Inima De Tigan - Heart of a Gypsy (1)

On February 16^th 2017 I was watching the Big Brother Naija Musical performance by the Housemates.  It was really good what they did with the little they had.  Thumbs up to ThinTallTony, a masterpiece of artistry I must say.  He’ll make a good director that one. 

Of particular interest to me of course was Tboss’s performance.  I bet she was worried she wouldn’t do so well or would fall face flat or … she turned out really perfect.  Perfect, fullstop.  Big brother must have thought they were so good that he rewarded them with pizza and drinks and then…Tboss did something that most people wouldn’t do for their friends.  How many of the Big Brother Housemates have friendships so deep that they would take time out to read the days (note they don’t have calendars or wristwatches in the house with them), carefully plan out the day and then honour their friends on live TV? This girl knew that her best friends birthday was on February 16^th, 2 days after valentine’s day and she waited until she got everyone together and wished her friend a happy birthday.  If that is not loyalty and friendship, I wonder what is?  She wears her emotions on her sleeves as well as her love for the people that are close to her heart.  She said something to her friend that day, she said, “…maybe one day you will get to meet my new family…” Family?  Family.  She considers her fellow housemates her family and she is indeed right because this her people that have been cooped in that space for her for this long, they might as well be her family. 

People say she is manipulative, ok, I get that.  Manipulative, maybe.  Let’s take a look at her ‘manipulative’ strategies so far:

1.       She put Miyonse up for Eviction and then went back to ask Biggie to reverse it. 

2.       She ‘manipulatively’ cried when she let Efe down because she had given up their slot for cooking the Indomie challenge.

3.       The audacity of the young lady to manipulate the housemates into singing a birthday song for her best friend just to earn our votes.  *gasp*

4. How about when she asked Biggie to get Efe a gift...a birthday gift.  Hmmm!!! 

Let’s not forget this is someone that beat herself up over not getting the answers to Biggie’s high stake game on Sunday the 19^th.  Was she trying to manipulate the viewers to loving her, feeling sorry for her, voting for her…?  The judging scales are in your hands, weigh them out. 

Tboss wears her emotions on her sleeves, whether it is love, disgust, dislike.  She cannot carefully conceal her thoughts or feelings.  We the viewers see all of this and of course we are quick to dish out our judgments (laden with spoonful of derogatory and wounding comments).  That’s okay isn’t it, that’s what she is up there for, our very own entertainment. 

 I believe that Tboss whom we often refer to as the 'Inima De Tigan' (Heart of a Gypsy)  has no idea how great she is and this might just be her weakness.