ACHA UJALUO ITUUE! WE FROM THE LAKE REGION ARE CURSED WITH EXPENSIVE TASTES! By Omollo Owuor Ngare. 17.00 Hrs. I am rubbing my tummy with delight; a satisfied grin on my face. My comrade and colleague in the profession, Okinyi Dave, has just treated me and Koome Elijah, another contemporary, to a sumptuous lunch at the exclusive high end joint, Paleo Coffee and Grill. The amount of cash that this tawfiq of academic excellence has parted with is enough to cater for a whole two weeks of meals at the campus cafeteria but he understands that comrades deserve nothing but the best. You see, for decades now, we from the lake region have been accused of being boisterous, proud and exhibitionists because we love the finest things in life. We are the connoisseurs of finesse. This is a weakness inherent in us; permanently configured in our genes. And that forms the basis why we dont set foot in some out of the way tin joints and shanties swarming with colonies of flies. No! God forbid! We patronise distinguished dining establishments with exceptional culinary experiences and a la carte cuisines! We dont study menus encrusted with Chapati Madondo at 10 bob and ugali Matumbo at 5 bob No! May thunder come down from heaven and strike me when such happens! We feast our eyes on exotic menus with corn meal crusted red fish with gulf shrimp, creole sauce over cheddar grits or pecan crusted beef tenderloin with bourbon infused sweet potato mash. We dont brag to be the most learned, intelligent, smart and civilised. That is an established fact! You only have to perform a head count on the PhD holders in this country to realise so. Catch me dead drinking cheap liqour. We dont consume senator kiboko and the likes! We take signature drinks. Château petrus,, vieux château certan and Didier paguenaeau silex it is! We locomote in top of the range auto-mobiles and date the finest ladies! Tout en reconnaissant que personnellement jai des qouts de luxe/pour le haut de gamme, et unfaible (excellent) pour des maques de createurs. We are cursed with expensive tastes, but do we say!
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:23:19 +0000