Koko Mansion: Finding The Ideal Woman

I like the koko mansion initiative; in fact, I have looked forward to viewing it since the day i heard Wande Coal's signature high pitched tone introduce the advert for the reality TV show.

After about a week or so's delay, the show came on HITV, but I can't say that I am not a bit disappointed at the calibre of the contestants in the mansion, I cant imagine how from the hundreds or perhaps thousand of applicants, Rita could have emerged as a contestant. while the said contestant is noted to be lively, she isn't quite able to communicate effectively in the English language. Also I hear a few 'h' factors and misplaced verbs but am certain that with the help of the training they are going to be receiving from tutors, the winner will be better placed to epitomize the concept of the ideal kokolette that D'banj will have us believe exists.

A few complaints have been made as well about the ethnic representation of the group. Even D'banj seemed taken aback to know that only one Yoruba girl was in the group. needless to say that there was no Hausa or Fulani lady; with a majority of the lot being of Igbo, Delta and Edo origins.

My last grouse with the show was its poor visual quality although that has been majorly corrected; leaving viewers like me only the occasional background noise(which i hope shall soon be fixed as well) to contend with.

Despite all these, I applaud the initiative of this 29 year old artiste who has made it big in the Nigerian music industry. And I am quite sure that it'll make for a worthwhile viewing experience and possibly outlive one season.

Monday's Child

As an introduction, i'd like to share with you the little poem that inspired my choice of name.

Here goes:

Monday's child is fair of face
Tuesday's child is full of grace
Wednedsay's child is full of woe
Thursday's child has far to go
Friday's child is loving and giving
Saturday's child has to work hard for a living
But the child that is born on sabbath day
Is fair and wise and good and gay

The above is a Mother Goose poem for nursey children, though i wonder how it wouldn't rankle a three year old to be considered to be full of woe (my apologies to all those wednesday children out there). The poem has also been associated with the seven dwrafs of the snow white tale; seeing as their number complements the days of the week and how one of them (Grumpy) can be considered to be full of woe.

About whether or not I fit the 'fair of face' description though, I'll let that be your guess.