Diary of a Mjengo girl

One of Wamaku's subordinates is a pretty slender unnaturally brown young woman with brown teeth, milk white eyes and a very tiny waist. Wamaku detests her attitude and everything she stands for. Partly because when she was new, he tried to 'hit it' and was turned down mercilessly at the maskani and everyone laughed. You can never heal from that. The bigger part of the hatred however is because he cannot fire her because she is the bosses 'personal person.' Despite being a trip checker, the only trips she checks are hers to the supermarket and to the expatriates accomodation. Photo by Aidi Tanndy via pexels.com In the past few weeks there have been rumours that this boss will be transfered to a different site and this being the only site here in Tanzania, that one is most likely going out, probably to Kenya or Ethiopia. The way this woman has been 'carrying herself' like she is the only girl in the site because she eats mzungu meals and rides in his vehicle ...

My landlord's kids are home for the Christmas holidays. There is no more quiet in the compound. Even the ducks and chicken appear restless because any time mwenye nyumba 's kid passes by they have to make their presence known by either chasing the birds or just stamping their tiny feet so the birds can move away. I'm pretty sure in the heads of the birds, when that happens they are thinking,"well, this is it. I'm dinner." So the anxiety must be all over the place. And before anyone asks, y es, chickens do have brains, and they are capable of basic cognitive functions. While their brains are not as complex as those of mammals, chickens exhibit behaviors that suggest some level of thinking and problem-solving ability. They can learn from experience, navigate their environment, recognize other chickens, and even show signs of social intelligence within their flock. However, their cognitive abilities are more focused on survival instincts and social interactions r...

You know those construction workers who are ever obsessed with their work and making them use their leave days is like punishing them? Yeah, Wamaku is one of them. He says he doesn't need the days and that if he needs to see his family, mamaa  and the kids will always come over. The project manager however decided that this year people will be working shifts during the Christmas holiday unike last year when every section worked in full. So Wamaku had to leave someone else in charge for the first two weeks of December and work the last two. It was either one or the other and he had to pick the days with the most overtime. Brilliant, right? Anyway, from the pictures on his statuses, he has been enjoying Mbezi beach. Although he takes the kind of photos that only 50+ year olds take. Or -4 year olds. Wait, now that I think about it, my 3 year old cousin takes better pictures. In his pictures, it looks he is trying to look like he is not taking the pictures while taking the pictures so ...