Rain and more

Hey peeps....Am looking forward to this weekend. It turkey day on thursday....Gobble gobble....
A lots been going on but first things first, please we need prayers in GA...We are on level 4 drought warning. It is becoming a major problem. We will not have water in a few months if we continue like this..I know what some people are thinking, are we naija? ask me o! i tire... The governor of GA held an all nite vigil for rain and it rained the next day, so i believe in d power of prayers..Its supposed to rain on thursday, pls we need prayers, we need to be baptised with water, we need Georgia to be flooded on thursday.

So i was at work yesterday when i got a call from a member who was going to schedule an appt for her 1 month old grandson, the woman was 35 yrs...Upon probing further turns out the mother of the child is 12 yrs old so she cant go to the doctors with her baby cos she;s a minor. I screamed... What in the hell is a 12yr old doing having a baby. Shoot! i dont even think i'd had my period at 12...This is very disturbing...Are we living in d age of sodom and gomorrah? Scary init?

ASK

You know as i sit here at my desk at work, half asleep and half awake...Yeah right!! who am i fooling? Calls are slow coming in and my eyes are burning which is indicative that its snooze time, i remember just a few months ago how so frustrated i was with my old job. You see, most times we ask God to change our situation and make it better, but we dont give him nothing to work with. As in, you cant ask God to change your situation or give u another job and you're not even willing to put your resume out there and watch him do his thing. This was the boat i found myself in. Am sure my friends probably got sick and tired of me complaining about my job. Folks kept telling me that i was better and had more potential than what i was doing.
I remember one day walking into my old job and just crying and saying to God, please change things around for me. That was how so frustrated i was. Suddenly o, things began to happen...as in for no reason my boss started giving me hell, lies were told about me. I was devastated!!! It was a wake up call for me, like God used that situation to take me away from that job to answer my prayers. Gave myself a week to find something else. Myself and DH prayed about it and on the last day of the one week i had asked for a miracle, like play like play o, got another Job with the perfect schedule for me. I still get calls from my ex-co workers and they say stuff like"girl! i never believe you could leave this company"...As if na my papa get the company.. rubbish...I had put in 3 years into that company and twas time to go....
The purpose of this post? well, this is to encourage anyone who might be going thru stuff and feel like when will the situation change? I dare you to take it to the one with the higher power and offer him something to work with...(as in dont be praying for a new accomodation and you dont have a timeline ) and see if he wont do surprise you. Dont get too comfortable with your present situation if it aint where you want to be.
Be encouraged......L8r

Been gone too long

Been a while since i blogged and i feel so ashamed of myself. When will i get a hang of this...Anyways am back now and do hope to keep up with this.
A lot has happened since the last time i blogged(august)!!!phew!! i kept saying to myself, maybe i'll post today, maybe tomorrow and being the heavy procastinator i am, days turned into months. Well lets see, school started and it has been kicking my butt. Started a new job after yawa gas for my old job and well....DH is doing great.,.yes i can finally admit it on blogville there is a DH ..Thats gist for another day for all u gbeboruns.
Thanks to bimbylad for actually asking me about my blog, i think twas d shame of having to tell her hmmn, i havent blogged in ages that geared me uo. Thanks bimbo..
To ugo, abeg no give up on me
To all ya'll fans who just stop by without leaving comments i know who u are...thanks
To yankeenaijababe, sorry for staying away this long.
Ok here;s to timely updates and gbeboruns....Cheers to longevity of blogville. Only the strong will survive.

So proud of myself!!!

This post is actually inspired by calabar gal, london buki, and vicki's weightloss blog. Last week i slacked on my diet. I noticed i had gained 3pounds over the past week(s). I could actually feel it. It was only 3pounds but i felt heavy and uncomfortable. So i decided to go back to the basics. Yes it would hurt but oh well..... Somehow i stumbled across London buki's blog and found some great tips. These girls started off not being able to run for 3mins and here they are running the 5k. Geezz!!!

Anyway that really inspired and i made a commitment to power walk and jog 3miles everyday of the week and watch what i ate to the "T", but guess what? i shocked myself....I found this nice but spooky 5mile trail close to me and power walked 5miles the first time and then alternated between running and walking..... I am so proud of myself...For you to understand my joy, i dont run for nada...as in i am so prissy, i amaze myself sometimes...but here i was running and breaking out a sweat and the funny thing was that i was actually loving it. By the end of the week, i had lost a pound. Not great!! but i am pleased with myself.. So now this week i am making a commitment to running atleast 3x. My roomate is even in on the 5mile thing.

Thanks calabar gal and london buki for sharing your tips. Because of your help i have been able to conquer my fear of running and i've fond something i now love to do.

I go love o!!!!!!!

This was shared with me. Can you imagine waking up every morning of your life with text messages like these from your significant other?



"Walk with me when your heart needs a companion,

Talk to me when you feel alone,

Trust me when the world says no,

Think of me whenever you need a true friend.

Good morning my dear, i miss you"



OR EVEN BETTER



"Your love is like the golden lamp of the temple,

Your pillar of love shines in the sanctuary of my mind,

In the rhythm of life we sometimes find ourselves out of tune,

I have found my tune in you my love.

Good morning and have an awesome day!!!"



Can you imagine? abeg me i go love jare.

Love is a beautiful thing when you find the right person or the one whom your heart is in sync with.

Indecent or not.....Trousers, pants or not.

Naija and some of the ridiculous things they do. They just amaze me sometimes. So my brother is in naija at the moment and in the one week he's spent there, you can only imagine the stories he's had to tell. The one i find to be rather disturbing is that of the recent law that was passed against indecent dressing. We were talking when he first got there and he was saying how naija girls no easy o, and a few days later he tells me they have passed a new law against indecent dressing...What mess!!! Who decides what is indecent or not. To make matters worse, they not only passed a law against it, you could be taken to jail and the only way you can get out is by a bail of 20,000 naira. Are you kidding me!!! I had a good laugh sha when i heard cos i feel for the middle or low class people. It would just be another way of cops or is it naija police now exploiting people. I just forsee females getting raped and harassed all in the name of the law. Naija never ceases to amaze me. Admitedly, there is a a problem wit the way some nigerian females go overboard with their dressing, but why do the nigerian government expend so much energy on irrelevant things and neglect the oh so important issues like communcation wahala, the poor state of the nation, better infrastructures for their citizens, better public school sytems, the unbelieveable rate of crime..I could go on and on as the list is endless..Na indecent dressing dem dey talk about....Rubbish!!! I hope they are not trying to turn nigeria to another iraq abi na saudi...This is just me rambling as i see this as utterly disturbing and nauseating.......

BTW...G.O Adeboye has banned workers wearing trousers to redeemed churches. I attend redeemed here and all i can say is thank God am not in nigeria cos i lurrrrrrrrrrrvvvvvvv my pants. I am secretly praying that this doesnt apply to the redeemed in the states, otherwise i am screwed. Heck!! 90% of my clothes are pants.. Ok OK i know i am biased but whareva......

I miss blogging

My gosh!!! I have missed blogging like crazy.. Not for lack of inspiration, but because other things have taken me away from my love for blogging...example crackbook.....
This weekend was mad fun...I went BOWLING!!!!Yep you heard me..I went bowling for the first time ever with friends from our young adult group. Honestly, i was skeptical about it when my friend LA called me about it, partly cos i was going to be the only girl there but on second thots i was like what da heck? i'll go jare and enjoy the attention.
So i got to brunswick late as usual (why cant i be ontime anywhere?) and it was akward initially. The guys paid for my shoes and socks and one of the guys BJ gave me beginners lesson. After 3 hours of fun. Yours truly came last after 2 rounds (yes o am proud of myself. I no try? atleast i commot for house).
Its something i would most definitely do again and again. It really nice to have gotten to spend time with the guys. On sunday after church, i went out to lunch with our pastor and his family and some other folks from church. That too was nice. Overall it was a relaxing weekend. Am not looking forward to this week though cos i'll be working 8days straight just to get the weekend off.

kolomental - faze

Too mad!!!

Yawn!!!!!! cant sleep

It 2am in the morning and girlfriend cant go back to sleep. I swear working nites has messed up my sleep pattern. So in the absence of nothing to do, i decided to blog. About what? nada!!.

I visited toni payne's blog and watched the Future awards show on You tube and somehow i stumbled on Faze's video kolomental.....All i can say is Waoh!!! I luv the beat and the whole vibes but for woteva reason i dont particularly care for the lyrics. We have great talent in naija though......

Moving on.....I am not one to be easily obsessed with stuff as i cut off completely when i find something is becoming addicting. Well, as of today i have 2 new addictions....Facebook and you tube. When i first joined facebook, it was reluctantly as i assumed it wld be just like hi5 (had some weird experiences on hi5. story 4 another day). Boy! was i wrong. Whoever named it "crackbook" was on point. I go on facebook 4-5 times a day. I cant get one of those blackberry phones cos btwn emails and facebook? hmmn odikwa very risky. For me facebook has helped me find lost cousins, classmates and the networking i've been able to do on there has just been phenomenal. Momsie's take on facebook and hi5? "just a way of advertising oneself to the world". My mom is hilarious sometimes.

And youtube? well i love music, and that probably explains the reason why i have a soft spot for folks who can sing or play some type of musical instrument. Anyways, you tube keeps me entertained.

Pick up Your phone!!

SO i have this bad habit of screening my calls before i pick up (sounds better that way). People who know me swear i just dont pick up and i ignore their calls. Me i say sometimes i just want some peace and quiet. last week was one of those times i wished i had picked up my fone.

I went to the mall to do some shopping and i bumped into my friend BA. She had a hard time finding a yellow shirt which was our uniform(ushers) for the weekend. SO together we galivanted the mall not even shopping for yellow top but other stuffs. Anyways after lunch and 3 hours of fun and spending money, we parted. BA was off that day and she still wanted to while away time so she said she was going to barnes and nobles to feed her eyes. Well, on my way home, i had like 4 missed calls from as number i didnt recognise and of course i didnt listen to my messages. Later that evening in church BA saw me and was like " ehn tell me you didnt see my missed calls"

I was like "oh was that you calling"?

BA: Yeah whateva

Me: What was wrong

BA: Well, i got to B&N and could not find parking and was wondering what was going on

Me: ok?

BA: turns out Taylor Hicks from american idol was signing autographs

Me: Otio (no o!) Its a lie! Did you get his autograph?

BA: No, i dont have money to waste buying his book.

Me: Omo! BA you yab sha!

BA: Abeg money good o! The guy looks actually cuter in person than on TV! Now i can add him to my list of stars whom i've see physically...

Now am not star struck or anything but if only i had answered her call, just maybe i would have seen taylor and added him also in my portfolio... At least i for fit say me too don see Taylor hicks or better yet "i know taylor hicks" ..Oh well. Lesson learnt

Weekend recap...

Ok sometimes i wonder why we ladies subject ourselves to so much pain all in the name of looking cute. My thighs and calfs are hurting today like crazy from wearing heels all weekend. I thought i could so it, but now i know prolonged heel wearing aint for me, but on second thots, nah! i cant give up my heels for nada.....I would rather endure the pain and suffering that comes with being cute and stylish.

BTW this weekend was fantabulous!!!(ok got dat from stella). We had our international praise concert which i've been raving abt for a minute and it was da bomb diggity. I admire people who can sing as in not just sing but minister. I loved our choir's outfit (ankara dresses and skirts).Tew bad i didnt take pics.The guest minister was awesome.Everything i spoke to God abt in my heart before leaving home, somehow i got a confirmation at the service. Kinda weird... The praise was tew mad. I danced like neva before as in i just didnt care who was looking at me ,talk about being undignified. yep dat was moi!!! Theres something i need to do that is a huge struggle for me. I know it deep down in my heart, but its hard for me to do. Somehow its much easier and much more comfortable to put up a front and act like whateva,but i know i just need to release that issue. Hate no dey my dictionary. So guess what everyday now i have to open my mouth and say those words out "i release so so and so, i forgive all the x,y,z and myself,the pages of my my life are being rewritten today,God will cause everything to work out for my good because i love him". pHEW!! Its not easy when you say those words with a lump in ur throat and tears in ur eyes. Anywhoo. Enuf ranting.....L8rs

Lord I Believe in You - Crystal Lewis (bilingual)

SHE

She wasnt always known as a common girl,
Infact she is the daugghter of the most influencial and powerful king.
All her life wanted nothing but to be loved, afterall that's all she's known and is used to.
She gives love so unconditionally and selflessly thinking to get the same back.
However, she never did, rather she got used.
She got used by people, got used by men.
She was used for their selfish desires and wants.
She decided the pain was too unbearable and would not let anyone close to her heart anymore.
Not even the most persistent and cunniest person ,she vowed would ever get a piece of her.
Boy ! was she wrong. Infact so wrong was she that her guards were let down completely. She never does this.
She found herself falling in love with the one whom she thought had the keys to her heart.
In her heart she thought this was going to be different, very different from the others.
She shared her innermost secrets with him. She was completely lost to him.
But like all others, only time was to reveal that he indeed was not different from them.
She begged for his love, he only wanted away,
She begged for his attention, he still wanted all but her.
She begged for his affection, but his love for her had faded.
It would never be the same, he told her.
For the last time she swallowed her pride and confronted him yet he spoke those hurtful
words to her "i would have loved to but am sorry i cant".
He was honest, afterall that's all she required of people.
She was stunned, she was heartbroken, and wondered why?
Happiness is what she wanted and to feel unconditionally loved by someone else.
She wondered secretly in her heart maybe she really didnt deserve to be loved, maybe she's been destined to be a giver and never a receiver.
She wondered if the word love really does exist. In her minds eye love stinks and its overrated.........

EKWE by omawumi

This is for all dem naija haters....
Original song by onyeka onwenu. Performed by my girl omawumi on the idols contest.

Ignoramus....

wharamess......
By d way i dont know what ignoramus means, just felt like using it.
I was reading this online today about a comment made by oprah winfreys about Nigerians. She was quoted to have said : "all nigerians-regardless of their level of education are corrupt".... Na lie she didnt just go there. What da heck! I cant believe a person of her caliber would make such a statement. Stuff like this just really really bothers me. As if to say.... (anyway i rest my case)
It saddens me to know that probably 60% of her viewers are caucasian women who will do anything oprah says and i so see this happening where next thing on the mouths of some caucasian folks now will be "all nigerians are corrupt". General statements like this just irks me out. Oprah abeg speak for yourself and not for everyone. Would people then be justified to say "all african americans regardless of their level of education are crack heads" What rubbish and utter ignorance....And to think i used to be a big fan of Oprah!!! Indeed Wharamess..
Check out the article punch newspaper had about this... (From nairaland)
http://www.punchontheweb.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200707260133325

Professional career or not

Today i was talking to one of my bosses on the importance of a chosen career path for your child and it made me think about our culture. In my mind i wonder why most Nigerian parents will push and push and do almost anything for their kids to get a "professional" career. How often do you hear a parent say to their kid "you will become a Dr, or a lawyer or ........." You get my drift... What happend when that child decides to become a musician or a professional football player? All hell lets loose and suddenly that child is a disappointment to their family. Parents forget what is most important like a child's happiness, talent or gifts. What is it really with African parents and "professionalism"? If every graduate in Africa or naija is a lawyer, Dr, accountant , who will do the bricklaying, who will do the entertaining? or who will make people up on their wedding day or special occassion? Abeg Jo... Here i am at 26years now finally discovering myself and my true passion. All of my childhood my dad pushed for the sciences for me..His baby was going to be a doctor O, a surgeon at that sef. Now as i look back i laugh because, Me a surgeon? na joke? When i finally looked through my past transcripts and results and found that my strengths never layed in the sciences (even though i made passing grades in them after uncountable physics and math lesson teachers) it was like a rude awakening. I had spent 4+years in college doing absolutely nothing... Money don waste. I had to decide to do what made me happy and change majors to business. Momsie initially was disappointed but then she goes "i've always known all along you struggled in the sciences if only i had said something to your dad" .
So what is it really with naija parents and professional careers? Are parents trying to live their dreams through their kids or is it a thing of gratification and pride for them to say "my daughter is a medical doctor" or "my son is an engineer". I wonder......... (to be continued, excuse all typos)

Disappointed myself

Sometimes we do things we know we really have no business doing, most especially us christians. Today i found my self in a situation where if anyone had told me in a billion years that i'd ever be caught doing what i did as a christian, i would have seriously doubted it. I just felt like i disappointed God. Now this is not sexually related in any way, but when the bible says "flee", now i know what it means. You dont play with sin cos the moment you taste a bite of that apple, it only gets sweeter and sweeter and then after that instant gratification we begin to bear the consequences. Sin is not sweet.....
We have all done things we're not proud of and today am totally ashamed of myself. This song sung by micheal smith clearly shows my heart. I pray for a closeness with God, even though we have all fallen short, but thank God for his forgiveness........

michael w smith - ( Draw me close )

joann rosario donnie mcclurkin

This song explains what am feeling now

A fresh start

This blog is actually a spin off of my old blog which i deleted. Loads of issues with the blog. Seemed like everybody i knew had access to it and i could not post anything private, hence the motivation for this new blog. I hope to do better with this one though. I miss my blog family... ugo, bella, bola, and my ever faithful readers. Here's to a fresh start....