My Man Has Two Jobs!

"if wishes were dresses, my closet would be full"

     There are times at the work when I just feel like screaming just to let off steam. Usually when I have had it up to here. Then I'd wish I could say like Rochelle of Everybody Hates Chris “Hey! I don’t need this, My man has two jobs!” *flip hair and storm out*. Though I hate to break it to Rochelle because bragging about her man having two jobs wasn't a good thing in her case since even with his two jobs they were struggling to make ends meet.

     Nevertheless,  I just love the way she says it. The pride in her voice with her head held up high trying to pass across the message that its not a do or die affair, the job is just on the side hence she doesn't really need it and so she can quit at anytime. I can just imagine how good it feels saying it. If you do not know her actual predicament (just like the person she is speaking to) you will actually envy her. Lolz.

To Confuse You and Not To Convince You

That moment in an exam when I'm writing and writing but on the inside I'm like i don't even know what i'm doing. Yea right! I'm trying to convince them in every way i can, even if it means enlarging my hand-writing so that the exam sheet doesn't look empty or repeating the points i have made previously by rephrasing them, If you can't convince them, confuse them!! *never say die* That's the spirit. This has always worked for me sha.
This is definately not an option. Haba!

i guess its exam fever

Ehen! this is more like it...Looolz 

Marking scripts no be easy thing o! especially when its theory and not objective, you see various kinds of hand-writings, spellings, grammar and gbagauns that give you headache.
With these few points of mine, I hope I have been able to convince you and not confuse you, lol.

Fellow Nigerians

"Arise O' Compatriots!"

Just looking at my phone this morning and seeing "Oct 1"made my heart start pounding, anxiety .... mehn! this year is almost over.
Happy Birthday Nigeria. Older! I'll take a rain check on wiser. 53years of trying to make it work. Is it working? or have we lost the plot? i don't want to whining about what is and ought to be in this nation cos it could have been worse than it actually is so I'm thankful.
Sent from my desk® at work :(

Thanks for Coming

"To all our invitees and the "mogbo-mo yas",thank you, E se pupo, Daalu, Nagwode,ati bee bee lo!"

Eku inawo! Meaning Happy Money Spending! ...Nigerians especially the Yorubas are fond of “owambeing” (partying). I remember this funny song by Tunde and Wunmi Obe, it goes something like this *singing* efun mi ni ounje, a ti fresh fish, saki and pomo ati stock fish, pelu moimoi, coleslaw, small soft, salad, puff puff, samosa, ema je ki o poju, i dey wash my weight, E ku orire, eku inawo, ese party, mo gbo , mo ya...

Giving gifts at parties as souvenirs is our culture, At a real Nigerian party you will also always see the guests leaving with some type of personalized gift for domestic chores or living. After more and more parties, our house is stocked with cups, food coolers, cloth bags, towels, bowls, plates, trays, pens, torch-lights, notebooks, jotters, slippers, key-holders to mention a few. All covered in stickers commemorating the celebrants. I have come across some brow raising souvenirs like a single pack of spagethi?? A single pack of indomie noodles, haba?!?! Now to the latest I saw on twitter *drum rolls*

Why do Nigerians do this? So money is now given as souvenirs? Kilode? Ogini?

Over-analysis.Com

"I'm only responsible for what i say or do not for what you understand"
 

Geez!!  must everything have an underlying meaning?!?!? Working with mostly men is definitely easier. Men seem to be a little more straightforward and take things at face value but women seem to read
something into every little statement that is made. The difference between us is, in most situations women tend to see a shade of grey (for e.g. “but what if by saying or doing that he means this?”) and then we drawn our conclusion based on our observation plus hearsay at times, guys see it as either black or white. We analyze every expression or gesture, nothing is overlooked.   Then we talk about it behind each others back and hold grudges. I could be wrong. I could be projecting. Or I could just be reading more into it, you tell me :)

I'm Back...

No matter how bad you think you are, you are not useless ...You can can still be used as a bad example for others to learn from.

*clears throat and removes cobwebs*
My people! how una dey? its been a while, the spirit was willing but the flesh was weak, if procrastination was an Olympic sport I'd compete in it later. Lolz. The pass months have been very eventful. I added a year to my age in the past months too and i feel really old. Well, i see no reason to act my age sha :) i don't care if you think I'm abnormal, strange, weird, crazy, insane odd & bizarre, Life is too short to be normal.....

That Stuff on Your Head!

Let all things be done decently and in order - 1 Cor 14:40

What is it with Nigerian women in particular and their massive head ties? The thing really annoys me, especially when they wear it to Church. One Sunday I went to Church, there were two women sitting in front of me wearing their head tie; one directly in front of me and the other in front of her. At first it didn't really bother me as it was during praise and worship and we were dancing and moving about so I could still see past their head ties. Then, when praise and worship finished and we all sat down for the preaching and other things, to see past this woman's head tie was a problem. Believe me, I was boiling with annoyance inside of me. I came to Church to receive the word of God and this woman's head tie was blocking it. It's not even like I'm short, I'm tall enough, yet this woman still managed to make sure nobody behind her could see past her head tie!

OK, fine!!

I looked around to see if there were any seats that I could move to. Surprisingly, a Church that normally is not so full and would definitely have seats left, had no seat left! I said to myself, "Devil, you are a big liar! No head tie fashioned against me shall prosper!" I had to bend sideways and stretch my neck in all directions, just to see if I could see past her 'mobile house'. Finally, I managed to see past the woman sitting in front of me, but of course 'Mama d'law' sitting in front of her was wearing an even bigger one in bright pink. If you have ever watched a Nigerian film called 'Akirika' where Ngozi Nwosu wore a massive head tie and had to put it in the boot of the cab she took because she and the head tie couldn't fit in the car while it was still on her head, then you'd know the kind of head tie Mama d'law wore to to church. Till today I'm not too sure of what pastor preached that day because I was so annoyed and I eventually gave up trying to see as my neck and back started to ache. When the pastor is preaching, I like to see who is speaking and his/her body language; it helps me pay attention and understand him/her better (I'm just like that, it may be weird to you but anyway...).

Honestly, I had a strong urge to remove the thing from both their heads by myself. I sat throughout the service staring at the green and brown head tie in front of me. I feel sorry for whoever was sitting behind me as they too probably couldn't see behind the two head ties and my head moving around trying to see past them.

I found it funny and interesting after reading this on a blog that i decided to share because it communicates exactly what i experienced on the grand finale of our women's convention in church too.