Waiting for Friday to exhale

Is it just me or is a coincidence that i see a lot of jubilant messages on Fridays and sober messages starting Sunday night, he he...  People seem to be happier on Fridays, extremely sober on Sunday nights and are super uptight on Monday mornings


Hmm...*wink*

Finding you

I've learnt a couple of lessons on knowing your purpose in Life.
Life is so unpredictable... and it's a gift.
We cannot say for sure when it will end, and as such we cannot afford to waste time on frivolities
Everyone is unique in his or her makeup/personality and as such has a unique vision and purpose.
The earlier we discover our vision and purpose in Life, the clearer and saner Life will be.
It takes courage and grace to step out of one's 'convenient' or 'safe' routine and step into the unknown and walk in line with your vision
BUT,

Only when we are walking in 'OUR' path, we find fulfillment and satisfaction.

Patriotism vs foolhardiness

Watching horror movies (foreign of course) for me is very exhausting. Too many highs, nerves and extreme tension, Very common and baffling every time I watch is that every time something bad is clearly about to happen, the characters always want to confront or at least see what’s going on or what the terror is (whether they are afraid or not). As much I try not to compare, I cannot help but imagine Nigerians faced with like situations, if we hear gun shots anywhere, we would NEVER head towards the shot to “find out” what the situation is, we will either take cover, or run fast and hard. Unlike the movie characters that are inquisitive to know what’s making that eerie sound and go ahead to ‘look for the trouble’. This morning, on our way to work, around a couple of minutes after 5am, I was still very much sleepy and was dozing. The next thing I felt was the car came to an abrupt halt and started reversing, tensed, I immediately opened my eyes, looking around, I asked him why he was reversing and he pointed just ahead of us, there was a crowd of about 100 people at 5am, they were standing in the middle of the road, I saw some holding sticks. Yep, that was enough reason to reverse and escape. We were not particularly interested in “investigating”, instead more of safety first. We took the next exit. What makes Americans, for example, so brave and patriotic such that they are prepared to die, especially for their country? Maybe because of the history of the list of the many unappreciated and unsung heroes of our country, heroism isn’t exactly high on our mental scale of preference. Are we ever going to be patriotic? Is it ever going to happen?

What a day

So my friend got married today and I was definitely going to be there. However due to my very weird habit of procrastination and lateness I did not leave the house until after 1pm. I decided to take a bike to get to the reception in good time (as i had already missed the church wedding). I climbed the bike with my short gown and boom I heard the tear... the slit had just become longer. Praying and hoping that the damage wasn't bad at all, we continued the ride until the bike started acting up in the middle of the road... just my luck... I had to get down and I was going to take a bus this time. Trying to feel the extent of the damage I took another bus.

I was thinking to myself about the what kind of day i was having but it was my friend's wedding so it was a great day, it had to be (even though it wasn't looking like it). Now in the bus, ready to alight at the next bus-stop, I felt the slit and my heart sank. Yep, it was bad, so bad and too high. I knew I had to brave it, no other choice, hoping nobody saw anything too much, I got off the bus. I had to think fast. Thankfully it was by a market, so I just walked round and saw some scarves, I bought myself one and that went round my waist and fast.

I wasnt even in a hurry at that point again. No point. I pinged a couple of my friends to tell them about what had happened, I just kept walking down instead of taking another bus, I was looking for a tailor shop, to help me with my gown. I walked and walked but did not see a single tailor shop, not even one. At that point, i was upset, no doubt, but that wasn't going to change anything so I just went into the eatery in front of me and bought a cup of ice cream and sat by the AC. Yep, i was going to chill. There was nothing I could do but take a chill pill and relax. Then I went to the restroom to see the damage myself. I went in and stood in front of the mirror, I saw that ...well... it wasn't "disastrously" bad. I had no choice but to carry it gracefully and confidently as if it was the original slit, and that I did.

I went out and continued on to the reception. It wasn't far from the eatery. I walked into the venue and I forgot all about my slit drama. I had a great time. I danced non-stop, ate and drank too. My friend Bukky Smith..eh.. now Bukky Lawrence was married. We all danced together and I have happily lost my voice. I saw allll my friends, so happy to see them. Most of those I had not seen since our graduation. We all acted silly and had a fantastic time.

Time to go and fifteen minutes after, waiting at the bus-stop for a bus, the heavens opened on me. The rain beat me (like my friend will say) pasapasa (anyhow) *smiles*. I always have an umbrella with me so it wasn't so bad. Even under the rain, I was thinking of how much fun today has been.

Yeah it's been a great day... Happy Married Life Bukola and Kolawole Lawrence

She calls herself... Omosexy

Home gurl Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is doing her thing and apparently doing well for herself. She was recently spotted in London at a Press conference for Obi Emelonye's movie titled ''Last flight to Abuja''. You go gurl!!! At least thankfully this time Nigerians are in the news on a positive note

The fit of the trouser though...

Fingers crossed

On Big Brother Africa... Oh yeah, so I watch it every time I can, I think I started watching it since Uti's season, sue me because I love it. Its entertainment

Uti, Karen, even Ola and Chris had very bigggg personalities on the show, I'm guessing its a Nigerian thing. On the other hand, I don't understand Goldie. While I don't believe that anybody should be a copycat , I believe each individual is unique, but c'mon, people should be able to recognise a sharp Nigerian when they see one and Goldie is sort of hard to watch.

Prezzo is having the time of his life, playing her and in my opinion was playing Zainab too (before her exit) and I actually feel bad for Goldie because this guy is just a big ''one chance''.

A lot of babes loveeee bad boys which isn't a bad thing, it's a choice. Maybe because they are fun and ... well, have fun. Babes think that if they try to ''mother'' him a little he will change some of his bad habits and will become the ideal man. WRONG MOVE ladies. Most times, what you see is exactly what you get. People don't change just because you want them to.
 

I saw homegurl Goldie crying the other day over a very nonchalant guy, chineke, and my eyes are almost bulging out WHAT??? Is this a joke? OMG. Are we being punked? I feel bad because Goldie is in the player playa's web. I watch every time I can, hoping maybe by miracle or something... anything... she hears people shouting ''Noooooooooooooooo, Be sharp na'', and she sees what is truly going on and truly represent.

Rooting for you gurl...

Life is sooooo short, so short.

It seems like we often get lost with what our true purpose in life is. We just end up simply flowing with the motions of life and we know that we are not happy or content but we still continue for different reasons

The desire and zest towards the vain things of life can be so overwhelming and empowering. Sometimes we need to take a break and just chill... relax... and reflect

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE? - Family? Work? Relationships? Money? Fame?

Which is more important- this life or the life after

Sometimes we do reflect on these things and wonder... but then we forget...

We often forget
 

Oh dear

*sigh*