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IQUEPARAVICINI

FEBRUARY 2006NO.1 ISSUE.0Monthly LifeStyle Directory

ABCis inAkosombo

whos who

events calendar

hospitality

St.Valentine

World Cup Fever

616

2527 Goumet Corner28 Surfing in Ghana

31 World Football33 St. Valentines

29 Afrodita Lingerie Show

About Kente

23 Jazz Tone

19 Lake Bosomtwe

5 Physique9 Eclipse of the Sun

11 Who is Blackofe?

15 Keeping Breast Shape

29

31

culture

37 Sudoku36Comic Strip

38 Horoscope

February 2006 03

leisure

fashion

Enjoy Accra, what is it? A monthly LifeStyle magazine fully loaded with practical information

about services, activities and events available to you and your family in Accra and Ghana.

This magazine is yours! Advertisers, night Owls, resident tourists; all our readers, you are all

personalities in Enjoy Accra. Outings, useful numbers and addresses, Fashion, Events,

Celebraties, Artists and Corporate Life, within the pages of Enjoy, just for you!

Enjoy Accra can be found almost anywhere within the city of Accra. With more than 400

distribution points and 10,000 copies of the magazine produced each month, we strive to make

it as convenient as possible for you to grab your FREE copy of Enjoy Accra to read in the comfort of

your home or office.

COVER STORIES


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whos who

February 2006 5

corporate lifeeventspersonalities

A brand new spanking gym and sports centre has opened its

doors in downtown Accra. So for all you who believe your

body is your temple, step through the doors of Physique and

experience a modern fully equipped gym with tread-mills,

exercise bikes, weights and other facilities.

Special guest Steven

Segal, well known for

his martial Arts and

movies, paid a visit tothe gym on a recent

visit to Ghana.

Personal trainers are

always on hand to

give you a push

whether its just forkeeping fit or weight

loss. Alternatively, if

you are body shy and

prefer to exercise in

the privacy of your

own home, the staff

of Physique are

qualified to take you

through your paces.

Accras top

socialite, Chester

from Savannah Barat the opening of

Physique.

Physique WeightLoss & Fitness CentreP.O BOX CT 2614 - Accra.

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whos who

On the 21st of December ATL

invited special guests for the

official opening of ABCs new

production facility in

AKOSSOMBO.

ABC, leading producer of wax

prints based in Manchester,

England moved production of

standard wax prints to its

sister company, ATL in Akosombo.

This move has taken years of

meticulous planning and

investment and for the launching

of the new plant, Enjoy was

invited to cover and relate.

iS iNAKOSOMBO

From left to right

Mr. Jacob Adom-Oduro

Operations Manager, CTD

Mr. Justice Asiedu-BoatengAccounts Manager, ATL

Mr. Margaret OpokuPRO, ATL (middle)

Mr. Steve DuttonSales & Marketing Manager, ATL

Mr. Sam Hemans Arday

Asst. Marketing Manager, ATL (Extreme right)

From left to rightHon. Alain Kyeremanteng

Min. Trade & Industry

President J. A Kufuor

Mr. Walter Esposito

Executive Director ATL

Member of State Protocol

Mr. Kwaku Asare- Menako

Adm Manager, ATL

From left to right are

some important Dignitaries

at the function.

Major. Gen. Baiden

Head of CEPS

Hon. Alan Kyeremanteng

Min. Trade & Industry

President J. A Kufuor

Mr. Walter EspositoExecutive Director ATL

Hon. Kofi Osei-AmeyawDep. Min. Trade & IndustryEbony Heritage & Ayekoo Drummers

in the first 2 designs of ABC Wax

made in Ghana.


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February 2006 7

corporate lifeeventspersonalities

BOB MARLEYSATL takes the opportunity on Bob

Marleys 61st Anniversary to create

a new Fancy fabric dedicated to

Bob Marley and the culture of

Reggae. The event will take

place on the 3rd of February,

with the presence of

Damien Marley and the

Marley Brothers (Stephen,

Ziggy, Julian and

Kymani). GET READY

AND DONT MISS THIS

EVENT !

CELE

RBRAT

ION

From right to leftHon. Alain KyeremantengMin. Trade & Industry

Mr. Walter EspositoExecutive Director ATL

Hon. Terry Osei-AmeyawDep. Min. Trade & Industry

Invited guest at the commissioning

of ABC Wax printing machines at

Akosombo

ExecutiveDirector ATLwith some of

the ushers

at the commissioning

of ABC Wax printing

machines

at Akosombo

AFRICA UNITE

Invited guest at the commissioning

of ABC Wax printing machines at

Akosombo


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paintingThe ability of women to transform andtranscend any situation seem to be a

wonder.In Accra, it is common sight to see younggirls and women, thrust into the streets

by socio-economic circumstances, to ekeout a living. They do all the menial andodd jobs to survive. Like seeds buried in

the grime and dark soil of Accra, theynevertheless sprout, beating the odds,into new life.

Accra based artist, Amarkine Amarteifio,

is intrigued by the transformation powerthese young women possess. He captures the story of their lives in

his paintings. From the endurance of pain and shame on the streetsthough the risky adventures in the markets and lungus, they nurseand nurture their irregular dreams into fruition.. The artist considers

this a miracle and portrays it in this painting and other.

Transformation is an ode to the resilience of women.

AMARKINE AMARTEIFO,

MA(African art) KNUST

ACRAG Award Winner,painting 1999

[email protected]

0244 61 93 96

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TRANSFORMATION 30X40

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profilePERSONALITY

February 2006 11

who

ISBlakofe?Blakofe?

To some she is a dynamic and versatile

presenter of the Mnets studio 53. To others, she

is crazy, wild and not to be messed with. Often

referred to as a human cameleon, shes also a

copywriter, producer, choreograper, a fashion

icon and someone now running her own creative

agency.

We have decided through this short report to

find out who she really is.

So who IS blakofe?

Im just a simple African woman with big

dreams was how she described her self to me.

So I kept on asking her about those dreams. She

first had this loud and contagious laugh that is

very unique to her.

wow where to begin? I believe we are all here

for a reason and a particular purpose. And if youask your Maker to help you, you can tune into

your spiritual self to fulfil your destiny. As long as I can

remember, to work on TV is all Ive wanted to do.

Although I always held part time jobs as a student, I

didnt even consider any other careers. I didnt really

know how to go about achieving this goal but I knew it

was something I was going to do. Back in 1996, I saidthat I wanted to work for Mnet and to go on the Oprah

show. Eight years later, I am a programmes presenter on

Mnet and although Ive not personally met Oprah (yet)

Ive just had the opportunity to be selected by her to

appear on her show. To me, being aware of your

spirituality, is always a means to achieve your dreams. I

used to run up and down doing hundred on the highway

of life, now Im taking it much more easy and still with

my spirituality I can achieve my objectives. Sometime Iwatch people rushing, hassling, stressing and I just pity

them. All they have to do is to believe, believe in

themselves, know their destiny and leave it in Yahs

hands.

You just sayYah what rel-gion are you ?

Im not religious, I think the

world is so busy being

religious that we have lost

spirituality. There is a huge

difference between being

religious and being in touch

with your own spirituality. But should we seriously talk

about it now? Arent we just about to Enjoy Accra and

know about everything concerning the high points of this

wonderful place we all live in.....

to others, she is crazy, wildand not to be messed with.

whoIS


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what goes up, mustcome down

There are a few things you can do to help

maintain, or improve your breast shape.

Bras

Bras, if not worn properly can do more

harm than good. If you wear a bra that

is not your size, you end up having

problems with your breasts and

how they eventually turn out.

This is especially for the

women with big busts. The

bra has to be picked out for

you by an expert who can

correctly tell what bra

size is good for you.

Apart from affectingyour breasts, bad bras

give you back aches

as well.

Massage

Luckily for us, there

are special mas-

sage techniques for

Men seem to love them. Some dont have

enough, some too much ,babies feed fromthem and they generally bring joy to those

who encounter them. So if they are so great,

why do we treat them so badly?

We do not like to maintain them the way we should.

Keeping them fit and healthy looking, is actually not that

difficult to do. What you have to keep in mind though is that

short of surgery, the best you can do with giving good shape to

your breasts is to maintain what you already have, or get back

as much of the shape you had when you were younger.

Unfortunately the old saying is true what goes up does

come down, faster, especially if left neglected.

Prevention isbetter than cure

beauty therapytreatmentssalons

nachurell

helping breasts stay in shape. This has been put together to work the pectoral

muscles (the chest muscles), which will in turn raise your bust lne. To comple-

ment there are specially blended essential oils, which work to tone the chest

muscles.

Exercise

There are a few exercise routines that you can do to help your bust line;

breastrokes in and out of water are a good way to work your pectoral mus-

cles. Pushing your hands against each other when placed at chin level with

elbows sticking out on either side is a good way of working your muscles.

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Created and designed to bring out the

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jazz hangout. It's open all week long

and from Thursday to Saturday you can

catch some live jazz acts, or even

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The heart and soul of Jazz Tone is the

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February 2006 25

peoplethe artscraftsocial institutions

On A t RADItIOnALKen

te

LOOM.

culture

Kente is recognised around the world

and is part of our cultural heritage. For

all festivals and all occasions there is a

befitting piece of Kente .

There is a modern form of kente

weaving called the broadloom kente

weaving. With this system, weaving is

done on a broadloom. With the

broadloom, the weaver uses two

colours as compared to the traditional

weaving where more colour are used.

Traditional or Original Kente cloth is woven

on a traditional kente weaving loom. On the

loom, put the thread in the heads (Asa) and in

the reed (Kyiereye). Tie up, then used the thread

at the loom, then start weaving.

traditional ororiginal Kentecloth IS WOVen

a b o u t

en t e


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Add some RICHNESS toyour life...the Ideal way


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February 2006 27

gourmetcorner co

rner

This one is really easy.

You might have trouble

finding lemon grass,

but I'm able to getit in several

supermarkets here.

If you can't find any,

I would suggest just

leave it out.

1First, make sure you havesome rice ready about thesame time the shrimps are

done. Peel the shrimp and

refrigerate. Prepare the rest

of the ingredients. Seed the

chillies if you don't like your

curry very hot. Peel the tough

outer portion off the lemon

grass. Dice the ginger finely

(or just slice it thinly against

the grain). For the lime - Use

a large lime instead of a

couple small ones. That

blends better. You only really

need about 80% of the peelfrom a large lime. I hope that

makes sense.

2 Now make a curry paste. Puteverything except the rice,coconut milk, and shrimp into a

blender. Add about 3/4 of a cup

of coconut milk. Blend slowly

until all of the ingredients getchopped up. Then run the

blender on high for at least a

minute. Unless your blender is

much better than mine it will

take a while to break up the lime

peel.

3Now cook the shrimp. Here

I'm sauteing them in a little

olive oil. Try not to over cook

them. Let's say about 1-2 minutes

per side on medium high. They'll

brown better if you don't crowd

the pan and don't play with

them.

4Take the cooked shrimp outand set them aside. Turn the

burner down to medium. Add the

curry paste from the blender to

the pan and add the rest of the

can of coconut milk. Let this

simmer for 1-2 minutes and then

add the shrimp back in. Heat

through.

5 And you're done! Serve overthe rice. Dig in.

I N G R E D I E N T S

1 1/2 tbs minced ginger

peel from 1 large lime

3 leaves basil

1/2 tsp cumin

1 medium shallot

1/4 tsp coriander 2 cloves garlic

14 oz coconut milk

3 stalks lemon grass

1 pound shrimp

5 large serrano chillies

2 cups cooked rice

Thai CurryThai Curry


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February 2006 28For more information about surfing in GHANA please visit

the web site, www.ghana.co.uk

outdoor recreationfamily activitieshistorical monuments

Most surfers know

little about Ghana's surf-

ing secret. For example, do

you know you can enjoy surfing

at Mutrakini, which is close to

Ajemra? At Mutrakini, there is a

mellow right point break, consistent

head high and it is relatively cheap

and safe.

Busua beach, with Abokwa Island

offers an ideal scenery to hang out

as well as an offshore break.

The waves are fast there is a

right point, but many surfers walk to the west and pad-

dle 20 mins to good quality reef right.

sur

fingIN

GHANA

most surfers

know little about

Ghana's surfing

secret.

Mutrakni Point

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Cape Three Points

Akwaadi

DixcoveBusua Beach

Takoradi

Fort Sebastian

Elmina

University

Sir charles

Fort Good Hope

FeteNyanyanu

Kokrobite

Labadi Beach

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A night ofclass

style&taste.

AFRODITA LINGERIE SHOW.

Note that our spies at the launch told us

that the creative concept and production

were organised by Blakofe. Congratulations

from the team of Enjoy Accra!!!

Unexpected invitations can sometimes lead to

great surprises. That's how we can describe the

launch of Afrodita lingerie.

From the moment MCs Bola Ray of Joy FM and

MNet presenter Blakofe mounted the stage, we

knew we were about to have a good time, enjoying

the lingerie, the show and the entertainment!

Sexy models paraded a

range of Afrodita

lingerie - from G-

strings to sexy

pyjamas.. Big,

up to the

models who

strutted their

stuff confidently and

professionally. All in all,

it was a classy, stylish and tasteful

affair.

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world football

February 2006 31

The hottest news in the

world of sports has got

to be the qualification of

the Black Stars to the

world cup in Germany

next year. Ayekoo!

This ticket has been

obtained as the result of

many years of hard work

involving not only

players and coaches, but

also management,supporters and the

country as a whole. But

before they get to

Germany the Black Stars

will have to showcase

their skills during the

African Cup.

This is a really exciting

competition. For this

25th African Nation

Cup all the teams

arriving had real hope to

succeed.

We are now entering

the quarter finals of the

cup the first game of

those quarter finals will

take place in Cairo on

February the 3rd. The

new comer in the field

had the chances to

defend themselves, the

hold one are still

fighting and wont let

their leadership position

that easily.

In fact this competition

is the preliminary for the

big show next June in

Germany. For the first

time, GHANA, IVORY

COAST, TOGO and

ANGOLA will represent

the continent during the

world greatest football

event.

world cup fever


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p17

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Between the tenth century and theseventieth each young lady used to have hervalentine. The Valentine was in charge of

taking care of the lady any time that she had to

go for party, diner and other social entertainment.

The cavalier was in charge of buying a present

and be nice with the lady. On the 14th of February

the young ladies had to guess who would be their

future husband.To guess who would be their husbands, the ladies

would watch the birds.

If they saw a robin it meant they would

get married to a sailor, a sparrow

meant she would have a happy

family, but with someone without

fortune, on the other hand, a woman

who sees a goldfinch was sure to

engage herself to a rich husband.

Concerning the exact identity of St

Valentine, there are several views accord-

ing to historians. Seven different Christian

Saints are celebrated according to the Christians

calendar.

Which one of them is the famous ST Valentine

(chief of love) is quiet unclear.

Most historians, believed that Valentine's day

found its origin in the Roman's lucardes, which

used to be the annual celebration on the 15thof February to honour Lupercus, the god of herds

and shepherds. The celebration announced the

beginning of the spring in ancient Rome. On this

day, a lottery on love was organised. Couples

were made according to the name of women and

men written on a piece of paper and selected by

the assembly members. The couple made had to

stay together for the entire year. That could be

long in case of a wrong pick. Isn't it?

Nowadays, a lover has to offer a gift or some

flowers to his/her partner in life the 14th of

February.

CUPIDONFrom the Roman mythology, he is the god of love. Thename Cupidon comes from the Latin cupido which meandesire. Venus' son, Cupidon is also found in the Greekmythology where he is named Eros. In the Greekmythology he was the god of love and in love with thepretty Psyche.Today we recognise Cupidon under the draw of a young

naked baby armed with an arc and arrows. According tothe myth if you are touched by one of those arrows you'llfall in love with the first person that you'll meet

HEARTSOn Valentine' day, red heartsare found all over. They aretruly a sign for the event.

The heart in generally linked to the actof being in love. Since then, the redheart has become of the signs of LOVE.

LACEThe young ladies used to let their piece ofdentelle fall down in order for their man to pick it inorder to catch his attention. This piece of dentelle waslet down to catch the heart of the man.

XXX IN THE LETTER.To express love in a letter to our partner we can use theXXX symbol. This is from the catholic' religion. The X wasused instead of the Christian cross, expressing the faith

of someone. The cross was also used as the signature forthose unable to write. They had to make the cross andkiss it in the presence of a witness. This kiss is stillassociated with the cross and now in order to express akiss the XXX can be used.

VENICE.Have you ever dreamt of spending your valentine day inVenice? The city is known for being a totally romanticplace where you'll enjoy the pleasure of love. This placehas now become a reference to valentine day.

Do you know that Venice in fact usedto be a death row for manycondemned to the death penalty.Is it still romantic?

HAPPY VALENTINE 2006 !

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Sudoku, known as well as sdoku or su doku is a logical kind

of Japanese puzzle.

Rules are simple, it consists of a 9x9 grid, divided in 9 blocks

of 3x3, that have to be filled up so all rows, columns and

blocks (3x3) contain numbers 1 to 9 without repeating.

You obviously start out with some spaces already filled in.

Theres only one possible solution for each sudoku,

so be careful and have fun !

So, start with this one, and relax, its an easy one !!

Exercise, and next month, it will get a little harder ...

Smart ones will not get lost !!!

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YOU ARE ENRICHING YOURSELF

INTELLECTUALLYYour aspirations to travel, to initiateyourself at another language, to openyourself to a new knowledge, could be

opposed by an authoritative boss needs you, or byclose relations who require your presence. Youractivities become more intellectually stimulatingand bring you in contact with interesting people.You will have the opportunity undergo a new train-ing on the job, to initiate you at new competences.

Your friends: Aries, Sagittarius.

YOU HESITATE ON THE WAY TO TAKEYou are completing proposals, a project.A professional track whose advantagesand disadvantages you are contemplat-ing. A desire to devote more spare timeto a hobby? A philosophical metaphysic,

or religious path tempts you, but you are not yetready mentally. In fact it is rather the concreteadvantage of your trade that will mobilise you.A daring operation and much of the parts will fall!

Your friend : Taurus

gemini 22/5 to 21/6

pisces 20/02 to 20/03

PREDICTIONS FORTHIS YEAR COMING

A Sharp rise in your career and harmoniousincrease in your relationship despite some dis-agreements... Friendship will take new turns. Yourexpectations in progressing socially and personallymay be difficult to accomplish this year...

Be focused, you can change your destiny !

BETWEEN HESITATION

AND TUGGINGSYou live in conflict either interior or pro-claimed, in relation to your home. Aplace tempts you, but you are held up by

your work, your duties, your responsibilit ies and yourtastes for instance, the will to engage in an artistictraining, a sport, or other. These tuggings make youunbalanced, especially since your idea of the house,as a port where you drop your anchor, is frantic. It isyou whom you seek through your roots.

Your friends : Virgo, Taurus

AT WORK, YOU ARE TURNING THEWHOLE PLACE UPSIDE DOWN.Give way for work. You have becomemore demanding and you seek to acquirea certain autonomy in action. A climate of

controversy, of rebellion animate you: it is goodbecause it makes things move. Are you tempted bya position in a foreign land? You feel inspired tointroduce this revolution in the office. You gain a lotof credit, your investments bring you a lot of divi-dends, but you spend even more.

Your friend : Aquarius

THIS TIME, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED,

YOU SPENDYour marital relations evolve; change,without you being really conscious of it.You are more responsive to the other.

Great joys await you at home: the arrival of a baby?Children who are doing well at school? Moved intoa more comfortable home? You are less obsessedwith what inheritance to live your kids. You decidetherefore to profit from a situation in love beforethe turn of your descendants arrive!

Your friend: Aquarius

AS A COUPLE, YOU ARE INFOR THE BESTYou are living sweet moments with yourpartner and the idea of a coming togeth-er can be envisaged. You would want to

imagine and do things as a couple especially wherethe proposals go in that sense. Is a foreign associa-tion inviting you to work together? Run for it!Budding in you, but you will need accomplices whoare ready to devote time and competence voluntarily.

Your friend : Sagittarius

YOUR FRIENDS STIMULATEYOUR CREATIVITY

You have come together again withfriends from whom you find support.Some professional project or activity can

evolve out of this reunion. Some new relationsequally stimulate you. But it will be necessary to beas cautious as a snake on what you reveal to them.Your speech could be misconstrued, your researchwork used without your knowledge, your ideas tor-pedoed. As well as your resources. Only one watch-word: No Squandering.

Your friends: Capricorn and Pisces.

aries 21/3 to 20/04

cancer 22/6 to 23/7libra 24/9 to 23/10

scorpio 24/10 to 22/11

leo 24/7 to 23/08YOU HAVE A LIGHT HEART ANDFULL OF ZEALVenus sends you good waves.Surrounded with this source and with alight heart, you work with enthusiasm.

At work, you break new grounds in a manner ofrespect to the old, classicism while printing yourown personal label. An inheritance can come toenrich you (in the form of a generic inheritance, psy-chic heredity or moral). In any case, you couldbecome a specialist of your past family history, ofthe history of your fore father.

Your friends : Capricorn, Cancer.

OTHERS HAVE A FALSE

IMPRESSION OF YOUUntil the 18, concrete actions overlapimmense aspirations. Your image, whatyou present to others, the company or

your public seems vague, and one attributes to youcertain capacities that are beyond what you pos-sess. You are like a hologram of possibilities, fillingyour program of virtual project! However, the planetMars follows you with its accentuated taste forgood work.

Your friend: Aries

capricorn 22/12 to 20/01taurus 21/4 to 221/05

horoscope

THE PAST SLOWS YOU DOWNIN YOUR ASPIRATIONSSome culpability, a subtle uneasinessdisturbs you. Children, your parents,debts, can be the cause. You can allevi-

ate your torments by dialogue, an agreement ofrefund or a rise. You are undergoing pressures as aresult of a house, a field, from a part the family sur-rounding. Your aspiration is barred by events orbeings from your past that burden your present life.

Your friends: Gemini

virgo 24/8 to 23/9

YOU DEMONSTRATE AN OPEN SPIRIT

The tendency to open yourself to theopinions of others, especially those ofyour close entourage and to be availableto them increases. You show more inter-

est in subject which, in some time past you felt werevain speculations. For example, the alternative med-icine, diabetics, Buddhism , Yoga. You make tighterbonds with certain members of your family, orfriends in whom you confide and who influence you.

Your friend: Aquarius.

sagitarius 23/11 to 21/12

aquarius21/1to19/2

BET RATHER ON YOUR ABILITY TO LISTEN

You have braced yourself with the objec-tives of your company and by doing this,you are opposed to your own path: youshould be in direct contact with the pub-

lic, the consumer, the customer or the patients.Moreso your receptivity, your listening ability andyour capacity to identify yourself with other are a pre-cious gift. May be you will have to rebook the termsof the contract which binds you to your employer.More freedom will give you more creativity.

Your friend : Capricorn

aquarius 21/01 to 19/02


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