Reality 101

 You get up to start your day. It's not early in the morning like most people your age, it's much later. You hop into your car that you bought through your savings made from your job, your personal business, yes you're a lucky star. You order something nice to eat, you have nice things to wear, life is pretty much organised, you have it all planned out and everything is in accordance, no sweat.
But it doesn't go that way for some others and i just realized. I found out some reality that someone didn't show up at work because of cash for transport, no jokes guys.Speaking of being grateful for small mercies.

The power of resilience paid off to a lady that sat beside me in a bus one fine day. "Abeg, how much be from here to Charity bustop" "Na N100, if you no get change abeg come down oh" "Haba, na N50 i dey enter am, i never pay N100" "Omo u go pay that N100 oh, we don dey inside bus since you no talk, na when we don dey almost reach u dey talk say na N50 u wan pay" "Oga i never pay N100 since i dey enter bus from here reach Charity, i no fit pay am oh". I sat waiting to see what would unfold. By now the driver who had angrily parked by the roadside joined in to attack and bully her with threats of pushing her out of the bus. She remained undaunted, not caring that she was dealing with brash people who weren't cultured. Surprisingly they dragged till she got to her bus top and the conductor and driver let her go. I was marvelled because most ladies would have given up and paid the balance, knowing how violent these people can be. Speaking of breaking free form the norm and being bold.

"I really thought i was going to get that contract, the team liked me, you know things have been gloomy for this my food business since i started. I thought this was it!" "Don't worry Tobi, it wasn't meant to be joo. Don't mind that woman. She used another company, her birthday pictures were trending". Little did she know that her friend got the client's contact on Instagram, sent the client a dm, telling her a million reasons why she shouldn't use her friends'catering business for her upcoming event. The client who didn't want to risk it, decided to use another vendor instead. Speaking of a frenemy, who shows all the care but harbors hatred and strikes when opportuned.

The divergence in reality and illusion...

The Best Things In Life Are Free - Like Love!

 It's Februarius (i think it sounds better in Latin *wink*), the Love month!!! I love Love, who doesn't? The redness in the air and the 3 C's - cupid, chocolate and champagne lol. Love is a beautiful thing and in this month,Valentine's day falls within. So many things happen within this period and it is pretty much a crazy time for some!

I remember a while back in university, i had a friend who was in a relationship with one of the 'big boys' in school then. He was head over heels with her or so she thought. He got gifts randomly, took her out on shopping sprees and gave her money all the time. She was in love and he was the best thing that happened to her, we all felt. However on the 1st  of February he started acting funny and by the end of the first week he was totally ignoring and avoiding her. " I don't know what i have done to Dapo, he has been avoiding me. He doesn't take my calls neither does he return them. I even saw him near my hostel talking to one girl in Mass Comm department, Chinenye or so, that one has been carrying face for me since then. I will go and give her a piece of my mind oh" " What do want to tell her" "That she should stay away from my boyfriend!" "Maybe you should tell your boyfriend that instead" . He never picked her call nor saw her till Val's day passed. Sometime around the last week of February, he sent her a text apologising for his abrupt silence and further gave her a cock and bull story for an excuse!
For some it's one of the most memorable time ever. Stanley had been dating his girlfriend Shalewa for just 6 months. He was pretty much a successful Lagos boy who was always balling in the nicest things of life. Val's day fell on a working day that particular year and Shalewa was at work when a call came through on her phone from an anonymous number "Hello Good Afternoon, Please am i on to Miss Shalewa?" " Yes please, Shalewa speaking, who is this?" " My name is Darius and i am a dispatch man, please you have a parcel with me" "Parcel? Okay, where are you now?" "I'm currently outside your office" She went outside to meet a young man dressed neatly in a dispatch uniform. She walked up to him. "Darius right, how are you" " Fine thank you madam. Here's your parcel" He left thereafter. She opened the parcel and it was a key. There was a note inside as well "This is to you my love Shalewa,It is the key to the white car in front of you, Stanley" She looked up and saw a white Mercedes Benz E- class 2016 model parked like an aesthetic design in the premises. News spread all over her office and her reputation in her office doubled up immediately!
Valentine's day was always a painful reminder to Victoria on how long she has been engaged. Her supposed boyfriend engaged her in a lavish way 6 years ago, yes!!! She had officially being turned to the 'lord of the rings' as there was no sign of willingness from her supposed boyfriend to marry her. She was so miserable and for that despised Val's day.
Kunle and Gbemi have been married for 14 years and only until recently, they were both suckers for Valentine's day. Kunle seemed to have lost all his spark and Gbemi, all her charm. Valentine's day was like breathing to them both. It wasn't like they both fancied their new attitude to Valentine's day but none was willing to break a sweat nor move a muscle.
What would Valentine's day be for you? A day full of surprises, shock, indifference, regrets or full of all shades of love *wink*

The Union Called Marriage...

"I take you, to be my lawfully wedded husband/wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part"  These words are quite binding and deep. They mean that one has decided to commit oneself to another forever!

Welcome to Africa, where marriage is a huge deal. Ladies cannot wait to be married, parents cannot wait to plan their children's marriages. If you are approaching 30 as a girl with no marriage plans or potential suitors, something is clearly wrong with you! "Her village people are after her, instead of her to go to church, she's busy going for spa sessions" "She's making all the money in the world from her office, forgetting that her biological clock is ticking, which man would want to marry an overly successful woman sef ?" Those words turn to an anthem sung around ladies who fall into this category. Their mothers, running helter-skelter, planning, plotting, strategizing, trying to hook their marriageable daughters up to potential suitors. " mummy, good evening ma, how was your day?" "nne good evening, my day was good" " work nko?" "fine, my daughter, even though something funny happened to me some days back" "ehen, what happened"  Ada asked. "a guy approached me oh" "a guy? what for?" "yes a guy, he should be clearly in his 30's. he said he had noticed me a couple of times, during lunch break" Her mum was 57, but had the body of a 40 year old. She took good care of herself, dressed well, smelt nice. Needless to say, she was attractive to every age grade, even a 30 something year old man! "mum, he told you he had noticed you some couple of times, meaning he has been watching you.what if he's a stalker!" "no, my dear, he didn't seem like one. he's a nice person and we have been talking a lot. i have even invited him over to the house" "nawa oh, mr nice guy, no problem. can't wait to see this man sef who has been noticing you" Ada's mother was a widow who never remarried. She had 4 kids, with Ada as the first. She stayed true to her marital vows and even exceeded its limit -"till death do us part", as she clearly told her children, she was never going to get married.

Steve came over to their house after work. He seemed in his 30's like her mother said and also seemed vivacious and full of life. He was a divorcee without kids, who clearly wasn't strong enough to stand through the billows of the marital storm when it struck - 'for better for worse'
" Ada, please make something for Steve to eat, but first get him something to drink". Ada was a good cook, anyone who tasted her food always wanted more. She was quite homely, cheerful, a typical wife material and very beautiful. Steve kept coming back to to see her mother who was quite graceful, mature and very hospitable. "do you know what Steve told me today?" "what?" "he said that he would have loved to marry me if i wasn't older" "wow, he said that? this man really likes you oh" "he sure does, but i suggested something else instead" "suggested something else? what could that possibly be mummy" "umm, umm i suggested that he marries you instead..." Ada paused for a moment from what she was doing. "eh! for what now? but he likes you and he came for you first, besides i don't even know him, he isn't even my friend" "i know, my daughter but time would make things flourish, with time you would like him. besides he's from a good home, he will take care of you. he even promised that you will birth your children abroad!" She said all that with excitement in her voice. All of these didn't move Ada as she wasn't buying any of it. She was in her final year in the university and didn't want any distractions, besides she didn't out rightly like him. Maybe because of the method he came into her life, through her mother or maybe she felt she wasn't ready to get married at 21! To her mother, she was old enough though *side eye*
This went on for weeks back and forth, until her mother realised that it was a cul-de-sac pursuit and finally let it go. Steve also moved on, as he wasn't about to get entangled with a 57 year old widow with 4 kids. I just felt that her mother wanted to help, what do you think?

Martha was 34, she was going to be 35 in less than 2 weeks, she wasn't married, neither was she in a relationship. She had a toyboy though who was about 27.They were both in a 'situationship, lol. He was handsome, free spirited, without a bit of worry. How could he be worried, when he had a regular ATM- Martha, lol. She was comfortable, enough to go for vacations abroad, buy designers' apparels and had enough money to throw around her toyboy. Her parents and relatives were already on her neck, they needed her to get married! She was ready to marry him. She bought the ring and paid for the wedding. She was desperate to say those binding vows, to be addressed as Mrs, to have her own children fathered by one man, who in this case, was Mr. Toyboy, even though he was a lazy philanderer.
To Titi, marriage was a do-or-die affair. She was desperately desirous to get married as all her friends were married, even though she just clocked 27. It was a thing of not being left behind. Any man who was ready, was an eligible candidate for her despite any shortcomings. She just needed to get married!

Is this union called marriage causing people to go out of their way, just to get in? Isn't it about dates, butterflies, romantic walks and love? Is it now a despairing, last-gap, eleventh hour, do-or-die pursuit?

Wild Emotions

Emotions are like running waters. Sometimes it is still and other times blustery. Most times, if not all the time, it is triggered by outside events that we have allowed to penetrate into us. But we are only human; each day is replete with new circumstances that crop up to either torment, depress, threaten, scare or gladden us. So how do we cope when our emotions start running wild. What do we do when we feel like we don't know what to do?

I remember one fine day months back, i had a bad day at work. I was supposed to go to the salon on my way from work as the weekend was the next day. I felt it, my emotions were running wild. They were boiling like a volcano ready to erupt! I tried to calm myself down, or maybe i didn't try hard enough. I went ballistic on a man older than me and he threw a punch at me! When I saw his hand approaching my face, all I thought about was my nose and my teeth, lol! Luckily for me, people beside me held back his clenched fist *whew*

Lola was quite gentle. She was the nicest and most helpful person, always going out of her way to do things for others; always pushing herself in most cases to make sure the other person was quite satiated. She wasn't doing it for the accolades or good name, but it was who she was, a people pleaser. At home, everyone knew her as the peacemaker, the one who was willing to sacrifice and go the extra mile. I was drawn to her tranquillity, ambience and willingness to give rather than receive. I went visiting her in her parents house, where she lived along side her siblings. " baby girl what's up" " I dey jare" " You're looking dull, what's wrong" " I' ve just been sad ,i feel exhausted" "What's draining you?" " Work and all" "Just that? That means we would all have been shadows of ourselves in this naija na" " It's not just that, my family members are now taking me for a ride" Her phone rings and i could tell a guy asked her out for a hangout. I eavesdropped in their conversation but all I could hear was her excuses about how she had to cater to everybody at home and wouldn't be able to make it. I didn't even have the opportunity to talk to her about how her family members were taking her for a ride or why she turned down a hangout with various excuses at 29 before i heard her mothers' voice.
"Lola, i am hungry oh. You haven't swept and mopped the whole house, fed the dog, washed my car, wiped the dishes and kept in the cupboard and arranged your brother's clothes that are scattered. I felt a lot of mosquitoes last night flying across the room, I think you need to sweep the gutter as well, Ose okomi" I stood in anticipation, my eyes almost bulging from its sockets, my ears itchy, waiting to hear her response. "Okay ma", she responded in an exhausted manner. I stood there wondering why my friend was turned into a household robot to do everything at home when she had 5 other siblings. Whatever happened to division of labour! She went on like an obedient child and started out the chores and eventually when she couldn't take it, she bursted out. "I do everything in this house, i don't have time for myself! All you all do is wait for me to come back and do whatsoever is meant to be done. Look at me, i am going to be 30 next week, i don't have a boyfriend to call my own! I'm either scrubbing the floor, cooking, washing clothes, or doing something all day!"  Before I could even say anything, i saw my friend rush over towards the television set hung on the wall and like a flash of lightning, the television was on the floor, scattered in pieces. She didn't stop there she went further to scatter some pictures hung on the wall and she was heading for my phone that i plugged into a socket, mehn i quickly rushed to salvage the situation, lol. I had never seen my friend like that, ever. It was like I was seeing a reincarnated being, it was surreal. Words cannot fully explain how her countenance was, her eyes, her mannerism, her voice. Then i realised emotions are quite powerful, domineering if given a chance.

When I got home I laid on my bed, thinking out loud. I wondered why we couldn't be happy all the time and why someone would deliberately go out of their way to raise the emotional level of others negatively. Why the world couldn't be a better place with each passing day. Why there is so much jealousy, envy, hate and spite, despite the fact that we are all looking for solace, with the break of a new day. I decided to look deeper into how our emotions work.
Emotions are complex. According to some theories, they are a state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence our behaviour. They are also linked to the arousal of the nervous system, with various states and strengths of arousal, relating apparently to emotions. Emotions are also linked to behavioural tendency. Extroverted people are more likely to be social and express their emotions, while introverted people are more likely to be more socially withdrawn and conceal their emotions.(I guess my friend is under this category)

Emotions are quite powerful and most times our emotions range from fear to anger, sadness, joy, disgust, trust, anticipation and surprise. When your emotions run wild especially negative emotions, how do you curtail it.
Have you ever done anything surreal, spontaneous, crazy or downright unbelievable due to wild emotions?

Expensive Sh*t!

 Sometimes you just want to spoil yourself after being on a thrift-habit spree, due to some form of commitment, project or anything that requires you to save up, or maybe you simply just feel like adding something valuable to your possessions. Whatever the case, some items can be out rightly expensive!

I was supposed to make a trip one time to another state away from Lagos and i realized while packing my luggage, that my charcoal black pencil was out, like totally. Every makeup girl like me knows that lining of the eyes is optimum (ask Kim Kardashian, lol), so i decided to just buy one from a makeup store in the airport. On getting there i hurriedly asked the attendant for the eye pencil and the price. Somewhere in my 'thalamic' mind, i was expecting to hear N1,500 max (that one sef dey). " The price is N3,500 only". "Really?" I stylishly said, with a concealed emotion of shock and disbelief.
I pondered if that price was for just an eye pencil or the whole box!. I was about blurting that out, but i noticed that as i entered the shop, everyone was beaming with smiles at me and i was given special attention and for that i didn't want to 'fall my hand'. So i grudgingly brought out the money from my purse with invisible tears rolling down my cheeks. All i was thinking about was how a B.Sc holder in Economics, like me, was in this, lol. I took the pencil and stormed out with a stern look. My pacifier was that the pencil gave me the effect i wanted at the end of the day, but yeah i could have gotten a good eye pencil for cheaper, on normal circumstances, at N100, yes!

Then another time i took an online cab, though i booked via a friend's phone before we parted ways. She had a car and drove to her own direction, while i boarded the cab to mine. She was apparently able to see the route via her phone as the trip was booked on her phone. I was charged a ridiculously large amount of money at the end of the trip as on her map, it showed that we plied Ikeja, then Ikorodu road, then got to Yaba and then started approaching Third Mainland! Please my people, from Ikeja to Lekki via Third Mainland and not Ikorodu road, how much? Abi how did the online cab driver manage to pull that off?

I remember going to a restaurant in one of the high brow areas. I was pretty famished and so i decided to stop by. I had already braced myself to spend at most N5,000, after all it was just me. You know how all the foods on the menu that make sense are purposely pricey and all the "make i just chop" isn't. Well i ate something filling and delicious i must say and by the time the bill came, i froze on my chair. I had exactly N7,000 with me and my ATM card. Thank goodness they operated a cashless business and thank goodness more that i took along my ATM card along with me, i for wash plate, mop floor, carry dustbin outside.

Have you ever found yourself buying something pretty and ridiculously expensive compared to its original worth?

Comic Reality...

 So, we live in a world where things don't always go as envisaged and sometimes it could be so funny that the thought of it just releases all the endorphins, dopamine and happy chemicals to your brain, lol.
Guess what, I have a list of weird, funny, past events that I have had the opportunity of hearing from people and I have some from me,yeah *wink*

"I once used air fresher as roll on/ body spray because I couldn't afford one and that was what was available at home" Mide said (omg!#@$)

"As I was about leaving after an official meeting with a female client, she kissed me on the lips"  Steve said (wow if na fine girl, then ride on lol)

"See me forming cashless economy, I went to work with the amount of cash that would get me there, I planned on using the ATM on my way back. I got to the bank and the ATM swallowed my card, omo I turn to corporate beggar sharp sharp" Oyinkan said (lwkmd, tell me who this hasn't happened to before!)

"I was heading out on a movie date, all dressed like a hot babe, I was feeling myself! I got into a bus and as I got out my shirt got stuck by the door and tore badly! The sight was something to behold. I followed the driver back oh, that was the end of the movie date" Jane said (Aww, so that's how you left the poor guy waiting)

"I slept with two girls at once and asked them to pay me" Obinna said (blank stare, *coughs then swallows spit*)

This is so funny, I laughed a lot, I dropped mine under an unreal name, guess which *wink* What crazy, funny,

weird thing have you done?

Winning Surprise...

 Have you ever tried so hard to get or achieve something that it gave you sleepless nights, because you kept brooding on how to plan and strategize on how to attain success.

You toiled, struggled, gave it your best shot, said a little prayer and then yes you got it! It is supposed to be the best feeling in the world!
You feel so happy that you pour yourself some fine wine and even feel so irie, that you spoil yourself with fine dining, in a 5 star restaurant somewhere in the highbrow area in Victoria Island. You go further to indulge yourself in expensive designer perfumery. You're flying without wings, the world feels weightless with no single burden. Why wouldn't it feel so, you just won!

Then the reality sets in, when you find out that all you have been toiling for from the outside is so shallow on the inside. It is all a façade!

"Girl I have been fooled oh, gosh!" " What happened" I asked. " Can you imagine, that Deji is such a pig" " Haba, it's not true now, that fine boy?" " Mehn I thought he was as clean as he looked and dressed, he lives in a sty!" " Wow, that's serious, so stys exists in that highbrow area?" " Yes oh, I almost threw up when I got to his place, even tiptoed to get to the chair in the living room" " What, why!!!" " Clutter everywhere" " To think that you did everything possible to get his attention" " I tire oh, what didn't I do! Abeg I'm not interested in him anymore, even if he is Mr Nigeria" " Lol sorry dear, let me take you for a drink to pacify you"

Sometimes what we actually hope for isn't what it actually is, until we get quite close to see. Most times the grass isn't always greenest on the other side.
Have you ever been utterly shocked and surprised by what you claimed to have achieved?

Stalker Alert!

He walks up to you, you're trying to be polite. Mind you, you might be in a situation, maybe out of a broken relationship or struggling with self esteem, or something, because that is when one is most susceptible. He begins to talk to you, to meander himself into you and your zone, your world. Still, thanks to whatever it is your going through (although sometimes you don't necessarily have to go through anything), you will still try to be nice and accommodating. He then begins to think in his mind, " oh, she likes me, she's listening to me" and thus it propels him to continue. At some point, you begin to feel uneasy and from uneasiness, it might move to irritation. But still he doesn't stop.
Let's assume you're going somewhere, he begins to follow you, heading to your direction, still professing "love" for you! Before you know it, your irritation has blown out of proportion and probably bursted on his sorry face, then you go all ballistic!
I took time out to further research on stalking, where I got some interesting findings.
Firstly, what is stalking? It is an obsessive attention which leads to harassment,  (which may not be physical) as well as intimidation (which may not necessarily be to put down or suppress) but to overwhelm in an irritating and disgusting manner.
Stalking, includes following the victim around in person or monitoring her (in this case). Infact, virtually any unwanted contact between two people, that directly or indirectly communicates fear to one party(victim). Stalking is a form of mental assault in which the perpetrator repeatedly, unwantedly, disruptively and persistently breaks into the life-world of the victim, with whom he has no relationship with.

In "A Study of Stalkers" Mullen et all (2002), there are five (5) types of stalkers.

Rejected Stalkers who pursue their victims in order to reverse, correct or avenge rejection.

Resentful Stalkers who are motivated mainly by the desire to frighten and distress the victim.

Intimacy Seekers who seek to establish an intimate, loving relationship with their victim, and believe that they have found their long sought after soulmate. They also suffer from erotomania.

Incompetent Suitor whose victims are already in a dating relationship with someone else and then, they feel a sense of entitlement over their victim (as in the case of that J-Lo movie"The boy next door", y'all should see it!)

Predatory Stalkers who spy on their victim, in order to prepare, plan and attack them! (scary right!)

Well guys, please if you notice anyone with slight traces of stalker alert, or any of the above traces, pick your shoes, dust them and run!!!
Have you experienced anything close to being stalked?

Are You the Side Chick?

 Sometimes you think he is all yours, but babe think twice, he has other plans! Everybody likes to be exclusively loved, you know, belonging to one particular person and that person only, but that does not rule out the fact that it doesn't entirely work like that all the time.
Women especially are quite emotional and clingy, it's just in our nature; we are born good lovers! Back to the topic, just because you don't know you're the side chick, doesn't mean that you're not *side eye*. Today, I'm going to give you some red flag signs that would help you deduce if you are or not, brace yourself!

He is not available on special days; like Val's day, his birthday, your birthday and holidays. If you call him on his birthday, there is no excitement , it's just a flat baritone voice on the other end of the line.

He is not calling you his girlfriend; when he wants to introduce you to his friends, colleagues or even relatives. He just introduces you by your name.

Trust your instincts; if you feel he doesn't have your time, cut yourself off to prevent stories that touch.

He's protective of his phone; due to his player syndrome and also passwords his phone to prevent easy access.

He's always busy; and when he makes out time for you, it is quite minimal. He comes at odd times and leaves almost immediately, preventing you both from spending quality time together. You rarely get a text from him and he doesn't call back immediately, if he misses your call.

You randomly cannot meet up with him; every meeting must be fore planned and there isn't room for last minute showups.

He's never angry if you cancel; instead of being angry if you cancel a date with him, he is somewhat relieved *ironical right*? He never gets jealous of other guys around you as well!

You don't know his family or friends; thus you're unfamiliar with his inner circles, instead you're the one he complains to about a particular girl ( i.e the main chick! )

He doesn't connect with you on an emotional or mental level; it is all about the physical, how your body looks good or what he wants to do to your body.

You rarely go out to public places together; no date night because he doesn't want to be seen by someone he knows! No holding of hands in public places or public display of affection.

Above all, he has no future plans for you; ask him "what plans do you have for me?" his dodgy response would be "don't worry, just watch".

Babes, if you are experiencing a few of this tips, shine your eyes and do something as soon as possible, advisably leave that relationship (situationship, lol).

Remember, who run the world, girls!!!

Loving Your Neighbour...

I'm sitting at the drivers corner in an exquisite taxi, AC cooling, sweet calm music in the background, relaxing mobile atmosphere, as I drive past some hawkers along Osbourne road, Ikoyi. I see them looking so stressed and tired and I really pity them. I'm so tired as well, mentally drained with slight dark circles underneath my eyes. But these people, they are physically drained, dehydrated and I'm sure at some point sighed as to why nature has been unfair to them, as to why they have to live their lives running amidst moving vehicles. If I had more than I do, I would have dashed as much money as I could to any hawker who was very close to my vehicle.
I feel bad that our economy isn't working as much and as fast as it should have. The suffering is too much,*sighs*

Thinking back, I remember the house help we used to have, she would scrub, wash, cook, clean, do all housework and still have time to read her books at the wee of the night. I'm sure most house helps now do much more, a lot of burden falls on them and it's not easy at all, I must confess.

Back to traffic, I'm now checking out drivers, how stiff their necks seem to look, (hope they don't have a major neck strain), their eyes weary and full of tiredness, in anticipation of calling it a day, (hopefully, they don't doze off on the steering), their bosses sitted comfortably behind, some even sleeping, not minding the situation.

Most of the people in our population are made up of such people, low income earners, support staff, the masses. And then we have people who they work for, people like you. My question is, are their efforts appreciated by you? Do you acknowledge them? I once saw a young lady slap her driver, when she knew she couldn't drive; he got down, handed her the key and walked away,while she stood dumbfounded!
If you don't appreciate and respect all those who aren't as lucky as you, you should start to show some love now.

Be good,lovelies.

Job Craze!!!

She was quite beautiful and looked gullible at first sight, but wasn't. The world revolved around her and she never had a problem getting whatever she wanted. All she needed to do was coo and smile and bat her eyelids, and like molten rock of a lava, expelled by a volcanic eruption, everything melted for her and her wish was done!
This went on all through her freshman year, sophomore year, junior year till her senior year, she indeed ruled her world. Then, there came the compulsory 1 year NYSC orientation, where everyone blended from different facets of life, to wear the Almighty white-on-white and later on, white-on-khaki. She still was able to use her charm to get her way through situation. A year passed and she was in the labour market, but unfortunately, her wits didn't do much for her now.
Then it started happening, she started getting text messages for job interviews in places she never sent a CV!
On recommendation from NYSC, you are invited for an Interview on Mon 23rd Feb 2015 @16 Akinremi St, Anifowose, Ikeja, Lagos by 1pm prompt.
Enq: 081-412-451-40

Mantledox logistics invites you for a test/work briefin @ no 2 sheraton/opebi link road off mobolaji bank anthony way ikeja on mon feb 23rd by 9am.h/r559984

You have been short listed for an interview with BG-NG @16 Akinremi street, Anifowoshe, Ikeja on Monday 23/02/2015 by 2pm. Enquiries; 09090554591 HR(Mr Victor)
Then the one that shocked her, which she almost fell for was Hi, my name is Obichie Emeka Henry, we met at orientation camp, LA/14R/0007, if you want to work in SHELL, call me 08140431412, Tank. (as in GP tank for storing water lol)
Where she was made to call a number of a supposed ' chairman' Engineer Charles, as he claimed was his name. He gave her sweet castles in the air claim of a start up salary of N350,000 and she was already having dreamy eyes, building her castles in the air, when he demanded her to pay N18,900 for a 'form' that was remaining just 3, due to its high demand and rush , according to him that is. This form was supposed to guarantee one's placement in the firm, lol! Who ever heard of an oil and gas firm demanding payment for job placement? Then it dawned on her, she was being scammed! She abruptly hung up on the phone and deleted all contacts linked with it.
Her head hung low as she walked on slowly, she wasn't looking as she was filled with sadness, disappointment and a little disgust. "Young lady, watch where you're going" "So sorry sir, I have a lot on my mind, I'm in need of a job" She looked up quickly, he was an old man, well dressed and quite astute in carriage and character. " You're too young to be thinking like this, you could have been brushed aside by someone careless. Here's my card, send your CV to the email on it, I'll see what I can do to help you" " Thank you sir"
Days turned to weeks, weeks to months and months to a year, she's gainfully employed in his digital media company, doing successfully. She remnicised about her bad ol' days, lol!
Have you been a victim of wicked job scams? Please enlighten us on their tactics, as to be informed! Mine was quite recent, thank God I didn't fall...

Love Fever!

Hi lovelies, I'm so sorry for going MIA on you guys. Things have been spinning a lot faster and I had a lot on my plate. But guess what, I'm back for y'all!!!
So, we're still in the month of love (well technically, lol) as Val's day was less than a week ago! How was your val, people?
I saw a lot of funny, sad and weird dps and status that day and I couldn't help but ponder why some people were feeling unloved, weird and funny in a less pleasing way...I reached out to some people and here's what they had to say.

"Some guys that were on my case just vamoosed, not all sha, but those I was anticipating, kind of disappointed me"   A lady who works in a restaurant said " I did not get any gift on Val's day, i was working all day, but on getting to my boyfriend's place, he did not give me anything, i felt sad as he doesn't buy me any gifts or stuff like that"  I further asked her why she was still with him then " abeg my sister, men are now scarce nowadays, especially those that want to date and stay in a relationship, infact talking about it now, i feel more sad" She walked away downcasted. I quickly turned to the other lady who stood beside her, "I did not get anything too, it's all good" Another person, a guy said," She had not given me any direct answer and I didn't want to bother myself buying her anything expensive, so I just chilled in a bar in the evening with my boys" Lol, nawa oh, so now it is now a case of give to receive!
I met someone who had something positive to say! " my Val's day was so nice oh, I had various guys asking me out before then and it was like they were in a competition to out do themselves, mehn I can't even complain!" Nice, at least coming from a girl.
But generally, most other people who all pleaded anonymity, were generally unhappy and couldn't understand why no one could love them, as to hang out with them, or get them a gift. I was left thinking, where they looking in the wrong direction? Or where they expecting too much from those people who are already in their lives even if they are not officially dating? Or have they let real love pass them by, by judging those who they meet on a high yardstick? I wouldn't know, but I feel one should not end up staying or being around someone that makes you sad or unsure of yourself, because you will only end up killing all the love you have inside of you. One more thing, always look out for the signs even if its at the early stage of a relationship in other to avoid stories that touch!
Somehow one's true intention will shine through, even if it's for a nanosecond, grab it people, place it on the radar, under the 'heart and head microscope', so you can see and understand better!
How was your Val's day and how's your love life in general, if sweet, give tips so that everyone can learn and in turn would have a sweet love life and if you don't have any love life *coughs*, tell us what you have been doing so that we would all avoid it abeg!
Imagine the world with so much love *wink*

Resplendent Grotesque 2

Why was he drawn to her. He was caught between dialling her number or not. He suddenly felt tensed as the phone rang which was a rather uncanny feeling for him. " Hello, how are you doing" " I'm fine, thanks" "You didn't allow me say a word afterwards, you just ran in, where you shy" He teased. " Umm, yes kind of " She blushed. "I almost bit my fingers, while eating that food, it was so delicious. Where did you learn to cook like that!" She blushed further and tried to sound modest " I'm not all that now..." "What are you doing this weekend" " Nothing much, I'll be home" " I was thinking if you would like to have lunch with me" He waited for a response. She took a minute and finally spoke " I...I don't know, I'm not sure, I think I'll be busy" " You just said you would be doing nothing, it's okay, it seems somehow, but it's just lunch" " Okay then"
He pulled up infront of her house and waited barely few minutes before she came out. She looked good in her short red dress with her behind quite conspicuous. " You're a good time keeper, that's a rare disposition in the female specie" They both laughed " Thanks, I guess I'm a different specie among the species" "You sure are and you look nice" "Thank you, you look good as well" They chit-chatted away till they got to the restaurant. They loosened up while having lunch and everything seemed nice. They even went Go-Karting afterwards and for a minute both of them pulled down their barriers. "My house isn't really far from here, I could show you, if you want" "Sure, it's fine"
He drove in. His fleet of exotic state-of-the-art cars were designed like an artwork at a corner of the compound. She was in awe. He took her inside and she was amazed " Your house looks like what I see in foreign movies, it is so beautiful! "  He smiled " Thanks". He poured her some champagne while he had some shots of scotch "I had a really nice time today" "Me too, especially when I won the race! " They both laughed. He had some more scotch, she had some more champagne and soon they were so relaxed that they began to cuddle. He reached for her lips and kissed her tenderly, she kissed back then stopped "Why me " " Truth is I don't know, I can't explain it" " I'm not in your league, I'm not your standard kind of girl, this all feels like a dream that I never want to wake up from. It's too good to be true..." " Listen, sometimes we find ourselves doing things we can't really decipher. Like you said, it feels like a dream, let's try not to wake up and just go with the flow" With that being said, they both kissed away and made passionate love.

It was official, he knew his feelings for her, he more than liked her, it was the unheard-of kind of situation! He was planning one of his usual vacation trips abroad and he wanted her to go with him. She had steered some feelings that he never knew he could feel within him. He picked up his phone to dial her number when her call came in. She was coming over, she wanted to talk to him. He walked towards the door to let her in, she looked radiant in her tight pencil jean and peplum top accentuating her assets and her behind that got him intrigued in the first place. He reached out and kissed her, she kissed back reluctantly. "How are you"  "I'm okay, I need to talk to you" " Hope everything is okay?" " Umm, yes, sure it's just that I need to redefine what we are doing" " Oh, what do you mean by redefine" he asked. "My boyfriend proposed to me". He froze for a second. "Wait, you have a boyfriend, how come you never told me about it?" " I'm sorry, we were having issues then, when you and I met, and we have resolved it,he proposed and umm, I...I.. still love him. As for us, I didn't believe that something substantial would come out from what we had". She walked close to him and held his hands. Suddenly he could see the small shiny stone on her finger, it was quite a simple and plain ring, nothing like anything he would have given her. "Everyday, I moved with doubt in my mind whenever I thought about you. Look at you, you have it all, you can have anything, any girl, but not me. With you, I feel so self-effacing, passive, timid and totally insecure. Society will sneer at you, they will taunt me, and for that I have decided to walk away and start another phase of my life with my fiance. I'm so sorry, like a song I once heard, you're the best thing I never had". She kissed him, turned around and walked out, teary eyed. He stood there speechless, not moving a muscle, feeling eerie, stupefied and downhearted...

Can a relationship with with the opposite sex who is not fine be plausible. Can you go into such relationship or anything close, what could draw you into it!

Resplendent Grotesque

 A top dog, a hotshot, a high-flier, he had it all, the world was his oyster! He soared high in his field, was a total outlier. He was being envied by a few, admired by many. He was in total control of his world and his circumstances. He was an ever forward helmsman with a large quest for excellence, which he never failed to attain. He was quite handsome, very easy on the eye, with a striking stature that was hard to miss, who also loved to play hard, always having an exclusive spot in the VIP section of Lagos elite night clubs where girls shamelessly flocked around him, trying to grasp his attention. Who wouldn't anyway, quite an eligible bachelor!

He was out this cool Friday, having drinks with two of his friends who were also successful in their own right, but definitely not as him. " guy, how far that babe now, ah what's her name again..." One of his friends asked. He seemed phlegmatic and unconcerned. He finally responded, "that one, mschew, she no sabi cook nada! Told her to make me noodles, I had serious running stomach the next day. She was even talking about marriage, omo I dust my slippers carry am run! She dey find person wey she go kill " They all bursted out laughing. His other friend then said " but na fine babe now, the girl has very tight packaging! Mehn you would have just managed her excesses and married her oh and get you guys a cook!"  " Naa, all the fine girls I have dated are just a sloppy mess! They can't cook, clean, arrange or raise a finger, it's crazy, how am I supposed to marry a girl like that and deal with that situation all the days of my married life! Did I mention that most of them, not all sha, are usually impertinent, brusque and ill-bred?" They laughed away the rest of the evening having more drinks and some cigars.

It was another week. There was a Monday rush and thus traffic.He sat at the owner's corner while Musa drove him to work. He had a meeting in an hour.
He temporarily fixed his eyes outside the car window when she hurriedly walked past his car, his gaze fell on her African backside, round, firm and full. It bounced as she walked faster. She looked good in her corporate gown, quite sharp. His eyes still followed her. She stopped to talk to an old woman who looked quite feeble. She helped her cross over to the other side, the woman gestured a thank you sign to her while she continued walking.
Suddenly, he found himself interested in her, even without seeing her face! The traffic was easing off and Musa was moving again. "Musa when you get close to that woman in the blue gown, slow down". Musa did so, and he wound down his car window" hey miss can I give you a ride?" She turned and finally he could see her face, it was not the type of face that was synonymous to a girl he would readily approach! She was not beautiful, facially.
" Thank you, I'll be okay,I'll get a bus".
He surprised himself, he still had some saliva to speak! " You're walking too fast, it means you're late, hop in, let me drop you" She paused" Okay, thank you, I will"
She sat beside him in silence in his black sleek Mercedes Benz S500 as Musa drove. He was trying to convince himself that he just did the right thing, but felt there was something different about her, she was warm, gentle, with an attractive behind but not beautiful... He broke the silence, " so what do you do" " I work in a travel agency, what about you?" He smiled at her confidence " I do a lot of things, I run my oil and gas company amidst other businesses" They got to her office which was somewhere around Victoria Island and as she got down, he shocked himself further by giving her his business card and asking for her number!
They drove off, with him lost in his thoughts, before Musa abruptly cut in "oga no vex abeg sir, walahi the girl wey we just drop no fine at all!" He bursted out laughing "Musa, shut up, haba!"

It was two weeks exactly after their first meeting. She was in her kitchen at home cooking a pot of Ogbono soup when she heard her phone ring, it was him! She told him she was cooking, he teased her about giving him some, she teased him back on coming to get it from her house and further even dropped her address with him. They both hung up.
She had finished eating and was getting ready to rest when she heard a knock on her door "who is it" "na me Salisu gateman, e get one man wey come with big car, e dey outside, e dey find you ,kai aunty you don hammer!". He came, he had traced her to her house! She was in disbelief, it all seemed incredulous. She quickly made eba and put some Ogbono soup into a cooler and placed them both in a carrier bag. She went out to see him.
" hi, I didn't know you would come, I thought you were joking! I made some eba too" "Thank you" She handed him the bag and ran inside immediately without allowing him utter another word.

The aroma of the delicious soup filled up his dinning area. He ate up the whole food, she was such a good cook! He picked up his phone to dial her number, but stopped. What was he thinking, what was happening to him... (Pt 2.)

Ready Get Set Go?

 It is lover's month and election too *whew* so, a lot of cuddling and all might go down. We all like a little hug and snuggle and if further a kiss, some touching and finally some *#! your guess is as good as mine... I'm sure some plans are already going down ahead of Val's day even though election is also then.
I'm left thinking, a lot of people will be busy voting and would not have time to hang out afterwards and maybe the celebration might have to be a night affair, if not all night *wink*.

Bisi is a promising Nigerian that believes in the power of her vote. She eagerly goes out to exercise her right. On getting to her polling unit, she meets a stringing queue.
She also has plans for Val's day. It would be her first together with her new boyfriend Tunji. They started dating a month earlier and have known for 3 months now. They are really into each other.
After a lot of waiting, shouting and pushing, she eventually casted her vote. Time had past a lot! She quickly got home, took a shower wore her 'new gown' she ordered online and headed to Tunji's place which was the best option according to him, as he felt all leisure spots would be choked, as people would be trooping in almost at the same time.

His house was clean as usual and quite exotic too as she had been there once, briefly. He uttered " baby, you look so sweet, I could just eat you up"  "thanks dear", she replied.
The night was approaching. They had a candle lit dinner prepared by him which was quite tasteful and some fine wine. They later watched tv, with him deciding to dance to entertain her, she laughed so hard because it was quite a sight. He then goes " baby I need to shower, I'm sweating ". He goes off, with her left watching tv, when she hears him call her name. She turns around and he is scantily clad in his towel with the most structured, gymed up, body she had ever seen! Before she could utter a word, he took it off. Stark naked in his full glory! He walks towards her, cups her face with his hands and kisses her tenderly. It sent shivers through her body, making her legs weak. He takes her hand and places it on his groin and pushes it down further making her feel his bulge. The kiss became intensely filled with passion, the touching became more persistent. The aura in the room filled with strong desire. He carried her like a baby to his room still kissing her and drops her on his king sized bed. Before she knew it, he was taking her zipper down. He quickly got his hands under her gown and was trying to take down her lingerie.
Bisi was enjoying this. Her body was responding to his touch like every girl would, but somewhere in her mind, she wasn't sure if she was ready for this. She loved him, or so she thought and felt he did same too. She was trying to convince herself that she was doing the right thing, being that he is her boyfriend, and she is supposed to cater to his sexual need. But she still found herself doubtful...
She gently pushed him aside. " Tunji,my love, umm I don't think I'm ready for umm...for this..." "Baby what do you mean by that, I'm as hard as a rock, please dear my body is really yearning for this, pleaseee..." "I really want to, but I'm not too sure, I feel a bit restrained, do you understand me?" "No, no, at all I don't get you baby...I want to be inside you, I want to make you feel like a real woman.You be my babe now, who else I suppose go meet, don't worry, I'll make you ready I'll do somethings to your body, you will be amazed"
Bisi looked at the wall clock, it was pretty late, but she could still catch a cab if she left immediately...
She tried to stand up,he also got up and still tried to plead with her this time on bended knees "I really need this baby". His thing slightly lowered. She's left confused as she really loves him.

What should she do?