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3rd of June started for me (maybe for many others too) as a bright Sunday. The very 1st Sunday in the second half of the year; thanksgiving in various churches, birthday celebration, child christening and dedication, even the birth of new ones, but sadly, it also marked the death of so many.

Should we have been aware of such a devastating incident and not take precautions?

Death is inevitable, (we all know that) we all would die someday, somehow, somewhere. If we all know when death will come knocking at our various doors, would we not choose the circumstance that would surround our departure to eternity?

When the news of the plane crash hit me, my heart sank. I was even more overwhelmed when i learnt that the plane nose dived into a residential apartment. For crying out loud, even in the comfort of our own homes ( the thought of this makes me shiver).

 I just wanna scream out my head.

What words of comfort or encouragement can nurse back to health the soreness of the affected?

June 3rd 2012 would forever be dark in the heart of so many.

To the departed, if you can read me, I say Rest In Peace.

To friends, families, left behind, the Grace of God will help you pull through this moment of grief.

HERE WE GO AGAIN!!! OF MAU OF LAG....

Happy Independence day to every Nigerian out there.

Heh heh heh!!!! Firstly, me have an evil grin on my face , (what I am laffin about isn't funny at all o)
This morning, as part of the democracy day usual, our own very dear President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan announced during his democracy day broadcast new changes in the country, part of which he announced the renaming of our popularly called UNILAG or LAG (University of Lagos)as Moshood Abiola University.

I am not an alumni of Unilag, neither am I affiliated in anyway (lag students both past and present seem to proud for my liking sef-(eyes rolling), but common, after how many years.

If Abiola is to be immortalised, why not build a monument after him, there are new federal universities coming up, why not name one of them after him, there are several other noble causes that can carry his name with great pride.

This kind of re branding get as e be o. MAU just doesn't sound right, but I believe all shall be well.
Enjoy the rest of your day people, work resumes tomorrow........

REALLY!!!!!!

Well, I titled this little article really because I honestly do not know what to use.

Going through my stacks of books and arranging loose sheets of paper flying around the small table I share with my brother, I came across a sheet which carried a head line that says ''20 thing you must know, do, and sustain before age 20''. Hmmm, I heaved a sigh, an settled to read through the ''must before 20'', since am well past 20. As I read through, my eyes opened wider and wider before I finally let out a hearty laugh. I was like really!!!, all of these before age 20, (you must be a joker). Please share with me as I list out what I read.

20 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW, DO, AND SUSTAIN BEFORE 20.

• Have a realistic developmental plan covering 5 years of your life.
• Understand the power, value, and the use of money.
• Do an audit on your friends.
• Develop a walking, talking relationship with at least one qualified mentor.
• Research and have a firm grasp of the responsibilities of dating, courtship,ans marriage.
• Have a complete understanding of the power of 5( Money, Clothes, Opposite sex, Social Exchange and Fame.
• Master a good saving habit of at least 20 % of your Income
• Have a basic understanding of stocks, bonds, forex, real estate etc
• Must be computer literate and be conversant with what is happening around the world, and around you
• Understand the dignity of working hard, and the glory of living a balanced life
• Must have read at least 48 careers and self improvement books
• Finish higher education ( at least university) with good grades and 1 or 2 professional certificates.
• Discover yourself( your strenght and weaknesses). learn about temperaments and discover yours.
• You must have a good relationship with your Creator and sustain a commitment with him.
• Discover and walk according to your dreams, vision, and purpose.
• Learn and sustain a good culture of time management and energy development
• Learn and decide how you will be positively different from your peers in thought, conduct, and dressing
• Master a habit of daily routine exercise to keep fit and healthy
• Build a network of at least 5 adult friends who are billionaires
• Get rid of deadly habits such as smoking, drug use, masturbation, negative use of the Internet, laziness, procrastination
• Speak a second language.

You can imagine my surprise when I went through the list. While I think these are really fantastic things to learn as one goes through life, but age 20??????. What do you think?

Do not ask me how much I passed from  the list.

So you guys evaluate yourselves, and kudos to the one who achieves all of these by or before age 20.

.......Follow through

Live your dream, dream big, exceed your limit, go beyond the ordinary, succeed in all you do......all of these and many more are motivational write ups and books we come across in our daily lives. (Especially the ones we see and read on face book, we are quick to click on the like button or drop a comment). We nod our heads like that of Agama in positive affirmation of what we just read, but I seriously wonder, how many of us consciously put this in practice.
It is very easy to attend motivational seminars or talks,read books like the next day would not come, but in the end, do we really take action? Do we in all consciousness take a leap of faith.
So many mind blowing ideas rummaging through our minds day by day, which one exactly have you followed through.
Some of us may not know that there are actually people who will not succeed until we do. They are those who would not make history until we are bold enough to, people who do not have enough faith to fight their battle until we fight ours. They are those whose destinies are tied to ours. People who look up to us even when we do not know it.
Our success story is what will inspire them to live their dreams.
So, take that bold step concerning that idea you have been thinking of for so long, take that business risk, go into that relationship, Inspire somebody through your faith, and above all else, let God be your focal point.
Let him know when your are starting, and ask him to follow through with you.

PATIENCE IN WAITING.........

I think of of the greatest challenges we encounter as humans is that if impatience. Impatience has taken over our daily lives. We are not patient to love and be loved, we are in a hurry to pursue and achieve goals, we are in a hurry to make money,  ( Just check out how we drive in Lagos) we drive as if we are never going to stop.

I just finished watching a movie titled 'In Pursuit of happiness' (One of my old collections i decided to go over), and i just couldn't help but cry towards the end of the movie. ( I think you all should watch the movie over again). Minutes after, different scenes from the movie kept playing in my mind.

The main character in the movie struggled alot. I mean first hand struggle. He was always on the run from the moment the morning alarm goes off till late in the evening. In the midst of his struggle, his wife left him with their 5 year old son, he was thrown out of his apartment, and he could not even get to sell just one of his scan machines for days. He applied and got a job as an intern in a brokerage firm, 6 solid months without pay. Can you beat that? (Please do we not get a job to get paid?).

He would always stay up at night to study for his job, mustering all the efforts he could.

At the end of it all, he conquered. He became really successful at his job. And this got me thinking for a long time, and i thought to myself, how much am i willing to sacrifice? When push comes to a shove, what do i do?, and at what point exactly is enough to stop trying and give up?

If you have a dream, a goal, or vision, run with it. Even in the face of uncertainty, patiently go with it, ask God to come through for you, and wait till you accomplish it.

Loving you......

Just for the sake of it, I called a good friend of mine to come spend the weekend at my place. I gave both of us a treat (anyone who came in and saw us would have thought a party was going on). After eating so much to the point of bursting, she abruptly said "I have noticed you love yourself". We both laughed at what she said and got gisting about other things, but after a while, what she said got me thinking. I mean, apart from God and my immediate family, who should love me more than i love myself.

I have come to realize that people would always treat you the way you treat yourself( I may be wrong ), but I do not ever think people around me do not notice my style, taste or preference, and as such ( I think) informs the way they treat me.

If you do not have a solid relationship with yourself, you will recklessly purse external relationships with the hopes of achieving what you should give yourself.

You must learn to love yourself in every way. Love who you are at the very moment, love every part of your body (even if you have bow legs or tribal marks). Love all of those things you cannot change about you.

When you love yourself, you would be able to love other people around you and have  a very healthy relationship, otherwise, you would be desperately trying to find in other people what you should find within.

I dare to implore you to relate with yourself with a deep sense of self worth, only then can you easily share your life and love with another.

WAHALA WHEN U VISIT RICH FRIENDS.

  Once while visiting a rich friend, the maid approached me and see me see wahala oooooo

QUESTION:     What would u like to have, tea, coffee, fruit juice, or soda?
ANSWER:       Tea please
QUESTION:    Ceylon tea, indian tea, herbal tea, bush tea, honey bush tea, iced tea or green tea?
ANSWER:        Coffee please
QUESTION:     How would you like to have it? black or white?
ANSWER:        White
QUESTON;      Milk or fresh cream?
ANSWER:        Milk pls
QUESTION:     Cow milk or goat milk?
ANSWER:        Cow milk please ( Goat ke, oti, na breast milk)
QUESTION:     Freezeland cow or africana cow?
ANSWER:      uhmm, u knw wat, i'l just take it black.
QUESTION:    Would u like it with sweetner, sugar, or honey?
ANSWER:       Sugar please.
QUESTION:    Cane sugar or bee sugar?
ANSWER:        Cane sugar.
QUEATION:     White, brown, or yellow?
ANSWER:        Oya, forget the coffee, just give me a glass of water instead
QUESTION;     Mineral water, tap water, or distilled water?
ANSWER:        Mineral water
QUESTION:    Flavored or non flavored?
ANSWER:     OMG!!!!!!! what kind of trouble is this?Egba mi

                                                    A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A WASTED DAY.