Wheinnachts Markt

Christmas Market.

Swear fam I think I spelled wheinnachts wrong. All of my former "frau & herr"s (previous German lecturers) will now come and cane me for my subpar german graduate ways.



Anyway, sorry for my absence. I actually almost forgot about my proclivities for blogging until I realised that I needed something to back up the picture I was about to post on Instagram. Yes, I am low-key making this post for the simple reason that my picture needs more substance.

In my defense, I do normally post, but I really do not consider myself a blogger, for the sake of not wanting or liking to be categorised. It raises too much expectations, standards start to be required to be followed, and dat.


& I'm just here like....blah blah blah I like to write.


Sha, let's get to the main gist of this post.

It's CHRISTMAS MARKET SEASON! 

Christmas markets are a traditional open festival and marketplace that takes place all over Germany, celebrating the holiday season. One can visit different vendor stands that are made out of logs and thus have a very medieval Deutsch feel to them (to preserve tradition, of course).

So yep, at the market one can buy different handmade goods, confectioneries, "traditional" German food

  (I got into a semi-heated debate with one of my colleagues over whether or not there was a such  thing as traditional German food...he was almost about to insult me, I had my "your fada" bullet on standby with my finger on the trigger...lol just kidding the debate did not go that far). 

& most importantly, well to a young twentysomething millennial like myself:

Beer & booze galore, babe. 

Beer in the form of, well, beer

& booze in the form of

Gluhwein - the trademark alcoholic beverage of the average German 

So yes, it is simply a time to enjoy as much food and beer as your wallet can allow with friends and loved ones. 

Story story: Interestingly enough, the city where I studied and completed my first year of this Masters programme (Birmingham, England) hosts an exported form of the German Christmas Markets, called the Frankfurt Christmas Markets & it was simply amazing. I was praying that I would find bae before the fest ended on the 22 of December (the market ran for over a month, I had enough time, lol) so I could be doing "his & hers" just like almost everyone else that was there. But alas, bae was elusive, so hanging with my roommate worked out just fine. 

Of course, like the sartorial stud that I am, I just had to put an outfit together for my festivities commencing tomorrow and leading into the weekend. 

here's to humble beginnings.



I love patterns and symmetry (or symmetrics), and this outfit allows me to perfectly blend the two. The scarf has to be my favourite piece though (trending fall/winter '16), with the shoes coming in a close second.

Finally, one of my favourite sweaters to keep me warm, even if the gluhwein can't.



Can't wait to share on my snapchat my exciting adventures perusing the markets with my buddies dem tomorrow & Friday.
( No, that was not a shameless plug to get you to follow me: funmibabs )

OluFUN

distant admirations: The first 3-4 songs of Iyanya's album "Applaudise". Olamide's album, even though I haven't heard it yet. 

angeregt.

vermisst

missed.

I missed 2 days of blogging, a time trade-off for social media catch up.

Will be back to normal blog scheduling after today.

Bist du begeistert oder neh?




Funmi

Nichts perfekt.

Not Perfect.


I am not perfect.


Repeat.



Sometimes we make mistakes.

Period.


Never let them define you.

Period.


I am on my



(lol).





Olu
Fun. 

Ersti.

First year.

First post on Twitter in over a year. 

First day of feeling in control. 

Let's enjoy this & be happy. 

Mood: Legend x Drake.

— Funmi (@bolaxbijou) October 23, 2015

#manslikethelegend

Olu
Fun.

Schritt fuer Schritt...

...dem Ziel entgegen.

Step by step, you achieve the goal* 

This phrase that can currently be seen on the Sparkasse adverts across the city of Bamberg, is inspiring at the least.

What are your goals?
What exactly are you interested in achieving? Long-term? Short-term?

As cliche as this post is slowly turning out to be, I cannot help but in platitudinal fashion articulate the importance of having stated goals. It leaves less room for uncertainty, and more room for follow-through. Please place a finger on the phrase 'stated goals'. Now poke at it a few times. You should by now see a funny bunny appearing across the screen...joking. But in all seriousness, that exercise was just meant to ensure that you as a reader actively understand to 'state' what your goals are.

Now that you understand this,
Write down those goals!


& it is perfectly OK if one of your stated goals are "to be wealthy". It was one of mine, and I had to come to terms with the fact that I too have aspirations of being rich in the future. It is not a selfish desire. It is a desire, as simple as that, and it is just as desirable as all of your other goals. What could arguably be wrong is if one makes the attainment of wealth their god (as all other goals are susceptible of being), or the way we go about trying to attain wealth ( as is with all other goals). With the past two examples, one can see that 'the attainment of wealth' can easily be placed on the same pedestal of importance as all other goals. No, you're not being selfish, nor are you being too superficial/simplistic. You are for once being real with yourself. It is also just as important to keep in mind, that  'wealth' should not semantically be substituted for 'money'. Wealth is all earnings including assets, material possessions, and the like.


With all that said, do not make the 'attainment of wealth' your only goal in life. If I must say, that is quite boring. As you would have so much material, less substance. Be sentimental for once, friend. Value memories, so that you would be more motivated to easily channel your wealth into something that outlives you.


What are your goals?

Write them down.

Don't look back.

Don't Regret.

Be flexible to change it at any given point.

Pray.

Go.


Schritt fuer Schritt, dem Ziel entgegen,  innit.

*loosely translated

Erinnerungen

memories.


In efforts to preserve the memories from Birmingham, I wanted to take the opportunity to just write one-words from each month of living there...just to be extra sure that I won't forget:

October - London mates night town Naija. Butlins Hausa family mates. Birmingham night town mates. Ambassador international job first. speak Library money amazon

November - job river island retail hire process. Aston villa football game first VIP food hat purchase fun! Luton remembrance day poppy TV watch feel british. warwick development summit

December - job river island no bueno. Christmas markets. bratwurst. Christmas roommates dinner throwback session. Watch films

January - Brussels. Red cross training stafford.  New year redeemed

February - Red Cross. Birthday fun shop oxford circus lupita restaurant surprise friends uncle family eat nandos. selma watch. Afternoon tea wolverhampton.

March -  red cross. Dad visit. German game night fun win! pub night cameroonian and spanish roommate. Workout paroles -canal runs.

April - red cross. Leicester higher education fair. Easter Luton chicken aunty surprise party.

July - Red cross. Liverpool

August - Red Cross.

September - party birmingham.