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Stumbled on this Toshiba blog this morning.




Interesting topics come up weekly.

Read my response to one and vote for me to win a laptop - wishful thinking.

Darn, time does fly.
Actually thought to do a better job of blogging last year. Sigh. Never did.
Right now, supposedly at work doing some serious work....... blogging.

I have just been inspired about love and life by Ugo. One of my oldest friend.
Will fill you in on it later.

Why do you want to know about me?
This will be the last post in which I will discuss me with you.

Suffice to say that I have found someone who makes me happy.
What more can I ask for?
Nothing.

Now, I will just share my opinion an a myriad of issues and my interests.
Lets see how long this will last.

ouch, no blog updates in the past 7 months!? Seems I'm getting to busy for my good.
This has gotta change.
A coupla interesting (very) stuff has been happening to me recently (very).
Am I delighted/excited/etc/etc?
YES!

We (blog and I) will talk later.

Yes!
Back home.
Really missed Naija.
Almost kissed the tarmac.
Came back all clothed in 4 shirts. Had to rip all but the inner shirt off as soon as I got off the airplane. Twas really hot.

Picture attached is an aerial view of Apongbon. A popular bus stop on Lagos Island.
Thinking of becoming a camera journalist of some sort. So you will be seing some more pictures on this blog. I think I should focus on Nigerian scenes and people?

Stay tuned.

(Seems like I'm talking to an audience abi? The audience is me! unfortunately, I suffer from a dual personality ailment) One good person (with a halo on my head) and one, not particularly bad, but with certain weaknesses - carrying a trident. No, without horns.

But, like they say, the saint always wins...... I hope.

sunset from the skies of madrid

This should have come before the last post.

Decided to take a vacation to America in January.
Yes, January.
Bad choice.
But, it worked out pretty ok.
Spent most of the time in Jersey and a couple of days in Austin.
Its amazing, these 2 places are almost as different as night and day.
My time in Austin with a friend and his wife was awesome!
They took out time to make sure I enjoyed meself.
So was Jersey. Actually drove out one night with my host in Jersey to Atlantic city! - A renowned gambling town. Went in to places like Ceasar's place, Trump plaza etc. Places I only saw on TV.
Guess what, I lost $30 gambling. Yes, I know. It was a shame.
Also took a day trip to New York, the big apple. Yes!
Hung out at Madison Square Garden, broadway, fifth avenue, the Goddess of liberty, Empire State building etc etc. The list is endless. Pity the cold did not allow me to make the best of it.

I don't think there is anything more valuable than friends.
Find them and keep 'em. For life.

Its amazing to notice how the environment influences the way people live their lives.
Currently on vacation in the US. Believe me, it is a whole different environment.
Thought of myself as a liberal person but I'm not too sure anymore.
All the stereotypes I grew up with in Nigeria came to the fore. No thanks to movies and music videos. - african americans are either gangsters/drug dealers or 'hoes'. To some extent, that is sometimes true, but not always true. (common entrance exam)

Actually got into an argument with a Nigerian American about these stereotypes and she almost bit my head off.
Nigerians here actually work a lot harder that those of us here. Most of them are great people.
Its funny, I think if I work as hard as they do here, I'd be a $ millionaire already!

I thought that cold could never kill a Naija guy until I came here. Believe me, if we had the weather they have, (-3 to 3 C) half of Nigeria would die in 24hrs.
Refused to wear winter hats because I thot they made me look like a gangster, I had to get one the next day after I almost died of frostbite of the head. (If that exists)


Coming over here was great for me. Opened my eyes well, well.
In Nigeria, we care too much about what people say and we are too interdependent. An extreme. America has the other extreme. I think it has got to be balanced to some a large extent.

But, I will come back to Naija a different person.
Life is too precious and short to live my life the way other people expect me to.
Its between me and God.
I plan to enjoy it.

another year strolls in.
just like that.
Its the big year for me.
The big three-oh year.
Yikes!
The time of kidding meself of my youth is drawing to a close.
My bones feel a bit cranky and brittle already.

Thank God, though.
Its because if him I'm still here.
YES, I am a believer. A Christian. A follower of Christ.

Been off work for a week now. Great.

We've had incidents in the country this past year that has made me do some thinking about life and my purpose.
If I die today, what would I leave behind? How many lives would I have influenced? Would my footprints remain on the sands of time? Like Achilles, would my name be remembered?

Answer is NO. Not yet. Not until my purpose is fulfilled.
So, what is my purpose?
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That's my business.

Back to the new year.
What are me plans?
Priority 1: Get a lovely apartment by quarter 1
Priority 2: Get admitted for an MBA degree in one of Europe's top universities by mid year - online or fulltime
Priority 3: Find a beautiful lady to share my life with. Timing is flexible
Priority 4: Become God's leading man. NOW

These are not my resolutions. They are my plans.
Resolutions.....?
Not too sure of them.
I might do a blog of that later.
I could do with a lot of improvements now.

what is the purpose of life?
Some ask this question.
Most common answer - God has a purpose for your life. Do it.
What is God's plan for your life.
Just a thought.

3 months after my last post and I'm back.
This is probably the height of inconsistencies....

Pls. completely disregard the long story of my last blog. Sounded like crap.

Will be hitting the landmark 30 in a few months time, so I'm in a race to do some stuff I have not done before.
My motto/question now is: when last did I do something for the first time?

Got a powerbike a short while ago and I have been receiving flak as to WHY??? I love it!
Applied for an MBA also. I hope I get admitted. Conditions seem kinda stiff. What with aptitude tests and interviews? All in a bid to stress my brain? Am I mixing something up here?

Will talk l8r

Suddenly realised that all my posts have been shallow. They were just how I felt at those specific times. I'm sort of confused as to whether this should be a diary or a journal. I'll see if I can do both.

One great thing they did for their kids was to give us a good education. My mum was a teacher in primary school and this gave her some time to devote to us while growing up. We (5 of us) have all passed through university. I been working for about 5 years now.
OK. Now I'm done with that, we can go on to contemporary issues...
I came across a travelog by Jack Delany on Nigeria that was interesting www.jackdelany.com

Will talk more later

PS. A lot of the information on this post was edited for common sense purposes.