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It was 5 years yesterday since Ayodele passed on.

Thinking back, it feels like yesterday. I was awakened by my mom's phone call yesterday morning. After speaking to her, i prayed and i thanked God for keeping my family thus far.

God has been very faithful, his steadfast love never ceases. I also testified in church about God's faithfulness (and as usual my heart almost popped out when it was my turn). I could see the sad look on people's faces as i was giving my testimony of the events that followed after Ayodele passed on.

The testimony was not to make people feel sorry for me or feel sad, it was more of a thanksgiving about how God has been there for my family. Growing up, i remember how attached i was to my dad and when he passed on, it felt as though my whole world had ended, my future looked bleak without him in it, but here i am today, God has put a smile on my face and filled the vacuum.

The rest of the service was awesome, may God bless Pastor Olu Banure, the sermon was fantastic! There is nothing as good as listening to an anointed preacher with a good sense of humor.

We miss you Ayodele....

Worst date

I got the inspiration of this post from an article i read. I had a colleague tell me about her WORST date and here is her story...

She agrees to see a movie with this dude after much persuasion. When they arrived at the cinema, she realized that at every opportunity he got, he would always want to put his hands over her shoulders which was making her slouch as she was taller. He obviously knew it made her uncomfortable but he wouldn't let go!

The dude was so rough and clumsy and would drag her arm to get her attention, my dear friend was so uncomfortable that she could not wait for the movie to be over!!!

Here is another story i found very hilarious and i thought i should share........courtesy BN

Dotun – Wrong Girl
I had gone to the club with my friends and it was one of our usual wild nights. In the blur of things, I got a couple of numbers/BB Pins. There was a particular girl that stood out. She was a stunner and we had danced then whispered in each other’s ears for a couple of minutes.

We had swapped BB pins so then next day, I sent her a message. We chatted and I set up a date. Note that her photo on BB was a cute baby photo. After work, I rushed home and changed into a fresh shirt, shaved my beard and was ready. I picked a restaurant to impress and was ready!

Because she worked close by, she was to meet me at the restaurant. A few minutes after I sat at our table, she called to say she had arrived. I was excited and stood up to give her the customary Lagos pecks and hug and guess what – it was the WRONG girl! I did not recognize this girl and she definitely was not my weekend stunner. At that point, my mojo was off its course. I didnt even know how to react. I know it is shallow but I hate surprises. The girl seemed nice enough but she wasn’t who I was expecting. She seemed older than me and there were just too many things off. I couldn’t even concentrate. We had a few drinks but when we were about to order dinner, I told her my boss had sent me a text to rush over to the office to complete an urgent report. Paid for the drinks, left and deleted her off BB. After that date, I definitely cut down on drinking on my nights out.

Cheers!

Mrs. Otono!!!

I miss big brother, i honestly do.

I have had my eyes glued to channel 198 in the last three months and refused to watch any other station on dstv. I naturally love television, i love reality tv shows and so far big brother has been the most entertaining for me.

This year's big brother was a lot of entertainment, am glad Karen won, she was indeed the most amplified housemate. I was seriously addicted and also infected my close friends with the addiction, even my mum sef fell in love with the show! It was only my brother who refused to be bitten by the bug, he just couldn't understand the big deal about Big brother.

The grand finale was on sunday and i couldn't wait to get home, i wasn't in town and i had many miles to cover before 6pm. Got home before 6pm and couldn't just wait for the show to start, i had so many butterflies in my belly as i could not imagine Karen (Mrs.Otono) not winning.

Now i have a confession, infact i have learnt a lesson. It is bad to judge a book by its cover. I disliked Karen with so much passion and i made sure none of my friends liked her too. Three weeks into the show, i had a change of mind, i realized that she had a large and compassionate heart. Yes, i had to change my friends' mind too, but this time i didn't have to work too hard because we all felt the same way.

Back to the story, Karen and Wendall won 200,000USD each and i am very happy and proud of her. I really pray that Karen embraces God and becomes a new creature, she will indeed be a blessing to the body of Christ. I pray it happens soon too!

Welcome to August!!!

Rain rain go away!!!!

It rained and rained and rained on sunday.

Unfortunately i was on the road, and it felt as though the gravity of the shower would break my windscreen. I have never driven under such heavy downpour, my vision was so blurred, i was on third mainland bridge, and i was seriously freaking out.

I descended the bridge and got to Kingsway road and was amazed at the flood i saw. I was muttering prayers that my car wouldn't stop because already my exhaust was buried in the flood and i could feel the force at which the flood was moving under my car.There was so much traffic and all i could do was just to pray as i couldn't imagine being stranded under the heavy rain and mighty flood.

I can only thank God for taking me home safely.

I have never seen such rain in my entire life, it rained for close to 12 hours.

So many homes were flooded, electronics were damaged, furnitures were soaked and some cars were submerged in water. I even heard in the news that some people died as a result of the flood.

It was really bad, Lagos was flooded on sunday. and i couldn't help but imagine the state of mind of BRF, he must have been so worried. I still think he is doing a fantastic job because Iju road has been totally transformed.

May God continue to bless BRF!!!

Not again!

Yes not again......an under-aged boy has a crush on me.

He walks to my desk, hands me a letter, i read through and i ask who sent him, and he taps his chest. I was so embarrassed.

This is happening to me the second time and am beginning to feel that maybe i really look under-aged. My friend's younger brother also once had a crush on me, i just couldn't believe my ears when he told me, he never accepted the "am your big sister" story, he was just too overwhelmed by the way he felt.

My newest crush has been calling and texting, i have tried to limit our conversation to his academics and its been working but it really feels awkward.

Nobody is permitted to tease me, it SHALL pass.

Thoughts....

I want to visit a prison, a psychiatric hospital and an orthopaedic hospital. These are places i have never been to and believe me, it has become a home for others.

I had a chat with a friend who has visited a prison before and i kind of had an insight, not that i ever thought Nigerian prisons are like Fox river penitentiary in prison break or the very tush corrective institutions i see on tv. I can imagine how uncondusive Nigerian prison rooms will be, how uncomfortable their beds are, the status of their bathrooms and toilets. It must be terrible for the convicts who are innocent and paying the price for a crime they did not commit.

I can imagine how those that are awaiting trials for years would have given up on being remembered. Its very disheartening most especially to think they are innocent convicts in prison, its really so sad.

I always thought that people in psychiatric patients were mainly people who have been jazzed, i can't believe i have been so myopic because i always believed that being insane meant that a person has been afflicted by witches (that's what happens when one watches a lot of Africa magic). Now i have realized that it could be as a result of drugs, depression, emotional breakdown, shock, trauma, stress and the list goes on and on.

As regards an orthopaedic hospital, i interpreted it to mean broken bones, and considering the number of "okada" accidents we have in Lagos on a daily basis, i can imagine how over-populated igbobi will be.

God is really faithful, i am indeed grateful to be alive!!!!

My song of the day is free by Lighthouse family.

Peace!

Another day is gone....

June June June.

Another new month, another day, another hour, another second. The clock never stops ticking. But am grateful to God, am alive, very hale and hearty, my family is doing great, my friends are getting married, my colleagues are the best and the list goes on and on and on.

June means a lot to me because its Ayodele's month. Am also glad because the the first half of the year is almost coming to an end, and through it all God has been too faithful.

Things are getting better, i am becoming a better person, i am gradually taking control of my temper and God has really been helping me. I snapped at my colleague this morning, i was really angry but i came out of it under 10 minutes. Before now, it could take hours before letting go.

Y'all should have an excellent June.

Quote of the day: Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.