I've got NOSHA!

This piece was inspired by my dear friend and future in-law, Tayo Oyedipe. The term, NOSHA is short for No Shame. When i first heard it and when he finally told me what it meant, i thought to myself dude, that's the gayest thing i ever heard, i think i actually said that to him. However, the term has rubbed off on me and just today, i told my brother he's got NOSHA, for continuously asking me whether or not his shoes go well with his outfit, like seriously? i suppose that's what happens when a guy's childhood is spent with three girls and no guy at home, i for one am every woman so you can just imagine. Anyway, back to why i made use of this title, i think that as people we love to judge and criticise those shrieking idols contestants, the girls who went on x-factor and swore at the audience and the judges, lady gaga and her funky heels(i know many of us were going, yeah! good, that serves her right, now we know she's human) when she fell on her bum, rihanna's hair (even though many of us have succumbed to trying to copy her hairstyles) i.e those who dare to do something seemingly ridiculous (I refuse to use the word stupid in light of this piece) with NOSHA. But, yet, how many of us can say well, I've done something not too smart in my life before...i did this and i did that. Why is this important? Life is not always about planning and being organised and well thought out...it happens once people, just once, dare to do something out of the ordinary. Someone once told me, life is what happens, when you're done making plans.

Like Tayo also said to me, get dumped once(ok, this is the exception, i don't get dumped, i do the dumping), get lost once, go somewhere and not know how you're gonna get home, go to a gay club(okay, he didn't say that but, dude it's on my bucket list, i just wanna experience it mahn! dont judge), cry in public and a list of other scenarios, i think you get the idea. Look, I'll be smart with you, i once told my friend, Gideon, if he wanted to go to the strip club, he should tell me so i could dress as a guy and go with him, i was being dead serious, i think he thought i was joking though.

Now, don't get me wrong, you don't have to do something as bizarre as going to a gay club or anything like that, but sometimes just once in a while do something crazy. Now, if you're not in your youth then maybe you shouldn't go crashing other people's parties or like me trying to get into a strip club on the pretense of being a guy. You could go bungee jumping or skiing or parachuting or form a band with other people that can't sing, if all else fails, try auditioning for Idols, i promise not to laugh.

I'm doing something after my exams, my two friends and i decided we're going to form a band. It's going to be called the EmoPoppingBallerinaz! Kelly, who was my inspiration for one of my earlier pieces, is going to be dressed as an emo girlie..i mean, jet black hair with a side swept fringe, the whole shibang. Tessa, is going to be dressed as a ballerina(she looks pretty cute in her ballet outfit...lol), and yours truly will be dressed, look inspired by Riri(yeah it's going to be amazing) best of all, we're going to perform by the side of the road, pots and pans as our only instruments. I promise to post photos of this event. However, do not judge.

So people live like today's your last day and tomorrow will be too late. Life happens just once.Enjoy it, do something out of the ordinary. Be able to get to a point where when you're old and grey, you can tell your grandchildren that you lived a pretty darn good life. Don't wait for life to pass you by.

Live with NOSHA.

Bonjour!









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