Dear Daddy,
I sat at whispering palms staring into the sand
And then my eye came in contact with your agbada that was lying on the floor
It was being used for the game “catching the train”
A presence overtakes me, and I say to myself, “I have lost so much.”
I would give anything to go back to our house and sit there just doing nothing…
That w [...]
Monthly archives for May, 2012
Letter to my father
Dear Daddy,
I sat at whispering palms staring into the sand
And then my eye came in contact with your agbada that was lying on the floor
It was being used for the game “catching the train”
A presence overtakes me, and I say to myself, “I have lost so much.”
I would give anything to go back to our house and sit there just doing nothing…
That w [...]
How do you prepare your indomie?
What do I do? I started the day way too late to cook any exuberant meal. I am just going to have to settle for indomie. I had it with fried eggs, on Thursday, with crayfish and onions on Friday, with green peas and carrot on Saturday, with green pepper and sausages on Sunday and with Cabbage and currant on Monday. Today, I am out of ideas and [...]
Northern Nigeria Exposed!!!!
It has been a week since Mrs. Kato’s wedding and I didn’t even give myself the chance to brag about my trip to Kaduna, Abuja or the fact that I was the maid of honor.
You know me pretty well and the blame goes to my job. It didn’t allow me do anything apart from seat at the desk and wish I was anywhere but there. No need to dwell on that.
So [...]
It’s a one size fits all
I read a couple of lines from Orrin Woodward this morning. These lines struck a chord within me. He said, “Common interest brings friends together, love and truth deepens the relationship and respect and encouragement for one another is what makes them best friends.” As I ponder over this statement, the first face and name that po [...]
A McDonald Experience
A couple of my friends and I did a quick run out of the conference room, into the van and down the road to get a bite to eat. We sighted it, parked and then burst into the McDonald and we were famished. By my mental calculation, we had to reel off our order, pay up, do a bit of waiting, actually get our meals and then gulp it down.
So here go [...]
