The "Ka Wa Nu Tu Mu (Shut Your Mouth)" Award

Before I start, I would like to confess that I watch Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta and if you have a problem all I have to say is, "who gon' check me boo?!"  Ok, now that we got that out of the way, I have decided to start a new award for those with permanent "foot in mouth" disease aka always speaking out of turn, expressing nonsense opinions, or talking when nobody even called for your opinion!  Yenkasa's KA WA NU TU MU AWARD.  Our first awardee is none other the big-mouthed, classless chick known as Nene "see me see trouble" Leakes (Real Housewives of Atlanta) who seems to think she is refined yet, her bushness (lack of class) creeps out every time she opens her mouth.  The video below shows Nene lending her nonsense opinion in the most crass and overbearing way possible. Granted Mike Lohan is no saint but sheesh!!! 

So Nene, we congratulate you--you are Yenkasa's first "Ka Wa Nu Tu Mu" awardee.  You are mbuasem (nonsense, foolishness) personified!

Nene, your prizes are a long teeth kissing (tcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew) and a roll of eyes (Ghanaian style--this roll is extra long and looks like your eyes are going to fall into the back of your head and is often accompanied by a synchronous turning of the head).  To my girls out there, whenever you find yourself in the company of someone like Nene, now you know what to do...lol

So to Nene, KA WA NU TU MU!!!  Oh hwo!

© 2009 Akua B.G.

We Have Started the Scatter-Scatter...Ghana Under 20 Team Mo Y3 Gy3 (You are all that)

Ok, so if you read my last post...I talked about Ghana's Black Stars, the adult group that is, going to South Africa in 2010 to scatter the place.  It seems I slept on the "under-20" team--the Black Satellites (I would have chosen a different name but let's go with it).  They have set off the SCATTERING in advance.  The Black Satellites have won the World Cup against Brazil (only one of the best teams in the world...well at least until they met the Ghanaians).  This is the FIRST EVER UNDER-20 FIFA WORLD CUP WIN BY ANY AFRICAN COUNTRY.  The score was 4-3 on penalties.

Here is the link from the official FIFA site for all the haters non-belivers.
http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/index.html

The link includes highlights from the game, as well as, an interview with the star of the game Dominic Adiyiah.  In conclusion, I thought this quote gave quite a nice summary of the level of this accomplishment:

"It was a heroic achievement for the Black Satellites, who held the South American champions at bay despite being reduced to ten men in the first half." (Fifa.com)

To sweeten the deal, please watch this video (this is the official celebration song, which I am sure is blasting everywhere in Ghana right now) and celebrate with the Black Satellites...The song essentially says, we will score for you so don't worry.  It's their version of "fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

Oh SeeeeeeeeeeeeeiYeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Can't wait till the next level of SCATTERING in 2010!

© 2009 Akua B.G.

Ghana, Ghana, Ghana, Oh Seeeeeaaahhh Yeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaah

Ok, so I do not have much to say in this post, except to remind those of you who are living under a rock that Ghana is going to the World Cup in 2010. So to our opponents, get ready because we are coming to SCATTER the place.

OH SEAAAAAAAAAAAH YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

(To those who are living in the mountains of West Virginia, that is our battle cry).

Image courtesy of: Xinhua/Reuters, retrieved from english.people.com

BTW, Yenkasa will have a special guest correspondent, aka my younger brother, covering the game from the frontlines (ok, maybe the nosebleed section, but you get the point). Stay tuned for the blow-by-blow in 2010.

P.S. I know that the other countries were discussed but hello, this is Yenkasa so we sweat, love Ghana, thanks!

P.S.S. Either get on the bandwagon or get a ball to the dome from Essien, Muntari and Co.

Check the BBC story below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8240811.stm

Ghana have qualified for their second successive World Cup after a 2-0 victory over Sudan in Accra.

The Black Stars reached the 2006 tournament in Germany under Ratomir Dujkovic and another Serb coach, Milovan Rajevac has repeated the feat.

Ghana's Michael Essien scored the winning goal against Sudan

Ghana knew World Cup qualification was in their hands when Benin scored an equaliser against Mali just a few minutes before the kick-off in Accra.

Sulley Muntari's strike early in the first half put the hosts in the driving seat.

Michael Essien made sure of the three points and World Cup qualification when he scored just a few minutes after half-time.

Ghana remain unbeaten in Group D.

They are top with 12 points, while Sudan are bottom with just one point.               


© 2009 Akua B.G.

Foodians Unite

Am I the only one who is a professed foodian? Foodian is a term often used by Ghanaians and perhaps other Africans to characterize a lover of food. It is sometimes used negatively but I am here to say that it can be positive...all foodians unite!!! There is power is numbers, so if you are a foodian be sure to leave your mark on this blog.

Ok, so here are some signs that you might be a foodian:

1. Good food give you tunnel vision until you have gotten your fill.
2. You get angry when someone interrupts you in the middle of a good meal.
3. You love food but not just any type of food, you are choosy and insist on exactly what you might be craving at any time (t)--if you went to school in Ghana, time (t) is a familiar concept.
4. You know how to cook because you refuse to depend on someone's good graces when you are ready to eat.
5. Many of your pictures include food as props.
6. Everyone who know you is aware that when you are hungry, you are to be fed or left alone until fed.
7. Thanksgiving is your favorite holiday--not because of the camaraderie and family.
8. Your first question when invited to a function is, "will there be food?"
9. You are a professional "takeaway" artist.
10. You love Costco

I think you are getting the idea that a foodian is...a connoisseur of food. It is an art actually, because one has to balance his/her love of food with the desire to wear skinny jeans, a tank top or leggings. Ok, I don't necessarily rock any of those with much frequency, but you get the point.

So I am guilty of some of the items listed but I am DEFINITELY guilty of #10. I love Costco. Where else can you get plantains, tomato sauce (for stew), chicken for nkrakra (soup), avocado for your ampesi, cornmeal for your kenkey, corned beef for your jollof, bread for your Milo, ginger for your sheto, and much more. Ahhh, then when your finish you can get gas for cheap. Costco is definitely a foodian's paradise!

So are you a foodian? Raise your fork or your fingers with pride!

P.S. check out the food footage while you salivate.

P.S.S I snuck a picture of Boris Kodjoe into the slideshow...I know he is not technically food but he is half-Ghanaian and he is " a tasty" as my sister would say so there you go.