Rants

The one about extreme confusing confusion

As a Nigerian that recently immigrated to Canada, there are certain things I have come in contact with as a result of the new culture I am integrating into that my brain has refused to understand. These are not foreign concepts to me in the sense that some of them I have read or seen in books or movies but just never had to live it. My aim is that writing this will help me get the help that I need in understanding this rocket science concepts (yes, I do believe some of these things are as difficult as rocket science). Cardinal Points/Direction - Naturally, this has to be first on my list because everyone in Canada choose to speak…

The one about shege with a slice of madness.

Earlier this past week, I celebrated 1 year of being an immigrant in the land of the Raptors. I use the word celebrate loosely because it was just me posting stories on my Instagram reminiscing on how far I have come. This was a good time for me to reflect on the road that led me here and how it has been thus far. I never wanted to leave Nigeria, it took my sister forever to convince me. I had a decent job and my business was thriving, I did not see any need at all to want to start over in a strange land. However, she advised me to just start the process and have the residency just as…

The one about the scam

It has been a while and I know. I won't bother to dwell on it. However, let me quickly run you through the WHY and that is exactly why we are here. It is ADULTHOOD. Now, I know everyone already knows the entire adulthood is a scam but what they did not mention is that the older you get, the more intense it becomes. I don't like that and I want to fight someone, anyone really. I am here to remind you that is was a scam yesterday, it is today and it will be tomorrow. We should all protest. Scrimmmmm Let us start from straight up after university, it is absolutely wild that we have to work to get…

The one about getting snipped

This is a rant. Men, come here please and let us talk. I have been wanting to write this post since forever, but I did not know how to write it without it looking like I am putting men on the spot. However, I realized overtime that there is not a fail-proof way to communicate this so I will just do it in the nicest way possible. One of the good things about knowledge is that you do not necessarily need to be in a classroom to get it. This whole thing came to my consciousness when I saw a movie a few years ago . I have googled the movie summary in the hopes of getting the title but…

The one about Sanwo-Olu’s Lagos

Lagos. Sigh. The whole OkadaBan brouhaha this week inspired this blogpost. I saw people trekking on Monday morning to God knows where and it was so heartbreaking to see. I wanted to help but I was scared someone will "jack" me as soon as I take off and hijack my car. I will then be forced to go get ready to sew cloth on Twitter thread with caption - “Had Hai Know” Anyhow, the event reminded me of all the pepper I have seen on Lagos streets since I started living here. I grew up in Ibadan (some of you will say this is why my mouth is sharp but whatevurrr) and schooled in Ile-Ife. I have largely had a…

The one about serving Nigeria

I like writing. It honestly took me a while to come to this conclusion. I have not been able to write for some time, because of time and I realized I miss my own writing. Imagine!!! Is this the self-love of whom you speak? If it is, I am absolutely in love and I stan. I have been holding unto this gist for some time now but I think it is about time I wrote it out. One day at work, we were all casually gisting in the office, when one of my colleagues randomly mentioned how 4 people sit on an Okada (motor bike) for a trip. I had to ask her to repeat herself, because there was no…

The One About Forgiveness

I sat to write a new blog post last week Sunday when I received a call from someone that vexed me right to the core of my soul. Until that time, I was not aware of how much a peaceful mind is directly proportional to productivity. All the words I had floating in my subconscious flew right out the window. I was super annoyed. I thought waiting it out a few hours will help but I was still mad. I sent a message to my unpaid editor (I only pay him in 'thanks a lot', imagine the nerve of me) to tell him the situation. He says very reasonably, 'why don't you write about what is making you so mad?". I…

The one where “because of man…” II

I had spent N21,000.00, I was still in Ikeja and was going to Akowonjo. During the short distance from 3rd mainland bridge to Ikeja City Mall, I informed the bros about the situation, he said to let him know what the bill comes to when I get off at Ikeja. I also reached out to A. A is another friend who lives close to the venue and was supposed to pop in and say hi to bros as well. Fortunately, she was around Ikeja under bridge when I called her to inform her of the mess I had gotten myself into, she offered to come pick myself and F from the mall to the venue. The only reason I proceeded…

The One Where “Because of Man…”

This one ehn, if you are my close friend you may have heard about it. If you have not, then today is your lucky day. Sometime ago, my sister used my picture as DP and her friend said he will like me to meet his nephew. Long story short I started talking to this "bros" who happened to live in Jookay. This was in 2015 or thereabouts. Jookay is UK by the way, in case you were wondering.At the beginning, our conversations were very sparse as he was always busy. The time he was available to talk was never convenient for me and vice versa. The whole thing pretty much fizzled quickly. After several months of not even talking, this…

The One About Buying Gifts For (opposite-sex) Friends in Relationships

This is a full blown rant, approach with caution. First of all, I am vext and I shall tell thee why. This year is the year like 70% of my friends turn 30 so it has been all sorts of getting together to surprise friends year and all that jazz. Two of my close male friends who happen to be married will also be turning 30 shortly and I know how they both invested a lot of their time and money in ensuring I had a fab 30th party in January. I was subconsciously already planning something nice I will get them both when it occurred to me these people are not single o. I decided to get the opinion…

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