Deactivate- Underground Mode

There are quite a number of reasons why I eventually took this step. Don't call me a coward but there's a lot I fear about facebook. I'm in no mood to start explaining them here. I'll just rush through why I eventually decided 'It was time'.

First, I wanted to cut out people I don’t want to know more easily. I had lots of 'friends'. Trust me, the quotes aren't there just for fun. I don't believe that there’s too much passive-aggressive behaviour on Facebook. If you find it offensive, you probably are an old man/ mamma. Or a staunch Christian, talk of my classmate Wiki?


Then I came to realize that I had forgotten how to surf the internet for interesting content. The days when Wise Geek, How Stuff Works and Engineering Minds were punctuated by a 30 minute pick into Born Silly

Although I had come to suppress this, I still think that I checked Facebook far too often...more than the check-ins on 4sq! This has to be true- the novelty had completely worn off. You can't compare fb 11 to my adventurous fb 08/09!! i met people online who eventually became the loves of my life..without any regrets! Nowadays my sisters are on facebook. Mind you, the eldest has a 6 year gap in age between me and her. then my mom is there and also some great family friends (adults). Well, let's just say my tie on facebook is over.


You do realize that most of my Facebook concerns are not security concerns. Asides from managing my settings and photos, my reasons for quitting Facebook are of a more social nature. The fact that I don’t have to worry about one more aspect of my internet security is an added bonus though!

Say +1? You better!

The Goodbye

It happened in a flash. Nothing I could do about it. The feeling of losing, not only one but two...at a go. I walked out. I was asked; do i deserve this? "No",I said, "I deserve neither of you". I walked out on a plate of well-cooked food. Then the questions started streaming in. I couldn't answer any of them. One thing was on my mind- I needed a really strong drink to knock me out that night. I didn't hesitate, twitted my buddy @Benson_Mwangi- dead asleep he was. That didn;'t deter me.

I made my way to the pub. I'm not sure what i ordered but after 30 minutes i was high. I sang to every song, I danced to every bit and smiled to anyone who cared or dared to come up to my face. I made it rain, I had 2k in my pockets. I had an idiots phone. I don't know how, in the morning i still had the valuables intact. Talk of angels. That aside, my night ordeal didn't end there. I still had memory and i definitely knew it was still a Monday. I made my way down to my hostel. You know those benches just outside the hostels? Yes, two ladies sat there singing love songs. I wasn't sure whether they were waiting for some dudes who had gone in to relieve themselves or they were there hoping a knight would pass by. There i stood. To join or not? My courage was sky-high and i staggered to where they sat. Like the Archimedes principle at work, the two ladies immediately stood up and left. Four in a night?
I'm not writing anymore of this or what I lost. I just like how it happened and at least I have the lessons in my fingertips.

I'm out!

Ousted

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Fresher's Night Moi University

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Leo mgenge mtrue (Nonini) anajitupa main campus for the fresher's jig going down at the student's centre. Wangapi leo watapata sausage funga? Ama wote u will be chips fungwad? Hehehee! That aside, kuna mse leo amenishow Fresher's night siku hizi has lost meaning. I wondered if it had meaning in the first place but later on nikaona anasema ukweli. Wait, did your dad or mama tell you, this was a jig once attended by at least the dean of students? Yea, for real ilikuwa a campus year opener not only for the freshmen but kila mse. But siku hizi most people who attend wanajikwachu dancefloor hadi they roll out. Later on, kama umejinyakulia ama umenyakuliwa u head to the confines of ua hostel room and God knows what goes on in there. For the 'unlucky' or 'inexperienced' ones, they will grace he dancefloor mostly inhabited by drunk dudes na wenye bado wanajaribu bahati yao on two or three ladies still dancing their hearts out....to no avail!

Anyway, let me take you through the program of Otiose, a first year in the school of information science:

Thursday (jana): He makes a call to the only other fresher chick(cheptarkwen) he knows enquiring of her availability for the Friday night jig who tells him she has a boyfie na maybe atakua…dejected, och gathers some few boyz of his to go buy tickos which they promptly get at 150/- being told by kesho zitakua 300/-!! Armed with the papers they go back plotting….chips funga…itakuaje?

Friday: classes bounce bt kuna ya 11am lazima he attends. He realy can’t wait for the jig n asks each n every  of his classmates kama watakua- most are +ve n gets the nod from one of the chics- “mi ntakua, nitafute!” he brims..anxious and excited. By 8pm jioni oak na jacket na maboiz heading to studie,stamped and get to the stairs lisening to the blaring noise(read ‘music’ to the entertainment heads)

Origin of Soccer

Although it may be impossible to accurately state when and where the game of soccer originated, history has shown us glimpses of a game similar to our present day version being played for over 3000 years.

Around the 2nd or 3rd Century BC, it was documented that the Chinese military during the Han Dynasty played a game involving kicking a ball into a small net.

A game similar to soccer was played by the ancient Greeks and Romans but their game could include up to 27 players on a side compared to the modern day game of 11 players to a side.

Soccer became one of the most popular sports of the masses due to its popularity as a war game. A game of "football" which the British called it, was played in the east of England during the 8th Century where the head of a defeated Danish Prince was used as the ball.

During medieval times, villages and towns were pitted against each other in game battles that could take all day. There were no structured rules to abide by and kicking, biting, gouging and punching turned the game into a virtual battle of survival. These matches became so violent that the English authorities made many attempts to have soccer banned.

King Edward III from England passed laws in 1331 to abolish the game and Queen Elizabeth I had a law passed that provided a one week jail sentence for anyone caught playing soccer.

Despite these efforts, the game of soccer became so popular in England over the next few centuries that it evolved as the most popular sport of its time.

At this point, the only shortcoming of the sport was its lack of rules or standards. In 1815, Eton College, a famous English school, established a set of rules to be implemented by other schools, colleges and universities.

A standardized version of these rules were later adopted in 1848 by most of England's colleges and universities that were known as the Cambridge Rules.

Unfortunately, at this point, there were still two different sets of rules being used. Some colleges favored the Rugby Rules which allowed carrying the ball with your hands, tripping and kicking to the shins. which were contrary to the Cambridge Rules.

In 1863, The Football Association was created by eleven English soccer clubs and schools to establish a single set of rules to be enforced when they played against each other.

The supporters of the Rugby School rules objected to the changes and the two groups split apart. The Football Association later changed the rules in 1869 where they forbade the use of hands, except by the goalie, which led us to the game of soccer as we know it today.

The English still called it a game of "football" because the ball was played primarily with the feet but in the late 18th Century, the word, "soccer", was first used by a student of Oxford University by the name of Charles Wreford Brown. The students at Oxford were known for using slang where they added "er" to the end of words that they intentionally shortened. The game of Rugby was called "rugger". Brown shortened the word "association" and added "er" and the term "soccer" was born.

Since the 19th Century the game has evolved to where it is today. It is the World's Game that is played by more people than any other sport and is universally recognized as the most popular game in sports history.

The World Cup which is held every four years to crown a World Champion draws millions of spectators to the 32 games played and is watched by billions of fans from around the globe thanks to modern day satellite television technology.

The popularity of soccer continues to grow as organized youth soccer programs are getting a young fan base involved at an early age which will fuel its growth for years to come.

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