Robert Kalumba
21 October 2008
"Mimi Mimi", were the shouts from the crowd, as Big Brother readied himself to announce the fifth member to leave the house. And to the delight of the crowd, and the voting public, the gossip from Ghana was sent packing back to Accra.
She had survived numerous nominations by a whisker, that some attributed her knack of survival to "African Magic". But blame it on the wrong dose from the juju man, though I would like to think it was her two-faced nature, the Ghanaian received a baptism of fire the moment she was kicked out.
"I'm surprised to be out," Mimi lamented, as boos rang around her, courtesy of a somewhat hostile crowd. "People that make the most noise don't vote," said the Ghanaian, reacting to the put-downs from the crowd. She was not done with the hostile crowd, "I have a great career in front of me, I'm a great person, I will move on," said Mimi who appeared startled by the crowd's reactions.
The problem with Mimi was down to her despicable character. Right from the onset of Big Brother, the Ghanaian was already shaping up to be a serial gossip, to the dislike of both the housemates, and the voting public. And apart from her gossiping, she was unapologetically uncouth. Case in point is when she urinated in the bathroom, to the disgust of Munya and co.
But like the Tanzanian Latoya, the Ghanaian was delusional, thinking that she was on top of her game. "Housemates will be surprised that I didn't make it back in the house," predicted Mimi to KB-Yeah right! Morris bear hugged TK and Thami once they came back in the house, and no one cried for the Ghanaian as she expected.
"We are all players, I just got played," a somber looking Mimi confessed to the audience (like they cared to know!). And when KB showed Mimi the people who had nominated her, the extent of her being played was evident to her, the moment she saw Munya, and her so called "kitchen mate" Hazel nominating her, to her disbelief.
What can I say, Good riddance Mimi, the house won't miss you a bit (despite what you think). And like you said "I'm a professional chemist, I will use what I got in the house to better my career." Lucky you, you have it going on for yourself, you won't miss the $100,000. One question though; what experience does a chemist get from a TV show called Big Brother?
Talking of Big Brother, the gimmicks are back, with Munya sent off to the Big Brother house in Finland, and a one Johan from the Big Brother Finland, sent to the one in South Africa. Poor Munya, he can't speak any Finnish to save his life, let alone the temperature he is going to encounter, which is approximately 8 degrees. Now that is what I call a holiday in hell.
As for Johan, he would not have asked for more; first time in Africa, great weather, and spending time with a bunch of loonies, what else would one want on a holiday?
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