Thursday, 26 July 2012

News: Rapper Nas Makes StarGame Appearance 

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 

News: Rapper Nas Makes StarGame Appearance
Prolific American rapper Nas made an appearance in the Big Brother House early this evening as a ONE Campaign celebrity ambassador.

Overwhelmed does not even begin to describe the state of the Housemates as the popular Hip Hop star popped up on the TV screen. “I have no doubt that in your heart of hearts you want to see Africa become the jewel of the world and I have no doubt that you can be the change that you want to see,” he enthused.

After seeing the rapper’s special message to them the StarGamers were in disbelief as Wati exclaimed “Nastradamus” repeatedly meanwhile Talia mused: “This is some big stuff guys, this is huge.” Rapper Prezzo tried to get Big Brother to play the video again but to no avail.

Nas is one of many celebrities that have made an appearance in Upville this week as part of the ONE Campaign Task.

News: Jannette Gets Poetic 

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 

News: Jannette Gets Poetic
With all of Jannette’s wild antics it can be a bit hard to fathom that once a born a time she was just an innocent wide-eyed little girl.

But early into this evening we got a glimpse of the angelic girl that used to be. The Ugandan was stricken by a bout of nostalgia of her early school days and so she decided to do a recital of her two poems from her childhood. Talia and Keagan were chosen as the audience for this poetic performance.

The first poem that she recited was about judgement day. She put on quite a show for her fellow StarGamers, as she accompanied every lyric with animated actions and even modified her voice for each of the characters in her poem. Afterwards she received a round applause from her audience and Keagan was particularly impressed that she could still remember all of the words so many years later. “You should use your memory for something constructive,” advised the South African.

Well, well it looks like Lola Fierce has been banished for the night. But how long will it be until the frisky Upviller is back to her raunchy ways?

Diary Room: "Why Should We Suffer?" 

Thu, 26 Jul 2012

Diary Room:
Some of the Housemates are not too happy with the punishment meted out by Biggie this afternoon.

Many of the Housemates voiced out their frustrations in the Diary Room, at the punishment Big Brother handed them, after Wati broke his alcohol ban. This eventually led to Big Brother cutting half of their booze supply.

Prezzo and Lady May in particular, were very vocal about the issue. "He was very inconsiderate. He has such a big head and thinks he is untouchable," Lady May said.

Prezzo also did not hold back. "I'm glad that Biggie handed out some sort of punishment, because he broke the rules. However, I do not understand why we should all suffer for one man's actions. Anyway, they do say 'All for one and one for all" he said.

Starting today, the Housemate will receive half of their booze orders.

Party: Give It Up For DJ Pita!

This weekend, it’s Uganda’s turn in the DJ box as one of the country’s finest DJs; DJ Pita will be spinning the discs.
It seems only Sanyu Fm deejays get the chance to do their thing in the Big Brother house after the station’s partnership with the reality show. Last year it was Val Oketcho (who has since joined Capital Fm) and this weekend it will be DJ Pita (real name Peter Kizito Kitaka) who will jam the wheels of steel.
Kizito replaced DJ Beekay and he told Star Trail, that he is ready to stamp his mark on Africa when he gets his chance. Pita will be rocking the house on July 28 and again on Sunday July 29 during the eviction show.
Currently, DJ Pita is a DJ at Sanyu FM, where he has been for the past 8 years. He is also the Assistant Music Programmer at the radio station.
The building is definitely going down come Saturday and Sunday, the housemates must watch out!

Breaking News: Biggie Punishes Housemates!

Biggie has punished housemates courtesy of Wati‘s alcohol problems.
The Malawian housemates has continued drinking alcohol even after Big Brother made it clear that he’s not supposed to take any alcohol for as long as he stays in the StarGame house.
Big Brother had made it clear at the time he banned Wati from taking alcohol that in case he took any alcohol again, the whole house will have to suffer as a result. He (Biggie) also quoted: “One for all and all for one!” though most housemates feel they shouldn’t be suffering because of Wati.
Meanwhile, Keagan admitted during his diary session that he’s the one who gave Wati the alcohol.
Therefore, Biggie has decided to halve the Housemates’ alcohol supply. This means that the supply is going to be as limited as possible.
What’s your take on the punishment?

Updates: Lady May and Talia Diary Session

Talia Diary Session

She promises a heartfelt speech during tonight’s task presentation.
About cooking for the less fortunate; she says that the cooking is just finished and they are now doing the dishing.
She adds that she’s always wanted to help pple and its always been a dream. She had been doing this tho’ on a small scale. According to her, doing it on a large scale coupled with international Celebs like 2face and Bono is a milestone for her.
When asked “What’s the one thing you would take away in order to replace it with another for the betterment of the less fortunate?”, she suggests to take away the large expenditure on drinking and expensive clothing. She fancies Keagan‘, Kyle‘ and Prezzo‘s T/shirts designs and suggests that they deserve to win the top prize of the best T/shirt designs.

Lady May Diary Session
 
She extracted her tooth and despite the effects that come with the procedure, she would like to continue with her diary session nevertheless.She however didn’t have to talk much as they were cooking the food bcoz of the fresh wound in her mouth.
After cooking for the less fortunate, she feels that its just another continuation of her charity work since she likes cooking for the less fortunate back home.
She advises that they have to continue with this initiative if they are to make a difference in the communities they live.
She also wants to keep in touch with the One campaign foundation and continue with its work as she spreads the awareness back home in Namibia.
When asked about whom she thinks deserves to win the best designed T/shirt; she points out Talia whom according to her, Talia drew beautiful sad faces of Africa and thinks that Talia is genius bcoz she’s an excellent artist and very brilliant.
When asked “What’s the one thing you would take away in order to replace it with another for the betterment of the less fortunate?”; She talks of poverty as she refers Biggie to some areas in Africa where there’s extreme poverty. She wants to depot poverty back to where it came from.
When asked about Wati‘s alcohol ban disobedience; she says that Wati thinks he’s the smartest guy bcoz he’s good in arithmetic. She argues that one can be smart in medicine but when it comes to law, the person goes blank. So wati thinks he’s the untouchable of the house. She chooses not to continue with Wati’s discussion.
Before she exits the diary room, she talks of the fact that she never expected a tooth extraction and instead wanted her tooth sealed. She’s therefore feeling traumatized as a result of the procedure and can’t speak well.
As she leaves, she reminds Biggie of her previous foundation request with a whisper.

Task: Cooking For The Less Fortunate


Housemates are facing another huge task; to cook for 25 people.
They will have to team up and make use of the ingredients in the pantry, alongside items that Biggie has provided.
As part of their 100% Wager, all housemates have to contribute towards the cause.
Meanwhile, ONE Campaign ambassador 2Face Idibia will pick the food and give it to the less fortunate.
Do you think housemates will come out tops in this huge task?

Updates: Jannette and Keagan Dairy Session

Jannette Dairy Session
 
She’s fine and excited to meet 2face again. She thought 2face was coming to the house again as opposed to taking items to the needy children.
On housemate’s performance, she says that she’s confident they will win the wager as its obvious every housemate can make a speech.
She also talks of having learnt a lot in this One Campaign task like discovering that 1.5 million children die of hunger. She adds that even tho’ she may not contribute anything monetarily, she will talk about the one campaign initiative to others.
When asked about whom she thinks is most creative in terms of the T/shirt designs, she points out herself describing the message behind her design which is the One dollar and also the map of Africa. She also talks of Keagan as the only other housemate who has a better design and message besides hers.
Speaking of Wati‘s ban/punishment; she says that since they are all a family in the house, Wati’s ban resulting in the whole house getting punished is fine with her.
In tonight’s presentation, she promises Biggie to expect the best as they present their speeches. She talks of how she’s going to talk about using the social networks to spread the activities of the One campaign.
As she winds up, she talks of Talia revealing to her that she got an evil eye which makes Talia afraid of her. She argues that if she’s having a bad day, she of course can’t put on a smiling face. She also points out Goldie who also commented about her eyes besides Talia.
She ends her session campaigning for herself and asks for votes from Africa.
 
Keagan Diary Session
 
Since they are cooking for the less fortunate, he says that altho’ he doesn’t know how much time they got left basing on all the foodstuffs available, the cooking is coming along well.
He also talks of besides cooking food, they are planning to raise money for the homeless as well. He adds that they want to put smiles on the homeless’ faces so that they may know that they are doing something.
When asked about what he’s gained in this week’s one campaign task, he says that one doesn’t have to be rich to help pple but the campaign has to start with a few pple so as to help the less fortunate. He also talks of seeing very many pple who lack basic needs and would love to help as much as possible.
when asked “What’s the one thing you would take away in order to replace it with another for the betterment of the less fortunate?”; He talks of taking away the poverty and then replace it with kindness in pple’s hearts.
He argues that if pple stand and stick together which can only be achieved with kindness, then a lot can be achieved and its the reason why these initiatives are called foundations.
About Wati’s ban disobedience; he talks of having decided to sympathize with Wati as he doubted Wati’s continuous survival in the house without alcohol. Its the reason he gave him some alcohol bcoz of his kindness of heart. He asks Biggie to punish him if he wants as long as he has done something good for someone.

News: Nameless Drops In!

With the ONE Campaign Tasks at hand, housemates have had a chance to interact with many celebrities from across Africa and the world.
Well, a few hours ago, Kenyan artiste Nameless dropped in on the housemates via a video played by Biggie.
Nameless implored housemates to ‘Say No To Hunger’ and motivated them to take care of their Thrive Garden. The Kenyan singer also told the StarGamers to make a change in Africa as regards food security.
Hmmm… This week’s tasks has indeed brought housemates closer to numerous celebrities.
Meanwhile, housemates have been given another task. They are required to prepare food for 25 people, this food will be given to the underprivileged by 2Face Idibia.
News: Thrive Garden Looking Great

Posted on Jul 26, 2012



Following this week’s tasks that included housemates coming up with a Thrive Garden to grow vegetables on Tuesday, it seems the housemates’ sweat and hard work didn’t go down the drain.

Three days later, the garden looks healthy and in a good condition, the vegetables are almost ready thanks to the daily watering and being taken care of by the housemates.

It’s primary intentions are to to provide a platform for housemates and Africa as a whole to be able to grow their own food in order to fight poverty.

All the housemates have been playing a part in it’s welfare to date. This is good news for the housemates since the Task Presentations are on later in the evening.

Should we say that housemates are on course to win their 100% Wager? We think so!