June 1998. It was my first day of a six month course in computer fundamentals at Mombasa Polytechnic.

She was sited outside the lecture hall on the side stone. Bui Buis are not very flattering on a woman’s figure but she gave life to that bui bui. The shock of her presence still haunts me today, twelve years later.

She is bright. She ended up at the top of the class and she inspired me to really study hard, something I had not done most of my life.

Did I say she is beautiful? I mean really beautiful.

I would take an earlier bus so that I would be near her bus stop so that I could follow her to school and always sat behind her so that I could observe her every move.

Her accent made me fall in love with Mombasa. I could not understand her Kiswahili but I loved listening to her speak English with that delightful mwambao accent.

She is happily married now with two angelic children and works for a publishing firm.

She is the reason why I am haunted by Whitney Houston’s “I will Always Love You", Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel” and Vanessa Calton’s “A Thousand Miles.”

If I could fall
Into the sky
Do you think time
Would pass me by
'Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could
Just see you
Tonight

Glory of love...Peter setela

To add onto the list,most tracks by James Ingram,Luther Vandross,Lionel Richie,Alexander O,Neal,Freddie Jackson,Phil Collins,Michael Bolton,Elton John and Whitney Houston (before Bobby Brown) are master pieces.

Trackwise,ongezea hizi!

Rest Your Love On Me- BEE GEES
Rock Witcha- BOBBY BROWN
Power of Love- JENNIFER RUSH
Lady In Red- CHRIS DEBURGH
Easy- COMMODORES
Three Times A Lady- COMMODORES
Night Shift- COMMODORES
Thats What Friends Are For- DIONE WARWICK
I Wanna Know What Love Is- FOREIGNER
Nothing is Gonna Change My Love- GEORGE BENSON
Caravan of Love- ISLEY BROTHERS
I Cant Hold Back These Tears- ISLEY BROTHERS
On The Wings of Love- JEFFREY OSBOURNE
My My My- JOHNNY GILL
For You- KENNY LATIMORE
The Girl is Mine- MICHAEL JACKSON/PAUL McCARTNEY
I Am Not An Actor- MICHAEL LEARNS
Sweet For You and Me- MTUME
You Are My Sunshine- MTUME
Can You Stand The Rain- NEW EDITION
Everytime You Go Away- PAUL YOUNG
Make It Real- THE JETS
Right Here Waiting- RICHARD MARX
Tell Me If You Still Care- SOS BAND
Love TKO- TEDDY PENDERGRASS
We Are The World- USA FOR AFRICA
Careless Whisper- WHAM

The list is just endless.

reithi