MY MASAI MARA ADVENTURE DAY 1

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This is the first official full day that I have spent at Mpata Safari Club. The arrival day was amazing as is and I enjoyed every bit. If you haven’t read it, then do so Right Here. So my first day involved a game drive at the Trans Mara region, which was just breath-taking in its own way and I will not forget it in the next coming years unless I create new memories of its own.

So I woke up at 4am Wednesday 2015, and this has become a norm and this is because of brain conditioning that has been very persistent due to the constant waking up of my 2015 summer semester. So I woke up to a knock on my door and Momanyi, my driver for the day was there asking me to meet him at the library section of the hotel. There I met the Japanese elderly couple and family that were also staying at Mpata Safari Club.  At the library I found a pot of tea and freshly made cookies and marble cake that was meant to be our wake up snack.

Momanyi told us that we were meant to be at the Masai Mara National Park by 6:30am, when the Olololoo Gate opens. So I wrapped myself in my Masai shuka and hoped into my day’s chariot and was joined by Noroku and her Japanese friend. Noroku is guest relations manager at Mpata Safari Club; she is Japanese but speaks and understands Swahili like it was her mother tongue. She has been in the country for 15 years and hence the familiarity to the language. I later learnt that she prefers Swahili to English.

As we waited for Momanyi to provide our details to the game park security, the early morning sun was rising and making its debut in the Masai Mara. Again I felt so lucky I got to see it set and now I see it rise. So we drove into the vast plains and a few kilometres into the drive the first groups of animals we saw were herds of elephants grazing.  Then there was the conspicuous waterbuck that were so close and seemed to stare at us questioning our existence. That feeling you get when what you watch on National Geographic is right in front of you.

Then the hot air balloons that floated around the dawn skies, one literally flew above us and the group of tourists waved at us and we at them, it was like a sign of acknowledgement. Then the walky talky that is a very important mode of communication came on the voice of another tour guide asked Momanyi whether he had spotted ‘kichwa’ . Then Noroku muttered something in Japanese and then we drove for a bit, then Momanyi muttered something and then we were speeding off. (The tour guides have a coded language that only they know.)

Then there were the animals that were unique and aroused a lot of special attention like the Bat eared fox and some red head bird, that I didn’t quite catch the name. It was more than an amazing site and the amount of activity that was going on in the wild was just amazing.

One thing I discovered was when someone spots something all the tour guides concentrate and race to find the best spot for the group of tourists. This left a lot of clouds of dusts and the running wild of the animals that were not as popular among the tourists

I was lucky enough to watch the yearly migration of the Waterbucks from Tanzania into Kenya. I also got the chance to have tea in the bush, well some people took the adventure too far by peeing in the bush but i wont judge (YOLO or You Only Do it Once) It was an amazing and breath-taking spectacle. I will let the images speak for the event.

Enjoy.

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The nest post will be a slideshow of all the images i took. Some of them might not be the best but either way i would want to share with you all what i have and the world through my eyes.

PHONE MANENO

First of all I would like to share the struggle I have had with phones and the interesting facts that might not be a shocker or come as a shocker to some people. The most strange is that I have never lost a phone in my entire life and I intend to keep it that way, forever. So those interested in tormenting my life should stop right now.
I got to own my first phone officially when I was in the sixth grade. I usually used to use my mum’s second phone as mine , and occasionally make those pretend calls and have pretend conversations when am outside. Then have people think I was way cool, since this was back in the early 2000s. I honestly can’t recall the specific year because it will involve some math and turning on my phones calculator and I don’t intend on doing it, especially because of the fact that my phone is charging plus it’s off so it’s a hustle.

Anyway, so my first phone was a Siemens, it was so cool and tiny and had an orange backlight. Thank God it didn’t have a pull out aerial as that Sony Ericsson back in that time. If you are reading this and were born after 2000 you probably don’t understand what am talking about, because a vintage phone to you would be the first generation iPhone which was metallic grey and black if you are lucky you saw a sidekick or the infamous Nokia, whose vibrate was a ringtone on its own.
What I can say is that the world and the telephone industry have made bounds and leaps literally in the whole world and in the technology space zone. Phones are practically the backbones in certain industries and would lead to the collapse and thriving of certain livelihoods.
I believe that one can determine a lot about a person and their personality from their phone. In the day and age of smartphones there is so much to individualism and the characters that one might possess as a human being ; everything from the colour of the phone to the features to the brand. I will start with myself as a case study. (Trying to be as efficient and truthful as possible)
I can honestly begin to say the phone I am currently using was not the first choice or the second but I can say is what a good choice and a good alternative to what I wanted. The reality of the world that we live in is that not everyone can afford to have what we want, heck I will just put it out there that I wanted an iPhone 5S in gold when I was meant to buy a phone, but where would I get close to KES100,000 to get it. But I believe dreams are valid so yes the hope will go on.

I have got to experience all major phone operating systems, the Blackberry OS, the Apple iOS, Android OS and even the Windows OS.

 

This would be the first sign behind what kind of person one is, BlackBerry OS has for a long time been associated with the traditional business man mind-set, but has tried to break the barriers and ‘myths’ behind it. I honestly loved my BlackBerry and indeed it was one phone that I loved more than anything, especially for the two months I got to use it and have it ripped from my arms. I loved the user interface, the look it had and the camera was just the best thing ever at the time. Plus it was the Torch, the touch and type, hence my enthusiasm and utter love for the device.  Plus it was very rare bringing out a quality I loved, the unique factor. I am not a fan of getting an item and the 3rd person you meet has the same exact item, like clothing or shoes. Especially shoes. That was a NO!
Hence the choice of my current phone, which is Android OS. I LOVE THE VERSATILITY . This OS basically gives one the freedom to do anything and everything to modify your phone. If you don’t like the standard keyboard you can get something fancy or tacky, all the way from a picture filled keyboard to a nonchalant gold themed keyboard. Plus the availability of apps to change the user interface from Android to Windows to Apple replicas is just an amazing thing. Apple is just Apple. I love the iTunes bit and love the camera and the simplicity it offered me as a user. With Apple it has grown and hence has the flexibility and surprises that the company has learnt to offer the public. Windows was and still is exciting, the blinking tiles and the simple framework is just that. Amazing.
I love my music so the music player interface is key. I am the type of person that has ZERO games but willing to sacrifice to have 4GB worth of music. This reflects also on my battery life because I usually listen to music as I blog, so you best save the page and become a loyal reader. YASSSSS.
I am also into fashion so you will find a lot of screenshots, (whoever invented this was a life saver) from blogs, GQ Magazine. Plus a lot of my wallpapers are testament to this. I also love reading magazines online and saving them on my phone so there will be a lot of that as well.
I feel that a phone should be able to be as versatile as its owner as versatile as me!!
Don’t you?