It was a boring sunday as usual, I was tired of staying at home so I decided to go n see my Grand mum... We gisted, we laughed hard but the weather was getting bad so I told her I gotta leave to avoid the rain. Then she asked, "do you take 'Quaker oat'?". "Yup" I said. She put her hand in her bag n gave me enough to buy 2cartons of Quaker Oat and said "use it for 'Quaker oat' o"...
On monday, she was hospitalised and after two months on the hospital bed she went to rest with the Lord...
I need not say much but the above story tells you what a wonderful Grandmum I had... A woman who impacted the old, young n feeble with her widows ministry n school to mention a few...
Everyone that has known you will surely miss you...
While the burial is going on, I am writing this blog saying I am sorry, I'm not present because of some responsibility bestowed on me. This I regret n ask for your forgiveness.
We will surely miss you.
Rest In Peace Rev. (Mrs) Beatrice Eke, My Own Grandmum.
Written:- 14th August, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Me and My BIS
With the BlackBerry taking over the market, I just couldn't be left behind. Getting the BlackBerry(BB) wasn't the hard part, I mean my Bold2 is toh bad. The hard part is keeping your BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) active. Things are expensive and difficult in Nigeria, now MTN decided to set the subscription price at #5000 per month. That could buy me a shirt & a Jean trouser or take me to the cinema for 5 mondays which includes a free drink and popcorn that's "SilverBird Cinemas".
So I've been a loyal MTN customer for 5yrs now, you can imagine how much I've invested in them. Participating in all their promos, loading airtime ranging from #3000 aka booster card to #50 transfer and the day my BIS expires, MTN doesn't even give me a second of grace. My BIS was to expire 8:05pm 5th July, I think they even cut me off 8:04:56pm.
I had to be activated, I couldn't afford being globally disconnected for 12hrs. How was I too get #5k when I just lost my last #5k in a bet for Ghana vs Uruguay quarter-final world cup fixture in which Uruguay shamefully won. I'll write about MTN and their exploitation on the Nigerian citizens later but for now I'm gonna tell you the thoughts that followed;
1) Should I steal fuel from my dads car and sell for #5k in the black market.
2) My sister just travelled, I could sell a couple of her clothes for #5k.
3) How about I just stand on the road n beg till I make #5k.
4) Maybe I could go to church and cook up some story that'll require #5k to settle, I mean its a christian body, they care for their brethren, right?
5) I could hold someone at gun point and demand #5k. I aint the 1st to carry out armed robbery.
6) Everyone comes with a laptop to work, 2weeks ago 2 laptops borrowed legs I could just give 2 more legs and get #5k after sales.
7) Try taking a loan of #5k from the bank that's if they'll not tell the security to throw me out.
8) I could kidnap myself n tell my dad my ransom is #5k. C'mon that's cheap for him, kinda stupid on my path but maybe he might not hesitate to pay although he might be broken down at the thought that his son is worth #5k only..
9) The house is worth way more than #5k, I bet if I can get my hands on the documents anybody would be willing to buy it for #5k.
10) I even thought of selling my BlackBerry for #5k.
These are just a few of the thoughts I can remember among a thousand and one others. In the end I activated my BIS before my 12hrs deadline, I can assure you I didn't use any of the thousand and one evil thoughts the devil put in my head but I can only conclude the BlackBerry is evil n I wonder how many young individuals it has led to a life of crime.
# - Nigerian Naira
K - Thousand
So I've been a loyal MTN customer for 5yrs now, you can imagine how much I've invested in them. Participating in all their promos, loading airtime ranging from #3000 aka booster card to #50 transfer and the day my BIS expires, MTN doesn't even give me a second of grace. My BIS was to expire 8:05pm 5th July, I think they even cut me off 8:04:56pm.
I had to be activated, I couldn't afford being globally disconnected for 12hrs. How was I too get #5k when I just lost my last #5k in a bet for Ghana vs Uruguay quarter-final world cup fixture in which Uruguay shamefully won. I'll write about MTN and their exploitation on the Nigerian citizens later but for now I'm gonna tell you the thoughts that followed;
1) Should I steal fuel from my dads car and sell for #5k in the black market.
2) My sister just travelled, I could sell a couple of her clothes for #5k.
3) How about I just stand on the road n beg till I make #5k.
4) Maybe I could go to church and cook up some story that'll require #5k to settle, I mean its a christian body, they care for their brethren, right?
5) I could hold someone at gun point and demand #5k. I aint the 1st to carry out armed robbery.
6) Everyone comes with a laptop to work, 2weeks ago 2 laptops borrowed legs I could just give 2 more legs and get #5k after sales.
7) Try taking a loan of #5k from the bank that's if they'll not tell the security to throw me out.
8) I could kidnap myself n tell my dad my ransom is #5k. C'mon that's cheap for him, kinda stupid on my path but maybe he might not hesitate to pay although he might be broken down at the thought that his son is worth #5k only..
9) The house is worth way more than #5k, I bet if I can get my hands on the documents anybody would be willing to buy it for #5k.
10) I even thought of selling my BlackBerry for #5k.
These are just a few of the thoughts I can remember among a thousand and one others. In the end I activated my BIS before my 12hrs deadline, I can assure you I didn't use any of the thousand and one evil thoughts the devil put in my head but I can only conclude the BlackBerry is evil n I wonder how many young individuals it has led to a life of crime.
# - Nigerian Naira
K - Thousand
Monday, February 8, 2010
Pursuit Of Happiness
There isn’t love at first sight infact, I don’t believe in that. In my opinion its straight up crap. Well, I just learnt 2 believe in something new, I didn’t tink it actually happened but hey it does “Love grows”. That’s my new belief and that, I didn’t learn from any show, supposed love column or doctor. I learnt from experience. In summary, “I was… or am a victim of love”.
I did not just meet her, I’ve been seeing her around but I just didn’t think of saying hi, ok, I rili did not care. After a while, I got to say hi and hi and hi and even more hi. I guess we were way passed the “hi stage” and began talking, cracking jokes, taunting each other etc. Then, I realized she’s cooler than you thought, she’s fun, she knows you, she kinda makes you comfortable. I realized I wanted to hang out more than usual, I could never get her outta my mind, I was expecting the caller ID or the text msg that just came in to be hers. If I wanted to describe what I felt about her in one word, I’ll say “Gaga”. I didn’t need any therapist or councilor to tell me I was in love.
Was I actually gonna tell her how I feel? Would she be on the same page? Would I have to do a lot of convincing for her to go out with me? I guess fate put me in the right place @ the right time. I seriously do not know where the courage came from but, I told her how I felt. I told her d 3 words I dreaded most, d 3 words I tot I wld neva say…. “I love You”. I popped d question “Wld u go out wit me?”. I could tell she wasn’t expectin dat. She looked so confused, lost, kinda expressionless but giggled. It was kinda embarrassing for me but, I meant every word that came out of my mouth that evening. She practically interviewed me & in summary she said “u kno u gotta giv me tym 2 ansa”. Wow! I’m in love.
I kept doing what every person waitin for an answer does, “keep in touch and do your best to get a positive answer”. I finally got an answer after a long while, it was plain and simple, I literally mean simple. It was made up of 3 words… “Lets be friends”. It hit me so hard. Well, life doesn’t always give us what we want, it just has its ways of screwing us over. I paused for a while, ok a long while and finally replied “yup, lets be friends”. I respect her decision, I’m glad I didn’t hold back, I’m just gonna be a friend & the best friend u can find but deep down in my heart, I know I am still in love.
So, with my glass raised high enough for me to look just above the rims, I propose a toast; “To Friendship”…
I did not just meet her, I’ve been seeing her around but I just didn’t think of saying hi, ok, I rili did not care. After a while, I got to say hi and hi and hi and even more hi. I guess we were way passed the “hi stage” and began talking, cracking jokes, taunting each other etc. Then, I realized she’s cooler than you thought, she’s fun, she knows you, she kinda makes you comfortable. I realized I wanted to hang out more than usual, I could never get her outta my mind, I was expecting the caller ID or the text msg that just came in to be hers. If I wanted to describe what I felt about her in one word, I’ll say “Gaga”. I didn’t need any therapist or councilor to tell me I was in love.
Was I actually gonna tell her how I feel? Would she be on the same page? Would I have to do a lot of convincing for her to go out with me? I guess fate put me in the right place @ the right time. I seriously do not know where the courage came from but, I told her how I felt. I told her d 3 words I dreaded most, d 3 words I tot I wld neva say…. “I love You”. I popped d question “Wld u go out wit me?”. I could tell she wasn’t expectin dat. She looked so confused, lost, kinda expressionless but giggled. It was kinda embarrassing for me but, I meant every word that came out of my mouth that evening. She practically interviewed me & in summary she said “u kno u gotta giv me tym 2 ansa”. Wow! I’m in love.
I kept doing what every person waitin for an answer does, “keep in touch and do your best to get a positive answer”. I finally got an answer after a long while, it was plain and simple, I literally mean simple. It was made up of 3 words… “Lets be friends”. It hit me so hard. Well, life doesn’t always give us what we want, it just has its ways of screwing us over. I paused for a while, ok a long while and finally replied “yup, lets be friends”. I respect her decision, I’m glad I didn’t hold back, I’m just gonna be a friend & the best friend u can find but deep down in my heart, I know I am still in love.
So, with my glass raised high enough for me to look just above the rims, I propose a toast; “To Friendship”…
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)