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Category: Stories
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So We Decided to Watch ‘Iron Fist’.
MOVIES VS BOOKS. We will be talking about Iron Fist. But, first… I like watching movies but I 100% prefer reading books. I prefer imagining things myself, stretching my mind to worlds and scenes of different perspectives. It is all beautiful being able to picture words and actions and reactions myself. But, movies are faster…
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“Can You Hear the Weird Sounds Too?”
HOW’S POWER AT YOUR SIDE? Sounds. The night was still quite young, my phone battery was about 53 % and while it was enough to last till the next day, I was not comfortable with it being that low. This is Nigeria. Rain had fallen earlier in the day and since then, the power had…
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ExAbiaOrientationCampCorper- The Journey Begins.
The next decision to make was on the logistics of the journey. My father was at the Scripture Union National Council in Ibadan and as the name connotes, it is a gathering of delegates from all over the nation, including, yeap you guessed right, Abia state. He had mentioned to the delegates from Abia state…
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ExAbiaOrientationCampCorper- Audio Plug.
“Should I bother to plug this phone?” 10.58 pm, it will soon be lights out. I remember that I have not written anything and this is my second night in camp. Don’t blame me. First camp night was meant to be for recovery from the stress of the 12 hour journey, originally put at 9…
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ExAbiaOrientationCampCorper-Shut Down and go Home!
#10of21, 6.36am… “Home we go, home I come’. This was Tainy’s response when the announcement was made on the parade ground that morning. Due to the apparent spread of COVID-19 virus, all NYSC camps nationwide were being shut down and corp members sent home. This was day ten of twenty-one. The day before, we…
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ExAbiaOrientationCampCorper–Introduction.
Why does NYSC even exist? I mean, what gangan is the purpose of its existence. If NYSC were a person, I’ll ask him, “Have you read The Purpose Driven Life? Have you found out what God would have you achieve in your years of existence? If you were to be called to glory raenow, would…
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Can We Now Talk About Valentine… Or Not.
Before Valentine, let’s talk about quick somethings from church today, shall we? First, an observation. When it is announced that it is time to give our offerings, there is a general low rustling among the congregation comprising people dipping their hands into their pockets, purses and wallets and sifting through the currencies they carry…
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Are Commercial Bikes the Real Problem in Lagos?
1. Nigeria and problems, 5 and 6. Problem dey o! The problems we have in Nigeria are numerous. Writing on this one thing is impossible without touching on some others. Meanwhile, It is also impossible to touch on all of Nigeria’s problems. That’s like asking the man possessed with a legion of demons to…
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Support systems and defense mechanisms in the medical profession 2
I got quite a lot of awesome responses yesterday following the write-up on this topic. Apparently, housejob was a tough time that, according to a dear friend, requires having more than one different coping mechanism per department so that if one fails, you are not left hanging. And I totally agree. What happens the…
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Support systems and defense mechanisms in the medical profession
With the past episodes of “House: The One Year We Lived at Work”, I am certain most readers would wonder, so, how do these ones not lose it? How do they go through all these physical, emotional, definitely financial and psychological turmoil for years and still keep their heads on their necks? How…