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HIS AIRNESS - MICHAEL JORDAN

This guy is no doubt one of the greatest athletes of all time. This are some of the lessons I choose to learn from his life and times. His quotes in Italics


1. Make It Happen
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
2. Passion
“Even when I’m old and grey, I won’t be able to play it, but I’ll still love the game.”
3. Try
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”
4. Work
“I’m not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.”
5. Fail
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
6. Go Around
“If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
7. The Mind
“My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn’t stand the sideline.”
8. Perspective
“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.”
9. Loyalty and Responsibility
“The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.”
10. Expectations
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”

STUPIDITY- THE WAY FORWARD

Have you ever had an idea that seemed so stupid that it was so stupid, but later it turned out to be an ingenuine idea and solved a very big problem. Most times, the ideas we tag stupid or irrational are the very best of ideas. The invention of the external elevator was brought up by a cleaner. He saw two engineers racking their heads to find a space in a building to fix an elevator, he walked up to them and said " why don't you put it outside". It seemed stupid to them at first but they later did it. Outside the box thinking is what we need in this era, a lot of things are the same, so why don't you do it exceptionally.

MEMORIES FROM A SINGLE SEX SCHOOL

What my eyes saw, my nose perceived, my ears heard, my mouth spoke while in an all-boys school cannot be written down here because of obvious reasons. I don’t think anybody can convince me to send my Children to a single sex school. They rather count pebbles and hunt lizards and later go for Adult Education than attend a single sex school.

BEFORE YOU DROP OUT!!!!!!!!!

Unless you have an idea that you can die for and will make you the next bill gates, please continue reading your notes and writing exams.

20 CHILDREN REALLY CAN'T PLAY FOR 20 YEARS

As much as this should sound as a cliche, considering the number of years i've spent on Earth (19**- till date) and the number of times i've heard this. But the reality is still that 20 Children can never play for 20 years. We humans might be communistic but life is also very individualistic. Look at the schooling system for example; You probably enter JS1 200 in number but when you are in SS3 you would probably be 96 in number. Every body locates their own place whether its by repeating, promotion or simply dropping out of school. Point is, run your life with zeal and focus cause you've got just one of it and the race is simply personal.  

A GOVERNOR'S ACHIEVEMENT

A very known governor who just received a National Honour award, was asked how he developed his state, when he was serving in his previous tenure. Well, he said 3 million pigs were imported to boost agriculture. What!!!!! 3 million pigs? And he sees that as an achievement and also got a National Honour award presently. I'm sha waiting for my own award.

WHAT EXACTLY IS A YORUBA QUESTION

While in Lagos few days ago, I had a friend who constantly ridiculously asked me ridiculous questions and I always replied him "what kind of yoruba question is that". Apparently he didn't understand what I meant, so for his sake and that of others I would like to explain in my own terms.

A Yoruba question is one in which the answer is obviously obvious and gives full legal rights to the answerer to be highly sarcastic. For example;

Obi saw his mum sending chroma on an errand to buy dried fish and perhaps fried rabbit. Chioma comes back and the following conversation ensued;
Obi: Ah !!!! Chioma so you have bought the dried fish and fried rabbit?
(the appropriate response to such a question)
Chioma: No!!!!!! They wanted fresh air so I brought them home.

SEE WHAT MY PARENTS CAUSED

For unavoidable reasons - like my dad disconnecting the internet line cause i'm a blogger - I'll continue blogging on Sunday 16th September 2012 which is 6 days from now. Thank you guys so much for reading my blog. Ill be back bigger, better, bolder. Don't touch that dial.

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MY CHILDREN MUST BE FREE

I grew up under a hyper - excessive over - controlling dad, whose voice was law and nobody says otherwise including my mum. With time I saw myself very uncomfortable around him, I always wished he worked in space and only comes to see us once in ten years. I don't my children to feel how i felt, I don't want them to see me as a deity but as a mere man who has faults and weaknesses. I don't want them to see me as the guy who pays the fees and the bills but as a friend they can confide in. I don't want them to just see me as a dad but as a role model. I want them to be free;

• I want my Children to be free exhibiting their talents wherever they are.
• I want my Children to be free speaking on the phone beside me.
• I want my Children to be free expressing themselves.
• I want my Children to be free correcting me when i'm wrong.
• I want my Children to be free to pursue whatever career they have a passion for.
• I want my Children to be free to talk to me anytime on any issue.
• I want my Children to be free to explore the opportunities given to them by God.
• I want my Children to be free to cry under my hug.
• I want my Children to be free offering their service to humanity.

I want them to be free indeed

BODMAS IS STILL THE FORMULA

There was this song I used to really like when I was much younger, it was mathematics by sound sultan. Though I cant really remember what they all stand for, but they are still the keys to good governance. I'll list them below;

• B: Brotherhood  (Love your neighbor as yourself oton oh)
• O: Objectivity
• D: Democracy
• M: ?????????? If you remember pls tell me
• A: Accountability ( Those of una wey dey chop money make una take am easy)
• S: Solidarity

Yerre O! Yerre O! Oh Oh. Oyinbo say ..........

FIVE GOOD REASONS TO BUY A CHINESE PHONE

After so much intensive research, I came up with this reasons

1. It is cheap
2. look at no. 1
3. look at no. 2
4. look at no.3
5. It is very very cheap

ABSURD DIVISION

Divide 3000 Megawatts by Over 180 million people.
3000/ over 180 million = Under 0.0000167 Mw per person

THE POOR MAN; A GOLD MINE

I remember the saying that; You can take the last 10 Naira from a poor man's hand, just promise him 20 Naira. But to take a 10 Naira from a rich man's hand, you have to do more than just promising. Ever wondered why promos are the reigning thing in Nigeria? because a lot of people are immersed in poverty mentality. The most ridiculous of them all is the MTN aeroplane promo.AeroWhat!!!!!!!!!!!! are we now brainless? They should have been sued for slapping us on the face. MTN has made more money in Nigeria in the last few years they came than any country in Africa. That's why they tell you there are endless possibilities in Nigeria, why not when the poor man is a gold mine.

IF YOU DISLIKE COVENANT UNIVERSITY, BETTER RETHINK

I was opportuned to visit a private university that had a verbal fight with CU on Twitter and made it a trending topic for the day. Boy, I saw girls without earings, make-up and trousers. Their meals dont contain fish, or meat. I was baffled that they even had the liver to think of yabbing my precious Covenant University. I dont want to even talk about the architecture of the school.. Please you need to see boys on starched shirt and girls looking muah in Covenant University compared to that school. If not that the University name was written everywhere, I would have thought I was in a monastery.Please Covenant University rocks!!!!

I HAVE A BITCH AT HOME

A lot of people reading this might think i'm probably offensive with my use of language, but they might not know i'm referring to my female dog. We get used to the negative application of words, that we forget the original intent of the word. So i'm saying again " I have a Bitch at home" .

GREAT QUESTION

Our Leaders, are they killing the dreams of our future generation?

LESSONS FROM PAP

If you are familiar with how pap is made, your natural talent, gift or endowment is like the raw pap. When you work hard in refining your skills by investing in your self its like mixing the pap with cold water. When opportunity comes and you combine it with your refined skills its like adding the hot water that makes the pap swell.

SO PATIENCE JONATHAN IS IN GERMANY

Woke up this morning to read my favourite Newspaper - Punch Newspaper - On the cover page I saw "Patience Jonathan in Germany" I read further and discovered she was in Germany receiving treatment for food poisoning. I started wondering, After all the Gucci Rice, Prada Beans and Louis Vuitton Oil that cost us billions in our budget She is going to Germany over food poison as if there are no Hospitals in Nigeria that can treat food poisoning. I don't just understand this people.

CRITICISM AND REFORMS

Theodore Roosevelt said "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." criticism should tell you when your erring and when you are on point, but in this part of the world where our leaders are strangely short-sighted, criticism is seen as a slap on their ego. This statement made by the number Nigerian, is not only depressing but shows we are directionless; "I'm the most criticized President in the world","Let then talk time will tell". I don't know why we never have Presidents to highly motivate us with their speeches and actions. Dear president, I think you should be paying special attention to people like us that criticise you because you can filter the words but get the point of what we are saying. I suggest all upcoming presidents attend Leadership Schools before entering power. It will save us a lot of problems.

FIVE CRAP YOU WILL HEAR WHEN PURSUING YOUR DREAMS

1. That's Impossible.
2. You Might Fail.
3. You can follow your dreams someday.
4. You need more money and experience.
5. You are too young.

BLACK MONKEY SYNDROME

On Thursday last week, I was at the Murtala International Airport, Lagos. I was about entering the main auditorium when i was stopped and told that since i was not travelling i couldn't enter, so i waited outside the airport under the scorching sunlight. Next thing i saw was a Chinese family of 7 and only two were travelling but the security men were saluting them  right in front of me ( First sign of the syndrome). After that, i went to the local airport to drop an aunt of mine. While we were waiting for her to check in, a Nigerian woman whom i guess was from warri was speaking "phone" for me. I really wanted to laugh because she sounded half Somalian, partial Greek, complete Nigerian and a fraction of Senegalese while trying to form "phone" for me (Second sign of the syndrome). Why cant we be proud of our accent and apply the rule of law to any extent whether the victim is black or white (Solutions to the syndrome).

PARALYMPIANS AND OUR OLYMPIANS

Currently our paralympians have 4 gold medals and 3 silver medals while our able bodied citizens came back with no evidence of participating in the Olympic games. The situation is ironically ridiculous but as someone put it " Nigeria is the theater of the absurd".

SOCIAL MEDIA DOES NOT FACILITATE KILLING PLEASE !!!!!

Before I start writing, may I say this; May the soul of Cynthia rest in perfect peace. Amen. After the untimely death of Miss Cynthia, the media was bombarded with the news and people became afraid of using social media. In fact my parents became very scared whenever they saw me on Facebook or twitter which was very ridiculous. Before the advent of social media, there were kidnappers, Armed robbers, Rapist, Murderers and so on. Its just like telling me to stop travelling to my home town because cars can have accident, Ships can capsize and Airplanes can crash. Point is, before social media people always had means to commit crime.

BLOGGING VS REPORTING

Before I started blogging, what impressed me about bloggers was the way they expressed news, reports and so on in their own language. I wasn't exactly reading the news, I was reading the persons point of view on the news, that's what makes blogging interesting. But a news reporter is just there to spill out figures, fact or probably fiction. I don't read the news, I read a persons point of view on the news.