Kefla is working this summer as a Youth Counselor for the YMCA in Montgomery, AL. He is returning to Alabama State University in the fall to complete his last semester in Health Education. He's planning to teach High School, possibly in Southern California
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Veronica and Yes need to get their act together with the school deal. They need to take this more seriously. I know I would have been mad as hell if he would have thrown a party in my room. Especially if I wasn't there. I don't blame Ayanna for going off. She was chill, I would have chewed him a new a$$-hole.
The group now looks like the real deal everyone is starting to get on each others nerves in small, discrete ways. The fact that they get to work at a circus is blazing. I would have loved to work in a circus. With my luck I would have been a snake tamer or another candidate for when animals attack part 6 or something. Yes is very gifted, he can do so much once he puts his mind to it. Pawel is too cool. Everything is everything for him, he reminds me of Christina, how she would be like "whatever, lets just do it".
Veronica could do better, she's just wimping out right now. They need to sit her down and have a "Piggy and Chadwick" conversation with her. I'm really looking forward to the rest of the season especially when they go to South Africa. As the saying goes "When in Rome do as the Romans" well Ayanna "When in Africa do as the Africans" I don't want to see you in anything but a grass skirt.
Oh yeah Ayanna was saying that her Grandmother said that Black people don't get sunburned. Man I wish that were true because I left Alabama a little darker than Ayanna when I got back from Australia I was so burned that when I got in my car it looked like I had tinted windows. I changed colors more in 3 months than Michael Jackson did in the 90's.
804
Bravo, Bravo, Bravo, I would first of all like to thank Bunim-Murray Productions for doing this long awaited episode. I would have died for the chance to go to Africa, home of my ancestors the birthplace of civilization. I'm am so happy for Ayanna and Sean to get the opportunity of a lifetime to be able to set foot on the soil of such a spiritual place. I was hurt in the beginning when the young African lady said that we who call ourselves African American have no right to call ourselves that because we were not born there and our birth culture is not African it is American.
I have never been this interested in a mission on Road Rules ever. Not even one of our owns could compare to this one. I was so glad that Ayanna decided to stay with the townspeople, I wish Sean would have stayed as well. I know it was pretty awkward for him to stay with the white family. I sure the family felt the same way. I understand where Sean was coming from. He wanted to feel the vibe and check the angle in which the family lived in. I have been in his shoes before. I had this white friend who invited me to his house. He warned me that his family never had a black on their premises let alone in their house. Let's not forget that I live in the Deep South "Alabama". I met his family and they seemed uptight at first but we eventually begin to converse and noticed that my we actually had a lot that we could learn about each other as well as our people. I'm sure Sean learned alot about the family he stayed with.
One thing Sean must realize is that he is representing Black American Males, the most feared species on earth. Whether he likes it or not he will be looked upon as the "Black American Male Representative". There are too many people in this world that focus on stereotyping and representation. By him going to stay with the family he is giving them a chance to see what we can be. Sean, I feel is going to be just fine with the family and I believe that once he leaves them they will be more open to allow another Black person into their home as well as into their lives.
I have a feeling that by the end of this two-part episode I will be in tears. This episode is too spiritual not to feel. During these two shows I will allow my present to be touch by Ayanna's and Sean's past. I will also allow the spirit of my ancestors to open my heart and my mind so that I can understand better the importance of struggle and survival. May God Open Our hearts and Our Eyes.
806:
This week the cast gets a chance to see the beauty of Kenya. This mission is "PHAT", every week I'm blown away with the missions more and more. I'm sort of jealous but not in a selfish way. I'm very happy for the cast and the things that they're experiencing. This episode is all about Pawel though.
The cast had to split up into two teams and see who could capture the best wildlife photos. Pawel is the photographer of the bunch and this cat is tight when it comes to photos. I don't know if they make a zoom lens strong enough for the distance I would have put between the wildlife and me. I've seen the shows when animals attack and I'm not trying to make it on the next episode. If you notice however when Veronica has the camera and she's trying to film the baboons you see only one at first. Then all of a sudden you see several more, well I don't blame them I bet the baboons wish they were the ones with the camera b/c you just don't see something that fine in the jungle everyday.
Well back to Pawel he can't seem to get the photos that he wants and is sort of getting pissed off. I think that things would have been differently though if he would have been allowed to use his own camera instead of the ones provided. He does a night shot and it doesn't fall in his favor; he's still not getting some of the shots that he wants. The next day when the photos are judged and his team doesn't win he is disappointed but not to the extent that he's upset. He's a good sport about it and is just as happy for his castmates that did win, as he would have been for himself.
I know how he feels when it comes down to doing a mission that is totally in your element and things just don't go your way. For example, when we did the Aussie Rules Mission I just knew that my cast was going to win. I was like" I played college football, and I'm still in shape so I know we're going to win", but unfortunately it didn't turn out that way. Pawel is a true sport b/c he could have easily got upset and angry but yet he was a man about the situation and just did a "Kefla" (he kept his true emotions inside).
Shawn and Yes however notice that he is not letting his true feelings show at times and they are encouraging him to let them out. They're not asking him to cry and b**ch about everything but at least let people know how you feel. Now these two cats are some true Homies, and Pawel knows this. He states that maybe he does need to change some things about himself b/c your true friends will let you know when you are slipping and that's the advantage of seeing yourself through someone elses eyes.
I'm totally feeling this season I think I'm evolving into a complete Road Rules Groupie. Oh yeah, check out Shawn and the tribesmen it looks like he auditioning for a new Kris Kross video "Road Rules will make you Jump, Jump".
807:
Well if this doesn't beat all. I'm not even going to beat around the bush for this one. I was totally pissed off at the way Ayanna was misunderstood on this episode. Noticed I said "misunderstood" and not mistreated. This whole entire thing was about a person on another level than her peers. I'm into the earth and spiritual vibe such as Ayanna. If you are the kind of person that can vibe to Eryka Badu, Maxwell, and Lauryn Hill, than you will know what she meant by burning the incense and candles.
Yes was the only one that had some understanding. I was however not on his side when he kept trying to see why Ayanna did not regret that she threw the book at Veronica. I'm not saying that it was right but I never have regrets of something I did. I believe that God does everything for a reason and if you regret something that happened in the past then you are not pleased with Gods work. And who are we to say that we are not pleased with what God has planned for us. We learn from what we've done in the past meaning that things happen to us to teach us how to handle the situation better the next time.
I feel that Shawn should have said something but he was in the middle and didn't want to take sides. But maybe it's just me I felt that the things that she did needed no explanation. Maybe things would not have been as bad had it not been for the little Waiting to Exhale group of females analyzing everything that Ayanna did.
This episode went much deeper than her feeling like everyone was ganging up on her, she was dealing with problems of missing her mother, being away from home, and simply trying to find out who exactly Ayanna is and what is her destiny. This is actually the time in which someone should have came to her one on one and asked her what is wrong instead of having a group "skull session".
I hope that everything gets better b/c they need each other later on down the stretch. Times are going to get more strenuous and more aggravating and they can't afford to be b*@#$ing at each other for the rest of the trip. I understand you Ayanna if no one else does. I got your back!
811:
Well this episode starts by showing Shawn as the playa from the Himalayas. I've seen this before in Roni and myself. During the Challenge, we had this thing going, and I was just chillin' like Shawn. Their age difference is the same as ours was at the time: Shawn is 19, and LaToya is 23. Roni was 19, and I was 23. So I'm totally feeling Shawn on this one. They are from two different states, and he doesn't do long-distance relationships and neither do I. Hang in there, Shawn.
They have a cool little mission in Vietnam where they have to race each other to the finish. I can only imagine how it would have been with my cast because our girls were not competitive unless it was a guy at stake. The first part of the mission was a canoe race in which Yes and Veronica were on point. Pawel and Ayanna were doing OK until Pawel got Evander Holyfield by the tree branch. Shawn and Pua? Well, let's just say they have spirit. Ayanna tried to pull some kind of Super Twins act by holding onto the boat to form a human bridge, but instead she fell into the water. I would have been scared as hell had I fallen into the water, because I would not know whether I'm now infected with some testicle-eating worm or some anus-dwelling snails.
The part of the mission where they have to go and get some food items to cook and eat would be the part that I would not lose. They have to get things like eel, chicken head, frogs, sheep nuts, pig tails and anything else that you would not eat. I'm from the South, and I would have eaten it (even though I don't eat beef or pork now.) In the South, we eat everything on a pig but the "oink." The chicken feet would not be a problem for me. I mean, hell, it's just like sucking on a woman's toes - just add hot sauce.
This mission in all was cool, and I'm glad they all had a fun time. They seem to be realizing the fact that they are now family. They need each other, so they have to make the best out of the situation. It took me longer to realize that but I have no regrets. Time is running short. Make these last moments memorable.
Shawn, what's up with the little Michael Jackson move by letting the little boy pat you on the ass during the credits? "Hee, Hee!"
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Tempers are flaring as the trip nears its end. This is a very familiar condition that occurs among the Road Rulers. After living with complete strangers for a few months, you began to get aggravated by the smallest thing that they may do. Now is the time when everyone needs to take a step back and check themselves. Whether they like it or not, they have to stick together. This mission is fun and serious at the same time. They are faced with the task of spending 12 million dong, which is not as much in US currency. I could spend about 4 mill at a strip joint, but I don't think the girls would want to go there.
My man, Spanky, is on point. He's like a little Vietnamese Thomas Guide. He takes them everywhere. Veronica is too high class for my tastes. Maybe its me, but I didn't see anything wrong with the (first) salon. I mean, you don't have to enjoy it - just spend the damn money. I feel Ayanna on the point that they are giving away loot and no one wants to help the small businesses. (The other cast members) wish to give the money to the businesses that would thrive without the Road Rulers' dollars.
I hate the fact that everyone is down for the small time massage until Veronica says it's "booty," and then when Ayanna doesn't want to do the massage at the other joint everyone says she's being selfish. It goes deeper than that - by going to the small businesses, they would not only help the kids by spending the money but they would help the smaller Vietnamese businesses. So, who's being selfish? True help comes from those who help without thinking of themselves and choose to think of those they can benefit instead. I don't blame Ayanna for anything at all, because I went through the same thing with my cast. Whenever they did something and I didn't want to do it, I was considered selfish or rebellious. However, if I wanted to do something and they didn't want to do it, everything was fine.
Well, let me step down off of my soapbox and just congratulate the cast on its successful accomplishment. I still think I would have found a "Booty Shake" club and maybe had some soul food shipped same-day air to spend the money. It seems as though the Road Rulers are all ready to get away from each other before someone gets pissed. They need to squash all of their differences, because if they don't someone may hear a big splash in the middle of the night and a "Man overboard" cry.
I know I tried my best not to get (my fellow cast members) too mad at me, especially when we were dealing with poisonous snakes and dangerous crocodiles. I heard from someone that crocodiles love dark meat in Australia. They said it tastes like chicken to them.
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