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Introducing Fontaine de Vie Cocktails

It was very apt that I am writing this after I read Wana’s post on Bella Naija. As I am doing this for a friend, I decided to also write about friendship.

I am going to start this post by saying, I don’t have many friends. I was that weird child sitting on her own at a kiddies party, or sat by myself at school. I have loved my own company since I was a little girl. I have a very active imagination, nurtured by parents who basically threw books at me, ever since I could read, so there was not that much reason to be sociable. I was alive and sociable in my head, I am till this day. My mum worried about this a lot and she kept deliberately making attempts for me to socialise and interact. She kept saying Ola, you can’t continue like this, you need people, people will just dislike you, or stay away from you without getting to know you. She said this one sentence in Yoruba “oju e tile ju”. In English for, your face is too stern. It wasn’t because I was frowning, but I was too busy lost in my own thoughts. I am much warmer now and sociable. Or at least, I hope so but a lot of the time, it hasn’t served me well.

Two things mean a lot to me with friendship. Loyalty and Giving back. It means everything. If I can’t count on those two with you, you are just an acquaintance. I am loyal to a fault with people I care about. You make an enemy out of my friend, you better arm yourself well, because you will have me to deal with too, and I don’t play nice. Trust me, you would rather want me on your side in a fight and not against you. Disloyalty is something I don’t handle well, whether it is a good or a bad thing not to handle it well, I am still figuring it out. You are my friend and if I can’t count on you to stick your neck out for me in a time of crisis i.e. stand up and be counted, we are going to stop being friends. You take sides with your other “friends” and leave me to fend for myself, we are going to stop being friends. I take loyalty very seriously. Please someone else, put on a show for someone else at my expense, nah, aint nobody got time for that, because I would put you first, consider your feelings or at least try to, and it is not asking for too much to expect the same from you. If I didn’t show you that, please you are under no obligations to me loyal to me. I dish out what I know I can take. Loyalty should mean something in friendship, a whole lot othewise y’all are pretending acquaintances. Talking smack about you in the presence of people, which is something a lot of “friends” seem to be comfortable doing or keeping quiet and ignoring while your friend faces the firing squad, nah that’s disloyalty. If I have suddenly stopped talking to you, you betcha, you were likely disloyal.

The other most important thing to me is Giving Back. Cripes, the world is full of users and we are surrounded by them, even in our so called inner circle. They will happily take from you, and when it is time to give back, especially in the times you don’t even ask for it, that is when you will turn back and if you are lucky, find one or two people, or worse, none at all. If I have suddenly stopped talking to you, or kept my distance, chances are you are a user. This 2014, I just had about had enough. As you get older, you just find that you tolerate some things less, because carrying on in life, you should be able to know those who you can freely give of yourself to, go above and beyond for, not because you want something back in return, but because of who you are. Then when people, gladly let you be yourself with them and don’t feel the compulsion to reciprocate, nah, out the door you go. You can only give so much. If it is not replenished, you are going to get burnt out. This 2014, I said no to users. Chinese wall between me and them. It is not too occupied on my side of the wall, but you know what, I have peace, and my life feels surprisingly fuller. The few I can see, are just about enough. Omolabake Bode-Matthew is one of those few.

One of those good people, one of those you can betcha is going to come out and be counted if she sees you under attack. I have watched her display this on so many occasions, I knew we were kindred spirits. This is someone that has gone out of her way to get me things from Lagos. Packets and packets and packets of Eja Osan, which cost a pretty tidy sum, local clay pots, native salt, I can continue listing. For my Anniversary giveaway, she went round to stores in Lagos looking for food processors for me. She went to some stores twice, she took the issue of me getting food processors that I promised readers personal. She called me back and forth and when we agreed on the model to buy, she brought out her money and paid for two, even before I sent money to her. She arranged for collection for both winners. Leaving her house to go meet them at a neutral place. For someone I only knew months ago, I was in awe. To be honest, never had anyone do that for me before. Even “friends” I have known for ages. I know lots of people in Lagos, lots of “friends”. They haven’t even asked how the blog is doing, not to talk of helping me buy food processors. I looked around and there wasn’t anyone out of all of them I could turn to, except Labake.  It even gets better. My mum has an ongoing marketing campaign for her new school in Lagos. The bulk of it involves direct contact with prospective parents, to share flyers and discuss. There was a particular estate that she had no success with getting through. I found out that Labake lives there. I told her that my Mum hasn’t been able to get past the estate gates, and she said leave it with me, give her my number. When next she comes, she should call me and tell the security guards that she is going to my house. She dares the security guard that won’t let her pass. She also offered to help my mother share flyers. She has never met my mum before. I tell you, my mother was super impressed when they met, and my mum is not the easiest person in the world to impress. I have been looking for ways to pay her back and suddenly it occurred to me to do a featured post on her business to give it more exposure. Labake, this is for you. In my own little way, with this post, I am saying a big thank you on behalf of myself and my mum. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you very much. Here’s to many long years of having each other’s back and a long and prosperous friendship. I truly appreciate you.

This is Introducing Fontaine de Vie. A company based in Lagos, that specialises in Virgin Cocktails, homemade natural fruit juices and smoothies. They cater to all your Corporate and Social Events including family needs. Whatever the order, they will fulfil. Labake’s company does some very interesting Mocktails. She has also kindly agreed to share a recipe for this post. She has lots of other recipes of on her Fontaine de Vie Facebook Page. Please click on this link and Like the Page

https://www.facebook.com/fontainedevieng?fref=ts

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Here are a few words from the company. “Virgin Cocktails are what we do best at Fontaine De Vie. We cater to all your Corporate and Social needs. We delight in offering our clients the best, we never compromise on quality and our variety of skilfully blended virgin (non-alcoholic) cocktails, homemade natural fruit juices and smoothies, are a testament to our professionalism”. Don’t forget to Like Fontaine de Vie on Facebook because she regularly updates it with fun recipes to try for yourself at home. I would leave the pictures to speak for themselves.

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The 3 sisters. From Left to Right: Chapman, Sunset Glow and Pina Colada – CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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Drinks Table at a party. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

Drinks Table at a party supplied by Fontaine de Vie. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

Drinks Table at a party supplied by Fontaine de Vie. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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100% Mango Juice – CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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HOUSE SPECIAL TIGERNUT MILK. Do you love tigernuts? Are you on a non – diary diet? Then swap your diary milk for this highly nutritious milk popularly known as Kunu Aya. Hygienically prepared and 100% naturally delicious. Call 08034230720 to place your order now.

Pina Colada. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

Pina Colada. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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Chapman. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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Highland Cooler – CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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Cocktail spread – CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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Shirley Temple – CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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Sunset Glow – CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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Virgin Mojito – CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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Melcazo Cocktail. Let your tongue take you on an imaginary journey to the Caribbean, with the wind blowing softly on your face by the beach, as you sip this silky smooth drink. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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Thai Night!!! The sounds of cymbals as you gyrate to limbo sounds, come to mind as you sip on this. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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Holy Stout. 100% non alcoholic. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

Virgin Calypso. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

Virgin Calypso. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

Cucumber Juice. Have you tried the cool refreshing goodness of Cucumber Juice? You should. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

Cucumber Juice. Have you tried the cool refreshing goodness of Cucumber Juice? You should. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

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FDV Banana smoothie, topped with peanut butter. YUM!!!! CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

If you are thinking okay, I don’t have a party to plan at the moment, well Fontaine de Vie has still got you covered. They also do home orders. Now imagine all these healthy juices in your fridge, and you didn’t have to lift a finger to make them. Call Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644  and they will hook you up. No excuses now, not to get your daily fruit intake.

Home orders. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

Bottled fresh fruit juice for Home supply. CALL Fontaine de Vie on 08034230720 OR 08076982644 to order

………here’s the recipe Labake agreed to share.

Recipe from Fontaine de Vie – Canary Melon Punch 

1 medium Canary Melon

1 small green apple

1 large ginger

1 small cucumber

1 lemon

50ml Orgeat Syrup

You can find Canary melon in Lagos. It is popularly called Sweet Melon or Yellow Melon by Vendors. You may have seen the “aboki’s” carting it all over town in wheel barrows.

How To

1. Juice melon, apple and lemon and mix together.

2. Peel and purée ginger and boil with 25cl of water.

3. Allow to cool completely, seive and pour ginger juice into the rest juice.

4. Peel and chop cucumber, some more honeydew melon and apple into a jar and pour juice over it.

5. Add Orgeat syrup, stir and pop into the fridge.

Serve very chilled……..as you can see, that jug is sweating.

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Labake is probably going to kick me for saying all this, but you know what, for people, who have shocked you to your marrows with goodness in private, you have to thank and appreciate them in public. You really just have to, especially when you have a platform like this to do so. I believe strongly in the power that lies behind the act of gratitude. To anyone reading this, no high horsey motivation to write all I have written at all. I was just led strongly to write this after reading Wana’s post on Bella Naija.

I would like you to ask yourself, when was the last time you did something nice for a friend that has been good to you. Please reflect on that. If you are the I can’t stress myself for anyone kind of person, keep at it. Karma is a bitch, your day will come. It is not enough to just pray to The Lord for mercy and blessings. The one’s around you, have you blessed them with gifts of yourself, your time, and even your money when needed?

If you would also easily throw a friend under the bus to either get ahead, or because of so called rules or standards, or you are the type that owes no obligation to anyone but yourself, can’t be arsed to show support for friends, type of person. Not sure if the word vile is apt to describe you, but I am sure that it is pretty close. Do your friends a favour and let them know this is how you are, so they know not to expect much from you, so they won’t be disappointed. You may prevail for a time, you may not be bothered by it, but you know what, the day will come when you will need them to pull you out from under the bus someone else threw you under, and there will be no outstretched hands. The law of sowing and reaping, is ever sure and ever true.

With this post, I am gladly announcing to the world, this babe is my friend. You mess with her, you have me to deal with. Hehehehehehehehehe, Seriously. Lol

 


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  1. laides says

    May 24, 2014 at 11:58 pm

    Dooney..this your post got me wailing, I am just glad I was the only one in the room. hope someday I can friends like Labake, and also be an extremely good friend to someone. I really want to experience true friendship.

    p.s i love your blog

    Reply
    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      May 27, 2014 at 11:12 am

      Aaaaaw, hugs Laide. Thanks I pray with you that someday soon, such a person will walk into your life. Amen.

      Reply
  2. koregeous says

    May 25, 2014 at 4:17 pm

    Having a gud friend wu’s loyal n wld stick out a neck wen/wer necessary is lyk a cure for an incurable disease. Reading ur post today brought back memories dt I av worked so hard to forget about. Friends sha!!!!!!! I am seriously introverted nao tanx to bad experiences. May God help us all. I must say u both are blessed to av each other…..esu oni ya yin IJN!

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    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      May 27, 2014 at 8:55 pm

      I love that first sentence of yours. It should be framed. Really sorry to have unearthed not so great memories for you, but you know what, those memories help serve you two remember not to allow people use you again, and to also pray that good people will be sent your way. I wish that for you.

      Reply
  3. Oluwatomi says

    May 25, 2014 at 9:31 pm

    Awww!how sweet of you to honour your friend publicly,may we all have that friend that sticks closer than a brother.I was wondering,is canary/sweet melon the same as water melon?Then Dooney is it possible for you to come up with a suya recipe for we in the diaspora,I know it might not be the same as the proper Naija one,but at least something close,I miss suya,I want to cry….loll!But seriously though,I believe you can do this.welldone as usual and have a great week.xoxoxo

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    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      May 27, 2014 at 8:52 pm

      Thank you Tomi. Suya recipe, I actually am on the hunt for it. I would let you know and post it if i can come up with one. Thanks

      Reply
  4. Oyindamola S says

    May 27, 2014 at 11:10 pm

    Dooney this post gave me goose bumps. Hugs to you and Labake and hearty cheers to great friendship 😉

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    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      May 28, 2014 at 3:35 pm

      Thank you Oyin. Cheers to great friendship

      Reply
  5. Bola Awe says

    May 28, 2014 at 9:40 am

    This is such a great post and so sweet of you to publicly declare your love for your friend. I will not say I am a quite person but Loyalty means the world to me and giving back. Over the years,I have realised that it is not how long you know someone that counts as friendship but the impact the person has had on your life and loved ones.
    My best friend is a lady I met 5 – 6 years ago and she is such a great lady and loyal. I have left Naija for 5 years now and do you know she still sends birthday gifts to my siblings – 4 of them ooo and my parent!!! She calls the regularly and she is even like their big sis!! And she has only one sibling oo, how can I repay her?? Just by being Loyal to her as well
    This post has triggered something in me and I also have to declare my love for my friend again. We have both being swamped with marriage and Kids that we rarely declare our love for each other. This weekend I am going to call her and hopefully it will be a long one like old times.
    May God bless you dunni nd your friend Labake. May the love between both of you never wither or cease in jesus name.
    Thanks for this post- I was moved and from the comments on the post, other people were too and you have used this post to remind so many of us to declare our love for our friends.
    Not everyone is lucky to have a great friend!!

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    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      May 29, 2014 at 12:10 pm

      Thank you so much Bola Awe. Happy to read that it inpsired you. I hope you and your friend have a long covnersation and many more years of good friendship

      Reply
  6. Oyindamola A.O says

    May 28, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    It’s good to know you have a friend that has your back… It’s much more sweet if you are that loyal friend that’s ready to give or render a helping hand to someone in need. The world will be a better place if we have more loyal friends. Thanks Dooney for appreciating a friend… Have not met Labake but I know (with my little interaction with her and the way she relates with people) she’s the type that can go an extra mile for someone. Keep it up Omolabake!

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    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      May 29, 2014 at 11:13 am

      Truly, the world will be a better place if we had loyal friends. Thank you so much for your comment Oyinda

      Reply
  7. shikky says

    May 29, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    hello dear….thanks for the beautiful recipe and all but please what is this orgeat syrup? and how can one get it..funny enough i am starting out a cocktail business just like ur friend and to be honest its not easy finding most ingredients.

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    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      May 29, 2014 at 3:17 pm

      I can imagine. Check shoprite, spar and market stalls that sell baking ingredients. I have asked Labake where in lagos is it sold. I will update my reply once she provides me with an answer. Here is her answer: “If you enter Bankole street from Apongbon, she would turn left into Balogun West Street, the shop is on the right, before Upper Olorun street.

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    • Bunmi Nwabueze says

      June 1, 2014 at 1:25 pm

      ‘When you get, give; when you learn, teach’- this quote by Maya Angelou was all that came to my mind when I read this! Well done Dunni and Labake- Labake is indeed a wonderful person!

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      • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

        June 2, 2014 at 1:50 pm

        Thanks for the comment Bunmi and the quote

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  8. Arike Ade says

    May 31, 2014 at 12:01 am

    Your post is so powerful and inspiring! I don’t know Labake personally but through her comments and posts on SYTYCC show the kind of Person she is. Family is not only people you share /Carry the same blood, there are some friends that are like your blood, and can stick their neck out for you as you rightly said. She sure deserves this and God bless you (Dooney) as you appreciates her and feature her (Labake’s) work on your blog. Just “thank you” goes a long way, and I’m sure your post would inspire some people to also show appreciation.

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    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      June 2, 2014 at 1:55 pm

      Thank you Arike. Lovely statement about family

      Reply
  9. dedun says

    June 3, 2014 at 11:07 am

    wow!am speechless!just few months and she has proved herself to be a good and useful friend.Seriously this is the kind of friends we need in our lives.Thank You Adm Omolabake,Babes Omolabake!am a secret admirer .Dooneyrooney,not so many people will come out and appreciate their friends publicly!u have done well.

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    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      June 3, 2014 at 11:20 am

      Thank you very much Dedun.

      Reply
  10. Mofoluwasho says

    June 3, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    Awww, teared up a bit as I read this glowing ode to a true friend. I don’t know Labake personally myself but from what I have observed from SYTYCC and another group we are both on – she really is a super chick. She comes across as a stand up and be counted kinda lady, she is well grounded in the word of God, knows her onions (pun-intended 🙂 ) legal and otherwise and is very intelligent. I have been super-impressed by her wisdom and depth of knowledge. I am having my traditional wedding ceremony later this year, small, intimate ceremony (in Jesus name Amen. cos if my mum and sisters have their way it will be a carnival) and I hope and pray I can procure Fontaine-de-Vie’s services for the day, seriously praying it’ll be within the budget. I would love to meet Labake too.

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