Watu hutoka mbali!

Grace Msalame's baby daddy is a man who answers to the names Paul Mwaura Ndichu. And Bwana Paul married a woman who answers to the names Evaline Momanyi. And what most people do not know about the lass is that she is a very hardworking one. A lass who clawed her way out of poverty.

She told the story of old, a tale about how she used to work to bring together Kenyan women with their muzungu sponsors boyfriends and husbands. Yep. Pimp game vicious.

So now for the story. Evaline used to work at a cyber cafe and one of the tasks she would undertake was helping Kenyan women send emails and conduct chatroom conversations with their wazungu.

I'll let her tell her story now:

“Lol…. Lesson 2: You have to start somewhere!! This pic was taken a few years later from a cyber I used to work in. Those were the days you couldn’t even afford powder for your face, wake up at 5.30 am to jav (is this word still in use ?) to work and go home at 9 pm. And of course….. there was this fruity yummy lip gloss with every street vendor. There’s no mama who didn’t have lip gloss… it was like 40 bob. I worked in 3 cybers……Proud Head of Admin and Facilities. I used to be the first one to arrive so I can sweep the floor, dust the comps and reset timers on the machines. Cybers were the hottest thing!!!! After that, receptionist, admin and accountant. I helped a good number of people open yahoo and hotmail accounts. Surprisingly also helped many random women with their jungu connections in chat rooms. Yep… I saw things!”

“But the point is…. I still started somewhere. My first salary was 30 bob for lunch and 40 bob for transport. Unpaid . But by the time I was seeking a formal job…. I was so proficient in MS Word, Excel …. and the internet. When starting. You can’t be choosy. You don’t wake up and become a CEO, you grow to it. Work hard and appreciate every part of the journey. Young people nowadays want to show they’ve made it! Calm down and live within your means. Get that internship… get that experience. BE HUNGRY FOR YOUR GROWTH!!!!! You will get there!”