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Took this photo at Sabolai Radio Music Festival 2014. Wanlov (and Villy) were gearing up to perform.
Prior to that set, PappyKojo had wowed the crowd.
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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Egg-Fried Rice Noodles with Chicken - Gordon Ramsay
Definitely trying this...where to get rice noodles in Ghana though...
101 Men's Fashion Mistakes
You've had 101 men's fashion tips so now it's time for the men's fashion mistakes. We see these mistakes so often that theyre well worth pointing out. If it so happens you've committed an error then we suggest you head on over to our 101 men's fashion tips to see if you can correct your sartorial errors. We've included a wide spectrum of fashion mistakes however the biggest men's fashion mistake, especially in summer is wearing socks with sandals, it's so much of a problem we haven't put it on the 101 list, we've put it right at at the top here. Chaps, don't do it.
1. Bad fit is bad.
2. Replacement – A common symptom of the fashion ignorant. This is where men replace a garment that’s worn out with one that’s identical. This means the man’s style never gets out of its rut.
3. Don’t ever wear a short sleeved shirt with a tie – Short sleeves are for hot weather and holidays, you wouldn’t want to wear your work tie on holiday now would you? So why are you wearing you’re holiday wear to work?builders-arse
4. The Builders Arse – Visible Butt Crack – don’t let it happen to you.
5. Unnaturally fake tan – if you didn’t get bronzed on the beach in St. Tropez it’s going to be blindingly obvious – you’ve been tangoed.
6. The backwards baseball cap. Unless you’re Justin Bieber or Kid Rock we don’t recommend this look to anyone.
7. Bum Bags or Fanny packs – What!!! No! Unless you’re backpacking around the world and buy one of the discreet type ones to keep your money safe then a bum bag is definitely never acceptable.
8. High Pants – Pants, trousers, jeans or any other leg covering garment should always sit on your natural waistline and not under your arm pits, Simon Cowell style.
9. Saggy Pants or ‘Jailin’ – Where the pants are hanging off your ass. This originates from prisons where the wearers belt is removed to prevent suicide attempts. Are you going for the death row look? It won’t bring you much happiness.saggy_pants
10. Comb over’s – Unless you’re football (soccer to our American readers) legend Bobby Charlton you can’t sport the comb over, and in all fairness Sir Bobby didn’t look too great with it either.
11. Hanging on to your hair. Especially those with pony tails and a bald head, a pony tail is a sign of good thick hair, but when it’s made up of the last 6 or 7 strands on your head, just lose it.
12. A white tie and a black shirt makes you look like you’re in the American-Italian mafia. Either that or you’re Mickey Pierce from only fools and horses.
13. Button Down collars shouldn’t be worn with double breasted suits or formal wear. The idea of the button down shirt was to stop the collar flapping up in the faces of polo players waving their polo sticks at each other howling, ‘hoorah henry!’.
14. Sports tops – no football, rugby, soccer or team shirts unless you’re going to the game.
15. White Socks with black shoes are a definite NO. Aren’t they Michael… Michael?
16. Ugg boots shouldn’t be worn by any man.
17. Never leave your shirt un-tucked unless you’re on holiday.
18. Don’t let your tie touch or go below your belt line.
19. Never wear free give-away company branded T-shirts or polo’s unless you’re repainting your house. Not only are the T-shirts the WORST fitting things ever, they make you look cheap.
20. Budgie Smugglers – No.
21. Wife Beaters – No.
22. Wife Beaters and Budgie Smugglers? Are you an East End gangster living in the Spanish Costa’s?
23. Guy lights – Bleached hair, bleached tips – a very common mistake to make for a man who thinks himself to be pretty.
24. Trousers or jeans that touch the floor. This just shows a total lack of care and conjures up images of mid 90’s moshers.
25. Leather anything – Any item of clothing that isn’t a leather jacket shouldn’t be leather.gordon_ramsay_trainers
26. Oakley’s sunglasses – For cycling, climbing or any other sport, fine. If you’re having a midlife crisis, think you look cool or have no sense of style then you know who you are. Get rid of the oakley’s and the knackered 80’s sports car too magnum.
27. Big fat pockets on shorts – just image you had a pair of trousers that had big pockets all the way down the leg, just like this type of short does. Would you wear them? We hope not, so don’t do it with shorts either.
28. Too much Aftershave (Cologne to our American readers) – Both men and women hate it, if you can’t talk to women then you aren’t going to make too many drinking buddies either.
29. Trainers are meant for the gym and not for going out in. Casual shoes instead.
30. Flip flops belong in two places – the beach and the swimming pool – don’t make them your wardrobe staple.
31. Dress for the occasion – When it’s -5˚ outside don’t dress in summer clothes. Espadrilles in winter will leave your feet like blocks of ice, the same goes for T-shirts.
32. Mob Mentality – A common thing the world over, common being both the noun and adjective all at once. This denotes large groups of lads who dress exactly alike, the ‘safety in numbers’ approach, guys, women will look at you and think “I have 12 options right there” and not one of you will stand out!
33. Don’t wear short sleeves if you’ve got skinny arms.
34. Super tight underwear – the last thing a woman see’s before you get into bed with her. Trust us it’s not the best aphrodisiac.
35. See through clothes –mesh baseball tops etc , things made of mesh– just don’t do it.
36. Bulky shoes – big fat bricks of shoes are in no way attractive and do nothing for your image.
37. Un-ironed shirts. It’s inexcusable.
38. The hat doesn’t make you cool. Throwing a trilby or a fedora with an outfit doesn’t automatically make you well dressed or cool.
39. Dirty shoes – not only will it shorten their lifespan but it just looks plain tatty ‘n’ ‘orrible.
40. Skinny guys don’t wear a big fat wide tie – it’ll make you look completely out of proportion.
41. VERY large tie knots – such as seen by premiership footballers should be prohibited, it looks cheese ball.
42. Mis-matched colours. Getting the belt, shoes and bag in different shades looks like your look has been thrown together with very little care or attention.
43. Slogan T-shirts – T-shirts that say things like ‘Miami beach club under 9’s reserve surf team’ have nothing whatsoever to do with you or your personality and worst of all some men are guilty of trying to let these things speak for their personality.
44. Humour T-shirts – T-shirts with jokes on them are a terrible way of attracting the wrong sort of attention, they’re only good for joke style presents at Christmas and if they’re lucky should graduate into the ‘lounging about or decorating’ section of your wardrobe.
45. Worn out clothes – Worn out clothes look terrible and you’ll look totally uncared for, and if you’re single this is made worse by the fact you look like you can’t care for yourself, so how can you care for that lingerie model you’ve been pursuing?
46. Backpacks – Excellent for camping or going round Europe meeting Australian bar tenders who are also travelling. A bit too child like for the office. A classic messenger or a satchel works much better.
47. Coloured contact lenses – they just look totally false and will attract the completely wrong sort of attention. Unless it’s Halloween, if it is, go mad.
48. Super-uber-mega-grooming – Joey Essex would be a good example with his man make-up, overly straightened hair and most likely feminine beauty routine. Women don’t like men who take more time to get ready than themselves.Too much jewellery
49. BIG Jewellery. It’s often noted that pub landlords of old would buy excess jewellery, sovereign rings, gold chains etc. They did it so their money was locked up in gold rather than in the taxman’s safe. You don’t want to go for the 70’s landlord chic.
50. Tucking in your T-shirt – This is never going to be a flattering look and seems to become more common as a bloke progresses through the years, don’t do it, get a t-shirt that lands on your belt line.
51. Clothes on the floor – clothes should be kept on hangers so that they keep their shape and maintain a good condition longer.
52. The dirty mark from last time you wore something should have been washed off. If you can’t get a stain off then seek professional help. Not for your head, the stain we mean.
53. The mobile phone on the belt – do you also drive a BMW and sell windows?
54. Filthy hands – Especially the nails. A woman will notice and so will anyone at any business appointment or social event. To the engineers, mechanics and tradesmen amongst you, you have all the more work to do.
55. FULL pockets – completely ruin the line of your trousers and your whole look, not to mention it looks like you just robbed a candy store.
56. You’re a big guy and you’ve got big muscles. It doesn’t mean we want to see you parading around half naked though does it, so the V neck jumper you have, the one where the V finishes at your belly button, yeah that one. Throw it away and get some proper clothes.
57. Wallets full with cards and receipts. A wallet is a refined and expensive item and shouldn’t be stuffed up with rubbish. Us men complain about women’s handbags – well it’s the same here, have a clear out!
58. Playing with your watch – a gentleman should always have a watch and shouldn’t need to play with it. Get used to wearing one.
59. Perpetual Sunglasses – Take them off when you’re indoors or when the sun has gone down! It’s like you’re saying, ‘I know and I admit I look better when you can’t see my face’.
60. Preening – excessive preening and self adoration are unattractive whatever sex you are.
61. Branded Wallets – the type of wallets made from material with a pocket for every eventuality are big and bulky enough on their own, when they’re filled with everything you don’t need they’re even bigger.
62. Excess body hair – especially on the upper chest and neck. There’s nothing wrong with a rugged display of masculinity, but when your body hair looks like it’s eating your face from the front and back it won’t do you much good.
63. Tucking jeans, trousers or whatever into your socks. If you're riding a bike and you don’t want to get your trousers caught in the bike then get a trouser leg cuff clip – it won’t crease your trousers up like tucking in does.
64. White jeans – probably the least versatile and most Euro-trash item you could buy.
65. Oversized baggy shirts – A shirts shoulder seems should line up with your own shoulders and the collar shouldn’t fall halfway down your chest.
66. Don’t wear walking boots with anything other than walking gear.
67. Trainers with a suit. Gordon Ramsey has to be one of the most famous advocates of wearing a suit jacket, jeans and…a big old pair of running shoes.
68. Men with a large beer gut should make sure their T-shirt covers the belly. The belly that protrudes from under a t-shirt is unsightly.
69. Don’t wear both a belt and a set of braces.
70. Not trying clothes on in the store is like not test driving a car.
71. Novelty ties should be avoided. A tie was designed for authoritarian and notable men, not designed to be a point of humour.
72. Don’t be a billboard – Having Armani or D&G slapped across your chest looks like your trying to make yourself look wealthy. It does the opposite.
73. In relation to the above – No Ed Hardy. He’s done such wonderful things for the tattoo industry but for crying out loud, leave fashion to those who know what they’re doing.
74. Fake Tan hands and excess fake tan on your clothes just isn’t attractive and looks like you’ve been finger painting with the honey monster.
75. Don’t leave excess hair product in your hair. Globules of wax, gel, putty or anything for that matter are just plain awful.
76. White Kids dressing like they’re from the Ghetto, ‘you ain’t street bruvva is it’.white_guy_dressing_black
77. Never leave your tie loose with a shirt button undone. In a casual situation then it’s more acceptable, but at a formal occasion it just isn’t.
78. Shaving the false jaw line in won’t make you look more cut, it just emphasises your double chin more. If done properly with stubble it can work.
79. Overly straightened hair is just as bad as wearing a lot of man make-up. It looks shocking and over powering.
80. Ginger hair dyed black. Don’t dye your hair black, there’s a lot of stigma around ginger or red hair but the fact is it’s one of the rarest colours of hair going! Rare is good.
81. The Ultra-low T-shirt neckline as seen in Geordie shore is terrible and shouldn’t be replicated.
82. Anything you see on Geordie shore is wrong.
83. Anything you see on Jersey shore is wrong.
84. Anything you see on The Only Way Is Essex is wrong.
85. Don’t dress in a constant state of ‘I just got up’. We see it all the time, the oversize hoody, jogging bottoms and flip flops are a definite NO.
86. A Gilet (body warmer) is meant to keep you warm in cold weather, such as for ski-in and outdoor sports, it’s not every day fashion and don’t make it your signature.
87. Big Vivian Westwood ear rings. We like Vivian and we like her clothes but the huge brash ear ring has become the talisman of every wannabe pretty boy. It’s as obvious as a chav in a fake Burberry cap.
88. Tracksuits and sportswear should be worn for their purpose and not as a fashion statement.geordie_shore_low_neckline
89. ‘Peacocking’ – as made famous in the book ‘The Game’ by Neil Strauss is no way to attract the type of woman you want to marry.
90. Don’t get a tattoo just to be fashionable, it’s on your arm, ass or your back for the rest of your life. Will fiddy-cent be remembered in 2065???
91. Just because you can’t be bothered to button up your button fly it doesn’t mean we want to see it.
92. Old school running shorts are not meant for fashion purposes.
93. Vintage shopping does not mean pulling out your dads old jumper.
94. A T-shirt, jumper or cardigan that’s longer than your jacket looks weird and makes you look short.
95. Let your own style develop and don’t be dictated to on what you should be wearing, be it an over demanding partner or a friend or your mother.
96. Don’t have your mother do your shopping.
97. Mismatched colours on top and bottom in a suit are terrible, either go for something in two very noticeably different colours or not at all.
98. An oversized suit is possibly the biggest sartorial faux pas. A well fitted suit will work wonders for your image. Get your free guide to mens suits here.
99. Don’t wear a tartan wedding outfit if you’re not Scottish.
100. Don’t wear the same outfit for every occasion. Casual for casual, smart for smart.
101. Don’t go buying clothes that you think you MIGHT fit into one day. Stick to your size!
1. Bad fit is bad.
2. Replacement – A common symptom of the fashion ignorant. This is where men replace a garment that’s worn out with one that’s identical. This means the man’s style never gets out of its rut.
3. Don’t ever wear a short sleeved shirt with a tie – Short sleeves are for hot weather and holidays, you wouldn’t want to wear your work tie on holiday now would you? So why are you wearing you’re holiday wear to work?builders-arse
4. The Builders Arse – Visible Butt Crack – don’t let it happen to you.
5. Unnaturally fake tan – if you didn’t get bronzed on the beach in St. Tropez it’s going to be blindingly obvious – you’ve been tangoed.
6. The backwards baseball cap. Unless you’re Justin Bieber or Kid Rock we don’t recommend this look to anyone.
7. Bum Bags or Fanny packs – What!!! No! Unless you’re backpacking around the world and buy one of the discreet type ones to keep your money safe then a bum bag is definitely never acceptable.
8. High Pants – Pants, trousers, jeans or any other leg covering garment should always sit on your natural waistline and not under your arm pits, Simon Cowell style.
9. Saggy Pants or ‘Jailin’ – Where the pants are hanging off your ass. This originates from prisons where the wearers belt is removed to prevent suicide attempts. Are you going for the death row look? It won’t bring you much happiness.saggy_pants
10. Comb over’s – Unless you’re football (soccer to our American readers) legend Bobby Charlton you can’t sport the comb over, and in all fairness Sir Bobby didn’t look too great with it either.
11. Hanging on to your hair. Especially those with pony tails and a bald head, a pony tail is a sign of good thick hair, but when it’s made up of the last 6 or 7 strands on your head, just lose it.
12. A white tie and a black shirt makes you look like you’re in the American-Italian mafia. Either that or you’re Mickey Pierce from only fools and horses.
13. Button Down collars shouldn’t be worn with double breasted suits or formal wear. The idea of the button down shirt was to stop the collar flapping up in the faces of polo players waving their polo sticks at each other howling, ‘hoorah henry!’.
14. Sports tops – no football, rugby, soccer or team shirts unless you’re going to the game.
15. White Socks with black shoes are a definite NO. Aren’t they Michael… Michael?
16. Ugg boots shouldn’t be worn by any man.
17. Never leave your shirt un-tucked unless you’re on holiday.
18. Don’t let your tie touch or go below your belt line.
19. Never wear free give-away company branded T-shirts or polo’s unless you’re repainting your house. Not only are the T-shirts the WORST fitting things ever, they make you look cheap.
20. Budgie Smugglers – No.
21. Wife Beaters – No.
22. Wife Beaters and Budgie Smugglers? Are you an East End gangster living in the Spanish Costa’s?
23. Guy lights – Bleached hair, bleached tips – a very common mistake to make for a man who thinks himself to be pretty.
24. Trousers or jeans that touch the floor. This just shows a total lack of care and conjures up images of mid 90’s moshers.
25. Leather anything – Any item of clothing that isn’t a leather jacket shouldn’t be leather.gordon_ramsay_trainers
26. Oakley’s sunglasses – For cycling, climbing or any other sport, fine. If you’re having a midlife crisis, think you look cool or have no sense of style then you know who you are. Get rid of the oakley’s and the knackered 80’s sports car too magnum.
27. Big fat pockets on shorts – just image you had a pair of trousers that had big pockets all the way down the leg, just like this type of short does. Would you wear them? We hope not, so don’t do it with shorts either.
28. Too much Aftershave (Cologne to our American readers) – Both men and women hate it, if you can’t talk to women then you aren’t going to make too many drinking buddies either.
29. Trainers are meant for the gym and not for going out in. Casual shoes instead.
30. Flip flops belong in two places – the beach and the swimming pool – don’t make them your wardrobe staple.
31. Dress for the occasion – When it’s -5˚ outside don’t dress in summer clothes. Espadrilles in winter will leave your feet like blocks of ice, the same goes for T-shirts.
32. Mob Mentality – A common thing the world over, common being both the noun and adjective all at once. This denotes large groups of lads who dress exactly alike, the ‘safety in numbers’ approach, guys, women will look at you and think “I have 12 options right there” and not one of you will stand out!
33. Don’t wear short sleeves if you’ve got skinny arms.
34. Super tight underwear – the last thing a woman see’s before you get into bed with her. Trust us it’s not the best aphrodisiac.
35. See through clothes –mesh baseball tops etc , things made of mesh– just don’t do it.
36. Bulky shoes – big fat bricks of shoes are in no way attractive and do nothing for your image.
37. Un-ironed shirts. It’s inexcusable.
38. The hat doesn’t make you cool. Throwing a trilby or a fedora with an outfit doesn’t automatically make you well dressed or cool.
39. Dirty shoes – not only will it shorten their lifespan but it just looks plain tatty ‘n’ ‘orrible.
40. Skinny guys don’t wear a big fat wide tie – it’ll make you look completely out of proportion.
41. VERY large tie knots – such as seen by premiership footballers should be prohibited, it looks cheese ball.
42. Mis-matched colours. Getting the belt, shoes and bag in different shades looks like your look has been thrown together with very little care or attention.
43. Slogan T-shirts – T-shirts that say things like ‘Miami beach club under 9’s reserve surf team’ have nothing whatsoever to do with you or your personality and worst of all some men are guilty of trying to let these things speak for their personality.
44. Humour T-shirts – T-shirts with jokes on them are a terrible way of attracting the wrong sort of attention, they’re only good for joke style presents at Christmas and if they’re lucky should graduate into the ‘lounging about or decorating’ section of your wardrobe.
45. Worn out clothes – Worn out clothes look terrible and you’ll look totally uncared for, and if you’re single this is made worse by the fact you look like you can’t care for yourself, so how can you care for that lingerie model you’ve been pursuing?
46. Backpacks – Excellent for camping or going round Europe meeting Australian bar tenders who are also travelling. A bit too child like for the office. A classic messenger or a satchel works much better.
47. Coloured contact lenses – they just look totally false and will attract the completely wrong sort of attention. Unless it’s Halloween, if it is, go mad.
48. Super-uber-mega-grooming – Joey Essex would be a good example with his man make-up, overly straightened hair and most likely feminine beauty routine. Women don’t like men who take more time to get ready than themselves.Too much jewellery
49. BIG Jewellery. It’s often noted that pub landlords of old would buy excess jewellery, sovereign rings, gold chains etc. They did it so their money was locked up in gold rather than in the taxman’s safe. You don’t want to go for the 70’s landlord chic.
50. Tucking in your T-shirt – This is never going to be a flattering look and seems to become more common as a bloke progresses through the years, don’t do it, get a t-shirt that lands on your belt line.
51. Clothes on the floor – clothes should be kept on hangers so that they keep their shape and maintain a good condition longer.
52. The dirty mark from last time you wore something should have been washed off. If you can’t get a stain off then seek professional help. Not for your head, the stain we mean.
53. The mobile phone on the belt – do you also drive a BMW and sell windows?
54. Filthy hands – Especially the nails. A woman will notice and so will anyone at any business appointment or social event. To the engineers, mechanics and tradesmen amongst you, you have all the more work to do.
55. FULL pockets – completely ruin the line of your trousers and your whole look, not to mention it looks like you just robbed a candy store.
56. You’re a big guy and you’ve got big muscles. It doesn’t mean we want to see you parading around half naked though does it, so the V neck jumper you have, the one where the V finishes at your belly button, yeah that one. Throw it away and get some proper clothes.
57. Wallets full with cards and receipts. A wallet is a refined and expensive item and shouldn’t be stuffed up with rubbish. Us men complain about women’s handbags – well it’s the same here, have a clear out!
58. Playing with your watch – a gentleman should always have a watch and shouldn’t need to play with it. Get used to wearing one.
59. Perpetual Sunglasses – Take them off when you’re indoors or when the sun has gone down! It’s like you’re saying, ‘I know and I admit I look better when you can’t see my face’.
60. Preening – excessive preening and self adoration are unattractive whatever sex you are.
61. Branded Wallets – the type of wallets made from material with a pocket for every eventuality are big and bulky enough on their own, when they’re filled with everything you don’t need they’re even bigger.
62. Excess body hair – especially on the upper chest and neck. There’s nothing wrong with a rugged display of masculinity, but when your body hair looks like it’s eating your face from the front and back it won’t do you much good.
63. Tucking jeans, trousers or whatever into your socks. If you're riding a bike and you don’t want to get your trousers caught in the bike then get a trouser leg cuff clip – it won’t crease your trousers up like tucking in does.
64. White jeans – probably the least versatile and most Euro-trash item you could buy.
65. Oversized baggy shirts – A shirts shoulder seems should line up with your own shoulders and the collar shouldn’t fall halfway down your chest.
66. Don’t wear walking boots with anything other than walking gear.
67. Trainers with a suit. Gordon Ramsey has to be one of the most famous advocates of wearing a suit jacket, jeans and…a big old pair of running shoes.
68. Men with a large beer gut should make sure their T-shirt covers the belly. The belly that protrudes from under a t-shirt is unsightly.
69. Don’t wear both a belt and a set of braces.
70. Not trying clothes on in the store is like not test driving a car.
71. Novelty ties should be avoided. A tie was designed for authoritarian and notable men, not designed to be a point of humour.
72. Don’t be a billboard – Having Armani or D&G slapped across your chest looks like your trying to make yourself look wealthy. It does the opposite.
73. In relation to the above – No Ed Hardy. He’s done such wonderful things for the tattoo industry but for crying out loud, leave fashion to those who know what they’re doing.
74. Fake Tan hands and excess fake tan on your clothes just isn’t attractive and looks like you’ve been finger painting with the honey monster.
75. Don’t leave excess hair product in your hair. Globules of wax, gel, putty or anything for that matter are just plain awful.
76. White Kids dressing like they’re from the Ghetto, ‘you ain’t street bruvva is it’.white_guy_dressing_black
77. Never leave your tie loose with a shirt button undone. In a casual situation then it’s more acceptable, but at a formal occasion it just isn’t.
78. Shaving the false jaw line in won’t make you look more cut, it just emphasises your double chin more. If done properly with stubble it can work.
79. Overly straightened hair is just as bad as wearing a lot of man make-up. It looks shocking and over powering.
80. Ginger hair dyed black. Don’t dye your hair black, there’s a lot of stigma around ginger or red hair but the fact is it’s one of the rarest colours of hair going! Rare is good.
81. The Ultra-low T-shirt neckline as seen in Geordie shore is terrible and shouldn’t be replicated.
82. Anything you see on Geordie shore is wrong.
83. Anything you see on Jersey shore is wrong.
84. Anything you see on The Only Way Is Essex is wrong.
85. Don’t dress in a constant state of ‘I just got up’. We see it all the time, the oversize hoody, jogging bottoms and flip flops are a definite NO.
86. A Gilet (body warmer) is meant to keep you warm in cold weather, such as for ski-in and outdoor sports, it’s not every day fashion and don’t make it your signature.
87. Big Vivian Westwood ear rings. We like Vivian and we like her clothes but the huge brash ear ring has become the talisman of every wannabe pretty boy. It’s as obvious as a chav in a fake Burberry cap.
88. Tracksuits and sportswear should be worn for their purpose and not as a fashion statement.geordie_shore_low_neckline
89. ‘Peacocking’ – as made famous in the book ‘The Game’ by Neil Strauss is no way to attract the type of woman you want to marry.
90. Don’t get a tattoo just to be fashionable, it’s on your arm, ass or your back for the rest of your life. Will fiddy-cent be remembered in 2065???
91. Just because you can’t be bothered to button up your button fly it doesn’t mean we want to see it.
92. Old school running shorts are not meant for fashion purposes.
93. Vintage shopping does not mean pulling out your dads old jumper.
94. A T-shirt, jumper or cardigan that’s longer than your jacket looks weird and makes you look short.
95. Let your own style develop and don’t be dictated to on what you should be wearing, be it an over demanding partner or a friend or your mother.
96. Don’t have your mother do your shopping.
97. Mismatched colours on top and bottom in a suit are terrible, either go for something in two very noticeably different colours or not at all.
98. An oversized suit is possibly the biggest sartorial faux pas. A well fitted suit will work wonders for your image. Get your free guide to mens suits here.
99. Don’t wear a tartan wedding outfit if you’re not Scottish.
100. Don’t wear the same outfit for every occasion. Casual for casual, smart for smart.
101. Don’t go buying clothes that you think you MIGHT fit into one day. Stick to your size!
5 Benefits of Kissing
5 Benefits of Kissing
Kissing is great for romantic bonding and just as awesome for your health.
We know kissing as a social pleasantry, the appropriate ending to a date and a means of connecting with our main squeeze. The collision of lips and tongues that we often take for granted has a whole lot more bubbling under the surface than what meets the eye. Swine flu scares and mono aside, kissing actually does a body very, very good.
1. Kissing boosts immunity. A recent study reported in the journal Medical Hypotheses says kissing may increase a woman’s immunity from Cytomegalovirus. Cytomegalovirus, contracted through mouth to mouth contact, can cause infant blindness and other birth defects if the mother is a carrier during pregnancy. Otherwise, the bug is relatively harmless in adults. Kissing has long been thought to be a way to pass along bugs and thus strengthen the body’s defenses.
Read: How to Kiss Well
2. Kissing helps you pick the best mate. Anthropologist Helen Fisher describes kissing as a “mate assessment tool.” Much of the cortex is devoted to picking up sensations from around the lips, cheeks, tongue and nose. Out of 12 cranial nerves, five of them are picking up the data from around the mouth. It is built to pick up the most sensitive feelings—the most intricate tastes and smells and touch and temperature. And when you’re kissing somebody, you can really hear them and see them and feel them. So kissing is not just kissing. It is a profound advertisement of who you are, what you want and what you can give.
Other researchers note that kissing is biology’s way of determining who in nature you are most genetically compatible with. “At the moment of the kiss, there are hard-wired mechanisms that assess health, reproductive status and genetic compatibility,” says Gordon G. Gallup Jr., a professor of evolutionary psychology at the State University of New York at Albany who studies reproductive competition and the biology of interpersonal attraction. “Therefore, what happens during that first kiss can be a make-or-break proposition.”
3. Kissing burns calories! Depending on different reports, anywhere from 2 to 6 calories a minute. Not quite a jog on the treadmill, but an hours worth of smooching may burn off half a handful of M&Ms or half a glass of wine. Hey, it’s something. Being On Top
4. Kissing keeps facial muscles strong. Sure tight abs or cellulite-free thighs may be first on the Tone Up list, but don’t underestimate the workout your mouth gets during a makeout session. Researchers say you use 30 muscles while kissing and the smooching helps keep your cheeks tight. Nice. We’ll take what we can get.
5. Kissing naturally relaxes you. Scientific reports say kissing increases the levels of oxytocin, the body’s natural calming chemical and also increased endorphins, the body’s feel-good chemicals. Swapping spit is also noted to increase dopamine, which aids in feelings of romantic attachment.
Culled from http://www.rd.com/
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Monday, May 5, 2014
Look Up
"We are a generation of idiots; smart phones and dumb people."
In a world where we continue to find ways to make it easier for us to connect with one another, but always results in us spending more time alone. Is social media making us 'unsociable'?This video speaks VOLUMES!
Thursday, February 20, 2014
DRINK WATER ON AN EMPTY STOMACH
It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:
Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases.
METHOD OF TREATMENT
1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute
3.. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.
The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/reduce main diseases:
1. High Blood Pressure (30 days)
2. Gastric (10 days)
3. Diabetes (30 days)
4. Constipation (10 days)
5. Cancer (180 days)
6. TB (90 days)
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards – daily..
This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.
It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life. Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.
This makes sense .. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain...
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks:
• Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting,
• Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
• You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
• Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
• 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
• Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to everyone they know, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.
Please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about.
PLEASE DON'T IGNORE SHARE IT. THIS MIGHT SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.
Credit: The Natures Farmacy
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Black Jesus image from Ethiopia, from the 17th or 18th Century
Black Jesus image from Ethiopia, from the 17th or 18th Century
Why The "Black Race" is Economically Doomed: Thoughts of a Shrewd Nation
Credit : Jaraad Abdalla
Interviewer: Why is the Negro so behind economically?
Ashkenazi Jew: Not only does the Negro have the slowest wit, he does not practice group economics.
The only aspect of economics the Negro understands is consumption.
He doesn't understand the importance of building wealth.
The fundamental rule is to keep your money within your racial group.
We build business Jewish, hire Jewish, spend Jewish and buy Jewish.
There is nothing wrong with that.
But it's a basic rule that the Negro cannot comprehend and follow.
He kills his fellow Negro daily over crack cocaine and heroin or for the sake of ''keeping it real'' instead of wanting to see his fellow Negro do well.
93% of blacks killed in America are by other blacks.
Statistics show that, the Jew’s money exchanges hands 18 times before leaving his community.
The Negro's is probably a maximum of once.
Only 6% of his money goes back into his community.
That's how Jews are at the top and they are at the bottom rung of every ladder of every society.
1 in 104 Negroes build businesses in America and there is an inverse correlation with the percentage of the prison population being at 51%, despite only being 13% of the aggregate American population.
Interviewer: The Negro’s buying power in America is $1,000,100,000,000.00 trillion dollars. $100 billion dollars more than the entire GDP of Africa ($1 trillion dollars) and it's set to rise to $1,700,000,000,000.00 trillion dollars by 2017 according to an analysis from economic experts. But what could the Negro do with $1,000,100,000,000.00 trillion dollars a year?
Ashkenazi Jew: Negroes of the American diaspora?
Interviewer: Yes
Ashkenazi Jew: Well, Instead of buying Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Cristal
(Corporations that could influence politics at his own expense and are also not big fans of him).
He could industrialise the whole of Africa, build national banks, rid of majority of colonial banks and institutions on his continent by putting them out of business.
This will make room for economic growth in Africa.
He could hold onto more of his resources whilst actually selling them at market rates, without the requirement to sell the rights.
He could reduce poverty substantially, become self-reliant and not rely on the aid of the European.
He could build a nuclear arsenal for a united Africa, invest in infrastructure, educational institutions, scientific research and technological innovations for his benefit.
With $1,000,100,000,000.00 trillion dollars, the Negro could rapidly catalyse Africa's ascent to becoming a world power.
Interviewer: What are your thoughts on the Negro’s remarkable failures after 150 years?
Ashkenazi Jew: Well, nothing is ever the Negro’s fault.
His compulsive habit of killing his own, his compulsive material consumption.
His inabilities to build businesses and preserve wealth are usually somebody else's fault.
Interviewer: What can the Negro do to liberate himself from his economic plight?
Ashkenazi Jew: The Negro must take responsibility.
The Negro must unite.
He must build businesses; he must invest in his own institutions and infrastructure.
He must keep money in his community and he must learn to control his own means of production.
Interviewer: Thank you for your time.
Interviewer: Why is the Negro so behind economically?
Ashkenazi Jew: Not only does the Negro have the slowest wit, he does not practice group economics.
The only aspect of economics the Negro understands is consumption.
He doesn't understand the importance of building wealth.
The fundamental rule is to keep your money within your racial group.
We build business Jewish, hire Jewish, spend Jewish and buy Jewish.
There is nothing wrong with that.
But it's a basic rule that the Negro cannot comprehend and follow.
He kills his fellow Negro daily over crack cocaine and heroin or for the sake of ''keeping it real'' instead of wanting to see his fellow Negro do well.
93% of blacks killed in America are by other blacks.
Statistics show that, the Jew’s money exchanges hands 18 times before leaving his community.
The Negro's is probably a maximum of once.
Only 6% of his money goes back into his community.
That's how Jews are at the top and they are at the bottom rung of every ladder of every society.
1 in 104 Negroes build businesses in America and there is an inverse correlation with the percentage of the prison population being at 51%, despite only being 13% of the aggregate American population.
Interviewer: The Negro’s buying power in America is $1,000,100,000,000.00 trillion dollars. $100 billion dollars more than the entire GDP of Africa ($1 trillion dollars) and it's set to rise to $1,700,000,000,000.00 trillion dollars by 2017 according to an analysis from economic experts. But what could the Negro do with $1,000,100,000,000.00 trillion dollars a year?
Ashkenazi Jew: Negroes of the American diaspora?
Interviewer: Yes
Ashkenazi Jew: Well, Instead of buying Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Cristal
(Corporations that could influence politics at his own expense and are also not big fans of him).
He could industrialise the whole of Africa, build national banks, rid of majority of colonial banks and institutions on his continent by putting them out of business.
This will make room for economic growth in Africa.
He could hold onto more of his resources whilst actually selling them at market rates, without the requirement to sell the rights.
He could reduce poverty substantially, become self-reliant and not rely on the aid of the European.
He could build a nuclear arsenal for a united Africa, invest in infrastructure, educational institutions, scientific research and technological innovations for his benefit.
With $1,000,100,000,000.00 trillion dollars, the Negro could rapidly catalyse Africa's ascent to becoming a world power.
Interviewer: What are your thoughts on the Negro’s remarkable failures after 150 years?
Ashkenazi Jew: Well, nothing is ever the Negro’s fault.
His compulsive habit of killing his own, his compulsive material consumption.
His inabilities to build businesses and preserve wealth are usually somebody else's fault.
Interviewer: What can the Negro do to liberate himself from his economic plight?
Ashkenazi Jew: The Negro must take responsibility.
The Negro must unite.
He must build businesses; he must invest in his own institutions and infrastructure.
He must keep money in his community and he must learn to control his own means of production.
Interviewer: Thank you for your time.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Another Look at Bananas
This is interesting. After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes.
But energy isn’t the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
DEPRESSION
According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS:
Forget the pills – eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
ANEMIA
High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
BLOOD PRESSURE:
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit’s ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
BRAIN POWER
200 students at a Twickenham school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
CONSTIPATION
High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
HANGOVERS
One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
HEARTBURN
Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
MORNING SICKNESS
Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
MOSQUITO BITES:
Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
NERVES
Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system..
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort foodlike chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
ULCERS
The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chroniclercases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Many other cultures see bananas as a ‘cooling’ fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has FOUR TIMES the protein, TWICE the carbohydrate, THREE TIMES the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals.. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say,
‘A BANANA a day keeps the doctor away!’
Credit +Mohamed Ilham
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Blitz In Ghana
Accra[dot]Alt in collaboration with YoYoTinz, Alliance Francaise du Accra, and Blitz The Ambassador and his Embassy Ensemble put together what in my opinion, was the yardstick for concerts this year.
Ghana-born, New York based emcee and producer Blitz the Ambassador kick-started his 2014 AFROPOLITAN DREAMS tour in Morocco (Casablanca and Rabat), next stop was Accra, Ghana the date, 25th January.
Dubbed the Home-Coming concert, it was nothing short of spectacular!
Host for the night MutomboDaPoet was at his usual best. Headlining the concert was the duo FUTURE and Ponobiom a.k.a YaaPono.
here are some images and videos captured by my not-so-smart-in-bad-lighting smart phone. Enjoy.
FUTURE
Ponobiom a.k.a YAAPONO
Oh, and at a point Gyadu Blay Ambolley was featured :D
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
This just made my Wednesday a whole lot better :)
#throwback #RealHipHop #Fusion
#throwback #RealHipHop #Fusion
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Monday, September 30, 2013
Agya Koo Nimo in Concert
The National Theatre of Ghana presented a two-day concert dubbed “Contextualising Ghanaian Popular Music” featuring master guitarist, Koo Nimo and the National Symphony Orchestra.
The concert took place on September 28 and 29 in the main auditorium of the National Theatre at 7:00 p.m. and was presented in collaboration with Roverman Productions and Openemaa Productions.
The concert presented the works of Koo Nimo in orchestral format. Also featuring were the Ghana Police Band, Tema Youth Choir and the Adadam Group (Koo Nimo's coral ensemble).
According to the National Theatre, The Koo Nimo-National Symphony Orchestra project is the first in a series of annual projects intended to recognise and celebrate classical Ghanaian popular music. Koo Nimo was selected for the maiden edition of the project because of his pioneering and unique contribution to the development of Highlife with his ‘Palmwine’ genre.
It was a wonderful concert, sadly it was poorly advertised and patronage was embarrassingly low. Kudos to the National Theatre, the Legend Agya Koo Nimo and his Adadam Group, National Symphony Orchestra (minus the Xylophone and "kosh-ka"), Ghana Police Band and The Tema Youth Choir.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Joe Appiah: A celebrated Ghanaian
Joe Appiah and his British upper class wife lady Peggy Appiah and their four kids; firstborn child, son Kwame (now world renowned Professor of philosophy and co-author of Encyclopedia Africana Prof Anthony Kwame Appiah aka postmodern Socrates. In November 2009, Forbes Magazine put Professor Appiah on a list of the world’s seven most powerful thinkers, selected by Princeton’s President. Norton published The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen in October 2010.), was born in London in 1954, followed by Ama (born 1955), Adwoa (born 1960) and Abena (born 1962). This photo was taken in 1969.
JOE APPIAH AND PEGGY CRIPPS: INTERNATIONAL INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE DESCRIBED AS "DISGUSTING" BY APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT AND INSPIRED THE MOVIE "GUESS WHO`S COMING TO DINNER"
Dr Joe Appiah, then the Ghana government`s representative in Britain caused an international sensation and racial diplomatic uproar when he married Peggy Cripps, the youngest daughter Labour politician and former chancellor of Exchequer Sir Stafford Cripps in 1953. It was then unheard of that an African will dare to marry a white lady from the the British upper class family. This sensational love affair inspired the 1967 Hollywood comedy-drama movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner " starring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn, and featuring Hepburn's niece Katharine Houghton.
Enid Margaret Cripps was born on May 21 1921, the fourth child of the barrister and MP Sir Stafford Cripps. She was brought up at the family home in Gloucestershire, where her father was known locally as "The Squire of the Moated Grange" and banned from reading the lesson at his local church because of his politics. Young Peggy, however, remembered his liking for blue jokes and the future Commonwealth leaders who came to call; she was unselfconscious enough to write a poem entitled Nigger.
After Maltman Green School at Gerrard's Cross, she studied History of Art in Florence before returning home to go to a secretarial school. When the the Blitz began it moved to Dorset, where she was arrested for acting suspiciously while looking for flowers. At the police station she reeled off an impressive list of Latin names for flora, then encountered fresh suspicion by saying that her father was in Moscow, where he was ambassador.
On joining him, she decided that, although Muscovites were shabbily dressed, they seemed more independent than ordinary Londoners. She and her mother visited Finland, where a Russian officer proposed to her, saying he would come to England in 10 years, after the war and the revolution.
When her father left the Soviet Union, Peggy worked in Teheran for the British embassy and then the Army. After the war she had a breakdown, which necessitated recuperation in Switzerland. She studied art in London before setting off with her mother on an aid mission to China, which prompted the Chinese ambassador to predict:
Millions of Changs and Wangs with open arms
The Albion maiden will embrace,
Whose rare benevolence and natural charms
Profoundly touch the heart of an ancient race.
After Joe Appiah completed his Bar finals the couple settled at Kumasi in the Gold Coast, where she satisfied his family by coming from a respectable background and having borne him a son, who was to be joined by three sisters. Joe started off working for Nkrumah, but he fell out with "the Redeemer" as the Gold Coast was about to become an independent Ghana setting off on the "Golden Road to Socialism".
Appiah practised at the Bar while joining the opposition United Nationalist Party, and found himself in jail without trial for 15 months after fiercely campaigning against a Prevention Detention Act. He later formed his own own party to champion democracy; had another spell in jail after being accused of trying to foment a coup; and latterly became a roving ambassador regarded as an apologist for the new regime.
During these years Peggy Appiah learned to wear the local cloth on ceremonial occasions, though she preferred to wear European dress around the house. She started to write a series of children's books, which included The Pineapple Child and Other Tales from the Ashanti, Why There are So Many Roads, Afua and the Mouse and the reader Yao and the Python. There were also a couple of adult novels - Smell of Onions and A Dirge Too Soon - as well as a volume of verse and a collection of 7,000 Ashanti proverbs.
When Joe Appiah was jailed, there were plans to expel Peggy; but this would have caused unwelcome publicity, with the prospect of moving photographs of her at press conferences surrounded by her attractive light-skinned children.
Peggy Appiah bought a house in England to be close to the children when they were at school, but continued to visit Ghana, where she spent her last years gardening and amassing what is arguably the finest collection of Akan gold weights. In 1996 she was appointed MBE for services to Anglo-Ghanaian relations.
When her husband died in 1990 she was asked if she would return to Britain; she replied that her home was in Kumasi. She bought a plot for herself next to Joe's grave, covering it with a concrete slab to prevent anyone else being buried there.
Credit: Trip Down Memory Lane http://goo.gl/PkEZW
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
70 HILARIOUS BOOTLEG MOVIE POSTERS FROM GHANA
70 Hilarious Bootleg Movie Posters from Ghana
In Ghana, when official movie posters can’t be imported for Hollywood films, local artists will bootleg them to the best of their abilities. Apparently this is a global phenomenon and countless ‘local’ interpretations of movie posters exist worldwide. These particular versions are from Ghana, and they are amazing. Some are even more interesting than the ‘official’ version IMO.
Movie buffs take note, we may have to hit one of these cinemas soon!
Courtesy: awesome-robo.com!
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| TONIGHT WE DINE IN....Derp? |
These movie posters were all created by artists in Ghana to promote traveling movie shows and sell tickets to bootleg screenings of various western and local movies. These posters range from quirky recreations of the original movies to WTF inducing paintings with imagery completely unrelated to the original content. Get ready to experience a rollercoaster of different movie posters butchered, masterfully recreated, and mashed up as you've never seen it. 69 more bizzare bootleg movies posters after the jump!
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