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Birthday...18th may

A Day to remember at Ile-Ife.

Clocking 26.

I clocked 26 today. Not a different feeling compared to that of yesterday. I just know deep down that a lot more needs to be taken. its a special day though(a whole kunle anjorin was born).
Started the day with a lovely lady(we had been talking for about 3 hours or more before 12am). We talked into the day. She wished me a happy Birthday first and gave me a warm Happy Birthday Hug before we left each other some minutes later. She walked to her room and I to mine. When i reached the corridor to my floor, i didnt want to go into the lonely room(my roomates were away). I just sat on the floor and then i got up, walked back to the car park and then towards the gate with a mind of taking a walk and brooding but something deep inside said Stop, go back. And i did.

I walked back through the car Park to my room but didnt go in. I then thought of praising or thanking God(something I did last year) I did this for a while not minding my friends who passed by. it was diffferent doing this. I wasnt scared of anything at that time. I could as dare anything. It was like that was my moment, any other being was under. with all joy i entered the room, went to Tunde's room, spoke to Tunde, Kike and Tosin for a while. some business propositions that i needed them to hep out with and then to my room. t'was great having the thought of making money no matter how small it was. (everytime i made money on my own by carrying out an idea, there's this joy and it cannot be quantified by a "gazzilion naira" given to me if it was just N300. And by this time the Texts had started rolling in. First came The postgraduate christian fellowship and then, ECOBANk, Mr Lawrence udeagbala(I hope i got the surname right), my dear friend mayowa, Akin Aguda, UNION BANK, Promise Ogbuagu, Bolanle Akinsanola. and then the calls..My Sweet mother, My Great Dad, My Great bro TeeJay all the way from odo-Irele LG in ondo state(He's on is youth service), My friend Tumi,MSc. course Rep. Samuel Ejughemre(not sure i spelt that surname correctly too), samuel sang me a happy Birthday Song! Whao! Cherished the moment. Then beautiful Dami Oyelade called, My charming sister called, then Tope Ayedona (not spoken to her in a long while), Eloho Udoro with over 185 facebook messages. Thank you all. thanks for the prayers too. I also spoke to ify after a while( she cald me on tuesday. I had not kept in touch for a while-didnt even know she went back to Niger to continue her service year after the Madalla bomb blast). Whew!, i could just continue on and on.

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