Sunday, February 25, 2007

Work

It just has to snow on a Sunday Night.

This is going to be another ugly Monday Morning Ladies and Gentleman!

I have been at the place I work at now, since the beginning of the year. In that time, I have tried to be as professional and as classy as I can.

Meaning I was not running around cracking at people, making jokes and such. I have been speaking in my well rounded and executed English. The same one I use when I am trying to mack on the phone. You know the one! The one we used when you where in trouble in high school and where trying to explain urself to the headmaster.

Somehow, tho, these people I work with just love starting with me. I will admit that on occasion, I wear loud pink shirts and sometimes I dance when I think no one is watching. Apart from that, I am not giving them much ammunition to attack me.

Unfortunately, almost every1 has their own variation of how they think they want to say my name. Excluding the name thing, I do not think I have ever accumulated as many nicknames as I have in this short a time.

When I walk into the lunch room, people just start screaming Tooonga, Tooonga, Toonga, like they where supporting me just before the start of a 100 meter race. It’s like I am walking around with a bull’s eye strapped around my chest.

What really bothers me is initially I really tried to be professional!

I don’t mind the disses, cus I can fire back. I enjoy the banter, but I did not provoke it this time.

Only in the last week or two have I really started firing back. Now they all gang up on me when I attack them individually. I will admit when I am wearing an Orange shirt and Pink Tie* it is very easy for them to gang up on me.

Funny enough, I am really enjoying working with these people.





* Seriously why am I still single???

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Obi-Wan Taks.....Urban Legend

Okay I am going to dump the super villain stuff. Well at least for lent, and I think Oprah might not approve of my villainy.

Being an Urban Legend is so much cooler!

I am about to get a significant amount of money, from some Nigerians that contacted me by email. I was asked to not to discuss the details but all they wanted was my social security number, mothers maiden name, date of birth and bank account details, so that I can help them repatriate millions of dollars. I have to send them some of my life savings first**, but hopefully if everything goes smoothly “The Tung”, will be worth a few million.

Right now, I feel like quitting my job spectacularly, then when I get my cut of the money from these people, I can come back to work, and stun!

Forget winning the lottery, I am so lucky to be the one and only person contacted by these people. Off course the last, two times, I tried this it turned out to be a scam. However, I digress

When I get my money, I am going to change my name to Obi-Wan and focus on being an urban legend!

Ill pimp Oprah, and Marry Toni Braxton*.

My plan is to plant a seed on every continent, so that my seed will grow up to make the world a better place. You should all support my offspring and me. We will make the world a happier place! How could u not love my children? Little “Luke“, “Anakin”, “Jar-jar”, “leia”, ‘Qui-Gon” and “Forex”***



* If u saw the halftime show at the all-star game u got to admit that woman is fine as hell!!!!!
** Not sure what $20, will do for em tho
*** My Zimbabwean roots showing

Thursday, February 22, 2007

40 days and nights

Ash Wednesday was yesterday which is not just the day before Thursday, and the day after Tuesday*.

Ash Wednesday (among other things) is the start of the period that Jesus went into the desert and fasted for 40 days and 40 nights.
I am Roman Catholic, so I am supposed to give up something or make some kind of (sacrifice), for the period.

In the back of my mind, I knew Ash Wednesday would be around the corner. I knew it was coming. I only realized it was here when a girl I was hanging with motioned to an elderly Gentleman that he had some black stuff on his forehead, and hinted he should wipe it off.

I have to give up something, and I have no idea what!

I do not really do much! As in I do not do much of anything with much consistency. If I ate, bacon regularly then maybe id give that up. If I went out to the club on a regular basis then id give that up. I have no regular schedule.

I was considering stop ordering food and eating out, and just start preparing my own food everyday. The only problem is that eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner can get old very very quickly.
I would love to try to mess with the stove, but it gets embarrassing when the good people at the fire department come to your apartment so often they know you by your first name, and can tell when you are wearing new clothes.

Ill have to figure this one out soon……




* I have been looking at that statement for the last 20 minutes and I have no idea if I got it right. I give up. I think if anything this blog has served to document that ur boy is not very clever. So who cares? This is one of the benefits, of not being regarded highly amongst peers**

** Blatant attempt to gain sympathy from female readers***

*** Valentines is over so Ur boy is on the prowl****.

**** Yes ladies I am Cheap*****!!

***** Sometimes I wonder why I am still single.

Monday, February 19, 2007

Career Change

I can’t sleep Right now.

I have been thinking about my life and trying to figure things out.

Where I am heading??

How can I knock Stedman out the box?

Am I doing the right thing? Am I on the right career path?

How can I Knock Gayle out the box? Or can we make this a tandem?

Am I a good person?

Why cant I Get that Beyonce song out of my head?
“To the left, To the left…..”

After all my pondering*, I feel like I have had an epiphany, Superhero ambitions are silly, childish, and pointless!

I have decided to stop wasting my life and be a Super Villain instead. Either way I will still be super. Darth Vader will always be cooler than Luke. Everyone knows who Keyser Söze, Frank White, Tony Montana, Michael and Vito Corleone are.
Think about it given the choice who would u rather be Professor X, or Magneto??

A lot of the Super heroes out there, are rich troubled spoilt kids that have nothing else better to do. In my case I want to make money. Best way to do that is to be a super vilian. After I cause world chaos, hold the planet ransom then maybe then ill consider philanthropy.

Look at Mike Bloomberg, and Ted Turner as Examples.

Or maybe ill just stay evil like Trump!

Maybe ill re-evaluate the whole super hero thing then.

Superheroes are made because of super villains. Super villains would still survive without Superheroes. Where as superheroes would be nothing but glorified firemen without super villains. Everyone knows the only reason people watch the powder-puff girls is cus of Mo Jo Jo Jo!

I know K – Fed needs a job maybe I can get him to be my sidekick. Or rather Henchman!

In the Morning I am going to go get me a Mask, Cape, work on my evil laugh and buy me a cute white cat!






* Ehh Pinky?

stalker extraordinaire

It’s Official my Hi5 stalker extraordinaire days are back!! It’s going down!

A friend showed me how to hide the fact that I have been looking at someone’s profile on hi5. This whole having people see that you just saw their profile was bad for business. I am not trying to Have Jane or Lucy see that I have been checking out their pics, 32 days a month*.

I spent a lot of time trying to see if her status still said she was single. When it said she was committed id wait to see how long it would take before it would say she was single again. It’s bad enough that I call, text, I.M and check her garbage everyday.

I feel so liberated! The feeling is amazing! It’s kind of like how O. J felt after he was acquitted, combine that with how K- Fed (Fed - Ex) felt after word got out Britney cut her hair.

Myspace/Friendster/Hi5/Bebo/Yahoo 360, etc, etc are all really just an incredible way to waste time. I'm ashamed to say that I think I have an account almost everywhere. Yes Maestro Amado Its true! Look for me I'm on all the above mentioned communities**. I also Instant Pester people on Msn, Excite, Aim, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, Skype, Voip cheap, and today when I was trying to put my picture on this damn blog, I signed up for some messenger from Picaso called Hello by mistake.

Sometimes I wonder why I am still single!






* Especially after the restraining orders
** Shameless attempt to add more friends to The Tungs Profile

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Relatively Good Day

I haven’t laughed as hard watching TV as much as I have in a while through tonight’s all star NBA activities.

I think there was a time in my life when I would have been mad. Mad if I wasn’t in the club on a Saturday Night. Mad that I wouldn’t be a part of the storytelling at the basketball courts on Sunday afternoon. Or storytelling at break time on Monday at school.
Nowadays I am mad when I am forced to go to the club on a Saturday Night.

Looking back, I think I was mostly mad at my Dad at the time*. Actually to be fair he did not restrict us from going out**

Parents are devious people tho! I was given a certain amount of freedom through my teenage years. Nowadays because of that I am not wiling out (Unless I am operating in super hero Mode) or as easily fascinated by happy hours like most people my age.

Me and my original Co-Defendant*** still went out tho. This was a really really long time ago and she is married now. Just like pretty much every1 else I grew up with!

I am not knocking going out to the club. Here and there I like getting my GQ fresh on and dancing. I just feel like I have done my tour of duty. I would rather go to a bar or lounge with live music or dinner with friends. I have mad respect for dudes I see in the club when I do go that are in their 40’s and 50’s.

I want to do it, but I agree with one of my best friends who is a professional Athlete****,
Who when we where talking about the whole clubbing phenomenon was like I dnt have enough energy to go out that often.

I’m not just about to settle down. But more often than not I would rather stay at home and read the odd Terry Pratchett novel, than go out. I just got, “Battle Field Earth” by L. Ron Hubbard, so that’s what I am doing tonight. Even when I do have a Girlfriend I dnt have much time to me, so I am enjoying time like this.






* My only source of Income
** Just Wouldn’t give us money to go out.
*** My older sister
**** Yes Yes I know how many people does the Tung knw that are professional athletes? Why not just Mention his name???

Super Hero

Im Tunga Taks B&*ch! Enjoy Yourself!

Charlie Murphy!

The Tung has decided to make his superheroness official.

By day The Tung is a grumpy, slow, and often easily irritated office employee. Sensitive to light, loud noises and is usually dehydrated*.

By night the Tung is legendary for consuming large amounts of alcohol and mixing various drinks without throwing up. The Tung has also been documented in his efforts of attempting to break dance and do the running man while intoxicated.

To date the The Tungs only weaknesses are Work, Eating Okra, Strippers, Doing Laundry, Ex- Girlfriends and early morning conference calls on his day off.

Actually the Tung hates mornings and is trying to get Oprah, to get rid of morning’s altogether!



Im Tunga Taks B&*ch!




* For the uninitiated, its called a hangover.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

War Zone

It’s ugly out there!

Like seriously. It’s a hella cold. I am aware of the fact that it’s worse in some places, but who cares! None of those places are New York City!

I will say it now "The Tung" is cold!

I have a friend coming to visit "The Tung" this weekend. There is a growing concern that this person may be harboring secret intentions of wanting to be shown around the city.

Right now "The Tung" does not want to go outside!!!!!!!!!!!! Unless off course he is getting paid!*

Granted it stopped snowing, but it is still below freezing, so u gotta have ur Winter Jackets, hats, scarves, boots, and thermal underwear on**! The snow has turned into that ugly brown, from all the filth in N.Y city. The snow is kinda deep too, so going outside without ur new pair of Timberland's on is out of the question***.

What made today extra interesting was that the sun was shinning. Standing in a building looking outside you would think, it was a lovely day, but the wind was awesome! Once u stepped outside it would become awesomely clear, that It was awesomely**** cold! A lot of the snow has turned into ice. Which is pretty awesome!

I will reiterate my point, "The Tung" was very very very cold today.


Later yaal






* Naturally anyone coming to visit "The Tung" tomorrow night will be shown this blog upon their entry into "The Tung's" apartment!

** If anyone decides to vist the Tung Tommorow night they may have to buy "The Tung": a new Pair of Timbs, Jacket, Hat and Thermal Underwear!

*** And anyone flying in tomorrow night from Texas better pay this bad boy. Or else his dumb ass aint leaving the building.

**** "The Tung" would like to state that Use of the word "awesome", was used to cater for the caucasian readers!

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Valentines day

Urban Word of the Day

www.urbandictionary.com

February 14, 2007: valentine's day

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=valentine%27s+day&defid=815383

The reason so many people are born in October.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Creativity

The blog is official now! If you Google my name "Tungamirayi", the blog comes up.

I would like to take the time out to thank all 3 of you that read this thing.
If I make this thing funnier I project we can add one more reader by the end of the decade.

That's only 3 years away, we have to be more creative people!

In Miami, me and my my boy would hang out till 4 or 5 am in the morning.

After dropping me off he would drive to his bosses apartment, park in front of his car and block his boss in. So first thing his boss would have to do is wake him up. That's classic! There is no way your boss will get into work b4 u like that!I wish i had thought of that!

I Usually have to play dumb to get away with my own faults and mistakes*, like bieng late for work.

I need to find something similar to help me get to work on time. I'm not sure how i can adapt that one.

In high school there where a lot of cases of "hydrophobia" that popped up. Pretty much that meant that u could skip swimming during PE class, in the winter**.

My only creative claim to fame to date is that i took that concept, adapted it, went to a doctor told him i get a rash every time, i play in the grass. So this shady doctor thought about it for a minute, and came up with the brilliant conclusion that i was allergic to grass. Which pretty much meant i could skip cross country, and taking part in any Zimbabwean winter sports. This meant i could spend all afternoon at the basketball courts, and if anyone saw me there instead of at a sport i was supposed to be at. i had a note saying i was excused from playing soccer, hockey and rugby (all sports played on grass).

If only every1 else was more creative! Like why would they name a city as far east in the country as possible West Palm Beach???????? Where the hell are they gonna fit an East Beach City/County? That just sounds retarded! Maybe they should just name that rougue state of the United States run by Tony Blair East Palm Beach.

I am going to keep on focusing my on creativity here, maybe that will lead to me making money. If by some unforeseeable twist of fate, Oprah decided not to marry me, this would be an excellent back up plan.


Later


* Not much acting required
** In my case, taking showers

Saturday, February 10, 2007

lazy!!

Its a little past 4:30pm on a cold Saturday Afternoon.

I'm afraid to go outside, not only because its cold but i think the good people at blockbuster have a warrant out for my arrest*.

I have been falling in and out of sleep over the last two days. This bum attitude must to come to an end! At some point i am going to have to go get a hair cut, shave, pick up my shirts from the dry cleaners and possibly take a shower. Right now this seems like a tremendous amount of work to do before i go back to work on Monday morning.

For today, tho I'm still on vacation.


* Late fees

Thursday, February 8, 2007

enecS ehT nO kcaB*

I am Disappointed.

I was expecting to see Micheal Bloomberg at the airport to welcome me back and screaming women wearing clothes that have my picture on them**.
Was it too much to ask for the city to stop operating in my absence?

Maybe when i marry Oprah ill get a little more respect.

Some bills welcomed me back tho. Well at least i think they are bills, maybe if i ignore them they will ignore me.

My friends here (Up North) are chuffed I'm back. I guess it might have something to do with the fact that i cant send sarcastic text messages about the beach bieng too hot anymore. I regrett doing that its really really cold here ryt now. To think a few hours earlier i almost missed my flight cos we where still having a few beers on Dania Beach***.

I'm still off work for a few more days so i can ease back into my schedule, and Detox.

Its good to be back home. I missed this place!

* My song for the moment, its by an Mc called One Be Lo. If you are trying to understand it try read it backwards.
** Just like ur favourite African President, coming back home from a shopping trip at Harrods.
*** An obscure little beach close to Ft Lauderdale airport. Its not as high profile as the other beaches, so its cleaner, has fewer people and u are less likely to get stressed about drinking ur favourite alchoholic beverage on this beach.