related articles on the web. Finally, focus on creating buzz worthy posts that people will be more likely to send it to their friends. After all, social media is all about creating a network. Just note; never post alarming posts eg on politics or arguments that don‟t hold water-they just show how shall you are! Privacy Don't put anything on the Internet that you don't want your future boss, current client or potential clients to read. This is so basic and helps a lot. Don‟t place your private life on Social Media. Don‟t wash your dirty linen in public! Don’t drink & tweet! Never post when you're overly-tired, jet lagged, intoxicated, angry or upset. This is so important yet most people ignore it. You are always very eager to tweet when you get juicy details, when you are so happy or very annoyed. Same thing when some guy or chic messes up with you! Please avoid tweeting too much when you are drunk! Control the spam. Even if you are spamming the Internet, you need to be aware that it won‟t help you. Check your Face book account regularly to make sure that people aren‟t posting spam on your feed. After all, it makes your profile look careless if it‟s covered with junk. And when you are posting, make sure to avoid junky phrases or tons of special characters like, “WIN NOW! *!*!*!” that will turn people off from your profiles. Be warned that too much of push marketing or self promotion doesn‟t help push your event, agenda, sell your product or meet whatever objectives you may have. People don‟t want to befriend BILLBOARDS!

BY SOLOMON IRUNGU NGORU solomonirush@yahoo.com Every mouth loves being embraced by a smile always. The more cordial a mouth is kept smiling the more happy you will be with your life. How best can we improve our smiley faces? Preface: Greetings should be used whenever and wherever they can be used. Voice volume: Avoid raising volume out of emotion or merely because another

through your mode of communicating or other conducts. Provocation: Humbleness and collective thinking is required to anyone who cannot be able to practice and develop self control. When one direct anger and dissatisfaction towards you, there is always the tendency of a constant reply. Do not give in to it. The best way to work out the insults is to ignore them. Focus your mind

party has raised his/her own

on positive things and just

voice. Shouting is rarely pro-

smile on the insults. You I

ductive and often give the

should not allow your

impression that you are los-

own emotions to aggra-

ing control of the situation

vate the situation or it

of being happy. Body lan-

will later become an issue.

guage: Care should be taken to avoid behaviors that intimidate negative or unwanted reactions from others. You should at all cost avoid displaying negative emotions as much as much as possible under any state of affairs. The show of friendly expression is highly advised as an effective channel to expand and gain pleasure. Individual opinion: Frequent errors which can make your smile and happiness fade are committed while expressing personal opinions on the significance of tense subjects of discussion. It is particularly vital to guard the expression of such opinions

Endure the situation and

make it an issue of your happi- M ness. Undignified remarks: Remarks or speeches that ridicules the other person, expresses disrespect or are calculated to provoke anger and are therefore never appropriate. In conclusion we are expected to use the most and consequential channels of being happy that the circumstances and we in unison can allow. Think of people in warring nations who spend almost their whole life searching for that happiness. So make that sacrifice of being happy whenever you can and

With George Tubei, Solomon Irungu and Magda Kajenjo

Oh the immaculate angel’ In my heart you have formed an arch, An arch that has built into an ark, An ark strongly built with the oak, The oak that will forever leave a mark… Give me a chance it is no joke Solomon Solo’o

I wonder and wander in this valley of tears, Searching for the right love years and years, My life is just lonely and without cheers, If these your lines that fall into mine ears, Are a true account without any fears,

My heart will give way as each day nears,

Take my heart and let’s see where this steers. Maureen Mooh Around and around we are bound, In the ocean of love we stand, Guided we are by the love cloud, Complexity of this love you will astound, For ages we will increase its magnitude, It will grow both solely and in a crowd, Like raillery it may sound, But watch out as we stand our ground, This love is very profound, Solomon Solo’o and Maureen Mooh

Magdalyn Kajenjo

with some

of the reasons why as

a young person you should be fired up to succeed in entrepreneurship and to push yourself to the limit. s many students in the university come close to

Disappointment; in the current competitive employment seccompleting their studies in campus and some even tion, chances of one being employed easily are close to rare. struggle to find their way into the job market they face the We have people who have degrees and even masters but still major challenge of unemployment. In Kenya alone the unemployment rate stands at more than 40% with the youth being the most affected. Kenya is however not alone; global youth unemployment has reached the highest level on record and is expected to increase according to the international labor organization. According to the grim report which was released by the organization in 2010, out of the world‟s 620 million economically active youth, aged between 15-24, nearly 81 million were unemployed by the end of 2009. The good news however is that in every cloud there is always a silver lining. From time in memorial, necessity has always been the mother of invention. If opportunities don‟t come knocking on your door, of which they rarely do, it is time for you to create another door. My reasoning is that in the current generation called the Y generation, we find that more and m

remain jobless. What is worse is that some interviewees are turned down on the basis of being „overqualified” really? Going through such stress and trauma is too much. What are you supposed to do in such circumstances, you have the papers and suddenly you are too good? You cannot afford to be just ordinary, you need to posses some very valuable and unique characters which others do not then you just might be lucky but if not get ready to face some major heartbreak or as people say „huwes make” A lecturer of mine once told us that sitting down and waiting to be employed is like looking for a needle in a hay stack. Each of us posses a unique talent or skill which can be in the arts, it can be personality wise, leadership skills, the power to bring people together, communication skills, undying love for information technology, observation skills et cetera. All these are God given

ore young people are going out of their way to create opportu- talents which you have to identify and use shrewdly. Think nities for themselves. For others it is out of frustration of not big and smart. In no way I‟m I discouraging people from apbeing given opportunities. Others do it to prove to themselves plying for jobs; be aggressive in your pursuit to get employed. that they are worth much more than they were told they are: What I am saying is that you should be part of the solution. It all those who have been turned down in an interview can I get is better to be the one creating the employment and not lookan amen! So sit back no more, join the revolution! I came up ing for it. Continued on page 6

ognized professional body like the university, KASNEB or ICM.

BY SOLOMON IRUNGU NGORU

ost of the occupations that people are working in are not professions. This follows the fact that there are just a few of them meeting the qualifications of a profession. There are seven conditions that a profession meets over and above the usual occupations. The people working in the occupation must have esoteric knowledge and profound proficiency which is not exhibited by the other members of the public. This should enable the former to serve the society using these skills, for example accountants. The members of that profession must prove their knowledge and skills beyond reasonable doubt by passing an exam that has been set, supervised and marked by a rec-

The members must publicly take an oath offering themselves to serve humanity with their skills. Members of the occupation must have the capacity to exercise a high level of individual autonomy and independence of their judgement in their practice; avoiding decisions that would discredit their profession. The occupation must have a profession body that must have the power to regulate professional practice and to admit members before they begin the practice or expel them should they misbehave. The occupation must have a professional code of conduct to regulate and guide how the profession is practiced. The members must have a professional license to practice their tasks. An occupation that meets nothing less but the foregoing is what is recognized as a profession in the entire world.

Continued from page 5â&#x20AC;Ś Learn from history; history exists

er give up.

to tell a story so that lessons can be learnt. With that said we

Hard work pays; unfortunately one of the things that draws

have a number of people who in the past have worked their

back this current generation is their get-rich-quick mentality.

way up to their top positions. For example Soichiro Honda,

If they start something and it is not yielding profits fast

the founder of the Honda company which is one of the largest enough, they quit and venture into another totally different automobile company. He went for a job interview at the business. Toyota Company but was rejected. This really disturbed him but in the process gave him a better idea; creating his own company to compete with the company that turned him down. Imagine how the world or the employment sector of the country would be like if we all had such drive and motivation. What we can learn from this is that as long as you have a passion and desire for anything, you can succeed and should nev-

Do not sit around wallowing in the miasma of your joblessness and hopelessness, keep on keeping on and believing in your dream. With this said lets be solution finders to our problems and not complainers after all you cannot become what you are destined to be by remaining who you are..

JOKES!!!!JOKES!!!! BY GEORGE TUBEI An undergraduate student, a postgraduate doctor and a professor are walking through a park when they find an antique oil lamp. The undergraduate picks it and rubs it. A genie comes out in a puff of smoke and grants them one wish each. Since the undergraduate student rubbed the lump, he goes first. “I wish to be at the Bahamas,, diving a speed boat drinking all the cocktails at the bar with my girlfriend.” Poof! He disappears. The post graduate doctor goes next. “I wish to be in Hawaii relaxing on the beach with a professional hula dancer entertaining me. Poof! He also disappears. The professor goes next. ‘I want those guys back in class after lunch.” One fine spring morning a pretty blonde was driving a Porsche way past the speed limit. She was pulled over by a blonde traffic officer. Officer: May I

see your driving license mum?

Blonde :( after bag and in the several copies tificates) excuse me officer what does it look like?

searching frantically in her process removing of cer-

Officer: a small red square thing with your picture on it. (The blonde finally reaches for a small red square mirror on her bag and hands it to the officer) Officer: (after taking the mirror and seeing her reflection on it and since she gives it back) sorry mum I didn’t realize you are a cop too. Sorry for the inconvenience have a nice day. Divorced and Drunk A man and his wife are dining at a table in a plush restaurant, and the husband keeps staring at an old drunken lady swigging her gin as she sits alone at a nearby table, until the wife asks, "Do you know her?" "Yes," sighs the husband, "She's my ex-wife. She took to drinking right after we divorced seven years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since."

"My God!" says the wife, "Who would have thought a person would go on celebrating that long?" Abstinence Three couples went in to see the minister to see how to become members of his church. The minister said that they would have to go without sex for two weeks and then come back and tell him how it went. Clearly Cheating A

man cheats on his girlfriend named Lorraine with a girl named Clearly. Suddenly, Lorraine dies. At the funeral, the man stands up and sings, "I can see Clearly now, Lorraine is gone." Cab Driver Goes to Heaven A cab driver reaches the pearly looks him up in his Big Book and up a gold staff and a silk robe Heaven.

gates. St. Peter tells him to pick and proceed to

Next in line is a preacher. St. Peter looks him up in his Big Book, furrows his brow and says, "OK, we'll let you in, but take that cloth robe and wooden staff." The preacher is shocked and replies, "But I am a man of the cloth. You gave that cab driver a gold staff and a silk robe. Surely I rate higher than a cabbie!" St. Peter responds matter-of-factly, "This is Heaven and up here, we are interested in results. When you preached, people slept. When the cabbie drove his taxi, people prayed." Q: What do you call a teacher who has no hands, legs or body? A: The head.

MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA: EXPECT NOTHING LESS Most Sunday afternoons are gloomy and uninteresting. Furthermore, the sun seems hotter than usual, as people seem to be locked in their houses. However, the morning is often bright and adorned because Christians are going to church.

by those who are blessed with boring Sunday afternoons. The blue chairs together with white ones were all occupied. Light blue curtains added undeNevertheless, today is not a Sunday that fits the former descripniable flavor to the red tion. An interesting event is about to unfold as you walk into the carpeted stage. Needvicinity of New Life Seventh Day Adventist Church(SDA), along fifth less to say, the lighting Ngong Avenue; at around ten o’clock. Various churches arrayed in and flickering camera different attires meet your eyes. All my comrades are surprised shots, in conjunction therefore they ask each other. “What is going down today?” One with a heavy display of of them enquires. Ordinarily, if there is a less interesting event tak- Liquid Crystal Displays ing on Sunday, is a wedding (for SDA churches) left mouths agape. However, today things were different. It was a weekend of music extravaganza semi-finals. Some of the Nairobi SDA churches were present: Kawangware, Starehe, Dandora and Kibera were among the many; ready to battle one another; with their angelic voices. This was all for the sole purpose of getting the ticket for the finals. The composition of the choirs was rare: it comprised of both young, middle aged and fairly old members. The church was filled to the brim like a packet of playing cards. There is a general view floating around that SDA churches don’t breed very attractive girls, women rather. Fortunately, I always walked with idea that beauty is subjective. Therefore, the ones who say that we don’t have appealing women don’t have taste in beauty. This Sunday everything was in its climax. The ladies were dressed in attires of varying colors: black, brown and white. The below knee skirts did not do much in trying to minimize their exhibition of beauty. Their rear body parts which were filled with

BY PHILIP MAOSA

Kariobangi South Church choir in their zebra designed uniform complemented

the stage. In the first leg of the extravaganza, all the choirs were presenting a well rehearsed set piece. Personally, I am not so good at these musical terms but today things were different. Each choir regardless of their large numbers performed perfectly. All the voices: alto, soprano, bass and tenas rained on the well placed microphones in appealing unison. Most SDA church choirs normally perform their songs with keyboard accompaniments, however this time it was acapella. For lack of a better adjective the whole event was celestial.

Each performance was crowned with a standing ovation. Time had flown so fast, Riruta SDA church closed the first round as we broke for lunch. Unfortunately I wasn’t offered lunch (it was exclusive for the choirs) but I can immense accumu- say beyond reasonable doubt, that it was an Intercontinental kind lated fats, surfaced of meal. In most cases after people are well fed in the afternoon, it willingly. Oops! I so happens that they become lethargic. think I have been carried away (may God forgive me) However this wasn’t the case. Githurai Central choir after coming but I hope you get out of a heavy meal welcomed everyone back for the second my point. On the round through their exhilarating performance. Part of the audiother hand the ence didn’t mind standing because the songs kept boredom, exmen were not left haustion and all of life’s miseries at bay; by inviting bliss into the out of the picture. church. Every person was swimming in the deep musical waters. They were in their usual black and The anticipated event was jumpstarted with musical pomp, but white. according to the overused cliché; every beginning has an end. Nevertheless, on the fourteenth of October the finals will be held and The activity was they won’t hold back their voices. Essentially, such an event is imrunning for the portant since the winners are congratulated with money and expowhole day some- sure. thing that was highly appreciated,

By Stella Muthoni

ournalists are among the lucky few professionals who can get away with breaking dress codes in strictly formal environments.

You see, while other professionals may be denied access to formal events due to their dress codes, journalists just need to flash out their press cards, smile and confidently walk in their jeans and sneakers with no opposition from the security personnel. Surely, you would not expect a journalist to take pictures while in high heels or with the official tie chocking him? Although journalism as a profession does not have any official dress code, care should be taken especially when conducting interviews. A journalist should always do a thorough background check on their interviewee before conducting the interview. This will enable the journalist to dress appropriately for the interview so as not to offend their source by their dressing and also to create a wonderful rapport with the interviewee. It is based on the first impression that journalists are judged by the interviewee. The first impression can either make or break the interview. It can spark differences between the journalist and the source or bring out the similarities between the two. It also reveals the level of professionalism of the journalist. A professional journalist strives to be on a more equal level with their source. He or she strives to respect the culture, status, values and background so as to get the most out of their sources. This does not mean that journalist should deceive their sources but rather, dress codes should be a simple means of connecting to their sources. Different interviews call for different dress codes. There are interviews that require journalists to fish out their best official suit from their closets. This is to project a professional and â&#x20AC;Ś.Continued on the next page

serious image to the interviewee. Such include interviews with the crĂ¨me de le crĂ¨me of society, the business moguls and politicians. Live interviews also call for formal dressing on the part of the journalist. A journalist interviewing the common citizen or people in the jua kali sector need only to pull out their faded jeans and T-shirt and they are ready to go. This is to show the source that you are one of them and that they can trust you. The trick here is not to be utterly formal and neither should you be overly simple.

The journalist should strive to strike a balance between the two. A trick that almost all journalists pull is the mix and match dressing. This is whereby the journalist wears both official and casual. This type of dressing enables the journalist to transform with ease from either casual to formal or vice versa. For example, a male journalist might wear his jeans with a formal shirt without a tie. When duty calls him to a formal meeting, all he needs to do is just to pull the matching jacket from behind his seat and he is ready to go. The same applies to female journalists who just need to wear that official jacket over the casual dress and put on their official shoes instead of the flats. Whatever the scenario, a journalist should always be prepared for anything because you might never know when or where you will be sent to get the story.

BEHOLD THE LYTRO

By James Alando

The lytro also allows you to focus after the fact. Speaking geekanese again, I know. Ok what this simply means is that there is no shutter delay when taking pictures. Shutter delay is the delay which occurs after the shutter release button has been pressed and the actual recording of the image. This results in you getting a picture that you did not intend to get. The advantage of using the lytro therefore is that you can capture the moment that you meant to capture without worrying about the delay in shutter speed.

gital photography goes a notch higher after the invention of the lytro camera which makes taking photographs more interactive.

The lytro is a five inch square tube camera with a lens opening at one end and an LCD touch screen at the other. The camera comes in two options: one can either buy the 8GB which holds approximately 350 pictures or the 16GB, which holds approximately 750 pictures. The camera captures light differently from traditional photography through the use of a light field sensor which is absent in the traditional cameras. The light field sensor enables the camera to capture color, intensity and direction of light from all angles. For those of you who think that I am speaking geekanese, this is a genius invention. Never before has there been any invention which can capture light from all directions. This is a milestone in digital photography because one can change the point of focus of the image after it has been captured (focus here meaning the point that is rendered sharply.) As in, say you have taken a picture of a girl holding flowers and the main focus of the picture is the girl; should you by any chance wish to shift the focus away from the girl to the flowers, you can while using the lytro.

As with all inventions, the lytro comes with its disadvantages too. For starters, it is quite costly. One lytro goes for about $400 which is approximately Ksh34000. This is expensive for the casual photographer who relies on his or her mobile phone or cheaper digital camera to meet their photography needs. Another disadvantage comes about when the picture has only one point of focus. This means that one cannot be able to shift the focus to another point of focus. Also, professional photographers tend to shy away from using the lytro as they intentionally focus on a given point to create desired effects. The lytro can shift the point of focus hence distorting the intended effect. It is also not locally available hence extra costs will have to be met for those wishing to keep abreast with technology. The future is bright for the lytro and more research should be done to make it better and more pocket friendly for the common folk.

TAMBUA NA SIKIKA

By Solomon Irungu

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STINKY TOILETS NOT OUR PORTION

Does the problem lie with the students? he pungent smell of ammo- Yes, only to the extent of those who use nia attacks your nostrils as the washrooms carelessly. By careless I you dash in to do your busi- mean those who do not flush the toilet ness. You do your business while hold- after use. Those who, despite the toilet ing your breath and as quick as you bowl being as wide as it is, still manage came in, you bolt out, throwing all cau- to miss the mark and end up doing the tion to the wind about washing of hands business on the floor. Shocked? Well it after visiting the toilet. is true; if you do not believe me you can ask the cleaners who have a hard time You cannot imagine spending another cleaning up after such a mess. minute inside there; besides, you are almost turning blue due to the lack of Does the problem lie with the cleaners? oxygen caused by holding your breath. Yes, only to the extent that they allow The air outside is like incense to your the toilets to reach such heights as to senses. You take deep breaths of this make an entire floor smell. Granted, the precious commodity as you thank God facility is public and one should not exfor giving it freely to all.

By Stella Muthoni

not strict enough on the cleaners hence the washrooms end up being washed in a mediocre manner causing them to smell. Let us strive to make our life at campus easy. Use the toilets responsibly, as if they were those in your homes or hostels. Leave the toilets in such a manner that the next person can have a good time while engaging in the important biological process. Flush the toilet after every use. Yes, even if it is just after your short call. Ladies, do I need to go into the details of how you should use the sanitary bins?

Cleaners, do your jobs dutifully. Once the washrooms start to You make a mental note never to use emit that unpleasant those toilets again, even if your life desmell, it means that it is pended on it. time to clean them before the smell reaches This is the scenario that one is accuspect it to smell of roses but on the other hazardous levels. Management, be strict tomed to when using the washrooms at hand, it should not make the answering enough on the cleaners, provide the the Education Building Despite them of natures call difficult. Surely, you can- necessary detergents and equipment to being washed daily, the unbearable not expect the toilets to smell good wash the toilets. Let dirty smelly toilets smell cannot just disappear. after being washed twice or thrice in a not be associated with such a prestigIt is a sad situation that the washrooms day. ious university as The University of Naiof an ISO certified university can be at The problem is exacerbated by the fact robi. such a deplorable state. It leaves one to that the toilets are used by hundreds of wonder just exactly what the problem is people daily. Is the school management It would be a big shame for the university to be tainted with smelly washand who is to blame for the appalling to blame? Yes. This is because they are rooms. state of the washrooms?

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CHECK THE BREASTS

BY MARIE NAKUNTA

ctober being the breast awareness month has seen to it the craze in women going for check- ups which are usually at subsidized rates if not free. Services like the clinical breast exam are provid-

ed free of charge while others like mammogram (a special x-ray of the breasts) are subsidized substantially. A woman cannot just afford to miss out on such an opportunity. Therefore, all the major hospitals are usually booked to the maximum during this month and the oncologists move all over the place conducting their awareness campaigns. Pink is the color of the month and a lot of fuss is made on sensitizing the women.

By Stella Muthoni

Whereas it is not a bad thing to concentrate on the women, I mean, they are the ones who are critically at risk of getting breast cancer; just by the mere fact of them being female. They are the ones who stand to lose an important body part, their dignity and in worse cases, their lives. I understand why the spotlight is on the women, but attention should also be cast on the men. Yes I said it, the men.

You see, men to can get breast cancer and hence should also be sensiwill definitely notice if there is any change.” Said Lorna Akinyi, one of the tized. Most of you are probably wondering how this can happen. You are nurses who had accompanied Mr. Makumi. probably thinking that men do not have breasts, ok; they do have but the Although men do not have big breast tissue, the small one that they possibility of them getting breast cancer? That is unheard of. have, can get infected. Symptoms of breast cancer are similar in both That was my reaction when I attended one of those awareness cammen and women and they include: a lump ( usually painless, ill defined paigns held at the Aga Khan Academy a few weeks back. I thought I knew and not very hard), blood stained nipple discharge, inverted nipple, swolall there is to breast cancer; the symptoms, the risk factors, how to delen glands under the armpit, wounds on the breast, redness or scaling of tect the lumps… everything. Shock on me when one of the speakers, Mr. the nipple and a change in the color of the breast. David Makumi, the Manager of the Aga Khan University Hospital Cancer “If you notice any of the symptoms, do not panic. Simply get to the nearCentre, gave his talk. est hospital and get checked immediately, after all, prevention is better “Breast cancer affects both men and women and is the leading type of than cure.” Said Ms. Akinyi. cancer among women in Kenya.” he said. I immediately stopped chatting According to MelissaConrad, a specialist consultant in the breast oncoloup the lady sitting beside me and leaned forward to get a better glimpse gy research program at the University of California, risk factors and causof the man who uttered such preposterous words and who was about to es of breast cancer in men are: embarrass himself with such lack of facts. Did I hear correct? Either my Exposure to radiation through therapy, especially that which is done on ears are playing tricks on me or that Makumi man is crazy. He certainly the chest area. got my attention. “How can a man get breast cancer?” I thought. High levels of estrogen ( a female hor-

“...but also how to know His words clearly had a profound impact on the rest of the crowd (not only me, your breasts better.” thank God) especially the boys who

mone) in their bodies. Estrogen is responsible for the growth of breast tissue and hence can result in diseases and conditions like gynecomastia (a condition in looked shocked and a little bit scared. which there is an abnormal breast enlargement) Klinfelter’s syndrome There was silence in the room; he definitely had all our attention. Throughout his talk, everyone was listening keenly to the lifesaving words ( an inherited disease in which a man has an extra female chromosome hence produces high levels of estrogen) which were coming out of his mouth. Ladies and gentlemen, the breast awareness campaign is not just meant to teach you how to check for lumps but also how to know your breasts better. Although this mostly applies to women, but men, as I came to realize, also need to know how a normal breast should feel and look like. For the men, it might help them to conduct a self-breast exam and also for the married men, it might help them notice subtle changes in their wives breasts. “Knowing your breasts is like knowing your timetable or schedule, you

Familial dispositions which is, when a man has a high number of female relatives who suffer from breast cancer, chances are higher for him to get the breast cancer causing gene. Finasteride use. Finasteride is a common drug used in the prevention and cure of prostate cancer. Although it s not quite clear as to whether this drug increases the risk of men acquiring breast cancer, studies have proved that some of the men diagnosed with breast cancer were found to be using this drug.

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KENYANS HAVE A RIGHT TO PEACEFUL ELECTIONS

enyans voted for a new constitution on August 4, 2010, which was promulgated on 27th of August the same year; with pomp, optimism and a wide range of expectations. It’s just recently that we marked the second anniversary of the promulgation; yet factionalism, deficiency of goodwill, and sabotage within the political class is threatening to reverse some of the gains that Kenyans had collectively fought and hoped for. Again, it’s apparent that some key sectors in the constitution implementation programme are lagging behind, dragging other line sectors with them. In the same context, ordinary Kenyans have been placed on the margins of the constitutional implementation process and the reform agenda which is dominated by the political class and partly, the civil society. From the foregoing, it’s obvious that the situation contrasts the state of affairs in the early 1990’s through to the Bomas Conference talks where ordinary Kenyans were at the forefront of the constitutional review agenda. Students, youth, women, civil society, opposition politicians, Christian clergy and Muslim clerics, all joined hands in demanding for a people-driven and people-centred constitutional review process.

reforms achieved in certain institutions. The Judiciary, of all the three arms of government, has witnessed much of the reforms.

The establishment of the Judicial Service Commission, the public interviews and the vetting of judges are largely laudaThe streets of Nairobi were literally ‘battle fields’ pitting Ken- ble. Again, other administrative reforms like the Judiciary Transformation Framework, are progressive steps towards a yan Security Agencies against Kenyans demanding for th change. Hence, the morning of August 27 2010 was the cul- salubrious, hence a prepared judiciary. mination of these efforts directed towards change. In addition, the country is in the mood of elections, and we must prepare for a battle to avert pre and post poll chaos as was witnessed in the 2007 general elections. The question is: are we ready for Peaceful Elections this time? How much change have we achieved in the institutions we deem critical to our electoral process, contrasted to the situation in 2007? Kenya shouldn’t be willing to make international headlines for the wrong reasons yet again! Kenya must only be exemplary to the international community in as far as a nation can learn from her mistakes. This shall only be if all citizens shall take it as their duty to ensure peace; and, if the critical institutions ready themselves for their roles. Again, we must recognise and commend the constructive

Waki Commission’s recommendations for an impartial, credible and independent police force; not prone to manipulation by any of the political factions.

However, these are still far from the threshold of efficient and effective system of Rule of Law and Access to Justice, which is a key factor, among others, to Credible and Peaceful The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Elections. (earlier, IIEC) has been lauded for conducting credible byelections, but Kenyans are waiting with optimism for the These reforms and the subsequent push for more must be body to prove itself in this coming election. This is aroused by backed by similar transformation initiatives by other wings of the indelible marks reminding us of the competent Referenthe government. dum conducted by ECK in Nov 2005, and unbelievably, the Therefore, Parliament must have the good will to enact legis- mess by the very institution in the 2007 polls. lation necessary to implement the Constitution of Kenya, 2010; while repairing the egocentric image it has cut out for itself recently.

Finally, these aside, WE MUST HAVE PEACEFUL POLLS. All indications from Kenyans and Friends of Kenya point to a desire for peace to prevail in the nation. The International CrimThe Executive mustn’t be pushed along to hasten the drafting inal Court shouldn’t be a divisive factor that will take Kenya of bills for tabling in the House. The security agencies, espe- to the dogs instead of administering justice to both the viccially the Kenya Police Service must stand up for law, order, tims and the perpetrators of PEV. Also, The International Community must be appreciated for their support, especially and generally, security, during the coming election. the European Union whose financial input has been invaluaThe Police Service Commission, must do everything to win ble. public confidence; alongside the Independent Policing OverSETH EDWIN OMONDI OUMA. sight Authority; in letting sanity reign in the institution and ensuring conformity to the

Chairperson,

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APPRECIATING THE UNIVERSITY TALENT C.C: Full names

transport in itself costs you Ksh1000 per week and at the end of it all you get paid Ksh1000, so it Immanuel Muasia is hard. You must have the heart and passion for C.C: What sparked your interest in acting? it and if you don’t love it then you can’t survive. Manu: I think it’s just in born talent. The first time There is a lot of ‘kujuana” in the industry and in my family no one does acting so I had to build myI started acting was in a church play. I was like self from scratch. four years and I just grew to like it. C.C: Describe the kind of work you do and what it involves

C.C: What are some of the triumphs that have made you love acting?

Manu: Acting involves a lot of things but mostly, it is just imitation because most of the time you have to change yourself and become someone else. Sometimes you are given a role as a street boy or maybe a watchman and you have to be perfect at it. So mostly it is all about impersonation, but acting is also an art in itself.

Manu: When someone tells me I have seen you on TV, or I saw your play and it was awesome. Or sometimes I am walking in town and someone just stops you and they are like “hey I liked your acting, I like the way you played that role.” It makes me feel really good because it means I have impacted someone. Also just shooting things and being on stage makes my day. I like being on set.

C.C: What are the skills necessary to succeed in acting? C.C: What inspires you to keep at it even when it Manu: If you want to pursue acting first of all, you is not easy? must be very social, you must not be shy because for example when you are doing theatre, you enter the theatre and there are so many people and you see people who you have never seen before. People with all kinds of eyes (giggles), which are all on you. You have to look at them and present your work perfectly, and also when you’re on set for a movie, there are people you have never met before like the cabin crew and actors, so you have to be very confident. You have to be versatile and ready to embrace change because sometimes you are told to put on a wig and make up and you are a dude and you have to do it. You should also be open-minded and ready for anything.

Manu: What inspires me is that movies and acting can change lives in a great way. Like with the plays I have been acting with a group known as Liquid Entertainment, we try to bring out Christian values in a comical way. In as much as we are making people laugh, we are showing them something positive. So the fact that I can change lives makes me want to go and do more. If I continue like that, I may become someone’s role model. There are people who come up to me and ask me how do you do it? How have you been able to get there? making me continue. Also the fact that I know it’s a God given talent and I have to use it, makes me push on. I don’t have any other talents. I can’t run like Usain bolt or Rudisha so I am just C.C: What are some of the challenges you have using what I have. faced along the way? C.C: Talking of role models, do you have any of Manu: Making a name for myself in the industry your own? and knowing people. The industry is not yet that good so there is still no money. For example, you Manu: Acting wise I have many of them. My favorcan be doing practice for like three weeks and ites as of now have to be Will Smith and the one

and only Denzel Washington. I mean these guys are awesome. Throw any roles at them and they re perfect them. There is no movie you can watch and say that Denzel didn’t

C.C: How do you balance between school and acting? Manu: Its hectic I tell you like last semester, I missed a lot of classes but the good thing is that most of the classes are in the evening so I do my stuff during the day. In the evening I come to class, but most of the shoots go late into the night like at 2 AM so I have no option. I just make sure that I get roles that are during the day and even if it is in the night, I make sure it is after my class. C.C: What do you hope to achieve in your future? Manu: Well first I hope to inspire many kids I want to show them that you can make it through acting in Kenya you know the industry is not yet professional people just do it for fun, but I want to show people that we can make much of this industry we can inspire people, we can hire people and we can change lives through acting.

give it his all. When it comes to politics, I have to say president Barrack Obama because this man came from nowhere to somewhere. He always has hope even when things are tough. Personally I have to say my father because he is also those people who worked their way up. When we go upcountry he will show you the school he studied in and you go like what? But now he is living the “Kenyan dream” if I can say that C.C: What are some of the major roles you have played? Manu: I have done some supporting roles in movies and productions for example Mheshimiwa. Since I major in theatre, I have played most major roles in set books. I have also done adverts for Barclays and KPLC.

C.C: What are some of the lessons you have learnt along the way? Manu: Perseverance. That is the biggest lesson I have learnt and patience, because you give so much into the industry and what you get back is not worth it .I have also learnt to be social and I have learnt to appreciate life more because I have done shots in ghettos in the suburbs seen the different state of life people live in, each day I’m doing a role I learn a lot. C.C: Hobbies apart from acting? Manu: C.C: Are you single? Manu: (giggles) no I am actually seeing someone for now.

If you are looking for the definition of a balanced life… look no further. Emmanuel is the living epitome of balance. I mean, he’s got the looks, the brains , he’s ambitious, sporty, he’s into politics( he was elected as the sec gen) and probably has many other things going on for him. Ladies, sorry but this gentleman’s is taken so do not put your hopes all high. Men, emulate this guy and all the ladies will be running after you.

STEALING BACK WITH POETIC LINES Passing days there's no complain Tear stained sheets sorrows drained, Day in day out she takes the beating, Selfless abuse, Body inflicted bruise, In the eyes of her father she is his punching bag, Always coming home drunk, and yet she hasn‟t had food to pit in her stomach She can‟t say a thing, She cannot say what she feels, because this is what she calls home, This is where she lays.

Underlying her tough exterior, Only she knows her interior, A black rose grows in her heart, Suffering and indulgence she goes through, Her mother sends her to the street, Even worse she sends her to k-street, She is forced to put her body to work, She is forced to unwanted sex and STD's She cannot speak out, She puts on an impersonal musk, She cries and dies every day, Not from the disease Not from the beatings, But from self inflicted wounds, From inner hurt, from internal torment. Her fake smile is her shield, Hiding her from the questioning world, They all say it‟s gonna be the over, But for her, it‟s over when she slits her throat, She cuts herself to experience the pain, She feels her beauty fading, She views humanity as hidden evil, She feels deserving of the pain, Because anyway, she was an 'unplanned pregnancy' A mere mistake she was regarded, She worth erasing down trodden ........she sets her path to self destruction. As she drowned herself in her thoughts, She had shut her heart to the world, Squeezing herself into her cocoon, Small enough so that no one finds her, She wants to remain a stranger to the world, She guides her bleeding to her sorrows, Self inflicted pain,

She belongs in her nightmares, And she can‟t face another.

Fading in the background, Taking to the dark, Hiding as the city council vehicles pass along the street, She has to keep out of jail, She has to keep food on the table for her drunkard father and abusive mother, She needs to hustle up for that abortion, She is 2 months pregnant and she is HIV positive, She has no choice, This is how she survives, Some of them rape her, Some don‟t pay her, Helpless at only 13 years of age, She did not ask for all this, She did not bring it all on herself, She cries, she lies, and she soon will die. She believes she's worse than the litter on the trash can, At least they have flies to keep them company Her; born in loneliness, raised in solitude, Her dignity, lost, Not given the chance to experience life like a normal teenager, She bangs herself against the wall, It‟s not enough She goes out drinks herself to stupor It‟s not enough She goes on a rampage sleeping with any man who will pay, Not enough Finally she takes the pills She‟s heard enough She‟s ready to depart Her soul needs rest... She swallows and closes her eyes Silence... She wakes up in a hospital bed A stranger had saved her Not the mother she longed should love her... Not the father she desired to be close to A stranger on the verge of death Had interrupted her soul's end of torment, Her parents hadn‟t even known about it, When she gets home they expect money and back to the same drill she will go.

Angel Cistocola

SOLOMON IRUNGU NGORU

An angel so immaculate, God did just calculate, Beautiful I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exaggerate, my heart she might evacuate, Met her on the merry new year, to my heart she came so near, Her eyes were just so clear, to her heart I did steer, Angel cistocola, my bleeding heart. Her talk was fine intoxicating like wine, walking so divine, My hope one to nine, come be mine we dine, In whole did she shine, my heart she did reign, Normalcy was she crying, her tears me drying, Angel cistocola, my bleeding heart. Dangling dapperly for the dancehall, no action is ever small, Adventuring with my damsel, joyfully in a dandle, A dandelion and a dandle, a treat to the tango, Darling down the alley, a give I never worry, Angel cistocola, my bleeding heart. Comes a dandy with a dander, to me seems a stranger, Charges swinishly in anger, oh my I see danger, Draws out a dagger, and strikes like anaconda, Surprisingly I do ponder, oblivious of his vigor, Angel cistocola, my bleeding heart. Walks away the stranger in rage, leaving us on the stage, We stare in trepidation, he has caused a commotion, Why on cistocola who is mine, never can he reign, A heart he did strain, not washable in rain, Angel cistocola, my bleeding heart. Stranger caused mental disturbance, had been there in exclusion, Tried much to quarantine, he did not meet the qualification, In good faith I did for love, nothing did that move, Why did I ever dream, yet there was him, Angel cistocola, my bleeding heart. I will hide you in mine heart groove, if you strive to love, I assure we will survive, to eternity we will live, Empress you will be, after everything I give, Come baby come, mutually let us be, Angel cistocola, my bleeding heart. Together we contribute, of love the attribute, Living with no worry, hurry but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurry, Let us modify, and live in no cry, Love baby love, live baby live, Angel cistocola, my bleeding heart.

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