T-3 minutes.
T-366 days.
That was the time left for us to countdown
to the new year. We were running to the
beach for the countdown of the last few
moments of 2015. And when we got there, I
was shocked. Beyond words. The whole
beach was crammed.
I absolutely love the hashtag ‘Sweet 16.’
But I loved it.
It makes me feel like a romantic. Like a
teenage dream come true. And as I think
about the many days of our leap year, I
think of vastness. Like the ocean, this year
is vast. Like a humongous package, set out
for me to develop myself into a man of
great panache and finesse.
But really, sweet 16 is beyond catchy. It's
our birth into the new age, painful but
That was the time left to set up the firevery contentful. Like a sweet taboo. And
crackers and all that noisy paraphernalia the uncertainty and newness make 2016
that should never miss the season of
even better, glorious, phenomenal and
crossing over.
immense. Our contributors, columnists,
writers and the whole of the Banza crew
Pressure!
has a lot, a lot, in store, herein. From the
We nailed it.
whole of the 2016 Sports Calendar of the
Globe to a leftover recipe! And who does
not need some Motivation for the year?
T-0 minute.
Physically, our guest writer has packaged
That was the time I saw the night become an awesome Blast Plan to get your muscles
day. Flashes of colour and storms of boom toned. Emotionally, our other guest writer
animated the night. Hugs and kisses
has taken it upon himself to uplift our
everywhere. The love was tangible. The
souls. And since it's back to work, we need
hope was breathable. I felt ready for the
to spice up our wardrobes, all for growth
new year. I felt a twitch in my cheeks from this year.
all the laughing and I felt a scratch in my
undies. The sand was too much.
T-Now.
T-1.5 minutes.
That was last year.
Get flipping. Get screenshotting. Get
jotting. This is your brand new. This is
your birthday. This is your teenage dream.
Make it explode! Let every day in the 366
count.
I wish you all, a very
Eric Maingi
very, very very very
phenomenal Sweet 16!. Editor-in-Chief