Quotes..

November 30, 2012 J. 0 Comments

"When tears come, I breathe deeply and rest. I know I am swimming in a hallowed stream where many have gone before. I am not alone, crazy, or having a nervous breakdown... My heart is at work, my soul is awake." - Mary Margaret Funk

"See if you can catch yourself complaining in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness." - Eckhart Tolle

"I shall shape my future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me. Or I can be lost in the maze. My choice. My responsibility. Win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny." - Anon

"Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire." - Samuel Johnson 

"Now I am the voice!
I will lead, not follow!
I will believe, not doubt!
I will create, not destroy!
I am a force for good!
I am a leader!
Defy the odds!
Set a standard!
Step up!" - Tony Robbins

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One Word, Four letters.

November 19, 2012 J. 0 Comments

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I figured out what the most powerful word in the world is (to me anyway). One word, four letters.

M: Love?
J: No.

But otherwise i have been awful/wonderful. depends on who you ask. I have been working non-stop just like I knew I would have to. My schedule has never been worse. And even though I have a new tv show that I love, "Fringe", I haven't had time to get into it as much as I'd like. :P

 Hate?
No.

Oh! and just when i was about to give up (permanently!!) on "Once upon a time", they brought a new guy into it. He's totally hot and I love the role he plays, so yes i'm staying.

Hope?
No.

This is Colin O'Donoghue, or as i like to refer to him now - my newest crush!

Source

You should see him smile too. haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... *love-struck*

Fate?
No.

I only just realized that my last 3 crushes have been Irishmen. Hmmm.. Maybe I should move to Ireland.. right after I return from The Gambia. Good food comes first.

Then what?

Stay.

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karma

November 18, 2012 J. 0 Comments

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i have always believed in karma. good, bad, whatever! whatever you do comes back to you. that's the law of the universe.

i needed to open with that before i got down to it.
so.

back when i was in primary school, we had a female teacher who had a beard. yes, seriously. well, not a beard-beard exactly but she had really long and obvious strands of hairs sticking out from underneath her chin. her name was 'aunty Philo'. ("aunty" because i am Nigerian and for some reason we call our primary school teachers that.)
anyway.

we called her beard face, my friends and i. yeah, we were the very naughty sort that drove teachers insane. but not aunty Philo. she was as mean and nasty as they came. she flogged the living daylights out of us whenever we misbehaved. but we never learnt. we did become cautious around her, but we never stopped our misdeeds.
and here's the kicker. she wasnt even our class teacher. she didnt even teach our grade at all. we went out of our way to find and torment her. we theorized that she had the beard because of how mean and evil she was.

poor woman.

i saw her this summer during my sister's graduation ceremony. she still teaches at my old alma mata. she still had the beard too. i sniggered when she wasn't looking.

but then, this afternoon while i was working on my presentation, i felt something on my face, so i went to the mirror and right there, beneath my chin, was one strand of curly hair.

i screamed. and screamed some more. then took a razor to it. i am dying of mortification even as i write this but i understand why. karma chose the perfect way to repay me for aunty Philo.

*sigh*

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0221-04112012

November 04, 2012 J. 0 Comments

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i am learning that tears don't always signify weakness. sometimes they are just what you need to let go and move on. no, this isn't about a boy. it's about genetics actually.

i sat down for 7 hours straight working on my genetics power-point presentation on cystic fibrosis. i had read so many scientific journals at that point that my head was reeling; but it felt good too. i was working and making very good progress. Arsenal may not have made me very happy, but Hamilton had. so yes, it was a good day.

then Microsoft power-point crashed.

i wasn't bothered. there was this awesome creation called "auto-save"... except the last time it saved was 17:05 and the time was 23:10.

what i did first was laugh, and laugh hard. and then i cried. really, really hard. then i had a very hot shower and got back to work.

i was able to re-do most of the work from memory in about an hour.. then i put in an extra 2 hours doing more work and research - just for good measure.

yes.

i don't succumb to failure and allow myself to get disheartened and demoralized the way i used to. as long as there is breath in me, i will keep trying.. or else nothing will get done. nothing at all. nada!

anything worth doing is worth doing right.. and if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Simples! :)

now, it's 02:21. and yea, i'm beat! awesome, but beat.

Sleep tight,

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Deliver us

November 02, 2012 J. 0 Comments

I have loved this song since the very first time i watched "The Prince of Egypt" back when i was much, much younger. It's sad and it's beautiful. Enjoy..


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1432-021112

November 02, 2012 J. 0 Comments

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I just weighed in. :(

I knew I shouldn't have had so much of my Eid cake.. but it was White Forest, who can resist? Anyway, no weight loss for this week. Weight gain = 0.5kg

In other more cheerful news, i'm writing again. Not just blog updates... Real writing (if there's any such thing). I went into a trance-like state yesterday and wrote for 6 hours straight. It was a story I'd started ages before. I called it "Friends and Lovers".

It was first inspired by Rado. And I admit that the dynamics between Rafe and Lily was given birth to by the ones between Rado and myself. But then the characters grew and became so much more.

I've decided to share their story. I believe they've earned the right to have that. And i will too.. as soon as my editor (Bin2) is done critiquing it.

I haven't finished it yet. I'm on the last chapter though. I don't how it's going to end. I usually never do. But they've got me rooting for them! :)

There's so much more I wish i could say. But alas, my break time is over. Maybe some other time.



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