Author: iember.gavar
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Sleep, dear sleep!
I love this throwback photo of myself on the bus. It reminds me of what now seems like the distant past, days when we could use public transportation without wearing masks. Speaking of public transportation, let me tell you about the time I missed my train stop and ended up…
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Work Chronicles
My colleagues take their lunch break between noon and 1pm each day. I prefer to eat after 1pm, primarily because I’m not hungry by noon, but also because I enjoy the solitude of the office kitchen when everyone is through with their lunch and I don’t have to deal with…
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Tales from Boarding School
I can’t say I really liked boarding school but those 6 years away from the comfort of home left me with two things I wouldn’t trade for the world; firstly some of my best friendships, and secondly lifelong memories, most of them hilarious in retrospect. Today I woke up to…
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J is for Jump and Pass
This recent electricity wahala in my neighborhood is a son-of-a female dog, but on the bright side I’m forced to spend some more time outdoors, away from my recluse AC life. This evening my husband and I took a walk around the area. Architects that we both are, every building was…
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Of foreign accents and strangers visiting
I am certainly not the only 9-5er who wakes up most mornings, snoozes the alarm and spends minutes in bed contemplating how much I need a job. The past few mornings have been no different. It doesn’t help that the neighbour’s kids are on holidays, their voices disrupting my early…
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99 days for the bully…
I had this classmate in primary school, let’s call him Boy-Alinco. I joined his class when i was in Primary 3, and for the next two or three years, Boy-Alinco was the bane of my existence! This boy bullied me to no end. Till date i have no idea why I was…
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New Wife bants: The search for ‘Ponmo’
I have learnt in the past few months that for a newly-wed woman in Nigeria, feeding one’s husband is a matter of national importance. From the moment I said ‘I do’, conversations with all and sundry have been laced with this recurring question “Have you cooked for your husband?” Phone…
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Donatus my Valentine
I used to have this toaster, let’s call him Donatus. I met him when I worked at a bank. He came in one busy Monday morning to cash a cheque and was tossed from one teller to another till he ended up at my desk. One minute into our conversation…
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Hey there beautiful!
My friend Janet has a beautiful 2 year old daughter, Ari, who is quite the diva! You know those little girls who are already aware from a tender age that they are pretty and act thus? Ari is the president of that association! Janet also has an older son and…
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What’s the size of your poop?
This morning I helped a friend mind her 3 year old daughter for a few hours. Let’s call the 3 year old Kay. She’s as cute as a button but as restless as they come. “I want this, I want that. Aunty this, Aunty that.” “Aunty I want to poo”…
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