Category: Through my eyes… Everyday Nigeria
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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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When life takes a twist.
To be addicted to control is to be endlessly out of control I woke up to this quote and it got me thinking. I love to be in control of my actions and what goes on around me. It may not be as strong as an addiction, but I’ve often…
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