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- Big, Bold and Beautiful Amani Terrell Walks Hollywood Boulevard in Just a Bikini
- I'm Going to London To See The Queen. Who Else Wants to Meet up?
- Book Excerpt - When You Let Go By Unoma Nwankwor
- Couple Love - Boris Kodjoe Writes Love Poem For Wife on 9th Wedding Anniversary
- Marriage Avowals - Seyi Law and Wife, Ebere on Marriage Across Ethnic Lines
- 25 Good and Not So Good Signs You're Dating a Mama's Boy
- Friday Man Candy - Emmanuel Ikubese is Mr Nigeria 2014
- University Drop-outs, Drop-ins and Drive-by Schoolings by BabaWilly
| Big, Bold and Beautiful Amani Terrell Walks Hollywood Boulevard in Just a Bikini Posted: 23 May 2014 11:07 AM PDT  A Los Angeles resident, Amani Terrell, wore a bikini along Hollywood Boulevard as her little way of promoting healthy body images. Amani Terrell says she lives in a city where being thin is "in"; however, Terrell wants to show that you can be beautiful no matter what the scale says. Terrell explains, "I came up with this idea because I live in Hollywood and there's this mass hysteria of perfection in this town. There's a misconception that big women have low self-esteem. I don't have low self-esteem. I'm 260 pounds. I know I do need to lose some weight. However I still love myself regardless."              |
| I'm Going to London To See The Queen. Who Else Wants to Meet up? Posted: 23 May 2014 10:03 AM PDT  So we're off to London soon for a vacation and I've already checked off Buckingham Palace for a visit with the Queen. I just hope she's around and won't be like Obama who was too shy to meet up when we visited him at the White House in DC, LOL... I guess I'm just excited to be going off on vacation. It's been five years since the both of us were in the UK and we haven't seen a lot of the family and friends we have there since then. This is an opportunity to reconnect and make even new friends. So if you're in the area and you wanna meet up, email me myne@mynewhitman.com The blog will still be running but with less vim, I have some posts scheduled. If you want to guest post, please send it on, I'll be glad to feature you. See you all soon in 24 hrs, yes, that how long it takes us to get to the other side of the pond, layovers and all. Pray for journey mercies for us. Thanks. PS - The weather has just got better in Seattle as you can see in the picture above. I hope London has even better weather. Is it summer there yet? |
| Book Excerpt - When You Let Go By Unoma Nwankwor Posted: 23 May 2014 08:42 AM PDT  This was working out better than I thought. Amara had been gone for a little over half an hour. She had tried calling Ejike before she left but couldn't get to him. Chinelo smiled because that meant Ejike had no idea that he'd be coming home to her. As soon as Amara left the house, Chinelo took a quick shower and put on her blue jean mini skirt and a sheer white blouse. Despite the black tank top underneath, it still had the effect she was going for. Moments later, she could hear the garage door opening. That must be Ejike. Amara couldn't have made it back so soon. Chinelo put her hand on her blouse and adjusted the twins on her chest. Even if God hadn't done anything else, He had endowed her with a good cup size and a figure she could always count on. She hiked up her skirt a little and sat on the sofa. "Showtime, phase one," Chinelo whispered under her breath. The adjoining door to the garage opened. Chinelo snickered when Ejike stopped dead in his tracks. He blinked a few times, then regained his composure. She felt the emotion in his eyes as he made a quick sweep of her body. Scorn. Discomfort. But she noticed that didn't stop him from staring at her legs a second longer. That was what Chinelo had counted on—she knew he was a leg man. She remembered it was Amara's legs he salivated over first. It was nice to know that being a church man hadn't affected his sight. Chinelo did a sweep of her own. Now that Amara wasn't home, there was no need to steal glances like she had done at lunch the other day. Ejike Dike was still the most beautiful man she had ever seen. His neatly cut hair and lean but toned frame could be lethal on any sane woman's hormones. His dark eyes always seemed to have the ability to see right through someone. Chinelo also noticed his style hadn't been affected by the years either. He had on dark blue khakis and a Tommy Hilfiger, multi-colored T-shirt that hugged his muscles like it was made especially for him. Chinelo stood up and reached out to grab his portfolio and the bottle of wine he brought home. "Where is Amara?" Ejike walked past her and scanned the room with his eyes. Chinelo felt her blood rise. He just walked by her as though she didn't exist. She couldn't lose her head though. She was on a mission. This man hasn't seen anything yet. "Well, hello to you, too," Chinelo said. "Hi, where is Amara?" "You trust your wife now. She's always trying to rescue people. She had to run out for a bit to meet with a client." Chinelo made an attempt to reach for his portfolio again. This time he let her have it. She walked to the staircase and set it down at the foot of the stairs. She would have taken it into the study, but this time they had was valuable before his goody two shoes wife returned. She was not about to leave him alone. Every moment was precious. _______  An answered prayer. An unforeseen betrayal. A family healed by grace. Amara and Ejike Dike had been married for six glorious years. Amara was convinced Ejike, was the perfect gift from God. Loving, charming and very easy on the eyes. They had a beautiful life. Well, not so beautiful. Amara's inability to bear children made her feel like a less than the perfect mate for her husband. Then after many years, God lifted her faith and had finally heard her cry. The Dikes couldn't be happier. A surprise visit from Chinelo, Amara's long lost cousin, turns Amara's world upside down and threatens to turn her once-perfect existence into ashes. Ejike loved his wife with a passion. They shared a burning desire and faith in God that burned deep. However Chinelo's appearance would open a Pandora's Box that had purposely been kept shut. Faced with the loss of all she holds dear, Amara finds herself at crossroads. Would she lean on God's sustaining grace to let go and travel the rocky path to forgiveness? Or would she throw everything to the wind and walk away? When You Let Go is a novel about people who know what the Word of God instructs but struggle with actually doing it when the chips are down About The Author: Born in Akron, Ohio to Nigerian parents. UnomaNwankwor spent her childhood and early adulthood years in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. She is a romantic at heart and is passionate about telling stories of faith and hope about love. She hope to capture her readers through stories that are faith based with an element of love. After all, "and now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." ~1 Corinthians 13:13 She is the published author of An Unexpected Blessing (2013) and The Christmas Ultimatum (2013) and many published flash fiction and short stories. Her work has appeared in Africa Book Club and the Kenyan Ezine ;Wamathai and well as numerous radio shows and blogs. She is currently working on her next novel When You Let Go (May, 2014) and A Scoop of Love (October, 2014). Her readers are in love with her unique way of telling stories that capture the essence of her present home base; Atlanta Georgia and her Nigerian culture. She calls them her God-given stories and strives every day to be a use her gift to His glory. Find Unoma Website: http://www.unomanwankwor.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/unwanwkorauthor Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/unwankwor Email: unwankwor@kevstelgroup.com Buy Links: Amazon ebook and Barnes&Noble Nook |
| Couple Love - Boris Kodjoe Writes Love Poem For Wife on 9th Wedding Anniversary Posted: 23 May 2014 08:46 AM PDT  Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker got married on May 21, 2005 and have two beautiful children, a daughter, Sophie and a son, Nicholas [read interview]. To celebrate the 9th anniversary of their marriage a couple of days ago, Boris shared that sweet picture above on Facebook along with the beautiful love poem to his wife below. Their love inspires me and RML wishes them more years of happiness and unity. TO YOU ON OUR 9. ANNIVERSARY Read More - 8 Ways To Spend Your Wedding Anniversary |
| Marriage Avowals - Seyi Law and Wife, Ebere on Marriage Across Ethnic Lines Posted: 23 May 2014 04:03 AM PDT  Comedian, Seyi Law, real name Oluwaseyitan Alatile, and his wife, Ebere, have been married for three years and celebrated their wedding anniversary back in March. They speak with Punch about how they met, overcoming any ethnic bias from family members, and their marriage so far. How did you meet? Seyi Law: We met on September 30, 2007. I was invited to Global Impact Church, Lagos, to perform and I kept looking at her while on stage. I was admiring her even before I was called up to perform but I did not have the courage to walk up to her. After the show, as I was about leaving the church, she walked up to me and told me that it was a wonderful performance and that she liked my confidence on stage. That was how we got talking. Looking at her must have distracted you… Seyi Law: No, it did not. In fact, I had to put in extra energy and effort because of her. How did the relationship develop? Seyi Law: After the performance, she and her friends wanted to take a cab home and none was forthcoming. I got a cab before them and I insisted we boarded it together. We drove from the church to her place and we exchanged phone numbers. One day, I was just at home, she sent me a text message, praying for me and wishing me well in my career. I told myself that I liked a woman like that. We met again after that, and gradually started seeing regularly. Then we got married. How long did you date before you got married? Seyi Law: We dated for about three and a half years before we got married.  How did he propose to you? Ebere: There was a comedy show we attended on the island. That was the day Michael Jackson died. He just got back from the United Kingdom and asked me to accompany him to the show, and I did. Right there on the stage, he called me and I came out, then he knelt down in front of everyone and asked me to marry him. I was surprised but it was the best moment ever. I felt very shy. Initially, I thought it was part of the comedy but when he brought out the ring, I knew it was real. What were the initial attractions? Ebere: His brilliance attracted me. He was so composed on the stage and very confident. Seyi Law: Initially, I did not notice her beauty. I love her attitude and composure. As time went on, I saw the motherly character in her. She is caring and has human feelings for people. I told myself that I would not miss her. Did you ever think of marrying him? Ebere: I did not think we would get married. Even after he proposed to me, we did not get married immediately, my friends were concerned whether he would marry me or not; but I told them not to worry. I kept waiting and kept believing in him. We got married in March 2011. Were there other suitors before Seyi? Ebere: Yes, there were. I told them I was already taken and some of them were disappointed while some took it in good faith. Did you ever want to marry someone in the entertainment industry? Ebere: I never knew he would be this popular. How would you describe your marriage? Ebere: It has been wonderful, fun, divine, amazing and awesome. He is a wonderful person every woman would want to have. He is funny and cracks me up even in the house. But when he is serious, you would know because he would not be smiling. You would just know when he is not joking. Were there oppositions from family members? Seyi Law: The oppositions did not really matter. The people who objected to it were not the people that mattered to me. I saw them as people that were scared that once I got married; they would stop getting certain benefits from me. They were just fighting for their pockets. The most important people saw her as someone I should marry. The person I thought would object to me getting married to someone from another tribe was my father, but when he met her, he liked her personality. Ebere: My mother was sceptical about me marrying a Yoruba man, but the first day she met him, she liked him. There were no oppositions at all. How have you coped despite the tribal difference? Ebere: We understand each other. I am from Abia State but I speak Yoruba, and his native dialect, Ilaje.  Did marriage deprive you of anything? Seyi Law: No. We dated for almost four years and at that time, we became like siblings. Nothing changed when we eventually got married. The only difference is that we no longer go out as much as we used to when we were still dating. I am always the one pushing her to have some time-out with her friends, but she loves to do things at her own pace. How would you describe yourselves? Ebere: He is God-fearing, protective, intelligent and awesome. Seyi Law: She is very caring and jovial. She is beautiful, not just from outside but within. She is an intelligent person. What would you like to change about each other? Ebere: Nothing; I like him the way he is. Seyi Law: I want her to always tell me that she has money. Sometimes, I just see money in some places and I discover they are hers. She is very prudent and does not spend everything whenever I give her money. Do you get jealous of his female fans? Ebere: I do not get jealous. I like it when his fans celebrate him. They come around and tell him how much they appreciate his work and how much they love him. We get that all the time and I don't feel bad about it. If those calls are not coming in, that means he is not doing well and no one appreciates him. As long as those calls are not detrimental to our marriage, I do not feel bad. I am proud when I see them come around him and want to take pictures with him.  Do you have access to each other's phones and social media accounts? Ebere: No, we do not, because we trust each other. How do you balance the time between work and your family? Seyi Law: Whenever I am not working, I am always at home. If there is any need for me not to be at home, we are always together, somewhere away from home. How do you spend time together? Ebere: Every time I get an opportunity outside work, we are always together. We travel together all the time, except on few occasions when I had to travel alone. Do you have a joint bank account? Ebere: Yes, we do. What common hobbies do you share? Ebere: We are both givers. We like to help people. He cooks almost better than I do. We both like to do chores at home too. Seyi Law: We both love to swim and watch movies together. We also like to cook. What causes quarrels between the two of you? Ebere: I get angry when he does not spend money wisely. He likes to buy gadgets all the time. Seyi Law: I am cool with her. I think I am always the offender. How do you make up when there is a quarrel? Both: We both apologise. Seyi Law: If we have issues and go to bed, the other person will keep turning in bed and at the end, call the offender to order. What pet names do you call each other? Seyi Law: She calls me 'Mr. do-do (you too do)' Ebere: I call him Sugar or baby. He also calls me baby. |
| 25 Good and Not So Good Signs You're Dating a Mama's Boy Posted: 23 May 2014 02:02 AM PDT  Some ladies go to the extreme of wishing and praying that they never have to deal with the evil mother-in-law wahala, but we're all women and some of us will have sons with wives and girlfriends someday. I'm sure we want our sons to love us, right? If your answer is yes, then what's wrong with a mama's boy? There may be nothing or there may be everything. Check out some of these clues I found :) 1. His mom comes over unannounced. He has an intrusive mother who comes over unannounced every week for various reasons, to check up on him, to do him favors (any ironing dear?) or even to just say 'hello'. So she says... 2. He thinks his mom is superwoman. She's everything perfect in his eyes. He straight-up idolizes her. Hardly surprising when she does literally everything for him! 3. His mom is nosey. You find yourself constantly frustrated with her sticking her nose in your business. Moms always want to know what their son's are up to and if they're willing to spill the beans (which most mama's boys are) they'll manipulate him to get him to talk. 4. He has a needy mother. It's common knowledge now. You know exactly when she's had a crummy day. She confides in your man ALL the time. 5. She cooks, cleans and does his laundry. Your boyf thinks she's amazing, but you think she's nuts! His mom constantly does his chores. Laundry, dinner and cleaning - done. For the sake of your future, he needs to do it himself. Sorry mom. 6. His mom's opinions mean more than yours. He's always mumbling 'well, my mom says...'. And despite having a one to one conversation with him she always manages to interfere even when she's not actually there. How she does it, we don't know. 7. You're competing for his affection. We pray it's not a monster-in-law situation, but if she's constantly hugging and kissing him more than you've ever done it's GAME ON girl. 8. He treats you like a princess. Being a mama's boy is by no means a bad thing. Actually, they tend to be more respectful and kind towards their partners, which is a major plus for us. Some say they make the most loving partners. We agree. 9. Verbal jabs. Have you ever found his mom throwing jabs at you (directly or indirectly)? Do you always seem to upset her? Nothing you do is good enough? Don't let it get to you. 10. He came from a single parent household. There's nothing wrong with growing up with just a mama around, but their bond is probably unbreakable. Love her or leave him. 11. He compares your cooking to his mom's. Infuriating? YES. He always says 'my mom's is the best' or 'sorry honey, you can't beat my mom's'. In his eyes nothing is better than his mom's home cooking. We won't give up. 12. They talk, like everyday. Gun. To. head. You've just come home from work and all you want to do is relax with your man, but somehow he ends up on the phone to his mama, whether she's calling him off the hook or he's constantly checking in sometimes you question who's really the GF. 13. He acts like a man baby when his mom's around. When you go over his mom's for a family meal you can always see the little boy in him coming out. All of the sudden he's swinging off trees, doesn't feel well, and is exhausted. Apparently. Erm, what happened to your boyfriend? 14. He's always shopping for her. When you go shopping you're always hinting at which pressies you want for Christmas, but all he seems to care about is what mommy wants. Annoyed? Yes. 15. He takes her side. When you get into a love spat over something she said or did he always defends her with 'she's my mom'. You can't win. 16. He's a softy when it comes to her. His mom has a way of getting him to feel guilty if he's not doing things her way. If his mom isn't happy neither is your beau. Care to share mom? 17. He lives with his mom. It's pretty self explanatory. He's got it good, he sleeps there rent-free, gets free daily maid service and doesn't have to grow-up. If he hasn't already moved out, he probably never will. 18. She's got his life on check. Some mothers can't accept that their children are growing up. From bank calls to doctors appointments she's got it covered. Will he ever learn? 19. He pressures you to please her. And if you refuse he gets upset. His mom is the most important person to him so if mama ain't happy he isn't either. 20. Or worse, he asks you to change your ways. When a man is really attached to his mom he'll ask you to change your ways. If mom doesn't like what you're wearing or how you decorated the house he comes running for you to change it. Yea, she can try. 21. All he wants is to make mama proud. He wants to live out his mother's dreams. Mama's boys want their mother's to think the best of them so they'll do anything and everything to impress her and at times, more than he does for you! It's pretty sweet though. 22. He talks to his mom about intimacy (AWKWARD). There's nothing worse than having his mom give you sex and relationship advice on how to pleasure her own son. That is just wrong! Please stop talking. 23. He's got her back. If anyone disrespects his mom he's ready to fight. Doesn't matter how big or small they are nobody messes with mama. And that includes YOU. 24. If mama doesn't approve, it's a deal-breaker. Yup, he cares too much about his mother's feelings than to consider his own first. Probably not such a good thing... 25. They go on vacay together. Mother and son vacays ? Perhaps a step too far. You're not allowed to go and nor is his Dad. Now that's just weird. Deal breaker for us. 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| Friday Man Candy - Emmanuel Ikubese is Mr Nigeria 2014 Posted: 23 May 2014 01:08 AM PDT  Last month, actor and model Emmanuel Ikubese beat out other contestants to win the 2014 Mr Nigeria title. As he prepares to represent Nigeria at the Mr World contest, he released these new pictures to promote the pageant. The actor who appeared as Femi in the second and third seasons of the Shuga series, is great eye candy, and we wish him the best at the competition.     |
| University Drop-outs, Drop-ins and Drive-by Schoolings by BabaWilly Posted: 23 May 2014 12:05 AM PDT  I come from Nigeria where we love to see letters before and after our names. The problem is that letters come from Universities and study is both time consuming and mentally tasking. Why read when you can Azonto? Pepper souping, point and killing, shacking Gulder and watching Barcelona FC are much more relaxing in the tropical heat abi? Give lazy and creative people a task and consider it done. Voila, we have invented the solutions namely; a. Drive by schooling (Honorary certificates from Bitterleaf League Colleges) b. Creative CV writing AKA lying. c. Exaggeration (you drove past the gates of Unilag and a Doctorate in Philosophy flew into the back seat with your name written on it AKA your miracle will locate you). d. Grab your copy! Just e-mail a bogus university on line, pay the fee and grab your Doctorate AKA if you cannot make it, Fake it). All the above are examples of University drop-ins. Gate crashers to the party of the intellectually gifted. Now for someone who has been called Doctor since 1987, some might say I have forgotten what it is like to have no title. That is true. I am indeed a titled man and perhaps I lack empathy with those which a strong desire for titles (every Nigerian). I for one know that there is a price to pay for my title and it also comes with prestige and responsibilities. However, since prestige is sweet, many want the pleasantness of prestige but do not what to pay the intellectual prize. Reading old Nigerian newspapers can be an eye opener. In the 1970s almost everyone was a Mr or Mrs apart from the clergy and members of the armed forces. In today's print media everyone has a title. Dr Gala, Prof Gala, Ambassador Gala, Otunba Gala, Chief Gala, Engineer Gala, Mechanic Gala, Rev Gala, Street Beggar Gala, First Lady Gala, and then you get the crazy combos- Prof, Engineer, Snorer, Millionaire, Otunba, Double Chief, BMW owner, Senator, Aspiring Billionaire Gala. Fitting names and titles onto business cards has become an art form. My friends tell me of a time they sat pepper souping at a bar and one of them was bitten by a mosquito. The victim slapped hard at his forearm but missed. He looked sad about this for he felt cheated of his precious blood. 'That stupid mosquito escaped' he lamented. My friends all swear that the mosquito on hearing the insult flew back and began to shout at the victim thus, 'I no blame you. Na me suck your nonsense blood nau. See your dirty mouth. Do you know who I am? Never you call me mosquito in your life again. I am Elder Mosquito Esquire. Next time address me correctly. Nonsense'! So you see my predicament when I am confronted with people who are University drop-outs. I just cannot get my head around it. Nigerians are so desperate for University drop ins and that is what I am used to. In my university days you couldn't even approach your parents to ask to take a year off talk less of dropping out. Now, it has become alarmingly common to drop out. Dropping out is made somewhat acceptable in the eyes of some when they consider the men of substance who dropped out of Universities and went on to make a name for themselves. They name Bill Gates (Harvard drop-out and Microsoft founder), Mark Zuckerberg (Harvard drop out and Facebook founder), Jan Koum (San Jose University drop out and WhatsApp Co-founder), Steve Jobs (Reed College dropout and Apple Co-founder) and Larry Ellison (Double chief o! University of Illinois drop out and then later a Chicago University drop-out. CEO of Oracle Corporation). However these are clever people who knew more than their teachers. Unfortunately Olodos (dunces) who presume rather erroneously that they know more than their teachers and parents are opting to drop out of education. Hunger will teach them a lesson they will permanently remember! The above listed five are what can be called the modern day founding fathers of successful drop-outism. I would briefly mention a few things about them so that we all understand in simple terms what they did. A kind of why we struck vibe from the Five Majors. Bill Gates worked on his school's computers from the eighth grade (1968) and was exempted from Maths classes to give him more time. He worked many long hours on codes. By the time Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard he had been programming nonstop for seven consecutive years. He had formed a Microsoft University in his mind and graduated from it with flying colours, so there was no need for Harvard and more. His parents were supportive of his plans (and so we can safely assume they were not Nigerian). Mark Zuckerberg worked hard on his dream of setting up Facebook. He also dropped out of Harvard to do his own mission. He worked much harder and longer than any student would and it all paid off. Jan Koum left University when he no longer could combine it with working for Yahoo as an infrastructural engineer. He left Yahoo and later worked extremely had to make a success of Whatsapp. Steve Jobs dropped out of Reed College due to a lack of funds. He stayed back however to attend lectures while sleeping on the floors of fellow students (squatting in Uniben parlance). He kept on working hard and never stopped. Larry Ellison dropped out of the University of Illinois due to a family bereavement. He subsequently got a job and put in the hard graft required. In summary, as it was with the frog doing an impression of Usain Bolt in broad day light so it was for the five majors. They were either being chased by something big or they were chasing something great. Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg were chasing a dream, while Jan Koum, Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison were being chased by circumstances and home troubles. In the end they all left university and worked long and very hard persistently. Now back to Naija. We also have five founding fathers and mothers of University drop –inism and drive by scholarism. Bogus certificates.com, cash for honorary Doctorates.com etc etc. But no bi mai mouth you go hear say Oba no brush im teeth. Please do yua own research and find out as I no wan enta gbege for free. To put you in the right direction study Politicians and some lecturers. Rumours abound that as their wives pile up enormous make up on their faces to the point of ojuju-fication, the Politicians also Mary Kay up their CVs to make them look like US Senators. The problem is when these people are exposed to have fake certificates that actually match their fake hair, fake accents, fake completion and fake integrity, nothing is done. They have no shame and the electorate has no memory as election season cash induces amnesia in Naija. There is another dimension to University drop-inism and that is simply longa-throat. Those who graduate tend to have their graduation pictures splashed everywhere in the family home and might receive gifts almost akin to what one would expect on a wedding day. There are so many examples of stingy Nigerian Uncles who would suddenly get 'delivered' of severe thrift and dish out large monetary gifts when they hear a relative achieved a First-class. They go, 'First class ke!? Ah-ah. Where is my cheque -book. Well done my daughter. Where is that champagne I have been saving. Ah, John, go and switch on the generator!'. The graduate gets attention and we all what attention. Some of us will seek that attention via legitimate means but some have no patience. They want the glory so they embellish their pali (certificate). The oju-kokoro practitioners observe keenly the traits, skills and qualities that gain the admiration from on lookers in society and mimic those qualities. You know the type, born dark skinned but become light skinned over night because of their perception that many men like light skinned women (Abeg help me ask dem weda dem wan marry many men able one man wey laik dia market? Wen man grab woman by 2am for darkness, how the skin colour wan help matrimonial bedroom action??Most people no dey open eye for prayer meeting and for love meeting). These greedy people want what others have gained either by the blessing of genetics or through hard work. Unfortunately they lack the genetics and will not do the work. Such people are never satisfied with themselves. The funny thing is you could have ten Phds on your CV but when you sit to talk, your words will expose you as a fraud for we don't talk to CVs, we talk to human beings and if notin dey brain, notin go commot, CV or no CV. It is like having an air brushed picture on Facebook to cover all the craw craw and when we meet you we cannot recognize you at the party because your display picture on social media no resemble you. Abeg wear your pimples with pride and stop falsifying your facial certificate joor. So in summary, if you are a special talent, a one in a Billion brain with opportunities to fulfil your dream and are willing to work fifteen hour days for five years straight, you can drop out. If you are Naija and you love titles, go back to school or pay for a Chieftaincy title. If however you love to Azonto once in a while and are not willing to put in too much hard work, please stay in school. Do not leave because you are bored. I promised you, an empty stomach is much more boring. Dats all Babawilly Dr Wilson Orhiunu 27-2-2014 |
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