WHAT BOYS REALLY LIKE ABOUT GIRLS.

This is practically a list of the few basic things guys actually find attractive(oooh mama!) in girls. I had to ask a few of my friends, as usual, because despite every guy being different from the next, there's ALWAYS something they have in common when it comes to GIRLS. In no way should anyone feel obliged to change her personality with regard to my article nor change his taste in girls.
I've been though a couple of relationships so, guys, I also found what my friends and other bloggers had to say TRUE, SO TRUE.

Here goes:
#ONE : Girls being themselves.
 Guys love it when a girl maintains her personality despite her surroundings, her crew, a crush...you get the drift. It hows how mature she is and that she is comfortable in her skin and that she doesn't go all pretentious in attempts to fit in.

#TWO : Smiley Girls
When a girl is cheerful and smiles as often as she can, she always come off as being extremely attractive because she appears approachable and with a peaceful aura. A girl's smile is the most beautiful "make-up" she can ever wear. Trust that!

#THREE: "Stealing" a Guy's Hoodie

 I do it often when it's cold and we don't have a sweater. It sorta became cliche a few years ago with guys all over Kenya saying girls should carry sweaters and stop depending on them, and leaving them to freeze LOL. Girl have been doing this since, like, forever and it's in just about every romantic movie I've watched. It's totally adorable to guys. Makes them feel needed, appreciated, and loved. They enjoy feeling all that. Being the HERO. And it's not just the hoodies. Even scarves, and t-shirts, and hirts,socks...wwwwwhhw!!

#FOUR: Texting Him First, Instead of Waiting For Him To Text First.
Yeah, as a girl, I totally am used to waiting for the guys to text first but who set this rule anyway??? Guys admit they sometimes prefer it that the girl takes initiative. Makes her come out of the stereotyped zone and she appears more in control as well as super caring and less snobby.

#FIVE: Guys love it when girls wanna cuddle. 
Yup! It's out. They might complain, but guys love it. I'll also reference this point to all the pinterest and IG photos of #relationshipgoals. There's a Youtube video I watched quite recently where a guy admitted this as being one of the things he and other boys love about girls. So go on, schooch over and text him "DTC" when he come over.

#SIX: Playful Fights
According to my bestfriend, a girl who isn't too stiff is just ADORABLE. Again, this should not make you wanna take up a boxing class or Tae Kwon Do. A girl that can be silly around a guy is an absolute 10 to him...and frankly, several other boys.

#SEVEN: A spontaneous Girl
Boys love surprises too. They love adventure. And thus, they love a girl who'll drop by with a killer movie and some drinks just to chill. They will love it when a girl suggests a cool/weird/fancy/creepy place to visit, or a roadtrip....This kinda girl is the lively one that believes in living life to the fullest.

#EIGHT: Sense of Humour
This is sorta similar to the point I stated above about smiling often. Guys have been known to love girls who laugh at their jokes. But many girls took it too far and they would laugh at lame jokes just so a guy would like them. YUCK! Having a sense of humour involves making hilarious jokes too and making him laugh. It also involves making fun of his lame jokes and so both of you end up laughing together. Yes, it's as simple as that. Finding humour in the world.

#NINE: Beautiful Personality.
A girl with a beautiful, rather that dark personality is always a treasure for most guys. Here's the thing, being constantly rude and depressed-looking turns everyone off.

#TEN: A Girl with Hobbies
Guys love a girl with her own lifestyle and hobbies she is passionate about. They love an interesting girl with something she can start talking about and go on and on.

There you have it. If you agree or disagree, drop your comments below and let's debate. Also, if you feel I've left something out, feel free to let me know in the comment as well.
Oh, one more thing. If there;s a particular king of stories and articles you'd like to see here, let me know and I'll be happy to research on them and post them.

MEDIOCRE EDUCATION SYSTEM

Going to school has always felt like going to WAR. Well, that's before I joined campus(my little heaven on earth).

I grew up knowing that going to school is meant to mould me into a doctor or lawyer. Some great professional with all the right skills to rise through the ranks in the corporate world. The math and all other subjects that gave me headaches trying to master as well as the constant fear of getting whipped if I failed...school sucked. So when Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" came out, I realised I didn't wanna spend all my life in some office or single building doing the same thing every other day. I wanted to be an artist.

Pursuing a degree and successful white-collar job is viewed in many societies as the only way to dominate the world or atleast survive on the planet. Students are expected to focus on targets set by themselves, their parents, and school teachers. Exams that are set only measure our ability to come up with a single solution to a problem. This rule is drilled into us all over childhood so when we finally graduate, we only have little to no idea on how to stand out and solve an issue in multiple ways.

Entrepreneurship gets introduced in the curriculum after highschool, after mastering convergent reasoning. Seriously. It becomes mandatory to unlearn and practice divergent thinking which is required in creativity. Doesn't anyone else see anything wrong with this? The system is messed up!! It's just so wrong and a great waste of time.

Besides, with the rate at which everything is diversifying and technology is advancing, we can't really be certain how things will be 20 years from now. Where's the sense in arming ourselves with such a limited portion of education like math or chemistry or ecology when creativity is just as important a part of education?

The ones being taught are the ones being prepared for the unknown future so when parents, lecturers and teachers insist on creating these limits, they are actually putting the future of this generation at risk. In 20 years, with a degree and perhaps even a PhD, one may be find oneself stranded simply because of poor creativity and high levels of unemployment.

I totally believe exploiting all our abilities is the best way to experience life as well as prepare for the future. I mean, I admire amazing artists with academic intellect as well as corporate giants with other creative interests and skills too.

Exam Charm.

When it's time, my mind goes into a full panic mode where I either

1. Frantically begin to borrow notes I never bothered to take during the semester, making calls, sorting through all my stuff trying to find my own notes
2.Lay back and say "F*# it" because I tried to understand the course work but totally couldn't.

I never fail to wonder who in the world came up with the idea, though. It was probably meant to be a big joke that professors and lecturers took a little too seriously.
My theory is that it's punishment for my sins. Why else would life force me to torture myself with tonnes of notes and curriculum work while I could be out living and being human, experiencing nature and making children laugh and...?

During the first couple of weeks of the semester, I'm normally at my most optimistic and ambitious even when holiday hangovers are still conc.and try my best to set the study mode in my head.Targets are set, and motivational and inspiring quotes in posters and sticky notes decorate my walls. After the first CAT, I need to get more inspirational quotes.

I studied (read "suffered") for four years for an exam that lasted about three weeks in highschool. And for the past three months, I had to lock myself indoors in the name of disciplning myself to concentrate in revising for an exam that lasted 3 days. Those 3 days dragged on for like ever. I kept going over the exam timetable but that didn't help move time along. Nope.
I bet if exams weren't compulsory, I'd be more willing to test myself. I'd appreciate challenging MYSELF so much more. But the stuff that happens when exams approach, man.....

1. All my notes go missing or
2. I realise I never really had the right syllabus notes or
3. That evil voice in my head that convinced me to miss lectures starts LOLing at me non-stop.
4. Everything that didn't fascinate me all through the semester become so damn interesting; organizing my closet, scrubbing my bedroom floor, texting my ex back after 5weeks, looking for a part-time job...

Bedtime changes to 2am because there's so much to cover. And I push myself to do my very best simply because I've never been good with failure. The exams do their best to make a fool of me too. The papers I worked very hard on tend to have questions meant to ensure I fail by not making sense. And the ones I never really took my time to perfect turn out more managable.

Exams suck.
Thank GOD for holidays.