MPV.....my point of view!

"To serve people takes dignity and intelligence. But remember, they are only people with money. And although we serve them, we are not their servants. What we do, Miss Ventura, does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling."-  Lionel, Maid In Manhattan In the spirit of mothers day,my script for today are most of the ''single mums'' movies from 'The Fighting Temptations', 'Are We There Yet' to 'Madea's Family Reunion' to 'Maid In Manhattan'. The story lines are about single mothers who have their struggles, also hoping to find love again and are really talented women. Yep, pretty much sounds  like me. Truthfully, I try by all means not to get caught up in movie world because the story lines are too good to be true. But somehow there is always that something that gives an individual that certain connection to a movie. I talked about 'Madea's family Reunion' last week, so tod

Many are the obstacles and while we try, sometimes we need just one break! I would have loved to continue writing about writing your own love story, but the desert that I have been circulating in is not fun, and the promised land seems to be more of a mirage than a reality. It is said that if life throws lemons at you,make lemonade,but for me it's acid. I'm trying not to be a complainer and adhere to the year's theme of putting 'God F irst',but y'all that is so hard. In one prayer meeting,a prayer point was suggested that everybody should pray for Job's resilience.Do not be hasty and look for other options,but press on in faith. So what do you do when your whole world crushes down?Finances are strenuous?You are probably at the end of your rope;relationships are not working out,in the process your health decides to fail you.When everything you touch turns into Lot's disobedient wife,stone. Bad week is only hilarious on TV,in real life,the walls echo

Single Ladies Part 3 Hi single ladies,I am back as your guide,as we journey through our search for Mr Put-A-Ring-On-It. A few months ago as I was listening to radio,the dj was talking about certain ladies he 'approached' who were 'lonely'.He said he asked them why they were single,and one of them responded that there are no good guys around.She had a problem with the 'approach '.Apparently,one guy called her 'a horse'('Uri bhiza!'),and she took offence.(Did I not just start laughing my lungs out). So the dj,(pretty twisted),took it in a certain,sexual context (typical).I did agree with him though,that there was no need for her to take offence.Right,today ladies,if you want to (really) leave Singleville,let us stop the expectation of being approached by a lip-gloss loving,flamboyant,'Prince Charming',okay! *gunshot*Yes,I have burst your bubble,come down to earth.How do you ladies want to be approached?If I were this lady,I would have b

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MPV......my point of view! Single Ladies Part 2 So,for those who have been tracking with my MPVs,you would remember the first article I wrote on this platform.I began by discussing about the single woman's search for a potential,future mate. In the last discussion,I talked about man numero uno,the widower.Today our case study is man number 2:The Divorcee. Define divorce:It is the final terminat ion of marital union cancelling the legal duties and responsibilies of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties.So a divorcee,is the participant of the divorce. According to recent statistics,in Zimbabwe there are 15 divorces per month.In the US,50% of marriages end in divorce,with 41% being the first marriage and 60% the second marriage.And all these happen to couples who are on average 30 years old. And all these divorces occur due to various reasons including financial issues,infidelity,lack of communication,disability or death of a child,in-laws,amongst other ca

There's a point in life that living in SINGLEVILLE in Singledom,becomes weary. Worse still when you are a woman. Unfortunately in a high-tech,progressive society,we are still patriarchal,so a woman's fate for that-ring-on-it is still very much in the man's hands.And the pressures society places on a woman, no matter how educated,or financially independant,to w ed,on top of personal pressures of biological clocks,fear of being lonely, amongst other things.As if a woman can step up to a man she wants,or who qualifies,and say,'hey you,marry me!',(boy would i have been basking in wedded bliss.)This issue of finding,or per say,choosing a partner is quite challenging.So I will go through the different types of potential candidates. Man number 1.The Widower: A man unexpectedly thrown into singledom due to unfortunate circumstances. He will probably need someone to look after the children, and the comfort of a partner. Usually, kind and sincere,but my question always is, &#

MPV.....my point of view! I Am Not My Hair. Fighting with my almost five year old when combing her hair,is very tiresome.My baby's hair is the typical African hair,kinky and hard.And braiding her is not even a walk in the park,the child can kick and scream. So that war,has made me consider the aid of sodium hydroxide,to doll up my baby.I am not a supporter of children getting their hair relaxed, but it is a struggle with my child's hair.What is a mother to do? Hair.Over the weekend I watched Chris Rock's documentary,'Good Hair'.I felt so betrayed as a black woman.How dare he reveal the black woman's hair secrets?For many years,women of colour were deceiving other races with extensions,in efforts of them attempting to be more caucasian than african. Good hair.The beautifully straight,long hair,or lovely waved hair that makes one look like they have just come off a magazine cover.Perfect! Not that anything was new to me,however the documentery highlighted somethin

"Girl.He's a lil brownsugar!",a friend of mine said.Hey girl,you know me,I have got a sweet tooth.Brown sugar.Raw,sweet,gorgeously brown.I love brown sugar.Talking about brown sugar,today's MPV is about "brown sugar". I always say that life is not a movie,but truth be told,if there is one movie that is close to reality,to be specific,my life, is my favourite movie "Brown Sugar".Y'all must have watched this epic black movie about two friends who fell in love with hip-hop and each other.With a great cast including Sanaa Lathan,as Sydney Shaw,the gorgeous Taye Diggs as Andre 'Dre' Ellis,Mos Def(whose music I was listening to this morning),the talented female MC,Queen Latifah,caramel adonis Boris Kodjoe and the beautiful Nicole Ari Parker,(who is defined in the movie as ''brown sugar''). According to the movie,brown sugar means,"You know we all lookin for wifen material.A woman that's fine,smart,classy but not a sno

MPV.....my point of view! Trends 'That is like so last year!',if I hear that statement one more time,I'm going to slap somebody.(sic!).It is an interesting human condition though,to conform.(More like mental enslavement). If one is not doing,or thinking,or behaving the way the mass population is,then they are 'uncool','weird',or 'backward'(so 2000 and late).It seems that the human race spends mo st of their lifetime trying to clone themselves into the other 7 billion people on this planet. I used to be one of those people,until I realised that no matter what I do,I will never fit in or be like everyone.(Which I am now okay with,for as long as I make my mark on the world). Trends.Fashion,music,lifestyle ,politics,technology,everythin g has a trend.Remember how there were records,then tapes,then cds,now you can get all your music on your iPod,or memory card. With hairdos,there was the afro,then jerry curl,(MJ rocked that one best),braids,then guys eith