What a day!

So this happened early this morning. I went to a customer's premise for the complaint resolution. He had been receiving outrageous bills like other customers have been (deliberate attempt by BEDC management I must add). He's a top man with the board of internal revenue for Delta state.  The bane of it all is that he said things about his position. he could link me up to better jobs. If I favoured him. He even added that if all turns out well, he'll do the needful, if I should use his words. Hmm. Yes he said so. I think of all the gifts that have been offered me by customers within the short time I have spent here. I have refused a lot of them. I only accept a customer transporting me when they come to the office for a complaint and require someone to join them to their location. Anything beyond that, my barometer trips. What's a gift? Whats a bribe? How do I differentiate the two?  A bribe to me will be something given or received to corrupt judgem...

 credits: www..bellanaija.com A writer needs time to do what he needs to do. Write. Are there people that work in Lagos and also find time to write? I wonder. Its not like I write here at Sapele anyway. I've spent the past six months in the quiet town and I can count the number of times I have opened up my PC for writing. why do i even call myself a writer? I shouldn't do that.  The switch to Lagos seems to be a fearful move. Not that the switch to Lagos makes me fearful, but its the work thing. having this zeal to take a step of faith, move out of the bond issh and moving on elsewhere seems to be something I'm not used to. Have I ever been used to something? In all, I have worked in Lagos for 2 years of my work life. Some of the stories I can tell are not funny. Though I understand that they could just be the tip of the iceberg for some other people. The town seems to have its own spirit. Like the spirit you find in stories told by the early african writers...

So much has happened of late. I've been in and out of town. From Lagos to Sapele and from Sapele back to Lagos. I get to spend money too. A lot. I travel via God is Good motor transport. I make a booking via www.gigm.com . The online booking site for God is Good Motors. It offers a 10% discount. I noticed this month that people book more online compared to how it was at the beginning of the year. The sensitization must be working. In January, I could pick any seat I wanted on the booking site, I'd probably be the first booking by Sunday night for a Monday morning trip but now, whew! I get to see 5 seats out of 14 left on a Sunday night. I should start booking two days before. Days have gone by. Times are changing. I need to settle down too. Now my thoughts go so far with the travelling issh. Kiity works at Lagos and I work at Sapele. Hmm, how are we going to do this? I was bent on travelling every weekend some weeks back but on consideration, I realise I don't wan...