tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47335457343179674912011-07-08T09:35:08.364+01:00DIARY OF AN OPRAH WANNABERonkenoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125OprahWannabehttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733545734317967491.post-67598238745905882362010-03-25T01:44:00.000Z2010-03-25T01:44:24.678Z2010-03-25T01:44:24.678ZI can’t believe four weeks has passed and I haven’t blogged about meeting His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales!! Yes you read correctly... not the Prince of Nigeria (as he would be my brother as...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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As I woke to the beep and turned my alarm off, my bberry began to beep a few...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OprahWannabe/~4/RXluXwA0fSQ" height="1" width="1"/>Ronkenoreply@blogger.com0http://oprahwannabe.blogspot.com/2008/11/obamas-win-confirms-anything-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733545734317967491.post-57128580757587768372008-10-23T22:04:00.000+01:002008-10-23T22:05:34.828+01:002008-10-23T22:05:34.828+01:00Is this wrong? This OPRAH WANNABE is very ambitious and in order for me to get it right with one of my many business venture ideas (if not all), I have to have my fingers in many pies… right? Some...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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