Life has taught me...............

When i was still a veryyyy small girl (cant remember how old i was then sha), i use to browse thru different copies of Vanguard newspaper to get to my favourite section, which was "what life has taught me", and in my head, thinking that when i grow up i would send my own contributions, Ndi nkem na so i begin ask any big person wey i know say 'what has life tot u??? some of dem go just look me laff waka go but some go answer me, and i go write am down, if d one wey i nor fit spell' i go tell them to write am by dem self :-)

omo u need to see my jotter, It was my special scrap book.

newayz i dont think that section still exists (abi?) but over the years, life has taught me so much.... from my home, neighbours, school, friends, novels, work, nollywood even from blogger, Here are some of them :

# Life has taught me not to rely on anyone except God
# Life has taught me that everything happens 4 a reason
# Life has taught me that prisoners sometimes become kings eg Obj
# Life has tot me that some people will walk over the top of you to get ahead
# Life has taught me never to do anything that can warrant a mother's curse
# Life have taught me that I have not failed, I've just found another way that won't work
# Life has tot me that your mindset influence your action and your action determines your life.

What about you???????

PS: I just saw dis' Nigerian priest jailed for having sex with prison inmates kilonshele??????

MY 1ST TAG

The rules:
1. Link the person(S) who tagged you to this post: ejura and standtall 2. Mention the rules in your blog
3. Tell 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged

Here goes:
1. I 'm scared of dogs, cats, chickens in short gbogbo' e, you wont understand my kind of fear until you see the CD, i dont think i ll allow dem to pass through the gate of Heaven o (lai lai) , so all animal lovers BEWARE!!!!

2. I keep *Agberos* as friends, i have like 2 each at my routes (house, work, church, market), you never know when they ll come in handy, lol (funny enough , i hardly settle dem, na dem dey *settle me sef)

3. I also sleep in the buff tho' i always make sure the windows aint open and the door is firmly latched, you never know with THOSE insects.

4. I never bathe with cold water, at times i would wait till noon before i taking my bath, at the school hostel i still remember placing my bucket of water at strategic places where the sun can heat it before bathing i.e if there's no hot water.

5. I dont fart (more like;i cant remember the last time i farted, even dangote have been praying to be there to witness the kodak moment when i go........poooooooom!!!!* loll

6. My "kini" contracts when i'm ......... go figure :-)

I hereby tag; mamabomboy,jarrai,shally,oluwadee,doja and kemmie

PS: egbami o, i jst saw Jayz' s new video (rock a fella) abeg na who give am fela's water no get enemy instrumental??

TGIF: PAKO vs BUTTER

Back in the dayz.......which group did you belong to????
Group A
1,Watch tales by moonlight, Aluwe, Jaguar
2, Play soccer naked in the rain
3, Play mama, papa and pikin
4, Collecting crown corks
5, Play Table soccer with crown corks
6, Play Okoso using pen(biro) corks
7, Play Station with brooms
8, Play Ten-ten, Boju-boju
9, Keep canary, pigeon as pet
10, Police and thief
11, Making kites from nylon
12, Mo’ bu iyo
13, Left /right game
14, Carry gorimapa to school
15, Wear rubber slippers to school

Group B
1, Watch Sesame streets, Muppet babies, Robin hood, fragile rock
2, Indoors when it’s raining
3, Afternoon siesta is a MUST
4, Collect Buttons, Marbles, Sea shells
5, Monopoly, ludo 6, Wear leather sandals(BATA) to school
7, Have Barbie dolls, teddy bears, puppies as pets
8, Go to the beaches, parks/ clubs on weekends
9, Read Ladybird story books/ Comic books
10, Action figures, Lego11, Snake and ladder,Ludo
12, Ride bicycles, go skating
13, Go for swimming lessons
14, Game boy/Atari
15, Trim/Change your hairstyle every week

**For ALL the pakos in the house (lol), can u still remember the lyrics to these games:
.My mother told me (clap clap) ......
.Who stole the meat from the cooking pot ......
.New money, e don come ......

ABEG NO FORMING O :-)

Sparing the rod....

Mama Bomboy inspired this post, see here
I ve always thought of how best to bring up my child cos i ve seen cases where a child is jst 2yrs n does watever he feels like doing while his parents look d oda way, and i imagine' how the child will eventually turn up if the parents fail to admonish him at dis stage, cos even the Bible tells us in proverb 29:15, 29:17 not to pamper our kids.

In homes where making money and not upbringing takes priority, kids are likely respond to their parents instructions with a nonchalant 'what?, No, yeah and whatever', instead of a venerating 'Yes ma or No sir, yes mommy or okay daddy'; Nowadays some of these kids now use the F and B word without their parents or teachers cautioning them, i know a 10 yrs old dat uses the"F" word in front of his parents and i 'm like , 'nawawa!! who dey teach dis children bad things' :)

But there also cases where the child or children obey every other person older than them (including the house help), I know a working mother with 3 kids here in Lagos (Alan; age 6 /Sonia; age 4 and Nelly; age 3), i ve stayed with them time and again, yet i ve never heard any of them use abusive language even when they are arguing and this is a family that stays in ikotun( a suburb in Lagos), the only thing i observed the last time i went to visit them was Sonia telling Allan to stop misbehaving, d funny thing was' she heard me saying it to alan d previous night when i caught him singing and dancing in the bathroom instead of taking his bath, and since then anything he does that sonia doesn't like 'Misbehaving' for instance if Alan doesn't finish his noodles he is misbehaving, if he doesn't shut the door properly, he is misbehaving, and when he doesn't want to share his lunch with her..........'he also misbehaving, even the mom has noticed n have been accusing me (LG you see wetin u cause) lol, Tho i ve always wondered if its because the parents are Jehovah's witnesses (my tots o) that the kids are well behaved cos i ve never seen the mom with koboko, anywayz i always tease her of using jazz on her kids :)

So my question this week is.....when do you start training your child?, is it from infancy or do you wait till the child is 6yrs before u start using koboko?, is it right to spank your child? also whose responsibility is it to make sure that the child is well behaved, though a school of thought claims there's no formula for bringing up a child since all children are unique in their own way, wats your take????

BBA3 is here !!!

Yeah, it's that time again, beginning from sunday august 24, Africa and the rest of the world will stand still for the most celebrated (and disputed) tv reality show in Africa, BBA 3.
With over 900 000 SMS messages received, over 14 million page impressions registered on the show website and over 4 million video clips viewed online, the incredible demand for Big Brother Africa 2 has motivated M-Net to create a third season. As with previous editions of the series, housemates from 12 countries (Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe) will live together until, after several rounds of public voting, ONLY one will walk away USD 100 000 richer, Hence if you are over the age of 21, a citizen of one of the 12 participating countries and have a valid passport, you can enter for BIG BROTHER 3. The 12 individuals finally chosen as BIG BROTHER AFRICA housemates will as usual have no contact with the outside world and will be watched 24/7 by audiences tuned in to DStv channel 198. All housemates must be tolerant of views and lifestyle choices other than their own and must have the social flexibility to live in close proximity with others for 91 days.

In seasons 2, Ofunneka Moloku, a 29 yrs old graduate of chemistry represented Nigeria. she joined 11 other housemates in the famous Big Brother house in Jozi, South Africa.

For a period of 3 months, Ofu rocked the house. She was never intimidated; she did her “do’s” her way, She loved the discussions, and she

loved to dance. Although she was quiet and withdrawn at first, she quickly established her position in the house and everyone took notice of her but after 90 days in he house, Ofunneka walked out of the house the first runner-up of one of the best Big Brother shows ever screened on international television. Hopefully this time around, with the right strategy, a nigerian might be the winner and the first nigerian to take home the USD 100 000.
So My Naija people, if you are fluent in English, creative, original, articulate and funloving, rush to any MultiChoice office and pick up your entry form or download it here. Remember, the deadline for entries is on Wednesday April 30, 2008.
Goodluck!