Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

I can’t believe we are in the Christmas mood in the year 2012 the year I like to call “the year of Apocalyptic Prophesies.”

Did you know that the world was supposed to end in 2012?

Did it really end, or maybe it’s gonna end on December 31, 2012?

Well I don’t get why some people will think of the end time and go to sleep and dream of it and say the world is coming to an end. We have to be careful of these false prophets.

Whatever, Christmas is here and some are really enjoying it.

Me? not so much. A little under the weather but that is okay cos I know you guys are really enjoying it to the fullest cos u know, I am for fun and if I can’t have it, I am glad you guys are.

Hope this year was full of new experiences for you just as it was for moi and we are both ready to embrace 2013 with a fresh start and the beginning of new and wonderful things.

I pray that 2013 does not become another year of Apocalyptic Prophesies but year of bliss, a year where our politicians think of the people instead of their own selfish interests.

A year of good news and not that of murder, arsons, robbery among many bad news seen in the press this year

Hey, This is just Albie’s New Year’s Resolution for her readers and GH as a whole.

Share yours and MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Ho, ho, hoo!!!

Our Mothers, Our Pride!

Today is a day for celebrating the mothers in the world and even females in general because these days females who are not mothers are included in the celebration.

I remember when I was a kid, my mum goes to work and comes home really late when we were asleep and as motherly as she can be, knowing that we might not have eaten, gets us some rice and forces us to eat.
I remember chewing and sleeping at the same it was so painful.
Sometimes I wish she would just let me sleep but as a good mother she would never let me go to bed hungry.

I don't know how it is, but women are gifted with some sought of heart.
When they aren't mothers my dear they are 'so fly' and 'cool' but as soon as they have children, it's like they are drowned so much by the joy of it that nothing matters more than that.
when we start growing up, we change and they also have to change with us and sometimes we feel they hate us but one thing is for real, they will never hate us because you know what, nine months is not an easy task. Hmmm, not easy!

When we go through difficult times our mothers are such inspiration, well I don't know about yours but mine is.
she keeps me "on my toes" although we don't live together, I just have to think about her and the best decision comes to mind.

No matter who we are, or what we do, the whole world can choose to be for, or against us but our mothers will always be for us.

This is Albie's View, I know you have yours!


 

"Queen not Queen Mother"

 Today I was in the office feeling very bored because whatever I had to do, I had to wait till 2pm to do it.

Then all of a sudden there was a heated argument behind me.

An argument about something which I thought was funny and irrelevant.

One of my bosses was saying "If you call her QUEEN MOTHER, what will you call her mother who gave birth to her?"

I found out that they were arguing that, as you know in Ghana we call our ‘QUEENS’, ‘QUEENMOTHER’.

Which is WRONG but that is how it has been for a long time and it has become a norm which will to be very hard to change.

And this boss of mine was arguing that we were fooling ourselves calling them that but we are supposed to call them ‘QUEEN’.

The other was also busily insisting that they are ‘QUEEN MOTHERS’

Someone else was also arguing that they call them that because they act as mothers to the people.

Well! Albie's stand is that, who cares what they are called?

Every woman is a Queen or Queen Mother in their own way.

Queen or Queen mother, they all go to say that every woman is very special.

This is Albie’s view, what is yours let’s share.

The Crazy Country We Live In!!!

Last week I was in an Accra Metropolitan Assembly convoy.

Charleeey the feeling dey be!

No traffic, everyone stops for you to pass, you drive on full speed and no police stops you to query you.

But whiles in the vehicle, I looked at the people outside and wondered how they were feeling and what was going through their minds.

Then I started wondering whether the feelings I was having at that moment:
Our politicians who ride in such convoys, do they ever feel what i felt?

Do they know that the people walking along those roads who pay them for working for them will never get to ride in such convoys ever and therefore deserve to be served well by them?

Hmm! That is why I do not want to be a politician because I can't sit and watch people be cheated.

Well, this is just Albie's Views.

What's yours?

Hmm, Valentine's Day!!!

Today is the day after Valentine's day.
Did you hear of the condom shortage in some parts of Accra?
I bet you some ladies are a day old pregnant, some guys have contracted gonorrhea and other scary sexually transmitted diseases. Hmm!

Was Your Val's Day all about sex or it was about having some quality time with your loved ones like your girlfriend, boyfriend and even your relatives?
Mine was definitely about spending quality time with my family, so I went home early from work.

Why do you wait till such day to tell your loved ones how much you love and care about them?
Why do you have to wait for a day that someone sitting somewhere had set aside for you to say, "I LOVE YOU" or "I CARE" to that special person in your life.

Make people you love feel good all the time and not only on Valentine's day because when Valentine's day comes and you do nothing for them, they will still say,
 "I Had a Great Valentine's Day" because for them everyday is Valentine's Day.

Hey! This is Just Albie's View.
What do you Think?

OH, OH, BLACK STARS!

Why do our stars always play with our feelings like that?
They found themselves in the same situation in South-Africa now it's Equatorial Guinea.
When are they going to change this style which gives most Ghanaians Hypertension?

What was going through the mind of Asamoah Gyan?
Did he think he was a magician?
What is also wrong with Kojo Asamoah?
Doesn't he know where the net is?

Charley we've got a long way to go.
It isn't about playing well, it's about scoring goals and winning.
Let's wait and see what surprise they have for us against Mali one more time.
Mind you, the Malians are not going to sit down for the stars to win again.
So they have to do their best this time

Hey! This is Just Albie's View.
What's Yours?

Big guns arrive for Kuffour's match

Football | Ghana

Sammy Kuffor © Reuters

Football stars Lothar Matthäus and Andy Cole are among the star names who would arrive in the country on Thursday for Sammy Kuffour's testimonial in Kumasi on December 23 the GFA is reporting.

The ex-Ghana international will be joined by a host of world renowned footballers as he bids his final farewell to the game after making his international debut in 1993.
Cameroon's Rigobert Song and Raymond Kalla, Daniel Amokachi and Jay-Jay Okocha from Nigeria and South African duo of Lucas Radebe and Mark Fish will also be on parade on Friday at the Baba Yara Stadium.
According to organisers, Sammy Kuffour will first line up for the 'Friends of Kuffour team' who will be spotting branded Bayern Munich shirts before swapping sides to wear the national jersey for the last time when he joins a select Black Stars team.
Kuffour will then carry with him the Ghana flag and take the final lap of honour in the last ten minutes of the match and will be joined by colleagues who would follow up with the flags of all the sides he played for during his sterling career.
Tickets range from GH? 4:00 - Popular Stand, GH? 7:00 - Centre Line and GH? 30:00 - VIP.
A three-time Ghana Footballer of the Year, Kuffour, announced his retirement in September 2008 after a career spanning over a decade and having appeared at every tournament organized by Fifa; U17, U20, Olympics, World Cup as well as four appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations.
He spent a successful period with Bayen Munich from 1993 to 2005 and won everything there is in club football from the Bundesliga, Uefa Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup.
Kuffour was named by Caf as one of the 30 best African footballers of all time and was twice, 1999 and 2001, runner-up in the Africa footballer of the year award.
He featured for Torino, Bayern Munich, AS Roma, Livorno and Ajax during his playing career.