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Omotola Jalade Ekeinde's OYEP Foundation Put A Smile on the Faces of Twenty Widows!!!

2012-01-29T21:34:00.007Z

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Recently Omotola Jalade Ekeinde did something pretty amazing in my opinion that raised my respect and admiration for her by a couple of bars.

She took a group of widows on a pampering and makeover session. Some cynics may ask what happens after the makeover but my argument is: If she was able to put a smile on the faces of those women for a day and make them forgot their circumstances at that point in time... to just see themselves as another beautiful, unique creation of God, then she did very well.

Being an orphan myself, I can relate totally with what Omotola said about the widows always channelling whatever you give them to the upkeep of their children and the home...which is to be expected seeing that they are the only ones raising the children.

I can so relate with this as mother was like that, come to think of it, most mothers are like. They will rather wear the same clothing item for 10years than see their children lack anything at all...my mum God rest her soul was like that...

I'm glad she was able to get this women to just chill out for a day out of 365days!

Amazing transformation I must say...the ladies came out looking so radiant!

Omotola, if you can read this, I'm telling you for this that you have done... you've got a fan in me! More grease to your elbow and I'm sure you know you will reap a hundred fold!

Here are the pictures I've tried to capture the before and afters from Linda Ikeji and Bella Naija

Talk about real transformation! Kudos to the make up artist, stylist and everybody who contributed in any way to put a smile on the faces of this women.

Heard there were twenty of them. God bless you all:)

So What Do You Guys Think???

30 Day challenge... DAY 15 - Your Zodiac sign and If You Feel They Fit Your Personality.

2012-01-05T01:17:00.003Z

I know for sure that there are zodiac signs/horoscope readers etc ... I know they are sometimes on point but I also know that basing my life on it is a big No No!

Because the Word will reveal who I am, what I was created to do,where I ought to be and how I need to get there clearer and more accurate than any sign reading! confirmed... tried and tested!

I'm not surprised that the personality traits for the zodiac sign that matches my birthday matches my personality in many ways...the star gazers saw Jesus' sign many miles away, it still doesn't make it the right way to look into the future or discover who you are!

This is my opinion and I'm sticking with it :)

30 Day challenge... DAY 14 - What You Wore Today

2012-01-05T01:04:00.004Z

Nothing major, heard it was going to be windy so I kitted up appropriately.

Had on a blue and black striped jumper and over my grey very sensible grey trousers and I wore a pair of black flats.

Ps: do I have to talk up about the thermal wear I wore too? lol!!!

30 Day challenge... DAY 13 - Your Opinion About Your Body And How Comfortable You Are With It. - Imperfect me!!!

2012-01-02T22:26:00.000Z

Hey guys, I'm back(If I have a gold coin for the number of times I've said I'm back, I should be smiling to a Swiss bank:D)... anyways, bottom line is I'm back, I'm not going to worry about being consistent, cos that will make me want to stop in mid air as I cannot guarantee what tomorrow holds with regards to that...the only guarantee is... TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER FOR SURE!!!

Right, when I got today day 13, I actually put a post up but then I stopped because I thought I wasn't being exactly genuine, not that the post wasn't true, but it took me a long while to get comfortable with my body and I thought it will be more impactful to share the various struggles with you my wonderful peops...so here we go!

I am extremely comfortable with my body I dare say...!

But I wasn't always comfortable with my body... First was my belly button...it was a round button indeed, it isn't like it was protruding or anything of that nature, but it was just round and cute like a button and as a child I used to wonder why it looked odd, well now I totally have no qualms about it as it just doesn't matter plus I can hardly see the belly button any more...to think I used to make this priority!!!SMH

Then my lips, I used to think they were too thick and not pink! Goodness I take it back! dear lips of mine, I won't have you any other way... thick luscious African lips!!! Even the ones that don't have you try to get you("buttoxly speaking")!

Then came my face, I had this mega battle with acne and trust me when I say I tried almost everything! Jeez, they won't just leave me alone! Well I learnt to love my face inspite of the acne attack...now they're gone for good and I'm thankful!!!

Then my bum!!! *I'm laughing to myself*... When I graduated from secondary school, I thought my back was as flat as a desk and I just wasn't having it(I needed to be fully accepted in the "babe fold", having passed the "chest test")!!! from "bum pads"(glorified name for oversized shoulder pads from my big sister's jackets!!!lol sis I just lurr' you!) to wearing triple shorts...YES I tried everything! It wasn't long before I got tired of that nonsense, then I decided to just pray and give it a rest!

Well...the bum is not extra large...but it is just perfect for me! bum if you can hear me...you are much appreciated!lol

...Well as I grew older, I learnt to appreciate me with all my imperfections...and as I did, my confidence level grew.

I love my body, I'm totally thankful for it, I try as much as I can to treat it right by eating right and exercising (occasionally) but I don't knock myself for not keeping to any regime.

In my opinion there is no perfect body but each body is perfect for the owner...it depends on how you see it.

A friend used to complain about being obese yet she never did anything about it, I told her to use the energy she expends on moaning to transform her body through exercising and eating right ...she eventually took action after two years, now she feels more comfortable with herself.

Moral of the story is...don't just complain about your body, do something about it.

It is important to be comfortable with the skin you're in...cos it will be with you till you're six feet below, in my opinion, that's a long time to not be comfortable!

This track by MI fits right into this blog post... ENJOY! *kisses*

What happened to me?

2011-12-04T22:18:00.002Z

I got to Day 13 and lost the plot! I can't explain why, I'm pretty sure the next topic wasn't the cause.

I just went off radar for no reason.

Anyways, I'm back and I'll continue where I stopped.

30 Day challenge... DAY 12 - Five Men I find Attract And Why!

2011-10-02T21:53:00.004+01:00

Had to pause to think about this deeply!!! Hmmmm.

I'm scrolling through the list of men in my life and I realise that they are all attractive in their own way.

It will be unfair to list only five. So I will group them and write about what I find attractive in them.

here we go...

1. KAAD: His sense of humour... there's no boring moment with this dude. It doesn't matter how low I'm feeling at any point in time, humour is only a chat away!

2. OS: He has this unbelievably fantastic relationship with his family and to be honest I totally love it.

They are so close knit that they can't be broken...his nieces and nephews adore him to bits and he is tight with his pop. Weird as it sounds, I find that attractive, let's not forget that he is one of the kindest soul I'm privileged to know!

3. CKMS: His brain...my goodness... there's something about a guy who's intellect is sterling...I'm not talking about a book worm...this dude is intelligent...you know the type that is well informed and knows how to put the knowledge at his disposition to good use and he isn't arrogant about it...an intelligent arrogant individual is a major turn off anyways!

4. AR: His organisational skill is to keeeeel for! Very determined individual, he stands out and he is very calm even in the face of many adversities...I've seen him work under mega stress and he deals with each issue in his stride when I think of cool as a cucumber, he comes to mind:)

5. GBOA: He is a lyricist! He knows what to say and how to say it! He's a smooth operator in my opinion! I just love to hear him talk :D...I sometimes wind him up just to get words out of him!lol

Come to think of it, I haven't spoken to him in ages...I should call him for the heck of it:)

30 Day challenge... DAY 11 - My Family

2011-10-01T10:58:00.005+01:00

I am very protective of my folks and the people I call fam!

Okay let's start with my immediate family...

I am the last of four girls and the three older ones are way older than me.

The distance in age hasn't been a barrier to our relationship thankfully but as would be expected of a naija family the respect is there!*RME*

I am highly protective of my nephews and nieces, they might as well be my own children...I relate with them in a way their parents don't... "I am the keeper of many secrets" lol

If you really want to see my reddest eye, try stepping on my nephews' and nieces' toe(s)...I may just draw blood(okay may be not physically but you understand).

I remember lamenting about my sister to a friend once and my friend probably thinking she was helping said something negative about my sister...OMG the rate at which I turned on her surprised her and even myself! She got the message :)

With people I call Fam...even the ones I've met in blogville :) ( You know yourselves), I do not take my relationship with them for granted although it may seem like that sometimes...they are my support systems and there's nothing as uplifting as knowing that you have people that have your back at any point in time(relatively speaking) and they can say the same for you.

Bottom line is I love my family...every member in there - The ones I chose and the ones I found myself in!

30 Day challenge... DAY 10 - Put Your Music Player on Shuffle And Write The First Ten Songs That Play

2011-10-01T10:49:00.003+01:00

Samba Di Novo (Quiet Storm) - Femi Temowo
Psalm 151 (You Are The Only One) - Wale Adenuga
The Sea Of Forgetfulness (Greatest Hits) - Helen Baylor
Remembrance(Communion song) (We Shall Not Be Shaken) - Matt Redman
I Love To Praise Him (Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs) - Donnie McClurkin
I Love You Lord (Live Worship) - Salvador
Carnival (Still Walking In The Light) - The African Children's Choir
Healer ( Generation: Love) - New Breed
Dance (D' G-Pikin Project) - Jedi ft. Jafextra
Awesome God (Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs) - Donnie McClurkin

30 Day challenge... DAY 9 - How Important I think Education Is

2011-10-01T09:21:00.002+01:00

Education is as important as your right eye(which ever sees better).

It is like a telescope to see what the future holds... Education puts you on a leveled ground to play with the "big boys"...

If you're opportune to get education within the four walls of a school especially where you're not the one footing the bill, by all means get it.

Education within the four walls of a school is not the be all and end all; As a matter of fact, you should be a student for life and learn daily 'cos life itself is a big school! It is tomfoolery to think that getting an education automatically translates to big cash ... very wrong notion I tell you... it is what you make of it eventually that counts.

The good book says "Wisdom is the principal thing...and in all your getting, get understanding as well" ... ever seen an educated fool before... May one never cross your path...

Education is like the foundation you build on... the depth of your foundation determines the type of structure you can build on it... your best bet is to ensure the foundation is deep enough to withstand the load of the building... this translates to.. get adequate education and ensure you have an understanding of the knowledge acquired *educated fool* alert!

Yes in my opinion, education is as important as your right eye!!!

30 Day challenge... DAY 8 - What I Ate Today

2011-09-27T01:17:00.002+01:00

Woke up hungry and decided to "murder" a plate of rice & fish with veggies... that kept me through the day though I snacked on plantain chips and a can of coke at midday.

Snacked on some sesame snaps in the evening and ended up eating noodles and frankfurters for dinner as a result of ~~laziness~~ tiredness!

Photo Credit: Kirsty Cat Blog

30 Day challenge... DAY 7 - Five Pet Peeves

2011-09-26T00:03:00.003+01:00

Phew... Somethings are just extra ordinarily annoying... these are in no particular order

1. Mouth Odour/Body Odour... I don't understand how a full grown adult can miss it....except adults who can't smell.

How can you not know your mouth is in dire need of mint or your armpit needs deodorant!

2. People who think public transports - bus, trains etc are extensions of their living room.

There's nothing as irritating as getting on a train and finding that one very annoying person who decides to blare their music or talk loudly on the phone! *rolling my eyes*... seriously do I need to be subjected to that type of torture!

3. Clueless people who act like they know!

This makes me want to pull my hair off strand after strand! It is just plain irritating. Or when I'm trying to explain a point and the other person keeps asking stupid needless questions!

4. Being talked to when I'm in my "quiet mode"

sometimes...I just want to be left alone to reflect... then someone comes along to "disturb" me...hmmm God help you if I'm not exactly in "nice mode" too!:P

5. Retarded convos...

In the words of Rooftop MCs... if you don't have nothing to say.... Say nothing!

30 Day challenge... DAY 6 - My View on Mainstream Music

2011-09-24T16:36:00.002+01:00

*Sigh* You bet I've run out of excuse for just pausing like that... but my eyes are on the price so let's go!

In my opinion, music is a universal language and good music is good music regardless of the genre etc.

I'm not sure I have any particular view on this to be honest; All I know is I am blessed with the ability to smell good music from a mile and half...I'm not even joking.

Well this post is going to be extra special short since I have no view whatsoever and I don't intend to pretend to have one!

Have a great weekend y'all!

Abia State Watchmen WAKE UP and smell the coffee

2011-09-22T09:46:00.004+01:00

Okay let's pause a bit on the 30 day challenge thingy...a more pressing issued needs to be addressed right here and right now.Heard about a girl who got raped by five men...FIVE VIRILE MEN!

The video was and still is in circulation all over the www...

You would have thought that with such a good link, police, the authority...who ever is a "watchman" over abia state will take the cue and progress with further investigation...instead...the watchmen and leaders are busy releasing useless,senseless,extremely retarded and weak statement about it not happening in ABSU bla bla bla

seriously even if it happened in Ariara market...shouldn't this supposed watchmen be on it like a leach?

Instead they are busy speaking english.

the latest statement that got me really ballistic and made me put this post up is what the commissioner of police to abia state said...

as seen on linda ikeji's blog..he said

“We don’t investigate rape cases based on what people put on twitter. When a crime is reported, the DPO must send detectives to investigate the scene of the crime. Up till now have you seen the victim? Have you seen the scene of crime? Have you seen the suspects? It is a very dangerous rumour that must be dismissed by all good meaning Abians and Nigerians” - Bala Hassan, Commissioner of police Abia State.

I shuddered when I read this... This is a cruel statement and it isn't their fault...as long as we keep voting in animals in human skin, this is precisely what we will keep getting( I digress)...please if you know anything about this appalling incidence, kindly contact the police,Linda Ikeji and Ynaija(that is if the police will do anything at all).

will come back to update this post with appropriate links as this was posted via my phone.

30 Day challenge... DAY 5 - Things I would love to say to an Ex!!!

2011-09-14T04:05:00.002+01:00

Don't know if this should be in bullet points or not but as usual...I will just go with the flow...so here we go :)

1. I'm the best sex you NEVER had! Actually I told an ex that when he kept putting pressure on me... I broke it off without looking back, put a huge distance between us 'cos dude was(don't know if he still is) a "walking temptation". Saw him a couple of years later and that was my exact word to him...amongst others:D

2. Looking at you now...the only thing running through my mind is "What the heck was I thinking dating/drooling over a guy like" *shudders* I must have been either very silly or extremely stupid! lol...no further comment

3. I didn't break your heart... you're just ticked you got caught in your own game ( with my tongue stuck out at him by the way:D). Again no further story!lol

4. I'm sorry it didn't work out...I wish you the best for the future... the lovely ex who was/is so nice but we just weren't meant to be :(

5. C'est la vie...guess we just grew apart.

30 Day challenge... DAY 4 - Bullet My Whole Day

2011-09-14T03:54:00.002+01:00

I have run out of excuses for not updating on time, so I won't bother giving you one either...I will just get with the programme...finito!

So here goes my day...

Went to the airport to drop off some items
Got back home, dressed up and went to church...it was a joy to see & hear Pastor Sam preach...
After service went straight to the market to do some last minute shopping.
Jumped on an okada on impulse and enjoyed the "ride" home...PS... almost got bumped by a car...like "I saw my whole life flash in front of me moment".
Went off to the island with a friend...
Galleria for a copy of Ikechukwu Ofili's new book
Picked up by another friend and off to terrakulture we went
Terrakulture for a play...it was quite nice
Dinner @ terrakulture...the grilled fish is to keel for!
Got back home and "finalised" my packing!
Slept off thereafter

30 Day challenge... DAY 3 - A book I love

2011-09-12T01:19:00.002+01:00

One author that keeps me awake till the last chapter is James Patterson... His novels are just MAD ( in a good way).

I remember getting one of his books and I started reading it on my home from work around 6pm...It wasn't until 4am the next day that I slept and that was after the very last page was read!

I also remember a day I had to stop at the nearest coffee on my way to work just because I wanted to finish a James Patterson novel...truth be told, not all authors leave me wanting to turn the page like that... some years back it was Sidney Sheldon... but I got to know about James Patterson through Funms...

Bottom-line is his books are amazing and as Aloted said in her post... it could make you start acting overly suspicious of people! you need to read her post about thrillers here lol!

I am putting day4 up as well...wasn't able to post Day 3 at the appropriate time because I was knackered and slept off:) Pardon me!

30 Day challenge... DAY 2 - Something I feel so Strongly About.

2011-09-09T22:22:00.002+01:00

Well that would be injustice, I totally can't stand being cheated or seeing others cheated... It makes my blood boil...it makes me see RED need I say more:).

Well I had written a whole bunch of stuff about this but on reading through, I feel it is not really relevant/necessary to put it on here... so I'll just go with the flow as usual.

Injustice is everywhere and my heart weeps every time I see people treated in a way humans don't deserve to be treated.

It is always difficult for me to just ignore and let go even though I know I'm not Voltron the defender of the universe.

Injustice in my opinion is an act of selfishness... it totally sucks...don't know about how to eradicate this, but I know it is possible to consciously treat others with respect due them regardless of who it is.

30 Day challenge... DAY 1 - Five Ways to Win My Heart

2011-09-08T06:12:00.003+01:00

I really and truly wanted to start on September first but due to various factors beyond my control, I just couldn't!

Okay here I am now... let's run this show!

Five ways to Win My Heart...

Haven't really thought about this but I'll just think as I type:)

You'll win my heart if you:

1. Level up with me all the time... By that I mean being honest with me. I can't stand dishonest and untrustworthy people....people who say good morning and you have to check outside to confirm if it really is (an extreme case and it really depends on your location:)) ... If you promise to do something or say something and find out that you're not able to keep your promise, by all means say so don't "code" it or try to pull a fast one to cover my face... it won't work or if it works and I eventually find out, there goes the trust I have for you in the bin!

Bottom-line is whether hot or cold, serve me the truth all the time!

2. Help out around the house... what I sometimes jokingly refer to as domesticated :P

No I don't need a slave but I don't have to pick up after you 24/7 of my life, the least you can do is help yourself too,I'm afraid that is not part of the deal... you should be able to boil water without burning it come on!

3. Give me your full attention. When you're with me, I need to know you're there and not with A,B,C or D ie via Blackberry, Android or Iphone...this could lead to major loss of/damage to your phone or a major fine :P

You need to be there physically and mentally otherwise...

4. Are humble and not just playing at what I call "humbility", there's a difference between the two... the first is genuine and the other is an act...a play at deception...I don't think I need to break this down, this is quite self explanatory...need I say more..

5. Positive, witty and humorous... I am witty and humorous myself so what do you expect???*wearing my cools shades*.

Seriously you need to find a way to laugh at life regardless of what you're going true, if you can't "look and laff" then there's issue...You don't have to be the court-jester to be humorous...I guess that's just a way of looking at life...it can either be "half-filled" or "half-empty"

Brokenness, Oliver Twist and the 30 Day Challenge!!!

2011-08-25T13:45:00.002+01:00

On brokenness, it has taken almost forever for me to get to this point, like I always say, I'm still work in progress and I'm being taught the "patience of Job" daily!

I'm learning to Let- It - Go and trust me it is painful...Imagine being offended, you know you're innocent and the other party is guilty and you have the right words that will draw blood from this person(in a painful way at that *insert evil grin*)... and that quiet voice says be still and keep your lips sealed 'cos vengeance is mine!

Or a situation where you are being asked questions I will call foolish and you just want to pour out sarcasm from deep within to make this other person realise the stupidity of their questions and then that quiet voice says... be nice! *sigh* insert "rolling eyes"

At that point I just mumble "Holy Spirit why you dey fall my hand" lol ( for real)... I must admit though, there have been times I didn't listen....I just say stuff like...errr Holy Spirit, please ehn, let me handle this one, let's talk later... Bad move I tell you 'cos I always end up regretting it... The only way forward is absolute obedience and total surrender...it is painful but worth it...

Having said all these, do not test me by putting your finger down my throat...I may end up biting it:D

The latest craze in town is D'banj's Oliver Twist "Video Production" competition!!! Mad marketing gimmick if you ask me...it works for them perfectly well!

People have come up with the craziest stuff ever...I've got two favourites @ the moment... the first is "My Backyard Crew" and the other is some Lady whose name I can't remember, will put the two videos up here.

MBC's video is totally hilarious, those boys went everywhere and the wackiest part was the "20 naira" later bit... I almost laughed my brains out..

The second one is not funny but the girl can dance! My goodness...she's got moves

Here they are :

1. My Backyard Crew:

2. By Jummy Oyebande( Saw the name on the video):

Serious competition:)... may the best person win!lol

On to the 30 day challenge...saw this on LNQ's Blog and decided to go for it...will start on Sep 1st so I won't any excuse with regards to mixing up the date... trust me I sometimes come up with the "deadest" excuse ever!

Oh let me just say in advance that I'm swapping Day 3 for Day 4...I have a feeling my Day 3 will be very juicy ;)... won't you just loooove to here about it!:D

Okay for a semi-lazy blogger...I think I've done well today... so... hasta la vista baby!

I Fired My Instructor (YOU'RE FIRED!)

2011-07-28T21:10:00.004+01:00

You know it is definitely time to "talk to your legs" when you meet people who leave you worse off than you were whenever you relate with them in whatever form!

Sometimes it's got nothing to do with you... that is just how and who they are... understand that and take a hike!

This was/is(go figure) with my ex-driving instructor...now known as Closed Door aka Closed Chapter aka Forgotten!

He is the greatest nag on the face of the earth(from where I stand at this point in time!)

Yes a man that nags! *insert deep sigh*

Extremely conceited...unnecessarily proud... what I don't know is why as he is average in every sense of the word (I'm not even judging...that is just my point of view)...need I go on....

Every time I leave his car, I go home with a headache...funny thing is he was recommended by someone who couldn't stop singing his praise.

Its been downhill since the day I started lessons with this particular instructor.

It suddenly clicked when he told me the first time I booked a lesson with him was the best time he saw me drive...It suddenly occured to me that he may be a great driving instructor to some but to me, he is crap!

I guess learning through nagging is not my thing... something good came out of it right? I discovered that!

Thus like Sir Alan Sugar... I told him... YOU'RE FIRED!!!

Wish those words could turn to something that can be used to gag him from nagging!

PS:

Writing about this made feel 39.99% better :)

Picture Credit:http://www.tvthrong.co.uk/apprentice-2011

Imperfect Me!!!

2011-07-26T12:56:00.002+01:00

Sitting here on the train, on my way to a job where I’m accepted warts and all… receiving mails and BB messages from peops that will move heaven and earth if the could to make me comfortable.
Thinking of yesterday when I was hanging out with friends who truly care and have a passion for God and life that is catching…
…Waking up to say good morning to my “unwanted guest” (another story for another post!)…and actually chatting about life and what it is to live and not just exist made me realise how blessed I am!!!
Yet…Sometimes, I focus on what’s not working in my life…when I should be thankful for all that is working…
I pause and breathe in deeply…I realise how ungrateful I’ve been and from the depth of my heart, I am saying THANK YOU!
Enjoy this...

Tayo Aderinokun, the MD of GTB Has Passed on.:(

2011-06-14T20:13:00.002+01:00

Don't know why this is getting to me, I'm pretty sure it isn't because I have an account with GTB...

He was at the peak of his life, to be snatched away like that is just downright sad. It is a hard reality check for me.

He definitely made impact in his short life.

My deepest condolence goes to his family who I'm sure are greatly saddened at this news.

May your soul rest in peace and may your legacy live on.

For more news on his death, check here and here

Baby baby Ka ma roll!

2011-05-07T20:46:00.003+01:00

:D couldn't help putting that up, that's what's playing on tv right now and I like the video!!!

Off to a friend's party...don't feel like going but its just too late to cancel *now wailing*

Oh well... will just go pay homage, feed my eyes and get out...

yeah rroight!

TTYL

Lazy Bones

2011-04-21T01:46:00.004+01:00

Goodness.. did I not promise to update this blog weekly??? *covers face in shame*... don't know how my "usual suspects" do it...but kudos to you guys!

I was complaining about how this sucks and that sucks and a friend of mine accused me of being lazy...*I shook my mane* and asked again like I was dumb...LAZY? I was like aww come on...I am busy...always busy doing this and that...dude broke it down for me and peops conclusion is your gal is LAZY lol! Not lazy lazy but lazy!

Well long and short of it is I need to sit my behind down and get my head into a bit of paper work that I totally hate... but I'll survive.

Came across these blogs(Dotun's blog and Chocolate blog) and I thought y'all should check them out...good quality for your time.

By the way, they are photo blogs but quality photo blogs...reminds me of Jide Alakija and Asiko ... can someone tell Asiko he'll be sorting out my wedding album :P... okay peops I gotta dash...that paper werk is in progress!!!

PS: I love you::)

PPS: Kindly check back on friday...a blog/twitville reknowed sharp dude will be putting up a post right here...I'm deeply honoured!

PPPS: Can the riot stop already in Nigeria...I just don't like this killing and maiming people business...please say a prayer for all the affected areas in your quiet time.

PPPPS: lol just couldn't help it!:D

Okay bye peops

No More!!!...Please Free Me!

2011-03-22T01:59:00.003Z

Earlier in the day, I had a "heated fellowship" with a lady I know,yeah I know what y'all are thinking "NoLimit!!! You've come again"!!!
But that's the point! How can I presume I know what's on your mind???That's exactly what she did.
She suddenly concluded that I think the worst of her and I told her if that's what she thinks,then so be it!I mean why should I try to convince you of my thoughts towards you?
If I've verbally told you,I don't think you're a bad person and my word is not enough to convince you...then what do you want? Blood? What a DIVA!

Seriously sometimes,you just have to let people form their own conclusion/opinion of how they feel you perceive them,after all,it is their opinion not yours!
So again I say,if you feel I believe the worst about you,that's okay...by all means...think what you like,what you believe about your life is more important than what anyone else believes.
I feel lighter, load owner has carried her own load!it's not mine!

PS...

Maybe she's right... she's the lady I blogged about here ... maybe she's wrong... after-all many moons have passed and life has happened... it will be very petty of me to hold a grudge against her for that long ... let's not forget the fact that it is bad for my own peace of mind (negative energy) plus what makes people think they are so important in the scheme of things that all you use your scarce resource(time) for is think of them!I almost told her I had better things to think about...but that would be outrightly rude right? But I said as much...bottom line is ... NO MORE!

I Want Me Back On Blogville!!!

2011-03-20T02:25:00.003Z

Seriously I can't explain it but I just haven't had the "energy" to blog lately!

At the beginning of the year, I made up my mind to put up a post at least thrice weekly... I ran out of steam too early... it is just unreal!

I thought of reviving the interest in blogging by putting up daily personal journals on here but then I'm not exactly anonymous anymore... Aloted,Tygeress and WriteFreak take note!lol

Anyways I am giving it another shot and hopefully my blogging mojo will be up again!:)

All is well with me and life is beautiful, let's stay in touch right here and let's see how this goes:)

Y'all stay blessed!

Never Say Never!!!

2011-02-17T01:16:00.003Z

I remember when the whole world found out Arsenal will be playing against Barca in the UEFA cup... It was almost like a lost battle...I remember my friend's status update that day...he said..."YES WE CAN WIN...who am I kidding Barca will slice us up"...well I'm happy to tell you that I'll be reminding him to eat up those words(I'll get him a bottle of drink to wash it down as well) ...'cos Arsenal did it!

Call it luck or whatever you choose to call it, but bottom line is...ARSENAL GUNNED BARCA DOWN!

And I'm sure many gamblers would have recorded a loss as a result of Arsenal's win ... many did not envisage it!

I am highly pumped up and encouraged by this win... think about it...it isn't about what people say you are or the limit humans have placed on you and your capacity to achieve... and sometimes limitations are place on your abilities by people close to you in this scenario Arsenal Fans (they underestimated the players). It is your responsibility as an individual with a vision walking in purpose heading towards an ordained destination to rise above your limitation(s) regardless of what it(they) is(are)...

I bet many of us were expecting a draw at the most...

What I'm saying in essence is Never Ever Give Up(Winston Churchill)...take the limits off and get back into the fighting arena then give it your best punch!

All the best:)

Patience... A much Needed Virtue in 2011 And Beyond

2011-01-25T00:44:00.008Z

It was just a normal evening and it started off just fine till someone wrote something about me that I considered a slight on my path on the WWW!!!

Immediately, I got on the phone to chat with the certain so and so and he kept insisting that he didn't mean it the way I interpreted it to be...he went ahead to tell me in clear terms that I shouldn't make a mountain out of a molehill.

He did the wiser thing by not replying when I talked to him and I was left fuming...I mean...the cheek of him right?

//Chinese sign for patience//

I went back to the WWW and read the said "infuriating and annoying statement" again and I thought to myself...it's not that bad...actually...it wasn't an insult and if I read it sloooowwwwllllyyyy it was actually meant to be a compliment...ish!

I blame my reaction to the naija movie I just watched .... "Omo Ghetto"...go figure! I think sometimes, I take on the character of the main actress in a movie for at least some minutes after viewing it and this was the case on that faithful evening...so you can imagine my state of mind when I was reading it.

Anyways when I'm wrong...I do not hesitate to admit that I am although on some occasions I find it a bit difficult to do so...but thankfully it wasn't the case that day.

I apologised and just left it as it was...

when I didn't get a response back for over 12 hours, I thought I should check to ensure my apology was accepted...you know it is one thing to apologise and it is another for the other person to accept your apology... thankfully he did... we ironed it out and moved on...

This incidence got me thinking...I may have easily earned myself an enemy for life by my action if it was another person with a different outlook to life entirely(Okay I may be exaggerating but you get me).

I chastised myself and thought I should have just taken about 10 to 24 deep breathes and L-I-G(Let It Go) or I should have waited for the effect of the "Omo Ghetto" movie to wear off and then I should have read the said message again!:D

So moral of the story is...patience... a heavy dose of it is needed for healthy living... some may argue that overdosing on it may lead to stupidity but really....it is a much needed virtue... some fights are unnecessary and a waste of energy and no you don't have to react to everything...sometimes you should just let go and let God:)

Plus some confrontations are totally irrelevant and unnecessary even if you were slighted and you're like me that you just have to get it off your chest almost immediately ... take those deep breathes my dear and I promise you...you will be alright;) it works!

Picture courtesy of: http://nadiasweeting.com/nadias-closet-blog.htm

R.S.V.P..It is time for the R part...Register to Vote!

2011-01-16T23:06:00.002Z

Please ensure you,your friends,colleagues, enemies, frenemies and relatives register to vote in the upcoming election.

don't leave it to chance people...tell your domestic helps tell your subordinates encourage those who have given up hope for Nigeria to please register to vote.

At the salon, talk about it...let your mechanics know...inform the mallam at the gate...encourage you drivers ... spread the word in the market arena...bottom line is, GO GRASSROOT!

It is very important to register to vote.

If we don't all do something as basic as registering to vote, how do we intend to move the nation forward?

Let's encourage each other... there's news already of how citizens are getting frustrated with the wait at the registration centres.

Enough is Enough Nigeria has put up some action points for the 2011 election.I am yet to hear from them with regards to permission to put it up on my blog in the meantime please got to the site to know what's up

Let's brace up people...this is not the time to feel intimidated or frustrated by inefficient processes...Just DO THE R - REGISTER!!!

God bless Naija!

Jostified...Live and Let Live

2011-01-04T00:16:00.005Z

It amazes me how you can look at me and think I'm a heathen that needs to be purged off the face of the earth. I wish I could get into your head and understand why you do the things you do. How did a clean slate get painted so black?For when you were born,you were young and innocent,unfortunately,evil got hold off you before the Truth could...but its not too late to make ammends. Just stop the killings.For pete's sake,we are all one...we all want the same thing at varying degrees...why will you look another in the eyes and slay in cold blood...it just does not make sense.

There are better ways of getting yourself heard...killing innocent people is not the right way, I can tell you that for free.

Please stop now while you can...the blood of the ones you killed will cry out for justice, you really do not want to compound your woes. Again I ask that you stop...

STOP THE KILLINGS ... LIVE AND LET LIVE

2010:It's A Wrap...and I'm Still Standing.

2010-12-31T05:51:00.005Z

The songs below depicts how I feel...I couldn't have said it better!

2010 started with a big bang...it looked promising and as a die hard optimist, everyday was a blessing no matter how many lows I may have had in 24hours...I just bounced back.It wasn't my own doing...it was Baba God the One who is worthy of all my praise...the One who deserves the glory eternally.

The King Immortal,King Eternal,I am that I am, the Lion of the tribe of Judah...the One who's word is yea and amen.

It's not about how I feel...it is about who you are Lord...and I know that you are God and not man.

I was excited, I was empowered and was revving to go...my eyes were fixed on the price and I wasn't going to lose sight of what mattered.

I learnt some valuable lessons in the early month and it helped throughout the year.

February came in slowly but surely and I was yet to say "what's up" when it swiftly made way for March...March...my birth month...I had plans for my birthday, I was going to party all night with my birthday mate in Nigeria till a better idea struck me, I called my birthday mate immediately and she was up for it.

I suddenly realised that I had work to do, this is not the time to party like a rock-star(although I still plan to much later)...I just had that urgent desire to visit one of the orphanages and spend my day(part of it) with the kids. My heart bled when I saw the kids and God willing, my visit will be more regular(Amen). I couldn't have asked for a better birthday.

Then there was April...when "The Enemy Within" was revealed...Am I thankful or what?lol

May brought showers of blessing and I would be a liar if I say I wasn't extremely blessed...decided to share my thoughts on the book of Proverbs for the 31days in May and on the 31st day, the ever wonderful Jaycee suggested we all blog about it...So a group of wonderful ladies and gentle men shared their views/opinions on the Proverbs 31 woman and put it up on their blog!

It was amazing and I learnt from them all! I look forward to more of this initiatives in 2011.

I got so busy at work that blogging had to take a back seat...in retrospect, I wonder if it was my "busyness",twitter or just me not planning and allocating my time efficiently that caused my continuous decline in my ability to put posts up...hmmmm...food for thought!

Even my Thankfulness post that was basic suffered!..*sigh*

August...hmmmm how can I ever forget August...I received a dent in my faith walk...it wasn't a very pretty scenario ... looking back now, I could only have sailed through on the wings of an angel. September saw me in Naija the second time...it was good but it was so short:( I must confess, I shed some tears when I landed in Heathrow, I was missing Naija so bad... but by the time I got out of the plane, I realised how much I missed London and I couldn't wait to get to the nearest starbucks for a tall order of latte ... so much for missing Naija!)

And right after that, the months rolled into each other and here we are in December!

Its been a rollercoaster ride and I'm grateful for the experience. Some of my set goals were achieved while some weren't. I'm not going to shoot myself for not completing my 2010 "to do list", I'm just going to be thankful for what got completed and try harder and smarter in 2011.

It wasn't all doom and gloom as I met some great bloggers and spoke/chatted with some for the first time. At a point, I became a twitter addict...Blogville got relegated to the back but I hope to make amends in 2011(So Help me God).

So many lives were lost along the way ... The one that comes to mind readily is that of one of blogville's finest...The CunningLinguist who lost his battle with cancer... absolutely intelligent guy he was. And accidents happen but I'm thankful for survival stories and testimonies.

And the new mums emerged...I'm thankful for my two very pregnant friends, you know yourselves...after years of waiting, you will now be mothers...there's a God and he reigns in the affairs of men!

If you can read this,then you should be thankful...'cause it means you are alive and only the living can praise Him...A living dog is better than a dead lion.Thank God for sparing our lives to see many more years!!!

I'm thankful for a wonderful eye opening 2010 and I'm looking forward to a fabulous 2011.

Another 365days to make our days on earth count by touching as many lives as we can and doing the Father's will has been giving to us.

I pray for strength for us all and the ability to focus on what matters...

*Whistling away* I'm still standing...I'm still standing...See ya:)

Suddenly it dawned on me...

2010-12-26T03:30:00.002Z

Did I lose my blogging mojo? Only time will tell.

Yesterday was Christmas and it was fantastic :) ... Pigged out on so much and even as I type, I am thinking of having some desert never mind the time!

Usually on Christmas day, I go out of my way to wish all and sundry a wonderful Christmas bla bla bla but this year was a bit different...how you ask? Let's just say...I JUST DIDN'T SEND!!!

I did my thing, hollaed back at those that hollaed @ me and went ahead to max out the day efficiently.

To be honest it felt a bit liberating ... Bottom-line is just because I didn't call/text doesn't mean I don't care.

All my peops have their special places in my heart and they are irreplaceable.

I don't need to wait for Christmas to wish them well.

Okay that desert is really calling me ttyl.

Thinking Out Loud

2010-10-31T17:24:00.003Z

Hey blogville, hope your weekend has been as great as mine.

Was having a night-in with my sisters and we got talking about this "aunty" ( you know those family friends you can't call by name) and the way she used to ill-treat her house-helps ( I want to believe she has changed)... I thought I was the only one who noticed while growing up apparently I was wrong...hmmm another blog topic. But really why do people treat their helps like second class citizens like they don't have a right to hope and have a future like their own children...more on that...

A good friend has been lying to me...you know who you are...I'm sure we both know where we stand... your smile can't fool me and when you say good morning...trust me...I check the time...but you're still my good friend!

Double standards exist all over and it isn't about to die...I will keep revolting against double standard(s) if I am the victim or know the victim...I won't drink panadol for another man's headache but I totally hate injustice...

Used to respect my sisters(they are all older than me) to the point of fear...now I am free and almost abusing the freedom...I respect them but the fear is gone! lol had a clash (minor disagreement) with the oldest(on the phone) on my way to see her... I guess the predator look in my eyes gave me away 'cos she simmered immediately and let me be...yes it was the "I dare you to say a word" look...

Just because you don't agree with my point doesn't make my opinion wrong neither does it make your opinion any better than mine or vice versa...it is just what it is...a difference in opinion...take it as it is and don't burst a vein.

Being assertive almost to the point of aggression used to be me...God is filing my claws and chiselling my fangs...it is a learning curve and I'm learning.

Nobody can make you small except you give them the right to do so... I learnt that practically and it was liberating...I am who I am and you are who you are by God's grace period!

Being translucent is better than being a clear glass... I'm not a closed book but then again I'm not an open book...I won't explain further!:)

Why can't employers just view your CV and make their decision to interview based on it instead of the very long, "mojo killing",morale reducing, irrelevant information gathering application forms!*sigh*

The line between right and wrong has been blurred so badly over the years...it is disturbing...

Filling

Okay those are just some of my thoughts happy new month.

Nigeria @ 50 - Let's Get This Straight!!!

2010-10-21T08:53:00.003+01:00

Nigeria @ 50 Day 20 - Myne Whitman

There's always something to give thanks for no matter how little plus the Good book says to give thanks IN all things...With this in my head, I celebrated Nigeria's 50th independence anniversary.
It is true that our leaders have failed us to no end and let's be honest many of them are long gone in their evil ways that to turn around and do good will only be the death of them...
What I found out though is that we all have made Nigeria what it is today...either by acting or just keeping mum(remember the siddon dey look action?)...All it takes for evil to thrive is for good men to fold their arms and do nothing.

And like a friend once said,casting all puritanic and holier than thou attitude off,we have all benefited from Nigeria's corruption to a certain degree albeit little...search your heart and soul and you will realise this is true.

So what is the way forward.First can I just say that if you don't have nothing good to mouth off about Nigeria,then keep quiet?...Thank you!!!

We need to be as gentle as a dove and wise as a serpent...the wicked ones are not going to sit down and watch us usurp their powers without going down with a fight(going down because that's the only direction they're going) and to be honest,we need to stay alive to witness the revolution that is imminent in Nigeria...so I would say,that wisdom is Key.

Then Register to vote and preach the gospel of registration encourage people around you to vote,educate your househelp,your drivers,your customers in the market, generally everybody that may not be opportune to read this should be adviced and encouraged to register to vote...let's go grassroot! These are the targets for this nasty people ...let them know that we mean business...

Select who you want to vote for wisely...please let's not be like Esau who lost his birthright for a morsel...it isn't about now,it is about the long run...let's be forward thinking...think about the future...You matter,you opinion counts, you're VIP...what you decide will either make or mare this nation so please Select with wisdom...

Vote...let's turn out enmass to vote...so that we won't have names like "cutlass scorpion", "Table Chair" in the ballot box...yes this guys are ruthless and will go to any length...

Protect...even after voting,don't just go away and do your own thing, be there...lend a hand...protect your vote...let it count...let it be your voice...let it speak for you...ensure your voice is not killed off by tyrants,gluttons who are only after their greedy,fat,absolutely uncontrollable appetite...
I know that corruption is sipping down to this generation...but please let's be patient and as someone said,let's follow due process and I know that in good time,we will get there.
Let's grow within cos we can't grow within without the outside catching up.
Happy Anniversary Naija and Renew your Mind. Please check out the enough is enough site and make 2011 election the beginning of a new dawn in Nigeria...God bless us all...

Nigeria @ 50 Day 22 - Doll Chic

Don't Give A Dog A Bad Name

2010-10-20T02:19:00.002+01:00

Heard about a fellow blogger's partner's demise and went over to her blog to commiserate with her over such a terrible loss...Alas what did I see?
A comment saying her loss was a punishment from God for all the bad things she's done.
The commenter went on to say she should go to church and repent...here is what was posted verbatim:

"You are cursed...
It's gods way of telling you that the way you live your life is ungodly.

Start going to church. Repent your sins so that you can be saved."

Statements like this makes me wonder if some that call themselves believers actually have a real relationship with God or they are just following doctrines of men blindly!

The greatest commandment is love and the above statement does not ooze love in anyway...and as far as I'm concerned, any act that is not in love is against God's will as stated here

Jesus came to save sinners not those that think they are righteous and can I categorically state here that as a believer, it is not within your jurisdiction to judge an unbeliever...can you just let him/her be and let his/her maker be the Judge....for a second, take your judgmental eyes off long enough to see yourself and realise that you're not in anyway perfect and only God's grace and mercy is keeping you and has kept you thus far.

I felt like apologising to this lady when I read this unbecoming statement...even if you want preach hell fire and brimstone, not like that and not at a time like this when she's in pain...

I guess all I'm saying is...Have a heart, Love like Jesus did, Quit being religious and have a meaningful relationship to know the heart of your father and STOP giving believers a bad name!

Title-less

2010-10-11T21:27:00.003+01:00

Hey blogville...

Been a minute since I came on here...just when I thought I will be more consistent with putting posts up, life just had to happen!

I'm not going to knock myself too hard, I will just pick up from where I left and try to be more consistent.

Kudos to consistent bloggers on blogville...don't know how you guys do it but all I can say is: Well done!!!

I witnessed a "development" some days back and I'm determined to blog about it! Will come back to "talk about it" in a minute...Yes I promise to be back!

A Girl Has Gotta Do What A Girl Has Gotta Do...

2010-09-03T09:28:00.004+01:00

I always say we learn everyday...and I mean that literarilly and practically...by so doing, we grow...growth can either be vertically,horizontally or both...but I don't know where to place this...you figure out yourself.
I discovered something about myself...I realised that I tend to get affirmation from people I love,trust and respect before making a decision (usually major) and this in itself is not a bad thing afterall the good book says "In the multitude of counsel, there is safety".
But it becomes a problem when it takes precedence over affirmation from God!(I can explain)
For instance if I'm about to make a decision,I tend to call up and talk to people I trust and respect who will give me good advice on how to go about it and I also get their opinion on whether it is a good or bad decision and based on this...I make my decision...it makes sense BUT and a big one at that...It should be in a totally different order...ask God...Let Him through the HS lead you to whom you ought to ask for advice etc...
We just need to learn to trust God and like Nike says "JUST DO IT"...but pray first!
I'm not saying "be stupid"

But God's ways is not our ways and we really can't box Him...He is way bigger than all that...
And if you've prayed and you have the peace of God in your heart concerning a decision no matter how big...then you need to trust that you have the mind of Christ and just do what you have to do...(yes I'm talking to me too)
And no it isn't true all the time that the voice of the people is the voice of God...no way...

Yeah so I've decided to seek His face, make up my mind,make a decision and stand by it and implicitly trust that He's got my back regardless.

Okay this song comes to mind...'cos that's what I'm doing...HOLDING ON big time!!!...I'm pretty sure I've put it on here before....but then enjoy...

Jesus Knows...

2010-08-12T21:35:00.003+01:00

It's been ages since I came here...not because I don't want to...but work and life happened...Sometimes I wake up wanting to just write and keep writing all day here...but then work happens and the thought flies out like it was never there in the first place...
I will definitely try to be here more often.
Hmmmn nothing increases my "writing-ability" like rage and right now I am not amused.
But let's just leave that for now...I'm learning not to be a fool ...having said that, I'm still in awe of how merciful God is...let's just say mankind should be thankful that I'm not GOD!!!
Enjoy the track below by infinity...message says Jesus Knows...so when you think you have your track covered and no one knows about your "mess ups"...Jesus knows and He is only being merciful...He can treat your mess up anyday...but He would rather have you repent as declared right here... it is worse when you proclaim to know Christ...yet your actions don't match your words...'nuff said...if the shoe fits...please learn to where it...Be cool y'all :)

Many Women Have Done Wonderful Things...But You've Outclassed Them All!!!

2010-06-12T00:15:00.004+01:00

"She brings him good not harm all the days of her life,her husband can
trust her and she will greatly enrich him"
The statement above from Proverbs 31 is one amongst many of the verses that gives me cause to sigh whenever I read the passage.

Some days after starting this post,It suddenly dawned on me while at a wedding that I shouldn't feel weary about the proverbs 31 woman...rather, I should embrace what she stands for and aspire to be like her. She should be a benchmark to measure my actions and reactions by and yes it is true that I may not get it right all the time, nevertheless I shouldn't stop aspiring to be this woman...she is my role model...

This is a woman who's words can be taken to the bank...she is an epitome of the millenium woman cause she is no slacker neither is she a doormat...

She is analytical and an investor not just in the world of business but also an investor in people. I can not but emphasis the fact that this woman has a very high business acumen hence the reason she is able to make wise decisions effortlessly....

She didn't sit around waiting for her husband to dole out millions in bundle to her...she made do with what she had which tells me she is resourceful.
This woman is A class...she is all about quality...and I don't just mean that in the physical sense...
She is reliable and her husband knows she can count on her to be there regardless of the weather...

This woman is an early riser who delegates efficiently...and she is strong and so come what may, she will weather the storms of life.She's also a good manager who sees to the day to day affairs of her home while climbing the corporate/business ladder herself.

She makes her husband look good in such a way that you cannot but notice the Mister in her life and I bet he is the envy of his colleagues...I'm sure the saying behind every successful man...
Was derived from this virtuous woman who's worth is more than rubies.

She's a planner hence the reason she's at peace with the future and the future of her family...only words of wisdom pours from her mouth that makes me realise that you won't find this priceless woman in the midst of gossips or bad mouthers and if at all you find her there, she will be encouraging them to desist...since she is an investor in people :)...

Inspite of her busy schedule she still makes time out of no time to see to the needs of the poor and the needy this woman has a good heart and feels the pain of others, she doesn't only feel the pain but she helps ease the pain.

Her husband and kids cannot help but be full of compliments for this wholesome woman who is a universal role model to women and it shows...(I can imagine what mother's day is like in this household!!!)
Now do you still wonder why I sigh and go weak when I read this passage???
Being her or at least a slice of her calls for a lot of hardwork and self discipline, nevertheless, it is worth all the hassle.
Charm they say is deceptive...and beauty fades... But the woman who
fears the Lord... Shall be praised.

Kudos to all the ladies and men involved with this project.

Please visit the following blogs for more on the Proverbs 31 woman.

PS...In my usual way I have some tracks for you to enjoy the first one is the Comforter's song by Jeremiah Gyang and Asa...I reckon and second is by BOUQUI titled love you forever...Enjoy...

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Proverbs 31 Man AKA Mr P31

2010-06-11T23:27:00.004+01:00

This is a peak into the proverbs 31 woman's life from a man's point of view.He said and I paraphrase "Everyone talks about the Proverbs 31 woman and her virtues but no one thinks about the pressure the husband must be facing."
My view on the proverbs 31 woman will be coming up shortly as well...Happy reading
This was written by Jibola who happens to be blogless at the moment.
I express my sincerest apologies for the delay in the delivery of my two cents on who I'd like to call Mrs. Proverbs 31 (Mrs P31).

Now let's take a peak into her life and kind of bring her to 2010.

Madam P31 is a mini Zizi Cardow, she's probably up at say 4 or 5am. She invests in real estate. She is a very proactive woman, hence why her lamps never go out in the night and she isn't scared of winter. And her husband is famous with the 'elders' because of her. Of course let's not forget that she does her husband "good and not evil all the days of her life".

Not that we have that covered. Let's try and imagine Mr. Proverbs 31. What do you do when you've a wife who's got it covered as far as clothes and food are concerned? Sit back and bask in the ambince of her presence? I don't think so. Knowing her worth I strongly doubt that Mrs. P31 would settle for a man any less hardworking a man than she is.

Rather than just be a blessing and a praise, she would be a constant challenge to her man. I don't mean to make it out as some sort of competition but its in every (right thinking man) to want to be the head and be ahead so to speak (Eph 5:23). Which for all intents and purposes makes her a tough act to follow (for women), or be ahead of (for men). In the end, I feel any man in our age would be glad to have a woman HALF as resourceful as Mrs. P31. Even at that, it would be up to her husband to bring his A-game at all times. In the end the caveat should be placed on that tome of burden - It is less of action and more of heart of fear for God.

Prov 31
27.She carefully watches everything in her household
and suffers nothing from laziness.

²⁸ Her children stand and bless her.
Her husband praises her:
²⁹ “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world,
but you surpass them all!”

³⁰ Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;
but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.
³¹ Reward her for all she has done.
Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.

Long Overdue Thankfulness 004

2010-06-02T00:28:00.004+01:00

Praise shouldn't come when everything is seemingly okay...Cobhams Asuquo said this in one of his wonderful worship song and I thought to myself...wow...he is on point!
So here is me saying Lord I know you are a living God and you reign in the affairs of men...You know all things and I NoLimit choose to worship regardless of the circumstance....drawing strength from your grace.
You can check the track out here...don't know how to embed from sturv.com to my blog...any teacher? while we are @ it...enjoy this video...

I have received so many divine favours...yes divine 'cos I know it wasn't by my power or it wasn't a case of oh I qualified for it...here are some of the things I am thankful for...

I am thankful for:

1.My Nephew: He applied to some secondary schools here...but he had his eyes on a particular one.(well I'm not sure that's what they call it here in the UK but where I come from that is what they call it ie Secondary School!:))
People in the UK can bear me witness when I say it a tough one especially when the school is a good one...the available spaces are highly competed for.
He(His parents) got a letter saying he failed to get an admission to the school and the boy was so sad it was horrible...some days later...he(his parents) got another letter apologising for the last one...apparently they said they marked the script wrongly and they had to re-mark...this time around,my nephew got an admission to the school...I guess to say he was delirious with joy will be putting it mildly...this could only have been the G-O-D @ work!!!

2.I don't want to go into details about this particular one...but let's just say God honoured His words and made "the stone which the builders rejected to become the chief cornerstone"...can't say more than that...but all I can say is you can't keep a blessed man down!

3.Blogville...My last post generated some heat!!! It wasn't even intentional but I'm glad it did 'cos I learnt via that post...it is good to learn from others,it doesn't necessarily mean my stand on some issues have shifted(hee hee hee @ Entitled God is still Sovereign!)...it just means that you learn everyday and other people's view point count!
Also on June 11th some of us will be writing a post about our view on the Proverbs 31 woman...it promises to be exciting... so check:Funms, LNQ, Zoe the believer, Jaycee, Gee(Giagerry), Mamarita, moi and hopefully Charri and Simeone's blogs for update on that particular day.

4.God's Grace and Mercy....God's Grace helps me get favours I don't deserve and His mercies helps me escape punishment I truly deserve...need I say more? and they are new every morning so it has no expiry date! This God is the real deal!!!

5.I'm thankful for new opportunities...He is a God of a second chance...Like someone said and I leave you with it...
In the end, everything is okay...if it's not okay, then it's not the end!!!

Enjoy the rest of the week people...and enjoy this track by one of my fav UK artist...Guvna B!

Re: In The Name of All Things Men.

2010-05-26T00:06:00.003+01:00

Was stuck on the train in the middle of no where for a
while...national rail can like to get their acts together!What better time to write/type than then:)
Here are the random thoughts that came to me based on Vera's radio show...but before then, enjoy this track...

Don't blame the men for the lies,blame the women who will swallow any
lie so long as it makes them look good...don't blame the women,blame
the men who put them in that state.

Personally I'm of the opinion that a strong onus is on the woman to
decide not to be stupid...we are nuturing and very kind...a guy will
take you on a ride if he knows he can get away with murder where he's
concerned in your life.

Sometimes we love the idea of being in love than love itself...it isn't about how you feel,if it was about feeling then I should have killed by now.Reminds me of the time my friend asked me "how can something that feels so good be so wrong"...the act is not wrong darling it is the timing that is everything.I totally believe that the truth will prevail...if only we can be patient...that wolf in sheep clothing will eventually reveal his true colour...it's only a matter of time.

Sometimes,the girl knows she's being lied to but wants to enjoy the moment...well enjoy it and ensure you get enough tissue for the heartbreak that will ensue.

To be honest...I have nothing but respect for women that wear their heart on their sleeve...they are very bold and courageous...I wouldn't know what to do with a broken heart,and to be honest I like my heart in one piece!!! Call me a coward if you like,but there's more to life than putting my heart on the slab to be chopped into several pieces... Thanks but no thanks.
Like I said, it's only a matter of time, if we are patient and observant, love will find a way!

I know that when it comes to matters of the heart, all a girl needs to do is open up her heart and she gets to that point of no return. Hence the reason a girl needs to be patient enough to confirm that she's not getting herself in the wrong match/mix...cos once you've opened the floodgate of ur heart...it becomes really difficult to control...somethings...call it what you like...

Guys should learn to control what is between their legs and not let it
control them...lying to get what you want is an absolute no no and
what it does is; it reduces you gradually.
Having said that, people change, but then, they say a leopard never changes it's spot

Oh well...this is just me rambling...ciao mwah!!!

Since I mentioned "broken heart"...enjoy the track below...home girl can sing!!!

10 things I like + A great track

2010-05-19T22:35:00.003+01:00

I've got two different versions of this great track...so tell me,which do you prefer? The first one is right here...the second one is below....

I was tagged by OluSimeon to yarn about ten things I like... here we go!

10 Things I like

1.Music...Gosh I totally love good music and I can smell a hit track from a distance...I can't explain it but I know!

2.Networking...there's just something fulfilling about hooking up a buyer with a seller...or vice versa...it makes me satisfied...and the fact that I'm relating with people makes it worthwhile...

3.Excel...My love for excel is major...it thrills me to no end to get a formular right etc...

4.Great intelligent conversation/Hanging out with great people...I enjoy having intelligent convos with people...conversations that builds and encourages...it is just plain ol' uplifitng...

5.Dancing...I love to dance and it is normal to see me dancing in front of the mirror to any of my favourite tracks...for hours lol...gotta perfect that step!

6.Traveling/discovering new places...I love discovering new places...not necessarily traveling(though I love traveling too)...just discovering a "hole" in the city can make my day!
I think I will buy a globe and choose where to travel to randomly on it...oh but I don't do forest trips so no taking a hike to the amazon rain forest...no no!!!:)

7.I love selling...it's like a game to me...buy low sell high...so the finance lecturer said...

8.Wristwatches...I am of the opinion that an individual shouldn't have many wristwatches...but if you decide to wear one...make it worth your while...(I will get there!lol) I still visit Goldsmith to check out my favourite should I say "wristwatch constructor" of all time...probably because they've been around for the past 150years...yes that's right...

9.Shoes...Blame my sisters...I never used to like shoes until they hounded my life to stop buying black and brown shoes...now I'm of the opinion that a woman can never have enough shoes...don't hate...just appreciate!:)

10.Books...There's just something exhilarating about good books...having said that,I have books I've bought since 2007 that I still haven't read...*sigh*...heaven help moi

When The Enemy Within is Exposed...and The Power of Naija

2010-05-04T12:44:00.004+01:00

Imagine this scenario...you live in the same house with someone you think you have a good relationship with...at least to an extent. Although she's older...you reckon she is close enough to call you to order if need be and if she steps on your toes...you really don't have to hide the fact that she hurt you from her...
Then comes a day you had a slight and I mean very slight argument with her...you decided to go out for a dose of fresh air to clear your head...you were on your way out anyways...so you opened the door to depart...
But then...you changed your mind...well just because you can...She heard the door close and probably assumed you had gone out...then she gets on the phone to whoever to start yada yadaing about you...like she really pours out the venom and throws a curse or two your way in the process...and you're there...listening....but she has no idea!!! I laugh...
You allow her to run her mouth to the very last drop...then you go to her,smile and say...hey,you good?...no worries, will sort that issue out next week...and you stroll out...Yes she's gobsmacked and you're in shock...

That was exactly what happened to me over the weekend...you really think you know people...but the honest truth is you don't...only God can reveal the enemy within...
I was in shock for a while 'cos I found it difficult to believe that people can be so two faced it is unreal...why do we do such...I honestly don't get it...
Well I confronted her when I got back...I told her I can't believe she harboured such pain and anger in her heart towards me whilst I thought we were cool...she immediately started apologising profusely before I even got midway and said I should ignore all she said 'cos she said it out of anger...well she also said she wasn't talking to anyone...she was talking to herself...lol...last I checked, pigs fly!!!

Anyways I'm thankful...that the enemy within was revealed...we learn everyday...no it hasn't put me off trusting people...it has just made me learn to be more careful with information I give people about me...no I won't clam up...I'm still an extrovert...integrity is still key and honesty the best policy...I've just learnt to trust my instinct more...through the Holy spirit of 'cos
now I know what the deal is...envy is a very bad thing...like my mentor always says...Don't Kill your Brother...Kill Envy!

moving on swiftly....have you registered to vote?Please do so...ASAP make your vote count in 2011... Again this song is dedicated to NIGERIA...I love it! And the title is apt...it is called...THE POWER OF NAIJA...

Naija

2010-04-27T18:20:00.000+01:00

This song is dedicated to Nigeria...that's what we all should be doing...at least on behalf of Nigeria!!!

Been postponing this post for a while for no sensible reason at all...I told myself at the beginning of the year that I will blog more often...apparently I've been failing to do that...let's hope I've repented...
Nigeria is one country that fascinates me and the reason is not far fetched, I am Nigerian and I love my country warts and all.
The journey was quite productive thank God!!! And this time around, I went with my eyes wide opened to learn and discover...
Bottom line is I've given myself a period of time to waka back to my town...once that time is ripe...I'm back in town...
My people I can't lie to you, there's no place like home! I savored every moment and ensured I had it marked down in my brain...good example...I remember chilling on the balcony with family members just chatting over a bowl of fruit...biko where you wan do that one for here when winter cold is frosting your ears silly!...okay maybe in summer...
I met a couple of bloggers,spoke with some,some hid themselves very well(you know yourselves o!tag yourself!*ahem*)...
and when it was time to leave...as usual I was very very SOBER!
I have loads to pour down here but to be honest I don't know the order it will take,please feel free to suggest the order it should take otherwise whatever I spew forth is what I spew shikena!
Alright people just thought to clear the cobwebs on here before I need professional help to clear it...oh and this blog may taking a different shape soon...yeah physically and content wise!And today is world's Intellectual Property Day so Happy WIP day people and have a good week...brb

Thankfulness 003

2010-04-16T14:42:00.000+01:00

I am not a happy chappy as I type and I really don't "feel" like thanking God for anything...not because I don't have things to be thankful for...I actually do...but I'm just feeling "drained"...but then...it's just a feeling right?...this too shall pass!
I usually feel this way when I'm missing Nigeria plus watching that programme on BBC2 about Nigeria added to it...you can check the episode1 out here...I actually went to VocalSlenders Myspace site and I cried as I listened to the track "Nigeria"...sometimes where Nigeria is concerned, I feel so helpless...selfishness and greed has eating deep into us as a nation and as individuals and we can't even see it...all we do 24/7 is to try to remove the speck from other people's eyes while the heavy log remains in ours...You will be shocked at how corrupt that your church loving,heavy offering giving uncle/aunty is...I weep...Okay this is not about Nigeria or about how I feel so I'm just going to zoom right into this...it is about God.
It is about how faithful He has been to me even when I am undeserving of His faithfulness...but you know how it is with my Heavenly Father...He can not change from who He is...He is the Unchanging Changer who turns things around yet remains the same and His mercies are new every morning and to be honest...He deserves all my praise and thanksgiving...Kabiyesi here is me saying a big thank you to You....
The list of your faithfulness towards me keeps growing and I know it won't stop so here I go...
I'm thankful for:

1.The gift of Life...It was my birthday in March and I'm just so thankful that I am alive to see another year...this post that I stumbled on brought it home to me again...now more than ever, I am determined to live life to the max and enjoy every moment...

2.Journey Mercies...I traveled to Nigeria and I'm glad that through it all, my life was spared...many travel and never return...anything could have happened from armed robbery attack to car accidents...actually a friend of mine lost two siblings on the same day in Lagos...no they weren't traveling anywhere they were just driving down from the market when some "mobile phone happy" girls driving and chatting away on their phones hit them...PS: please always use your seat belt...one of them would have been alive today if she had her seat belt on...so please even if you're seated at the back...seat belt please!

3.Provision...After watching welcome to Lagos...I realise how blessed I am yet I can be the most unappreciative human being on the face of the earth...Forgive me Lord and I am saying thank you.

4.Great Friends...Need I say more...the ones that tell you the truth even when it hurts,the ones who won't let you go down the broad way leading to destruction...the ones who won't let you give up on yourself no matter how much you try...the ones who I call my support from God...who would rather be in the background making things happen...the ones who I don't see in donkey years/months but when we see, it's as if we pressed pause and we press the play button to continue from where we paused...the ones who stand by you through thick and thin...I do not and will not take you guys for granted...I am simply thankful to God for bringing them my way!

5.My Family...We are so alike yet so different...I didn't choose you guys but God chose you for me...and I'm glad He did...I won't have it any other way even though I want to go for your jugular on some days...but all in all, I am thankful!

6.My Country Nigeria...I went this time around with my eyes wide open...to breathe in the dirt and the fresh air and I did...I am thankful that you,Nigeria are still standing...a quarter of what has happened in your bowel doesn't happen in some countries before trouble shoots up...I am thankful that you,Nigeria are still hanging in there...

7.Protection...just two days ago a young innocent girl got shot in the neck while standing with friends in a takeaway restaurant...she died two days later(today)...you can read about it here...another case of senseless attack...it could have been anybody...I'm thankful for divine protection from all this evil around...

So tell me...what are you thankful for?

Enjoy this:

PS:
I feel better and seriously praising Him lifts you from the dump!!!:)

As Random As They Come...

2010-04-10T23:22:00.002+01:00

It's been a minute and it seems like I've been on a roller coaster ride...an enjoyable one I must say... So many things have changed since my last post nothing life destroying so you can breathe easy...
I definitely have changed,will talk about this in future posts...yes I'm still here and I'm waxing stronger, no doubt about that...feeling a bit emotional about Naij right this second...but that is to be expected right?
Anyways ttyl pple! :)

Single and Loving it!!!...Kinni Big deal...

2010-03-22T21:35:00.002Z

I wrote an article(call it a post) a while back and I feel sooo honored to have it up on FemmeLounge....here is an excerpt from the write up(post)

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Okay, what’s the big deal? Do I need to have a man before I have true happiness?

Sometime last year, I listened to a radio talk show discussing whether being single and happy is a myth. I was on my way out when the show came on air, but I called in and I aired my view which is...
Please click here to read more and leave your comments!!! :)...luv you all!mwah!!!

Thankfulness 002

2010-03-01T06:58:00.005Z

...This is all I'm saying @ the moment:

Today marks the beginning of the last month of the first quarter in year 2010...*sighs* how time flies...
February was an awesome month and I'm just so thankful for so many things amongst which are...

1. God's words not going back void to Him in my life ...The God who will not hesitate to fight for my sake and save me(He's a fair and just God and He just loves me like that...I don't even know the depth)...you may want to dwell under His wings to partake of this awesome deed cos in all honesty, it came to pass in my life in the month of February...He showed up and came through for me...

2.For life lessons learnt first hand which I'll be blogging about later...can someone please remind me?;-) thank you!!!...one of which is...Never ever promise to do what you can't deliver(very lame indeed!!!)

3.Help in my time of need: Please guys just take a minute to go to GNG and Seye's blog and thank them for me for being such a trooper and enduring my hassle ...Was filling an application form and this wonderful people actually helped me review my write up...they didn't only review it,the also made great suggestions which I took on board!!!!
Now understand this,I live in London, and they are in Canada and Nigeria respectively...they didn't have to...but they did(it was a looong thing and only God knows if I would have helped me if I was them!!!you get me?)...You guys rock is all I can say and may help never be far from you!!!

4. Growth: February was another learning curve for me...I learnt more about God and the fact that I need to "up" my game when it comes to believing Him totally...Now, I know that believing with my heart is a matter of choice and He has given me the free will to either choose to believe him totally or not...

5.My friends' babies...born and unborn...It's been baby galore...One of my friends had a baby boy,another one is due to deliver soon(My only prayer is it falls on my birthday!!!:o)) and then I got a call yesterday from a family(more like my mentors) telling me they are expecting a baby after about 6years of having the first one....isn't God just awesome!!!

6.Great support that I'm blessed with...Everyday brings me to the realisation that not everyone is blessed with what I call "great support system"....Case in point is Alexander McQueen who committed suicide after losing his mum...
I agree it is a terrible thing to lose a loved one...but to kill one's self because of that speaks of major deep issues..and it shows that inspite of the bubbly vivacious exterior,deep inside where it matters, some people are very lonely...may I reiterate right here that there's a space in your heart that no man or woman can fill??? Only God can fill the space... It will be a good idea to ask Him to fill it!

You can email me to talk about it if you have further questions!!!

7.The gift of life...like a friend keeps saying...Life is a gift...Celebrate your life...yes please do that,cos you're unique and rival-less...I'm thankful for this and I do not take it for granted.

8.I'm thankful for platforms to air my views and let off steam as and when needed..."TwitFam" and "BlogFam" can bear me witness...I sometimes come on this platforms to rave and rant unreservedly and I must say this has saved OA from having his head bitten off loads of time...this guy takes the cheese cake off the word ARROGANT like he gives it a whole new meaning!!!...But God in His infinite mercies has helped me to grow past responding to his attempts to make me look stupid...
I'm happy to say that thanks to grace, I am like a duck when it comes to his "confidence-reducing talks"...I just shake it off and pop my collar!!!

I could go on but I'll stop here...so my people...what exactly are you thankful for???

PS
OA=Office Angel...some guy I used to call Office Idiot due to his rather irritating and arrogant attitude...but I decided to start calling him what I want him to be :-)

Out With the Fake...In With the Real

2010-02-24T00:34:00.005Z

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A friend of mine relocated to Lagos a while back...when I asked her how she was adjusting....she was like "NoLimit people just love the pastic life"...she told me about people(I'm going to generalise and include guys too 'cos it is true!) taking out loans to rent apartments in highbrow areas like Lekki and buy cars they can obviously NOT maintain!!!
She also said said everybody tries to act like an elite and in most cases...people can see through the fake veneer...so I ask again what is the point of going burst to impress people that don't even know you exist?..."Babes" in this post can be anybody...if the shoe fits snuggly,wear it.

Out with the fake plastic life...in with the real happy life!!!
Quit it...just cos your galfriend drives a top of the range car doesn't mean you should get a loan to upgrade yourself to her "level"
Babes renew your mind...believe me when I say it isn't worth the hassle...what exactly is the point?
you want to be recognized as the shiznit...sizzling hot gyal about time...err that is a good ambition...actually it is a great one...but babes at the detriment of your financial health? At the long run, you won't be measured/judged by all that so please take a chill pill...it is deeper than all that...
If you can't be accepted the way you are by your friends...warts and all...I really wonder if you ought to be rolling with them in the first place...
Putting your financial life at risk just because you want to be in the "IT" crowd is in my opinion a foolish thing to do...I'm sorry if I'm striking a chord...c'est la vie, the truth is what it is...

You're not to be blamed entirely babes...I blame the people that make you think you're not worth a dime just because you're not living a "certain" kind of lifestyle...what ever that is...
You need to understand that people....regardless of who they are and what they have are just that...human beings with strength and weaknesses too...they are not God and will never be...and no you shouldn't make them one *I shudder to think of what it'll be like if man was God*...I digress

No you shouldn't make them gods...their word is not bond...guess what? all humans have the same lowest common denominator...we all go to toilet...so why oh why are you making them your standard...letting them dictate what you do and how you act directly or indirectly...babes you don't need that...you need the Most High!!!

Don't be fooled,most of the time,what you see is not what you get...they have their own issues and pains too you know....wake up and sharpen up...
surround yourself with people who love you for you and are not afraid to tell you the truth even when it hurts...the ones who won't judge you for being too rich or vice versa...
I pray you see you the way your maker sees you...you're special...you're top notch quality...yes you are...look in the mirror and tell yourself that...cos it is the truth!!!
get your validation from a Higher being...not mere mortals...
you're unique and rival-less...come on babes...wake up from your slumber and be who you ought to be...a queen:-)

Woman...Man With A Womb...

2010-02-12T01:15:00.005Z

I'm a woman...A man with a womb...I'm fragile yet I'm durable...I'm made of refined product(s)...I am soft yet so hard...I'm a warrior...an amazon...
When I set my heart on a mission...I go all out to accomplish it...Heaven help you if you are an obstacle in my way...you either move or you feel the impact of a moving trailer...
I'm the sweetest thing that can ever happen to mankind yet can be as bitter as bile...
When I'm happy...you feel it...When I'm not...you know it!!!

I have been blessed with the gift of multitasking...watch me...do the school run,,,whilst mentally jotting down the day's to-do list and prepare for the morning's board meeting simultaneously...I talk the kids through their homework whilst preparing dinner and on the phone to my girlfriend dishing out words of encouragement all at the same...
I could have the phone in my ears...whilst painting my nails...chatting on my laptop and watching my favourite late night show...all at the same...I'm a woman!

I'm a gift to mankind...I make or break the hardest of men...Ask Samson if you think I'm joking...
I can be the wind beneath your wings or the tornado that pulls you down...
I am created to love...be it a man,woman or child...the nurturing instinct in me will spring up...Don't ever misconstrue my tears for a sign of weakness...it is what makes me unique!

I am a woman..Strong...intelligent...resourceful...A man with a womb...

Trudging on...Regardless

2010-02-08T00:08:00.002Z

Enjoy this...

Bit by bit...step by step...I'm getting there...
Not taking anything for granted...Every pain...every joy...every moment to be cherished.
It doesn't matter what I think or feel...what matters is that I align my life to Your will...THE BIGGER PICTURE...
I will be grateful for the sober moments as much as I am for the great times...since I know the trials expand my capacity to receive from You...In the end...it will all add up.
When and if I have to go through pain...all I ask for is the grace and Your mercy to bear it all...'Cause of my own accord... I WON'T and I CAN'T...but with You by my side I know it will be a walk in the park...it will be just for a short while...
I am still eternally grateful Lord... and I know you love me too much to leave me the way I am...

Thankfulness 001

2010-01-28T06:00:00.000Z

Morning blogville...I'm torn between two songs for this post...so I decided to upload both...one at the beginning and the other at the end!!! To depict how God is "The beginning and the conclusion,the Alpha and Omega",The A to Z...Oh by the way Gabriel Eziashi proposed to his wife while he was in prison and she said yes (@ 3:10)!!!Another reason to be thankful!!! :-)

Only a fool will say there's no God....and a BIG FOOL at that!!!

God has been good to me in spite of my many foolish acts and even though I was the chairman of sinners...He saved me and transformed my life...what more can I do than to thank Jehovah Jireh the God that provides even before asking...Awesome is He and mighty are His deeds!

1. I am thankful that He has used the foolish things of this world to perplex the wise...hence the reason the footie analysers FAILED in the assessment of the Zambia/Nigeria match...I know some doubters will tell me to "leave God out of this" but I'm sorry I won't...He is the foundation of everything and nothing happens except He permits it to happen...I digress!
I am glad and truly thankful that we won that match...some people just need to renounce their citizenship :-)!!! *sniffs*

2.Month 0110 is nearly over...done and dusted...I am thankful that by God's grace alone,I've been on the right track this time around...Grace has helped me to focus on what is key...and has stopped me from majoring in the minor and minoring in the major...

3.I am thankful for the gift of life...my friend had her first child and a lady I know who's been married for over 10years with no child had one too...

4.I am also thankful for wonderful friends (Real,Virtual and a mix of both) that God has blessed me with...I am fortunate to know you guys and you totally rock!!!

5.I am thankful for provision on all sides...it is the Lords doing and it is marvelous in my sight!
The blessing surpasses all understanding and it isn't what I've done people...it is grace and I implore you to be partakers of this grace!!!

6.I am thankful for a sound mind and my sanity!!!
In this day and age where depression and heaviness seems to be the order of the day and people are getting dependent on constant medication to eat,sleep and be happy...I know these are things we(at least I do!) take for granted but God in His infinite mercy has blessed us with a sound mind and I just want to say thank you to Him for this...

7.I am thankful that a perfect God has taken an imperfect me and made me His priority and not an option in the scheme of things...He gave me a new identity and made me royalty talk of the proverbial rise from "grass to grace"!
I don't know about you, but I know that I know that I know that no one can upgrade like my God...He deserves all the praise!!!

The second song is right below...enjoy...and what my people are you thankful for???

Chin Up...The Sun's Gonna Shine Again

2010-01-22T23:16:00.003Z

This post is dedicated to a wonderful friend of mine who's heart got stomped all over!!!

Sometimes, I wonder why bad things happen to good people, was it their sin,is the devil trying to break them or is it God proving He is sovereign in the affairs of men?...letting us know that He can and will do as He pleases...these questions and many more run through my mind in times like this.

All I can say is...Chin up!!! 'Cos eventually, everything works out in the end.

I know when you're going through issues like that, It is the last thing you really want to hear, but that is what must be said ... it is the tried and tested truth!
You're stronger than you think and in the end...you'll be greater for it(If it doesn't break you, it'll make you is what they say!!!)

I know it is hard and you think/feel you're the loser...but it is just a feeling...this too shall pass...
Just breathe and live and at long last, the lines will fall for you in pleasant places...I believe it...so should you...

Oh and this is what you should do:

Just Let It Go...

2010-01-18T06:23:00.000Z

Had a minor clash with a friend of mine...I should have just kept quiet and stepped down/walked away...but me being me refused to listen to the voice of reason...I was like dude bring it on!
...If you bring fire I'll quench it...and if you bring water,I will boil it dry!!! *agbero mode alert*
Anyways we remained kind of aloof...
I honestly hate keeping grudges,I just don't have the capacity to handle it,I won't be able to sleep and honestly my mind won't be settled especially when I know there's indeed an issue to be ironed out.
To be sincere it was just a little joke that turned ugly,I felt he overreacted and in my books that is unfair...you should be able to handle being the butt of a joke especially when you know how to dish it out on others.
I decided to call him up to talk about it...and guess what? It was a stupid breakdown in communication.
Moral of the story...your friend is not the enemy,regardless of the situation...the devil is the enemy(yes I'm blaming the devil...you can sue me if you're it's supporter.lol).
Imagine saying A and all the other person can hear is B...I'm sure glad I got off my high horse to call my friend.
It is funny the way the good book puts it;"This is how I want you to conduct yourself in these matters. if you enter your place of worship and,about to make an offering,you suddenly remember a grudge a friend has against you(*Notice it isn't even a grudge you have against your friend* ),abandon your offering,leave immediately,go to this friend and make things right.
Then and only then,come back and work things out with God".
My people no be me talk am,na the big J talk am!
Isn't that really odd/strange?...well I found it weird the first time I read that particular passage...
I'm glad it turned out the way it did,at least we understand each other a little bit better.
Have a good week people and don't hold any grudge for your own peace of mind.
For your own sake,L-I-G(Let It Go)...

User Syndrome!!!

2010-01-09T21:41:00.001Z

I'm loving this at the moment!!!

You call me and I don't pick up...you ask after me and I clam up...you complain we don't see often enough and I get defensive...you need a favour, I decline...Then I need your help and I expect you to respond immediately...
Why do we do that? is there any genetic problem that causes that? if there is, I honestly don't want my child sharing it!
It is selfish and it is called "user syndrome"!!!
I apologise for being like that and I promise to mend my bad ways...you're a great friend and you don't deserve such an off handed treatment!!!

*Me chastising myself for being selfish to my friend....

Hey peops, how have you guys been? great I presume...well I'm doing great too and I hope year 2010 will see me updating my blog regularly...yeah consistency is one thing I lack occasionally... frustrating but true...the post above was me talking to myself about the way I sometimes take people in my life for granted...family, friends and even sometimes God!!!
And I expect them to sneeze when I catch cold...how selfish is that? Aaannyways...have good weekend y'all and head up to verastic radio show for a very verastic time...that girl is crazy I tell you!!!lol

We made it!!!

2010-01-02T06:40:00.000Z

2009 was tagged year of increase...and like any normal human being, there I was thinking wow awesome: I thought it meant...bigger car(s),bigger house(s),more money in my account...more income....you know just increase in every physical aspect of my life(eerrr apart from my size)!!! But I was dead wrong on all levels....it was indeed my year of increase...increased faith and trust in the Big G!
Geez I was stretched beyond what I thought I could handle...and it was instilled in me the fact that God is my source, not my family, job,my business nor friends just GOD!
It was a year where my walk with God was tested on all levels, of course I failed some, had to retake some but all in all I'm glad to say I passed!
2009 was a capacity building year for me...you know how you ask God for all sorts...but in 2009 it was like God was saying daughter o'mine if I'm going to give you these things, then I need to make room in you to receive them...don't forget that GOD DON'T DO WASTAGE!!!
I'm glad that particular year is over(matter of fact, it's been over for the past what? 24hours+) but I'm still thankful for the fire!!!

Now to y'all blog fam...You may not be where you wanted(planned) to be at the end of Year 2009 but I'm sure you're not where you were at the end of year 2008, all I'm trying to say is let's just be thankful for progress no matter how little...and it's time to get over yourself (yours truly included) and realise that the earth does not revolve around you alone!!!...I guess that was what all the fire and breaking in 2009 was all about.
I feel very confident about (2010) and so should I right?...personally I feel it is a year where boldness will be needed...integrity as usual must be on!!!
Don't be afraid to do what is right by God in 2010 and for pete's sake I refuse to keep up with the Joneses ( actually, they moved a long time ago!!!lol)

Here is wishing you all the "bestest" year of your lives so far!!!

Maybe Not Teaming Up...Call it: INVESTING IN OTHERS!!!

2009-12-17T06:31:00.003Z

Hey peops, in continuation of my post:teaming up, I got intelligent responses from Aloted,Myne Whitman,Enkay,Spesh(My World), Leggy and GNG
What I was made to understand is that as much as teaming up sounds nice, it may actually be a very dangerous and income wasting adventure...
May be I called it the wrong name then 'cos what I meant was investing in another person's business...
for instance if my friend Jane has a great business idea and she's done the maths and it adds up to profit, if she needs money for this venture of hers, and I have it, then I will invest in her based on:
1.Integrity...what I mean is, I need to know how Jane's character is, will she swindle me at the last minute? Will she lie to me about the profit that has been made in other to reduce my dividend? ...When she says good morning is it actually 9pm by the clock? will she kill me?...okay that i s extreme but it happens...at least you get my drift?

2.Viability of the project/Business...If Jane says "oh I have a great idea and it involves selling freezers to Eskimos" and I totally know that Jane cannot even sell a book to students to save her life, then I'll be tew stewpeed to invest in that project...

3.Turn around time + X (X being unknown!
How long will my money be tied down for? After an intelligent guestimation(Forecast) of the time it'll take for her to turn this business to a cash cow, I'll do well to add some Xyears...not because I'm a pessimist but because I know that lyfe happens...and I really want to be prepared as a girls' scout for whatever!!!

4. Instinct...I don't know how to explain this...but in making some key decisions, you either feel peace or unrest within you...I don't ignore this...and the times I did ignore, I got burnt badly!!!

So people what I mean is, I don't have to be your business partner, as a matter of fact, I think that could even slow the profit making and service giving process...do your thing your way...just ensure it makes impact...Am I making sense to you...yet?

GNG's Response is soooo apt that I have decided to put it up verbatim!!!...

Good Naija Girl said...: I think greed keeps some from teaming up. They think they will lose, not realizing that 5 people committed to a cause can do more than 1 person, which would lead to a greater profit (financially and otherwise) per person.

Teaming Up!!!

2009-12-10T21:54:00.002Z

This post was inspired by a game and Favoured Girl...babe you rock and the sky is not the Limit...it is the publisher's loss!!!

I played a game that thought me most of the time,the fastest way out of the rat race is to "team up" with people to pull a deal through when the opportunity shows up...Especially when the opportunity is a big one...yes you guessed right, the name of the game is Cash Flow and it is so apt in explaining real life business(es) (I stand to be corrected).

I know other factors come into play in real life but I believe they are factors/issues that can be ironed out without friction...
All I'm trying to do is use this medium to say that if you have a great, rat race exiting,impact making,nation building,product/service generating,life/future changing idea, then team up!!!
I'm totally game!

PS
What are the adverse effects of teaming up?
Why do people shy away from teaming up?
Are there unwritten rules about this?
If teaming up is so effective why aren't we seeing more of it?
Please kindly let me know or email me @ no.limit@ymail.com of your experience etc of teaming up!!!

Hasta La Vista People

Mo Sope Temi!!! (I give thanks)!!!

2009-12-05T13:48:00.005Z

Glory be to God in the highest...I testify that God is good all the time o! My people how una dey? life,work,business,school et al? E don tey wey I put this thankfulness post up o...but God knows I'm thankful from the depth of my heart...in fact over thankful dey worry me sef!!!
I was on my way to some place outside London when I missed my train...kai I thought to myself...Jesu! not again!!!
Then I told God there and then that I didn't want to pay a dime for charges upgrade or whatever they choose to call getting extra cash off me!
I hollaed at some of my peops...to agree with me..FG you rock...thanks Rethot!
And guess what? God showed up!I was overwhelmed people,actually overwhelmed is an understatement, my throat was constricting and I almost cried at God's faithfulness...All I did was speak His words to Him o and He honoured His words...I was amazed...I still am...
This made me realise that if I can have mad faith for the little things, then I can up my game and have madder faith for the big things...you feel me???

It is that time of the month when we start reviewing our performance,analysing what went wrong and proffering possible solutions...personally it hasn't been an easy year but I can categorically state that it was/is better than the year before...this gives me the full confidence that my 2010 will be better(you can take that to the bank!!!).

I am also thankful for the gift of life....a living dog is better than a dead lion and I'm thankful for the opportunity to make each day a memorable one for me and for people I come in contact with daily!!! Na only Baba God fit do that...
Have a great weekend people and I'll be back "shortly" :-)
Enjoy this...

Calling Me?...Dude Your Game Is Lame!!!

2009-11-18T00:03:00.000Z

Day 1:
Call @ 11:46p.m...chat about everything and nothing in particular...rush off the phone and say good bye :-).

Day 2:
Call me about the same time 11:45p.m...to apologise for sounding so sleepy yesterday, go on and on about nothing, then ease off the phone again almost like yesterday but a li'll bit slower...

Day 3:
I'm on to your game and guess what, your game is lame...is this what you call "softening her up"...well I'm afraid it is having the very opposite effect! lol...I no be small pikin so please up your game...I await your next move with much pleasure...let's see how you like it served...hot or cold?

Calling me and telling me trash!!! What's with that?
say what you have to say and leave me alone in peace...
I went down this route a while back with this same you and got my nails(not fingers) burnt...thankfully they grew back!

You really tried your best, but I'm sorry to burst your bubble, you didn't do any damage whatsoever...not because you couldn't have but because the Most High has got my back...I live in His grace you know...just reiterating in case you are clueless!!!
I suggest you zap with your tails between your legs...there's no room in here for you and the emotional baggage that comes with you!!!

I guess what I'm trying to say is... FI MI SI LE ...Just Leave Me Alone

You're Sovereign

2009-10-23T17:08:00.002+01:00

Do you ever wonder what exactly God is up to in your life?...especially when you feel like barbecue chicken being turned in the grill...Well I'm feeling that way right now!!!
I remember His words that says even when I pass through fire, He is with me.

Sometimes I can't figure Him out but that makes Him sovereign...I guess it's true then that we know in part and prophesy in part. I feel like I am being pressed but not crushed,persecuted but not abandoned and struck down but not destroyed...but the end is I WIN...head or tail!!!

The Pressure To Impress

2009-10-18T04:20:00.000+01:00

Sometimes it is had to not want to impress...personally speaking, I contend with the pressure to impress in various aspects of my life!!!
Especially with regards to family, the truth is whether you want to admit it or not, there are some people we seek validation and approval from in our lives. for instance, if a random human being tells me I will amount to nothing, I'll just look at the fellow in the eye and tel him he is chatting rubbish! but if a member of my nuclear family says the exact thing to me, I will take it on board and actually, think/wonder why a statement like that was made.
I reckon the reason we all seek approval is because we've been created to be relational beings and there are some people in our circle of relationship who's opinion we hold very dear.

Then there is the pressure to impress people like friends,neighbours etc. because we want to "keep up with the Joneses"...I personally think this is sheer stupidity especially when you're just keeping up the appearance...seriously what's the point? And yes yours truly has fallen into this evil web before...in retrospect, I definitely would have done things differently...I realise now that it is really not worth the trouble...

I know of another kind of pressure to impress and that is very rife in the country I come from...people are so shallow that they appraise you by the car you drive amongst other "tools" used to measure your standard/level or whatever you want to call it!!!
A friend once bought a stupidly expensive car just because he wanted "acceptance" from his business associates...when I asked him if it was worth the trouble, he said look this are people that measure your level of "seriousness" by what you wear...little wonder we have issues with almost everything and anything you can think of.
And yes we've all been the "judge" at some point or the other...at least I have...making snide remarks about people,their cars, houses and what have you! The simple truth is THIS OUGHT NOT TO BE!!!

*Okay I'm feeling sleepy now...but I'll still complete this post!*:-)

Well I'm happy to let you know that it is not so for me most of the time and the times it has happened, I redirect my brain and focus on what really matters...yes I outgrew this approval seeking mode when I discovered I only need One person's approval and if this One person approves of me, then every other individual will have to approve whether they like it or yes!!!
I didn't say it, He said it right here

As if that is not enough, someone said Debt/Stupidity(not sure now) is spending money you don't have to buy things you don't need to impress people you don't like!
So what's the point?

Blog savvy!

2009-10-15T02:13:00.002+01:00

Okay this is a cry for help...in a way...I've been trying to spice up my blog I've tried a bit (even if I say so myself!)...but I think I can do more than my "comfort zone"
Technically I'm an illiterate or a minor idiot(not permanent) when it comes to this things...

1.I want to change my template but I have no idea i.e I am clueless...to an extent.

2. I want to post audio blogs...but I have no idea whatsoever!!!

3. I would love to update my blog from my BB, is there a faster way of doing this apart from typing my post on memo pad, then copying and pasting it on my blog via BB browser?

4. I still don't get twitter...is it me...or are there bloggers in my shoes?

5. Let me know of other tech savvy ways to spice up my blog (pleeeease)...I want my blog to be hawtre like fire!!! You get me?...any ideas...thanks people!!!

Thankfulness...

2009-10-10T15:47:00.000+01:00

It's been a while since I gave thanks on here...I'm always thankful regardless but I'm happy to put this up now!!!

I am thankful:

1.To a God who looks beyond my occassional inconsistencies and unfaithfulness to bless me consistently and care for me faithfully.

2. GNG...you're an inspiration!!! Your consistency in giving thanks weekly is admirable and seriously motivating!

3.Trials of various kinds 'cos I know that the end is...I WIN!!!
It is an opportunity for great joy...any witness in blogville?

4. A God that says what He means and means what He says.He is the only constant in a changing world.

5. This walk with Christ...it is a revealing journey...I tell you.
I may fall several times but I will surely rise again.
I don't understand how a Great God can love an undeserving mere man...I can't comprehend the depth of Your love,but I am just thankful 'cos without you I am nothing.

6.I am thankful for the forgiveness of my many sins!!!
The legalistic devil sometimes brings the many sins forward to you Lord...but due to the fact that the blood of your son Jesus Christ that speaks better things than the blood of Abel has cleansed me and made me free!
The Holy Spirit then reminds me that I've been forgiven and that puts the enemy in his place...The Pit of Hell!!!

So people, what are you thankful for?
PS
I will sort any mistake out later...this was posted from mobile!!!

Naija for lyfe(2)

2009-10-03T22:15:00.000+01:00

Happy Belated Birthday Nigeria, I am proud to be a citizen but I know we have work to do...
Please stop the blame game, it sucks...

I am not impressed and I know that many of the Nigerians home and abroad feel the same way. Why,When and how did we get to this point? Divorce is rife,electricity or lack of it is high and bribery and corruption has increased geometrically!
Why are we like this,my heart aches for Nigeria and it hurts.
We don't care about each other,it's a dog eat dog world out there.
Politicians promise heaven and earth only to get to the seat of power to loot all they can get out of the nations purse.

When two elephants fight,the grass suffers...and so it has been with ASUU and the government with the students bearing the brunt of it all.
We criticize the government but we are not ready to do right ourselves.
The government goes on and on about keeping the law and abiding by the rules,but they kill it themselves...question is are we falling into a state of anarchy...

There's a conspiracy theory behind every happening...like I heard that the ASUU strike is actually as a result of some top dogs wanting to buy some notable federal schools in Nigeria...for their own selfish gains might I add?...Can somebody confirm if this is true or false!!!

The legal system is corrupt to the marrow; a friend said the legal system is so corrupt that bribery is rife,to submit a document entails bribing the bailiff to the judge. This same people are the ones who will judge an armed robber and make him go free while they condemn the innocent to death!!!...tell me what do you call that...another double standard.
Hear me...The innocent blood you've shed through the years are crying out for justice...you either repent and obtain God's forgiveness and Mercy or get the disgrace coming to you.

Why are we like this?how did we get here?
The effry* of it all...what makes it okay for you to say,do,have and not okay for me to say,do or have the same!!!

Until we are sick and tired of being sick and tired collectively,I'm afraid it may just be like this for a while.

To the hard hearted top guns who can't afford to have a new Nigeria at the moment due to the fact that a new organised Nigeria means loss of power and money to them...I'm afraid Sir/Ma, time is running out on you...get LEGIT or DIE!!!

Nigeria is not for you alone,it is for us all...we want a renewed and reformed Nigeria, a Nigeria where talk is not cheap i.e people practice what they preach... where leaders don't just speak for the camera, but also carry out,what they've said.
A Nigeria where the do as I say and not as I do rule doesn't apply. A Nigeria where the citizens believe so much in the Nation that they are willing to protect the nation...Right now, we don't have it but as battered as my hope and my faith in Nigeria is, it still stands.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREAT NATION...NIGERIA!!!

*Effry...Swear word but toned down!!!

Intellectual Indolence!!!

2009-09-18T14:23:00.002+01:00

Now I know what is wrong with me!!! :-) yeah it is the topic of this post...intellectual indolence...I have been mentally lazy...fabulously doing absolutely NOTHING!!!
I pick up a small book that I should normally read within a couple of days and it stays in my bag for like a month or two. Thinking of writing a business plan makes me feel weary....I wonder what the actual writing will do to me!!!
But I'm back now...I hope...I think I need to be "mentally flogged" out of this laziness....it is doing me no good!!!

I hung out with Aloted and Fg and my oh my!!! Have I got word for you guys? those gals are loaded with wisdom...and I'm not even joking...
Gals it was really wonderful spending time with y'all and we should definitely do that again...
Now that my brain is coming alive again(can you imagine being "brain lazy" for such a long time and working around like a zombie? seriously can someone feel me on this?)...I intend to update regularly and read more!

Bear with me if you think this post is a load of junk...it is coming from an "awakening brain"...
Have a good weekend people!

Unplanned Post

2009-08-27T15:00:00.002+01:00

Don't know why I can't put my thoughts to paper regularly this days...
There's so much to talk about yet I find it difficult to log on and just put a post up.

I learnt that at the end of the day, opinions will always differ...we are not meant to be uniformed, we're meant to be united...

I haven't really been faithful with regards to my resolutions for the year...*sighs*...nevertheless, I'm trudging on...I'm a soldier!

Now that I finally sign in to put a post up,my brain is freezing on me...I'll sort that out.
Anyways I know you're all doing well...have a brilliant week and stay focused!

Oh that reminds me, I heard about the banking industry brouhaha and seriously...its been a long time coming...I can't explain how I feel about the whole thing but I know this is another case of "obedience being better than sacrifice"!
Imagine all the embarrassment they could have avoided...anyways I'll leave that for now...

BRB

Thankfulness and Koko Mansion

2009-08-09T02:40:00.004+01:00

To the God that is limitless and doesn't put a limit on me and my abilities...I say thank you!!!
Hi all, hope your week has been fabulous!
My week has been great and I'm looking forward to the weekend and Vera's show...!!!
Koko Mansion ends on Sunday and I've been an ardent viewer!!! Annnyways I'll leave that for now...back to my being thankful...

I am thankful that God hasn't put a limit on me and my abilities...
Man will always place a limit on me and my abilities but the truth is we've been created with NOLIMIT and you can take that to the bank!

I am truly thankful that even when I say Lord I CAN'T... He says: with Me, ALL things are possible...isn't that wonderful...All things are possible with GOD!

Now to KOKO MANSION

Ok....Call it what you like 'cos you are entitled to your opinion of the show...and so am I!!!
I've heard so much criticism of this show that at this point in time, I should just "shamefacedly" shut down and let it be...but I WON'T...yep you heard right! I won't!

Some say the show is brain retarding(lol)...but I must confess I've been having a good time watching the show!!! hee hee hee :-)...I'm very serious here...
I totally understand people's aversion to the show...but I happen to see it in a different light!!!
It is quite entertaining...
Some say the girls are "raz" and quite uncouth...well don't blame the girls, blame providence...some of the ladies will do better than people born with silver spoons if they had the same opportunity in life...
The exposure they get from Koko mansion will no doubt transform their lives and as it is, they are already better than how they were before they came into the mansion.
They've been made to understand that there's a whole world of opportunities out there...and that I tell you is priceless...
I heard Rita sing karaoke...and I cringed...I sure hope the minister of education watched that particular one!!!
Face it, they are a reflection of 70%* of ladies in our society today(Nigeria that is) ...whether we want to admit it or not...(the choice is yours!).
Kudos to D'banj,the Mohits Team,HITV team for this particular show...I hope they will take the criticism in good faith and make the next edition much better....
I just feel we all need to cut them some slack since this was the pioneer version of the programme...

*An intelligent guess by me...a "guesstimation"if you like...

Have a great week people...and remember...you are not an infinitesimal worthless scrap of nothing!!!(eaow!!!)...you were created in the image of an all knowing, all sufficient God!!!

Answers to the Questions!!!

2009-07-28T22:50:00.003+01:00

Hello wonderful people...I hope your week has been marvelous!!!

I finally put the post up i.e answers to the questions you guys asked!!!I have responded honestly to the best of my ability...

I've been watching Koko Mansion and I'm enjoying the show!!! Hee hee hee...I think I should put a post up on this...wht do you guys think?

Anyways...please read on and thanks for coming to my blog!!

Shalom

Confessions of a London girl: Do you see yourself ever giving up blogging cos of someone else?
In one word NEVER!!! If (and that is a serious If) I ever decide to give blogging up, it will be on my own terms!

D.B...1.What would you do differently in your life if you had the chance to live it all over again and why?
Can’t remember the person that said we don’t regret what we do, we only regret what we did not do

I guess if I had the chance to live it all over again, I’ll get connected to God on time and party more!!!

2. Has your cover ever been blown and how did you consider reacting?
Well, a handful of people know me on blogville and that’s because I made myself known to them...apart from these people, I don’t think my cover is exposed or has ever been...although I have a feeling a certain sumburri on blogville knows who I am and keeps telling sumburri that we mutually know to ask leading questions that will expose me!!!...for the records,I am not exactly anonymous

If you find out who I am, tough! Life goes on I will still yarn my church mind thank you!

Rita...Please share what is your most memorable memory so far?
Hmmmn it is amazing how minute things or what we think is minute/inconsequential change our perspective to life forever I’ll say it was the first time I had an “A” in maths in my life now that reshaped and refocused my thinking FOREVER.

I have always managed to fail maths till that point in my life I got a wonderful teacher(whom I still intend to buy a good gift by God’s grace) he told me maths was the only subject I could score 100%...cos in the other subjects, you need to dot your Is and cross your Ts.I took this to heart and started participating actively in class unlike before when you’ll see me at the back of the class with a novel in the middle of my text book!lol

It made me realise I can do anything if I put my mind to it...need I say that I never failed maths again to date!!!

Wells baba: since you are "no limit" wat do u consider your weaknesses or bad habit???
A bad habit I have is procrastination I won’t even say a word other than that

A weakness of mine is my uncanny ability to be super extra blunt!!!

I am actually learning to choose my words and the time to yarn my church mind

I don’t (didn’t) have any issues with saying what’s on my mind regardless of who you are but nowadays, I find myself actually shutting up and letting it go.

GNG: You were nominated for the Friendliest Blogger award (well deserved, might I add!) and I want to know if you're friendly in person too, and if you think your blog is an accurate portrayal of NoLimit in person.
Yes I am friendly even if I say so myself I find it very easy to mix with people no matter who they are;genius, spoilt rich brat, poor church rat; dummy (although this last one takes the meeky!) I can make people feel like they are “too much” wonder why I wasn’t born a man!!!

My blog is a good portrayal of me but not totally accurate ’cos I have my scoin scoin(crazy) side to me too yes I said it I can be crazy like that so much so you’ll begin to wonder...what planet I dropped from!!!

Funms:any regrets from blogging?
YES!!! I’m HOOKED!!!

Lol I kid...non at all blogville has been a goldmine for me great minds spewing forth and moi taking it all in(some o!) and learning in the process!

Enkay:"Are you an only child?"
PS: I'm not expecting a YES/NO answer o! It's jut a nice way of asking you to talk about your siblings!
NOPE although I felt like one while growing up I’ll explain I’m the last of a family of 4 children all girls the 3rd gal is over 8yrs older than me

By the time I was sharp enough to know what’s up, they were in uni and sec schl so they were hardly around and I had to make the settees in the living room and flowers in the garden my friends yes I used to talk to the flowers and even act drama on my own!!!lol

Oh this is not about me right? okay the first gal is a strong independent career woman who is happily married with grown up kids.

Second is Happily married as well...and so is the third...they are all strong women in their own ways...

Aloted: what are KEY elements you are looking for in a life partner...
Chei this aloted babe ehn!!!

Okay he must be tall,dark and handsome!!! Lol I kid I kid

A key element I won’t compromise on is integrity

His integrity must be intact I guess that about covers every other element…

He must have a wicked sense of humour y’all know laughter is the best medicine why should I sign up to live the rest of my life with a grumpy fella? Oloun maje(God Forbid!!!)

He should know his way around the kitchen and the home in general ’nuff said!!!

Olufunke…what was the most difficult decision you have made in your life? what influenced it?
Non!!! To be honest I’ve never really had to make any terribly difficult decision…but If I think of any,I’ll update this post!

Buttercup...

*when last were u in a relationship?

*how long did it last?

*what is the description of ur ideal man?

*what r ur goals in life?
Buttershizzle!!! I have no word for you!!!

Q1. Errr some years ago…

Q2.it lasted for about 6months and then I took a hike…dude was just not getting me...he wanted what I couldn't't give...so I kicked him to the curb...some things are just not worth compromising on!!!

Q3.Most important goal to me is to make heaven and take people(loads of them along with me)…

Another one is to get the heck out of the rat race and be financially free!!!

Another very dear goal is to actually own educational institutions where kids are trained to be useful citizens to themselves and the community at large… (Quite vague I know!!!).

SOLOMONSYDELLE…okin biscuit or shortbread?
Some months ago, I would have actually said Okin but right now, it is shortbread!!!

Nuggetzman…Why do you like Jeremiah Gyang...does he remind you of anyone?
Well I’m not sure this is part of the questions really…I think Nuggetzman asked because of a comment I made on one of his posts but I’ll answer it anyways…

I like Jeremiah Gyang ‘cos he sings from the heart,his songs make sense and you can tell that he has got depth…I’m afraid some of our new musicians lack this…Dude is just talented…majorly so!!!

My World said...So,what really gets you about blogville i e what you like most?
The beautiful and intelligent minds!!! The fact that I can relate, interact and connect with enlightened minds without knowing who they are physically is quite intriguing and I find it really fascinating!

There’s never a boring moment in blogville (although we’ve all turned lazy for some reason…come on guys…update your blogs regularly!!!:-D)

Been A While...But I'm Still Thankful...

2009-07-13T11:12:00.000+01:00

Hey blogfam...it's your gal NoLimit... here again!!!I presume you're all doing very well...may I use this opportunity to wish you all a happy new month,prosperous new quarter and a wonderful half year!!!
It's amazing how life goes by so quickly...one second it was March and before I could say Jack Robinson, We're almost hitting the end of the year...awesome!!!
There's so much to blog about and so little time to blog...*sighs*
I should have posted the response to the questions y'all asked that I've been evading for a while now...it doesn't speak well of my integrity as an individual so I'm gonna do what is right and respond right after giving thanks to the Mighty Almighty who's unmerited favour keeps flowing my way 24/7 !

I am thankful for you guys for being ever so wonderful and for being there for me...you know yourselves...tag yourself accordingly!!!

I am also thankful for God's mercies that endures forever...and is new every morning...but for His mercies...I would have been mince meat in the hands of the enemy!

I am thankful for God being God and not man...If man was God,he'll be rationing the oxygen we live on...thank God Man is not God...

I am thankful for progress...Sometimes it seems as if I'm taking one step forward and two steps backwards, I sometimes grumble about this...even when wisdom says I should give thanks...So right here and right now...I am saying thank you Lord...

I am thankful for revelation of the word...And the word became flesh...and dwelt amongst us...it is one thing to read the Word and it is another thing for the word to read me(and apply it in my life)...I am thankful that the Word comes alive as I read it...

I am thankful for choice and freedom...To be honest, these are things denied many...ask the man in prison/on the hospital bed if you think that's a lie!!!

I am thankful for journey mercies...spoke with a friend recently whose aunt died in a car accident...same route plied by many daily...writing this down makes me realise there are too many things I take for granted...don't know about you but it is true...

I am thankful for the gift of LIFE!!!...A living dog is better than dead lion and we all know that only the living have hope...

I am thankful for all these and much more...

Will be back shortly with a new post...watch this space...

PRAYER
Dear God,
You know all things and you know how my heart is overflowing with thanks to you...bless every eye that reads this post and give them a reason each to be thankful.
Meet each one of them at the point of their needs and Lord make them blessings to others too...
Thank you Lord for your faithfulness in every aspect of our lives through your son Jesus Christ's name I pray...(and the people say...)Amen!!!

Shallom

Couldn't help but Share...

2009-06-22T17:12:00.002+01:00

hey peops...once in a while, I put up some really "touching" mails sent to me by friends...this happens to be one of them...I just couldn't help but share this...after all love they say is sharing...y'all know how much I love you right???heee heee heee!!! read on...

THESE ARE ENTRIES TO A WASHINGTON POST COMPETITION ASKING FOR A TWO-LINE RHYME WITH THE MOST ROMANTIC FIRST LINE, AND THE LEAST ROMANTIC SECOND LINE...Happy Reading!!!

1. My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife:
Marrying you has screwed up my life.

2. I see your face when I am dreaming.
That's why I always wake up screaming.

3. Kind, intelligent, loving and hot;
This describes everything you are not.

4. Love may be beautiful, love may be bliss,
But I only slept with you 'cause I was pissed.

5. I thought that I could love no other
that is until I met your brother.

6. Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.
But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead, the sugar bowl's empty and so is your head.

7. I want to feel your sweet embrace;
But don't take that paper bag off your face.

8. I love your smile, your face, and your eyes Damn,
I'm good at telling lies!

9. My love, you take my breath away.
What have you stepped in to smell this way?

10. My feelings for you no words can tell,
Except for maybe 'Go to hell.'

11. What inspired this amorous rhyme?
Two parts vodka, one part lime.

WHO SAID POETRY IS BORING

9ja to the Core(2)

2009-06-14T22:21:00.002+01:00

Abuja was the bomb...I've said this and I'll say it again...if there's any where I'll love to live in Naij, it is most definitely ABJ!!!
I officially met Writefreak and it was awesome!!!She's a babe...as in B-A-B-E...lucky hubby :-)
We went to wonderland together and that was MARd fun.
I visited all my regular joints and was sure to check yahooza out for that special blend of kilishi they make like no other(yummy).
All in all my trip was wonderful and yes my head is back from the clouds where it was stuck for a while.
I kept hearing questions like No-Limit when are you coming back, aren't you coming back bladdy bladdy bla...well I will...in God's time abi?
Right this second, I know I am where God wants me to be(yes seriously)...plus relocation involves major planning(No Kidding!!!)...
I still love my Naija...btw a friend of mine told me I have blind love/loyalty for Nigeria, he is Nigerian and can't seem to understand why I always have something positive to say about Nigeria...He said the country is corrupt, government is eating deep into the foreign reserve and this is devaluing the naira hence the reason pounds is still strong in Naij inspite of the credit crunch...etc
This is a guy who knows how to "cut corners"...scratch that...who cuts corners in the same Nigeria...which as far as I'm concerned makes him as guilty as the corrupt peops he talked about.
I am not saying we don't have our issues in Nigeria...as a matter of fact we do...and they are major at that...But I will keep celebrating every WIN no matter how tiny it is...I will make noise about it!!!
I'll leave you with this...

You're not what you think you are...you're not what they think you are...you are what you think they think you are...Dr Sola Fola-Alade(So Who Do You Really Think You Are)

Selah

9ja to the Core(1)

2009-06-05T10:42:00.002+01:00

Greetings from the motherland...it was a highly successful trip and I'm glad everything went according to plan...
The weddings,birthdays and various parties was worth my ticket fare...lol
Well I really don't know where to start from, but I'll start from somewhere...
Lagos
Lagos was a pleasant surprise!!!no joke on that! I'll start from the airport...on previous occasions that I've landed at MM airport, the stale smell emanating from every corner would have made an able bodied man pass out...but to my delight...this was not so, instead it was cool breeze(air conditioner)...there and then, I knew I was in for a good time in Naija!!!
I was meant to meet up with Stand Tall(I apologise sis I will call you) and Rethot(He disappeared into thing air!!!)...But ended up failing to do so...Next time I'm in lag...I will plan it better...
Let me just put it this way...Lagos is more beautiful than I've seen it in ages...what ever strategy Fashola is using is working like dope!!!I kid you not...
I wasn't opportune to hitch a ride on the BRT bus but I plan to do that the next time I'm in town!
Now the NEPA(electricity) story is another matter entirely and who ever is behind the epileptic electricity in naija will soon be having major seizures just like NEPA!!!( I am not cursing I am only making a statement...it's only a matter of time...God pass them)...it is crazy...one minute there's light the next second...it is darkness...
I honestly believe there's a syndicate behind this and they are making mad money on generator business...Generator is now a permanent fixture in most homes and I know this ought not to be...but why?
Okay enough of that...
On the last Friday of the month...I headed straight to motherland to watch one of my favourite artistes perform...I am talking of no other fella than LAGBAJA himself...I don't know why but I have nothing but total respect for this gentleman...he is just plain ol' wonderful and I love the fact that he practices what he preaches...he is a leader in the true sense of it...why do I say this...
I noticed that while performing, he kept encouraging other upcoming saxophonists to come out and show their stuff...now that is a true characteristic of a leader...a leader replicates himself and is not afraid to share the limelight with others...when Ego of the memorable "konko below" decided to go solo...there was nothing I didn't here from bad belles and bad mouthers!!! ranging from...she had a quarrel with lagbaja to ooo Lagbaja "toasted" her and when she refused, he decided to sack her! haba...children of Adam...why?
Well she was right there at motherland too...funny enough, I was there at her last performance in motherland and trust me it was a case of a leader releasing his mentor to fly high too...And many of the famous singers and comedians actually cut their teeth in motherland! Yes o...I remember basket mouth performing and sound sultan too...check out lagbaja's gragra on you tube and see the very young basket mouth...back in the days...he's the guy the lady with corn in a bag was posing for!!!:-)
Well this is already a long post...I better stop here and justify my earnings for the day by getting back to work sharpishly!

Reporting live from Nigeria

2009-05-18T06:17:00.003+01:00

I am proud to say that preparing for this trip is one of the few times I haven't ran around like a headless chicken plus I didn't miss my flight this time around...I would have gone ballistic on my self if I had...what am I even saying...I am now very time conscious thank you!!!...paying extra cash for a flight booked in advance does that to your psyche remember I said "I changed with a capital C"!!!
Hello blogville and how have you all been? It's been a wonderful holiday for me...so far and I pray it remains so...I am happy to tell you that the Internet service is actually not as slow as the last time time I came to 9ja...you can tell I am totally thankful for that particular miracle...awesome!!!
The first thing I did on landing on naija soil was to go to university of suya @ Allen avenue for loads of suya...hmmmm...tew delicious...and I've been visiting all the mama puts I can lay my eyes on...(highly recommended ones of course)...
Did I tell you Lagos is now very beautiful?...okay I just did!Gosh...I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the round about at Ikeja...I was expecting to see the buses and all the hairdressers etc...men it was clean and beautiful...I thought to myself...who ever did this and saw it through must have a mind of steel and a very strong will...I travelled over the weekend for a party...will be back to Lagos in a minute...to really give proper feedback on 9ja...i.e the various states I've visited in the past one week...!!!
Have a wonderful day at work y'all and please have fun while at it...

Naija in a minute...

2009-05-11T06:09:00.002+01:00

Hey Peops...this is as random as it gets...I am excited and high as a kite!!!
I'll be off to naija in a minute and I am so looking forward to the sunshine and humid air!!!:-)...
Well like you all know, internet in naija is as slow as they come so I may not be able to update "regularly"...(Like I've been faithful in that department of late...mscheeew)...anyways...I will update in a bit....ciao

Judging A Book By It's Cover

2009-05-05T06:51:00.003+01:00

Sometimes we meet people and assess them based on their outward appearance...to our own detriment!!!
Yes our own detriment because this act in it's self is absolutely unwise..."pun intended"!!!
Yours truly is guilty of this from time to time...We sometimes have the tendency to want to box people into compartments we've created for them in our minds...

So a guy who's trousers refuses to cooperate with the force of gravity(lol) is not cool and when a girl wears a scandalous outfit, that makes her a slut....
Gibberish I say!!! Absolute nonsense...it does not work that way...trust me, I should know...
A recent global case is that of the beautiful singer Susan Boyle...I watched the clip on You Tube and when she said she wanted to be as famous as a well known singer,everyone right down to the judges snickered at her and thought she was just another joker...when she opened her mouth to sing, she became a HIT at the cute age of 47!!!(Another blog topic for another day...)

I guess all I'm trying to say is sometimes or should I say oftentimes,we judge people instantly without giving them a chance to prove themselves...I am guilty too and so are you (...sometimes...admit it!!!) but this ought not to be...
Well...guilty or not, let me hear what you have to say on this...have a beautiful week....

P.S
Tried adding the Susan Boyle song but couldn't figure it out...can anyone tell me how to do that...no...I'm not technologically retarded..I just don't have a clue!!!:-)

The Art of Being Thankful...

2009-04-28T00:33:00.003+01:00

Hey peops...how have we all been? hope you had a great weekend like I did...ish!!!
Well I may have missed some weeks out on the thankfulness post, but I sure ain't gonna stop thanking...as usual, I have a host of sturves to be thankful and here we go...in no particular order...

I am thankful for...

My Naija Peops...I count myself highly blessed to have my naija connection...My friends and families who come around ever so often...They bring me all the 9ja sunshine,movies magazines,food and what have you...I am also able to touch base with Naija through them...from time to time...I'll be lying if I say they don't get on my last nerves atimes...but then, I love them to bits...

Resurrection...I love this man called Jesus...this man overlooked my fault,ignored the scornful and angry fingers I pointed at him and went through the hell I should have gone through...even to the point of becoming a curse so that I NoLimit can be a blessing...Then He became poor that I may be rich...then He gave me abundant life and gave me the manual to living a wondeful life;His word...the Bible...pls tell me why I shouldn't be thankful and share this bunz news with all and sundry!!!

My Birthday which was last month...like I said in my last post!!!
Many peops would have loved to celebrate their birthdays, but they never had the opportunity to do so...it isn't because I have two heads(No!!!...I ain't no "freak of nature"!!!)...it is the grace over me that has kept me this far and I totally do NOT take it for granted...

My Blogville peops...words can't express how much I appreciate blogville...it is amazing how wonderful,life changing topics are discussed on blogville...by beautiful minds...I sure will blog again and again and again if given the choice!!! I'm also amazed at how blogville peops rally round their own in times of need...

Well I should be sleeping right now(I'm actually "sleep-typing"!!!)...but felt obliged to put this post up right here...right now...
Have a wonderful week good people...

The King(Queen) that I am!

2009-04-22T20:14:00.004+01:00

To be honest, Staying focused is not the easiest "feat" to perform!!!
In the past 4-6 weeks, I've been struggling to stay on top of my game and I must be real with y'all...it's been extremely tough...with a capital T!!!
Hello blogville...did I tell youl how much I've missed you?...Well I just did!!!...I totally heart you guys...back to my yarnz...
You know how you just want to let go,let lose and stay under and just go with the flow and allow the current of life to take you wherever,whenever,however...
(more like burying my head in the sand and just allowing opportunities and dangers to pass me by)...
But when I think of the fact that great peops don't go with the flow(I stand to be corrected!), I just chin up and encourage me to keep afloat...but meeen...it is T-O-U-G-H!!!
Who said the road will be easy anyways?(road to success that is...)
Reminds me of the lyric in TD Jakes/Donnie McClurkin Collabo...
There's a king(Queen) inside of me,
S/He's the (wo)man that you cannot see
There's a king(Queen) inside of me.
God only knows just what I can be
There's a king inside of me
God's word will set him/her free...

I have the assurance that I can and will win...I'm on a journey to set her free...I got work to do man!!!

p.s
Pardon me for not putting up my response to the questions ...will do that in a bit...

Guilty As Charged

2009-04-09T13:51:00.002+01:00

Hey peops...have missed you guys like crazy? I really and truly have missed blogville and blogging!!!
Okay the usual excuse is "I've been busy" etc...but the truth is...I've been busy...but I really don't have any excuse to NOT blog!!! that makes me guilty...forgive me plz!
shout out to GNG who woke me up from slumber...I will definitely respond to the questions you guys asked in the last post in a bit...
I need to have a face off with some one in the next few hours...yes you read right...a face off...
Been procrastinating for a while but truth be told, a girl has got to do what a girl has got to do!
It is not a major issue, it is just an obstacle that needs to be cleared in the way of good friendship.

My birthday was sometime last week and I had a fab time! Oh.. that is still not an excuse for not posting for 2 long weeks...
It is year end around here and the accounts need to sorted..."sighs"...can't wait to see the end of it!!!

Ask Me A Question And I'll Tell You No Lie? + Thankfulness Post

2009-03-24T08:05:00.004Z

Hey Peops,
Like I said in my last post,yesterday was my one year blogversary and 50th post...
I asked for advice on what to do to celebrate this significant landmark and Buttershizzle and Danny Bagucci (the designer...okay his name sounds like one so he's one!) suggested I do what others have done before i.e blogference where you all get to ask any question you want to ask...

Ermm please be nice to me...don't ask me questions that will make my face go purple and make my fingers hover on the keyboard for ever for lack of what to say/type!pls abeg!!!

And as usual I'm a thankful child and I'm really thankful for:

1.The grace and ability given to keep this blog for a year plus...after all today makes it 1yr+1day!!!...And I'm going stronger!

2.My wonderful friend E.A who is getting married and starting a new life in a new place in a minute...

3.Progress for my friends O.L and A.E...this girls rock and they are moving on in their lives...they're moving to other great geographical locations...I am sad that my friends are living but I'm thankful that it is for good...
That reminds me...the rate at which people are relocating to naija nowadays is alarming o! I know about 5 peops that moved back home in the space of a month...I'm like...but maka why?

4.A wonderful mentor who celebrated his birthday recently...I'm thankful for a life well spent imparting others and actually living what he says...wonderful man he is...I pray your coast will keep getting enlarged and you won't fall from grace to grass...

5.Mothers all over...it was mother's day on Sunday...and I can't overemphasize the great roles mothers play in the home...if you still have one please don't stop appreciating her regardless of what she didn't do for you *spoilt pikin*!!!

6.A word in season...sometimes we go through sturves and nobody knows how we are feeling 'cos words can't express our emotions or lack of it at that point in time...but just a word at the right time...can jolt us back to His presence...I'm tew thankful for this...

7.Good health...a lady I know was operated on a while back...when she came out of the hospital, she told me she called all the people she blanked out of her life and forgave them all...
I asked why the sudden change?...she said about 2 other patients with less serious cases went to the theatre around the same time with her...she was the only survivor...point is...life is too short to hold grudges abeg!

8.Wonderful people (Family, friends and acquaintances) I am blessed with...same lady in #7 above realised the essence of people when she had nobody to take care of her when she got discharged from the hospital...she was like NoLimit...it is good to have people around you...I say...it is good to have good people around you...keyword GOOD!!!

Anyways I could go on and on...but the gal has got work to do...
Wonderful people...I'll be awaiting your (nice) questions...?By the way...how are we holding on with our new year resolutions?
Do you know why I keep asking? I ask to help and challenge myself too...
Keep your head up high and know that you're a special being...there's only one you in he whole wide world..so tell me...why shouldn't believe you're special...

Birthday & 50th(GOLDEN) POST!!!

2009-03-23T18:13:00.003Z

Hola,cómo está usted?...fine I presume???
Today is my blog's birthday and I really want to celebrate it in styleee...any suggestion will be very much appreciated!!!
It is also my 50th post in blogville...haaa I've come a long way baby! :-)
Starting the blog wasn't an easy task I must say...but it sure has been worth my while...I have been blessed by all your posts and comments especially when I was down...which is few and far between...even if I say so myself...yeah you got it...I'm a die hard optimist and it takes a whole lot to weigh me down...like this morning when I almost cried 'cos I have to go to work...hee hee hee...lazy bones you say!!!
Back to my yarnz...I've met wonderful people around here and I am amazed at the intelligence and talent y'all have...Reading through other people's blog atimes is a kind of therapy for me and I am encouraged to know that I am "normal"...ha! Okay I'll explain myself...it means you feel what I feel and you think what I think regardless of who you are,your race or creed...it is encouraging to know that we are all human and we are all working towards excellence in our own little way...
My thankfulness post is coming up in a bit...thank you all for visiting my blog and thanks for your honest and fresh comments...
It's been an amazing journey so far...and yes I'm sticking around... for now!!!

véale más adelante...

Blunders...plus Voting Campaign!!!

2009-03-20T17:28:00.004Z

As the title aptly describes it, my post is about stupid gaffes I've made in my bearriful life!
People that know me well...know that I don't get embarrassed easily...after all *who you be*!
but what I'm about to relay to you made me want to enter the ground at that point in time...I remember two scenarios vividly!

Scenario one...

At a place north of the equator,I just made friends with a handful of people and we were all chatting on and on...
Then some nerdy looking guy walks past and I was like..."oh that guy is such a nerd...with his thick glasses and uncombed hair...I think I said something about him looking like someone that spent the weekend in the LAB...
Then a very nice girl in my crew said...ohhh that's my brother...need I say that I started stammering and looking for words to cover my obvious blunder!!!

Well I got introduced to him and I confessed my sins to him...brilliant chap he was...

Scenario 2...

I was on the lift with a man and a woman...the man stank of alcohol and his speech was slurred...he was trying hard to make conversation with us (the two other women) and I mouthed to the other lady...He is DRUNK!
she mouthed back...He is my HUSBAND!
I nearly died!!!

Can't remember other blunders I've made...but I'll update as I remember
How did the week go? Hope you've not forgotten to vote for your gyal right here...It's only a click away...so PLEASE VOTE FOR ME!
Yes like I said before...I am SHAMELESSLY soliciting for votes...
What are you guys up to this weekend? I've got two surprise parties coming up...

Have a wonderful weekend great people...and stay focused!

Yay!!! I'm a nominee!!!

2009-03-18T17:50:00.003Z

Yo b'ville...I got nominated...as in Moi... N-O L-I-M-I-T got nominated...for...wait for this...friendliest blogger!!! YeeeHawww!!!

Yay...*doing the cha cha slide*...now I'm cranking*woohoo...*now I'm jumping and twisting*...*I'm doing the crank again*...meen at this rate soulja boy ain't got nothing on me men!lol
Okay soooo point is...y'all have gotta vote for your gyal...yes I am shamelessly soliciting for your votes...pleeaaazzze vote for me...*eyes closed hands together,head bowed*...ya hear me? vote for me...right here...

Okay nuff said! erm did someone ask why they should vote for me?...well...ermmm...okay vote me 'cos I am "votable" whatever that means...the other nominees in my group were nominated in other areas...sooo why can't I just have that one for meself?...okay is that lame?...I'll be back with a stronger manifesto!

*Whistling and chanting her village victory song...dancing in owambe styleee*

Words can't express how thankful I am...But I am...

2009-03-16T06:37:00.003Z

I am multitasking @ the moment!!! Preparing to go to work (arggghhhhhh!!! and putting up a new post!)...Good day my fellow blogville citizens...hope you had a great weekend like I did!!!
Went for a Greek party and it was fantastic!!!...At least they've got rhythm...
I am really and truly thankful for loads of sturves and I'll put that down in a minute...
Here we go...

I am thankful for...

1.Direction:Y'all remember CP(Chauvinistic Pig) well the guy was at it again recently...trying to blacken my image...oh no I didn't take him out to lunch(bad move) 'cos I was advised against doing so...(*note to self* next time obey when the HS drops something in your heart).
I was actually told not to talk to him and just let him be...in retrospect, I realise that was a foolish advice! Thank God I summoned up the: courage,patience and humility to do so...otherwise work would have been a war zone for me...After have the "brief chat" with him, I found out it was just perception...I am a bubbly person who loves to gesticulate when talking or making a point...well him coming from a place where their woman are quite docile and don't look the men in the eyes when talking perceived this as a sign of aggression...well I simply told him I am NOT aggressive and what you see is what you get...I'm only trying to do my job here,let me know how I can help make the job easier for you while we work together to make our lives easier blah blah blah...my oh my! did that "brief chat" pay off?
Well...let's just say: I'm enjoying the dividend!!!:-)

2.Great mentors...People say experience is the best teacher...I say...preferably other people's experience(read that somewhere and it stuck in my head like a leech)...why should I do the vicious cycle thingy when I can gain a wealth of experience from those who have been round that mountain! I can learn in 4hours what it took my mentors 4years to realise...seriously we all need great certified mentors!...for our careers,businesses,relationships etc...they are priceless assets!

3.For God's unlimited attributes...It is amazing...just when you begin to ask can it happen,will it be done...then God shows up and kills all the doubt in your heart...trust me this God of mine has got NO LIMIT!!!

4.Great friends...Better the wound of a friend than the kiss of an enemy...isn't that profound? I am thankful for true friends who keep me grounded...they are hard to find...and I'm sooo keeping mine!

5.A second chance...talk is cheap...and I've found my self talking the talk and not walking the walk...~mschew~....bloody procrastinator(in my lingo..."procrastinator oshi")...and I keep being given a second chance...I am eternally grateful for this...

I could go on and on...but work calleth...this is a new week and another chance to shine like the star that you are...so what's it gonna be? will you let life drag you under or will you stay on top of your game?...the choice is yours...I bet you know what mine is!!! Love y'all my blog Fam!!!

P.s
How's the New year resolution going? hope we are all on track...well if you aren't on track...dust your self up and get back on track...whatchu waiting for?

Nothing do me!!!

2009-03-11T16:13:00.003Z

I don dey try write dis thing for pidgin...but e be like say e fit no work o...
Na wetin sef...I sabi yarn the thing but to come drop am for paper come dey hard like olumo rock!...mschew...
Anyhues BabaGod sef sabi say I dey thankful and im praise go everly dey for my mouth.
How una dey?hope say una dey kampe...work don nearly finish person for here but dem no fit jo!
I too much for all their wahala...make dem bring am come...omo girl go withstand am...nothing do me by His grace!
I no too get gist...infact I no get gist for una...e get one book wey I read yesterday..."half of a yellow sun"...chei...I been cry o as I read the book...na the second book wey go comot tears for my eyes be that... the first one be "what is wrong with being black" by Matthew Ashimolowo...
Na the kain book wey go make you pause...SELAH...
Anyways I no wan yarn too much paparrazi for here...I go still do the thankfulness post as usual...but I just say make I hail my peops...make e no be like say...:-)

P.S
GNG see if you fit decode this post...lol!!!

So What Do You Think?

2009-03-06T01:34:00.003Z

Hey peops, hope your week has been groovy!...I'm loving my new template,what do you think?

Been thinking of blogging in pidgin for a while...and I think I may do just that in the next thankfulness post...what do you think?

You know how people say naija is corrupt bladdy bladdy bla...I carried out a brief survey and asked some people what they'll do if their uncle,aunt,sister,brother,friend becomes a big shot in government....responses ranged from I'll relocate back to naija to be near the "seat of power" to "I'll go get me some contract" to "I'll make sure I get him/her to sort me out"....
Then I remind them of what they said about naija being corrupt in the first place and they are speechless for a while before they start defending their action...
Anyways I'm not knocking/judging or condemning anybody o...bottom line is...if you know you won't do better if you had the choice,then kindly "mechionu"* and stop proclaiming corruption over 9ja...
No I'm not trying to promote corruption...all I'm saying is practice what you preach...okay what do you think about that?

It's Friday YAY!!! I'm really looking forward to the weekend...my friends and I are hanging out...can't wait!!! So what are you guys up to this weekend?whatever you decide to do, just have fun...remember...you only live ones...

P.S
I know we sometimes feel overwhelmed in this journey called lyfe! but I encourage you to be strong enough to take a licking and keep on ticking and when lyfe decides to give you lemons...come on my blogville peops...make lemonade!!!

*Mechionu is keep your mouth shut in Ibo.

I'm Still Thankful...

2009-03-03T17:03:00.002Z

Hey peops,

Here I am again with my thankfulness post...and I am glad I am finally able to update since Saturday...been a bit under the weather...just a bit...but I'm back now!!!
Here we go:

I am thankful for:

1.Journey Mercies: Like I said earlier, I went off to Paris and came back back in one piece!(In my mind I said:"duh were you meant to come back in disjointed pieces)...but y'all know all these planes and the way they crash or crash land!!!..no hitch whatsoever...I am thankful for that!!!

2.The opportunity to help:I also talked about helping out a random cute dude...there's just something about helping others(not because they are cute o!) that gives you this satisfaction...I can't explain it with words...especially when you're helping out on your own terms...I guess that's how God feels when He helps us on His own terms!!!...I'm my father's daughter after all ~wink~wink~

3. Provision: Imagine I was d-e-d broke and didn't have a brass farthing to my name...I sure won't have been able to pay for the extra charge on my ticket and would have missed a wonderful trip to Paris...

4.My Church and the people: I love my church and the people...they are wonderful inside and outside and they are very amazing...at least the ones I know...
you know how they say: You don't judge a book by its cover, they give a whole new meaning to that...when people tell you what they've been through(the process) and how God refined them...you begin to wonder if you would have survived if it was you...at least I do...so yeah...I am thankful for them folks!!!

5.Wonderful people I've encountered on blogville...I'll say it and I'll keep saying it...this place is an amazing pot-pourri of highly intelligent and amazing people...to think I used to think only nerds and "no-lifers" write journals online!!!( errrmmm don't scream on me now...I have repented o!!!)...please temper justice with mercy!!!

6.Mercy and the Blood that was shed to redeem me of my sins...Was going through Leviticus and honestly I'm just glad to be born @ such a time as this...'cos meeeeeennnn I would have been doing some major daily sacrifices o!...God is merciful abeg!!!

7.For YOU...yes you the person reading this post right this second...I am thankful for your eyes...that you can see what I posted....for your hands...without it...you won't be able to click on this page...conveniently...for your brain...trust me only brainy people come here :-)...for that smile...'cos I know you're smiling right now!!!

and I leave y'all with this...

i.Learn to thank God for the good that is emerging instead of brooding over any loss that has been sustained!!!

ii.God uses frustrating circumstances to prune us for fruit bearing(I have a story on that one...a budding story!)...And the lessons we learnt will go deeper as we share with others...Expression deepens impression
...Selwyn Hughes(1928-2006)

Randomness before the thankfulness plus the evil twin called procrastination and laziness!!!

2009-02-26T18:29:00.003Z

Hola...long time no see y'all...I've missed y'all to pieces!!!
Well... the reason for my AWOL on thankful Saturday is because your gurl was live in Paris over the weekend...proper short trip though...silly French consulate peops wouldn't give me more than 3days 'cos that was all my travel insurance covered!!! can you imagine...I paid about 60quid to get a 3day visa...MSCHEEEEWW(loooong hisss)!
Paris was cool and I loved every second of it...but I must tell you it wasn't a very interesting start...which brings me to the twin evil(procrastination and laziness....)
GNG I'm not kidding, I give procrastination a whole new meaning...or used to...cos after my experience on Saturday, I "changed" with a capital C!!!
It all started on Saturday morning,I was good to go to the airport but decided to look for some inconsequential rubbish...seriously I can't even open my mouth to tell you what I spent over 20minutes to search for ...flight was some minutes after 10pm and it'll take me about an hour to get to the airport using the normal underground train...Got to the station around 8:45a.m...now there's a fast train from paddington to heathrow,please and please people shouldn't common sense that is not common have told me I should just go straight to paddington to board the 15minutes fast train?...but knowwww...NoLimit decided to be penny/kobo wise and Pound/Naira foolish...I was like naa it'll cost me almost 20quid to go on that train and it'll just cost me 2quid @ the max to use the underground train...therefore...your gal opted for option B(Ijebu oshi!!!)...
This wicked underground train decided to stop at a particular station FOREVER!!! at this point in time I was sweating fire!!! I started praying and commanding the train to move(mschewww na today?)...aaaaannyways I finally got to heathrow at about 9:50 only for me to find out that I MISSED MY FLIGHT!!!:-( I REALLY WANTED TO WAIL...But you know how it is...Fergie said..."Big gals don't cry"lol...but I was wailing in my heart...I got to the customer service and I tell you...there was no english I didn't speak to this people but did it work? nada...I eventually had to cough out another 140quid...I wanted to DIE!!!My eyes were shooting daggers at the woman behind the counter but she had this stupid plastic smile plastered to her face...I really wanted to wipe it off with a punch...but you know what the consequence would have been...bloooooodddy armed robbers!So that changed me big time...and I decided there and then to NEVER procrastinate again...ermmm it is working...I hope :-)

On the high side, I met this cute foine American dude who was stuck in London 'cos he had to pay 57quid for an extra 5kg!!! (did someone say the airline should be sued?...YES I agree!!!)...right back to my yarnz...The ATMs in heathrow refused to allow the brova to withdraw money from his account so I decided to be a good Samaritan ( plus dude is really cute *no issues there*)...HECK NO I didn't pay for him...I just chipped in to make up the total payment...he had some cash on him...
Yeah so I made a new friend...
On getting to Paris, we waited for our luggage to arrive but the *stoopeed* airline refused to release our luggage.We were ushered into a room to fill the baggage claim form and they were like they'll send my luggage to my hotel room...they gave us some souvenirs and apologised...but your gal wasn't having non of it o!I asked for the procedure for compensation and they said I could spend 100quid(euros) overnight if my luggage doesn't arrive and they'll reimburse the total amount...I was already thinking of how I will hit this pay(at least that compensates a bit for my 140quid) when another staff came to tell us that our luggage had arrived...I was sooooooo MAD....Mschew!

Well I had MARD fun and I will definitely go again...with a different airline of 'cos...Will put up my thankfulness post on Saturday...have a good evening peops!

By the way Naija Bloggers award 09 is here live...if you don't know...know you do...go cast your vote!

ta ta

Thankful Saturday V6

2009-02-16T06:08:00.003Z

Hey peops, hope you all had a beautiful valentine's day...can't wait to hear from you guys on your hot and not so hot dates!:-)
Was meant to put this up yesterday but couldn't 'cos NoLimit was busy soaking all the fun in the world up..."no dulling" at all!!!London was agog over this so called Valentine's day celebration!!!...People were busy exchanging spit(borrowing Verastic Vera's term) all over the place...some just needed to get a room men!*sniff*sniff* not that I'm beefing them o...:-)...but seriously I am still amazed that 50% of marriages in the UK end in divorce...yet people show so much PDA(Public Display of Affection)...God help us all!

This thankfulness post has really helped me to see God in a new light...I am more conscious of happenings around me...by the way I just had a feeling of dejavu!!!...I think I've typed this before!lol ignore me...
Yeah...where was I?...I am more conscious of my environment...I need to keep thanking Him in all things right?

1) I am thankful for the Word...the entrance of the word brings light...

2)I am thankful for Doug's life...I'm thankful it was your laptop and NOT your life that was stolen...not to worry...you'll get a better one no doubt about it(by the way peops, he got robbed...pls show him some love!)

3)I am thankful for wisdom...in this our time, one needs a major dose of it to navigate the rough waters of life...y'all know having wisdom is better than wealth,it prolongs life and to top it all, it is the principal thing!!!
So now you know why I am thankful...:-)

4)I am thankful for Valentines day...hee hee hee!!! It was a day to see and observe how much we all want to love and be loved...it was a very interesting day I tell you...from the sad looking couple who's Val's day was just routine to the happy obviously newly weds, to the ones who have maintained the momentum to the "she doesn't know she's getting a red letter tonight" couple...
But to be honest love makes the world go round...okay so may be I should add that I'm thankful for LOVE!!!

5)I am thankful for provision...watching Slum Dog Millionaire made me grateful...guys if you haven't seen it...GRAB YOUR COPY...NOWWW!!! lol...okay that's the Nollywood way of saying it...but please check that film out @ the cinema...it is brilliant!It made me thankful...amongst other things...

6)I am also thankful for journey mercies for my folks...It is easy to take His grace for granted...I hear of plane crashes,car accidents and all the works but we're all still standing...biko* tell me why I shouldn't be thankful?

It's a new week,I am thankful that we're all alive to witness it...we've all been given another chance to enjoy life,to carry out that project,to love the unlovable(I sure have a handful of them in my life...who knows I may be one to somebody...lol the ironies of life!)...and to just BE....let's make every second count for us(and I'm talking to me right now...gosh!)...

By the way how is/are the new year resolution(s) going?I presume we're still on target...and if we're not...get right back on the track...lyfe happens...have a beautiful week people...and please can someone tell ALOTED to PLEASE update...

*Biko means Please in Ibo language

Thankful saturday V5

2009-02-07T23:59:00.001Z

Hello everyone...how have you all been? Great ...just like moi I presume... :-)...
This week has been lazy,slow paced and fast all @ the same time!!! Snowy Monday brought out the laziness in yours truly...lol...then it became slow as I had to go to work on Tuesday till Friday...when it became fast...Have you ever noticed how fast time disappears over the weekend? very annoying I must say!!!
Well let me not bore you with my complaints!!!

Today,I am putting up Thankful Saturday V5...And I am so grateful for His grace in keeping this running to date!!!
Here are the list of things I'm thankful for this week...isn't He awesome?
Enjoy!!!

I am thankful for:

1.The snow…it gave me the opportunity to have a much needed rest and sort my domestic life out.

2.Divine protection and assistance; a friend of mine got stuck at a station in the middle of no where when she was on her way home…the train developed "issues"...cold I guess and the driver decided to stop at the nearest station for obvious reasons…snow!!! She was there in the cold forever…with her brains freezing out…her words not mine…she mouthed a word of prayer…and some minutes later, a black cab drove by…she was able to use this to get home…a journey of 45minutes took way over 3hrs to complete…I’m glad she didn’t freeze to death!

3.Again for the gift of life...A living dog is better than a dead lion!

4.Victory @ work...It's been a circus...but I'm on top of the game through the grace!!!

5."Comfort of strangers"...turned friends...in other words blogville...to date, learning from you wonderful people has been a rare priviledge!!!

6.divine help; a friend needed to get a contract and some strange lady was standing in the way of her progress...the lady actually told her that as long as she was in that office, she'll never get what she requested for!
she had a meeting with the director and the lady was meant to be there, but her(the lady's) car broke down and she ended up getting the contract she wanted plus much more...well I summarised this story 'cos it is quite long...
I use this friend as a point of contact to y'all and myself...
May the Lord put a trailer load of wahala* in the way of whoever tries to stop our progress...they'll be too busy sorting themselves out that they won't notice when we've progressed till it's too late for them to do anything about it!!! Amen...:-)

Have a beautiful week and thanks for stopping by my blog!!!

*wahala-Trouble

This Kain Snow!!!

2009-02-02T12:34:00.003Z

I dressed up to go to work o! On my way I saw some kids building a snowman, I so longed to join them, I even saw a dog I thought was stuck in the snow!Only for me to perform my "James Bond to the rescue act" and the dog started running away from moi...pshewww it was enjoying the snow too...imagine and there I was going to work all kitted up for the weather...I was jealous of the stupid dog o!
Anyways I decided to take the train and then the overground at the next station,found out on arriving at the next station that "severe delays" were reported on the overground...then I decided to go take the bus...quickly got coffee at star bucks to warm up my insides for the journey...only for me to discover that the bus services has been suspended for the day...I quickly racked my brain to check if I had any deadline...but thankfully I don't...quickly called the office to let them know work ain't happening but I'm "working from home" ...hee hee hee...you bet I'm thankful for the snow...hmmm lemme go get that hot chocolate...I am fully online today men...so mail,buzz and holla at me! Thankfully I can sort out my domestic life and do my back log of laundry!!!
And to my peops in the sunshine countries...have fun at work...I will try not to over "chillax"!!!

Thankful Saturday...V4

2009-01-31T23:59:00.001Z

Hey peops, thank you all for your comments on my last post...I heart you all!!! Doug and Fanny I have no word for you guys o!!!!
Well truth be told I ended up not taking him, to lunch...yes ...GNG I ended up dragging my heels as you rightly predicted...by the time I was ready to ask, he had gone for lunch!!! Okay I hope to do that that sometime next week... thankfully I learnt a valuable lesson!

Moving on...this is my fourth thankful Saturday and my thankfulness knows No Limit!!!
here we go...

I am thankful for...

1. My Church community...Joining this church has been one of the greatest step in the right direction for yours truly...I keep getting inspired and motivated it is awesome...

2. Valuable lesson learnt now I know better now ...you bet it'll never repeat it self again...otherwise, please flog me!!!lol

3. For blogville no psyches but you guys can cheer me up any day...all I have to do is check on you beautiful peop's blogville and viola!!! I'm high again...

4.The grace to sleep and wake up...for real o...heard of a friend of mine whose dad died a couple of weeks back,I actually thought the man was ill or something related to that, but I was told he was very okay...he just "SLEPT AND NEVER WOKE UP"...now you know why I am grateful...only the living can praise o...plus it is pure and sheer grace!

5. For ME,me and me!!!... seriously guys I should have put this up last week but I didn't remember...don't ever complain about your hands or your legs ever again after reading this ... can you imagine the pain and agony she went though? If you complain about any/some part(s) of your body, imagine losing it/them or not having the ability to use it/them ever again?...I sure am thankful...

6.A new month!!! Wow it's amazing that February is hear already...I'm glad January is over....I really pray the new month brings nicer news....for us all...make every day of this new month worth it for you!

I can go on and on, but I'll stop here today...Selah(Pause and think deeply about these)...
Have a beautiful new month...how about those resolutions?Hope we're still focused on getting it right this year...Chin up and keep your head up high!!!

Raving and Ranting

2009-01-29T12:42:00.002Z

Hi blogville, I am not a very happy chappy at the moment and the reason is not far fetched....
someone lied to me...yes a lie is disturbing my day majorly...It is this colleague of mine...he is a chauvinistic pig(CP for short) and he just has this beef for me, honestly I don't know why but he does.
some weeks back I had to get some figures from the divisions I coordinate and he happens to be one of the accountants I need to deal/relate with on a regular basis.
He sent me his figures quite all right and shortly after that( I remember CLEARLY 'cos I don't have amnesia and I wasn't hallucinating...still not...), he goes

CP:" hey "NoLimit" have you sent those figures to central finance
Me:nope, but today is the deadline...
CP:pls I need to correct one of the figures can you just quickly do that for me...
ME:sure no worries will do that...

Fast forward to yesterday...I had to do a short analysis on one of the projects and I called him to talk to him about it here:

Me: Hey CP,you know the figures you changed will affect this project,what will happen now?
CP:NO I didn't change the figures...where is your evidence...
Me: remember the day you told me you needed to correct a figure...(my mind was like nooo this is not happening)
CP: If I were to make any change, I would have sent you a mail with regards to this....show me the mail...

My people I saw RED!!!...My eyes turned blazing red...I turned red...although I'm totally black like charcoal o...but my colour was RED!!!
If we were outside the office environment I probably would have punched this guy...I was that mad...There I was with figures all messed up and no evidence to back me up...I mean how stupid can I be...
Moral of the story,always have a back up...don't let this suckers take you on a ride...
I am still seeing red...I have prayed about it...I told God to punish him very well for me and I don't want the kind of punishment that he won't know where it is coming from...I want him to know that it is because of the LIE he is being punished by God...

But you know what the spirit told me this morning..."TAKE HIM TO LUNCH" I mean WTF...take a confirmed adversary to lunch...where's the sense behind that? pls somebody tell me o...or am I loosing my mind?...but I intend to obey sha...so I'm taking CP to lunch this afternoon...he doesn't know yet but I am...
Pls pray along with me!!!

Thankful Saturday...V3

2009-01-24T23:59:00.000Z

Hello blogville...I've missed you guys like crazy...hope you're all good and your weekend has been quite restful like mine is...not.
This is my third post on thankfulness and I am extremely happy that I'm able to put this post up...
There's so much to blog about and so little time to put it down...but I'll keep trying...

Here goes my list for the week...

I am thankful for:

1.Obama's inauguration; This has given hope unlimited and deflated the lame excuse that there's a glass ceiling a black man can't get through...I can if I want...I need to remember that "talk is cheap"!!!

2.Another addition to my family...albeit extended...in a lighter mood:this weekly baby addition(s) is costing me men!Gosh!!! have they not heard of the expression: "make LOVE not BABIES"???...lol...okay y'all know I'm just kidding...I'm loving the added blessings that's what they are...

3...Ipod...facebook...They make communication sooo much easier(like you don't know already:-)...)NERD is the new COOL...well if you didn't know, now you know...I digress!
Got a call from a primary school mate...I was pleasantly surprised...while we were chatting on the phone, I smiled and sent a prayer to God for the brains behind facebook!

4.My job/work...was at the post office earlier in the week to pay some money...tax related...I noticed the queue was extremely long and was wondering why this was so...well I didn't have to wait for too long to find that out...I realised 90-99% of people on the queue were there to collect "giro"...benefit/allowance whatever it is called!
A cocktail of emotions ran through me...from anger to irritation to pity to disappointment etc...
While this was going on, I realised it could have been me standing there waiting to collect a handout from the government...just enough to cover the basics till the next week for the next fix! but thankfully...it isn't...I am truly thankful for His mercy and grace!

5.The grace to fight my many battles:He sure didn't promise a smooth ride...the road is bumpy and fabulous lol and I'm gonna love every nanosecond of the ride!

Hope we've not broken our new year resolution(s)...stay focused and stay connected to the Source...have a brilliant week...

10 things Saturday V2

2009-01-17T11:59:00.003Z

Hey peops...how have you all been?I tell you this week has been crayzee...from deadlines at work to entertaining naija guests(y'all know how we do especially when it comes to the "elderly" folks!!!)...to some one nearly flooding my flat...now that was absolutely NOT funny...to me getting locked out of my own abode!see me see yawa...to me freaking out cos I thot i left my bag on a bus!!!

In all these, I am absolutely thankful...truth be told, it could have been worse!

Here is the list of what I'm thankful for this week...

1.I am thankful for...the safe delivery of my friend’s baby who is now my new god-son (by hook or by crook!)

2.I am thankful for the opportunity to be a listening ear to someone…it could be worse, I could be deaf!!!!

3.I am thankful for freedom...the ability to go wherever, whenever and by whichever means I decide to…

4.I am thankful for the silly cow that almost flooded the building I live in...That gave me the opportunity to practice the virtue called patience and number 2 above…

5.I am thankful for my naija peops who come over ever so often to load me with much needed “home goods”(PS:no I ain’t sharing I’m just thankful period!!!:-))

6.I am thankful; for the J-I-T buses and trains that open their doors as I step right on the platform…I am also thankful for the empty seat in a crowded train at 6p.m in the evening!!!(Lordy Lord…you can’t begin to imagine the bliss!!!)

7.I am thankful for my friend’s assessment…she came out tops!!!

8.I am thankful for the meal I’m eating right this second…even though I was given what I didn’t order for…but hey…I’m grateful for the adventure of stepping outside my comfort zone…food wise that is…(okay again this was on Friday!!!)

9.I am thankful that I found my hand bag...I almost freaked out when I realised I didn't have it on getting the bus this afternoon...only to get home to find the bag smiling right back at me...*sighs* I think I need a much deserved break!!!

10.I'm thankful for the semi free ride that got me home when it was raining cats and dogs...

I'll be back to give you the story behind my missing bag!!!Have a beautiful week and stay focused on that/those resolution(s)!!!

Ten things "Saturday"!!!

2009-01-10T20:18:00.002Z

Okay I should have put this post up since Tuesday...forgive me Aloted Omoge!!!
For a second there I forgot my manners *smiles sheepishly*!!!
Hey blogville peops...HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!!May the Lord spare our lives to see many more years!(amen)
Hope we've all been enjoying the weekend and I presume we haven't broken any of our new year resolutions...even if you have...don't knock yourself...just move on and try again...abi?
Right...this is my first Ten things post...I really hope to be consistent in putting this up(did somebody shout amen? ha I need it!!!
Here is a breakdown of what I'm thankful for...

1 Life: Being alive is a privilege, it’s not what I've done or not done, it is God's grace and protection

2 Family: I am grateful for my family...as crazy and unique as we are...you just can't come between us...I didn't choose this guys...God chose them for me...and even though we fight hard, we also love hard!!!...we've been through thick and thin...through the highs and the lows...but we are stronger...I am blessed indeed to have such beautiful crazy folks!!!

3 Friends: friends are families chosen by us...like I said earlier, I didn't choose members of my family but at least I have the freedom to choose my friends...they are amazing support in my life...only a friend will tell you when your mouth stinks...I appreciate the fact that they can level up with me and chastise me if need be or compliment me *always*…as the case may be!!!

4 Blogville: Through blogville, I've been able to make new friends and even though I haven't met many of them, I just appreciate the opportunity to learn from these great minds and view issues from different paradigms...I am also thankful for the opportunity to air my views without being crucified...it's MY blog after all abi? And if you don't like it, you either shape up...or ship out period!!!(lol)

5 Work: Hmmm I recently saw a letter I wrote to God about one dead end job I had 2yrs ago dated October '07...I can't but thank Him for giving me my present one He's is truly amazing and He truly listens!!!

6 Salvation: It is a privilege to know Him, if not for anything, I have the assurance of what I’m here for and the security of where I’m going ...I am truly thankful

7 Good health...Ask the bedridden patient in the hospital what it's like...and then you'll understand why I am thankful...

8 For a new year...2008 was an amazing year...but I know 2009 will be more exciting...no doubt about this!

9 Second chance: Now I don't know about y'all but I know that I didn't achieve everything I set out to do in 2008...no issues there though but I'm grateful for the opportunity of a second chance...and I know…He sure is a God of a second chance…there ain’t no stopping moi!!!

10 A warm duvet and a roof over my head!!! Lol…funny but not funny...volunteered for some homeless head count project and I was shocked to discover that some people actually live on the street even during this dreary winter season...now I hope you understand why I'm thankful for that roof over my head and my thick warm duvet! Nothing bits curling under it and zooming of to la la land right in front of the TV with my hand wrapped round a mug of hot choc (*gosh I'm dreaming in front of my pc at work*... somebody wake me up!) especially on a cold Friday night like this.

P.S
Didn't change edit number 10 cos I actually wrote this on Friday...

IT'S OVER + RESPONSE TO THE TAG...

2008-12-31T15:54:00.003Z

I dragged myself to put this post up...cos I don't intend to end year 2008 on a sour note! there's no way that's gonna happen!!!I just need to put this post up and give the answer to "true lies" before '09!!!
Well this is obviously the last post I'm putting up for year 2008...
It's been a wonderful year and getting on blogville was one of the highlights of the year!Thank you all for being so wonderful...I made friends with some beautiful people and I got to view issues through the eyes of others...I learnt...I sure did learn great life lessons and I just need to say that there are amazingly intelligent people out there...God is sure great!
Here is wishing you all an amazing 2009;may the good Lord spare our lives to see many more years on this planet earth and may we all fulfill purpose(amen)...

Now to the answer:
1) I have never been in love!
2) Fashion is my passion!
3) I get bored easily!

Well I must say it right here and now that 99.9% of you guys are WINCHES yes you are!!!...did you ask me why? well 'cos you got the answer!

Yes it is true o...I have never been in love, *some eyebrows are raised*...okay let me put this in proper context!
I have been in crush and in lust but love...never! I can go all mushy over a guy for a while...but give it time and I begin to wonder what I saw in him in the first place..so my people tell me is that one love? Of 'cos I look forward to being in love...I mean who won't???

FASHION IS ABSOLUTELY NOT MY PASSION!!!
Truth be told,I don't care about fashion per say...of 'cos looking good is good business and you're addressed the way you dress etc...But I don't go with the trend never have and don't think I ever will period!!!

Yes it's true,I get bored easily...I got a bit of wacking for this back in the days...if I'm being thought a topic I'm not interested in, all I do is switch of and let my imagination build stories in my mind! ha ha ha!!!those were the days,now I try as much as possible to be actively involved in what I'm doing otherwise...that's it,I just switch off and go to la-la land...

So that's all folks for year '08...I ma see you in '09...off to eat...xoxo

HOW DARE YOU BOZO!!!

2008-12-29T16:57:00.004Z

How dare you touch her with your filthy hands and turn her to a punching bag that you vent your frustration on! For crying out loud be a frigging man and get over your stupid self!
Those were the words running through my mind when I left my friend’s place…I was like:
God do you mean she’s now a statistic too?
This girl sacrificed so freaking much for this buffoon, she loved with all her heart, she gave with all her might…I know ‘cos I was there from the get go…but he still proved to be a beast…
As far as I’m concerned, you’re a weakling, regardless of what she did to you (non by the way), you had/have no right …non what so ever to raise your hands against her…
Now what makes me furious is the fact that she is pregnant with their second baby and she’s a sickler but this didn’t deter the beast from abusing his own lawfully wedded wife.
Got a call from a friend asking when last I heard from this lady…I was quite vague about it and than was when he dropped the bomb on all the happening in this gal’s life!!!
My people trust me it was freezing cold but I immediately dragged my self to see her…
The whole thing sounded like something from a naija movie…you know you hear of this things from afar and you see it happen in movies but you never in your wildest dream imagine it can happen to you or to anybody close to you…Well IT DID…and it sure hit close home…
To say I was filled with rage was an understatement…let me categorically state it here and now that any man that HITS a woman is a weakling and honestly he should be hung on a stake by the balls…that was what I felt like doing to this guy…or better still castrate him with no anaesthetics…yes I said it!!!
Did I tell you she is pregnant and she’s also a sickler…now imagine that combination…even if she committed adultery which she didn’t….she sure didn’t deserve to be treated that way…
They met back in Nigeria, she relocated to the UK for health reason, plus she was born here anyways so it just made life easier for her…
She was in the UK and he was back home, they got married, she got pregnant had their first baby in the UK ALONE…he eventually relocates to join her, she thought that will mean a better life…alas she thought wrong…he turned out to be the most irresponsible MF since kingdom come (excuse my Greek).He was an irresponsible and lazy oaf…who could talk the talk but couldn’t walk the walk…
He started abusing her psychologically and none of us her friends and family was any wiser…’cos she truly and sincerely wanted her marriage to work…and justifiably so…I mean every woman wants the “lived happily ever after” ending...but sometimes, you’ve gotta let go…if the foundation is broken, what can the righteous do…so she kept it quiet???
A while ago, they were having one of their “heated fellowships” while she was cooking, he wanted to hit her and she blocked it off by raising her hand (she was holding a knife), she mistakenly cut him…no it wasn’t a knife attack…witnesses were apparently there, but he called the police, got her arrested and charged, she apparently slept in the cell for a night!!!...for God’s sake a woman you said you loved? What kinda love is that I ask?...he later dropped the charge against her but kept taunting her with that and kept threatening her that he’ll get the baby off her and she’ll rot in jail…the abuse continued, but she covered it up well…he beat her, he raped her, reduced her self confidence/esteem and just made her feel irrelevant…
How dare you!!!! You’re a beast and shouldn’t even be allowed to leave in the zoo…you should be isolated and left to rot in the hottest part of hell alone!!!People like you turn good girls to devil and then the next good man that comes along suffers for your misdeeds…
she did the everything for the family, she was the bread winner, she took care of the baby and the home alone…this idiot just loafs around eating, watching TV, chatting on the internet and playing video games…I mean WTF!!!
She had a crises and begged him to call the ambulance for her; she eventually went to the hospital, got admitted for a while and went back home later…on getting home to rest, this beast removes the duvet from her body and pillow underneath her head and started another bout of sickening argument with her…it got so bad that he dragged her off the bed with her hair(uprooting some braids in the process)...to the living room where he started kicking and punching her…she got most of the punches on her face while busy defending(protecting) the baby in her…she eventually ran out of the house to a neighbour’s and it was this good Samaritan that was able to testify against this beast of a guy…
She had to go back to the hospital…thank God it was the same person(earlier) that attended to her…otherwise this too will probably not have seen the light of day…she was admitted and the doctor actually called the police to arrest the idiot! I saw the pictures of the bruises taken by the police and I almost broke down…
When I saw her, she looked wiser and her mind was made up…she said she doesn’t hate him, but she can’t get back with him ever again…I was very sad…I thought about it for a long time…
Why do we do this to ourselves? ‘cos am sure the writings were clearly on the wall before she married him…would you really call this love or a watered down version?
I obviously learnt from it too…some things are just basic and should not be compromised in any relationship…things like honesty and integrity…when a guy that says he loves you looks you in the eye and lies to you…clearly, there are issues there…
I eventually called the guy to talk to him…actually to blast his head off…and he goes “ahh Nolimit thanks for calling,bla bla bla,we really need to talk"(like hell we do bozo!)…his voice alone was getting me disgusted, had to get off the phone fast…told him I’ll call him back later…I can’t find it in me to do it…Please Jesus…one more time…take this wheels!!!

WoW!!!...I know her!!!

2008-12-23T11:44:00.002Z

Hey blogville...how have y'all been? great I presume...well I'm good and God is great so I can't complain...
well I've been busy with work but that hasn't stopped me from making my usual blog rounds and I must say, I've been exceptionally lucky...or should I call it blessed this December 'cos I've been the first to comment on some of my favourite blogs:-)...hee hee hee!!!
and as per the post before this, I will surely respond to it sometime soon!
Hmmm so to the main reason I'm putting this post up...guys I found out a blogger that I know(anonymously of 'cos) is married to someone I know(in real life)!!! Yep...
Well hers was one of the blogs that inspired/encouraged me to join blogville...I mean you can't read her blog and not know that this gal has got sturves between her ears...seriously!
So there I was checking out her blog on one of dem days...and I saw this post with pictures she took in one of the countries she travelled to (by the way I reckon she's an ajala traveller!)...and I thought to myself...werreminute! those pictures look familiar...and y'all know your gurl is sharp now...so what did I do?...hee hee hee...I simply opened the facebook profile where I saw the pictures and the blog and tiled windows horizontally to see them side by side!!!
And by jove! the pictures were the same! I was like oti o...or can it be???...Naaa...I brushed it aside as coincidence but I "kept this in my heart:-)"...
For some reason, we clicked (you gotta love this gal..like I said,she's got brains!!!) and we mailed each other once in a while...then she added me on yahoo msn...now when I saw the name...I just started screaming...I was like oooo mai daysss! I couldn't even contain my excitement...I mean what are the odds of meeting someone in blogville that you happen to know...okayyyy in my case indirectly since it's the husband I know!!!...but still what are the odds!

Well I haven't met her in person, but I intend to hopefully sometime in '09 but I've seen her pictures on her husbands profile on FB and y'all just need to know that she's Kyute(cute!)...well I've been talking about no other person than...our very own ALOTED BABE!!!(Ovation plz!)