Notes of a Girl Whose Dad Owns The World
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There is no doubt that social media has changed the way we communicate, and the way we live. From business transactions to romantic connections and everything in between, social media defines this generation.
Many of us can remember the early days of Yahoo Messenger. It was such a thrill to enter a chat room and start a conversation with a potential new friend from nearly anywhere in the world. “ASL” and just like that, we would begin the journey of getting to know someone we’d never met and probably never would. Read more…
On the last day of 2017, I tweeted:
In 2018 I want to meet 50 wonderful people I’ve been following here in real life, to hug and chat about our #favouritethings
Today I met my second Twitter friend: @flygurly_
I was not surprised to find she’s truly a yummy mummy! She managed to sneak out of the house and we met up at a Dominos in our neighbourhood.
We have so much in common, not least of which is our love for reading. We chatted about motherhood, business, faith, and our shared love for cake, amongst other things.
Idy’s Favourite Things
Favourite Food: Ekpang nkukwo
Favourite Colour: Black
Favourite Beverage: Hot Chocolate
Favourite Snack: Banana bread
Favourite Singer: Frank Edwards
Favourite Actor: None
Favourite Actress: Taraji P. Henson
Favourite Movie: Dream Girls
Favourite TV Show(s): The Blacklist, White Collar
Favourite Travel Destination: Accra, Ghana
Favourite Writer (Fiction): Leon Uris
Favourite Pastime/ Hobby: Games- Scrabble, Candy Crush Saga
Favourite Exercise: Skipping
Favourite Quote: Life is self-driven; we live and die by the choices we make. ~ Pastor Chris Ugoh
Favourite Songs: I Am ~ Cece Winans, Ebezina ~ Preye Odede, Bia Nule ~ Frank Edwards
I’m planning a party and she’s guest Number 1. I can’t wait to hang out with her again, so much fun to be had!
On the last day of 2017, I tweeted:
In 2018 I want to meet 50 wonderful people I’ve been following here in real life, to hug and chat about our #favouritethings
God has been gracious, 2018 is looking fabulous, and I met my first Twitter friend for the year: @thisiseseosa!
We’ve been following each other on Twitter for YEARS now, and I’m glad we finally got to meet.
She came over to my house with her lovely son and we hugged, made noise, and chatted about our favourite things while our sons played together.
Eseosa’s Favourite Things
Favourite Food: Yam and owo
Favourite Colour: Black
Favourite Beverage: Malta Guinness
Favourite Snack: Chicken sandwich
Favourite Singer: Whitney Houston
Favourite Actor: Nicholas Cage
Favourite Actress: Angelina Jolie
Favourite Movie: Sound of Music
Favourite TV Show: Game of Thrones
Favourite Travel Destination: Paris
Favourite Writer (Fiction): Robert Ludlum
Favourite Pastime/ Hobby: Blogging
Favourite exercise: Dancing
Favourite Quote: I could not at any age be content to take my place at the fireside and simply look on; life was meant to be lived. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Favourite Books: The Bible, An Enemy Called Average ~ John Mason
Favourite Songs: Step by Step ~ Whitney Houston, Onise Iyanu ~ Nathaniel Bassey, He’s Able ~ Voices of Unity ft Darwin Hobbs
Amazing woman of strength!
Whether you work for yourself or you’re an employee, if you have your heart set on success then you are already familiar with the benefits of time management. You also have been a victim of one or more pitfalls along the way. In fact, from the moment you wake up, several of them are waiting to bite a huge chunk out of your productivity, if not swallow your day whole.
There’s social media, for starters. You reach for your phone or tablet just to check your Twitter feed, and before you know it you’ve been drawn into a vortex of mentions, replies, DMs, and trying to find out where this hot topic actually started from. The same thing happens with Facebook and Instagram, depending on which ones have the strongest hold on you. Continue reading…
In the original classic Sleeping Beauty, the prince does not wake the sleeping girl up with a kiss. He comes upon her and, unable to resist her beauty, has sex with her, leaving her pregnant with twins. Yep, he rapes her in her sleep.
Of course Disney recognizes this as a horrible narrative, so that doesn’t happen in their 1959 animation film Sleeping Beauty. Read more…
Have you ever wondered how poor secondary school girls are coping with the costs of sanitary pads? What about displaced women in IDP camps? How do they maintain hygiene when their period comes around?
Sanitary pad costs range from ₦350 to ₦1800, and most women need at least two for each monthly period. Women with good income still feel the pinch, how much more economically challenged women?
Oghenekaro Omu, who tweets via @duchesskk, has decided to do something about this issue. She is currently reaching out to Nigerians to pitch in and support less privileged women and girls who are no doubt having a rough time with menstrual hygiene especially in this economy. Read about it here.
A few weeks ago, someone I follow on Twitter said something about how not sleeping enough leads to weight gain and that piqued my curiosity. Although she could not explain the science behind it, she mentioned “leptin” and I tucked it at the back of my mind. As soon as I got the chance, I started reading up on sleep, and here are a few of the many things I learnt.
The first time I ever heard of a silent book party was in a Twitter poll. The question was, “Would you attend a silent book party?” I didn’t vote yes because I wasn’t exactly sure what that was and why it would be pleasurable for me.
I made a note in my memo pad to remind me to find out more about it, and when I finally did, I had to admit it was a good idea. I had never thought of such a thing before! Read more…
Human beings tend to murder names they’re not familiar with and my tolerance for it is extremely low, so I discovered the easy way out in Primary 5, and entered Secondary School as “Joy.”
Unfortunately, Nigerians are way better at this than the rest of the world. “Better” because they don’t always murder the name, sometimes they just write/say whatever they feel it should be, or what it is closest to in their languages. No effort whatsoever to pronounce or spell it properly.
Famous Nigerians are not spared either. Continue reading…
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