Hindi niikinyire oringi ya gukunguira guciaruo gwa gakenge.

Ndaririkana mihango ikoraguo na andu kihinda giki gia Christmas.
Angi makigura nguo njeru, aria angi makigura mathanduku ma muhuyu.
Gichagi nikuo gutigagia nitondu wa uhoro wa gukena. Cabaci ciarugaguo hindi iria ndari active participant of these celebrations , ciaiganaga hindi gukiire. Thota (soda) nacio ciaguraguo na mathanduku andu makene biu, na migate iria itaguo 'Ndiiriga Kuinuka' of course yarehaguo niaria marauma Nyairobi.

Thina wari anake aria makoretuo magimara just before Christmas tondu mehiuragia mekirite mibuto (trousers) mieru ya gusignify ati they are no longer boys. Matingingiekirire inyatha ringi. Acio nio mabagaga ndaci ciothe. The saddest thing though was the many teenage pregnancies that came out of these season. Ndiu kana maundu ni macenjirie.

Undu igiuga wa kieha hanini ni ati these festivities are no longer as they used to be. Gicagi andu ndiui kuria mathiire. Ciana cia riu itiiui gukena (or is it just my way of seeing things and not understanding the new dot.com generation?)
Ndaci citituire. Nikuri nyimbo tuetagea 'Mutiume' - tuathiaga o mucii o mucii utuku tukiinaga

'Ii mutiume muone muago uyu...'[/B]

arafu mwakinya njaa ya mucii mukaina na hinya kinya ene kuo maume nja mamuhe kiria maramuhe. a few ten cents, cabaci etcetera.

What fun!

Inyui Christmas mukenaga atia?

Thayu!

Ngima,nima nindaririkana riria wagweta nyimbo cietagwo mutiume nanguiciria angikorwo ndirariganirwo muno wetagwo "murekio" n i cant tell why that name,ii mburi uria ciagithinjagwo,ati okira neighbour niarutite thenge imwe kana igiri muoyo igukiringana noria nyumba ikiigana,ii kanithaini ithako riathiguku Thiku ici ndiui niatia gwathire na mbere but i guess tokorwo hihi niundu wamawaganu maingi tondu hihi angikorwo "murekio"noucoke riui, ndiui uria andu mangiriraga hindi ya thiguku.Thiguku njega na mwaka mweru wa maumithio.Thayu

Maitho makwa maiyurite maithori ni kuririkana mahinda mega mari kuo hindi ya thiguku( ii ni muraririkana nginya ta kwi mweri 10/12/ andu maugaga ati 'kaburi kau nigatuirwo mahuti wega nitugakaria DITHEMBA' As in bithemba yoikaine no mweri twendi fai(25) tu.
No nginya mundu angiendire guikira gakuo keru. micabaci yakoragwo iri miingi biu, mburi cigathinjwo na tukaria tukenaniire muno. tugacoka imwana tukaumira reji (small paths(roads) in the village) 'guthimira cheji' ie dating girls.Life was soooo cool.Riu andu ona mationaga kahinda ga guthii gicagi gukenanira na aria angi. Ta riu nii bangite guthii guthambira mabatha tondu andu a nyumba itu othe mena mihang'o yao.

it really was a good time. someone remember baby face's song - simple days?

Anyway,my stay in this site has been a good one and i have gained so much from the intellectual posts of WA WAKURU, KARIUKI WA KARIUKI, PAPA DAAD,RIARA WA KARIARA AND DUKE OF KIKUYUSHIRE-THE MAN SAJINI bow down to ye all.

i look forward to being with all of you next year.
thank you all good people.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

ps. make 2007 an investments year.

Ndaririkana uria kirithimathi gutiari ukari ati ciana ciathiaga o kuria ciakinyirira na cikaheo irio. Kariuki guitu tuaugaga twathii mburoti (plot, ha ha!) guataima (dating). Riu ungiatuonire anake turi mburoti twetereire tuiritu tumire tututaime ri, nituahutikaga! those were days. Arabu muthenya wa kuroka kirithimathi na mwaka mweru tugathii mararanja kanitha-ini kuona konithati (concerts/plays) cia uria Jesu aciariruo... oh my let me stop there am becoming so nostalgic!

Ndaririkana uria twaguragirwo iratu na tondu ciaguragwo nyairobi na tutingiathire ithuothe tweragwo tuigirire kuguru karatathine na mami agatucora maguru tondu ngwiciria hindi iyo gutiari uhoro wa namba. Agiuka hwaini okaga na kiratu kia north star, thogithi cia duke cia red na nguo multicoloured ya ngoroba christmas day yakinya mundu ahanaga christmas tree but we were always happy and really showed off to our friends coz we had new clothes. Boys always got northstar shoes and savco jeans.. . food was in plenty and get togethers were loads of fun.Thats the only time we were allowed to go to church at night, so u can imagine the mischief.Looking back i miss them days. Nowadays christmas is a normal day the only difference is we don't go to work!!!

Wagatere,
Ii hau nima tuathimaguo iratu na karatathi na karamu ugacoruo kuguru. Ithui wakorwo ti North Star tuaguragiruo iratu ingi ciitaguo Bata Bullets iri tumikarari tuiri twa whaiti mwena - haiya na iratu icio no cituire Bata! Kana ukaguriruo ingi ciari cia burastiki (plastic - lol!) cietaguo mokacini. Wee kungiarire gutiri undu tutonaga ni kuhia ni iratu icio!

he he he, hari turatu tungi twetaguo 'Rawman' ndatwendete muno no ndiakiumire nguriirwo....

Hi Wagatere ni wandirikania nguo cia ngoroba.

Ithui maitu tondu ari wa econo (she economised), ambagiriria kubangira Christmas o holiday cia August. Maita maingi aguraga ngora ya rejecti kwa ahindi Girogoni Nairobi. Ithuothe tugathimuo nguo. Boys magathimuo shati na airitu nguo. Kinya mami na cucu ithuothe tuathimaguo nguo ciihanaine. Christmas wagiuka mucii ucio nita uniform ya kwaya.

But all in all, hats off to our parents. They did their best and they took pains to make sure we had a lovely time.

God bless them all!

Thayu!