Planning A Party by KoKo P

We often work our skins

out when preparing for people during events. However, no matter how prepared we

may be,complainants would always abound, leaving the organizers feeling sad and

unappreciated. Could it be a case of the insatiable wants of man? Or the

different levels of appreciations? Or we just love to complain or be heard? Or

expect too much? Because someone once said ‘he who expects nothing, never gets

disappointed

Living is just one big event

which we all begin from the day of birth. How big our Party would be is hinged on

the kind of elementary schooling, be it traditional, Western learning or skill

acquisitions of family trading values. This is where you plan your future events,

this is when you learn about the kind of friends to keep and invite,the kind of

songs you will play at your party, kind of food you give to your guest, the

number of people you can afford to take care of. A lot of time must be put into

this as it is the foundation of partying, where you plan all the activities you

wish to happen and also because you may not have control over the date and time.

The fundamental truth is the importance of this phase is only seen in

retrospect.

After all said and

done, it is impossible to be too careful,so we eagerly anticipate the main

event because we were sent here to make impact. Not sure if you are ready for

the party while you make last minute changes and adjustments to equip you for

what is ahead.The party begins at the time you are around 25 to 30 years old,independent

of marital status.

Things begin to happen so fast that many people are too

scared to face it.Some expect people to do the party for them, a good

percentage will try to appear perfect, waiting for donations from everyone, and

many get discouraged by seeing others start badly.A lot will never begin their parties

in life as they will spend too much time learning steps from other dancers that

they forget to dance to their own life’s tunes.

But since it has to begin,

you welcome guests from all walks of life, invited and uninvited. These guests

are mostly affiliates from planning times, which are grouped into neighbors, colleagues,

religious and childhood friends, many who are now high end dignitaries. You

usher them into their seats in distinct canopies or tables, exchanging

pleasantries with you and among themselves.While some may call to complain

about distance of location or needing description to the venue, others may

ignore your invite. But it’s expected.

With everyone settling

down to the proceedings, music begins to play.By this time you are almost 35

years old or older. Some people at this time enjoy very loud music, some low, a

few are still deaf to any form of sound as we approach ‘’the fool at 40 point”,

but since it is your party all the music people will listen to you are

determined by you. The menu of the party winds down irrespective of happenings,

you see more guests hustling to get in, some asking for seats, securing some

for friends and relatives.In the midst of all these, many will get angry and leave.

Focusing on the party plan and all protocols being observed we progress to item

7,

Suddenly, there is

calm as food begins to circulate, some are busy munching, some set are looking

to carry extra while some will reject the given food, requesting for special meals chanting ‘do you know who I

am’ and the sorts. In the midst of the noise and rowdiness, drinks appear on

the scene and are being shared as escorts for the meal down the throat. Seeing

dignitaries given special attention many will develop “long throat” and get

angry but this does not stop the news of your bubbling party from circulating

the town via social media updates and phone calls, leading to the arrival of

more guests. Seeing people who you planned for eat and happy you sweat around

with a sense of accomplishment, seating in to chat with some close partners, in

a hurry, some people eat up and leave as they have to meet up with other

activities but not all of them will eat and go. In fact some will order you to

be ready to receive their appreciation(spraying and gifts) before they leave.

Many will fault the music as excuse; in real sense some never came to dance but

to do journalism.

Witnessing you receive

loads of gift, some guests may begin to leave because the food that brought them

wasn’t served and no form of food is in sight, by this time you are (yes!)in your

50s.

Most resort to direct

demand of gifts when it begins to look like ‘’the patient dog approach’’ has

yielded no results.Some special ones would take home wines, while a good number

will resort to stealing.

At this point you must

have seen the importance of family (conjugal or extended) all through your

party.This is more so as they help in Sharing, Serving and Securing (S.S.S) all

through.People without conjugal family(i.e. people without wife or kids or

both) still party but the ease the family brings cannot be overemphasized.

As you say good bye to

your guests, some may thank you openly for your hospitality thereby filling

your jar of pride. However, you should always be thankful for the grace to host

a party and never feel superior when you see people with smaller party.

As the day draws to a

close, tiredness sets in, with expectations that your party would be the news topic

in town for days to come.You appreciate all who made your PARTY A SUCCESS, Thanking

them for coming, appreciating all of them as they leave because you may never

see some again. You will only hear tales of some; friends of friends would become

your new best friends, as some of your old friends may act funny afterwards.At

this time your clock would be around 60’s, a period where you can either become

lean or grow fat from the feedback on your party.

Many will say you

ignored them, some will say you gave some people too much to eat.You will even hear

things like “the party no work, he no plan well”.Hearing this from people you

planned for maybe heartbreaking but it gives you a clearer picture of their

personalities. All these unfold as you begin to review the tape from your party

with your family and friends.

References will be made to your party as the

last time they had a good time or even the last time they saw a particular

friend or family member. With you retiring from the driver’s seat to owner’s

corner to reach back to see if all plans were executed and party goals

achieved.

At this point

reactions from guests will serve as a lesson for you and a useful knowledge that become an experience point you adopt in

the planning of other people’s party. A QUICK CHECK Of time and you will see

70 something. It is evening already! What more can you do than to be thankful to

God for the Grace he gave you to host a party.

A great sense of

accomplishment quickly fills your veins, as you see all the people you planned for

happy.

Spend time today planning and learning because

as useless as an experience may appear, someone near you may need you to use it

in helping them plan their parties as you have become a better PARTY PLANNER.

So the next time you

see an elderly person ask them “how was your party”? So u can get tips from

them to better yours,

After all, we are all

PARTY PLANNERS HERE ON EARTH…

*note

Music = money, party

=life…guest=people you let into your life. Food=connections,favor,money

As used in this

context…now read again with a more open mind this time.

Enjoy your party

Draw morals and share all, for preparation is

key

Power to the Youths

From The King of Gist,

Koko PeeD'lyrical Engr.

“Planning a Party”

Planning A Party by KoKo P