Who Are You?
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What is your idea of perfect happiness? (money, health and good relationships/friendships).
What is your greatest fear (death).
What is your most marked characteristic? (curiosity).
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Which living person do you most despise (oh dear, they’re so many. William Ruto, Joseph Kony, Dick Cheney, etc, etc,).
What is your greatest extravagance?
What is your current state of mind (confused).
What do you consider the most overrated virtue? (chastity and all forms of organized religion).
On what occassions do you lie? (to get myself out of embarrasing situations created by my own stupidity; to avoid hurting someone’s feelings).
What is the quality you most like in a man? (ambition, intelligence, honesty and mental toughness).
What is the quality you most like in a woman? (a sense of humuor, honesty and loyalty).
Which words of phrases do you most often use? (“ati”?, “very interesting”).
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? (my height).
Which talent would you most like to have? (a knack for math and science, which I do not have).
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would it be? (a rich, beautiful celebrity? yaaah…that would be nice).
Where would you like to live? (on a secluded beach in Lamu, but far {enough} away from the Somali border!).
What is your most treasured possession? (my mind).
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? (the death of a family member).
What is it that you most dislike? (religion, violence & people who are afraid to express their opinions honestly).
How would you like to die? (quickly).
What is your favorite motto? (if it flies, floats or fornicates…rent it).
I want to move away (for one moment) from talking about global economic crashes, devalued currencies, war lords, machete’s and William Ruto. I need a break.
I want to talk about you — the readers and commentators on this blog. Who are you and what are you about? And I want you to answer these questions, which I got from Vanity Fair and which always appear at the end of the magazine. The section is called Proust’s questionnaire and I’ve always been fascinated by the answers people give to these questions.
So, here are the questions and I want you to fascinate me with your answers:
Over to you….
KE
This interactive conversation is too much for the shy retiring types like myself. Furthermore, I feel that you will know my vulnerabilities if I answer the above questions.
Anonymity is my guiding spiritual principle.
Kei O:
You don’t have to answer all the questions — just pick the one’s that are less intrusive.
I’ll help you out and pick my favorite:
What do you consider to be the most overrated virtue?
KE
I am tempted to answer your question like the lawyer that I am. I tend to analyse these things too much, which may or may not be good for me.
What is virtue?
My position on virtue is as follows:
One man’s virtue is another man’s vice (and vice versa).
It therefore follows that I tend to be more of a moral relativist. It all depends on the background of the person giving the answer. I can give different answers to your question because I hail from one culture and I live in another. I am also widely travelled and hopefully widely read. I may therefore have different insights to the same issue and be able to justify them.
I don’t know if I am making sense……..
Since the year is almost over, I will do my reflection. As the prior post indicated, I will leave some things out but will make this my facebook.
Happiness this is an Oprah question not designed for men.
Greatest fear? Hmmm erectile issues but thanks God for viagra
Marked charactiristic? pass
4 pass. (women questions)
Most hated? Nobody. I will go with over rated. Maya Angelou
6 & 7 pass (irrelevant)
8 – I’m with you. Religion takes the cake. Amazing how generations have been conned to believe in some super being, who loves money and yes if you keep holding it in your wallet, he will burn you in an ever lasting fire.
Is 9 a question??? I lie always and often.
10. I’m no fruit
11. I love my wife.
12. Kino. Muthuti. kubaf.
13. Why would I change now? I would like to be a midget for a day. Look up to everyone. Wait I would have to worry about man holes and stuff but I think the view would be awesome.
14. I would like to know how to milk a cow. I think it’s a vital skill necessary for future human interactions. If you know what I mean
15. Oprah and Galye questions – Pass
16. I will pass until the last one.
Treat others the way you would like to be treated.
Kinoo
Hehehehee you made me laugh there – eti Maya Angelou is overrated. Come to think of it, her voice just drives me mad!
What is your idea of perfect happiness? (health and a sound mind).
What is your greatest fear (losing my mind).
What is your most marked characteristic? (humour).
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? (arrogance)
Which living person do you most despise (Mwai Kibaki).
What is your greatest extravagance? (that party I hosted for my relas)
What is your current state of mind (upbeat).
What do you consider the most overrated virtue? (…).
On what occassions do you lie? (none).
What is the quality you most like in a man? (intelligence).
What is the quality you most like in a woman? (humour and beauty).
Which words of phrases do you most often use? really? Well…, assuming that…).
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? (nothing).
Which talent would you most like to have? (courage).
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would it be? (me).
Where would you like to live? (Switzerland).
What is your most treasured possession? (my mind).
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? (the death of a close person, lonelness).
What is it that you most dislike? (stupidity).
How would you like to die? (quickly).
What is your favorite motto? (life has no script, just make it up as it comes).
Kinoo:
These are actually not “fruity” questions. If you read Vanity Fair regularly, as I do, you would see that both men and women answer these questions. They are really questions about your views on life.
On being overrated, that prize has to go to Toni Morrison. Did you try watching the movie “beloved”
That was some weird shit. They’re some serious demons rolling around in Toni’s head.
On the words you most overuse: Well, I think you wrote down a very PG-rated version
Eric:
Thanks for you answers, whoever you are. It’s interesting that you said there’s nothing about yourself that you’d like change. Nothing? at all? hmmm
@ Kinoo – I actually LOL at your answers.
@ KEI O – answered like a lawyer!
KP – I may come back and attempt to answer the questions.
After Kinoo’s responses, why add anything else? Too funny! I’m shedding tears as I write this from laughing so hard…
WG:
Now it’s your turn. Answer the questions. I’m curious about your answers.
kei O;
why don’t you just answer the freaking questions?!
Sure, I’ll take a crack:
1) comfortable lifestyle and great relationships with all kinds of people including family
religiosity
2) sexual assault
3) optimism
4) selfishness
5) very many
6) building a pool for our house in Accra
7) cautiously optimistic but guarded
9) to protect myself
10) self awareness and self confidence
11) assertiveness and independence
12) Buddhist saying “there are no victims and there are no villians”
13) self discipline
14) languages
15) I do literally believe in reincarnation so I look forward to the experience
16) Prampram, Accra
17) inner wisdom
18) spiritual poverty
19) people who are captive to their fears
20) on my own terms
21) live and let live
Sijui:
hmmm…very good answers. Thank you.
Buddhism says they are no victims and no villains?? I’m not sure I believe that. Heck! life is littered with villains and their victims.
What is your idea of perfect happiness? heaven on earth
What is your most marked characteristic?…. handsome
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?…..unkind
Which living person do you most despise …. many kenyan MPs
What is your greatest extravagance? wheels
What is your current state of mind …. very alert
On what occassions do you lie?…. if it improves the situation
What is the quality you most like in a woman? quantity curves
Which words of phrases do you most often use? maze! wow! ok
What is your most treasured possession? ( rungu).
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? poverty and disease
What is it that you most dislike? hypocrasy
What is your favorite motto? size matters.
who am i,am a gud gal aone worse…am a loving lady,understanding,short tempard,sexy,beatiful,slender,curved,mystrious,silent,intelligent,precisive,jokeful,like laghing,mature,descete,noty,somtyms weird,honest,demanding,controlive,determined,perfectionist,imaginative,artist,singer,jovial,social(only if u show interest)an much more,am still discovering myslf.