The one about lights, camera and action.

Guys, how are you holding up this rona season?. It has been tough to be honest. We remain thankful for life, for all the privileges we have been afforded this trying times whilst praying and helping people that do not have it as easy as us. I have been unable to write anything for the past few weeks because I have been so lost and frankly, I was also taking my time to process so many things. I don't have a lid on them yet but we move regardless. The intention of this post is to take your mind off of the pandemic for a while. There was a time I did a poll on my IG story asking people…

The one about a letter.

I was eating spicy noodles yesterday when it occurred to me that as a serious blogger, I should write a piece to celebrate women today. The thought sounded nice and fluffy but then I got caught up watching Love is Blind so I am only now just writing this today, after church while getting my pedicure done. I decided to write myself a letter. I am a woman after all, and if there's anyone I should start with, it should be the wo(man) in the mirror. So, here we go. Oluwafemi, I love you, I didn't always do but in the past few years I have come to love you so much that it is absolutely ridiculous how much I…

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 where Cabo Verde showed me pepper.

Cabo Verde Airlines is the king of trash. If trash airlines had a whatsapp group, Cabo Verde Airlines will be the group admin. If you follow me on IG, then you may have known that I visited Cape Verde in December. Sigh. I suffered. I initially thought it was my fault for doing a low budget trip and seeing low budget troubles but in retrospect that made no sense. Crappy service can’t be explained away by the cost of the service. If a business does not profit the owner, it is best to shut it down than dish out crap because you aren’t breaking even. Cabo Verde Airlines only started operations in Nigeria in December 2019 and they are by…

The One About Gratitude

I am back like I never left. Ok, it is obvious I left. I am appreciative of people that reached out to me wondering why I have not made a new post since forever. It made me feel like noodles and suya inside, i.e delicious. It is also nice knowing some people feel your presence in their lives in whatever capacity it's possible for them. Considering the above, I shall be doing the most cliché thing now, which is a recap of things and people I am grateful for in 2019, the year of our Lord. Animate things I am grateful for my mother, I am. I have no words to express how or why, I just am. Oh, my…

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…

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The one with the flight to Singapore

Hiya. I know it has been like forever, sigh. Adulting is super stressful when you have a full time job, run an almost full time business and several other life shenanigans. Anyway it is a public holiday today (it was when I started writing this) and I decided to bless the web space with a post. So sometimes ago, my friends and I had a hot girl summer type of vacation. (I am low-key pissed we already had our trip before this slang became popular, very rude of the people who did this but I move). First of all, please don’t believe all those travel blogger type people that say travel is cheap if you plan yen yen. My dears,…

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…