What a day!

Ehen! I have "do" it again. I haven't made an entry on this diary for a while now. beeeeeen busy. What da! never mind. I could still have typed but I was occupied with other stuff. In a space of two months now, I've been to different places, travelled through different means. Yes I mean that one. Travelled by land(cars, buses, trucks-not Molue, na Ranger I mean o), travelled by air...Yes I broke the record. used the Arik air- Michael is the name. The flight to Abuja to attend the NAPTIN opening ceremony at the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Sheraton Hotel was hmmm. I loved it. Imagine, the first time i traveled to Abuja (for an interview), I went by road and I spent over 7 hours. Man, I was tired of sitting. Never have I felt that way. But I did and then, here was the flight by air. Just thirty minutes? ehn ! This is the one i want to be using. The only issue was that I got one tiny bread and one tiny cup of juice. Ha! Arik e o try at all. But sha, I got the WINGs magaz...

Can you have stuffs fast and amazing? here I sit on a chair, typing into my pc and wondering if it'll be the same (fast, not amazing). always made fast posts like "I just want to write in my diary and get out". But they haven't been stuff I guess people will appreciate when you really want to take your eyes off the story and look at the writeup as a whole. I laugh when I read this diary. that's not what i need to say today. I just read something on www.wesleydonehue.com and I'm like this guy is good (not an awesome guy, though, had a very rough life in the past and is trying to get a terrific 1 year). But I like the site! We do things in a hurry at times just to get it over with and we never seem to care whetther they turn out amazing or not. Funny enough, my devotion this morning has to do with enduring works. Hmm, someone seems to be telling me something. I still remember that Technical drawing(T.D.) board I made during the SWEP program(200level). I ...

Still, another I found on the computer. I'd rather have it saved here. Happened at School, 300 level, 2nd semester. here it goes, unedited. Some spiritual me. Still spiritual though, can't afford to be neutral out here. Letting God take the lead in your affairs removes every cause for worries in your life. today 13july06 ---------------- I don't know how, but a summary is all i'm gonna do. I tried writing before but lost the document. I hope this would do or really help. There was a kettle that was left boiling in my room on a particular day. this kettle had no thermostat attached.we all went for a meetin in the chapel , I then remebered that the person that was boiling the water never came back for it. I came to the hall to check but I couldn't get in. I tried all I could to get the person and my roomate, Soji to confirm whether they turned it off, I found the person and he said he left it  connected after trying for a while and it did not work but that my rooma...

Checking through the files on my laptop, I stumbled on things i wrote in the year 2006 while in my third year at the university. This time I was on break, at home. its not in a good shape as I would write now but I think I'd leave it and tinker later on it, expressing it better in the memoir I'm writing. The day that started with the fun i never dreamt of and ended with the pain i never bargained for. Today, I went out followed my Dad and the driver to repair the brake pads for his mazda and then went with the driver for some driving lessons. he was suprised to find out I knew how to drive and just needed to get confident on the road(Thanks to lessons my dad always gave during the breaks-I had to press him to do this)). After the lesson, I rushed down to Shoprite to meet Tunji, Ayo and Eyi for some shopping, we bought all we wanted to buy there and window-shopped all we wanted to window-shop. Obviously, we saw friends, movie and music stars we laid our eyes on. I wanted a...

“Aah! Je kin ya fun!” Professor Ola exclaimed as he swerved to the side of the road onto the green grass by the university staff quarters. He had seen a vehicle behind him trying to overtake. Still in a state of shock, I, sitting on the passenger’s seat, looked back to see the vehicle he was referring to. It was a grey Land Rover jeep moving at a high speed, the noise it made, increasing as it passed beside us, onto the stretch of the road and disappearing in a corner covered by green trees. “That’s how he drives”, the Professor said as he brought the Volvo to a halt. “This is not the first time I’ve seen him do this”, he continued, his hands pointing at the jeep with his now fiery eyes, looking toward me, by the passenger’s seat and then, towards the jeep in front. We were coming from the orthopedic clinic. I had been sent there to see him two weeks ago by my project supervisor, Dr. Jubril. I was working on an electronic device that would help monitor the walking pattern of people...

I seem to have forgotten this is a diary and should be kept till I'm................Some days ago, I sort of typed the link on facebook and the "whole world" has started reading my life. Oh No! I feel naked! Everyone's gonna know all the crazy things I do, the stupid ones, the nice ones and all. I brought this all on myself. Oooooo. It used to be about 246 pageview from America, Canada, Russia and faintly Nigeria but now its 646 pageviews with the total concentration in Nigeria. Waow! I really blew it out. Anyways, its done already, no use editing it. Would have done that before I opened it up(been hiding it for a while- at least no one gets to see the notepad files on my PC). This is just a glimpse into my wierdy head. It all flows in it. And I'll keep doing my thing. Could be boring but I guess the whole purpose is that i have a diary to look back at (not my Pc files that get lost when my Pc goes bad) Reflections on workshop.....had a great time writin...

“Yeah”, with excitement on our faces, we all said when we were told we would be going to the National Conservation Centre at Lekki. We were having a writing workshop which was already in its third day. I had not been to the conservation centre before that day. I imagined what it would be like with some amazement on my face. I thought of the scenery, the elephants, crocodiles, lions, chimpanzees and every animal I had seen before. I had been to the zoo at the University of Ibadan but there, the animals there were caged. I had heard that those at the conservation centre were not as they were free to move from one place to another. Delighted, I prepared for the excursion. We got to the centre in a few minutes after we left the Dover Hotel we had camped for the workshop. We were welcomed by the beautiful scenery, a well kept environment with grasses, flowers and tall trees all around. The tortoise with its cracked shell was the first animal we saw, crawling on the gra...

Peace. The V-sign he makes with his fore and middle fingers as he stands on the corridor opposite his room in the postgraduate hall of Obafemi Awolowo University, located at Ile-Ife. He poses with a hand towel hanging down his hand as I take a photograph with my Blackberry a year ago. My best friend, Omoruyi, dressed in a buba with a bag hanging down his shoulder is set for the day. If you had seen him between   monday and thursday, you would have seen a gentleman dressed on a well ironed shirt with dark pants but this day happens to be a friday and like the common pracitice of the university lecturers in the university, he puts on a buba and trouser.   The buba, loosely fitted would endear him to the people of Ile-ife, a clothing that speaks of the culture of the land.  A native of Benin his friends prefer to call him by his surname, Omoruyi which is easier to pronounce.   He stands in front of his room, on the corridor of Block I of the Muritala Mohammed ...

I am about seven years old. It is a weekday. I wake up. I hear sounds from the sitting room adjacent to my room. It is unusual to hear so much noise in the two-storey house we live in. The lights are lit in the four-sided room I share with my siblings; Tayo and Tunji. Something is not right, I wonder. I get down from the lower bed of the bunk I sleep in. I do not sleep above as my brother would sip some strange fluids in the night if I do. I walk to the door. I see Demola’s aunt, our next door neighbor by the parabolic dining table close to the exit,   I see Deborah’s father who stays on the block opposite ours say something to a man I cannot recognize. ‘ O ti ji ’ (You have woken up), I hear my mum say as she walks over to me. She holds me by the shoulder and pulls me close to her. Her soothing touch gives my wandering mind some relief. She doesn’t tell me what the problem is, why the neighbours are in the house when the open windows tell me it is dark outside.  I hear...

What a day! I have been writing about the previous day for two days now. I sort of have some other things to read and write about. its work, eating and sleeping. yea, some hanging out with fellow budding and established writers when eating some sumptuous meal in the pool side restaurant. I get to meet a lot of people here and its fun I tell you. Yesterday started out with me waking up(obviously) from asoothing hard bed with about 4 soft pillows(all white) and three small pillow(Don't know what they are called exactly). Its actually fun sleeping with them all alone. I read the word and came over to my PC to play Bishop oyedepo's 2009 Eagle's summit message(The first one). I listened to this till I left the room to do something at the reception. Yea, i remember, I needed to get some files online on "creative non-fiction" at the three PC-furnished cybercafe just opposite the wide reception of the exqusite Dover Hotel, though you'd have to go outside through t...

Hello.. this is the morning of the 2nd day of the workshop (the workshop actually starts today-Monday). I had an awesome time in church yesterday and you know, i delayed my coming over to the Dover till 6pm, after my mum's meeting. Coming over to the dover, I can't imagine it.. I told the gentleman that brought me over...Is it one per room, he replied, yes. I said "you mean it". He was like , yes. Waow....the room was exquisite from the beddings, the cupboard, the mirrors, the tv, the chair, the floor, the bath tub, the toilet , the wash hand basin and all. It's been great. had to do my assignment(finished in the nyt..It aint all about enjoyment o, work sef dey). I read the instruction manual. Imagine even by my Table here in the room is a tea cup with a Milo satchet, a Peak milk satchet, Dover Sugar pillet and Nescafe satchet for my consumption(if i choose and its going to be replaced everyday). after reading the instruction manual, Imagine the most import...

Its going to be a story story time next week....hmm. the writing discipline. might not be posting(like i have been doing it regularly!)..Read the writeups from aminatta and they were both great. it wasnt wriiten by her though. I didn't like one but during my meditation period, i felt this urge to read it again and i did. made some comments, thoughts, impressions(will update the blog as soon as i make it up). You know, i've never done this...but whatever day you are reading this, whatever time....If its morning...have the best of the day....If its afternoon...You've still got some time, the remaining of the day is going to be good..and if its evening, No matter how your day went, You've still got a great day to look forward to tomorrow. Something good is definitely going to happen to you and have a good night. k.anj

I haven't even got to the venue yet and the writing workshop has started. I got a mail from Helon Habila with two different write-ups from Aminatta Forna. I just laughed at myself. Me, a writer!...The whole euphoria of the workshop and all the goodies that are coming along has died o. Now i see the light. work! Work! Work! Thank you. I know I can do all things through christ who strengthens me. lets go!

What a day! I was coming back from town yesterday when i got a text from OD. The text meant a fellow eagle was down. he isnt an ordinary eagle but a closer colleague. We studied Electrical & Electronics Engineering together. we did a lot of stuff together. We laughed, shouted, walked, ate, sat, read, talked, played(Coal tar and more). I can't believe he's gone. heard he had a battle with cancer. I never knew Cancer affected young folks till now. Its was a shock at first and it looked unreal, but its all turning up real. I'll miss you Femi Awowale. We sure did rock in EEE2008!

What a day! There are blessings in life we miss. When I say blessings we miss, I talk of people we take for granted. They do certain things and we don't appreciate them for it. They could be family or just friends. I've got a friend that's been a blessing in my life. I call him a great man. I guess i could say he's like a sketch pen that colours the lives of those around him. He's not only been kind to me but to others around which makes him unique. His name is Osemwegie Omoruyi. If you ever meet him, say a big THANK YOU to him for me. Today, I couldn't find my wallet before church(and time was running out). I had to collect some amount i needed for tithe from him (I was going to find my wallet later anyway). He gave me and even paid for the fare(he does this normally, just trying to say that's not the point). Service was fun and WISDOM filled. Then I had to wait for a meeting afterwards and there was no change for him to give me. He had other stuffs t...

Today was great(obviously!), had to wake up early, though i had slept for about 7hours. imagine when i have project report to write. I just crashed last night. anyways, i woke up early, went to the reading room to prepare for the MATLAB lecture i was to make. Hmm, cudnt just concentrate, needed some information online. This i could get by going over to the departmental building to work...i did leave and went off to have my bath, then got set for the WHITE House(abeg, white house is the departmental building). Started preparing for the lecture. created the sketch and made it all out but you know wat, even though i was gonna be talking about what i had been working on for the past 1 year, i was a bit nervous and didnt want to start it. went up to the lab, saw the coordinator wasnt there, left. went back again, left. then i got a call." we are expecting you".  Lets leave that side sha. it was fantastic. had a great time talking about MATLAB; the Wavelet toolbox; Neural netwo...

I'm the wierdest human being alive, I know(abeg, I am unique..hmm, that's it). I also love God. I love his word. It has this energy that comes with it. I'm also the happiest human being alive(my opinion, choose yours). Anyway, maybe cos of the good gist i got today. I was invited for a creative writing workshop to be sponsored by Fidelity bank. I've always had this inkling for writing but never really pursued it outside my diaries. just like this that you are reading. Its sweet doing this at least or some minutes of my day. but then, some people feel "Is it that you were bored that you had to type all that went on in your day"....My people, No. I just find out that i love doing it. and I do it. Talked with her today and I got this "i dont care" attitude from her and you know for the first time, i wasnt a bit bothered but then, its like I'm so hyper that nothing could bring me down(maybe its the I.V. i got or the positive thinking book i've ...

The last Sunday of the month of June 2012. Decided not to do the long trip today. Instead, chose to worship at a church closeby. Had to do some work back home. Miss the home church though. Service was fun(though I got there late, but just before the message). I went with dad. Mum went with the other crew to igbosere church. There was smth amazing they did today after the message, while welcoming guest/new comers. They asked for everyone's name and where they came from. And you know what...they found someone in church who understood their dialect to greet them with it. There were about 7 people and I was expecting that they wouldn't find someone to greet one of the visitors in their dialect but woooooo! They had it all in church even though it was a small church(numbering around 120+). It got weirder When they recongnised some people visiting and called my dad and I...from Lagos island church...hmm..kunle o...I stood up and waved..as those people always do naa. Came back home....

No point at all has to do with worries. Everything can never go bad in your life. There will always be something to give thanks for. I had a great day yesterday but i did something. I've got a friend who i saw this last wknd and she told me abt her tooth that was to be filled and somehow i wanted to check up on her a day later but didnt till two days later and you know wat, I typed it on her fb wall instead of her inbox(my bad!)......and you know wat, she took it in the most friendly manner ever.she even "liked" it. I remebered i mad a mistake about 4hours later but it was too late.  great to have a friend like her. Hmm. wats up for today?. Paid the NAPTIN fee. Should start getting ready for some Power training by Sept '12. Got to get back to typing, shud finish the report before thursday close of day.

There was no point. All i needed was just sort it out and know where to go from there. I'm a little proud (I know and its needed everywhere). Guess she needed some space and she got it. I'm good with her. Just thinking of  work. I sort of hate having to make notes on certain topics.  I love the practical work and writing about them but when it comes to doing the abstract, I take a while before i get into full gear. having to write on Hypothesis testing and Classification techniques.....not that hard. need to get in the mood.

What a day! Its been a week since i posted last. You know why? I think i had a fall out (not sure though). I cudnt just understand why i wasnt getting any replies from her. I then thought for a while and i got a clue to it. i had been sort of possesive. Always around her and not giving her much space to breath which i feel has started making me look ......what's the word to use here(you could help me complete that). whew! The zeal to keep typing this has gone down a bit. But I'll continue. She's been home for the weekend and I decided not to call(Give her some space, my head says). It hasnt been easy. had to leave my phone back at the room (on silent) so i wouldnt get any ideas of callin or trying to reach out to her. I've got work to do but the feeling was more like..I'm thinking of her every second and could create time to visit or do something for her.. Right now, I'm busy working. Work , work, work...so i can get out of the normal world. yeah, she's...

Played a game last night. Monopoly we call it. but it's different when you play it with someone you love. I lost though. and I did big big time. I wasn't lenient at all. was building and building but it didnt just work out in my favour. prior to that, I enjoyed eating dinner....yea, she cooked it and it was delicious(obviously, that's what you'd expect). 

I have a choice before me. this isnt going to be long. it a career thing. Ther's so much hype these days about the oil and gas sector with the fat salaries. I've not got the choice yet but i'm in a path having applied to some of them and wanting to follow a dream of helping building the power sector of the nation(500KMW) and Africa at large. If i get the call and offers, Do i take it? .................................even with a very high pay............No. my heart says, yes, my head says and then, I'm at a crossroad........got an offer to spend a year in training at a power training institute starting from september this year and I'm like after 2 years and some months doing a master's degree. Thinking of settling down too but that can wait for 2 years....its going to be a decision....They haven't even offered me o........but then, I think I'll follow my heart.......the unknown...the dream.